On October 2, 1940, at latitudes 39°40° and 40°41° north, Lop Nur, east of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang Province, was once an oasis of life with herds of cattle and horses, surrounded by green forests and clear rivers in ancient times. Now it has become an endless stretch of Gobi.
There is no grass or stream on the beach, and the temperature in summer is as high as 71 degrees Celsius. There is not a single bird in the sky, and no bird dares to cross.
This is a dead place, and it is also what people often call the Sea of Death. But now the place that was originally deserted is now busy, with countless tents and temporary houses erected, and hundreds of bulldozers.
and forklifts were busy, and countless soldiers wearing khaki camouflage training uniforms were busy. Among these people, there would occasionally be a few scholars wearing white coats and glasses walking among them.
This is where Su Tong began to implement another great project. Su Tong called this project the "Yaoyue Project".
Su Tong has been thinking about an issue since he became president, and that is how to win China a world power and sufficient interests after the war in the next few years. Su Tong knew that if he did not have one in his hands, it would be enough to deter other military forces.
The trump card of a powerful country, so it is impossible to strive for China's deserved status as a world power after the war. Looking at the world powers after World War II, they all hold a trump card in their hands.
It is this trump card that guarantees their country's status as a great power, and this trump card is the most ferocious and cruel weapon that mankind has ever created, the "atomic bomb."
Although Su Tong has the huge golden finger of the lunar base in his hand, unfortunately, the atomic bomb cannot be manufactured on the lunar base, not because of technical problems, but because the moon lacks uranium 235, the raw material necessary for making atomic bombs.
Uranium-235 is one of the main materials for making nuclear weapons. However, in natural ores, three isotopes of uranium coexist, and the content of uranium-235 is very low, only about 0.7. Only by separating other isotopes and continuously increasing the abundance of uranium-235,
It can be used to make nuclear weapons.
Su Tong originally planned to secretly order people to collect uranium-235 and send it to the moon base to make an atomic bomb. However, after careful consideration for a long time, he decided that the government would organize manpower and material resources to establish this time-consuming and labor-intensive "Yaosui Project". Although this plan cost a lot of money
The manpower and material resources are very huge, but after thinking about it, Su Tong thought that it would be convenient and fast to make it from the lunar base, but this is just a very short-sighted approach. Only scientists in China can make such powerful weapons by themselves.
Only China with strategic weapons can be regarded as having its own trump card. After all, Li Sutong understands that it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish.
For this reason, Su Tong also specially ordered the agents of the Security Bureau lurking in the United States to secretly bring back the famous physicist, aviation field, and aerodynamicist Qian Xuesen and a group of scientists who are at the forefront of contemporary science. Su Tong
The task given to them is to create our country's first atomic bomb within two years.
Creating the world's first atomic bomb in two years sounds like an incredible myth. The United States' atomic bomb gathered the best nuclear scientists in Western countries at that time except Nazi Germany, and mobilized more than 100,000 people to participate in this project.
It took three years and two billion US dollars to create two atomic bombs. Judging from China's talent pool at that time, completing this great project in two years can only be a myth. But Su Tong believes that this is not the case.
An impossible task. Science is often like a window paper. It would be much easier if you poke it open.
So when Su Tong personally met with these returning scientists in Nanjing and handed the atomic bomb manufacturing method and related theoretical information to Qian Xuesen, this great scientist and founder of our country in another time and space was shocked when he saw these information.
These materials not only contain complete nuclear weapons manufacturing methods and related theories, but also have detailed subsequent analysis reports on the feasibility of hydrogen bombs. This makes Qian Xuesen's hands tremble. This person has been fighting on the front line of scientific research.
Scientists know what the most advanced data in the world represents. It can be said to be a treasure that can ensure that our country leads the world.
This stack of information, which weighed only a few kilograms, was as heavy as Mount Tai in Qian Xuesen's hands. Su Tong just patted his shoulder solemnly and said, "Professor Qian, I entrust the future of our country to you."
It's on your hands."
"President, don't worry, as long as there are no major errors in this information, I will try my best to build an atomic bomb."
Su Tong just smiled when he heard this. These data are the most mature and nuclear weapons manufacturing data in later generations. How could they be wrong?
"By the way," Su Tong thought for a moment and then said, "I also sent you a group of electronic digital computers and experts. I hope they can be of use to you."
