Chapter 124: Xiao Jin's Submarine
"Third Brother Ding, how is the situation in the Northeast now?"
There have been telegrams from the northeast, but the content of the telegrams is generally not much, and it is impossible to mention the details, so Chen Xuan has never had a particularly clear concept.
"Not optimistic," Feng Ru thought carefully and said: "The Beiyang Army has always wanted to counterattack the Northeast, so a big battle will break out between Jinzhou and Chaoyang from time to time, our soldiers have suffered a lot of casualties, and although the Northeast is rich in mineral resources, the population base is far less than that of the mainland, and there are great difficulties in replenishing the troops, we have built many new large-scale projects in the Northeast, so the population resources are stretched, although Du Xiao has been committed to suppressing bandits in the Northeast, but the effect is not great, the Northeast is vast and sparsely populated, As long as those old bandits drill into the mountains, we can't do anything about them, and the development of our industry has robbed the population and the impact of products, Japanese goods are now no longer cheap in the Northeast, Japan not only exports a large number of weapons to Beiyang, but also constantly gives us a loop, so everyone has a hard time, Mr. Yuan Pei has gray hair at a young age. β
There was silence at the scene, all worried about the situation in the northeast.
"Can we send troops north for reinforcements?"
After a long time, Song Jiaoren spoke.
"It's useless, although the Beiyang Navy has been partially absorbed by us, the strength in Tianjin is still not to be underestimated, and the risk of transporting troops by sea is too great, as long as they find it once, we will lose so much that we can't accept it."
"Can we transport refugees by boat like in the South Seas?"
"It's a drop in the bucket, it doesn't make much difference!"
Feng Ru's heart was a little gloomy.
"Then we can't do nothing, right?"
Song Jiaoren began to be a little anxious.
"Whether it's useful or not, we have to do what we should do, at least it's better than not doing it," Chen Xuan made a final decision, "Aren't the 8 3,000-ton cargo ships we ordered at the Jiangnan Shipyard already launched, don't give these ships to the shipping company first, and the ships we transport people in the Nanyang side will also stop for the time being, and solve the urgent needs of the Northeast first, Ah Sheng's intelligence officers are also mobilized in several northern provinces to mobilize displaced people to break into the Guandong, the eldest brother and the younger brother also ask you to launch the alliance's forces in the north, Help us get through this! β
Chen Xuan gave a deep salute to Song Jiaoren, and Song Jiaoren hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said angrily:
"Where is Yiyang, is the matter of the northeast just the matter of your revival of the party, not the matter of every Chinese, don't worry, this matter is decided by the eldest brother, I will also write to Mr. Sun to explain the power, please Mr. order to vigorously assist the immigration plan in the northeast, now Yuan Shikai is seeking peace talks, so we can also talk about their attack on the northeast, if they continue to be stubborn, we will really prepare for the Northern Expedition!"
"Haven't we been on the Northern Expedition all along?"
Chen Xuan said with some confidence.
"You liar, your Northern Expeditionary Army will not move when it reaches Jiujiang, not even the Yangtze River, you don't know what to do?"
After listening to Song Jiaoren, the people present laughed, and by now, basically everyone present knew that Chen Xuan's Northern Expedition was just to earn prestige for the Baxing Party, and of course, Chen Xuan's benefits were not missing.
With Chen Xuan's gag, the atmosphere on the scene also became warmer, and he began to push the cup and change the lamp, welcome Feng Ru's arrival, and drank until late at night, which was also a very rare indulgence.
"Yiyang, Xiao Jin's kid really hid something."
As soon as Chen Xuan got up to wash his face, Du Yuesheng came in mysteriously.
"What did you find again?"
"My people infiltrated Hainan Island and found that Xiao Jin had a shipyard on a small island on Hainan Island, this shipyard was heavily guarded and had a large number of garrisons, my intelligence officer felt that it was not simple, so he tried his best to go to this small island and found that they were producing something like a big caterpillar, this thing is very magical, not only can it travel on the sea, but it can also sink to the bottom of the sea, this is drawn by the intelligence officer."
"Submarine! Bastard, this kid really hid something good, and he actually started to study this, I thought we had a first-mover advantage, but I didn't expect this bastard to have gone farther than us! β
Taking over the information in Du Yuesheng's hand, Chen Xuan could see at a glance what Xiao Jin was producing.
"Submarines? What's that? β
"It is a kind of ship that can sail in the water, and now European and American countries are vigorously developing and researching this kind of ship, and in time, this kind of ship will become a warship killer!"
"It's so powerful, if you send some small ships like this, wouldn't you be able to wipe out the enemy's warships!?
"It's not that exaggerated, first of all, today's submarines don't stay in the water for a long time, and the speed is not fast, as long as the opportunity is missed, it has no way to take the warship, but it can't underestimate its role, the submarine will occupy a pivotal position in the future naval battle, is there a way to get their design drawings?"
