After the occupation and peace. The Central Government's interest in the Northwest Frontier became increasingly important when the war broke out in Europe, and the Russian Empire was too busy fighting against Germany to pay attention to the situation in Asia. Therefore, the central government of China seized the opportunity to carry out a comprehensive rectification of the northwestern frontier region. Not only have the troops been increased, but a wide range of grass-roots administrative organs have also been established in each of them, and taking into account local customs, religion, society, language, etc., many local leaders have been hired in these grass-roots administrative organs and have used their traditional influence to control the local situation.

But these high-level figures alone were not enough to stabilize the situation on the ground, and these people were ambiguous, and given the complexity of the local situation, the central government also moved a large number of peasants from the interior. It was also organized according to the military establishment, rationed with weapons, and reclaimed land in the border areas, so as to further ensure the stability of the border areas.

On the other hand, the central government also decided to speed up the development of the railway in the northwest frontier and strengthen its control over the border areas by modern means of transportation. And relying on modern means of transportation to drive the economic development of the border areas, but also to prepare for the sudden change of the situation in Central Asia.

In order to speed up the progress of railway construction, not only Zhan Tianjie set up the general headquarters of railway engineering in Yili. Moreover, under the command of Xiong Bingkun, the engineering troops were desperately trying to catch up with the progress of the Tianshan Pass and Bridge Project.

At present, in the northwest frontier region, there are two railways rushing to work at the same time, one is the Yidi Railway, which is forced by Ili, and the other is the Adi Railway. At present, the construction progress of the Altay railway is close to completion, and only the construction progress of the Yidi railway is far behind the plan, so Zhan Tianyou has to be stationed in Yili, but at the same time, he will occasionally go to Altay in northern Xinjiang to supervise the railway works there.

Now, among the bombers that Meng Fei saw flying from the north to the Ili airfield were Zhan Tianyi and several of his assistants.

It wasn't an ordinary bomber, it was an all-metal under-wing double-medium bomber, codenamed "Kingfisher" an experimental model. For the time being, there was no mass production, and only more than 20 aircraft were built for the bomber units of the Air Force to accumulate experience in the use of monoplanes.

The Kingfisher medium bomber and the "Wasp" class. Fighters, like the old ones, were designed in the old years, but the prototype appeared than the "class Wasp." Half a year late, it was not until the end of the old that the first prototype was actually delivered to the Air Force for use, and it was a new type of weapon.

with the "class of wasps." Different, the motive of the "Kingfisher" is not an in-line liquid-cooled aviation motive. Rather, it is a star-shaped air-cooled aviation motor, one on the left and right wings, which provides strong power for the bomber. Compared with the liquid-cooled aviation motor, the air-cooled aviation motor has stronger survivability, because this kind of motor does not require a complex liquid cooling circulation system, and in air combat, it can try to avoid the loss of power due to the bombing of the heat dissipation system, which can improve the survival rate of the bomber, but the air-cooled aviation motor also has disadvantages. The windward area of this motor is large, so the resistance is also large, in contrast, the windward area of the liquid-cooled aviation motor is very resistance and the fuel consumption is low, the power-to-weight ratio of the aircraft using this motor is relatively high, and the only disadvantage is that the heat dissipation system is easy to be shot, and the maintenance is more complicated.

Bombers are bulkier and slower than fighters, making them vulnerable to siege by enemy fighters in battle, precisely in mind. "Kingfisher. Priority is given to the use of star-shaped air-cooled aeronautical engines to improve survivability in battle.

The most striking feature of the "Kingfisher" type medium bombing power is not its motives, but its wings. This kind of bomber does not use the traditional two-wing or three-wing layout, but adopts a lower single-wing layout, with a wing box embedded under the front side of the middle of the all-aluminum alloy fuselage, and the left and right wings are installed on the wing box, and the engine is hung under the wing. And covered with a fairing to reduce drag during flight, at the junction of the bottom of the fuselage with the wing are two main landing gears, which, like the biplane fighter "Class Wasp", are equipped with fairings and are not retractable.

This particular layout was not the first idea proposed by the aircraft designers, this design scheme came directly from the Tongjitang, and the president ordered the aircraft designers to modify the original design scheme and change the wings into monoplanes to verify the advantages of the monoplane, and it is for this reason that the "Kingfisher" medium bomber was only a verification aircraft and was not mass-produced.

Since there was no battle to fight now, the "Kingfisher" type could not show its skills on the battlefield, so it could only be used for other purposes, such as transportation tasks, so Zhan Tianjie was able to use this aircraft to go to Altay to supervise the railway project.

In fact, the current Air Force garrison in Xinjiang is equipped with more than 10 "Kingfishers." "Most of the "Kingfishers" of the entire air force are stationed in the Northwest Frontier region.

Meng Fei insisted, "Kingfisher. The technology is not mature, although the degree of this bomber is very fast, almost catching up with the "class Wasp." However, due to the lack of wing lift, it is very bulky in the sky, and if it encounters a foreign fighter, the "Kingfisher" can rely on the degree advantage to quickly shake off the enemy aircraft, but if it encounters the "class Wasp", the loss of this bomber will be very amazing.

