Rise of 1926 sodu

  Guo Dong arrived at the temporary reception room on the first floor, where three people were waiting. Zhang Yafei introduced them to Guo Dong one by one: a tall and thin man in his 40s was American Consul Wei Li, a young man with a pale face was Ian Curtis, and another Chinese person was the translator of the consulate.

  Xiao Guodong asked the three to sit down and asked Consul Wei Li: "Consul, what brings you here?" Xiao Guodong had always thought that Wei Li's visit this time was due to a conflict between the security guards and American firms or civilians. If so, he really couldn't make a decision on his own and would have to consult with Song Zhiwu. Although he knew that Song Zhiwu detested the arrogant behavior of foreigners in China and especially hated the Japanese, this was an extraordinary time and the central government did not want any trouble here.

  "With a slight bow, Wei Li said in somewhat stiff but still fluent Chinese: 'Respected Chief of Staff, we have indeed come to disturb your department on this occasion. I have here a telegram from the President of Yenching University in Beiping to General Song Zhiwu of your department. Would you please transmit it immediately?' He then handed over the telegram, which his interpreter had taken out of his leather briefcase, to Xiao Guodong."

  Sai Tafu Laideng said in a telegram that Ian Curtis was the eldest son of his old friend, American Curtiss Airplane Company boss Glenn Curtiss. He had been responsible for selling planes to various Asian countries in the Philippines and received an order from the Guangxi clique last year to purchase 80 second-hand aircraft. However, Curtiss did not have any planes that met their requirements, so Ian Curtis agreed to help them make contact.

  Ian Kershaw discovered that the British DH-10 bomber, which was a late World War I aircraft, had excellent performance, technical specifications, and maintenance records. There were 210 of these planes available in India. Since production of this plane had ceased in Britain and the military had grounded all remaining planes, the British military in India was eager to sell them off when they heard that someone wanted to buy them.

  According to the contract, Ian Curtiss transported the first 12 aircraft to Hankou, but he couldn't find anyone from the Guangxi clique to contact him. Moreover, there was a war going on here now, and Ian Curtiss knew that the buyer of his planes was considered a rebel by the current Chinese government. These planes were smuggled in, and if discovered, they would be confiscated. However, he also couldn't transport them back, not to mention the cost of transportation being wasted, but more importantly, he urgently needed to recover funds now. His father, Glenn Curtiss, the boss of Curtiss Aeroplane Company, had just acquired his old rival Wright Aeronautical Corporation with all his might, and the company was renamed Curtiss-Wright Corporation, becoming the largest aircraft manufacturer in the United States overnight. Due to the acquisition, the company's funds were extremely tight now, and they were gradually recovering funds from overseas. To know that the new company's fixed assets were only $78 million, this $200,000+ was not a small amount. So, in a hurry, he found the American Consul in Hankou, Weidi. Weidi also had no solution, but fortunately, he had worked at the North Ping Embassy and was familiar with Sterling, and knew that he had a good relationship with Song Zhiwu, the commander of the Fourth Route Army. Weidi knew that the Central Army would arrive soon and didn't dare to delay, immediately sending an urgent telegram to Sterling through the North Ping Embassy.

  Smedley received the telegram and, seeing that it was from the son of an old friend who had a matter to discuss, immediately sent this telegram. In the telegram, he believed that Song Zhifu wanted to have some achievements in today's China, but his strength was not enough, so having his own aviation team was very necessary, hoping that Song Zhifu could buy these twelve aircraft.

  Xiao Guodong also wanted to have his own plane for the Security Guard, so that the Security Guard would be a truly strong army. However, he believed that the Security Guard did not yet possess the conditions necessary to have its own planes. This was a telegram from Smedley Butler to Song Zheyu

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  Xiao Guodong finished reading the telegram and said to Wei Li and Ian Curtis, "I'm not in charge of this matter, I need to ask our General Song Zhe Wu for instructions. I think you won't mind waiting a bit?" Wei Li slightly bowed his head and smiled, saying, "Thank you, Chief of Staff Xiao. We're willing to wait." "Chief of Staff," Ian Curtis, who had not spoken until then, called out to Xiao Guodong in somewhat urgent English.

