The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

The test is completed, there is no problem at all, and various parameters have been greatly improved compared to before.

But Wang Youliang's expression was still a little solemn.

He glanced at Zhang Zhipeng and asked, "Comrade Zhipeng, do we really want to start the ignition test run right away?"

Zhang Zhipeng nodded, his expression quite relaxed: "Well! Since there is no problem, let's ignite and test it right away!"

At this time, Wang Youliang was a little afraid of ropes after being bitten by a snake once.

He sighed and said, "Another major test!"

"The point is, I have no idea at all."

Zhang Zhipeng understood Wang Youliang's feelings at the moment.

Wang Youliang had failed three times before.

Failure will definitely leave an indelible shadow in his heart.

Zhang Zhipeng said: "There's no point in being afraid!"

"An ugly daughter-in-law must meet her parents-in-law!"

"How can we know if the upgraded rocket engine works without testing it?"

"Just do it!"

Wang Youliang was infected by Zhang Zhipeng's optimistic and confident attitude. He sighed and said, "That's fine!"

"Then do it!"

"Even if you fail, you can still gain some experience!"

"I hope this time it won't be like the last few times, where there was a 'boom' and not even a slag was left."

Wang Xiaohu said rudely, "Mr. Wang, what you said is a bit too unlucky, isn't it?"

"Hurry up and bah! Get rid of the bad luck!"

Wang Youliang also felt that what he had just said was a bit unlucky.

He did as Wang Xiaohu said and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

"I should be confident that I can succeed this time!"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and said, "That's right!"

Wang Youliang asked: "Then, should we call Mr. Chen and ask him to come over to observe?"

Zhang Zhipeng said: "It would be nice if Comrade Kainan could come and witness it!"

"Yes! I'll call him myself."

Zhang Zhipeng called Chen Kainan.

Chen Kainan knew that after Zhang Zhipeng got involved, the engine of the Fat Five had undergone major changes.

He originally thought that he would not have the chance to test drive the car again before the Spring Festival of 2002.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhipeng called and said that the new and improved Fat Five engine had been manufactured and was planned to be tested today.

Chen Kainan was surprised.

"Comrade Zhipeng, isn't this too fast?"

"What do you personally estimate the success rate to be?"

Zhang Zhipeng said: "At least more than 90%!"

Chen Kainan smiled and said, "It seems that Comrade Zhipeng has already made up his mind!"

"I'll be there soon, let's talk when we meet!"

Chen Kainan arrived more than an hour later.

He first visited the new Fat Five engine with great interest.

Listen to Zhang Zhipeng’s introduction to the technical improvements.

Chen Kainan said: "Then let's start preparing for the ignition test run!"

“I hope it will be a great success this time!”

"Only in this way can the Long March 2002 have the possibility to carry out its first space launch in ."

As a result, the staff became busy and nervous.

It was around 9 o'clock in the evening when the arrangement was finally completed.

Zhang Zhipeng conducted a final inspection.

He confirmed that there was nothing wrong.

Then, people began to evacuate.

Through the control of the robotic arm, start injecting propellant into the engine.

While injecting propellant, Zhang Zhipeng and others were also closely monitoring the situation at the tail of the rocket engine.

Everything is normal and nothing unusual happened.

The propellant has been filled.

Wang Youliang asked: "Comrade Zhipeng, shall we start the test run right away?"

Wang Youliang doesn’t dare to make his own decision now.

Now Zhang Zhipeng has become the commander-in-chief of this ignition test run.

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "Let's get started!"

"The propellant has been filled, there's no time to hesitate! Haha!"

Zhang Zhipeng immediately gave the order: "Ignite!"

The engine starts remote ignition test!
"boom!"

The engine roared to life.

A huge tail flame spurted out.

Even when viewed from the screen, the tail flame has a kind of destructive violence.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Everyone's eyes widened, some even held their breath, and the timid ones covered their ears.

Zhang Zhipeng sat calmly in the command position.

He watched the rocket engines operate.

everything is normal.

Although the sound of the engine running is so loud.

But, everything is ok!

All of this was within Zhang Zhipeng's expectations.

Time passed by second by second.

Every second seems a little longer.

10 seconds passed.

20 seconds passed.

A minute passed...

Everyone's tense hearts relaxed a little at this moment.

Because, this engine improved by Zhang Zhipeng has obviously been greatly improved!

However, I still can't relax completely.

