Sensing Li Zitao's indifferent attitude, the official representative rarely spoke in the back, and kept smiling or nodding in agreement, otherwise he bowed his head and said nothing, expressing his disapproval.

However, Li Zitao and Chennault had a very happy conversation, from the Wright brothers' invention of airplanes, to mankind's yearning for the sky since ancient times, to improvement and research and development, until today.

Although Li Zitao has not learned these systematically, he has been soaking in skunk for a long time, and naturally memorizes a lot of stories and professional vocabulary.

Occasionally, he could frown at what Chennault said, and after meditating hard, he suddenly realized that he admired him even more.

"Charlie, Hua Guo, your hometown needs help now, I can see that you love your motherland deeply, help her. Chennault said in an emotional tone.

“... I'm doing that, talk about your needs. Li Zitao pondered for a moment, took a deep breath and looked at him.

He neither wants to brush up his prestige, nor does he want to ruin his life, and he can't watch it, who can understand Li Zitao's embarrassment.

It's not a personal experience, who can know how many setbacks he encounters with every step he takes, and how much cynicism and discrimination he endures.

His wealth may have come easily, but it has not been easy at all to get to where he is today.

Whether he is responsible for himself or his family, he is not allowed to act recklessly and casually.

Moreover, he has always been "clear" in his heart, "in another nine years, these will pass, the motherland will become prosperous and powerful, and Sino-US relations will begin the honeymoon period."

At that time, Li Zitao can completely export all kinds of advanced technology, machinery, and talents to China, and at that time he can find tens of thousands of reasons that people can't refute.

"Airplanes, ammunition, good pilots ... At least 200 people. Chennault opened his mouth.

Of the 200 excellent pilots, the RAF has only more than 500 pilots in total, and there may be less than 200 who can be counted as "excellent".

And Chennault wants the talent reserve of an old powerhouse, which makes Li Zitao's face a little ugly.

It's not that he's stingy, it's that he needs to think about and balance more.

200 people can afford to empty the reserve of Skunks, but Skunks' years of efforts and development in the Air Force will be in vain.

Thinking of the current predicament in China, Li Zitao secretly gritted his teeth and raised a finger and said: "180 people, 2 ace pilots, I guarantee that they are better than any pilot you have ever seen." ”

Chennault's gaze lit up as soon as it dimmed, 'Two aces...'

The word 'trump card' is not something that can be said casually, and it is not known whether the trump card Li Zitao said is the same as he saw in the British Royal Air Force, but Chennault feels that even if it is not so powerful, this harvest is enough to satisfy him.

The number 200 is also said by Chennault's head as soon as his head is hot, originally he thought that it would be good to have 80 people, but now it is more than doubled, what is not satisfied?

The representative who has been acting as a 'background' next to him is even more overjoyed, and he can't even close his mouth when he laughs unconsciously.

If it weren't for the table underneath, his jaw would have dropped to the ground.

A company can provide nearly 200 excellent pilots, as well as 2 ace pilots, which he never dared to think of before.

Chennault and the official representatives were very happy, but Li Zitao was more uncomfortable, this time it was considered to have hollowed out the old bottom of the skunk.

If you want to train so many excellent pilots, you need a 3~5-year plan.

The most heart-wrenching thing for him was the two ace pilots, don't think that the 'aces' he said were joking, the two of them were unanimously approved by all the instructors.

After the heartache came the headache, and he had to find a suitable reason to convince former Brigadier General William Mitchell to hand over two of his favorite 'beloved disciples' to himself.

"It's better to wait for the raw rice to be cooked. Li Zitao decided to ask the two to come first, get on the boat and send them away, and then tell William Mitchell the truth.

Otherwise, with his protection of the two beloved disciples, it would be strange that William would agree to send them to the Far Eastern battlefield to die for others.

The two of them have inherited all his ideas, and in William's heart, they represent the future of the American Air Force, how can they be easily sent to a dangerous battlefield without security.

In fact, the military conditions in China were not as simple as the outside world described and imagined, especially after receiving assistance from Britain and the United States, the situation was further improved.

The elite troops on the part of the United Party are fully armed with the regular divisions of the Western powers, not to mention the military ideology, the ancestors play with the leftovers.

As for the difficult conditions, it was the Red Party that was suppressed by the United Party, but now the two sides also retain their feelings, unanimously resist Japan with the outside world, and get along much more harmoniously than before.

Not being targeted and suppressed by all sides is a blessing for the Red Party today, as for the United Party to distribute some of the foreign aid materials to them...

Wish for the moon.

Fortunately, the Red Party also has its own ideas, mobilizes the power of the masses, goes to the masses, and has also received funding from many Chinese entrepreneurs at home and abroad, and can still hold on.

Chennault represents the mother of the nation, the pilots and planes under Li Zitao, who naturally belong to the United Party.

This is also something that cannot be helped, after all, the Unionist Party is the ruling party now, and Roosevelt supports it, not a group of 'refugee troops' wearing cloth clothes, cloth shoes, and millet plus rifles. ’

Whether this will change the direction of the future, Li Zitao may have been worried before, but after seeing the strong historical inertia of important events, he felt that there was no need to worry about the sky.

The final collapse of the United Party focused on the economy, and the long-term erosive life corroded the ideology and iron laws of the army, and the soldiers only thought about making money rather than going into battle to kill the enemy.

Of course, the United Party also has an iron army, but it is a pity that they all died in the tragic war of resistance, and in the end, there was not one out of ten, and those who remained had no heart to fight any civil war.

These questions were a little too deep and too far, and Li Zitao drove them out of his mind and continued to communicate with Chennault about the 'deal'. ’

These pilots were not given to him for free, and each person's expenses, in addition to salaries, as well as lease fees and pensions.

"I can advance the pension, and the Far Eastern government will reimburse me later, and the lease fee can also be deferred, but... Expenses and wages must be paid on time. ”

Li Zitao can't let his own people shed blood and tears, he can't care about what others do and doesn't want to care, but if he puts it here, he can't use his people.

"Well, I promise that I will provide them with the best environment and that their wages will be paid on time. Seeing the government representative nodding slightly, Chennault said with a smile.

"What's next... Let's talk about the plane!" Li Zitao's mouth naturally rose, and the faces of the two people opposite collapsed on the spot.

Whether the Skunk plane is good or not, that is, in terms of price, compared with the prices of other manufacturers, it is simply a sky-high luxury.