  "Please tell General Sung that I have 198 more planes just like this one, plus a large quantity of spare parts and several dozen tons of aviation fuel. If he can take the whole package, I'll let him have it all for $3.5 million. Trust me, I grew up in my father's airplane company, these DH-10 bombers are absolutely great flying machines, he won't regret buying them."

  Zhu Deng and Li Mingrui's two divisions blocked Han Fu from entering Wuhan. He must have received intelligence. At this time, it was absolutely impossible to let Han Fu enter Wuhan. If Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Zhi's troops entered Wuhan, he could let him pass.

  Li Mingrui won't arrive until tomorrow. Busy for more than half the night, he finally set up the blocking positions of the two regiments of Yang Tenghui's and the Second Regiment. He himself led the guard brigade to garrison in Xiaogan City.

  Just lay down to rest, was called up by Deputy Officer Liang Bi again. At 3 am on the 2nd, received a telegram from Feng Yuxiang. The Northwest Army supports the Central Government's suppression of the Guangxi clique. Ordered Han Fu to lead the Third Route Army and the 10th Army to march south to Wuhan. Eliminate the new warlord of the Guangxi system's rebellious party and army. Song Zhiwu smiled bitterly after reading Feng Yuxiang's telegram. Before he could put it down, Liang Bi brought another telegram from Chiang Kai-shek. Telling Song Zhiwu that Han Fu would deploy troops in the morning, passing through Xiaogan straight to Wuhan. Asking Song Zhiwu to stop the Third Route Army at Xiaogan.

  Song Zhe Wu thought for a moment. He ordered Liang Bi to send someone to inform Yang Teng Hui. Han Fu would lead the troops out tomorrow. Only then did he lie back down to rest.

  At 6:00 am, Song Zhe-wu was woken up again after only two hours of sleep. Xiao Guo-dong called in a telegram. The troops had already controlled Hankou and Hanyang. The third battalion of the first division had arrived at Zhujia River as planned. After reading Xiao's telegram, Song felt relieved. The Wuhan affair was basically settled. He drafted a reply to Xiao, stating that everything was going according to plan in Wuhan, and urged Gao Zong-bao to speed up his advance and arrive at Zhujia River as soon as possible to take unified command of the various units.

  After having breakfast, Song Zhe-wu went to the two regiments of the Second Division and Yang Teng-hui's artillery positions for a round of inspection. He instructed Yang Teng-hui that if Han Fu-zhu's troops came over, they must not launch an attack on their own initiative, but instead report back to him immediately. Only then did he return to the Command Center in Xiaogan City.

  As soon as he sat down at the command center, Liang Bi brought over a telegram from Xiao Guodong forwarding a message from Smedley Butler, as well as his own telegram regarding Veale and Ian Curtis. As soon as Song Zhe Wu saw the telegram, he immediately jumped up with joy. This former military enthusiast may not have understood technical principles such as semi-automatic rifle mechanisms, but he was extremely familiar with the technical performance indicators of aircraft from World War I and II. He could recite the technical data of many classic planes from memory, which was his capital for bragging to military enthusiasts on websites like Iron Blood.

  The DH.10, perhaps the greatest bomber of the 1920s, was too late to participate in World War I. The DH.10 had great military potential but with the war over and it not being suitable for conversion to civil use in peacetime, the DH.10 was a fleeting presence and soon disappeared from the aviation scene.

  In March 1918, the DH-10 made its first flight and its performance was highly satisfactory to the British military authorities, who immediately placed orders for production. However, labour disputes in Britain at the time and a shortage of critical materials greatly delayed the production schedule of the DH-10. It wasn't until that the first batch of 8 DH-10s were formally delivered to the Royal Flying Corps. In November, the DH-10 attacked German troops at Saarburg, France, which was the only combat mission the DH-10 flew on the European continent.

  A total of 223 DH.10s were produced, and the type saw action in India after World War I. By 1923 all DH.10s had been retired from service.

  Two, Performance Indicators

  Members: 3.

  Dimensional data: wingspan 97m, length C8, height: square meters.

  Weight data: empty weight 50 kg, maximum takeoff weight

  Performance data: Maximum level flight speed 0 m/s, ceiling 0 meters, range 5000 kilometers.

  Armament: 2 ×

  Powerplant: 2 × Type 91 aero-engines, 500 hp each

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