Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

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The second round of attack began. The Imperial Air Force and Naval Aviation first launched the final fatal blow to the slightly injured Independence aircraft carrier. Lanxiang bombers and blue sky bombers came from all directions under the escort of Fenglei and Storm fighters. The escort fleet of USS Independence launched an anti-ship missile saturation attack, and all six destroyers were sunk in the missile attack.

Kincaid had escaped from the destroyer Shirane before the dragon's attack arrived, and he was able to escape the attack without being killed in the air strike.Subsequently, the blue sky bombers carrying heavy bombs adopted conventional bombing methods to launch a final fatal blow to the USS Independence aircraft carrier, which had completely lost its ability to resist.

The USS Independence aircraft carrier was hit by sixteen 5000-kilogram heavy bombs. The super bomb dropped from an altitude of 30 meters penetrated from the flight deck. Three bombs exploded after falling on the bottom of the ship. There are three huge holes with a diameter of more than 10 meters, and sea water pours into the ship at a speed of nearly a thousand tons per second.Just 2000 minutes later, this huge ship, which symbolizes the undefeated myth of the Seventh Fleet, sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean thousands of meters deep.

Two Jiawu-class submarines and a reef-class 3 submarine quietly approached the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which had lost its ability to resist, and fired eighteen electric torpedoes at the immobile giant ship at one time, twelve of which hit the target .Twelve jets of water rose from the bottom of the hull, and the huge ship began to sink slowly amidst the flames and smoke. Half an hour later, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson finally collapsed completely, overturned to the right, and sank into the deep Pacific Ocean end.

As for the U.S. military, after the first round of saturation attacks, the Americans had completely lost their fighting spirit. The uninjured USS Eisenhower, USS Roosevelt, and USS Washington, and the slightly injured aircraft carrier USS Ford escaped from the Chinese carrier-based aircraft with the remaining ships within the range of the attack, and fled in the direction of Midway Island in embarrassment.

The seriously injured USS Stennis and other aircraft carriers were thrown on the sea, waiting for the arrival of tugboats to tow them back to the United States.However, the tugboat did not wait, but the Chinese speedboat force arrived.As the air power of the U.S. military stationed in Guam has been hit hard, the U.S. submarine force still has a strong strength.Therefore, Zheng Puquan sent speedboat troops to execute the final execution on the seriously injured US aircraft carrier.A mixed formation of twelve missile boats and twelve torpedo boats torpedo boats performed this task.

Beijing, at this time, the citizens of Beijing are bathing in the warm air in the spring afternoon.On Chang'an Street, which is full of traffic, suddenly there is a rush of traffic sirens. A traffic police motorcycle is leading a Beijing 1915 official car with a military team plate and bulletproof function. It is driving towards the Forbidden City. The cars on the road give way one after another. open.

Sitting in the car was Feng Xianghua, the highest officer of the Imperial High Command, and his confidential staff.Today is Monday, and most people in this country start a new week of busy work on this day, but Feng Xianghua has been working intensely for more than half a month, especially today, he feels even more stressed.

Since the first shot of the Sino-US war was fired, the exhausted Feng Xianghua didn't even have a chance to take a nap while on the road. He was flipping through the information about the top-secret weapons of the United States just reported by the intelligence department.No one knows the name of this weapon. Satellite photo analysts believe that the most terrifying thing about this weapon is that it can send troops to any corner of the earth, probably somewhere in Washington, the capital of the United States.Because the United States, including its overseas bases, did not find any trace of it after carpet-like satellite photography, but only here has been densely covered with clouds, and those clouds also emit strong infrared light, which seriously interferes with the infrared detection from space satellites.

A series of brilliant victories won by the empire in Guam, Alaska, and Hawaii did not make Feng Xianghua feel relaxed. He knew that the next battle to attack the mainland of the United States was the most important and the most difficult. The new weapons have already surprised him. He did not expect that the unobtrusive Americans would almost reach the same level as the empire in the development of military weapons. In the next war, what weapons will the United States use? unknown.Nuke?Probably not, unless Johnson wants to wipe America off the face of the earth.But besides nuclear bombs, how many unconventional weapons do Americans have?This is a terrible question, and Feng Xianghua doesn't even dare to think about it.

The car, led by the motorcycle of the traffic police, arrived at the gate of the parking lot on the west side of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City and stopped. Feng Xianghua rolled down the window glass, ready to be inspected.The traffic police turned off the siren, turned around on the motorcycle and drove back, and gave a warning salute to the army general in the car.Feng Xianghua quickly raised his hand in return.

