Unable to receive design orders from its own country, BFW had to secretly go abroad to solicit business and obtain a sum of money to finalize the design of its new aircraft.

This news was known by Xiao Liuzi, who visited the overseas pilot, from the mouths of the students. At this time, it was the little devil who pressed the northeast step by step, and after some planning, the little sixth son finally met Messerschmidt secretly.

The little six sons had money, Messerschmidt had skills, and the two hit it off, and then reached a secret agreement. This is the secret completion of a deal between the two parties, that is, Messerschmidt is improving the finalized new model.

The core content of the agreement is only one article: "Regardless of whether the Luftwaffe command orders this new model, the Northeast Army will get 100 aircraft in the first batch." And pay a 50% deposit in advance to ensure that the aircraft will complete the final design. ”

In order to fulfill their promises, but also to ensure that the funds are available in a timely manner. When Messerschmidt returned to the company, he began production of the completely revamped Bf108/H, the forerunner of the world-famous Bf109, using a secret production line.

The BFW Design Department had been working on the BF108 since the beginning of 1938, but it was slow to do so due to funding problems. Coupled with the crash of the first prototype, the project came to a standstill.

However, Messerschmidt insisted that he was on the right track and was always looking for opportunities to refine his design.

In June 1931, 48 Bf108/H (in fact, the later Bf109), representing the highest level in the world at that time, were delivered to Manzhouli railway station through Czech middlemen.

As a result, before we had time to consider where to place the assembly workshop, the "918 Incident" broke out. Xiao Liuzi didn't resist, and he was ready to give it all to the little devil.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiang unintentionally inserted willows, and Bai Shujie picked up a bargain. It's a pity that Bai Shujie did not contact the German side, and the remaining 52 planes did not land.

The Bf108/H is a closed cockpit with automatic flaps, single-shot, single-seat lower wing, and two 7.9mm MG17 machine guns. Steel skeleton with alloy skin. The reinforced fuselage structure is able to withstand high-speed dives and sharp lateral rolls, and uses an inverted V-shaped 12-cylinder liquid-cooled engine.

There are two problems with this model that were not recognized by pilots at first:

The first is that the nose landing gear is very high, and the runway in front of the aircraft cannot be seen during take-off taxiing or landing.

The second is that they are all biplanes, with an open cockpit, and they are operated by two people. Now it's suddenly a person, and it's sealed in the cockpit, so I'm not used to it.

However, when Bai Shujie saw the landing gear, he found that it had been completely modified and did not affect the sight of the pilots who took off and landed.

Yang Erya lived up to expectations during her stay in Tianjin, and successively found 9 pilots including Zhang Nianzu and Xu Shijie, and Zhang Nianzu and Xu Shijie are also good at both air and ground crew. Because Xiao Liuzi wanted to further expand the flight regiment, the two of them have been responsible for pilot training in the Northeast Army.

In the past eight years, Bai Shujie has ordered the establishment of a secret assembly line in Linxi Town, north of Chifeng, and has assembled two Bf108/H finished aircraft as training aircraft.

This is also the real reason why Cheng Shijie's second garrison division will overlap in the south of Linxi Town. The air defense regiment of the 3rd Garrison Division has never left, that is, reconnaissance planes that are ready to strike at the little devils at any time.

Before Wei Chong sent back the 1,700 members of the cadet corps, Bai Shujie had ordered Gan Tong to recruit 75 people from his middle school to join the Air Force, which is now called the Aviation Knowledge Training Course, and perhaps it should be called the Future Air Force.

Later, Chen Jie and his team attacked the Zhangwu Railway Station, rescued a group of students, and found 63 people to join the flight team to participate in ground training.

Zhang Nianzu and Xu Shijie did not disappoint Bai Shujie, the first batch of 75 students under the training of 9 instructors, after five years of training, is now able to fly solo, 63 people learning ground staff has also made rapid progress.

Because it is necessary to prevent the little devils from detecting, most of the flight training is at night, so the ability of this group of students to move at night is stronger than during the day.

It's a pity that Bai Shujie has never agreed to build a real airfield, and he is not allowed to assemble more aircraft, let alone fight with little devils. So the entire Rehe knew that he had a plane, and the total number of people did not exceed 9.

Wei Chong sent the 1,700-strong student corps to Chengde on September 29, 1937. Without saying a word, Bai Shujie called Zhang Nianzu and Xu Shijie over, and they were selected first. As a result, only 627 people were selected.

However, the remaining 1,073 people did not have Lang fees, and the various departments of the expeditionary force headquarters took 120 people to serve as various trainee staff officers, and the other 953 people were all put into the armored regiment by Bai Shujie, mainly to learn the operation of engines and light and heavy machine guns, and lay the foundation for later.

These student soldiers were directly pulled out to fight, and Bai Shujie would not do it. Aviation, tanks, warships, and heavy artillery all need student soldiers, so I am afraid that there will be too few and not too many.

"Report! Zhang Nianzu, Xu Shijie, and Luo Dingkun are all here to report! ”

Bai Shujie was thinking about something, when a loud shout outside the door interrupted his train of thought: "Come in, I've been waiting for a long time!" ”

Zhang Nianzu and Xu Shijie are all navy blue air force uniforms specially made by Bai Shujie according to their requirements. Luo Dingkun turned out to be the deputy commander of the tank regiment and the military uniform of the armored corps. All three of them were members of the original armored aviation of the Northeast Army, and they were also old acquaintances.

However, Luo Dingkun is specifically responsible for logistical support, air defense, and security work, and cannot interfere in technical issues related to flights.

