In 1933, the spring ploughing season in East Asia quietly arrived, and at the busiest moment in China and Japan, a piece of news caused a sensation again. The United States and Japan almost simultaneously openly supported China's bid to host the World Industrial Exposition in Shanghai, China, Prime Minister Keisuke Okada supported China's bid to host the World Industrial Exposition in Tokyo on behalf of the Japanese Government, and President Roosevelt, who had only been in office for two months, even wrote a letter to the secretary general of the World Expo, expressing his support for the desire to hold world events in Asia and for China to win the right to host the 1940 Olympic Games.

The influence of the United States is very great, and after the letter was made public, many countries, especially Latin American countries, agreed that China would host the World Industrial Expo, while Asia and the Arab region also expressed their support.

Although the Republic of China has participated in many Olympic Games and World Expos since its founding, the general public does not know much about it because of the long distance, and the concept of what the World Industrial Expo is is even more vague.

However, no one knew that when the seedlings began to thrive, the intelligence of a naval artillery data intelligence caused a great change in Northeast Asia.

The Nakajima Flying Machine Co., Ltd. in Gunma Prefecture, 100 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, was crowded with generals, and the navy regiment led by Takuzo Kobayashi and Shumi Nagano was star-studded, while the army officer corps led by Toyohiko Yoshida and Shizaburo Masaki was a little gloomy. Although there were several more generals than the navy, and there were more mid-level pillars such as Shinzaburo Masaki and Tetsuyama Nagata, the defeat forced the army to be relegated.

At the forefront of these officers was the famous Japanese aircraft tycoon Chikuhei Nakajima. The two standing next to him are even more incredible, one is the current Japanese Prime Minister Keisuke Okada, and the other is the new Minister of Finance Fujii Manobu. But they are still not the protagonists of today, and all eyes are on the new plane standing ready to take off.

Originally, the Navy planned to hand over the aircraft to Mitsubishi for testing, but the Army felt that it should share the pie because of its greater merit, so it insisted on placing it in Nakajima, which had a good relationship.

Kitakusa Ueda, who was standing next to the plane, had his neck tilted high, as if others didn't know that he was the hero who brought him back to the plane, but it was a pity that no matter how he behaved. The attention of the prime minister and the generals is not on him. "Your Excellency, let me introduce you." As soon as Keisuke Okada got close to the plane, Kitakusa Ueda jumped up and opened the cover on the side of the engine, ready to explain the white-shouldered eagle fighter to everyone.

But he apparently did something redundant to do so, when the cover opened to reveal the side of the engine. Everyone present even knew that Nakajima Chihisa, who was well aware of the development of international aviation, gasped. Wide 9-cylinder star engine. The surface is covered with a neat shell, and the east convex and west concave look very, very advanced. If the Nakajima engine is the best star engine in Japan, then in front of this engine, it is like a wild child who has just learned to walk and is disheveled.

When did the people of China master such a powerful technique?

Okada and the others' eyes widened, but they didn't know that this was just a second-hand product made by Ba Yuzao and others based on Yang Qiu's so-called modular technology. Although it seems that the entire engine is very neat and smooth because it is wrapped in an aluminum shell, the modules under the aluminum shell have been manipulated, and some key units also use special materials developed in China. There is no problem with the original one, but if other materials are used. Even if the size and model are matched, it will not be durable.

But now its sleek and neat feel is "very advanced", and together with the engine and the fairing on the fixed landing gear, the aircraft is full of streamlines and modernity. But if this kind of streamline is seen by European and American engineers, it will definitely be scolded, because streamlining means that the surface is more complex and more difficult to manufacture.

Test pilots from the Navy burrowed into the engine room under the watchful eyes of everyone, and the white-shouldered eagle quickly soared into the sky after the engine let out a screech. Maybe it's not familiar at first. The pilot didn't make too fancy maneuvers at first, but after a while, he began to fly in all sorts of fancy ways, and several times frightened the ground personnel to pray secretly for fear that the hard-won plane would be broken.

The plane flew for about 40 minutes before landing, and as soon as the pilot came down, he was greeted by the generals, and Nagano was in a hurry to ask about the performance and feeling. The 650-horsepower white-shouldered eagle is actually very outdated in the Republic of China, and even the horsepower of many biplanes has been exceeded. It is not the most advanced in Europe and the United States. Both Pratt & Whitney and Wright Cyclone in the United States have begun testing 1,200 hp 18-cylinder engines, but this is different for Japan, which has been unable to make a breakthrough. The test pilot, who experienced it firsthand, said even more excitedly: "Report to the general, very flexible, fast climbing and hovering." It felt as easy to control as if I had grown wings myself. I don't think the planes of the Empire and many countries want to encounter it in the sky, and if I can get familiar with it for a while, I can use it to shoot down enemy planes easily. ”

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These words made the Japanese technicians and generals present gasp, they did not expect the test pilot's evaluation to be so high, and Yamamoto Isoroku, who planned the incident, was even more secretly frightened when he hid behind the crowd, fortunately he got it back, otherwise if the war starts now, I am afraid that all the naval planes will be shot down.

