Chapter 320 Go, go and give the Chinese a pair of wings!

The horses' hoofs rise and fall, knocking on the bluestone road board, making a crisp bang.

Suddenly, a four-wheeled car passed by the carriage. The Prime Minister of Salisbury turned his head and frowned again. It was a car from the Far East.

This kind of car is also available in Salisbury, because the surname of Li Mo gave a hundred cars to the British political axe and the Parliament at a time, which is undoubtedly a successful political donation and promotion.

Members of Congress have a sharp rise in their favor of him, and when they drive new cars through the streets and alleys of London, it has contributed to people's enthusiasm for buying this kind of thing.

AC generators, airships and cars have become the three largest trades imported by Europe from the newly established Xinhua country, of which cars are the most. Last year alone, as many as 6,000 cars were imported into Europe. It is hard to imagine that a few years ago, it was still deserted, and even the places where daily necessities could not be produced could be returned. It sells the top industrial products in Europe.

Although the United States also produces cars, because the price and quality are not as good as the other party, the merchants love Li Mo more, but they do not notice that they are handing over the continuous wealth to the other party, giving him the opportunity to arm the army and build warships!

According to some data, in the five years since the Hawaii shipyard, Li Mo has invested as many as 100 million pounds in industry, training and training nearly one million workers, which is second only to the booming United States, France and Germany, and higher than the British Empire.

I also heard that he invented a new production method that can greatly improve efficiency and increase production capacity several times, and the requirements for technical workers have also been reduced a lot. Unfortunately, only a few British businessmen have seen it so far, and they have not seen the whole picture clearly, so they can't get much accurate information.

The most surprising thing is that he obviously has some unique technologies, such as the four Jinghai-class light cruisers just announced by the Xinhua Navy. Although Britain has obtained some general information such as ship names, tonnage, and follow-up construction plans, etc., he is still confused about the details. This made the Admiralty, which urgently needed a triple gun and improve the rate of fire, very anxious, and even suggested to grab one back for research.

Ratch a warship? Salisbury's head was big and his hand was on his forehead. He admired the naval officer who made this suggestion, at least he had enough courage.

The carriage soon arrived at the Prime Minister's official residence, and a new day's work was about to begin. After Salisbury walked out of the carriage, he used to looking at the sky. The attendant next to him quickly reminded him, "Mr. Prime Minister, the airship factory was put into production yesterday."

"Damn it, I'm just looking at the weather." Salisbury stared at this ignorant guy, but he was glad that he got the airship technology, otherwise he would not be able to get rid of this problem in his life.

He was just about to enter the official residence, but the door was opened from inside. Mr. Prime Minister, I was about to come to you. Shanghai sent a telegram. General Felitman was facing a confrontation in the waters north of Shanghai and the Xinhua Navy.

"Confrontation?!"

"Yes." Kimberly's face was grim: "A confrontation involving eight battleships!"

"What!" I thought it was the same small fight as before, the Salisbury people jumped up. This damn Li Mo, does he want to go to war with the British Empire? --

"provocation?"

"War?"

"Warning?"

"Or something else."

Fellitman stood on the battleship Old Man Star, raising his eyebrows with a telescope. Opposite him were the four Duke-class battleships of the Pacific Fleet of the Xinhua Navy. Regardless of displacement, firepower and strength, they are one point higher than the two Old Star and two Centurion-in-class on his side. The only thing that can take advantage is that he has more hands. Four cruisers. .

However, if the other party really goes to war, the only choice is to entangle the other party with a cruiser, protect the four battleships to the Taiwan Strait, and wait until the remaining eight capital ships depart from Hong Kong and Singapore.

If all twelve capital ships arrive, even if only five of them are Newcomers and two centurions, he is sure to win, but the problem is that there is still a fleet in the other side. If you enter the South China Sea to disturb and fight here with all your strength, I'm afraid that the whole army will be destroyed before the meeting!

Phillyteman's brain rotated quickly. Suddenly, he found that no matter how he calculated, he found that there was one that could not be bypassed, that is, the naval force of this newly established Xinhua was almost the same as that of the Far East Fleet of the British Empire. The quality of the capital ship even had an advantage. The only thing that could be restrained was There are thirteen large armored cruisers in his hand, but there are only eight on the other side.

However, this situation is also changing rapidly. In their announced plan, the last four Jinghai-class cruisers will be in service in a year. The only thing that can guarantee the advantage is that the battleship construction technology of the British Empire is mature and can be continuously launched into the Far East. If Li Mo wants to break through the battleship technology, I'm afraid he still needs it. Two years.

So, do you fight this battle with consumption? Kstrang Li Mo in his sperating? It is believed that as long as three to four of his main battleships are sunk, the Xinhua Navy will have to give up the Micronesia and Marshall Islands, which have been merged by them and renamed, out of full defense.

