Chen Qi's aircraft was a single-person jet aircraft with a size 11.15 feet. The wide area ensured stability during high-speed flight.
If one really had to describe it, then the single-person jet aircraft was like a big kite that was three to four meters wide. It was worn by the pilot and controlled manually. It was easy to operate and very flexible.
The aircraft's fuel was stored in the fuel tank on the body of the aircraft. The entire aircraft weighed 130 kilograms, and Hercules might be able to carry it. Chen Qi had modified the aircraft into a human-shaped steel armor. It was not a ride-on type, but was directly worn on the body. This design made it easier for the aircraft to take off and more flexible to control.
Due to material constraints, the aircraft that Chen Qi built had a cruising speed of 280km(h and an average speed of 200km(h. According to the distance between Shanghai and Yanzhou, he would only need a little more than two hours to arrive.
Chen Qitu changed the plane's body to black so that it would not be easily discovered when flying.
Chen Qi was very dissatisfied with this single-person jet aircraft because this aircraft was not better than the future single-person aircraft. Many amateurs could create it on their own. There was no black technology at all. It was completely unworthy of his identity as a genius.
However, thinking about the limitations of this era, even if Chen Fan was unhappy, he couldn't do anything about it. After all, the environment was there. A clever housewife couldn't cook without rice.
In addition to the jet-propelled aircraft, Chen Qi had also prepared an aviation suit, night vision goggles, a compass, an aviation flight map, canned food, and other items.
It was not that he was making a mountain out of a molehill, but that this trip was really dangerous. In order to avoid the Wei Nation's patrol planes, he could only choose to fly at night.
In addition, in this era, there was no GPS, so he had to rely on himself to fly. If he flew over, flew off course, and flew into the deep mountains and forests, he would cry to death.
As a top student, Chen Qi was a technical geek. If he didn't give him a map and compass, he would probably fly away.
Of course, Chen Qi had a compass and a flight map. Even if he didn't know the way, he would still be able to find Yanzhou. He would follow the markings on the map, use the compass to calculate the angle of the two places, and then use the average speed of the aircraft to determine the location of Yanzhou with a timer. This was definitely not a problem.
After getting everything ready, Chen Qi slowly waited for a reply from Yanzhou. If the other party did not give him a reply within a week, then he would have no choice but to go to them himself.
There was a big difference between being invited by others and coming to his door.
The former was someone begging you, while the latter was someone begging you. The benefits given would definitely be different!
If Yanzhou invited Chen Qi to go, then even if the conditions he had previously proposed were not approved, he would still have a great deal of autonomy. In the past, he would at least be treated as a cadre.
On the contrary, if Chen Qi went there without saying a word, comrade, you have to learn to be down-to-earth. It's better to start from the bottom.
The reason was simple. Foreign monks could recite scriptures!
Of course, Chen Qi didn't want to waste his time at the bottom level, which was why he sent his resume in a high-profile manner.
That way, even if Yanzhou didn't take it seriously, they would still have some impression of it.
At that time, he only needed to act tough and prove himself. Based on the current thirst for talent in the Eighth Route Army, even if he could not become a high-ranking officer, he could still manage an arsenal and realize his initial plan.
If Yanzhou was still unwilling to give him the authority to manage the city after Chen Qi had proven himself, then Chen Qi would not hang himself on a tree. In order to end the war as soon as possible, he did not mind going to the mountain city to have a heart-to-heart talk with the chairman.
Fortunately, the thing that Chen Qi was worried about did not happen.
Yanzhou took the matter of the improved formula of black gunpowder very seriously, especially after the improved formula was proven to be feasible. The power of the improved explosives was indeed three times that of the black gunpowder explosion, just as Chen Qi had written.
After this matter was confirmed, whether it was the highest-ranking official, Commander Zhu, or the staff of the Yanzhou Munitions Factory, they were all overjoyed and valued Chen Qi even more.
That night, Yanzhou held a meeting to ask their comrades for their views and opinions on Chen Qi's matter.
The final decision of the meeting was to agree to Chen Qi's request and hire him as the head of Yanzhou's arsenal. As long as he could fulfill his previous promise and build a large arsenal within a year, the Eighth Route Army headquarters would appoint him as the head of the Eighth Route Army's military department.
A large-scale arsenal was not that simple. During the Dragon Country's War of Resistance, the importance of a large-scale arsenal could be imagined.
Currently, the largest arsenal in Dragon Country was undoubtedly the Shenyang Arsenal occupied by the Japanese.
The factory could produce 6000 rifles, 80 light machine guns, 50 heavy machine guns, 20 75mm field cannons, 8 75mm infantry cannons, 8 75mm anti-aircraft guns, 40 37mm horizontal cannons, and 20 81mm mortars every month.
A month's production could arm a division!
The Eighth Route Army's arsenal?
The largest arsenal of the Eighth Route Army was the Huangyadong Arsenal. There were more than 40 machines and equipment in the arsenal, including a steam engine, more than 20 machine tools such as cars, planers, drills, punches, cutting, etc., and a 10-kilogram direct current generator.
As for the production of firearms and ammunition, cough cough, it was fine to not talk about it!
According to the statistics of later generations, the Huangya Cave Arsenal had more than 2000 skilled workers and could produce 400 rifles per month. There was no need to think too much about machine guns.
It was not hard to see why Yanzhou had agreed to Chen Qi's request.
Just as the highest official had said, if Chen Qi could build planes and cannons, he would not even have a problem giving him the position of president, let alone the head of the military industry.
The 8th Route Army was really too poor!
After the decision was made, the Bureau Chief immediately arranged for the radio station personnel to send an encrypted message to Chen Qi, informing him of Yanzhou's decision and asking him if he needed to send someone to receive him.
After Chen Qi received the reply, he rejected Yanzhou's offer to receive him and called back,""I'm currently in the American concession in Shanghai. If nothing goes wrong, I'll set off for Yanzhou at eight o'clock tomorrow night. The estimated journey will take three hours. I hope that the headquarters staff can pick me up in Yanzhou County!”
Despite his curiosity, the telegram operator, Xiao Zhang, still truthfully sent Chen Qi's message to the highest-ranking official.
"It seems that our Director Chen is really capable!”
"Lil Tang, please push my work for tomorrow night. When the time comes, let's go and welcome our future military minister!”
The Bureau Chief looked at the message in his hand and became interested. He smiled and said.
He was very curious as to how Chen Qi was able to travel from Shanghai to Yanzhou in three hours.
One had to know that the current Devil's Capital had been occupied by the Japanese army. If one wanted to take a plane from Devil's Capital to Yanzhou, the Wei Nation would not agree to it.
Could it be that he could fly his own plane over?
When the Bureau Chief thought of this, he couldn't help but smile. He felt that the biggest possibility was that Chen Qi had quite a bit of power in Shanghai, so he could rent a plane from the American Settlement and get someone to send him over.
When Tang Xiaoyou heard this, she said worriedly,""Chief, just let the guards welcome them. After all, the other party's identity is unknown. Wouldn't it be too dangerous if it's an ambush?”
"What are you afraid of? Yanzhou is the territory of our Eighth Route Army. No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they can't hide it from the eyes of the people.”
The Bureau Chief waved his hand and said indifferently,"Isn't it nice to have friends from afar? They came all the way from America. As the host, I have to welcome them personally!”
When friends came, there was good wine, and when devils came, there was a shotgun!
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