It wasn't until two o'clock in the afternoon that the captain's meeting was all over, and Zheng Jian and Bruce, who were downstairs, hurriedly greeted Ivan after seeing him go downstairs.

"Captain!"

"Why are you here?" Ivan was a little surprised, it stands to reason that Zheng Jian should be in the logistics department, as for Bruce who should go to prepare supplies for the ship at this time, why are the two of them waiting for him here?

Since the return of Pluto, Ivan has not been able to achieve his goal, but this voyage in the stars has greatly benefited Russia, including cosmonauts. What's more, the disappearance of the Americans' Hades spacecraft after encountering the Gaia civilization proves the accuracy of Ivan's original return order, and Ivan, who returned to Earth, was very uncriticized and blamed, and won great honors for the feat of this voyage.

In recognition of Ivan's contribution to the country and humanity, the President of Russia once again awarded Ivan the title of "Hero of Russia", and his military rank was promoted from colonel to major general. The Earth Space Fleet was established, and Ivan and his Starry Sky undoubtedly became the first group to join the fleet, but because of the establishment and regulations of the Earth Space Fleet, Ivan handed over the command of his Starry Sky and became the captain of the Advance spaceship, as well as the commander of the Second Fleet.

The Second Fleet, this is just a formation, and the current Second Fleet, in addition to the ground base and combat personnel, has only one spaceship, the Advance. Of course, according to the assumption of the establishment of the Second Fleet, it should not take too long for the entire fleet to take shape, and by the time the successor spacecraft is put into service, the Second Fleet will be worthy of its name.

Zheng Jian hurriedly explained a few words to Ivan, and when he learned that the logistics department had delayed their material preparation by a day, Ivan's poker face became even more gloomy.

Without saying a word, Ivan took Zheng Jian and Bruce to his office at the headquarters, picked up the phone and dialed a number directly. After the other party picked up the phone, Ivan said a few words in a cold tone. Then he hung up the phone.

"There's no problem with Chekov's side."

Zheng Jian is happy, it is really a wicked person who needs a wicked person to grind, and he has been grinding in the logistics department for a long time and has not done it, and the captain has solved it with a phone call. Thinking of the face of this guy Chekov, and the cold tone in which Ivan called just now, I'm afraid this old boy was startled.

"Then Captain, I'll go again." Zheng Jian and Bruce saluted Ivan. Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, he was stopped by Ivan: "Zheng! Bruce, you guys wait a minute. ”

Turning around in disunderstanding, Zheng Jian and Bruce just wanted to say that it was not too early, and if they didn't go to the logistics department, they might be too late. Ivan told them that Chekov would send the supplies directly, and they didn't have to go over, just accept them directly.

"It just so happens that you're all here, and the fleet headquarters just gave us a mission." Motioning for them to sit down, Ivan said.

"Mission?!" Zheng Jian and Bruston were shocked, but they were also happy. They have been looking forward to the mission these days, who would have thought that the mission would come down so soon.

"Captain, are we going to the moon?" Bruce asked excitedly.

Ivan shook his head, and when Bruce thought it was another training mission and felt a little disappointed, Ivan said, "We're not going to the moon, we're going to Mars." ”

"Mars!" Zheng Jian and Bruce were surprised at the same time, and couldn't help but glance at each other, neither of them thought that their mission was actually to go to Mars.

"Is it a Martian base?" Zheng Jian couldn't help asking. The Earth Space Fleet is building a base on the moon and will do the same on Mars in the future. This is a situation that these middle and senior officers of the country know. But the problem is that the moon base has just begun to be built, and it will take several years for the base to be completed. As for the Martian base, this is nothing more than a plan on paper, and when it will start is not known at all. Could it be that this plan was ahead of schedule? Is it possible to start building a Mars base now?

"It's a base, but it's not a fleet base." Ivan looked at the two deputies and explained: "According to reliable sources. There is a high-strength material on Mars that is the best material for building the hulls and engines of new spacecraft, and the Earth Alliance headquarters asked the Earth Space Fleet to cooperate in building an ore gathering base on Mars, and our Forward spacecraft will take on the transportation and auxiliary work. ”

"When are we leaving?"

