Chapter 176 Going astray
Tang Yushu hesitated and said, "Really...it can indeed fly into the sky...but..."
Luo Jiu was pleasantly surprised and said, "That's not bad, that's quite good, then what's the problem?"
Yu Zengnian and Tang Yushu looked at each other and said, "How about this, we will show you the experiment the day after tomorrow."
That night, everyone had a lively and hearty meal, and afterward Luo Jiu received a call from Feng Qi.
Feng Qi said that the ceasefire agreement on the Sha'e side had been negotiated, and she, Zhong Jialing and Cheng Yaoyao would sign the agreement as representatives of the military, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government.
Luo Jiu calculated the time, "When will you finish signing?"
Feng Qi: "Tomorrow morning."
Luo Jiu: "Then come here after you sign the contract. Leave the follow-up matters to others. Come here and take a look at the research results of our missile army's three years of research."
"Okay!" Feng Qi was very interested.
The next day, Zhong Jialing brought Feng Qi and Cheng Yaoyao over by helicopter. The four of them spent a day at the base and formally observed the missile army's new experiment the next day.
For safety reasons, the observation platform was set up three kilometers away from the launch point.
The four people saw through the telescope that the missile ignited, took off, flew to a very high and small position, then turned and rushed towards a certain place at a high speed.
Boom! There was a huge explosion, and a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky in the vast and uninhabited desert.
"Great!" Feng Qi stood up excitedly and cheered loudly.
Zhong Jialing and Cheng Yaoyao also applauded enthusiastically, "Good, good, really good!"
Luo Jiu looked at the silent commander Tang Yushu and the silent base personnel behind him in surprise, and asked excitedly: "Isn't this great? Isn't this a success?"
Their response was total silence.
Except for the four of them, everyone else felt an unspeakable embarrassment.
Tang Yushu took a diagram and explained awkwardly: "Four leaders, the missile launch point is here, we set it as point A.
Our location is point B, and our preset blasting location is point C, which is in that direction."
She pointed to the west, far away in the desert, where there was a yellow mark.
"But the actual explosion point of the missile is at point D."
She pointed to the mushroom cloud in the east that had not yet completely dissipated and said, "This is the biggest problem we are facing right now."
Luo Jiu was stunned for a moment, "Ah, we went off track."
Feng Qi: "So, it was set here, but it exploded over there? It's the opposite, is that right?"
Tang Yushu: "Yes, that's right."
Zhong Jialing and Feng Qi suggested at the same time: "Then wouldn't it be the same if we set it the other way around?"
"Yes!" This time even Cheng Yaoyao supported their idea, "Set it at point C, and explode at point D. So when we want to blow up point C, can't we just set it at point D?"
Luo Jiu looked at Tang Yushu, who said helplessly, "We have thought about this before, but it is not just as simple as 'reversed'.
Since the successful launch, we have conducted nineteen experiments, and each time we did not land where we wanted.
The missile will fly freely within a 180-degree range in the predetermined direction, and will land in a different place each time, that is, the EFGHI point, but... it will go off track for no apparent reason."
"Ah." Luo Jiu nodded, as if he understood something.
In fact, achieving such results in just three years of missile research was beyond her expectations.
It seems that there is only a problem with the navigation link. As long as this problem is solved, China can announce to the world that our country's missile research has been successful.
She stood up and looked at the dejected researchers. "Why are you so depressed? You should be happy.
I just saw it. It was at a very high altitude, with a very good posture in the air, and the explosion was extremely powerful.
Isn’t it just a question of explosion location? If we can solve this problem, we will be completely successful.
Even if it hasn't been solved, we should celebrate that you have solved all the other problems in just three years! Applause to you!"
The four of them stood up together and encouraged everyone. The young comrades finally showed joy on their faces and clapped each other to celebrate.
Tang Yushu clapped his hands lightly and whispered in Luo Jiu's ear, "President, are you too optimistic?
"The most important thing about missiles is guidance. What's the use of a missile that can't be guided accurately?"
Luo Jiu maintained a smile on his face and whispered to her, "Missile means two words. Even if it's not accurate, it can still be used as a shell."
Tang Yushu was speechless. Luo Jiu looked at her and said, "You just said that the missile will automatically move within a 180-degree range in the set direction, right?"
"Yes, President."
"That means it definitely won't turn around and bomb its own home?"
"That's for sure."
Luo Jiu smiled, "Then it's worth celebrating. Let's hold a celebration banquet tonight to boost morale."
The celebration banquet was held with great joy, morale was boosted, and everyone was eager to get started, with confidence rekindled.
But when they returned to the room, the four of them couldn't help but wonder: What should we do? Who can solve this problem?
Luo Jiu sighed helplessly, "This is a professional and technical issue. The only expert in our country's history who can solve this problem is still a three or four-year-old baby.
At present, researchers have no other way except to rely on professional books and experimental exploration. Wait a little longer, maybe in a year or two, it will be solved. "
She was not in a hurry at first, but some countries were.
Before the four left the base, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suddenly received news that the United States had detained twelve returning Chinese students without reason.
This group of international students was arranged by Luo Jiu and her colleagues to intern at the Wright Brothers Company before they returned to China. They are all talented in the aerospace field.
The United States deliberately prevented these people from returning to China, probably because it knew that China's aerospace technology was developing rapidly, and it deliberately created obstacles to curb China's rise.
Feng Qi was furious, "Despicable! I think they will behave if I really beat them up. Let me go, I will lead an army of 100,000 to invade the United States."
Luo Jiu sighed helplessly, “If its geographical location was next to us, we would have been the first to attack it.
But if we really want to send a large army across the ocean to fight a war, there are too many variables. Almost all of the Western countries are our enemies. Our air force didn’t even have a place to refuel in the past, so we couldn’t play to our strengths. Even if we win this war, we will suffer heavy casualties.”
Cheng Yaoyao said: "If that doesn't work, we can just send the Thorn Team to sneak in secretly and rescue the people."
Luo Jiu nodded, "I'll think about it."
As he was talking, Xiaohua knocked on the door with a stack of draft papers, "President, maybe our missiles can be used. I've calculated that the longer the distance, the smaller the error. If it exceeds 10,000 kilometers, maybe it won't go off track."
Luo Jiu's eyes lit up, "Have you told Commander Tang about this discovery?"
"I told her. She said there is a slight possibility, but there is no 10,000-kilometer test site for us to use."
Luo Jiu curled his lips and said, "There is a test site more than 10,000 kilometers away."
Three days later, another missile was ready to be launched, named Discovery.
This time, it targeted military bases in the United States.
Everyone was extremely nervous because this was both an experiment and an actual combat.
The four of them stared at the radar intently, watching the missile rushing towards the U.S. territory at a rapid speed.
Tang Yushu was at the command center, constantly reporting on the missile's situation, takeoff, and flight, everything was going smoothly.
Tang Yushu: "The Discovery has arrived in the United States."
"Oh!" There was a cheer in the command center.
But then, Tang Yushu had to grit his teeth and tell everyone: "It's starting to turn."
Everyone fell silent immediately, and Feng Qi asked nervously, "Where is it going?"
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