In Yang Rui's concern, Zhu Luhe showed the latest aircraft pattern. The appearance of the aircraft is completely a replica of the red agricultural aircraft in Pearl Harbor provided by Yang Rui. It is just following the tradition of camouflage cover of the Revival Army. The aircraft was painted in white and brown camouflage camouflage, far from it. "It's just that it has two wings instead of one wings. I think the lookouts on Japanese ships would be surprised to see such a weird seabird.

"The aircraft is 9.48 meters long, with a wingspan of 15.75 meters, a height of 3.45 meters, and a wing area of ​​57.6 meters; an empty weight of 1,200 kilograms, and a full take-off weight of 2,100 kilograms; the power is a "Kunlun" type 29-cylinder engine with a horsepower pressurization of 240 horses; the maximum speed is 170 kilometers per hour, a range of 630 kilometers, and a flight time of 4.2 hours; the maximum ceiling is 2,130 meters; weapons: a Maxim machine gun, a 645 kilogram 18-inch torpedo, or two 230 kilogram aviation bombs. In order to enhance the structure of the aircraft, the main beam and wing support of the aircraft are made of aluminum alloy developed by the laboratory, which can strengthen the strength of the aircraft while minimizing the weight of the aircraft..."

When Yang Rui heard that the rusty aluminum-copper alloy was used as the main beam of the plane, he smiled and said, "The aluminum alloy looks glossy, but once it is used, it will rust. If you add more than a thousand aircraft, do you have to change it in a year? This is more than 10 million taels of silver, so why don't you be afraid of the Ministry of Revenue causing trouble for you?"

As if he knew Yang Rui would say this, Zhu Luhe smiled and said, "Sir, the problem of rust in aluminum alloy has been solved."

"Solved?" Yang Rui put down the match that lit the cigarette. "How did it be solved? This thing has been so many years, I have thought of countless solutions and replaced countless recipes. Is it solved now?"

"Yes, sir." Zhu Luhe smiled, "The way is not to modify the formula, but to wrap a layer of thin pure aluminum on the outside of the aluminum alloy. In this way, the inner aluminum alloy does not contact the air, so that it will naturally not oxidize."

"Oh... that's that simple?" The solution was unexpectedly simple, Yang Rui just didn't believe it. He didn't know that this copper-aluminum alloy was the Dura aluminum he had been looking for. He thought it was because there was no magnesium added to cause corrosion. In fact, from the first generation of aluminum alloy Dura aluminum to the super Dura aluminum used before World War II, that is, the aluminum alloy with magnesium added in Yang Rui's memory, there were corrosion problems. The solution was to wrap a layer of pure aluminum on the outer layer of the aluminum alloy. It was not until the super hard aluminum developed by the American Aluminum Industry at the end of World War II that the corrosion problem of aluminum alloy was completely solved.

Seeing that the gentleman still didn't believe it, Zhu Luhe smiled. "Sir, we have done corrosion tests, and wrapping pure aluminum can completely solve this problem. There is still a problem with the aircraft manufacturer now, which is whether the exported aircraft can use aluminum alloy main beams or can only use steel beams?"

"Export?" Yang Rui could not have thought that the general manager would consider exporting.

"I am preparing to export after the war." Zhu Luhe solved it, "Now the 12-cylinder engine is being developed, and a seven-cylinder 180-horsepower aircraft can be exported according to regulations. After all, fairings and machine gun coordinators are just a matter of thinking. Sooner or later, this problem will be solved by various countries. After the war against Japan, our aircraft will be valued by various countries. At this time, it should be exported."

"It depends on the situation in Germany. Although the patent of copper-aluminum alloy was sold to us, the Germans would not abide by any patent if they really wanted to start a war. As long as they also thought of a way to wrap aluminum, the secret will soon be known to all countries." Yang Rui said. "If you use steel main beams, how much will the total number of aircraft increase?"

"As for the current prototype, if the aluminum is used to steel, the weight of the aircraft will increase by 336 kilograms." Zhu Luhe said. "This means that the torpedo can only be reduced to more than 300 kilograms, and it will greatly affect the flexibility of the aircraft. Using a star engine is inherently clumsy than using a rotary cylinder engine. The Air Force believes that star engine aircraft is only suitable for torpedo bombers and is not suitable for fighters."

Zhu Luhe actually talks about another advantage of the rotary cylinder engine, that is, the static instability of the rotary cylinder engine is better than that of the star engine. Static instability is a professional term, referring to the possibility of the aircraft breaking away from its original trajectory without being controlled. Star engines have less inertia of movement because the blades rotate, while the rotary cylinder engines have a cylinder rotation and a large inertia of movement. For transport aircraft and bombers, it is a good thing to have poor static instability, but for fighters, what is necessary is to have high static instability within the aircraft's affordable range, so that the aircraft can be very flexible and not bitten by enemy aircraft.

