Chapter 5 Chapter One

In the morning, after eating in the officer's restaurant of the "Mozi" aircraft carrier, Xiao Zhao, the deputy leader of the military summer camp, told the children that Commander Chen of the aircraft carrier formation deliberately did not arrange for the aircraft to take off and land today, so that everyone could have a good time on board.Because if there is takeoff and landing, the place on the flight deck is quite dangerous.Xiao Zhao said with a smile: "I can't hold back my stomach, and I have a secret that I can't hold back. Let me tell you, Commander Chen and our team leader He are good buddies in middle school, so they take extra care of us."

The children turned their heads and cheered for leader He. He was nearly fifty years old, with a square face and bushy eyebrows, of medium height, and a travel suit.Standing outside the group of children with his hands behind his back, he smiled and listened to Xiao Zhao's talk, noncommittal to his bragging.Among the children, Jiang Yuanshan is sixteen years old this year. He is not short. He has not yet grown up and is thin. However, there are bulging tendons on his thin arms, which are from his martial arts training since he was a child; It was messy like shaggy grass, and he wore leather shoes on his bare feet—this was his habit. He said that no matter whether he wore socks in winter or summer, his feet would burn.He laughed and said: "Uncle He, since you and the commander are close buddies, tell him to cancel the ban on 'no photography'. What secrets are there on the flight deck? Don't talk about the 'keyhole' of the United States." ', even commercial satellites can take pictures clearly. If you want to check the information of 'Mozi', you can just search it on the Internet-but you have to go to foreign websites. Our country has done a good job of keeping secrets. Hey, we only keep our own family members I no longer know."

Seventeen-year-old Zhu Yufei is a chubby boy with a round face and a round head. He looks like a little arhat and wears high myopia glasses.He also came up and said, "Yes, please Commander Chen. What kind of summer camp is not allowed to bring cameras? It's so boring!" Old He snorted at Xiao Zhao, which means who asked you to brag?Let's see how it ends.Xiao Zhao scratched his head, and persuaded everyone with a smile, although the team leader and the commander are close buddies, we are guests, and we should strictly abide by the army's confidentiality regulations, don't you think?The children didn't want to, they were still nagging Xiao Zhao, some of them just came over to nagging Old He.Old He was overwhelmed by them, and finally said a word very simply: "Okay, don't babble, I will talk to the commander and take pictures for you for half a day."

The children burst into cheers. There are only eleven members in this summer camp, all of whom are between fifteen and eighteen years old.Don't look at the young age, the background is not young.Ten years ago, the international scientific community combined the purposes of the American Westinghouse Award and the American High School Science and Engineering Award, and established an "International Young Talent Award in Physical Engineering". The age limit for participants is under 20 years old.The purpose of establishing this award is to cultivate and discover the top young engineering talents who must have keen eyesight and be able to apply the most cutting-edge scientific theories to engineering technology.In other words, the winners of the Physical Engineering Prize should make century-old inventions, such as quantum computers, quantum cryptography, invisibility cloaks, cold fusion of hydrogen and helium, space elevators, high-power wireless transmission of electric energy, and gene error correction technology (to eliminate genetic errors). disease), genetic improvement technology (such as enhancing intelligence), etc.As a matter of course, the winners of the Physical Engineering Prize have become resources that multinational companies compete for. Some people even joked that this prize is more popular than the Nobel Prize.

China had its head shaved in the previous four international physical engineering competitions, not to mention the gold, silver and bronze awards, and even very few were shortlisted.Fortunately, the Chinese "know the shame and then be brave", giving full play to the unique collective advantages of the Chinese people. The country came forward to set up a domestic physics engineering competition, organized competition training echelons across the country, and carried out layer-by-layer selection.In this matter, the military industry department did not come forward publicly, but actually got deeply involved.The domestic competition has been held three times so far. The children who participated in the summer camp this time are all the top three in each domestic physics competition, including:

The first session: Gold Award Lin Tianyu, Silver Award Zhuang Min (female), Bronze Award Sun Kexin; The second session: Gold Award for Changyou, Silver Award for Wan Yumin, Bronze Award for Liu Tao (female); The third session: Gold Award Xu Yuanyuan (female), Silver Award Zhang Rugong, Bronze Award Yan Xiaochen (female). These efforts have paid off.The Chinese continued to have their heads shaved from the 5th to the 8th International Physical Engineering Competition, but this year, the 9th International Physical Engineering Competition, the Chinese became a blockbuster and won a gold medal Jiang Yuanshan, two bronze medals Zhu Yufei and Yan Xiaochen (tied ), the proportion of awards ranked first among participating countries.The domestic media made this matter crazy.As soon as the three winners returned to China, Lao He immediately organized this summer camp to protect the eleven precious bumps under his wings.

Of course, Lao He is not a travel agency.He is He Shijie, director of the Institute of New Concept Weapons, with the rank of major general, and Commander Chen of the aircraft carrier formation is really a close buddy in the school, but he is not in middle school, but in Changsha National Defense University.Of course, the deputy team leader Xiao Zhao is not from the travel agency, but his personal secretary.In the summer camp, they kept their identities strictly confidential, because He Shijie wanted to observe these children in a state of complete freedom.After decades of hard work in the military industry, he has a deep feeling: In terms of hard work and solid foundation, domestic technical personnel are no less than foreign counterparts. The samples of the weapons obtained were reverse engineered, and all of them were good.But generally speaking, what they lack the most is "everyone", what they lack is unrestrained originality, and what they lack is the keen vision to be one step ahead of others.

If in the past, "scalper-type" researchers made great contributions to China's military enhancement, then based on China's current solid foundation, it should pay more attention to "Tianma-type" talents. Only in this way can it be at the forefront of the world.He Shijie was very happy that the Chinese children won the International Physics and Engineering Awards this time.He knew that the award paid the most attention to originality, and the examination questions were extremely tricky. It was harder to win a prize than a camel through the eye of a needle.But—frankly speaking, He Shijie still can’t rest assured. He can’t confirm whether this victory represents a breakthrough in Chinese children’s originality, or just represents the Chinese people’s test-taking level-China has two thousand years of "examination" Accumulating advantages is beyond the reach of the West.

Therefore, he put forward a suggestion and reported it to the high-level for approval, and organized this special second exam, with the purpose of quietly selecting from this group of young geniuses the professional leader ten years later, the military industry leader twenty years later, the three A military or national leader ten years from now.Therefore, it is totally worthwhile to put aside the busy work of the whole institute and hang out with the children for 20 days. The "Mozi" aircraft carrier formation is currently marching in the ocean southeast of Taiwan, which is outside the "first island chain" and within the "second island chain". "Mozi" is China's second aircraft carrier (excluding the "Shi Lang" which was rebuilt from an old ship), and also the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, with a full load displacement of 96,000 tons and a maximum speed of 35 knots.The design basically followed the path of the Russian aircraft carrier, but made a big innovation.The hull is 300 meters long and has a ski-jump flight deck. The conning tower is equipped with surface search radar, air command search radar and air exploration radar.The aircraft carrier formation includes two "China Aegis" class destroyers equipped with a three-coordinate phased array radar system, two "China Modern" class destroyers, two frigates, and an ocean-going integrated supply ship.The eight warships advanced through the waves, stirring up eight snow-white tail waves.Under the water, there is also a 096-class nuclear submarine escorting the formation.

