Turn off the rocket launch program? Abandoning a mission? Xia Yu looked at the countdown of more than a minute in astonishment, and pressed the communication button: "Command center, this is the Shenlong, please explain the reason." ”

The countdown to the ignition of the Shenlong booster rocket was also displayed in the flight control center, looking at the decreasing time, Yuan Limin picked up the intercom and said: "We observed that some debris has changed its orbit because of the chain reaction, and the computer shows that those debris are flying towards the route of the Shenlong, and you may also be hit, so we can only cancel the plan." ”

"What about Tiangong No. 1?"

"You can only go back to the ground first, and then go up." Yuan Limin's voice was very bitter, seeing that success was in sight, but he had to give up the rescue of Tiangong No. 1, which was really a very uncomfortable thing, but it was impossible for them to let the Shenlong take the risk of being destroyed to carry out the mission.

How far is Shenlong from Tiangong-1? After the booster rocket is ignited, it only takes less than ten minutes for them to be able to see Tiangong-1 within visual range, and they can save Liu Hongliang and Yang Yi, but at this time, they have to give up the two?

Xia Yu didn't want to do this at all, but even if he was willing to continue the mission, what about Wang Pengyu and Wu Degao, would they be willing to risk their lives?

Just when Xia Yu was hesitating to say what he thought, Wu Min's voice came from the earphones: "I don't know what you guys think, but I want to save people." ”

"Me too." This is Du Junbao's voice.

"Me too." This is Wu Degao's voice.

"And me." Wang Pengyu said.

"You people, why do you think the same way as me?" Xia Yu turned his head to look at Wang Pengyu and smiled, and said, "Then, let's continue the mission and save people!" ”

Hearing Xia Yu's words, everyone smiled slightly, and at this moment, their thoughts were closely linked.

"Command center, this is the Divine Dragon."

"Shenlong, please speak."

"Please tell us about the altitude and quantity of space debris."

In the flight control center, hearing Xia Yu's question, everyone raised their heads in astonishment, and Yuan Limin stood up directly, grabbed the communicator and asked loudly: "Shenlong, what do you want to do?!" ”

"Continuing the mission, of course." Xia Yu smiled and replied very calmly: "The body of the Shenlong is relatively small, it is not easy to be hit, and if the debris belt is not large, we will be able to break out of the impact area within two seconds, and we feel that this risk can be taken, so all the members of our Shenlong have decided to continue the mission." ”

"Don't make up your own mind!" Yuan Limin yelled: "What if I get hit? You're just postponing the mission, turn off the booster rocket for me right away! ”

"We can wait, but Tiangong-1 can't wait that long." Xia Yu was very calm and said: "There are still twenty-seven seconds left before the booster rocket starts, command center, pray that we succeed!" ”

"This damn bastard!" Cursing in a low voice, there was no time to continue to persuade Xia Yu to change their minds, even if they had to punish the crew members of the Shenlong, it would be later, Yuan Limin hurriedly informed the Shenlong of the estimated height and time of the rendezvous.

"Hey, guys." After receiving Yuan Limin's report, Xia Yu shouted loudly during Wang Pengyu's ten-second countdown reading: "Do you have anything else to say?" ”

"Nope!" X3。

"Then let's go and save people!!"

When the words fell, in the combustion chambers of the two booster rockets under the wings of the Shenlong, the special fuel configurations of the rockets such as oxidizer and solid fuel were perfectly mixed together, and a huge amount of energy erupted, Xia Yu and the others only felt a slight shock in their bodies, and then there was a surge of acceleration again.

"Rockets 1 and 2 were successfully ignited." Wang Pengyu shouted: "Speed 21 Mach, Mach 22, Mach 24, No. 1 and No. 2 booster rockets have run out of fuel." The countdown to the ignition of the No. 3 and No. 4 rockets is ready. ”

"Rockets 1 and 2 are out of the wing, rockets 3 and 4 are ignition for a three-second countdown, 3, 2, 1, ignition!" As Wang Pengyu's words fell, the last two booster rockets hanging under the wings of the Shenlong raised the speed of the Shenlong again.

At this time, the Shenlong had already entered outer space, and the No. 1 and No. 2 rockets that had separated from under the wings had already been thrown away, and Xia Yu and others, who should have felt the weightless environment, were temporarily pressed into the seats because of the overload force of acceleration.

Although it was getting closer and closer to Tiangong No. 1 at this moment, the staff on the ground, including Xia Yu and others, became more nervous.

"Estimated meeting time of 35 seconds." In the flight control center, a staff member in the monitoring area shouted: "30 seconds, 25 seconds...... 10-second countdown, 10, 9, 8, 7 ......"

Counting down with the ground personnel, there was also Wang Pengyu, and at this moment, all the crew members on the Shenlong used all their strength to tense their muscles, ready to meet the possible collision.

The heavy cabin spacesuit has been set to a fully enclosed mode, although the temperature regulator inside is still working normally, Wang Pengyu and the others still feel that their bodies are slightly hot, and even the air they breathe out is extremely hot.

25 or 6 kilometers away, a piece of scattered debris more than 3,900 meters long, about 2,700 meters wide, and 3,100 meters high is quietly approaching at high speed. The largest of them is less than a third of a square meter, and the smallest is nothing more than dust. However, no one dares to ignore their existence, especially when it is likely to be hit by them.

"Expect the last three seconds of contact." Wang Pengyu shouted: "3, 2, 1......"

Before Wang Pengyu's words had completely fallen, many pieces of space debris had already swept past the Shenlong. There is no medium in the universe that can convey sound, and every qiē is so silent. Even though one of the fist-sized fragments pierced the left wing of the Shenlong almost unhindered, and the third rocket of the Shenlong detached from under the wing and exploded subsequently, there was still no sound.

Xia Yu just felt a shock all over his body after Wang Pengyu's reading ended, and the whole person seemed to have been suddenly hit by a high-speed car, his chest was stuffy, his eyes were black, and the muscles and internal organs all over his body, including his brain, seemed to be weighed down by the giant.

The alarm in the cockpit sounded suddenly, and Xia Yu was shocked to find that the previous momentary vibration had turned off the autopilot, and the nose of the Shenlong had been raised by 5 degrees.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xia Yu took over the driving of the Shenlong as soon as possible, grabbed the elevator with both hands and pushed it forward.