New Year's Day in 1939 was destined to be a very special date for Hu Chuyuan, on this day, when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech that excited the entire Atlantic Alliance, "solve all problems", he knew that the Second World War, which he had been wary of, or which he had single-handedly created, was destined to break out.

Germany's development and aggressiveness have reached the bottom line that the Atlantic alliance can tolerate.

On the same day, Li Kaiye of the presidential palace transmitted a top-secret telegram to Hu Chuyuan - Germany had decided to take military action to recover the Lorraine region, and had begun to implement it, and an ultimatum to France was expected to be issued in April 1939.

Is it destined to be this?

After getting the telegram, Hu Chuyuan called Hu Weitang to his room, showed him the information, and asked: "Weitang, with your understanding of the German side, do you think they will delay their decision?" ”

Hu Weitang looked at the intelligence cautiously, and after thinking for a long time, he replied: "Father, I don't think the Germans will make any more concessions, to a certain extent, they are like the book of the war in the Far East, a little deliberately to drag us into the war. ”

Hu Chuyuan sighed silently and said: "You ask Li Kaiye to reply to the Germans, with tougher wording, asking them to continue to negotiate with the Atlantic Alliance as much as possible on this condition, delay, you must give us another half a year!" ”

Hu Weitang nodded and said, "Yes." ”

After a pause, he asked, "Father, is there anything else you want to command?" ”

Hu Chuyuan thought about it cautiously and said, "Let Tang Shouqian prepare the itinerary, I want to go to Fuzhou to see the construction of the Novosibirsk-class aircraft carrier...... It's time, it's time to go to Fuzhou to take another look, I'm afraid there won't be many opportunities in the future! ”

Hu Weitang said: "Got it, father! ”

After agreeing, Hu Weitang turned around and left Hu Chuyuan's big study.

Watching his son leave quickly, Hu Chuyuan sighed suddenly, he had an unrelieved doubt about the upcoming war, in his long life, he was always cleverly taking advantage of the inevitable development trend of history, and this time it was his only contrarian trend, because he really had no choice.

China has developed to such a point that people could not have predicted, and even Hu Chuyuan did not initially predict.

Facts have proved that his forbearance in the past few decades was correct, and if he had not chosen to protect the advantages of China's traditional agricultural industry, the advantages of the Jiangnan handicraft industry, and the silk and tea industry in China, China would not have this day.

If he had chosen to fiercely resist the Manchu court from the outset, rather than gradually encroach on the Manchu foundations as he had done in the past; If his initial choice had not been to take advantage of the unified and stable situation of the late Qing Dynasty to develop the economy, education, and science and technology, China would not have had this day.

Everything is already like this, and now China is so powerful that it will inevitably have to compete with the traditional European powers in order to pursue greater interests.

Hu Chuyuan had already anticipated this after the end of World War I, so he ignored the opposition of Britain, France, and the United States, and stubbornly even gave up some of his vested interests to preserve Germany's strength and foundation, all for the sake of today.

Even if there is a stronger Germany as an ally, even if the entire Eurasian Union is the main foundation, even if there are second-rate countries such as Ukraine, Poland, and Persia that can give important assistance locally, Hu Chuyuan still feels an unspeakable worry.

If China loses in World War II, China's gains in the past few decades will be in vain, and the accumulation of the Fukang consortium in the past decades will also be in vain.

This is not only a battle for hegemony between China and Germany challenging the situation of traditional world powers, but also a decisive battle between the Fukang consortium and the European and American consortiums.

Because of their victory in World War I, the Rothschilds still have a strong influence in Europe, and in the United States, Richard Mellon is not only the new US Treasury Secretary, but also the leader of the American consortium.

In the American market, the competition between the Fukang consortium and several American consortiums has become white-hot to the point where a truce is impossible.

This war must be won, even if it comes at an unimaginable cost!

This is Hu Chuyuan's heart.

He is very old, his face has long had gray-black age spots, his hands are full of wrinkles, and he has insisted on exercising for many years, but he still has a very good body, he is still healthy, has good teeth, has a good appetite, and can still insist on 12 minutes of long-distance running every day, and play Baguazhang for half an hour.

His heart may have been content with the status quo and longed for the last peace, but there was no room for failure.

This is his almost perfect life, in the last stage of his life, he could not accept failure, he should be content to retire, before this harsh situation forced him, he finally couldn't help but want to stand up again, support China's last journey to the top.