There is no land nearby, and the water and the sky are the same color.As far as the eye can see, the fleet is wrapped in a circular sea surface. If the white wake behind the ship is ignored, the fleet seems to be as motionless as the sky, the sea, and an Air Police-3000 early warning aircraft above. Baiyun slowly slid back.With the vast sea as the background, the fleet looks like a group of small sampans; but standing on the deck of the aircraft carrier, you can fully appreciate the stalwart of this steel giant.Compared with it, the dozens of people on the flight deck are as small as ants.But steel behemoths like aircraft carriers are born in the hands of small people, born out of people's wisdom, determination, collective strength and... the nature of cannibalism.It can be said that the aircraft carrier is a very typical model, representing two diametrically opposed attributes of human beings—civilization and barbarism.

Today, the flight deck is very quiet, dozens of J-15 and Flying Leopard attack aircraft, one KJ-3000 early warning aircraft (the other is patrolling in the sky), two electronic countermeasure aircraft, two refueling aircraft, and several combat support aircraft The aircraft, several armed helicopters and anti-submarine helicopters have not left their nests today. Except for a few in the lower hangar, the rest are neatly arranged on both sides of the deck.Due to the special arrangement of Commander Chen, there were very few people on the deck today, only a dozen maintenance personnel in green uniforms were checking the arresting wires, and there were a few ground crews in brown uniforms among them.Xiao Zhao led the children to visit the front deck first, and introduced three arresting cables, three aircraft elevators, control tower, navigation bridge, commander bridge, radar, landing system centerline indicator transmitter, melee weapon system, and air defense missile system Wait.In fact, before boarding the ship, these talented children have learned about the structure of the aircraft carrier in detail from books and the Internet, and they are all considered to be half an aircraft carrier expert. Now they just make up for the physical teaching.He Shijie stood outside the circle as usual, observing the children calmly. Near noon, an aircraft take-off and landing command sergeant wearing a yellow sergeant uniform came to the deck and asked the children to avoid it temporarily, because the Air Police-3000 early warning aircraft in the sky should take a break, and the early warning aircraft on the ship was ready to take off—this time It was the only takeoff and landing this morning.Xiao Zhao led the children off the flight deck and came to the tower of the ship. "After reading it once, I have an intuitive impression. Let me tell you how you all feel." Xiao Zhao said. Jiang Yuanshan was the first to say: "Let me say something unpleasant first—the name 'Mozi' sounds too awkward, not to mention hypocritical, at least it is pedantic. It is obviously a weapon of war, but it has to be brought together with 'Feigong'." The same is true for the name of the first aircraft carrier, 'Du Fu'. Of course, the name was chosen because of a line in Du Fu's poem: 'If you can control invasion, how can you kill more'!" Zhuang Min, who usually doesn't talk much, said: "I don't think this is pedantic. We should emphasize to the world that we end wars with wars. I think our country is deliberately named after scholars and philosophers in order to dilute these things. The murderous intent inherent in murderous weapons." Zhuang Min is the oldest among the eleven children, she is gentle and quiet, and is the eldest sister of the team.Jiang Yuanshan retorted with a smile: "That can't be too outrageous. Get two people who have nothing to do with military strategists to name the aircraft carrier. Why not call it 'Sun Tzu'? The ancestor of all generations of military strategists. Moreover, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is everywhere. It can be seen that the thought of stopping the war. Or it can be called "Wang Zhongsi". .” Lao He heard Xu Yuanyuan ask Yan Xiaochen in a low voice, who is Wang Zhongsi.Xiaochen said in a low voice: "He is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He served as the Jiedu envoy of the two towns. Later, during the Anshi Rebellion, the two famous Zhongxing generals of the Tang Dynasty, Li Guangbi and Ge Shuhan, were both his subordinates. Extraordinary, noble character, and clear political vision. At that time, the national power was strong, and most of the border generals were aggressive and greedy for merit, but Wang Zhongsi hid his big bow in his pocket, and clearly warned his subordinates to be cautious and secure the border. Later, Tang Xuanzong ordered him to attack Tubo Shibao City. Wang Zhongsi knew that this city was very strong, and tens of thousands of people would have to die in battle if he wanted to capture it. In the feudal era, it was a crime of beheading! Later, he was indeed sentenced to death. Fortunately, his subordinate Ge Shuhan managed to save his life and was demoted to a commoner. After Shibao City was captured, tens of thousands of soldiers indeed died. Before the Anshi Rebellion, Wang Zhongsi died of a sudden illness. The cause of death was an ancient mystery. Some people suspected that he was the murderer of Anlu Mountain. Otherwise, with Wang Zhongsi's prestige and talent, as