Spark

Chapter 262: Scouting Airship——It's a Weather Balloon

"what's the situation?"

In the office of Office 603, facing Chen Guo who rushed over urgently, Chen Nian asked in a puzzled tone.

"The situation has changed. The US plan in Darfur is not as simple as we thought."

"They're not trying to create a second Iraq, a second Syria there, but they're going a step further and putting the Revolutionary Front directly in power."

"Compared with the Bashir regime, Hamidi's governance philosophy is more radical, and the contradictions with Ethiopia and Egypt are also more prominent."

"We judge that they want to use Sudan as a springboard to directly turn the whole of Africa into the second Middle East."

Chen Guo didn't make any detours, and directly stated the superior's judgment.

After hearing his words, Chen Nian frowned immediately.

Such a plan is no longer vicious and can be described...

You know, Africa is not without chaos.

In the period following World War II and into the 1960s, all of Africa was in turmoil due to the imposition of national borders by Western colonialists.

Excessive control beyond the capacity of the society has led to fragility, social disintegration caused by differences between tribes and races, and various objective factors have hindered local development after the "African Independence Day".

Massacres and genocides can be seen everywhere, and friction between countries is also extremely frequent.

It can be said that the reason why Africa is far behind the development of other continents is that the original colonists have contributed a lot.

And now, after decades, the situation in Africa has finally stabilized relatively...

The cold-bloodedness of the enemy far exceeded his imagination

Chen Nian's heart couldn't help but jump a few times, he hurriedly asked:

"What's our current plan? Is there a strategy to deal with it?"

Chen Guo shook her head and replied:

"The news has just been received, and there is no confirmation yet."

"But judging from the current situation, there is a high possibility that things will get out of control."

"The Blue Helmets base in South Sudan has responded, and they intend to try to contact the Revolutionary Front organization in North Darfur to obtain relevant information."

"If the other party refuses to communicate, or hides their true intentions, then they may use unconventional means -- mainly drone surveillance."

"In addition, the superior has also issued a note requesting an explanation of the source of the arms."

"However, it is clear that such a note will not get anywhere we want"

"The main issue being discussed now is how we can suppress the situation if the most extreme situation occurs."

"After all, they have already started to attack our basic set."

"The 'one fights the other' strategy that we have always used has completely failed."

"There are only two ways we can go: either retreat or face-to-face confrontation"

"Is there no room for mediation?"

Chen Nian asked.

"No."

"As long as they are determined to support the Revolutionary Front, there is no way for the government forces to fight against it when there is not much difference in the strength of the two sides."

"Where's Egypt? Where's Esser?"

This was the last solution Chen Nian could think of.

It is true that if the forces of other countries are introduced into the conflict in Sudan, the final situation will undoubtedly lead to a situation of proxy wars.

However, fighting a proxy war is better than Huaxia directly participating in the confrontation.

At least, that would give us a buffer of time.

And as long as he has time, he can rely on one or two cross-age scientific and technological achievements to quickly reverse the passive situation.

——

This is very simple truth.

Commercial nuclear fusion has been developed, are you still in the mood to fight?

In the face of inexhaustible resources, it is like a joke to fight for that bit of oil.

Therefore, time is very important to Huaxia.

Even if it can only be won for three to five years, it will be enough

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Chen Guo shook his head seriously.

"impossible."

"Whether it is Egypt or Ethiopia, they have no idea of ​​getting involved in the Darfur conflict."

"On the contrary, they wish there would be more violence in Darfur so that they can profit from it."

"In times like these, it's just too fantastical for us to try to convince them to be our spokespersons."

"In addition, taking a step back, proxy warfare is also an extremely dangerous strategy, and it is impossible for the superiors to agree."

"Then there's nothing we can do?"

Chen Nian looked a little disappointed.

Since the establishment of this country, the rule of "non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries" has been written in its diplomatic code.

In the past few decades, we have indeed followed this principle.

This "duty" and "rule-abiding" behavior has won us many friends and brought us opportunities for rapid development, but now

What if one day this rule conflicts with the development of the country?

Chen Nian felt an unprecedented contradiction.

Chen Guo at the side noticed Chen Nian's expression, and subconsciously tightened her heart.

He looked directly into Chen Nian's eyes and said:

"Don't rush for quick success!"

"Xiao Nian, I know what you're thinking."

"Yes, if we let go now, then we may not really suffer."

"But the question is, have you thought about the future?"

"Once some things start, there is no turning back."

"When we are forced to tie our own interests to a certain country, although we will reap benefits in the short term, the backlash it brings will definitely not be small."

Hearing this, Chen Nian sighed heavily.

Yes, how could he not be clear about such a truth?

In fact, your opponent is a typical representative.

They play the role of "world police" recklessly, but in the process of enforcing the law everywhere, those "enforced" forces continue to resist them.

Perhaps at present, such resistance has not yet formed a climate.

But what about the future?

who can tell clearly

You can't follow in their footsteps.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian said:

"I understand what you mean."

"But the problem is, we really don't seem to have anything else to do."

"That's not something you should be thinking about."

Chen Guo interrupted Chen Nian mercilessly.

"You are the core of Spark, and the technical core of the entire China."

"Your energy should be on technology research and development—not on these things."

"Of course, I will still share these news and intelligence with you, but the purpose is not to allow you to come up with a solution, but to provide you with a reference."

"So, there's only one thing I can tell you."

"Don't worry, focus on your technology, other problems, we will solve them."

"Understood."

Chen Nian nodded solemnly and said no more.

However, just now, when Chen Guo said the word "technical core", an idea popped up in his mind:

Perhaps, some political matters do not necessarily have to be resolved by political means

After returning to his office, Chen Nian quickly finished the H-20 progress report as usual, and solved several difficult technical problems for Tang Changhong.

