The two wooden-hulled biplanes were each pulled into the colonel's yard by eight pack horses, and the soldiers all stopped training and looked at this monster with a wingspan of more than eight meters with great interest.

Lu Kai, who has always been interested in airplanes, walked around the plane, touching here and there, and the two British test pilots wore leather flight caps and cigars in their mouths.

Feng Ru reported to Chai Dongliang on the work of the Aircraft Management Bureau in recent months: "This single-seat Feng Ru 3 biplane has been tested five times, with a maximum altitude of 270 meters, a flight speed of 85 kilometers per hour, and a flight distance of 50 kilometers???? On your suggestion, we have purchased a 58% stake in Rolls-Royce for £40,000 and invested £80,000 in the development of a V-12 water-cooled engine??? The move to Wuhu was met with resistance from the locals, and many British technicians were reluctant to come to China, so we sent 50 people to study there and build our own factory in Wuhu??? The construction of the aviation club is very smooth, and we have trained more than 200 pilots so far. ”

Chai Dongliang patted Feng Ru's shoulder with a smile and said, "It's hard work, it's really not easy to do so many things in a few months." ”

Feng Ru's face was obviously haggard, and the dark black bags under his eyes showed that he hadn't rested well for a long time, and he said in a slightly ashamed tone: "We people are useless enough, the governor gave us all the drawings, and we can't build that kind of V-shaped twelve-cylinder engine." ”

Chai Dongliang smiled and comforted him: "It's not your fault, the engine is the heart of industry, the integration of various high-tech, not so easy to do." We still lack talents in China. ”

Feng Ru said firmly: "Don't worry, give me another half a year, and I will definitely be able to make a V-shaped twelve-cylinder water-cooled engine." ”

Chai Dong nodded and said, "I believe you!" ”

Simple trust is often more touching than sweet words, and since Feng Ru arrived in Anhui, Chai Dongliang has provided all the conveniences he needs, and has also sent several drawings that make Feng Ru's eyes glow, including the shape, dimensions and engines of the new aircraft.

Feng Ru has never seen these things in the United States, and many of the designs look quite unbelievable, but when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. After transforming the shape of the aircraft, thickening the wings and adding the aileron control system, the surname of the aircraft can be reborn, the original can only fly at a height of more than ten meters, now it can fly to more than 200 meters, the original Feng Ru 2 flight distance is only a few hundred meters, and now it can fly 50 kilometers??? This progress is almost a leap forward!

These are not enough, especially the drawings of the "Eagle" engine, which really shocked Feng Ru, the design requirements of the V-type twelve-cylinder water-cooled piston engine are 1,800 revolutions per minute, the cylinder stroke is 165 mm, and the power is 255 horsepower??? This kind of data is simply staggering, and if such an engine can be built, then with two of these "Eagle" engines as engines, the aircraft will be able to cross the Atlantic. If it can really be realized, then the era of flying will truly come, and the plane will also be transformed from a dangerous toy into a weapon that determines the surname, and can open up civil aviation routes for the benefit of mankind.

Chai Dongliang's face was silent, in fact, he was still a little disappointed, he couldn't make a finished product with ready-made drawings, and the scientific and technological level of this era was really backward enough. However, he was a little excited to be able to successfully acquire Rolls-Royce, and most of the people in later generations knew the luxury of Rolls-Royce cars, but many people did not know that Rolls-Royce engines were also the world's top products.

In another time, in 1919, on the first transatlantic flight, four successful aircraft were powered by Rolls-Royce engines. During World War I, half of the aircraft engines used by the Entente countries were produced by Rolls-Royce, while the famous Hurricane, Spitfire, Mosquito, Lancaster, and Mustang in World War II were all used by Rolls-Royce engines.

Chai Dongliang felt a little regretful in his heart, while Feng Ru was shocked. When he put the drawings in front of the genius engineer Royce, Royston was dumbfounded, this kind of engine is similar to the engine of Rolls-Royce's "Silver Ghost" car, so he and Feng Rucai dared to say that they would definitely be able to build this advanced engine in half a year. Rolls-Royce also quickly established its first aircraft engine production line.

In another time and space, the "Eagle" engine provided by Chai Dongliang was produced 160,000 units before the end of World War II.

The acquisition of Rolls-Royce with a mere 40,000 pounds will bring Chai Dongliang an extremely huge fortune during World War I, as long as the European war starts, the Entente countries will realize the importance of the aircraft, and then the order will snowflakes to Rolls-Royce. More important than making money is that it will become a training base and train a large number of aviation industry talents for China??? Only when you control the core technology will you not be controlled by others.