long as he came out of the mountain, Anlu Mountain would not be able to become a climate. Jiang Yuanshan was right. , this Wang Zhongsi can really be called a perfect man in history, a military god who loves peace." He Shijie listened quietly as usual, not participating in their discussion. Xiao Zhao said with a smile: "The names of 'Du Fu' and 'Mozi' will definitely not be changed. It is useless for you to object. You might as well choose a good name for the third aircraft carrier, maybe it will be useful. .The third ship will be launched next year, and it will be 100,000 tons." "Does the name of the ship still use the name of a Chinese historical figure?" asked the captain.His surname is unique to the Hui nationality, but it is completely invisible from the appearance.Xiao Zhao said it should be, since this practice has been established, it will not change easily. "Then I suggest that it be called 'Huo Qubing' or 'Li Jing', both of whom are war gods of the same generation. Thanks to their expulsion of the Huns and Turks, there was an outline of the Great China." Said the chief. "It's fine to call it 'Zhang Xun'. It's my hometown and one of the ancients I admire the most. During the Anshi Rebellion, he fought against 100,000 rebels with thousands of tired soldiers and won many battles. He was wise and brave. The story of "The Straw Man Borrowing Arrows" is actually his invention. He persisted in Suiyang for several years and ate up all the rats in the city. Finally, he was captured when he ran out of food and scolded the enemy. He died at the same time. His colleagues and subordinates are Xu Yuan, Nan Jiyun, Lei Wanchun, etc. I think he is also a perfect man in history." Jiang Yuanshan said. He Shijie noticed that Yan Xiaochen hesitated to speak. It seemed that she disagreed with Jiang Yuanshan's point of view, but she didn't want to provoke a dispute.This girl is small and exquisite, and her appearance is not outstanding, but her big eyes are very energetic.Her eyes met He Shijie, old He Nu pouted, motioning for her to express her opinion.She nodded and said gently: "I also admire Zhang Xun very much, but unfortunately, he has a lot of personality stains. It would be a bit inappropriate to say that he is a perfect man in history." Jiang Yuanshan retorted bluntly: "Are you saying that he allowed soldiers to feed on the starving dead in desperation, and even killed concubines to share food with soldiers? This is of course disgusting to honest men, but let's not stand and talk without pain in the back. You just You need to think about whether he did this because of the moral depravity and animal nature, or for a noble purpose? It must be the latter, in order to persevere as much as possible in the isolated city." He said with emotion, "Actually, it is this that makes me I admire him very much. With his wisdom, wouldn’t he have thought that doing so would leave an eternal infamy? If his purpose was to make history famous, he would never do it. But he does not want to make a name for himself, but does everything he can to keep Tang The lifeblood of the dynasty, for which he did not hesitate to lose his reputation! There are not many people in history who can do things to such an extreme. For example, Shi Kefa of later generations failed to do it. Taking Zhang and Shi as representatives of their respective eras, one would draw a regrettable conclusion: the Han nationality has regressed, become weaker, and lost the strength and wildness of the Han and Tang Dynasties. I will not praise Zhang Xun for this kind of behavior , but I think, in the extreme environment he was in, this 'stain' should be forgiven by future generations." After a pause, he added, "Maybe, the blood of one of us can be passed down to this day, It's because he has held on for so many days in Suiyang City!" The other kids didn't join in the argument.According to He Shijie's observation, they may not know much about this period of history.This was beyond Lao He's expectation, because according to preliminary contact, this group of gifted children has a wide range of knowledge, and they are by no means inferior to Lao He and Xiao Zhao. For training, each child usually lives in a fully closed school from the age of eight, undergoes heavy thinking training every day, and is filled with a lot of knowledge like a force-feeding duck.But this knowledge is carefully selected, and those that will certainly not become the focus of the international exam, such as detailed Chinese history, will inevitably be ignored.Now, He Shijie has seen an important weakness of the Chinese-style crash training: the children's knowledge of Chinese history is relatively weak, probably with the exception of Jiang Yuanshan and Yan Xiaochen.He didn't want to complain about the teachers and organizers of the training class, because the goal given to them by their superiors was to "advance to the top three in the International Physics and Engineering Competition within ten years." Focus on.In fact, they've done a pretty good job of breaking through in just a few years. But He Shijie still felt it was a pity.He believes that those who do not have a deep understanding of Chinese history cannot be competent for the burden that he and higher levels want to deliver.In the future, he will suggest to make up for this lesson for children. Yan Xiaochen is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. She is