Although the farce of smashing eggs in the sky in the Saudi crisis is ridiculous, it has made countries around the world realize the importance of aviation, and let the world face up to the development of China's aviation industry. Of course, Japan is also very concerned, but originally they felt that the gap between them and the Republic of China was not big, and it was only now that they found out that the gap would be so big.

"Admiral, you must have it, otherwise you will be easily defeated by the China Navy in the future!"

"Yes, we should immediately concentrate the nation's efforts to imitate it."

"Can't wait! Yang Qiu will be delayed for two years because of the World Expo, and the empire must take this opportunity to seize the initiative. ”

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The admirals jumped up and down, one by two saying that the equipment should be imitated as soon as possible, a scene that made Keisuke Okada frown. He knew that the navy was actually taking the opportunity to pressure the $500 million loan to monopolize it, but as the prime minister, he needed to consider it all now, so he beckoned to Kitakusa Ueda: "Kitakusa-kun, you did a good job!" He was a hero of the Great Japanese Empire. After complimenting him, he asked, "Have you been in Keelung for four or five years?" The design of this aircraft also participated, so tell me what is difficult about it? How much does it cost? ”

Kitakusa Ueda hurriedly said, "Thank you, Prime Minister." The biggest difficulty is the engine, and the rest is mainly aluminum metal processing and propellers. I don't know the detailed manufacturing price, but the purchase price of the China Navy is 100,000 for one plane. ”

100,000 yuan! The Prime Minister Fujii Mashin next to 150,000 yen thought it was expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive. According to the current foreign exchange price, that is a full 50,000 US dollars. The $500 million loan is only enough to build 10,000 planes. Seeing that Dazang's face was embarrassed, Kitakusa Ueda hurriedly added: "Prime Minister, please rest assured, although I can't get in touch with the actual cost, if I can solve the engine, then the cost will never exceed 60,000 yuan, because those representatives of the Chinese army always like to eat kickbacks." ”

It's possible, although the other side of the sea has been developing for twenty years. But many of the Manchu bad habits have not been broken. Cases of corruption happen from time to time, how can they be compared with the empire. The Japanese admiral regained his confidence, advocating that the equipment should be copied as soon as possible, and also said that electrolytic aluminum could be obtained from Japan's Guinea. Seeing that the situation was not good, the army immediately intervened and said that it would also purchase, which immediately made the scene chaotic. Yamamoto Fifty-six also wanted to interject two sentences, but before he could move forward, he was pulled back, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was Naokuni Nomura, the Minister of Special Services of the Navy Ministry.

Although Nomura Naokuni is not an aviation faction, he has a good relationship with Yamamoto Isoroku. When I saw him, I immediately leaned in and whispered a few words.

"Where?!"

Just two sentences made Yamamoto Fifty-six almost jump up, and Nomura Naokuni hurriedly handed him the information he got when he saw this: "Yamamoto-kun, please see, we have already analyzed it, and the photos and information are real!" ”

"48 mm Baga! When did the branch develop? This information is the information that Huang Yufei asked Tokuda to find a way to send to the Japanese Navy Chongqing 480 naval guns, the thick and hideous barrels in the photo and the group photo of several Chinese naval generals made him unable to sit still, and without even saying hello, he squeezed into the crowd and rushed to Nagano Xiushen.

"Yaga! Yamamoto-kun. What are you doing! Kobayashi Takuzo, who was hit by it, shouted loudly, he was a staunch battleship pillar in the navy, and he had long been dissatisfied with Yamamoto Fifty-six, a junior who advocated the theory of aviation victory, and when he saw him running around and crashing into himself, he was going to scold him on the spot for being rude. But at this time, Yamamoto Fifty-six didn't care about apologizing, and directly handed the document to Nagano Xiushen: "Your Excellency, General, you should take a look at this." It was just discovered by the Secret Service Section. ”

Nagano Xiushen admires Yamamoto Fifty-six very much, not to mention that this is still a young man who has been praised by Marshal Togo, so he doesn't feel unreasonable, and he takes the document and looks at it. But after only a few glances, his face also changed greatly. This scene made Kobayashi forget the blame, and when his eyes fell on the photos and sketches, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

48 mm!