He thought that if he could really do it, then he could die with peace of mind.

After four years of silence in the Imperial Garden, this southern tour of Fuzhou may be a sign of his comeback in Chinese politics, and it may also be his last.

A week later, on January 7, 1939, Hu Chuyuan, accompanied by his third son Hu Weitang and the old secretary Tang Shouqian, secretly arrived in Fuzhou.

Fifty years.

Half a century has passed, as a window city to open China's industrial modernization, Fuzhou has already become the most prosperous metropolis in the world, it is still the center of the Chinese Navy, and the China Shipbuilding Administration, which is responsible for the overall equipment planning, development, design and import and export affairs of the Chinese Navy, is still located here, and the China Naval University, China Shipbuilding Ocean University, and China Shipbuilding Engineering Institute have also been located here.

Hu Chuyuan arrived in Fuzhou by special train, and then arrived at the Chinese Shipping Administration by car, where Sa Zhenbing, who retired from the post of chief of the Navy's General Staff, Liu Mingqi, the new chief of the Navy's General Staff, and Pan Zhaoqing, the chief of the Chinese Shipping Administration, were all waiting outside the shipmaster's gate.

Liu Mingqi was personally ordered by Hu Chuyuan.

During this period, China's navy, land and air force were all famous generals, and many very good people did not have the opportunity to come out, Liu Mingqi almost couldn't come out, and later it was Sa Zhenbing who found that this person's talent was very unique in the General Staff, so he recommended Hu Chuyuan to replace Huang Zhongying as the naval staff officer around him, which gradually stood out from the naval generals.

Liu Mingqi's greatest characteristic is that he has a strong memory, and he can be said to have the ability to never forget it; as long as he reads the naval intelligence of various countries, he can firmly remember it in his head, and in actual command operations, he can also make full use of all kinds of knowledge to make perfect preparations and make no mistakes.

When he saw Liu Mingqi, who was already with the rank of admiral, Hu Chuyuan was a little surprised, and couldn't help but look at him before slowly getting out of the car and asking Liu Mingqi, "Why are you here too?" ”

Liu Mingqi replied respectfully: "The chairman has come here, how dare the students not come?" ”

Hu Chuyuan bowed his head slightly, took a few steps forward and shook hands with Sa Zhenbing, and patted each other on the shoulder, the five admirals of the navy in the past, Ye Fu, Lu Han, Deng Shichang, Lin Yongsheng, and Ye Zuqi have all passed away, and the stars have been lost, and now only Sa Zhenbing, the old admiral, is left in the navy.

There is no marshal in China's military ranks, only admirals at the highest, and only special meritorious generals will be awarded five stars for special additions, with the departure of the old five admirals, Sa Zhenbing is also the last five-star admiral of the navy.

This does not mean that the Chinese Navy has no successors, on the contrary, there are still five veteran vice admirals in Liu Mingqi's area, Lin Qiaochun, Zheng Dalian, Chen Yuzhang, Zhang Zhepei, and Yu Shudian.

After the end of World War I, under the cultivation of Hu Chuyuan and Lu Han, a large number of young naval majors and lieutenant colonels were promoted to the Central Military University for advanced training in naval command, and after graduation, they were all awarded the title of colonel.

The Chinese Navy has always been very careful in the training of aircraft carrier commanders, and all selected naval generals have to undergo a two-year secret training at the Air Force Academy, which began in 1920, especially the group like Lin Chuanming, almost all of whom worked part-time in the Air Force for two more years as regimental commanders, and then returned to serve in the Navy.

As the first batch of experimental aircraft carriers began to serve secretly, Lin Chuanming, Zhang Jialin, Lin Jinghuan, Liao Dexing, Sa Dingrong, and Sun Weicheng became the first batch of naval aircraft carrier captains and commanders of naval aviation units, including Lin Qiaochun, Zheng Dalian, Chen Yuzhang, Zhang Zhepei, and Yu Shudian, and these admirals also received combat training in the air force at the Central Military University to prepare for the overall strategic transformation of the new navy.

Among these people, Liu Mingqi is slightly different; from the time he came to Hu Chuyuan's side to serve as a staff officer of the Admiralty, Hu Chuyuan actually handed over to him all the relevant work on the aircraft carrier, so that Liu Mingqi first had full preparations for the strategic transformation and began to formulate and study the plan for aircraft carrier operations.

