Qian Xuesen's contribution to the army is obviously not lower than Guo Zhuocheng's, but now he doesn't have as much emotion as Guo Zhuocheng, and he is indeed a little proud in his heart, but he is not as excited as Guo Zhuocheng. In his opinion, neither tanks nor warships can be regarded as a weapon of the country, nor can they be regarded as the killer weapon of the country, especially if they can win a decisive victory thousands of miles away, their role has been greatly reduced. Of course, with these weapons, the combat effectiveness of the army will definitely be much stronger than before, and now Chinese tanks can at least rank among the top three, which is very rare.

Not far away, a few soldiers were talking next to the tank, Qian Xuesen did not walk towards them, not wanting to disturb them, but turned in a direction, and said to Guo Zhuocheng as he walked: "Humble Cheng, you have been here for a while, how about building a large satellite launch site here?" ”

Guo Zhuocheng didn't know anything about the location of the satellite launch site, so he didn't immediately echo or oppose it, but he quickly searched for the memories of his past life in his heart. He clearly remembered that in his previous life, China had four major satellite launch bases, which were the Jiu-Quan, Xi-Chang, and Taiyuan, and finally on Qionghai Island. However, the construction of the satellite launch center in Wenchang was not completed before he was reborn, and he did not know whether the construction here was good or bad.

He asked ambiguously, "I don't know about this, you guys have this idea?" ”

Qian Xuesen looked at the sea in the distance, nodded, and said, "Yes." If the satellite launch center is built at low latitudes, we can use centrifugal force close to the equator to greatly reduce rocket fuel consumption. The carrying capacity of a geosynchronous satellite launched here can be increased by 0 to 5 percent compared with that of a rocket launched in Xichang, and the life of the satellite can be extended by more than two years. At the same time, the launch base is chosen here, and the rocket can be transported by land and water, and the size of the rocket is not limited by the railroad track (the rocket launched by the launch center in the mainland is limited by the railway transportation, and the maximum diameter of its components can only be limited to 5 meters, which limits the launch capacity of the rocket). In addition, the rocket launched from Qionghai Island is launched in a vast sea within 1,000 kilometers of its launch direction, so we don't have to worry about accidents caused by falling wreckage, and we don't have to choose the route as accurately as in the mainland. ”

Then, Qian Xuesen explained: "In fact, ten years ago, we had the idea of listing this place as a satellite launch center, but in view of the poor international environment here, the coastal area is easy to be occupied by foreign [***] teams, so we have to change it to the mainland, which is not easy to be attacked." Now that our international environment is better, no one dares to attack us, and I think it is imperative to build a launch base here, and I would like to ask for your opinion. ”

Guo Zhuocheng saw that Qian Xuesen said so sincerely, and knew that there were so many advantages of building the launch center here, so he had no choice but to open his golden finger and say: "If it is really built, you can build this launch center in Wenchang." It is close to the sea, the terrain is very good, and it is suitable for large ships to moor. ”

Qian Xuesen was surprised and said happily: "I knew you had the ability." Wenchang is indeed one of the three places we have planned, and we have launched sounding rockets there. Since you say so, we will move the main forces to Wen-Chang, and I also think that place is very good, and it is very suitable for the conditions in my mind. I'm sure if I tell them that you like the place, the chances of going there will be much higher. ......, you don't need to be so modest in the future, do you? If you tell me so casually, my confidence will be much greater, and it will also save the country a lot of exploration funds and reduce countless manpower and material resources. ”

In the previous life, the launch point of Wenchang was initially built at the end of 9 years, mainly used for scientific research sounding rocket launches, as a test base for launching suborbital rockets (such as ballistic missiles). After 994, it was identified by the State Council as China's four major satellite launch centers, with a large investment, and is expected to be put into use by the end of 20 years, and it is also used as an aviation education base and space tourism base.

Guo Zhuocheng said helplessly: "Professor Qian, aren't you scaring me?" As soon as I say yes, you think it's good, but what if I'm wrong? ”

Qian Xuesen smiled: "We are not all fools. Although we don't have a keen eye, we still have an eye for judging what is right and what is wrong, right? ”

Listening to the conversation between the young Guo Zhuocheng and Qian Xuesen, Chen Jianbo, the commander of the military division, was nothing, because he knew that although Guo Zhuocheng was young, he was very skillful, and the old oilmen of the general officialdom were not necessarily his opponents. What awes him the most is the powerful force behind Guo Zhuocheng. Not to mention that Guo Zhuocheng is now talking and laughing with Qian Xuesen, a top scientist, Chen Jianbo will not be surprised if he sits with the supreme chief and jokes.