Without the bitterness of being exploited by foreigners in core technology, the Chinese have eaten too much!

Feng Ru and his two apprentices have replaced the humble aircraft workshop with hundreds of people in a large factory, and Wuhu is building the world's first wind tunnel laboratory and the first metal fatigue laboratory. Chai Dongliang made up his mind to thoroughly consolidate China's raw material industry and lay an incomparably solid foundation for the industrial take-off. Rolls-Royce's spirit of perfection to the limit is well worth introducing to China.

In the current world, other powers except Germany have little understanding of airplanes, and always feel that they are just toys, and war still depends on the courage of artillery and soldiers. As a traverser, Chai Dongliang's understanding of air supremacy far exceeds this era.

Chai Dongliang knows very well that with China's national strength and the great powers competing for supremacy on giant ships and cannons, it will definitely be hopeless in a short period of time, and the aircraft will completely change the mode of war.

The Renault eight-cylinder engine made a deafening roar, the two biplanes slowly started in the school field, the huge propellers swayed the billowing dust, the war horses trembled with fright from this sound, and they moved away from the two monsters despite the shouts of the cavalry.

The plane gradually accelerated on the sandy runway, the British test pilot pulled up the longitudinal pole, the nose of the plane was raised high, the wooden plane took off in the stunned eyes of the soldiers, and the two planes drilled into the sky like purple swallows, hovered and rose above the school field, and slowly rose to an altitude of more than 200 meters.

After circling a few times, the two planes flew into the cannon balloon in mid-air, dumbfounded the scout in the gondola. A British test pilot poked his head out of the cabin, took out a pistol and made a gesture to shoot, which frightened the scout and quickly retracted his head into the gondola, and the test pilot proudly flew around the gondola a few times before reluctantly landing.

The legs of the thousands of troops and horses in the large school field were weak, and the war horses were reluctant to approach these two monsters that made a loud noise. The Jianghuai Revolutionary Army, which had no fear of the enemy's bayonets, also developed a deep fear of these two planes, not because they were timid, but because of the instinctive reaction of human beings in the face of the unknown.

Lu Kai, who had been watching the air show, suddenly slapped his thigh, and he looked at the improved two-wheeled Maxim machine gun in the school yard, it turned out that this machine gun was equipped with an anti-aircraft device, and the purpose was to deal with aircraft.

Prophetic foresight! Lu Kai looked at Chai Dongliang's eyes, and there was a little more respect and fear!

Chai Dongliang didn't feel anything, in his eyes, this kind of plane flew too slowly, flew too low, and the load was very unsatisfactory, as a reconnaissance plane barely made do, six small aerial bombs at most are also symbolic of the meaning of the surname, if the engine can not be upgraded, it is extremely difficult to install a machine gun on the plane.

However, just as the eagle has just spread its wings, although it flies crookedly, no one can deny that it will eventually become the king of the sky!

???? Dividing line ????

There was a lot of noise in the large conference room of the Military Advisory Office, and the generals of the Jianghuai Army asked for war and asked to lead troops to recover Mongolia. Most of these people are in their twenties, and it is a period when their brains are full of enthusiasm, and everyone is dreaming of Wei Qing and Huo Quai. Feng Wolf Juxu is almost an irresistible temptation for young generals.

"Whoever fights with me again, don't say that my old He doesn't talk about friendship! This time I was transferred to Lao Tzu's commercial police corps, and I was the captain of the army, so I was naturally the commander of the advance army, why didn't I see the thief being beaten just when I saw the thief eating meat? When you sent me to Shanghai to look after the home of Guanghua Company, why didn't you fight? He Tianshou slapped the table and scolded his mother.

Gu Mazi took off his hat and threw it on the table and shouted: "Lao He, it's useless for you to talk nonsense, the merchant police corps is the merchant police corps, and the advance army is the advance army, this is not the same thing!" More than 600 people have been transferred out of my mixed brigade, and all the officers have been assigned to the advance army??? Whoever is the commander of this command can succeed, I don't fucking fight for this, even if I am demoted to become a regiment commander or battalion commander, I will do it! ”

Lu Kai also echoed: "What Mazi said is reasonable, this code is one code!" Then he said to He Tianshou with a hippie smile: "Lao He, when the Huaishang army fought Anqing, I took the cavalry to brave the heavy rain to relieve you from the siege, just for the sake of this friendship, you can't fight with me, right?" ”

He Tianshou said with a straight face: "There is no father and son in the casino, and there are no brothers on the battlefield, this thing can't be allowed!" ”

Lu Kai rolled his eyes and said, "Lao He, don't forget, you are not an active officer, why should you lead troops to recover Mongolia?" ”

He Tianshou was speechless for a while, because he made a big fuss about the Anqing Zi Council, he was removed from his military position, and he really couldn't be regarded as an officer.

