Chapter 259, Expedition to the Canis Major Galaxy
Here in the "Sky City" space factory of Fuyun Group in outer space of the Earth, this huge space factory, which was built less than ten years ago, has gradually become a little outdated. In space, more and more huge space factories have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and any one of them is much larger than this space factory.
In a dock of the space factory, a huge spaceship with a length of more than 2,000 meters is gradually being improved under the hard work of countless mechanical arms. This elliptical flying saucer-shaped spaceship is an enlarged version of the anti-gravity spaceship of the Jindouyun series.
The anti-gravity spaceship is a spaceship that Fuyun Group has not announced to the public, so there is no doubt that this spaceship is a spaceship built by Fuyun Group itself, not an order placed by the United Front of the Earth.
The mechanical arms are extremely busy. In the void not far away, spaceships drag large parts to the dock. Engineers use virtual machines to control the mechanical arms to accurately install these parts on the spaceship at a very fast speed.
The spacecraft produced by Fuyun Group is the most sought-after product now. It is the best quality spacecraft on the earth. Only Fuyun Group can produce spacecraft for mining asteroids. Even the space battleships and large spacecraft produced by the United Front of the Earth are all guided by scientists and engineers of Fuyun Group, and the core and key components are all purchased from Fuyun Group.
At this time, Li Fu, wearing a space suit, accompanied by Chen Bin, was inspecting the spacecraft. The spacecraft that Li Fu came to inspect specially was naturally not an ordinary spacecraft.
"Brother Fu, most of the spacecraft is almost completed now, and the weapon system has been installed. It is estimated that it will take more than a month to set off to other galaxies. I hope our luck is good enough to encounter a life planet with a lower level of civilization."
Chen Bin looked at the huge spacecraft outside, and the mechanical arm kept moving on the surface of the spacecraft. The two huge red Chinese characters "Jiuzhou" appeared on the outer shell of the spacecraft.
"We have now explored all the space-time currents around the solar system. The Centaurus Galaxy, the Canis Minor Galaxy, and the Aquila Galaxy are all within 20 light years of our solar system, and all of them are connected to the solar system by space-time currents."
"We now have four choices. I think our luck should not be too bad. We can always find a galaxy that is suitable for us to conquer quickly."
Yu Liang has always been very optimistic, so he has no worries at this time.
"I am worried about the time. Even if we can quickly reach other galaxies through space-time currents, it will take at least a year to go back and forth. We don't have much time, so we must hurry up."
Chen Bin shook his head. Now the Earth United Front has a stronger and stronger control over the entire earth, and the pressure on Fuyun Group is also increasing. Now both open and hidden arrows are coming to Fuyun Group. Now we can only find a way to delay, but the longer we delay, the harder it will be to delay.
"We have to hurry up. Once the expeditionary army of the Earth United Front sets out, we will take action immediately. The situation is getting more and more unfavorable to us now."
Li Fu, who had not spoken, nodded. He looked into the void farther away. There was a very large space port here. Inside the space port, huge space battleships were quietly parked.
"Huashan", "Hengshan", "Songshan"... The hatches of the space battleships were wide open at this time. Countless small spaceships, space fighters, etc. were rising and falling on the huge space battleships, transporting materials and preparing for the upcoming expedition.
Gathering the power of the entire earth, the power of the Earth United Front was unprecedentedly strong. In just a few years, not only had many space battleships originally planned by China been completed, but more than ten space battleships of the same level as the "Huashan" were also being built at the same time.
The first expeditionary force of the Earth United Front consists of two large fleets composed of two space battleships of the same level as the "Huashan". The "Huashan" and the "Alps" are both more than 10 kilometers long and have a mass of 1 billion tons.
At the same time, each space battleship is equipped with 8 maintenance battleships of the same level as the "Songshan" and "Hengshan". In total, there are 9 large space battleships in a battleship group, and 2 battleship groups are an expeditionary force composed of 18 space battleships.
In addition to the 18 large space battleships, the number of space fighters in the expeditionary force is as high as 1 million. Such a large number of space fighters is naturally because Tang Yunshan and others saw that the Earth space fighters completely defeated the Loen Empire space fighters, so these space fighters will take on the most important combat tasks in the future.
