After hearing the news that Zhang Dashuai's ship was wrecked, Zhang Xueliang had already led his army out of the customs, and the troops docked in Jinzhou for repairs.

The troops stopped in Jinzhou for repair, Zhang Xueliang immediately sent troops to deploy, the original city government was deployed as his new headquarters, and a group of officers wearing Japanese-style military uniforms hurriedly walked in and out, making this place extremely lively.

"As soon as Jinzhou is lost, Rehe will all fall into the hands of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and what is even more terrifying is that the Northern Expeditionary Army will occupy all the customs places of the Northeast Army, and it will be free to enter and defend, and the Northeast will fall into the hands of the Northern Expeditionary Army sooner or later." Staff member Wang Zhuoran was favored by the young marshal as soon as he returned to China not long ago and was hired as his staff.

Wang Zhuoran has lived in many countries, learned to be rich and rich, and is a rare talent, and he generally knows everything in the face of Zhan Zhang Shaoshuai.

"It's just that Jinzhou can hold on to how long it will last?" Zhang Xueliang asked with a faint smile, he knew very well in his heart that in the face of the menacing Northern Expeditionary Army, these were just a matter of time.

Zhang Shaoshuai was lying on the sofa, he took off the big-brimmed hat on his head and put it on the table casually, and then rubbed his temples vigorously with his hands.

"Zhuo Ran, you go out first, I want to rest for a while." After Zhang Xueliang finished speaking, he closed his eyes and prepared to take a nap, while Wang Zhuoran went out softly, and just when he was about to close the door, he heard a soft sigh inside.

At this time, four tall men wearing army uniforms came to him, and Wang Zhuoran recognized that their leader was Major Zhao, the adjutant of Zhang Xueliang.

Zhang Xueliang himself had more than 60 personal guards, all of whom had the rank of lieutenant. There are also eight adjutants, all of whom are colonel-level officers. These guards are all strong in martial arts and superb marksmanship, and the eight lieutenants are also on duty in turn, even if they are not on duty, they are all fully armed and do not take off their armor.

Adjutant Zhao saw Wang Zhuo and then didn't say hello, and walked straight to Zhang Shaoshuai's lounge. From their frowning brows, it was clear that they must have encountered some kind of emergency.

Walking to the door of the young marshal's lounge, the two guards with shell guns stood up and saluted, and Adjutant Zhao asked without replying, "Where is the young marshal?" ”

The guard pointed inside and whispered, "Sir, the young marshal has just fallen asleep." ”

Adjutant Zhao frowned, and was about to break inside but was stopped by the guards, he frowned and paced back and forth at the door.

At this moment, Wang Zhuoran walked over and asked, "Adjutant Zhao, is there anything urgent to report to the young marshal?" ”

Adjutant Zhao saw Wang Zhuo and then, as if he had seen a savior: "Secretary Wang, something is wrong!" You see, this is a telegram from the Yellow Sea. ”

Wang Zhuoran took the telegram and read it, and immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, and he immediately decided: "Hurry up and inform the young marshal." ”

After saying that, the two pushed the door and walked in. Zhang Shaoshuai, who had just fallen asleep, was still in a state of mental alertness, and the sound of Adjutant Zhao's leather boots woke him up as soon as he came in. After seeing the two of them come in, Zhang Xueliang asked calmly: "Zhuo Ran, what's the matter?" ”

Adjutant Zhao glanced at Wang Zhuoran next to him, Wang Zhuoran took the telegram and handed it to Zhang Shaoshuai and said, "Young Marshal, the ship that the big marshal is on has lost contact!" ”

"What?" Zhang Xueliang stood up suddenly, his nervous and panicked expression appeared on his face at once, regardless of his image, he frowned again and asked nervously, "What the hell is going on?" Didn't Dashuai have already arrived in Dalian at this time? ”

Adjutant Zhao looked at him in a hurry, and said concisely: "It's such a young marshal, not long ago, the people in the confidential room received a telegram from the ship, and the telegram said that the ship on which the marshal was traveling found *......"

"What happened then?" Zhang Shaoshuai has experienced various scenes in the end, and after a few simple words, he began to adjust his excited emotions, and gradually regained his calm on the surface.

"What's the news over there in Dalian?" Zhang Shaoshuai lit a cigarette and took a long puff.

"There is no news from Dalian, it should have arrived at night, I asked the meteorological department, the weather conditions on the route of the handsome ship are not abnormal, after dawn, ships and planes have been sent to search."

"Show me the full contents of the message, call the other party immediately, and order Dalian to search at all costs; And to the Japanese Consulate in Tianjin, let them inquire immediately......"

After a series of deployments, there was a trace of sadness in Young Marshal Zhang's eyes, all of which were seen by the officers next to him, why weren't they sad? They are all soldiers who have followed the commander for many years, in the three northeastern provinces, the commander has always been the supreme leader, and even more so in the northeast army, and now he has been murdered by the Japanese, which has to make these bloody men burn a ball of anger in their hearts.

At this time, Zhang Shaoshuai, as the person concerned, naturally couldn't just be angry, anger would make him lose his mind, he tried his best to remain calm and said to Wang Zhuoran: "Inform the officers above the regimental level to hold an emergency meeting, let Zhang Zuoxiang and Wan Fulin gather in Shengjing, and I will go there to hold an emergency meeting at night." ”

Zhang Zuolin is indeed dead, and all the evidence points to the fact that the Japanese did it, but the Japanese Consulate in Tianjin and the Kwantung Army belong to two different systems, and the two sides can be intertwined, which makes Zhang Xueliang shudder.

