The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 426 Two Future Academicians
"Mr. Yang, you..." Qin Feng opened his mouth but didn't finish his words, his voice choked.

Although it was required above that no actions that would affect Li Mu's research should be taken.

But after hearing these words, I am afraid that no one will not be moved.

At this moment, Li Mu said:

"It's okay, Mr. Yang. In fact, I also have the idea of ​​developing a fighter jet."

"I discussed this with my teacher the other day."

"I promise you that our country will have powerful fighter jets in the future!"

He spoke every word in an extremely serious voice.

Developing the J-10 was originally his plan.

Without powerful fighter jets, the soldiers can only use their flesh and blood to fill the gap caused by the loss of air supremacy.

Yang Yongli understood this principle, and he understood it too.

"You, you are not trying to fool me, an old man, or did I hear it wrong?" Yang Yongli said in disbelief.

It's not just him.

The faces of Qin Feng and others in the room were also filled with incredible shock.

Guo Mo had heard Tang Yanjie mention it and knew that Li Mu had this idea.

But having ideas is one thing, and taking action is another.

There had been no follow-up for such a long time, and he had thought that Li Mu had given up this plan.

Now it seems that he is holding back to use a big move!

"Of course not, it's just that this research does not...have a foundation, so I haven't mentioned it to the leaders above." Li Mu said.

He wanted to continue talking about something immature.

But for some reason, when the word "no" was mentioned, Qin Feng and others' eyes suddenly lit up.

He was worried that they would misunderstand, so he changed his words.

Yang Yongli nodded heavily and said, "I don't understand the research, but with your words, I feel relieved!"

He believed that Li Mu would be able to make a powerful fighter jet and reverse Xia State's decline in air supremacy.

Several other veterans also began to praise Li Mu, expressing their great admiration for him.

As for the time, they didn't ask any more questions.

After all, what he had just asked was already a bit presumptuous. If he asked again, it would inevitably seem like he was forcing Li Mu.

Even if they don't have any misunderstandings subjectively, misunderstandings are inevitable objectively.

This should absolutely be avoided.

For a national treasure-level scientist, no amount of respect is excessive.

Qin Feng and Guo Mo, who were standing by, couldn't help but smile secretly when they saw the change in attitude of Yang Yongli and the others.

He was so respectful to Li Mu just because he knew a few research results of military weapons.

If you knew that Li Mu was also the inventor of a series of achievements that were enough to shock the world, including Xia Guo's supercomputer, computer, 3+2-axis CNC milling machine, etc.

They didn't dare to imagine what the reaction would be.

……

Afterwards, Yang Yongli and others got satisfactory results. They had a quick meal with Li Mu at the Automotive Research Institute and left quickly.

Before leaving, he also gave special instructions:

"If you need anything, feel free to come to the Kyoto Military District to find us."

This promise has extraordinary significance.

It was directed at Li Mu, not at the new tank or the new fighter jet.

There seems to be little difference between the two, but there is an essential difference.

The latter refers only to official business, while the former includes both official and private affairs.

In other words, as long as it is not illegal, Li Mu can ask Yang Yongli to solve it.

However, after hearing this, Qin Feng immediately said after the others left:
"You don't need them, Li Mu. If you need anything, just tell Dean Guo directly."

"If it can't be solved, come to me."

"You have made so many contributions to the country. We will never let you down in other areas."

His words made Li Mu laugh and cry.

He quickly said:
"Thank you, Leader Qin, but the country has been good enough to me. I don't have much to ask for."

Li Mu was indeed very satisfied with the current situation.

He personally has basically no material needs.

All that remains is the desire for a strong country and happy people.

……

Shortly after the meeting at the Automotive Research Institute.

Ice City, Military Engineering College.

Zhang Kemao, the lecturer at the time, walked out of the classroom as the bell rang.

As soon as he came out, he saw Professor Luo, a professor from the same department.

Just as I was about to say hello, I saw him hurriedly greet another professor and then hurriedly walked towards the administrative building.

Seeing this, Zhang Kemao hurried forward and asked curiously:

"Professor Luo, Professor He, is there something serious that is making you so anxious?"

Seeing him, the two professors slowed down their pace and said as they walked:

"We don't know either. The dean hurriedly called all the professors in our electrical engineering department to the administration building for a meeting, but he didn't say what the meeting was about."

Hearing this, Zhang Kemao was stunned for a moment, then he quickly realized something and said:
"Is there some important research that needs help?"

His guess was almost right.

But this is not difficult to guess, after all, there have been several precedents before.

The document was issued in Kyoto, and a meeting was held on the same day, so everyone had to set off on the same day.

After coming back, those professors were still very secretive about the content of their research and refused to talk about it at all.

