The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Chapter 135 The Age of Individual Cannons
After Wang Haoran finished speaking, he had already drawn a small individual thermobaric rocket.

He not only drew a schematic diagram, he even figured out the proportions of the thermobaric explosives.

He also calculated the trajectory of a single-soldier thermobaric rocket and designed a simple and easy-to-use precision guidance method...

Wang Cunxian was very emotional.

What was originally a complicated problem became simple after Wang Haoran explained it.

"Comrade Haoran, you are too strong."

"The problem that we originally couldn't solve turned out to be so simple with you."

Wang Cunxian said to Wang Haoran with a smile.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "It's just my idea. Leader, you can ask the comrades to try it out and see if we can make a small, single-soldier fire-heat-pressure missile according to my idea."

Wang Cunxian nodded and said, "I'll let them give it a try!"

"Hopefully it will work this time."

"In addition, if your idea is successful, the result will be counted on you in the end."

"Comrade Haoran, please rest assured about this."

Wang Haoran waved his hand and said with a smile: "These are all trivial matters."

Wang Cunxian said with a serious face: "The attribution of honor is definitely a big deal! It will be counted as one's personal historical achievement."

Wang Cunxian and others left.

After returning, Wang Cunxian instructed Sun Shitong, director of the Firearms Research Institute, to hurry up and implement the individual thermobaric rocket according to Wang Haoran's design plan.

This individual weapon will be used to attack bunkers, fortifications, etc.

Sun Shitong has also obtained all the sketches drawn by Wang Haoran.

In the next few days, he began to work on the individual thermobaric rocket.

When Sun Shitong and his colleagues started working on it, they discovered that Wang Haoran's ideas were surprisingly correct.

In less than ten days, a single-soldier thermobaric rocket was developed.

They did exactly what Wang Haoran had envisioned.

This makes their work incredibly easy.

What shocked Sun Shitong was that not only was the miniaturization of the thermobaric bomb successful, but they also created a new type of individual rocket launcher based on Wang Haoran’s design ideas.

The performance of this individual rocket launcher is also quite outstanding, and the maximum firing distance can reach 1500 meters!
Moreover, 1500 meters can ensure accuracy.

This is awesome.

After the individual thermobaric rocket is successfully developed, it naturally needs to be tested.

This test was carried out in the test range of the gun institute.

Wang Cunxian was also invited to the event.

Wang Cunxian said excitedly: "Shitong! You guys are really quick! You figured it out so quickly."

Sun Shitong said: "Leader, Comrade Haoran has explained everything thoroughly. If we can't quickly produce a small individual thermobaric bomb under such circumstances, it will be a bit useless."

Wang Cunxian asked: "Did you develop the samples completely according to Haoran's ideas?"

Sun Shitong nodded: "Basically do as I say."

"The explosive power of the thermobaric gunpowder prepared according to his formula for small thermobaric weapons is still amazing."

"Moreover, his redesigned individual rocket launcher is also excellent, with a range of up to 1500 meters. We have verified this by testing other rockets."

Wang Cunxian was very happy. He smiled and said, "It can fire far, has great power, and can fire a variety of ammunition! This is rare."

"Now, I can't wait to see the thermobaric rocket in action."

Sun Shitong smiled and said, "Then let's start the test firing now."

The test launch begins.

The target was a makeshift fortress 1000 meters away.

The fort was built with steel components.

Its steel plates are all 1 cm thick.

This target has three shooting holes, which are basically trumpet-shaped with large outside and small inside.

This makes it easier to observe outside and to shoot.

Sun Shitong personally tested the individual thermobaric rocket.

After installing and debugging the rocket, Sun Shitong carried the rocket launcher on his shoulder and began to aim at the fortress 1000 meters away.

The people around held their breath and were a little nervous.

This individual thermobaric rocket carries the military's hopes!
Its warheads are even armor-piercing and can directly hit tanks and solid fortresses.

Sun Shitong pulled the trigger.

Rockets fired quickly!
"Whoosh!"

With a blazing tail flame, the rocket flew rapidly towards the target 1000 meters away.

Wang Cunxian narrowed his eyes and watched the rocket draw a beautiful trajectory and fly in front of the target in the blink of an eye.

The bullet flew into the shooting hole accurately.

"boom!"

There was a small explosion in the fortress.

Only thick smoke came out of the firing holes.

Wang Cunxian was a little disappointed: "It's accurate, but..."

Before he could finish his words, another explosion occurred in the makeshift fortress.

"boom!!"

