Chapter 626: The Battle of the Siege (8)

"Sir, I can tell you unequivocally that this is impossible. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info"In the underground base of Oak Ridge, an old man with gray hair and a white scientific research coat stood in his office and shouted to a US Army general with the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulder, "We can't build a super bomb at all now, and the final mantissa data has not yet been obtained!" ā€

"It's not a discussion, it's not a request." The U.S. Lieutenant General is the project leader of the Super Bomb program, Nicholas Murphy. General Fez. He is now moving towards Albert Brown, the main scientific figure of the research group. Professor Modric gives an order from Washington "This is an order from Washington, and no one can ignore the order. You've got to make a super bomb right now. ā€

"It can't be." Professor Modric shouted, "We haven't done the final steps of the experiment, and the result of the forcible creation is that there is no way to successfully detonate it." ā€

"Nothing is impossible." Nicholas said coldly, "This is an order, I just inform you." If it can't be completed within the time limit, then all the people in the project team will be court-martialed! ā€

At this time, the American high-level leaders, who had been frightened by the large-scale advance of the Ming army, could no longer continue to tolerate the group of scientists who had consumed countless resources, manpower and material resources, but had not succeeded in anything until now. They have repeatedly delayed the task of developing superbombs. It used to be patient, but now that the eyebrows are burning, the top level of the United States can no longer care about the courtesy of these scientists.

Rather than being captured in the end, all the scientists will be cheaper by that time. It's better to give them an ultimatum, and if they really can't make it, then kill them all. At least it won't be cheap. If it weren't for everyone's strong opposition, including the officers and men of the biological and chemical forces, the high-level US leaders, who were already jumping over the wall at this moment, would have already used biological and chemical weapons.

In fact, the treatment of the scientists involved in this super bomb project is really good. They enjoyed the best wines and people, the best supplies, and even spent a pleasant weekend in a special military plane to many of the big cities on the East Coast.

And these scientists have always insisted on independence. I don't want to work with my colleagues to develop together. This has led to a lot of detours in the US military's super bomb project. Until the time when the Allies were completely defeated on all fronts. These scientists with great personalities had to come together under heavy pressure.

No more special flights to the East Coast every weekend, no more vacations. Even their rest time has become very small, and it is normal to be busy for more than ten hours a day. Although many scientists protested, the soldiers remained unmoved. Strict execution of their own orders.

Fortunately, at this moment when various supplies are gradually scarce, they can still get the top supplies. Only then did they barely suppress the complaints of these people. But now the top leaders of the United States, who are forced to be anxious, can no longer bear it. Seeing that the entire Oak Ridge base was about to fall into the hands of the Ming army, the US top brass issued an ultimatum to these scientists.

If you can't do it, then die.

Scientists are not stupid, in fact, the people who can become scientists are people with explosive IQs, and they can certainly feel the changes and differences in the environment around them. Especially after receiving the ultimatum, they deeply understood that this was not an April Fool's joke. It's playing for real.

After some intense internal discussions, the scientists finally decided to build a superbomb based on the current data. As for whether it will blow up in the end, that's not something they can decide. At least we have to pass this hurdle.

The super-bomb program of the Americans has actually entered its final stage. At least there is no problem with manufacturing. The real problem lies in the detonation system, and American scientists have not yet completed the design of the detonation system, so they can only design it according to the approximate possibilities. The rest is to resign yourself to fate.

At this moment of emergency, the Americans are using an unprecedented rate of production to produce superbombs. In fact, all the raw materials and components required for it have already been produced. All that is needed is the real manufacturing process. The Americans had their first superbomb at the end of May.

Under normal circumstances, this new weapon requires live-fire experiments to obtain data. It's just that the precarious situation of the US military now makes experimentation and everything a luxury. The rear is already about to be encircled, and the front line is in full retreat. In this case, no one can wait for weapons to be tested slowly.

Late on the night of May 29, a transport plane flew out of the exit of the airstrip set up on the slope of an underground base in the Oak Ridge area, and flew into the night with the core crystals of the tens of thousands of employees here.

The next day, the superbomb was delivered to Richmond, Virginia. A large airfield on the outskirts of here was already filled with four long-range bombers ready for sorties.