At the China Shipyard Headquarters, all the admirals and technical officers who are being trained here, as well as the chief engineers of the shipyards and the shipyards, are waiting for Hu Chuyuan to receive him.

Hu Chuyuan has lived in seclusion for four years, and in the past four years, he has hardly asked too many questions, but people's reverence for him has never been reduced by half a point, and everyone is very excited to see him.

Especially for this group of young and middle-aged people, they did not live in the period when Fuzhou Shipbuilding was just starting, and it was really rare to see Hu Chuyuan once.

Looking at these people, Hu Chuyuan also had a lot of feelings in his heart, he was able to touch the breath of the times in the continuous progress of these people, and after meeting with most of the middle and senior leaders and main technical personnel of China's shipbuilding, at noon, Hu Chuyuan also participated in the welcome banquet specially prepared for him.

His arrival was like a celebration of the Chinese New Year, and the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe and the Central Song and Dance Troupe were urgently transferred to the city, and a grand dance party was arranged in just a few days.

Hu Chuyuan was a little anxious in his heart, but he did not push off these performances, but after the luncheon, he whispered a few words to Hu Weitang, asking the Chinese shipyard to delete some unnecessary arrangements, and he wanted to directly look at the construction of the Novosibirsk-class aircraft carrier.

Liu Mingqi, chief of the general staff of the Navy, was actually very clear about the goal of Hu Chuyuan's trip, and in fact everything had already been arranged, and after the luncheon, everyone hurriedly followed Hu Chuyuan, who was already 79 years old, to the Fuzhou Shipyard.

Fuzhou Shipyard !!!!!

What a loud and terrible name, in this era, the Fuzhou Shipyard is the dream land of the world's navies, where the most advanced warships of all kinds in the world are built.

Some people may say that the King George V class of the United Kingdom, the Iowa class of the United States, and the Richelieu-class super battleships of France are no worse than the Qingzhou-class super battleships of the Fuzhou Shipyard, and even more powerful in many data.

Yes.

This is undeniable, but at the Luoyuanwan Shipyard in the Fuzhou Shipyard, there are currently the most advanced Novosibirsk-class aircraft carriers in the world.

Fuzhou Shipyard is an immortal legend, and Luoyuanwan Shipyard is the most dazzling jewel of this legend, like the diamond in the crown.

Riding the Mustang off-road vehicle provided by the Navy, Hu Chuyuan once again came to the Luoyuanwan Shipyard that once made him worry about countless nights, until now, it is still the largest military shipyard in China, which can build four to six warships of more than 30,000 tons at the same time.

At this time, the Luoyuanwan shipyard was building four aircraft carriers at the same time, two each of the Yabinsk class and the Novosibirsk class, and during such a period, it was inevitable to adopt a three-shift rotation mechanism and 24-hour non-stop production.

After the implementation of the new management system, especially through the implementation of the unified strategy of the Chinese shipbuilding administration on the components of the warship, the construction period of the Qingzhou-class battleship and the Novosibirsk-class aircraft carrier can be compressed to about 14 months, and the practice is to build two ships at the same time in the same dock, and the comprehensive use of the space of the dock, each dock can produce three ships in an average of 28 months cycle.

In the main dock, the massive Novosibirsk-class aircraft carrier is nearing completion and is undergoing the final blue-black livery.

Standing in this huge dock, looking at the steel giant in front of him, Hu Chuyuan had an indescribable excitement in his heart, he stepped onto the ship, stood on the ship and looked at every detail, as if he thought of how much destruction the enemy would suffer when this invincible battleship appeared on the battlefield in a large-scale naval battle in the future.

The current aircraft carrier plan of the Chinese Navy is composed of three aspects, the Novosibirsk-class aircraft carrier is the core combat force in the core, the Yabinsk-class aircraft carrier is the real main force, and then the light aircraft carrier is modified on the basis of the 307 special type ship.

The design displacement tonnage of the Yabinsk class is 37,500 tons, mainly equipped with Fei-5 series fighters and HF-103 series light bombers, with a maximum speed of 33.5 knots, a cruising range of 25,500 nautical miles / 16 knots, and two catapults and three lifting platforms.

