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    In 1933, the spring plowing season in East Asia quietly arrived. At the busiest moment for China, Japan and other countries, a piece of news once again caused a sensation.  The United States and Japan publicly supported China's hosting of the World Industrial Expo in Shanghai at almost the same time. Prime Minister Keisuke Okada represented the Japanese government in Tokyo to support China's bid to host the Industrial Expo. President Roosevelt, who had just taken office for only two months, even personally wrote to the Secretary-General of the World Expo to express his support for the World Expo.  Asia's desire to host world events will also support China's bid to host the 1940 Olympic Games.

    The United States has great influence. After this letter was made public, many countries, especially Latin American countries, approved of China hosting the World Industrial Expo, and Asia and the Arab region also expressed support.  .

    Although the Republic of China has participated in many Olympic Games and World Expos since the founding of the Republic of China, ordinary people do not know much about them because of the distance, and they have a vague concept of what the World Industrial Expo is. In order to build momentum, newspapers began to promote the World Expo in large quantities, which also caused China and the United States to  The establishment and work of the joint investigation team on the Japanese espionage case suddenly lost attention.

    However, no one knew that when the young plants began to grow vigorously, a piece of naval gun data intelligence would cause great changes in Northeast Asia.

    Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd. in Gunma Prefecture, one hundred kilometers northwest of Tokyo, is full of generals. The navy regiment led by Kobayashi Nobuzo and Nagano Osamu is star-studded. Next to it, the army officer corps led by Yoshida Toyohiko and Masaki Jinzaburo is a little gloomy.  Although there are several more generals than the Navy, and there are mid-level pillars like Jinzaburo Masaki and Nagata Tetsuzan, the failure forced the Army to lag behind.

    At the front of these officers is the famous Japanese aircraft tycoon Tomohira Nakajima.  The two people standing next to him are even more incredible. One is the current Japanese Prime Minister Keisuke Okada, and the other is the new Tibetan Prime Minister Fujii Shinobu.  But they are still not the protagonists today. All eyes are focused on the new plane standing ready to take off.

    Originally, the Navy planned to hand over the aircraft to Mitsubishi for testing, but the Army felt that it had made greater contributions and should get a share of the pie, so it insisted on placing the aircraft with Nakajima, a company with which it had a good relationship.

    Standing next to the plane, Kitakusa Ueda's neck was raised high, as if others didn't know that he was the hero who brought the plane back, but it was a pity that no matter how he behaved.  The attention of the Prime Minister and the generals was not on him.  "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, let me introduce it to you." As soon as Okada Keisuke approached the aircraft, Kitakusa Ueda jumped up, opened the cover on the side of the engine, and prepared to explain the White Eagle fighter jet to everyone.

    But what he did was obviously a bit redundant, when the cover opened to reveal the side of the engine.  Everyone present and even Nakajima Chikuhei, who was well aware of the development of international aviation, took a breath.  Large 9-cylinder radial engine.  The surface is covered with a neat shell, with one convex part in the east and one concave part in the west looking very, very advanced.  If the Nakajima engine is the best radial engine in Japan, then in front of this engine, it looks like a wild child that has just learned to walk and is dressed in messy clothes.

    When did the Chinese master such powerful technology?

    Okada and others' eyes widened, but they didn't know that this was just a second-hand product made by Bayama and others based on Yang Qiu's so-called modular technology.  Although it seems that the entire engine is very neat and smooth because it is wrapped in an aluminum shell, the modules under the aluminum shell have been manipulated, and some key units also use special materials developed domestically.  There is no problem with the original ones, but if you use other materials.  Even if the size model matches, it will not last long.

    But now its smoothness and neatness give it a "very advanced" feeling. Coupled with the fairings on the engine and fixed landing gear, the aircraft is full of streamlines and modernity.  But if European and American engineers saw this kind of streamline, they would definitely curse, because streamline means the surface is more complex and more difficult to manufacture.

    The test pilot from the Navy got into the cabin under the watchful eyes of everyone. The engine screamed and the white-shouldered eagle quickly jumped into the sky.  Maybe it¡¯s because I¡¯m not familiar with it at first.  The pilot didn't make any fancy moves at first, but after a while he started flying in various fancy ways. Several times, the crew on the ground was so scared that they prayed secretly for fear that the hard-won plane would crash.

    The plane landed after about 40 minutes of flight. As soon as the pilot got off, he was cheered by the generals, and Nagano Shushen hurriedly asked about the performance and feeling.  The 650-horsepower White-shouldered Eagle was actually very outdated in the Republic of China, and even exceeded the horsepower of many biplanes.  It is not the most advanced in Europe and the United States.  Both Pratt & Whitney and Wright Tornado in the United States have begun testing 1,200-horsepower 18-cylinder engines, but it is different for Japan, which has been unable to achieve a breakthrough.  The test pilot who experienced it personally said even more excitedly: "General report, it is very flexible, climbs and hovers quickly. The control feels as easy as if I have wings. I think the Empire and many  I¡¯m afraid no country¡¯s aircraft would want to encounter it in the sky. If I can get familiar with it for a while, I can easily shoot down enemy planes with it.¡±

    "Hiss"

      These words made the Japanese technicians and generals present take a breath. Unexpectedly, the test pilot¡¯s evaluation was so high. Yamamoto Isoroku, who planned the incident, was secretly frightened when he hid behind the crowd. Fortunately, it was  Got it back, otherwise if a war started now, all the naval planes might be shot down.

