Fifty kilometers north of the base of Lop Nur, a peculiar "town" stands.

It is peculiar because although this "town" has the appearance of an ordinary town, with complete facilities such as residential houses and poultry and livestock, there is no trace of anyone living in it. And in the open space around the "town" there are also a lot of weapons and equipment.

From China's first-generation aircraft Hawk-1 to Hawk-2, and even the third-generation fighter that is still being tested. There are also bombers, as with fighters, from the first-generation H-1 to the third-generation bombers in testing. These planes are parked haphazardly around the "town".

Among the weapons and equipment, the most are tank armored vehicles, from the original first-generation tanks, to the Chinese Tiger and the Chinese Leopard, and the third-generation tanks that have been tested in the future. Armored vehicles are also varied, with all functions, minesweepers, infantry fighting vehicles, armored assault vehicles and other main armored vehicles of the Wehrmacht today, as well as various types of self-propelled guns, army support artillery.

This "town" looks a bit like the site of a weapons and equipment exhibition, except that there is not a single audience for this exhibition, and these things are not here for people to see. They are only placed here as test items for subsequent data collection after the trial.

In the "small town", there should be a complete range of living materials, and there are also many poultry and livestock. And in the middle of the "town", stands a tall iron tower. The tower is hundreds of meters tall and is made entirely of iron and steel, making it look unusually sturdy. At the top of the tower, there is a large ball, which is almost three meters in diameter.

The round ball is the protagonist of this nuclear physics experiment, China's first nuclear bomb, codename: Emperor.

At dawn in the early morning, an armored car came to this calm "town", and the armored car came directly to the tower and stopped. A scientific researcher in a white lab coat stepped out of the armored vehicle and climbed directly to the tower.

China's first atomic bomb was exploded on an iron tower, that is, the atomic bomb was first assembled on the ground, and no detonator could be inserted, and then it was hoisted to the top of the tower for fixation, inspection, testing, and finally the detonator could be inserted after all the work was completed. Except for the unfinished work of inserting the detonator, all other work was completed the day before yesterday. Tests will begin today, and work on the insertion of detonators will also take place today.

The "town" erected by the tower is on the Great Gobi of Lop Nur, because the local wind and sand, the temperature difference between morning and evening is very large, and it is very difficult for scientific research and technical personnel to work on the tower, in addition to the harsh natural conditions, it is the natural swing of the tower. Under such difficult working conditions, it is necessary to plug in a large number of dangerous detonators, and the huge difficulties and psychological pressure can be imagined.

Whether the atomic bomb can be successfully exploded depends on the last detonator inserted. This is because whether the detonator can be inserted into the correct position according to the specified requirements directly affects whether the atomic bomb can be detonated synchronously, otherwise the atomic bomb explosion test will fail.

At this time, in the control center of the Lop Nur base, everyone gathered. Chen Shao's family, Zhang Lingpu, Qian Siqiang, Einstein and Marie Curie, as well as his other physics researchers, plus all the staff, the control center has gathered nearly 100 people. They all sat quietly in their chairs, looking at the scientific technician who was inserting a detonator in the "small town" in the monitor in front of them.

The entire control center was silent, and no one spoke. They all knew that the experiment had reached a critical moment. More than ten years of hard work are all at this moment.

After checking it again, the scientific technician gestured to the camera to confirm that it had been installed. After he slowly climbed down the tower and got into an armored car and left. The entire control center was eradicated, as if a long time had passed, and the wait was always long. Especially at such a critical moment, every second feels like a century.

After the armored vehicle disappeared from the monitoring range, the various instruments in the control center began to work again.

"The connection between the control center and the emperor has been established."

"The emperor's data shows that it is normal."

"The Emperor's detonation work can begin at any time."

…… With the sound of reports, the work of nuclear physics experiments has been fully prepared.

Chen Shao looked at the time and said to Einstein beside him: "The nuclear test started on time, and there is still an hour to go, and then the final inspection will be carried out." I hope it was a perfect nuclear explosion. ”

Chen Shao has high hopes for this nuclear explosion of great significance, and he does not want to be disappointed. Although the entire experiment had been examined countless times, he ordered it to be checked again.

"Hmm!" Einstein nodded, and didn't say anything to Chen Shao's caution, he also wanted to make sure that nothing went wrong.

"Our soldiers also have the right to know, and today is the time to let them know, so that they also know what they have been guarding for more than three years." Chen Shao said to Zhang Lingpu beside him again.

"Headmaster, what are you going to do..."Zhang Lingpu said.