"Soon. No later than the 5th of next month, the key is that the scientists at the Earth Alliance headquarters have taken a little longer to prepare, after all, the necessary facilities needed for the collection base have not yet been put in place. ”

"Got it!" Zheng Jian and Bruce stood up at the same time, now there is only less than half a month until the 5th of next month, there is indeed not much time, and this operation is not all military operations in nature, but in any case, this is the Second Space Fleet, and it is also the best practical exercise for all the soldiers of the Advance spaceship, not to mention that their captain is still the famous Ivan, thinking of this, they are all looking forward to the arrival of the departure time.

A few days later, Earth Alliance scientists and some equipment arrived at the Second Fleet station, and the Forward spacecraft was larger than the original Pioneer spacecraft, and its storage bays were fully capable of accommodating the equipment and personnel. After all the preparations were completed, the Endeavor spacecraft lifted off and began to start the airborne thermonuclear fusion engine when it reached the Earth's low-Earth orbit, and then headed for Mars at a very high speed.

"This is the ...... the universe!"

On the bridge, looking at the deep universe in front of him and the countless galaxies, Zheng Jian couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The Advance spacecraft was the first space mission, and most of the people on the ship, except for Ivan, had only experienced this kind of navigation in the simulation module, but the simulation module was a simulation cabin after all, and no matter how real the scene was, it could not be compared with the scene in front of them. At this time, Zheng Jian felt the smallness, helplessness and loneliness that Ivan had told them about sailing in space, not only for him, but also for Bruce around him.

Sitting in the command chair in the middle of the bridge, Ivan also felt in his heart that he had served as the captain of the Starry Sky could feel the difference in the ship he was commanding now more than anyone else. Compared with the Star, the Advance is about the same size, but its internal facilities, power engine, and weapons are all incomparable to the previous Starsky. Although the current Star has been refitted, it already has artificial gravity and a small ecological balance circle. But the Advance not only has these, but also has an ecological circulation system that even the Americans do not have, this technology is unique to the Chinese, and now several other spaceships of the space fleet are installing this system, which is one of the main reasons why the Advance, which already has an ecological circulation system and has such a rich experience of Ivan as a captain to assist in the establishment of a Martian ore collection base.

In addition, the Forward spacecraft does not carry missiles like the Star, but it has an even more powerful weapon: the electromagnetic cannon. In space, the power and range of the electromagnetic cannon including the speed are much more powerful than ordinary missiles, once activated, the two electromagnetic cannons of the Advance are enough to reach the distance of more than 10 times the range of ordinary missiles to accurately hit the target, with its powerful kinetic energy to destroy the target instantly.

In addition, the Advance spacecraft also has several other killer features, and after serving as the captain of the Advance, Ivan can't help but marvel at the strength of Chinese science and technology, and at the same time worry about his homeland.

A few days later, Zheng Jian and others, including several scientists on board the ship, gradually adapted to sailing in space, and the work on the spacecraft was also in good order under Ivan's command.

"A cup of coffee?" Bruce asked Zheng Jian, who was on duty, with his coffee.

"Thanks, I'll have tea." Zheng Jian waved his hand, as a Chinese, he is always not used to drinking coffee, and he still feels that tea is more thirst-quenching for drinks.

Shrugging his shoulders, Bruce took a sip of his coffee, then looked at the starry sky in front of him and said: "Now I really admire our captain, I felt amazing when I saw the universe on the first day, I was a little curious on the second day, and I got used to it after the third day, and now I am almost indifferent to this scene." It is said that our captain once set the record for the longest stay in space and spent more than two years traveling back and forth to Pluto, and I really don't know how he managed to overcome this in such a long time. ”

As he spoke, Bruce stretched out his hand and pointed at the starry sky in front of him, Zheng Jian smiled and was just about to answer, when a red dot suddenly lit up in the center of the screen, and he was instantly startled, because this red dot could not represent other natural celestial bodies, only a fast-moving artificial spacecraft would be like this. (To be continued......)

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