In front of the podium.
Professor Kong placed his hands on the table and leaned forward slightly. His eyes were fixed on the descending Condor 1, and there was still a warm smile on his wrinkled face.
However, at this moment, it was as if he did not hear the cheers around him. He just stood there quietly.
"Teacher."
"Teacher."
Tremble. Trembling calls kept coming.
However, Professor Kong still did not have any reaction. Time seemed to have frozen. He stood like a statue and looked at Condor 1 in the air.
"Elder Kong."
Yang Dingtian's expression changed as he hurried over,
However, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley because there was no longer any fluctuation in Professor Kong's Moon Ferocious Mouth. There was no need to guess what this meant.
He took a step back.
Yang Dingtian lifted his hand to remove his military cap. He closed his eyes in pain and clenched his teeth.
After spending a few months with him, he had long been filled with respect for the old man in front of him. His feelings for his country and his persistence in his work were something that even he could not compare to.
These old men were Yan. The true backbone of the Huang Clan.
Back then, he was really poor. He could make tables, chairs, and paper, but he couldn't even make a bicycle, let alone an airplane or a tank.
But it was under such difficult conditions that these old people relied on their own hands and exhausted their entire lives to build up the Yan Country's industrial foundation brick by brick.
Without the foundation laid by these elders, what could Yang Dingtian do even if he could produce detailed design drawings? If there was nothing, it could not be created.
He understood.
It was no wonder that Elder Kong had suddenly suggested the spiral lift test. He had a premonition that he would not be able to see Condor No.1 complete all the tests.
Yang Dingtian understood everything at this moment.
"Teacher."
A sorrowful voice called out. The tears in the student's eyes suddenly rolled down. Then, he turned around and looked around. He sobbed and shouted," Senior Brothers and Sisters, Teacher, Teacher, he...。。He's gone."
What was that?
The cheering staff of Institute 602 quieted down and turned around abruptly.
"Teacher."
"Teacher."
"Elder Kong."
The researchers nearby all gathered around, but Professor Kong was still the same as before. He stood quietly in front of the podium and looked at the sky with a gratified expression.
How could this be?
The researchers from the various factories, as well as the ground crew, all turned their heads to look at him. They could not accept this fact. They had clearly been issuing various orders a moment ago.
Swoosh.
General Gao Shihuai took off his military cap, and all the soldiers on the scene followed suit. Everyone's face turned sorrowful.
No one would have thought that this old man who had worked so hard for the Fire Country's war machine manufacturing industry, who had dedicated his entire life to it, would quietly leave the moment the Condor 1 took off.
But even after he left, his gaze was still on Condor 1, staring at the sky of his motherland.
Everyone knew why.
Because that was Professor Kong's biggest dream.
He had experienced being bombarded by the Japanese and the foreigners. Humiliation. All he thought about in this life was how to create advanced fighter planes to defend the airspace of the motherland and not let the tragedy of the enemy's fighter planes entering the uninhabited land repeat itself.
Whoosh.
Taking a deep breath, General Gao Shihuai said," Hurry up and inform Elder Kong's family to come over.”
"Yes."
"Report to the military headquarters and prepare for a state funeral.”
"Yes, sir."
A state funeral was the highest form of etiquette.
However, no one felt that there was anything wrong with it. If this old man who had dedicated his entire life to the country and the nation deserved such treatment, he would be treated like this.
Very quickly.
Condor 1 landed. After receiving Yang Dingtian's notification, Wu Bing and the other two glided over slowly in front of Professor Kong so that he could see it more clearly.
Ten minutes later.
Professor Kong's wife rushed over from the family courtyard. She quickly walked to her husband and placed her trembling right hand on his face.
"Old Kong, are you leaving without even saying goodbye? In this life, you'll only be able to fly by plane. In the end, you'll leave here. It can be considered as fulfilling your wish.”
At this moment.
Even Yang Dingtian's nose felt a little sour.
Swoosh.
Soon, the old man turned around and looked at Professor Kong's students who were already in tears." Don't cry, don't cry. Look, your teacher left with a smile. He had no regrets. We should be happy for him.”
Yes, it was.
Even when he left, Professor Kong's smile was still frozen on his face.
Because he saw the divine eagle spread its wings and fly across the sky. His biggest dream in his life had come true.
Even if he went down there and met his relatives and citizens who had been bombed to death by the enemy, he could still be arrogant. He proudly told them that they now had advanced aircraft and no longer had to be afraid of those guys.
"Little Yang."
At this moment, the old man turned to look at Yang Dingtian and said," Old Kong actually had a premonition long ago. He wrote a letter to you last night and said that he would give it to you in a few days. However, he has left now. I brought the letter to you when I came over.”
As she spoke, she took out the letter from her pocket.
"Yes."
Yang Dingtian took the letter, opened it and took out the letter paper.
"Xiao Yang, thank you. At the last moment of my life, you brought me the Condor helicopter.”
"I'm leaving. Don't be sad. Everyone will die one day. I'm luckier than others because I saw Condor 1 and saw our strong hope.”
"In this batch of people, some are old, some are dead. The future depends on you young people. Seeing you and my students, I know that our future is hopeful.”
"Xiao Yang, if you design and build a better and more advanced plane, then when you have time, come to my grave and burn a model. Let us old guys see it and be happy.”
The letter was very short.