At this time, the armed guard walked to the car window to salute, and said respectfully: "General, please show your ID."

In this country, no matter who enters the Forbidden City, he must show his ID card. Senior military generals like Feng Xianghua can only be exempted from traffic regulations when they ride official vehicles under the guidance of traffic police.The leaders of the empire knew very well that any form of privilege, no matter what the reason, was hated by the people, except of course, the emperor who was above tens of thousands.

Feng Xianghua returned the gift and handed over his ID.The guard carefully checked the certificate, and after verifying his identity, he handed back the certificate and pass to Feng Xianghua.Afterwards, the Beijing brand car drove into the parking lot. Feng Xianghua and the confidential staff member with their passports hanging on their chests came out of the back door with a confidential briefcase. The driver in the driver's seat and the guard in the passenger seat could only stay in the car. superior.

The two quickly climbed up the steps of the west gate.When the guard at the gate saw the general approaching, he shouted loudly: "Salute—" and at the same time raised his gun to salute.

Feng Xianghua and his staff raised their hands in return, strode into the Forbidden City, came to Yimen, took off their dark green coats, and handed them over to the palace guards. After undergoing a security check, they passed through the corridor and turned into the royal palace in the middle of the Forbidden City.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor of the empire and the generals of the army, navy and air force have all arrived. After some necessary etiquette, the meeting officially began.After Imperial Prime Minister Liang Qichao made a brief speech, he asked Feng Xianghua to deliver a report and present his proposal.This meeting is a closed-door meeting, and the content is also classified as the highest level of confidentiality. He can report to the participants without worrying about keeping it secret.

After reporting on the situation of the Guam campaign, Feng Xianghua turned to the top-secret weapons of the United States.He said to Guan Xuqing: "Based on various intelligence analysis, this top-secret weapon of the United States is likely to be hidden in its capital, Washington. They call it the 'Chronosphere' and the code name is 'Mata Hari'. Go anywhere on Earth and launch a surprise attack."

Before he finished speaking, the representatives in the audience whispered to each other.

"Obviously, this machine not only poses a serious threat to the empire." Feng Xianghua continued, and bluntly said, "Whether this weapon has been successfully developed, we still have no way of knowing, but the only thing that can be sure is the quality of this weapon." The main implementer is an aerodynamics expert named von Karman from the U.S. Academy of Military Sciences. What is worrying is that once this weapon is successfully developed, the United States can send troops to any place in the empire, and naturally it can send troops to The Forbidden City, but judging from Beijing's current strong defense capabilities, this possibility is very small, but it is not impossible. After our analysis, we believe that we should take immediate action. On the one hand, we should closely monitor the military operations of the US military, including various incoming and outgoing codes. crack to prevent unexpected events; on the one hand, conduct in-depth reconnaissance on Washington, the capital of the United States."

The delegates knew that a secret foreign war proposal would follow.Just relying on ordinary military power is not enough to create a peaceful and stable development space. The Sino-US war is much more complicated than originally imagined. The key is to see who can strike first.

It seems that the outcome of this war will ultimately depend on the contest of the ultimate weapon. Who will have the last laugh between China and the United States? Everyone's heart is full of fog.

China already has the atomic bomb, and the atomic bomb can still be used directly as a weapon, but this method of throwing is still not deterrent and practical. Airdrops cannot drop the atomic bomb to the United States. If we want to truly make this powerful weapon more powerful Effective use, then interstate missiles are another indispensable weapon.However, for this field, Guan Xuqing can't give much guidance, and for such a high-tech field, Guan Xuqing's panacea-like half-baked water is better not to show off.

But in this field, several other people are writing the legends in this field.

Three days later, Guan Xuqing personally came to the Xichang Satellite Launch Base to meet the imperial scientists who were busy here.

"Chief Engineer Braun, I'm really sorry for letting you take time out of your busy schedule to be our explainer today." Standing in the rocket assembly workshop wearing an anti-static suit, Guan Xuqing apologized a little to the [-]-year-old man beside him .

"It doesn't matter, it is my honor to be the commentator of His Majesty the Great Emperor." Von Braun said humbly.

Dragon's Roar Chapter [-] Intercontinental Missile

"It's been a long time since I came here. What stage has our rocket development entered now?"

