949. Nuclear explosion test
Bai Shujie has been busy with his own affairs, almost to the point of "ignoring what is going on outside the window and preparing a murder knife".
However, three modified Nulong strategic reconnaissance aircraft have been redeployed, one at the Luzon military airport, one at the Darwin airport and one at the Kuching military airport.
In particular, with the advent of high-altitude cameras, the three reconnaissance planes have been coming and going every day, monitoring changes in the enemy's situation in three directions at any time, and a large number of photos have been taken.
The Solomon Islands, 7,500 kilometers southeast of Dragon City, are covered with war clouds and murderous atmosphere, and naturally they cannot escape the eyes of the reconnaissance planes, because the Angry Dragon reconnaissance planes at Darwin Airport are specifically responsible for monitoring this place.
"Ignore them!" Air Force Commander Zhang Bingyang has to report on the enemy situation every night according to the custom, and Bai Shujie waved his hand: "When others fight, we express our concern and then show moral support." All that's left is to set up a high platform and watch the big show. It's none of your business, hang high. ā
"Remember, keep a close eye on the Palau Islands east of Davao, Jizaburo Ozawa, that old bastard, it's not a thing. For the tactics of aircraft carriers, he is more proficient than Yamamoto Fifty-six, and he likes to engage in intrigue and trickery more than Lao Tzu. As long as he doesn't move, you will keep an eye on Lao Tzu. ā
Zhang Bingyang was a little puzzled: "President, aren't we united with MacArthur?" They got involved with Yamamoto Fifty-six, and we were watching the play on the side, which doesn't seem righteous, right? ā
"Stop! How many times has Lao Tzu said it, I don't like to hear the word president the most. That's to fool others, and it's better for you to call me Brother Lao Tzu or Commander. Bai Shujie scratched his head: "To tell you the truth, you don't have to unite with the Americans." It should be called division of labor and cooperation, and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. ā
"The enemy in the east, every bowl is MacArthur's theirs. Our first enemy next is Yamashita Bongbun, on the island of Java to the west and above the Sumatra archipelago. Now, though, is not the time to get your hands dirty. As long as Yamashita Fengwen doesn't move, you will keep an eye on it. ā
"We declare the founding of the country, and we must not go to war lightly. Once you want to fight, you must win the first battle, and you must win the beautiful blow, so that the enemy has no power to fight back. Only in this way will you be able to deter more enemies that you will face next. ā
"Anyone who has practiced martial arts understands a truth, everyone has shortcomings. But martial arts masters are able to cover up their shortcomings, and then throw punches like the wind, so that the opponent has no chance to see the flaws. We also have huge shortcomings, so we must be cautious in the first game, and we must not let others see our shortcomings. ā
"Remember, in every battle we have in the future, we will have to strike a thunderbolt to determine the winner. To tell you the truth, Lao Tzu's mode of fighting in the future will be completely changed, and the army, as a reserve, will also be the last desperate armed force. The Navy is the reinforcement, and your Air Force is the protagonist! ā
"It is precisely because of this that Lao Tzu spared no expense to constantly update the equipment for your air force. The aim is to make your future opponents completely hopeless, and there is no way to resist. Under your intense pressure, the enemy has no choice but to die. At that time, that's when we go to war. ā
However, for the sake of safety, Bai Shujie still sent a telegram to the "Allied State" Papua Jewish Republic, the core of which was: "Pay close attention to the changes in the enemy situation in the east, and once the Japanese fleet retreats north, immediately take advantage of the fire to loot, take the New British Isles in one fell swoop, and expand to its own territory." ā
To this end, Bai Shujie issued an order: "The first batch of nine new-generation Wyvern bombers off the assembly line will all be deployed to the island of Papua and handed over to the command of the Jewish Defense Forces." ā
"Next, the new generation of bombers equipped with our army will be equipped with a total of 96 planes in two groups, which will be renamed 'H-10'; and 96 planes in the two brigades of the transport aircraft series and passenger aircraft series will be renamed 'Yun-10.'"
Zhang Xiang and Hou Zide have led their original team of more than 13,700 people to leave the Papuan Jewish Republic and return to Dragon City.
The official establishment is the Fifth Division, and the division commander is Guan Xingguo. It is currently stationed on the front line of Kuching to monitor the movement of enemy forces in the direction of Sumatra, and is also the garrison of the capital.
Zhang Xiang took office as minister of national defense, focusing on national defense construction. Hou Zide was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, and worked with Zhao Jinxi to plan strategic issues.
As for the affairs of the Solomon Islands, Bai Shujie was all handed over to the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff to be responsible for the operation, and his mind was not in this regard at all.
It turned out that Bai Shujie's "Hidden Dragon Plan" has now reached a critical juncture. A huge cavern 60 meters deep in the ground has been completed, and the first heavy water reactor is already in the commissioning phase before it can start operation.
When a nuclear reactor is supercritical, a nuclear explosion occurs. The uranium-235 and plutonium-239 in the nuclear reactor are much more powerful than a million-yield atomic bomb.
Once there is an "uncontrollable" chain reaction, everyone is doomed. Therefore, his heart tightens every day, for fear that there will be the slightest mistake.
Nuclear weapons are a double-edged sword.
If you play it well, it's useful. If you don't play well, the consequences are not ordinarily bad.
Don't look at the little devils shouting about themselves all day long, but they are a mess on toys like nuclear energy.
