Erli Xun and Ma Nu chose to sit in the teahouse of Ganbai Etan, which is close to the Batter State Association. Standing on the teahouse with a view of the dock, they decided to wait for the civilian plane that was performing the air show to return.

Today, the plane flew test at this Baietan, there were many people who came to see the excitement, Chinese, foreigners, men, women, crowded the streets and alleys around here, even the tea house was crowded with people, Morrison and Marven finally squeezed into the tea house, but there were no seats inside, even the box was full.

"Do you know what impresses me most about this country? That's the population. Crowds can be seen everywhere, and according to last year's government census, the country's population is actually close to 500 million, not counting the people of the outlying provinces. ”

"So, Germany has been trying to win over China, why? It's because I fancy the human resources of Zhonggu. Imagine how many armies can be trained from a population of 500 million? Once this, the country completed industrialization and carried out a full-fledged military mobilization, which was enough to make the whole of Europe tremble

Morrison and Marven sweated and evaluated the human resources of this oriental country, both of them were unwilling, hanging around the box on the second floor, waiting for the seats to be vacated, right here, Morrison heard someone talking loudly, and it was not the local dialect, but the Chinese of the Hunan dialect, and the voice was suppressed and frustrated when speaking, which was very infectious. Morrison was a journalist and had many strengths, one of which was his amazing memory, and anyone with whom he had spoken would remember that he was an acquaintance, even if he had only seen it once, if he heard him speak in the future, even if he did not see the front.

At this time, the familiar voice sounded in the box, Mo Lixun stopped and listened for a few seconds, and finally confirmed that the other party should be an acquaintance, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while, so he looked into the box and saw several lieutenant ** officers, including naval officers and army officers, and the one who was talking loudly was an army officer.

At this time, the officers were discussing the details of the all-metal civilian aircraft, and apparently, they had also come to see the air show.

"Actually, this plane flew once a few days ago, but it flew from Wuhan without prior notice, so not many people watched, I was in Guangzhou at the time, but I didn't hear about the plane coming, but I saw the plane for the first time today. You just asked, why is this plane a seaplane? And the fuselage is made like the bottom of a ship? Although I am not an expert, but I also followed the air force brothers to eat in a pot, after the end of the war against Japan, I also went to Wuhan to go around, so I know a little about the manufacture of aircraft, since this plane is to run the Philippine route, then this must take into account the safety of the sea, so it is necessary to make this plane into a seaplane, and the fuselage must also be made like the bottom of the ship. Only in this way can safety be guaranteed in the event that you have to make a forced landing on the surface of the sea due to a failure of your life's motivation

The person who spoke was Jiang Keywu, but he had his back to Morrison, so even if Morrison poked his head into the box, he couldn't see his face.

After all, a soldier is a soldier, this observation is really powerful, when Jiang Huwu spoke, the naval officer who was sitting opposite him raised his head and looked behind him, and maintained this posture of looking up for a few seconds, so he immediately closed his mouth, turned his head to look behind him, and saw the foreigner who was probing his brain at the door of the box.

"Hah! Mr. Officer, we meet again.

”

Morrison finally saw Jiang Langwu's front clearly, so he laughed, he remembered, that's right, this army colonel is the officer who once served as a liaison officer for the "Far East Peace Commission", back then, he and the other party met on a British steamer that transported Korean anti-Japanese militants, and the other party also accepted his interview, but the interview did not last long, and Morrison's cigar was missing, to this day, Morrison can still vaguely remember the strange smile on the face of this army colonel when he smoked a cigar, and at that time, He was only a major.

"You spoon"

Jiang Huwu stood up and faced Morrisun, his memory was not as good as Morrisun's, besides, these foreigners looked similar to him, and he couldn't tell who was who, of course, except for those German instructors who had served in the army, and those people could rely on the stick in their hands to make you remember his nickname.

"Morrison, editor-in-chief of the Far East of The Times, last time we met on a British steamer, and you, then a liaison officer with the Far East Peace Commission, were responsible for coordinating the placement of the North Korean militants on board

Morrison took out his business card, and at the same time was a little disappointed, the last time they met, he had given the other party a business card, obviously, the other party never took him seriously, maybe the business card had long been thrown into which corner.

"Huh?" Yes! Come to think of it! Come to think of it! You're the British journalist."

Jiang Xie Wu finally remembered who Morrison was, took the business card, gave the other party a tiger hug, and introduced Morrison to the Chinese army and navy officers present, although he did not know the foreign reporter very well.

"Australian, I'm Australian. Thank you

While correcting the other party's misunderstanding, Morrison introduced Marven, the American consul standing outside the door, to these lieutenant ** officers present, and Marven was obviously also interested in these idle ** officers, and seeing that there were still a few vacant seats at the table, he took the initiative to ask to join the discussion.

