In fact, on this night, Li Zheng's loss of control was nothing compared to the loss of control of the Sixth Academy.

If the failure of the launch of 8.8 was a blow to the head, then today's shutdown is a stone falling into a hole and shattering bones.

In the past two months, the Sixth Academy and all personnel involved with YF-87 have almost lost the ability to distinguish between day and night.

The computer room is inspecting day and night, the design institute is changing drawings day and night, the factory is rushing to work day and night, and even the large transport drivers are rushing day and night.

They don't know where the end is, whether there is light ahead.

I only felt that there was a knife behind me, chasing it day and night, and I was about to be stabbed when I stopped to catch my breath.

In this running day and night, everyone's brainpower, physical strength and willpower are squeezed to the limit.

After 1,500 seconds of successful test drive during the day, many people just rushed home and wanted to get a good night's sleep.

But before the shower was over, the phone called.

Some people cried on the spot, some threw away their mobile phones and sat in place, and some people directly collapsed and yelled at the phone.

On the night of 8.8, maybe the mourning soldiers will still win.

But at this moment, the disaster has struck like a flood, and the army has collapsed.

The shutdown occurred at 8:35 p.m., and in the 57th second of extreme conditions, it took only two seconds for the shafting of the oxygen pump to go from cracking to breaking.

Such a result is even more tragic than the defeat on the night of 8.8.

At 9:27, when Chen Hongbing drove back to the test center, he happened to pass by the ambulance.

He stepped on the oil and drove to the front door of the center, only to see a group of young men in overalls sitting on the steps and crying bitterly.

"Isn't it just a failure!" Chen Hongbing got out of the car and slammed the car door angrily, "You six courtyards are so out of this?"

However, this scolding did not dispel their grief, but made the boys cry even more.

"Director Chen......" An older engineer stood up tremblingly on the steps, "Chief Engineer Zhang...... Chief Engineer He ...... Poured ......"

Chen Hongbing's brain was shocked.

Whoever can't do it, how can it be him!

"What's the situation?" Chen Hongbing grabbed and asked, "It's not that he has high blood pressure for a day or two......

The emergency doctor said...... It could be a cerebral hemorrhage......" said the engineer as he sat on the ground with his face covered, unable to speak half a word anymore.

"Ah......" Chen Hongbing also shuddered, staring at the empty hall, "What about Chief Engineer Zhu, is he here?"

"...... on the road"

"I know...... Chen Hongbing forced a sigh, stepped forward and picked up a person, "Go in and cry...... Don't sit here, the impact is not good. ”

Under the urging of Chen Hongbing, several people finally stood up and walked into the hall tremblingly.

Chen Hongbing stood alone in front of the door, silently lit a cigarette, and watched a small white car drive in quickly and stop in front of the door.

Shen Tinglan hurriedly got out of the car, ran up quickly, pointed to the direction of the courtyard gate and asked, "Ambulance, who?"

"Zhang Zhicheng. Chen Hongbing took a puff of cigarette and sighed, "If it's really a cerebral hemorrhage...... It would be nice to get through it......"

Shen Tinglan was also stunned, not knowing what to say or what to think.

Her first reaction was that the chief engineer of YF-87 had fallen, how could this work be carried out?

But deep remorse followed.

The one who fell was a colleague who had worked together for many years, an aerospace backbone, and the first time he should be concerned about his safety...... It would be too cold-blooded to think directly about the gains and losses of work.

"I went to the hospital to see him after the meeting, and it won't help me to go now. Chen Hongbing raised his right leg as he spoke, "To be honest, I have gout now that I am also in pain to death, it is difficult to walk, and I am on crutches at home." ”

Shen Tinglan looked at Chen Hongbing's old knee and sighed: "Zhu Mingyue seems to be also getting a divorce...... Recently, I have been watching him take some psychotropic drugs. ”

"It's really collapsed across the board...... Chen Hongbing raised his head in despair, "Now if I have a gun, I really want to collapse myself......"