Lu Kai said with a hippie smile again: "Besides, Lao He, you have one arm, in case that arm is also injured, there will be nothing to take chopsticks for dinner in the future, let's go to Shanghai, where the flower world is not better than eating sand in Mongolia?" ”

Just when everyone was arguing, I saw Gao Ming, secretary general of the Military Advisory Office, walking in with a warrant. Everyone immediately fell silent.

Gao Ming glanced at everyone present, and then opened the warrant: "Division Commander Kuang Haishan is hereby appointed as the commander of the advance army, commanding the newly formed Second Mixed Brigade to send troops to Kulun, Gu Nanshan as the deputy commander, and Gu Weijun as the chief of staff??? This order, the Jianghuai patrol made Chai Dongliang! ”

Lu Kai said to He Tianshou with a bitter face: "Yes, our brothers have no play, and they have been fighting for a long time!" ”

He Tianshou's face was even darker, gloomy and didn't speak, Gu Mazi smiled extremely proudly, and the pockmarked pit on his face shook like a hornet's nest that had been poked by a pole.

Kuang Haishan stood up with a solemn expression, saluted and said: "I will never live up to the trust of the governor and the elders of Anhui, and sweep away Mobei for three months, and if I can't succeed, I will be severely punished by military law!" ”

Gao Ming said with a smile: "Commander Kuang, the governor is waiting for you in the office, and there are important things to explain." ”

Chai Dongliang weighed it in the office for a long time before he made up his mind to let Kuang Haishan lead the troops out of the fortress. He Tianshou's surname is sparse, and Lu Kai is bold, it is easy for them to sweep away a few clowns in Mongolia, but it is not easy to make this nail firmly rooted in Mongolia.

Among the generals under him, only Kuang Haishan's surname is calm and thoughtful, which makes Chai Dongliang more at ease. Gu Weijun, the chief of staff, is good at diplomacy, but he doesn't know anything about war, and the purpose of sending him to Mongolia is to encircle the Jin merchants who have great influence in the local area, and to deal with the Russian consul in Kulen, he can't let the Russians stab himself in the back.

The situation in the first year of the Republic of China was really difficult at home and abroad, Zhebu Tsundamba, Fusheng, and Wutai were instigated by the Russians, and Eastern and Western Mongolia pulled flags and fired artillery to rebel together. Yuan Shikai negotiated with Britain several times without results, and the British Minister Zhu Erdian was close friends with him, and he felt shameless to see Yuan Shikai's surname and return to London pretending to be sick.

Yuan Shikai couldn't take care of each other for a while, and the big loan for the aftermath was delayed because of the Senate's attack, and the military expenses of the Beiyang Army were surprisingly exaggerated, although Feng Guozhang, Zhang Xun, Cao Kun and other Beiyang generals all asked to send troops to recover Mongolia, but the War Department could not pay the military salary and promotion fee. Not to mention that the funds are really tight, even with this money, Army Chief Duan Qirui and Deputy Minister Xu Shuzheng don't want Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun and others to put gold on their faces, they also plan to organize a new army to recover Mongolia and create a strong team for themselves.

Seeing that Yuan Shikai is getting older, and all the generals in Beiyang know that the Yuan family will not live to be sixty years old as long as they become officials, whoever can recover Mengjiang will occupy an extremely advantageous position in the future Chinese political pattern. The Republic of China is a republic, which of the Beiyang generals is not staring at the throne of this great president with bloodshot eyes?

The more fierce the Beiyang generals were, the more Yuan Shikai and Duan Qirui didn't dare to let them lead their troops out of the fortress. Just as the Beiyang infighting continues, China is already facing the biggest threat of partition after the Year of Gengzi.

The reason why Yanjing Zhengaxe allowed the Jianghuai Army to send troops to Mongolia was a helpless move in such a complex domestic and international situation.

The War Department gave Chai Dongliang a message that the Jianghuai Army landed in Tianjin by ship and then went out of the jam by land. The supplies of the Jianghuai Army were transported to the port of Tianjin, and then the War Department organized the manpower transshipment. The supplies donated to the front line by the provinces and civil society are also forwarded by the War Department on their behalf.

Chai Dongliang knew that the War Department was actually in charge of Vice Minister Xu Shuzheng, and he was temporarily an ally with himself for the purpose of weakening the Beiyang generals??? It's just that this relationship is more fragile than the crotch of the girl.

The advance army is out of Saibei, and everything is on its own!

(To be continued)