The journey starts from the Titanic

"Ah? This is not enough." Situ Yong's face flushed slightly, and he said stubbornly, "But I think airplanes are more important than rifles! Give me time, I can bring out an air force!"

After speaking, he looked at Situ Nan confidently.

"Good idea!" Situ Nan thought for a while, and said, "Want to be an air force? I will find Paul in Los Angeles! My brother-in-law, he will surprise you! If you want to fight in a plane in the future."

"Okay! I listen to you, Brother Nan! I will return to the United States tomorrow." Situ Yong said excitedly.

"Really building an air force?" Situ Meideng watched as Situ Yong was about to return to the United States, and did not intend to lead soldiers to fight under He Wenxiu's army according to the original plan, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Um. Uncle, airplanes are becoming more and more important. It has only been a dozen years since it was invented, but its development speed is far beyond people's imagination.

In the future, air dominance is more important than sea dominance. Without air dominance, there will be no sea dominance, and wars cannot be won without sea dominance.After the First World War, the major countries have attached importance to the value of aircraft and have established their own air forces.In the future, if we want to fight the Dutch, we will also need planes, a lot of planes.Situ Nan explained.

In fact, he had the idea of ​​establishing an air force early on, but it was impossible to realize it because of the previous constraints in various aspects.As a person who came by, it is unforgivable to ignore the big killer of airplanes.

"In this case, A Yong, after you arrive in the United States, study hard, or I will interrupt your leg." Situ Meideng warned Situ Yong.Although he didn't know much about airplanes, he knew that Situ Nan's words were naturally reasonable.

"Since airplanes are so important, let my ineffective guy and A Yong return to the United States." Huang Sande interrupted.

He has a son who came with He Wenxiu and the others very early, but he didn’t like to stay on land, so he was arranged to be a "pirate" at sea. He took a group of "pirates" while practicing sea warfare and occasionally Will do some unprofitable business.Especially when the Japanese merchant ships that placed orders met them, they were basically dead.There are many islands in the South Seas, dotted around them, and countless. Because they don't provoke the British, they are safe for a while.

Situ Nan naturally knew these things, and he had other arrangements for the pirate troops.In Nanyang, the navy is more important than the army. Naturally, I don't want a naval officer who is gradually forming to give up halfway.So he smiled and persuaded: "Uncle San, you don't need to envy A Yong. Brother and the others have done a good job at sea. How can you say that you are not allowed to become admirals?"

"Is that so? I've accepted your words." Huang Sande said with a smile, satisfied with Situ Nan's words.

Huang Sande’s words reminded Situ Nan that he remembered Robinson, the unscrupulous US Navy officer who commanded the William to fight pirates in the Persian Gulf, and then sent Robinson to the pirates.

In addition to Situ Yong, Situ Nan and He Wenxiu discussed and selected some young men with flexible brains from the army to study flying in the United States.If it weren't too distracting, Situ Nan really wanted to move the Los Angeles flight school to Sumatra.

There was a picky Paul who trained them. Situ Nan believed that after the air force seeds came back from the United States, they should soon establish an air force and prop up the skies of Southeast Asia, and promise to surprise the Dutch.

Speaking of airplanes, Situ Nan did have a headache.Xu Zhouyang came from the United States and the information he brought was frustrating.After losing the order from the army, the aircraft produced by Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company was unattended and could not be sold at all.Products can only be left in the warehouse.

Old Leland sent telegrams to Situ Nan several times, and Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company successively shut down several aircraft production lines, reducing the production scale to less than one-tenth of the original.

Old Leland, who has always had a special liking for cars, began to turn his attention to car production, preparing for Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company to produce luxury cars.However, Situ Nan has not yet decided on this matter.

At the same time, Cummins Power, which works with the aircraft company, has also dispersed its research center to other aspects such as ship power and automobile power.

Situ Nan knew that after the First World War, all aircraft companies in the United States had to live a hard life. These were determined by the general environment, and anyone could only accept this fact.

After Wilson returned to the United States, he was criticized.After the New York Times and Los Angeles Times lit a fire, Americans all knew that Wilson, a nerd, was being played around in Europe.The Republicans took the opportunity to launch an offensive against Wilson, trying to get Wilson down.

In short, the U.S. government has returned to isolationism and has slashed its military, especially the army. The number of millions of troops has shrunk to one percent of the original.A large number of US military aircraft are retired. Even the FI fighter jets produced by the Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company, which has made a splash in the war, have to be reduced to farmer’s pesticide spraying equipment or flight school training aircraft.

The once famous Raphael flying team was also disbanded, and Paul recruited many former comrades to join the flying school.In order to finance the flight school, the young master of the Mellon family did not bother Situ Nan.

Fortunately, my heart was softened and the flight school was not closed.Now the flight school can not only train pilots for the Nanyang army, it will also be of great benefit to the establishment of airlines in the future.

Situ Nan thought silently.

The United States is far away, and it is not a matter of words to solve the problem of the aircraft company.The most important thing is to discuss with He Wenxiu about the army.He found He Wenxiu and told him his thoughts on the Air Force.

