This sentence made the cheers and celebrations of the entire university very abrupt, and the atmosphere of lively celebration a second ago suddenly came to a 180-degree turn, and the officers and men of the Third Beiyang Division were all stunned, and Yuan Shikai and other high-level officers of Beiyang were also gloomy.

In the just-concluded Battle of Qingdao, the Blue Eagle Flying Brigade under the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army was born out of thin air, and it was reckless and fierce, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army and navy departments one after another.

For this reason, newspapers large and small throughout the country have carried out long reports on the Blue Eagle Flying Brigade, not only reporting in detail on the various sorties of the Blue Eagle Flying Brigade, but also introducing the performance and role of various types of aircraft to the Chinese people.

Therefore, not to mention the officers and men of Beiyang, even ordinary civilians can know the role and difference between aircraft as bombers, reconnaissance planes, and fighter planes.

There was no way for the bombers alone to compete with the Blue Eagle Flying Group, and the sluggish bombers were helpless targets in the sky against the fighters, and the Orientals had proved this with their blood.

The person who said that sentence just now seemed to know that he was in trouble, and he didn't dare to show his head at all, and the atmosphere in the big school suddenly became weird and gloomy.

Yuan Shikai's face was gloomy as water, and he asked Zhu Erdian: "Your Excellency, I think you have heard it just now, I don't know if your country can sell another batch of fighters to our country, otherwise even if the flight group of our Beiyang Army is established, I am afraid it will be difficult to compete with the Blue Eagle flight group under Wang Mo." ”

"That's right, the bomber group must be escorted by fighters, and after the battle of Qingdao, this has become the consensus of the whole world about the Air Force." Chen Huan, deputy chief of the General Staff Headquarters, interjected, "I heard that the Blue Eagle Flying Brigade under Wang Mo has a fighter that can shoot from the nose of the plane without breaking the propeller, which is very powerful, and has a brilliant record of 42:0 in the Battle of Qingdao. It was easy to defeat the Japanese aircraft group. ”

Yuan Shikai nodded in agreement, and asked Zhu Erdian again: "Yes, Your Excellency the minister, I don't know if your country can sell another batch of this kind of fighter jets that can shoot from the nose of the plane without breaking the propeller, and the price is negotiable." ”

In the perception of Yuan Shikai and others, Britain is the number one power in the world. It has the world's most advanced and developed industrial technology and production capacity. The fighter planes that Wang Mo can have, Britain can naturally have, and even more advanced.

However, Yuan Shikai didn't know that his request really stumped Zhu Erdian.

Zhu Erdian only recently received news from China that after the Germans purchased that fighter from Wang Mo, they quickly developed a similar fighter and quickly mass-produced it for the Air Force. The Luftwaffe defeated the British and French air forces with this miraculous fighter that could shoot from the nose without breaking the propellers, and the skies of Europe had completely become the backyard of the Luftwaffe.

Because of this. Zhu Erdian was also severely reprimanded by the cabinet, and if it weren't for the fact that there was no suitable candidate to replace him who had served in the Far East for many years, I am afraid that he would have to pack his bags and go back to China long ago.

Not to mention that Yuan Shikai wants to buy this kind of fighter, Zhu Erdian also wants to get one to send back to China at any cost.

Since the Luftwaffe completely dominated the skies of Europe, the British and French had to invest huge sums of money in the development of this kind of fighter technology that could shoot from the nose on the one hand, and on the other hand, try to get a prototype to solve the secrets.

This kind of almost strategic weapon, whether it is the Germans or Wang Mo, has deployed very strict defenses. Therefore, it is difficult for Britain and France to obtain this technology in a short period of time.

Of course, Zhu Erdian, who has been a diplomat for many years, will not reveal the slightest hint of these thoughts. Instead, he looked very embarrassed and said, "Your Excellency, this is the most advanced secret technology of the British Empire, and I am afraid that I will have to ask the cabinet for instructions and get permission before I can give you an answer." ”

Seeing the disappointment and displeasure on Yuan Shikai's face, Zhu Erdian hurriedly added again: "President, please rest assured. I will certainly make every effort to my Cabinet to sell fighter jets to your country as soon as possible. ”

This is not to be regarded as Zhu Erdian coaxing Yuan Shikai, with the strength of Britain's number one power in the world, it is only a matter of time before he captures or develops the "shooting coordinator".

Zhu Erdian said so, what else could Yuan Shikai say. I had to nod helplessly and said, "Okay, then there is His Excellency Minister Lao." ”

Boom-boom-boom

The explosions suddenly sounded one after another, but the Beiyang officers and men did not panic, but turned their heads in unison with great interest and looked at a hill to the west, because it was a test flight bomber dropping bombs on a preset target.

The bombing drill of the test flight bombers was very loud, and the preset artillery position on the west hill was bombed under the cover of 10 test flight bombers, and the entire hilltop area was instantly shrouded in thick smoke and dust. When the smoke cleared, the hill was almost leveled, showing that the power of the bombing was truly amazing.

In terms of the power of this bombing alone, the Opas bomber developed by the British is indeed much stronger than the Aike DH.4 bomber that Wang Mo purchased from the industrial mother machine.

The powerful power displayed by the Opas bombers was undoubtedly very inspiring, and all the Beiyang officers and men in the Daxiao field were overjoyed.

