The last human in the universe

Chapter 65 The Space Carrier
When both civilizations have a considerable level of interstellar defense, then unless one side has the hope of breaking the defense of the other side, it is impossible for one side to launch an attack.

From the standpoint of civilization, no civilization will fight a war that cannot be won.

And when, because of resource constraints, that hope never materializes, war is never waged.

But at the same time, resources are always being consumed.Because maintaining the existence of a civilization itself requires resources.

Hope will never come, resources will be consumed forever, even if it is only consumed at a very low level, there will always be a day when it will be exhausted.As a result, civilization will usher in extinction amid the depletion of resources.

Of course, there will be variables in this, such as the sudden explosion of technology that leads to the acquisition of more resources.But it is clear that this possibility cannot exist in human civilization.Because for a long period of time, the new human civilization will be in the stage of digesting the scientific and technological achievements of the old human civilization, and there is no sufficient scientific research innovation and research and development capabilities.

This possibility may appear in the deep space civilization.Because deep space civilization was more advanced than human civilization in its heyday.Their potential is greater.

Either the resources are exhausted and then perish, or there is a technological explosion in the deep space civilization, which will lead to the destruction of one's own side by the deep space civilization.In short, relying on the development of science and technology to enable one's own side to rely on hard power to destroy deep space civilization is definitely a dead end.

This is the conclusion Zhao Changxing reached after uninterrupted learning and absorbing the wisdom of outstanding figures in history.

This is a judgment at the strategic level and the overall level.

Everyone looked hesitant.But after that, people still choose to believe in Zhao Changxing's judgment.Because Zhao Changxing has not missed it so far.

"According to this way of thinking, at this stage, we will find a way to destroy the deep space civilization, bring the resources of the deep space star into our control, and then with the support of the resources of the two planets, without the need to Considering the threat of war, it is indeed the only way to survive by fully developing science and technology until it has enough strength to obtain resources and supplies from more distant planets. However, there is a fundamental and premise in this strategic assumption The question, that is, how can we destroy the deep space civilization?"

The problem is back to square one.

The reason why peace has to be maintained is because there is no way to take the deep space civilization.Why keep the peace if there is a way?

Zhao Changxing took a deep breath.

"Gathering the power of the entire civilization, and now that the deep space civilization has not yet built a planetary defense system, take advantage of this only window period to launch a chemical fuel-level sneak attack on the deep space civilization."

Chemical fuel level sneak attack!

This sentence shocked everyone.

At this stage, human civilization cannot achieve ion propulsion with high energy efficiency ratio, but can only rely on chemical fuel to drive.Unable to achieve the miniaturization of electromagnetic guns, we can only rely on gunpowder to drive bullets.Under such circumstances, is it really, really realistic to launch an expedition to another planet across a long journey of more than 6000 million kilometers?

"Be realistic even if it's unrealistic!" Zhao Changxing was categorical, leaving no room for maneuver: "This is our only chance, if we don't grasp this opportunity, we can only perish!"

Zhao Changxing has made up his mind.

"My initial idea is to build an 'aircraft carrier' as the driving carrier for this sneak attack, carry as many supplies, spaceships, and combatants as possible, and travel more than 6000 million kilometers to the deep space star. They are defenseless now, and destroy them in one fell swoop!"

The idea of ​​the so-called space carrier comes from the aircraft carrier of the earth age.It is a comprehensive carrier. In Zhao Changxing's vision, there will be hospitals, docks, various factories, radars, etc. on it, loaded with fuel, projectiles, parts, life-support materials, combat Spaceships, etc., sail to tens of millions of kilometers away, where they serve as the fulcrum of war, supporting the combat spaceships to fight.

In the true sense of the space carrier, the total population of human civilization at this stage is only less than 20, and the planet has only one Sedna star, so it is obviously impossible to create it.I am afraid that the human civilization in its heyday could not be created.Its technological content, the requirements for all aspects are too high.

But... Zhao Changxing didn't think about building that kind of war fortress that meets the requirements in all aspects.In his vision, the space carrier used in this sneak attack is more similar to a large interstellar transport ship.

As long as it's big enough it's fine.Then integrate shipyards, arsenals, hospitals and other facilities on it.

To use an analogy, it’s like the Earth Age, where some repair shops, hospitals and other buildings can be integrated on a giant freighter, and some helicopters can be put on it.According to this design idea, the difficulty of its construction will be reduced linearly.