"Alright...... Let's go in and sit. ”

"No, that's it, it hurts more to bend your legs and get up. Chen Hongbing stood stunned, although he was still straight, but no matter from which angle, he looked more like a defeated general with a strong ambition, "Tinglan...... This...... It may really come to an end......"

“……”

"Huang Er, it's over. ”

Shen Tinglan hid his face sideways, tears coming out of his eyes.

……

At half past ten o'clock, Li Zheng, who was lying flat and meditating, was woken up by the doorbell.

Opening the door, Jun Songtao walked in directly with a dozen beers.

"You have to thank me. After taking out two bottles, Juniper stuffed the rest of the beer into the Xiaoice box, then opened the cap and handed one bottle to Li Zheng, "Those little eagles are hard enough to feed." ”

Li Zheng hesitated, but still answered: "I can't drink enough......"

"Can you still get drunk with beer?" Jun Songtao tilted his head and took a big sip, then slumped back in his chair, "comfortable......

Li Zheng also pulled a chair and sat down, clinking glasses in the air: "Anyway, thank you, I really can't lecture just now." ”

"'Thank you' is not valuable, I can get 5,000 when I go out for a meeting and speak. Jun Songtao smiled, "You owe me." ”

"Then I'll call you......" Li Zheng was about to take out his mobile phone.

"No, no, no, I want a debt of affection. Jun Songtao took another sip and asked, "How's the situation?"

"It's not good. Li Zheng lowered his head and said, "Half of the engine technical team has collapsed, the chief engineer has a cerebral hemorrhage, the deputy chief engineer is holding a meeting to analyze, and there are several backbone bodies that can't stand it, and they are being examined in the hospital, and it is said that there are two divorces, seven depressions, and two bipolar disorders......"

Du Songtao straightened up when he heard this: "Zhang Zhicheng has a cerebral hemorrhage?"

"Hmm. ”

"That hangs ......"

"What's hanging?"

Huang Er hanged. ”

"Isn't that right...... After all, it is a very mature project. ”

"You kid really don't understand. Juniper Tao painted and painted.

"There has always been a dispute over routes in the space system, and factions naturally arise depending on the route. ”

"The most obvious ones are the 'technological innovation' faction and the 'conservative progressive' faction, which of course I have come up with blindly. ”

"Shen Tinglan, Chen Hongbing, Zhao Zhenhua, the entire Huang Er team and you, are all in the technical faction, hoping to make an amazing rocket with a bang, and carry out comprehensive technological innovation on this basis. ”

"On the other side are the conservatives, who want the launch vehicle to continue to develop around more mature results. ”

"To put it simply, it is to make the kerosene engine bigger, and then tie dozens of units to the rocket in one go, which is simple and rude. ”

"Have you heard of Project 927?"

"I haven't heard of you looking at this stupidity. ”

"When Huang Er established the project, the group considered the situation of total failure, so it prepared a backup project, the number is 927, which is simply a giant kerosene rocket, three and a half stages, and 27 largest kerosene engines. ”

"Doesn't that sound stupid? This direction is indeed with a low ceiling, but people are simple and easy to use, and the transportation capacity is no worse than Huang Er, but it can't be compared with Huang Qi who plans later. ”

"All these years 927 has been in the planning stage, and there is no exact launch. ”

"But since the beginning of the year, the call for 927 in the system has suddenly increased a lot, guess what?"

Li Zheng didn't think much about it and said, "SpaceI?"

Jun Songtao smiled and nodded.

"That's right, the Eagle Rocket is taking the technical route of 927, which is simple and rude. ”

Then after the 8.8 loss, with the questioning of Huang Er, the call for 927 was even higher. After all, Huang Er's future tasks can be completed by 927, but he looks stupid. ”

"Although I haven't calculated it carefully, Huang Er has burned tens of billions of dollars by now, and it must be distressing to suddenly put it on hold, but now the engine development team has collapsed...... It's hard to say whether it will be able to regroup in a year or two. ”

"On the other hand, 927 is a mature technology, just go up the number of engines, this kind of stupid big guy, according to Huang Er's work intensity and resource allocation, how can it be released for test run in half a year...... And it should be a little cheaper. ”

"Anyway, there are so many institutions. ”

"China's space program, from our quest for knowledge, to the moon landing, to the space station ......"

