Chapter 38: Visiting Su Dingping

Military base in the Northern Seas, military shipyard.

A temporary classroom had been set up next to the 956E, where Su Dingping was currently lecturing Sun Yongguo and the others.

A massive component was laid out before the group.

"Everyone, look! This is the MP-401 electronic warfare system on the 956E!"

"As we all know, electronic warfare is particularly crucial when our ship engages an enemy vessel! A powerful electronic warfare system can effectively ensure our electronic equipment functions normally while suppressing and weakening the enemy's electronic equipment."

Su Dingping walked to the blackboard and pointed to a long string of derivation formulas.

"According to our formula derivations, the data generated during actual application differs significantly from the data measured by Captain Zhou and his team!"

"So, at which stage did the problem occur?"

Su Dingping pointed to several equations on the blackboard and said

"The first possibility is that they made adjustments to the signal processing module..."

"The second possibility is that the ultra-wide frequency range module was adjusted..."

"What do you all think?" After listing several possibilities, Su Dingping looked toward Sun Yongguo and the others.

After a long pause, Sun Yongguo spoke up.

"Is it possible that the Russians did something to the charge-coupled devices? For example, adjusting the sensitivity of the digital instantaneous frequency receiver?"

Engineer Zhang Nong added, "I think the noise solid-state devices might have been adjusted as well! I've calculated that the data between the two..."

"Could it be an issue with the log-periodic antenna array?"

"If that's the case, pulse instantaneous direction finding might also be a factor!"

Li Mingrui and the others chimed in one after another.

Watching the group participate so actively, Su Dingping felt deeply gratified.

He still remembered his first lecture, when these professors had looked completely bewildered; by the end of that class, almost no one had understood a thing.

It was different now. After this period of study, the professors were already able to apply what they learned to new problems.

This proved that they were not just learning, but truly absorbing the knowledge.

"Then let's try them all!"

With that, Su Dingping wiped the derivation data off the blackboard and began the verification process, starting with Sun Yongguo's hypothesis.

The group listened intently, none of them noticing two people standing outside the door of the temporary classroom.

"Chief, should we..."

Before the guard could finish his sentence, Xu Dongguo waved him off and said, "Keep it down. Don't disturb them."

After walking a few steps away, the guard asked, "Chief, we don't know when the class will end. Are we just going to wait here?"

"Wait. There's no rush," Xu Dongguo said with a smile.

Seeing the professors' reactions just now had made him very pleased.

Previously, he had only heard feedback from Sun Yongguo; seeing it with his own eyes was a completely different matter.

"Come, follow me to the 956E to take a look."

With that, Xu Dongguo led the guard onto the 956E.

Looking at the 956E, which had been stripped down to an empty shell, the guard's eyelids twitched. He knew this warship was worth over four hundred million USD.

It was a treasure of the Navy.

Now, it had been dismantled so thoroughly that even Russian experts might not recognize it.

"Chief, you are truly good to Comrade Su Dingping. Previously, when so many professors suggested dismantling it, you didn't agree."

"Times change," Xu Dongguo replied with a smile, offering no further explanation.

Just then, Zhou Qinglei walked over quickly.

"Chief, you didn't notify me of your arrival. I could have met you at the gate."

"I just had a sudden whim to come and take a look."

"Please wait a moment, Chief. I'll go and notify..."

"Don't. They are in class; I'm in no hurry." Changing the subject, Xu Dongguo continued, "Tell me about recent developments."

"Yes, Chief!"

Zhou Qinglei accompanied Xu Dongguo as they walked around, taking the opportunity to report everything that had happened during this period.

As he listened to Zhou Qinglei's explanation, Xu Dongguo's expression remained unchanged, but the guard beside him felt a surge of emotion.

Now he finally understood why Xu Dongguo was so exceptionally kind to Su Dingping.

So that was it.

Time flew by, and two hours soon passed.

It wasn't until Su Dingping finished his lecture and walked out that the guard ran over and said, "Comrade Su Dingping, Chief Xu is here."

Upon hearing this, the group prepared to head to the base entrance to welcome him, but the guard spoke again.

"Chief Xu is waiting for you on the 956E."

Sun Yongguo recognized the guard and asked hurriedly, "Comrade, when did Chief Xu arrive?"

"Dean Sun, Chief Xu has been here for two hours."

"What?"

The group was shocked. They had actually made the Chief wait for two hours.

Su Dingping felt quite guilty.

As they walked, Sun Yongguo said, "Comrade, why didn't you notify us sooner? We couldn't have let the Chief wait for us."

"Dean Sun, this was the Chief's instruction."

Soon, the group boarded the 956E, only to see Zhou Qinglei speaking while Xu Dongguo nodded from time to time.

"Chief, Comrade Su Dingping and Dean Sun have arrived."

Seeing Xu Dongguo, Sun Yongguo said hurriedly, "Chief, you didn't say you were coming. How could we have let you wait for us?"

"I happened to have some free time, so I came to see you. Seeing that you were in the middle of a serious lecture, I didn't want to interrupt."

After a brief explanation, Xu Dongguo looked at Su Dingping.

"Comrade Dingping, very well done!"

"Chief, this is my duty. Recently, Dean Sun and the others have made rapid progress," Su Dingping said. "It won't be long before we have completely mastered the core technology of the 956E."

"Good! You've done a great job!"

Xu Dongguo was in high spirits.

Su Dingping's words acted as a reassurance.

"Comrade Dingping, you've worked hard during this period. Look how haggard you've become. Tomorrow is New Year's Day; take a day off for yourself."

New Year's Day? A day off?

Su Dingping was stunned.

At such a critical moment, how could he take a day off?

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Xu Dongguo say again

"I know. Once this project is finished, you will immediately lead them into the next one! I know all of this. But have you thought about yourself? If you keep your nerves constantly on edge, you won't be able to take it."

"You are a treasure of our Navy. If you collapse from exhaustion, I won't be able to bear it!"

"Chief, but..."

"No 'buts'! Dean Sun, tomorrow send someone to take Dingping around Qingdao to relax."

Xu Dongguo made the decision directly, giving Su Dingping no chance to argue.

"Yes, Chief. Mission guaranteed!" Sun Yongguo replied.

Seeing there was no room for negotiation, Su Dingping could only agree.

"That's more like it. Rest when you should. No matter how urgent the Navy is, waiting one more day won't be an issue."

After looking at Su Dingping, Xu Dongguo led Sun Yongguo toward the exit.

Halfway there, he dismissed the guard and said solemnly

"Comrade Yongguo, the relevant rewards and rank appointments for Comrade Su Dingping will be issued shortly. Find some time to come by in the next couple of days. This matter must remain confidential. Do you understand?"

(End of Chapter)