blood feud

On October 1938, 10, Bai Shujie's "European Merchant Fleet" set off.This time, because the six old people traveled together to travel to Europe, Meng Kaihua, the captain of the special operations team, shouldered an extremely heavy responsibility.

The six old people are: Lin Heier, Wang Yidao, Wang Yichui, Shen Xuemin, Mu Yuwen and Zhao Jinxi's mother.In the Jehol Front Army and the current Feilong Expeditionary Army, they are all at the level of grandma.

Huang Qiaoyun, as Lin Heier's youngest female disciple, and Xiao Lamei, as Bai Shujie and Zhao Jinxi's darling, did not fail this time. They specially formed a female platoon with all m1911 women's Browning small pistols to accompany the six elderly people .

Meng Kaihua and his team of more than 1000 people were equipped with folding "self-defense assault rifles", mainly to ensure that no pirates boarded the ship.

Two cruise ships led the charge, followed by 27 freighters.The first stop is Manila, where the freighter needs to purchase some supplies, of course mainly fuel.

The second stop is Jakarta in Singapore, a British colony, from where the fleet will pass through the Strait of Malacca and continue to the northwest.

Then enter the Red Sea through the Gulf of Aden, cross the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean.Then cross the Strait of Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean, and head north to Southampton, England, where Wang Xinlan will greet her.

The last stop is Emden, where Wang Xinlan's German office is located, and the European Dragon Ocean Shipping Company is located here.

At present, two batches of goods have been sent out. At the beginning, I didn't set up my own shipping company, so the first batch of goods was sent to Florida, where the blue celery is.The second batch of goods is Thorpe and others, returning across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Wang Xinlan has gone through a year's test in the international arena, she dare not let Thorpe and others arrive in the United States.If the Americans take the lead, the problem will be big.I am directly beating chickens and eggs, and fetching water from a bamboo basket!

Neither Lan Caiqin in the United States nor Wang Xinlan in Europe knew why Bai Shujie ordered to end all ocean-going shipping before the end of June 1940, and all ocean-going ships returned to the Korean peninsula.

The most outrageous thing is that Bai Shujie actually asked half of the ships to buy fuel and the other half to buy mahogany to bring back to Pyongyang.Is Bai Shujie going to change his career to make furniture and become a furniture boss?Nobody knows.

The huge fleet set off flying the German flag. The next morning, in the waters west of Jeju Island, it merged with the 8 cargo ships that originally entered the port of Incheon, and then set off in unison.

Bai Shujie didn't care about these things, but rushed to the secret warehouse at Jiufengshan Airport overnight with the treasure Meng En Ohes.

"Mr. Meng, I would like to ask you to see what's wrong with these engines?" Bai Shujie was a little worried: "I wonder if the Americans will play tricks here?"

Munn saw the latest gr-1830-39 (g2) "whirlwind" radial engine, but his eyes were straightened, and he didn't hear Bai Shujie's question at all.

After more than half an hour, Munn circled an engine more than 100 times, and finally woke up: "This engine is indeed very advanced, and the craftsmanship is perfect. It belongs to the pinnacle of piston engines. There are almost no Room for improvement!"

Bai Shujie understood a bit: "According to Mr. Munn, when the piston engine reaches this level, it has already reached its peak, and there is no possibility of further improvement, right?"

"The commander-in-chief's view is basically correct, but you can't understand it that way!" Munn shook his head: "A star engine is a type of piston engine in which the cylinders surround the crankshaft and are arranged in a star shape. The number of cylinders is mostly odd, which is A 7-cylinder engine. If it becomes a 20-cylinder engine, the power can be increased by [-]%.”

"I have also studied this kind of star engine, but Germany does not have a large amount of high-quality steel to be used as experimental materials, so I was forced to give up. In fact, this star layout can also adopt a double-layer or even multi-layer structure. In other words, two sets of cylinders are connected in series to increase thrust."

"The biggest advantage of the radial engine is that it greatly shortens the rotating crankshaft, reducing the length of the engine by more than half. This is not only reflected in the lighter weight, but also when it is in the air, it is difficult for the enemy to hit the engine. Therefore, the vitality has been enhanced. The technological strength of the Americans is really strong, and I have to admire it."

"Also, the radial engine is easy to maintain because the cylinders are concentrated in the front. The inline engine is relatively long, and part of it is buried inside the fuselage, so it is more troublesome to overhaul than the radial engine. In addition, the radial engine is the largest. The advantage is that the thrust-to-weight ratio is high, and the radial engine is smaller in size and lighter in weight under the same power."

"Of course, everything is like this. There are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that due to the star arrangement, the diameter is very thick, and the air resistance of the nose part is much larger than that of the in-line type. If it is installed on a single-engine fighter, the nose will It got too thick, and the cab was behind the engine, so the pilot's vision was compromised."

Bai Shujie received some introductory education, and then changed the subject: "Mr. Meng, how far is your research on turbine engines?"

"It's hard to say!" Munn shook his head: "There are many types of engines, but they are still immature. According to my research results, the most mature one is the turbofan engine, followed by the turbine engine. The turbojet engine still needs to be verified. "

"Because in my opinion, as the flight altitude gets higher and higher, turboprop engines and piston engines have come to an end. My main research direction is turbine engines and turbojet engines."