Technicians quickly loaded the superbomb onto a four-shot long-range bomber. Then, an entire wing of hundreds of fighters of the same type took off together, escorted by hundreds of fighters, and flew towards the Charlotte area of North Carolina.

After much consideration, the U.S. military top brass finally decided to use this superweapon, which scientists call a bomb that can wipe out an army group, in the area of Charlotte, where fierce fighting is raging. After all, this is just too important at this moment. The U.S. military could not afford to lose here, leading to the loss of the entire state of Tennessee and a large number of troops, as well as Oak Ridge.

The U.S. military chose the Stone Mountain area as its target. It is now the headquarters of the First Army Group of the Ming Army, and it is also an important assembly place for its reserves and logistics materials. According to the notice of the US intelligence department, there are at least 70,000 or 80,000 Ming troops assembled near Shishan at this moment. And the headquarters of its army group is also here.

The U.S. military is determined to use its own superbomb here.

In order to succeed in dropping bombs, the US military sent a large number of bombers of the same model to attack in a big way to confuse the Ming army. Specifically designed to provide cover for the four-engine long-range bomber numbered 0179 hidden in the fleet. And this time, in order to raise the level of secrecy, except for a small number of people directly involved in this matter, no one can contact them.

The U.S. military has done everything it can. But no one knows exactly what will happen to this attack. After all, it is doubtful whether this bomb will successfully explode. And the Ming army is not some kind of garbage army without defense. The Ming army was the most powerful group of air and air defense in this era.

Needless to say, the Ming Army's army aviation fighter unit is the unit with the largest number of downs in the world. The total number of fighters of various countries shot down by the fighter units of the Ming Army's army aviation has even exceeded the total number of various aircraft produced by the Americans.

Moreover, the ground forces of the Ming army also have strong air defense. From the 105 mm anti-aircraft guns to the classic 88 mm anti-aircraft guns, to the 40 mm Erlikon and the 20 mm Bofors. The ground air defense of the Ming army was very terrifying, and they even deployed anti-aircraft fire to the company scale.

In particular, the armored units of the Ming army, their self-propelled air defense battalions were equipped with quadruple anti-aircraft guns that were enough to shred apart any well-armored American fighter plane. Even the small-caliber artillery of the Ming army could not reach the heavy bombers in the high altitude, but there was a cluster headquarters of the Ming army near Shishan. A number of heavy anti-aircraft battalions were deployed in the vicinity, and hundreds of large-caliber artillery pieces equipped with them were a deadly threat to US fighters.

A group of heavy bombers of the US Army Air Force flew to the vicinity of Shishan on the night of 30 July. They suffered heavy losses under the strong suppression of the Ming army's night fighters and ground anti-aircraft fire, and most of the hundreds of US heavy long-range bombers had been lost or were forced to return after being heavily damaged.

Fortunately for the Americans, the heavy bomber No. 0179, which had been protected in the core, successfully flew over the rocky mountain.

"Bomb dropping!" With the captain's order, the modified hatch slowly opened, and a large bomb with a huge body whistled down from the magazine, burrowing into the dark night.

"Start the timer." The bombardier began to record the time nervously, while the captain and co-pilot desperately pulled the plane up, accelerating with all their might to get out of the battlefield.

However, time passed minute by minute. By the time the bombardier's timer had run out for sixty seconds, there had been no noticeable change in the night covered in bombs and anti-aircraft fire. Although there are constantly huge spots of light splashed by falling bombs when they explode on the ground, they are the effects of ordinary bombs.

There were many people on the plane who knew the inside story, and their faces turned pale. They knew what the bomb meant. If it doesn't succeed in exploding, it means that countless people will be unlucky for it, and it also means that this country and the entire anti-Ming alliance will completely lose the last trace of hope.

The time on the timer was still advancing faithfully, and after a few minutes, all those on the plane who knew the inside of the plane could not help but collapse in the cabin. This huge venture ultimately failed.

The unwilling Americans hovered in the sky for a long time, until the fuel on the plane was no longer enough to continue to support it, and then they left unwillingly. On the ground, there was a huge dud, but it didn't explode! (To be continued.) )