"...If I hadn't been nearby at that time, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to go. But by chance, I happened to be passing by, so there's no need to think about it, I definitely have to go." Zhou Changfeng said matter-of-factly.
Xia Xiaoshi, who had complicated eyes, nodded slightly, "You are obviously losing weight, so you should rest peacefully."
Zhou Changfeng, who was isolated some time ago and was in the disaster area, naturally had no time to send a telegram to Xia Xiaoshi alone. If it weren't for the news published in the newspaper, the latter would have thought that he had returned long ago.
"This is normal. There is nothing to worry about. My health is very good and I will grow back in a few days." Zhou Changfeng, who looked relaxed, shrugged and said with a smile: "But you, you are so thin, remember to eat more." .”
Xia Xiaoshi said quietly: "Sir, I'm already a hundred pounds."
"It's only a hundred pounds. You have a small frame and you won't be able to tell if you weigh ten pounds more."
"..."
If Xia Xiaoshi's admiration for Zhou Changfeng was initially caused by psychological factors such as admiration and a little control over her appearance, then now as her understanding deepens and the love period ends, she can't help but have some more realistic worries.
Hey, this guy is too wild! I'm afraid I won't be able to stay home for a long time in the future. Will I only be able to see him for a few months in a year?
And some are heartless. Although they are not unreliable, they are occasionally out of tune!
Of course, the worries she had in mind seemed to others to be completely Versailles.
"Wouldn't it be more comfortable if no one cares? Are you not satisfied? It's too much! If it doesn't work, just let me do it!"
"If it were earlier, I would definitely give it a try."
"That's a lieutenant colonel in the navy. He can buy a car in two years with a little savings. It makes people jealous if I tell you."
"Sister Xiaoshi, if I have any difficulties in the future, I must help my sister..."
The comments made by her colleagues made Xia Xiaoshi slightly embarrassed. Apart from the embarrassment, she also fell into self-doubt - it seemed that she was worrying too much?
While she was struggling, Zhou Changfeng, who was completely relaxed, was living a leisurely life in Qixia Prison.
After the Beginning of Autumn, it’s the time when the sea bass is plump. The delicious braised sea bass, the tender and juicy tenderloin, the fragrant glutinous hooves, and a few taels of sweet Guilin ditties are really not something you can usually enjoy.
Before Xia Xiaoshi came to visit last time, Zhou Changfeng left for Laizhou before finishing the pastries. The remaining pastries were naturally cheaper for Mu Yu.
But how can this be in vain?
So the latter was forced to work as a coolie for Zhou Changfeng these days, proofreading his drafts word for word, and then transcribing them again.
"...In the future, with the development of communication means and interactive technology, it is certain that the offensive and defensive combat modes will shift to air-ground integration, three-dimensional unity, and air-ground coordination. However, that level is too high, and it can only be said to be a prospect. At the moment, It would be good if we strive to achieve a certain degree of cooperation.”
"This... I think it's a little too advanced? I don't think it's realistic."
Seeing Mu Yu's expression of doubt, Zhou Changfeng said casually: "Didn't I say that this is a vision for the future? It is definitely not possible due to current interaction methods, but it can be used as a reference. I suggest that your Air Force develop it in the future. A specialized air-ground guidance vehicle that the coordination team can ride on to accompany the ground troops, so the communication efficiency will be much higher."
The former nodded and said in deep thought: "Well, we have been experimenting with this since last year. The team is estimated to have three to five people. The vehicle-mounted radio station is considering monopole whip antenna, half-wave oscillator antenna... and the rest of the progress. I don’t know.”
The mission model of the Air Force actually depends on the positioning and construction ideas of this service, which differs in different countries.
For example, the Soviet-German aviation can be regarded as a tactical air force in a broad sense. Its mission is to serve the army to a large extent. It mainly focuses on close support and tactical bombing missions. Although strategic bombing exists, it is rare. Strike is an integral part of blitz warfare.
The British and American aviation can be called the strategic air force that people like to see. It is widely equipped with Avro-691 "Lancaster", B-17 "Flying Fortress", B-24 "Liberator" and other four-engine heavy bombers. In addition to tactical bombing In addition to missions, large-scale strategic bombings are often organized to carry out targeted strikes.
Of course, this is actually a comment and classification made by people of later generations from the commanding heights of history. At present, various countries do not have a unified definition of this concept. Everyone just builds aviation units according to their own needs.
As early as twenty years ago, someone in Ming Dynasty proposed the construction of a professional long-range bomber unit, with the idea that it could bomb the Kuzbass Industrial Zone in Tsarist Russia during wartime.
