As Yan Shao said, the British suffered a crushing defeat in the Dardanelles.

In a way, when Yan Shao conveyed to the Germans and the Turks that the British were going to launch the Battle of the Straits, so that these two groups had already prepared, the British had already lost the battle.

The reason why the British are still entangled there is not only a glimmer of hope, but also because Churchill insisted on it.

Because the campaign was waged entirely at Churchill's insistence, in other words, if the campaign was lost, then there would need to be someone to take full responsibility—————— Churchill...

Historically, Churchill resigned from the post of Admiralty because of the defeat in the Battle of the Dardanelles.

"I don't have a lot of information..."

Scratching his hair, Yan Shao was a little helpless.

"No way—" Caterina shook her head as well, and her long red hair moved with it. After all, we don't have much strength in Turkey, and in London and Berlin......... The distance is too far, and even if you can get something, I'm afraid there is a lot of water in it, so it can only be used as a reference..."

Bowing slightly, Yan Shao didn't mean to blame Caterina.

Because he is also well aware of the difficulties of doing espionage work in this era.

In later generations, no matter how difficult the situation was, the Chinese had spread all over the world. Even in some white or black countries, the actions of the Chinese are not particularly conspicuous. But in this era, the Chinese in the United States are being discriminated against, and in Europe. The large-scale entry of the Chinese into Europe was only after the end of the First World War, and it was difficult to carry out intelligence work, and it was very difficult to ambush spies in Europe and the United States. You can only choose the way of coercion and inducement to develop your own people within it.

Fortunately, at this time, the British MI6 had just been established, and there was not much strength, and there was not even the FBI in the United States, only an investigation bureau as the predecessor with similar responsibilities as a detective agency. As for other European countries, not to mention, the development of the Special Affairs Bureau in Europe and the United States is more or less smooth, otherwise...

I'm afraid it's going to be a little more troublesome...

"By the way...", as if remembering something. Caterina told Yan Shao another situation. "The news from the European theater seems that the Germans are equipped with a new type of aircraft, and the losses of the Allies' aircraft are very serious..."

"New planes?" Hearing this, Yan Shao frowned slightly.

"Hmm—" Caterina nodded. I don't know much about the situation. We don't have many men on the Western Front. This information came from Paris. Suffice it to say that the Germans were equipped with a new type of aircraft, which the aircraft of the Entente could not fight at all, and so far the Entente is afraid that almost a thousand aircraft have been lost ...

When she said this, even Caterina was a little unsure.

After all, this number is too exaggerated, if it is nearly 100 planes, she still dares to believe it, but nearly 1,000 planes—————— could it be that the British and French pilots are eating dry food? Even if there is a gap in equipment. It can't be that big, right?

It's just that the news from Paris says so, so Caterina has no choice but to convey this. However, the hesitation in his tone could be felt even by Yan Shao.

In fact, it was not just Katarina, even Yan Shao himself was taken aback when he heard this number.

"Nearly a thousand..."Yan Shao's first reaction was impossible, there must be something wrong.

After all, Britain and France, like Germany, are the most powerful countries in the world, and even if they are much stronger than Britain and France on land and in the air, they cannot be so strong.

Immediately after that, Yan Shao's second thought was that there were traversers coming, and these traversers had brought more advanced planes than this era. For example, the planes that were equipped in World War II, with the current technical capabilities of the Germans, World War II aircraft may not be able to be manufactured, but if it is between World War I and World War II, it may not be so much of a problem.

And these technical advantages were enough for the Germans to create such a miracle in the air.

And for Yan Shao, there is probably no more troublesome problem in this world. After all, Yan Shao was able to gain a foothold in this world, not because he was smarter than others, but because he knew many things that people in this era did not know. Even today, he has experienced many things and has power that ordinary people can't imagine, but he still doesn't dare to say that he is better than the wise men of this era, after all, IQ is innate...

"If that's the case, it's really troublesome..."

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Caterina saw that Yan Shao thought for a moment and then suddenly her face changed greatly, and she didn't understand what was going on.

Although this record is exaggerated, it is a bit unbelievable. But so what, Germany is far away in Europe, and even if there is really any problem, can it threaten China?

Caterina was deeply skeptical.

Unlike Elanon, who is probably the strongest spy organization in the world, Caterina knows very well how strong China is today. Perhaps China's industry cannot be compared with the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom and other industrial powers, but now the first five-year plan has begun to unfold, as long as this plan is completed, China can directly enter the sequence of industrial powers, at least comparable to France and Russia, and completely surpass Japan.

