Under normal circumstances, if the Dream is used as a means of transportation, Chen Xin will not let it go into outer space, but take off and land normally in the atmosphere like an ordinary aircraft.

For example, he used the Dream to make a round trip to Mogadishu, and the Dream has been flying at an altitude of about 45,000 kilometers at a speed of Mach 10, and it only takes more than an hour to travel from the Chinese capital to Mogadishu.

This time to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Chen Xin only let the Dream rise to an altitude of about 30,000 meters, flew at a speed of less than Mach 6 for fifteen minutes, and arrived at the destination this time - DX Air Base (Qingshui Base 14)!

This base, known as the first test and training base of the Air Force, was built in the early 60s of the last century, located in the hinterland of the Badain Jaran Desert north of Dingxin in Gansu Province, and has been the focus of foreign media attention in recent years, known as China's 51st District.

The DX base is mainly responsible for the test and target shooting of air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles and new weapons and equipment of the Air Force, as well as the research and training of new combat methods. After the reorganization of the army in 03, the original regular army-level unit was adjusted to a deputy army-level unit, and the base successively served as commander and deputy commander of the air force. The base consists of an inner and outer field area, a target area and a number of point observation stations, and its farthest point is 185 kilometers away from the field headquarters.

The base has the largest military airport in Asia, called the DX station. The length of the two runways is more than 3,500 meters, there are four collective aprons, one underground hangar, and the wartime capacity can reach 450 according to the J-8 aircraft standard. At present, the base has two target test flight groups with 46 pilots. The regiment-level establishment is equipped with 11 J-7 target test planes and 6 J-8 target test planes.

The base is administratively subordinate to the Air Force, and the Air Force of the LZ Military Region is in the form of escrow. In the last century, the 96.9 and 97.9 air force contract exercises were held at one base and were jointly coordinated and organized by the Air Operations Department, the Scientific Research Department, and the DX Command.

In recent years, with the continuous acceleration and deepening of China's preparations for military struggles, the No. 1 Air Force Base has successively completed the 97.9 tactical research and training assessment, the 9801 Counterattack No. 1 and Counterattack No. 2 low-altitude small target weapons test and tactical appraisal, and the 9908 Air Force System Operational Methods Unit of a modified aircraft. The internal test of the early warning project of the 01 air-to-ground transfer in the west. and cooperate with the equipment debugging and forward transportation of the high-tech weapon system of the 21st base in the western test target. In addition, the relevant tasks of test flights with the finalized model of the new aircraft were also completed.

In addition, the DX base is also responsible for providing air transport support for the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (Dongfeng Space City), which is more than 70 kilometers away, and almost all the air supplies transported to the Jiuquan base from other regions will be specially held at the DX base, which is connected to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center by special roads and railways.

The Dream spaceplane landed at this airbase, which has a high level of secrecy.

While the Dream was taxiing down the runway. Chen Xin also spotted a Boeing 747 parked at the far end of the runway. He guessed that this might be a turning point for the Great Elder. After all, the "Shenzhou 9" is also a very important aerospace science and technology test, and it is understandable that the Great Elder came to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to observe the scene.

It's just that what Chen Xin didn't expect was when he came out of the Dream. The Great Elder was leading a group of people to pick him up with a smile on his face.

Chen Xin hurriedly took a few steps forward, shook hands with the Great Elder, and said, "Chief, why are you here?"

The Great Elder smiled and said, "I just arrived, I heard Xiao Qiao say that your Dream is also coming from Jiangcheng, just wait here, just right, let's go to Jiuquan together, and have a good chat on the way." ”

Chen Xin smiled and nodded, her eyes swept over Qiao Ting, who was dressed in a heroic uniform in the crowd behind, she seemed to notice Chen Xin's gaze, and turned her head slightly, without any smile on her face.

Chen Xin was a little strange, when did he provoke this girl?

However, Chen Xin is such a person, since the other party is unwilling to take care of himself, he is too lazy to take care of the other party, he and the Great Elder walked by with a smile, and there was no pause when he passed by Qiao Ting.