With the rapid development of aviation technology, the development of heavy and long-range bombers has become feasible. Therefore, the Ming Military Department continued to develop on this basis and proposed including "attacking the Siberian Railway Hub" and "attacking the Ural Industrial Zone" in a series of ideas within.
At the same time, cities such as Tyumen, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, and Tomsk are also planned bombing targets.
As the industrial essence of Tsarist Russia, the Ural Industrial Zone is home to the steel, automobile, and aircraft manufacturing sectors, while the Kuzbass Industrial Zone is a powerhouse for coal, oil, and heavy machinery production. The effect of bombing these places is definitely considerable.
After finishing the day's draft narration and revision, Zhou Changfeng and Mu Yu continued to talk about strategic bombing in their interest.
The latter said with some expectation: "According to intelligence, the year before last, the U.S. Army Air Forces invited bids for large bombers capable of long-distance flight. Boeing's product had the best performance, but it was not purchased in large quantities because of its high price. The Air Force listens here After hearing the news, I also thought about following up, and it should be able to make its first flight this year."
"Long-range bomber?" Zhou Changfeng thought for a moment and asked, "Is it highly classified? I haven't heard anything about it."
"That's natural. The tender is open to the public, but the specific progress has been kept secret until now."
"Well, I hope the results will come out soon."
In the spring of last year, the U.S. Army Air Forces issued a tender for a heavy bomber, requiring it to carry 2,000 kilograms of bombs and fly 8,000 kilometers, which meant it could cross the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean. This was a plan focused on feasibility verification.
But this was undoubtedly unrealistic, so the Army Airlines adjusted its requirements the following year, requiring it to fly 3,000 kilometers with a 900-kilogram bomb. The winner would receive a large order of at least 200 aircraft.
Douglas, Martin, Boeing and other companies all participated in the bidding. Among them, the best performing product was Boeing's product. However, because its purchase price was as high as 200,000 US dollars, twice as much as other companies' products, the cash-strapped American Army Airways finally Douglas's B-18 bomber was chosen.
However, because Boeing's products were too good, the Army Airlines finally gritted its teeth and purchased a dozen of them, numbered YB-17.
The actions of the Americans undoubtedly stimulated Akito on the other side of the ocean.
If bomber units equipped with this type of aircraft are deployed in the Philippines, it means that Qiongzhou, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, and Dagu are all within the effective strike range, and can even threaten inland Changsha and Nanchang.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's military department, which had planned to slowly develop long-range bombers, had to speed up its pace and also officially issued a tender for heavy fighter jets.
This is because the Air Force believes that ordinary fighter jets cannot effectively intercept swarms of heavy bombers, so it must be equipped with a fighter jet with extremely powerful firepower and sufficient flying speed to protect the empire's sky from infringement.
In Zhou Changfeng's view, there is nothing wrong with the development of the Ming Dynasty Air Force. It is neither too ambitious nor deviated from reality. It is very healthy.
And in terms of the overall atmosphere, compared to the army and navy, which could clearly feel their twilight, the Ming Air Force gave him the feeling of vigor and prosperity.
It was also a meeting of senior generals, and at first glance, most of them in the Air Force were in their forties or fifties, which was more than ten years younger than the average age of sixty in the army and navy.
The average educational level is very high, and the service has been established for a short time and is independent. Various factors make the Ming Air Force a place that represents the highest level of Chinese military style today.
To be honest, Zhou Changfeng once wanted to serve there, but in the end he gave up the idea. After all, there were mountains across the country and airborne operations were extremely complicated, so his superficial knowledge was useless.
At the same time, the Air Force did not have much to deal with the mainstream center-right parties such as the Constitutional Council, the National People's Association, and the Sun and Moon Society. The ones that were popular with the Ming Air Force were Renhe, Datong, and the Association for the Promotion of Industry and Commerce.
Since he is considering hanging out with Zhu Lingjing first, he must keep a distance from him now and cannot cross it, otherwise in her eyes, this will be much more serious than talking to himself, and Zhou Changfeng knows this.
Day after day, and then until the end of August, when the report on the army's weapons and equipment system was handed in, such leisurely and monotonous days were quickly broken.
First, the Ordnance Bureau sent an approval. This kind of downward official document requires a reply.
So after several days of correspondence, the Ordnance Bureau stated that the Ministry of War was considering organizing an interview to facilitate the exchange of some suggestions in the report.
In early September, as the Ming Dynasty military expedition team returned home, detailed interviews and exchanges quickly began.
