"In this way, then we should really fulfill our friendship, and in the future, if Zhou waits for Zhao to be promoted and takes charge of an army alone, Mrs. Xia must also remember to take care of my sister and us."

The woman's voice was neutral, and the person who spoke came slowly, she was wearing a light and dark purple dress, her makeup was heavier, and her lips were as red as blood.

As soon as Xia Xiaoshi heard her voice, a nameless fire suddenly rose in her heart, and she was very unhappy.

The person who came was Wang Junqiong, the wife of Xie Renda, the commander of the Guangdong Metropolitan Division, six out of thirty, and she deliberately dismantled the stage not once or twice, as if she was not going to go with Xia Xiaoshi.

For example, now she is talking in public about the situation when someone Zhou hit a wall a few days ago.

found that the two of them slammed together again today, and the other people around them also looked at each other, intending to enjoy the next drama.

Xia Bing is free and indifferent, the family style of the Xia family can be imagined, Xia Xiaoshi, who grew up in such an atmosphere, has always been casual, love and hate.

However, this kind of demeanor is not suitable for social circles, and on occasions where face is crucial, speaking out in front of everyone or brushing up on your sleeves is equivalent to leaving no room for error, which will only alienate yourself and cause unnecessary trouble for yourself.

When she was honored as Mrs. Xia, she also had to take on the responsibility of reciprocity, at least she couldn't cause trouble for her husband, so she couldn't imagine doing what she wanted like before.

It can be said that every banquet is a painful and happy experience for Xia Xiaoshi.

"Alone in an army?" She pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Is there anything else?" Where did my sister hear about it? ”

"Doesn't my sister know? Zhou Bei's edict proposed to form a large army, which should have both soldiers, ships, and airplanes, and control them by themselves and not be controlled by others. ”

After speaking, Wang Junqiong pretended to be surprised and smiled: "Such a big thing, didn't Zhou Zhizhao actually tell his wife?" ”

Outrageous! After saying that, don't forget to stir up.

To be reasonable, Xia Xiaoshi wants to roll her eyes and turn around and leave now, but the basic etiquette still has to be fulfilled.

She sneered and said casually: "Isn't reforming the military system for the sake of the country?" Such rumors are really bad, some people don't do their business in the corpse position, and it is easy to catch the wind and shadows. ”

Hearing this, Wang Junqiong's face was still indifferent, and she said calmly: "You can't say that, sister, some people must be guarded, it is a good thing to be vigilant, if you take it lightly, you may cause some trouble." ”

"Yes, you have to be vigilant." Xia Xiaoshi nodded lightly, "I heard that there were a lot of people arrested in Guangdong during the first month, all of them were greedy for money and reselling materials, and I am afraid that they will lose their lives in the end." ”

The two of them were smiling, and you and I exchanged words and words for several minutes.

Ginger or old spicy? Inexistent.

It turns out that Xia Xiaoshi, who used to be a Chinese teacher for a while, is better at verbal skills.

Seeing that she couldn't take advantage, Wang Junqiong stopped in time and retired leisurely.

The full name of the capital department is the command of the embassy, which is responsible for military affairs, and is called the three divisions together with the political envoy department and the inspection and envoy department at the local level.

After the modern reorganization, the structure of the military and political departments of the Ming Dynasty was divided into two major systems:

First, it is directly managed by the imperial court, which belongs to the civilian government, the military room at the county level, the military department at the provincial level, the capital department at the provincial level, and the military department of the central government.

Second, it is directly managed by the Metropolitan Governor's Office, which belongs to the military department, such as the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the garrison area, and the garrison area.

"It's so annoying, sir, that woman Xie Renda is against me everywhere!"

As soon as she got home, Xia Xiaoshi complained to Zhou Changfeng about what happened at today's skirt banquet.

The latter replied nonchalantly: "A nest of snakes and rats, I heard that Xie Renda is related to several people in the Fuzhou case last year, and it is normal to look at me unpleasantly." ”

"She will secretly poke and poke bad things, and say that sir, you are going to be in charge of the army alone, I have been back and forth with her for a long time, and she can't talk about it and leave."

Next, Xia Xiaoshi proudly announced her achievements, depicting the open and secret battles between the noblewomen as if they were fighting on the battlefield.

"The couple is not honest, and they will have to suffer in the future." Zhou Changfeng didn't take this seriously, he reached out and pinched his wife's waist, and said seriously: "Okay, you can argue well, Mr. Xia, accept my worship!" ”

Later, while teasing their daughter, the two chatted about the command of the landing expeditionary force.

"This matter is quite complicated, it involves many people in the navy, and this kind of strong independent force is indeed not much different from a new independent service, as long as the money is given alone, it will be separated from the navy immediately, and the Advisory Yuan is happy to do this, so it involves the issue of government affairs......