Yuan Shikai took advantage of the situation to announce the formal establishment of the Black Hawk Flying Brigade directly under the Ministry of War of the Central Government in Beijing, and hired ten British pilots as flight instructors to train flight cadets on their behalf.

The powerful power of the aircraft was vividly demonstrated in the Battle of Qingdao, and now with the strong support of the British, the Beiyang Army has also begun to form a flight group. In the eyes of outsiders, the strength of the Beiyang Army is getting stronger and stronger, and it is believed that it is not a problem to sweep away the royal forces in the south. However, few people knew about the worries of the senior officers of the Beiyang Army.

A number of high-ranking officers of the Beiyang Army, including Yuan Shikai, were shocked by the powerful strength displayed by the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army's victory over the Anglo-Japanese Coalition Army and the Sichuan Army's victory over the Anglo-Japanese Coalition Army in the First Battle of Qingdao.

"The president, I humbly think that both the Sichuan army and the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army in Shandong have just gone through days of fighting. It was the time when it was at its weakest and most tired. Moreover, the three newly organized divisions formed in Hubei have not yet truly formed combat effectiveness, and the Wang family father and son have not yet reorganized the military and police units of the southern provinces. If our Beiyang Army takes the opportunity to move south in a big way at this time, it will definitely be able to make a contribution in one fell swoop and flatten the entire south! Chen Yan actively suggested that Yuan Shikai order the army to go south to war.

"Er'an, you said it lightly. Are the troops under the Wang family really as tired and weak as outsiders imagined now? I don't think so! Duan Qirui did not hide his jealousy of the strong strength of the various troops of the Wang family, and said, "The Sichuan army's sweeping away of the Kuomintang troops in the southern provinces is not a battle at all, and there are almost no casualties, so why be weak and tired?" It may not be possible for the three newly formed divisions of Hubei to attack in the field, but they still have the ability to cause great trouble to our troops going south by sticking to Wusheng Pass. As for the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army in Shandong, not to mention, it is a hard stubble that even more than 40,000 British and Japanese coalition troops can defeat, which of you can pat your chest and guarantee that you will be able to take it? ”

Hearing Duan Qirui's question, the Beiyang officers looked at each other. No one dared to answer. No matter how the Beiyang Army pretends to be the strongest army in the world, it always unconsciously bends down when facing the foreign army.

For the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army, which can defeat more than 40,000 Anglo-Japanese coalition troops, even Cao Kun, who is arrogant in peacetime and thinks that he is the best in the world in leading troops to fight, does not dare to say that he will definitely win.

"Then according to Zhiquan's intentions, we will just stand still, and let the Wang family and father and son integrate the southern provinces and enhance their strength?" Feng Guozhang frowned and asked, he was in favor of an immediate all-out war. Quick fix.

As if he had expected someone to question him like this, Duan Qirui said in a good time: "The Wang family integrates the southern provinces. Are we in Beiyang idle? Now, with the strong support of the Westerners of England and France, the strength of our Beiyang Army units can be rapidly improved. It won't be long before I believe that the overall strength of our Beiyang Army is definitely several times that of the various units under the Wang family, and at that time are you still afraid that you will not be able to sweep away the entire south? ”

Yang Du, who has always actively advised Yuan Shikai, did not say a word this time, and sat on the side expressionlessly. He was really chilled this time, Wang Mo had just used the Battle of Qingdao to force the British to return actual control of the customs. However, Yuan Shikai immediately used the customs taxes of several ports in the north as collateral and took out large loans to the British, and the foreigners still sent commissioners to supervise the customs.

"President, I think what Zhiquan said is reasonable." Yang Shiqi stood up and echoed Duan Qirui, "Looking at the various troops formed by the Wang family's father and son. The reason why they are strong is not because of their huge troops, but because their weapons and equipment are good and advanced enough, and the troops are well-trained. Therefore, I believe that in the absence of complete certainty at the moment, we should not risk going south to war. Instead, when Wang Mo was angry with the British foreigners, he took advantage of the foreigners' strong support for us to make every effort to expand the strength of our Beiyang Army. ”

"Yes, now we should focus on expanding our strength, as long as we are strong enough, when can't we level the south?"

"I don't agree with each other, if we miss the opportunity for the Wang family's troops to be weak and exhausted, it will be difficult for us to find such a favorable opportunity to start a war again."

"You can't take a risk, stable expansion of strength is the right way!"

"You should fight quickly, and you can't miss the fighter!"

The high-ranking officers of the Beiyang Army were divided into two factions and quarreled endlessly, each sounding like it had its own reasoning.

Strange to say, every time the high-ranking officers of Beiyang discussed whether to send troops to war with the Wang family, they could not agree on their opinions, and there were great differences.

It's no wonder that the high-ranking officers of the Beiyang Army are really Wang Mo's unexpected actions, which always make it difficult for those who want to deal with him.

Syllable!

Yuan Shikai, who was upset and irritable by the noise, slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Okay, what is the noise!" When to send troops to the south to start a war, I have my own opinion! ”

Perhaps it was because the rivers and lakes were getting older and the less courageous they became, or perhaps they had high hopes for the arms sold by Britain and Japan, Yuan Shikai did not take the risk of immediately ordering the Beiyang Army to go south for a quick victory, but chose to use the strong support of Britain, France and Japan to steadily expand the strength of the Beiyang Army, and then wait for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Wang family in the future. (To be continued......)