From, jumping to the first manned powered aircraft manufactured by Wright Budi in the United States, to the old year, the eleven years, the exhibition of the new machine of the aircraft in a very short period of time has made surprising achievements, among them, Zhao Bei's role is very critical, if he does not attach importance to the aircraft, the military powers and industrial powers will never invest so much attention to this new machine, to now, the aircraft industry of the industrial powers is booming, especially the German aircraft industry is the most prosperous.

Considering the backwardness of China's industry and technology, Zhao Bei deliberately selected a group of young people with excellent character and learning to study in Germany. Specializing in aircraft manufacturing, which focuses on aviation motive manufacturing, in order to complete the * talent training plan before the explosion of the First World War, this kind of study abroad career is cramming, the semester is only a short year, and now, this group of students has returned to China to serve, and the 6th Army Aviation Brigadier General Meng Fei actually returned to China with this group of students.

Today, when Meng Fei received his military rank promotion at the Presidential Palace, the group of students studying in the aircraft manufacturing industry had already boarded the train and were on their way to Wuhan, and Meng Fei had no doubt that when this group of young people entered the aircraft factory, China's aviation industry would achieve even more admirable achievements.

Suddenly, what Meng Fei is most concerned about now is not what kind of advanced aircraft the aircraft factory can provide for the aviation units in the future, but what kind of aircraft he can use at present.

In the past, the aviation units of the Sixth Army generally used fighter planes to carry out this kind of aerial reconnaissance mission, but now, the president told him that at the beginning of this year, the aircraft factory in Wuhan had already manufactured a special light long-range reconnaissance plane, and because of the use of the most advanced aviation motive provided by Germany, this kind of reconnaissance plane was not only fast, but also flew at an altitude higher than that of a fighter plane. As for the range, it will also be able to guarantee the implementation of this strategic reconnaissance mission.

Since he had just returned to China, Meng Fei had never seen that kind of special reconnaissance plane. Therefore, he has decided to go to Wuhan immediately after the award ceremony to receive the reconnaissance planes handed over by the factory, and by the way to see what the aircraft factory is like now, after all, he has not been to the factory for more than half a year, and Meng Fei is very curious, because when he was "studying" in Germany, the German instructor once complained to him, saying that China's aircraft factories are far more advanced than Germany's, and Germany's aircraft manufacturing industry is mostly taken care of by some small and medium-sized private factories. At present, China's aircraft manufacturing industry is basically cut off by the factory in Wuhan, and it is run by the state, and it is precisely because of this that China's aircraft manufacturing industry can concentrate funds and technology to display the most advanced aircraft, and the aircraft manufactured are quite "standardized." "Unlike German aircraft, there are too many models, which is a logistical test.

However, when Meng Fei consulted the president about the situation, the president told him that the aircraft factory in Wuhan was only a prototype factory, and in the near future, several new aircraft factories would be built all over the country, and each factory would have its own design department, and there would be a low-intensity design competition between these factories, and whoever had better aircraft performance would use whose aircraft would be used by the air force, which was called "healthy competition." In the president's view, if only one aircraft manufacturing enterprise is established, due to the lack of competitors, the company can only become unenterprising, holding on to the shortcomings, and eventually leading to the gradual decline of China's aviation manufacturing industry. The best model for the aviation industry is one in which private factories go hand in hand with state-owned factories, and design institutes and manufacturing plants work together.

Although he agrees with the president's idea, it is indeed difficult for Meng Fei to imagine the future exhibition of the aviation industry, he only knows, for the time being. In the entire Far East, China's aviation manufacturing industry is at a first-class level, and the training of supporting aviation personnel is even more surprising; if we count from the old years, in the four years, China's Sixth Army Aviation Unit has possessed nearly 10,000 reserve pilots of excellent quality, and these flight reserve personnel have been insisting on taking turns to fly planes to intensify their training, and once a large-scale all-out war breaks out, these aviation personnel can be thrown into the "air war" at any time.

It's a pity that the number of planes is not enough now, although the total number of fighters and bombers is far from Japan, but in Meng Fei's opinion. The more planes there are, the more powerful our air firepower will be. To put it more bluntly, that is. In future military conflicts, military experts will once again see the strategy of superiority brought about by superior equipment.

Meng Fei very much hopes that the center will further strengthen its investment in the construction of aviation forces, but about the center's military aircraft procurement plan. This is highly confidential, he hesitated for a moment, but in the end he held back and did not ask, he believed in the president's strategic vision, the president attached great importance to the building of the air force at the beginning, and now that the president has decided to take military action against Japan, then he will naturally not relax his attention to the building of the air force.

This strategic reconnaissance plan was formulated in such detail that it was impossible for Meng Fei to fully grasp it in such a short period of time. Fortunately, the president gave him another report on the mission, although this is also a confidential document, but Meng Fei can take it back and study it carefully.

Originally, Meng Fei planned to leave this at that. The issue of the presidential election was discussed with the president, but he did not have time to ask. The alarm clock on the desk had gone off, and it was half past nine in the morning. The award ceremony was only five minutes away.

Putting on his briefcase and following the president out of the office, Meng Fei sat in the presidential palace car with a look of anger for a short time. The adjutant called Zhang Guangyang, who was waiting in the reception room, and the group of naval security officers into the car, and Zhang Guangyang sat down next to Meng Fei, also carrying a briefcase in his hand.

Although he knew that this might involve military secrets, Meng Fei's curiosity was very strong, and Zhang Guangyang was his friend, so after the car moved, he asked in Zhang Guangyang's ear.

"Hiroshi. Have you also been assigned a military assignment? I don't ask much, just ask if it's yes, and you nod your head to say "yes" and shake your head to say "no."

