Beijing is still cold and biting, just like the piles of residual snow on the side of the street that have not yet melted, all the time do not tell people that although spring is coming, the awe-inspiring chill has not been eliminated after all, just like at this moment, in the suite on the second floor of the General Staff Guest House, staring at the streets and alleys, Zhao Rusong's state of mind with residual snow everywhere is melting, and it is getting colder and colder

"Should we insist, or should we compromise with reality?"

Zhao Rusong, who is not a smoker, clasped his hands around his chest at this time, holding half a burning cigarette in his right hand and between his index fingers, and the brain waves in his brain kept flickering, like a never-ending slide projector, playing the wandering sentence repeatedly and repeatedly

Not long ago, at a seminar on rocket and artillery technology held by the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense and the Armament Department of the General Staff Headquarters, he had a heated controversy with Song Renming, director of the Academy of Military Sciences and the Equipment Research Institute.

Zhao Rusong naturally insisted on insisting on insisting on his own point of view, you must know that for this long-range rocket, he has done his best, and it took two whole years, from the initial demonstration to the initial design, he almost exhausted all his spare time;

From the process technology of rockets to the feasibility of related production, he has never slept tirelessly, so that his gray hair is even more white as frost; from the implementation of funds to the introduction and digestion of core technologies, he Zhao Rusong really regards this long-range rocket as his own biological child.

When a thunderclap rang out in the equipment test site in the southwest, when he watched a long-range rocket piercing the sky with infinite hope, and when the news of hitting a target 240 kilometers away kept echoing in his ears, Zhao Rusong felt as if he was a relieved father who had finally seen his child grow up. Relieved, grateful, excited, comforted

Because of this, as a "father", Zhao Rusong naturally does not want his "child" to be drowned in the vast pile of old papers, not to mention that this "child" is so good, as long as a set of seeker is installed and the launch method is changed, it can immediately become a short-range surface-to-ground missile with extremely high precision.

In this way, it will not only fill the gap in the domestic short-range tactical surface-to-surface missiles, but also make the combat style of the Second Artillery Corps more diversified. Even if it is not modified with missiles, in terms of long-range rockets, it can stretch the army's fist farther and hit harder. So. Zhao Rusong has reason to believe that his long-range rocket program will certainly be approved by the military and high-level leaders.

However, until the appearance of a person, Zhao Rusong's confidence and self-confidence appeared, and an extremely hideous crack appeared, and this person was none other than the Academy of Military Sciences. Song Renming, director of the Equipment Research Institute, the armament expert from the army, has a very simple reason for opposing it. But it is extremely to the point, that is, the current Chinese army, especially the army units, does not need this kind of "second kick" that hits far enough, but a "series of cannons" that fight hard enough.

What makes Zhao Rusong even more unacceptable is that Song Renming classifies long-range rockets with the Soviet Union's "frog" long-range rockets, saying that it is a chicken rib product, and says that the Soviet Union's "frog" long-range rockets, Zhao Rusong is no stranger, it is a long-range strike weapon developed by the Soviet Union in the 50s to 60s in order to deal with nuclear ~~~~ war and enhance the long-range strike capability of Soviet army and division-level artillery.

It's just that this long-range rocket weapon, just like the code name given to it by NATO, is indeed like a "frog", which may be offensive or deterrent to small flying insects, but in real combat, whether it is quantity, power, accuracy and flexibility, it has considerable limitations.

Just like a child with a Guan Gong broadsword, he looks domineering, but if he really plays it, no one can hurt him, and because of this, this long-range rocket called "Frog" is recognized as the most failed Soviet-style equipment, and it was left out in the cold after less than two years of installation, and finally gradually replaced by the "Dot" campaign tactical missile.

As a senior expert in the field of ammunition and rockets, Zhao Rusong naturally knew the embarrassing position of the Soviet "frog" long-range rocket, so when Song Renming put forward this point of view, although Zhao Rusong was difficult to accept, he was also speechless, because Song Renming was right, even if the long-range rocket he developed surpassed the "frog" in details and technology, but in terms of tactical principles, it still did not escape the scope of the Soviet "frog" long-range rocket

He is just a military expert, not a tactical expert, and when he met Song Renming, who was very skilled in both equipment and tactics, Zhao Rusong could only be silent

Thinking of this, Zhao Rusong subconsciously moved his right hand to the front, opened his lips lightly, took the cigarette holder handed over, and took a sharp breath, and then a thick smoke seeped out from between his mouth and nose, accompanied by a more violent cough

"Professor, professor, alas, why are you doing this!"

