Chapter 834: Battle of Britain

In the British Isles, gunpowder smoke replaced the once blue sky.

The British authorities had made every preparation for war, and in July they had 900 aircraft at their disposal, and another 700 bombers.

On the other side of the strait, the Germans mobilized more than 2,600 air forces, forming absolute suppression in terms of numbers.

However, the British mainland still has fortifications such as anti-aircraft guns, which makes up for their vacant disadvantage in the number of fighters.

Since the 10th, German fighter planes and bombers have been dispatched in groups, and the Battle of Britain has also kicked off.

The real war is boring and cold. In an instant, it is possible to stay on the battlefield completely, no matter he is an ordinary soldier or a battle hero with great achievements.

Before attacking Germany, the pilots were full of confidence. The mighty France was defeated, and Europe was almost completely occupied. Now only the British are left alone. How long can they last?

With strong self-confidence and calmness, the planes of the four formations of Germany took off and rushed to the other side of the strait, trying to completely destroy the last resistance force.

The fighter planes flying through the clouds skimmed over the sea, and soon they saw the road, empty roads, and seemingly uninhabited villages and farms.

They didn't waste ammunition here, and the order they received when they came was not to harm civilians for no reason.

The main reason, in fact, was that the farms and roads below seemed to them unworthy of recognizing a bomb.

The group of planes quickly headed towards London and appeared above it. Even sitting in the plane, they could still hear the piercing air defense sirens below.

The battle had already started at the moment when the planes appeared in the sky over London, and the missiles were poured down one by one. At this moment, there was no previous 'saving' at all. '

Machine guns swept over buildings or roads, and wherever resistance was found, it received special attention from interceptors and bombers.

Just when the German army had just completed a round of attack and was about to turn around again, a group of aircraft belonging to the British army came galloping in the distance.

Da da da……

The model of the enemy plane has not yet been clearly seen, and the dense rain of bullets scatter like money, and several fireballs immediately appeared in the sky over London.

"Oh~~" Cheers rang out in the shelter, and the civilians hiding here gathered around a radio, for fear that they would miss any message on the radio.

Soon, the German army left in a hurry after dropping more than 30 planes.

The previous plan was completely overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of the new British fighter planes. The opponent was completely suppressed in terms of flight speed, armor thickness and firepower.

The high-spirited mentality turned into frustration, and everyone held a question in their hearts; 'What kind of plane is that? '

In August, the Air Force reserve reached 1,600 aircraft, including 600 Lightnings and more than 470 Hurricanes and Spitfires.

The planes were arranged in various military bases in the British Isles. In order to avoid annihilation after being discovered, they were required to be arranged as scattered as possible.

Although the arms sold to the British authorities are cheap, the quantity can fully make up for the price loss. Li Zitao very much hopes that this transaction can continue.

But soon the 80,000-ton cruise ship Industrial under CGT was sunk on the way back to the UK from Canada, which caused the latest batch of 60 Lightnings to sink into the sea.

When the news reached New York, Li Zitao knew that his business with the UK would be suspended for a while.

"Doesn't Marshall want to get more planes? Give him." Li Zitao is not worried about the production of skunks at all.

Since the beginning of the year, the production plant of Pioneer Technology has become the foundry of Skunk, producing engines, propellers, bulletproof steel plates, missiles, etc. for various studios.

In a short period of time, the factories of Pioneer Technology will be overloaded, which also makes Li Zitao temporarily dispel the idea of ​​​​splitting BMW.

Anyway, now that all industries are clockwork, even if BMW has a best-selling product, it must make way for the war, just give them some time.

He doesn't know whether BMW has a sense of urgency.

But Li Zitao is well aware of his sense of urgency.

In the past few days, he has not only met people from the National Science and Technology Administration, but also the FBI, CIA, the military and Marshall.

And now sitting in front of him are Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr., and a senior adviser to the president's think tank.

The first thing Roosevelt did after taking office was to use the strength of the No. 22 club think tank to form his own presidential think tank.

The cost of this decision is not small. To win over top talents, Roosevelt needs the government to spend real money.

But the effect made him feel that he was worth the money. For this, he personally thanked Li Zitao and thanked the think tank for teaching those novices by precept and example.

"Charlie, is this the first time we have met?" Sitting opposite him, Morgenthau said with a smile.

"The fourth time, my memory has always been very good." Li Zitao nodded his head sideways and said.

"Haha, who would have thought that today would happen!" Morgenthau raised his glass and laughed. Even though he recognized his status as a super rich man, he still felt incredible about what would happen next.

"How likely is the fat boy plan you mentioned?" Seeing Li Zitao with a cigar in his mouth and a sip of fine wine, with a calm and natural expression, Morgenthau had no choice but to take the initiative to mention the intention of coming this time.

"I said 100% do you believe it?" Li Zitao joked, holding the cigar between two fingers and exhaling the cigarette in his mouth, and said softly; "Not everything has a probability or result, isn't DuPont also in progress...they have When will it be ready?"

A trace of embarrassment and dissatisfaction flashed in Morgenthau's eyes, and the fleeting moment made people think it was an illusion, "Mr. President just needs some guarantees. This is an investment of millions."

"A lot?" Li Zitao said disdainfully with a cigar in his mouth, "If the government can't afford it, leave it to me."

"Ahem...not yet, if necessary, we will not forget you." Morgenthau almost choked on his words.

Give it all to him, the government paid a price of several million dollars, and got only one promise, and the research results are only for the viewing and use of the American government.

All the inventions and patents in the research and development process belong to the two companies. This is the condition that Roosevelt personally communicated with the two companies.

The ongoing 'Fat Boy Project' requires manpower and material resources, various instruments and professional requirements, which are beyond the reach of the government's research and development institutions.

If it weren't for this, why would Morgenthau sit here, leaving Li Zitao speechless and laughing.

"We Chinese are the most hospitable, and Roosevelt is my best friend." As long as he had the opportunity, he would show off his relationship with Roosevelt.

It's like someone will always use "who would have thought" to describe the difference between his achievements today and the color of his skin when he talks.