Chapter 57

The next day.

In the Xichang Research Base.

In the early morning, the mountains were covered with mist, and the sky was still illuminated by the bright moonlight, giving the mountains and the earth a glimmer of light, making the undulating mountains and the sky more vivid.

In the guesthouse, figures got up early.

For many people, this is a very special day.

The hazy mountains revealed a solemnity, and the figures who walked out of the guesthouse were also serious.

Except for some familiar people who greeted each other, more people were silent and went to the viewing platform.

Liu Yifei and Gu Ying did the same. They got up early to wash up and walked out of the guesthouse together.

After walking a few steps, they saw figures in white coats, which were so conspicuous in the diffuse mist.

In addition to people wearing white coats, there were also people wearing blue and yellow uniforms. At this time, the faces of each of them were very serious.

The steps were firm and fast.

"Why are there different clothes?" Gu Ying asked, and turned to ask Liu Yifei.

"Different division of labor, some are ground staff, some are launch center command personnel..."

Liu Yifei explained, answering every question, and her eyes couldn't help but scan around, but to her disappointment, she didn't see that familiar figure.

The viewing platform is a long distance away from the launch point, located on the weak side of the launch command center.

The viewing seats were built one by one.

Liu Yifei had just taken her seat, but not long after she sat down, suddenly there was a little restlessness in the crowd of spectators. Following the restless eyes, she saw a row of old people sitting in wheelchairs or leaning on crutches.

It was not this group that attracted people, but the shining medals on the chests of each old man, representing past achievements.

Every old man's face was full of seriousness.

Not long after these old men sat down, there was a strange sound in the distance, accompanied by the opening of the rocket hangar, and a huge object appeared in front of Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei watched from afar, because the giant rocket slowly moving out of the hangar, the six nozzles at the bottom, reappeared.

The rocket towering in the clouds and mist was Liu Yifei's mind, and a hint of pride appeared in his eyes.

"Watching the rocket launch on TV is completely different from watching it in person, it's so shocking." Gu Ying on the side watched it slowly enter a launch platform from a huge building in the clouds and mist.

Three o'clock, the rocket was moving in the clouds and mist, looming, like a behemoth, giving people an extreme sense of oppression.

Liu Yifei's beautiful eyes were staring at the rocket, looking very seriously.

It seemed that she was appreciating every minute and every inch of the rocket.

This time, not only the older generation of aerospace people came to watch the ceremony, but also the Chengfei Research Institute, and the one who came was Zhao Youlai.

It's just that the style of Chengfei Research Institute watching the rocket appear is obviously a bit weird.

Zhao Youlai came, and Liu Neng from the Xichang Research Base was on the side to serve as a foil.

However, Liu Neng and Zhao Youlai were several steps apart, and Guo Zhongjie stood in the middle.

Guo Zhongjie had been having a hard time recently. As a qualified firefighter, he could only stand between Liu Neng and Zhao Youlai to prevent them from fighting.

Although distance creates beauty, it also creates the art of language. Guo Zhongjie was enjoying the language art of two directors of national heavyweight scientific research units at the moment.

"Look, look, how much Chu Ze plays a role in my life. Does Chu Ze have any results in Chengfei Research Institute? You don't need to use Chu Ze at all."

Liu Neng's arrogant tone, complacent voice, and squinting eyes were like a fuse, which directly ignited Zhao Youlai.

"Bullshit, damn it, how could there be no results in Chengfei Research Institute? Chu Ze has an extremely important role in promoting our Chengfei Research Institute..."

Zhao Youlai was directly angry. In his opinion, the Xichang Research Base was just taking advantage of him.

Now he was even more directly confronting him, which was too hateful.

Think about how much of Chu Ze's time was taken up by Cheng Fei for the sprint of the Xichang Research Base.

Twenty days in total. Think about how many phone calls he made and how many mothers he cursed when Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou but never returned it.

But now Liu Neng actually gave him a straight face.

Too much, too much.

"If you have any results, just tell me. How can I know if you don't tell me?" Liu Neng said lightly.

Zhao Youlai's eyes were simply spitting fire, burning the shameless man in front of him to ashes.

