Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 427 I'll help you find the wreckage, and you'll issue a statement.

East, Chang'an, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Datang Corporation Headquarters.

"Mr. Qin, our cooperation has been going on for over a year, but to our surprise, the research and development is still stuck in the basic stage! We have already provided a large amount of titanium alloy, but we haven't achieved any results whatsoever. We are very dissatisfied with the current progress of our research and development!"

“Mr. Benjing, everything is proceeding according to plan, and your people are working with us. You should all know how difficult it is to achieve the anti-missile mission, so…” Qin Baomin glanced at the other party: “As an expert, you shouldn’t speak like an amateur!”

Who's the layman? You're the layman! You have absolutely no understanding of the specialized knowledge in the missile field!

Honkyo wanted to continue arguing, but then a voice came from outside.

"Mr. Honkyo, if you want more cooperation, please increase the funding. Don't think that you can gain more benefits by making trouble here. We will not compromise."

Upon hearing this, Benjing was momentarily stunned, looked towards the door, and then smiled: "Qin, you're back?"

It's the end of the year, so Qin Liang naturally has to come back. After all, he's still a student at Northwestern Polytechnical University, and it's not appropriate for him to be away all year round.

"Yes, Mr. Honkyo, please just say what you have to say."

"We...we hope to introduce frequency-hopping radio technology. These radios shouldn't be easily interfered with, right?"

Sure enough, they came here because of their failure last time!

The Russian naval fleet arrived in a show of force, only to leave in disgrace, leaving them quite a scare!
They concluded from their experience that the first problem was that their existing radio communication system was unreliable in complex electromagnetic interference environments, and that it needed to be upgraded, which was also very urgent!

But... they don't have the relevant technology!
It's pointless for just one radio station to hop frequencies; all radio stations across the network need to switch frequencies synchronously, with timing requirements down to the millisecond level. This not only requires a complex synchronization mechanism but also the generation of a large number of pseudo-random codes. Russian electronics technology isn't advanced enough for that.

Since the West is unwilling to give it, the best solution is to seek help from the East.

Because the two sides have cooperated most closely on the improvement of the S-300 missile system, it is now simply a matter of the people from the Almaz Design Bureau approaching the Easterners.

Originally, they wanted to get something for free, so they planned to start by talking about the slow progress of the S-300 upgrades and ask the Easterners for more help. But now that their intentions have been exposed, they can only tell the truth.

“That’s right. Frequency-hopping radios are not easily interfered with. How many sets do you want? Northwestern Polytechnical University has all the solutions. Airborne, vehicle-mounted, and shipborne are all no problem.”

"No, no, we want to import the technology, not the finished product! This technology includes the internal chip technology; we need to be able to manufacture these devices completely on our own soil..."

"That's impossible," Qin Liang refused outright.

"Why? Is it because of the procurement budget? Give us a price, and we're willing to pay whatever it is!" Benjing's eyes widened.

Through the Syrian government, they acquired a modern, advanced airborne radar system, which performed very well on the Su-27, and they were very satisfied. However... when they began the work of reverse engineering, they encountered many obstacles.

Needless to say, they couldn't manufacture the flat panel slotted radar antenna, and they couldn't even produce the chips in those circuits. With no other choice, they could only continue to import finished products from Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Now, they have realized their lagging behind in radio technology and want to improve it. They must introduce the complete set of technology no matter what, because the number is huge, not just a few hundred or a few thousand units, but millions of units!
Ground troops are a huge force!

Therefore, they need to import the complete technology, but now, the Easterners are unwilling to give it to them?
"This is not a matter of our price being too high or too low, Mr. Benjing. Are you aware that modern radio communication is a complex system? For frequency hopping radios, modulation and filtering transients, distortion, nonlinear power effects, pulse distortion, frequency tuning and stabilization, power coupling, and digital and RF coupling are all closely related to product quality."

By this time, Benjing had become a complete novice. Even if Russia's top electronics experts were brought over, they would be completely baffled, since they had never heard of these things before!
"Not only does the quality of these hardware components affect the quality of the product, but unreliable software can also lead to phase errors. Different software combinations are needed for hardware of different qualities. Simply put, the software needs to be constantly adjusted to adapt to the parameters of SDR. Do you know what SDR is?"

Of course, Honkyo didn't know.

"If you don't know anything about this, then I don't need to waste my breath. In short, with your electronics industry base, you simply can't make this. Buying it ready-made from us is the best option."

Honjing took a deep breath: "Then... can we buy ten sets of finished products to take back first?"

This guy initially said he wanted to buy the technology, no matter how expensive it was. Now, he wants to purchase finished products, just ten sets. He must have bought them to copy.

Qin Liang smiled and said, "Of course, but... I must remind you that the chips used inside are designed and manufactured by our Northwestern Polytechnical University. The process is 0.8 micrometers. Your Soviet Union's 3-micrometer process cannot produce a single chip. It can only be divided into several parts according to the function. After you divide it, the time for transmitting signals between them will increase."

