Just as the Sun family was having dinner, a small convoy of vehicles struggled through the Gobi Desert and arrived at a base in Northwest China.
This convoy was not only tasked with delivering supplies, but also carried many important documents and some essential spare parts.
Therefore, this team was under a very high level of security, with about 100 escorts alone, and was led by a regimental commander.
Once the convoy arrived at the base, supplies and spare parts were naturally handed over to someone.
But the important documents never left the regimental commander's briefcase; he had to hand them over to the base's highest-ranking officer, as it was a direct order from his superiors.
Upon receiving the report, the base's highest-ranking officer immediately rushed over. After saluting each other, the two exchanged no further pleasantries and silently completed the handover procedures.
"Sir, our mission is to escort this blueprint back, so we will have to stay here for the time being," the regimental commander said, saluting.
"Okay, I understand. You go and rest now! I'll take care of the rest."
"yes!"
After the regimental commander left, the base commander first glanced at the classified document file bag, and then picked up an official letter from a certain institute next to him.
After he finished reading the official letter, he immediately shouted.
"Messenger."
"arrive."
The soldiers who were waiting at the door responded and entered, awaiting their commander's next instructions.
"Quickly go and invite Chief Engineer Li from the mechanical group over. Tell him that there is an urgent task from the higher-ups."
"yes."
The messenger received the order and immediately began to carry it out.
Within minutes, Chief Engineer Li arrived in a hurry, lunchbox in hand.
Seeing the empty lunchbox in Chief Engineer Li's hand, the base commander said apologetically.
"I'm sorry, Chief Engineer Li, I've kept you from having lunch, but there's no other way. This document is just too important, that's why I had to call you over in a hurry."
"Commander, what are you saying? The mission is urgent, and I bet you haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"hehe!"
The leader gave an awkward laugh and then handed the official letter to Chief Engineer Li.
"Hiss~!"
After reading the official letter, Chief Engineer Li also gasped in shock.
It's hard to believe, but this secret file turned out to be Sun Zhengguo's blueprints for manufacturing precision machine tools.
Chief Engineer Li had a deep impression of Sun Zhengguo, who was Professor Wu's beloved student. His previous report had impressed the experts at the base.
Moreover, in the past year, not only was the rolling mill successfully modified, but two machine tools were also improved.
It can be said that this rising star in the mechanical engineering department single-handedly shouldered the heavy responsibility of domestic mechanical transformation and research and development.
But no matter what, those were all small-scale operations before.
I never expected them to go this far, actually manufacturing their own machinery, and precision machine tools at that. Are they kidding me?
Despite having many questions, Chief Engineer Li dared not delay the moment the document had been issued. He immediately began to gather the mechanical team to discuss the feasibility of the drawings overnight.
About ten minutes later, all the experts from the mechanical team arrived at the conference room, including Professor Wu.
Because the documents were classified at a high level, the meeting was chaired by the base commander.
Without further ado, the leader held up the classified documents in his hand and spoke.
"I apologize for disturbing everyone's rest time. I hope the experts will forgive me. Have you seen the document in my hand? It has a very high level of confidentiality. The purpose of inviting everyone here is to discuss the feasibility of this drawing."
After the leader finished speaking, he solemnly handed the file folder to Chief Engineer Li so that he could open it, which was in accordance with procedure.
Chief Engineer Li took the file bag, carefully removed the sealant, opened the bag, and took out the drawings inside.
The other experts stared curiously at Chief Engineer Li, wondering what kind of blueprint it was that the higher-ups were taking it so seriously.
Chief Engineer Li took out the blueprints and began to look at them. As an excellent chief mechanical engineer, he liked the blueprints at first sight.
The reason is simple: Sun Zhengguo knew that this drawing was to be sent over, so in order to reduce the workload, he even made annotations for each part, including its purpose and various data, so that it would be easy to understand at a glance.
If this feasibility study is approved, Chief Engineer Li is confident that, based on these blueprints and if circumstances permit, the machine tool can be manufactured within three months.
Just as Chief Engineer Li was engrossed in watching, several other experts couldn't resist and gathered around.
Although these drawings are highly classified, there are no restrictions on these experts.
"Okay, okay!"
After ten minutes, Chief Engineer Li had roughly looked through the drawings and happily exclaimed "Good!" three times in a row.
After he finished speaking, he realized that a group of people had gathered around him.
So Chief Engineer Li spread the blueprints out on the table, along with some annotated drawings of the parts, for everyone's reference.
An hour later, the experts had all reviewed the blueprints, and each of them wore a satisfied smile, proving that they had been won over by the blueprints.
Seeing this situation, the base commander presided over the meeting again.
"Everyone has seen the blueprints. What do you think?"
Since the leader has asked the question, as the chief engineer of the mechanical group, Chief Engineer Li must say a few words.
"Sir, this blueprint is flawless on paper, it's practically perfect. If it can really be realized, I dare say it will be at least 20 years ahead of this era."
Chief Engineer Li's words perfectly embody the Chinese philosophy of moderation, without exaggerating the situation.
In fact, if this machine tool were actually manufactured, it would be at least 30 years ahead of its time.
When the base commander heard Chief Engineer Li's evaluation, he paused for a moment, then directly called out names.
"Professor Wu, could you please share your thoughts after reviewing these blueprints?"
Professor Wu was surprised that the leader had called his name, but he didn't think too much about it and praised him directly.
"Commander, this blueprint is absolutely textbook-level. It has really taught me a lesson. If it can be implemented, it will be of great benefit to our base and may even speed up the research process."
"Hahaha……!"
Seeing that the leader and Chief Engineer Li were both smiling, Professor Wu was also puzzled.
What does this mean?
What I said makes sense. If this machine tool is successfully produced, it will definitely help the base process many parts that couldn't be produced before, and it will also ensure both quality and quantity.
Seeing Professor Wu still questioning his existence, Chief Engineer Li explained with a smile.
"Old Wu, congratulations! You've nurtured a promising talent for the country. This blueprint is the work of your student, Sun Zhengguo. How about it? Isn't this a pleasant surprise?"
"What?" Professor Wu stood up in surprise. "Chief Engineer Li, you're not lying to me, this drawing is Zheng Guo's work?"
Chief Engineer Li smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Impressive! The younger generation is truly formidable; I am no match for him."
"Incredible! This young man is truly remarkable. I once said that he would definitely achieve great things in three to five years, but I never expected that in just over a year, he would have already soared to great heights."
"Old Wu! I really envy you. You don't have to do anything in your life. Just because of this apprentice, you can brag about it for the rest of your life."
Hearing such a comment, Professor Wu was speechless. What does it mean to boast for a lifetime?
So all I've been doing all day is sitting there bragging?
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