Chapter 997 Zhang Beihai: Then I'll Go Talk to Old Aerospace
Chapter 997 · Zhang Beihai: Then let me go and talk to Lao Aerospace
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【"Do you hate me for what happened yesterday?"】
[Zhang Beihai met with Wu Yue on the ship.]
["No, how can it be so?" Wu Yue shook his head: "For me, this is a relief."]
["I have applied for retirement, just like it." Wu Yue pointed to the "Tang" they were on. 】
【"Relief, right?"】
["Yes, I am a captain born with technology. I have always been very aware of the role of technology in war. The huge technological gap between us and the Trisolaran civilization has destined us to fight another war with no possibility of victory. Compared with As a soldier four hundred years later, I won’t even have the chance to die on the battlefield and sacrifice my life for my country.”]
["Forget it, no matter what, I have retired."]
[Looking at his friend's retreating figure, Zhang Beihai thought in his heart: 'In fact, everyone has to retire one day, and human civilization may also do so.']
【‘But the future will always come.’】
[The death of Wallfacer Taylor caused an uproar, and Hines and Ray Diaz decisively chose to hibernate. 】
[Ding Yi and Zhang Beihai are on the same spacecraft. As an important member of the Space Force, Zhang Beihai is also an important member of the future reinforcements. It is necessary to understand space in advance. And no amount of paper information is as good as Go to space and experience it for yourself.]
[So Ding Yi, a scientific researcher, became Zhang Beihai’s commentator. 】
["But as a modern soldier, you are quite concerned about the future battlefield."]
[There is a hint of numb frivolity in Ding Yi’s words. He has realized the huge technological gap between humans and Trisolarans, and the development of human technology has been blocked by sophons. The current Ding Yi is not right for what he will be like four hundred years later. I have even a little confidence in victory in the future battle.】
[“Whether it is now or in the future, to win a war, belief in victory is essential. Only by adapting to the combat environment in advance can we obtain this belief.”]
[Ding Yi smiled disdainfully and said lightly: "You are still looking for confidence in space. Give up. You can't find it. In order to break through the blockade of sophons, I have gone to space countless times to see it."]
[“I chaired a high-energy physics project in space, trying to capture high-energy particles in their natural state to avoid the interference of sophons. But, alas, the results were the same. Even in space, the interference of sophons still exists, and the detectors are It has become scrap metal. The Trisolarans have completely blocked our technology."]
[At this moment, the system prompt sound in the spacecraft sounded. Ding Yi took a deep breath and said silently: "The second stage is coming, just hold on for a few dozen seconds and it will be fine."]
[Under the sudden acceleration to 6G, Ding Yi was severely tortured. 】
【He is seasick.】
【Stunned spaceship.】
[On the contrary, Zhang Beihai, who went to space for the first time, is in good condition. 】
"Ding Yi fainted in the spaceship, so how many times did he fly?"
Judging from Ding Yi's obviously numb tone and violent reaction, Ding Yi not only fainted the spacecraft, but also fainted seriously. But in this case, Ding Yi just made himself feel numb. Before this , one can imagine how many times Ding Yi has been in space.
["Aren't you looking for confidence? It's just outside, look."]
[Ding Yi points outside, an artificial satellite is drifting alone in the universe. 】
["That is the detector used to capture high-energy particles, and it is now scrap iron." Ding Yi's attention was not on the high-energy particle detector, which he called scrap iron, but on what he looked at.
Countless times on the earth: "The earth is beautiful, isn't it? It's a pity that such a beautiful planet is about to be taken away by others just as we humans are able to see its full picture."]
["Don't be so pessimistic. Human beings will always go to the universe. We should develop aerospace technology as much as possible, so that at least we can have more hope in breaking through the blockade of the Trisolarans."]
["Do you still remember the flowers I received at the base?"]
[Ding Yi suddenly asked.]
【"Remember."】
["If it is driven by the heat of nuclear fusion, we have broken through the key technology of the engine required for interstellar flight, controllable nuclear fusion."]
【"So fast?"】
["Yes, but we haven't had time to release it yet."]
["Dr. Ding, Political Commissar Zhang, as usual, we have to take a group photo every time we work in space. You two should prepare too."]
[“Anyway, the focus of the next research will also shift to the actual design of the fusion engine, which means there are two ways to go in the future.”]
["One is that it is a working medium radiation-driven spacecraft that uses radiation for propulsion, and it doesn't even have a prototype yet. The other is a working medium propulsion rocket that uses nuclear fuel as power. In fact, it is not fundamentally different from today's chemical rockets.
.However, the latter is safer in terms of research prospects, and will also be the focus of future resource investment."]
["As far as I'm concerned, the so-called insurance is the least safe in future interstellar wars. If our spacecraft can only rely on planetary bases in the end, then the tragedy of 1894 to 1895 will happen again. And in the solar system,
It’s whw”]
["Your metaphor is very profound." As a naval political commissar, how could Zhang Beihai not know what the naval battle from 1894 to 1895 was referring to? Zhang Beihai said seriously: "I hope you can postpone the announcement of this news.
”]
["I'm afraid not. Regardless of the purpose, mankind needs us to announce this progress. For the current mankind, hope is even too precious."]
["But if we take this step wrong, we may waste a century or two. We will make a change when the time comes."]
["It's useless for you to tell me this. You have to talk to those old aerospace experts."]
【Times are changing, old contradictions are leaving, and new contradictions are emerging.】
[One of the biggest disputes in the Space Force is the academic dispute between the two systems of traditional chemical fuel and radiation spacecraft.]
[The two forces have reached a balance, and those who have the power to break the balance are the three or four people in key positions. Their opinions determine the final planning plan. 】
["Really, there are only three or four people, but it's a pity that they are all veterans of the aerospace industry."]
[Ding Yi in front of Zhang Beihai all said with a sigh.]
[Traditional chemical-structured rockets cannot go far in the long run. However, most of the powerful people in the current aerospace system have a background in chemical rockets, and they are strongly opposed to radiating spacecraft, because it is completely different from their lifelong efforts. If once radiated
If the spacecraft truly takes over, it will be a fatal blow to them.】