The Novosibirsk-class aircraft carrier is more powerful, this is a special aircraft carrier for jet aircraft, with a basic design displacement tonnage of 75,000 tons, referring to the warships under construction in other countries, this should be the largest aircraft carrier, in fact, the Yabinsk-class aircraft carrier is currently the largest aircraft carrier.

After visiting the Luoyuanwan Shipyard, Hu Chuyuan asked Liu Mingqi to sort out the navy's current preparation materials in a bit of an irregularity, and he had to look at them in detail at night.

In the face of Hu Chuyuan's request, no one in China has dared to contradict or disagree.

After calling Li Kaiye to report, Liu Mingqi quickly submitted these confidential materials, which were supposed to be only the chairman and vice chairman of the Military Commission and the president, and asked Hu Chuyuan to look at them.

Hu Chuyuan did not have a public position at this time, he was only the chairman of the Ecumenical Party, he did not hold any kind of meeting, but just let Hu Weitang and Liu Mingqi accompany him in his room, and he put on reading glasses and looked at the information slowly.

As of New Year's Day 1939, the Chinese Navy had four central fleets, the Central Headquarters, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic, as well as the South Ocean Combined Fleet and the Fifth Fleet stationed in the Mediterranean.

In addition to the Nanyang United Fleet, the Navy has 40 active battleships, six Qingzhou-class super battleships, 8 Yuzhou-class 2-class battleships, 22 Yingying-class battleships, and 4 Mata-class super pocket battleships, with a total displacement of 1.125 million tons, 233,000 tons higher than the second-place United States.

The Navy has 52 cruisers in active service, with Congo-class cruisers accounting for half of the number, 8 Guinea-class cruisers, 4 Benin-class light cruisers, and 12 Angola-class cruisers.

The latest model is the Angola-class cruiser, with a design displacement of 22,500 tons and a full load displacement of 30,300 tons, this class of cruisers is comparable to the Congo-class cruiser with a design displacement of 18,500 tons in direct artillery firepower, but its characteristics are more comprehensive, in fact, it has been equipped with a quadruple customary guided missile HD-ZZ-201, commonly known as the Red Spider, is a large ship missile, specially designed to attack large battleships and aircraft carriers.

The Congo-class cruisers in service have been completely modernized, equipped with new radar, sonar and fire control systems, and the ship's power system has also been re-upgraded, and is known internally as the Congo Class 2 cruiser within the navy.

As far as cruisers alone are concerned, the total tonnage and number of cruisers of the Chinese Navy are not much stronger than those of the American and British armies, and the advantage is not as obvious as that of battleships.

However, the most unique aspect of the Chinese Navy is the destroyers, with 177 destroyers in service in the US Navy compared to 218 in the Chinese Navy, and the average tonnage of destroyers in the Chinese Navy is higher than that of the US military.

The destroyers in service in the US military are mainly the Gridley class and the Wicks class, the former has a full load displacement of 2486 tons, and the latter is 1154 tons.

The main destroyers of the Chinese Navy in service are the Chunwu class and the Chaoyu 2 class, the former has a full load displacement of 4,258 tons, the latter is 2,074 tons, and the Chunchao class that is about to enter service has only a design displacement of 5,580 tons, which completely covers the duties and functions of light cruisers in the navy.

After reading all the rough information, Hu Chuyuan took off his reading glasses and sighed with Liu Mingqi: "The situation doesn't seem to have changed much?" ”

Liu Mingqi replied cautiously: "The plan was revised before the chairman's retirement, and I and other students dare not change it without permission!" ”

Hu Chuyuan frowned very dissatisfied, and said, "The situation is always changing, can the plan I left four years ago just work?" Liu Mingqi, I have told you countless times that the navy is different from the army, as long as the army dares to fight, it can win with a gun in its hand, but the navy is different, if you have no chance of winning in terms of equipment, it will be difficult to win against the opponent. ”

Liu Mingqi said: "The students are all wrong, and I hope the chairman will forgive me, and we will correct them quickly." ”

Hu Chuyuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Is it a slight compromise in President Li's allocation to the navy?" ”

Liu Mingqi became more and more cautious, and said: "Chairman Mingjian, President Li has an eye on the overall situation, puts the army and air force first, and wants to confront the enemy on the mainland and defeat the enemy in Europe in a war, which is really the best policy. ”

Hu Chuyuan snorted.

He has never asked much about this issue, but Li Kaiye took the initiative to talk to him twice.

