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Chapter 238 Space Base

In the blink of an eye, autumn goes and winter comes, and the northern hemisphere in December gradually enters the cold season. Even the undulating waves on the waters of the South China Sea, the surging waves have rolled up a hint of coldness.

The Dragon missile cruiser is a medium-sized surface ship produced and built by Southern Union, with a full load displacement of 8,200 tons. It belongs to the class of the Southern Union Navy. Among the twelve grade cruisers, the Dragon has the largest tonnage, and it is also the world's first water combat platform to use missiles as weapons.

The slightly tilted head of the ship, the flag of the Southern Union moved in the wind, and roared with a roar. A young man with a calm face stood tall and stood tall, with a heavy mountain but a floating cloud lingering around him. This man was Zhong Yang, who was riding a warship today to go to Wenchang County, Hainan City.

The mount under his feet is the Dragon missile cruiser. As the world's first real missile cruiser, the Dragon started construction in 1926 and was launched at the end of August this year. It is loaded with a new steam turbine engine just developed by Tianyu Group. Its maximum speed reaches 80 kilometers per hour and a range of 15,500 kilometers.

In terms of weapon systems, the Dragon abandoned large-caliber artillery, and its main combat equipment was to rely on two quad-mounted anti-ship missile body launch devices and three dual-mounted anti-aircraft missile launch devices. Artillery battles are no longer the means of attack for this warship. Missiles, a new era weapon, have already entered the stage of history.

Not only that, in order to increase the survivability of the ship, anti-submarine weapons and air defense firepower were specially installed: two twelve-bar anti-submarine rocket launchers and two triple torpedo launchers; the artillery stationed by two 76mm dual-mounted fully automatic flat-height dual-purpose guns and four 30mm tube fully automatic long-range guns.

The reason for this design is that Zhong Yang understands that the important role of missile cruiser artillery is air defense, rather than artillery battles between ships, so its gun caliber is greatly reduced compared with the past. Instead, it has been improved in the two major aspects of air defense and anti-submarine to ensure that this warship can play its maximum combat effectiveness in war.

The new steam turbine engine is a technical achievement jointly developed by Zhong Yang's research team and Tianyu Group. As an engine technology more advanced than reciprocating steam engines, it is a machine that captures the kinetic energy of water vapor into the kinetic energy of the rotating turbine.

Compared with the single-stage reciprocating steam engine originally invented by James Watt, the turbine steam engine greatly improves thermal efficiency, is closer to the ideal reversible process in thermodynamics, and can provide greater power. To date, it has almost completely replaced the old reciprocating steam engine in the Yugoslavia system.

Chen Ze even carried forward this equipment that is particularly suitable for thermal power generation and established several large thermal power plants, which currently supplies more than 40% of electricity to the entire industrial and commercial users of Nanlian. Compared with the Western world, which has hundreds of years of industrial heritage, Nanlian may still find it difficult to catch up with the other party in all aspects.

However, in the development and application of new technologies, Nanyang United is more enterprising and vigorous. After all, there are gaps in many fields, so it can innovate and choose without any scruples, without so-called vested interest groups, and without any untouchable interests.

Building a new house on an empty land is much easier than demolishing an old house and then building it.

Looking down from the sky, I saw a small fleet drifting on the waters of the South China Sea. Of course, it is impossible to use this name to the outside world. It is just an internal name. With three destroyers and five ironclad ships, it is the size of this fleet.

This trial voyage was not intended to patrol and deter surrounding areas, but instead chose to act in a low-key manner. This was mainly because it did not want to stimulate the sensitive nerves of the Japanese and trigger conflicts.

Standing on the bow of the ship, Zhong Yang held an ultra-long-distance telescope and looked at the land not far away. It was Macau, China's former territory. Now, he was crawling at the feet of Portugal. There are too many such shames.

"A rich land, isn't it?" Standing beside Zhong Yang, it was Xu Jiangwen. He is now the captain of this warship and the commander-in-chief of the Southern Union Navy, with great authority. However, in front of Zhong Yang, there was a gentle young man with a handsome and handsome face vaguely left on his face that was exposed to wind and sun.

