Xiao Guodong came to the temporary reception room on the first floor, and the three people in the reception room all stood up, and Zhang Yafei introduced Xiao Guodong one by one. In his 40s, the tall and thin man was the American consul in Hankow, Willy, a pale and haggard young man named Ian Brown. Curtis, another Chinese is a consulate interpreter.

Xiao Guodong invited the three of them to sit down and asked Consul Guard: "Mr. Consul, may I ask, what is the matter with you here?" Xiao Guodong always thought that Wei Li came this time, because the soldiers of the security army had a conflict with the foreign bank or expatriates in the United States, if this was the case, he really couldn't be the master, and he had to ask Song Zhewu. Although he knew that Song Zhewu hated the situation of misconduct in China, and hated Yue himself even more, but now is an extraordinary period, and the central government is unwilling to make extraneous branches here.

Wei Li nodded slightly to Xiao Guodong, and said in a somewhat stiff but fluent Chinese: "Your Excellency, Honorable Chief of Staff, we have taken the liberty to come here this time, we really have something to disturb your ministry, I have here a telegram from the president of Yenching University in Peking to General Song Zhewu of your ministry, please forward it immediately." After speaking, he took the telegram that the translator took out from his leather bag and handed it to Xiao Guodong.

Stuart Redden said in the telegram that Ian. Curtis is his old friend, Glenn, the owner of the American Curtis Aircraft Company. Curtis's eldest son, who has been in charge of marketing aircraft to Asian countries in the Philippines, received an order from the Katsura family last year to buy 80 used aircraft. Curtis promised to help them get in touch. It just so happened that in order to deal with the anti-British uprising that broke out in India after the First World War, the planes sent to India at that time were mothballed after the war. Curtis thinks that these planes will definitely not work in Europe, but they will still have a good surname in Asia. Therefore, after obtaining the consent of the person who bought the aircraft from the Katsura family, the Curtis Company came forward to buy it. This is mainly due to the fact that the "13" Hankou tragedy occurred in China and Britain in 27 years, and China forcibly recovered the British concession in Hankow, and the relationship between the two countries is now very tense.

Ian. Curtis found in the mothballed aircraft of the British army in India that the British DH-10 bombers in the late World War I were very good, and the number was also very large, with a total of 210 aircraft. Because this type of aircraft was no longer produced in Britain, the British army completely grounded this type of aircraft. Curtis was courteous. The aircraft has been discontinued, which means that it will never fly in the sky again, but because it is a British defence asset and has only been in service for less than a year before the end of World War I, no one in the Ministry of Defence dares to throw away these taxpayers-costly millions of pounds, some of which are still brand new, and no one can afford to take this responsibility, even if it costs a huge amount of money every year to maintain it. But if you sell it, it's different, even if it's a low price sale, after all, you can recover some money, and you can save a lot of maintenance costs. Therefore, the British army readily handed over 210 aircraft and a large number of spare parts to Ian at a price of 200,000 US dollars. Curtis, if it weren't for the Ministry of Defense, which is far away in the country, has to set this price, the British army in India will be lower. So the British troops in India were embarrassed to give it to Ian. Curtis dozens of tons of fuel because they finally got rid of this baggage. Plus commissions, a lot of spare parts and dozens of tons of jet fuel, and freight, Ian . Curtis's price for Katsura was $450,000. The business Ian. Curtis can make $100,000, it should be said that Ian. Curtis is still more kind.

Now under the contract, Ian. Curtis brought the first 12 planes to Hankow, but he could not find anyone from the Gui family who approached him. And now there's a war going on here, Ian. Curtis knew that he had bought his planes as a rebel in what the Chinese political axe calls them, and that the planes were smuggled in by him and could only be confiscated if discovered. But he can't transport it back, don't say that the freight is wasted, the key is that he urgently needs to recover the funds now. His father, Curtis Aircraft Company owner Glenn Brown. Curtis had just gone all out to buy his old rival Wright Airways, which is now known as Curtis Wright and has become the nation's largest aircraft manufacturing company. Because of the acquisition, the company's funds are very tight now, and it is gradually recovering its overseas funds. You must know that the fixed assets of the new company are only $78 million, and this more than $200,000 is not a small amount. So in a hurry, I found the American Consul in Hankow. Wei Li had no choice, but fortunately, this Wei Li had stayed in the Beiping Consulate, was very familiar with Situ Leiden, and knew that he had a good relationship with Song Zhewu, the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army. Wei Li knew that the Central Army was coming soon, so he did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent an urgent telegram to Situ Leiden through the consulate in Beiping.

When Stuart received a telegram, he immediately sent it as soon as he saw that it was his old friend's son. In the telegram, he believed that Song Zhewu did not have enough strength to make a difference in today's China, so it was necessary to have his own air force, and hoped that Song Zhewu would buy these twelve planes.

Xiao Guodong also wants to have the security army's own plane, so that the security army is really a strong army, but he thinks that the security army does not have the conditions to have its own plane now, but this is a telegram from Situ Leiden to Song Zhewu, and he can't make a decision.

