Chapter 1346
Professor Kuznetsov's Worries, the Uyghur Army is Coming, Airborne Tactics
"The Changxindian Locomotive Factory is moving so fast?"
Li Aiguo really didn't expect that the manufacturing speed of the parts this time would be so high.
After the electric train project team was established, the first problem facing everyone was where to manufacture these core components.
It's important to know that electric trains are large-scale transportation vehicles.
Not only are the components complex, but some of them are also particularly large, requiring extremely high processing precision and equipment.
It turns out that Li Aiguo planned to have his own studio handle this part of the work, since the studio has top-notch technical capabilities and equipment.
But after thinking about it carefully, I decided against it.
In addition to the motorcycles and off-road vehicles they used to manufacture, the studio now also manufactures transport planes and special-purpose aircraft, so they really can't spare the manpower.
In the end, it was decided to hand over this job to Changxindian Locomotive Factory, which happens to manufacture locomotives, so it was a good match for their expertise.
After Section Chief Xing left.
Li Aiguo rode his motorcycle all the way to the project office of Changxindian Locomotive Factory.
As soon as I entered, I saw Chief Engineer Liao, Lao Zhang, several senior engineers, and a few young technicians from the locomotive factory, gathered around a rather strangely shaped part, discussing something in hushed tones.
As soon as Li Aiguo entered, he saw Chen Xingyi. Since Chen Xingyi made a contribution last time and successfully obtained the advanced title, he is now a first-tier technician at Changxindian Locomotive Factory.
It's not that his technical skills surpassed those engineers, but rather that he was trustworthy, which is very important.
"Team leader, you're here. This is a newly made current collector shoe buckle. What do you think?"
Li Aiguo stepped forward and carefully examined the metal object on the workbench.
Although this thing looks simple, it's like a large hook.
However, to keep the electric grid from detaching during movement at speeds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour, and to withstand tests such as sudden braking and bumps, the requirements for material strength and structural reliability are extremely high.
The model Li Aiguo presented was a classic design from later generations, so its design was definitely sound. The key issue now was manufacturing quality.
Without wasting words, Li Aiguo picked up the instrument and carefully measured several key parts of the buckle.
"Good, good, the tolerances are well controlled, basically meeting the standards."
Upon hearing Li Aiguo's words, the engineers on site all breathed a sigh of relief; this team leader had very strict requirements.
He's the type to really yell at people to their face, no matter what level of engineer they are.
"Next up is the GTO thyristor."
Having overcome one difficulty, the project team's morale noticeably increased.
It was almost time to leave work, and Li Aiguo, after working on the project for a while, decided to go home.
"Brother-in-law, come over for dinner tonight." Seeing that no one was paying attention, Chen Xingyi leaned over and whispered, taking the initiative to speak.
"Today is Father's birthday."
"Xue Ru told me about it, and I've been thinking about it for a while now. I've already prepared the gift." Li Aiguo smiled and patted Chen Xingyi on the shoulder.
Li Aiguo was talking to Chen Xingyi as he walked out of the factory area. He had only taken a few steps when he saw a familiar figure.
Old cat.
He wasn't alone; he was with a middle-aged man wearing a gray Zhongshan suit and glasses, carrying something onto the large off-road vehicle.
The middle-aged man looked somewhat familiar; Li Aiguo felt he had seen him somewhere before, but couldn't quite place him.
At this moment, Lao Mao also saw Li Aiguo walking over. He whispered something to the middle-aged man and then quickly came over to greet him.
"What are you transporting? You're being so mysterious," Li Aiguo asked casually.
"The wheel, the one that caused the Dieter case last time." Old Cat lowered his voice, not trying to hide it from Li Aiguo.
Only then did Li Aiguo realize why the middle-aged man looked so familiar.
Isn't that Professor Zhu?
One of the core members of the Super Mushroom Egg's R&D team, and the big boss mainly responsible for coordinating the work of all parties.
Li Aiguo had met Professor Zhu at Factory 211.
"By the way, Patriot, you asked me to investigate why those aircraft manufacturers didn't take action against Hextech. I've figured it out." Old Cat was filled with shock as he said this.
Private jets and business jets nearly bankrupted the aircraft manufacturers in Xiaomei's area, and everyone was excited about earning foreign exchange.
But Li Aiguo sensed that something was wrong.
Those capitalists aren't pushovers; how could they just stand by and watch their market share be taken over without doing anything?
This immediately put Hextech's distributors across North America on high alert.
In addition, they contacted that flamboyant lawyer to prepare for both potential threats of force and legal proceedings.
The result was unexpected by everyone.
Nothing happened.
