In Zhou Changfeng's impression, this familiar figure was one of the two captain liaison officers sent by the Red Eagle Legion during the Battle of Talavera. Because they had a few conversations at that time, and he finally issued an expulsion order, he remembered it very much. clear.
However, because the situation was urgent, he didn't even have time to mention his name at the time, so he didn't know the name of the blond-haired, blue-eyed German.
Chrissy's eyes shone with surprise. The Eurasian continent is so big and the Ming Dynasty has such a large population. It would be a lie to say that her heart felt calm after seeing the commander of the 50th Brigade again.
"It's from [shí]. In [zǎi] Talavera, I conveyed to you the order [míng] from the [sǐ] headquarters." Her plastic Chinese can be said to be full of German flavor, with a proper Germanic accent .
"..." At this time, Zhou Changfeng didn't know what to say. He held it in for several seconds before replying: "Why did you come to China all of a sudden?"
"My work requires it. I am now the military attache of the embassy."
At this time, Shen Yu, dressed in navy blue civilian uniform, walked out from the side. He crossed his arms and said with a smile, "Zhou Kexing, how did you two meet?"
Although it is a bit metaphysical, sometimes you can really feel the existence of "qi". For example, although Zhou Changfeng didn't look at him at all, he felt the dissatisfaction coming from Xia Xiaoshi.
Slightly embarrassed, he coughed dryly and said, "It's a long story, so come in first."
Shen Yu was the first to raise his hands, followed by Zhou and Xia, while Chris stood up straight with her legs together and raised her hands in salute.
Seeing this, Zhou Changfeng hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand to salute her in return.
In Xia Xiaoshi's eyes, someone Zhou even said "unjustly" before, but now it seems that he must be deceiving him!
Ah! As expected, nothing the man said could be trusted!
Look at this Western woman. She is so tall, with such fair skin, golden hair, and blue eyes. She is indeed strange.
So Xia Xiaoshi quickly started a brainstorm in her head, analyzing what kind of interactions Zhou might have had with him, and whether he was a threat to her, and how big the threat was...
The front yard was only a few steps away. The four of them walked straight through the front yard and entered the main house.
Chris had lingering fears about the threshold set under the door to separate the inside and outside of the house - she tripped over it twice in the first two days when she arrived, and she really couldn't understand why the Chinese were used to setting things up so high.
Take a seat and serve tea.
Zhou Changfeng filled her up with tea himself, and then glanced at Xia Xiaoshi and Shen Yu. The former looked a little uncomfortable and absent-minded, while the latter looked content.
Only then did he look at Chris, who was wearing a field gray uniform, a top and a skirt, and asked: "The situation was not good at the time. Everyone was very nervous and anxious. We didn't mean to drive you away."
"That's probably right, otherwise some units wouldn't be able to arrive on time." Chris briefly talked about what she saw and did in Real.
The other party refused to cooperate and allowed the heavy anti-aircraft gun battery to be installed on the vehicle? Then he killed a major of the Republican Army's logistics unit on the spot? So this indirectly made the battle end more smoothly?
Hearing this, Zhou Changfeng was surprised and a little admired - he killed as many times as he wanted. This courage was indeed extraordinary.
Due to insufficient study time, Chris's Chinese proficiency is limited, but it is impossible to communicate in a foreign language in this situation. Otherwise, who knows what code words or foreign language vocabulary she and Zhou used to communicate.
Although they didn't have much interaction at the time, the two still talked happily and were considered "comrades in arms" in a sense.
Beside, Shen Yu seemed to be wandering aimlessly and leisurely, but in fact, she was listening carefully to the conversation between the two.
Just listening is not enough, you also have to write it down, and when you go back, you have to write a report of the conversation from memory.
As a guy with a criminal record, Zhou was already under the care of the foreign factory. Now he actually has contact with the military attaché sent by the Germans? Then it has to be upgraded to key care.
Gradually, their chat content turned to more professional topics.
"...How long did your landing operation in Tokyo Bay last?" Chris asked.
"This... within a day." Zhou Changfeng said casually.
"How many armored vehicles did you invest in them? How long did it take to deploy them? Are their effects noticeable?"
"The troops that landed in Tokyo Bay invested a total of more than 30 tracked vehicles and about a hundred wheeled armored vehicles. The deployment time will definitely vary depending on the situation on site. The effect is... not bad."
Zhou Changfeng's vague answer did not displease Chris. Such inquiries could only be regarded as routine, and she had no intention of eliciting any useful information.