"It was originally our territory, but unfortunately the country was weak and was stolen by the Gentiles." Seeing Zhong Yang also staring at the distant land, Xu Jiangwen couldn't help but sigh. As a powerful general in the army and a senior official in the system, he had heard a little about Zhong Yang's identity and did not dare to neglect it.

After hearing Xu Jiangwen's words, Zhong Yang sneered. He was no longer aspiring young man who served the country with passion. He did not look at Xu Jiangwen's expression, but said as if nothing had happened: "No matter who the land belongs to, as long as the people of China need it, the army should get it for the country."

The so-called invasion is because it cannot be won. The United States eliminated countless Indians and occupied a large area of ​​North America. Who would say that the United States invaded Indians now? The two emperors of Yan and Huang started their careers in the Yellow River Basin. From childhood to adulthood, China has owned the world today. Is it because of virtue here to conquer people?

Didn’t our tribe gain the entire land of China by invading? Such infamous as invaders have never been placed on the weak. The strong never had such slander. Even if there were, it didn’t matter. Those who insulted will eventually die, but the land will not escape.

Of course, when robbing, the work on face can be done better. But in essence, that's the case. Japan's invasion of China is indeed a disaster for China. But it is a real benefit to the Japanese people. Therefore, they are Chinese enemies and Japanese heroes. In this regard, Zhong Yang never pretends to be hypocritical or self-proclaims.

Heroes and demons are two sides of one body.

"What the sir said is that we should be the sharp blade of the country and spread martial arts in the world." Zhong Yang's words made Xu Jiangwen very happy. As a soldier, what he pursued was never just justice, but for the interests of the country and the nation. He used force to weaken the land of China, which had been weakened for hundreds of years, and needed blood to awaken the majesty of the dragon.

Whether this blood is the enemy or its own.

Regarding the world, Zhong Yang did not hide his ambition at all, which made Xu Jiangwen excited. With Zhong Yang's identity, of course, such will can influence the value orientation within the system, which is exactly what soldiers hope to see when seeking merit.

Looking closely, Xu Jiangwen caressed the Giant Dragon, the long forecastle ship-shaped, with a straight and inclined bow, and a bulb-headed sonar diversion shield under the bow. In order to prevent the corrosion of smoke from smoke damage to weapons and electronic equipment, the "Yin" class adopts the integrated structure of chimney and mast for the first time.

The length and width of this class of ships are 7.6 meters in draft; the standard displacement is 5,600 tons and the full load displacement is 8,200 tons; the power plant uses two steam turbines, which uses chromium molybdenum and nickel alloy steel materials, which are suitable for working in harsh environments of high temperature and high pressure, and are lighter in weight and have good reliability

The performance and power of the missile have been tested long ago. Xu Jiangwen's inner maneuver is even more difficult to curb when he can control such a super-era maritime combat platform. He also knew that the secret shipbuilding dock had been completed and more powerful warships would be launched.

As the commander-in-chief of the Navy and the commander of the First Fleet, Xu Jiangwen is of course proud of this. Holding such a powerful force in his hand will certainly not just be to defend his country. It is okay to shout such a slogan of peaceful rise, and whoever takes it seriously is the pig's head.

Far away from Macau Harbour, Zhong Yang just passed by here. His destination was in Wenchang County, Hainan City, where a secret aerospace industrial base has been built. Today, it is also the first step for humans to explore space in order to watch the rocket launch.

Just like a sharp blade, the giant dragon cuts out the waves with its roar and continues to sail towards Qiongya at the southern end.

Hainan Island, as the largest "tropical treasure land" in my country, has a total land area of ​​hectares, accounting for about 42.5 of the national tropical land area. At present, the entire Hainan is still under the name of Guangdong Province and exists as a city.