This explosion was clearly much more powerful.

The entire fortress was actually destroyed by the shock wave and metal jets, and several parts were blown into pieces and deformed.

Everyone watching the test launch from a thousand meters away crouched down subconsciously.

Sun Shitong put down the rocket launcher. He was very satisfied with the results of the test launch.

He grinned and said, "Haha! The individual thermobaric rocket is done!"

Wang Cunxian stood up, patted the dirt off his body and said, "I almost forgot that thermobaric bombs usually explode twice."

He squinted his eyes and looked at the fortress used for testing not far away and said, "The shock wave caused by the explosion is very strong!"

"Personally, I feel that it seems to be more powerful than the explosion of a 155mm grenade."

"Let's go! Let's go and take a look!"

After Wang Cunxian finished speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the target.

"Leader, let's wait a moment. It might still be dangerous..." said Sun Shitong.

Wang Cunxian smiled and shook his head: "What danger could there be? Didn't the second explosion already happen?"

"I also crawled out from a pile of dead bodies!"

"Can this scare me?"

Several people came to the steel structure fortress used for testing.

My goodness, this fortress with an internal area of ​​about six or seven square meters has collapsed.

A strong smell of burning came to my face.

It was actually a little hot, making it hard to get close to it.

"The temperature is not low!" Wang Cunxian said without moving forward.

Sun Shitong smiled and said: "After the explosion, the temperature can reach over 2,000 degrees! And the shock wave is also very strong."

Wang Cunxian nodded and said, "Individual cannon! This is a powerful weapon for positional warfare!"

"However, a reinforced concrete fortress should be much stronger than a steel structure, right?"

Sun Shitong said: "The thickness of the wall of a general concrete bunker is about half a meter or more. It is definitely much stronger than a one-centimeter thick steel plate."

Wang Cunxian said: "We can try to see if we can penetrate the concrete bunker."

Sun Shitong nodded and said, "Yes! We will test it."

"But, leader, I feel that if the shooting accuracy is sufficient, it should be good to directly hit the shooting hole."

Wang Cunxian smiled and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense!"

"The situation in the south is becoming increasingly tense."

"This individual thermobaric rocket should be put into mass production as soon as possible!"

"We don't have much time left, we should prepare for war!"

……

Wang Haoran soon received a call from Wang Cunxian.

Wang Cunxian said excitedly on the phone: "Comrade Haoran! I have good news for you! Your design of the individual thermobaric rocket has been verified."

"The lethality of the individual thermobaric rockets made according to your design ideas is amazing. Thank you for your contribution to our national defense!"

Wang Haoran was not surprised by this.

He has told the other party all the design details including the blueprints. It would be strange if they couldn't make it, right?

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Leader, you're welcome! I feel honored to be able to do something for the development of our military industry."

Wang Cunxian said: "Your contribution is not only the individual thermobaric rocket. The individual rocket launcher built according to your idea is also excellent, with a long range, fast firing rate and guaranteed safety."

"Comrade Haoran, we will notify you of the award within the system."

"Yes! We will also recommend you for credit! Next year, our Fifth Ministry of Machine Building will help you apply for the National Invention Award for this achievement."

Wang Cunxian was obviously very happy, and he kept on talking about many words of thanks and praise.

……

After the Spring Festival, Beijing Institute of Technology sent people to Qiu Bojun’s hometown to pick him up and bring him to Beijing.

Qiu Bojun left his hometown on the 16th day of the first lunar month.

That day, the entire village saw Qiu Bojun off and watched him get on a 212 bus and leave the village.

Of course, when Qiu Bojun left, he was actually very uneasy.

After all, he is only a 15-year-old boy, and he has no idea what the new life that is about to begin will be like.

The car that picked him up went straight to Shuofang Airport.

This was Qiu Bojun’s first time taking a plane, and everything was new to him.

The person who came to pick up Qiu Bojun was Feng Aiguo, deputy chief of the Security Department of Beijing Institute of Technology.

Feng Aiguo was a little confused as to why Wang Haoran valued this teenage boy so much that he even came to pick him up in Beijing.

However, Feng Aiguo is now a little superstitious about Wang Haoran.

He thought that since Comrade Haoran made such arrangements, he must have his reasons.

Feng Aiguo was very polite and caring towards Qiu Bojun.

The two of them got along very happily along the way.

Qiu Bojun, who was originally a little nervous, relaxed a lot. He was full of longing for his life in the capital.