unwilling to provoke an argument, but since the argument has already started, she will not back down.She smiled gently and said: "I will not criticize a historical hero. Zhang patrolled Suiyang, kept Jiangnan from being ravaged, and kept the central government of the Tang Dynasty. The channel of wealth in the south of the Yangtze River is the most important thing for the Tang Dynasty government to put down the rebellion. The reason. Han Yu said that he "guarded a city and defended the world." "Who is responsible for the immortality of the world?" Most of the overseas Chinese are from Jiangnan, so they especially remember his kindness and respect him as a god. However In any case, cannibalism is unforgivable. Jiang Yuanshan, what do you think? Why not make this assumption—assuming that you are the woman who was eaten?" Her smile was gentle and her tone was gentle, but her questions were sharp enough.Several children chimed in, most of them agreeing with her point of view.Jiang Yuanshan snorted and stopped arguing.After a while, he suddenly said: "Then I'll just mention another name: 'Ran Min'. Xiaochen, you are afraid that you will object even more? This person is also a historical figure I admire very much, but his stain is even greater." The children were a little dazed, it seemed that they had never heard of this name.Yan Xiaochen quickly glanced at Jiang Yuanshan, but did not answer his words.But Lao He could see that she obviously knew Ran Min as a historical figure, and also knew the complexity of this person-during the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, the Han people in the north were slaughtered. Hu Di is everywhere, and the children of the Han family are almost slaughtered." At that time, the Hu people called the Han people "one-money Han", which means that they only need to pay a penny to kill a Han.The Han people in desperate situations formed a "begging army" to survive in a dangerous situation. Ran Min's father was a general in the begging army and died in a fierce battle with the Jie people.After the death of his father, little Ranmin was adopted by Shi Le, the emperor of Zhao after the Jiehu regime, who killed his father and enemy. When he grew up, he became a famous general of Later Zhao.But no one expected that he rose up in the end and led the Han people to rebel against the Huns.He fought bravely and used soldiers like a god. In the battle with Xianbei, he fought against more than 100,000 Xianbei cavalry with 7,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry. He won twelve consecutive battles and shocked the world.Although he was defeated and killed later, his struggle preserved the last bloodline for the northern Han people.However, he responded to massacres with massacres, and openly issued the "order to ask for Hu" to the world, especially the Jie people among the Hu people, killing almost no blade of grass.Therefore, in today's multi-ethnic society, it is relatively taboo to promote this name. Xiao Zhao was very clever, and found that the children's debate had entered a sensitive area, and immediately changed the topic, "You have already named the third aircraft carrier so many names, this issue can come to an end. Let's discuss a new issue, which is also the most important problem: self-defense capabilities of aircraft carriers." This is one of the important questions that Lao He prepared for the summer camp.Although China already has two aircraft carrier formations and is building a third one, among leading military experts, the issue of "whether aircraft carriers are obsolete in the high-tech era" is still debated endlessly.He Shijie really wanted to hear the opinions of outsiders and this group of gifted children.This question is different from the previous one. The children do not have any knowledge blind spots, so all members participated and the discussion was very lively. Zhu Yufei, a fat man wearing myopia, said: "I am not optimistic about the future of aircraft carriers. In the contradiction between spear and shield, the technical breakthrough of spear is always relatively easier and cheaper. Now, the technology of ballistic missiles to hit aircraft carriers, including reentry The control and terminal search are very mature. Not to mention the Chinese aircraft carrier formation, even the American Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, although it claims to be able to withstand several waves of saturation attacks, it is difficult to resist such a high Mach number missile. In addition, there are high-speed torpedoes, space kinetic weapons, aerospace planes, etc., if you dare to use nuclear bombs at the critical moment of war, it will be even more difficult to defend. I think that in the high-tech era, a giant like an aircraft carrier is born to die. target." Eighteen-year-old Lin Tianyu is a handsome boy who loves to make trouble with everyone.He said: "I don't agree with this point of view. The existing defense system of the aircraft carrier is already powerful enough, and what about the latest shipboard laser defense system? The aircraft carrier has enough space and energy to equip a sufficient number of large laser cannons to form a dense The firepower net is more than enough to deal with high-Mach ballistic missiles. The United States has already begun to equip it, and it is said that our third aircraft carrier will also be equipped." The big man Zhang Rugong said in a low