Dan Qiuyu wanted to understand the details of the plan more thoroughly, but Ou Zhanpeng had only come up with this unconventional strategy, and he couldn't really elaborate on the specifics.
To be honest, the original Ou Zhanpeng wouldn't have thought of such a whimsical plan. However, having seen orbital space stations around other planets in his dreams, he already held the concept that space was superior to the ground. Coupled with a sudden flash of inspiration, he eventually presented this plan.
Dan Qiuyu felt helpless, but then he thought it wasn't a big deal; weren't there actual technical personnel?
He immediately reported the plan to his superiors.
When the plan submitted by Dan Qiuyu was received, a group of top leaders in Yanjing were studying Zou Zhou's proposal, discussing how many launch vehicles they needed to manufacture to meet the frontline demand.
But after they finished understanding the new plan, they immediately put Zou Zhou's direction aside.
Why bother with a time-consuming and labor-intensive approach when there was a simpler, more direct, and better plan?
Within minutes, the leaders established direct communication with Luojianshan to inquire about the feasibility of building a space-based power transfer station.
Gong Yiding, who received the communication, was stunned. After a while, he finally understood what had happened and couldn't help but praise the plan. However, when it came to the specific solutions, Director Gong was also a bit stumped.
"Theoretically, there's no problem, but whether it's feasible in practice still needs to be confirmed by experts," Gong Yiding replied very cautiously.
"Then go ask them immediately!"
Gong Yiding immediately contacted experts in wireless power transmission, and soon received a reply: "Yes!"
The answer was yes, but what kind of equipment to use still required significant support from Luojianshan.
Due to the increasingly dire situation on the ground, Yanjing requested Luojianshan to temporarily put aside less important research and prioritize the design of the space transfer station.
Gong Yiding readily agreed, but a wry smile played on his lips.
Designing an orbital transfer station only required power transmission experts. What about shutting down the other research groups?
Therefore, various research groups continued with their respective tasks, with only the power group ceasing their current work to focus on designing the transfer station.
With complete blueprints and physical references from the Jian, Luojianshan produced several sets of plans within a few days.
Yanjing assembled a crack team of elite personnel to immediately 3D model the blueprints, print and assemble them using the best materials, and send them up into space on the earliest available spacecraft for remote transmission experiments.
The results showed that the most efficient set of equipment had a conversion rate of only 78%, with the remaining 22% lost during transmission.
In other words, after the double转发 through ground—orbit station—ground, only 56% of the electricity was received by the ground, slightly more than half.
While this might not be a major issue for short-term applications, the wasted electricity would be a considerable amount for long-term use, making solar power stations more economical.
However, the calculation wasn't that simple. Compared to the strategic advantage gained by this technology, the wasted electricity was insignificant.
Thus, the military rapidly manufactured a batch of power transmission equipment. The transmission ends were installed at various power stations and managed by the military. The relay terminals were squeezed onto a few spacecraft and launched into space, assembled at an altitude of over 300 kilometers in low Earth orbit, eventually establishing humanity's first space power transfer station.
Ideally, a transfer station should be built in geostationary orbit to ensure continuous coverage of a specific area. However, the further the distance, the lower the power transmission efficiency. If the transfer station were truly placed in geostationary orbit, let alone half, it's likely not even 1% of the transfer rate would be achieved.
As a result, the military had to build more transfer stations. With one station handing off to the next, a 24-hour continuous orbital power transfer system was created.
To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, the military also prepared two additional transfer stations as backups for the entire system.
With the space power transfer station finalized, the military deployed a large number of robot dogs into the blocked areas. The power supply was continuous, and the robot dogs operated without rest.
It was a simple and efficient dog-versus-dog operation. In just a few days, the Xun dogs in the southern region were cleared out.
The military's research departments also drew inspiration from the robot dogs, developing a batch of robot fish and urgently modifying the design of the Expedition Four to include an additional reactor and corresponding wireless power transmission modules, intending to use the robot fish to combat the alien species inhabiting Jupiter.
It was anticipated that this would yield good results.
All the other allies who received this news were greatly agitated.
Everyone hoped to curb the Xun dogs, thereby striking a blow against the aliens, and most importantly, forcing the aliens to abandon their plan of replicating the insectoids.
However, only this plan was so efficient.
Modern China possessed both the technology and industrial capacity. Other allies had varying weaknesses. Even after hearing about such methods, they couldn't replicate them.
It wasn't an impossibility, but it required time.
But what did lacking technology and production capacity matter? The 21st century was an era of global integration. Robot dogs were not particularly high-end technology; couldn't they simply buy them with money?
Da Mao was the first to place an order for one hundred thousand robot dogs with Yanjing. This not only expressed their support for Yanjing but also served as a preparation for their own safety. It was the end of the year, and Da Mao, located in the north, was in the season of freezing temperatures. There were no dog packs appearing at such high latitudes, making it the only major country in the world not to have been harassed by dog packs.
Given the consistently good relationship between the two allies, Ou Zhanpeng had ample reason to believe that Da Mao's order might be a pretense.
In less than half a day, Yanjing reached an agreement with Old Mi for one million robot dogs.
After all, although Old Mi had retreated to second place, its original vast operations remained. With numerous bases and troops spread across continents, Old Mi had a presence on the coastlines of every continent.
Moreover, American soldiers' lives were precious. Since machines could solve the problem, why not use them?
Furthermore, this batch of robot dogs was not the remote-powered version but a rechargeable version with built-in batteries. Calculated at 48 robot dogs per vehicle, this would require more than twenty thousand charging vehicles.
A starving camel is still larger than a horse. Old Mi truly didn't care about this small amount of money. As long as the effect met expectations, adding a few million more wouldn't be an issue.
Old Mi favored setting traps, having harmed its Blue Star allies numerous times in history, with Yanjing falling into its traps more than once, still a cause for great resentment. Therefore, the military made necessary adjustments to the materials and programs of the robot dogs provided to Old Mi, without affecting their usability.
First, to reduce costs, and second, to enhance the enemy-hostile identification program. Old Mi would definitely have no problem using these to deal with Xun dogs. If they tried to crack the program and use these against humans, then, unfortunately, the built-in safety program would immediately self-destruct.
In terms of sheer power, robot dogs were far more dangerous than Xun dogs, and preventative measures were essential!
Although other allies were not as generous as Old Mi, they all contributed to the trade surplus to varying degrees. After all, robot dogs were not particularly valuable items. Even the smallest and poorest allies could afford to buy a batch by tightening their belts.
If funds were truly tight, Yanjing also offered various payment plans, including loans, mortgages, and interbank lending, which were all standard operations. The main point was to resolve the crisis first.