"I've got it!"
"What ?!!!"
Chen Xuan was really surprised at this time, such a high-level secret weapon actually allowed him to get the design drawings so easily?
"Our intelligence officer saw that Xiao Jin attached so much importance to it, and knew that it must be a good thing, so he spent 2,000 oceans to buy off a design engineer who liked to gamble in the shipyard, and made a bureau, so that this engineer lost a lot, so he asked this engineer to make a copy and brought it out, what a big box, and now in my file warehouse, this intelligence officer spent so much money for this pile of paper, and was scolded by me!"
"Scold! Ah Sheng, I finally know how terrible it is to be uneducated, it seems that you also have to learn advanced technology from abroad, at least know their role, as long as the drawings are useful, not to mention 2000, even 200,000 I am willing to pay, this intelligence officer of yours has made a great contribution, reward, must be rewarded! β
Chen Xuan danced excitedly, this time he could finally take advantage of Xiao Jin, a bastard.
"Also, with this lesson, our arsenal and aircraft factory must also raise the level of secrecy, you go back and sort it out, don't let Xiao Jin exploit the loopholes, we don't understand these materials, you send an elite team to send these things to the Navy Governor Yan Fu Yan Lao, he knows what to do, you must be careful and careful all the way, Xiao Jin has suffered such a big loss this time, he will definitely not give up easily."
After Du Yuesheng left, Chen Xuan was still very happy, to be honest, Chen Xuan has not taken advantage of the loops behind his back, this is good, he picked up a big bargain, and at the same time, he is also wondering if he is too far behind in the development of new weapons, his own Jianyuan style, after more than two years, it is not very mature, everyone is playing submarines, how to get it in the long run!
Originally, he still had some advantages of foresight and foresight, but now that there is Xiao Jin, this advantage is not his own, and that bastard has also learned machinery, and he has thrown Chen Xuan off a lot, which is not a good sign!
"What are you giggling at?"
When Song Jiaoren came in, Chen Xuan was still sleepwalking, and the two had made an appointment yesterday to watch Feng Ru's plane flight show together.
"Ahh Nothing, nothing, isn't this going to see Ding San's plane, I'm happy! β
Seeing that Chen Xuan didn't want to say anything, Song Jiaoren didn't force it, the two went out together and got into the car, and met Zhang Jian, Zhao Xuechu and others at the city gate, and the convoy rushed to the airport.
Nanchang Airport is not close to Nanchang City, this newly repaired airport is about 50 miles away, and it takes an hour and a half to make a one-way trip.
When I arrived at the airport, the plane had been unloaded and towed from the dock by a truck, neatly placed on the tarmac, Feng Ru and his team were doing inspections, Song Jiaoren and Zhang Jian and others had never seen Feng Ru's plane, and after getting out of the car, they ran over to watch together, and let out exclamations from time to time.
Now Feng Ru's fan is no longer a simple wooden frame when he just came back from the United States, although it is still a biplane, but many parts of the aircraft and the fixation of the fuselage are designed to be much finer and more reasonable, two of which are training planes, which can seat two people, which look a little bulky, and the remaining one reconnaissance aircraft and one modified fighter jet.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the plane completed the final comprehensive inspection and prepared for the test flight, because the trainer plane could seat two people, so the pilot in a leather jacket invited two guests to sit on the plane and perform together, Chen Xuan and Feng Ru rushed over together, but were dragged back together.
It was Song Jiaoren who dragged Chen Xuan back, and it was Feng Ru's guards who dragged Feng Ru back, who strictly remembered Chen Xuan's order and resolutely refused to allow Feng Ru to go to heaven.
Chen Xuan was scolded by Song Jiaoren and Zhang Jian, and resolutely refused to let him participate in the flight show, and finally Chen Xuan's escort captain Chen Ruiqing and an operational staff officer got the opportunity to participate in the test flight.
The four planes started one by one, erupted into a huge roar, the crowd of onlookers hurriedly retreated a long distance, looking at the four iron guys with a nervous face and some admiration, many people present have not seen the air show, throughout the ages, the legend of flying has only been heard in mythological stories, but no one has ever seen it, and now it is to witness a miracle that happened on the land of China.
The propeller with the nose spinning rapidly rolled up smoke and dust, and the plane quickly taxied on the runway, and after reaching a certain speed, the nose of the plane lifted and rushed out to the sky, and the scene let out a huge cheer, and the second, third, and fourth planes also followed, rushing into the sky.
Unlike the last flight show in Harbin, this time the plane flew faster and more securely, and the four pilots trained in the Harbin Flight School began to have fun, chasing after me, constantly changing formations, sometimes taking off with their heads held high, sometimes diving downward, triggering bursts of exclamations and cheersγγγγγγ