When the plane arrived at the airport in Beijing, something Qiu Bojun had never expected happened again: Wang Haoran actually came to pick him up in person. Seeing Wang Haoran coming to him, Qiu Bojun was deeply moved.

Tears were streaming down his face: "Thank you, Uncle Haoran."

Wang Haoran touched his head and said, "You seem a little nervous."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything! You are here, just study hard, and someone will take care of your life."

Qiu Bojun hurriedly said: "Uncle Haoran, I don't need anyone to take care of me, I can do it myself."

“Right now, I just don’t know what to do.”

"You've been so good to me, I don't know how to repay you."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "I don't want your reward. You are a smart child. I hope you can become a talent and then serve the motherland!"

"Let's go!"

On the way back to Beijing Institute of Technology, Wang Haoran talked a lot with Qiu Bojun.

Mainly questions about his future learning and growth.

Qiu Bojun is very smart and has a strong ability to learn independently.

For such children, in addition to allowing them to quickly master computer programming techniques, they must also learn knowledge systematically and improve their abilities in all aspects.

This is being responsible to him.

As we were talking, we arrived at Beijing Institute of Technology.

Because he was a talent valued by Wang Haoran, Qiu Bojun was assigned a single room on the upper floor of the faculty and staff dormitory.

His living allowance is provided by the research team, which is 30 yuan per month.

After arriving at the school, Wang Haoran asked Feng Aiguo to take Qiu Bojun to arrange accommodation and other things.

He himself went to the laboratory.

After the Spring Festival in 79, Wang Haoran's work schedule has been very full.

The original plan was to accelerate the development of the domestic computer production line project.

But in the meantime, we developed artillery reconnaissance radar and individual thermobaric rockets, which also took up a lot of time.

However, Wang Haoran didn't want to drag it on any longer.

He is now going to assemble a few computers using existing hardware.

The current situation is that the memory, hard disk, graphics card, sound card motherboard and Pangu 2 CPU are all in place, and samples have been produced and tested.

The results of the test were quite good.

The Beijing Television Factory has also trial-produced monitors in accordance with Wang Haoran's requirements.

As for the chassis and other parts, they have also been taken care of.

Therefore, the conditions are ripe for assembling computers now.

When Wang Haoran came to the laboratory, assistants such as Wu Xiaojun were already busy working.

Seeing Wang Haoran coming, they all greeted him.

Wu Xiaojun asked with a smile: "Comrade Haoran, has the little genius you mentioned been accepted?"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "They've arrived. I'll have someone take him there first."

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands and said, "Comrades, we are going to start assembling our own computer products today."

Hearing what Wang Haoran said, everyone in the office was a little excited.

Because computers are high-tech products!

In the past, only a few top research institutes were qualified to do this.

Now, people are actually getting to build their own computers, it would be strange if they weren't excited.

Everyone in Wang Haoran’s laboratory is from the Computer Science Department of Beijing Institute of Technology.

Now, even Feng Xiang, the director of the Computer Department of Beijing Institute of Technology, is doing odd jobs in Wang Haoran's laboratory.

Moreover, Feng Xiang enjoys it very much.

Because the previous preparations were quite thorough, the speed was quite fast when we actually started assembling.

Wang Haoran did it himself, and Feng Xiang and Wu Xiaojun helped him.

It only took about half an hour to assemble the first computer.

Looking at the assembled computer, Feng Xiang scratched his head and said, "It is not only different from domestic computers, but also very different from foreign computers."

Currently, domestic computers are basically the appearance of large calculators.

Foreign computers, represented by Apple2, all integrate the computer and the host together.

The computer built under the leadership of Wang Haoran is a split type.

The display and host are separated and connected by a data cable.

This makes it less bulky and provides better ventilation and heat dissipation.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "I think this design is more reasonable. What do you think, Mr. Feng?"

Feng Xiang nodded and said, "It looks much better too."

"Compared to the Apple 2, it's much more beautiful."

"It's just that the operating system seems to be not yet ready."

Wang Haoran said: "After we have mastered the computer hardware, it won't be too late to master the software."

"We just need to design a computer language compiler, and then use the compiler together to write the operating system."

"In short, I think we don't need to rush at all."

Feng Xiang asked: "It seems that we have an assembly language compiler now?"

Wang Haoran shook his head and said, "Assembly language is too primitive and a little too difficult to understand."

"I think we should think of a new language to write our computer operating system."

The most important programming languages ​​at present are B language and C language.

The C language has gradually shown a trend of completely replacing the B language.

