September 5, 1951.

As soon as the golden autumn came, Zhang Shusheng decided to set off on the road.

With the development of the economy of the entire empire, and the importance of Hanjing as a global center became more and more prominent, the port of Hanjing became more and more prosperous.

Frequently taking off transport spacecraft and the newly built maglev cargo corridor directly transport goods in and out of Hanjing, an economic and industrial center.

Early in the morning, the military port area of Hanjing Port, the No. 1~5 berth area, has parked many warships waiting to depart.

Half a month ago, the Propaganda Department of the Empire announced that Chairman Zhang Shusheng, the Supreme Power Committee of the Empire, would personally lead the fleet to open up a safe trade route to the outer galaxy and forge ahead for the future of the Empire.

As soon as this news was announced, it immediately aroused extremely high support, cheers and great discussion among the whole people.

On the one hand, the people once again realized that the god-like chairman in their minds, for the long-term development of the empire and the future of the earth's civilization, dared to put aside a comfortable life, let themselves be uneasy, let themselves take risks, and personally overcome obstacles and open up shipping routes, which is a feat of merit to civilization.

On the other hand, as the de facto ruler of the earth, Zhang Shusheng dared to shoulder the heavy responsibility of opening up the route, discovering a new civilization and a new world as his own responsibility, and resolutely embarked on a journey, which is a feat that dares to challenge the universe.

Just as people used to cheer for Columbus's feat, just as people cheered for the discovery of the New World.

On this day, nearly a million people spontaneously came to Hanjing Airport, and they stood on the super square of the airport, looking at the group of warships that had been waiting in the air for a long time, and their hearts were very excited.

People seem to have seen the scene of Zheng He's hundreds of big ships going to the West again, and the scene of thousands of people bidding farewell in the empty alleys.

People seem to see that back then, Columbus set sail to sea amid the cheers of the people, opening up great voyages one after another.

People yearn for the starry sky and the universe, but this mysterious everything always needs someone to explore, discover, and explore.

Zhang Shusheng is like a ragged leader of civilization, struggling with all his might for the strength of the earth's civilization, and working hard.

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

"Long live the chairman!"

"Long live the Empire!"

"Long live the earth!"

In the huge square, millions of people stood densely under the berths where the huge ships were parked, like ants, but they let out an earth-shattering roar, a roar like the soul of a nation trembling.

The next moment, Zhang Shusheng's small spaceship finally flew to the airport, parked directly on the bridge of the battleship in front of the Zhonghua, waved down, and in front of him was a full-scene microphone, he wanted to say a few words from his heart.

In his rear, in addition to the battleship Zhonghua, there were 9 flying boats, 7 battleships, 2 supply ships converted from transport ships! A full 10 ships, 8 warships, and two Xiao He-class transport ships full of cargo and supplies.

The battleship was like a mountain, stretching for more than ten kilometers, and it filled two large berths.

At the front of the battleship mountain is the Zhonghua, and at the front of the Zhonghua is the bridge, Zhang Shusheng stands majestically on the bridge, and below is the millions of soldiers and civilians, as well as those who watch through television.

In the next moment, a majestic and energetic voice spread throughout the entire airport, into the ears of millions of soldiers and civilians, and into the ears of countless television viewers and radio listeners in the empire.

"Comrades, today is a special day, I, Zhang Shusheng, will personally lead the imperial fleet to open a safe route for our Chinese civilization for countless thousands of years in the future. Here, I would like to assure you that I will do my best to obtain a safe route for our Chinese civilization.

The development of civilization is bound to go out, just as in the Age of Discovery, the development direction of civilization is maritime trade.

Tomorrow, interstellar trade will become mainstream, replacing the existing intraplanetary trade, and this route is crucial.

Looking back at the development of the earth's civilization, it has only been thousands of years since the primitive society. Our rapid development is based on the courage of countless people to explore, the courage to create, I am willing to be this leader, and the knife and axe will also open up a route for interstellar trade.

I don't shy away from it, this will be a great day, maybe in another ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years, we will look back on the present day and find that a safe and smooth route has laid the foundation for our empire, and even the entire earth civilization, to go to the universe and to the prosperous universe.

History has proved countless times that the result of closing the country will only be destruction, and we must dare to fight against all kinds of difficulties and fight against the universe when we are prepared...... I believe that one day, the Chinese civilization and even the civilization of the earth will become strong through the perseverance of countless of us, through my efforts, your efforts, and the efforts of all of you.

Finally, I would like to send a message to all my compatriots in the Empire, the solar system is small, but the Milky Way is very large, and the universe is even bigger. ”

After speaking, Zhang Shusheng stood up and saluted, and saluted the most solemn salute to the millions of soldiers and civilians who were present to see him off, to his wife and daughter, to the military and political dignitaries, and to the hundreds of millions of imperial people in front of the television.

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

…… Zhang Shusheng's speech was over, but the applause and cheers at the scene were not over, and the palms were red and swollen, as if it didn't matter.

