(The 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War!) Salute to all veterans of the war! ）

The day of the test flight finally arrived, the weather was exceptionally clear, there was not a single cloud in the sky, and the cool breeze blowing on the sea made people feel refreshed.

Xu Shaozhou, commander of the Songhu garrison, Ba Yuzao, Wang Zhu, chief designers, and hundreds of people from the Mawei Shipyard gathered in an open space outside, waiting for the test flight to take place. Ba Yuzao, Wang Zhu and Xu Shaozhou stood together, their faces all having excitement and joy on their faces that could not be concealed.

This time he came here to observe the test flight, and the military of Fujian was supposed to send a representative, but Commander Jiang Xianyun ordered Xu Shaozhou's general, in addition to the fact that Xu Shaozhou and others were inspecting near Mawei, and another reason was that he might take up an important post in the newly established air force in the next step.

Although the Mawei Factory is a shipbuilding and military factory, the aircraft tested are related to the future development trend of the Air Force, and he should be responsible for this matter.

For today's test flight, Ba Yuzao deliberately changed into a suit that he wore when he studied in the United States. This jet-black suit is elegantly crafted with a black bow tied on the collar of the suit, which looks solemn and elegant. The others, though dressed in the same way, looked in one direction, not like a test flight, but like some kind of sacred ritual.

After a while, from the production hall, a canvas-covered fighter jet began to slowly drive out under the tow of a trailer, and everyone turned their eyes to the strange plane.

After a while, the thick canvas on the fuselage of the plane was uncovered, and a single-wing propeller fighter revealed its true face.

Xu Shaozhou looked at this monoplane, and said a kind of excitement in his heart, this plane is all painted in army green, and the overall look is much simpler than other aircraft, there is only one monoplane, the wings are painted with white military emblems, and the cabin is a push-pull glass cover; The aircraft is made of all-steel, and the thickness of the steel plates in important parts such as the engine is good, which is enough to resist bullets of general caliber, because it is a test flight stage, and the aircraft is not equipped with any weapons.

"General Xu, this aircraft adopts a laminar airfoil, and the layout of the equipment in the aircraft is relatively reasonable and simple, which greatly reduces its aerodynamic resistance, so the speed and bomb load can be raised to a higher level. After the experimental phase, we will install the aircraft with a cannon and a magazine. Wang Zhu and the design experts around him have been introducing the aircraft, and it can be seen from their tones that they are full of expectations for this aircraft.

"If only there were thousands of such planes to defend the territory, that would be great!" Xu Shaozhou thought secretly in his heart.

To be honest, he didn't know anything about the Air Force before, but not long ago, Huang Ke sent him a lot of air combat materials from various countries for him to study, and he also asked someone to send him a book published by Italians, which was all in Italian, which made Xu Shaozhou a little brainless.

Huang Ke told him that the book was called "Air Supremacy", and the content asked him to go to a university professor in Shanghai to ask for a translator, and be sure to write notes after viewing when he returned to China, and at the same time organize experts and scholars to translate accurately, and use this book as one of the primary textbooks of the aviation school in the future.

Xu Shaozhou thought the book was a bit boring at first, but it was only after several Italian professors translated the meaning that he gradually liked the book.

He couldn't help but marvel that the content of the book was simply too good, and the author proposed that future wars would be three-dimensional, no longer flat, and whoever mastered the sky in the future would control future wars.

After reading it, Xu Shaozhou couldn't help but feel that Huang Ke had good intentions, so when the Mawei Factory aircraft was conducting a test flight, he attended it as a military representative.

In the expectant eyes of everyone, a test pilot wearing a leather coat and a leather hat sat in the cabin. The test pilot's name is Tan Shou, and he has just returned from abroad.

After closing the glass-sealed cabin door, he made a gesture to the ground that he could take off, at which point the people below began to blow their whistles, waving small flags in their hands to signal that the plane could start.

The plane roared, the propeller rotated faster and faster, and soon, the plane began to slide forward again, under the attention of everyone, after taxiing for about 500 meters, the plane began to slowly develop, and then took off, and the first flight personnel were jubilant.

"Good! Good! Good! "Ba Yuzao and the designers have just raised their hearts to their throats, they have designed a new type of aircraft in less than a year, and to be honest, they don't have much confidence in themselves; But now seeing this plane take off like this, the people who came to watch cheered happily, and even the soldiers who were standing around and were in charge of guarding turned their heads and shouted excitedly with the people.

When Tan Shou piloted the plane to an altitude of three or four hundred meters, it flew over the workshop of the Mawei Factory, and just as everyone was looking there, the plane began to turn left and jumped up.

"The big turns at high speed are good, and it seems that our efforts have not been in vain." The crowd cheered again.

At this time, the plane was flying forward at a constant speed, and when the plane was about to land, suddenly the plane suddenly shook in the air, and the people on the ground saw that the plane began to shake in the air as if it was out of control.

