The smoky Japanese passenger liner slowly sailed into the sea, moving forward amid the sound of the rough waves. Zhang Zuolin, who was wearing a satin horse coat, sat in the cabin to rest, his eyes seemed to be open, although the surface was calm and quiet, but Zhang Zuolin's heart was tumbling in the waves.

In his mind, Zhang Zuolin reviewed the ups and downs he had gone through over the years. He started with a beard, relying on scheming and courage step by step to consolidate his position in this troubled era, and later became a veritable king of the Northeast by leaning towards the government and the opposition, and serving as the generalissimo of the Anguo Army is also a peak of power, and it also makes him a figure named after Sun Wen, Duan Qirui and others.

It's just that now it's time to return everything, there are talented people in the country, and they have led the way for hundreds of years! Zhang Zuolin, who has been working for so many years, clearly knows that what is left after the big waves is a new pattern, but it is still unknown who will be the boss.

Revolutionary Army, Japanese, Soviets...... It's all an unknown, which even Zhang Zuolin can't see through.

Although he claims to have been revolutionary for half his life, Zhang Zuolin doesn't know what the revolution is, in his eyes, it is still the same as in the Manchu Dynasty; I can't call Huang the emperor nationwide, but in the Northeast, the old Zhang family is still the dominant family.

Relying on cooperation with the Japanese, his strength in the Northeast continues to expand, but the Japanese also covet the Northeast, and he has been a big housekeeper for the Japanese for so many years, and in the eyes of the Japanese, he is at best a spokesman for interests.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zuolin couldn't help but lament, whoever supports him is not as strong as himself, and the most important thing is that he is rich and rich.

There were too many upset things during this time, and after returning to the Northeast this time, Zhang Zuolin decided to have a good talk with the Japanese again, spend more money to buy arms, and at least hold the territory of Northeast China in his own hands. But now the Japanese are taking advantage of the fire to rob, but Zhang Zuolin has a headache.

Not long ago, Kawamoto Daisa, a senior staff officer of the Kwantung Army, mentioned in a secret spy with him that he asked for various rights such as mining rights and railways in exchange for greater support for Zhang Zuolin. Zhang naturally would not agree, he knew that the Northern Expeditionary Army was a wolf to himself, so the Japanese were tigers.

It is never good for him to take away a wolf and invite a tiger, so Zhang Zuolin naturally will not agree to these unreasonable requests of the Japanese.

In addition to the Japanese, the Soviets also eyed the Northeast, this red empire that claimed not to invade other countries and even threatened others, but he didn't take these to heart, the soldiers came to block, the water came to cover, and he was used to dealing with all kinds of troubles all his life, and this time was no exception.

After meditating for a while, Zhang Zuolin fell asleep on the sofa, and the adjutant came in after a while, covered him with a blanket, slowly closed the door of the room, and tiptoed out. In a few hours, they arrived at their destination, Dalian, and the thrilling journey was coming to an end.

Suddenly, there was a roaring sound outside the cabin, Zhang Zuolin immediately got up alertly, he looked out, it turned out to be the normal whistle of the ship, and after thinking about it, he fell asleep again.

The adjutant did not dare to slack off, and he took two people to get up and go to the deck to check. At this moment, two men wearing peaked caps walked out from under the cabin, although they were dressed in civilian clothes, but their posture was mechanical and upright, and the adjutant general, who was a soldier, knew at a glance that these two men were not ordinary sailors, but like professional soldiers.

When the adjutant saw this, he immediately became vigilant, and the ship was coordinated by the Japanese Consulate in Tianjin, and although even the Japanese did not know what it was used for when the ship was leased, it was not difficult for the intelligence systems of various countries throughout the country to find out the ship's sailing trajectory and specific schedule.

The adjutant couldn't help but be vigilant, he put his hand on the position of the pistol at his waist, and then shouted at the two men: "You two, stop! ”

The two men in peaked caps did not panic after hearing this shout, the two men looked at each other and walked slowly, and suddenly the two of them quickly pulled out the submachine pistols at their waists, and pointed them at the adjutant chief and several soldiers beside him.