"You can't all be stuck here, can you?"

Li Zheng sighed and asked, "So you also support 927 to replace Huang Er?"

"I'm a satellite, so what's the matter. Jun Songtao walked to the refrigerator and took two more bottles of beer, "It doesn't matter what kind of technology you have, whoever pulls my satellite up is a good rocket." ”

Li Zheng took the beer, lowered his head and said, "It seems that this time is really the darkest moment." ”

"Don't be so pessimistic, even if Huang Er really puts it on hold, the existing technology is here, and there will be a day when it will be mentioned in the future. Du Songtao patted Li Zheng, "It's still useful for people in the technical sequence to stay, but Chen Hongbing is dead, and Zhao Zhenhua has to lose half his life, so it's tens of billions, not to mention the delayed time." ”

"Well...... Li Zheng covered his chest and said, "It's uncomfortable." ”

"That's not the way it is in astronautics. Du Songtao drank a little wine and laughed, "Our Quest for Knowledge No. 1 is also a big gamble, even if you successfully transport us to the orbit of Mars, we will have to orbit, explore, land or something, I have to finish the fun when I get out of Louzi, and I will have to thank you for delaying it for so long...... Anyway, if this is in Sulian, Lao Chen and your mother-in-law are afraid that they have already gone to Siberia to dig coal......"

After that, he raised his glass to Li Zheng: "You also made plans early, 927 is not a project cock, I can apply for an assistant intern, Mars driving to find out?"

"Thank you. Li Zheng also raised his glass and said, "I don't understand the big plan, but I am a relatively energetic person, and I want to work hard if I have the opportunity." ”

"It's not a question of whether you're working hard or not, the focus is on the ...... of the Sixth Academy," Jun Songtao said, suddenly opening his mouth, "No, you...... The current Sixth Courtyard is a purgatory on earth...... It's like losing half of your life, and you're almost ...... wife."

Li Zheng got up and stood with his hands in his hands looking at the starry sky outside the window.

is full of pride in the family and country, but I can't find a suitable poem to express.

I held it for a long time, and finally only held back a few words.

"I ...... I'll go. ”

……

At one o'clock in the morning, Chen Hongbing and Shen Tinglan were summoned into Zhao Zhenhua's office.

This time, even Zhao Zhenhua's sideburns were white.

In just a few hours, they have already gone through 5 emergency meetings.

Although the follow-up arrangements have not been finalized, the tone cannot be changed.

In the office, after the three of them bowed their heads and were silent for half a minute, Zhao Zhenhua turned the cup and slowly spoke.

The group leaders believe that if this continues, half of the system will be dragged down by Huang Er. ”

"It's not just human and financial resources, but also follow-up plans. ”

"We can't waste any more time, we have to go to the moon in one year, go to the moon in three years, and have a space station in five years. ”

"Continue to be stuck here, don't talk about me, the top leader of the group will be replaced. ”

Zhao Zhenhua said, slowly raising his head.

This general, who is known for his temper and daring to curse, showed helplessness and sadness for the first time.

"Hongbing, listen to Lan. ”

"I tried my best. ”

"I'm sorry. ”

Shen Tinglan nodded with tears in his eyes.

Chen Hongbing seemed to have accepted this ending a long time ago, and he didn't react much.

Zhao Zhenhua sighed and continued.

"For the time being, there will be no major moves, and no adjustments will be announced, but we are about to start turning the rudder within the First Courtyard. ”

"Tinglan, you will report to the 927 project team tomorrow and start preparing for the project. ”

"The organization has recognized your ability and credit, and I hope you will continue to shine in your new projects. You will be temporarily appointed as the deputy chief engineer, and you will be promoted in the future when there is a chance. ”

"Hongbing, you and I will not stay put, and we will not assign new tasks for the time being. ”

"Drink less alcohol during this time, recuperate your body, I see that your road is unstable, and you should pay attention to gout." ”

Although Zhao Zhenhua didn't say it too clearly, Chen Hongbing knew very well that Huang Er had entered a semi-shelved state, and a large amount of resources would be invested in the 927 project, which would not be possible for Chen Hongbing to be in charge of, and even Zhao Zhenhua would not be able to interfere.

