"My general told me that Britain had some aircraft that were excellent in design and performance, and that seemed to be the case." Xu Jun stood in front of a huge four-engine bomber and spoke to the British officials in front of him.

"Yes, my Führer, the British Empire has always been at the forefront of the world in the development of aviation technology." The commander of the First Air Force, Lieutenant General Graeme, met on the sidelines.

"Thank you very much for the compliment, Your Excellency, and General Graeme." Former British Air Secretary Archibald. Sir Sinclair thanked him. This time, he came with a mission from the British government and the Royal Air Force, and the results of the mission will directly affect the development of his career. After decades of punching and kicking, he finally climbed to this height, and he didn't want to bury Churchill with him, so when this opportunity appeared in front of him, he would of course seize it firmly.

"A four-engine improved version of the Manchester bomber, I didn't expect them to have already made a prototype." Adolph. Major Garland held a note in his hand and turned his face to his number one rival and friend, Werner. Major Mauders said.

"It looks big, maybe a tough target." Mordells was much more calm than Mickey Mouse, and he just wanted to go behind the fuselage and see the defensive firepower of the plane's rear hemisphere.

"This time we also brought with us the latest modification of the Spitfire." Cyril of the RAF. Admiral Newwall introduced Xu Jun.

The air general is still the chief of staff of the British Royal Air Force, because the British government has not been able to find a replacement for him for a while, and the officers with similar qualifications all hurriedly shook their heads and refused when they heard this position. The Royal Air Force has become famous in Britain and has become the biggest target of defeat at home. So much so that the senior officers of the Royal Air Force ran to the cabinet and shouted that they were wronged, and the Army and the Royal Navy did not do a good job in this war, so how could they put all the blame on their heads. As a result, Sir Anderson, who received them, only replied with one sentence, because you were the least outnumbered and the most loss-making, and the Royal Air Force was dumbfounded. can only obediently bow his head and become a scapegoat.

On the surface, the losses of the British Air Force can be said to be very serious, especially the fighter units have been almost completely wiped out, the Eleventh Air Force has only seven planes left to fly, and the Twelfth Air Force still retains its combat effectiveness and can barely put together a squadron, under this number, there is not much difference between having and not having.

After the end of the war, the Royal Air Force had time to start a comprehensive count, and it was pleasantly surprised to find that the actual number of personnel lost in air combat was much lower than they had initially anticipated, and that a large number of fighter pilots were admitted to military hospitals because of war wounds. The ratio of battle dead to war wounded is about two to one, and if you add those captured by the Germans, the Royal Air Force should still have about half of the pilots left in its heyday.

Excluding the bombers and patrol reconnaissance parts, the current statistics show that there will be about 600 pilots who have returned to the unit within three months after recovering from injuries and being released from capture, and with the rookies who have completed more than 80 percent of the training courses, the British Royal Air Force can restore the basic establishment of 1,000 to 1,200 fighter pilots by the end of the year. If the reserve pilots trained in the wartime aviation volunteer reserve are added, it can even reach a peak of 1,500 people.

In fact, there are more than 5,000 people on the list of aviation reserves, but most of them have only undergone very simple training. They can barely fly in airplanes, but the technical level is still a long way from air combat, and because the war has ended, the volunteer reserve has lost the need for existence. With the exception of a few who still have a passion for flying, most have disbanded and returned to their hometowns.

The British government was facing a dilemma at this time, and did not know how to deal with the doubts of the people, and now that the war was over. What to do with the huge military system that has been expanded for the sake of this war. On this issue, Chamberlain also felt a little headache, so this time Sir Sinclair was on a mission. I want to seek some advice on this issue from Xu Jun's side, and at the same time, the British government hopes that the German side can give a little help and overcome the current difficulties smoothly.

Xu Jun once told Chamberlain that what Britain should do now is not to disarm, but to rebuild a national defense force that can cope with emerging threats and is based on the standard of quantity and quality. Of course, the scale of this force should be limited to Germany's control, and there are not only one or two cases in Europe that breed tigers.

Now there are 200,000 expeditionary troops in the German prisoner of war camps, all of them are highly trained professional soldiers, as long as Germany is willing to release these prisoners of war, with only a little training, the British Army can be resurrected in situ immediately. More conveniently, most of the weapons and equipment of the British Expeditionary Force were still stored in German armories, and the Germans were not prepared to use them because of the differences in ammunition caliber and measurement standards.

But in fact, could Xu Jun have so casually released these people back to England, these people had fought a bloody war with Germany, including a large number of officers who were called the Shaozhuang faction, if they were hastily put back, who knew what they would do, he didn't want to waste his troops to suppress the mutiny of the British Army.

On the issue of the handling of prisoners, Xu Jun's opinion was that some of the army's weapons could be returned, but Britain needed to re-recruit and form an army, and wait until the new British government had a certain amount of armed forces before returning the prisoners, and most of them had to be discharged from the army, and the officers were transferred to the reserve. Xu Jun will never let go of this point, this is a matter of principle, and there is no room for discussion.