If you ask too urgently, they will just say: "Just wait and see, our country will surely shock the world one day!"

Shock the world, these four words represent extraordinary meaning.

Zhang Kemao has always been curious about what kind of research could shock the whole world.

Now I have the chance.

His mind raced, but his words did not slow down, and he said quickly: "Two professors, can you see if I can go with you?"

"We don't know about this either, but since there has been no notification, I'm afraid..." Professor Luo did not finish his words.

But the meaning is self-evident.

Although Zhang Kemao is also from the Department of Electrical Engineering, he is just a lecturer after all.

Professor He on the side thought for a moment and said:

"Kemao, if you really want to go, you might as well tell the dean directly."

"We all recognize your abilities, but you are still relatively young."

"But being young is not a problem. Our country's famous consultant Li Mu is only 24 years old."

His words made Zhang Kemao, who was originally hesitant, firm up.

Although he believed that he was definitely not as good as Li Mu, it did not stop him from learning from him.

The opportunity is right in front of you. If you don’t seize it, you will definitely regret it later.

Thinking of this, he immediately thanked the two professors and then ran quickly to the administrative building.

……

Two days later, at Kyoto Automotive Research Institute.

Experts and professors related to tank research from all over the country arrived one after another.

Of the 100 people planned to be summoned, 76 have already arrived.

The remaining 25 people are still on their way because the distance is too far.

As for why there is one more...

At the gate of the Automotive Research Institute, the guard stopped Zhang Kemao who was trying to sneak through.

"Comrade, your name is not on the list. Please do not trespass." The captain of the guard said sternly.

To be honest, if it weren't for the experts and professors from the Ice City Military Engineering College who had gone there before, they would have come back to vouch for us.

He's probably already had someone capture Zhang Kemao.

The above order is very direct - strictly prevent any possibility of leaks and eliminate all security risks.

"Hidden danger" Zhang Kemao looked at Professor Luo in front of him, but the latter showed a helpless expression.

If he is not on the list, it will be useless even if the dean of the hospital comes, not to mention them.

A professor advised:
"Kemao, forget it. You go back first. We'll find a chance to talk to the leaders inside later."

Hearing this, Zhang Kemao had no choice but to give up his plan to go in.

But he was not discouraged, instead he became even more excited.

The tighter the security, the more it shows the importance of the research here.

After looking at the gate of the institute, he turned around helplessly and prepared to go back to the guesthouse to make another decision.

Just as he took two steps.

The captain of the guard behind him stopped another middle-aged man of about his age and said:
"Comrade, please show me your ID!"

Zhang Kemao turned around, looked at the other person, and couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems that I'm not the only one who wants to join the research project!" he sighed.

But when he thought that he couldn't get in, he looked distressed again.

Why are you so happy? Aren't you the same?

Zhang Kemao sighed, turned around and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, a voice called him and asked, "Teacher Zhang Kemao?"

Hearing someone calling his name, Zhang Kemao turned around.

The person who called him was a little uncertain at first, but after seeing his face, he happily came over and said:

"It's really you, Mr. Zhang. I'm Wang Zerong, from the Armored Forces Engineering Department, majoring in tank vehicles. Do you still remember me?"

Hear each other introduce themselves.

Zhang Kemao quickly remembered such a person.

He asked curiously:

"Didn't you go to the Kyoto Armored Forces Science and Technology Institute after graduation this year? Why are you here?"

Wang Zerong is quite famous in the Ice City Military Engineering College.

Born in 32, he went to university in 56 at the age of 24, then studied in school for 6 years. As soon as he graduated, he was transferred to Kyoto.

"Teacher Zhang, let's not talk about this for now. You are here to participate in the research, right? Can you take me in with you?" Wang Zerong said quickly.

Hearing this, Zhang Kemao felt a little embarrassed and said, "If I could go in, I wouldn't be here."

After saying that, the two of them stared at each other.

"Oh, that's okay. Teacher Zhang, you are a guest coming from afar, so I'll invite you to have a meal at my place." Wang Zerong continued.

He was not disappointed.

After all, as a member of the Armored Forces Science and Technology Research Institute, he was not included in this research.

He might be even more surprised if Zhang Kemao was able to get in.

……

Zhang Kemao did not refuse Wang Zerong's invitation. After all, the research site was in Kyoto Vehicle Research Institute, which had some connection with the Armored Forces Science and Technology Research Institute.

Chat with him and you might get some information about the research.

He followed Wang Zerong to the dormitory assigned to him by the research institute.

Just as I was about to go up.

Suddenly two people came towards us.

Originally, this was nothing strange, but after seeing the appearance of the two people clearly, they all stood there in a daze.

Wang Zerong cried out in a choked voice: "Li, Consultant Li!"