"Actually, I also have the idea of ​​establishing a flying team. The South Seas islands are dotted with dense forests. If there are planes to detect the enemy, it would be best. Unfortunately, planes cannot hang big bombs or fish, otherwise they can be used to deal with the Dutch. The Navy, we are more sure." He Wenxiu sighed.

The Nanyang Foundation has collected a large amount of combat information in Europe, and this information has been secretly packaged and transmitted to Nanyang, so He Wenxiu is no stranger to aircraft.

"Don't worry! With the advancement of technology, the kind of aircraft you are talking about will eventually appear." Situ Nan believed in himself and looked at He Wenxiu, who was already somewhat decisive, and suddenly asked seriously: "How old are you? Is sure to win? How long will it take?"

"This is hard to say. It depends on you." He Wenxiu said.

"Look at me?" Situ Nan wondered.

"Yes." He Wenxiu explained: "With our current strength, we can only occupy West Sumatra around Medan at the most. No matter how much it is, we will not be able to occupy the entire island of Sumatra in three years. Later, Borneo can be taken, and the entire Netherlands and Indonesia can be taken ten years later. It’s up to you to determine when to launch an uprising."

"Oh." Situ Nan replied, and secretly compared the timetable for Nanyang, which was roughly the same as He Wenxiu said.

"Then now we will build walls, accumulate food, and slowly claim the king! But you have to show me the Minas oil field. I guess Shell Oil knows that the oil field is in my hands. If I can't deal with it, the oil company in the United States will secretly make insidious tricks."

Situ Nan smiled.

"By the way, some Japanese figures appeared in our territory. Those people appeared outside our base and were caught by our people. Many geological survey reports were found from them." He Wenxiu suddenly said. .

His words aroused Situ Nan's vigilance."Really? Is it aimed at us? This devil's nose is too good?"

"It should not be. We are very strict even with the Dutch and the British, and the Japanese probably don't know what we are here. According to the confessions of those devils, they were secretly conducting geological surveys in Southeast Asia and broke into us by accident. Site." He Wenxiu explained.

"That's all right." Situ Nan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect the Devil's hand to stretch so long that he wouldn't even let the South Ocean far away, let alone the mainland.

Situ Nan didn't have a good impression of the devils, but had to admire the other party's thoroughness and lofty goals.

This matter also reminded Situ Nan, who warned: "Our penetration in Nanyang will be accelerated. Especially for geological surveys, we must organize a manual survey of Nanyang resources, which will be of great benefit to our future construction."

"Yeah. I'll let you know." He Wenxiu nodded, preparing to turn around and use those devils to make fertilizer.

"Well, how about Xiangu?" At the end, He Wenxiu hesitated and asked.After leaving the United States, although He Xiangu received letters from the United States from time to time, He Wenxiu was more willing to learn about her sister from Situ Nan.

"She! Very good. I study very hard, and sometimes it is difficult for me to see her." Thinking of the girl who was a little confused, Situ Nan felt a little warm. After He Xiangu was sent to the University of William, she performed very well. Almost became the most diligent student in the school.

Situ Nan asked her again, "Why are you so desperate? Girls should dress nicely, go to parties or something, it's like you stay in school all day."

He Xiangu's answer moved Situ Nan. She said, "Brother and Young Master have to do important things. I can't be your drag. We will be your helpers. When I graduate, you can help Young Master do many things."

"Oh. That's good. That's good." He Wenxiu smiled relievedly.He knew that Situ Nan would take good care of He Xiangu.

"By the way, I found a nice guy in France this time. If I can tune up, I guess I can be your helper."

Situ Nan mentioned Dai Chuanxin's matter to He Wenxiu. A few days ago, when he disembarked, Dai Chuanxin decided to stay in Nanyang in order to repay Situ Nan.

"That guy is interesting. I will treat him well." He Wenxiu couldn't help smiling after hearing Dai Chuanxin's story.

"It's interesting. But I admire his courage even more. Old Ho, you have a lot of you, just find one if you have time! You see that my son has it all. Unfortunately, Little Andy was not able to bring it over. This is a photo, you see Look!"

Situ Nan took the photo from his arms and handed it to He Wenxiu.

The two were drunk that night and talked all night. Most of them were Situ Nan said and He Wenxiu listened, just like when they were in the United States.

Chapter 38 The Navy, Lay Eggs

The next day, when Situ Nan was sleeping in a daze, he was taken to Bela Port near Medan by He Wenxiu.

The morning light shines in the tranquil Bela Port. Except for the fishing boats that wake up early to make a living, the large passenger ships are lying lazily in the harbor, as if they did not come in the dream of last night.

Situ Nan yawned, looked at He Wenxiu who was energetic, and said, "This is the good thing you want me to see?"

"Hehe. Not here, there! There is one of our shipyards under construction over the harbor!" He Wenxiu pointed to a bay not far away.

In the direction of He Wenxiu's finger, Situ Nanshun saw a harbor recessed in a seamount, but the location was relatively remote, not as flat as the pier here and convenient transportation.