Due to the superior conditions of light, heat, water, etc., the biological growth and reproduction rate is better than that of temperate and ya tropical regions. In terms of grain production, the farmland here can be planted all year round, and many crops can be harvested 2 to 3 times a year, making it a relatively important grain production area in Southern Union.

According to suitability, Hainan Island's land resources can be divided into 7 types: suitable for agricultural land, rubber land, hot land, forest land, pasture land and other land. As one of the few areas in China that can plant rubber crops, Hainan's importance in the entire South China industrial system is self-evident.

Qinglan Port, a natural harbor located in the southeast of Wenchang City, Hainan Province. Qinglan Defence Station was established in the Ming Dynasty, and later rewrited it into "Qinglan", so the bay was named after it. It is more than 90 kilometers away from Haikou City, Hainan Island. The port area is on the west coast of Bamen Bay. The water area is wide, with an area of ​​120,000 square meters, and a gourd-shaped bay with an area of ​​about 67 square kilometers.

Moreover, the wind and waves in the harbor are very small and there is less silt, making it a port with superior natural conditions. The beach on the harbor is surrounded by coconut forests, lush and green, with flocks of seabirds flying by from time to time.

Fortunately, Sun Yixian failed the Northern Expedition and the deal with the Japanese was finally left unresolved, which made this wealthy island not be sold. Now the Southern Union has become a climate, and it took more than half a year to finally occupy the entire Guangdong and eliminate the ruling power of the ** Party on the surface.

Under the guidance of the port defenders, the warships slowly drove into the harbor. The harbor is not open to the public for the time being and is in a state of military control. There are two battalions of troops stationed here, and there are three-dimensional armed forces such as shore defense artillery clusters, air force, and near-coast ironclad fleets.

It can be said that the defense is very strict.

Since ancient times, Wenchang Qinglan Port has been an important commercial port on the east coast of Hainan Island, with the reputation of "Qiongzhou's elbow" and "Wenchang's throat". It has been built for more than 500 years. In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, a small fishing merchant port was formed here. Now it is a water transportation material distribution center in eastern Hainan, and has become an important hub connecting the Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands and Nansha Islands.

Since Zhong Yang decided to build a space launch site here, Qinglan Port has been positioned as a transit port for launch vehicles. The new generation of launch vehicles will be equipped in Nansha, set off from the Binhai Military Port, arrive at Qinglan Port, Hainan, and then unload the goods. After being transported ashore by road, it will arrive at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.

Hainan Island is the lowest land latitude in China and closest to the equator. The closer the rocket launch site is to the equator, the lower the latitude. When launching satellites, the centrifugal force of the earth's rotation can be used as much as possible. Therefore, the energy consumption required is lower and the speed can be achieved using the same fuel.

After preliminary calculations, the launch of geosystic satellites in Hainan can increase the carrying capacity of rockets in Xichang by 10 to 15, and the satellite's life can be extended by more than two years. At the same time, the launch base is selected in Hainan, and the rocket can be transported by water and land, and the size of the rocket is not limited by railroad tracks.

The most important thing is geographical factors. The rocket launched from Hainan Island is a vast ocean within a thousand kilometers of its launch direction. Therefore, the falling wreckage is not easy to cause accidents and is even less likely to be discovered by other forces. You should know that the eyes of the great powers are still staring at the ground, rather than the universe where stars are shining.

Xu Jiangwen needed to contact the Hong Kong troops, and he did not have the authority to launch military communication satellites until Zhong Yang led Zujie to a special car on his own to the rocket launch site located on the southeastern coast of Wenchang. The accompanying person was Yi Zhongming.

As for Chen Ze and Liu Haoran, they had already arrived in the core building area where the launch center was located early, waiting for Zhong Yang and Yi Zhongming. Some important figures in the system also rushed over. The military representatives were Li Shaojie and Wang Liwen, and the government's civil service group representatives were Li Wansheng and Chen Jiongming.

As for technical workers and some core members of the Ancient Chinese Society, they will naturally not be absent from such a major matter.

