Shaoguan, Guangdong, Baisha Town.

A modern factory that seemed huge at the time was taking shape in the open space next to this Lingnan town. The name of this factory is "Sino-German Aircraft Factory", which is the name of the German BMW, Junkers, Fokker. The product of the cooperation between Wolf and other companies and the Ministry of Armaments of the Chinese Nationalist Government is also an important cooperation project stipulated in the Sino-German Secret Treaty.

The factory was expanded on the basis of the original Shaoguan Aircraft Factory, which was imported from the Soviet Union, and in the process of construction, the Naval Aircraft Engineering Office of the Mawei Ship Administration Bureau, which had been under the jurisdiction of the Navy, was merged into the Naval Aircraft Engineering Office.

The main attraction of this aircraft factory is that it has an aircraft engine manufacturing branch with technology from BMW. It will be China's first contact with the real core technology of the aviation industry, and the first product of the aircraft engine factory is the first engine of the famous Pratt & Whitney company, the Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp engine.

"Minister Luo, the current development trend of aircraft engines in the world is divided into air-cooled and liquid-cooled. Whereas, air-cooled engines are called star engines due to the shape of the cylinder layout that is a bit like a star. The Xing-1 engine, which is now successfully trial-produced by our Shaoguan plant, is a wasp engine imitating the Pratt & Whitney Company of the United States, and is currently the best air-cooled engine in the world. With this engine, our China's aviation industry can be regarded as a real start."

This big man sat in Luo Yaoguo's office, and the person who introduced the aircraft engine with a smile on his eyebrows was named Wang Zhu. This person is also a well-known pioneer in the aviation industry in Chinese history, and also served as the chief engineer of Boeing, and is the second chief engineer in the history of Boeing. In addition, he is also the grandson-in-law of the old man of the navy, who was taken to study in the United Kingdom by the old man in the late Qing Dynasty, at first he studied naval gun manufacturing, and later transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States with several classmates to study aeronautical engineering. After returning to China, he has been working in the Naval Aircraft Engineering Department of the Mawei Ship Administration Bureau, specializing in building seaplanes for the Navy. At the beginning of the 16th year of the Republic of China, the Mawei Shipbuilding Bureau was abolished, and he and all the personnel of the Naval Aircraft Engineering Office were arranged to participate in the construction work of the Sino-German Aircraft Factory in Shaoguan. However, his current position is that of the director of the newly established Institute of Aeronautics.

Luo Yaoguo, whom Wang Zhu talked about, naturally knew that he was in the Air Force in his previous life. He had studied the history of aircraft development in the 20th century in a military academy class, and had seen the name and photo of the man in front of him in the textbooks of the military academy. So at this time, he still listened with a serious face, nodding frequently while listening, pretending to be a good student.

However, his mind had already flown to the matter of military reform. The aviation force is definitely the biggest beneficiary of this military reform. Not only is it planned to expand tenfold in size, but there is also a special aviation branch school in terms of personnel training. Although nominally part of the Central Army Military Academy, it is in fact a training institution for air force specialists that is beginning to take shape. Not only pilots, but also ground crews and mechanics, the current rector is none other than Richschhofen, and most of the instructors are from the former Luftwaffe.

“…… The engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled star design with a displacement of 22 litres, a bore and stroke of 5.75 inches, a length of inches, an inch diameter and a dry weight of 365 kilograms. At present, the engine still relies on imports for key components such as cylinders, superchargers, and carburetors, but the German side has agreed to help us implement further localization, and it is expected to reach full domestic production within two years. ”

Wang Zhu paused for a moment when he said this, lifted his glasses, and glanced at the young man wearing the rank of marshal in front of him. Then he took a deep breath, took out a 1:5 scale plane layout map from the briefcase he brought with him, and spread it out on Luo Yaoguo's desk.

"What is this?" Luo Yaoguo picked up the drawings in front of him and looked at them carefully.