Continue to get to the bottom of things? That will only bore the other person and quickly exhaust the superficial friendship between the two.
It's obviously extremely unwise. There is no need to dig out information from this guy for the time being.
After learning that Zhou was about to leave to return to the troops stationed in Tokyo in the evening, Chris took this opportunity to say: "Thank you Lieutenant Colonel for your hospitality. It's time for me to return to the embassy. I hope to see you again next time. "
"Well, walk slowly."
The car started slowly, turned and disappeared at the intersection.
After sending her away, Zhou Changfeng and Shen Yu each lit a cigarette and started talking while walking in front of their home.
"When I was in Spain, I thought she was just an ordinary officer, but now it seems that she was just a disguised identity."
"Indeed, the military attaches sent by the Germans usually fall into two categories. One is an officer from the General Staff, and the other is an agent from the Security Bureau. I thought this person was the latter."
Zhou Changfeng nodded and said: "What I'm afraid of is that I calculated with my heart but not my heart. Now that I have guessed her identity, she will definitely not bother me anymore."
Shen Yu was noncommittal and changed the subject: "The Germans have been in contact with the imperial court for the past two days. They have brought many gadgets, large and small, and they seem to be sincere."
"Uh..." Zhou Changfeng, who looked calm, said thoughtfully: "I'm afraid the Germans themselves have not yet decided what the specific strategic plan will be. However, due to the needs of national defense and security, they are surrounded by enemies and really need an ally that can echo from a distance. .”
"The court won't consider it at all."
"Yes, the impact and cost of an alliance are too great and are not worth it at the moment."
Shen Yu said "Yes", "Befriend far away and attack close, make good friends and make good friends again, swear an alliance... Tsk, it's absolutely impossible. It would be good if we can maintain the currently amicable relationship."
"Okay, I'm going to pack my luggage. It's time to leave in half an hour." Zhou Changfeng pressed the dying cigarette butt against the small stone lion at the door of his home.
Just in the past two days, a research and development organization under the name of the Ordnance Administration submitted an application to the Ministry of War - suggesting that the German Society ask for information about the "electromagnetic wave detector".
This is a small-scale committee that has been established for just three years. The reason was that military officers and technical officials successively proposed to the military or the Ministry of War to develop a "long-range aircraft detection machine."
After being adopted, several air force and navy officers, technical officers, and engineers were appointed to lead the research and development project. This committee was called the "Electromagnetic Wave Detector Research and Development Organization Committee", or the "Electromagnetic Detection Research and Development Committee" for short.
Based on the discovered phenomenon that "radio waves emitted from transmitters will be interfered by radio waves reflected by aircraft," the Air Force Gezhi Equipment Factory and Shanghai Yongchang Electric Company developed the first dedicated electromagnetic wave early warning equipment. In October of the thirty-sixth year of Zhichang period, the prototype was conducted for the first time in Huzhou Prefecture and successfully detected the appearance of aircraft in the general direction.
Its power is only a few hundred watts, its operating frequency is 50MHz-60MHz, and it is an ultra-short wave.
As the pioneer of the Ming Dynasty's electromagnetic wave early warning equipment, this type of machine can only tell the general direction that an aircraft is appearing. Other than that, it does not know the height, speed, heading, size and other data.
Dozens of this type of machine have been produced in small batches and deployed in the three major border areas of northwest, southwest, and southeast, as well as Gyeonggi.
Without demand, there is no driving force. In the Spanish Civil War, the role and power of the air force basically verified the rationality of the theory of "Air Dominance" written by Douhet.
While paying more and more attention to the air force and strengthening its "spear", it is natural to strengthen its "shield" accordingly.
In addition to the research and development of a new generation of medium- and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns that has been put on the agenda, the research and development of electromagnetic wave early warning equipment has also been greatly strengthened, and the resources such as people, money, and materials available to the research and development organization have increased significantly.
Just two months ago, a prototype using a pulse wave system was successfully tested, with an operating frequency of 100MHz and a maximum output power of 3.6kW. According to actual measurement results from the Air Force, this type of machine can detect aircraft in flight 18km away, but The accuracy is not high.
The performance of the electromagnetic wave detector can only be described as "touching". For naval warships, this is not as far as the visual observation distance of the human eye on clear weather, but it can be said to be a good start.
However, is the level of this "beginning" high or low? Everyone wants to know.
Last year, at the International Radio Academic Conference in Vienna, some academic leaders in Ming Dynasty heard about similar devices.