voice, "I agree with Tian Yu's opinion." Everyone had an opinion, and the two factions were roughly even.Jiang Yuanshan has always been articulate, but he waited until the end to speak this time: "I think the role of an aircraft carrier is somewhat similar to the Great Wall of China." The beginning was a bit abrupt and tortuous. He Shijie and Xiao Zhao looked at each other and listened carefully . "The Great Wall is useless when the Han is strong and the barbarians are weak. If someone suggested to Tang Taizong to build the Great Wall, Tang Taizong said: I am going to lead the soldiers to drive north to the desert, why build the Great Wall? His words were indeed realized later, and the Eastern and Western Turks were wiped out. , was driven away, and even the Eastern Turkic Khan was captured alive. The Great Wall was useless when the barbarians were strong and the Han was weak. Like the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties, and the Yuan and Qing Dynasties, the Hu people could easily cross the Great Wall. But between the Han and Barbarians It is still very useful when the situation is relatively flat. In the later stages of various powerful dynasties, such as the Ming Dynasty, it helps to maintain a balance of power and separate nomadic areas from agriculture. As for aircraft carriers, in today’s high-tech weapons, if a A powerful enemy is determined to sink it, and even the best defense is useless, not even the laser defense net—can lasers prevent space tungsten rods and nuclear bombs? But as long as this step is reached, it means that the two sides have completely torn apart. There is absolutely no retreat in this war. I think the biggest role of the aircraft carrier is to increase the threshold of the outbreak of the war. Before the outbreak of the ultimate battle, the actual combat effectiveness and deterrent effect of the aircraft carrier are beyond doubt. Therefore, China still To develop an aircraft carrier, we must vigorously develop it, even if it is all bombed and sunk at the beginning of the war." This point of view was agreed by Xu Yuanyuan, Wan Yumin, Liu Tao and others, and He Shijie nodded slightly.Of course, this point of view is biased (no matter which country builds an aircraft carrier formation, it will not base it on the prediction that it will be completely sunk), but his "threshold value theory" has a quite reasonable core.He Shijie has observed these children for three or four days. So far, he is most optimistic about Jiang Yuanshan and Yan Xiaochen.However, when Xiao Jiang talked about Zhang Xun and Ran Min just now, there seemed to be some kind of... dangerous in his views, at least a little extreme.He Shijie will continue to observe. After the discussion, Xiao Zhao led the children to the cabin on the lower floor, preparing to visit the ship's main engine, melee system and elevator, etc. He Shijie still followed the team, covering all the children's speech and behavior in his field of vision. It was an ordinary day, with clear skies and calm seas.One KJ-3000 was cruising in the blue sky, and the other had just landed and stopped by the arresting wire.At this time, no one would have thought that they would be shocked soon, and human history would have reached a watershed since then.When everyone lined up and walked across the back deck, He Shijie at the back noticed that Jiang Yuanshan in the middle of the queue suddenly stopped, looked up and looked diagonally behind, his eyes were extremely shocked.Following his gaze, He Shijie was also stunned. After being shocked, he first had a clear thought: From this moment on, the history of weapons may be rewritten. Above the starboard rear side of the "Mozi", hovered quietly a silver-white spherical object, similar to a large hot air balloon, but without a basket.The spherical shape is a bit flat, maybe it is too close, and there is a visual error when looking up.The spherical object is only seven or eight hundred meters away from the deck, and its size is comparable to or slightly larger than that of a Boeing 777.Although its size is not large compared with an aircraft carrier, due to its low height and abrupt appearance, it still makes the witnesses on the deck feel breathless.There is a faint bluish glow beneath the sphere, but it is barely visible in bright sunlight and makes no sound. In an instant, two thoughts flashed through He Shijie's mind: giant balloon?Alien flying saucer?At this time, the spherical aircraft moved, and its main body did not seem to be tilted, but the vent moved from below to the side, and the light blue flame stream strengthened and turned into a bright blue.The aircraft swept across the aircraft carrier at an extremely fast speed, and hovered over the port side of the ship again. The altitude was closer to the deck, almost hanging above people's heads.It is still silent when sweeping, but judging from its super maneuverability, it is obviously not a balloon or an airship. The maneuver of this big ball brought He Shijie back to reality.He responded with the instinct of a soldier, quickly turned around and ran towards the commander's bridge, shouting loudly while running: "Alarm! Send out an air raid siren!" While running, he kept staring sideways at the sky. From the corner of his eye, he saw Jiang Yuanshan raised his right hand high, and there seemed to be something in his hand.Several other children also noticed the abnormality