Feng Xiang immediately became interested: "Comrade Haoran, what new language are you planning to create?"

Wang Haoran said: "I'm still thinking about it, but I've almost figured it out."

"The new programming language I want to create is a sublimation of C language."

"But we might as well call it dragon language."

As they were talking, Feng Aiguo brought Qiu Bojun to the laboratory.

The 15-year-old Qiu Bojun is thin and has a childish face. He looks like a little boy.

Wang Haoran smiled and said to Qiu Bojun: "Bojun, didn't I tell you to take a rest today since you came from a long way?"

Qiu Bojun shook his head and said, "Uncle Haoran, I'm not tired. I want to learn skills from you as soon as possible."

Wang Haoran nodded appreciatively: "Yes! Your enthusiasm is commendable!"

"Then let's get familiar with the computer hardware today."

"Didn't I tell you? We are developing our own computer."

"Now that the computer hardware is basically ready, let's assemble a few computers of our own."

Qiu Bojun immediately got down to work.

Soon, he was able to assemble computers skillfully.

He got the hang of it really quickly, so quickly that it was astonishing.

In one morning, Wang Haoran led his team members to assemble a total of 7 computers.

Of course, none of these seven computers have an operating system installed yet.

However, Wang Haoran has asked He Yiming, the director of the Department of Electronic Computer Science at Peking University, to lead a team to modify the Unix operating system so that it can be installed on computers with Pangu architecture CPUs.

That afternoon, He Yiming came to Wang Haoran's laboratory.

He brought with him a modified UNIX operating system.

They were installed one by one on the computers that Wang Haoran and others had just assembled.

The UNIX operating system is a completely open source operating system.

It was developed in the early 70s.

It was widely distributed free of charge throughout the 70s and has now become a commonly used system in universities and research institutions around the world.

Because it is open source, there are many versions of it.

Unix systems can be used on mainframes, minicomputers and even personal computers.

The reason why it has remained open source and free is that AT&T, which owns the Unix system, cannot engage in any business other than telecommunications due to antitrust laws.

So, it can only be to make Unix free.

However, Unix's free period is almost over.

In 1983, AT&T was broken up into several companies because of its monopoly.

It started to be able to engage in other types of business.

As a result, the telecommunications giant began to enter the software industry in a big way and started to promote Unix commercially.

The copyright fees it charges are so high that many users are deterred from using it.

Even those previous versions that were improved based on its source code must pay copyright fees if they want to continue using them.

AT&T was busy collecting money but ignored the development of personal computers, which eventually led to Bill Gates taking advantage of the opportunity. MS-DOS became popular in the United States and eventually even monopolized more than 90% of the global operating system share.

After the Unix operating system was installed, everyone began to experience the performance of domestic computers.

Overall, the performance of this first batch of domestically assembled computers is still quite powerful.

Because of the use of memory sticks, the computer's single memory has increased from a few K to 16M, which is a qualitative leap!
Moreover, if you choose to insert a few more memory sticks, your personal computer's memory can even be increased to a maximum of 128M!

Wang Haoran originally wanted to improve the computer performance bit by bit, but he suddenly used the DIMM technology of the memory stick, which led to a significant increase in memory.

In the research of mechanical hard disks, the capacity of mechanical hard disks has also been greatly improved because of the early development of thin-film head technology. The original most advanced hard disk capacity was only about 250M, and the size was quite large.

But now, the new mechanical hard drive developed by Wang Haoran and Xiao Renming has a capacity of up to 1G, and the size of the hard drive has also been greatly reduced to only 5.25 inches (of course, the hard drive size of modern desktop computers is 3.5 inches), which is also a major breakthrough.

This means that computers can accommodate more complex computer software.

While He Yiming was enthusiastically experiencing a domestically made computer, he said to Wang Haoran: "Haoran, I think this Unix operating system is actually quite easy to use."

"How about we translate it into Chinese and use it directly?"

Wang Haoran shook his head and said, "No! Although the Unix operating system is free to use now, it has an owner after all. Its owner is AT&T. If one day in the future, they want to commercialize it and start charging royalties, it will have a huge impact on us."

"So, I still suggest that we write an operating system that is truly our own, and even the kernel should be localized in Chinese. This is appropriate."

He Yiming nodded and said, "You make sense."

"As for the computer we built ourselves, I think the hardware has surpassed all computer technology companies in Lizardland."

"If we can mass-produce it in the future and our operating system is our own, we can promote and sell it all over the world!"

"I never thought that one day our high-tech products might be sold abroad..."

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