Washington, USA.

An emaciated President Roosevelt is leaning back in his wheelchair and pretending to sleep as he leaves for Maryland Air Force Base in 15 minutes to watch the P-59 jet show off in Nazi Germany's ME-262 jet fighter jet in Europe. Allied jet fighters must enter service as soon as possible.

As soon as he closed his eyes, President Roosevelt was awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps.

Soon, the closed room was pushed open. Then the Chief of the Army General Staff, General Marshall, had already strode in, and President Roosevelt shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly and sighed: "George, is the war situation in the Balkans getting worse again?" Alas, when will you bring me good news? ”

"Oh no, the situation in Bargan, honorable Mr. President, has not deteriorated." Marshall spread his hands. Then he said, "And." I also have really good news for you today. He said. Marshall pulled out a box of motion picture reels from his briefcase.

Immediately, Marshall pushed Roosevelt's wheelchair into the screening room.

After the luàn code, a strangely shaped helicopter appeared on the screen.

At this time, the helicopter was still a new thing, but both Roosevelt and Marshall had seen it, but the helicopter on the screen was obviously very different from the helicopters they had ever seen.

The most impressive thing is that the left and right cabins of this helicopter on the screen are open.

It can be clearly seen that a large-caliber heavy machine gun is installed in the open left and right compartments.

The left and right sides of the fuselage each stretched out a cantilever, and under each cantilever hung two cylindrical porous things, Marshall immediately pointed to the screen and introduced: "Mr. President, this is a multiple rocket launcher, 90mm caliber, which can destroy the frontal armor of any tank in the world within two hundred meters!" ”

Roosevelt nodded subconsciously. He hadn't realized how powerful the helicopter was.

Immediately, the screen showed the helicopter gunship, followed by a live confrontation with the armored group. After watching the whole confrontation, Roosevelt finally exclaimed: "God." What kind of helicopter is this? This is simply a hammer to smash the armored clusters of Nazi Germany! ”

"Yes, Mr. President." Marshall said solemnly. "I think so too."

Secretary of State Hull, who had just arrived, said, "Is this helicopter really so scary?" ”

"Of course." Marshall said undoubtedly, "Such a helicopter can calmly approach the German armored cluster through the cover of the valley and the treetops" and launch a surprise attack from a low altitude, as you have seen in the actual confrontation drill just now, the armored vehicle has no power to fight back in front of the helicopter at all! ”

"Where's the high shè cannon?" Roosevelt said. "Some of the German tank divisions were equipped with self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalions."

Marshall nodded, and said: "Each tank division of the German army is equipped with a self-propelled artillery regiment, but only a small number of tank divisions are equipped with self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalions, and the killing principle of anti-aircraft artillery is fragmentation killing, which is a great threat to high-speed fixed-wing aircraft" But for low-speed flying armored helicopters, there is almost no threat, unless it hits directly! Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to hit a helicopter in the sky with a high gun. ”

It is indeed unrealistic for a high-altitude artillery to aim directly at a high-altitude artillery, even a self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery is also impossible.

The rotation of the turret is not a problem, but the adjustment of the shè angle cannot be faster than the circumvention of the helicopter: again, the helicopter can fly freely in the sky "with almost no restrictions on direction and altitude." On the ground, however, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are severely constrained by terrain and roads: finally, there is a problem of coordination between the gunner and the driver.

"So, what about the threat of the Luftwaffe?" Hull threw another question.

"The Luftwaffe naturally has Allied air forces to deal with, and we have not lost air supremacy in Europe." Marshall waved his hand and said again. "As for this armored helicopter, it is only an infantry support weapon, and it is designed to hunt down enemy armored clusters and cover the infantry of armored clusters."

"Well, I admit that this is indeed a weapon that decides xìng, and I'm afraid it is also epoch-making." Roosevelt said. "But I'm worried that the British government is likely to be reluctant to share the technology with the United States, and if we urgently set up a research team to conduct research and development," I'm afraid it will be too late." ”

This is really a problem, the Americans do not know how long it will take to develop such a helicopter gunship.

