Chapter 131 The Swordsman's Gravedigger
[Interview transcript excerpt: Conjecture, logic and the swordsman's gravedigger
This was a telephone interview. The author did not meet the real person, nor did he know where he was. In fact, it was quite difficult to contact the members of the military task force at the time. The author went around in circles, contacted many people inside and outside the circle, and went through a long process. In the end, the interview was facilitated by a friend from the PLA Daily Media Center.
"To put it simply, it took a lot of twists and turns for this nuclear bomb to be released from the warehouse. The specific details cannot be disclosed, but it was indeed very difficult, you know."
There was a man's voice on the phone, speaking quickly and clearly.
"The nuclear bomb you used at that time had a yield of 10,000 tons?"
The author asked.
"Yes, the equivalent is 10,000 tons." The person on the phone said, "This equivalent was carefully considered. The requirements put forward by CNNC to the Nanjing Command have been carefully analyzed and discussed. The requirements of the command are quite demanding. I have never seen such a complicated project. If it is just a matter of large equivalent and high power, it is easy to handle. If it is just a matter of small equivalent and low power, it is also easy to handle. The problem is that they require high power in a small range and low power in a large range, which is difficult to deal with... Of course, the equivalent is not the most difficult thing to deal with."
“It worked out in the end.”
"Yes, I can only say that we barely met their requirements. We couldn't hurt a little girl while blowing up the aliens. This is a difficult task for anyone. I have to say that the director of the Nanjing Command is a scary person. I heard that he has a nickname."
"Iron Hands Chase Life."
"Uh... Director Zhao isn't a bad person, he's just a little impatient."
"You just said that equivalent is not the most difficult thing to deal with."
"The equivalent is actually the simplest part of the entire mission chain. What's more complicated is the delivery method... Jokingly speaking, we joked privately that it's not that difficult to drop a missile on Washington." The other party laughed dryly twice. "The general delivery method is completely inapplicable to this mission. The missiles we already have - whether long-range or short-range - are all useless. We can only design a plan from scratch."
"So the Long March 5 was used?"
"That's right. It was a perfect timing. We searched everywhere for something, but it was easy to find. It was just before the launch of the Long March 5 Y3. We had very limited time to design a delivery plan, so we had to use whatever was available. The Long March 5 was a perfect gift, and it solved the problem of transportation capacity. The Long March 5 has a transportation capacity of more than 20 tons for LEO, which is very suitable. We immediately contacted Wenchang. Fortunately, the Aerospace Science and Technology Department, especially the Sixth Academy, gave us great support."
"So the Long March 5 has become a super-temporal and space-time strategic nuclear missile?"
"No, no, no, that can't be said. The Long March 5 is still a courier, not a missile." The answer came over the phone, "Because the mission requirements are completely different from ordinary strikes. The command requires that the nuclear bomb cannot explode in the air, but can only explode underground, or semi-underground, and it must explode at a specific time and location. But if you ask for the specific time and location, no one can give an answer. Even the target cannot be determined. Even the most precision-guided weapons will be at a loss. So everything can only be left to manual operation. The Long March 5 is just a courier, responsible for delivering the nuclear bomb and ensuring that the other party can receive it."
"But you can't do this with just the Long March 5. You have to make the nuclear bomb re-enter the atmosphere accurately and land smoothly on the ground."
"Yes, the Long March 5 is only responsible for sending it out, and there must be a vehicle to ensure its safe return. A nuclear bomb alone cannot re-enter the atmosphere." The reply on the phone, "So we picked up a ready-made one. At the end of last year, China's new generation of manned spacecraft was already being tested. There was no more suitable vehicle than this one, so we borrowed it."
I was surprised.
"Is it the Shenzhou spacecraft?"
"No, it's not the Shenzhou spacecraft. It's a new spacecraft that will replace the Shenzhou. It has a two-stage structure and had its first public flight in May this year. In fact, the one that went into space in the middle of this year was a backup. We borrowed the main engine half a year ago."
"Borrowed the lucky nuclear bomb?"
"We put the nuclear bomb in the command module, fastened its seat belts, and sent it into space. The public name was the Shijian 20 satellite." The phone was answered, "□□ was very angry. He called us and said that he could borrow the spacecraft, but he had to return it."
"□□?"
"Yes, he is one of the responsible persons. Because we are in a hurry and have the imperial sword in hand, we do everything without consulting the relevant departments. Many units are not happy about this."
"That being said, there is still a lot of resistance in the process of promoting the plan."
"Yes, but I can't go into detail."
"Okay, next question. The nuclear bomb was successfully delivered, but how did you manage to destroy the big eye without hurting half of the BG4MSR?"
"This question... wait a moment, let me see if this one has been decrypted... OK, this question can be answered. I said before that delivery is not the most difficult part of the entire mission chain. The most difficult part is actually triggering it. How can Miss Qiu detonate at the right time and place to kill Big Eyes without causing any accidental injuries? We can't just dig a huge pit on the ground and wait for the swordsman to step on it, right? In the initial planning stage of Operation Dongfanghong, this problem stumped all of us. If we didn't have to worry about the safety of the MSR, we could just use nuclear weapons to clean up the area, and use a dozen missile heads to plow the entire urban area to ensure that Big Eyes was killed. But it is completely impossible to do this with a little girl there. From a certain perspective, she is like a hostage in Big Eyes' hands. The existence of the hostage makes us feel constrained."
“Understandable.”
"This problem has been bothering us for a long time. As long as it is not solved, Miss Qiu cannot be used. It has been dragging on and on, and it almost delayed the third phase of Operation Dongfanghong. It seemed that Miss Qiu would not be able to be used... It was not until that night that the MSR hit the big eye and fell into the well and survived that we saw a turning point."
“What is a turnaround?”
"It was actually a conjecture at the time, but it was later confirmed. This conjecture is crucial and it brought us a shocking reversal."
I held my breath and pricked up my ears.
"On the second night after MSR escaped death, the little girl described the big eyes to Bai Yang. She said it was very strange. She didn't know if it was a coincidence, but she was always looking into the big eyes."
I repeated this sentence in my mind:
"Is there a big secret hidden in this sentence?"
"It's a very big secret. It expresses a kind of logic in the swordsman that humans cannot understand. It is the key to the swordsman's ability to control the life gate of the human world, but it also allows us to dig a grave for the big eye... Director Zhao and his team uncovered this secret and successfully buried the swordsman. The means and tools they used were just two cameras-"]
(End of this chapter)
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