Li Mu looked up when he heard the voice, looked at the two middle-aged men in their thirties in front of him, and greeted them:
"Hello you all!"

If he walks on the street now, not everyone may recognize him.

But in the scientific research community, it can be said that everyone knows it.

So it wasn't surprising to be recognized.

After he finished speaking, he saw that the two of them had not responded yet, so he smiled again and said:

"I'm sorry I can't chat with you for long today. Director Zhu and I have important matters to attend to, so we have to leave first."

After saying this, he prepared to leave with Zhu Yusheng behind him.

Today is the day when the Automotive Research Institute is going to launch their research project, so we must not be late.

If he hadn't happened to meet Zhu Yusheng and stopped by to take a look at the dormitory of the future research team, he would have been in the institute by now.

After saying that, he was ready to get up and leave.

Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong were still standing there in a daze, and only reacted when they heard that Li Mu was leaving.

Wang Zerong said quickly:

"Wait, wait, Consultant Li, I have something to tell you."

"I'm an intern researcher at the Armored Forces Academy of Science and Technology. I just joined this year and have relatively little experience."

"I would like to ask you to give me a chance to study with you."

After he finished speaking.

Zhang Kemao, who was standing by, had a rapid flow of thoughts in his mind, but he was unable to react for a moment, so he could only follow and say loudly:
"me too!"

After he finished speaking, he slowly came back to his senses and continued to add:

"I'm a teacher in the Electrical Engineering Department of Bingcheng Military Engineering College."

“My abilities are highly recognized by the professors in the college.”

"Advisor Li, I can definitely help with the research, so please take me with you!"

He just reacted.

This research must be related to Li Mu.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Wang Zerong to change his mind after he seemed determined to join the Automotive Research Institute.

Seeing this, Wang Zerong, who was standing by, hurriedly followed suit and bowed.

"You don't have to be so polite. As long as you have enough ability, I would be happy to have you join." Li Mu said with a smile.

He did not object to this way of self-recommendation.

After all, sometimes talent can be found.

Zhang Kemao, a future academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, focused his life on tank research and was known as the "Iron Warrior".

Wang Zerong, also a future academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and an expert in tank research, has also participated in the development of the Type 69 and Type 99 tanks.

Although these two people are not famous now, they will be top experts and professors in the future.

After hearing Li Mu's answer, Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong couldn't help but blush with excitement, and said quickly: "Don't worry, Consultant Li, we will never let you down."

"Okay, follow me." Li Mu nodded slightly, and then asked the two to follow him.

Then he took them to the car.

But just as they were getting in the car, Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong shook their heads again and again, saying, "Advisor Li, we can just walk there, no need to take a car."

Guan Jianmin was driving, and Zhao Canjun was sitting in the passenger seat.

If the two of them sit there, there will be four people in the back row, which is really too crowded.

"Don't take a car? It takes more than half an hour to get to the Automotive Research Institute from here. If you wait for them to go there, you might miss some important content at the beginning of the meeting." Li Mu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong immediately hesitated.

Seeing this, Zhu Yusheng said:

"Just sit down. You can just squeeze in. It's only a dozen minutes by car anyway."

"I used to be at the Bingcheng Military Engineering College. I wonder if you guys haven't recognized me yet."

"This time you will be joining the research project led by consultant Li Mu. We will have many opportunities to meet in the future, so this is a good opportunity to exchange ideas."

After he finished speaking.

Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong, who had been keeping their eyes on Li Mu, only then noticed the old man who had been standing next to them.

Upon seeing this, they immediately recognized Zhu Yusheng, who once served as the deputy director of the Second Department of Bingcheng Military Engineering College.

Although he was soon transferred to the Artillery Engineering College as vice president, the two were still quite familiar with him.

"Director Zhu, it's you. I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you. I didn't expect to meet you here!" Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong said hurriedly.

Zhu Yusheng laughed and said, "Haha, it's okay, it's okay. With Consultant Li here, it's normal that you can't see me."

He could understand their emotions.

After all, it was normal that he was not noticed in front of the famous Li Mu.

"Director Zhu, you are a bit too modest. Your achievements are no worse than mine." Li Mu said with a smile.

The reason why he followed Zhu Yusheng here was not only because of his position as deputy director and secretary-general of the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Ordnance Industry, which was directly related to the research of new tanks.

The most important reason is that the other party is the chief designer of the Type 99 main battle tank.

Of course, even if we put all these aside, the other party is also a senior G-life veteran worthy of admiration.

Zhu Yusheng looked at Li Mu's sincere eyes, smiled helplessly, and said: "After all, I can't beat you young people!"

Because he was outside and Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong were there, he did not mention the new tanks.