    Although the farce of smashing eggs in the sky during the Saudi crisis was ridiculous, it made countries around the world realize the importance of aviation, and made the world pay attention to the development of China's aviation industry.  Of course, Japan is also very concerned about it, but originally they felt that the gap between themselves and the Republic of China was not big, and it was only now that they discovered that the gap was actually that big.

    "General, you must have it, otherwise you will be easily defeated by the China Navy if you encounter it in the future!"

    "Yes, we should immediately concentrate all the efforts of the whole country to counterfeit it."

    "We can't wait any longer! The China Yangqiu Conference will be delayed for two years because of the World Expo. The empire must take this opportunity to take the initiative."

    ¡°¡­¡­.¡±

    The naval admirals were jumping up and down, one or two saying that they should imitate the equipment as soon as possible. This scene made Keisuke Okada frown.  He knew that the Navy was actually taking the opportunity to put pressure on the US$500 million loan, but as the Prime Minister, he now needed to consider everything, so he waved to Kitakusa Ueda: "Kitagusa-kun, you did a good job! You are from the Empire of Japan.  Hero." After a few compliments, he asked: "You have been in Keelung, China for four or five years? You also participated in the design of this aircraft, so tell me what are the difficulties in it? How much does it cost?"

    Kitakusa Ueda said quickly: "Thank you, Prime Minister. The biggest difficulty is the engine, and the rest is mainly aluminum metal processing and propellers. I don't know the detailed manufacturing price, but the purchase price of the China Navy is 100,000 per unit."

    100,000 yuan!  150,000 yen The Tibetan Prime Minister Fujii Masanobu next to him thought it was expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive.  According to the current foreign exchange price comparison, that is a full US$50,000.  A $500 million loan would only be enough to build 10,000 aircraft.  Seeing the embarrassment on Dazo's face, Kitakusa Ueda quickly added: "Prime Minister, please rest assured that although I have no access to the actual cost, if the engine can be solved, the cost will never exceed 60,000 yuan, because those representatives of the China Army  Always like to get kickbacks.¡±

    This is possible, although the opposite side of the sea has developed for twenty years.  But many Manchu bad habits have not been changed.  Corruption cases occur from time to time, how can it be compared with the empire.  The Japanese naval generals regained their confidence and advocated the imitation of equipment as soon as possible. They also said that electrolytic aluminum could be obtained from Japanese Guinea.  Upon seeing this, the Army secretly thought something was wrong, and immediately intervened and expressed that it also wanted to purchase, causing the scene to become chaotic.  Yamamoto Isoroku originally wanted to interject a few words, but he was pulled before he could move forward. He turned around and saw that it was Naokuni Nomura, the Minister of Special Affairs of the Navy Ministry.

    Although Nomura Naokuni is not an aviation fan, he has a good relationship with Yamamoto Isoroku.  Seeing him, he immediately leaned in and whispered a few words.

    "Where?!"

    Just two sentences made Yamamoto Isoroku almost jump up. Seeing this, Nomura Naokuni quickly handed him the information he had obtained: "Please look at it, Yamamoto-san. We have already analyzed it. The photos and information are all real!"

    "48 mm Baga! When did China develop?" This information is the information of the Chongqing 480 naval gun that Huang Yufei asked Tokuda Qiuichi to find a way to deliver to the Japanese Navy, photo  The photo of the thick and ferocious gun barrel and several Chinese naval generals made him unable to sit still. He squeezed into the crowd and rushed to Nagano Shushen without even saying hello.

    "Yaka! Yamamoto-kun. What are you doing!" Kobayashi Nobuyoshi shouted loudly after being knocked. He is a staunch battleship leader in the navy and has long been dissatisfied with Yamamoto Isoroku and other juniors who advocate the theory of aviation victory.  If you see him running around and knocking you away, you will scold him on the spot for being rude.  But at this time, Yamamoto Isoroku didn't bother to apologize, and directly handed the document to Nagano Shushen: "General, you should take a look at this. The Secret Service Division just discovered it."

    Nagano Shushen admired Yamamoto Isoroku very much, not to mention that this was a young man who had been praised by Marshal Togo, so he did not feel unreasonable and took the document and started reading it.  But after just a few glances, his face changed drastically.  This scene made Kobayashi Jizo forget to blame him. When his eyes fell on the photos and sketches, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

    48 mm!

