The officer responsible for receiving Liu Guangyu was named Khalifa. Compared with other armed personnel who were careless on the road, his demeanor seemed much more professional.
He first took Liu Guangyu to his already arranged residence, and then introduced him to the local curfew policy and sentry arrangements in Fasher, the capital of Darfur.
In just one hour, he clearly explained to Liu Guangyu what he could and could not do.
This made Liu Guangyu a little surprised.
He said half sincerely, half flatteringly:
"General Khalifa, you are very professional. This is different from what I thought at first."
Hearing his words, Khalifa laughed and replied:
"Mr. Liu, you can feel completely at ease here."
"Although we are not professional soldiers, it does not mean that we are cruel thugs."
"On the contrary, here we do much more humanitarian relief work than officially."
"Many people survive because of our presence. Their attitude towards us is not hatred, only gratitude."
"I believe you will understand these situations yourself over time."
"Of course, I also hope that you can report the situation here fairly and objectively, which will help us further promote the peace process."
Liu Guangyu nodded with a smile and replied:
"Of course, that's what I want to do."
Although he said this, in fact, Liu Guangyu only had disdain in his heart at this time.
He has dealt with too many rebels, and he also knows how much cruel reality is hidden under the "gentleman" appearance of these people.
Humanitarian work?
What a joke!
What humanitarian work can an armed group that seeks to subvert existing conquests, rely on violence to make money, and even collude with foreign forces do?
They are just using this name to harvest humanitarian relief supplies provided by the United Nations.
This situation is actually the same whether it is in Iran, Iraq, Somalia, or Darfur.
However, he naturally would not show his emotions at this moment.
After all, he still needs to continue to lurk in order to obtain evidence of collusion between Darfur and the United States.
Only when evidence is obtained that the armed forces of the Revolutionary Front may rise to a level that seriously affects regional peace in the short term, can it be logical to submit a "military observation" to the United Nations.
Only by realizing "military observation" can our power have the opportunity to extend to this land to suppress the eye of the storm stirred by the United States.
Thinking of this, Liu Guangyu spoke again:
"General Khalifa, I need to build a network transmission center here. This will help me transmit the collected reports back to the country as soon as possible."
"I need your help with this."
"Of course, someone will help you."
Khalifa replied generously.
There was a sincere smile on his face, which could easily give people the wrong impression.
It was as if he was not one of the dominating warlords, but a revolutionary who truly wanted to bring happiness to the people.
But his next words exposed the darkness in his heart.
"However, for security reasons, all the news you deliver needs to be reviewed by us. Is there no problem with that?"
Sure enough, the other party just used him as a tool for external publicity.
They may even want to use the power of Chinese officials to endorse it.
Liu Guangyu could not let this happen, but at this moment, he could only agree first.
"A very reasonable request - I will write all reports in English."
"You know, although I can speak Arabic, my colleagues don't."
"Hahahahaha, of course no problem!"
Khalifa patted Liu Guangyu's shoulder heavily, warned him a few more words, and then turned and left.
He told Liu Guangyu to stay at his residence to rest for the time being, saying he was "too tired on the road."
But Liu Guangyu knew that this was the ban imposed on him by the other party.
God knows what they're going to go out and prepare.
However, Liu Guangyu was not in a hurry.
He was already prepared to stay here for a long time. As time goes by, the things he wants will gradually be exposed.
For now, let's do what the "master" says for the time being.
First find a way to gain their trust, and then slowly penetrate your tentacles
After Khalifa left, Liu Guangyu lay down on the bed to rest obediently.
He didn't fall asleep immediately, but kept recalling the scene he saw when he got out of the truck in his mind.
There were mountains of weapons boxes, an endless stream of trucks and forklifts, and a large transport plane parked on a temporary runway in the distance.
Obviously, just as the superiors judged, someone was secretly supporting the Revolutionary Front organization in Darfur.
The boss of these people is naturally Lao Mei, there is no doubt about it.
But how can we get the evidence, find out their next plan, and pass the news on?
What's in those boxes that have arrived?
What will be in those boxes that may still have to be shipped and have not arrived yet?
These are all problems.
If these problems cannot be solved, there will be no reference basis for our next move.
At that time, even if military observation is really realized, it will only be forced into passivity.
This is not the result we want
Liu Guangyu's breathing gradually slowed down. Intermittent images were still flashing in his mind, but his consciousness had become blurry.
However, just before he was about to fall asleep, the sudden burst of gunfire outside the window woke him up instantly.
He rolled over and jumped out of bed, lying tightly on the ground.
The bullets whizzed by, shattering the glass of the windows and scattering the shards all over the floor.
After ten full minutes, the gunfire gradually stopped.
Liu Guangyu crawled towards the window warily, stood up from a squatting position a few meters away from the window, and cautiously observed the situation outside the window.
But what he saw was a scene that he was already used to seeing in other places.
The bodies were dragged away, and the blood was dripping on the ground.
Obviously, this time, the two parties that broke out in the conflict were not the Revolutionary Front and the Sudanese military.
It's the civilians of Darfur and the separatist warlords.
There is no doubt about the result.
Those victors were carrying pitch-black rifles with professional sights. At first glance, one might even think that they were special forces from some country.
Liu Guangyu's pupils shrank a bit.
He realized that the United States might be doing much more work here than his superiors had previously expected.
On the other side, just when Liu Guangyu successfully entered the Darfur region and began to collect intelligence for the subsequent "military observation" operation, Chen Nian also began intense work.
After his superiors made a decision, he received the news immediately.
In fact, the news was unexpected.
In his expectation, superiors should adopt more conservative response strategies, such as using international public opinion to build momentum, attracting international attention, uniting other member states to exert pressure, etc.
