Using explosives to blow up a canal sounds like a fantasy, but in fact it is not completely unfounded. Qin Tao knows that in his own time and space, the Pinglu Canal, known as the backbone project of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, is like this

To build it, first use explosives to blow up a channel, and then repair the channel, and a canal will come out. This canal is 135 kilometers long from the Pingtang River Estuary to Beibu Gulf. It was all dug out in this way. Oriental Infrastructure Maniac

The title is not given for nothing.

Similarly, there is Tianfu International Airport. In order to build an airport in the Sichuan Basin that is large enough to take off and land international flights, domestic engineers used 9,000 tons of explosives to flatten the peaks of more than 70 mountains and fill the valleys with collapsed rocks.

, which turned into a large piece of flat land and built a large airport.

Since the Pinglu Canal can be blown up like this, and since the Tianfu International Airport can be blown up like this, of course the Kra Canal, which is about 100 kilometers long, can also be blown up like this. The only question is, do the people in front of me dare?

For their country, it is of great significance, but for the navy, it is just a detour. Therefore, their navy may not be tempted. If the navy is not tempted, then Qin Tao will have nothing to do.

Is the cost of two large drones enough?

"President Qin, what our navy is currently in urgent need of is vertical take-off and landing fighter jets that can be deployed on aircraft carriers." LaCour began to negotiate terms.

Their aircraft carrier has a displacement of only more than 10,000 tons, and it must have used a ski jump to take off. When it first entered service, it was equipped with J-31 fighters. This fighter was modified from the Yak 38, and its performance was not very advanced.

, it just solves the problem of presence or absence.

Now, the J-31A developed by the Mingzhou Group is a fourth-generation carrier-based vertical take-off and landing fighter with stealth capabilities. If this aircraft can be equipped in their hands, it will be a shotgun exchange for a cannon.

Therefore, they are very eager to obtain this kind of fighter jet.

However, if this kind of fighter plane is used in exchange for the excavation of the Kra Canal, the price will be too high. After all, this kind of fighter plane is expensive and cannot be given away casually.

However, the other party also knows that they will not give the fighter jet to them, so they should not ask for it directly.

Qin Tao looked at the other party curiously: "So?"

"If this canal can be successfully dug, we will have more income, and our navy will be able to equip this advanced fighter jet earlier. For this fighter jet, we are willing to give it a try."

Qin Tao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Okay, as long as you help, when you order fighter jets in the future, we will give you priority in production."

So, the deal was concluded, and the whole process was so smooth that Qin Tao felt a little unbelievable.

The Kra Isthmus is located in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula in southeastern Asia. It is bounded by the Indochina Peninsula to the north, the Malay Peninsula to the south, the Gulf of Siam to the east, and the Andaman Sea to the west. It is a narrow strip of land in Chumphon and Ranong in southern Siam.

, more than 700 kilometers away from the Strait of Malacca.

Looking at the terrain, it has plains in the east, and a long and narrow mountain range in the north-south direction in the west. Whether it is the northern or southern route, it needs to pass through this mountainous area, but if you take the southern route, you can use

This is the easiest way to build a canyon between mountains.

Of course, although it is called a mountain, it is actually not high. The highest altitude of the mountains here is only 75 meters. As for the mountains that need to be crossed on the northern line, the highest point is less than 40 meters, and only a few hundred tons of high explosives are enough.

Walking more than a hundred kilometers southwest from the capital of Siam, then turning south and continuing forward, you can reach the Isthmus of Kra. A convoy was traveling hard on the road.

Looking at the mound-like peaks on both sides, Qin Tao's eyes were full of disdain. Only people who have lived in the plains since childhood and have never seen mountainous areas would think that these are mountains, right? These are clearly just small mounds.

!

"Mr. Qin, the roads we are taking now are in the mountains, and some of them are not easy to walk." In the car, Rakul said to Qin Tao: "It may not be easy to blow up these mountains with explosives, and you have to go deep underground.

Bar?"

"What's so difficult about this?" Qin Tao smiled: "Boy, how much explosives do you think we need?"

Since we were engaged in infrastructure construction, the power of the Mingzhou Group was of course indispensable. Qin Tao specially called Kong Laoer over. Although he was not a professional, he had seen a lot and had a broad vision. He was not comparable to these bumpkins.

"Mr. Qin, if you just want to blow a hole in this mountain, two hundred tons of explosives will be enough. But if you want to blow another twenty-five meters below, you will have to use four hundred tons of explosives."

, if a forty-ton truck is used to transport it, ten vehicles will be enough."

Four hundred tons!

Rakul was shocked by this statement: "Then if it explodes, wouldn't it cause a magnitude 7 earthquake?"

"It's not level seven, it must be below level five. If it reaches your capital, it will be around level two or three. If it's at night, many people won't be able to feel it." Kong Laoer said.

The energy released by a magnitude 5 earthquake is about two megajoules, which is about 477 tons of tnt equivalent, which is basically equivalent to the power of a large ammunition depot explosion. The current 400 tons is definitely worse than this.

Rakul swallowed and said: "Okay, you survey the terrain and make preparations. When you make the arrangements, we will transport the explosives."

"Don't worry, Lakul, nothing will happen. We have rich experience. Once the mountain explodes into a canal, there will be no force that can stop the construction of this canal. You will be the largest

The hero."

Even though Qin Tao was so comforting, Rakul couldn't calm down. After all, this matter was too big. If he messed up, he might not be able to gain a foothold in Siam and would have to go to the east to seek shelter from Qin Tao.