"So far, we have launched more than 190 different types of rockets into space. Among them, Houyi-[-] has gradually failed to meet our needs due to its low load and safety, long production cycle and high cost. Now We have successfully experimented with the Houyi-[-] carrier rocket. The length of this rocket has not increased much, but its diameter has increased to [-] meters. This size will also be a bottleneck restricting the development of the Empire’s rockets in the future, because the Empire’s In the requirements of train transportation, this number is the limit of the size of the railway department. We can only break through the limit of the diameter of the rocket after the completion of the rocket launch site and launch center in Hainan. The take-off weight of the Houyi-[-] rocket is [-] tons , can transport a load of [-] tons to an elliptical orbit hundreds of kilometers above the ground. The Houyi-[-] rocket has been launched six times, and all six launches have been successful. And the updated and improved Houyi-[-] rocket of this model In the No. [-] rocket, we adopted high-thrust liquid rocket engine technology, slightly increased the length of the rocket, increased the carrying capacity to [-] tons, and greatly improved the reliability of the rocket."

Braun's introduction was very simple. He did not directly describe the specific content of these rockets, but simply and intuitively told the visitors the main data and performance.

"Apart from these types, are there any larger rockets?" Feng Xianghua asked. This trip is to give him more confidence when confronting the enemy at the negotiating table in a certain period of time in the future. And looking at Feng Xianghua's appearance now, he knew that this trip definitely brought him enough confidence.Think about it, let you see such a huge technological product, anyone will be proud that their country can produce such a high-tech product.Especially in many fields, China has left the world's development technology far behind. What is a rocket?Maybe so far many countries have not formed enough concepts.Apart from China, the only thing that can have enough impressions and even products are the rockets in the hands of the United Kingdom, the United States, France and the Soviet Union. In far away China, the Chinese have quietly launched more than a dozen satellites into space. If Guan Xuqing hadn’t repeatedly emphasized The low-key concept of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, if this fact is made public, then I believe that the European and American powers will be cast with colored glasses all over the place.

"Yes! But it has not been launched yet. Houyi-[-] is a three-stage launch vehicle under development and production. It can carry a load of [-] tons into a geosynchronous orbit [-] kilometers above the ground. It’s just that before we can launch this rocket to verify it, we don’t have this rocket for the time being.” Braun answered Feng Xianghua seriously and earnestly. For these scientists, they are serious and responsible. top quality.

"I remember that you completed the experimental launch of multiple satellites with one arrow three months ago, and it was successful." Guan Xuqing asked seriously. He naturally knew what it meant to launch multiple satellites with one arrow.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, our experiment was successful that time. We used the Houyi-[-]A rocket to launch a three-star launch with one arrow. We are currently preparing for the second launch."

"What's the matter with this multi-star arrow?" Zhang Zuolin, who has been promoted to the chief of the army's general staff, is a little curious.

"Multiple-satellite launch with one rocket is a launch technology that simultaneously or successively sends several satellites into Earth orbit with one launch vehicle. This is a superior and advanced launch method, which can make full use of the carrying capacity of the launch vehicle and send multiple satellites into orbit. satellites into space for release."

"So powerful." Zhang Zuolin was a little surprised.

"There are two ways to launch and release multiple satellites with one rocket: the first is to send several satellites into the same orbit or almost the same orbit at one time. We conducted such an experiment last time. The second is to divide The satellites are released in batches, so that each satellite enters a different orbit. That is to say, when the carrier rocket reaches a predetermined orbital speed, the first satellite is released first, and then the rocket continues to fly. Release the second satellite, and so on, put the satellites into their intended orbits. Our next experiment will be this kind of launch."

"When is the next launch? How sure is it?" Zhang Zuolin couldn't wait.

"The time is scheduled to be four months later. We cannot guarantee the complete success of the rocket launch. We can only say that we will do our best to ensure the success of the launch." Braun did not directly guarantee the ticket, but it was revealed from his confident face The expression that comes out is reassuring.

"What about ICBMs?" Guan Xuqing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked this question.

"The Houyi-[-] carrier rocket you saw was designed according to the standards of intercontinental missiles. Now it can be said that this is the ICBM, and this is the ICBM!" Braun patted the huge rocket body behind him proudly Answering the emperor's question.

"So if the next multi-orbit multi-satellite launch is successful, will it mean that we already have the technology to divide the warhead?" Guan Xuqing raised his eyebrows. You must know that the birth of this technology means that it will be able to fill the current rocket space. Insufficient biggest flaw.

"That's the theory, but we can't guarantee the accuracy of each warhead after it falls. We need more experiments to ensure that we can fully master this technology." Braun pushed the heavy glasses on the bridge of his nose, not in a hurry Said calmly.