Bai Shujie asked the three of them to sit down, and then said with a smile: "How about it, after adding new people, have you straightened out the relationship, can you change at any time?" ”

Zhang Nianzu said loudly: "Report to the commander-in-chief: Our flight brigade now has 4,569 people. A flight battalion, a communications battalion, a ground support battalion, and a cadet battalion were formed, as well as a guard battalion, an air defense battalion, and a baggage battalion. Generally speaking, it is relatively complete, and the technical units of the maintenance squadron of the ground service brigade are all selected from the arsenal. ”

"I invite you to come over today, there are two main things that need to be communicated with you." Bai Shujie took out an establishment order and said: "After the study of the headquarters, it was decided to formally form the Flying Dragon Aviation Division. Zhang Nianzu served as the division commander, and Xu Shijie and Luo Dingkun served as deputy division commanders. The tasks shared by the three of you have not changed, except that the team has expanded. ”

"The second problem is that the front-line reconnaissance unit has received news that 40 new planes have entered the little devil airfield in Jinzhou. This is the information I have compiled about these aircraft, you can take a look at it first. ”

Kawasaki Type 95 Ki10 fighter:

Wing area: 20.00m2, weight: 1300kg, maximum weight: 1650kg, maximum speed 400km/h (altitude 3000m), cruising range 1100km, ascent limit 10000m, 3-blade fixed-torque propeller, 1 800hp liquid-cooled 12-cylinder engine, 1 crew, 2 7.7mm machine guns in parallel.

Type 96 G3M2A Medium Crit:

Wing area: 75.00m2, dead weight: 4770kg, maximum weight: 7642kg, maximum speed 350km/h (altitude 3000m), cruising range 4000km, ascent limit 7500m, 3-blade fixed moment propeller, 2 790 horsepower air-cooled 14-cylinder engines, 7 crew members, 2 maneuver 7.7mm machine guns in parallel, 1 aerial torpedo, 800 kg aerial bombs.

Type 97 Ki15 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft:

Wing area: 20.36m2, dead weight: 1399kg, maximum weight: 2033kg, maximum speed 400km/h (altitude 3000m), cruising range 2400km, ascent limit 11400m, 2-blade fixed-torque propeller, 1 550 horsepower Nakajima Type 94 (HA8) air-cooled 9-cylinder engine, 2 crew members, 2 7.7mm machine guns in parallel.

Type 97 Heavy Explosive Ki21:

Wing area: 69.60m2, dead weight: 4691kg, maximum weight: 7492kg, maximum speed 432km/h (altitude 3000m), cruising range 2500km, ascent limit 8600m, 3-blade fixed-torque propellers, 2 790 horsepower Nakajima air-cooled 14-cylinder engines, 7 crew members, 5 7.7mm machine guns, 1000 kg aerial bombs.

"Commander-in-chief, we have all seen the Kawasaki Type 95 fighter, and the Type 96 attack aircraft have heard of it. But the latter two, this is the first time we have heard of them. Xu Shijie looked at the information and said: "However, the little devil's new crit machine, our Bf108/H will definitely be able to knock it down." ”

"Our Bf108/H fighters, whether it is interception, support, night combat, reconnaissance, escort, and ground attack, are more powerful than the little devil's aircraft. Especially our speed and practical ceiling, the little devil's plane is simply incomparable. Also, our plane's ability to roll over and maneuver is beyond the reach of little devils. ”

Bai Shujie smiled slightly, and then shook his head again: "Shijie, we only have 48 sets of spare parts, and we can only assemble one and a half squadron fighters at most, that is, 36 of them. The remaining 12 spare parts should be kept as repair spare parts, right? Therefore, the plane of the little devil is very important to us, no need to use it in vain, what's so bad! ”

"What does the commander-in-chief mean, is he going to snatch back these 40 planes of the little devils?" Zhang Nianzu finally understood: "However, the little devil's defense of the airport is quite strict, and this is really not easy to get." ”

"Is there anything very simple in the world? I don't think so! Bai Shujie said with a smile: "As the saying goes: drinking cold water stuffs your teeth." It can be seen that it is definitely not simple to do something. We can't give up just because it's difficult, that's great for a little devil. What the little devil thinks is good, I generally don't agree with. ”

"I'm just going to give you the information, take it back and familiarize yourself with it. If you can take the little devil's airfield completely, you must be prepared to receive it. And there is no extra time for you, at most three days will fly into the sky, and then transfer and take away. ”

Seeing that the three guys didn't speak, Bai Shujie continued to ask: "After our Bf108/H fighter replaced the MG17 aviation machine gun and replaced it with a 20mm machine gun for the little devil, how is the effect?" ”

Zhang Nianzu nodded: "BF108/H is a steel skeleton, and the strength of the fuselage is large enough. After the Arsenal modified the ammunition feeding method, it is now a continuous supply of 240 rounds with ammunition. ”

"In particular, the commander-in-chief was ingenious and designed a shock absorbing device in front of the machine gun, so that the aircraft gun could fire high-power shells with a range of 3,600 meters. Two machine guns are placed side by side under the two wings, which is much more powerful than before. It's a pity that we haven't made a bomb yet, and we can hang a 250-kilogram bomb under the belly. ”

Bai Shujie listened to Zhang Nianzu's explanation, and his heart finally became much more steady: "It's not that the bomb has not been designed, but the current pilots have not yet honed it." A ground-to-sea attack will encounter powerful anti-aircraft fire, which is too dangerous, and I am reluctant to let you go out and take risks. ”

"When you think that the pilot has reached a certain level, there will naturally be aerial bombs hanging. Then launch an attack on the ground and sea to bring out all your combat power. The two Bf108/H that you are now using as a training aircraft need to be thoroughly maintained, so let's get ready to try your skills! ”

"Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, our fighters should also make the little devils suffer a little! When we go back, we may need to fight long distances, and we will need escorts when the time comes! ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.