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The news that Nantianmen 1 landed in Chengdu caused a huge sensation because such a transfer was so unexpected.

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But of course, if you think about it carefully, it actually makes sense.

After all, an aircraft carrier that has completed its launch trials will not stay in the same dock forever. It must undergo further navigation tests and install more combat equipment at the same time.

Obviously, this is what Nantianmen No. 1 is doing.

Because the whereabouts cannot be hidden at all, the next upgrade plan of this giant aerial platform naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Videos of it are circulating everywhere on the Internet, and under every video, there is overwhelming discussion.

Chen Nian was sitting in his office, happily scrolling through the comments under the video.

"It's so handsome. Is this really something that belongs to this era?"

"Why do I feel like I was watching science fiction movies yy two years ago, and how long has it passed before it has become a reality?"

"Why don't you say that just a year ago, we thought nuclear fusion was standard science fiction - science fiction, but now? The electricity I use at home is all fusion electricity!"

"Wait a minute, let's not talk about Nantianmen No. 1. How much does fusion electricity cost per kilowatt hour?"

"It's the same. The price hasn't come down yet, so we have to recover the cost first - no, don't be crooked. So what on earth is Nantianmen No. 1 going to Chengdu for?"

"I'm going to load up the hot pot base. Because Nantianmen 1 will fly for several months at a time, we need to pack more hot pot base."

As soon as this comment came out, a large number of people who commented below recommended food from their hometown. The good military equipment video almost turned into a food column.

However, there are of course serious discussions.

"This time Nantianmen 1 came to Chengdu for two purposes, either to optimize the aerodynamics and flight control system, or to install laser weapons."

"However, seeing that its landing site is at the southwest site, which is far away from Chengdu's test flight site, it must have nothing to do with Chengdu. It is probably going to be a laser."

"Laser? This thing also has a laser? It's like a cannon on a giant ship!"

In most people's imagination, Nantianmen No. 1 is actually an enlarged version of an aerial gunship. Its weapon system is nothing more than missiles, aerial bombs, naval guns and the like.

To be honest, this is actually a rather retro idea, and it is completely inconsistent with the actual development of modern weapons.

Technology is developing too fast, causing barriers to people's awareness of equipment.

"What a big gun ship. The Nantianmen platform is not essentially an offensive platform. You may not think of it as having the function of an air carrier, but in fact, most carrier-based aircraft are also responsible for air defense missions."

"As soon as it comes out of the air territory, its basic purpose is defense, so the core system is not an active attack system, but an active defense system."

"It can be seen from the previously released pictures that there are many small missile launch nests on the ship, which should be reserved for the latest Red Flag anti-missile system."

"But missile anti-missile defense alone is definitely not enough. Then laser anti-missile defense is needed."

"So are you sure you are here to test the anti-missile system?"

"Basically confirmed."

"Damn it, no wonder I've seen so many green lasers in the past two days!"

"Silly x, that's an anti-fatigue light on the highway!"

Putting down his phone, Chen Nian looked at Fan Dianyuan, who was also holding his phone, and said with a hint of teasing:

"I see you have relaxed a lot these days. Are you in the mood to check your phone?"

Fan Dianyuan smiled, but he didn't have the embarrassment of "being caught by the leader while fishing for fish".

From this period of time together, he could see that the young man in front of him with huge authority, mysterious identity, and amazing technical ability was not actually the difficult genius in his stereotype.

On the contrary, he is very easy-going and never takes credit for himself. Sometimes he even has a childish attitude.

Of course, judging from his age, he is no longer a teenager.

But being able to maintain such a mentality is enough to show that this person is definitely not that kind of antique.

So, he replied in a relaxed tone:

"The test work went smoothly. The performance of the FireEye system was slightly better than we expected. Paired with the latest 'Tianji' wide-area interconnected digital array radar system, both in terms of response speed and damage power control, it was outstanding."

"And most importantly, the problem of insufficient energy that we have been worried about does not exist."

"Speaking of this, the gas-liquid core stamping scheme is really amazing. I don't know who came up with this thing."

"The output power in the supercritical state is really scary. It can support four sets of fire eye systems without any problem."

"Even in the sub-critical state of normal navigation, it can support the normal vigilance of a Fire Eye."

"The person who came up with this thing is really both a genius and a madman."

After hearing his words, Chen Nian shook his head slightly, and then continued:

"Actually, it's not that exaggerated. The idea of ​​core stamping was proposed at least 30 years ago. At that time, there were still people trying to apply this solution to fission reactors."

"However, due to the dual limitations of materials and technology, this thing has always remained on paper. Coupled with the pollution problems caused by fission, it didn't take long for this plan to disappear."

"We sort of took it from the old scraps and applied it to our own equipment."

"Is there such a history?"

Fan Dianyuan asked curiously.

"Of course, why else do people keep saying that Mao Zi is resting on his laurels? In fact, there are quite a lot of unrealized technologies that have been sealed away by them. If they are all dug out in the future, many of them may still be usable."

"Human beings are actually very contradictory. Sometimes they are very short-sighted, but when it comes to technology, they are very advanced."

"You must know this yourself. Don't mention anything else. Einstein came up with the laser thing 100 years ago - don't tell me, it was exactly 100 years ago."

"That's right."

Fan Dianyuan nodded solemnly, and then suddenly laughed again.

"Speaking of which, the Divine Eye System can be considered a serious epoch-making war weapon. From the looks of it, Einstein can actually be considered a military industrial giant."

"The two pieces of equipment derived from his theory, nuclear weapons and laser weapons, have changed the world's war pattern."

"That's okay."

Chen Nian paused, then shook his head.

"It's better not to say that, or you'll get scolded."

The two looked at each other and smiled. At the same time, the implementation test of the Fire Eye system had reached the final stage.