"Then how long will it take you to complete this technology? At present, all our launch vehicle production plants can only guarantee the production of [-] launch vehicles a year at full capacity. This number is still too small. You know that this technology means What, I also know that after mastering this technology, we can use one rocket to attack multiple targets." Guan Xuqing was a little anxious, although the research progress of the rocket is already very fast, but this speed can not meet his needs, he needs more More and more precise means of delivery to attack the world powers.

"Respected Your Majesty the Emperor, I know you are impatient, but on the road of scientific exploration, we can take small steps, but we must not make big strides. There are always too many unknown things on the road of exploration that we need to understand and master. , and any small mistake may cause unimaginable consequences." Braun did not panic, but answered the other party's question seriously.

"Well, you have tried your best, but I am a little impatient." Guan Xuqing soon found that his attitude was a little impatient.

"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty the Great Emperor, I know how anxious you are to master these ultimate weapons as soon as possible, but we are already doing our best to research and produce these launch vehicles. As far as our current production capacity is concerned, the annual output of [-] rockets is already The limit of what we can achieve. On the road to space exploration, not only a large amount of investment is required, but also the joint advancement of the entire national industrial system is required to achieve the fastest speed, please forgive me." Braun also said to the emperor with some guilt .

"Your Majesty, what are you discussing? Mr. Braun, didn't you just talk about the technology of splitting warheads? If a rocket carries three warheads, isn't it possible to attack three different targets?" ?" Zhang Zuolin hurriedly smoothed things over, but as everyone knew, his words immediately made the two of them laugh.

"A literal understanding of the sub-warhead technology can indeed be understood as a rocket hitting multiple targets at the same time, but this is not the case in reality. The distance between the sub-warheads attacking targets is limited, because it is impossible to carry the carrier too far. Complicated orbit changing maneuvers, otherwise one missile can hit the world. This is a simple theoretical problem, and it is also a simple logical problem. You have a revolver in your hand, and one cartridge can kill six people, but not Said that you can kill six people at the same time with a wave of your hand." Braun explained to Zhang Zuolin with a smile.

"The sub-missile head can attack multiple targets within a certain range, but it does not mean that it can attack any number of targets on the earth. To make a simple explanation, on the same rocket launched by Jiuquan, Moscow is between 37 degrees and 38 degrees east longitude. degree range, while Paris is about two degrees east longitude, can a rocket fired north still fly south? This is like throwing stones down a ten-story building. Although you can throw many targets, but The scope is still limited." Braun patiently explained, and Zhang Zuolin nodded as if realizing something.

"However, targets on the same line as San Antonio, Houston, and New Orleans in the United States can be achieved by sub-warhead missiles! At the same time, cities such as Washington, Philadelphia, and New York that are close to each other can also be achieved!" Braun said. After smiling, he re-introduced to everyone the huge benefits that the split warhead may bring.

"No! Split warheads are not powerful enough to deal with super cities like Washington and New York. For these super cities, at least a nuclear bomb attack of more than 50 tons is required to have sufficient effect, and it can have millions of tons. It would be even better!" Zhang Zuolin continued to throw out a sentence that shocked everyone.

Although the interstate missile split warhead reduces the power of a single warhead.But for China, which currently lacks delivery vehicles, this is also a rare solution, and although the split warhead is destined to be much smaller in size than the single warhead, don't forget that there are hydrogen bombs.

After visiting the rocket assembly workshop, Guan Xuqing and his group also visited the component assembly workshop. Here, the best parts developed and produced by many factories across the country are assembled into components one by one, and then shipped to the final assembly not far away. Workshop, these parts are specially produced parts.The requirements for these parts are much stricter than those of traditional military products, because in the working environment of the launch vehicle with high overload, large vibration and huge temperature difference, any lack or negligence in product quality will cause unimaginable and disastrous consequences.

Dragon's Roar Chapter [-] The Pride of the Aerospace Industry

Guan Xuqing still remembers that a few years ago, the Soviets relaxed the production quality of rocket engines in order to save money. As a result, the rocket exploded directly on the launch pad. A level bomb, the power of the explosion tore the launcher in the launch center to pieces.The explosion not only destroyed the Soviet rocket, but also destroyed the launch platform that took ten years to build. Because of this, the Soviets took a big detour when rebuilding the launch center, waiting for a long time in vain.

Accompanied by Braun, Guan Xuqing also visited the special fuel supply station three or ten minutes away from the rocket launch center.

The spectacular sight of the rocket igniting and taking off is dazzling and exciting, but what is the power that makes the huge rocket hold the satellite to travel into space?The answer is propellant - the "blood" of the rocket.As the most important part of rockets, the production of rocket propellants is not an easy and comfortable thing. Here, technicians are often accompanied by highly toxic and dangerous.