Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1322 Someone Broke In! (4k)

This is Gao Zhendong's unique approach to solving minor problems: the results are immediate, the principles are simple, and if he doesn't think of it, most people really can't. But once he explains it, almost everyone with relevant experience can understand it.

Even the leaders of the National Defense Industry Committee could understand it. They might not know that the spirals on those two big cylinders were called Archimedes spirals, but they knew exactly how these things moved forward.

The only problem is that the person riding in this car might be very happy, but the person driving it might be a little embarrassed. Who has ever seen someone driving a toy car on the ground?

While thinking, I listened to the report from the comrades of Zhanyang Heavy Machinery.

"...This vehicle should perform exceptionally well in snow, mud, and swamps..." To be honest, the comrades at Zhanyang Heavy Machinery hadn't expected it to be so effective before they even saw it.

These words seemed to remind the leaders of the National Defense Industry Committee of something.

After the comrades from Zhanyang Heavy Machinery left in high spirits, he picked up the phone and dialed: "I'll show you something. Don't you think it's inconvenient for the soldiers to patrol and resupply in areas with poor transportation? Take a look at our new weapons."

After saying that, he put down the phone, scanned a copy of the blueprints for the strange car, and sent it out.

A few minutes later, his phone rang: "We want as many of these cars as you can produce!"

If this were in the 21st century, no one would dare to say "we'll take as many as we produce." After all, if we were really pushed to the limit and went all out, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that we could produce tens of thousands of cars of this caliber a day. No one could handle that kind of production capacity.

But how many years has it been? Comrades, you know very well that with our current production capacity, the amount we produce is so small that, apart from some special units, other units can't get their hands on it without having to fight for it.

The leader of the National Defense Industry Committee laughed: "You wish! It's impossible. Geological exploration comrades also need this. It's very useful in places like western Xinjiang. Geological exploration and prospecting are restricted there, mainly due to transportation restrictions. This can help them."

Western Xinjiang is rich in resources. Due to its topography of three mountains and two basins, and its relatively high altitude, it benefits from glacial meltwater and high evaporation rates. It boasts a diverse landscape including Gobi Desert, barren lands, alkaline waterways, water networks, snowfields, and permafrost, all interwoven and scattered throughout. This makes life much easier for those working in parts of Western Xinjiang.

To be honest, Gao Zhendong himself hadn't expected this. In his opinion, these days, prospecting for minerals wouldn't go in that direction, mainly because it's too remote, too far, and too arduous.

However, what he didn't know was that his unintentional help had quietly pushed geological resource work forward by a significant step.

After all, to do a good job, one must first have the right tools. He provided a number of advanced tools, such as food, supplies, geological exploration equipment, and transportation equipment. With these things, our comrades were able to do even more.

"Alright, alright, don't forget, you still need to try to lean towards us."

The border guards said with a smile.

"Understood, understood. Now we just need the comrades from Zhanyang Heavy Machinery to put in the effort."

The engine, structural principles, and core materials are all readily available, so the leaders of the National Defense Industry Committee are not worried about them.
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It wasn't even June yet, and a patrol plane was flying over the snowy plateau.

This is a Tu-4 modified patrol aircraft. With the widespread use of Be-6 patrol aircraft in the military, the mission of the Tu-4 has become much easier, and they are mainly deployed in places that the Be-6 cannot reach.

It's not land, but a plateau.

Although the Be-6 is a seaplane, it is not without the ability to take off and land on land. Combined with its long range and the fact that China has no shortage of large bodies of water, the Be-6 can control almost all the airspace in China that it needs to patrol.

However, it really can't get to the snowy plateau. The practical service ceiling of 6100 meters is really inadequate on the snowy plateau. It can be used, but it's not ideal.

But the Tu-4 is different; this thing flies even higher than its prototype, the B-29! It reaches over 12000 meters, which is quite remarkable in the snowy plateau region.

