Before the Spring Festival, Xia Zi successfully gave birth to a son, a boy. Happy to have his grandson, even Deng Zixuan, who has a strong idea of equality between men and women, is also very happy. Wan'er was even more overjoyed and carried away with joy. Deng Zixuan, the Chinese New Year's Eve, invited the brothers to his home as guests, Fan Tao as a prospective aunt was also requested, and his disciples Deng Qiang and Deng Xiang also came to the reunion with their wives.

The eldest daughter Deng Hua is still in Shanghai with Xiaohong, although Dai Hui misses Xia Zi and his son who has never met, but the aircraft carrier fleet training is in full swing, and he can't be separated as the commander of the fleet. The guests came early, and the ladies did not join the men, but they formed their own faction to share the happiness of their grandchildren with Wan'er. The ladies get together without the restraint of men, and they can freely play their own presumptuousness, and the excitement is enviable.

The banquet for the male guests was placed in Deng Zixuan's study, because there were military maps in the study for their convenience. After the wine and food were served, Deng Zixuan raised his glass and said: "Today is the first Spring Festival of the 20th century, and it is the beginning of a new era of the empire. The little girl is happy to have a son, which can be described as a joy on top of joy. There are no outsiders here today, you don't have to be formal, you can speak freely, come and toast! Deng Zixuan took the lead and toasted. Good wine, President, I'm afraid this is a century-old Moutai! Chen Jintang smacked his lips and praised.

Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, this jar of Moutai wine has been cellared for 210 years, and I have been reluctant to drink it, you are stained with my grandson's light." Also, I have good news for you, my eldest daughter is also pregnant. Everyone heard the congratulations, and soon everyone present was slightly drunk. The topic of the conversation naturally shifted to a hot and sensitive topic, and at this time, Wang Xiaoer, director of the General Logistics Department and General Armament, stood up with a flushed face.

"The semi-automatic rifle developed by the Ministry of Ordnance has been tested. Named the Zhonghua Type 5 rifle, it has been mass-produced. The difference between this type of semi-automatic rifle and the Zhonghua Type 4 rifle is that it adopts a rotary locking device, which can shoot continuously, that is, save the time of pulling the bolt, and can shoot without interruption. In addition, the magazine has been improved to be able to load 10 rounds. However, it will take two years to complete the outfit at the earliest. Depending on the manufacturing capacity, this is the fastest speed. ”

Deng Zixuan said decisively without thinking: "First of all, equip the Eastern Front, followed by the Australian Front. It was required that the field corps of the Eastern Front be re-equipped by November, and the Australian Front should complete the re-outfitting of two armies. There will be no change in the operational plan drawn up by the headquarters to be launched in December. Chen Jintang said: "President, the series of automatic weapons developed by the Ordnance Department has passed the test, and the Zhonghua Type 1 light machine gun and the China Type 1 submachine gun have met the conditions for installation. But I don't understand what light machine gun was put into production. What did the submachine gun for the Lu not put into production? ”

Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "I must make this issue clear today. Yes, submachine guns are a sharp weapon for attack, but the demand for ammunition is astronomical, and we should not forget that we are on an expedition across the ocean, and logistical supply is extremely difficult. In order to make up for the lack of firepower, we decided to install light machine guns, two light machine guns in each arrangement, so that light machine guns and semi-automatic rifles can complement each other, which can not only save ammunition but also ensure fire strike ability. ”

The crowd agreed. Everyone had a heated discussion on this topic for a long time, and Fan Tao, who had been silent, said: "President." I have a new report? "What's new?" "Dai Hui called, the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft discovered a new problem during training, each carrier-based aircraft carries 4 aerial bombs, and after the carrier-based aircraft drops the bombs, aviation fuel can allow the carrier-based aircraft to stay in the air for a long time."

"Carrier-based pilots suggested that carrier-based aircraft be equipped with heavy machine guns, which would allow them to kill and injure personnel on enemy ships." Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "This question Deng Qiang will answer." Deng Qiang stood up and said: "Commander Fan, when we were researching fighters, we started to develop airborne machine guns. Since the nose of the aircraft is a propeller, we have not solved the problem of how to not hurt the blades when the cannon is fired continuously, so it is still under development. ”

Seeing that Fan Tao was a little disappointed, Deng Zixuan said: "I think a heavy machine gun can be installed on the side of the cabin, although the side strike effect is not ideal, but it can also play a certain role." Deng Qiang said: "I immediately ordered the aircraft factory to install a heavy machine gun on the side of the fighter's cabin, which is not very difficult. Deng Zixuan didn't expect that the temporary move on the wine table would complete the brilliant results of the imperial fighter air battle.

