"My lord, Changnan Pingming called back and said that it was not difficult to buy an engine of ordinary power in the concession, but it was very difficult to fly to an aero engine. Although high-power engines can be purchased from Europe and the United States, it takes a lot of time to ship. ”

In Long Hong's headquarters, Zhang Sixing also brought his own radio car. When a kite is flown at night, you can easily receive a message from the concession.

The news brought by Tetsujiro Yamaoka did not surprise Zhang Sixing.

Before World War II, almost all the major industrial countries in the world imposed an embargo on China on weapons and high-end industries.

Regardless of what the European and American media said at the time, but fundamentally they did not want China to rise. High-end industrial products, including aviation engines, are tacitly forbidden to be exported to China by industrial countries all over the world.

The only two outliers were Germany, which was preparing to start World War II, and the Soviet Union.

Hansen, who had read and looked at the telegram in his hand, cursed in a low voice,

"Damn the Japanese devils, buying a few aircraft engines scares them to death."

"Stop scolding Hansen, call the Scholar's Castle and tell them I'm in a hurry. The manufacture of high-power engines with mature technology does not require too much finesse, but it must be solid and durable. ”

Zhang Sixing firmly believed that it would not be difficult to build high-performance engines with the help of Jewish scholars from Germany and who had fled to the concession in the Scholar's Castle, as well as the machine tool factory in Kunming.

Even if you can't make a high-end one, there will be no big problem with the Mandarin aero engine.

However, there is a problem here, and that is that he will not be in the United States before long. So in such a short period of time, it is still unknown what the engine power of Tang Zhongming's gas engine will be.

But when thinking of aero engines, Zhang Sixing suddenly thought of another thing,

"By the way, Hansen, try to contact the Haw Par brothers and Captain Chiang, who are now part of the Soviet Aid to China Flying Team."

"Sir, are you thinking of getting a Soviet aero engine?"

In response to Hansen's question, Zhang Sixing picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip while shaking his head.

"Of course not, think about it, the government also had hundreds of planes in the early stage. Maybe you can find a few less bad aero engines and install them together at that time, and you can't have multiple layers of insurance. ”

Zhang Sixing's words made Hansen shake his head, which means that the engines loaded on the airship at that time will mainly be gas engines, plus gasoline engines, such airships......

As a German who is obsessed with airships, Hansen really can't say in good conscience that such airships are good airships. Moreover, a long-distance airship cannot be compared with an improvised airship that transports food and resources from nearby by a paratrooper school.

"Okay, okay, you're the commander, you have the final say, but ...... to go to the United States in an airship like that."

Hansen, who had been expecting himself to return with great clothes, suddenly did not have much hope for this kind of compound power airship. After all, if most of the load of the airship is used to support the engine and the charcoal oil stove, I am afraid that the comfort of the trip will be greatly affected.

When Hansen grunted and went to send a telegram, Tetsujiro Yamaoka, who had always been taciturn, approached Zhang Sixing,

"My lord, can you take me with you when you go to the United States this time?"

"Take you? Why, Yamaoka, you also want to go to the world of flowers in the United States? ”

Regarding Zhang Sixing's inquiry, Tetsujiro Yamaoka obviously had no intention of hiding his thoughts,

"My lord, I want to go to the United States. Actually......"

Looking at Tetsujiro Yamaoka's unspeakable appearance, Zhang Sixing's heart moved,

"Yamaoka need not doubt that the fact that the Imperial Japanese Navy had always wanted to advance south was no secret to me. If it weren't for the achievements of your army, you Japan would have advanced south. ”

The Japanese Navy has always looked forward to advancing southward, and the Navy is significantly more focused on strategic resources than the Army's preference for land. Compared with China, which wears the hat of an oil-poor country, the oil of the South Seas and the resources of Tuao are the targets that the Japanese Navy is more looking forward to.

The problem, however, is that if you want to enter these places, you will inevitably have to go head-to-head with the United States.

Tetsujiro Yamaoka's eyes widened in surprise when Zhang Sixing revealed his thoughts, he didn't know how the German in front of him, who had defeated and convinced him, knew these secrets within the Japanese military headquarters.

Zhang Sixing was not interested in explaining this, but just mentioned,

"Yamaoka, you are also a patriot anyway, I know very well the idea that you want to go to the United States to see, let's go together, there is nothing I dare not see. But Yamaoka I have to be clear, you remember that you were at war with your Imperial Japan. ”

"Yes, my lord, please rest assured of a samurai's promise."

Zhang Sixing just bowed his head lightly in this regard, but he was thinking in his heart:

The United States is strong, but now the United States is weak. For example, until now, the U.S. military industry has not developed its strength today, and even army soldiers still use old-fashioned Springfield rifles.

This rifle is accurate and of very good quality, but it cannot be ignored that this rifle, like other bolt-action rifles, has reached the point of obsolescence.

The automation and small-caliber development of small arms that began after World War II is a true portrayal of this incident.

At this time, the United States lagged behind the world's advanced level in terms of fighter planes, tanks, and light weapons. The manufacture of fighter planes lagged behind Germany, Japan, and Britain, and tank manufacturing was thrown a few streets by Germany.

As an army officer, it was obvious what conclusions Tetsujiro Yamaoka could draw after reading it.

"Yamaoka, I said you were a patriot. I will allow you to write back to Japan about what you have seen in the United States, but the letters are subject to inspection, so I hope you will understand. ”

Hearing that Zhang Sixing not only allowed himself to write back, but also stopped reminding himself that the two countries were at war. For the first time, Tetsujiro Yamaoka felt the five-body admiration for Zhang Sixing.

He was able to defeat him, and he was able to defeat the standing division of Great Japanese imperialism, which Tetsujiro Yamaoka already admired considerably. But now the opponent's victor can respect his samurai status, and this admiration is very profound.

It's like when Japan was defeated in the Pacific War, but the Yankees didn't look down on them, but MacArthur re-uped Japan.

In a way, this was one of the reasons why the Japanese empire was so loyal to the United States. In other words, it is also a testament to the spirit of bushido, which is still deeply impregnated in the soul of all Japanese people.

It is foolish to simply evaluate how a certain thought is. But the "bushido" spirit of the Japanese will inevitably make the country stick out its fangs at every opportunity.

Then the future of the island nation can only be prayed for not to run into another victorious country, than to say that the victors like Russia are stationed, then the future of the Japanese will not be very good.

After saying a word, Zhang Sixing unexpectedly didn't hear Tetsujiro Yamaoka's answer. Curiously turned around, but was surprised to find that Tetsujiro Yamaoka was lying underground, still the kind of five-body thrower.

He said in a choked voice,

"My lord, I never expected you to treat me like this, I ...... I can only express my gratitude to you if I follow you all my life. ”