With the participation of the Russian side, the personnel pressure on the Nantianmen project was immediately reduced a lot, but then the entire international community had deep doubts about this matter.

Because this action is too sensitive, too transgressive.

Yes, in the past decades, if not centuries, there has been close exchange and cooperation between each country, especially in the field of technology.

Not to mention far, from the perspective of nuclear fusion projects alone, the whole of Europe has been involved in China's technical cooperation.

No one would have any doubts about this, for a simple reason:

This is indeed a project that is beneficial to all mankind, and everyone participates in it, everyone contributes their strength, shares their own achievements, shares their own technology and ideas, and it is only good for the development of mankind, not harmful.

Kenan Tianmen Project

This is a military equipment project!

Can you imagine two countries cooperating in the development of a strategic bomber? Can you imagine two countries cooperating in the development of aircraft carriers?

Or to be a little more extreme, can you imagine two countries working together to develop nuclear weapons?

Not to mention how to share key technologies, there is just one question: after this thing is made, will it eventually be used on the head of one of them?

So, from a common sense point of view, only the closest alliances are possible to carry out such a project together.

And now, China is clearly not "allied" with Russia.

Then, another term that has disappeared into the dust of history has suddenly reappeared in front of everyone's eyes.

USSR.

Yes, the USSR . No, maybe it should be called "Hualian"?

But in any case, this is indeed a risk that all countries will face, because it is very likely that a new Big Mac will be born

Somewhere in Europe.

The leader looked at the latest information sent by the intelligence department, and after confirming that all the details were in line with the public information, he finally put down the thick document and said to the minister in front of him:

"It seems that things are true-—— they have really carried out in-depth cooperation in core areas."

"Yesterday, the first batch of scientific researchers and engineers supporting the Nantianmen project have landed at the imperial capital airport, and they will arrive at various posts within three days to receive the command of the Nantianmen project team."

"Among these people are even long-established scholars in the field of astronautics-—— such as Melnikov and the like."

"It can be said that the Federal Space Agency has even gambled on its family wealth this time."

"Anyway, it's what we're seeing now, but I have a problem"

Saying this, he raised his head, then looked at the minister, and asked word by word:

"Do you think this is an alliance?"

Hearing his question, the minister was subconsciously stunned for a moment, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he replied:

"Actually, I don't think it's an alliance."

"From my personal point of view, it's a step further than an alliance."

"Well, what kind of behavior is it to help the enemy build weapons that can attack them. It's ridiculous to think about. ”

"But in the current situation, such absurd behavior is the safest and most effective."

"I can only say that it is a pity that we did not seize the opportunity, in fact, our aviation industry scientific research strength is also very strong"

He nodded silently, but didn't answer immediately.

It's a pity that you didn't take the opportunity?

Doesn't this sentence mean "selling your body not fast enough"?

Think about it, if you go back a few years, when Huaxia has not completely risen, someone dares to say this, it will definitely become the target of public criticism.

Laugh at his weakness and stupidity, including yourself.

But now, the situation is different after all.

Such a proposal to sell oneself has already been carefully considered.

After a few minutes of silence, the Prime Minister sighed and finally spoke:

"There's nothing to be sorry for."

"In fact, even if there is an opportunity in front of us, we can't take the initiative to 'seize' it."

"After all, the situation in Germany is different from that of Russia, and we do not have a traditional alliance with China, nor do we have ideological continuity."

"If we really do the same thing as them, I don't think we have to wait for the opposition to make a move, and the public opinion will be enough to overturn us."

"yes, so I'm just giving a relatively exaggerated example – it's a figure of speech."

The Foreign Secretary calmly added, then continued:

"Actually, the views of countries on this matter are basically the same now."

"Everyone condemns the blatant alliance between the two great powers, and at the same time hates that their own country is not covered by the alliance."

"After all, no one is stupid, anyone can do it when they weigh their interests, and they can basically do it well."

"And the more this is the case, the more everyone has to show that they want to refuse and welcome."

"Now Huaxia is a rich financier, everyone wants to sell whores, whether to sell or not is not a question to consider at all, how to sell decently, is the key."

Listening to the minister's words, the leader was also completely helpless.

Such analogies were so vulgar that it was hard for him to imagine that these words came from the mouth of a Ph.D. scholar.

But I have to say, he really said it very pertinently

"So, we don't have a chance? Or should we only throw at the United States? ”

"What a joke. We have all been bound to their interests through nuclear fusion, and now we are the ones who betray and die. ”

The minister immediately shook his head, while the leader frowned and said:

"But the problem is that we can't squeeze into their coalition, and once we're left out, the result is not much better than throwing ourselves at the United States."

"Huaxia will not just give a chance, this is the key."

The Foreign Secretary interrupted him and continued:

"In fact, the situation today is not fundamentally different from the situation at the time of the rise of the United States in the last century – some of the lowest principles are impossible to change."

"It's as if the Chinese people invented a nuclear fusion device, but when it comes down to the tiniest level, isn't it electromagnetic force that they use?"

"So, we should have full confidence in that."

"But we don't see a chance right now."

His tone was a little low.

"Yes, how could it not?"

"Isn't it an opportunity to dispose of our disarmed veterans?"

A bright light flashed in his mind in an instant, and he raised his head sharply and asked:

"You mean to throw them in Cuba?"

"Do you need to ask?"

A smile appeared on the Foreign Secretary's face.

Subsequently, the corners of the leader's mouth also raised slightly.

That's a really good idea.

Well, gotta hurry.

Otherwise, the French may move even faster than their own.

The international situation is changing faster day by day, but for Huaxia, some of the most basic strategies and paths will not change.