The American godfather gave so much technology, but as a result, the little devil had an accident twice in three days, so that the Chinese people did not even dare to eat kelp because they were worried about nuclear contamination.
Let's not talk about a nuclear explosion that is too dangerous, just a nuclear leak will cost you old life. Worst of all, it's surrounded by volcanoes, and there are dozens of active volcanoes. In the event of a nuclear explosion that triggers all the volcanoes, the newly born Republic of Lanfang will collapse immediately!
As the nuclear reactor becomes operational, it is necessary to simultaneously collect the plutonium-239, which is a key element in the detonation of the atomic bomb. The experts are full of confidence, and Bai Shujie is worried all day long.
For a stern question raised by experts: "1 ton of spherical uranium-235 can reach the critical point of instantaneous continuous fission under the bombardment of a fast neutron beam." But the huge uranium-235 spheres that have reached the tipping point are too dangerous to be practical. ā
Bai Shujie, a "top genius", quickly "found a solution": "The 'reflective layer' uses nuclear waste that you think is useless, that is, depleted uranium 'uranium-238' to make a solid yĆ n, which should have a good neutron beam reflection effect." ā
"The critical weight of enriched uranium, in fact, you can divide the enriched uranium into several small pieces, and then find a controllable device, so that the divided small pieces of enriched uranium can be fused together in an instant, so as to reach the critical point of explosion, and the atomic bomb will be successful!"
Bai Shujie said very simply, this needs to start with a small equivalent, carry out the test of controllable devices, and where to carry out the "nuclear test" has become a problem to be solved now.
It's all its own territory, so where can you conduct a nuclear test?
Bai Shujie pondered for a long time, and finally decided to send three "prototypes of atomic bombs" with different yields to Darwin Airport with "Yun X", and the expert group also went with them, and then quietly tested them in the great desert of Australia.
Bai Shujie finally emphasized: "There is no need to carry out a destruction effect test, nor a pollution effectiveness test, as long as the nuclear explosion can be completed, it will be considered a success." That is, as soon as the signs of a nuclear explosion appear, that is, a mushroom cloud, it is successful. ā
Does this still need to be tested? Nima, so many nuclear tests have already been tested in later generations, there is no need to take off your pants and fart - more than that.
It's a pity that he didn't understand the thinking patterns of scientists, it's just nonsense.
Scientists do real things, the most important thing is to get first-hand information, you let people do this and that, what kind of bullshit science is it?
No, since you want to go deep into the core area of the explosion for detection, you need to set up a simulated explosion environment. There must be animals, plants, and all kinds of equipment in it, and only such an intuitive real object can obtain the most realistic first-hand information.
Chemical protective clothing should be produced, and various testing instruments should be finally improved, which is a rather complex supporting project. No matter how anxious you Bai Shujie are, you must listen to the opinions of scientists.
Then it was necessary to prepare a batch of scrapped aircraft, vehicles, ships, various artillery and other weapons and equipment, and later sent a regiment deep into the primeval forest to capture six gorillas.
In this way, it is unrealistic to put it on the Australian desert.
To set up a field environment on a large scale for nuclear testing, it must be carried out on its own turf. Otherwise, you're calling it an open trial, and you can't keep it a secret at all.
After many days of comparing on the map, Bai Shujie finally found a place, that is, Sumba Island, which was occupied by Liu Zhiliang's Third Division before seizing Darwin Airport. This is an island in Indonesia in later generations, and it is full of primitive savages.
Bai Shujie originally wanted to be placed on the island of Timor, which is one of the poorest places in the world.
However, to the north of Timor Island is the Banda Sea, which belongs to the "South China Sea" of the Republic of Lan Fang, and it is a crime to pollute its own territorial waters.
Forget it, it is more reliable to pollute the Indian Ocean, so Sumba Island was chosen. It is 224 kilometers long, 80 kilometers wide, and covers an area of 14,000 square kilometers, bordering the Savu Sea in the east and the Sumbawa and Flores islands in the north across the Zomba Strait.
As for the 170,000 barbarians on the island, it is better not to migrate for the sake of secrecy.
For the sake of everyone's Lanfang Republic, there is always a need for some people to stand up and sacrifice, which is also the most rare "living material".
Tell you the truth, scientists are crazy.
Bai Shujie ordered Liu Zhiliang to secretly set up a test site, and those scientists were busy with their various preparations, so they didn't care about whether there were still people in the field.
In the middle of the night on June 25, 1942, as a dazzling white light flashed, a huge mushroom cloud rose immediately, and the first nuclear test of the Republic of Lanfang was a complete success.
Putting the test in the early hours of the morning, Bai Shujie was worried that the expert group would find that there were still people on the island and would transfer the personnel inside.
For the Indonesian race, the key is that Bai Shujie did not find a good reason, otherwise, they would all be killed.
"It was my mistake!" After the first and test tests, in the face of the expert group's questioning, Bai Shujie said very sadly: "The main reason is that I have no intuitive impression of the power of the atomic bomb, and I always feel that it is impossible to affect people several kilometers away." ā
"I didn't expect such a small bomb to be much more powerful than my cloudburst bomb. This is my responsibility, and I will definitely learn a lesson in the future, and I will never make an example. But that's fine, there is no one on the island now, and it will be our special test base in the future! ā
Regardless of whether other countries admit it, Bai Shujie is the president of a country anyway. Now that they admit their mistakes to their faces, those expert groups are still deeply moved.
As a result, the nuclear test, which caused more than 170,000 casualties, was finally brought to an end.
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.