"Electronic computer" was a term that no one had heard of before, which confused everyone. Su Tong patted his head and then said with an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, I didn't explain it clearly to you. It is a kind of computer that can
Electronic computing machines used for high-speed calculations can perform numerical calculations, logical calculations, and have storage and memory functions. Our government started researching it as early as a year ago. This project is headed by Dr. Zhang Qinghe.
He has led his team and is waiting for you in Lop Nur. You will naturally see them when you go to your destination."
Regarding computer issues, Su Tong ordered people to conduct research in the name of experiment at Chahar University a year ago. Of course, the first-generation tube computer was used, which was as big as several rooms. After a year,
Duo's efforts were successfully developed not long ago, and now it is helping these physicists conduct scientific research. I believe that with the help of computers, developing an atomic bomb in two years will not be a big problem.
Regarding the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the "Dawn Project", Su Tong was still very troubled because the candidate had to be a soldier and someone who was absolutely trustworthy. Therefore, Su Tong was selected after many rounds of selections.
Zhang Zizhong, commander of the 59th Army. Needless to say why? If my sworn brother can't trust Huan Su Tong, I really can't think of anyone else to trust.
Currently, a meeting is being held in the conference room of the Ministry of National Defense to discuss the subsequent funding plan for this plan. Bai Chongxi looked at the information in his hand and asked with some doubt: "Jianming, is this atomic bomb really so powerful that it can destroy a city in an instant?
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"Of course," Su Tong's tone was unusually firm, "There is no doubt about this. The power of the atomic bomb has been fully demonstrated in theory. Now there are signs that Germany has begun research in this area. I believe the United States has also
We will soon pay attention to this issue. If we cannot catch up and wait for those Western countries to study it first, it will be a catastrophe waiting for us."
Li Zongren, who had been silent all the time, frowned and asked: "How much will this plan cost?"
Su Tong thought for a while: "At least three to five hundred million gold yuan coupons."
"500 million gold yuan coupons" Everyone was shocked. Using 500 million gold yuan coupons to research and make a big bomb was not only a luxury in the eyes of these traditional soldiers, it was simply a huge waste.
"Five hundred million yuan is not a small amount. This amount of money can allow us to arm more than a dozen divisions. Is it worth it?" When he heard that it was so expensive, even Jiang Baili, who had always supported Su Tong, was frightened.
Of course it's worth it. Su Tong waved his arms and said affirmatively: "Only when our country truly masters this technology can we stand upright in the world, and we don't have to be afraid of nuclear blackmail from countries with ulterior motives against us." In the end, Su Tong said what he said later.
The newly coined term "nuclear blackmail" has been revealed.
"Therefore, in order to reflect the importance of this plan, I want to give this plan "special priority above all actions."" Another bombshell was thrown out by Su Tong, which scared everyone in the conference room.
One jump.
This "special priority above all actions" is not simple. It means that this plan can use any human, material and financial resources in the country, and everything else must make way for it.
Jiang Baili and others looked at each other before reluctantly nodding: "Okay, I support your plan for the time being, but if you still can't see the results or it's not satisfactory after two years, you have to cancel the plan. Jianming, can you agree?"
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"Of course, I have every reason to believe that this ambitious goal can be achieved within two years," Su Tong assured, slapping his chest. Are you kidding me? If these scientists are given complete information, materials and manpower to make an atomic bomb, they will no longer be able to do it.
If a real thing is produced within two years, then these scientists might as well just buy a piece of tofu and be killed.
"However, we still need to take some actions while conducting this research." At this point, Su Tong's face showed a hint of ferocity.
After this top-secret meeting, a series of mysterious events occurred in Germany. A theoretical physicist and atomic physicist at the University of Leipzig in Saxony, eastern Germany, and the founder of quantum mechanics, in 1932 No.
Professor Werner Heisenberg, winner of the Bell Prize in Physics, died at home due to food poisoning despite ineffective rescue efforts. This news caused a sensation in the world's scientific community, and people lamented that the scientific community was missing an outstanding scientist.
Immediately afterwards, the outstanding American physicist Robert Oppenheimer lost his life in an accidental car accident. This result spread to China and Su Tong breathed a sigh of relief. Without this outstanding American scientist, the United States should be able to save the Americans.
The "Manhattan Project" should be postponed for a few years
"Don't blame me for being cruel. For the sake of China's rise, I have to use all means to stop you." Su Tong murmured.