Zhang Guangyang neither nodded nor shook his head, but just replied with a straight face.

"What do you say? I didn't hear anything. ”

Meng Fei "spouted with a double smile! "You didn't hear the ugly, that's good, I didn't taste anything"

That being said, Meng Fei's curiosity became stronger. Their Air Force performs strategic reconnaissance missions, so what are the tasks of the Navy? Zhang Guangyang drove a submarine, could it be that he used a nose boat to reconnoiter a Japanese military port?

The adjutant drove the presidential palace open-top car, followed by the presidential car in front, carrying Meng Fei and Zhang Guangyang to the front of the auditorium, because the auditorium is not far from the office building of the commander's hall, it only took two minutes on the road, when the president took Meng Fei and Zhang Guangyang into the auditorium, there was still one minute before the official ceremony of the awarding ceremony, and this time was very accurate.

At this time. The auditorium was already full of more than 200 people, all of them in straight military uniforms, shiny leather shoes, and armed belts tied in spirit, the president stepped into the auditorium with one foot, only to listen to a password, all the officers in the auditorium stood upright, did not squint, looked straight ahead, and waited for the president to walk on the podium, everyone followed the command to salute, the president saluted, and then everyone sat back, and took off the military caps, and sat up straight.

"Jinyu, we are not here to be promoted. It is not for the sake of money, promotion of military rank, for a revolutionary soldier, it is not only a change in military rank, but also a sublimation of responsibility and honor! As a revolutionary soldier, an officer of the Wehrmacht, you all have a soldier's vocation, the higher the rank, the greater the responsibility, the higher the position, the heavier the burden on your shoulders, if you just sit here for the sake of promotion and wealth, then I ask him to leave here now.

The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, for China. The future of our country is in our hands. As a professional soldier in China, I have the same heart as you have a strong heart, as a soldier, we should be a model for the people, where we are needed, we will go, today, our sweat is sprinkled on the training ground, tomorrow, maybe our blood will be sprinkled on the battlefield, "although the country is big, the belligerent will die." "It's not that we're belligerent, it's that this era makes us have to fight, and we can go to the battlefield at any time for the sake of this country." ”

As usual, Zhao Bei's opening remarks were very straightforward, he did not shy away from talking about war, in fact he always emphasized it, although in front of foreign guests, the president usually showed a great love of peace. But in front of the high-ranking generals of the Wehrmacht. However, he never concealed his desire for war, because he knew that the contradictions between China and the great powers could not be resolved by peaceful means, and that there would be no peace without war.

The ceremony did not last long, after awarding the officers with military ranks and swords, Zhao Bei left the auditorium and called Zhang Guangyang into a special car to go with him to the commander's hall.

Looking at the car carrying Zhang Guangyang disappearing into the corner of the warning area of the Commander's Hall, Meng Fei raised his hand and scratched his face. His curiosity is even heavier now, and he really can't guess what the task given to Zhang Guangyang by the president is.

With a question mark in his head, Meng Fei returned to his car, but before he could get into the car, he heard a roar of "Tutu, Tutu" motives, and looked back and saw a partial three-wheeled motorcycle approaching this way.

This kind of partial three-wheeled motorcycle is also a product of Wuhan Automobile Factory, and it has also been mass-produced, but it is only supplied to the army, and it is not easy for ordinary people to buy it.

The man on the motorcycle wore a pilot's fur hat on his head, goggles, a flight armor on his upper body, and a white silk scarf around his neck like a pilot, and some of it was put up, covering his face like a mask.

"Who's this? This dress, and then with that car, pull the wind, the whole 16 pilots. ”

When Meng Fei saw it, his mind suddenly went blank, not for anything else. It was because of the dress of this motorcycle and the person driving the motorcycle that reminded him of a pilot, and suddenly, Meng Fei really shouldn't have bought a car, he should also find a way to get a three-wheeled motorcycle like this.

Errata and information: In the first gills, chapter "The Old Years of the Common Era", there is a little error about the steel production in Germany, in the old years, the national steel output in Germany is, 10,000 tons, no, 10,000 tons, and when copying the data, I made a mistake "The annual output of 10,000 tons of steel is the national steel production of the old blade year in Germany." Thank you for your correction.

As a comparison, in real history, China's Hanyeping Company in the state, the annual steel production is a ton of hurry. It is worth mentioning that according to the loan contract signed between Han Cunping and Japan in 3 years, Han Yeping must export 30 million tons of iron ore to Japanese iron and steel enterprises at a low price in 40 years, and Han Yeping's actual iron ore reserves in Daye are only 20 million tons, and the state produces 10,000 tons of iron ore tiles per year.

As for the fictional steel production of Hanye Jiang in the old years in this book, it is a reference to the state where Yawata Iron is located in Japan, and the annual steel output is about 10,000 tons of steel.

Other than that. As a necessary comparison, some data on heavy industry in Germany before and after World War I are listed here, so that book lovers can have one when reading. Intuitive impression: in the old years, Germany's pig iron output was VCD 10,000 tons, steel production, persuasion 10,000 tons, and the total tonnage of German merchant ships was 10,000 tons. Sales of German chemical products in 100 million marks. Among them, synthetic dyes account for 90% of the world's total production.

By the way, the annual output of the European powers in the early years of the First World War:

Rifle. Germany, the old 10,000 rods, the French field 10,000 rods, the British 10,000 rods, the Russian blade 10,000 rods.

Plane. The German mustache, the French blade frame, the British dart, and the Russian fight.

Machine gun. Germany persuaded to boil, France to squeeze, Britain to support, Russia to boil.

In the last year of World War I, the German arsenal produced nearly 10,000 machine guns per month.