On the one hand, Zhang Shaoshuai announced his appointment as commander-in-chief of the security of the three northeastern provinces, and on the other hand, he began to transfer his cronies into various troops, and now he has only one purpose, and the Northeast Army cannot be dispersed.

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When the news of Zhang Zuolin's shipwreck came after the crash, Huang Ke had just visited the Mawei Shipyard, at this time he was watching the first aircraft flight show built by the Mawei Shipyard, the Mawei Factory he visited before made Huang Ke stunned, the plant was empty and even grew barren grass, the equipment inside was also rudimentary, the shipyard next to it was slightly better, but it was no longer able to manufacture large ships, and the machinery and equipment purchased during the Manchu Dynasty were covered with rust and dust. A small number of workers and engineers are still carrying out modern industrial production in such a humble situation, which has to be said to be admirable.

Mawei Shipyard had long heard of Huang Ke's deeds, such as the founding of the Merchant Revolutionary Army, the leadership of the Northern Expedition to eliminate the warlords, the implementation of land reform to revitalize China's economy, and the shooting of the Japanese army in Jinan...... Every thing alone is admirable, especially among the intellectuals who have some strong patriotic feelings in Mawei Factory, Huang Ke is simply an idol for them.

After Huang Ke took office as the chairman of the National Industrial Construction Committee, many people were shocked, and they knew that Huang Ke would definitely lead them to build China into an industrial power.

On this morning on the Mawei coast of Fujian, a group of people gathered on the shore to look out into the distant sea. The heavily armed soldiers were on duty back and forth, and Huang Ke and Ba Yuzao, the flight instructor of the Mawei Factory, stood in the middle, talking about the plane preparing to take off.

There were also many government officials in national uniforms, merchant squires in satin coats, and ordinary people in the vicinity, all eyes focused on the wooden plane floating on the sea.

This wooden plane is the first seaplane of the Mawei factory test flight before, Huang Ke raised the telescope and looked at it, This kind of biplane he has only seen in movies before, to be honest, this kind of plane can only be described as simple, the plane is made of wood, the wings are like lanterns tied up by the people, compared with the countless supersonic fighter flight shows in his time, this thing is simply a toy.

Even in such a mood, Huang Ke was very excited after seeing it, and he clearly understood in his heart that they were the pioneers of China's aviation industry.

"Mr. Ba, is this plane completely designed and built by you?" Huang Ke put down the binoculars and asked Ba Yuzao next to him.

Ba Yuzao shook his head: "The A1 water plane is everyone's hard work. To be honest, I didn't design this prototype of the aircraft either, I just drew a scoop based on the American Boeing B&W-C. The aircraft was a single-engine biplane with a 100 hp Curtis OX5 internal combustion engine, similar to the American aircraft. ”

Ba Yuzao introduced the performance and other data of the aircraft, Huang Ke nodded with satisfaction, he knew that the most advanced aircraft in the world would not be long ahead of this aircraft, it seemed that as long as he worked hard, there was no problem in catching up.

"Look, the plane is ready to take off!" Ba Yuzao said to Huang Ke with some excitement, and following the direction of his finger, Huang Ke saw the seemingly old propeller spinning rapidly, and then gliding quickly against the surface of the water. Finally, it staggered out of the sea and flew into the sky.

"Good!" There was a cheer in the crowd, most of them came to see the excitement, and they couldn't help but cheer when they saw that something could fly like a bird.

The plane landed on the water shortly after the flight, and the flight was a complete success, and Huang Ke knew that although the plane did not fly high enough, not fast enough, and not stable enough, it was a good start.

After the flight, Huang Ke affirmed Ba Yuzao's flight, he walked up to the test pilot in a leather coat and hat, patted his chest and said, "Okay, the future of China's air force depends on you!" ”

After speaking, Huang Ke turned his head and glanced at Fu Guoqiang meaningfully, Fu Guoqiang understood, cracked his mouth and laughed, in the afternoon, Ba Yuzao listed the flight development plan of the Mawei Factory, and after listening to it, Huang Ke added, in addition to seaplanes, you also have to develop fighters, bombers, transport planes and other models.

Ba Yuzao couldn't help but be surprised, from their insider's point of view, some planes in Europe and the United States in time only put forward concepts, I didn't expect Huang Ke to be able to accurately call out the name, it seems that this person is not simple.

Huang Ke didn't care about his surprise, he continued: "Mr. Ba, I am very pleased that you overseas students who have returned to China have been able to overcome so many difficult conditions, but forgive me for not being able to help you too much. In this way, I see that the factory area here is too simple, you can tell me what equipment you need to collect, and I will immediately transfer it to you if it is available in China, and I will buy it from abroad if it is not available in China. ”

Ba Yuzao didn't expect Huang Ke to be so supportive of the flight, he frowned and said: "Chairman Huang, we have a lot of difficulties at the moment, but the most urgent thing is the raw materials. Steel, aluminum, and other metal materials and engines needed to make aircraft cannot be produced domestically and can only be purchased from abroad. Therefore, a large amount of high-quality wood is needed to build an airplane. It's like our first domestic aircraft using wood from Wuyi Mountain. The issue of raw materials is the primary concern. ”

Huang Ke stroked his chin and stood up: "You first take the domestic high-quality wood, and in terms of funds, I will ask the committee to allocate 10,000 yuan for your use." I assure you that within a year there will be high-quality steel, aluminium and other metals. ”

Ba Yuzao stood up excitedly and said, "Really? Thank you so much. ”

Huang Ke also smiled and said, "I should thank you." ”