One soldier was killed instantly, while several others quickly dodged, bullets grazing against their faces. The adjutant and his soldiers were well-trained, and several people quickly drew their guns and returned fire, and for a while, gunshots rang out on the deck.

A man in a peaked cap was hit after a short fight, the bullet piercing his shoulder, blood running down his shoulder. More and more guards heard the gunshots and rushed to the deck reinforcements, and after the man who was not shot and the man who was shot looked at each other, the man who was shot suddenly stood up and rushed outside in a near-suicidal manner.

Bang bang bang! Several shots hit the man who was shot in succession, and another man in a cap rushed to the side of the boat under the cover of the man, facing the rough water, the man did not hesitate at all, jumped in.

The adjutant who rushed to the side of the boat and several people kept shooting into the sea, and the small waves of the raging sea water splashed by bullets were soon submerged by the raging sea, and there was no trace of the water in the water, and the person was gone.

The adjutant general's face was full of sweat with nervousness, and he hurried back to check the body, and then went to the place where the marshal rested in the cabin.

Zhang Dashuai's cabin door was already covered with heavily loaded guards, and the adjutant gently pushed the door open and walked in. Zhang Dashuai was still resting on the sofa at this time, with a cup of freshly brewed kung fu tea in his hand.

"Dashuai, I'm sorry for you, a few assassins were found outside just now, and they have been eliminated by us." The adjutant carefully reported this matter, as the adjutant chief next to the marshal, it was not a good sign that such a person was mixed in the ship, and from another aspect, it also showed that this matter was a dereliction of duty.

However, Zhang Dashuai was not angry because of this, he lay calmly on the sofa, but his eyes suddenly became firm: "What happened just now?" Find out who did it? ”

"Report to the marshal, for the time being, I haven't found out. There was no information about the person killed, only an American-made M1911 pistol. We have already looked for the captain just now, and the captain said that he had not seen these two people, and the specific personnel information could only be found after docking, and now the crew has been controlled. ”

To be honest, the adjutant general himself was not very satisfied with this statement, which showed that there was something wrong with his ability to do things, but it was really difficult for him to determine which vote did it: the Japanese? Soviets? Even the revolutionary party is possible, but the suspicion of the Japanese is greater at the moment.

Compared with the adjutant general, Zhang Zuolin's heart is like a mirror, he knows who did it, and some things are his bottom line, since he has been killed, it seems that he can't go on like this.

"Send a telegram to Xiao Liuzi and tell him about the situation here. Grandma's! The Northeast is still in charge, and anyone who wants to stretch out their fingers can't do it! ”

At this time, a guard soldier walked in, and after he whispered a few words to the adjutant, the adjutant's face suddenly became nervous.

"Sir, we just found *in the cabin, a* has been dismantled, but I recommend that you move immediately for safety." As soon as the adjutant finished speaking, the people below prepared the lifeboats.

At this time, Zhang Dashuai, who had always been moody and unspoken, also showed a worried look, and he immediately ordered the whole ship to be transferred.

The guards immediately organized the transfer under the auspices of the master chief, and by this time the ship's radio had already sent out a distress signal. The ladies and ladies also began to move towards the boat, looking at the rough sea outside, and the ladies began to chirp and curse, unwilling to obey the guards' arrangement.

Zhang Dashuai scolded after reading it: "If you don't go down, throw it into the sea, what does it look like to be noisy?" ”

Hearing the marshal's anger, those people began to obey the guard's command and moved to the lifeboat next to them. Suddenly, a boom came from the bottom of the ship, and everyone standing on the boat felt the hull of the ship. The adjutant hurriedly went to help the marshal, but before he could hold it, there was another rumbling sound.

The specially made military* was buried in the weakest part of the hull, and the hull exploded, and the raging sea water began to pour in, and the hull quickly lost its balance.