Those aircraft manufacturers seemed to be admitting it reluctantly.
Many people think Li Aiguo is worrying unnecessarily and is being overly cautious.
However, a message from North America confirmed that it was just a coincidence, and Li Aiguo's concerns were entirely correct.
"Those car manufacturers and aircraft manufacturers had already conspired to ask Whitehouse to intervene, even if it meant a fight to the death, to use special forces to deal with Hextech."
However, Whitehouse had just sent people to deal with the Domi family, and the President, desperately needing Congress's full support, didn't want any unforeseen complications at this critical juncture, so he sent them away.
Did Xiaomei's family call Duomi's family?
When Li Aiguo heard the news, he was first stunned, then burst into laughter.
It seems that the wheels of history continue to roll forward along their inherent trajectory.
Domi's family is a small family that was recently established, and its nature is similar to that of the Sugar Family before.
The Mei family has always regarded America as their backyard, so they are naturally worried that another uncontrollable sugar family might appear right under their noses.
In addition, the Domi region is also an important sugarcane producing area, and the capitalists in the Xiaomei region are worried that they will not be able to get cheap sugar in the future, which will damage their profits.
Under the guise of protecting their own family, they sent men wielding large sticks to storm into Domi's house and beat them severely.
"That's too domineering! Xiao Mei's family is just too domineering; it's practically robbery!"
The old cat couldn't help but sigh a couple of times, and then sighed again.
"However, the Domi family probably won't last much longer. The two companies are too different in size; they're not even in the same league."
"Yes, weakness is a sin. In this world, truth only exists within the range of cannons. Only when we become strong can we avoid being bullied and speak with our heads held high."
Li Aiguo already knew the fate of the Domi family. He left a message and departed with Chen Xingyi.
……
"Weakness is an original sin."
Inside the large off-road vehicle.
Professor Zhu pondered the words he had just heard, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes as he looked at Old Cat sitting in the passenger seat.
"Comrade Cat, that's quite philosophical and insightful. I didn't expect you to be so cultured, able to say something so profound."
"Hey, Professor Zhu, you flatter me too much. I didn't say that, it was Li Aiguo, the young man I was just chatting with," Old Cat quickly waved his hand and explained.
"Ah, it really is Li Aiguo! I thought I was seeing things." Professor Zhu had heard this name many times in the Ninth Bureau.
Everyone says he's a once-in-a-century genius, and seeing him today, I can confirm that he truly lives up to his reputation.
Not only are their technical skills superb, but their ideological awareness and strategic vision also far surpass those of ordinary people!
At this moment, Li Aiguo had already brought Chen Xueru to the tailor shop.
Chen Fangxuan is sixty years old this year, which is considered a big birthday according to old customs.
However, in this era, extravagant celebrations are not valued.
After discussing it, the two brothers, Chen Xingjia and Chen Xingyi, invited Nan Yilai Tailor Shop to prepare two tables of sumptuous banquet to entertain the relatives and friends who came to celebrate their birthdays.
The gifts brought by the guests were also simple and unpretentious; some brought pastries and snacks, while others brought fabrics.
There aren't any fancy longevity peaches; the main thing is that the sentiment is there.
Looking at his children and relatives, Chen Fangxuan felt his energy and spirits rise, as if he had become several years younger.
After handing over the gifts, Li Aiguo and Chen Xueru found a place to sit down and chatted with their relatives and friends. The atmosphere in the room was very harmonious and warm.
Just as Li Aiguo was having a pleasant chat.
In an office at the Metishi Machine-Building Plant in the Moscow region, thousands of miles away, the atmosphere was rather somber.
Professor Kuznetsov was shocked by the news he had just heard, his brow furrowed as he stared at the engineer in front of him.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken? The East has actually given up on copying our Type D subway train?"
The engineer nodded firmly: "Professor, it's absolutely true. One of my students is now an engineer at Jichun Factory."
A while ago, he kept secretly asking me about the technical information of the D-type, but recently he has suddenly stopped.
I found it strange and wrote to him several times to ask, and he finally revealed the reason in a reply.
They are developing a new type of electric train and no longer need the data from the Type D.
"Sigh, Moscow has gone too far in transferring the D-type technology. Not only are the conditions harsh, but they've also been dragging their feet."
Now, they've been forced to manufacture it independently.
But electric trains aren't that simple. They could cause a huge mess.
Professor Kuznetsov was disappointed.
When the Beijing subway was first built, the Russians had already agreed to help manufacture the subway trains and even sell the Type D trains directly.
Professor Kuznetsov saw this as a win-win situation. It allowed them to exchange the D-type train for urgently needed light industrial supplies while also helping their younger brother solve his transportation problems.