Because the test run lasts up to 600 seconds!

That was a full 10 minutes!
You have to pass the ten-minute test to be considered qualified!

Even if a major accident occurs before the 10 minutes are up, it would be considered a failure.

These were probably the longest 10 minutes Zhang Zhipeng had ever experienced in his life.

When the final moment arrived, everyone began to count down silently in their hearts.

The 10-minute long test run is about to end!

The fuel is almost exhausted.

This is really a wonderful thing: the engine of the new heavy-duty rocket is about to be successful!
After a long 10-minute test run, it can be seen through monitoring that the engine nozzle is normal and there is almost no change in the overall engine.

This is a very good situation.

But still no one spoke, no one made even the slightest sound.

Everyone is still waiting quietly.

Waiting for the final success!

It’s hard to say success until the last moment!
Zhang Zhipeng was also counting down silently in his heart.

The tail flame of the rocket engine has become much weaker.

This means that the engine's fuel supply is almost complete.

“10、9、8、7、6……1！”

When Zhang Zhipeng silently counted to 1, the engine tail flame stopped spraying!
The sound of the engine running, which had been roaring loudly, also stopped.

The engine, which had undergone a 10-minute test run, was still intact!

"boom!"

Everyone in the monitoring room became excited.

"Haha! Success!"

"We made it!"

"This is really great!"

"Thank you, Comrade Zhipeng! Without you, things wouldn't have been so smooth!" Wang Youliang was so excited that his eyes were filled with tears.

The successful test run of the Long March 5 engine means that the Republic’s first heavy-lift carrier rocket is about to take shape!
This is of great significance.

Without heavy-lift launch vehicles, there is no way we can build a space station, let alone implement the lunar exploration project!
Knowing the importance of this type of engine, everyone was excited.

This is destined to be the most important step forward for China's aerospace industry!
Chen Kainan held Zhang Zhipeng's hand tightly and said, "Comrade Zhipeng, thank you! I originally thought that it would take at least another year to successfully develop the Long March 2003B. It is already quite good to be able to complete the development by ."

"I didn't expect that your guidance would greatly speed up the process."

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and said: "I just made a few suggestions. It's all the result of the hard work of our comrades!"

Wang Youliang said with emotion: "Comrade Zhipeng is too modest. Without you, the engine would not have been successful so quickly!"

"Although you are not a member of the R&D team, your contribution is indeed the greatest!"

At this moment, Wang Youliang was convinced by Zhang Zhipeng.

Isn't this what we call a noble character?

After working so hard to help, he only said that he only provided a small help.

Wang Youliang was deeply moved.

Everyone celebrated excitedly for a while, and then when the temperature in the rocket engine test workshop dropped, under the leadership of Zhang Zhipeng, they entered the test workshop and began to inspect the engine.

After checking this, Wang Youliang was even more shocked.

Because, after such a violent 10-minute test run, the engine structure was almost undamaged.

This quality is so good.

This means that this engine can be used for a longer time, and there will be no problem for the Long March 5 to launch synchronous satellites and implement lunar exploration projects in the future!

After checking the engine that had completed the test run, Chen Kainan said happily: "Comrade Zhipeng, the Fat Five heavy-duty rocket is expected to be launched for the first time in the second half of the year."

Zhang Zhipeng said: "I hope it can be advanced a little bit!"

“We will strive to carry out the first launch in the first half of the year!”

"Then, we can launch the space station experimental module in the second half of the year. Let's build a small space station first to gain experience. Once we have enough experience, we can build a large space station in the second half of next year."

Chen Kainan nodded and said, "Well! Let's try for it!"

"In fact, there have been no problems with the other parts of the Fat Five. We were just waiting for the engine."

……

Zhang Zhipeng was very happy after successfully completing the rocket engine of the Fat Five.

At this time, it was already January 2002, 1.

The Spring Festival is not far away.

Zhang Zhipeng decided to return to Chang'an.

But at this time, he heard the news: aviation expert Yang Weimin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and his time was running out.

Zhang Zhipeng had met Yang Weimin several times.

He was deeply impressed by Yang Weimin: this man was a hard-working person who worked diligently on research and made great contributions to the aviation industry.

His greatest achievement was designing the Republic's first high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

Zhang Zhipeng thought, no matter what, he should go and visit.

The person who told him the news was his mentor Zheng Jingzhi.

Yang Weimin is considered a good friend of Zheng Jingzhi.

