Huaxia, a military base somewhere along the southeastern coast.
An elderly man with an ear of wheat and three stars on his shoulder insignia watched the countless personnel bustling around, his face flushed.
"Have the Americans started yet?"
"Commander, you've already asked five times," a colonel beside him said helplessly, though excitement gleamed in his eyes as well.
He was supposed to be in charge of this missile test launch, but the commander of the Rocket Force had arrived a day early.
Of course, the commander hadn't interfered with the operation. He was purely there as a spectator.
Still, having a commander standing beside him put him under enormous pressure.
The old commander shot him a glare. "Zheng Jie, are you getting impatient with me?... Contact the Satellite Control Center and check whether the X1 satellite is in position. We need to keep track of the Americans at all times."
The colonel named Zheng Jie didn't dare delay. He immediately picked up an encrypted phone and called the Satellite Control Center.
Soon, a smile appeared on his face. After hanging up, he said, "Commander, the X1 satellite will be in position in a few minutes at most. They'll keep transmitting the data to us. But is this X1 satellite really that capable? It can even spot American warships out at sea?"
The old commander beamed. "You probably haven't heard, have you? The X1 satellite was only launched last year. Do you know why India backed down so quickly back then? That was the X1 satellite's doing. Of course, finding an enemy Fleet in the vast ocean with X1 alone is still difficult, but haven't the Americans already reported their coordinates? That makes it practically a sure thing."
Zheng Jie realized he had a point.
"And the X1 satellite is excellent