For example, the development of technology; For example, the promotion of social welfare; For example, the launch of Chang'e-6.

Everything was ready, and in the Xichang rocket launch base, all the six astronauts who had passed the final screening were ready to go, and after the order was given, one by one entered the manned lunar module.

In two hours, they will be flying to a strange land that no one has set foot in for decades, in front of the eyes of everyone in the world.

Sitting in his place, Zhang Xuemin checked his equipment for the last time according to the operation manual.

His fingers trembled slightly, and beside him, the astronaut Chen Qiongming, who was the captain, seemed to see his nervousness, so he said to him with a smile:

"What's wrong, it's the first time I've taken a plane, and I can't wear a seatbelt?"

Zhang Xuemin smiled and replied:

"I really haven't been on a plane a few times, and the first time I took a plane was from home to the base."

"It's pretty good to think about. Pretty much whatever, I haven't been on a plane a few times, and now I'm going to take a spaceship? ”

"If you talk about this, I guess there will be few people who can believe it."

"Times have really changed, I never dreamed that I would really have this opportunity."

"You didn't think there would be this opportunity?"

Chen Qiongming looked at Zhang Xuemin curiously and continued to ask:

"If you don't think you have a chance, why did you train so hard before?"

"At that time, the country hadn't picked you yet, so you wouldn't be practicing for fun, would you?"

"Not really."

Zhang Xuemin subconsciously wanted to wave his hand, but the bloated spacesuit made his actions seem a little clumsy.

"I was thinking, practice for a few more years, and when the helium-3 minerals on the moon are really opened, maybe I can go up as a miner?"

"That's how it was advertised at that time, everyone had the opportunity to mine on the moon."

"No wonder!"

Chen Qiongming nodded thoughtfully.

Although they have been training together for a long time, and they are very familiar with Zhang Xuemin, he has really never heard Zhang Xuemin mention this kind of detailed "mental journey".

After a slight pause, he continued:

"In fact, it is not necessarily luck that you can go up - there must be an element of luck in the first batch of going up, but after the follow-up really builds a large-scale lunar surface and space operation base, there is still a great demand for personnel."

"We can't really let senior technical talents go to 100% of the basic things, there must still be some basic personnel to supplement, according to your situation, the probability of being selected is very high."

"So it's really not false propaganda?"

Zhang Xuemin asked subconsciously.

In the past few months, of course, he has not only learned "techniques and techniques", but also expanded his horizons a lot.

But the more he watched, the more he felt that "going to the moon" was probably not so easy for ordinary people to achieve.

But for now. Chen Qiongming shouldn't deceive people, right?

No, there is no need for him to lie to himself at all.

Looking at Zhang Xuemin's expression, Chen Qiongming smiled.

"Certainly not false propaganda. All I can say is that there are some things that are indeed beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but they will definitely happen. ”

"I probably know what you think, but I think that the opportunity to go out of the earth and go to space is rare and costly, so a person must wear many hats, have irreplaceable special abilities, and even have to be a dragon and phoenix among people."

"It's true that when we first started our ocean voyages, the criteria for crew selection were also very high."

"But what about now? All continents have long been covered with the footprints of our Chinese people. ”

"It's the same thing with the moon, and there's only one reason why you still think like this, and that's because you don't really understand the speed of our development."

"We're not running, we're leaping."

"Understood."

Zhang Xuemin sighed softly, and his originally nervous mood gradually relaxed at this moment.

Commands from the command hall rang through his headphones, and following them, he finished the final preparations with everyone else.

"Okay, the launch window is confirmed, the launch mission is established, and we are ready to go."

Chen Qiongming's voice was both serious and calm, and after everyone finally adjusted their sitting postures slightly, he spoke:

"The camera is watching us, and it's about to cut to us."

"Say hello to your family and get ready to go!"

Hearing his words, Zhang Xuemin subconsciously looked at the camera not far in front of him.

Say hello?

How to say hello?

He really wasn't used to the camera's gaze.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally raised his right hand, and then, to everyone who was looking at him at the moment, he made a triumphant gesture with a bright smile

An hour later, Chang'e-6 took off without incident.

Powered by the powerful power of the Long March-9 rocket equipped with the LTV engine, the manned lunar module flew into space without accident, and then entered the Höhmann transfer orbit of the moon landing in a precise arc.

The process of landing should be intense, exciting, and full of unpredictable risks.

However, to everyone's surprise, everything happened so ordinary.

Under the relay of several satellites, the lunar module smoothly left low-Earth orbit, smoothly approached the moon, and then landed smoothly on the lunar surface, guarded by smoke and flames from the lander.

And the location where it landed was less than a kilometer away from the lunar base that had been built long ago.

The footage inside the return capsule showed that everything was normal with the six people who landed on the moon, and even except for Zhang Xuemin, the hearts of the others did not beat much faster.

This was followed by a series of somewhat boring self-tests and environmental checks.

After confirming that everything is normal, the Huaxia moon landing officially entered the countdown.

The eyes of the whole world were focused on these six people, and as the hatch opened, the video footage captured by the Yutu 2 robot, which had been deployed nearby in advance, was also transmitted to Earth.

Through the hatch, a figure in a spacesuit stepped out.

It's Zhang Xuemin.

His steps were slightly staggering, and he didn't put his feet down as he reached the last step of the gangway.

And finally, when he finally adjusted his mind and stepped onto the dust on the surface of the moon, cheers were already ringing everywhere on the ground.

Soon after, the radio waves of Earth-Moon communication reached everyone's ears with his "first words".

He said:

"This is a big step for me, but it's only a small step for Huaxia."

(End of chapter)