After setting aside a few days to classify and summarize their respective results, the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Governor's Office dispatched some generals and technical personnel to form a team and convened representatives of the inspection team to attend the meeting.
"As expected of you, you are so cruel. How long is the sentence left? Can you be released at the end of the year?" When he saw Zhou Changfeng, Chen Guangyun couldn't help but smile.
The former replied nonchalantly: "It's early, it seems to be the twentieth of the first lunar month."
After Zhou Changfeng lied about being ill and left, Chen Guangyun stayed in Barcelona for a long time, rewriting what he saw and heard in Guadalajara based on his memory, and then turned to the southern front until the Battle of Talavera broke out. .
"It's really outrageous. At that time, a few of us were looking at the map and wondering how the two sides would fight in this battle. Talavera itself is the core, and we must make a fuss around it."
As he spoke, Chen Guangyun showed a look of reminiscence, "Later we learned that the rebels, the Italian army, and the Russian army had defeated the left and right wings in just two days. We expected that the front line would collapse, but we really didn't expect that the salient was actually held. We saw Through the photos taken by the Germans, the position layout and firepower coordination are really exquisite..."
Seeing that he was both sad and excited, Zhou Changfeng sighed, waved his hands and said: "After all, it's just a tactical victory, and the defense system is just based on local conditions."
"Why be humble? After the battle ended a few days ago, the general process was exposed. Public opinion in Western countries was very interested. Well... the French said in "Le Figaro" that this was a magical figure from the East; The British Telegraph even used defense master as its title." Chen Guangyun said.
A mysterious power from the east, right?
Hearing this, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but smile, "I wonder if the British still remember that they said I was a murderer last year..."
The division of labor in the military expedition team is clear, and everyone is responsible for different aspects. Some are responsible for logistics, some are responsible for staff, and some are responsible for weapons. Therefore, they are also separated during interviews and exchanges.
In terms of tactics, Zhou Changfeng felt that there was nothing to learn from and refer to, so the German infantry tactics were worthy of discussion.
Therefore, his report focused more on the equipment system, while tactics served as arguments.
It was still a bit hot in the morning in Nanjing in early autumn. In a large room at the Ministry of War's official residence, the large ceiling fan overhead whirred, creating just the right amount of cool breeze.
Present were not only more than a dozen officers from the army, navy, and air force, but also several technical civilian personnel of high rank.
Since there had been two written exchanges in the past few days, after a simple meeting and greeting, the conversation between the two parties quickly got to the point.
A little old man who looked very kind said, "I see that you are very firm in your opinion. You are also a chief officer and have rich experience in battles. Have you ever thought about the universal use of ammunition?"
This is actually a matter of intermediate-power ammunition. Everyone in later generations knows the benefits of intermediate-power ammunition, and it is indeed good, but people today do not believe it.
There are always very few people who dare to take the first step.
"This is not difficult to solve. Just use the corresponding light machine gun that fires the same ammunition." Zhou Changfeng replied.
"Design and manufacture a brand new light machine gun for this purpose?" A civilian said without hesitation: "If we fire bullets with reduced power, I am afraid that we can only guarantee an effective range of 600 meters at most."
Zhou Changfeng was also unambiguous and replied directly: "The effective range of a rifle used by an individual soldier is four hundred meters, and the light machine gun can project the firepower of the squad to five or six hundred meters. This is already enough. It can be foreseen that in the future, Most engagements occur within this range."
"Five hundred meters? How can you see it?"
"The difference between life and death can be determined by a hundred meters. The current light machine guns that fire normal bullets can attack enemies up to 800 meters under good deployment. It should be noted that one inch is longer and one inch is stronger. This self-reducing range is really a bit..."
"On the open plain, if one team each of the enemy and ours suddenly encounter each other, our side will be completely suppressed. That's two hundred meters."
As expected, the generals present all questioned, and their attitude was completely one-sided.
Obviously, people are bound to be resistant to new things that break through common sense.
The older senior officers insisted on considering the worst-case scenario and, to put it bluntly, they were unwilling to take any losses.
Zhou Changfeng had been mentally prepared for this. He smiled helplessly and said: "Seniors, we might as well think in reverse. If our side is equipped like this, the firepower will be more fierce within 500 meters, and the other side will suffer; and at this distance, At most, the enemy suffers far more losses than we do, and I think this is very worthwhile."
I had something to do the day before yesterday, and I planned to finish it yesterday afternoon, but I got into a conversation with someone in the book review section, and then I didn’t want to type anymore...
(End of chapter)