Yang Rui comes from later novels, movies, and forums, and contradictory statements made the Air Force generals fascinated. The types, functions, tactics, and formations of aircraft alone made the newly formed aviation troops excited, and they trained every day to confirm these good words. Yang Rui did not make any statement when they saw them injected blood. In fact, he also knew a law about the air force, that is, the air force had only 10% effect on war. This is a view in a book called the Modern Warfare Guide. Of course, he could not read such professional military works. This is just what he gained from watching others in the forum.

Thinking of the instability of the quiet, Yang Rui lit a cigarette and asked, "What should I do if the fighter jet using a star engine?"

"Now we mainly think of solutions based on the aerodynamic layout of the aircraft," Zhu Luhe said. "The research and development has been resolved and the fighter can be finalized by the end of the year."

"What about the aviation torpedo?" Yang Rui also knew that Japanese aircraft must be extremely poor, with insufficient horsepower, no structure, and no machine guns, so the fighter's time is not rush.

"We have also completed research and development." Zhu Luhe said: "We chose a blackhead torpedo powered by compressed gas. The total weight is 645 kilograms, the charge is 95 kilograms, the speed is 35 knots, the maximum range is 2,000 meters, the maximum inlet speed is 200 kilometers, and the maximum inlet height is 35 meters. We originally wanted to use a long-knee torpedo, but the vibration dropped from high altitude will make the torpedo's self-guided device invalid, so the sea and air forces can only use blackhead torpedo."

"Yeah." Yang Rui had long thought of this question. The torpedo bomber was conspicuous, so the torpedo didn't matter whether it was hidden or not. He heard that the charge was only 95 kilograms, and asked, "Is the charge of 95 kilograms enough?"

"It is not enough to deal with a dreadnought." Zhu Luhe said: "Like Japan's latest King Kong-class battleship, it is estimated that three to four torpedoes will be required to severely damage it. To sink it, it is estimated that more than six torpedoes will be required to hit the key parts. However, the torpedo bombers are dispatched in formations. If the Japanese army is not prepared, the hit rate will be extremely high."

When they thought that war was just a surprise attack on Japan, they were caught off guard, and when they figured out how to deal with submarines and torpedo bombers, the situation of the war had been determined, and it would be impossible for them to turn the tables in an unfavorable situation. Thinking of this, Yang Rui put the documents on the table aside and asked: "Did you think about how great the hope of our victory is? Or rather, the war will begin easily, but how will it end?"

The tactical intelligence matters are mainly responsible for Zhu Luhe and Liu Boyuan, and the strategic issues are the General Staff. Hearing Yang Rui's question, Zhu Luhe and Liu Boyuan both looked at Xu Jingxi. After Xu Jingxi thought a little, he said: "As long as most of the Japanese army enters Northeast or North Korea, Japan without mobile power will not be able to launch other landing wars. The Japanese army that has landed on the shore will be wiped out one by one by one due to logistical cuts. The failure of the Japanese army will be the failure of the entire war. Although they have navy, they have no way to threaten our coastal cities with the existence of torpedo bombers and submarines along the coast, and we cannot land on Japan. The war will eventually be with a ceasefire between the two sides and the peace talks ended under the coordination of various countries.

If a war breaks out in the European war at this time, the situation will be beneficial to us. Because Britain, France and other countries have no way to interfere with the ceasefire between China and Japan, they are more of a urgency rather than a coercive nature. In the entire Pacific region, only the United States has the ability to interfere in the result of this war, and the United States' position is consistently aggression against Japan..."

"I can only say that the United States' stance of anti-Japanese aggression is only now. If Taiwan is occupied by us and the Japanese army is surrounded and annihilated by us, then their position will have to be reconsidered." Yang Rui said, this is an issue he has been considering recently.

"Did you say that rabbits are dead and dogs are cooked?" Xu Jingxi said.

"Well, that's what it means." Yang Rui said: "So I have been thinking about how to not give a fatal blow to the Japanese navy in the event of victory. If Japan weakens, then we will not have much value to the United States. The country's economy and industry are very backward, so it will have to rely on a certain powerful country to help us. If there is a strong Japan, the United States will help us, but without a powerful Japan, the diplomatic situation will be different. Moreover, the reason why European countries oppose Japan's invasion of us is that they are afraid of seeing a behemoth in the Far East, but when we become a behemoth, ours will be completely isolated..."

Yang Rui said to himself, he thought that he would definitely win the Japanese war, but how to deal with Japan was very embarrassing. If Japan is not severely weakened, then it would be better to say whether the war could be won. He was even more worried that Japan would not be bought by Britain and the United States, and China would become a future pattern; if Japan was defeated, China would change immediately and the international community would become very isolated. Of course, there were two countries that were also very isolated after the end of World War I, one was the Soviet Union and the other was Germany after the defeat. Yang Rui of these two countries wanted to have a good relationship. Even if it was always a neutral country in the war, he would win the favor of the Germans and enable the two sides to cooperate closely after the war. As for the Soviet Union, it was a large market with a population of more than 100 million. Friendship with it not only safe in the north, but also able to develop the economy.

