Ah Zu, you're a genius!

Lei Fu arrived in front of the 99A main battle tank, his gaze fixed on the behemoth before him, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

This tank looks imposing and exudes a powerful aura.

As a former designer, Reif immediately noticed many details in its appearance.

For example, the turret joints use thicker armor, and the entire tank is designed with sloping sides. This effectively reduces the chance of being hit head-on by shells, providing all-around protection for the tank.

Seeing Lei Fu's shocked expression, Liang Jingsong's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile.

"How was it? Did I make you come all this way for nothing?"

Lei Fu nodded hurriedly, patting the tank's thick armor lightly, and exclaimed, "It wasn't just a wasted trip, it was incredibly fruitful! I really regret not listening to you sooner."

"Ha ha!"

Liang Jinsong laughed heartily and pointed to the inside of the tank.

"The true essence of this tank lies inside; you'll understand once you go inside and take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Fu immediately became interested and quickly climbed into the tank.

As soon as he entered, he was stunned by the sight of all sorts of devices he had never seen before, densely packed buttons, and several screens.

"What are all these things?"

"That's a long story!"

Liang Jinsong lay down at the tank entrance, pointing to the various pieces of equipment inside, and began to give a detailed introduction.

"On your left is a thermal imaging display, directly in front is a digital fire control system; you can control the artillery through this panel. And that one to your left is a laser rangefinder..."

Liang Jinsong spoke eloquently, and Lei Fu listened as if he had transformed into a grandmother and entered the Grand View Garden, where he was overwhelmed by all the novel things.

"My God, this is outrageous! Just how much advanced technology has been incorporated into this? I've never heard of it before!"

"Haha, if you had already heard about it, why would I be showing it off? So, do you think the Type 99A main battle tank is qualified to replace the Type 80 tank?"

"She's absolutely qualified! She definitely deserves it!"

Lei Fu excitedly stroked the equipment in front of him, his mind filled with the grand vision of the future Chinese army being equipped with this advanced tank, and he couldn't help but praise it:

"Amazing, absolutely amazing! I can't believe this was done by a child!"

As he spoke, he stepped out of the tank and, upon seeing Wu Zu, lavished praise upon him:

"Ah Zu, you're simply a genius!"

Wu Zu simply smiled faintly, then handed over a set of blueprints.

"This is only a semi-finished product; many technologies are not yet fully implemented, but there are technical drawings available for you to take a closer look!"

Lei Fu hurriedly took the blueprints and examined every detail with great concentration, so shocked that he was speechless for a long time.

"I need to report this to the Yanjing Armaments Department immediately, so they know that this is what our future tanks should look like!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed to the confidential room and dialed the telephone number of the Yanjing Military Equipment Department.

……

At this moment, in the office of the Minister of the Armaments Department in Yanjing.

Minister Zhou Liejin listened to Lei Fu's description on the phone, looking completely bewildered.

"Wait, what did you say? Digital fire control system, automatic loading device, and thermal imaging display? Where did you hear about all this? And you're going to shut down the Type 80 tank production line? Are you kidding me?!"

On the other end of the phone, Lei Fu spoke rapidly.

"I'm not joking. This isn't hearsay; I saw it with my own eyes. Minister, I suggest you come over immediately. You'll understand once you see it!"

Zhou Liejin could tell from the other person's serious tone that they weren't joking.

"Alright, I'll summon the experts from the military region's technical department right away. I want to see what this tank, which you've praised to the skies, is really like!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Liejin sat in his chair and pondered for a long time.

If what Reif says is true, then the technology of this tank is truly amazing.

I have to go and see for myself to feel at ease, no matter what.

So he immediately said to the guard, "Xiao Zheng, quickly go and call Lao Li and the others, come with me!"

"Okay, Minister. What should we say if they ask where we're going?"

"Just tell them, no matter where we go, take them to see an advanced tank!"

"Okay!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Liejin picked up the phone and contacted the airport, requesting a chartered plane. He then led several experts to the Gupeng Military Sub-district overnight.

……

At 3 a.m., Zhou Liejin led the expert team to the Gupeng Military Sub-district.

At this moment, everyone mustered their spirits, eager to see what this tank, which Zhou Liejin had described in such glowing terms, actually looked like.

Liang Jinsong and Lei Fu personally led the group to the test site.

"Minister, look, that's the Type 99A main battle tank," Lei Fu pointed to a spot.

Looking in the direction Lei Fu pointed, Zhou Liejin and several experts were deeply impressed when they first saw the Type 99A main battle tank.

Its imposing design and strong lines perfectly match their aesthetic.

"Beautiful, I love this look!"

"It definitely looks much more imposing than the Type 80 tank!"

"That's right, the design is very avant-garde, just like Lao Lei said, it has a futuristic feel!"

Hearing the praise from everyone, Lei Fu smiled mysteriously.

"The best is yet to come; the exterior design is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the technology!"

Full of anticipation, the group walked up to the Type 99A main battle tank, opened the tank hatch, and saw the precise locking of the digital fire control system, the rapid loading of the automatic loading system, the thermal imaging display screen, and other equipment.

Lei Fu then gave a detailed explanation, and the technical experts listened with nods of approval.

Zhou Liejin gently stroked the control panel of the digital fire control system and asked:

"This is incredible! The person who developed this tank must be incredibly experienced, a genius, right?"

Lei Fu smiled slightly.

"To be honest, the expert who developed this tank is only nine years old!"

"What?"

Zhou Liejin and several technical experts widened their eyes instantly, their faces filled with disbelief.

How could such an advanced tank be made by a child?

"Are you kidding us?"

Lei Fu said earnestly, "When I first heard about it, my reaction was the same as yours, but it really is nine years old!"

Seeing Lei Fu's seriousness, Zhou Liejin immediately became interested.

"Now that you mention it, I really want to meet this child."

Several experts nearby also nodded in agreement.

"I've never heard of such a thing before. I want to see if he's really capable or just all talk."

Zhou Liejin raised his hand and glanced at the time:

"It's not appropriate to disturb the children's rest at this time, how about we..."

He smiled slightly, and Lei Fu and Liang Jingsong immediately understood and exchanged a knowing smile.

"Knowing that you would be bringing an expert team with you, Minister, we specially transferred a batch of artillery shells from the General Military Region."

"Haha, what are we waiting for? Let's demonstrate!"

Zhou Liejin was eager to see the actual performance of this advanced tank.

After all, according to their description, this tank can easily surpass the Type 80 tank.

That tank was developed by them and their team after spending a lot of time and effort.

If it can be easily surpassed, it proves that the Type 99A main battle tank is indeed formidable.

However, whether it's true or false still needs to be verified.

Upon hearing that a test was to be conducted, Xu Jun, Yang Xu, and the soldiers of the tank regiment were extremely excited.

"It should be my turn now, shouldn't it?"

"I'm not the driver today, I'm the gunner!"

"Get out of the way, everyone! I want to see what's going on with this tank!"

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