Under the supercritical state, the fusion reactor bursts out amazing energy, which is quickly converted into electrical energy and poured into the superconducting capacitor.

Immediately afterwards, the Fire Eye laser flashed continuously in the silence.

It is not as dazzling and brilliant as depicted in many science fiction blockbusters. In the high-visibility sky, even the trajectory of the laser is inconspicuous.

But as it flickered, the unmanned target drones flying at high speed in the sky fell one after another.

The whole process takes no more than 60 seconds.

The news that Nantianmen 1 landed in Chengdu and may be equipped with a laser anti-missile system is also big news around the world, but surprisingly, it does not attract much attention.

The reason is simple: too many major events are happening at the same time.

In Cuba, the conflict between the United States, the local army, and the so-called "mercenary coalition" has intensified. What started as a small-scale exploratory attack has evolved into an armored force confrontation.

The beach landing position was lost several times, but was quickly recaptured with the support of fleet artillery fire.

The Cuban Air Force began to join the battle. Under the premise that the F-35 had completely mastered the air superiority, their old-fashioned Su-27 also achieved some results.

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Of course, no one will investigate where the Su-27 came from, and no one will investigate why they can break through the US electronic interference and even perform reverse interference.

There are some things that all the forces involved in this battle know very well.

As long as we don't tell the truth, everyone can live in peace with each other and even benefit from each other.

But if you say it without thinking, the result will be different.

In addition to Cuba, in the United States, a "little thing" also attracted a lot of attention.

The North American New Alliance announced that it will soon disclose a series of evidence regarding SpaceX's stock price manipulation, financial report fraud, and malicious mergers and acquisitions, and will also provide a large number of criminal records of the company's employees.

They claim that this company is a typical representative of the old order's oppression of the American people and a "new era farmer" cultivated by the federal government.

In the past, farmers used seeds, land and guns to kidnap slaves, but now, new-age farmers use technology, capital and public opinion to do the same thing.

The release and spread of this message aroused great resonance among the American people, not only because the content of the message itself was designed to fully comply with communication standards, but more importantly, the three characters involved in this message, They are all hot spots among hot spots.

The New Alliance of North America, the representative of the "rebels" in the United States at this stage, is also the only organization that has gained a relatively legal status and continues to exist to this day;

SpaceX was a key player in the early great power struggle, and the death of its founder was a mystery that once attracted significant attention;

Needless to say about the federal government, any action they take now will lead to a flood of discussion or criticism.

Therefore, under this circumstance, the new North American Alliance once again stood at the forefront, and their influence rapidly expanded, even surpassing the peak when they just entered Cheyenne.

There is no doubt that with such an expansion of influence, a large number of politicians and businessmen have begun to fall in love with them.

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Not everyone thinks they're right, but when the other side is under attack, you're better off standing behind them

Cheyenne, North America's new alliance headquarters.

Weiss stood opposite Dewey with a serious expression and said solemnly:

"Now, we are going to officially put the 'uprising' on the agenda."

"Our influence has expanded to its peak. This is a critical point in time. If we continue to develop downward, we will fall back from the peak."

"To put it bluntly, more and more people will discover our flaws and problems with our purpose. By then, the backlash will be too great for us to bear."

“So, my suggestion is to gather our forces immediately to achieve our first-stage goals before the public reacts.”

"Cheyenne is just the beginning, and even Wyoming is just the beginning, and we have to go east and expand our reach."

"It's a kind of retreat."

"It's actually a transfer."

Dewey added, not adopting Weiss's somewhat deliberately overly conservative statement.

"Yes, this is a transfer. As its influence expands, Washington will put more and more pressure on us, and geographically, we are now too close to Washington."

"This is not conducive to our self-protection, so we must drag the other three surrounding states into the water and move eastward step by step to establish our real base there."

"But to do that, we have to have enough leverage."

"Or to put it more bluntly, we really need to have our own army, instead of just relying on the power of so-called commercial PMCs like we do now."

"Of course, I don't mean any disrespect to you."

"I see."

Dewey interrupted Wes and then continued:

"This is a step you must take, but now, isn't it a bit too hasty?"

"What I mean is that it is actually very difficult for you to win over the military. Several previous attempts have also failed."

"Mr. Dewey, we did not fail. As I emphasized before, we just missed the mark."

Weiss said with a serious face:

"It didn't work out, but our relationship is still there, and this is the point in time where those relationships can be most useful."

"The war in Cuba is almost over, isn't it?"

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Dewey immediately fell silent.

After a long time, he asked:

"Why did you make such a judgment? In fact, Cuba is currently in full swing."

"That's just an appearance. Nantianmen 1 has taken off, and the war pattern of this world will change."

Weiss waved his hand and continued:

"Sir, please don't interrupt me just yet."

"I know you want to say that Nantianmen 1 has only completed the experiment. It will take a long time to form combat effectiveness. Even going to Chengdu is just a new round of experiments."

"But I want to say, Mr. Dewey, I don't understand technology, I don't understand Nantianmen No. 1, I don't understand Chengdu, but I definitely understand the Chinese people."

"When you - when they say that their weapons are undergoing lengthy testing, the real situation must be that they are making final preparations for war."

"Without exception!"

"So, this is our chance, isn't it?"

"We need to take risks, and although I know you don't want us to take risks, we still have to do it, and it doesn't do you any harm."

"Understood."

Dewey breathed a long sigh of relief and then said:

"I will report your plan to headquarters."

“But I don’t know whether it will pass.”

"I have only one request for you: if the headquarters doesn't approve it, then you just have to wait."

"no problem!"

Wes answered immediately.

Not allowed?

This kind of thing will never happen.

Because the interests of both parties have actually begun to converge long ago.