However, this was the heartfelt words of an old man at the end of his life. Even though he was about to leave, he was still concerned about the aircraft industry of his motherland.
Yang Dingtian carefully folded the letter and put it away. He looked at Professor Kong and muttered to himself," Elder Kong, don't worry. Glory World will definitely do as you wish. When the time comes, our fighter plane will definitely make the entire world fear it.”
。。。
Next.
Yang Dingtian did not leave and attended Professor Kong's funeral.
Although it was the highest level of state funeral, according to Professor Kong's will, he was buried on a small hill behind the 602 Institute.
Because this was the place where he had fought for his entire life. There were his former companions, his dreams, and his students. If they slept on that small hill, he could always guard 602.
The next day.
Yang Dingtian led his men to continue testing Condor 1 in other aspects. Although everyone was still sad, they were more serious and hardworking because this was what Professor Kong wanted to see.
Of course.
Condor 1 did not have any major problems. Occasionally, some small faults were caused by parts or assembly errors, but they were quickly resolved.
A month later.
The various tests were over, and their performance was quite perfect. Yang Dingtian and the others had also submitted their reports to the military. The next step was to mass-produce. The military needed to discuss and decide, such as how to change the Army's requirements, how many, and so on.
Yang Dingtian also had to leave Institution 602.
Condor No. 1 was no longer a problem, so the problem of the anti-submarine helicopter was solved. He also had to start modifying ship 106.
Once the helicopter was on board, the combat power of Ship 106 would undoubtedly rise to a new level.
Before leaving, Yang Dingtian went to Professor Kong's grave to pay his respects and bid farewell to the old man. He promised the old man that he would bring a new fighter model to visit him in the future.
After that.
Only then did Yang Dingtian rush back to the Southern Fleet's headquarters.
Ship 106 was not at the mother port. Instead, it was commanded by Li Kaiming and the others to go out to sea. They formed a combat formation with the Southern Fleet's Type 65 frigate and 037IG missile boat to train.
After all, a naval battle was not a one-on-one battle. It required the cooperation of various types of warships to fight side by side.
Since he was not around, Li Kaiming and the others had to take command. This was necessary because no one could say for sure if the captain would have an accident.
The training of the special forces had been going on. The plan was formulated by Yang Dingtian. The instructors were mainly Zhang Sheng, Huang Ke, and the other three. They had already achieved some results.
The Southern Squadron's mother port was being expanded, and there were quite a few changes.
Yang Dingtian knew that this had something to do with the Fire Country. The Southern Squadron had to start preparing to expand their strength.
Thinking of this, he also missed Lin Sanbao. He wondered how that guy was doing along the coast. Every time he wrote a letter, it was only good news and not bad news. He always said that everything was fine and that he could rest assured.
Very quickly.
Yang Dingtian returned to his office and started to deal with military documents.
"Captain Yang, the commander wants you to go over.”
"Alright."
About half an hour later, a call came.
After arranging the military documents on his desk, Yang Dingtian got up and went to Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan's office. He rushed over in a few minutes.
"Report."
"Come in."
"Yes."
Only then did Yang Dingtian enter. Major General Zhou Rong and the others were also there. They were obviously discussing something.
She had lost quite a bit of weight.
Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan and the others were sizing up Yang Dingtian. In the past few months, they had barely seen Yang Dingtian. It could not be helped. Even if Yang Dingtian came back occasionally, he would either bring the No. 106 warship to train or stay at the special forces base.
"Sit down."
"Yes."
Yang Dingtian sat on the sofa.
Swoosh.
Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan immediately took out a document and said," The manufacturing plan for the Condor anti-submarine helicopter has been finalized. This year, we will try our best to produce six, two ship-based and four shore-based.”
Six?
Yang Dingtian nodded.
It sounded like a small number, but this was just the beginning. The production line was not mature yet, and the military's resources were still used to produce other weapons and equipment, so this was enough.
As for the shore-based model and the ship-based model, they were basically the same, but the tail needed to be improved because the wind and waves on the sea could affect the landing.
"Two ship-based ships, and the military has agreed to give you 106 ships.”Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan handed the document to Yang Dingtian.
Warship 106 was a main battleship. Once it was modified, it would not be able to go on missions for a few months or even longer. The impact would not be small, so this required the approval of the military.
Yang Dingtian felt relieved after he took the document.
"In addition, you designed the Condor anti-submarine helicopter. The military has decided to award you with a national medal.”Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan spoke again.
The National Medal was the highest level of medal. Those who could receive this medal were all people who had made great contributions to the country. When they saw the National Medal, even the CEO had to salute first to show respect.
"Also, the fleet has decided to give you a house.”Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan added," It's the General's Courtyard. It's an exception. It's quieter there, and it's convenient for you to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors.”
"..."
This commander's memory was really good. He could remember one sentence until today.
But that was good too. When the time came, he would be able to bring his parents over.
Whoosh.
Yang Dingtian took a deep breath and said," Commander, warship 106 will be back tomorrow. We will go to Huangpu Shipyard for modification."”
"Not yet." Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan shook his head.
No?
Yang Dingtian looked at Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan in confusion.
Without explaining anything, Lieutenant General Fang Zhennan took another document and handed it to Yang Dingtian." Take a look at this first.”
"Yes."
Yang Dingtian took the document. He wanted to see what it was about.
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