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After Lin Zhiya made tea, Zhang Huizan first introduced himself and explained his intentions: "My person, Zhang Huizan, is the first battalion of the 88th standard of the 44th Mixed Infantry Association, and is now temporarily stationed at Jingshi University under the order of Mr. Sun, responsible for the security work inside and outside the school. On October 17, the third year of Xuantong, more than 1,600 people from the First Biao Institute of the First Association of the Qing Imperial Guard, in defiance of the strong pressure of public opinion at home and abroad, brazenly launched an attack on the periphery of Jingshi University. The first team of our battalion fought back, completely defeated the enemy in front of them in just a quarter of an hour, and captured more than 1,000 people under Wubei Zi Xianying of Prince Su's Mansion.

After the Qing army suffered this heavy blow, not only did not repent, but intensified, and ordered the remaining more than 7,000 people of the Praetorian Guard to attack Jingshi University again. All the officers and men of our battalion united as one, swore to defend the safety of the school to the death, and fought fiercely for nine days and nights since the 23rd, killing and wounding the enemy without counting. Helplessly, the enemy was outnumbered, the weapons were disparity, our officers and men suffered heavy casualties and suffered a great loss of personnel, and those who held their positions were also physically weak, and the entire front was in danger!

Under these circumstances, we took the liberty of filing a joint application with Mr. Yan, and with Mr. Sun's approval, we intended to use the aircraft to coerce the Qing court to withdraw from the army. The general plan is to ask your office to send planes to hover over the Forbidden City for several weeks, and then throw leaflets to intimidate the Empress Dowager Longyu and others, forcing the regent, Tao Beile and others to withdraw their troops on their own initiative. As for how to operate, all of you here are experts, please advise! ”

Zhang Zeyu nodded: "Regarding the Qing army's invasion of our school for no reason, the whole institute has heard about it, and we have long wanted to ask Ying to fight, but it is a matter of confidentiality, so we have not endured it so far." Yesterday we received your application and Mr. Sun's telegram, on the one hand, we express our incomparable admiration for the bravery and tenacity of your officers and men, and we hate the incompetence of the imperial court. On the other hand, we also rejoiced that we could finally pass the scientific research. Come and repay Mr. Sun and the school for their care and care over the years! Those who are allowed to enter us are not outsiders. Before discussing how to do this, on behalf of all my colleagues at the Aircraft Research Institute, I would like to brief you on the development of aircraft over the years and the general work of the Institute. ”

Rutherford hurriedly spoke out to stop: "Does this involve confidentiality?" If confidentiality is involved. You don't have to tell us. "It's only been a few hours since I came in, and everyone's heads have already begun to tighten the strings of profit secrecy. And as a foreigner, Rutherford is inevitably suspicious of being a melon and a plum.

Nie Fan, who was sitting in the corner, said with a smile: "Principal Rutherford, please rest assured, what he said is all big road goods, at most more systematic and comprehensive than the news reports outside, and it is not confidential." If it's really confidential, don't say you and I don't have this ear blessing. Even his daughter-in-law can't hear it! ”

Everyone laughed, and then they were relieved.

Zhang Zeyu didn't think about it either, and continued: "When it comes to airplanes, you can't fail to mention the Wright brothers in the United States. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers piloted the Flyer 1 from a sand dune in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and after reaching a certain speed, the plane left the ground like a vulture and flew into the sky, which is believed to be the world's first powered, maneuverable flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft. Of course, I personally have reservations about this. Because there are a lot of debatable things in this, such as the fact that Flyer 1 relied on glides and wind during takeoff, rather than relying solely on power. So it doesn't meet the standard of 'flying' in the true sense of the word.

"However, the Wright brothers still have their outstanding contributions, which in my opinion are mainly reflected in two points, the first is to rekindle the interest of mankind in the study of aircraft, and the second is to inspire Mr. Sun to establish our aircraft research institute. It's not like we're boasting! In the first decade of the twentieth century, there were indeed many people in the world who were studying airplanes, but most of them were out of interest and hobbies, and their general knowledge was not high, and many times they were simply imitating and blindly groping. And in the eyes of the public, airplanes are just bigger, more complicated toys!

"Mr. Sun has a unique vision. When he heard the news of the successful test flight of the Wright brothers, he was keenly aware of the important role of airplanes in the future, and founded the Aircraft Research Institute in early 1904. Zhang Yihui, Wang Siyao, Zhang Jingfu and I were all ordinary middle school students at the time, and we thought that building airplanes was like nailing horseshoes and kneading clay figures, so we rushed to Beijing out of a desire to fly. Mr. Sun did not think we were ugly and personally received us. He proposed to let the plane fly into the sky. You must first learn foreign languages and mathematics, and then you must study physics and engines thoroughly before you can talk about designing and building airplanes. Therefore, our aircraft research institute has embarked on a scientific and systematic research path from the very beginning, and the starting point is much higher than that of foreign counterparts.

