A professor's rebirth: I entered Tsinghua University in 1977.

"Commander, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

Liu Chuan asked cautiously.

Comrade Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "Okay. But Director Liu, this is a highly classified mission. We didn't even inform the leaders in your region. After calling Factory 576, we came directly here."

"You must make sure that you are the only one on the entire farm who knows about this situation."

Originally, Comrade Yuan didn't even want to tell Liu Chu'an, but considering that the upcoming work would most likely be completed at the farm, Liu Chu'an's cooperation was essential. They couldn't keep it from the farm's top leader, otherwise the task wouldn't be completed.

"Of course, I promise!"

Liu Chuan agreed without hesitation, his expression also very serious.

"Well, please bring Tan Dexi here yourself. You can be present when we talk later."

Although Liu Chuan was somewhat dissatisfied with Comrade Yuan's arrogance, he was a cadre with strong principles. He had been educated by the Party for many years and knew that the mission came first. He suppressed his dissatisfaction in his heart and went to find Tan Dexi in person.

Today happened to be a rest day at the cadre school, and Tan Dexi was tutoring two students, Liu Hongyi and Ai Xiaoyu, in the clinic.

There was no need to disturb other people, so the old man was directly invited to the director's office.

"Are you Tan Dexi?"

Comrade Yuan seemed a little surprised to see such a thin old man, and his brows frowned slightly.

Obviously, he was far from the great expert he had imagined.

Tan Dexi looked at him and said nothing.

That's the old man's temper.

"Tan Dexi, we are from the Third Research Institute of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. We have an important task for you."

Comrade Yuan did not dwell on this issue for long and spoke directly.

Tan Dexi still said nothing and turned away.

Comrade Yuan was stunned for a moment, not knowing what this meant.

Liu Chuan hurriedly stopped him and whispered, "Chief Engineer Tan..."

Tan Dexi finally stopped, turned around, and faced Comrade Yuan. He said coldly, "You didn't even call me comrade. How can you hand over such an important scientific research task to me?"

Comrade Yuan's face suddenly turned red, but he was speechless.

The military officer accompanying him couldn't help but gently touch his arm, reminding him to be more careful. This task had originally been assigned to their research institute, but no one in the entire institute was up to the task. So, after consulting the director, he recommended someone: Tan Dexi, the former chief engineer of Qingshan Machinery Factory.

In the entire province, Lao Tan is probably the most suitable person to complete this task.

There are a few experts of the same caliber nationwide, but none of them are in Jingjiang Province. The research institute can't find them either. Even if they could, it's hard to say whether they'd have the time to help.

The most important thing is, it's embarrassing!

There is no capable weapons design expert in the entire Jingjiang Province?

For such a mission, I have to go to Beidu for help!

Comrade Yuan realized the seriousness of the problem. If Tan Dexi really left like this, their mission would be a failure, and they would definitely not be able to explain to the institute when they returned.

The institute had no way to explain this to its superiors.

"Ahem, um, Comrade Tan Dexi, I'm sorry, I got impatient... I apologize."

Comrade Yuan was a smart man after all. He quickly put down his airs, forced a smile on his face, and said to Tan Dexi.

Tan Dexi's face was still gloomy.

Comrade Yuan looked at Liu Chuan as if asking for help.

Liu Chuan whispered, "Chief Engineer Tan, they are comrades from the army, and they are from the province. Their mission must be very important..."

Only then did Tan Dexi nod.

"Tell me, what's the mission?"

The voice was still dry.

Although Comrade Yuan was still not used to Tan Dexi's way of communicating with others, he did not dare to cause any trouble at this time. He hurriedly opened the briefcase he carried with him, took out a thick stack of information, and handed it to Tan Dexi with both hands.

Tan Dexi just stood there and started flipping through the pages.

Liu Chuan felt bad and said, "Chief Engineer Tan, both leaders, please sit down and talk. Sit down and talk."

Everyone was standing like this, and it looked a bit tense.

Tan Dexi walked to the table and sat down as he was told. He placed the documents on the desk and continued to read through them. He read very carefully but not slowly.

Liu Chuan personally poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of him. He glanced at the information, which was full of numbers, symbols, and some English letters. It was like reading a book written in heaven.

But intuitively, I also knew that it should be to design and develop a new weapon.

Qingshan Machinery Factory mainly produces artillery.

I guess this is also the information of the new artillery.

Our army has always adhered to the "artillery doctrine," with artillery occupying a significant position in the army's equipment. After the Korean War, the troops suffered from a "fear of insufficient firepower," and the "symptoms" became more severe as time went on.

As long as conditions permit, they will pour firepower on the army without hesitation.

Of course, military funding is extremely limited now, far from the level of "madness" in later generations when they piled up firepower.

In the era before Liu Hongyi returned, if it was just a pure army competition, any army from all over the world would be beaten into pieces by our army.

I can’t beat you!

Even under such difficult conditions today, the research on new weapons has never stopped moving forward.

After half an hour, Tan Dexi finally looked up from the documents, closed his eyes, thought for a moment, turned to Comrade Yuan, and said, "The mission can be completed."

Comrade Yuan was immediately overjoyed and was about to speak when Tan Dexi said, "But the conditions here are not good enough. I want to go back to the factory and get a few assistants. Oh, and I'll also take someone with me; he can be my assistant."

Liu Chuan'an's brows suddenly raised slightly.

He could guess who the assistant Tan Dexi was going to bring was, and it must be Liu Hongyi.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Tan Dexi gave Liu Hongyi such a high evaluation that he could be his assistant.

This is no ordinary task, it is to research the latest type of artillery.

Liu Hongyi is only sixteen years old this year!

Comrade Yuan suddenly lost his temper, biting his teeth with a slight pain, and said, "Comrade Tan Dexi, we can't make the decision on this..."

"Then go back and find someone who can make the decision and come talk to me."

Tan Dexi said expressionlessly.

Comrade Yuan was so depressed!