A brand-new, top-secret, and strategically valuable weapon had appeared!
This was the consensus of almost all countries!
Just a few years ago, people were still advocating the dominance and oppression of a group charge. Many people thought that group charges would never go out of style.
Now, it seemed ridiculous. As long as Marillo's weapon fell on people's heads, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of soldiers would be mixed with the mud in an instant, unable to distinguish one from the other.
Group charges, trench warfare, the emergence of aircraft, and this kind of weapon with strategic value and intention had completely changed the shape of war.
Some extremists even shouted the slogan of "Army Annihilation" after getting the first-hand information.
They thought that under this level of intensive bombing, the human body could not withstand it.
Even if there were new tanks, they could not withstand it.
With such intensive bombs falling like rain, there was no place to hide, no place to hide, so what was the use of the army?
Did they think that their country's population was too large and the domestic pressure was too heavy? Did they want to use the other party to eliminate some of their population to relieve the country's population pressure?
No one would throw their lives away. The army was once glorious, then the navy, and the present and future belonged to the air force!
Regardless of whether these extremist views were correct or not, at least every country had begun to focus on building up their air forces.
Lynch also received more orders. After all, so far, only Blackstone Airlines' aircraft were sold to the foreign military. Comoke's aircraft were not sold to the foreign military because of the national defense order.
This was a general trend of the world. Even those who maintained their rationality agreed with these views.
But they did not agree that the army was already on its way to destruction.
In their words, people wouldn't stand there stupidly and wait for bombs to fall from the sky and blow themselves up after smashing their heads and causing them to bleed.
People were not that stupid. People would run, but bombs would not run!
This view was quickly accepted by the rational society. A hundred years ago, people still rode horses to fight, but now with the emergence of the armed forces, soldiers were not simply "running".
Troop carriers, armored vehicles, infantry vehicles, any one of them could move quickly with a large number of soldiers. Unless the bombs had eyes, they would not be able to hit the soldiers at all.
In addition to these debates, the night bombing also became the focus of people's discussion.
During the day, they could see the planes flying over from afar. They had to set up their defenses, but what about at night?
The plane blended into the night sky. It was impossible to tell which part was the plane and which part was the sky. In the face of such an attack, other than hearing, was there any other way to effectively defend?
Someone pointed out that a high-powered searchlight could solve this problem.
For a time, military stocks and photovoltaic stocks began to skyrocket. Some light bulb companies announced to the public that they would develop searchlights that could be used to illuminate the sky at night, laying a solid foundation for the safety of the Federation's skies …
The night attack by Blackstone Airlines had caused so much controversy. It was understandable that the Ministry of Defense was uneasy. No one wanted something like this to fall on their heads.
According to the feedback from some of the soldiers on the frontline, the entire bombing was divided into two rounds.
They were very curious. How did Blackstone Airlines and Lynch do it? How did they cover so many areas with bombs in such a short time?
If a war broke out and such a thing happened in an important enemy city …
There was a feeling of being moved!
At the same time, a small country with a population of less than 200,000 people suddenly jumped out and accused the Federation of developing inhumane weapons in an attempt to challenge the world order and destroy world peace.
This small country demanded that the Federation immediately publish the design and parameters of this weapon and include it in the list of weapons banned from production and use in the world!
Even within the country, there were some voices, such as —
"This kind of weapon with strategic value should not be in the hands of private individuals!"
Mr. Trumann looked at Lynch. When he imitated the tone of those people, it was very realistic. It was as if he had said it himself.
"Fortunately, there are still a lot of problems that affect some people. The Parliament will not support these people's views, but you have to let people know that this weapon is safe and can be restrained."
The Parliament had long become a paradise for capitalists. The capitalists would not support this kind of "nationalization" proposal. If they only supported it, it meant that when their opponents needed it, they would also suffer losses.
No matter how well you did, you could not stop them from thinking that what you did was dangerous. The capitalists would not allow anyone to touch their cheese so presumptuously.
And this was the most normal behavior of the capitalists. When they felt that the rules of capital were being challenged, even if they had a grudge against Lynch, they would stand firmly together at this moment and defend the rules of capital.