Everyone began to have a heated discussion again, and the topic was naturally the combat category of carrier-based aircraft. Deng Zixuan saw everyone happily and said to Chen Jintang beside him: "At the end of the year, the Air Force Command will be established, how about I suggest that Leng Yifei concurrently serve as the commander of the Air Force?" "I have no opinion!" "Next year, the armored forces command will be formed, and Bai Sheng will be the commander, and you can talk to the two of them." Chen Jintang understood Deng Zixuan's intentions, so as not to have emotions between the two.

The discussion was almost a little cold, Pei Gejin stood up and said: "President, there are no outsiders today, I heard that the Air Force has issued a long-term development plan, can you make us happy." Deng Zixuan groaned and said, "Okay, let me briefly talk about the future development direction of the Air Force." Frankly speaking, the carrier-based aircraft we are now installing are completely helpless, and it can be said that the performance of our fighters, both in terms of endurance and attack power, is in the initial stage. ”

"But time waits for no one, the fighter should be put into actual combat on land to be tested, but the endurance of our fighter can not meet the needs of land operations, on the contrary, when put into sea operations, it can receive unexpected results, the reason is that our enemy is not prepared at all, this is our secret weapon. It can be said that if there were no carrier-based aircraft for an expedition to the American continent, we would not have the conditions for an expedition at all, and everyone should be soberly aware of this. ”

"To get back to the point, when it comes to the development of future fighters, the entire mode of warfare will be changed, and strikes from the air will dominate the outcome of a campaign. In the future, fighters will appear, that is, air fighters will fight with fighters. Bombers will appear, mainly to carry out air strikes on the enemy's ground military facilities, fortresses, enemy combat personnel, destroy the enemy's defensive system, and create conditions for the offensive of the ground forces. ”

"In addition, bombers can penetrate deep into the enemy's rear, bomb the enemy's bridges and roads, disrupt the enemy's transportation lines, and weaken the enemy's combat capability. With the rapid development of aviation technology and the large-scale of fighters, transport aircraft will appear in the Air Force in the future. Transport planes can quickly transport troops to areas where they are needed, and can throw troops into the enemy's rear by parachuting to strike at the enemy more effectively. In addition, the transport aircraft can send empty combat materials to the front-line combat units, so as to meet the rapid advance of the attacking troops into the enemy's depth. ”

Looking at everyone's excited faces, Deng Zixuan continued: "When it comes to secrets, I can only roughly elaborate on the future development direction of the Air Force, in short, the Air Force will be the main branch of the army in the future, and the future World Empire will dominate the aviation field." I can tell you the good news that our civil aviation research has already begun, and in the future we will build passenger planes that carry people, and none of you will have the opportunity to travel by air. ”

Everyone began to have a lively discussion again, and the atmosphere was particularly high. It was late at night, and I don't know who shouted. Everyone came to the courtyard to listen to the midnight bell. The melodious bell rang 12 times, and everyone began to cheer. Fireworks lit up the night sky and firecrackers began to go off. Everyone set off firecrackers one after another, some of them were happy, it seemed that their identity and age were not commensurate with their status, and everyone felt young at this moment.

"President, seeing them get carried away, I think of being at Rose Manor, remembering the scene of spending the Chinese New Year's Eve at Rose Manor, and it seems to be vivid. Chen Jintang sighed. "Yes! Nearly thirty years have passed, only the Chinese New Year's Eve at Rose Manor is fresh in our minds, and then we are separated by busyness or war, and the brothers rarely get together. ”

Deng Zixuan and Chen Jintang looked at the night sky side by side, as if reminiscing about the distant past, it felt like what happened yesterday. Outside, there are fire trees and fireworks that never sleep, and the starlight seems to be shy from time to time, and the first spring year of the imperial capital in the new century is full of joy and auspiciousness. (To be continued......)

PS: The brothers get together and say three words without leaving the line.