Chapter 794: Comrades in the South Are Losing Their Patience

The two chatted and laughed, and Gao Zhendong poured out his thoughts on this matter, as well as his fragmentary memories from his previous life.

He himself might not feel anything, but in the eyes of President Yue, it was simply stunning.

Many of the things Chief Engineer Gao mentioned were things that Gao Zhendong would never have thought of before he proposed them. Sometimes he would think of them a little bit, but would soon forget about them due to various reasons and practical conditions.

President Yue remembered as long as Gao Zhendong talked. He dared to guarantee that if he could accomplish half of what Gao Zhendong said, he would at least become a member of the academic department.

Academician? Then what is Mr. Gao Zhendong, who proposed pioneering suggestions in these areas? I dare not think about it. I dare not think about it.
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In the south of the colorful clouds, in Lancheng City, there is an airport.

This airport was once a stop on the famous "Hump Route". During S2, many Citi pilots crossed the Roof Mountains from this direction, risking their lives to transport supplies in and hand them over to us.

No matter who they were handed over to, their actions and their lives supported our actions to fight against the Japanese invaders. We remember these things very clearly and will never forget them.

After liberation, this airport was a military airport. Later in the late 50s, due to actual combat needs, the airport was converted to civilian use and became a civil airport.

But now, things seem to have changed. Some residents near the airport have had a lot more to talk about in their spare time.

"Have you heard that the troops are back again?"

"I heard about it. This airport was handed over to the local government for use as a civilian airport a few years ago. I didn't expect that troops would be stationed here again."

"Is there going to be a war?"

"Impossible? What's so good about fighting in this direction? The infantry pushed forward without taking a breath."

"You don't know, not only are the troops coming back, but we also need to expand the airport runway."

"Wow, that's incredible, the original runway isn't enough?"

"What are you asking for? If they ask us to expand, then we will expand. The higher-ups always have their own ideas."

"That's right. This airport has been converted to civilian use and there are only a few planes a day. It's still more lively than before, with planes to watch."

There are not many civil aviation planes these days, let alone Lancheng City. Even in the provincial capital, Chuncheng, there are not many civil aviation passenger planes taking off and landing. Not to mention Lancheng, a small city located on the western border of Caiyun Province. The few planes taking off and landing make the people living around the airport miss the bustling days in the past.

The people were discussing it, and some comrades from the army were also communicating with each other at the airport.

"Finally back, hahaha." A comrade laughed.

"I still miss this place. The weather is good! There are lots of fruits!" Another comrade also felt deeply. As a comrade who worked here before the airport was converted from military to civilian use, he went to other places after the airport was converted from military to civilian use. Maybe he was spoiled by the climate of this place. After leaving, he missed the days in this place.

Now that the airport has been converted into a dual-use military and civilian airport, he, who had worked here for a long time, was naturally the best person to return here to take charge of the work, so he was soon transferred back.

"Just thinking about eating, right? Haha. The mission coming back this time is not easy." The first comrade laughed.

"I understand that this airport, along with several other airports, will become the front line of radiation to the Snowy Plateau. It is of great significance. I will not slack off on my work."

"Well, this time the airport expansion project requires us to complete it before the end of August. Do you think it will be difficult?"

"No problem. There are still several months to go. As long as the construction materials are available, the extension and widening of the runway will not be affected."

If this airport wants to radiate to the southern foot of the snowy plateau, the straight-line distance is very close, only about 600 kilometers. However, if you really want to fly, you can't fly like this. The premise of a distance of 600 kilometers is to fly over the heads of other countries. We are not so overbearing.

However, even if they fly along our airspace and go around the road, the distance is only about 800 to 1200 kilometers. It would be difficult for fighter jets to run, but it would be easy for bombers, especially medium-sized and larger bombers.

In fact, even if it is a Z-5, it is not impossible to fly back and forth under certain conditions, especially after the modification, the bomb bay is changed to an oil tank. However, it is a small plane compared to medium-sized bombers, and they have their own arrangements. "Okay, I'll leave the specific work to you. I'll be responsible for contacting the superiors and getting materials and supplies!" The two of them divided the work and cooperated, each taking care of their own business.

