Chapter 0834: British Air Battle

In the British Isles, gunsmoke has replaced the once blue sky.

The British authorities were ready for war, and in July they had at their disposal 900 aircraft, another 700 bombers.

On the other side of the strait, the Germans mobilized more than 2,600 air forces, forming an absolute suppression in numbers.

However, the British mainland also had anti-aircraft guns and other fortifications, which made up for their lack of fighter numbers.

From the 10th, German fighters and bombers were dispatched in groups, and the air battle in Britain began.

The real war is dull and cold, and in an instant, it is possible to stay on the battlefield completely, whether he is an ordinary soldier or a combat hero with great achievements.

The German pilots before the attack were full of self-confidence, the mighty France was defeated, Europe was almost completely occupied, and now only the lone British remained, how long could they hold out?

With strong self-confidence and calmness, the planes of the four German formations took off and rushed to the other side of the strait, intending to completely destroy the last resistance forces.

Fighters weaving through the clouds skimmed over the sea, and soon they saw the road, as well as empty roads and seemingly uninhabited villages and farms.

They didn't waste their ammunition here, and they were ordered not to harm civilians for no reason.

In fact, the main reason is that they don't think the farms and roads below are worth recognizing a bomb.

The group of planes soon headed for London and appeared over it, and even while sitting in the planes, they could hear the piercing air defense sirens below.

The battle had already begun the moment the plane group appeared over London, and the missiles were rained down one by one, and there was no previous 'savings' at all. ’

Machine guns swept over buildings or roads, and wherever resistance was found, special attention was paid to interceptors and bombers.

Just as the Germans had just finished a round of attack and were about to turn around and do it again, a group of British planes in the distance came galloping by.

Da Da Da ......

Before the model of the enemy plane could be seen, the rain of bullets was scattered as if they did not want money, and several fireballs immediately appeared over London.

"Oh~~" cheers rang out in the shelter, and the civilians hiding here gathered around a radio, afraid that they would miss any of the messages on the radio.

Soon, the Germans left in a hurry after dropping more than 30 planes.

The previous plan was completely blinded by the sudden appearance of the new British fighters, and the opponent completely suppressed the flight speed, armor thickness and firepower.

The high-spirited attitude turned to frustration, and everyone had a question in their hearts: 'What kind of plane is that?'

In August, the Air Force had a reserve of 1,600 aircraft, including 600 Lightning fighters and more than 470 Hurricane and Spitfire fighters.

The planes were arranged at various military bases in the British Isles, and in order to avoid being annihilated once discovered, they were asked to spread out as much as possible.

Although the arms sold to the British authorities were cheap, they were more than enough to compensate for the loss of price, and Li Zitao very much hoped that the deal would continue.

But soon CGT's 80,000-ton cruise ship was sunk on its way back to the UK from Canada, which caused the latest batch of 60 lightnings to sink into the sea.

When the news reached New York, Li Zitao knew that his business with Britain was going to be suspended for a while.

"Didn't Marshall want to get more planes? Li Zitao is not at all worried about the production of skunks.

Since the beginning of the year, Pioneer's production plant has become a skunk foundry, producing engines, propellers, bulletproof steel plates, missiles and more for various studios.

In a short period of time, Pioneer Technology's factories were overloaded, which also made Li Zitao temporarily dismiss the idea of splitting BMW.

Anyway, now that all industries are full of clockwork, even if BMW has a best-selling product, it will make way for the war, so it would be better to give them some more time.

He didn't know if BMW had a sense of urgency, but Li Zitao was well aware of his sense of urgency.

In the past few days, he has met not only with people from the State Science and Technology Administration, but also with the FBI, CIA, the military department, and Marshall.

And now sitting in front of him is Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr., as well as a senior adviser to the president's think tank.

The first thing Roosevelt did after taking office was to use the power of the No. 22 Club think tank to form his own presidential think tank.

The cost of this decision is not a small amount, and in order to attract top talent, Roosevelt has to get the government to come up with real money.

But the effect made him feel that it was worth the money, and he personally thanked Li Zitao for this, thanking the think tank for teaching those rookies by words and deeds.

"Charlie, how many times have we met?" Morgenthau said with a smile as he sat across from him.

"For the fourth time, I always have a good memory. Li Zitao nodded his head and said.

"Haha, who would have thought there would be today!" Morgenthau raised his glass and laughed, even if he recognized his super-rich status, he still felt unbelievable about what would happen next.

"What is the possibility of the fat boy plan you are talking about?" Seeing Li Zitao holding a cigar and tasting wine, with a calm and natural expression, Morgenthau had to take the initiative to mention the intention of this time.

"Do you believe me when I say 100 percent?" Li Zitao said jokingly, holding his cigar between his two fingers and spitting out the cigarette in his mouth, "Not everything has a probability or result, and DuPont is not also going on... Do they say when it will be done?"

A trace of embarrassment and dissatisfaction flashed in Morgenthau's eyes, and the fleeting moment made people think it was an illusion, "Mr. President just needs some guarantees, this is a multi-million investment." ”

"Is it a lot?" Li Zitao said disdainfully with a cigar in his mouth: "If the government can't afford it, it's better to leave it all to me." ”

"Ahem...... Not yet, if there is a need we will not forget you. Morgenthau nearly choked on his words.

All handed over to him, the government paid the price of millions of dollars, and got only one promise, the research was only for the American government to see and use.

All the inventions and patents in the research and development process are all owned by the two companies, and this is still the condition that Roosevelt personally communicated with the two companies.

The ongoing 'Fat Boy Project' requires manpower and material resources, various instruments and professional requirements, which are beyond the reach of the government's R&D institutions.

If it weren't for this, why would Morgenthau sit here and let Li Zitao laugh speechlessly.

"We Chinese are the most hospitable, and Roosevelt is my best friend. Whenever he had the chance, he would show off his relationship with Roosevelt.

It's like someone will always say 'who would have thought' when they speak, and will always describe the difference between his accomplishments and the color of his skin today.