"Alright, please sit here. But I'm talking ahead, we only discuss different aircraft, not military aircraft, otherwise, we may go to the military court of Xu Zhou two but also simply, the second chapter of the Jing Covenant Law, lest the other party ask the east and west, hanging in the life from the air force officers, but the army and navy also have aviation units, so to ask, it is indeed a little dangerous, in fact, as a lieutenant officer, sitting at the same table with foreigners, this is somewhat awkward, there are a few officers present who have the idea of leaving the table, but in the end they did not go, But I also made up my mind that from now on, I will only drink tea and not speak.

Jiang Xie Wu didn't have so many scruples, as long as he didn't talk about the military, everything was easy to say, from the exhibition of civil aviation security to the manufacture of civilian ships, from the long-range radio station to the tube radio placed in the corner of the box, so that these two foreigners could know that the Chinese people knew astronomy and geography, and their quality was no worse than that of professional officers of foreign powers.

When he heard that Morrison was going to Manila in the Philippines to cover the upcoming joint exercise of the Feng-US Navy, Jiang Xiewu was very happy and tried his best to persuade the Australian reporter to return the ticket he had booked and fly with him to the Philippines.

"Oh? You're going to Manila too? Morrison was a little surprised.

"Yes, I am also going to Manila, and now I am the military attache of the Chinese Embassy in Manila. Now I rushed back to Manila to deal with some official business, and in a few days, I will be transferred back to China, Jiang Langwu told the truth.

"Are you going to fly to the Philippines? Is it the passenger plane that took off from Baietan's pier today? Morrison asked.

"Of course. After the plane completed the test flight, the day after tomorrow will officially carry out the flight mission of the route from Guangzhou to Manila, at that time, the plane will first take off from Guangzhou, then refuel in Hong Kong, and then take off from Hong Kong, and fly directly to the Philippines, without refueling in the middle, it can fly to Manila, which is faster and more comfortable than taking a boat. I've booked a plane and I've heard that there are seats available, and if you book them now, you might be able to catch a commercial flight, and you know, the people on that plane are all bigwigs, and you might be able to get some financial secrets from them.

Now we are in China's aviation industry Zhan Xun, this "progress." The all-metal aircraft is just the beginning of the metal era of civil aviation, and in the future, similar aircraft may appear on the Pacific Airlines line, and at that time, mail ships may be eliminated by airplanes, travel between China and the United States will be more convenient, and mail delivery times will be greatly reduced. ”

Jiang Xie Wu was very optimistic, which made Morrison also infected, so he nodded and agreed to his invitation, intending to fly with him to the Philippines.

After a while, the roar of the plane's engine was heard in the sky, and the all-metal airliner that flew the test was "progressing." The ship had already returned, and the roar of the plane's engine was heard, and the officers in the box all stood up, and a few of them went to the window and looked out.

"Mr. Morrison, Mr. Marven, let's go to the docks and see the plane."

Jiang Xie Wu invited Morrison and Marven to watch the plane land on the water, and the other party happily accepted the invitation.

Soon, Jiang Langwu took Mo Lixun and Marven to the Baietan wharf, at this time, the plane had lowered its altitude and had entered the landing route, a few minutes later, the bottom of the belly of the boat landed on the river, the plane relied on the propeller propulsion to taxi on the river for a distance before stopping, and threw the cable to a tugboat waiting on the side, which was dragged by the tugboat to the dock against the current, and finally docked.

When the brave pilot stepped off the plane and walked onto the dock, the crowd cheered, in all the industrial categories now, there is nothing more novel than the aircraft industry, heavy metal floating on the water is no longer news, but now, the same metal made of industrial products can fly into the sky, which makes the Chinese at the scene feel a real pride.

"See? This is the strength of China's aviation industry. Now, what other country in the world has made a similar all-metal large aircraft? Jiang Xianwu glanced at Morrison with some pride, and now the Far East editor-in-chief of The Times was a little distracted.

"What do you say? Oh. As an international friend, I am pleased with the great progress of your country's industry, but I am also very curious, I wonder if your country's aircraft manufacturing enterprises have also produced military aircraft with an all-metal structure? ”

Mo Lixun struck on the side with a cunning side, but Jiang Langwu was not fooled.

"Hah! This, the question, you should not ask me, but the aircraft designer. I am just an ordinary army officer, and I only know that in future wars, the air force and aviation units will become an important part of the army, and with the assistance of the air force, the offensive and defensive capabilities of the army will be further enhanced

Jiang Mingwu briefly evaluated the role of the air force and aviation units, this is not his exaggeration, in fact, this time back to China, he not only reported on his work, but also watched a secret air show with a group of senior officers of the General Staff, in that performance, he saw with his own eyes the latest all-metal biplane single-seat fighters, although there are only two, and they are not painted, but the shiny casing and the deafening roar of the motive made Jiang Mingwu impressed, the all-metal structure, The motivation for more power, his intuition told him that the plane was epoch-making.

This kind of progress in the era is the result of the down-to-earth and step-by-step development of China's aviation technology experts, and the full use of their imagination, and it is the result of the central government's investment in the aviation industry regardless of the cost, which directly leads to China's aviation industry ahead of other countries. , If you want to know what will happen next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!