Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2241 Luck is the Reward for Persistence
1967 11 Month 11 Day.

There are 17 days left until the end of the mission.

Red Star Machinery Factory, headquarters.

Yang Xiaotao sat at the table reading a book. The previous anxiety on his face was gone, replaced by calmness.

People in the surrounding information groups were busy sorting out the news.

Lou Xiao'e, Liu Lixue, Yan Xiaochen and others no longer had their previous anxiety on their faces. In their eyes, Yang Xiaotao, who was reading quietly, seemed to have some kind of magic. Even Wu Zhe, who rushed in, would unconsciously slow down his pace, lower his voice, and speak more politely after seeing him.

Here, everyone felt the heaviness of Yang Xiaotao for the first time.

A heaviness that was not in keeping with his age.

Everyone was sorting out the information in a low voice, but a solemn look flashed across their faces from time to time.

Especially Liu Lixue, as a member of the Propaganda Department, Yang Xiaotao also gave her a task, which is to collect "touching deeds".

The so-called touching deeds are the outstanding deeds demonstrated in this mission.

She needs to organize it and then hand it over to the newspaper later, reporting it one article at a time, so that more people can know about their deeds.

Just when several people were busy, President Peng walked in with a calm expression.

However, when he saw Yang Xiaotao's expression, a hint of approval appeared on his face.

If one can still read a book and concentrate on it at this time, it means that the other person is calm.

"Mr. Peng."

Yang Xiaotao put down the book and stood up to greet him.

"I'm here. There's a lot of things to do over there. I'll come over when I'm done."

Walking aside and sitting down, Mr. Peng looked at the book that Yang Xiaotao had placed on the table.

"Is this the book Lao Qian gave you?"

Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Yes, it was given to me by Chief Qian. It's a book about aerodynamics."

"Old Qian's book is not something that ordinary people can read, nor is it something that ordinary people can understand."

As he said this, he picked up the book and looked at it, and found that it was all in English, so he put it down immediately.

He only knew one copy of this English report.

It’s the one in Panmunjom.

"Boss Peng, can I take your words as a compliment?"

Yang Xiaotao took the book and answered with a smile, and Mr. Peng laughed when he heard it.

"You kid, not bad, not bad."

"You are becoming more and more calm, which shows that you are maintaining a good mentality."

President Peng looked at Yang Xiaotao and nodded approvingly.

"Last month, when I came back, Lao Chen told me about you. You were busy all day, and everyone could see the anxiety on your face."

"That won't work!"

"Look at it now, how wonderful it is."

Yang Xiaotao was speechless after hearing this. "Boss Peng, please stop flattering me. Don't you know my situation clearly?"

"I just feel that it's useless to worry here, and it might even make my comrades anxious, so I can only adjust myself."

"Yes, that's right, what goes around comes around!"

"A general is the courage of his soldiers. If a general is worried and uneasy, his soldiers will become suspicious and their morale may even drop."

"As long as you stay calm, the people below can keep their composure and not panic when things go wrong!"

Mr. Peng sighed, but Yang Xiaotao smiled carefreely, "Mr. Peng, I just think that I have to do my job well!"

Having said that, Yang Xiaotao took out a piece of paper from under the book, with many names written on it and some notes at the back.

Mr. Peng took it and took a quick look.

"Boss Peng, these are all the things I asked someone to record!"

"Director Wang from the 14th Institute fought on the front line with a bulging belly. He was still calculating data when his water broke..."

"Xu Zhipeng, a researcher from Tianjin, traveled to six provinces and thirty-three cities across the country for his mission..."

"Comrade Song Fei from Liuzhou led the team to fight on the front line for the aircraft skin. When the team completed the task, more than half of them were admitted to the hospital..."

"There are also comrades from the steel plant, a group of old comrades who can go home to hug their grandchildren and live a leisurely life. For the sake of the mission, they resolutely threw themselves into the work..."

"There are also workers in the machinery factory. No matter what position they are in, they all want to do more and work faster..."

"There are also workers from the research department, workers from the glass factory, and comrades from the electromechanical factory..."

"Too many people are coming one after another!"

"Too many things seem ordinary, but..."

Yang Xiaotao was a little emotional as he spoke. He picked up the jar on the table and took a sip of water. Only then did he suppress his inner emotions.

"When I knew this, I told Director Wu about it."

"We have such comrades as our backers, and so many comrades supporting us."

“Why would we fail?”

“We must succeed!”

Yang Xiaotao spoke calmly, but President Peng could feel the excitement in Yang Xiaotao's heart.

And there is also confidence!
This kind of confidence is just like trusting the team under his command, believing that they can catch up, believing that they can block the encirclement, and believing that they can hold their positions!

Again, this confidence is mutual.

While trusting your subordinates, you also want them to trust you.

"so!"

Yang Xiaotao suddenly laughed, "I feel that as the commander-in-chief, I actually don't do much!"

"Besides mobilizing this, urging that, and making phone calls all day long, there is nothing else!"

"It was all thanks to the efforts of my comrades that this could be accomplished, and I was just lucky enough to be the commander-in-chief!"

President Peng listened quietly, but at this moment, he smiled and shook his head, "Lucky?"

"I don't think so!"

“Sometimes, luck is the best reward for those who persevere!”

"It is your persistence that has brought us the results we have today!"

