Chapter 159: Stepping into the Familiar and Strange Homeland
After the second Stockholm International Defense Exhibition, Philip and Anna will go to China with Bai Wanrou and Dai Yulong. Of course, Philip has to make arrangements for the affairs of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Consortium before leaving, because it may take a long time to go to China this time, but fortunately, now the work of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex is on the right track, including the research and development of the Wind and Thunder series engines and the development and production of M series transport aircraft, which are very smooth, even if there is no Philip, they can operate normally, after all, there are Carl, Messerschmidt and Lucas who are each responsible for three companies.
On November 20, 1932, Philip and Anna were about to set off. Philip also felt a lot of emotion, this time he was finally going to China, that place in a thousand dreams! I don't know what China is like at this time and space? Is it a country that is poor and backward, with frequent wars? Judging from the current situation, China's historical trend has not changed much, this year the Japanese occupied the entire territory of Northeast China, and China is facing internal and external troubles! At the same time, a situation was also formed in which Chiang was in charge of the army and Wang was in charge, and this time he went to China, he mainly faced the Ordnance Industry Bureau, the department in charge of the ordnance industry.
The Ordnance Industry Administration of the State Government was established on November 11, 1928 in General Yang Lane, Nanjing, and was subordinate to the Military and Political Department of the Executive Yuan of the State Government. When the Ordnance Industry Administration was established, the Departments under the Ministry of Military Affairs were the Army Administration, the Navy Administration, the Aviation Administration, the Quartermaster Administration, and the Examination Department. The first director of the Ordnance Industry Department was concurrently served by Zhang Qun, political secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs. The Ordnance Industry Administration has experienced five directors: Zhang Qun, the first director of the Ordnance Industry Administration, who served from November 6, 1928 to April 13, 1929, before the establishment of the Ordnance Industry Administration, the Nationalist Government had ordered the appointment; the second Director, Chen Yi, who served from 13 April 1929 to 2 April 1932; On May 4, 1929, Chen Yi was promoted to permanent deputy director of the Ministry of Military Affairs and acting minister of military affairs. He is still the director of the Ordnance Industry Administration; the third Director, Hong Zhong, who served from 2 April 1932 to 16 January 1933; The fourth director, Yu Dawei, served from January 17, 1933 to May 1, 1946, and on December 1, 1944, after Yu Dawei was promoted to the executive secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs, he still served as the director of the Ordnance Industry Administration; The fifth Administrator, Yang Jizeng. He served from 1 May 1946 to November 1949.
Of course, due to the Japanese invasion of China, the center of gravity of China's ordnance industry has shifted to the southwest region, and the Sichuan District Office is the largest among the stationed agencies established by the Ordnance Industry Administration. Of course, Philip knew that the Japanese would continue to invade the entire central and eastern parts of China, and in the end, only the southwest region was suitable to establish the Chinese branch of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, and if it was built in large cities such as Shanghai and Guangzhou, although it had a lot of convenience, it would face a huge risk of war.
From Stockholm to China. The straight-line distance is tens of thousands of kilometers, of course, the fastest way is to take a plane, but it has to be transferred many times. Another way to get there is by boat, but it takes too long. However, now that the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex itself produces aircraft, the latest M30 business transport aircraft has of course become the first choice, and Philip has long planned to replace several M20 business jets of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex with M30 business jets, and now the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex is also a military giant. It is not suitable to use a small transport aircraft such as the M20 as a business jet, and the M20 transport aircraft can only carry up to 10 passengers. After changing to a business jet, it can only carry 7 people, and the range and speed are too small to meet the needs of long-distance flight.
So this time, Philip arranged for a brand new M30 business transport plane to travel, so that they could also be loaded in with all the people of the Chinese military delegation. Even so, the M30 business transport aircraft has a maximum passenger range of 1,600 km. Philip and the others also took 5 days and more than a dozen transit flights before arriving at Chongqing Baishiyi Airport.
When the plane landed at Chongqing Baishiyi Airport, Philip shouted loudly in his heart, China. I'm back again! Stepping on this familiar and unfamiliar land again, Philip couldn't help but feel excited, but his expression was seen by Bai Wanrou on the side.
Although Bai Wanrou was also very tired, she was also very happy, because there were Philip and Anna by her side along the way, when she found that Philip had a strange expression on his face, that expression seemed to be the feeling of having been to China and stepping on this land again, Bai Wanrou was also a little puzzled, could it be that Philip still has some unknown secrets, could it be that Philip has been to China, otherwise how could he speak fluent Chinese, and now show this expression?
Bai Wanrou asked in a coquettish voice, "Philip, what's wrong with you?" ”
Only then did Philip realize that he was almost visible, but Philip also understood that even if Bai Wanrou was allowed to see something abnormal, she would not be able to guess that she had a Chinese soul!
Philip sighed, then looked at Bai Wan on the side and said, "It's nothing!" I just feel a little bit of emotion about this magical land of China, you look at the scenery outside the window, there are mountains and trees everywhere next to this airport, which is completely different from Stockholm! ”
The M30 business transport plane is still taxiing, they have to stay here for a while, not only the plane has to fill up the fuel, they also have to rest and dine here, after all, the plane from Mandalay to Kunming stopover, and then from Kunming to Chongqing, it is almost 5 hours of flight, it is time to rest here for a good night, the next day from Chongqing to Nanjing.
Bai Wanrou smiled: "Yes, Stockholm is a white world, but Chongqing is a city known as a furnace, even in winter, the temperature is not low, and Chongqing is a mountain city, there are mountains everywhere." ”
Although Philip knows Chongqing better than Bai Wanrou, because he was a native of Sichuan in his previous life, and before he became a municipality directly under the central government, Chongqing also belonged to Sichuan, so Chongqing is too familiar to Philip, but now Chongqing, Philip doesn't know what it looks like, because he came through time and space.
Anna on the side was also awakened by the vibration of the plane when it landed, and when she saw what Philip and Bai Wanrou were talking about, she rubbed her sleepy eyes and said, "Philip, what are you talking about?" Where has this been? ”
Philip said to Anna in a loving voice: "Anna, just now we were talking about the city under our feet, and now we have arrived in Chongqing, southwest China, we will rest here for the night tonight, and tomorrow morning we will fly to our final destination, Nanjing!" ”
Anna said with emotion: "Ah, it's finally here!" I didn't expect China to be so far away! However, it is completely different from Germany and Sweden, where the mountains outside are still full of autumn leaves, while in Germany and Sweden, they are now snowy! (To be continued......)