in the air, and looked up one after another; two green shirt sergeants on the front deck were also running in the direction of the commander's bridge, shouting as they ran, and what they shouted seemed to be the word "alert" .And then—suddenly, the hovering sphere disappeared. He Shijie came to a sudden stop in the sprint, staring at the sky in shock, staring at the airspace where the big ball was hanging a second ago.Looking back afterwards, he always felt that that moment was not like in the real world: the geometrically perfect silver ball that suddenly appeared in the sky; the blue sky after it suddenly disappeared; the still white clouds in the sky; and the deck Dozens of people stood quietly on the street, all of them with their faces upturned, their mouths open, and their eyes staring like idiots, like a freeze-frame shot in a silent movie.There is still no abnormality on the commander's bridge. Whether it is the air search radar equipped on the aircraft carrier, the phased array radar equipped on the "China Aegis", or the early warning aircraft circling in the sky, nothing has done anything to this spherical aircraft. no response.The sun is warm and bright, the atmosphere on the deck is quiet and peaceful, and everything seems to be immersed in dreamy colors.If this spherical aircraft wants to sink an aircraft carrier, it can do it easily, without even using torpedoes, cruise missiles, air-to-ship missiles, etc., just open the bottom hatch and push a normal giant bomb down That's it. He Shijie didn't run to the commander's bridge anymore, it was meaningless to do that, there were more important things to do right now.Just now he saw Jiang Yuanshan raised his right hand from the corner of his eye, as if he was taking a picture?He ran back to the children, who were chattering in surprise: What happened just now?That big white ball in the sky?UFO?Why is it suddenly gone now, am I dazzled?The children who did not see the silver ball asked curiously: What ball?Why didn't I see it?Jiang Yuanshan did not participate in the discussion, he was in the group of children, but his eyes were fixed on this side.At this moment, when he saw He Shijie turning back, he left the group of children and greeted him proactively.He was tense, pale, and had a feverish gleam in his eyes.He Shijie asked bluntly: "Did you see that spherical aircraft clearly? Was it you who saw it first?" Jiang Yuanshan nodded vigorously. "Did you take a picture?" Jiang Yuanshan stretched out his right hand, and there was indeed a small digital camera hidden in his palm.Doing so blatantly violated the team's strict "no photography" ban, but neither the offender nor He Shijie thought of this at all. "Quickly bring up the screen and let me see." Xiao Jiang brought up the screen, and he used the video recording function.The picture shakes a bit, and there is a section that is blurry, but the quality of the picture is generally good. It clearly shows the shape of the aircraft: a silver-white sphere with a very smooth surface, without any external features such as portholes, wings, and weapon hardpoints. Flame vents are also built in.As it skims the carrier, blue jets are clearly visible, with added side jets.The jets are thin and numerous, like the many tentacles dragging behind a jellyfish.The most rare thing is that this video data clearly recorded the moment when the spherical object disappeared—the guy disappeared suddenly while hovering, without any intermediate process, no tail flame flying away at high speed, and no air was generated jitter.It disappeared just like that, and even the jet flame disappeared, leaving only a peaceful blue sky on the screen. This 12-second video has become the most important proof of the existence of spherical stealth aircraft. In the following two decades, it has been replayed tens of thousands of times by Chinese senior leaders, military experts and researchers. all over. He Shijie said in a low voice: "Son, this piece of information is too precious, can you give it to me for storage?" The other children also followed, Zhuang Min, Zhang Rugong, Yan Xiaochen, Sun Kexin and Xu Yuanyuan walked in front. They all saw the aircraft just now, so they all looked nervous and kept silent, staring at Lao He and Little ginger.Jiang Yuanshan looked back at his companions, and asked He Shijie in a low voice: "Uncle He, can you tell us your real identity?" He Shijie no longer concealed it, "I am from the army, and I am the director of the New Concept Weapon Research Institute." He added, "The rank of major general." "Uncle He, I don't think you are like a travel company." Jiang Yuanshan thought for a while and said cautiously, "Uncle He, I trust you, but I want to hand over this camera to you in front of Commander Chen. is it okay?" Lao He was very relieved - this guy with disheveled hair and no socks seemed careless, but he was not confused about the big things!This child is well aware of the significance of this video, even its strategic significance, so he handles this material with extreme caution.But he was very right, and he could never be too cautious.At this moment, He Shijie felt that the decision could be made—in this "selection of seedlings" activity, he would recommend Jiang Yuanshan to the top as the first candidate. He Shijie said happily: "Of course! I have to see him right away, let's go, let's go now." He said with a wry smile, "I guess, Commander