After reading the telegram, Xiao Guodong expressed his gratitude to Wei Li and Ian. Curtis said: "I can't be the master of this matter, I need to ask our General Song Zhewu, I don't think you mind waiting for a while." Wei Li bowed slightly, smiled and said, "There is Chief of Staff Lao Xiao, we are willing to wait." "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff." Ian, who hasn't spoken. Curtis called out to Xiao Guodong in English with some anxiety. The translator next to it is almost simultaneously translated. "Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, please tell General Song that I still have 198 of the same planes, a large number of spare parts and dozens of tons of aviation fuel, and if he can buy them all, I will only need 350,000 US dollars. Believe me, I grew up in my father's aircraft company, and these DH-10 bombers were definitely a very good plane, and he would not regret buying them. Wei Li shook his head helplessly, this little Curtis seemed to be really in a hurry, and he even forgot the rules of doing business.

Since Xiao Guodong led the troops to Wuhan, Song Zhewu has not been idle, Chiang Kai-shek asked him to command Yang Tenghui and Li Mingrui to prevent Han Fuyu from entering Wuhan, he must have obtained information. At this time, Han Fuyu must not be allowed to enter Wuhan, and if Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Zhi's troops enter Wuhan, he can let him go.

Li Mingrui would not arrive until tomorrow, and he was busy for most of the night before he arranged the blocking positions of Yang Tenghui's division and the two regiments of the second division, and he himself stationed in Xiaogan City with the guard brigade.

Just lay down and wanted to rest, and was called up by the adjutant Liang Bi, and received a telegram from Feng Yuxiang at 3 o'clock in the morning on the 2nd, the Northwest Army supported the central crusade against the Gui system, and ordered Han Fuyu to lead the 100,000 troops of the Third Route Army to Wuhan to eliminate the new warlords of the Gui family's chaotic party and army. Song Zhewu smiled bitterly and read Feng Yuxiang's telegram, and before he could put it down, Liang Bi sent a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek, telling Song Zhewu that Han Fuyu would send troops tomorrow morning and go straight to Wuhan through Xiaogan, and asked Song Zhewu to block the Third Route Army in Xiaogan.

Song Zhewu thought for a while, and ordered Liang Bi to send someone to inform Yang Tenghui that Han Fuyu would send troops, and then lay down and rested again.

At 6 o'clock in the morning, Song Zhewu, who had just slept for two hours, was called again. Xiao Guodong called that the troops had taken control of Hankou and Hanyang, and that the first division and three regiments had reached the Zhujiahe area as planned. Looking at Xiao Guodong's telegram, Song Zhewu was relieved, and the matter in Wuhan was basically done. He personally drafted a telegram to tell Xiao Guodong that everything in Wuhan was handled as planned, and that he should urge Gao Zongbao to march quickly and rush to Zhujiahe as soon as possible to command all departments.

After breakfast, Song Zhewu went to the two regiments of the Second Division and Yang Tenghui's position to take a look, and instructed Yang Tenghui not to take the initiative to attack once Han Fuyu's troops came, and to report to him immediately, and then return to the headquarters in Xiaogan City.

Before he could sit down at the headquarters, Liang Bi sent a telegram from Situ Leiden forwarded by Xiao Guodong and his own information about Wei Li and Ian Io. Curtis's telegram. As soon as he saw the telegram, Song Zhewu immediately jumped up happily. Although he is a quasi-military fan in his previous life, although he is not clear about the technical principles such as the principle of semi-automatic rifles, he is still very familiar with the technical surnames and indicators of aircraft in World War I and World War II.

This DH-10 bomber, perhaps the greatest bomber of the 20s of the 20th century, simply did not appear too late to participate in the First World War. Although the DH-10 contained great military potential, due to the end of World War I and the fact that it was not suitable for conversion into civilian aircraft in peacetime, the DH-10 was only a flash in the pan and soon withdrew from the aviation scene.

In March 1918, the first flight of the DH-10 was successful, and the British side was very satisfied with the surname and immediately placed an order for production, but at that time, labor disputes in Britain and the shortage of materials for the key surname of the aircraft itself greatly delayed the production plan of the DH-10. It was not until October 1918 that the first eight DH-10s were officially delivered to the Royal Flying Regiment. In November, the DH-10 attacked German units in Salzburg, France, the only actual combat in which the DH-10 participated on the European continent.

A total of 223 DH-10s were produced, and during the anti-British uprising that broke out in India after World War I, the DH-10 was used for bombing missions. By 1923, all DH-10s stopped flying.

2. Surname energy index members: 3 people.

Dimensions: Wingspan 19.97 meters, length 12.08 meters, height 4.42 meters, wing area 77.2 square meters.

Weight data: empty weight 2550 kg, maximum take-off weight 4100 kg.

Surname can data: the maximum level flight speed is 180 km/h, the ceiling is 5800 meters, and the range is 965 kilometers.

Armament: two 7.7 mm machine guns with a ammunition load of 408 kg.

Power plant: two liberty12 piston engines, power 2*400 horsepower.

(To be continued)