Qin Liang pointed it out directly: even if you try to imitate it, you simply can't replicate it!
"This increased time will cause the frequency hopping radio to fail to synchronize. After all, take the frequency synthesizer as an example. It only takes 26 microseconds to jump from one frequency to another and then it needs to stabilize. The dynamic response of the system needs to be completed within a few hundred nanoseconds. After you are separated, the signal transmission time will make it impossible to meet these requirements."

Honkyo was somewhat desperate.

Because of outdated electronic technology, we are completely at the mercy of others!

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Qin. We will seriously consider your suggestions. We'll purchase ten units first..."

"Alright, Dad, export ten to our Soviet friends at the best price!"

Qin Liang emphasized the word "discount," and his father understood instantly.

“Okay, no problem. Take a basic car radio for example. The normal export price is three thousand US dollars, but I'll give you a discount to two thousand eight hundred US dollars!”

This is cheap? Are you kidding me? A thousand dollars a unit is considered expensive. However, I know that they are only purchasing ten units now, which clearly means they want to go back and copy them. It's already pretty good that they can sell them!
After Qin Liang left Datang Company, he saw Yang Duo'er waiting for him outside.

"Duoduo, you're back quite early this year, for Chinese New Year..."

Yang Duo'er shook her head: "Brother Liangzi, I didn't come back just for the New Year."

"Is something the matter?"

"Yes, a major event has occurred in the Far East. All parties are currently keeping it a secret, but it probably won't be long before it's revealed..."

"A South Korean civilian airliner was shot down?"

"How did you know?" Yang Duo'er looked at Qin Liang in surprise. Brother Liang is too amazing! He always makes prophetic predictions.

Qin Liang smiled and said, "Well, if I said I'm a reincarnated person from the future, so I know these things, would you believe me?"

"Brother Liangzi, stop joking."

“I’m not joking… Now that this has happened, what’s next…” Qin Liang thought for a moment, then turned his head: “Duoduo, I need to talk to Russia again.”

"What to talk about?"

"Of course, we want them to fully support us on the South China Sea issue," Qin Liang said with a smile.

"Then I..."

"You also need to find out a few things for me, such as the names of the captain and other passengers on the plane, the tone of their conversations, and whether the captain called his wife before takeoff..."

"good!"

Inside the Datang Company office, Benjing reluctantly signed the agreement and was just about to leave when he saw Qin Liang return.

"Qin, why are you back? Could it be...?"

Dream on! You think I'll have a change of heart and lower the price for you, or hand over the technology to you?
"Mr. Honkyo, are you aware of what happened on Sakhalin Island?"

Honkyo was taken aback: "What is it?"

"Your Air Defense Forces' Su-15 interceptors shot down a South Korean civilian airliner. There were over two hundred passengers on board, and none survived." *Whoosh!*
Benjing's face immediately turned pale.

Judging from his appearance, he probably really doesn't know, since this matter is probably only circulating among the upper echelons of Moscow.

"That plane, ostensibly a civilian airliner, was actually a reconnaissance aircraft modified by the Americans to spy on your military bases in the Far East," Qin Liang continued. "However, the West will definitely deny these things. If you can't recover any useful wreckage from the plane, you won't be able to accuse the Americans of their crimes."

Honkyo took a deep breath: "So?"

"If you can't find something, we can make one for you, so you can absolve yourself of all responsibility," Qin Liang said with a smile. "Of course, in exchange, you need to declare to the world that the entire South China Sea region belongs to the East. You condemn the acts of aggression by other countries."

"This……"

"I estimate that within 24 hours at most, the United States will announce that you shot down a South Korean civilian airliner and pin the blame on you. Therefore, you had better give us a reply within 12 hours, so that we will have 12 hours to help you gather solid evidence."

Qin Baomin's eyes widened as he watched Qin Liang brazenly promise to fabricate evidence of human fraud. Meanwhile, Benjing's attitude was also very serious: "Okay, then I'll make the call right now..."

"No, ordinary phone calls are easily intercepted. Let's use the short message function of our Beidou satellite to report to your home country. You should also have Beidou satellite terminals, right?"

"That's right, we do have this kind of terminal."

"Then let's hurry up."

Moscow is in an uproar.

"Damn it, without orders, who let them act on their own?" Ustinov cursed loudly.

“Yes, that would put our Soviets on the barbecue grill!” Olgakov frowned slightly.

General Korzhakov's face was grim: "At that time, the Far Eastern Military District reported that none of you wanted to take responsibility, and none of you gave orders. The plane was about to fly over our military base. Although the local garrison made the decision on its own, it was to defend national sovereignty!"