Of course, these problems are not so-called "technical steps", but just some things that require researchers to study and trial and error.

But in order to save time, Chen Nian directly issued an order, asking the project team to collect and report all such problems, and then use the "system trial and error" function that he had tested many times before to draw conclusions.

In this way, the efficiency of the entire project team has been increased many times.

Often the problem is discovered the same day, and the solution is already on the researcher's test bench before going to work the next day.

After a few weeks, an urban legend even began to circulate among peripheral experimenters who didn't know the truth:

In fact, Huaxia has quietly raised a team of scientific research scholars who have never shown up. The ability of this team surpasses all teams in the world, and it has almost mastered all of Huaxia's scientific research resources.

All the problems were solved by them - that's why domestic scientific research scholars had such a miserable life in the past few years. The reason is very simple, the resources were all fed to this gold swallowing beast.

Hearing this statement, Chen Nian couldn't laugh or cry.

He would like to tell everyone that our lack of scientific research resources before was purely a mistake in the management and strategy of the government. This is a serious lesson, and the government has learned this lesson and is working hard to change it.

We should not use such "legends" to beautify "mistakes", or we will never be able to make progress.

But after much deliberation, he still didn't expose the matter.

After all, this group really exists now, isn't it Xinghuo?

Two hours later, Chen Nian closed the latest report document of the H-20 project.

According to his usual habits, he should start studying or exercising at this time.

But today is different.

After closing the report, he found a blank notebook again, and began to quickly write and outline on it.

What he wanted to verify was the idea that came to him in Chen Guo's office.

"Use technical methods to solve political problems."

Yes, we really can't participate in the conflict, and we can't suppress the situation with violence.

However, it is not impossible for us to prevent them from fighting.

information.

The Tower of Babel effect is the source of almost all frictions and conflicts other than the "Game of Great Powers".

Whether it is the frontal military conflicts such as Palestine, Israel, Syria, Turkey, and Soviet Union, or the chaotic confrontation and hostility among countries in the Middle East and Africa, almost all of them come from this.

So, what if there is something that can level the information gap between countries?

Or, at least in the military, what about leveling the military information gap?

Chen Nian's heart was completely clear.

He has realized that the most important reason why the other party dares to support Darfur so unscrupulously is not the so-called advanced weapons.

It's their spy satellites.

The Revolutionary Front will always be able to know the movements of the government forces, but it is difficult for the government forces to detect the movements of the Revolutionary Front organizations.

In fact, it was this that tipped the balance of strength between the two sides.

Then, what I have to do is to add some small chips on the side of Khartoum.

Don't you have spy satellites?

Khartoum can also have an alternate version.

——

No, not just Khartoum, but all of Africa could have an alternative.

At this time, Chen Nian had already listed a series of technologies and equipment on the paper.

High precision visible light camera.

High precision infrared camera.

Lightweight solar cell module.

High speed brushless motor and ducted fan.

Anti-electromagnetic interference frequency hopping communication system.

Quick-fill replacement bladder.

self-destruct system

When a whole set of things was combined, it became what Chen Nian wanted in the end.

Civilian weather balloons.

All the technologies of this product are the ones that Huaxia has completed the breakthrough and trial production of. The only thing that needs to be optimized is the solar cell module.

But in the system, its analysis requirement is only 2 points, and the consumption is not high.

In other words, the features of this thing are actually very prominent:

Inexpensive, sufficient, and large in quantity.

If you want to use it in the great power struggle, it is purely a joke for others.

Even in the Asian monster room, in the slightly more technologically advanced Middle East, this thing is useless.

However, its destination is Africa

It is Africa, where there are not many radars, and most of the time in war, we still rely on AK waist shooting and RPG riding shooting.

Its existence will bring the same problem to all countries:

Do you want to fight?

Let's fight, the purchase cost of a balloon is only tens of thousands of dollars, and you are willing to waste a missile of your own?

Don't fight, he will just stare at you there. If you make any military transfers, it is equivalent to playing big swords under the nose of others.

What's even more exasperating is that this thing's self-destruct system makes it impossible for you to catch even a little evidence.

With China's current ability to resist electromagnetic interference, the entire African continent has no way to counter it.

A smile finally appeared on Chen Nian's face.

He vaguely realized that this thing is a pure "information nuclear weapon" in Africa.

Once spread out, it can play a role even beyond one's imagination.

——

Also, this idea is also reproducible.

What if one day, Huaxia masters the "information suppression" of the United States?

war may cease to exist

Thinking of this, Chen Nian immediately picked up the phone and called Chen Guo.

After the call was connected, he opened his mouth and said:

"Professor Chen, I have an idea, please listen to it."

"That's right, I did as you said - using technology to solve problems."

"Yes, I have a good thing here, you can see if you can use it."

A few days later, an unremarkable piece of news appeared on the headlines.

The news left many scratching their heads, as it seemed so inconspicuous compared to any other headline that had ever popped up.

However, on the other side of the sea, the moment Houston saw the news, his heart almost stopped beating due to the violent impact.

He couldn't believe that his opponent would come up with such a coping strategy.

shameless!

It's really shameless!

He picked up the water glass with trembling hands, and spilled more than half of it before he drank it into his mouth.

On the document soaked in water, there was a line of large characters written:

"Chinese companies plan to export a batch of weather balloons to Sudan, and Egypt, Ethiopia and other countries have also expressed their willingness to purchase."

And below the title, a picture of the so-called "weather balloon" was printed impressively.

Except that it barely has the shape of a balloon, it is simply a small airship.

What the hell do you call this a weather balloon? ?