Facts have proved that Yang Hucheng, who rose in troubled times, could not be disrupted by Nanjing. After Ma Qingyuan's mutiny, the most central defeated the opposition of the second brigade of the garrison division, and initially controlled the strength of the garrison division, if it was given a certain amount of time, it would not be difficult for Ma Qingyuan to digest this armed force, but Yang Hucheng's reaction was also extremely fast, and after talking to Jiang Li, he personally led a brigade of people on the same day, and advanced lightly, and Sun Weiru went hand in hand, and went straight to Tianshui. Jiang Li also sent a mixed brigade to the Dingxi area, after all, the heart of harming people is indispensable, and the heart of preventing people is indispensable.

At this time, Ma Qingyuan was still difficult to convince the public in the garrison division, and in the face of Yang Hucheng, the old boss, personally taking command of the battle, most of the soldiers in the garrison division could not raise their will to fight at all, and the opposition that was forcibly suppressed by Ma Qingyuan came out again. Ma Qingyuan realized that Yang Hucheng's prestige in the 17th Route Army was still unshakable, so he fled in a hurry south with Bi Meixuan, who was loyal to him, and the Ma Jia Lin Army, a Hui armed force that had been incorporated into him, before the situation completely collapsed. Yang Hucheng still persevered in leading the troops to chase and fight, pursued for more than 200 miles, and wiped out most of Ma Qingyuan in Cheng County and Li County, and Ma Qingyuan finally only brought a few henchmen to escape by night.

As for some minor episodes in the course of the pursuit, such as the rout of Magalin's troops to the vicinity of the nearby villages, burning, killing, raping and committing adultery in the villages. When Yang Hucheng led his troops to pursue and arrived, the fighters that had taken off from Tianshui had already arrived in the sky above the Magalin Department one step ahead, and eight bombers bombed indiscriminately. Directly blew up the Magalin Division. Magalin and several of his henchmen were also killed on the spot. It is also the first time that Yang Hucheng has seen such a large fleet put into use in a small area. The momentum of destroying everything is still fresh in his memory, and he is more and more afraid of the 15th Route Army, not only Yang Hucheng, but even Sun Weiru is a little fortunate to withdraw from Lanzhou in time, otherwise his division is really not enough for the other party to fight, just the eight bombers in front of him bombed down, I am afraid that his troops are not much better than the unprepared Magalin Division.

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"This is the M.M.167 and M.M.168 prototype machines specially produced by the Italian company for the northwest. It was the work of Celestino Rosatelli, the chief designer of Fiat. Rosatelli has more than a decade of experience with single-engine fighters. This fighter is his most recent design, the Fiat Ca.30. Compete in the Zurich Air Race and the Dalmorin Cup Air Race. It is powered by a Fiat A.30 liquid-cooled engine. With a maximum horsepower peak of 690 horsepower during takeoff, this engine is a mature engine, although it is more likely to be hit than an air-cooled radial engine, but after many tests, it is relatively stable in operation. It has a relatively high power-to-weight ratio, and low fuel consumption, and carries 10 percent more fuel than the current Fokker D16 of the Aviation Department, and can stay in the air for 20 to 30 minutes more. Coupled with the excellent performance of a fighter. It can make up for the lack of its engine structure. ”

"The fuselage is a very popular all-metal structure, and the wings and tail are covered with cloth. Aluminum through the dura that has just been strengthened. That is, aluminum, magnesium, copper, and fierce alloys are widely used in the fuselage, wings, and tail. ITS ARMAMENT IS TWO 12.7MM AVIATION MACHINE GUNS, WHICH CAN ALSO BE REPLACED BY TWO SEVEN-NINE MACHINE GUNS FOR BETTER FIRE CONTINUITY. HOWEVER, THE FORMER IS MORE LETHAL AND HAS A LONGER RANGE, SO IT IS MORE APPROPRIATE TO USE A 12.7MM MACHINE GUN. There is also the option of equipping a small radio. However, it will reduce the speed of the aircraft by about 8 percent, affecting its actual combat power. ”

The aircraft technician sent by Italy had already gone to rest at this time, and standing next to this fighter with a wingspan of 10.5 meters and very beautiful lines was Zhu Jiaren, who had rushed back from the United States.

The layman looks at the doorway, and the insider looks at the excitement, at least Zhu Jiaren said some things like dura aluminum from many technical perspectives, Jiang Li is like listening to a book from heaven.

"On the whole, the Ca.30 is an excellent fighter, in comparison, the Fokker D16 that our army is now equipped with is outdated." In the end, Zhu Jiaren said in a summary way.

"Fortunately, Chief of Staff Gao only bought 10 Fokker D16, otherwise this deal would have been a loss, since the Italian-made Ca.30 fighter has superior performance, then 35 were purchased, after the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the main energy of the Japanese army was in the northeast, Li Du, Ma Zhanshan's life was not easy. I'm afraid it won't last long in the big city, once the Japanese army clears the large number of anti-Japanese forces in the northeast, I'm afraid it will soon lead the army south, I think there will be a war with the Japanese army next year, and now increase the amount of fighter equipment, Shanghai is the territory of Nanjing, let's fight with the Japanese army, and then go to the area of the Rehe Great Wall, and then play the majesty of the 15th Route Army! Jiang Li said decisively, "Professor Zhu, you dismantle one of these two prototype planes and ship them to the United States, and strive to design a new type of aircraft one day earlier, if the fighter can be produced by itself, the money to buy 35 planes can be equipped with at least 65 to 70 aircraft." Put it on the battlefield to support the ground troops in the air, and thousands of soldiers may be spared. It's even about winning or losing a battle. ”

"The commander can rest assured that the low-ranking level will definitely develop a new type of fighter at an early date. But if a Ca.30 prototype machine was dismantled, would the Italian side agree? Zhu Jiaren said with some worry.

"Professor Zhu doesn't have to worry about this, the commander placed an order for 35 aircraft, which is the first big customer for Fiat, and even if there are customers in the future, it will be difficult to compare with us. The order for these two prototypes to be exchanged for 35 aircraft, where will Fiat oppose. Gao Zhihang said with a smile that he was very happy to save a sum of money for the 15th Route Army, and more importantly, he did not equip the aviation department with outdated fighters.

"Professor Wang Zhu went to Germany and will not go to the United States again, and now he is working with German airlines to develop fighters. He can't complete more tasks alone for the time being, but there is a lot of pressure on your side, not only to start the design of new fighters, but also to complete the design of bombers, and you don't have much time, after completing the design of fighters, you have to start buying supporting machinery, complete the first batch of production in the United States, and Lanzhou also assembles fighters or bomber production lines at the same time. The equipment for refining bauxite in the northwest has arrived, and engineers from Germany have been invited to extract Dura aluminum, which can be used by most airlines. In addition, the newly established automobile plant will be able to participate in the construction of some aero engines in the future. The machinery of the Yanchang Oil Plant in Shaanxi has also been put in place one after another, and the gasoline required by the 15th Route Army aircraft will also be self-sufficient in the future. (To be continued.) )