    The army officer corps led by Toyohiko Yoshida did not pay attention to the commotion on the navy side. Jinzaburo Masaki was especially active and took the opportunity to persuade Okada Keisuke and Fujii Masanobu: "Prime Minister, Tibetan Prime Minister. Our army has made great sacrifices. Although  The World Expo was held up for two years, but China's industrial power now far exceeds ours! They have armed a lot of tank troops! So the empire cannot fall behind. Victory requires our army to fight bit by bit. It's not like China can show off its power.  Rely on advanced weapons and the army! Allocate half of the 500 million loan obtained this time to us, let us purchase combat vehicles, expand armaments, and expand the current troops to 400,000. Only in this way can weTo ensure the victory of North Korea and South Korea's offensive strategy.  "

    Okada Keisuke glanced sideways at Jinzaburo Masaki who was speaking. To be honest, he looked down on Tanaka Giichi's prot¨¦g¨¦.  After Tanaka stepped down, not only did he not resign, he actually had the nerve to steal a high position in the army, and now he came to him to ask for military expenses. How shameless!  But after all, he is no longer a pure naval man. As prime minister, he needs to consider everything.  What's more, the US$500 million loan obtained was originally intended to purchase urgently needed steel, machinery and raw materials to expand armaments and prepare for the southern offensive strategy, so it is still necessary to increase the army's military expenditure appropriately.

    "General Yoshida, Masaki-kun. I have already discussed with Prime Minister Fujii about increasing military expenditures for your army. I am going to allocate 100 million national currency to"

    "Wait a minute!" Before Okada Keisuke finished talking about the 100 million yen, Kobayashi rushed over and stared directly at Okada Keisuke: "Prime Minister, all the military expenditures this time must be given to our navy! No!  discuss!"

    "Baga!" 100 million yen has already made the army very angry, but they didn't expect that even if they didn't get 100 million yen, the navy would take care of them all!  It is unbearable!

    The Army has suffered enough over the years. It¡¯s okay to be beaten all over by the National Defense Forces. It should be held responsible for the failure, but how many years have it been guilty of?  The Army has suffered for so many years, been angry for so many years, and finally got a $500 million loan, but the Navy didn't even keep any scraps. Can this be tolerated?  !  So Kobayashi had stung a hornet's nest this time, and more than a dozen army generals jumped up on the spot.

    Kobayashi Jizo also has a hot temper and calls the Army "horse dung" whenever he opens his mouth.

    Now both sides were angry, and Okada Keisuke was so angry that he was shaking all over. Where is this place?  How could it be appropriate to argue in front of oneself and in front of so many soldiers?  !  "Baga! Shut up! Look what you look like. Are these the soldiers of the empire!" Okada Keisuke roared angrily. After both parties closed their mouths, he looked at Kobayashi Shizuo: "Kobayashi-kun, what you just said  What means."

    Kobayashi Jizo already had a hot temper, but now that he learned that the Chinese Chongqing Company had developed a 48 mm cannon, he wanted to start building seventeen or eighteen capital ships immediately.  What's more, it seems from the photos that this gun has been tested. Maybe the new battleship will start secretly soon!  So all the intelligence documents were stuffed in.  Okada Keisuke opened the document with a cold face, and the smiles of the Chinese naval officers showed that the experiment must have been successful.  So he didn't bother to talk to the people anymore, and gave the information to Keisuke Okada, who was born in the navy.

    Like the others in the Navy just now, Okada Keisuke¡¯s face froze after reading the above content.  Kobayashi Jizo took the opportunity and said quickly: "Prime Minister, you are also from the navy! You should know how big a threat it poses to the empire! We have already discussed the strategy of attacking south. The only way to survive is to go south to the empire. To go south, we need our navy, but  If it blocks the front, how can the empire advance southward? Therefore, all the loans this time must be given to our navy. The army can wait until next year. This is something that cannot be delayed. Please!"

    As soon as Xiao Lin finished threatening and pleading, the army over there shot a bunch of murderous looks. Next year?  Next year the daylilies will be cold!  No, half of the US$500 million must be divided by each person, not even the Emperor!  The army generals headed by Masaki Jinzaburo were screaming with anger, but just as they were about to continue talking, Okada Keisuke had already forwarded the information to Yoshida Toyohiko.

    After reading the information, Toyohiko Yoshida was stunned, but then he became furious: "Prime Minister! This is a fake conspiracy of the Navy! The empire has not solved the 46 mm cannon so far, how can the Chinese develop such a large cannon?"  caliber naval gun? Even if it is true, it means that China is already preparing for war! So we can no longer favor the navy at this time. If our army cannot get enough military spending, North Korea and Huatai Island will be lost! I want  See the Emperor and let His Majesty come to arbitrate!"

    "Yoshida! You horse dung, our navy is not a villain like you, how could you fake it!" After hearing this, Kobayashi Jizo jumped up in anger, and slapped Yoshida Toyohiko directly.

    Although Toyohiko Yoshida dodged the slap, the appearance of this 480 mm cannon made Lu Hai completely torn apart.  Looking at the land and sea factions parting ways, Okada Keisuke's heart trembled for no reason, fearing that troubled times were coming again.
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