Qiao Ting looked at Chen Xin's back, a complicated look flashed in her eyes, and finally she stomped her feet and followed the crowd.

Chen Xin and the Great Elder got into the same Hongqi L5 car, and soon, under the escort of the guard vehicle, the Hongqi L5 slowly started and drove away from Dingxinchang Station.

The Great Elder looked at the passing scenery outside the window, and a strange look appeared on his face.

Suddenly, he turned his head and said to Chen Xin: "Xiao Chen, do you know? I sometimes think about it, the Republic really owes you a lot." ”

Chen Xin was slightly startled and said, "Chief, why did you say this?"

The Great Elder sighed: "Your grandfather and your grandfather's generation have paid a lot for the Republic, and your parents also disappeared during the scientific expedition in Antarctica for the sake of the country. As for you, that's even less to say. In fact, we old men also know in our hearts that with the strength of the war, it is completely possible to cooperate with the Americans to obtain greater benefits, but you still chose the republic, so that you are still suppressed by the Western countries led by the United States in the international community, which is really difficult for you. ”

Chen Xin smiled and said, "Great Elder, you are joking, the reason why we are cooperating with your country in the war situation is purely because of your country's strength and the resources behind it, which has nothing to do with my own nationality. ”

The Great Elder smiled and said, "Oh, you said that the war was because of the strength of the Republic, do you think that China's strength is stronger than that of the United States?"

Chen Xin nodded: "In some ways, it is true. ”

The Great Elder said with interest, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Chen Xindao: "For example, China's Three Gorges Project, Qinghai-Tibet Railway Project, high-speed railway, South-to-North Water Diversion Project, West-to-East Gas Transmission and other projects, a country without ambition will not be able to build these grand projects. ”

The Great Elder frowned and said, "These projects should also be available to other countries in the world. ”

Chen Xin shook his head and smiled: "There is no comparison! The efficient execution of the Chinese government is what I value the most, if the metal battery project cooperates with the Americans, it will either drag on for ten or eight years, and when the time is ripe, it will be slowly promoted, or it will be eaten by those big conglomerates, which is why we are more willing to cooperate with China." ”

The Great Elder keenly sensed the implicit meaning in Chen Xin's tone, and said suspiciously, "Xiao Chen, you mean that you need time very much to fight the situation?"

Chen Xin was silent, but he was quickly discussing with Gangzhen in his heart.

……

"Gang, you say, do you want to disclose the space elevator plan to the Chinese government. ”

Gangyi said: "Lao Dou, do you think the Chinese government is reliable?"

Chen Xindao: "It's hard to say, but if I had to choose a reliable collaborator in the world, the Chinese government would undoubtedly be the best choice." As you know, if we want to build a space elevator, the floating offshore platform with a displacement of up to 10 million tons alone cannot be completed by Somalia alone, and it is simply unrealistic for you to do such a large amount of work, so the Chinese government is undoubtedly the best choice. ”

Steelhammer was silent for a moment, then said, "I agree with that. ”

Chen Xindao: "Today, the Great Elder and I talked about the topic of the country, and I wanted to test my feelings about China, and whether I could integrate the power of the war with China. You know, we will definitely leave the earth in the future, and these forces on the earth don't mean much to us, but I don't plan to put them in the hands of the Chinese government. Therefore, the space elevator project should be able to feed China's ambitions for the time being. ”

Gangyi said: "Lao Dou, what about the funds? I'm afraid the Chinese government will be unable to afford the money for repairing the space elevator, right?"

Chen Xindao: "That's why I have to spend so much effort on the metal battery project and the controllable nuclear fusion reactor project." ”

……

Chen Xin's silence did not surprise the Grand Chief, he felt that Chen Xin should have understood what he meant, such a long silence was just thinking.

Just as the chief was looking at Chen Xin expectantly, Chen Xin suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "Chief, I think China should be able to terminate the 921 Project!" (to be continued......)