Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 436 Kitchen God Star Wars (4)

The Ningbo escaped, but all the officers and men did not feel the slightest joy.

When Pan Youcheng asked whether the Ningbo ship should return to Pallas, Yang Shijun thought for a moment and rejected the plan.

Yang Shijun ordered the Ningbo to return directly to Ceres. He was obliged to personally report the course of the battle to the theater command and was prepared to accept the accusation of running away.

He came to the observation window at the rear of the battleship and stared at the battlefield that was still in fierce battle behind him. He tightly grasped the guardrail with both hands, feeling like a knife was twisting his heart.

Judging from the current situation, only Ningbo in the First Fleet escaped, but now he would rather die on the battlefield with his comrades.

2042年7月28日，海城时间11点33分，灶神星空战开战第38分钟。

A huge fireball as bright as the sun erupted in the center of the battlefield, and the space battleship Asia exploded.

Yang Shijun wept like rain and knelt on the ground powerlessly.

The Vesta air battle ended with the first fleet of the Human Federation in the Solar System almost completely annihilated.

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"I have said countless times that we are in a hurry, but we are not rushing on the premise of sacrificing quality. This is a joke with the lives of the soldiers. All these parts are scrapped, and they are scrapped now!"

Zhong Cheng roared loudly, and everyone at the production site fell silent, lowering their heads and not daring to speak out.

Everyone, including Zhou Hu, had never seen Zhong Cheng get so angry.

In fact, these white tiger mech shell parts meet the industrial standards, but they cannot meet the stricter military standards.

For this production line that has been engaged in the manufacture of civil intelligent robots for a long time, from the director of the branch factory to the front-line workers, they have done their best.

Zhou Hu said carefully: "Mr. Zhong, there are more than 1 parts in this batch, but the roughness is not up to standard, and they can still be used after rework. It's a pity to scrap them all!"

Zhong Cheng was even more annoyed when he heard this. He pointed to Zhou Hu's nose and said, "General Manager Zhou, you are no longer an amateur. You also know the hardness of this Taiyi alloy 101. How can such an irregular shape be reworked?"

Zhou Hu wanted to talk about polishing by hand, but he stopped when he thought about the wasted labor.

Red Star Company received an official notification from the Federation a week ago: "Comprehensively transfer to military production", and Red Star Company's already ongoing military production conversion has accelerated.

Zhong Cheng is not very worried about the production of space battleships, because the Red Star Ship Manufacturing Company already has a lot of experience in warship manufacturing.

But the manufacturing of the White Tiger Mecha is the weakness of Red Star Company. The output of the White Tiger Mecha has always been very small, with only one production line with an annual output of 500 sets.

At present, the white tiger mechs of the federal army are mainly manufactured by the military factory on Ceres, but the maximum annual output of 2 sets is definitely not enough to meet the needs of the war.

Only by hoping to convert part of the production line of intelligent robots into the production line of white tiger mechs can Red Star Company achieve the order plan for an annual output of 100 million sets proposed by the federal military.

The Federation plans to set up another 200 million mecha corps within two years to deal with the rebel army's army of genetic soldiers.

The fall of Vesta within a few days made the high level of the Federation realize that the war would not end in a short period of time.

When Zhong Cheng learned that the asteroid belt theater command made the decision to take the initiative without authorization, he was always uneasy.

However, since the top federal officials have handed over the decision-making power of the war to the front-line commanders, any further gesticulation from those far away in the rear will disturb the morale of the army.

Moreover, he has no clear reason to oppose the federal army's initiative to attack. The senior leaders of the federation headed by Lu Yao are all looking forward to the complete victory of the Vesta Starry Sky Station and a quick end to the war.

Zhong Cheng looked at a group of leading cadres of the Red Star Company who bowed their heads and said nothing in front of him, and his mood became even more restless, so he waved his hand vigorously.

"It's settled like this. All these parts are scrapped, and the intelligent robot manufacturing company will bear all the losses!"

"At present, the intelligent robot manufacturing company has an annual output of 300 million intelligent robots. I don't care how you arrange it. This year, I will definitely produce 30 sets of qualified white tiger mechs. Otherwise, you bosses will stop doing it!"

The general manager of the intelligent robot manufacturing company had a bitter look on his face, but he still nodded in agreement.

30 sets of white tiger mechs are easy to manufacture, but it is very difficult to pass all of them, which will be a severe challenge for robotics companies.

At this time, Deng Jinhai walked into the workshop quickly, walked up to Zhong Cheng, and whispered, "Mr. Zhong, there is important news. Would you like to go out for a while, and I will report to you later!"

Zhong Cheng said impatiently: "Since it's news, there's no keeping it secret, so tell me now!"

Deng Jinhai hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "I just received a news report from Jupiter TV in the media, saying that the rebels wiped out the first federal space fleet in the Vesta airspace!"

Everyone at the scene became restless when they heard the words, and their first reaction was to not believe it.

"Bullshit!"

"Those grandsons are spreading rumors!"

"Is it the other way around, that our fleet wiped out the rebel fleet?"

But Zhong Cheng felt a "thump" in his heart. He raised his hand to stop the crowd, and asked loudly, "Is there any response from the Federation?"

Deng Jinhai shook his head and said, "I've already contacted the president's personal assistant, and he said... He said that the situation is basically true, but the details need to be confirmed, so we'd better not publicize it!"

Zhong Cheng was so anxious that his eyes went dark and he almost fell down. Deng Jinhai and Zhou Hu hurriedly supported him.

He pushed the two away, waved his hand, and signaled that he was fine.

He turned around and walked out of the factory building, looked up at the sky, but couldn't tell the direction of Vesta for a while, only felt inexplicable grief in his heart.

One hundred thousand fresh lives were buried in the starry sky, and more than 100 advanced space battleships were turned into fly ash. Whose fault is this?
The image of Zhang Qian flashed in his mind. A week ago, the commander of the First Fleet had asked himself about strategies to deal with the rebels.

Now that Zhang Gan has died for the country, is it meaningful to accuse him of poor planning and improper command?
Could it be that Zheng Qingwu, Wu Tie, Meng Ye, and even himself standing behind him are not responsible?

If he had been firmer in his opposition to taking the initiative to go to war, if the Red Star Company had been able to manufacture more space battleships in the past few years, and if he had been more cautious in the selection of the commander of the First Fleet, perhaps such a result would not have occurred.

"Boss, are you alright?"

Zhong Cheng turned his head and saw the worried and concerned eyes of Zhou Hu, Deng Jinhai and others, and his mind cleared up a little.

Things have come to this point, it is useless to blame others and blame yourself.

The disastrous defeat of the Vesta air battle will lead to an empty defense line in the asteroid belt, without the mobile support of the space fleet, and various military fortresses and fortresses will become fat on the chopping board of the rebels, ready to be slaughtered.

If the defense line of the asteroid belt is lost, the earth, Mars, and the moon will directly face the threat of the rebels, and the newborn human federation of the solar system will be wiped out!

Zhong Cheng said in a deep voice: "Huzi, I will leave the production matters here to you. I will go to Haicheng now, and I must find a way to save the Federation!"

(End of this chapter)