At least, even if they could not stand together, they would not stand on each other's side.
This was not the same as the politicians. Some arrogant capitalists said that the Federation politicians were like dogs. If you gave them a bone, they would bark at others.
Lynch looked at Mr. Trumann. "What kind of restraint do you think it needs?"
Before Mr. Trumann could say anything, Lynch spoke first. "It doesn't need anything. In my hands, it is far safer than in the hands of politicians and the military."
"At least for people like me, peace is more precious than war!"
He stretched out his finger and pointed upwards. "If they know how this is done, it means that our potential or direct enemies will also know. There are no secrets in the Federation!"
This was also a very troublesome matter. Mr. Trumann thought for a while and agreed with Lynch's point of view. There were no secrets in the Federation.
"I can help you persuade those people, but you have to sign an agreement with the Federation government. It will be used as a decisive weapon, and before you use it yourself, you have to inform us in advance!"
Lynch did not hesitate. "No problem!"
In fact, from a certain point of view, this matter was not only harmless to Lynch, but also had many benefits.
This benefit was invisible, just like … a child holding a button that could destroy the world. All the adults had to do at this time was not to scare the child or punish him, but to keep him happy.
Only when he was happy would he not press the damn button.
Of course, this analogy was slightly exaggerated, but the principle was the same.
Once this sensitive weapon was used, there would be a lot of diplomatic trouble, so if Lynch could not use it, he would not let him use it.
Then what about the little problems he encountered …?
Of course, it would be solved by the government!
"Actually …" Lynch looked a little hesitant at this time. "… It's not that the technology can't be transferred to the military. You know, my love for the Federation is no less than anyone else's."
"The strength of the Federation is also good for businessmen like us."
Mr. Trumann heard this and laughed. "I will pass on your opinion to the Ministry of Defense. They will send someone to talk to you."
At first, Lynch wanted to hide this technology, but after thinking about it, he realized that there was nothing special about cluster bombs. Once the technology of aircrafts became more advanced, almost all countries would be able to develop such weapons.
The development of technology would lead aircraft to develop in two directions. Either it could carry more weight, or it could fly faster. There were only these two trends.
As long as the weight of the aircraft reached a certain level, they could completely replace the cluster bombs with small aerial bombs.
Dropping hundreds of bombs at once was no different from a cluster bomb in terms of destructive power. Perhaps the only difference was the time of explosion.
One was to instantly destroy a large range of living forces, the other was to destroy everything in a short period of time, including buildings.
In fact, in a city war, the value of destroying buildings was even more strategic than simply destroying living forces!
Since that was the case, there was no need to hide it. It was more appropriate to use this technology to exchange for some benefits.
Lynch's thoughts changed very quickly. He only needed to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
This was also a necessary characteristic of most successful people. Once they made a decision, they would immediately act on it.
Instead of repeatedly thinking about the benefits and drawbacks of doing so, he would think about it repeatedly.
Humans were intelligent creatures. The most terrifying thing about intelligent creatures was that humans were calculative.
Perhaps just a little bit of sacrifice or gain could delay some decisions for too long, causing them to miss the best opportunity.
Lynch wanted benefits. It was simple, direct, and not annoying.
He took out such a strategic weapon and gave it to the military. Could the military and the Federation government pretend that they did not know anything?
No, they could not. Because if they really did not take out anything, Lynch would not be the only one disappointed. There would be more people!
After solving this problem, Mr. Trumann felt a little emotional. Lynch seemed to have never made him feel depressed.
He thought about it many times and finally found the word "depressed" to describe the feeling of defeat.
One could not say that it was disappointment or failure. Because from the beginning, the party that made the unreasonable request was not Lynch. It was him, or the Federation government, Congress, or even the military.
Lynch could refuse. That would only make him feel depressed.
But Lynch did not. He would always use the appropriate method of a transaction or compromise to resolve these differences. This kind of perfect handling made them feel that Lynch was at a disadvantage.
This was very magical.
Mr. Trumann attributed this to Lynch's "special characteristic." He was a very special person. There was only one Lynch in the world.
There would only be one Lynch, and no one else.
Even if there was someone called Lynch, it would not be him!
He was the only one!