As for what they are talking about now, although it is more than he imagined, he can still force himself to recognize it: "Guo Shucheng is fully qualified and has the right to talk about this. ”

But the commander of the military base didn't think so, no matter how he listened to it, he felt that Guo Zhuocheng was pretending to be awesome: "Is a director of the office qualified to talk about this?" The satellite launch center, even he, the commander of the base, has no right to beak it, so he can only accept orders from his superiors and read the relevant documents issued by his superiors. How could people really listen to him? ”

But Qian Xuesen's words and deeds confused him again, and Qian Xuesen didn't seem to be perfunctory, let alone cooperating with this young man's acting: "Why in the end? ”

What surprised him even more was Guo Zhuocheng's next words: "Old Qian, when you go back to Beijing this time, you can help me build a voice to the leader, and ask the superior leader to arrange an air force division here on our Qionghai Island." ”

"Air Division?" Qian Xuesen hurriedly asked, "You mean to guard against the enemy from attacking our satellite launch center from the air?" Which country would dare to do it to us now? ”

Guo Shucheng shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry about this, there are no countries that dare to sneak attack our satellite launch center for the time being." The purpose of the Air Force is to make sure that our South China Sea is firmly in our hands. ”

Before Qian Xuesen could speak, the base commander next to him couldn't help it, and said: "Director Guo, if you want to defend our South China Sea, airplanes can't do it, the range can't be covered at all, and you need a large warship." Besides, the central government will definitely not send planes here. ”

Guo Zhuocheng waved his hand and said proudly: "If the flight is not enough, move the airport forward." We can build airports on the Zhongsha and Nansha Islands. ”

Although Guo Zhuocheng is still young, he is 1.8 meters tall, coupled with a sturdy body and the temperament of a superior, and he really has a spirit that cannot be despised when he speaks.

The commander of the base is also a burly man, and he is also the leader of the troops, so he is naturally not afraid of Guo Shucheng's arrogance, so he only heard him sneer: "Director Guo, are you joking?" Which island in Zhongsha and Nansha Islands can build an airport? Once attacked, it is a live target for others. ”

Guo Zhuocheng glanced at the base commander noncommittally, turned his head to Qian Xuesen and said: "If the air force division comes, the aircraft must be matched with the old and the new, and the Flying Leopard, Jian-7, and Jian-10 must be available." In the future, we will slowly eliminate those with poor surnames and increase those with good surnames. As long as this is the case, we will be able to contain the South China Sea. As for the naval fleet, it can take its time for the time being, and our warships are too poor in their surnames, and there is no qualitative difference between them and the warships of the countries surrounding the South China Sea. ”

Seeing that Guo Zhuocheng ignored him, the base commander was a little annoyed in his heart, and at this time he "reminded": "Director Guo, whether it is our base or the military subdivision, its level is at the level of a prefectural division. And we already have an aviation brigade here. ”

It means that how is it possible for a division-level unit to add another air division to come in?

Guo Zhuocheng said lightly: "If the level is not enough, you will be upgraded." The scope under the jurisdiction of Qionghai Island is so large, larger than the area of several military regions combined, it is completely appropriate to upgrade to the provincial military level. If it weren't for the fact that the Jian-10 had not yet been officially installed, I would have liked to have stationed two air divisions and an anti-aircraft missile brigade here. ”

The base commander said: "The area of my Qionghai Island is only 540,000 square kilometers, is it necessary to be so heavily guarded?" Who will invade our country? ”

Guo Shucheng said unceremoniously: "You are really not worthy of being the commander of the base!" Don't you think that the area of more than 500,000 square kilometers is the area you should protect? That's three times the size of China's Bohai, Yellow and East China Seas! ”

The base commander's face suddenly turned blood-red, and he said angrily: "I...... I ......"

Guo Shucheng interrupted him and said: "Don't let me, I'll do it, hurry up and want to report to my superiors to strengthen the patrol force over the South China Sea." With an air division, it is of great significance to be able to protect satellite launch centers in wartime and to crack down on small rogue countries that peep at our islands in the South China Sea in peacetime. Several countries are already encroaching on our islands, and in a few years it will be even more troublesome. ......, I said do you, the base commander, want to progress? If you just stop at this division-level cadre, everything will be fine, I will tell you, through my investigation for a while, I found that the training of your troops is not good, and there are problems with your management methods. If you continue to manage like this, not to mention progress, it would be good to be able to keep the current position of commander. You still have to think about it, think about how to make some achievements, how to train your troops into elite soldiers. It is the duty of a soldier to protect his home and defend the country, why are you still afraid of this and that? ”

The commander of the base was aggrieved and frightened, but more excited, and his begging eyes couldn't help but look at Qian Xuesen:

When he came, only Qian Xuesen had the most power here, only he could contact high-ranking officials from time to time, and only he could influence his career. If Qian Xuesen reported Guo Zhuocheng's negative evaluation of him to his superiors, he could only get up and go home; On the contrary, if Qian Xuesen did not make a small report, but persuaded his superiors to send an air force division, he might have been promoted.

(To be continued)