Why not let everyone strengthen their friendship?
As a result, Moscow suddenly changed its mind.
"Professor, what can anyone do? I hear things are getting more and more tense between the two sides. However, my student told me that a high-level research group has been organized on the east side, and the group leader is that Li from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot."
"Li? He does have unique insights into railway signaling and has come up with a lot of good things, but electric trains are different from those things. Sigh, I just hope they can understand this soon and avoid causing any major accidents."
As the chief designer of the Type D metro train, Professor Kuznetsov is all too aware of the difficulties in developing electric trains, which involve multiple technologies such as motors, control systems, and materials.
He genuinely didn't want the other side to suffer huge losses due to blindly launching projects.
"Professor, you absolutely mustn't say that in front of the factory representative. If it gets reported, you'll be in trouble again," the engineer quickly whispered, trying to warn him.
"I know, I know..." Professor Kuznetsov waved his hand impatiently.
"We were brothers who fought side by side, but now we've fallen out like this... The happiest people right now are probably Xiao Mei's family. They'd love for us to fight amongst ourselves."
Professor Kuznetsov took out a cigar, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled the smoke, as if trying to release all the pent-up frustration in his heart.
The engineer could only stand by and sigh silently.
He looked up and peered through the window at the flags fluttering outside.
I don't know how long it had been hanging there, but the once vibrant colors had faded badly from the wind and sun, and the edges were also damaged. It looked like a tattered rag, swaying helplessly in the wind.
After Chen Fangxuan's birthday celebration, Li Aiguo entered a busy mode.
The electric train project must be advanced, the manufacturing of transport aircraft must be expedited, and the manufacturing of special-purpose aircraft cannot be neglected.
We must grasp all three aspects firmly.
However, hard work always pays off.
Monday was the day the first mass-produced transport aircraft was delivered. Li Aiguo got up early in the morning, and Chen Xueru prepared a clean gray Zhongshan suit.
After finishing his meal, Li Aiguo pushed his motorcycle and prepared to head out.
Just as they reached the Intermediate People's Court, Xu Damao suddenly appeared from somewhere: "Brother Aiguo, so early, going to work?" "Yeah, Brother Damao, what's up?" Li Aiguo stopped when he saw him.
"It's nothing major. The workers in your workshops have been working very hard. How about we show a few more movies? There are some new movies coming out recently, and they're really good."
During the Spring Festival a while ago, to celebrate, the studio invited Xu Damao to show a movie.
Xu Damao had completely set his sights on this cushy job.
Firstly, the Qianmen Locomotive Depot is really generous.
Secondly, this was considered a rectification task within the factory, and Xu Damao received numerous praises from Deputy Factory Director Li.
He might even be able to clear his name of past blemishes and get a promotion to staff officer.
Li Aiguo, seeing Xu Damao's little scheme, didn't expose him, but smiled and nodded: "Okay, the workers have indeed worked hard. I'll contact the steel rolling mill when I get to the factory later to finalize this."
"Brother Aiguo, you're so generous. Don't worry, I won't let you down."
Li Aiguo, seeing Xu Damao's little scheme, didn't expose him, but smiled and nodded: "Okay, the workers have indeed worked hard. I'll contact the steel rolling mill when I get to the factory later to finalize this."
After saying that, Li Aiguo got on his motorcycle and sped away.
Xu Damao stood there, watching Li Aiguo's departing figure, and couldn't help but click his tongue twice.
She knew his plans perfectly well, but pretended not to know and didn't take credit for them.
Such a person has high emotional intelligence and is good at handling things; they can succeed anywhere.
How can an old fogey like Yi Zhonghai compete with Li Aiguo?
They're not even in the same league!
Thinking of Yi Zhonghai made Xu Damao feel even better.
He had recently heard rumors that Yi Zhonghai had submitted an application to the factory to go to the third-line factory to support its construction.
If this old fellow really leaves, this courtyard will be much quieter from now on.
Life is getting better and better.
Li Aiguo really didn't expect Xu Damao to think so much; he was just helping out casually.
Besides, factory workers also enjoy watching movies.
When Li Aiguo arrived at the aircraft manufacturing workshop, the scene was already bustling with activity.
Leaders from the Aviation Industry Bureau, Section Chief Xing, and several leaders from the Qianmen Maintenance Depot had already arrived in advance.
The crowd was pointing and commenting on the massive, metallic transport plane that had just rolled off the production line.
Chief Engineer Qi, Anna, and members of the flight team were also on site, ready to cooperate with the acceptance inspection at any time.
Experts from the Aviation Industry Bureau have begun boarding the aircraft to conduct inspections and acceptance tests.