"Daixia Islands?"

"The name doesn't sound good!" Felix's fingers swept over Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, which were like a bright pearl on the chart. He shook his head when he thought of the name of the Xinhua political axe.

The order and rules of the Pacific Ocean are being stained by a group of chivalrous yellow monkeys! Did they get a reply?" Felitman raised his head with a sharp flash in his eyes.

"It's still the same sentence." The communications officer shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "We are north of the Yangtze River." North of the Yangtze River!" Felitman chewed this sentence, and his fists became tighter and tighter, and his sweat gradually oozed out.

In the bridge of the Duke opposite, Lin Taizeng's face was almost smiling, confronting the British navy, and he was not weak, God! I'm afraid he didn't dare to think about it before.

"Zixiang, do you think Felitman will be impatient with us? Do you really fight?" Lin Tai once asked Liu Bu toad beside him.

"I don't know." Liu Bu toad's mouth crooked: "But Felitman is a steady admiral. I'm afraid he won't make a choice until the main force of Hong Kong arrives."

"Oh, that's a pity. If he were impulsive, it would be great if he could call now." Lin Tai once touched his fist and felt itchy all over.

"You just want to die." Liu Bu toad gave him a white look: "It may not be difficult to destroy the Far East Fleet, but don't forget, kill a thousand, self-infair 800, less, the emperor doesn't want to play consumption."

"Mother, it's not fun. You look at the back." Lin Tai once pointed to the black spot of a huge coal-carrying ship on the horizon and said in a low voice, "I bet that those guys under the water are more enthusiastic than us and can't wait to fight immediately."

Liu Bu toad nodded.

In the past year, the navy has sold four determination-class, eliminated all three-line small gunboats, and destroyers have also been dismantled from torpedoes and other weapons for escort and coastal defense. Even four Sky Cruiser light cruisers are semi-retired. The number of warships has begun to shrink. In the eyes of the outside world, it seems to be reduced, but in fact, only Few people know that a major adjustment has been quietly changing, such as the four new gray shark submarines that have just been built underwater in the distance, and as many as eight subsequent improvements.

Few people know that an underwater sea wolf force of up to 16 ships is hiding in the shadow of the giant ship cannon and quietly sharpening its teeth.

So if you really want to fight, on this open sea, as long as it is dragged until night, he believes that Britain's more capital ships are not enough for those guys to bite under the water. It's not how powerful they are, but that there is no company on the ship except his own side to load weapons against these guys!

"Report, the first two battalions of the Fifth Division have arrived at Dengzhou Bay. The General Staff said that our task has been completed and we can leave."

"Well, I see." Lin Tai once nodded and smiled, "Will Phillyteman go crazy if he finds out that the confrontation with us here has missed the best opportunity to prevent the Fifth Division from landing in Jiangsu?"

"I don't know, but I'm sure I can't sleep tonight!" Liu Bu toad laughed and saluted Lin Taizeng and walked out. At the same time, Lin Taizeng's voice sounded behind him: "Send a signal to the British, we're going home!" -

"The two battalions of the Fifth Division have landed, and a defense line has been initially established. It is expected that all the Fifth Divisions can enter Jiangsu in half a month." Zhang Zuolin introduced the current situation.

"Wow."

In the general marshal's command room, Chen Ping and Yan Fu looked at each other and breathed a long breath. Only Li Enfu didn't seem to understand and asked, "Yuanshou, you have a confrontation with the British in a big way, just to let the Fifth Division land? Could it be that Phillyteman will prevent us from entering the north?

Chen Ping smiled and took out a few newspapers and handed them to Li Enfu: "My Prime Minister, look at this."

Li Enfu was surprised. He quickly took over the newspaper and found that it was all published in Shanghai more than ten days ago. He couldn't help asking, "What does this have to do with letting Lin Tai go to Shanghai?"

"Mr. Li, take a closer look at where your nails have been scratched."

"Jails?"

Li Enfu hurriedly looked down and saw that there were indeed some faint nail marks on the newspaper, and all the places that were scratched had something to do with Jiangsu!

"This is the newspaper that Felix has read by the Intelligence Department. Judging from the imprint, as we guessed, Felix at least has the intention to protect Jiangsu, so he pays so much attention to our actions in Shandong." Yan Fu, the new Minister of National Defense, introduced.

Li Enfu gradually understood: "So you sent Lin Tai to Shanghai in order to attract Britain to seize Laizhou Bay."

Chen Ping nodded: "Yes, although the British are not very good at declaring war on us, if they give Felixman enough opportunities, he will definitely send warships to patrol off the coast of Jiangsu. At that time, unless we declare war, we can find any excuse to prevent us from landing. At that time, we had troops in the air and we could only land. Go down step by step."

