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Chapter 1100: Intelligence War in the Space Race (First update, please subscribe)
The enemy plane is right under me!
It flew like an arrow through the iron curtain of the Soviet Union, completely destroying the Soviet Central Asian hinterland. During the interception, the Soviet Air Defense Force dispatched more than 100 aircraft and launched 13 anti-aircraft missiles, but not only did it fail to shoot down the high-altitude ghost, it also shot down a MiG-17.

On October 10, the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft's reconnaissance through the Iron Curtain directly led to the resignation of the commander of the Soviet Air Defense Force. This was only a subsequent impact. The real impact was that after Nobuo Fujita successfully returned home in the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, its film cabin was immediately removed, and after it was developed, several tons of photos were immediately put on the plane and shipped back to Southeast Asia via a C30 transport plane.

Nanyang is the first overseas user of the C130 transport aircraft. This high-performance transport aircraft has been very popular with the Air Force since its delivery at the beginning of the year, and even received an order for 14 aircraft, of course, using US aid funds.

It’s always fun to get something for free, and anything that can be gotten for free must be the best.

In the evening of the same day, the photos were sent to the Commercial Image Center - it was called commercial, but in fact it was a branch of the Secret Intelligence Service, which brought together photo analysts from the military and intelligence agencies. They immediately analyzed the photos. In addition to discovering new aircraft at the airport and anti-aircraft missiles that looked like flying telephone poles, the biggest discovery was the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The analyst who was lying in front of the photos and observing them with a magnifying glass suddenly picked up a photo and shouted.

"It's the rocket launcher. The rocket is already on the launcher!"

Then several other photos were brought over, and the analysts immediately began to carefully identify the photos. These analysts were the best photo identification experts in Nanyang. They could identify and distinguish the corresponding intelligence through very small images.

"These are Soviet soldiers wearing protective clothing!"

“This is a fuel truck!”

“They’re refueling!”

Soon they came to a conclusion that the Soviet Union would launch a spacecraft within the next 2-4 days, and this conclusion was immediately reported to the military and the Secret Intelligence Service.

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"From the shape of the rocket fairing, it can be seen that this is definitely a spacecraft..."

In the study room of the official residence, facing the enlarged photo, Li Yian looked serious, frowned, and folded his hands in front of his chest, staring at the familiar-looking R7 rocket. Although Korolev obtained "his own" bundled rocket concept, what he developed was still the R7, which was still the most classic appearance in another world. The Nanyang Wanhu 5 rocket was a bit like the CZ5.

This also directly advanced the Soviet Union's manned aviation by about a year and a half - historically, they sent Gagarin into space three years and five months after launching the first artificial satellite.

This time, they were much ahead of schedule - Nanyang had some credit for this. The prototype of Nanyang's spacecraft was made by Li Yian. In fact, it was the structure of the return capsule and propulsion capsule, which was almost at the level of popular science pictures in later generations. But even if it was just a simple picture, it allowed scientists to achieve twice the result with half the effort in the development process, and they created a spacecraft in a very short time, thus saving a lot of time.

Thanks to the early advent of transistors and integrated circuits, the automated control systems of the R7 rocket and spacecraft were more likely to achieve breakthroughs, and the success rate of launch was higher. This was also the fundamental reason why they were able to prepare for launch in .

Although it was only brought forward by less than four years, it is at least a great improvement compared to history.

In fact, this era is ahead of the other world in all fields. This is because the advanced technology used in Nanyang will inevitably bring about the acceleration of global technological iteration, which is the so-called boundary effect.

Under the promotion and guidance of Nanyang, the world's scientific development is accelerating. What kind of fruits will this acceleration bear in the future?

Obviously, many things were beyond his imagination.

He originally thought that if he urged the Soviet Union, they would launch a spacecraft early next year, but he never expected that, just as Eugene analyzed, they were going to present a gift!
A tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Alfie cruiser's cannon fire!

There is no gift more meaningful than this!

"…Based on the fueling speed and weather factors, we have reason to believe that the Soviets will most likely launch a spacecraft between November 11nd and 2th, and it will be a manned launch…"

While making a report at the Secret Intelligence Service, Li Yian was thinking more about the changes that Nanyang had brought to the world. To be more precise, it was the changes that he had brought to the world in the past few years. Even this week, tomorrow - which is Saturday, he had invited several young scholars to dine at the official residence. As in the past, he would talk with them about academics and analyze issues in the academic field. In fact, this was also a kind of acceleration, and its purpose was to instill in them some academic theoretical "speculations" in their fields of the times, so as to guide them to make academic breakthroughs and lead the development of science and technology in Nanyang.