As long as the Russian army is quickly defeated in the army, the reunification with the Germans, Poland, Ukraine and other allied forces in Eurasia can be realized, and then it will be able to make full use of the war resources of the entire Eurasian continent, especially Central Asia and Russia.

Li Kaiye said: The superiority of the Chinese army is so great that it cannot be matched by the British and American countries, and China has been implementing the policy of treating the army as a colonel for 50 years, with an army of 3 million troops and 20 million reserve troops, and sufficient military equipment.

He was not wrong.

But for Hu Chuyuan, this is still a bit conservative and seems to be too optimistic.

After all, Li Kaiye is the president and the first general of the army system, and it is difficult to say that he is wrong in the planning and strategy of the entire war situation, even Hu Chuyuan does not have the confidence to oppose him.

At the critical moment, you still have to believe in professionalism.

Hu Chuyuan thought for a while, and continued with Liu Mingqi: "What is the current situation of the Navy's shipbuilding plan, and are battleships still being built?" ”

Liu Mingqi said in full detail: "The plans for battleships have been stopped, and there are still plans for four new battleships on the surface, but in fact they are just coercing the Americans to continue to build battleships, and we are still in accordance with the original plan, all of which are converted to aircraft carriers and 307 special ships, and the other shipbuilding plans are mainly destroyers and light and heavy cruisers." At this stage, there are two Novosibirsk-class and four Yabinsk-class aircraft carriers under construction, and by the end of the year there are four Novosibirsk-class and ten Yabinsk-class aircraft carriers, and six escort aircraft carriers will be retrofitted on the basis of the 307 special boats. ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly and said, "You tell President Li for me that the current direction of the Navy is right, but it is not enough." It is necessary to fully estimate the shipbuilding capacity of Britain, the United States, and France, and continue to strengthen the construction of aircraft carrier battle groups. Don't worry too much about the issue of military spending, fighting a war will inevitably lose money, and in the end it will be nothing more than two results, one is to spend huge military spending to win the opponent, and the other is to be defeated by the opponent and spend a huge amount of indemnity. You can suggest that President Li temporarily issue a special 10-year treasury bond, and use Article 14 of the "Regulations on the Pre-filing of National Wars" to make this treasury bond disappear and not be announced, and I will be responsible for the sale, with a total amount of about 4 billion yuan and an annual interest rate of 3%. ”

"This ...... Is the interest rate too low? ”

Liu Mingqi can't help but have some doubts, ordinary domestic government bonds usually have an annual interest rate of 5%-7%, which is depressed at 3%, so I really don't know who will want to buy it.

Hu Chuyuan said indifferently: "You don't have to ask more, I naturally have a way!" ”

Liu Mingqi immediately said: "How dare students doubt the chairman, the chairman's ability is far beyond our reach!" ”

Hu Chuyuan sighed: "You don't have to be so nervous, time has passed, and now I am just a retired former president, and there is nothing to be afraid of." Okay, you go back and plan early, and see if you can readjust the plans of the navy, the Novosibirsk-class aircraft carrier involves a large number of new aircraft, I heard that it is not particularly reliable, and it is okay to continue to focus on the Yabinsk-class aircraft carrier for the time being. ”

Liu Mingqi was still too afraid of Hu Chuyuan, so he said: "This question has to be answered by Wei Tang, after all, he is in charge of the system research and development of these projects!" ”

Hu Weitang smiled slightly wryly, and said: "Father, the current situation is still the same as when I reported last time, we have two categories in the development of jet fighters, one is the front air intake, and the other is the side air intake, corresponding to the two models of Fei-7 and Fei-8, the problem is that both are not very stable. In contrast, the new engine of the Fei-5 has also been increased to 2,000 horsepower, and the aerodynamic layout and comprehensive capability have certain advantages, especially the maintenance work is relatively simple. I believe that with the progress of the new work, the Fei-7 will be more stable by the end of the year than before, with more operational capabilities than propeller fighters. ”

Hu Chuyuan bowed his head and said: "If this is the case, of course it is good, but if the plan does not go well, then what should I do?" To make preparations with both hands, the Novosibirsk-class aircraft carrier can be added, and the Yabinsk-class aircraft carrier still needs to be developed as the main model. ”