At this time, Wang Zhuwei's voice sounded again with a little excitement and excitement: "This is a destroyer jointly designed by Mr. Messerschmidt, the chief engineer of our Aviation Research Institute and the Sino-German Company. The aircraft is modeled after Boeing's PW-9 destroyer, and has been greatly improved in light of the latest trends. The fuselage of this aircraft is made of steel tube structure and aluminum plate is made of skin. The main wing is still made of wood and covered with cloth skin, which is a typical semi-metal structure. The aircraft is still the most popular biplane layout at the moment, and the overall structure is compact and robust. In addition, the aircraft will feature engine fairings, new Fritz ailerons and cylindrical fixed landing gear, with two 7.62mm aviation machine guns mounted side by side in front of the driver's seat...... The engine of this aircraft will be based on the domestically produced Xing-1 450 hp air-cooled star engine. It is expected that the maximum speed will be between 260 and 300 kilometers per hour, the maximum range is 350 kilometers, its climb rate is more than 2,800 feet per minute, and the practical ceiling is more than 8 kilometers. In addition, the aircraft can be modified to be used as a light dive bomber. We are also developing a naval version of the fighter at the same time, and the Aviation Research Institute and the Sino-German company hope to use the naval version of the aircraft to equip aircraft carriers purchased from the United States. ”

"Not bad......

Luo Yaoguo nodded lightly, his mouth couldn't stop praising him, and his face was as happy as a flower. However, at this time, the real thoughts in his heart were slightly disappointed, because he knew that this aircraft could actually be designed better and more advanced. However, in the current era, the design of military aircraft in various countries has fallen into a very strange thinking, that is, it does not use the latest technology, but only uses the second-hand technology of civil aircraft In this era, the latest aviation technology is used in civil aircraft, such as all-metal fuselage, monoplane layout, which has been used in civil aircraft for many years. However, military aircraft of various countries still use the biplane layout that was popular in the late World War I, and the fuselage is mostly semi-metal or even wooden...... In this era, military aircraft are almost a full generation behind civilian aircraft, that is, almost four years.

"Director Wang, when will this aircraft be put into production? Also, do you have any design plans for the next generation of aircraft? I hope that the next generation of military aircraft, at least fighters, can use a monoplane layout. You must know that the current monoplane is already the dominant one in the Schneider competition. And...... At present, large civilian transport aircraft are also monoplanes, and if military bombers are developed on the basis of them, it is better to fly faster than biplane fighters, right? ”

Listening to Luo Yaoguo's big questions, Wang Zhu was slightly stunned, although he also knew that this Minister of Armaments was a returnee from the United States like him, not the kind of local warlord. However, he never thought that the other party's aviation knowledge was so rich, and it seemed that the minister of armaments was still an expert.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhu smiled and replied: "The army model of this aircraft will be put into production before June next year, the navy model and bomber model will also be put into production before the end of next year, and there will also be training aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft models, which will also be put into production before the end of next year." As for the development of the next generation of fighters, it has not yet begun, but it will definitely be monoplanes. We and the Sino-German company plan to develop a new fighter jet after the more powerful engines developed by BMW are put into production. In addition, we plan to develop new transport aircraft and bombers based on the technology of the Junkers G.31. ”

Yaoguo nodded with a little disappointment: "This plane hasn't been named yet......, right?" According to the regulations of the Ministry of Armaments, fighters are codenamed F, large bombers are codenamed B, and dive bombers are codenamed A. This aircraft is the F-1 fighter, and the future dive bomber model will be called the A-1. ”

……

On the night of October 4 in the 16th year of the Republic of China. In Luo Yaoguo's house on the shore of East Lake, the lights were brilliant at this time. A casual banquet is the time for the guests and hosts to enjoy themselves.