Of course, this does not completely mean giving up Huang Er, if this is really clear, it will inevitably cause a very bad social impact, internal confidence will be lost, and a neighboring country outside is even more eager to dance and shout, plus the private aerospace on the other side of the river is booming, and it will condense into a mudslide when rolled together, God knows what the impact will be.

Therefore, the best plan is undoubtedly to secretly set up the project without saying a word, and when the 927 is successfully launched, the capacity and historical significance will be hyped, and the influence of Huang Er will be gone.

"Accept the organizational arrangement. Chen Hongbing nodded and asked, "What about the Sixth Academy, what adjustments have been made to the YF-87 team?"

"If you don't make adjustments, they're all half broken, let's recover for a while. Zhao Zhenhua shook his head and said, "They are too difficult, more difficult than us." The leader of the Sixth Academy means that so much has been done, and it is not good to throw it away, and the original team continues to improve the problem, that is, there is no need to give so many resources, and the intensity can also be reduced, and if it goes on like this, without waiting for the engine to come out, people will be forced to death. ”

"yes...... The brothers of the Sixth Hospital are more difficult to ...... than us," Chen Hongbing said, propping up his body, "Then I'll go to the hospital, so I can go to comfort Chief Engineer Zhang's family." ”

"How is Zhang Zhicheng?"

"I'm still in the ICU, and I don't know the follow-up. ”

"Alas......" Zhao Zhenhua nodded, "Greetings on my behalf, be careful, this situation ...... Families may not be calm. ”

Chen Hongbing grinned: "Don't worry, secretary, I will carry the beating, and his family will give me two punches, and I may feel better." ”

"I'll check it out too. Shen Tinglan got up, "Lao Zhang's high blood pressure hasn't been a day or two...... If something really happens......"

She choked up as she spoke.

At this time, Chen Hongbing's mobile phone rang.

When he took it out and looked at it, he was happy again.

"Is Zhang Zhicheng safe?" Zhao Zhenhua asked with a glare.

"Something else ......" Chen Hongbing couldn't help but shake his head when he looked at the phone, wanted to laugh a few times, coughed a few times, and finally pushed the phone to Zhao Zhenhua, "Secretary, look at it, you decide." ”

Zhao Zhenhua couldn't help but smile when he saw it.

【Director Chen:】

[When you joined the company, you said that the first courtyard is the elite of the elite, and only attacks the most difficult mountain. 】

[But I've been interning for a month, and I've never encountered any challenges. 】

[For the present, the ambition has not been rewarded, and the creation has not been lost. 】

[I also promised that Huang Er would not succeed, and I would not leave. 】

[Here, I ask for battle and support the Sixth Academy. 】

[Huang Er can't do it, I won't leave. 】

【Li Zheng】

"This stinky boy......" Zhao Zhenhua even wiped his eyes when he saw the end, "Crazy...... Crazy good......"

Shen Tinglan grabbed the phone, looked at it, and his eyes were red again: "What...... Don't talk to me first......"

"Eh, can't I discuss family matters with you?" Chen Hongbing said with a smile, "How can I ask my mother-in-law to fight." ”

"Okay...... Zhao Zhenhua came to his senses and returned the phone to Chen Hongbing, "I don't have an opinion on this matter, you can decide, I agree with whatever it is." ”

Chen Hongbing was stunned: "...... What do you mean to say...... Do you agree to release them?"

"He's written like this!" Zhao Zhenhua lit the table and said, "I can't keep it anyway, I want to keep you." ”

"I'm ......," Chen Hongbing muttered, "I'm a bare-knuckle commander...... It's useless to keep him......"

He said and turned to look at Shen Tinglan: "It's better for your family to decide." ”

Shen Tinglan took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

"Let him go. ”

"It's a little ridiculous, it's a little incredible. ”

"But I think. ”

"Li Zheng may be Huang Er's last, last, last hope. ”