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"Ahead is the best excavation point that has been surveyed many times." Lakul pointed forward and said.

Everyone got off the car and walked up the dirt slope to the top of the mountain. Standing on the dirt slope of more than 40 meters, they could clearly see that the sea water in the west was rolling over. A small town called Ranong was not far away.

Very quaint.

"The explosion may affect Ranong, but for them, this is just a shock. When the canal here is successfully constructed, Ranong will transform into the most eye-catching place in the world. Everyone here will also be affected by the canal.

and benefit.”

With mountains to eat, water to eat, and canals, Ranong will definitely develop into a big city quickly. If petrochemical companies and other companies move in in the future, it will bring about earth-shaking changes.

Therefore, for the sake of a better life in the future, it is appropriate to be frightened once.

"Quick, everyone take action!" Kong Laoer shouted to the people behind him.

So, the vehicles following behind stopped, and various machinery such as excavators, pile drivers, etc. were driven off the trailers.

One of the crawler vehicles is particularly dazzling. Its entire body is yellow, the color of a normal construction machinery. The crawler track is in the middle and is very long. There is a large shovel in front of the crawler track. There is also a special rotating transport equipment on the shovel.

The soil that falls on it is transported directly to the back of the vehicle body and then pulled away by a dump truck.

Above the shovel is its most important component: a rotating cutterhead that extends forward, with the alloy blades shining in the sun.

As long as you see this thing, you can know how it works. The rotating cutterhead in the front excavates the working surface. Not to mention the soil, it is estimated that even the rocks can be dug out. The excavated things fall on the shovel below.

, then transferred to the back, and then transported out.

"Come here, dig in for me, we have to dig to the deepest part of this hill."

If explosives are placed directly on the surface, a lot of the energy of the explosion will be wasted. Professional blasting must bury the explosives inside. For a mountain, of course, it is necessary to dig into the center of the mountain.

The cutterhead in front rotated and drilled into the hillside like cutting tofu. Visible to the naked eye, a large hole was rapidly forming. Looking at this thing, Rakul was stunned.

"What kind of machine is this?"

"Tunnel boring machine." Kong Laoer introduced: "The one developed by our Mingzhou Group is very powerful in digging tunnels."

It is not a real shield machine. The kind of shield machine used to dig railway and highway tunnels is very large, expensive to build, and complicated to use. Generally speaking, once a tunnel is dug, the shield machine is useless.

, after all, it is not convenient to move.

The tunnel boring machine is different. It is a tracked vehicle, which is easy to move and use. It can move the battlefield at any time. Of course, its function is definitely not as strong as the shield machine. For example, it only digs holes and does not provide any support.

"The progress is so fast, can the digging be completed tonight?" Lakul was excited.

Even without the use of explosives, with Mingzhou Group's strong construction team, it probably wouldn't be too difficult to dig a canal, right?

I really didn’t expect that Mingzhou Group, whose main business is shipbuilding, is also very good at these side businesses!

"Not tonight, but at least three days, and it should be fine in three days." Kong Laoer looked at the scene around him and said, "There are no people here anyway, so we should be able to keep the secret, right?" (A mountain of dirt dozens of meters high.

, it should be enough time to dig a few hundred meters in.)

"There should be no problem. We have already blocked all the intersections here as an excuse for a drill." Rakul said: "It's no problem to delay it for a week. Then you can continue the construction here and I will mobilize the explosives."

Qin Tao nodded: "Lakul, whether our canal can be built depends entirely on whether this operation is kept secret. I hope you will take various confidentiality measures and not let anyone know."

"Of course." Rakul said: "What I am mobilizing now are my most trusted troops. This operation is related to whether our navy can obtain advanced carrier-based aircraft, and we will go all out."

"It's not just carrier-based aircraft, there may be other warships as well."

"That's right."

Seeing Lakul leading people away, Xu Zhengyang hesitated: "Mr. Qin, will we be tricked by him?"

President Qin proposed a plan to blow up a canal, and LaCour agreed. However, LaCour could only provide explosives, but not explosion conditions. If he wanted to blow up a canal instead of a pit, the requirements for explosion conditions would be too high.

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Therefore, Qin Tao transferred Kong Laoer, so that the Mingzhou Group truly participated in this operation. However, after all, this operation has not been officially confirmed. What if something happens?

"What else can happen? Our sixth escort fleet is passing through the Strait of Malacca. If there is an accident here, we will throw the equipment here and everyone will leave by helicopter. Next, the Siamese Navy will

Don’t want any advanced carrier-based aircraft!”

Of course, Qin Tao is already prepared. He came here at the right time. A new batch of escort formations from the navy are coming. If anything happens, they can leave at any time. But this is only the worst case scenario. As long as the Siam Navy is not stupid.

, they should know that cheating Mr. Qin will do them no good.

Apart from Mingzhou Group, which can provide them with fourth-generation stealth carrier-based aircraft, there is no other second supplier in the world. The United States? The United States' carrier-based aircraft are still in the development stage. Even if they are built, those will be given priority.

If our partner, the Siamese Navy, wants to buy it, they may not be able to buy it twenty years later.

There is nothing we can do about this. If we follow the normal process, all forces will get involved. No matter how powerful the Mingzhou Group is, it will not be able to do this. The only solution is to cut through the mess quickly and cook it until it is ready.

meal!
To be continued...