However, in order to appease Chamberlain and the British government, Xu Jun was prepared to release 40,000 British prisoners and rearm them on the condition that they could not remain in Britain but were sent to serve in the British colonies for two years, during which time they could not return to Europe. Although this may seem like a disguised exile, it is an acceptable solution for the British people.

Turning back to the British Air Force, this time Sir Sinclair mainly wanted to seek help from the Germans, and the RAF had gained valuable experience in previous air battles, and the surviving officers had a deeper understanding of the aircraft they had previously equipped. In the eyes of these lucky pilots and officers, all but the latest Spitfire should be thrown into the trash for destruction, such as the Hurricane, Dreadnought and Blenheim, which is like letting the pilot fly in a coffin.

What is their ideal aircraft, of course, the Luftwaffe is equipped with those that can defeat the British Air Force, that is the best proof. So this time the RAF wanted Germany to provide them with a batch of BF109s to re-establish a new fighter force. In addition, if the German side allows it, they would like to purchase the corresponding production license. Production is carried out in a company in the United Kingdom. At present, in addition to Mercedes-Schmidt, there are also Stuka and JU88, the latter two bombers have left a very deep impression on them, the former's terrible howling has become a proof before the arrival of death, and the latter at low altitude and high speed has become a nightmare that countless British officers and soldiers can never forget.

By this time, the RAF had learned that Germany had a new type of single-engine fighter with a large engine, unrivalled speed and rolling ability, and that few British pilots who encountered her had managed to escape the fierce attack of such aircraft. Even if you're driving the latest model Spitfire. However, at present, the British also know that this is just a luxury, so they casually mentioned a sentence or two, and did not dare to ask Xu Jun to sell this model to them.

As a sign of the UK's sincerity, Sinclair also brought a few aircraft that he feels can still get his hands on. Not only did it unconditionally provide Germany with all the technical materials and drawings, but it also presented a number of production patents held by the Royal Air Force.

Of course, Xu Jun deeply welcomed this kind of overture by the British. As for the issue of licensing the production of aircraft, Xu Jun had the power in Germany at this time. Actually, it can be said in one word. However, in order not to make the British feel too easy, he still told the British to consider it and communicate with the production company. However, he is confident that the two companies will not refuse the contract. However, in order to avoid directly scaring off the other party, Xu Jun then gave the British a reassuring pill, he said that if the British production quality can meet the standards of the German army, the German side may also sign an order with the British manufacturer to purchase the whole machine and vulnerable parts.

Xu Jun also said that if the cooperation goes well, in addition to fighter planes, British military enterprises will also be able to manufacture combat vehicles, artillery and various logistical equipment for the German army, and Germany will buy them at the price, and will definitely not take advantage of Britain. Xu Jun even promised that if the conditions were ripe, Germany could also work with Britain to develop a new type of aircraft, and relying on the technical capabilities of Britain and Germany, it would certainly be able to manufacture the world's first-class aircraft.

The German Führer's generosity had exceeded Sinclair's original expectations, and the cabinet minister couldn't help but be ecstatic, this is a lot of political capital, and by the way, he can curry favor with the group of military enterprises with strong backgrounds, and maybe get some oil and water. In particular, with this successful foreign visit, he and the German Führer have a little relationship, and it is already an ironclad thing to get a place in the new cabinet.

What he didn't know was that Xu Jun was actually as excited as him, and he was still thinking about how to integrate the British military industrial enterprises into the European military industrial system, so that they could get used to using the European metric system to produce weapons, but he didn't expect the British to send them themselves. After the British tasted the sweetness on this, the next step was to guide the British army's standard weapons to be on par with the German standard, and Xu Jun's goal was to unify the weapons standards of the entire system, which could greatly reduce the pressure on logistics and supply, and at the same time shorten the distance between the countries in the system.

In addition to the four-engine Manchester prototype, the future famous Lancaster, the British also sent handsome soldiers and Spitfire II fighters that had just entered service, as well as a series of high-powered engines that Xu Jun had shown strong interest in during his visit to the United Kingdom.

Xu Jun's choice to receive these valuable gifts at this field base was mainly for reasons of secrecy, and the British side also expressed its understanding that it was not yet time to disclose this cooperation to the outside world. The receiving process was very smooth, Xu Jun also took the British envoy to visit the Luftwaffe planes parked in the base, and even specially transferred four FW190s to perform aerobatics over the airport, of course, no one was allowed to take pictures on the spot.

Because it was a field airfield, the living facilities were relatively simple, and it was not a place where guests could be entertained, and the British were also anxious to rush back to report the harvest to Chamberlain, so when the visit was over, the British immediately couldn't wait to get on a transport plane and rushed back to London immediately. Xu Jun boarded his plane with satisfaction and prepared to go back to the base camp to rest.

As soon as he entered the cabin, Xu Jun saw Weierle sitting upright in his seat, looking at him with a serious expression.

"General Weierle? How did you end up here. ”

"My Führer, I heard that there are the highest-ranking pilots in the German military here, so I rushed over to take a look."

Ask for a monthly pass, catch up later, ask for everyone's support, the results are good, and the strength of the code word is more sufficient.

Thank you all for your support. (To be continued.) )