Liu Mingqi suddenly remembered something, and said: "Chairman, do you see if we can study a new jet fighter on the basis of the Yabinsk-class aircraft carrier, our technology of the oblique flight deck and steam catapult has matured, and the Yabinsk-class aircraft carrier has these two conditions, and there are still possible surnames for jet fighters." ”

Hu Chuyuan thought for a while and said, "You can give it a try." ”

After a pause, he added: "You should raise these issues with the military committee as soon as possible, and as long as military spending allows, you might as well consider this." We still have abundant technical advantages in the development of fighter jets, and even in propeller fighters, we have sufficient potential. ”

Hu Weitang said: "At present, we are really at the forefront of aircraft research is still us, Germany and the United States, and Britain and France are also slightly weaker. Generally speaking, we still need to be stronger in the design and manufacture of aircraft, especially in the development of engines, the United States is carrying out research work on a 2,000-horsepower engine, and we have already mass-produced, and the 2,500-horsepower propeller engine project is also progressing step by step, but we are too focused on jet engines, and our investment in this area has been reduced. ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "It is necessary to make additional investment, and this is the case for conducting military industrial research, and we should not put all our hopes on one project, but reserve some leeway." ”

Hu Weitang replied and said, "My son will give a new report to the Military Committee tomorrow to strengthen the research work on the new propeller LXJ-507." ”

Hu Chuyuan continued to ask: "Tell me, what are the new trends over there?" ”

Hu Weitang said: "We have a large number of intelligence personnel in the military part of the country, and an engineer of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the largest aircraft manufacturer in the country, is one of our people, according to the intelligence statistics from there, the company is developing a variety of new fighters, and the characteristics of the unity are still peculiar, and it seems that they do not pay much attention to dive attacks, but focus on circling and maneuvering capabilities, especially the wing load of the wing has very low requirements, and it is very low, so the weight of their aircraft is deliberately compressed very much. The strength of the aircraft was also compressed, and we did several test models according to their design parameters, and we felt that there was indeed an advantage in low-altitude and close-range confrontation! ”

"Oh?"

No matter how Hu Chuyuan listened, he felt that it was the reappearance of the Zero fighter, and he was still himself after all, and it was easy to drill the horns of the bull, and it was easy to make achievements in some very unpopular places.

After a moment's thought, he asked, "Do we have a solution?" ”

Hu Weitang said: "The main model of our carrier-based aircraft is the Fei-5 series, especially the number of FEI-502 and FEI-503 equipment, if it corresponds to the fighter, I am afraid that it will suffer in the early stage of close combat." At present, we have strengthened the adjustment of two aspects on the basis of the Fei-5 prototype, one is to continue to increase the power of the engine, and the other is to reduce the weight and appropriately reduce certain strength parameters. However, even if you make adjustments on this basis, it is difficult to have a real effect, so you might as well redesign the new fighter and make new articles on the aerodynamic layout of the aircraft, the engine, and the applied materials at the same time! ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "Yes, let the 208 Engineering Institute be responsible for this matter, and let the Military Commission not take it lightly, you might as well use this matter as a pressure to develop a fighter that is more advanced than other countries!" ”

Hu Weitang nodded and said, "Son understands, father, what do you think the new fighter has to be numbered!" ”

Hu Chuyuan thought for a moment and said: "Let the Zibo Aircraft Factory produce it, use the number of F-20, and use the number of F-202 as a carrier-based aircraft." ”

"Yes!"

Hu Weitang nodded in agreement.

At this time, everyone seems to have understood in their hearts that the F-20 and F-202 are about the last propeller fighters in China.

Hu Chuyuan naturally thought the same way in his heart, since the beginning of the development of carrier-based aircraft, the number of the FEI series has been used alone, but this time the situation is more unique, and it is necessary to use it in this way.

After thinking about it for a while, he said to Hu Weitang: "Let the Zibo Aircraft Factory use more snacks and strive to design a classic fighter, so that they can play a real role in this air battle!" ”

"Understood!"

Hu Weitang nodded silently.

This is not a very difficult thing for the Zibo Aircraft Factory, in fact, they have always had the technical reserves in this area, after the Jiangnan Aircraft Factory and the Hyundai Aircraft Factory gradually switched to jet fighters, because the Zibo Aircraft Factory is still focusing on bombers and large fighters with high altitude and high range, they still continue to carry out research work on propeller engines and fighters.

(To be continued)