At this time, "Sikorsky, the father of helicopters in the United States, is still sharpening his head to perfect his light utility helicopter, and the whole research and development thinking has not yet turned to the concept of military armed helicopters, which is also Yue Weihan's greatest confidence." If he hadn't grasped this, Yue Weihan would not have dared to open his mouth to the American political lion.

"Mr. President, there's something I'm afraid you're wrong." Marshall shook his head and said. "This weapon was not developed by the British, but by the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma."

Although the armed forces of the "China" country have been unified and reorganized into the four major field armies of the National Grass Army, it is customary for the Americans to still call the "China" Expeditionary Force, and until now, the Allied Southeast Asian Theater has not been abolished, and Yue Weihan is still concurrently serving as the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Theater.

"What do you say? Myanmar developed? Roosevelt was taken aback when he heard this, and said in a lost voice, "This is impossible, when did the Chinese people have such a terrible scientific research force?" ”

Marshall shrugged his shoulders and smiled wryly, "As far as I know. A large number of top scientists from the former Soviet Union are currently contributing their wisdom and strength to China's military scientific research in Myanmar. ”

"God, that's how it is." Roosevelt suddenly said, "George, call Stilwell immediately and ask him to tell Yue Weihan." The U.S. government and the people urgently need this weapon, and we hope that the Chinese government can share the key technology of this armored helicopter with us, and of course, we will compensate for their losses as much as possible. ”

Rangoon. Four Field Command.

Stilwell was gone, but Yue Weihan was still immersed in strange emotions.

After Yue Weihan's planning, the video shot by Avril was finally airlifted back to London, England as quickly as possible, and then flew from London across the Atlantic to Washington, D.C., where the Western media first disclosed the new invention of China, "The effect of which is completely different from that of the Chinese people running to show off to the Americans."

If Yue Weihan himself goes to the Americans with the video, the Americans may doubt your motives.

But this time, it was the Americans themselves who came to me, that is, the American government had a request from the people of China, and Yue Weihan could take the opportunity to open his mouth: "At least the initiative in this negotiation is firmly grasped in his hands, and of course, Yue Weihan does not want to seek too many interests." Just want to exchange for a dozen old warships.

Washington, USA.

After reading the document in his hand, Roosevelt frowned and said, "This is the condition of the Chinese people?" ”

"Yes, Mr. President." Marshall shrugged his shoulders and said a little helplessly, "China asked for the key technology of helicopter gunships in exchange for 2 battleships, 4 heavy cruisers, 8 aircraft carriers, 12 submarines, 16 destroyers, 20 large dock transport ships, and 100 medium-sized transports. ”

"That's a bit too much." Roosevelt said, "It's the equivalent of two task forces." ”

"Oh, I think so, I also think that the Chinese are a little too much." Marshall said: "It's about the same as halving. ”

In fact, at the beginning, the U.S. government did not consider leasing some naval ships to the national government in order to train the Chinese navy to grow as soon as possible, so that the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet could move from the Asian theater as soon as possible so that it could go all out into the Mediterranean theater, but in the end, Roosevelt vetoed this proposal.

The reasons for this are extremely complex, and the main reason is the fear that Asia will become the Asia of China.

With the current situation, it is impossible for the army of the anti-Fascist alliance to take care of the land theater in Asia. In fact, the Asian theater has been dominated by the Chinese army, and if the Chinese navy becomes stronger and dominates the Asian seas, then after the end of the war, the "Chinese" country will rise rapidly. This is undoubtedly inconsistent with the national interests of the United States.

However, the Wuxi helicopter developed by the Chinese Expeditionary Force is a matter of life and death for the Allies!

How to make a trade-off, this is really difficult for Roosevelt, a master of playing nòng politics, "on the one hand, the deteriorating European war situation, on the other hand, there is a future threat that cannot be ignored, how can we get the best of both worlds?" Is it possible to let FBI agents penetrate the key technology of this gunship in Myanmar?