In addition, China has more human resources than other countries, and there are currently systems such as identity cards, household registration, and military service. Maybe the offense is a little lacking, but it's self-preservation......... Absolutely no problem...

You must know that China at this time was much stronger industrially than China more than 20 years later.

On the other hand, after the initial panic, Yan Shao also noticed that something was wrong.

Because although, according to Katerina's intelligence, the Anglo-French aviation units were bloodied by the Germans, on the ground, the Germans' progress did not seem to be very large. At least so far, it is still a stalemate, if there are indeed people like themselves who make it to Germany. Then it is impossible to provide only intelligence about the aircraft, and nothing else ...

"What the hell is going on..."Thinking carefully, Yan Shao felt a little headache.

He always felt as if he had something in mind. But I never got the clue, and this feeling is really a bit stuffy.

And noticing Yan Shao's thinking, Katerina didn't say much, just sat quietly on the side, so as not to disturb Yan Shao.

I don't know how long it took for Lu Dao, just when Yan Shao was about to give up, he suddenly thought...

"Could it be?"

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The First World War. It was not only a bloody war, but also a great boost to the development of human science and technology.

But...

The real fastest development is always those weapons that kill people.

To put it simply. During war, the question was always about how to make one's weapons more efficient at killing.

So mankind developed tanks and armored vehicles through tractors, which were originally agricultural ...

Another example is the airplane that was originally only used to realize the dream of human flight...

At the beginning of the First World War, the planes were not equipped with weapons. It is only used for aerial reconnaissance and correction of artillery firing, communications, etc. Military strategists also focused mainly on victory or defeat on land. It was not thought of what combat effectiveness the aircraft would have. At that time, when the planes of the warring sides met in the air, the pilots were accustomed to waving their fists in hatred to show their strength and hatred for the enemy.

Later, the pilots felt that they could not understand the hatred of clenching their fists, so they brought all kinds of things that could be used to hit each other on the plane. For example, if a pilot attaches a steel cable with a hammer to the tail of the aircraft, when the opponent's aircraft flies by, the steel cable is used to entangle the propeller of the opponent's aircraft. Some pilots invented the 'grappling hook', in which a steel cable was installed in the lower part of the aircraft. A movable grappling hook was installed on the head of the steel cable, and a bomb was attached to the grappling hook. When the enemy plane flew by, they hooked the enemy plane with a grappling hook and then exploded the bomb to destroy the other plane, and some pilots also carried stones and arrows on the plane, and then rifles, bombs, and grenades also boarded the plane.

Later, the pilots simply put the Maxim machine gun on the plane. However, due to the propellers in the nose of the aircraft, the machine gun could only be mounted above the wing or in the tail. In this way, in an air battle, the nose of the plane is not facing the opponent's plane, but the tail of the plane is facing the opponent's plane, which is very inconvenient and often delays the fighter plane and allows the opponent to slip away.

Therefore, during the war, both the Entente and the Central Powers were thinking about how to make their country's aircraft more effective in solving the opponent, that is, moving the machine gun to the nose position.

The first to do it was the French, and their solution was to install some metal slide plates on the propeller blades. In this way, when firing from a machine gun fixed in front of the cockpit, the bullet will generally deviate from its direction, even if it hits the propeller blades.

This technique of the French caused a lot of trouble for the Germans, and at the beginning many German planes were shot down by the French in this way. However, a French plane had to make a forced landing on German territory because it ran out of fuel, and the pilots did not have time to destroy it, so the Germans obtained a complete plane and learned about the techniques involved.

In the end, the German military department decided to copy the French plane, and they gave this task to the aircraft development expert Anthony? Fogg.

In 1890, Anthony? Fokker was born in Java, the Dutch East Indies, is a Dutch, in 1910, at the age of 20, Fokker was sent by his father to Germany to be trained as a mechanic, but his interest was in flying, in the same year, Fokker succeeded in building the fastest and strongest monoplane at that time, he wanted to contribute this aircraft to the army of the Netherlands, so he flew his own small plane from Germany to the Netherlands to pay tribute to the birthday of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, but was met with a cold reception. So he turned to France, England and Russia, and the military authorities of all three countries were not interested in him. After his arrival in Germany, he attracted the attention of the German military circles, and in 1912, he established his first company near Berlin...

After taking over the task given to him by the Germans, Fokker studied the techniques of the French, and finally felt that the techniques of the French were not very perfect, and as an inventor with an active mind, Fokker would not be satisfied with basic imitations...

Precisely calculated. Fokker invented a firing mechanism synchronized with the propeller. He installed a protruding wheel on the propeller, which made it possible to control the firing of the machine gun. When the propeller and the machine gun are in a straight line, the machine gun automatically stops firing. Avoid bullets hitting the propeller blades.