But then again, after all, this is the first type of monoplane bomber in China, and the design of the crane is not very mature, but it has provided valuable experience for the accumulation of aviation technology in a small country in Hanxi Prefecture. It has also enabled the air force units to accumulate valuable experience in the use of monoplane bombers, which is very beneficial to the development of a new generation of bombers in China.

What's more, at least the "Kingfisher" is a very good transport aircraft, which can serve military transport even if it cannot adapt to the new changes in the air battlefield.

Zhan Tianyou left Ili the afternoon before yesterday to inspect the railway project in Altay, and when he returned from Altay this morning, he took this "Kingfisher" medium-sized bomber. He also gave the substitute transport aircraft a name. It is called "Nosso, No., to commemorate the principal when he was studying in the United States, when Zhan Tianyou was staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nosob, which was a good memory for Zhan Tianyi.

After all, the "Kingfisher" is not a special transport aircraft, although the bomb bay has been modified, but the comfort of this ride is really not to be talked about, plus the high air temperature is very low, so when Zhan Tianjie and his assistants walked off the plane, several people's faces were a little pale, and one of them was still shivering.

Meng Fei hurriedly instructed the ground crew to pull Zhan Tianyou and the others to the barracks dormitory by car, and used a foreign iron stove to bake the fire, which took about half an hour. A few people were relieved, and at this time, the person who came to the airport to pick up Zhan Tianyou had already arrived.

Seeing the visitor, Zhan Tian was a little surprised.

"When did Governor Zhang arrive in Ili?. "I found out on the net yesterday that I had sent a telegram to Chief Zhan, but it seems that the telegram was not handed over to you, Zhang Yibo said.

"How did you get here? Also by plane?.

Zhan Tianyi asked, and he was not to blame him for being strange, the railway from Ili to Xuhua had not yet been completed, and it was impossible to rush to Ili from Russia so quickly by detouring the Trans-Siberian Railway, so he had to take the fastest plane.

"I came with the airship of the engineering corps, not directly to Yili, but first went to Huiyuan New Town, where I changed to a car and rushed to Yili

Zhang Yiying's explanation made Zhan Tianyou suddenly realize that the engineering unit is indeed equipped with airships, not only soft small airships, but also large hard airships, which undertake the transportation of some construction equipment. However, firstly, the airship is filled with hydrogen, which is more dangerous, and secondly, the take-off and landing of the airship are very troublesome, and the southern Xinjiang side is recently quelling an armed rebellion, which requires airships to provide logistical support, so it is difficult for the airships of the engineering troops to show up once in the Ili area, and even Zhan Tianyou, the commander-in-chief of railway engineering, has only seen airships twice this year.

"You're here to inspect?" Zhan Tianyou asked not very politely, in his opinion, Zhang Yiying is a standard politician. There are a lot of political tricks, for this kind of people. Zhan Tianwei has always been near and far, and the so-called "different ways do not conspire with each other." "What Zhan Tianyou wants is purity.

In addition, there is another reason why Zhan Tianjie has a prejudice against Zhang Yimu, that is, the "indefinite postponement of the Han Railway Plan".

At the beginning, it was this Zhang Yihou who strongly instigated the president to stop the construction of the "Han Railway" and turn the funds to the Yidi Railway Project, and vowed to the center that with him in charge, the Yidi Railway would definitely be completed on time.

Zhan Tianwei also admitted that the section from eastern Sichuan to western Hubei in the Sichuan-Han Railway Project was extremely difficult to build because of the terrain, and even crossed the Yidi Railway. However, he also believed that as long as the funds were in place, the technical support was sufficient, and the time was sufficient, it would not be a problem to build the entire Sichuan-Hanzhou Railway, but it was this suggestion that finally made the hesitant center and the president decide to abandon the Sichuan-Hankou Railway finishing project, and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Railway from Sichuan to other provinces was changed to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Line. From the south of Shaanxi to the northwest of Hubei, all the remaining funds of the Sichuan-Han Railway were transferred to the Yidi Railway, and the foreign technical support team of the Sichuan-Han Railway was also transferred to Yili.

If the Yidi railway project can be completed on time, Zhan Tianwei will not have an opinion on Zhang Yiying, but the Yidi railway project is seriously behind the construction plan, so don't blame General Zhan for having an opinion on Zhang Yixin.

Zhan Tianwei didn't know why the president accepted Zhang Yiying's suggestion, he thought that it might have something to do with Zhang Yiyan's identity, this person almost became the director of the chamberlain, if he hadn't come to the western border to serve, he might have been the president's right and left hand, such a person, in the president's mind, the status of the president will naturally not be low. And now there are rumors that the president intends to let Zhang Yiying enter the political committee, so Zhang Yiying's career will only be smooth sailing.

"It's an inspection, in a few days, I will hand over the governor's errand, go back to Beijing to report on work, before leaving, the president took a telegram and asked me to go to Ili to have a good look, by the way to the border to see, I heard that Chief Zhan has returned to Yili, I specially came to pick you up and go back to the city, the president asked me to thank you for him. Thank you for the people, you have done your best for the exhibition of China's railway industry, and you are really a model for my generation and a national model

Zhang Yihou was very happy when he spoke, and he did have reason to be happy, because he was about to enter the political committee, and in the future, he Zhang Yiying would be the president's cronies.