Marshall seemed to have thought of what Roosevelt was thinking" and said with a wry smile: "Mr. President, if you want to send agents to go deep into Myanmar **** the key technology of this helicopter gunship." As far as I know, Mr. Ma Zhankui, who is in charge of security in Burma, is a master of counter-reconnaissance, and it is impossible for federal agents to hide from him. ”

Roosevelt nodded, then frowned again: "So, is there really no better way?" ”

"Mr. President, I know what you're worried about, but it's a very distant thing, and for the U.S. government, how to break the impasse in the Balkans is crucial!" Marshall shrugged his shoulders and added, "If you can't get this gunship, the situation in the Balkans will be ruined." Nazi Germany will be completely out of control! ”

Secretary of State Hull also said: "Mr. President, Nazi Germany is the number one enemy of the United States!" ”

"Okay." Roosevelt finally nodded, "Reply to Yangon immediately." The conditions they put forward were too excessive, and the US government and the people would not agree to them at all, so that if the conditions they put forward were reduced to a quarter, the US government could immediately sign an agreement with them" and move the ships as soon as possible. ”

Yangon, Siye Command.

"Cut to a quarter?" Yue Weihan snorted, "This dead cripple is really a scoundrel!" ”

After that, Yue Weihan said to Deng Gong: "Old Deng, immediately call back to Washington, saying that the US government has no sincerity, and China has decided to withdraw the application for the lease of warships, but as a member of the International Anti-Fascist League, China is willing to provide some of the technology and design drawings of the helicopter gunship to the US government free of charge." ”

Washington, USA.

"Provide part of the technology and design drawings of the helicopter gunship to the US government free of charge?" Roosevelt pursed his lips and said abruptly, "I didn't expect that this young and surprising four-star general of the [China] country is actually good at foreign words, hehe, but this also exposes the psychological bottom line of the [Chinese] people, cut it in half, and finally reply." ”

Yangon, Siye Command.

"Haha, refreshing." Yue Weihan said happily, "Just cut it in half according to the original scale!" ”

Speaking of which, neither country has the heart to engage in a difficult tug-of-war of negotiations with each other. The United States was worried that the situation in the Balkans would deteriorate, while China was worried that Japan and Russia would reach an agreement, so after two rounds of mutual testing, Roosevelt readily had a showdown with Yue Weihan, and Yue Weihan also accepted it as soon as he saw it.

During the war years, the Americans' work efficiency was still very fast, and in less than half a month, "battleships, 2 heavy cruisers, 4 aircraft carriers, 6 submarines, 8 destroyers, 10 large transport ships, and 100 Xiǎo transport ships were all transferred to the [Chinese] naval headquarters stationed in Yangon Harbor."

In the evening of the same day, the Chinese side transferred the dish prototype of the KM-32 helicopter gunship and a complete set of design drawings to Sikorsky, the father of American helicopters, who had made a special trip.

In the 32nd year of the Republic of China (1, on the day when the 33rd Division landed in Tanggu, the "Chinese Naval Corps" was also officially established in Yangon Port!)

On the deck of the battleship "Wenzheng," Admiral Chen Shaokuan was standing in the wind.

Behind Admiral Chen Shaokuan, there were Zeng Yiding, Chen Jiliang and other admirals and colonels standing in turn, all of whom were wearing white naval dresses, looking heroic and mighty.

Amid the rousing military music, Yue Weihan strode onto the deck of the "Wenzheng" with the naval flag in his hand.

The so-called battleship "Wenzheng" was actually the battleship "Nevada" of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, and when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the "Nevada" was seriously damaged and ran aground. After being restored and put back into active service, after moving Jiāo to the Chinese country, the Máo Chair proposed to change the name to "Wenzheng" in recognition of Jiang Gong's great contribution to the War of Resistance Against Japan.

Yue Weihan held the flag and stood firm, and Chen Shaokuan took two steps forward. Lizheng saluted: "Commander-in-Chief Yue." Chen Shaokuan, captain of the first-class admiral of the Navy Corps of the National Grass Army, led all the officers and men of the corps to report to you, please give you instructions! Admiral Chen's voice rumbled through the microphone throughout Yangon Harbor.

Suddenly, the battleship "Wenzheng" and all the naval officers and men on the warship stood up and saluted.

Yue Weihan followed and stood upright, and immediately sent the flag to Chen Shaokuan with both hands...... Nirvana is reborn!