It should be noted that it took Fokker less than 48 hours, or less than two days, to complete this invention...

In 1915, Fokker introduced the new Fokker E series of fighters, which showed great power in World War I, which was described as the 'Fokker disaster'. According to statistics, in the First World War, more than 10,000 aircraft from both sides participated in the battle. The Allies shot down 8,400 planes by Germany alone, 80 percent of which were shot down by Fokker fighters.

Beginning in 1915, the famous German pilots Berke and Immelmann flew the Fokker fighters. 40 and 15 enemy aircraft were shot down, respectively. In the spring of 1916, when the Fokker disaster reached its climax, the British pilot Bell once wrote: "In front of the Fokker plane, our plane simply has no chance." ”

In order to weaken the air superiority of the German army. Britain and France worked hard to develop new aircraft and improve tactics. Late 1915 to early 1916. It was not until May 1916 that the new Thorpweith fighter equipped with a firing coordinator was put into use, and the 'Fokker disaster' was completely contained...

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Thinking of the historical Falk disaster, Yan Shao suddenly felt that this was a good opportunity.

Because of the shooting coordinator that made Fokker dominate the sky in history, Yan Shao also has it...

At the same time, including the Yushi Aircraft Company of Yushi Group, there are also a few companies that can produce aircraft technology in China. Yan Shao had to find a way to reach an agreement with the French before, not just to sell more arms to France. To stimulate the development of the domestic military industry in this way?

If you can seize this opportunity and make a good profit. Then the domestic aviation industry will also be able to develop greatly ...

Thinking of this, Yan Shao's expression suddenly became excited.

"Looks like there's work to be done again..."

Standing up from the sofa, Yan Shao looked at Katarina. "My dear, give an order to the people on the French side, let them find a way to find out the situation on the Western Front today, especially about the losses of the French air force, it must be fast, if you can get accurate information, even if it costs a little more..."

I don't know how Yan Shao's mood suddenly changed so quickly, but Katerina still nodded. "No problem, I'll do it..."Caterina is also a resolute person, plus Yan Shao seems to be very important to this matter, Caterina naturally doesn't want to delay time...

After Caterina left the room, Yan Shao paced back and forth in the room, thinking about how to maximize the benefits of this matter...

Nowadays, there are only two countries that have the skill of shooting coordinator, one is Germany, and the other is Yan Shao's side. Now that the Entente and the Central Powers are fighting lively, it is obviously impossible for the Germans to give this technique to the French, so there is only one way for the Entente to obtain this technique, and that is Yan Shao's side...

Unless the French want their pilots to continue to be slaughtered by the Germans, no matter how much it costs, I'm afraid the British and French will also find a way to buy this technique from Yan Shao's side...

However, it is one thing to sell skills, and it is another thing to promote the development of the domestic aviation industry.

At present, there are many domestic airlines, including Yushi Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Yushi Group. In addition to Yushi, there are several other aircraft companies, including one founded by Feng Ru.

Perhaps because history has changed, Feng Ru did not die by accident as in history, but has lived until now. And after getting a loan from Yushi Bank, he opened an aircraft manufacturing company in Guangzhou.

At present, the domestic aviation industry is made up of these companies.

Similarly, some of the aircraft currently equipped by the Wehrmacht are also supplied by these companies.

Since there is no war at the moment, and there is not much need for aircraft in the country, although there are only a few companies, they are only supplied, but if it is for France...

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About half a month later, Caterina finally got the news that Yan Shao needed.

The news was obtained by a member of the Secret Service in Paris, through the bribery of a high-ranking officer at the front.

According to the officer, the number of planes lost by Britain and France on the front line is not nearly a thousand, but there are still seven or eight hundred. And the losses continue to grow, they have almost nothing to do with the Germans, and the pilots generally do not fight hard after encountering the Germans, but try to escape, but even so, the losses are still very large...

When I got the news, it was already close to July...

Although the British do not seem to have given up on the meaning of the 'Battle of the Dardanelles', almost all discerning people can see that the defeat of this battle has become inevitable.

Determined that the route to the Black Sea could not be quickly opened, Britain and France seemed to be much more enthusiastic about inviting China to join the Entente. Especially the French, after all, now the losses of France at the front are too great, and almost every moment young people fall in the trenches.

It's just that Britain and France are still a little hesitant about the conditions put forward by Yan Shao.

So far, the two sides are only in contact.

But it was at this time that Yan Shao was against Lei? Copa sent out an invitation, seemingly intending to discuss something... (To be continued......)