With valid documents, the car passed through a number of tightly defended levels, and then entered the launch command center, Zu Jie parked the car in the designated garage, and accompanied Zhong Yang and Yi Zhongming to feel the central control room. Here, many big figures were already waiting for.

The supporting area of ​​the space launch site is located in the coastal area in the northeast of Dongjiao Town, Wenchang City, Hainan Province. The southwest side of the Hainan space launch site and the southeast side of the Wenchang-Dongjiao Highway are about 25 kilometers away from Wencheng Town, Wenchang City. The area covers an area of ​​420 hectares and is a plan formulated by a group of professional engineers.

The construction here has been driven by the power of smart factories to dispatch large-scale engineering machinery units. Only in this way can such a large-scale aerospace center be completed within half a year. In order to lead the times, Zhong Yang has tried his best.

The supporting area of ​​the launch center is located in the coastal area east of Bamen Bay, separated from the launch site by a buffer zone, about 25 kilometers away from Wenchang County. This is mainly due to safety and confidentiality considerations. Currently, Hainan has a small population and there are no large interest groups.

He used the reputation of defeating Li Jishen to redeem the area at a reasonable price, but he did not encounter any obstacles. At present, everything went smoothly. This is Zhong Yang's own private property, and everything in the entire launch center was planned by him. The reason why he invited official figures from Nanlian to come was to give them some knowledge.

It seems that some people have been disobeying their duties recently and want to intervene in areas that do not belong to them. This kind of thing is not good. Zhong Yang is still quite generous to the members of the system, and occasionally shows some strength to shock those restless guys. Although Li Wansheng is a person who understands the right position, he cannot represent the entire Nanlian.

Especially the group of civil servants that are constantly expanding, with the bureaucratic style left by the Jiannu reign. When dealing with their own people, Zhong Yang always likes to beat and kill first instead of fighting and killing directly, which seems too uncultured. Moreover, it is easy to destroy the stability of the system.

First, we led a group of people to visit the entire aerospace base. We gathered from the command center and walked along the road. Not far away was the factory of the launch center. The rocket train arrived at the launch base, and the first stop was here.

In the factory, two "big bells" are placed next to the trio pole thruster. Sun Liming, deputy chief designer of the Rockets, explained, "That is the nozzle of the trio pole hydrogen and oxygen engine, which is more than one meter high. Each nozzle is welded by more than two hundred alloy tubes. It is hollow inside and propellant flows in, which can play a cooling role."

As far as Chen Ze knows, welding of such nozzles is extremely difficult. If workers want to weld pipes several meters long together, they must undergo hot and cold treatment and clean them many times. Special production equipment must be used to pull the pipes to prevent rebound and wait for all the thin tubes to be welded in one breath. Under Sun Liming's introduction, everyone also learned that this process has increased the rocket's carrying capacity by 40 kilograms.

The road is winding, and the sea breeze blows towards you, with a sweet and chilling smell. The green mountain grass and gorgeous wild flowers make people unbelievable. This dreamy and beautiful place is where the "Divine Arrow" takes off. The "Divine Arrow" rocket will announce the first step in humans' launching a space journey here.

Turning over a small hill, a narrow open land ahead, a blue and white building flashed in it. From a distance, the launching tower stood between the two mountains, the arrows were rolled up, waiting for the sky to fly.

When I arrived at the foot of the tower that was seventy or eighty meters high, I suddenly felt like "the tower was surging out". I took the elevator and rose to the 12th floor operating platform. I saw the rocket "hugging" in my arms by the swing pole. The white arrow covered the rainproof cloth, adding a few mysterious colors.

Under the guidance of Sun Liming, everyone walked up the stairs and reached the top of the tower. From here, they looked at the green mountains with a wide view and refreshing spirit. The red hanging frame also uses the mountain fog as the scenery to form a wonderful landscape painting.

At this moment, Zhong Yang suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling. It was pride, honor, and a sincere admiration for human intelligence. Even with a magical tool like a smart factory, he still admired the wisdom of human beings, which was what he had always hoped for.

The existence of smart factories is to open up the future of mankind, not replace them.

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