Because, in their opinion, Zhang Shusheng is about to embark on a journey with their dreams, with the dreams of the entire earth civilization.

Zhang Shusheng's salute is to tell everyone, please rest assured, please have confidence in me, I will live up to the trust.

Then, Zhang Shusheng glanced at Lu Yunyan, He Ning, Shantai Luoyu, and a few members of the Sun family, and finally turned around and walked into the Zhonghua with Fu Huiyu not far away.

The next moment, a 3D virtual projection thousands of meters high appeared in the sky above the airport, and it was Zhang Shusheng.

"I command: the fleet set sail!"

Ten spaceships take off at once, slowly accelerate, and finally shoot into space.

Back in the captain's room, Zhang Shusheng asked Fu Huiyu to go back to the room first, and he was anxious about the first plenary meeting of the expedition.

The commander-in-chief of the fleet this time is naturally Zhang Shusheng, and the actual commander is Sun Xiwu.

The high-level military personnel are accompanied by Dai Anlan, the personnel on the political axe side are Wei Sancai, and the private side is Fu Huiyu, which is considered Qi.

"Stand up!"

"Sit down, Sun Xiwu, you can introduce to you the first issue of the route map I just issued."

In the all-virtual conference room of the captain's room, 10 captains, Dai Anlan, the actual commander and deputy commander-in-chief of the Space Force, Wei Sancai, the first vice premier of the Government Council, and even Zhang Bing participated in the meeting as an adult soldier, and a total of them were also listed.

"Yes!"

Sun Xiwu stood up and first introduced Zhang Bing to everyone, "Everyone, on behalf of the chairman of the committee, I would like to introduce to you Comrade Zhang Bing, who is the supreme person in charge of the virtual world of our empire. ”

Everyone couldn't help but be amazed, they had long known that there was a powerful artificial intelligence in the empire, but they didn't expect to see it today.

Salute! Zhang Bing got up and saluted, and without speaking, he sat down with a straight face.

Sun Xiwu then opened an electronic map, pointed to the 3D image and said to everyone, "Our fleet consists of 1 flagship of the Zhonghua, 3 Yanhuang-class G-type battleships, 3 G-type Chunqiu-class interstellar cruisers, a special warship, and two transport ships.

I won't say much about the operational matters, everyone knows in their hearts, and don't go wrong at a critical time.

The route you see now, starting from the Earth and leaving the solar system, will soon enter the Lost Star Field. Needless to say, I would like to emphasize that all ships must strictly abide by the discipline of navigation, must not change their course without authorization, and must not act privately, otherwise, they are likely to die because of a small mistake and have no place to be buried.

Death is not terrible, and if the feats of opening up the route fail because of your negligence, even me, I can only apologize to the chairman and the people of the empire with death......"

Sun Xiwu talked a lot, Zhang Shusheng nodded again and again, and the key points were said.

Although he got this route map from the Dreamplane, the fact that there is a route map does not mean that this route is 100% safe, and there are dangers lurking everywhere when he is lost in the star field.

Moreover, this route is not wide, but relatively narrow, with the speed of an interstellar battleship, once it runs around, it is very likely to fall directly into the natural trap formed by the nature of the universe, and there is no place to die, and even the wreckage of the battleship cannot be found.

Therefore, Zhang Shusheng especially strengthened the special combat ship headed by him.

This special warship does not pursue speed, does not pursue all kinds of ability, but only strengthens its defense capabilities, detection capabilities, and the ability to fight various crises, and for this, Zhang Shusheng spent all the remaining points by purchasing various materials.

This is simply a turtle-shell-like spaceship that sacrifices most of the ship's surname energy, and only retains the basic surname energy to improve its defense, detection and confrontation capabilities.

There wasn't a single living person on it, it was all robots.

Behind this special ship named the Xuangui is the flagship of the Zhonghua that is more resistant, more powerful, and can make an emergency jump at any time.

Then came the much more fragile battleships, cruisers, transports.

The outer universe is full of murderous intentions, and Zhang Shusheng even knows with his thighs that such a large-scale purchase of his own will inevitably attract the attention of some people, especially those battleships of the Longshan Empire, but he is not afraid, as long as the seller can fulfill his responsibilities, he can take the initiative, at least in the face of unexpected events, these battleships he brings will not be vegetarian.

These warships carry a large number of standard energy blocks, the energy shield can ensure that it can be opened 100% for a long time, and the weapons and ammunition are also abundant, and the energy weapon will not have a situation where there is no food after a few shots.

Especially the core of the entire fleet, the Zhonghua, as a secret weapon, has been upgraded ruthlessly over the years.

"I hope this road will be safer and less to lose."

Zhang Shusheng prayed silently.

The fleet passed all the way without incident, until the third day of departure, when Zhang Shusheng received a report.

"Report to the chairman! The fleet is about to enter the Lost Star Domain. ”

(To be continued)