Is this cheating?
Of course not, this is exactly the purpose of Li Yian coming to this era, to promote the development of world science and technology, so as to benefit all mankind - this is all false, the core goal is to make Nanyang a leader in science and technology!
Communication satellites, the Internet, personal computers, smartphones, artificial intelligence…

Imagining the effect of his butterfly flapping its wings, Li Yian's mouth curled up slightly. Now, it was gradually showing its power. Theoretically, as the butterfly's wings flapped, it would definitely set off a storm on the other side of the world, and its power would become stronger and stronger like a chain reaction.

So, what kind of storm will this butterfly bring?

Just then, a voice came into my ears.

"Sir, when do we launch? If we are late, the Russians may get there first!"

It was Yu Donghai. There was a hint of nervousness in his expression, as if he was worried that the Russians would preempt him and take away the title of the world's first astronaut.

"Sir, if the first astronaut is from Southeast Asia, or the Tang Dynasty, then we will definitely be able to fundamentally change the world's impression of the Tang people!"

Yu Donghai was like this, and so were most of the others. They all looked at you with great expectation - they were very eager to obtain the title of the first in the human race! This had nothing to do with anything else, it was just an honor - for the country, for the nation. This nation, which had been sleeping for a hundred years, was eager to be reborn. Even after being reborn now, it was still eager to prove its existence and excellence in the world. Facing their expectations, Li Yian did not say anything. He just glanced at the photo, thought about it, and then walked to the desk, picked up the phone, and spoke into the phone.

"To NASA Director Eugene."

The call was connected quickly, and as soon as the call was connected, Li Yian said.

"Eugene, according to our intelligence, the Russians may launch a spacecraft around November 11. Yes, not a test!"

After Li Yian emphasized that it was not an experiment, Eugene on the other end of the phone pondered for a while and then said.

"The rocket has been assembled and tested many times, and the astronauts are ready... We can move the launch date forward to November..."

Eugene on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, as if he was looking through something, and finally he said.

"According to the weather forecast, there is a suitable launch window on the morning of November 11, and we can launch Tianwen-2!"

"Tianwen" is the code name for the second phase of the Kuafu Project and also the code name for the Nanyang spacecraft. In fact, Li Yian originally preferred to use "Shenzhou", but finally chose "Tianwen". It embodies a spirit of exploration, which is exactly the original intention of Nanyang to launch the space program.

"Tianwen" will be the beginning of mankind's entry into space and the beginning of mankind's exploration of space!
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news."

There were no other questions, just simple blessings. Li Yian put down the phone and looked at them and said.

"Tianwen-11 will be launched on the morning of November 2!"

For a moment, the study was filled with cheers. Amid their cheers, Jia Wentao from the Secret Intelligence Service said with some concern.

"Now, we are racing against time with the Russians. What if... what if the Russians launch first?"

His worry startled everyone and their expressions became serious.

Yes, now they are racing against time with the Russians. If the Russians get ahead, all their efforts will be wasted!

The atmosphere in the office suddenly became tense. Some people even lit cigarettes silently, with frowns and serious expressions.

Looking through the analysis report from the intelligence department, Li Yian thought for a while and gave instructions to Xiangdong.

"Contact Asia Television,"

Li Yian said, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk.

“Let them send a live broadcast team to Wanhu Cape on the 2nd, and let NASA hold a press conference and tell the world that we will carry out the first rocket launch of mankind around November 11th.”

Your Excellency's words made everyone's eyes light up, and Jia Wentao spoke directly.

"Sir, you mean to release false information and let them think that we launched the spacecraft after the 2nd."

The live broadcast team was sent out on the 2nd. Isn't this telling everyone that the launch date must be after the 2nd? In other words, the Soviet Union would not have to compete with Nanyang for time.

Nodding, Li Yian thought for a while before saying:
“There’s only so much we can do right now.”

In fact, there is another person who can be used - that is the Soviet spy who made "great contributions" during the last "Hungarian Crisis". In the past few years, that guy has provided a large amount of aerospace intelligence to the Soviet Union - in fact, all of them were intentionally leaked to the Soviet Union. The purpose was to accelerate the development of the Soviet space industry.

It was through these deliberately leaked intelligence that Moscow believed in him without a doubt. During the crisis, the intelligence he provided was the fundamental reason for the Soviet Union to make the final concession.

This time, I really felt what it means to shoot oneself in the foot.

But on the other hand, Li Yian believed in his heart that if the Soviet Union could launch a rocket at the right time after winning first place in Southeast Asia!
Not only will it not steal the limelight from Nanyang, it will also help distract the United States' attention and not overly stimulate the United States. If it were just Nanyang, Nanyang would become the target of public criticism and a thorn in the eyes of the United States and the Soviet Union.

But the Soviet Union’s joining... at least allows Americans to focus on the Soviet Union instead of focusing on the “world’s number one” itself!
With his brows furrowed, Li Yian's expression became more and more serious.

(End of this chapter)