Rumble-
The earth trembled!
At Zhao Mengsheng's command, countless pieces of heavy equipment parked around the assembly square started up all at once!
One after another, snow-camouflaged Dragon Fang Main Battle Tanks stirred like steel beasts awakening.
Their gun barrels raised high, their tracks crushed the thick snow with a teeth-grating crunch. They converged into an unstoppable torrent of steel and rolled toward the base's exit.
Beside them were the more agile War Wolf Infantry Fighting Vehicles, their roof-mounted rapid-fire cannons and antitank missiles gleaming with a cold metallic sheen.
Countless military trucks packed with soldiers followed close behind, forming a convoy that stretched beyond sight.
The sky was torn apart!
The enormous hangar doors slowly opened, and tow tractors pulled out silver-white aircraft with futuristic silhouettes straight out of science fiction.
These were the Dragon Kingdom's newest generation of fighter jets-[White Emperor]!
They had streamlined fuselages, variable-sweep wings, and hybrid engines that allowed them to transition freely between atmospheric and space flight. Every [White Emperor] represented the pinnacle of the nation's aviation technology!
Ground crews performed their final checks while the pilots strode purposefully toward their aircraft.
"Flying Shark One, checks complete. Requesting takeoff!"
"Flying Shark Two, checks complete. Requesting takeoff!"
"..."
At the control tower's command, dazzling blue plasma flames erupted from the tails of the [White Emperor] fighters. Without taxiing down a runway, they rose vertically into the air!
They formed up in the sky and shot forward like arrows loosed from a bow, breaking the sound barrier in an instant.
They left rings of white sonic-boom clouds in the sky, then dwindled into tiny dots and vanished over the eastern horizon.
Their objective was to secure air superiority over the surrounding area before the main force arrived!
Farther away, at the military port.
Massive icebreakers forced