In addition to radar and optical reconnaissance and patrol equipment, the aircraft also carried some other necessary items, such as basic electronic reconnaissance equipment.

While it can't compare to electronic reconnaissance ships, it's not a big problem for dealing with potential enemies in this direction.

Moreover, electronic reconnaissance equipment is very necessary here. The area is mountainous and has deep valleys, and the main enemy situation is infiltration and infiltration. The terrain along the border is complex, and sometimes optical and radar cannot detect the traces, but electronic reconnaissance can detect a lot.

"Team leader, that signal has appeared again! Listen!" A comrade turned around from his seat and reported to the patrol team leader.

This is a new signal that suddenly appeared today. When it first appeared, it hadn't been decrypted yet. People knew there was a signal, but they couldn't understand it.

However, this is not a big problem, as we now have the means to store the signals and decrypt them gradually.

The appearance of this encrypted signal, on the contrary, raised our comrades' vigilance to the extreme!
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for such advanced electromagnetic signals to appear here. The fact that they have appeared indicates that there must be a problem.

There must be something fishy going on when things are out of the ordinary; our ancestors told us that long ago.

So while they were trying to decipher the signal, they were also trying to search for it again.

Fortunately, decryption wasn't a major problem. We successfully decrypted the US Navy's encrypted radio signals in the South China Sea.

Although the signal did not originate from the US Navy, the technology was similar, and the encryption method was quickly cracked before the signal could be received again.

For digital devices, analog encryption methods are limited to a few combinations. With the ability to track frequency hopping and digital processing capabilities, the encryption effect of these methods is relatively limited.

Now, the signal has been captured again and successfully decrypted.

"Let me hear it!" The patrol team leader grabbed the earpiece.

The listening operator fed the decrypted recording into his earpiece, and he frowned: "I can't understand it, but it doesn't sound like English."

It is definitely a language with a certain system, but we can't understand what it is. Although the official languages ​​of our biggest hypothetical enemy are varied, English is the most advanced language for them, so we are relatively familiar with English.

Without hesitation, he instructed the monitoring operator to publicly play the recording: "Comrades, listen to it and see if you can understand it."

A series of audio messages were played, and a colleague on the plane exclaimed "Ah!"

"Can you understand?"

"Yes, this is our own language, the local language of the plateau."

This is truly a case of being blind to one's own strength; they haven't been stationed here for very long, and apart from a few comrades, they're really not familiar with this place.

But as long as I can understand them, that's fine. "What are they saying?"

"They've probably already laid an ambush!" The patrol team leader frowned instantly at the comrade who could understand, sensing a dangerous atmosphere.

“Signal location!” He turned to look at the listening operator.

The Tu-4's massive airframe provides excellent working conditions for radio direction finding, allowing for larger antenna lengths and spacing.

Therefore, we were able to pinpoint the location very accurately.

"Direction XXXX, YYYY." The location reported by the operator immediately startled the patrol team leader, who was familiar with the terrain.

"It's on our side!!!" Although the plane was limited by size and cost and did not have advanced equipment such as electronic maps, he still quickly marked a point on the paper map with a pencil.

On our side, the phrase "ambush and in position" is intertwined, making their intentions quite clear.

The comrades didn't care where the signal came from; every second of delay meant a comrade might be in danger.

The patrol team leader immediately initiated the escalation procedure, no longer intending to wait for the result of seeking instructions from higher authorities.

"Report this situation to the plateau command center immediately!" He first gave the order to the communications officer, then picked up the microphone himself.

"If any comrades are near the coordinates XXXX, YYYY, or whose route of travel may pass through this area, your unit may be under attack. Please immediately cease operations and contact our aircraft or your command headquarters."

While he was repeatedly shouting, the communications officer, after completing his reporting to his superiors, also entered his message into the tactical messaging system and sent it out to the group.

The Tu-4 itself also began to move towards this area. At this point, its only drawback as a patrol aircraft, which was not exactly a disadvantage, became apparent—it was a bit slow.