Chen doesn't know anything at the moment, he can't hear him there. The shouts on the deck. All the radars in the formation did not respond at all, which means that the spherical object has been completely hidden in the radar band for more than ten seconds." He shook his head heavily and sighed, "Frankly speaking, in that In front of the guy, the multiple defense systems on the aircraft carrier are completely blind." In the next half day, they were all in a very tense state.When they arrived at the commander's bridge, Commander Chen was listening to the report of two green shirt sergeants about the spherical aircraft. His brows were furrowed, his eyes were suspicious, and he seemed to be wondering if this was the witness's hallucination.He Shijie directly handed over the camera to let him watch the video.After reading it, Commander Chen's face turned pale.He searched the sky carefully with a telescope, but of course he couldn't see anything, the big silver ball had long since disappeared.Next, he discussed with Director He behind closed doors for a while, and made an unusual decision: the aircraft carrier formation continued to proceed as planned, but more than a dozen witnesses and the precious video must be sent to the police as soon as possible. back home.This information is too important, he doesn't want to use wireless communication; but this information can't stay on the aircraft carrier - with this ghostly invisible flying ball, no one can guarantee that the aircraft carrier can return safely, maybe it will be sunk tomorrow !It is conceivable that the sudden visit of the invisible flying ball to the aircraft carrier this time is certainly not to take a few landscape photos. That night, the eleven members of the summer camp, two team leaders, and two maintenance sergeants who witnessed the spherical aircraft left the aircraft carrier and returned to China in two combat support aircraft.Jiang Yuanshan, Yan Xiaochen and other seven people sat in one with Xiao Zhao, while Lao He led the others to sit in the other.The plane Jiang Yuanshan and the others were flying in was ahead. He saw from the porthole that there were four straight silver lines above the vast sea of ​​clouds on both sides of the plane, which were four J-15s escorting them.He knew that the range of the carrier-based aircraft was limited, and it would definitely not be able to fly directly back to China, so it should be accompanied by a tanker, but he searched the sky carefully and found no trace of the tanker. At around 10 pm, the plane landed at an airport.Two Boeing 737s with the words "Civil Aviation of China" parked beside them, their engines roaring, were already ready to take off.A group of people got off the plane in a hurry, and after a brief handover with the ground personnel, they still boarded two Boeing 737s in the same group as before.The plane roared and took off immediately.Because they saw the words "China Civil Aviation", the children thought they were in mainland China.Jiang Yuanshan guessed that maybe this was Hainan Sanya Airport, but the direction was wrong.After the plane rose into the air and saw the four escort fighter planes on both sides, he suddenly realized: Judging from the appearance, the escort plane was obviously an American-made F-16.Thinking about the handover, the clothes and manners of the airport personnel felt unfamiliar. It turned out that they were at a certain military airport in Taiwan just now! 虽然两岸关系已经相当亲善，但像这么安排——让大陆两架军机降落在台湾军用机场，再让台湾军机为大陆客机护航——仍然是极不寻常的，肯定是出于两岸最高层的特殊指示，由此可见此行的分量。 机群很快到达台湾海峡中线，四架苏-27在空中盘旋等候。F-16摆摆翅膀原路返回，接班者护送两架民航机继续北飞。进入内地后，护航机缓缓降落了，两架民航机继续往北京方向飞去。 八名乘客分散在737的机舱里，显得空空落落的。摆长有大大咧咧地说：“太浪费了！总共才十五个人，干吗不坐同一架飞机呢？” 姜元善看看他，又看看大伙儿，没有吭声。他知道为什么这样安排，看严小晨的目光，估计她也能理解吧——这十五个人尤其是其中几个直接目击者太宝贵了，绝不能放在同一个篮子里。同样宝贵的还有那十二秒钟的录像，在离舰之前已经复制了两份，一份保存在航母上，一份由另一架飞机上的何所长携带，相机（包括其中的原始录像）则由姜元善携带。这样安排虽不敢说万无一失——谁知道那个魔鬼飞球接着会干出什么勾当？但这是他们所能采取的最保险的措施了。 途中小赵已经开始工作——把孩子们分别叫到头等舱单独询问，进行笔录和录像录音。另一架飞机上也是如此。何所长交代小赵要抓紧时间，趁着孩子们的记忆还清晰，让他们尽量回忆当时看到的景象，也许某一个不起眼的细节最后会带来技术上的突破。姜元善被问得最仔细，包括他录像时右手举的高度、相机上仰的角度、他跟踪拍摄时转身的快慢等，都要求他尽可能准确地重做一遍，由小赵录像。这些细节对于确定那个飞球的诸参数可能有参考价值。至于采用分开询问的方式，是想尽量减少回忆中的误差，因为何所长担心孩子们有“从众”心理，某个人的回忆会不为人觉察地影响其他人的记忆。 严小晨被问完回到普通舱时，见姜元善一个人坐在后排，默默地盯着舷窗外面，显然独坐很久了。在严小晨的印象中，姜元善天生具有领袖气质，表现欲比较强，不管在什么场合总会成为人群的中心，像这么落落寡合的时候是很少有的。她走过去，坐在姜元善身边，“小姜，你在想啥？” 姜元善回头看看她，“我在想，这次夏令营虽然只过了几天就提前结束，不过能撞见这个飞球也算值了。用句武侠小说上的话，这是一次不世奇遇。” “我有一个猜想，不知道对不对。” “什么猜想？” “恐怕有了这次经历后，咱们一生的职业已经决定了——搞武器研究。所长大叔肯定不会放咱们走啦。” 姜元善点点头，“我想也是这样。这种全隐形的武器太可怕了，不光是航母，连任何固定基地像指挥所啦、洲际导弹发射井啦，甚至核潜艇啦——核潜艇也不能永远待在深海里呀，它也得有固定船坞啊——在它的威力之下都成了完全的不设防物体。如果研制不出它的克星，那现代军事战略要彻底重写了。” “不知道是哪个国家的新发明？我不相信它是外星飞碟。” 姜元善没理会“外星”这个茬儿，显然也不信，“不管是哪个国家研制的，咱国家一定得想法对付。别说何所长不会放咱们走，就算他撵我走我都不走。既然老天让咱们撞见这个怪飞球，对付它就成了咱们的职责，谁让咱们赶上了呢。” “嗯，你说得对。就怕我爸妈舍不得——搞这种绝密研究肯定得与世隔绝，比这些年的全封闭学习班还要隔绝，以后更不能在爹妈怀里撒娇了。”她笑着加了一句，“少女之梦就要提前结束啦。” 她虽然是开玩笑，但语气分明有些怅然。 姜元善说：“我爹妈肯定支持我去。说真的，我是听着苏武牧羊、岳母刺字、王佐断臂这样的故事长大的，爷爷讲爹爹讲我妈也讲。这会儿要是征求他们的意见，他们肯定说，”他改用中原方言，“'娃呀，去吧，国事为重，自古忠孝不能两全。'” 口音浓重的方言惹得小晨笑了，笑过后她认真地说：“嗯，你全家人都是好人，是那种深明大义的老辈人。” 姜元善不在意地说：“你又没见过他们。” “我听你说的嘛。” 姜元善看看前边的几个伙伴，“要不，跟其他伙伴说说咱的猜测吧，让大家都有个心理准备。” “嗯——好吧。” 小晨把几个孩子拢到一块儿，姜元善说了自己的想法。这些伙伴都是聪明人，当然清楚这件事的重要性，全都爽快地答应了。 徐媛媛说：“说好了，十一个人全留下，一个都不许走！凭咱十一个圣斗士，非把中国的隐形飞球弄出来！” 这件人生大事就这样定了，随后，他们又和另一架飞机上的孩子们通了气。人生是由许多意外组成的，因为在“墨子”号航母上的意外遭遇，这十一人后来都成了中国军工界的翘楚。不过那时候姜元善绝对想不到，对这个人生选择，自己“深明大义”的父母曾坚决地反对过，而且是站在一个他根本想不到的角度。 飞机降落在北京机场，两辆军用小客车接上他们。三十分钟后，客车进入浅山区，在一大院门口停下。门口有两名全副武装的军人警卫，一位值日军官过来，检查了司机的证件，又探头到车内察看一番，然后挥手让车辆通过。他们来到富丽堂皇的客房大厅，刚坐下，何所长和另外几个孩子就到了。