Why does Xiao Letian allow these children from rich and powerful families to have access to military secrets? This is actually a violation of the Chinese Secrecy Law.
But Xiao Letian had his last resort, because among new weapons, battleships were far more reliable than aircraft, so Xiao Letian had to expand the scope of testing.
After all, whether a battleship is made of hardwood or steel, its streamlined design is relatively mature, and at least its safety can be guaranteed.
Tsarist Russia even built a round battleship. Although it would spin around once the cannons were fired and could not be put into actual combat, if you put it in the water, it would float and sail.
In other words, battleships are very tolerant of mistakes. No matter how you design them, they will not make big mistakes. At least they will not sink and can sail.
But the plane was not good, and Xiao Letian had too little experience. He could only draw a sketch but could not bring any technical indicators.
What is the length and width of the wing? How should the tail be arranged, and how should the structural design of the landing gear be arranged?
These all require specific data, and they all require repeated failed experiments to be measured.
The workload is too great and the time is too tight. What the Chinese lack is time. Xiao Letian must expand the team of test pilots and speed up the data search.
At this time, official investment alone is definitely not enough. Mobilizing the children of these wealthy families is also a good way.
Think about it, everyone, a biplane with a wooden frame can be sold for 100,000 silver dollars each. You still have to queue up. How sharp is the knife that the head of state uses to rip off customers?
Xiao Letian is making money from these young men while also making money from their experience and data during the flight.
Isn’t this the best of both worlds?
Facts have proved that Xiao Letian's judgment is correct. In any country in the world, as long as the families at the top of the pyramid have enough food and drink for their descendants, they will like this kind of excitement.
In the 19th century, airplanes could be built, and these young men and women went crazy. They had never seen such an exciting new thing.
If they don't buy one and fly to the sky themselves, how do you think they can hang out in the circle?
Therefore, they have to set up a few fights to sell iron. Anyway, their family does not lack the 100,000 silver dollars.
These kids are just like those dandy racing gangs, they only need to take their girls to the sky to show off. This is really not possible. Xiao Letian agreed to sell their planes with a certain confidentiality agreement.
They must go through identity verification and check three generations of their family.
Only those with the safest identities can obtain licenses. Those without licenses are not even qualified to watch or listen.
Therefore, these dandy boys can no longer take girls to the sky to show off. Since there are no women, all the energy of these boys can be vented on flying.
They modified the signal flares and fired some ammunition with white ash powder. A group of people were fighting in the sky and used this kind of flares to shoot back and forth.
The basic scene is exactly the same as the dog fight in the Air Force during World War I. After the flight, everyone counts whose plane has the most white spots on it.
Whether you win or lose, you have to place a bet. This group of dudes bet a lot. Sometimes a game can cost millions of silver dollars.
Not only do they have dog fights in the air, they also have bomb-throwing competitions, setting up various targets on hillsides, in canyons, on flat ground, and on the sea.
The pilot takes the grenade to the sky, and then drops the bomb at different heights. Yes, it is the bomb that is dropped by hand.
Today's Chinese aircraft do not even have bomb-dropping equipment. All engineers focus on the design of the aircraft, which is the most basic materials and aerodynamic layout.
They didn't even have time to study the bomb rack, so they had no choice but to let these dandy boys throw it down with their hands.
Not to mention these kids are really good at playing, they even organized qualifying and leveling competitions.
100-meter bomb drop, 150-meter bomb drop, 300-meter bomb drop, different levels of competition have their own champions, which are classified according to height.
Then there is the weight, one grenade, two grenades bundled, five grenades bundled, they also divided into various competitions according to weight classes.
There are many championships for one point. For example, Xiang Ying is the champion of single-shot grenade bomb throwing at 150 meters, and Lin Zhen may be the champion of five-shot grenade bomb throwing at 300 meters.
The number of championships set is huge, which increases the sense of participation of this group of people. After all, there are more people who can win the prize, and everyone is happy.
The happier it is, the more people will play, and the more people there will be, the bigger the gambling game will eventually be. Gradually, flight racing has become a very hidden gambling market among Chinese dandies.
It's really too hidden. Although these kids are dudes, they all know how powerful the CIA is, and no one dares to leak the secrets.
So the Chinese market has no idea what's going on. It's just that the casino owners are a little confused because they found that the turnover has indeed dropped a lot in the past year.
Can it be less? The cash flow of the dandies has been attracted to the deserted island to play air combat. Who is still interested in Wan Sizi and Pai Gow?
"Teacher, these kids are really good. I have personally watched their games, and they are very close to actual combat!"
"For example, the 5-grenade throwing competition can be used for war bombing. I decided to gather these champions to form an aerial bombing brigade!"
"This is the last trump card, and it will never be used easily. After the enemy's navy is trapped by our mines, they will lose their mobility and become living targets!"
"If we can't sink them with bombs, we can also kill a large number of soldiers on the deck, increase casualties and damage the enemy's morale!"
"Master, please believe in our determination and wisdom, we will win this battle!"
So far, the operational ideas of Xiang Ying, Lin Zhen and others have been fully revealed. These are not specific details, but the general strategy has been finalized.
The basic elements for victory in the war still focus on the breakthroughs in new Chinese technologies.
The ambush in the Eight Immortals Dark Sands relies on the Chinese people’s persistent ocean exploration work over the years.
Submarines, minelayers, and biplanes are representatives of the Chinese's new technological breakthroughs.
With these four sets of trump cards, coupled with the invincible spirit of the Chinese navy, Xiang Ying is very confident in this battle.
Huniu let out a long sigh, "Okay, okay, as long as you have confidence, then let's do it! Lin Zhen, you are responsible for the escort of the magical medicine. Master, I'm sorry for letting you bear this infamy!"
"Yes!" Lin Zhen stood at attention and saluted, "Please rest assured, Master, I will definitely complete the mission!"
Huniu looked at Xiang Ying for a long time before she said, "The life and death of the Chinese people, the life and death of the prince, and the life and death of all of us rest on your shoulders...you...don't...let...me...disappoint!"
The hair on Xiang Ying's body stood up, and he stood at attention and saluted, "If you don't succeed, you will be a benevolent person. I will carry the navy's blood flag on my back!"
"Either come back with news of victory, or be buried at sea!"
