Nie Renfeng carefully read the preliminary assessment report submitted by Tan Renhao, and he immediately found the key point, that is, there are still a large number of problems in the development of the new bomber. In particular, the problem of cost control, and as long as this problem is not solved well, then it will be difficult for the new bomber to equip the troops on a large scale, and it is even less likely to replace the position of the "wolf dove" in the imperial army.

"Headmaster, I don't think the new bomber can completely replace the 'Wolf Dove'." Tan Renhao is clearer about the problems in this report. "Judging from the current combat use, the 'wolf dove' has been able to meet most of the combat needs. Whether in the war against Russia or on the European battlefield, the performance and efficiency of the 'wolf dove' have been affirmed. I have read the combat report submitted by Luo Yunchong. There is absolutely no need for us to replace the 'Wolf Dove' with new bombers. ”

Nie Renfeng took off his old glasses.

"That's for sure, we don't have that much money to buy new bombers."

"But we definitely need a new bomber, if nothing else, just a technological lead, which is worth our investment in research and development." Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, "Moreover, the 'wolf dove' has exposed a lot of deficiencies and defects, and there is not much room for improvement. Taking into account future combat operations, we definitely need better bombers. Even if it cannot completely replace the 'wolf', the new bomber can still play an important role in key battlefields, especially in the war against the United States, we definitely need better bombers." ”

"I have already reported this issue to the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister has promised that he will consider our request." Nie Renfeng laughed. "And I also know that your support for the development of a new bomber is definitely not just for the purpose of creating a new air force in the future, right?"

Tan Renhao also laughed. "Actually. The greatest use of the new bomber should have been to drop atomic bombs. ”

"I've seen that for a long time." Nie Renfeng crossed his hands, "The proposal for developing an atomic bomb has been submitted to the prime minister." I heard that this time, dozens of the top physicists of the empire jointly wrote a letter to the prime minister. I don't know the contents of the letter yet, but the Prime Minister has met with representatives of these scientists and has had an in-depth discussion. Yesterday, the Prime Minister called me. Let me go to the capital in a few days, probably to discuss this matter. ”

Tan Renhao was secretly shocked, Pan Zekang's work efficiency is quite high, maybe those scientists have already prepared a joint letter, but there is no reason to submit it to the prime minister before. Now, with the support of the Navy, the scientists submitted the joint letter.

"Isn't it too much of a 'luxury' to develop a completely new bomber just to drop the atomic bomb?" Nie Renfeng pressed his hand, stopped talking about Renhao, and then said, "As far as I know. We have other options than dropping atomic bombs with bombers. ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, the principal was talking about the V2 rocket made by the Germans.

"I have a technical report here that I just got. It was provided by Germany. Nie Renfeng went to get a document, "The Germans came up with a rocket engine in 24 years, and based on the rocket engine, they developed a missile called V-2. This is a new weapon, have you heard of it? ”

"I've heard of it before, but I'm not very impressed." Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, "I heard that before we let Luo Yun rush to Europe, Germany mainly relied on this kind of rocket to hit the British mainland. ”

"Yes, but the effect is not very good, the deviation is too large, and the cost-effectiveness is not proportional at all." Nie Renfeng laughed, "However, judging from the information I have now, this kind of missile may be more useful than a bomber if it uses an atomic bomb as a warhead." ”

"Headmaster, I've considered this plan too, but I don't think it's going to work."

Nie Renfeng nodded, motioning for Tan Renhao to state his reason.

"First of all, this missile was developed by the Germans, and we have no relevant technology in our hands, and even if we develop it ourselves now, its investment will not be much less than the development of a new bomber. Second, judging from the results of Germany's use of missiles, the cost-effectiveness is far inferior to that of bombers, and we have a strong enough heavy bomber force that there is no need to use missiles for conventional strikes, so the only use of developing new missiles is to drop atomic bombs. Thirdly, how reliable is it to drop an atomic bomb with a missile? We don't have any certainty about the reliability of the atomic bomb, nor do we have any confidence about the reliability of the missile, and when the two add up, there will certainly be more uncertainties. Finally, and most importantly, we don't know what an atomic bomb looks like, we don't know if it can be loaded with a missile, and there's no reason why we should risk developing two new weapons at the same time, and having to combine them. ”

Tan Renhao said his opinion in one breath, and then paid attention to the principal's expression a little nervously, he only has the right to suggest, and the decision-making power is in the hands of the principal.

"Actually, I've also considered these aspects." Nie Renfeng nodded slightly, "At least, I don't think the missiles made by the Germans are a very effective weapon." Perhaps, this new weapon will become the absolute main force on the battlefield in a few decades, but on the existing basis, it is difficult for missiles to replace bombers, otherwise, Germany would not have asked us so strongly to send bomber troops to bomb Britain. ”

Tan Renhao listened while figuring out what the principal meant.

"Let's put it this way, we can't pin our hopes on others, especially when it comes to the life and death of the empire, and the future fate of the empire, we can't count on the help of others." Nie Renfeng looked at Tan Renhao, "The matter of developing missiles has now been handed over to the army, and it has nothing to do with us. So, we will continue to develop new bombers. ”

Tan Renhao immediately laughed. "Headmaster, then I'll go and sort out the evaluation report immediately."

"Get the report done as soon as possible, I can't ask you to hand over this draft report to the Prime Minister."

"Me?" Tan Renhao glanced at the principal in surprise.

"Yes, in a few days. You come with me to the capital. Nie Renfeng stood up, "Originally, I wanted Gan Yongxing to accompany me to the land, but now he has to deal with the representatives of those countries here." The negotiation work is important, after I left. He's going to have to stay. ”

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, if he went to the capital this time, he would definitely not be able to come back for a long time.