Test pilot Tan Shou also raised his heart to his throat in the air at this time, he didn't know what was going on, the plane was like suddenly losing control, and he tried hard to pull up the control stick, but it was still to no avail.

The plane began to wobble and lose its direction like a kite off its strings, as if it was about to fall to the ground.

Just when the plane was about to fall, Tan Shou suddenly pulled up the control stick, and the plane began to stabilize again, Tan Shou knew that the plane could no longer fly, and he was forced to land in a paddy field not far away before he arrived at the departure runway.

After seeing the plane landing, the people on the ground breathed a sigh of relief, and the observers on the side of the guard hurried over. When they arrived, the plane had already landed, and the plane was bruised in the paddy field, but fortunately, the test pilot was fine, and after rescuing the test pilot, Mawei Factory pulled the plane out for inspection.

The celebration banquet that was originally prepared in the evening became lifeless, and Ba Yuzao, Wang Zhu and others did not sit at the table. Xu Shaozhou looked at the empty seats and said to the staff of the Mawei Factory: "Why don't the engineers come to eat?" ”

The person in charge of a horsetail factory said: "General Xu, the engineers are in a bit of a low mood today, and they are all checking the obstacles of the aircraft. ”

Xu Shaozhou put down his chopsticks and said, "No matter how much you work, you can't skip eating." Go, bring all our engineers over, let's wait for a while, and we'll wait until the engineers arrive before eating. ”

The person in charge of the Mawei factory wanted to dissuade him, but seeing that Xu Shaozhou's intention was resolute, he still invited a few engineers. However, after the person in charge went to a trip, the engineers still did not come, Xu Shaozhou had no choice but to go in person, at this time several engineers saw Xu Shaozhou coming, and only began to walk out of the workshop and return to the banquet table.

"No matter how busy you are, you have to eat and rest, I believe a few people know this better than me, right?" Xu Shaozhou picked up the wine glass in front of him and said to the people around him with a cold face.

"Alas, we're a little ashamed!" Ba Yuzao couldn't help but sigh, his black dress had been replaced by a frock suit full of engine oil, and the expression on his face looked much more tired.

The people around them were almost the same, and their mood was in a state of depression, and despite the delicious food in front of them, they were indifferent.

The mood of these people is understandable, originally the Mawei Factory has become unpopular among the warlords who have been fighting for a long time, but now the government has invested a lot of money and technology, but this kind of thing has happened, and everyone is uncomfortable in their hearts. Xu Shaozhou naturally knows very well, but at the moment, it is the most important thing to boost morale and regain strength.

"Mr. Ba, Mr. Wang, and all the engineers, we still have to celebrate today, come! Everyone raised their glasses in front of them. Xu Shaozhou stood up and raised the goblet in front of him.

Several engineers looked at him with strange eyes, as if Xu Shaozhou was insulting them.

The person in charge of the Mawei Factory couldn't stand it at this time, and he said in a slightly reproachful tone: "General Xu, we know that we haven't done a good job, but you ......"

"Haha, what am I? Does that mean I can't be sarcastic about you like that? Xu Shaozhou picked up the wine glass and walked down from his seat and said, "Brother, I'm really not sarcastic about you, I'm sincerely congratulating you." ”

When everyone heard this, they didn't understand it again.

"Today I want to congratulate you not only on my personal meaning, but also on our Mr. Huang Ke's meaning. I have already reported all the situation today to Commander Huang Ke and Commander Jiang Xianyun, and they both think that it is time to congratulate you on this matter, and I can give you the congratulatory telegram that Mr. Huang Ke sent from Europe later. ”

Seeing this, everyone believed that Xu Shaozhou was not sarcastic about them, but really congratulated him. Wang Zhu said with some shame: "General Xu, we didn't do well, I feel ashamed!" ”

Xu Shaozhou walked up to him and said, "Sir, this is wrong! We had never built an airplane before, and being able to design a completely new model and test fly it in such a short period of time is a success in itself. ”

"On the road to flying, we were exploring, and we didn't have any experience to draw on before, so being able to take off successfully for the first time was a good victory. As for the problems that arose during the test flight, Mr. Huang Ke also said that the test flight was to expose the problem. You are all engaged in science and technology, and there is no smooth road on the road of science, but as long as we have the courage to move forward, we will definitely be able to succeed. ”

Xu Shaozhou said that he was impassioned, and everyone present was enthusiastic after listening to it.

"Come on, let's dry this glass of wine, celebrate today's success and find the right position for the next step of research and development. I hope that the next time we come to Mawei, our plane can soar in the blue sky, come! Dry this glass. ”

After Xu Shaozhou finished speaking, the chests of the engineers present and the leading team of the Mawei Factory were popping, and the crisp sound of glass echoed in the room.