"Since its establishment in 1904, the institute has recruited trainees on the one hand, organized the study of relevant knowledge, and on the other hand, learned advanced foreign experience, researched and designed its own aircraft. Through continuous study and research, with the help of the opportunity to imitate foreign aircraft and independently design automobiles, the scientific research team has continued to grow and differentiate in the past eight years, and has gradually formed a complete team from materials, theory to design and manufacturing. At present, our aircraft research institute is mainly responsible for the design, manufacture and flight test of aircraft, and these three aspects are at the world's leading level! ”

Zhang Huizan couldn't help but ask: "Then how does your plane implement the plan we proposed?" ”

Zhang Zeyu said with a smile: "Don't be impatient, what you asked is what I will say next." According to Mr. Sun's suggestion, the aircraft we have researched and designed are divided into four categories, namely, transport planes that transport personnel and materials, bombers that carry bombs to destroy targets, reconnaissance planes that observe and reconnoiter the enemy's situation in the air, and fighters that strangle the enemy's air weapons. Coincidentally, these two aircraft types were needed to carry out this mission. After speaking, he smacked his lips, and seemed to regret that the transport plane and fighter plane could not show up.

Fu Zengxiang was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "We just want the plane to hover over the Forbidden City for a few weeks, and then throw leaflets to scare and scare the Empress Dowager Longyu, but I'm afraid we don't need to make a big move, send out reconnaissance planes and bombers, right?" ”

Zhang Zeyu shook his head very calmly: "First of all, the reconnaissance plane must be dispatched. The reason is simple, none of us have ever looked down on the city of Beijing from the sky, and if we don't reconnoiter and identify it in advance, we can't tell where the Forbidden City is, so why let the planes hover over for weeks before dropping leaflets? "In fact, the Forbidden City is square, surrounded by the Jinshui River outside, and there is a Taiye Pond inside, which is very recognizable in the sky, Zhang Zeyu is so exaggerated, just to find a legitimate opportunity to release the reconnaissance plane for a walk.

"Uh......" Fu Zengxiang was speechless.

There are many people here who have been to Beijing, but few have entered the Forbidden City, and it is estimated that Fu Zengxiang has been to the Jinshi and the Hanlin Academy once or twice. As for the view of Beijing from the sky, there is absolutely no one. Fu Zengxiang thought to himself: Even if I have been in the palace before, it is estimated that it will be extremely difficult for me to identify it from the sky now. Treat others with themselves, and those young men who fly planes and run in the sky are naturally even more unrecognizable! At the moment, he hurriedly explained: "Trespassing on the palace and watching and forbidding are all serious crimes of human ministers, and we are forced to make this decision out of desperation, but we can't do it again." Isn't it okay to just let the reconnaissance plane drop leaflets? Why send bombers again? In case you annoy the court, I'm afraid that the ending will not end well! ”

Zhang Zeyu smiled slightly: "Uncle Yuan, the reason why you have to send bombers is naturally the reason!" The plane flies very fast in the sky, and in order to avoid the attack of ground guns, it must fly at an altitude of more than 1000 meters. It's very windy there, and the paper is very light, and if you rely on a reconnaissance plane to drop leaflets above the Forbidden City, you will definitely not be able to drop a single one in the palace, and maybe you will be able to pick it up at our Jingshi University! What effect can this have? The bombers we have developed are equipped with the most advanced electric bomb throwers and bombing sights, which can effectively overcome the above-mentioned difficulties and are definitely the best tools for carrying out bombing and throwing missions. As long as you make a few more trips, you can even raze the Forbidden City to the ground! ”

With Zhang Zeyu's description, the corners of Fu Zengxiang's eyes began to shake constantly, and his face turned a little pale.

Lin Zhiya knew that this was Zhang Zeyu teasing Fu Zengxiang, so she glanced at him dissatisfiedly at the moment, and explained in harmony: "Principal Fu doesn't have to worry, the bombers were not sent to bomb the palace, but to spread leaflets. As he said just now, the wind in the air is strong and the paper is light, and it is indeed difficult to throw. To overcome this difficulty, we put leaflets in bombs and exploded in the air near the ground. In this way, the explosive gas can be used to disperse the leaflets, and the leaflets can be avoided from drifting too far, and will not cause harm to people and buildings. ”

Yan Fu waved his hand on the side: "We are laymen, so I won't say much." In short, there are two demands, one is to lift the siege of Jingshi University by the Praetorian Guards as soon as possible, and the other is to solve the problem while not causing new trouble to the university. You are experts, and you are smart people, so you know what to do. ”

Zhang Huizan also stood up and said: "What Mr. Yan said is extremely true. How to do it, how you think it's good, don't ask for our opinion! ”

Zhang Zeyu suddenly remembered something important: "Mr. Yan, we can take care of the matter of throwing leaflets, but writing and printing leaflets is not our forte." Please also ask you to be smart, print it as soon as possible, and don't delay the use. ”

Yan Fu said: "It's not difficult to write a leaflet, the key is to be easy to understand, and the old man should be able to find a few students at will." Printing should not be troublesome, our school newspaper editorial department has ink paper. When do you want it? ”

Zhang Zeyu said: "The weather is good today, the plane can take off at any time, and the war is tense, so we can't delay it longer." I would like to start reconnaissance and mapping inside and outside Beijing at noon today, and bombers will be dispatched at four o'clock in the afternoon to distribute leaflets. Can you deliver the flyer to the booth before 2 o'clock? ”

Yan Fu took out his pocket watch from his arms, the time was already half past ten in the morning, and he hurriedly stood up: "The old man did his best!" After saying that, he picked up the staff of civilization and walked out. (To be continued.) )