18 large space battleships, 1 million space fighters, and an expeditionary force of 1.2 million people, of which 1 million are pilots of space fighters, and the remaining 200,000 people include soldiers, commanders, scientists, engineers, logistics personnel, etc.
The scale of the expeditionary force is very large. It is the most powerful military force on Earth now, and it is also the place where the Earth United Front's ambition to colonize the interstellar universe is placed.
The huge "Huashan" space battleship is like a huge beehive. Space fighters are arranged in neat rows in the void and slowly fly into various positions of the space fighters. Spaceships drag huge supplies into the warehouse of the space battleship.
The commander of the battleship, Lieutenant General Xue Yue, looked at the beautiful earth in the void. The planet with charming halo seemed to be the most fascinating place in the entire starry sky. He was actually looking at it in a daze.
His hands were clenched into fists, and his heart was surging. He was very excited when he thought that the army would soon set out on an expedition to the Canis Major galaxy.
Although he carried two stars on his shoulders, he had never really been to the battlefield. He grew up in a peaceful era and experienced only the wars in acting. The only battlefield experience was the asteroid belt responsible for clearing the remaining space fighters of the Loen Empire, which was not a battle at all.
Although soldiers are used to guard peace, they should desire peace, but every soldier's heart is full of passion and they all yearn for the war-torn era, because the era creates heroes!
"I don't know if I can come back from the Canis Major Galaxy and take another look at this beautiful Earth."
Xue Yue murmured to himself. Although he longed for war, he was also afraid of war in his heart, especially the expedition to alien galaxies. No one had the confidence to know what the future would be like.
At this time, news media from all over the world began to report on this expedition to the Canis Major Galaxy in various details. The content of the propaganda was basically centered on interstellar and space colonization. There was only one purpose, to encourage the enthusiasm of Earthlings for the Age of Discovery as much as possible.
"This station has just learned from the Earth United Front Universe Military Department that the cosmic army for the counterattack on the Canis Major galaxy is ready. The two main space battleships, Huashan and Alps, have also completed the supply of materials. All preparations have been completed. They will officially set off on the 1st of next month, that is, June 1, 2029, to embark on the journey of conquering the stars and the sea."
"Nowadays, the earth's population is increasing, and resources are becoming increasingly scarce. The late great scientist Hawking once predicted that the earthlings will either colonize the interstellar universe or perish. In the vast universe, there are endless galaxies and countless planets of life. The era of great navigation on earth is about to come."
Such propaganda can be seen everywhere on the earth. There are many reports about the universe and alien civilizations. Movies, TV series, TV programs, etc. are also constantly hyped and promoted.
On the one hand, it is publicized that the earth's resources are becoming less and less, and the population is becoming larger and larger, and new ones must be found. On the other hand, it is widely publicized that the endless wealth that the interstellar era of navigation may bring, and at the same time, combined with the great navigation in the history of the earth, the happy life of the colonists is compared with the miserable life of the colonized.
There is no doubt that under various propaganda, people from kindergarten children to the elderly are attracted by the beautiful propaganda pictures, and their enthusiasm for interstellar colonization is high. Everyone imagines living a life like a colonial lord in the future.
Drinking delicious drinks produced by a certain planet, eating food baked by a certain alien slave, enjoying the wholehearted butler service of a certain alien, etc.
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On June 1, 2029, in the outer space of the earth, at the huge space port, pennants fluttered, and news media reporters from all over the world aimed their long guns and short guns at the huge space battleships in the space port. Teams of soldiers in space suits floated into the space battleships in neat rows in the space port.
Countless girls were cheering and bidding farewell to their heroes. Babbling children looked at their fathers in space suits and dreamed of wearing the uniform that represented honor in the future. Elderly parents bid farewell to their children with tears in their eyes. They knew that after so many years, they might not see each other again. War has always been cruel. Even if the propaganda is beautiful, it cannot cover up its essence.
One by one, space battleships slowly left the space port, dragging long tail flames and flying farther and farther in the void, until they gradually disappeared from sight.