After the victory against Japan, Yang Rui was unsure whether to deal with the conflict with Britain, France and the United States or other allies; if he declared war on Germany, he could not think of a solution for how to reconcile the relationship after the war; there was also the amount of effort in the war, so that China could have a relaxed environment after the war, which he could not grasp the size now. Anyway, the war against Japan was not only a problem between China and Japan, but also involved the situation in the entire Far East. There were too many things to be adjusted in the war.

After Yang Rui said that, Xu Jingxi didn't know how to answer, because according to the German tradition, the staff was not responsible for such a high-latitude strategic issue. Although the Chinese staff had not completely fallen into the German staff, without caring about politics, and even requiring politics to cooperate with war, the soldiers' habit of not caring about politics was still deeply embedded in the Revival Army.

Seeing Xu Jingxi silent, Yang Rui had to say: "Do you still continue to talk about the following things? Should I talk about the officers?"

"Sir, there is still this," Zhu Luhe said with a picture of a simple aircraft carrier. "We are planning to entrust Bethlehem to produce two simple aircraft carriers. The aircraft carrier drains 12,000 tons, horsepower 30,000 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 25 knots. This will exceed the speed of most of Japan's main battleships, but it is the same as the newly built King Kong-class dreadnought. The carrier-based aircraft can carry twenty-two aircraft under the wings, and the initial cost of the total aircraft carrier is 8 million taels."

The simple aircraft carrier was proposed by Yang Rui. He was mainly worried that he would block Japan's sea routes and Japan would block its sea routes. Guangzhou's exit was the final guarantee, but it would be better if Shanghai could also go out. The shore-based torpedo bomber only had a range of 600 kilometers, and the range that could be warned was only 150 kilometers. Apart from these 150 kilometers, the aircraft carrier would be responsible for protection, while the aircraft carrier itself was protected by the shore-based aircraft, that is, two 150 kilometers, and the 300 kilometers extended from Shanghai would be safe. Of course, Japan would still intercept merchant ships outside of 300 kilometers. He had no choice. The sea-controlled docking base aircraft, submarines, and simple aircraft carriers could not be completely solved.

"Two ships are too many." Yang Rui said. He only felt that with the development of Plan 5, the funds needed were more and more, especially the navy, which was like spending money. "Customize one ship first and use it as a test."

Zhu Luhe was stunned when he heard this and said, "Sir, if there is only one ship, then the scope of protection will be very limited."

"There is no way to limit the trade blockade. It mainly depends on whether the Americans support it." Yang Rui said. "It's just our 100,000-ton merchant ship. There is no difference between protecting or protecting. It's not enough to use it all on the Yangtze River and the coast. Besides, we can order a warship of about 10,000 tons in the name of the Peruvian government, but if two ships are ordered at once, the Chilean government will be uneasy. At that time, the situation in South America is tense, how can the people there train? Also, the navy is too expensive now, and if this continues, the finances will not be able to support it. The budget for landing on the island has not been reported yet. When this is filled, the reserved budget will be gone."

Yang Rui began to limit the budget, and Xu Jingxi and Zhu Lu were both ashamed after hearing this. Now, if you don’t say hundreds of thousands, you can’t even let the General Staff membership be allowed to spend tens of millions of dollars. The General Staff blinked at the blink of an eye and the military expenditure was 10 million, and these tens of millions of taels were just thrown into the army. I really don’t know if it’s worth it.

Yang Rui looked at them blushing and said, "The aircraft carrier is too new, many technologies are not mature, and my ideas have not passed the verification, so I cannot throw all the money at once, and building one is enough. It is really not enough. It is also possible to convert the merchant ship by the Jiangnan Bureau during the war. Remove the superstructure and build a full deck, so that the aircraft can take off and land. The entire combat plan against Japan should not be determined so much. Nothing can be completely determined before the war. What we need to do is to respond quickly in the face of new situations and find countermeasures. Okay, let's talk about the candidates for this island landing battle."

Yang Rui turned the topic to the candidates, and this is what the General Staff is in charge. Xu Jingxi said: "The battle on the island is extremely complicated. Now among the generals of each army, the General Staff believes that Zheng Rui is more suitable. He is good at disrupting wars and has rich combat experience..."

The person selected by the General Staff was Lu Mengxiong. Yang Rui smiled and said, "Is the state marrow not suitable? What is he responsible for?"