After all, this is the most commonly used method in China in this era.
Although the effect is not good, it is relatively safe.
To put it simply, it means that it is not easy for oneself to get involved in disputes.
But now, judging from the attitude of superiors, this method is obviously not the optimal solution.
Of course, after thinking clearly about the relationship, it is actually not difficult to draw such a conclusion.
This time, what Lao America wants to touch is our basic base in Africa, which is also an important reserve base for our subsequent development.
In any case, it is impossible for superiors to respond negatively.
Therefore, after confirming the authenticity of the news and follow-up plan, Chen Nian immediately figured out what he wanted to do.
The so-called military observation is actually to put it bluntly, it is to persuade people to fight.
Military observers will organize various patrols in conflict areas, supervise ceasefire lines and military demarcation lines, supervise the use of local weapons, investigate isolated incidents that violate ceasefire agreements, and disclose and report them.
The military observers sent by various countries are not very well armed. Their safety actually relies on the peacekeeping troops stationed locally, or further, on the country that sent the peacekeeping troops.
Therefore, in order to ensure that military observation can be carried out smoothly and safely, and to ensure that the purpose of military observation can be effectively achieved, there are two most important elements:
First, the national strength must reach the standard and have a decisive influence in the world.
This part limits the actions of the "official government". It can ensure that when the official government violates the ceasefire agreement and even poses a threat to local military observers, the country that sends the military observers has the ability to carry out actions on it, including but not limited to economic, policy, Comprehensive diplomatic sanctions.
When necessary, the country can even be kicked out of the world game.
Taking into account such consequences, no sovereign government can arbitrarily be detrimental to the military observers of major powers, and even spare no effort to ensure their safety.
There is no doubt that China has already been able to achieve this.
But the second one is relatively more difficult.
Because it requires strong military projection capabilities.
Or to put it another way, it is "equal ability to retaliate."
This part restricts the actions of "unofficial military organizations" and protects against certain chaotic tribes in Africa and certain armed organizations in the Middle East that do not have legal rationality and have been forced into danger.
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. These organizations are often unwilling to cease fire, and they do not care to break up with the United Nations before they truly have influence.
If you want them to stop obediently, you can only show the sword and gun in your hand and let them know that if you want to play hard, they can't beat it.
At this point, the current China is lacking.
Or in fact, in the entire world, few countries can do it.
With a few fingers, only the three major forces of the United States, Russia, and Europe can basically guarantee this.
Therefore, what Chen Nian has to do is actually very simple, that is:
As soon as possible, we must come up with a piece of equipment that can greatly improve China's conventional delivery capabilities and form a global firepower deterrent.
To achieve this, there is no doubt that aircraft carriers and strategic bombers are the best choices.
After all, you can't bomb others with ballistic missiles at every turn, but it is not difficult to pass a United Nations resolution for conventional bombing,,,,,,
Thinking of this, Chen Nian took a deep breath.
Now, his thinking is clear.
Don't do any fancy operations. As long as the H-20 takes off, most of the problems will be solved!
He opened the latest information he obtained from Tang Changhong and began to read page by page.
All the problems recorded above are problems that have been encountered or will be encountered during the trial production of the H-20, including but not limited to the aircraft's hydraulic, power, airframe pneumatic and other modules.
At present, due to the introduction of carbon fiber production lines, the problem of body materials has been solved.
So the next step is to solve the flight control problem.
As we all know, for subsonic fixed-wing aircraft, the critical angle of attack is about 15 degrees. Below this angle, the greater the wing angle of attack, the higher the lift coefficient.
But after exceeding the critical angle of attack, the additional angle of attack will actually cause the lift coefficient to decrease!
The reason is simple. When the average angle of attack of the front and rear edges of the wing exceeds the critical angle of attack, the surrounding airflow will separate from the fuselage and generate turbulent vortices, causing the fuselage to shake violently and the aircraft to rotate inertly.
If during takeoff and landing, the wings may hit the ground, causing a flight accident; if at high altitude, the aircraft may roll, yaw or pitch deviations and other abnormal conditions, seriously threatening flight safety.
Due to the variable wing design used by the H-20, the risk caused by the critical angle of attack will be greater.
This part of the difficulty has troubled Tang Changhong for a long time. The solution they finally adopted was to use flight control software to precisely control the flight angle and limit the flight angle to avoid stalling.
But in Chen Nian's view, such a solution cannot be regarded as the optimal solution.
Even if the final flight control program can really achieve the expected purpose, it will still limit the overall performance of the H-20.
He already has a better, more effective, and more time-saving plan in his mind.
Plasma generator.
In his impression, the first active flight control plasma generating device appeared in China in 2013.
At that time, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics launched the unmanned technology verification machine Zidian. Through a series of wind tunnel tests, it was finally determined that whether it uses plasma open-loop control or pressure feedback control, the maximum lift coefficient of the test machine can be improved. Above 27%, the stall angle of attack can also be delayed by more than 4°.
There is no doubt that this is a major improvement in the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft, and it is also the best solution to the problem of critical loss of control in the current technical environment.
The only difficulty is how to build the plasma device.
Nobody knows.
But Chen Nian knew.
He picked up the phone and dialed Tang Changhong's number.
After the call was connected, he immediately said:
"Mr. Tang, I read the report you just brought over."
"Yes, most of the problems are not difficult, but I also noticed that there are some problems where your solutions are not adequate."
"Mainly in terms of flight control."
"Yes, relying on software is not enough. The flight control program of the B-2 is advanced enough, but it will still fall when it should fall."
"I have a new idea, using a plasma shower to solve the problem of top airflow."
"Yes, that's right, plasma generating device."
"Huh? Who will do it?"
"Here I go, I will solve it!"