Based on the known information, Ming Dynasty is limited to knowing that Britain, France, and Germany have also developed and equipped such electromagnetic wave detectors. The specific details are completely unknown, which shows how high the level of confidentiality is.
At the turn of the century, the famous Nikola Tesla believed that electromagnetic waves could be used to detect moving metal objects because of their characteristics. This was considered an early radar theory.
In 7935 AD, the French used a magnetron to generate electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of 16cm, so that they could detect ships on the sea in fog or darkness, and began to try practical applications.
In the same year, British physicist Sir Robert invented the world's first practical radar device. In the spring of the following year, construction of the first radar station began on the southern coast of the British island.
Perhaps Ming Dynasty has basically caught up with or is close to the world's first-class level in many aspects, but aerospace engines and electronic technology are still shortcomings. From a starting point, the electromagnetic wave detectors developed by Ming Dynasty are much inferior.
Ever since, in the third meeting with the German Society, the representative of Ming Dynasty formally proposed the technology of communicating "electromagnetic wave detector".
The DB600 liquid-cooled engine is fine, but the hydrogen oxide torpedo is already considered a black technology thing, and now it needs radar?
Greedy!
Deshe is currently pursuing three paths in this regard at the same time: carrier-based aircraft monitoring radar, land-based aircraft monitoring radar, and fire control radar. Generally speaking, it is going smoothly, but is it right to use this disruptive technology as a bargaining chip? Too outrageous?
The significance of radar cannot be compared with "better engines" and "better torpedoes". The tactical advantage that can be obtained by detecting enemy attacks dozens of kilometers in advance is really huge.
The DSA representatives clearly had no authority to decide the matter, and the situation was truthfully forwarded to Berlin.
After two and a half days of deliberation, Daming's request was rejected - everything else can be discussed, but radar cannot, or in other words, not yet.
Although requests for direct technical exchanges were rejected, the Germans roughly revealed the technical performance indicators of the radar they were developing.
As a result, members of the Electric Exploration Research and Development Association deeply realized the huge gap.
Not to mention the British who are at the forefront of the world, the Germans claim that Americans are now testing 15kW ship-based radars with a detection range of up to 80 kilometers.
However, politics is not a child's play, and the court cannot immediately change its attitude just because of a current technology. Since the Germans are not willing to give it, there is no need to ask for it.
Therefore, while continuing to increase support for independent research and development, the Metropolitan Government Intelligence Office also instructed the embassy attachés in London, Washington, Paris, and Berlin to focus on collecting all intelligence information about radars.
At the same time, Zhou Changfeng had taken the opportunity to return to the 1st Marine Regiment in Tokyo.
He was no longer as reluctant to say goodbye to his wife as he was the first time before. The bumpy flight for several hours made him quite tired. After hurriedly washing up, he went to bed and fell asleep.
But even in the same time zone, there are always many people who need to stay up all night.
76km west of Tokyo, within Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Unlike the coastal areas, the inland areas of the Japanese islands are full of mountains. A search team of the 20th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division of the Ming Dynasty is camping among these high mountains.
The day before yesterday, an Air Force plane spotted an activity involving a small group of troops during a routine patrol. It was highly suspected to be a resistance guerrilla. Therefore, the General Military Department ordered the 7th Division to mobilize some troops and set up several search teams to conduct reconnaissance. , pursuit.
The bright moon has just risen above the treetops, and the temperature in the mountains is much lower than in the plains. The wind in the mid-spring night seems a bit cold?
The soldiers built small tents with ponchos, then wrapped themselves in military blankets and prepared to sleep.
Some people had no time to eat because they were on guard duty, but now they have time to fill their stomachs after being rotated.
The canned braised pork that was distributed would be very disgusting if eaten cold, and the sticky and greasy oil was a bit off-putting, but as long as it was heated over a campfire, it immediately became fragrant.
More than forty people were already resting, eight or nine people were still chatting quietly while eating, and several officers and non-commissioned officers were gathered around the bright gas lamp discussing the map.
On the periphery, several soldiers with rifles on their backs were standing guard, which was an open sentry; there were also soldiers who climbed up the trees and hid among the branches, which were considered a secret sentry.
But a hundred meters away, a large group of figures were slowly approaching...
The rifles they carried had bayonets mounted on them, and the bayonets were smeared with mud to prevent them from reflecting.
Half an hour later.
"Why did a rabbit jump out? It's strange." A private said to the soldier who was smoking beside him.
As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!
"assault!"
"Ten thousand years!!!"
(End of chapter)
