Opponents refer to the "French technology" by the MS406 developed by Air France, which was once the main fighter of the French army, but because of the surrender soon after the start of the war, a considerable part of these fighters fell into the hands of the German army. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Germans mainly used it as a trainer aircraft, and part of it was transferred to Italy and participated in the battle for the Mediterranean, so Britain and the United States knew about this fighter that had fought against them.

Of course, its performance is slightly weaker than that of the Wildcat, for example, the maximum speed is only 486 kilometers per hour, while the maximum speed of the Wildcat fighter is 515 kilometers per hour.

But this does not mean that the technology of the French is lagging behind the "Wildcat", because at that time the new French fighter MS410 had already left the factory, and its speed reached 509 kilometers per hour, which was almost on par with the "Wildcat".

Therefore, what the opponents say is still reasonable, given that in time, when France liberates its industrial equipment and talents and regains effective use, will it still look at fighters like the "Wildcat" and abandon their own fighters?

This is also the main reason why France was able to rise rapidly after the war and become one of the few in Europe with independent R&D capabilities and a very complete military industrial system...... French industry was largely undamaged during World War II, not only was it not destroyed, but it was even developing.

In fact, Ernest's main person who wants to defend is not France, but the Chinese expeditionary force, but when he thinks about it...... The opponents are right, even if the United States does not give China the technology for the expeditionary force, they will still be able to get it from France in the near future, so why bother?!

So there was no doubt, and Washington quickly agreed to the plan and was ready to hand over two production lines to the Chinese expeditionary force, one in Okinawa and one in Algiers.

The reason why there is another one in Okinawa is because MacArthur's fighting in the Philippines requires a large number of fighters to coordinate ...... On the other hand, the Japanese army that MacArthur faced was a Japanese army with the navy and air force crippled and basically only the army remained, so he did not require the performance of the fighters to be good, and the "Wildcat" was enough.

So it became clear that putting the "wildcat" in Okinawa for production would save a lot of money.

After getting the news, Zhang Chi secretly breathed a sigh of relief...... This may be a trivial matter for the United States, but for the Chinese Expeditionary Force, it is a major event related to future development.

It is true that the expeditionary force may indeed be able to find a way to obtain technology from France, but Zhang Chi knows that the fighter is still the most reliable thing of the US imperialists. And some things are not something that can be done behind closed doors or by introducing talents and increasing investment, it needs to be accumulated for a long time and constantly improved...... The engine is one of them.

This is also the reason why the engine has always been the bottleneck in modern China.

After thanking Eisenhower on the phone, Zhang Chi flew to Algiers to meet General Giraud.

At this time, Zhang Chi was already famous, especially in Algeria, so from Zhang Chi getting off the plane to taking the car to the Algiers government building, there were officers and soldiers and people saluting Zhang Chi and casting adoring glances all the way, and occasionally some people cheered.

It should be said that there is a difference, the French officers and soldiers worship Zhang Chi as an ordinary person, while the Algerian soldiers and civilians regard Zhang Chi as their hope for independence...... After all, at this time, it was Zhang Chi who was helping the Zoaf Corps to have independent command, and everyone knew that this was the basis for independence.

Because everyone knew Zhang Chi, General Ji Luo had already heard the report that Zhang Chi was coming, so he went downstairs to greet him first.

"My hero, welcome!" General Giro waved his hand to Zhang Chi enthusiastically from a distance of more than ten meters, and walked forward quickly to shake hands with Zhang Chi.

At the same time, General Giraud did not forget to wave his hand to the people gathered outside the government building, and the people responded with a burst of cheers.

"Look!" General Ji Luo boasted to Zhang Chi: "How much I am loved by the people! ”

Zhang Chi smiled and waved his hand to the people...... The people immediately burst into louder cheers, and some even shouted: "Long live Zhang Chi!" "Chinese soldiers are good! ”……

General Giraud's face couldn't help but be slightly embarrassed, but on this occasion, he could only pretend to be very graceful and said: "Look, my general, they love you just as much!" ”

While greeting and walking into Ji Luo's office, General Ji Luo enthusiastically asked the orderly to pour a glass of whiskey for Zhang Chi, and said, "Major General, you should have told me that you were coming back earlier, so that I would have time to arrange a welcome ceremony for you!" ”

"No need for this!" Zhang Chi replied: "I came this time for something!" ”

"Of course!" General Giraud replied: "The Major General is a busy man, I guess you must have something to do here!" ”

"I'm licensed to produce American fighters!"

"What?" General Giraud's eyes immediately widened, "You mean...... Can you produce fighters? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded.

Zhang Chi knew that this was very important to General Giraud, who now had an army and navy, and even the Toulon fleet as a navy still had considerable strength, but only there was no air force...... In fact, he has an air force, but it doesn't make much difference whether it has it or not.

"Which model are you talking about?" General Giraud asked.

"'Wildcat' and 'Dreadnought'!" Zhang Chi replied: "I plan to set up the production line on the island of Okinawa!" ”

"Major General!" General Giro's eyes flashed with greed, and his upper body leaned forward unconsciously, saying, "I don't know...... Do you have the freedom to sell it or co-produce it? I mean, like producing rifles? ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied with a smile: "This is exactly the purpose of my visit to you, isn't it?" ”

"Great, Major General, you are truly our hero! That's great! General Giraud was immediately as happy as a child.

If it weren't for Zhang Chi consciously raising the wine glass to his chest, Zhang Chi would be worried that General Ji Luo would hug him and kiss him.

"Of course!" Zhang Chi shook the wine in his glass and said: "We still have a choice, the main purpose of the Americans is to produce enough fighters for their troops in the Philippines......

"Of course, of course!" General Giro immediately said cautiously: "Major General, I understand. Make sure you have a production line in Algiers as well, I mean...... Produce with us and the French people will always remember your help to us! ”

Zhang Chi still looked at the wine in the wine glass and didn't speak, just saying a few good words was not enough.

The current Zhang Chi is not so easy to coax, since France still has so many talents and technologies, why should he be merciful?!