"It is because of the persistence of our comrades that we have achieved today's results."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao just nodded and said nothing more.

Mr. Peng also knew that Yang Xiaotao had to think this matter through on his own.

No matter how much others say, it's useless.

The headquarters suddenly fell silent.

Just then, footsteps were heard outside.

Then the door was pushed open, and Boss Qin walked in with a serious look on his face. Yang Xiaotao gathered his thoughts and stood up quickly, "Chief!"

Old Qin walked in with red eyes, and sat down opposite Mr. Peng.

But his eyes swept across the numbers on the blackboard. There were still 17 days left.

Then he said, "We received news today that the Jiangling Machinery Factory has already made the landing gear."

After he finished speaking, Mr. Qin looked at Yang Xiaotao who was slowly sitting down, and Mr. Peng who looked calm, trying to see a hint of excitement on their faces.

However, Mr. Peng just hummed lightly.

But I was relieved in my heart.

When I looked at Yang Xiaotao again, I suddenly remembered what Yang Xiaotao had said just now, that he was just luckier.

At this moment, Mr. Peng felt that what he said was correct.

Mountain darkly, vista.

At this final moment, the mission was accomplished.

Isn't this luck?
Mr. Peng thought so, but ignored Mr. Qin's feelings.

As for Yang Xiaotao, he just let out a breath and then sighed, "Finally it's done."

Seeing this, Old Qin felt as if a breath was stuck in his chest and he felt a little uncomfortable.

I came here to report in person and this is the look you gave me?

It shouldn't be.

It shouldn't be like this.

Shouldn't you be excited to hear this good news?

Surprise?
How, how can you be so calm?
He received a call from Xiao Feng last night, and heard that Jiangling had made a breakthrough in technology, and that the standards had been fully met during the experiment this morning.

In other words, the technical problems of the landing gear have been completely solved.

The next step is production.

In other words, the entire aircraft manufacturing and production task is about to be completed.

After receiving the good news, he asked the people at Jiangling Machinery Factory not to make it public, and he came to the machinery factory alone early in the morning just to give the people there a surprise.

But now, the two people here are not cooperating at all.

What does this mean for his future plans?

And Mr. Peng's expression, this...

Are you blaming us for being the last to finish?
No, it can’t be!
Suddenly, Old Qin, who was holding his breath, suddenly felt that he was a little wishful thinking!

"Commander, when can it be completed and delivered?"

At this time, Yang Xiaotao finally hit the point.

"It takes three to five days to produce, plus inspection. If it's delivered, it will take about ten days."

"Ten days!"

Yang Xiaotao subconsciously looked at the blackboard behind him, which meant to set aside a week for installation.

That should be enough.

After all, the parts delivered earlier have already been installed, and even the internal supporting facilities have been largely completed.

When Mr. Peng heard that it would take another ten days, he frowned slightly.

Old Qin saw this scene and was even more shocked.

Sure enough, they were the last one to be made, and this speed made Mr. Peng unhappy!
This time, I shouldn’t have come by myself!

"Boss Peng!"

On the other side, Yang Xiaotao pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Once the landing gear is in place, it means that all the components of the aircraft have been completed."

"That means we should move on to the next step."

After these words were spoken, the entire command center fell silent.

But in a second, Yan Xiaochen, Lou Xiaoe and others hugged each other.

The voice was a little suppressed at first, but became happier as time went on.

Some people say that women are emotional. At least in this command center, several women shed tears.

Then Yang Xiaotao walked to the task bar representing Jiangling Machinery Factory, picked up a red pen, and solemnly drew a five-pointed star.

Then he stood aside with his arms folded, reading every word from the top row.

Mr. Peng's gaze lingered on it for a long time.

For a moment, the vision was blurred.

Seeing this, Mr. Qin didn't know what to say.

After a long time, Yang Xiaotao walked back to the table, his whole body filled with high morale.

"The next step is to assemble and test the aircraft."

"At the same time, the weapon system must also be put online, and we need the cooperation of comrades from the Seventh Machine Department."

"And comrades from the logistics department, someone wanted to install a machine gun earlier. I don't understand this, so we still need Mr. Qin to make the decision on this."

"Finally, now that all personnel from various departments have arrived, successful assembly is no longer a problem."

Seeing Yang Xiaotao change the subject, Old Qin breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, I also want to hear about the next arrangements.

After all, after the assembly experiment, it’s time to do the real work!
As for weapons, of course there is no problem.

President Peng nodded and said, "The experimental site is ready. It's in the northwest."

“The venue has already arranged when it will be ready and when it will be delivered.”

"understand!"

"What else do you have to say?"

President Peng looked at Yang Xiaotao again and asked if he had anything to add.

Yang Xiaotao pondered for a moment, then said, "There is indeed a problem that needs to be solved."

"what is the problem?"

"The fuel of the aircraft is related to the efficiency of the aircraft engine. I hope to use the best fuel."

President Peng nodded seriously, "Don't worry about that. I'll find you the best aviation fuel."

"In that case, we have no problem."

Hearing Yang Xiaotao say this, General Peng stood up and left the command center.

He has to report to his superiors and also arrange the next plan.

That little black bird did that again and again.

Now that his tolerance has been filled up, it's time to draw the sword.

(End of this chapter)