Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Young man, I think your teacher must have imagined an aircraft orbiting the earth, right?"

Herbert said: "My teacher did imagine this kind of aircraft, but this is not my teacher's idea. Sir Newton conceived it when he published the law of universal gravitation. Sir Newton called it a 'satellite'."

Lin Yuan then asked: "Then have you ever thought about what this kind of satellite can do?"

Herbert was taken aback, and looked at Lin Yuan in surprise. The satellite is also one of the secret equipment being developed by Germany. Seeing Lin Yuan suddenly asking this question, Herbert didn't know how to answer it.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Do you want to keep it secret? You don't need to keep it secret. I know what satellites are used for, nothing more than communication, reconnaissance and positioning. I don't know if you can develop them, but our satellite It's going to be heaven soon."

Herbert asked in surprise: "Then what are your satellites for?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "It is for communication. The first batch of three satellites are launched, which are located in sun-synchronous orbit. With these three satellites, our global communication capabilities have been greatly improved."

Herbert's eyes widened in surprise, and he didn't speak. Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the launch window. Unfortunately, our launch base is located in the Kalimantan Island Autonomous Region, which is too far away from Beijing, so we can't go to the site. Look."

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he laughed heartily, and Swat asked at this time: "Why did you move the satellite launch base to Kalimantan Island?"

Lin Yuan pointed at Herbert with a smile, and said, "You can explain this to him."

Herbert said to Swat: "It's like this. The lower the latitude of the place where the satellite is launched, the better. The latitude of Kalimantan Island is very low, so it is very suitable to launch the satellite there."

Schwartz nodded. He saw Herbert's embarrassed face, but Lin Yuan was talking and laughing freely. Knowing that their weapons didn't scare Lin Yuan at all, he felt a sense of loss. He coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Lin Yuan, let us go back Come to the negotiations, are you not going to sell Poland?"

Lin Yuan said seriously: "That's right, I don't intend to sell Poland."

Swat frowned and said, "Is there no room for any compromise?"

Lin Yuan nodded solemnly, and Swat sighed softly, and said, "Then we have nothing to discuss, and today's meeting will end here."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's go here, what are your plans for the future? If you have nothing else, stay and watch the live broadcast of the satellite launch."

Herbert's face showed excitement and anticipation, but Swart's face was expressionless. He pondered for a while and said, "Okay then, we'll stay."

After Swart said this, he briefly exchanged greetings with Lin Yuan, and then took Herbert out of Ziguang Pavilion. On the way back to the embassy, ​​Swart asked Herbert: "I don't know much about technology. Didn't you guys talk about missiles at the beginning? Why did you talk about satellites?"

Herbert replied: "A ballistic missile is actually a carrier rocket plus a warhead. If the warhead is replaced by a satellite, launching a missile becomes launching a satellite. That's why we talked about satellites from ballistic missiles."

Swat then asked: "How about China's missile technology? How does it compare with ours?"

Herbert shook his head and sighed: "We can't compare with China. China has already been able to launch satellites. We don't have this ability yet. Lin Yuan also said that they launch three satellites at a time. I guess what Lin Yuan meant must be to use one satellite." Launching three satellites from one rocket is amazing!"

Swat was stunned and asked, "What's wrong with launching three satellites with one rocket? Is there any difficulty?"

Herbert explained: "This technology is called 'multiple satellites with one arrow'. It is very difficult. This technology has great military significance. If satellites are replaced with warheads, multiple cities can be attacked at once."

Schwart nodded, did not speak, returned to the embassy, ​​and notified the German Emperor Wilhelm II of the failure of the negotiation by radio. Wilhelm II immediately invited Schlieffen to show Schlieffen Schlieffen's telegram. Schlieffen didn't even think about it. Then he said: "Your Majesty, we can't hesitate at all. We should immediately withdraw our troops from those places and stick to Poland."

William II sighed and said, "What a pity! So much land, a buffer zone of more than 500 kilometers!"

Schlieffen said helplessly: "The disastrous defeat of the [-]th and [-]th Heavy Armored Divisions has already told us that it is impossible to fight like this. There is no industry in these places, the railways are not well developed, and the logistical supplies cannot keep up, which is very bad for us. , it is the best policy for us to retreat to Poland."

William II thought for a while and said: "Well, I'll listen to you, withdraw all the troops from those places, but don't withdraw now, and wait until the Chinese army attacks."

Schlieffen agreed and began to prepare the plan.

Turning the other day, at 4 pm on April 7, Lin Yuan invited Herbert and Swart to Ziguang Pavilion, and said with a smile: "According to the calculations of our experts, 5 pm today is the launch window, and the satellite will be there Time to launch, I invite you to come here in advance, we can have a good wine, chat, and 'watch' the live broadcast together."

Swat was taken aback, and asked, "Watch the live broadcast? How do you watch it? There is no such thing as TV in China."

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Our TV is not yet able to receive video signals from so far away. It will be fine when we have communication satellites, so we can only listen to the radio."

As Lin Yuan spoke, he asked an attendant to bring a radio, put it on the table, and adjusted it for a while. The loud voice of the announcer came from the radio: "Listener friends, this is the Central People's Broadcasting Station, and now it is broadcasting live for you. The launch of the 'Blue Bird No. [-]' satellite..."

Lin Yuan turned off the radio, poured a glass of wine, handed it in front of Shiwat, and said with a smile: "Try our Chinese bar, let's chat while drinking."

How could Swat be in the mood to drink and chat with Lin Yuan, he just took the wine glass and smiled faintly. Seeing that Swat was not in high spirits, Lin Yuan turned to chat with Herbert, who was very interested in "Blue Bird One" "Satellite was very interested. Holding a wine glass, he asked, "Blue Bird One? Why such a name?"

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "The name Blue Bird comes from our Chinese myths and legends. Legend has it that there is a fairy named Queen Mother of the West, and the divine bird that delivers messages to her is the Blue Bird."

Herbert said in admiration: "The naming of all Chinese weapons and equipment reflects Chinese culture. I really admire it."