"Get on the boat! Hurry up and get on the boat! The adjutant general held the commander and shifted to the lifeboat in a shaking, when there was another roaring sound, and a huge explosion set off huge waves in the sea, and the old Japanese passenger liner fell even more seriously.

At this time, many guards escorted the marshal and began to transfer to the lifeboat, and it was not easy to put the lifeboat down, but at this time, the huge hull fell into the sea, although the ship was not big, but the whirlpool that fell down knocked over several lifeboats like leaves, and then rolled in.

Soon, the ship and its people sank to the bottom of the sea and disappeared without a trace.

When Zhang Zuolin was attacked, Huang Ke experienced a good thing, he finally found the base of the aircraft manufacturing factory: Mawei, Fujian.

Since Fu Guoqiang took over the work of the intelligence department, he has followed Huang Ke everywhere to find a good place to build airplanes, and after visiting a large number of experts and field investigations, Fu Guoqiang believes that Mawei, Fujian Province is a good base for building airplanes.

Huang Ke was carefully looking at the information of the Mawei Shipyard, and he didn't feel tired after turning the pages to the end. Mawei Shipyard was established during the Westernization Movement, and later built more than 70% of the ships of the Qing Dynasty Navy, but after the change of wind and rain, this shipyard also began to decline.

However, Huang Ke saw new vitality from it. It turned out that in the era of Beiyang warlords, Yuan Shikai ordered his subordinate Liu Guanxiong to select 14 crew members from the fleet, sent Wei Han, a ship-building expert, to supervise them, and led the students to study in the United States.

"What is the quality of this group of international students? Did they all return to China later? Huang Ke asked Fu Guoqiang beside him.

Fu Guoqiang replied seriously: "I've returned to China!" At that time, there was no money to study abroad, and Liu Guanxiong had to sell warships as funds. It turned out that the Qing government had ordered a warship from Italy, but after the outbreak of World War I, the sea was blocked by German submarines and could not sail back to China. Liu Guanxiong decided to sell the warship to the Allied countries on the spot, and this money became the funds for studying abroad. ”

Cadet Ba Yuzao was appointed chief engineer by the U.S. General Aircraft Factory, and Wang Zhu was hired as the first chief engineer of Boeing Aircraft Company. Due to their outstanding achievements, Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao are already leaders in the American aviation industry. However, with the ambition of dedicating themselves to the motherland's aircraft manufacturing industry, they set off for China in the winter of the seventh year of the Republic of China. ”

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Huang Ke's mouth, he knew that this group of overseas students who had returned from studying abroad had brought advanced technology to China's aerospace industry, and although China was weak and the people were poor, it had a group of world-class aviation science and technology talents.

Fu Guoqiang continued: "In addition to them, Wei Zihao, Han Yuheng and other students studying in the United States have also returned to China one after another and are assigned to the Shipbuilding Bureau and the Jiangnan Shipyard. In the sixth year of the Republic of China, Ma Deji, Ba Yuzao, Wang Zhu and others returned to China. In the same year, after the Admiralty of the Beiyang Government sent Chen Shaokuan to investigate the manufacturing situation of flying diving in Britain, he ordered the returning students to prepare for the establishment of a flying diving school and an aircraft engineering office in Mawei, Fuzhou. ”

Fu Guoqiang continued: "In the seventh year of the Republic of China, the Beiyang government set up an aircraft engineering office attached to the Mawei Ship Administration Bureau. Zeng Yijing is in charge of machine maintenance, and Ba Yuzao is in charge of design. The Agency has wooden wedge, iron shell and folding workshops, with more than 200 workers. Later, Ba Yuzao, Wang Zhu and others used the original shipbuilding machinery and equipment of Mawei Shipyard to build a twin-beam biplane with a power of 100 horsepower called "A Type 1" in the eighth year of the Republic of China. It is an aircraft that uses water surface taxiing and then lifts into the air, and its performance is not inferior to that of European and American countries of the same era. ”

After listening to Fu Guoqiang's introduction, Huang Ke stood up happily: "You go and arrange, we will go to Mawei Shipyard tomorrow, I want to see these pillars of talent!" ”