To Li Aiguo's surprise, there were several comrades in crisp air force uniforms among the visitors.
They stood ramrod straight, exuding the capable and efficient air unique to soldiers.
"Aiguo, you've come at the perfect time!" Section Chief Xing, with his sharp eyes, saw Li Aiguo walking over and quickly waved him over.
"Come, let me introduce you. This is Staff Officer Chen Feng of the Thousand-Year Army. This batch of transport aircraft we produced is intended for direct delivery to the Thousand-Year Army!"
Upon hearing the words "Thousand-Year Army," Li Aiguo's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze toward Staff Officer Chen Feng immediately became exceptionally solemn and respectful.
For no other reason than that in this era, the only force that can be called the "Thousand-Year Army" is the renowned 15th Airborne Corps!
The 15th Army has a long history; its predecessor was the 9th Column, and it participated in the Northern War after liberation.
In that battle that shocked the world, the 15th Army fought valiantly and became famous overnight, thus earning the honorary title of "Thousand-Year Army".
Later, considering that there were no airborne troops in the country, the 15th Army was reorganized into an airborne army, which had three airborne divisions under its command, becoming the first and only airborne force.
Entrusting the first batch of advanced transport aircraft to such a heroic unit is definitely putting the best resources to good use!
"Officer Chen, welcome, welcome." Li Aiguo shook hands with Officer Chen.
Staff Officer Chen spoke slowly but with great emphasis: "If we're talking about welcoming you, it should be me, representing the paratroopers, welcoming you!"
Patriotic comrade, you have no idea what kind of outdated equipment we used to have.
The Li-2, Y-5, and C-46 captured from the enemy were all old aircraft.
Now, you've actually built such a large domestically produced transport aircraft; this has been a huge help to us.
After saying that, Staff Officer Chen couldn't help but ask, "Can Dongfang No. 1 really carry 100 paratroopers?"
"They are fully armed paratroopers. If the seats are removed, they can transport up to 800 paratroopers."
Upon hearing this, Staff Officer Chen immediately perked up.
It's important to know that the Li-2 transport aircraft they are currently equipped with can only transport a maximum of 28 people.
The Y-5 is even smaller, only able to fit 12 people.
As for the captured C-46s, due to the lack of spare parts and maintenance, they were unable to perform real combat missions and could only be used for basic training.
Let alone transporting 800 people at once, even just 400 would be enough to completely transform the airborne army's capabilities and bring about a qualitative change in its combat effectiveness!
"Patriotism, can you introduce him to me?"
At this time, experts from the Aviation Industry Bureau were testing the opening and closing of the tailgate at the rear of the aircraft.
Staff Officer Chen stood in front of the huge rear door, staring wide-eyed at the enormous cabin space that looked like it could carry a car.
Li Aiguo pointed to the slowly opening tailgate and introduced, "Staff Officer Chen, our transport aircraft adopts a fully opening large rear tailgate design."
This design not only allows paratroopers to quickly disembark in formation, greatly shortening descent time, but also enables the airdrop of heavy equipment, such as jeeps and light artillery.
"In addition, there are also large air-drop side doors on both sides of the fuselage."
In actual combat, it allows for simultaneous multi-pronged parachute drops, rapidly dispersing and deploying troops, thereby effectively circumventing the enemy's dense air defense network.
"Furthermore, the layout of the exhaust flow can eliminate wake vortex turbulence and significantly reduce the risk of parachute deployment during jumps."
"In addition, the cockpit is equipped with a simple blind landing instrument, a compass heading light, and a low-altitude altimeter. The cabin is also equipped with a dim red night light to facilitate nighttime parachuting."
The so-called night light is actually just a low-wattage light bulb covered with a red plastic shell.
Although this thing looks inconspicuous, it can provide necessary lighting during nighttime parachuting without impairing the soldiers' dark vision, so it is quite useful.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Staff Officer Chen became even more excited, and the way he looked at Dongfang No. 1 was as if he had seen a treasure.
"Great! This thing is practically tailor-made for us paratroopers!"
After saying that, Staff Officer Chen couldn't wait to wander around the cabin, looking left and touching right.
He even sat in the reserved paratrooper seat himself to experience it, his face full of satisfaction.
"Oh, right, patriotism." Staff Officer Chen seemed to remember something and turned to ask.
"Do your wings and tail have spaces reserved for installing navigation lights?"
“If it’s for a large-scale nighttime formation airdrop, we can install it on the production line in advance. It’s not difficult, and we can modify it at any time.” Li Aiguo nodded and gave an affirmative answer.
Upon hearing this, Staff Officer Chen was even more satisfied.