"Otherwise, sir, don't toss, go on like this... I think it's dangerous, isn't the situation good? Xia Xiaoshi expressed concern about this.

She was completely satisfied with the status quo, and Zhou, who had been promoted to rear admiral, was a first-class member of the Eight Classics, and he was just in the middle of his life.

Throughout the ages, how many people have been able to reach this point by virtue of their own skills?

She even fantasized that the war would end the next day, or that Zhou would simply resign and go home, and she would be able to live happily ever after.

Regarding his wife's wishful thinking, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but smile helplessly: "This is not a part-time job, how can you just leave?" Resign and run away? That's a deserter! ”

Then, he raised his eyes to look at Xia Xiaoshi, "So many people shed blood and sacrificed, the general's merits and honors are built on them, the general's duty is to win every battle as much as possible, and there is no reason to close the door and live a small life before the victory or defeat of the war is decided." ”

"Well, hopefully...... All the best. ”

"Lend you good words."

Under the warm sunshine, the orange trees in the small yard have a tendency to bloom, and they will have to wait for more than half a month as usual.

The spring of the 40th year of Zhichang is particularly pleasant, the climate is like this, and so are things.

There have been so many technological advances that the entries alone are several pages long.

The first important thing is the progress of the metallurgical industry, rare earth cast steel, rare earth cast aluminum, high-strength cold-forged aluminum alloy, high-strength laminated plywood trial production success further consolidated the industrial foundation of Daming.

In addition, there are some seemingly inconspicuous problems, all of which have made breakthroughs or progress one after another.

For example, the tremor noise of the 2,000 horsepower diesel engine used in the Lixia-class submarine, the deviation of the Type 35 bombsight used in the Type 36 light bomber, and the high failure rate of the Type 37 anti-aircraft gun firing commander......

The localization of the Mercedes-Benz DB600 liquid-cooled aero engine responsible for Hangzhou Zhongsheng Aircraft Co., Ltd. has been completed, and the production line will be officially put into operation soon.

Named the Juan II with a nominal power of 1,160 hp, it was replaced by a one-stage two-speed supercharger designed by Zhongsheng and passed the 150-hour continuous operation test.

It was a twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with a two-row inverted V-shape with a total of four twin-chamber carburetors.

The bore of the DB600 has been expanded from 150mm to 152mm, the stroke has remained unchanged at 160mm, the displacement has reached 34.2L, the rpm is 2400RPM, and the total weight is 582kg.

In addition, the air-cooled aero engine, which was more commonly used by the Ming army, also began to iterate.

The 1,250 hp Crane 7 14-cylinder radial engine began mass production last month.

The Type 37 shore-based torpedo machine was replaced with a Crane Type 7 engine, and the model was derived from Type B to Type 1; The Type 36 light bomber was later derived from the Type C after the engine was replaced.

Production of the 1,200 hp Carved Type 9 star engine is scheduled to start this month.

The Type 36 fighter was modified with a D-type engine, and a series of improvements were made at the same time, such as a special air filter adapted to the Pacific environment, a wider propeller blade, and a tail wheel that could be retracted to reduce drag.

As a result, the top speed of the Type 36 D reached 550 km/h, and the maximum range increased to 1,260 km.

Another little-known development is about large aircraft.

Before the outbreak of the war, the Ming Air Force inevitably had to seriously deal with the potential threat from the north.

The strategic bombing school in the Air Force believes that the formation of strategic bombing units to strike at the enemy's industrial areas is an effective method that can effectively weaken the enemy's war capability.

Under the impetus of these people, the Ordnance Bureau launched the heavy bomber program, which was open to tenders from major manufacturers.

The requirements put forward by the Ming Air Force in 36 years are that this kind of bomber can reach a maximum range of 3200km when carrying 1000kg of aerial bombs, and a maximum range of 2000km when carrying 2000kg aerial bombs, and the top speed shall not be less than 420km/h.

This requirement is undoubtedly quite demanding in three or six years, and it is a huge challenge for the aviation industry of Daming.

Accordingly, the Sx-40 design project was carried out by Shangxing, the Cy-115 design project was carried out by Changyang, and the six-engine Dh-621 design project was carried out by Shenyang Dahua Aircraft Company.

The Daming Air Force allocated a special amount of money to subsidize the three companies participating in the bidding, and promised that even if it was unsuccessful, it would purchase a small amount of money as appropriate to help return to the cost, which shows the importance of the Air Force.

However, with the collapse of the Russian Empire and civil strife, the need for strategic bombing of its inland industrial areas disappeared all at once.