"It's winter now. In that case, the time will be too slow, and it will give the Huai army enough time to prepare. Only by landing from the coast first, so that when Shandong is over, the troops can free their hands to go south immediately and attack on two lines can the Northern War be resolved as soon as possible!" Yan Fu continued.

Chen Ping smiled. Since the first troops of the Fifth Division landed in Laizhou, the British could not stop it, so they immediately turned their heads and continued to ask, "Where did the three regiments of the Marine Corps and the first division, where did the third regiments of the fourth division advance?"

"It was reported an hour ago that the Marine Corps was almost in Qingzhou." Zhang Zuolin took the putter and pointed to the route of the marines and said, "Now it is snowing all over Shandong, and the road is relatively difficult to walk. We expect it will take three days to reach the city of Jinan."

"The first division and one regiment passed through Texas, and the fourth division and the third regiment also arrived in Linqing. There was no resistance along the way. They would arrive in Jinan one day earlier than the Marines."

"Great, as long as you take Jinan, Shandong will get it, and you can support the Fifth Division to fight against Jiangsu as soon as possible!" Yan Fu, the new Minister of National Defense, waved his hand excitedly.

"Ha ha, it's all because of the weather. Otherwise, Jinan would have been beaten down earlier, and it would have to wait so long!" Chen Ping smiled and looked at the snowflakes outside: "It's not difficult for us to take Shandong, but it's hard for the Prime Minister!"

Li Enfu smiled bitterly and said, "I'm so bitter. Is it wrong? Tell the emperor that you let the army slow down. I don't have time to wipe my buttocks here?"

"Ha ha." After Li Enfu finished speaking, Yan Fu and Chen Ping laughed. Even Zhang Zuolin smiled, defeated Shanhaiguan, controlled Yanjing, and took away Yuan Shikai's 50,000 new army, which was equivalent to eating nearly 100,000 troops of the Qing army at once.

Although there is a town of soldiers and horses stationed in Shandong, Henan and Shanxi, most of them are not satisfied with the establishment. In the eyes of empty pay, coupled with the soldiers in the three places who have been fighting for a long time, it can't become a climate at all. If it hadn't been blocked by the weather, these three places could be recovered even before the Spring Festival!

So what we need to consider at this moment is not how to fight the war, but how to incorporate the place that has been fought down into the effective management of the political axe as soon as possible. We must set up the backbone as soon as possible.

"That's right, I haven't seen the emperor in the past few days. Where's him?" Li Enfu was very busy during this period. At this moment, it was rare to see Master Li not come to the staff, but as soon as he opened his mouth to ask, he found that Chen Ping and Yan Fu suddenly had strange expressions, and even Zhang Zuolin twisted his neck?

"You won't go to the front line again, will you?" Li Enfu trembled all over. Chen Ping quickly said, "That's not, but the emperor said that the war in the north was not complicated. Let us deal with it ourselves. He is going on vacation."

"Vacation?!"

"He is the emperor! Is there also a holiday? Li Enfu jumped more than three feet high. I really don't know what Master Li, who became the emperor, is doing. Is there anything more important than how to speed up the stability in the north? ——

At this moment, there are not many things that can speed up the resolution of the northern war and prevent the interference of external forces, but something has really happened on Qiaoyue Island in the Ogasawara Islands.

In the wide cement open space in front of the flight laboratory, there was a sea of people. Almost all the laboratories on the island stopped their work and crowded here. Master Li also put on casual clothes and squeezed in front of the crowd, facing the big wooden shelf in front of him.

It's both exciting and a pity.

Excitedly, after the efforts of the power laboratory, the first aluminum light 40-horsepower light engine has finally been successfully developed, which also means that the long-made wooden shelf can finally go to heaven!

Compared with the Flyer 1 of the Wright brothers in history, the China 1 plane in front of it is much more perfect. At least it has a wooden open cockpit like a bathtub, and there is no need to sit in the air in fear.

In addition to this cockpit, everything else is similar. The fuselage is made of wood, and the skeleton of the wing is also made of wood, covered with a layer of canvas. In order to ensure that the strength does not disintegrate after flying, it is reinforced with a steel wire link. At the same time, the elevator and tail rudder are removed after shrinking from the airship.

Although from Li Mo's perspective, it is simple and scary. Anyway, he will never go to the seat, but he has to admit that this is a necessary process from nothing. Just like a dreadnought, he can know the future development, but he can directly create super fearless.

Zhang Baoyi's face turned red. While doing the final inspection with the engineers, he tried to calm down and touch the wooden fuselage. He knew that there were only two ways in front of him today.

God, success!

Fall down, fail! Myself too.

Soon, the engineers checked the whole plane. In fact, to put it bluntly, there are not many places to check. We can only see whether the steel wire is loose, whether the wood deconstruction is cracked, and whether the canvas is firm.