姜元善立即迎上去，低声问：“航母没出事吧？” 老何点点头，“平安无事。你放心吧，看来只是一次侦察行动。”小赵从宾馆前台走过来，把所有孩子和两名军士拢到一起，匆匆交代着：“大家抓紧时间。二楼咱们全包了，每人随便挑一个房间，赶紧洗漱一番就睡觉。这会儿已经是凌晨两点半了，七点半要起床，八点半准时开会。这个会有多重要，不用我说你们也清楚。所以——赶紧睡觉！” 老何只说了一句：“孩子们，今天你们辛苦了。” 孩子们都很懂事，打仗似的上楼、洗漱、睡觉，这层楼很快安静下来。只有姜元善没有睡意，照例打了一路太极拳，然后在屋里转来转去地看。他是有名的夜猫子，上网、看书，熬个通宵是常事，还不影响第二天的精神头儿；何况有昨天的奇遇，亢奋劲儿还没有过去呢。 这家军队宾馆相当高档，比他去美国参赛时住的纽约尼克博克酒店还漂亮。每个房间都有卧室、卫生间、小客厅和小书房。客厅里摆着鲜花和水果，书房里有大屏幕电脑，但很可惜，他打开后发现网络是断开的，屏幕上显示： 使用网络请与总台联系。 有赵领队的严令，他当然不敢与总台联系，只好关了电脑。回到客厅打开电视，准备随便瞄几眼就睡觉。电视上，央视十套正在播放一部关于黑猩猩的纪录片，片头已经过去了，所以不知道片名。影片内容很精彩，看了几分钟他就被吸引住了。他怕赵叔叔查夜，于是起来反锁了门，把电视声音调低，兴致勃勃地看了下去。 这部片子内容很丰富，包含了从珍妮·古德以来的观察资料，使用了大量的实拍镜头。资料表明了黑猩猩与人类的诸多相近之处。for example: 它们能使用工具，影片记录了一只名叫“白胡子”的雄猩猩最先学会用细树枝钓白蚁吃。这项技术开始只在本族群中使用，后来，一只年轻雌猩猩外嫁到大湖对岸的另一群落，于是很快就传开了。 黑猩猩族群内有合作倾向，雌猩猩们会合力抚养族群内的孤儿。看着“猩猩阿姨们”尽心照顾没有血缘关系的孤儿，姜元善颇为感动。 它们也有初步的羞耻心。族群中社会地位较高的雄猩猩会把雌猩猩拉到隐秘处交配。也许这不是因为羞耻心，而是缘于自私动机——不想刺激其他雄性，以便独揽与雌性交配的权力。但不管怎样，看着一对猩猩躲到隐秘处交配，然后若无其事地出来，就像小孩子偷吃糖果后佯装无辜的样子，姜元善又好笑又感慨。 更难得的是它们知道敬畏大自然！还是白胡子所在的那个族群，在迁徙途中经过一个大瀑布。瀑布飞流直下，声震遍迩，空中的水雾映出清晰的彩虹，十分壮丽。黑猩猩们被自然奇观所震撼，各个手舞足蹈，昂着脑袋吼吼地长啸，像是一群激情难抑的人类哑巴。可以说，这种对大自然的敬畏是宗教感情的萌芽。 黑猩猩母亲对儿女有强烈的爱心，一点儿不亚于人类。一只年轻雌猩猩生了一个漂亮的淡色皮毛的儿子，但儿子不幸被豹子咬死了。年轻母亲冒死从豹子口中夺过它，一直抱着不丢弃，不停地翻动它，焦急地呼唤它。她不让其他黑猩猩碰儿子，甚至在遭遇狮群仓皇逃命时也不丢弃，一直到尸体完全腐烂。那天晚上，那位母亲对着星空凄声长嚎，深切的悲痛如融雪般渗到姜元善心里。 当然，像人类一样，黑猩猩社会中也存在很多“恶行”——它们会欺软怕硬，抢同伴的食物，把食物藏起来不与同伴分食。一只雄猩猩为争夺王位发明了一种方法：拾到一只汽油箱，把它像非洲战鼓一样哐哐地敲，吓得其他雄猩猩仓皇逃跑…… 这些小小的恶行让姜元善发笑，不过再看下去，他被震住了，笑不出来了——那是黑猩猩中的一场“雄性战争”，场面异常惨烈。 这是个很大的黑猩猩族群。族群中弥漫着躁动和亢奋，就像处在迁徙兴奋期的候鸟。黑猩猩没有语言，但它们仍会商出了“开战”的决定。族群成员自动分成两群，雌性和幼儿留在后边，成年雄猩猩在前边聚齐。这样的雄性“军人”共有五十多只，排成一列，向另一个较小的黑猩猩群落的领地出发。夜幕降临时，它们到达了领地边界，队伍悄悄停下，凑到一块儿，用手势和目光商量。以下的事态让姜元善震惊，那是一次非常典型的战争；它们能策划这样完美的战争，完全可以被定义为“智慧种族”了。先是一小群侦察兵悄悄越过边界，找到了敌方的位置。后者只有四十多个成员，正在安静地互相梳毛，幼猩猩偎在母亲怀里嬉闹，一点儿也没有意识到灾难即将来临。这边的侦察兵没有惊动他们，悄悄返回，用手势向首领做了报告。 然后，五十多个雄性“军人”分成两拨，分头出发。一拨悄悄掩近，忽然厉声吼叫着发起进攻。在凶猛的攻势下，后者根本不敢作任何抵抗，凄声尖叫着四散逃命。但在它们逃去的方向，另一半“军人”早就埋伏好了，在树上树下严密地张网以待。双方你追我逃、拼死搏杀，树叶纷纷飘落，尖叫声响成一片。 这部分夜色中的战争场面是用红外镜头拍摄的，是在空中的鸟瞰，不知道拍摄者乘坐的是直升机还是气球。影像比较模糊，猩猩的形体被点状化，一个个红色光点在茂密的枝叶中飞速移动，使这片战场恰似兵棋的棋盘。不过，虽然双方的个体都被点状化，但从一个个红点的移动态势上，能毫不困难地分辨出哪个是进攻一方，哪个是逃跑一方。 这场力量悬殊的战斗很快结束，那个小族群的大部分成员拼死逃脱了，有三个不幸者被捉住，分别是一只雄性、一只雌性和一只幼崽。以下镜头转为清晰的近景。那只雄猩猩已经死了或是昏迷了，身体软塌塌的，被拉着尾巴在地上拖动。它的睾丸被扯掉，胯间鲜血淋漓，可见杀手们下手之残忍。那只幼猩猩更可怜，它被捉到时还在哀哀地叫着，瞬间被活活撕开，变成了红鲜鲜的肉块。“军人”们尤其是立功者都抢到了鲜肉，急不可耐地大嚼。这时，本部落的雌猩猩和幼崽赶到了，一只雌猩猩走上前，讨好地看着首领，伸出双手讨要。首领正抱着一块红鲜鲜的肋排啃着，这时慷慨地送给雌性。其他雌性和幼崽也都讨要到了肉食，族群中洋溢着欢乐的气氛。 影片末尾是对几位生物学家的采访。他们的表情都很沉重，有点茫然，甚至有点羞怯。其中一位茫然若失地说，不少动物种群有同类相残的天性，比如狮子和鲨鱼；也有能组织同类战争的物种，比如妈蚁；但像这部影片中所展现的“雄性战争”，在整个地球生物界仅见于两个血缘相近的物种，即黑猩猩和人类。这是巧合，还是因为相近基因中隐藏着同样的天性？这种“雄性战争”特别惨烈可怕，谁都不会怀疑这一点，只需回顾一下人类历史中绵延数万年的鲜血淋漓的战争便可知晓。由这场黑猩猩之战可轻易推演出一个阴暗的结论：这个“发明”了同类间战争的黑猩猩族群肯定会加速繁衍，成为黑猩猩社会的主流，因为它们既能轻松获得动物蛋白，又顺便扩大了本族群的生存空间，一举两得。这个过程不可逆转，因为它没有任何反向的制约。除非有一个上帝，有一个超越黑猩猩社会的惩恶扬善的好“法官”（社会之内的王者不行，它最多维持一个族群的秩序，而对于族群之间的残杀反倒会推波助澜）。然而，在真实的生命史中，这个高高在上的“法官”是不存在的，那么，唯一的反向制约是——这个邪恶族群碰上另外一个同样擅长战争的残忍族群。孱弱的善之花最多萌生于恶与恶互相撕咬同归于尽的空隙之地。人类曾经奉为圭臬的“天道酬善”、“善恶有报”等律条显然与真实的历史截然相悖。 姜元善对影片中的这些内容并不陌生。早在上小学时，他就曾在老爹书柜里的医学书籍中发现一本旧书，书名是《第三种猩猩》，扉页上写着“严豪2009年元月购于北京”。书中内容和这部电影大致类似。当时他半懂不懂地读下去，倒也读得津津有味。不过，文字毕竟赶不上视觉形象的震撼力，尤其是那段用红外镜头俯拍的、如兵棋般简洁的黑猩猩战争场面——他不由得想，人类历史也如一局兵棋啊，是否也有一双眼睛在天上鸟瞰着这个大棋盘？ ! 这部片子结束了，时间已经将近凌晨五点。姜元善虽然看得有点亢奋，但不敢再熬夜了，毕竟两三个小时后就有一个极重要的会议，可能连军委副主席都要参加的。他熄了床头灯，闭上眼睛，强迫自己入睡。这是他的一个优势：既能高强度地熬夜，又能在任何情况下迅速入睡。这会儿虽然心绪难平，但他仍然很快进入了梦乡。 他做了一个梦。 现在我是那个胜利部落的一员，是一只幼小的黑猩猩。妈妈拖着我急急地走着，赶着去分一块儿肉。我们去晚了，肉已经被分完，妈妈苦苦哀求，只讨到一根骨头。妈妈贪馋地啃了两口，到底还是疼我，恋恋不舍地把骨头给了我。这是一只前臂，上部被啃得只剩白骨；下部还残存着一些肌肉，一些黑色皮毛，还有五根细小的手指。我平常的食物是野果，妈妈只给我吃过两次肉，一次是吃野鼠，一次是分食一只受伤的小瞪羚。我知道那是天下最好的美味，比青涩的野果好吃，比带着酸味的白蚁好吃，甚至绵软香甜的香蕉也比不上它。我垂涎地接过来，张嘴去咬那几根细手指……但我犹豫地停下了。 不知道为什么，我能看到其他猩猩看不到的东西。我知道，就在这一刻，在黑沉沉的天上，有一只红色的独眼在凝视着我们，带着怒火也带着痛楚。为啥会这样？因为我们今天吃的不是野鼠和瞪羚，而是和我们一样的黑猩猩，是我们的同类。为啥吃其他动物“他”不生气，而吃同类就会惹“他”生气？不知道，没什么道理。但假如我们一直这样行事，总有一天我们也会被同类这样生撕活啃。 妈妈见我拿着骨头发愣，很久不咬一口，很奇怪也很生气，对着我大声吼叫。可是我仍然咬不下去，我在矛盾中煎熬。我很饿，我很馋美味的肉，不管它是不是来自于同类；我知道这样的美味很难得，多少年才能吃上一次；我一直吃素的身体十分需要这点动物蛋白——当然，按说一只年幼的黑猩猩不该懂得这些“科学知识”，但不要紧，进化之神已经把“身体的需要”转化成对肉食的馋涎，我只需遵从本能就行了。我想吃，可是在那只红色独眼冷冷地凝视下，我又吃不下去，我害怕那只眼睛中的怒火，更怕那目光中蕴涵的痛楚。 妈妈真的生气了，哇哇吼叫着跑开了。现在只有我孤零零地留在这儿，手里攥着一根白森森血淋淋的断骨。我是吃，还是不吃？忽然我听到天上有人唤我的名字，还有笃笃的敲门声…… 姜元善醒了，是赵叔叔在门外唤他。他睡得太熟，连服务员的唤醒电话都没听见。他迅速跳出梦境，连声答应着跳下床。等他匆匆洗漱后冲出去，其他孩子已经坐在餐桌前吃早餐了。 匆匆吃完早餐，小赵领着十一个孩子和两名海军战士乘一辆中型客车出发。自从离开航母以来，这是第一次“把所有鸡蛋放到一个篮子里”，只有何所长不在车上。客车后部与驾驶室之间被隔断，车侧拉着深色的厚窗帘，不知道车子是开往什么方向。二十分钟后，外面的汽车行驶声突然增大，夹杂着噗噗的排气反射声。车身向前倾斜，应该是进入了地下隧道。又开了十几分钟，客车停下，司机从外面打开门。下车后，眼前是一个很大的地下停车场，停了不少汽车，基本上全是军队编号。一名战士跑来，向赵秘书行了礼，带他们进入会场。 会议室不大，环形桌子加上后排座位可以坐五六十人。此时，会场内已经有很多人了，国防部、总参、总装、空司、海司、二炮、国防科工委等各路诸侯都来了，小小的会场成了各色军服的展厅。与会者事先都不知道这次重要会议的内容，直到进入会议室后，每人才拿到一份材料，是有关这次与飞球遭遇的简报。与会者都紧张地阅读，考虑着这件事与本部门的关系。会场气氛紧张又沉闷。 何所长已经提前到会，在会议室门口迎接孩子们。他满眼红丝，昨晚肯定过了个不眠之夜。他们走进会议室时，大家都用微笑和目光同孩子们打招呼。屋子里的桌椅摆设都很普通，但姜元善注意到墙壁表层是软的，四面墙上没有一扇窗户，屋门厚得吓人，但推起来又轻巧异常。他低声对小晨说：“肯定是绝密会议室，很高级的，能防所有形式的窃听，像激光啦，微波啦……” 严小晨同样注意到了这些细节，轻轻点点头。 指引者把孩子们和两名军士都安排在前排。环形桌对面这会儿只有一个人，是一位肩上三颗金豆的上将，年龄大约有五十多岁，那是今天的主持人，军队的杨总长。他特意绕过来，同十一个孩子和两名海军军士握手问好，简单寒暄几句，然后回到主持位，继续埋头看材料；事发突然，连他也是三个小时前才知道消息。快到开会时间时，秘书从外边进来，在杨总长的耳边低语：“主席也来了。” 杨总长有点惊异，与会名单上原本没有主席的，因为按照惯例，主席一般不会参加这种事务级别的会议，由此可见主席对这桩情报的极度重视。他起身到门口迎接。八点半，最后一批人来到，打头一位是孩子们都熟悉的人——国家主席兼军委主席。虽然孩子们事先已经知道这次会议会有高层参加，但没想到主席居然亲自与会，所以引发了一波兴奋的骚动，但他们都很懂事，把兴奋控制在礼貌的范围之内。主席在环形桌对面坐下，探过身子，笑着同孩子们及两位军士一一握手。厚重的房门无声地关上了，主持人小声征求了的意见，宣布开会。 会议直奔主题，首先放映姜元善录下的那十二秒钟录像，一共放了三遍，其中第三遍是慢镜头播放，可以应观众要求随时定格。与会人员屏息凝神地观看，屋里静得能听见心跳。 放完后主持人说：“这个隐形飞球的所有目击者，包括十一个孩子、何所长、赵秘书、两名航母维护军士，这会儿都在这里。大家有什么问题，可以向他们询问。” 与会者提了一些很具体的问题，多是影像和简报中未包括的细节，比如飞球掠过甲板时，在场人员有没有静电感、震感，是否感觉到磁现象和热度变化等。其中问姜元善的问题最多，毕竟他是第一个目击者，又是录下影像资料的人。孩子们和两名战士认真做了回答。询问过程持续了一个小时，大家没问题了。主持人说：“下面开始专业讨论，两名战士可以离开会场了，外面有人安排你们返回航母。分手前再次谢谢你们。至于这十一个孩子……” 他用目光征求何所长的意见，老何立即说：“我建议全部留下。” 十一个孩子相互看看，心照不