"I know, you're worried about Liao Yingyu, right?" Nie Renfeng saw Tan Renhao's thoughts at a glance, "I'll take you to the capital now." It's a bit brutal indeed. However, there is no way to do it, if there are other candidates......"

"Headmaster, I can understand, when are we leaving?"

"The 25th at the latest." Nie Renfeng didn't say much, "You don't have to work overtime in the past two days, try to arrange the work for the officers under your command to do, and spend more time on your wife." ”

Tan Renhao nodded, and then said goodbye to the principal. His wife's due date was 27th, and he left Zhoushan on the 25th. Then you won't be able to come back on the 27th. In other words, he could not see his child born with his own eyes. This made Tan Renhao feel very uncomfortable, and he even thought of asking the principal not to go to the capital. But he didn't. He didn't go home early either, because he was an Imperial soldier, and although he enjoyed certain privileges, he knew it well. At this time, there were thousands of Imperial soldiers fighting bloody battles on the front line, and he was lucky to be in the rear. A soldier's sense of duty, obligation, honor, and responsibility all drive him to continue to persevere.

It is not an easy task to come up with a detailed report that can be delivered to the prime minister in a matter of days. Tan Renhao even went to two full-time secretaries, and the secretary was responsible for the polishing of the report, while he was only responsible for the overall outline. In addition, there are several staff officers who are responsible for work in several directions.

Pan Zekang returned to Zhoushan on the 23rd, and immediately found Tan Renhao and reported his work to Tan Renhao.

"In other words, the joint letter was written a long time ago?" Tan Renhao's conjecture was confirmed.

"Yes, as early as last year, several professors proposed the idea of building an atomic bomb." Pan Zekang answered Tan Renhao's question very directly, "At that time, the Empire's nuclear reactor was still under construction, mainly because the progress had not been fast, and several other countries had already invested a lot of strength in developing the atomic bomb. ”

"So our scientists are also proposing to develop an atomic bomb?"

Pan Zekang nodded. "The main thing is that the United States launched the 'Manhattan' program for the development of the atomic bomb after entering the war, and it has received the full support of the President of the United States, and even set up a special agency to be responsible for the development of the atomic bomb.

These, our intelligence services have long received the news. ”

Tan Renhao sighed, it was clear that the enemy's stimulus was a key factor in the Empire's accelerated development of the atomic bomb.

"But there's nothing to worry about, the United States lacks a foundation in atomic physics, and their scientists aren't necessarily much better than ours." Pan Zekang shrugged his shoulders, "I have also read the relevant intelligence, and the progress of the United States in developing the atomic bomb is also very slow, and several bottleneck problems have not been solved. What we should be worried about now is not the United States, but Germany. ”

Tan Renhao immediately looked at Pan Zekang.

"German scientists, especially those Jewish scientists, studied the theory of the atom in depth, and Germany built experimental reactors and began engineering practice before us.

The Germans were ahead of us in the development of the atomic bomb, and also ahead of the United States. ”

"Whether it's Germany or the United States, we certainly can't afford to fall behind them."

"The biggest problem for Germany now is that they don't have enough electricity, their heavy water production capacity has not been high, and the industrial infrastructure in Germany has been destroyed, and their development progress has slowed down, otherwise Germany would not have sought to cooperate with us."

"You mean, Germany is using our infrastructure to do their research?"

"It's just my guess, I don't know exactly what happened, but those German scientists certainly didn't serve us."

Tan Renhao nodded. "Well, in that case, then we have to be on guard.

In two days, I will go to the capital with the principal, you can go with you, the prime minister will ask relevant questions, so you should hurry up and prepare. ”

"To see the Prime Minister?" Pan Zekang looked surprised and a little worried.

"Yes, the Prime Minister needs our direct opinion." Tan Renhao patted the major officer on the shoulder, "There's nothing to worry about, as long as the prime minister agrees to let the navy join the 'Pangu Plan 1', then we need to send a representative to take full responsibility, and when the time comes, I will recommend you, and you are also the best candidate." ”

"But ......"

"Major, you have to have confidence in yourself, the prime minister is also a human being, and he is not a monster with three heads and six arms, what is there to be afraid of?"

Pan Zekang nodded, but still looked a little lacking in confidence.

"Okay, you hurry up and sort out the information in your hands in the next two days, take out the report, and then we will go to the capital together." Tan Renhao did not put any more pressure on Pan Zekang, "I still have to deal with relevant issues, and when the time comes, the prime minister will give us a final answer." ”

"General, then the diplomacy will take its leave."

Seeing the back of Pan Zekang leaving, Tan Renhao shook his head and laughed. Pan Zekang is only a technical officer, and being timid is not a big problem. Moreover, as a major officer, he had to meet with many high-ranking leaders of the empire in such a short period of time, which obviously put a lot of pressure on him. This is just like when Tan Renhao met Marshal Sajiting in the first place.

Tan Renhao quickly calmed down, he also had a lot of things to deal with, and he didn't have time to worry about whether Pan Zekang could take on this heavy responsibility.

After a while, Duchenne pushed open the door and hurried in.

"Duchenne, what's the matter?" Tan Renhao didn't even raise his head, he could already hear that it was Duchenne's footsteps.

"General, the hospital just called, there is an emergency, let you go over immediately."

"Hospital?" Tan Renhao hesitated.

Duchenne nodded, looking a little anxious.

Tan Renhao only hesitated for half a minute, and immediately jumped up. Liao Yingyu was admitted to the hospital a few days ago, and now the hospital is calling, there must be something very important!