Because everyone has no experience, no one knows if this guy can really fly!

"Boss, don't worry, I promise it can fly." Adel, the chief designer of the flight laboratory, stood beside Li Mo and looked at the plane with an excited face: "Because I dreamed."

"I dreamed." Master Li's brain is black. I really don't know why scientists are a little nagging, just like Tesla, who always has a headache and dreams of strange dreams. They are all the best!

"I also hope your dream will come true." Master Li smiled and sent a high hat: "If it flies, you will become the greatest scientist in the world."

"The greatest!" Adel seemed to use this word very much and quickly held Li Mo's hand: "Boss, this is all your credit. If you hadn't gathered us together, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to get a plane for the rest of our lives without your persistence!"

"Wow, I've been in China for a long time, and I've learned to flatter." Master Li was as kind as he was. Just as he wanted to say a few words, Zhang Baoyi in the center of the venue began to hug several other partners.

"It's about to start!" Li Mo's heart suddenly tlonged.

"Report to the emperor, Zhang Baoyi is ready and can test fly at any time!" After saying goodbye to his comrades-in-arms, Zhang Baoyi trotted to Li Mo and saluted and shouted.

Li Mo slowly raised his right arm. Compared with the scientists who designed the aircraft, he admired these test pilots who dared to bet on their lives. They were selected from tens of millions of people, trained strictly, and memorized a lot of unspoken professional knowledge, just for this moment. The brilliance!

"Bao Yi, this name is good!"

"Go ahead, go and give the Chinese, put on a pair of blue wings!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Baoyi shouted loudly, put on his helmet, put on a simple windshield mirror, and walked to the plane not far away without hesitation. Fang Xianqi, who accompanied him, suddenly hugged Li Mo's arm. Adel and other designers also held their breath. Everyone around them clenched their fists and waited quietly. .

"Tout, tout, tout."

The ground handling officer turned on the propeller of the engine of the nose, and suddenly black smoke came out from the bottom of the head. The propeller turned into a rotating curtain in the blink of an eye, moving the aircraft belt a few feet.

The soldiers involved behind him were so scared that they quickly pulled in the rope to prevent the plane from deflection and movement. Zhang Baoyi walked to the cockpit, took a deep breath, and suddenly shouted with encouragement and sat in the cabin.

With a big hand poking out, it suddenly clenched into a fist. The soldier pulling behind him immediately untied the rope, and the plane began to taxi little by little under the gaze of everyone.

5 meters, 10 meters, 20 meters, 30 meters.

Some people didn't even dare to look at it again. They covered their eyes with their hands. Fang Xianqi was so scared that she hid in Li Mo's arms. When she leaned against her chest, she found that Li Mo, who seemed to be calm, also beat fast.

The taxi was getting faster and faster. When it was close to the 60-meter line, the front wheel suddenly lifted slightly, and then everyone saw that the nose of the plane seemed to be lifted by something. Unexpectedly, it swayed and slowly raised, and the canvas on the wing was almost raised by the wind.

Just at this moment!

Zhang Baoyi in the cockpit also noticed the floating feeling of the plane. He gritted his teeth and suddenly pulled the steering wheel back. Suddenly, the plane seemed to be thrown into the white clouds and rose quickly.

"It's flying."

"Flying!"

"Airplane, it's coming!"

At that moment, everyone jumped up and shouted, especially the soldiers, scientists and engineers who participated in the development of the aircraft, all burst into tears. Even Adel did not have the demeanor of the past, jumping and screaming excitedly.

The plane is not high, only hovering back and forth at an altitude of about 50 meters above his head, but even so, Li Mo clearly knows that he has changed history again!

Because I got out of the plane almost five years earlier than the Wright brothers!

Yes, he doesn't know aircraft, aircraft engines, or technology, but he knows the concept! This is an advantage. Like many projects, he points out a road, and then concentrates his strength and money on a big step, because the vision brought by future generations can make everyone ignore the confusion and branches on the road and focus on it with all their strength!

This is Master Li's biggest golden finger!

"Mr. Adel, please accept my praise. You are the best!" Li Mo hugged Adel and pointed to the hovering plane with a smile: "Look at it, it flies so smoothly. Have you blown many times in the wind tunnel?"

"Thank you, boss, yes." Adel's face turned red when he was praised, but suddenly he stopped his mouth, stared, and opened his mouth wide: "Boss, what is the wind tunnel?"

"No way! Don't you have to blow the plane first in the wind tunnel? Suddenly, the back of the half-baked concept master was covered with cold sweat, and then he remembered that he didn't seem to have put forward the concept of a wind tunnel!

"Can it land?"

Master Li sip his lips, and his heart pouted again.

(to be continued)