The army officer corps led by Toyohiko Yoshida did not pay attention to the commotion on the side of the navy, especially Shinzaburo Mazaki was even more active, taking the opportunity to lobby Keisuke Okada and Manobu Fujii: "Prime Minister, Prime Minister of Tibet." Our army has made a lot of sacrifices, although it has been delayed for two years with the World Expo, but the industrial strength of China now surpasses us by a lot! They have already armed a lot of chariot troops! Therefore, the empire cannot be left behind, and victory needs to be fought by our army little by little. It doesn't rely on advanced weapons and the army to show off its might! Half of the 500 million yuan loan we have received this time will allow us to procure combat vehicles, expand our armaments, and expand our current troops to 400,000, so that we can ensure the victory of the Korean and southern offensive strategies. ”

Keisuke Okada glanced at Shizaburo Mazaki who was speaking, and said in his heart that he looked down on Yoshiichi Tanaka's protégé. Not only did Tanaka not resign together after he stepped down, but he actually had the face to steal the high position of the army, and now he is running in front of him to ask for military expenses, which is really shameless! But he is not a pure naval man after all, and as the prime minister, he needs to think about it holistically. Moreover, the $500 million loan was originally intended to purchase all the urgently needed steel, machinery, and raw materials for the expansion of armaments in preparation for the Yugoslav offensive, so it was still necessary to appropriately increase the army's military expenditure.

"Admiral Yoshida, Mazaki-kun. I have already discussed with Fujii Kurashi about increasing the military spending of your army, and I am ready to allocate 100 million national dollars. ”

"Wait!" Before Keisuke Okada's 100 million yen was finished, Kobayashi Tatsuzo rushed over and glared at Keisuke Okada: "Prime Minister, all the military expenses this time must be given to our navy!" No negotiation! ”

"Yaga!" 100 million yen already made the army very angry, but I didn't expect that if 100 million didn't arrive, the navy would have to take it all! It's unbearable!

The army has suffered enough over the years, and it doesn't matter if it is beaten by the Wehrmacht, and it should be responsible for failure, but how many years has it been to blame? The army has suffered for so many years, and it has been angry for so many years, and it is not easy to see a loan of 500 million dollars, and the navy does not even leave any scraps, can this still be endured?! So Kobayashi Jizao stabbed the hornet's nest this time, and more than a dozen army generals jumped up on the spot.

Kobayashi is also a fiery temper, and when he opens his mouth, he scolds the army for being horse dung.

Now both sides are on fire, and Keisuke Okada is even more angry and trembling, what is this place? Actually quarreling in front of himself and in front of so many soldiers, what kind of system is it?! "Yaga! Shut up! Look what you guys look like, are these the soldiers of the Empire! Keisuke Okada roared angrily, and after both sides closed their mouths, he looked at Kobayashi Takuzo: "Kobayashi-kun, what did you mean by what you just said." ”

Kobayashi was already hot-tempered, but now that he learned that China's Chongqing company had developed a 48-millimeter cannon, he was even more eager to immediately start building 178 capital ships. What's more, judging from the photos, this gun has already been tested, and maybe the new battleship will soon start construction in secret! So I shoved all the intelligence documents through. Keisuke Okada flipped through the documents with a cold face, and the smiles of those Chinese naval officers showed that the experiment must have been successful. So he didn't bother to talk more to the horse manure and stuffed the information to Keisuke Okada, who was born in the navy.

Like a few people in the navy just now, Keisuke Okada's face froze suddenly after reading the above content. Kobayashi took the opportunity and hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, you are also from the navy!" It should be known how much of a threat it poses to the Empire! The strategy of attacking the south has already been discussed by us, and only by going south to the empire can there be a way to survive. It needs our navy to go south, but if it is in the way, how can the empire go south? Therefore, this loan must be given to the Navy, and the Army can wait for next year, which is a matter of urgency. Please! ”

As soon as Kobayashi Jizao finished talking threatening and pleading, the army over there shot a bunch of murderous eyes, next year? Next year, the daylilies will be cold! No, 500 million dollars must be half per person, and the emperor can't say it! The army generals led by Shinzaburo Masaki were so angry that they screamed, but just as they were about to continue talking, Keisuke Okada had already transferred the information to Toyohiko Yoshida.

Toyohiko Yoshida was also stunned after reading the information, but immediately became furious: "Prime Minister! This is a forged conspiracy of the Navy! The empire has not solved the 46 mm cannon until now, how can the people of China develop such a large-caliber naval gun? Even if it's true, it means that China is already preparing for war! Therefore, at this time, we can no longer favor the navy, if our army can't get enough military spending, North Korea and Huatai Island will be lost! I want to see the Emperor and let His Majesty the Emperor arbitrate! ”

"Yoshida! You horse manure, our navy is not a villain like you, how can you fake! After hearing this, Kobayashi jumped up angrily and slapped Toyohiko Yoshida directly.

Although Toyohiko Yoshida dodged the slap, the appearance of this 480-mm giant cannon made Lu Hai completely tear his face. Looking at the two factions of sea and land that have parted ways, Keisuke Okada shuddered for no reason, and I am afraid that the eventful autumn will come again.