"As far as the current manufacturing capabilities are concerned, if you want to improve the performance of the aircraft, I still hope that the commander-in-chief will start with a turbofan engine. Relatively economical."

Bai Shujie nodded: "What I want to know is how to produce the turbofan engine used? For example, to replace the radial piston engine in front of me."

Munn smiled and said, "I need to go to the steelworks to have a look, and then decide how to improve the high temperature resistance of the steel and at the same time increase the strength of the steel."

"Because the fan blades and rotors of the turbofan engine are one of the most important components, and the other is the material problem of the combustion chamber and the exhaust pipe. I wonder how much pressure the commander-in-chief can bear for the experimental funds?"

"Okay!" Bai Shujie smiled: "For your experimental question, if there is really no way to support it, I can cut down the army by 2 people! But what I want to ask is, like this bomber, If the accessories are complete, is there a way for you to direct the skilled workers to assemble them?"

"This is not a problem!" Munn chuckled: "If I can't even assemble this kind of aircraft, then I can't even find the most basic balance of the aircraft, so how can I study aircraft engines?"

"Haha, that's enough. I'll take you to Pyongyang No. [-] Special Steel Plant, where you will be the chief engineer from now on." Bai Shujie finally felt relieved, and his mood improved a lot: "From now on, there will be no production limit for this steel plant until you test it out." Until there is steel that can process engine parts!"

On the car back to Pyongyang, Munn was also very excited: "Dear commander-in-chief, what I can tell you is that your generosity will definitely be doubled! Once the turbofan engine is produced, it will be much more fuel-efficient than the current engine." .”

"I don't dare to say more indicators now, but I am sure to increase the range of the bomber I saw just now by one-third, or even double it! In other words, it can save half of the fuel, which is a huge economic indicator! "

In the following time, Bai Shujie let Meng En go to tinker with special steel, and his main energy has been put on the shipyard.Because the return of the submarine is getting closer and closer, the submarine rescue ship must be produced as soon as possible.

At the beginning, he was going to let "Shenyang 918" undertake the rescue mission, but considering that there is no strong anti-aircraft firepower as a backing, the enemy will not let you rescue the submarine with peace of mind.

After listening to Meng En's "literacy education", Bai Shujie has a deeper understanding of the engine.The engine modification of the submarine, the gain of oxygen in the cabin, and the emission of exhaust gas in the cabin all need to be studied immediately.

However, with a powerful turbofan engine, even with the smallest power, it should be possible to modify a powerful ventilation fan.In this way, when the submarine is diving in the water, it can discharge a large amount of exhaust gas, thereby increasing the time of diving and greatly increasing the survivability of the battlefield.

The little devil can't take care of himself now, if he doesn't hurry up, it will be too late to regret it.

Among the precision equipment arriving this time, there is an oxygen generator.It's a pity that no one knows how high-pressure oxygen cylinders are produced, so we can only wait for the opportunity to see if there are any experts in this field among the next batch of immigrants.

Talent, talent!

Bai Shujie feels that he lacks everything now, except talents!I am only half a bucket of water, and it is okay to guide the basic structure of a large battleship. If I make a mistake, I can dismantle it and start over.

But the more sophisticated manufacturing process is a terrible thing.Once there is a problem, it will definitely be a tragic consequence of the destruction of the ship and the death of the aircraft.There is no chance to do it all over again, he dare not command blindly!

Everyone in the Cangyunli Shipyard received cash rewards, and it was in US dollars, so their enthusiasm for work rose sharply.

Although everyone only gets one passbook, and it is a passbook from a Swiss bank, those engineers are people who have seen the world, until the true meaning and weight of this passbook, after their explanation, those workers are more excited, working Also work harder!

It is worth mentioning that Bai Shujie promoted a deputy chief engineer named "Kenzo Akita" despite all the arguments, and he sounded like a Japanese!

Not only that, Bai Shujie personally issued a commendation order, rewarding USD 3!

It turned out that after the Shenyang No. 918 battlecruiser was transformed into steam turbines by Meng En, Akita Kenzo came up with a suggestion to optimize the boilers of the Americans, and the thermal efficiency of the high-pressure, high-temperature heavy oil-fired boilers was greatly improved.Moreover, a circulation system is designed to reduce fuel consumption by 1.7%.

This Akita Kenzo has been studying in Europe, and he was also a classmate of Qiao Mingde, the chief engineer of the Cangyunli Shipyard in Germany, for two years.When I came back, I was assigned to the Dalian Shipyard, and I didn't understand the various evil deeds of the Japanese army.

Later, he was captured by Wei Chong and escorted to Dashiqiao mass grave on the way. Zhang Yushu had an idea and showed all the prisoners of war the mass grave and several destroyed mines.

This on-site teaching was a huge shock to all kinds of Japanese technicians who were forcibly brought out from Dalian and Lushun. At the same time, they also knew what the "Great East Asia Co-Prosperity" that was usually advertised in China was really about.

After seeing the scene of the mass grave, Akita Kenzo said repeatedly: he must use his own efforts to atone for the crimes of his compatriots!

Bai Shujie is not an unrepentant person, as long as he is sincerely repentant and has not participated in the massacre, there is room for forgiveness.Anyway, they were all classmates, so they were promoted and asked Akita Kenzo to be Qiao Mingde's assistant.

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.