"Zhoumei is responsible for the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang war zone and beware of the Japanese landing operations." Xu Jingxi said. "There are not many troops in Fujian, and it is appropriate for Zhengrui to be responsible for the entire battle. The other officers of the army will be removed from the officers with the best record and the most flexible ones. In addition, the officers the gentleman is looking for will also join the island landing troops."

Xu Jingxi said as he took out three resumes. The top one was Zhu Jiande. His thick eyebrows and big eyes were somewhat similar to those of later generations. He came from the former Ninth Town, Yunnan, which is now the 29th Division, and he was rank major; the other one was Li Zongren, who graduated from the Guangxi Army Quick Encyclopedia Academy, and the military academy was the second lieutenant; the last one was Bai Chongxi. When he was in great power last year, he actually joined the student army and traveled thousands of miles north, saying that he wanted to support the Fuxing Army. Later, he entered the Wuchang Preparatory Military Academy, and was just a student soldier. His nervous and tender face in the photo was really not like the little Zhuge who was legendary in later generations.

Zhu Jiande is from Sichuan and joined the army in Yunnan, while Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi are from Guangxi. The environments where the three people grow are subtropical forests. After special training on the island, they should be able to adapt to the island-based battle. Of course, these three famous generals from later generations may also be in Taiwan. If this is true, Yang Rui will only regret it, but he is not going to do too much protection. The famous generals are all tempered. If they don’t throw them into the furnace of war, the famous generals will only be unknown.

"Okay, after training, they will be arranged to the island-based troops." Yang Rui said lightly, making people unable to see if they care about these three people or not. After he said that, "If it's okay, then let's go here today. The shipyard matter will be implemented later. Li Zilong will invite the people you mentioned later. I'll talk to them first."

"Yes! Sir." Xu Jingxi saluted a few more carefully, and then went out.

There is a game of chess in the whole country, and even the whole world is a game of chess. After the military meeting, Yang Rui did not think about the affairs of those famous generals, but began to think about the shipyard. At present, except for Ye Chonglu, who wanted to run a large shipyard, the financial resources of the other people were very limited. Even Ye Chonglu, he bought bonds and other industries, and he probably didn't have much money to invest in the shipyard. How to cooperate with these people, is it a loan or a joint venture? Yang Rui was a little confused.

Except for Zhu Zhiyao, no one dares to rashly run a shipyard with debts on their backs, unless they have order support; and although joint ventures are a good way, one is not good, and another Sheng Xuanhuai will make a wave, it will be a problem. It is extremely common for state-owned assets to be occupied in later generations.

While thinking about these questions, Yang Rui asked Li Zilong to find those people. Only in the evening would these people be taken to Yin'an Hall.

"Prime Minister, this is Viscount Ye Chonglu, a Philippine overseas businessman... This is General Officer Zhu Zhiyao of the Shanghai Qiuxin Machinery Factory... This is General Officer Gu Shunzhang of the Hankou Yangzi Machinery Factory... This is General Officer Tan Liting of Guangzhou Jiangzhou Shipping Company... Finally, this is Chen Taochuan, the director of Junhe'an Machinery Factory." After dinner, Li Zilong brought these people who wanted to open a shipyard to Yang Rui, and then introduced them one by one. These people were a little uneasy and excited when they first met Yang Rui, especially Zhu Zhiyao. When he was asking for help, the Prime Minister summoned him overnight, which was very excited.

After bowing, Yang Rui looked at the nervous people and said, "Don't stand, sit first, sit first." After that, he sat down himself and said, "You are all shipbuilding, or have some understanding of shipbuilding, so I won't turn around. In addition to the Shanxi industrial base, the government's industrial planning is another industry that focuses on is shipbuilding.

Now the total tonnage of ships in my country is only 280,000 tons, of which the total tonnage of ships is less than 100,000 tons, while the total tonnage of ships in neighboring Japan is 1.58 million tons, of which nearly 1.3 million tons. From the perspective of foreign trade volume, the difference between the two countries is not much, but the difference in merchant ships in the two countries is so large, which is still related to the status of the country and the government's policies. I won't mention the matter of the Qing Dynasty. Now the government wants to develop the shipping industry, and to develop the shipping industry, it must vigorously develop the shipbuilding industry. In the first phase of the plan, the government only planned to build three shipyard bases, but considering the actual situation of overseas Chinese businessmen and Fujian and Guangdong provinces, the plan has added three shipyards, Xiamen and Guangzhou.

Judging from the documents and investment intentions submitted by the representatives of the Industrial Conference, you are the ones who want to engage in the shipbuilding industry. In addition to several shipbuilding yards in Shanghai, there are just one place in the other places. If you want to run a shipbuilding yard, the government will definitely support it. The government will help it. If it wants to build a shipbuilding yard, you should first come up with a business plan. If the plan is approved, the government will support it. However, if the plan is not approved, it will be a loss-making business, and it will be rejected."
Chapter completed!