"Let's talk. If you get caught, it will be so ugly."

Guo Zhongjie looked at Zhao Youlai's flushed face and clenched fists, and could only helplessly and bitterly, and hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort him.

Both of them were unwilling to suffer losses, and the verbal confrontation was simply a war of words.

The two of them said it very happily, but being the middleman and mediator between the two was simply not a human life.

Especially after the two got together.

Headache, a terrible headache, watching the two of them quarrel again.

Even within a few words, Zhao Youlai had an urge to fight, and looking at Liu Neng's thin body, Guo Zhongjie could only continue to be a peacemaker.

Guo Zhongjie paused slightly and spoke again:

"Be quiet, watch the rocket launch carefully, if it succeeds this time, it will be of great help to your fighter planes."

Guo Zhongjie now has a lot of experience in firefighting, and he quickly interrupted the two people's verbal spells.

At the same time, he also interrupted Zhao Youlai's idea of ​​increasing the intensity.

After this, Zhao Youlai remained silent.

If you don't get angry, you can take Chu Ze away immediately... Zhao Youlai comforted his restless heart.

Liu Neng, who got the advantage, also did not speak again for Guo Zhongjie's "face".

Of course, Liu Neng thought he had won a game, and the winner didn't need to talk more with the loser. Besides, he also knew that Chengfei Research Institute was definitely fruitful.

However, the current Fat Tiger II of the Xichang Research Base is in a semi-secret state, while the project of Chengfei Research Institute is in a top-secret state.

On the viewing platform, as Fat Tiger II steadily entered the launch platform.

Many old people looked down at the time from time to time, admiring from afar. They have been making rockets for a lifetime, but the structure of this rocket is obviously very different from their era.

On the viewing platform, the atmosphere was solemn and silent.

Because on the viewing platform, looking at a group of elderly people in formal attire, one can know that this launch may have a very special meaning for the launch.

"I just hope it won't fail."

An old man murmured, he knew that his worries were wrong, and he also knew that he should trust the latecomers.

But sitting here, he was really restless, because in his mind, all he could think of was the scene of Fat Tiger No. 1 falling in the dark like a meteor.

Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years.

Many of the elderly people present had similar ideas, so they spoke less.

Even if Chen Lao thought he had seen the wind and waves, he thought he might have let it go, but after receiving Nie Yuntian's invitation again, he still came to this place that he was once proud of, but made him sad.

Knowing that success or failure might be a burden to his body, he still came here with his seriously ill body without hesitation.

The silence of a group of elderly people also made the family members on the viewing platform fall into a solemn atmosphere.

Because as the family members of astronauts, they also knew the importance of this launch.

However, the appearance of this group of meritorious old men made this launch even more significant.

"Teacher Chu, you will succeed..."

Liu Yifei pursed her red lips, her eyes full of expectation.

In the command center.

A serious atmosphere was also pervasive.

Among the group of meritorious old men, there were their teachers, their elders, the guiding lighthouses, and their families who passed on their life beliefs.

For everyone at the Xichang Research Base, this was an attempt that only allowed success and no failure.

Since Nie Yuntian started this project, he has not smiled much, not because the progress of the project was not fast, nor because he encountered unsolvable problems.

This flight was too important for them, and it was too important to fail.

He had seen China's aerospace fall into darkness with his own eyes, and now he saw hope. Before he succeeded, he could not laugh.

He had to take everything seriously and check everything carefully.

In the command center, Nie Yuntian looked at the crowd with a very serious look.

"Now let's make the final responsibilities clear."

"This launch is divided into two stages. The launch stage will be commanded by Mr. Chu, and I will command the second half. In the second stage, it will be divided into two groups. Mr. Chu will be responsible for recycling, and I will be responsible for sending the satellite into space. The Beidou team will be responsible for the deployment of the satellite."

"Everyone has their own responsibilities, and we must succeed."

Nie Yuntian said in a steady tone, and then he looked at Chu Ze.

Face to face Nie Yuntian's eyes, Chu Ze nodded calmly, but his eyes remained excited, but this excitement was under rational control.