As a type of aircraft that does not need to participate in direct combat, flying a little slower is not a problem in itself. However, in this situation where you want to rush over to rescue people, it seems a bit slow.

All comrades in this area will receive this message.

"Beep beep beep..."

The same alarm sounded on the tactical messaging communication devices in many units within the range of the mass message, which made many comrades nervous.

Upon receiving the message, a duty commander at the command center issued orders almost without hesitation.

"Eastern airfield, two Z-7 fighters and one AJ-5 attack aircraft, immediately proceed to the reported area."

In terms of distance, it's closer to get there from the eastern airport. The reported area is nestled in mountains and valleys, right along a section of our highway. The terrain is treacherous with high mountains and deep valleys, and it's now very clear what the other side wants to do.

"Two Mi-4 helicopters, each carrying one infantry squad, are to be dispatched immediately from the nearest helicopter airport to the reporting area."

The situation here is special, so even though we have some spare capacity in the valley area, we still deployed a certain number of helicopters. Now the helicopters have come in handy, but the airport is still more than 200 kilometers away from the incident site.

Although the Tu-4 spacecraft in the air didn't know what we had on the ground, the command center did. They even knew the approximate location and force composition.

It was a transport convoy, not without combat capabilities, but in this terrain, being caught off guard by a well-intentioned but unprepared maneuver, they were likely to suffer losses.

In an instant, all forces rushed toward this small valley, and the comrades in the valley were not unaware of this.

They are currently unable to receive instructions from the command center, as they are located in a valley where information is scarce.

However, they did receive the message sent down from the plane in the sky.

There is a bus fleet in the valley, with a total of 4 buses.

Inside the vehicle in charge of command, the platoon leader watched the tactical communication terminal flashing red and beeping urgently—this was the most urgent message. As the platoon leader and the operator of the platoon's only tactical communication terminal, he was very familiar with these things.

The situation here is special, and car transportation is extremely important; otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to allocate one of these vehicles to a shift.

He quickly skimmed through the message, carefully checked the words "[Source verification successful]" at the end, and immediately grabbed the radio: "Stop everything!"

The radios they carried weren't good for long distances, but they worked well within the convoy.

The four vehicles stopped, and the squad leader once again gave the order over the radio: "Send one person from each vehicle to me! Bring a gun, live ammunition, and bulletproof gear. Be aware of your surroundings!"

We were still several kilometers away from the reported location, in a winding river valley where the other side couldn't see us at all. As the squad leader who frequently carried out transport missions in this area, he was very familiar with the terrain.

Since that's the case, let's have the comrades come over. It's easier to talk things out in person, and using the radio less will reduce the possibility of being monitored.

The comrades in the other vehicles seemed to sense that something was amiss, and a sense of excitement for battle welled up within them.

After all, everything is proceeding normally, there are no other missions, no vehicles have broken down, and they are required to be armed and vigilant about their surroundings, so there is no other possibility.

Especially the phrase "wear bulletproof gear." That gear is good, and it played a significant role when fighting against Indians a couple of years ago, but it's not lightweight. The squad leader wouldn't have specifically reminded us of that unless there was a need.

A rustling sound came from several vehicles, followed by the clanging of several gun bolts. Several comrades quickly got off the other three vehicles, cautiously observing their surroundings while swiftly taking tactical positions and boarding the second vehicle, where the squad leader was.

"Comrades, there's new information!" The squad leader pointed to the communication device in front of him and said to the comrades who had squeezed onto the vehicle.

While having a comrade try to contact the aircraft and command post, the squad leader briefed the other comrades on the situation.

The radios they carried had limited power and were not specialized devices like tactical messaging terminals. The radios failed to connect, but a standard protocol phrase indicating "message received, being executed" was sent out through the tactical messaging terminal.

The Tu-4 spacecraft in the sky received this message and located its origin.

"There are indeed comrades over there; they've received the message!" This brought a sigh of relief to the comrades on the plane.

(End of this chapter)