To say that Luo Yaoguo's house is one word - big. In a large courtyard facing the lake, there are four Western-style buildings in a row, and there is a lot of vacant land that can be used to build new buildings. In addition to Luo Yaoguo and his wife and concubines and sons, there are as many as dozens of maids and servants living here, and these are the people who serve him, which is really amazing

Tonight's banquet is in the restaurant in the main building where Lu Xiaobei's mother and son live. The delicious delicacies on the table, and the guests entertained, were none other than Wang Zixing, Gao Shaojie, and Lin Yurong, who flew all the way from Kulun, Mongolia, to Wuhan.

Luo Yaoguo never thought that this Lin Yurong would appear here now...... It doesn't seem to be a loyal GC fighter, no wonder history will sink into the sand, well, a loyal GC fighter will not run away when the leader sends someone to arrest him.

The waiter in the restaurant is the North Korean little Lori Zheng Yingji. The little girl has grown up a little now, and a small jacket trimmed with white fox fur will make her well-developed figure exquisitely convex. He had a pair of big braids on his head, which hung down on his body and dangled from time to time. Heating rice wine on the side with a small red clay stove, he looked at Luo Yaoguo with a small mouth after a while, a pair of slender phoenix eyes were watery.

This lord wanted to eat it last year when he was not growing up...... But now? Now it seems that he has completely forgotten about this stubble, and people are waiting for him to touch the door every night. It's just that he didn't come to talk again, could it be that the position of this fifth aunt was missed like this? Is it true that this nice big house, nice car, nice clothes and nice pet dog don't have their share?

However, the person at the table did not have the heart to pay attention to the thoughts of this young girl who had been corrupted by the bourgeois way of life, and now they were discussing such big issues as anti-imperialism and anti-Sovietism.

From Xinjiang to Mongolia and then from Mongolia to the king, who has been pretending to be iron-blooded, he is ridiculous at this time, where is there still a little iron-blooded ** person?

"Teacher, this time the students came in a hurry, and they couldn't prepare a congratulatory gift for the teacher's marshal, please don't be surprised." Wang Zijiu smiled and bowed his hand to Luo Yaoguo, which was regarded as an apology.

Luo Yaoguo waved his hand indifferently: "You can come, I don't dare to accept the congratulatory gift or anything at the moment, the Supervision Yuan is staring at it." I'm no better than you, the king of the Northwest, and no one dares to take care of the dominant side. ”

Wang Zijiu was stunned, looked at Luo Yaoguo's serious "incorruptible" appearance, and then looked at the luxurious and comfortable mansion in front of him. Xin said: "Those corrupt officials in the northwest who were shot by themselves, if they saw the life of this clean official in front of them, they would definitely be angry." It looks like this democratic supervision really can't stop **, uh, it must be**"

"Third brother, this time the eldest brother asked me to bring you a letter, just to ask you to help give some ideas for the military reform of the Youth Army and the Mongolian Front." Gao Shaojie on the side also put down the wine glass at this time, slowly took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Luo Yaoguo.

Luo Yaoguo also put down the cup, reached out to take the envelope, tore open the seal with his hand, took out the envelope inside, and took a cursory look. It turned out that Wang Zhongyi felt that it would be difficult for his Mongolian front to adapt to the future war with the Soviet Union, and hoped that he could give more help in terms of strategy and weaponry.

"Teacher, Zhong Gong and I have the idea that our Youth Army and the Mongolian Front Army must develop according to local conditions, develop a flexible and mobile light army according to the terrain of the Northwest and Mongolia, and cannot take the road of heavy duty like your National ** Army."

Wang Zijiu's words rang in Luo Yaoguo's ears at this time, and listening to his tone, he seemed to have already had an idea.

Luo Yaoguo put down the letter raft in his hand, looked at Wang Zijiu with a smile, and waited for his suggestion.