At this time, Zheng Jingzhi was also in the capital.

So Zhang Zhipeng went to see Zheng Jingzhi first.

Zheng Jingzhi is almost 70 years old now.

However, he is in good spirits and is still engaged in research work even though he has reached retirement age.

"Zhipeng! What a pity! Weimin is a good man and has made so many contributions to the country. I didn't expect that he would get such a disease at the age of 67." Zheng Jingzhi said regretfully after seeing Zhang Zhipeng.

Zhang Zhipeng also expressed deep regret over this.

For pancreatic cancer, early surgical treatment combined with chemotherapy is very effective.

However, after the middle and late stages, the survival rate becomes very low.

Nowadays, the cancer treatment drugs commonly used internationally are basically owned by foreign giant companies.

Among them, Eagle's pharmaceutical giant has the most.

They also made a lot of money from it.

Zhang Zhipeng and Zheng Jingzhi went to the hospital together to visit Yang Weimin.

As a result, Zhang Zhipeng was shocked.

Because he originally thought that Teacher Yang should be bedridden and receiving treatment.

However, after arriving at the ward, he found that Yang Weimin was not bedridden. He was actually receiving treatment through infusion while continuing to be busy with work.

His ward almost became a workshop.

There is a computer and several other instruments in the ward.

Yang Weimin's students and assistants assist him in his work.

That scene was truly shocking.

Teacher Yang really works very hard.

He is racing against death!
He is like a candle, using his last remaining light to illuminate more scientific research fields.

Yang Weimin's body was obviously very weak.

He couldn't even walk on his own anymore.

He was so thin that he lost all his shape and was just a skeleton.

But even in this situation, he still insists on working.

Zheng Jingzhi talked to him for a few words, and he was still asking Zheng Jingzhi questions...

When Zheng Jingzhi introduced Zhang Zhipeng to Yang Weimin, Yang Weimin's face showed joy.

Yang Weimin is too weak.

He wanted to stand up and shake hands with Zhang Zhipeng.

But he couldn't stand up by himself.

The assistant wanted to help him, but he refused, wanting to prove that he was still fine.

This made Zhang Zhipeng cry.

"Teacher Yang, please sit down and let's sit down and talk." Zhang Zhipeng turned around and wiped his tears.

He is a man who doesn't cry easily.

But on this day, his eyes were wet with tears several times.

Zhang Zhipeng expressed his concern to Yang Weimin.

Yang Weimin waved his hand and said, "Comrade Zhipeng, I personally have become indifferent to life and death."

"Life or death doesn't matter, but I hope to complete the project I'm working on..."

Zhang Zhipeng felt sad.

This is a true patriot!

Zhang Zhipeng carefully looked at the topic that Yang Weimin was researching.

It is a research topic about bionic drones.

This topic is of great significance to China.

The so-called bionics actually means making drones fly like birds.

In this way, the enemy can be confused and an unexpected small country can be gained on the battlefield.

Of course, bionic drones are also difficult to make.

Even if it can be done, the production cost is relatively high.

But this topic is really very meaningful.

Zhang Zhipeng himself has had contact with and understanding of this area.

However, he has not gone deeper yet.

But even so, Zhang Zhipeng is still considered a top expert in the field of bionic drones.

He patiently discussed with Yang Weimin some of the issues that Yang Weimin was currently concerned about.

However, after talking for a while, Yang Weimin was so tired that he could hardly breathe.

The medical staff quickly advised him to take a rest.

But he didn't want to.

In a voice almost whispering, he said, "Let me work."

"Once I finish this project, I can go see my mentor without any worries..."

This sentence made Zhang Zhipeng's emotions break down again.

Yang Weimin's family members on the side pleaded with Zhang Zhipeng with their eyes to persuade Yang Weimin to take a rest.

Zhang Zhipeng forced a smile and said, "Teacher Yang, health is the capital of revolution. You need to have a good rest so that you can have more energy to work!"

"I won't be leaving for a while. Let's discuss the problem later. Is that okay?"

Yang Weimin was afraid that Zhang Zhipeng would leave, so he hurried to discuss the matter with Zhang Zhipeng.

After hearing what Zhang Zhipeng said, Yang Weimin agreed to take a short rest on the chair and receive an injection of some nutrient solution.

Zhang Zhipeng followed Yang Weimin's wife out of the ward. (End of this chapter)