The natural conditions this year have improved greatly compared to the previous three years. Combined with imports from Gaul and economic aid countries, food and other supplies can be said to have been thoroughly alleviated, and they are more confident in completing the work on time.

At about the same time, several ministerial-level figures who had discussed various exchanges with the South gathered again at the Russian's house. In addition to the diplomatic note we replied to, they also had some other things in their hands.

"Satellite photos show that in addition to the western airport and the snowy mountain airport in the capital of the plateau, the southerners are also renovating, expanding and reinforcing airports around the snowy plateau. Now it seems that the atmosphere is becoming more and more tense, Dawaris."

"From the specifications of the runway expansion, the southerners want to deploy a certain number of tactical aircraft at the western airport and the snow mountain airport to ensure air superiority and front-line tactical missions, while medium-sized and larger aircraft are deployed at airports around these plateaus, using the range of these medium and large aircraft to ensure the accessibility of the combat area."

"No, no, no, Davari, you missed one point. Although they don't have hangars for medium and large aircraft at the Western Airport and the Snow Mountain Airport, considering the parking spaces and runway specifications, they are capable of parking and completing basic takeoff and landing and maintenance of these medium and large aircraft."

"What do the southerners want to do? Do they want to start from here and directly bomb the capital of the Sindhu people?"

"Unlikely. The southern comrades are very restrained. They are unlikely to launch a direct attack on the Sindhu capital. But they want to ensure deterrence against Sindhu New Delhi, that's for sure."

"Given the size of their bomber fleet, even with these two airports, it is more of a psychological deterrent to New Delhi. In fact, it cannot pose much of a substantive threat. It is too small."

"No, have you forgotten that at the beginning of this year, they lit up their own little sun? Although it is not a real sun, the threat to New Delhi is equally serious. Maybe in extreme cases, they don't need too many bombers. They just need to be able to throw out a bomb."

"They don't have actual deliverable nuclear weapons."

"They didn't have any nuclear weapons last year either, but that's all changed now, isn't it? My Davari."

"I think this matter needs to be reported to our leaders. The current situation is too dangerous for the Sindhu people. From everything, it is clear that our southern comrades are extremely fed up with the Sindhu people's small actions and are about to lose their temper."

"You go ahead and report, but our leader may be more concerned about corn. He thinks the Southerners are vulnerable."

"Why do the Sindhu people provoke their neighbor so often? It is obvious that this neighbor is not someone they can handle if he gets angry."

"Dawali, there is no answer to this question. Perhaps their geographical advantage is too great."

A group of people discussed this issue, but there was no clear answer. It was obvious that neither party on this issue would obey them, and this was the most critical point.

"I will report this issue to the leaders. Comrades, let's put this matter aside and look at another situation. They agreed to our request for technology, but they did not agree completely." An old Russian ended the topic. After all, this topic was not easy for them to handle, but even if it was not handled well, the consequences would not be very serious.

Judging from the geographical, climate, transportation, national strength and other conditions, the two sides will only continue to fight in that area, but more is unlikely to happen.

"It's interesting that none of the technologies we requested were agreed to be made available for free, but we were asked to make another steel technology available."

"Look, they seem to have a very high opinion of this technology, saying it can improve productivity, increase output, and reduce energy consumption, and is applicable to all blast furnace production... My God, if that's true, they are really generous."

"I don't believe it. I don't believe they have such technology, and I don't believe they are willing to make it public."

"Not necessarily. The comrades in the south are still idealistic. The latest news shows that they are willing to provide Jiaozhi with a batch of portable anti-aircraft missiles that they have just used in actual combat."

When the other Russians heard the news, they were surprised at our generosity, but they were thinking of something else.

"Aha, this is really good news, comrades. I think the comrades in Jiaozhi would definitely like to accidentally 'lose' a batch of these missiles." Their own portable air defense missiles are still under development. If they can get a batch of the latest missiles from the southern comrades, they don't mind making some adjustments to the missiles they are developing.

"This is a small matter, my Davari. The first question now is whether we should attend the meeting where they will disclose this steel-related technology. It seems that they want to highlight their superiority in this regard and gain more influence and respect in the economic assistance countries. They are not only targeting us, but all economic assistance countries and developing countries to disclose it."

(End of this chapter)