As a result, the heat of the heavy bombers quickly cooled, and the Air Force subsequently suspended plans in this regard.

As a result, Shangxing and Dahua hurriedly dismounted their own design projects - large aircraft are too expensive!

Only Changyang, which has the highest degree of completion, decided to avoid giving up halfway, and finally completed the first flight of the prototype after a total of four years of hard work.

The CY-115, which completed its maiden flight and initial tests on April 3, exhibited a number of problems – a difficult flight handling experience, a wing de-icing system that was not as effective as expected, and a larger landing speed than designed.

Again, it will take a lot of time and money to solve.

In line with the mentality of "if you can eat the imperial grain, you won't eat the household grain", Changyang Company specially sent people to lobby, hoping to get official support again.

They found Luo Fu at first, but Luo Fu, who was so busy, didn't have time to deal with it, so he threw the matter to Zhou as if he were kicking a ball.

After that, the two sides made an appointment to meet at a Yin Hotel outside the Forbidden City.

After learning about the intention, Zhou Changfeng muttered: "Uh...... It's really necessary, and I'll give feedback to the military department. ”

Seeing that he agreed so happily, the commissioner of Changyang Company didn't dare to believe it, and thought it was just a casual perfunctory matter.

The commissioner gave up his hand again and again, and the young and beautiful female attendant beside him took out a letter and handed it over.

He hurriedly added: "Zhou waits for the edict, there are many places that will be suitable for the big bang in the future, if the imperial court can help one or two, it will definitely be finalized and put into production this year!" ”

The thin envelope is 100% filled with bank checks, and if you simply stuff it with cash notes, it will be a few thousand yuan at most.

Whether this can be done or not, I will know by touching the thickness of the envelope.

Thinking of this, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course I do, you just have to go back and wait for a reply."

"Okay, okay, please report it yourself."

The concept of heavy bombers did cool down last year, because it was originally intended to bomb the Russians.

However, now that the Ming Army has lost interest in attacking Australia, the Ming Army will not cross the 20th parallel for a long time to come.

Therefore, the lonely strategic bombing school in the Ming Air Force has become vigorous again, and they have threatened to weaken Australia's resistance capability through strategic bombing.

Of course, in the eyes of someone Zhou, what is more important is that the atomic bomb needs a long-range bomber as a carrier.

Until the sixties, ICBMs could not replace the status of long-range bombers, so now it is necessary to continue the research and development program, and the province will have to rush to make up for it later.

At the time of separation, the commissioner of Changyang Company suddenly spoke: "Zhou Zhizhao, we also want to ask the Foreign Affairs Department to make a match, import a few four-engine bombardment reference from the Germans, and learn from each other's strengths." ”

"No problem." Zhou Changfeng thought for a while and asked, "Do you have B Seven on hand?" ”

"Yes, yes, but they are all broken parts, if only they could be made complete."

The German Fw-200 was born before the war, and this four-engine large passenger plane can take off from Berlin across the Atlantic Ocean to New York, and the achievement is very good.

Now the German Air Force has converted it into a military aircraft and used it as a maritime patrol bomber, soaring over the Atlantic Ocean to hunt British merchant ships, sinking an average of about 50,000 tons of merchant ships every month, and is known as the "Atlantic plague god".

As for the B-17 bomber, two were captured by the Japanese army during the invasion of the Philippines in history, and as a reference, Nakajima tossed out the Renshan heavy bomber.

However, the luck of the Ming army was not so good, because the war broke out earlier, the number of B-17s deployed by the US army in the Philippines was small, and basically all of them were evacuated calmly, and the Ming army only captured some seriously damaged wreckage.

[Picture]

Zhou Changfeng attached great importance to Changyang's Cy-115 bombers, so much so that two days later he made a special trip to Shanghai to personally see the two prototypes in the hangar.

The trapezoidal-winged, twin-tailed, four-engine aircraft is extraordinarily large, with an unpainted silver aluminium alloy fuselage that glistens in the light.

Very good heavy bomber to make my atomic bomb spin fall!

The day is April 15.

When night falls, a full moon hangs high in the sky, and the bright lights of Shanghai's sleepless city make the bright starry sky much darker.

Some hungry Zhou Changfeng wondered whether to get some supper, but he didn't expect someone to knock on the door.

"Zhou waits for the edict, if you have something urgent, please go downstairs to listen to the phone."

The group hurried downstairs to the telephone room on the first floor.

Here, Zhou Changfeng, who was dressed in pajamas, learned two important news.

One is that Madrid has become irretrievable, and the Spanish army, which has suffered heavy losses, began to retreat on all fronts.

Second, the United States officially ended the game after pulling up the suspense and declared war on the German Society.

(End of chapter)