Seeing Luo Yaoguo's expression, Wang Zishi smiled again: "The student's idea is that the combat area of our Youth Army is mainly Xinjiang. Among them, the idea of relying on mountains for defense in southern Xinjiang should be adopted, and on the one hand, fortresses should be built in passes such as Tuoyun Pass to defend against the enemy. On the other hand, we should develop a part of the mountain infantry and strive to rely on the Tianshan Mountains to defend southern Xinjiang. For this we need lighter, more specialized equipment for mountain warfare, if ...... The Ministry of Armaments would like to be able to help us at this time. ”

“…… Fighting in the northern Xinjiang and Mongolia regions, cavalry seems to be the only type of troops that can be relied on. Our troops in Xinjiang and Mongolia were affected by logistical supplies, and it was difficult to equip them with enough heavy weapons to fight the Soviets. Therefore, we can only rely on the vast terrain to fight a mobile defensive war, and use the vast steppe there to deal with the Soviets and strive to find fighters in the movement. It's just that...... We are all light infantry now, and these two legs are not as good as four legs after all, so we want to convert light infantry into cavalry. Therefore, we also need the Ministry of Armaments to provide corresponding cavalry combat equipment, including cavalry rifles, cavalry guns, cavalry heavy machine guns, and so on. ”

“…… In addition, the winter operations in Xinjiang and Mongolia are also very important, and the Soviet Union has always been a strong point in this regard, and we do not have experience in this area, and we lack the necessary equipment for winter operations, and we hope that the Ministry of Armaments can help. ”

"Is that all?" Seeing that Wang Zizheng finished speaking, Luo Yaoguo first asked with a smile, and then asked himself: "It seems that you still ignore the new tactics that appeared in this Middle Road War. I estimate that the Soviets will also pay attention to the development of tanks after they have suffered from the tank. When they come back in the future, I'm afraid there will be a certain number of tanks as a lead, right? Maybe it will also be a mode of large-depth operations. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Yaoguo's eyebrows frowned slightly. The name of Tukhachevsky popped up in my heart, and this man did not seem to have been eradicated by Stalin so far. It seems that Luo Yaoguo's plan to frame him has not succeeded for the time being. Perhaps it was because Stalin's prestige was currently frustrated and he did not dare to move the top brass of the military?

At this time, Wang Zizhi also nodded slowly: "How to deal with tanks...... There really is nothing we can do now. I'm afraid we still need the Ministry of Armaments of the National Government to help us with equipment. It's just that...... What kind of equipment to use to fight against tanks? It needs to be effective, but not too heavy. ”

"Use anti-tank guns, anti-tank mines, and anti-tank grenades." Luo Yaoguo smiled and reported a series of light anti-tank weapons, but there were no bazookas. The anti-tank bazooka has not yet been invented, and Luo Yaoguo does not plan to give birth to it prematurely, so as to save Hitler's blitzkrieg from encountering too much resistance in the future.

"At present, our armament department is already organizing the production of these anti-tank weapons, and soon they will be able to start equipping the troops, and then they will definitely have your share and the Mongolian front. However, you still have to be careful when using troops, don't fight hard with other people's armored forces, your cavalry is no match for other people's tanks. Furthermore...... It is the air force, and air supremacy in future wars is very crucial, but fortunately, now our aircraft factories have a certain scale, and new fighters and bombers have begun to be designed. However, you and the Mongolian side must prepare airfields and oil depots, and once a war with the Soviet Union starts, our aviation troops will arrive in Xinjiang and Mongolia as soon as possible to participate in the war. ”

After saying this, Luo Yaoguo leaned back on the back of the chair and looked at Lin Yurong who was sitting opposite him with a smile. I only saw this historical Chinese g military god, who was still a young man with clear eyebrows and a little shy, was quietly holding it at this moment, gently twisting his eyebrows, as if he had something on his mind.

"Yurong, do you have any views on the future Sino-Soviet war?" Wang Zizheng also seemed to notice Lin Yurong's abnormal expression.

"It's a bit of a humble opinion." Lin Yurong smiled faintly: "In fact, the Sino-Soviet war is not only the Soviet Union can attack, but China can also attack. And we have a very good offensive target - the Trans-Siberian Railway. The railway was the Soviet Union's lifeline to the Far East, and if it were to be interrupted, their troops in the Far East and even in Eastern Siberia would be left alone. ”。

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