His eyes were filled with contempt. "You're masters at shirking responsibility, and now you want to push the person who carried out the mission out as a scapegoat? What you're doing is utterly shameless! You've tarnished the honor of the Soviet soldier!"
Several people lowered their heads.

Just then, thump thump thump... someone came running over.

"Report! Comrade Benjing from the Diamond Design Bureau has sent a message from Northwestern Polytechnical University..."

"At this critical moment, his message can be put aside for now; we have no time to consider updating radio communications."

"No... Northwestern Polytechnical University is willing to help us resolve this Sakhalin Island dispute..."

"What? How did they know?"

"That's right. This matter hasn't been made public yet, but the Eastern intelligence system has already infiltrated our side?"

"Gentlemen, what are you all thinking? Instead of studying how the Easterners know about this, why don't we listen to how they can help us?" Korzhakov truly looked down on these people.

These are all veterans who came through that terrible war of national defense. They should be the elite of the army, but after sitting in their positions for more than ten or even several decades, their thinking has become corrupted. All they think about all day is how to keep their own positions!

These guys don't deserve to sit in those positions anymore!
"Ahem, indeed, how do the Easterners intend to help us?"

After hearing the report, everyone present stared wide-eyed and gaped.

Upon learning that the plane that was shot down might be a passenger plane, they naturally dispatched warships to conduct a search and rescue operation. However, at this time, the sea was rough with high winds and waves, and ice floes were constantly drifting by. Where could they find any wreckage? As for those planes that were shot down, they were probably already frozen solid.

Without finding the wreckage, it's impossible to determine whether it was a civilian airliner or a spy plane, putting them at a disadvantage in international public opinion.

If people from the East could help solve this...

"Now, Eastern electronic technology is highly advanced. Even the United States has purchased a large number of Eastern equipment. So, when it comes to forging wreckage, the Easterners can really do it."

"That's right, the most important thing right now is to deal with the threat of negative public opinion. As for issuing a statement, that's just a matter of us saying a few words, we don't have to pay anything, I think that's fine!"

The audience was overwhelmingly in agreement; not a single person objected. It seemed that for everyone, this was not a problem.

"Alright, then let Dongfang help us immediately to make the remains as soon as possible and deliver them to us!"

Eastward, Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Originally, it was said that he would have to wait twelve hours, but in just two hours, Qin Liang received a positive answer.

"Qin, please help us to produce what we need as soon as possible." Benjing looked expectant. "Moscow wants it as soon as possible."

"Okay, please wait a moment. I'll go to the Department of Electronic Engineering and work with them on this. Don't worry, this thing will be absolutely flawless in the West!"

"it is good."

"By the way, you should also send warships to search the area where the incident occurred, just to make it look like a mission."

"Yes!"

Department of Electronic Engineering.

"The most important component on a passenger plane is the black box. The black box used on the Boeing 747 is manufactured by Honeywell and uses some chips from our Northwestern Polytechnical University. We are very familiar with this thing and can replicate it without any problem. However, what's important is the contents inside," Zhu Qiu said.

"Yes, we can replicate the aircraft's attitude data. The key is the dialogue content. Don't worry about that, we can find a few people who can speak Japanese and then do some technical modifications. Then, Russia can insist that this is the black box of the crashed airliner, and the West can say it's a forgery, but that's just a smear campaign. The key is the tone of the dialogue. I've already found out everything about the captain and others on the plane..."

"Really? That's wonderful!" Zhu Qiu exclaimed with delight.

"That's not enough. To make the evidence more conclusive, the passenger plane also needs to have spy equipment to detect the ground. The best way is to use the synthetic aperture function of the radar. Can we also forge a subsystem of a US military radar? It doesn't need to be complete, just one or two circuit boards will do."

"No problem, this will make us even more familiar with each other!"

Under Qin Liang's arrangement, the Department of Electronic Engineering launched a whirlwind operation. For them, this task was not difficult at all, only the time was a little tight.

Having arranged these things, Qin Liang yawned. He'd been busy ever since he got back and hadn't had a chance to rest. Now, he should go back and take a good rest...

"Liangzi, Liangzi! We've finally found you. Let's go back to the Fifth System. Lockheed's people are here and want to see you."

"Lockheed? Could it be Ben Ritchie?"

"Yes, it's him!"

Back then, Qin Liang was only a freshman in college. People from Lockheed were attracted by his published papers and came to him eagerly. Qin Liang used his persuasive skills to get a lot of benefits from Lockheed. At the same time, he also gave them the F-22's exterior design.

Providing only the appearance isn't a big deal; the rest will have to be recalculated by computer. However, the benefits we gain are very real.

Looking back now, Northwestern Polytechnical University's rapid development began at that time.

Now, why are Lockheed Martin's people coming back? Is it because they've encountered some problems in the development of the F-22? Or are they attracted by their own stealth missile and want to develop something like that too?
(End of this chapter)