Chinese aerospace people have waited for this moment for too long, and this is also the work rhythm he is most familiar with.

"We will succeed." Feeling Nie Yuntian's tight strings, Chu Ze comforted him.

Nie Yuntian did not speak, but nodded vigorously, and then made a gesture to Chu Ze.

The two immediately entered the working state. The time from project establishment to launch was very short, so Chu Ze and Nie Yuntian had a very clear division of labor.

After entering the working state, the entire launch command center changed their expressions.

"Check the fuel filling."

"Check all electronic equipment is correct. After one hour, the ground crew will evacuate."

"Check the ignition device and the multi-level ignition system for the last verification."

"People in the satellite system, confirm the final attitude protection of the satellite."

Chu Ze and Nie Yuntian issued instructions one by one, divided the work and cooperated. In the command center, it seemed messy, but everything was moving forward in an orderly manner.

After the instructions were issued, some scientific researchers in the command room stared at the data one by one to avoid errors.

The scientific researchers in the command center were more waiting, because their battlefield had not yet arrived. From the countdown to the ignition, it was their battlefield.

In the corner, the record-style camera recorded the scene in front of it truthfully.

Two figures, the voices that rose and fell alternately, and the middle-aged Nie Yuntian and the young boy appeared in the camera.

"If the youth are strong, the country will be strong."

Li Shengdong, an elderly person in charge of the CCTV crew who came to record, looked at the screen in the monitor with emotion.

Perhaps in order to protect the teenager, he will not appear in the CCTV documentary.

But looking at the scene in front of him, how could he not know the status and role of this teenager in the project team.

Although many of them will be encrypted, he has seen too many with his own eyes.

Many unknown researchers are silently dedicating their youth. In the unknown Gobi and the rarely visited mountains, there are traces of researchers.

The world may not know his name, but he knows his children, which makes the enemy tremble and the people feel at ease.

"One day, the world will know your deeds."

Li Shengdong's eyes fell on the young face and whispered.

.......

....

On the viewing platform, time passed bit by bit, the clouds began to slowly dissipate, and the rocket body became clearer.

The scene in front of him suddenly made Chen Lao feel emotional.

"I hope the clouds will clear and the sky will be bright soon."

"Yes, it will."

Old Chen's words were like a stone, causing waves on the calm lake, causing the old man next to him to whisper in agreement unconsciously.

At the same time, a dull voice began to sound in the radio:

"Sixty years ago, we started from scratch and started aerospace..."

"Forty years ago, our Xichang Research Base launched the first satellite in China, starting from the East and becoming famous in the East..."

"Thirty years ago, people said that the pinnacle of our Chinese exploration was at the peak of Mount Everest..."

"Thirteen years ago, Fat Tiger 1 fell into the darkness, which is the lingering pain of our Xichang Research Base and the discredit we have brought to China's aerospace..."

"Now, Fat Tiger 2 has appeared, and we are making our own voice. The edge of our exploration is not at Mount Everest, but in the vast starry sky..."

"Now we are entering the last thirty minutes of the countdown, and we will witness the launch of China's first heavy-lift carrier rocket..."

In the radio, each sentence was very concise, but as the radio sounded, the faces of the people sitting on the viewing platform became serious.

Even Gu Ying, who knew nothing about aerospace, was completely concerned about the rocket that was about to be launched.

After the broadcast, the viewing platform was silent.

Suddenly, an old voice sounded.

"Help me up." Old Chen also spoke in a deep voice.

"Grandpa..." A woman standing next to Old Chen said anxiously.

"Help me up!"

Old Chen's tone was full of determination, and his turbid eyes looked at the rocket that showed its true appearance in the clouds.

"My Chinese aerospace has experienced decades of technological blockade, and countless aerospace people have been crawling on the ground for so long. Regardless of success or failure, this moment is their glory. I can't sit down..."

The old voice, full of determination, resounded in the silent viewing platform.

Just with the sound of this voice, Liu Yifei, who was originally sitting, stood up in an instant, looking at the rocket that was no longer looming with a sharp look.

Gu Ying stood up, and after hearing the words, the others stood up silently.