Chen Shao's words made Zhang Lingpu a little confused, he had no such plans before. Early this morning, he ordered all the officers and men to stay in the base, ordered that no one should go out, and also stopped his duty today.

"The order went down, and all personnel in the base urgently assembled, and the surveillance footage was brought to everyone. I want to share this with everyone. Before Zhang Lingpu finished speaking, Chen Shao ordered directly. In his mind, these soldiers were indispensable to the plan, and they were also entitled to know these things.

"Yes." Zhang Lingpu stood up and saluted. Then he turned around and left, he very much agreed with Chen Shao's move. It's just that the previous plan didn't have this part, and he couldn't ask for it. Zhang Lingpu is very clear about the loneliness of these three years, and he also wants all the soldiers to know that these three years of loneliness are meaningful.

Zhang Lingpu knew very well that the defenders of the base were very disciplined in terms of secrecy. But for three years, they didn't know what they were protecting, and muttering in their hearts was absolutely inevitable. The most common topic of conversation among the fighters is: What the hell are we doing here?

Sun Xingyi was staying in the dormitory with his comrades, discussing why he didn't have to go out on patrol today. Such an order surprised them, because from the first day they were drawn to this place, they had not stopped going to work 365 days a year, rain or shine. Today's order is the first time in more than three years, and no one is allowed to leave the base. And now, all the soldiers in the entire base are talking about today's strange order.

The constraints on soldiers at the base can be said to be very strict, or it can be said to be very relaxed. Especially when it comes to chat topics, there are basically not too many restrictions, as long as the news here is not revealed. As for being in the base, you can say whatever you want, unlike other troops, where there are no restrictions. This is also a little compensation for the soldiers, and it is also relatively relaxed in military discipline. After all, staying in this place where birds don't poop is a boring life every day, and the people who watch it and the people who come into contact with it are so familiar that they can't be more familiar. In some ways, the relaxation of the policy also keeps the soldiers from getting too bored.

All the soldiers were staying in the dormitory of the base at this time, the soldier's dormitory space was very large, and each dormitory could accommodate a complete formation of infantry platoon soldiers, and Sun Xingyi was only one of the nearly forty people in the platoon.

"You say, what are you doing today, I have encountered such an order once, not only do we not have to go to the rat pit, but even the brothers of other companies do not have to go out, which is strange enough." Sun Xingyi said.

The rat's nest is the name given to the sentry by the warriors. In the vast desert as far as the eye can see, there are countless observation posts under the ground for nearly 100 kilometers around the base. In addition to the necessary patrols, the soldiers generally work in teams of two to serve an observation post, working three shifts a day. And today, all the sentry posts are empty.

"It is estimated that there will be something at the base today, stealing half a day of leisure, and a rare day off." A warrior lay on his bed, fiddling with his weapon. The silver-white pistol flexed between his fingers, pulling out the spear flowers.

"Whatever he does, what we should know, even if we don't want to know, we'll know when the time comes. We shouldn't know, and it's useless to ask nonsense. Another soldier was holding a piece of jerky, tearing a little from time to time to feed it to the military dogs around him. The boring life, in addition to comrades-in-arms, is that these military dogs serve as the soldiers' best companions.

"Now I'm most concerned about when we can go home and see, it's been a few years since we've seen our relatives." A soldier pulled out a picture from his pocket and looked at it.

"I think it's an opportunity for us to go back soon." A soldier repeatedly disassembles and assembles his pistol on the table, and constantly disassembles and organizes weapons in addition to daily patrol tasks and training, which is already his greatest pleasure. A pistol is in his hand, and in just a few breaths, it can be turned into a pile of parts, and in a dazzle, the parts that have just been disassembled will become a pistol again.

"How do you explain that?" Hearing the words of his comrades-in-arms, Sun Xingyi asked.

"It's simple, I've been guessing before, I'm here to study secret weapons. And today's move is the most abnormal, I believe that the secret weapon should be almost done, and it is very likely to test the secret weapon, otherwise we will all stay in the base wherever we need to, and we will not be allowed to go out. As long as the secret development is successful, then our task can be much relaxed, and when the time comes, we should be arranged to go back to visit our relatives. ”

The researchers in the base can meet with the soldiers every day, and since there are many scientific researchers here, the secret weapon in the soldiers' mouths is naturally not groundless.

For three years, the issue of secret weapons has been the most talked about topic among soldiers after dinner. Some say it's a super tank, some say it's a super plane, whether it's right or not, they will witness that historic moment later.

(To be continued)