In the past, when using those old-fashioned imported transport planes, even if something felt off, we didn't dare to make any changes.
They were afraid of damaging the aircraft's structure and affecting flight safety.
But now we use products made in-house, so as long as we make a request, the designer can make changes, and we don't have that concern at all.
At this time, the experts from the Aviation Industry Bureau had completed the preliminary inspection and reported to their superiors with their notebooks.
"Reporting to the leader, the aircraft's engine, cockpit, hydraulic system... are all in good working order, and all indicators meet the design requirements."
However, to ensure everything goes perfectly, we will conduct further in-depth testing.
Upon hearing this, Section Chief Xing and his colleagues in the studio breathed a sigh of relief.
This first hurdle has been successfully passed in the initial inspection.
The requirements for military orders are always very strict, and several rigorous tests will be conducted afterward, which everyone understands.
The leader of the Aviation Industry Bureau nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Li Aiguo: "Comrade Li Aiguo, would you mind turning on the engine now and letting us hear what it's like?"
"Of course." Li Aiguo called on his fellow flight team members to help with the on-the-spot test.
With the engines roaring, Li Aiguo and Staff Officer Chen stood not far away, chatting as they watched the transport plane test.
"Aiguo, I heard from Old Chen from the air training department that you recently developed a brand-new training method for fighter pilots at the Gobi Desert Flight Academy? I heard it's really effective, and the trainees have made rapid progress after using it."
Staff Officer Chen said loudly.
Old Chen? Li Aiguo couldn't recall the name for a moment; he thought it must be a professor from the Flight Academy.
"Officer Chen, you flatter me. This is all thanks to the hard work of the instructors and students at the flight academy. I only offered a small suggestion based on the actual situation."
"Your opinion is quite significant. And what about the training equipment? I heard the pilot qualification rate has reached 60% now."
As he spoke, Staff Officer Chen looked at Li Aiguo: "Aiguo, you are an air combat hero who has participated in actual combat. What are your thoughts on paratroopers?"
Li Aiguo was taken aback by the question and didn't immediately understand what he meant.
I'm a researcher and fighter pilot; paratroopers don't need to fly transport planes themselves.
When transport planes appear on the battlefield, they are usually escorted by fighter squadrons. As long as they fly in the pre-arranged formation, they can simply drop people off.
Seeing that Li Aiguo was somewhat puzzled, Staff Officer Chen explained, "I was referring to the tactics of airborne operations."
Currently, we are starting our parachute jump from an altitude of 300 meters.
However, during our daily training, we discovered a fatal problem.
The soldiers were too slow to assemble after landing.
This could easily give the enemy an opportunity to counterattack, causing heavy casualties.
This was a problem that had troubled Staff Officer Chen for a long time, and no matter how fast the paratroopers assembled, it could not be solved.
Li Aiguo finally understood and asked in return, "Staff Officer Chen, then why are we assembling?"
"How can we launch an attack without assembling our forces? We can't just rush forward like a flock of ducks, scattered and disorganized, can we?"
Before Staff Officer Chen could speak, a leader dressed in civilian clothes, who looked like an expert, frowned and couldn't help but interject.
"Old Liu, don't be in a hurry, let Aiguo finish speaking."
Staff Officer Chen reached out to stop the leader, and then introduced Li Aiguo.
"Patriotism, this is Deputy Director Liu from our Training Department."
"Director Liu, hello." Li Aiguo greeted him politely.
"Comrade Patriot, tell me, how can we attack without assembling?" Deputy Director Liu, who specialized in research on airborne warfare tactics, couldn't contain himself when he heard someone raise such a counterintuitive idea.
The commotion attracted many people, and leaders from the Aviation Industry Bureau also came over and looked at Li Aiguo.
Li Aiguo smiled and said, "Director Liu, if the paratroopers are already very close together when they land on the ground, wouldn't it be less of a time to assemble?"
"Close distance? How is that possible?"
Halfway through his sentence, Deputy Director Liu seemed to realize something, and his expression changed: "You mean ultra-low-altitude airdrop?"
"That's right. If paratroopers are dropped from a height of 300 meters, they are more likely to scatter after landing."
As Li Aiguo spoke, he gestured with his hands: "150 meters high, 200 meters interval, two machines delivering in staggered shifts!"
This way, paratroopers can be deployed very densely after landing, eliminating the need for large-scale regrouping. They can find cover immediately upon landing, quickly establish positions, and engage in combat!
Upon hearing this, Staff Officer Chen's eyes lit up.
If the ultra-low-altitude airdrop is successful, it will also solve a major problem, namely the enemy's air defense firepower!
“Patriotism, tell me more about it.”
(End of this chapter)