Chapter 519 Died with a Smile

Chapter 519 Died with a Smile

Chapter 519 Died with a Smile

July 1883, 7, Lanzhou Arms Company Testing Ground.

On the tall iron frame stands a 14-meter-high V2 rocket.

Not far away, there was a pot-shaped iron net more than ten meters high facing the sky. It was the world's first large-scale radar.

Unlike the solid pot that most people imagine, today's radar is made of iron mesh.

"Five, four, three, two, one—fire!"

Second Lieutenant Shao Jiming pressed the button steadily, and the V2 rocket broke through the air.

The chubby Second Lieutenant Shao was calm, but Wang Shizhen, the commander of the Huai Army Rocket Brigade standing behind him, was nervous.

Wang Shizhen was only one year older than Shao Jiming, but because he ranked second in the graduation examination, he was promoted by Marshal Shao and was awarded the rank of colonel and appointed acting brigade commander.

He and Yuan Rong'an are equivalent to directly reusing the top two candidates in the imperial examination. If you have the ability, you can get high scores. He is not worried that others will not be convinced.

However, the prince who had just graduated joined his own army as a second lieutenant, which was a heavy responsibility, and this launch had to be a success.

The cathode ray tube display of the first large radar continuously displayed the position of the rocket. The rocket's tail was emitting bright flames, rising straight into the sky, all the way to a height of 29 kilometers.

Wang Shizhen personally pressed the radio control button, and the wireless receiving device in the rocket received the ground command. The gas rudder of the tail nozzle deflected, and the rocket began to fly to the northwest at an angle of 40 degrees, and the altitude continued to rise.

One minute later, the rocket had flown to an altitude of 48 kilometers and reached an astonishing speed of 5800 kilometers per hour. Wang Shizhen switched the second electronic command and the rocket engine was shut down.

Relying on inertia, the rocket rose to an altitude of 97 kilometers, and then began to fall in a parabola at a speed of 3500 kilometers per hour.

The wireless signal transmitter placed at the target point on the ground had been running all the time. Now that it was getting closer, the small radar inside the rocket received the radio waves from the target position and began to adjust the tail rudder, constantly changing its trajectory slightly.

The rocket disappeared from the radar screen. Regardless of whether it succeeded or not, it was already like this. Wang Shizhen sat down exhausted.

Shao Quanzhong, who had accompanied his son to the scene to serve in the army, was calm. He knew Wang Shizhen's mentality. People who were promoted out of turn were under great pressure and dared not make any mistakes.

In fact, it is normal for new weapons to fail. It’s okay to try again after failure. There is no rush to use them in a war now.

The shortwave radio that had been on was called. Zhang Jianyi, the engineer platoon leader far away in the Qilian Mountains, was carrying a wireless shortwave radio on his back and holding a transmitter in his hand. He reported with a serious face, "The rocket exploded normally and landed 10 meters away from the target."

Zhang Jianyi is the son of Zhang Wushuan, and he was assigned to the Rocket Force together with Shao Jiming. However, Zhang Jianyi has to work here for a long time, while the prince has to go to other branches after working for a year...

Shao Quanzhong at the launch site waved his hand and said, "Very good, it was a success."

It’s a little different from the “several meters” boasted by Tesla, but not by much. This is already quite impressive.

You should know that rocket guidance and wireless walkie-talkies were projects that Shao Quanzhong personally monitored. For this purpose, he specially dragged Tesla out of Gaoyou Lake, delaying him for half a month, so that he could personally guide the manufacture of the radar.

The team that developed televisions from Thomson was also transferred here to give priority to manufacturing monitors for radar.

The project took five months to complete, and Shao Quanzhong felt that it was long enough and reliable.

Shao Quanzhong didn't know that it took a year and a half from obtaining the patent to building the first radar in history, and its effect was far inferior to the seemingly crude one built next to him.

Of course, Shao Quanzhong's luxurious electromagnetic team is unprecedented and unparalleled. How could it take so long for a team led by Tesla himself?