Even, if the boat can be made big enough, it is not impossible to build it with wood.Anyway, Zhao Changxing only asked it to bring relevant personnel, supplies, spacecraft, etc. to the place.

After the meeting ended, the relevant personnel immediately summoned military experts and others to start research and analysis on the feasibility of building an "aircraft carrier".The final result will come out soon, and if there are no more requirements, it is completely feasible to manufacture it at the current industrial level.

But there is one thing that Zhao Changxing cannot accept.That's the time.According to preliminary calculations, it will take at least 20 years to build such an "aircraft carrier" that can carry millions of tons of fuel, weigh at least 1 million tons, and carry 20 Wu-[-] combat spacecraft.

In particular, the process of building this space carrier must be kept secret, so that the people of deep space civilization cannot perceive their intention to launch a sneak attack.Once the secret is leaked, everything will be closed.

Under the premise that the deep space civilization must have spy satellites around Sedna, and building near Sedna will definitely leak secrets, the solution to this problem is to place 200 million satellites in the direction of Sedna towards the sun. Kilometers or so to build.

In this way, they will be separated from the detection of the spy satellites of the deep space civilization, and at the same time, they will think that this is an attempt by human civilization to enter the interior of the solar system and obtain materials from the interior of the solar system, thereby relaxing their vigilance.

But in this way, the time to build an aircraft carrier will be extended to 30 years.

After 30 years, I am afraid that the planetary defense system of the deep space civilization has been built for several years, and this sneak attack is meaningless.

"30 years is absolutely impossible. Counting the time it takes for this 'aircraft carrier' to travel to the deep space star—calculated in 5 years, within 8 years, we must complete the construction of the space carrier. .”

The speed of the space carrier is predictably extremely slow.Zhao Changxing reserved five years for it to go to the battlefield.

"Eight years?"

People looked at each other.

"At extreme times, extreme measures must be used." Zhao Changxing's expression was unprecedentedly serious: "From now on, unless necessary, stop all social construction activities. At the same time, implement the wartime rationing system and freeze all commercial activities. Definitely, definitely invest in All the manpower and material resources are used for the construction of the space carrier."

Once this order is issued, all existing social production orders will be destroyed.People's life trajectory will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Except for Zhao Changxing, no one was determined to issue this order.Similarly, apart from Zhao Changxing, no one had the prestige to issue this order.

"At the same time, the construction of the space carrier must be kept secret. It is necessary to strictly prevent the deep space stars from stealing our communication signals through eavesdropping and causing leaks."

The crowd was commotion again.

If the construction of the Helicarrier and the significance of its construction can be announced, then people may still accept the arrangement and devote all their attention to the construction.But now, even the ultimate goal cannot be announced, so how to complete social mobilization?
"Let's use another goal to cover up our real goal." Zhao Changxing made another arrangement: "Let's just say that we are trying to obtain supplies from the inner solar system. Elevating the significance of this matter can also complete social mobilization. And, I will implement wartime control within civilization, and I don't mind killing people when necessary."

Zhao Changxing has made up his mind to use severe punishments to escort the construction of the space carrier.

"You guys do it right away."

The members of the human government and the war council have operated with unprecedented efficiency.When the wartime control was fully announced, it was unsurprising that there were some voices of opposition in the society.But under Zhao Changxing's severe suppression, all opposition quickly disappeared without a trace.

The working hours were directly increased to 12 hours a day by Zhao Changxing, and all entertainment activities were cancelled.

After this mechanism, which is also the preparatory work for the space carrier, has been running for a period of time, through statistics, new information is placed in front of Zhao Changxing again.

"Based on the current progress, the time we need to complete the space carrier and all pre-war preparations has been reduced from 30 years to 14 years."

"14 years?..."

Zhao Changxing was in a daze.

He knows that at this moment, the social production potential has been squeezed to the limit, and it is impossible to increase it any further.If it is squeezed again, it will provoke a civil uprising.At that time, without the deep space stars to fight, it will collapse itself.

However, the time of 14 years is absolutely unacceptable to Zhao Changxing.This will make the sneak attack plan fundamentally meaningless.

Facing the reports from officials and committee members, Zhao Changxing slowly raised his head and looked at the sky.

In the sky, the Tinder spacecraft and many roller bases shone like stars.

"At the moment of the life and death of civilization, I can't take care of so much. Children, I'm sorry."

　Tomorrow, two more changes will be resumed. . . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)