Chapter 193: Kunpeng

"Hmm, that's about it."

Zhang Wen said, looking at the aircraft before him.

This aircraft had cost Zhang Wen several months of time.

For the materials alone, Zhang Wen had run to the Dongda Institute of Materials Research no fewer than five times.

He had forced several academicians in materials science to work overtime for months.

Only then did he manage to get a portion of it done.

The other portion was even harder.

One must know that the ratios for some materials were not available in the research institutes or laboratories.

They were at a classified stage.

For example, certain corrosion-resistant materials.

They were inside Dongda's most confidential submarine manufacturing plant.

Only one or two veteran masters, people who were absolutely trusted, knew about these materials.

High-temperature resistant materials.

Zhang Wen had specifically gone to find the veteran masters inside an aircraft engine manufacturing plant to get them done.

Fortunately, Zhang Wen's status was high enough now.

Only then could he go directly to the local arsenal and find the veteran masters inside.

Otherwise, Zhang Wen would have been arrested and interrogated by National Security the moment he arrived.

Even so, Zhang Wen had to trade in several favors to get the ratios for these materials sorted out.

And there were many, many other forms of help.

Even for Zhang Wen's ideas.

The people from National Security had specifically tracked down those who had been undercover in Maoxiong Guo back in the day.

Only then did they manage to get the data on their space shuttle from that time.

Now that it was finished, Zhang Wen could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhang Wen checked the time.

It was just about the time Zhu Xinghan had said the first rocket for him would arrive.

Zhang Wen hurriedly contacted Zhu Xinghan.

"Hello, is this Zhu Xinghan? I'm Zhang Wen."

"Oh, you finally contacted me."

"Where have you been these days?"

Zhu Xinghan asked suspiciously over the phone.

"The rocket has been here for a week. I tried contacting you everywhere but couldn't reach you."

"I even thought you had gone missing."

"Or that you had gone off to research some secret project."

Zhu Xinghan said jokingly.

"It's fine, it's fine. I'll have the finance department send the corresponding payment to you."

"You can just put the rocket at the aerospace base."

"Remember to come over and help when the time comes."

"What I'm testing this time isn't a rocket or an aerospace mission."

"It's a military mission."

Zhang Wen explained.

"A military mission?"

"Then do I need to recuse myself?"

Zhu Xinghan asked doubtfully.

He had always worked in the aerospace field.

Entering the military field all of a sudden, he was still a bit unaccustomed to it.

"It's fine, just deliver it."

"I'll handle the rest."

"Anyway, you don't have any missions right now, do you?"

Zhang Wen explained once and then hung up the phone.

Afterward, he immediately got up and headed to Jingcheng.

He took the Transport Twenty.

Not this new aircraft.

It wasn't that Zhang Wen wanted to keep a low profile.

Zhang Wen could just use the excuse of testing a new weapon.

It was really because this aircraft.

Right now, it couldn't fly.

There was really no way.

If this aircraft wanted to take off.

A runway was useless.

Soon, Zhang Wen met Director Yang.

After a few months apart.

There were a few more white hairs on Director Yang's head.

As soon as Director Yang saw Zhang Wen.

He joked: "Oh my, isn't this Factory Director Zhang?"

"What have you been busy with during this time?"

Director Yang had long known that Zhang Wen was searching everywhere for new materials.

In many cases, it was Director Yang who gave special instructions so that those heavily guarded military factories would give the material ratios to Zhang Wen.

"Haha, I was busy preparing a surprise for the country."

Zhang Wen sat down happily.

"I haven't seen you for a few months, and you have more white hair."

"You must get some good rest."

"Has it been that busy lately?"

Zhang Wen asked.

"There's no helping that."

"Isn't it because of the situation over at Xiao Ri Zi?"

"The conflict between the military and the local government is really quite large."

"I've been mediating in the middle."

Director Yang explained.

Afterward, Zhang Wen took out a small aircraft model to show Director Yang.

"What is this?"

Director Yang looked at the small aircraft in front of him with suspicion.

This aircraft didn't look like Dongda's current aircraft at all.

Nor did it look like an aircraft from Eagle Country.

Instead, it was in a league of its own.

However, it looked very exquisite.

Short wings and a round fuselage.

It looked quite impressive.

"A bomber."

Zhang Wen said directly.

"A bomber?"

Director Yang looked at the aircraft model in his hand.

He couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

"This thing can be a bomber?"

"Although I'm not a weapon designer."

"But I've been doing this for so many years."

"I still know a little bit."

"This aircraft of yours, I'm afraid it can't even fly into the sky."

Director Yang asked Zhang Wen suspiciously.

In his view, the short wings of this aircraft basically couldn't provide enough lift.

This basically determined two things: one was that the payload capacity was poor.

If there wasn't enough lift, it could carry fewer bombs.

Otherwise, why would those bombers all have such wide wings?

The second thing was the runway length.

Not enough lift meant that takeoff required higher speed.

"I'm not using a runway."

"However, you'll have to come and see for yourself."

Zhang Wen said with a mysterious smile.

"Oh?"

"Starting to play coy with me!"

Director Yang laughed.

"Alright, alright, alright, when, I will definitely go."

"In two weeks."

"The location is at the aerospace base."

Zhang Wen said.

"The aerospace base?"

Director Yang asked.

"Yes, only they have a long enough runway."

"Good fellow."

"Fine, I'll call the reporters to go over then."

Director Yang said.

"Forget it, no need to call reporters."

"After all, it's a bomber."

Zhang Wen countered.

"Is it really a bomber?"

"Fine then."

Director Yang said.

But in his heart, he still didn't think this aircraft was a bomber.

After all, this was challenging his worldview too much.

Afterward.

Director Yang said to Zhang Wen: "Put those things aside for now."

"I want to ask you."

"What do you think of the B-21?"

After hearing this, Zhang Wen.

Lay directly on the chair.

"What do I think? I'll just lie down and look at it."

"I'm not joking with you. I'm talking about serious business."

Director Yang said.

"That's right, I'm not joking either."

Zhang Wen sat up.

And said: "Compared to the B-2, what's the difference with the B-21?"

"It's updated, more intelligent, and cheaper."

"And then?"

"This has nothing to do with us."

"Our domestic radar arrays can completely detect the B-2."

"Naturally, they can also detect the B-21."

"So, is there any difference between the B-21 and the B-2?"

"If it can't get in, it still can't get in."

"Are you going to let the B-21 come to the country to drop bombs just because of its low cost?"

Zhang Wen asked.

"If stealth is useless."

"The B-21 is just a bomber with less space than the H-6K."

"Things it can't do, it still can't do, and things it can do, Eagle Country's conventional bombers can do just the same."

"So I said, there's no difference."

Zhang Wen explained.

"Understood."

"You're the one who knows more, kid."

Director Yang also relaxed after getting the answer.

"Director Yang, it's getting late."

"You must remember to come then!"

Zhang Wen left in a hurry.

"Got it!"

"This brat."

"He's so old and still so rash."

Director Yang said with a smile. ===== CHAPTER 194 =====