Tesla not only developed large radars, but also small radars for rockets and even wireless walkie-talkies for communication.

And he didn't need any reward. Because Tesla already had unlimited scientific research funds, his biggest requirement was to study freely and without interference. Because he was delayed for half a month, Tesla got angry and told Shao Quanzhong not to disturb him from doing his "great research" anymore.

Shao Quanzhong could only shake his head and sigh. Most people can't stand Tesla's bad temper. I don't need the long-distance power transmission you're researching at all...

Well, in Tesla's concept, Shao Quanzhong is not the boss at all, but a cash cow, and he just squeezes money when Tesla is short of money.

Shao Quanzhong was very satisfied with the completion of the three scientific research projects that he cared about most, namely radar, walkie-talkie and V2 missile radio radar control modification.

Because talents are prioritized for these three projects, other projects are only starting to operate now.

Moreover, the scientists have been working overtime day and night on these three projects and now need to rest. It is unclear when those civilian and long-term military projects will come out, so Shao Quanzhong doesn't care.

I am the boss who pays the money, so my demands should be given top priority.

"Oh no, Master Ding has fainted."

Ding Shoucun, the head of the Lanzhou Arms Company and a veteran rocket expert from Daxia who was known as the "Two Dings of the North and the South" together with Ding Gongchen, witnessed the successful test launch of Daxia's most advanced ballistic missile. He was so excited that his heart could not bear the burden and he passed away.

Mr. Ding is already 71 years old. Because he and Ding Gongchen jointly imitated the Hale rocket, he is respected as the "Father of Daxia Rocket".

Lord Ding was already in poor health, but he insisted on watching the test launch. Daxia's military industry leads the world, his ideals have been exceeded, and he died with a smile on his face. This should be the most ideal destination for Daxia's first generation of modern military workers.

The two Dings in the north and south have become ancient people. Shao Quanzhong searched all over the Qing Dynasty and found the only two modern military experts left.

Now that a large number of doctors and masters have graduated in Daxia, talents are beginning to emerge, and the military industry has successors. Shao Quanzhong is filled with emotion.

Shao Quanzhong had no choice but to stay for a few more days to see Lord Ding off.

He transferred Xu Shou's son Xu Jianyin to Lanzhou to take charge of the work here, left Ji Ming in Lanzhou to serve, and returned to Hailing himself.

……

"My nephew has fulfilled his mission."

In the Erfen Bamboo House, Yuan Rong'an, dressed in military uniform and full of high spirits, came to Shao Quanzhong to hand over the order.

The affairs of the Li Dynasty were completed, and the Li Dynasty was completely incorporated into the Great Xia economic circle. The railway from Fengtian to the capital of the Li Dynasty and the railway bridge across the Yalu River had begun construction simultaneously.

Shao Quanzhong touched his bald forehead and said, "Yes, I appoint you as the commander of the Dongwanlu garrison. Take your men to Lanfang to take charge."

The old leader is very useful, so we can’t let him sit idle.

"Marshal, do you need me to vigorously rectify Lan Fang?"

Shao Quanzhong waved his hand and said, "No need. Lan Fang is very submissive and it is only a matter of time before they submit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I am sending you to Borneo so that we can use Borneo as a base to control Java Island and continue to infiltrate the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands."

"We have a very good relationship with the Netherlands now. Quan Xiao's son has been engaged to their Princess Wilhelmina. Therefore, infiltration cannot be done openly. This will be a long-term job."

Yuan Rong'an followed the order and left. One year after graduation, he had already become a big official. Shao Quanzhong had opened a big enough plate for Daxia, which was enough to satisfy the ambition of the old leader.

Shao Quanzhong believed that it might take ten to twenty years to see results from the strategy of conquering Java.

Unfortunately, things are unpredictable. His ability to calculate with the help of his fingers has disappeared, and he never expected that the opportunity would come so soon.

(End of this chapter)