Just when Zhao Rusong was coughing violently, Liu Liang ran in when he heard the sound, helped Zhao Rusong, patted him on the back, and guided him to sit down on the sofa, and immediately poured a glass of water and handed it to the teacher who had taught him carefully for many years, frowning and saying:

"Professor, you are already in good health, why do you still smoke? Even if our project has encountered a setback now, it is not more than that, just now several leaders of the Second Artillery Corps have made it clear that they support our project, you know, although the country has made the army have to be patient, but the budget of the Second Artillery Corps has always been put in the highest priority position and has never been cut, so why do you think so much?"

"Ahem~~ It's not that I think too much, but we didn't position this long-range rocket in the first place!" As soon as Liu Liang's voice fell, Zhao Rusong, who had calmed down, waved his hand:

"Song Renming's words are not wrong, our long-range rockets look good, but in terms of tactical application, it is indeed a little embarrassing, and there is a feeling that it is not high or low!"

"But that doesn't mean long-range rockets are really useless!"

At the mention of Song Renming, Liu Liangrujian's eyebrows couldn't help frowning slowly, he also saw the meeting that day, in the face of Song Renming's sharp language and rhetorical examples, he and the teacher couldn't cope at all, and finally if it weren't for the insistence of several leaders of the Second Artillery Corps,

Their long-range rockets were very likely to be killed at the meeting that day, so he deliberately replaced the teacher today to express his gratitude to several leaders of the Second Artillery Corps, but he didn't expect that just after coming back, he saw Zhao Rusong's dazed appearance, and he didn't dare to connect the stubborn and fearless Professor Zhao on weekdays.

"You know, the maximum range of our long-range rockets is 240 kilometers, and the 'frog' is only 70 kilometers, not to mention that the newly improved plan can be loaded with four long-range rockets, but the 'frog' can only be loaded with one, so no matter in which aspect, our long-range rockets are more than the 'frog', so there is no tactical embarrassment problem as Director Song said!"

"Having said that, Song Renming's statement is not unreasonable!"

Zhao Rusong sneered slightly, because he knew that the opponent's words were not wrong, and he also knew what the reason for being able to keep the long-range rocket project at the moment, but compared to Liu Liang's simplicity and directness, Zhao Rusong thought a lot, and because of this, he didn't feel how successful this weapon and equipment research and development project he carefully poured into, and because of this, he was a little hesitant and overwhelmed, so Zhao Rusong, who was stubborn like a steel ingot, rarely praised the opponent's opinion, because he knew what he lacked in the development process:

"Therefore, in the process of research and development, we still took it for granted and did not take into account the tactical needs of the troops, which reminds me of Xiao Lu's remark: Only by profoundly understanding the tactical application and composition of the troops can we better improve the combat effectiveness of weapons and equipment! However, in the process of developing long-range rockets, we only pay attention to the potential and range, but ignore other aspects. ”

"However, the long-range rocket has been affirmed by the Second Artillery Corps, and there is no room for change!"

Listening to Zhao Rusong's words, Liu Liang's brows frowned even tighter, but the person mentioned by Zhao Rusong made his eyes light up again:

"It's really not good, find the next Chief Master Lu, he should be able to have a good way!"

"If we look for him in everything, Xiao Lu will be exhausted to death sooner or later, not to mention that we have to solve these problems ourselves in the end!"

"What then? Are we going to give up?"

Although Zhao Rusong knew that he had neglected some important things in the development, he would never agree to let him give up the "child" he had created with his own hands, so when Liu Liang's voice gradually fell, his face once again flashed with a stubborn look, and he said undoubtedly:

"Nature can't give up!"

"Professor, your views are contradictory!"

"Now there is no one who is not contradictory!"

"Isn't that a stalemate?"

"That's right, it's a stalemate!"

The same impasse is not only manifested here in Zhao Rusong and Liu Liang, because a rocket launcher, whether it is Guo Qingshan, Qian Lei, or Song Renming, all regard it as a difficult impasse, but no matter who it is, they have not thought about using Lu Jiadong, who is lazy at home in the southwest.

But there is no need to use genius military experts, after all, it is not a question of whether it can be built, but a matter of selectivity, but what these developers or decision-makers don't know is that now in the room where they live alone, Lu Jiadong, who they don't want to disturb, is holding a letter from afar, and he is also in the same deadlock, and he doesn't know what to do This multiple-choice question in front of him (to be continued. )