2865 How Disappointing
As the Chinese soldiers set off, the general of the observation team focused his binoculars on the Chinese soldiers.
China was a big country, but the existence of this big country had always made people find them weak. They didn’t have much of a presence. Even if others occasionally heard news about them, it was just superficial news.
As time pa.s.sed, they felt that the military strength of this big country was nothing much.
However, their display in 1999 shocked countless countries. Those countries that looked down on China felt as if they had been slapped in the face.
An unknown and low-key poor country actually revealed many self-developed weapons.
They saw a total of 42 types of equipment, and more than 90% of them were new equipment. Most of them were high-tech weapons designed and manufactured themselves. They were even main battle weapons.
The appearance of these weapons shocked countless countries. They didn’t know that a poor country had secretly produced so many high-tech weapons. They didn’t need the help of other countries to complete their own research and development.
Once a country had enough ability to develop its own weapons, it meant that the military power of the country would start to increase step by step. It meant that more and more self-developed weapons would be successfully developed in the future. It also meant that the big country would no longer be weak. It would rise!
What was even more terrifying was that… the rise of a great country was completely done in secret. The outside world couldn’t see anything!
It was this display that made countless countries recognize China again and know that this Eastern power had risen.
Now, they had the chance to observe the strength of the soldiers from that large country at a close distance. They wanted to see how strong they were and if they would be shocked again.
Unfortunately, the Chinese soldiers didn’t shock anyone from the start. They were ordinary and inconspicuous. It was impossible to tell how powerful they were or if they had real ability.
“They don’t look outstanding, but their actions are very standard. I can tell that they’re a group of special forces soldiers who have undergone very strict training. However, there’s nothing outstanding about them. They look… very ordinary.”
A general from another country said in disappointment. He looked at the amphibious special forces soldiers in the middle of the lake with his binoculars. He couldn’t help but smile when he saw that they were still in first place.
These were the soldiers of his country. He was proud of them.
Standing beside this general was the commander-in-chief of the Estonian National Defense. Hearing that, he smiled and said, “General Hywell, you look a little anxious. The match has just started. It’s hard to tell how powerful the special forces of a country are in an ordinary rowing match.
“There’s no way to tell at all. Hence, you still need to wait patiently.”
“Hahaha, you’re right. I’m indeed too anxious.” General Hywell put down his binoculars and spoke to the commander-in-chief of the Estonian National Defense. “I might have had too much hope for them, which is why I’m disappointed. You know as well how the world was shocked by the new self-developed weapons that suddenly appeared during China’s celebration in 1999. Hence, I really want to know if the Chinese soldiers are stronger than before.
“But I didn’t expect their performance to be so normal from the start. I don’t have much expectations now.”