But it did not prevent him from expressing his admiration for Li Mu.

To be honest, in the past few decades, he dreamed that Xiaguo would have a main battle heavy tank that could compete with Emperor M and Big Brother.

However, he also knew that this was a wish that could only come true in dreams.

Does Xia have the foundation to develop main battle heavy tanks?
not at all.

Even if they tried to design and manufacture the WZ-111, everyone knew that the chances of success were slim.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. We'll talk about it when we get to the Automotive Research Institute." Li Mu smiled and asked the three to get in the car.

Seeing this, Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong did not continue to be pretentious and quickly got into the car.

However, after the two of them got on the bus, they very consciously squeezed to the side, almost stacking together, and were unwilling to squeeze in front of Li Mu and Zhu Yusheng, which made people laugh and cry.

……

About forty minutes passed.

Li Mu's car drove to the entrance of the Automotive Research Institute.

Because of the special nature of today, even he had to be examined.

The captain of the guard knew Li Mu and was ready to let him go when he saw him.

But just as he raised his hand, he discovered Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong sitting in the back seat of the car.

"Advisor Li, they..." the captain of the guard spoke hesitantly.

Seeing this, Li Mu immediately said:

"They are people I picked up on the road. Don't worry, Captain Xu. I will explain everything to the higher-ups after we go in. I won't make it difficult for you."

He did not rely on his status to insist on going in.

After all, the other party is just following the rules.

After hearing this, the captain of the guard let the car in.

Zhang Kemao and Wang Zerong, who had been sitting in the back row and were feeling nervous, finally felt relieved after seeing this.

……

In the meeting room of the Automotive Research Institute.

It was crowded at this time.

There are 75 experts and professors from all over the country, plus researchers from the institute such as Yang Ying, the number of people is close to 150.

This made the originally small conference room a little "overwhelmed".

Every corner was filled with people. There were no stools, so they had to bring in small stools and sit down.

But even though the conditions were poor, no one cared.

After all, they had already learned from Yang Ying and others what Li Mu was going to do this time.

An expert from Zhejiang asked in disbelief, "Can it really reach 1200 horsepower? It's not nonsense, right?"

The person he was questioning was an old professor from the Automotive Research Institute.

Hearing that someone was doubting, the old professor immediately became unhappy and said:
"You don't believe me, but you also don't believe Consultant Li Mu?"

"To tell you the truth, we just recently increased the horsepower of the tank engine to 800 horsepower."

"1200 horsepower is also a piece of cake."

After he finished speaking, the experts and professors surrounding him couldn't help but shudder.

800 horsepower is not uncommon.

What is rare is that we have independent design, independent research and development, and independent manufacturing!
The Type 59's 520 horsepower was only achieved with the help of its big brother.

This time, they developed their own tank engine without relying on anyone else's help.

"I think 800 horsepower is actually enough. For a main battle heavy tank, we cannot just look at the horsepower, but also the overall picture, such as the firepower system," said Professor Luo from the Ice City Military Engineering College.

His words immediately won the recognition of many experts and professors.

The more horsepower, the better, but it does not mean the more horsepower, the better the tank.

If the firepower system is not good, it will be nothing more than a fast-running target on the battlefield.

"That's right. Without a powerful firepower system, we can't drive a tank and fight the enemy with bayonets..." Everyone started a heated discussion.

As they were talking, they even nominated Professor Luo to give Li Mu a suggestion on behalf of everyone after the meeting - 800 horsepower was enough and there was no need to increase it further.

There are many more suggestions like this.

After all, they are experts and professors who have been immersed in the field of tank manufacturing for many years. They have good vision and the suggestions they put forward are very pertinent.

At the front of the crowd, listening to the heated discussion below, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "But that's Li Mu!"

When it comes to scientific research, you can doubt anyone, but there is really no need to doubt Li Mu.

The fact that we have the unanimous trust from above and are able to research anything without any restrictions is enough to explain everything.

However, no matter what he thought, Yang Ying did not stand up to speak for Li Mu.

After all, even though he believed in it, he was actually no different from the people below him and lacked understanding of Li Mu's mysterious scientific research projects.

He was also looking forward to what kind of new tank plan Li Mu would bring today.

Just as Yang Ying was lost in thought, a voice suddenly came from outside the meeting room: "Advisor Li is here!"

Upon hearing the sound, the entire conference room immediately fell silent.

Everyone stood up at once and looked towards the door, their eyes filled with excitement or curiosity.

But without exception, there is a strong sense of admiration.

No matter what the plan for the new tank is, Li Mu’s past achievements are enough to make every Xia citizen respect him.

If there weren't so many people, I'd be worried about accidents.

They probably couldn't help but rush out at this moment.

(End of this chapter)