When the butterfly's wings flap, no one knows what the consequences will be, whether it will cause a storm, no one knows, but a small accident often produces some unexpected chain reactions.
Sometimes, some things are like this.
Of course, after a key link is broken, the impact will be difficult for outsiders to estimate.
"It's over, the atomic bomb will be postponed."
Others don't know, but George knows very well the role Wu Jianxiong played in the "Manhattan Project". Oppenheimer once said that if it weren't for him, the atomic bomb would not appear until at least 46 years later.
"What should I do now?"
Facing the situation where the atomic bomb was postponed, George did not feel panic, and even his lips couldn't help but rise slightly.
If there is no atomic bomb, will the Japanese surrender next year?
They will definitely resist to the end... In this way, the "Decline Plan" will definitely be implemented, and by that time, the price Japan will pay will be unimaginable.
Not only will tens of millions of people die in the war, but tens of millions will also starve to death in the famine. After all, Japan has been in famine for four or five years because of the Allied "hunger war"!
By that time, it may really be "100 million die in glory".
"So to speak, this is also a good thing. Just when George was looking forward to the beautiful future of "100 million die in glory", Wu Jianxiong and his family were enjoying a rare leisure in their mansion in South Hampton. Of course, they were full of gratitude to George, and they felt a little guilty after being grateful. After all, they crashed someone's car, but who would have thought that not only did they not care, but they even invited the couple to recuperate in the mansion by the sea. This friendship naturally moved them very much.
Sometimes, the relationship between people is so simple, and in their free time, in the letters to friends, the two also praised George very much. Through their letters between friends, most Chinese students in the United States knew that George, the boss of Zhenhua Company, was a knowledgeable and enthusiastic person. .
In just a few months, George had come into contact with many overseas students, and he also took the initiative to help those overseas students who were in financial difficulties. For a time, he gained a lot of favors.
At the same time, news about him came from China. When a large number of weapons donated by George arrived in China, the domestic newspapers reported on it. For a time, he was definitely the most popular Chinese.
This news also made overseas students and overseas Chinese in the United States look at him with new eyes. After all, in order to support the war of resistance, he donated hundreds of millions of dollars worth of arms at once. While people were amazed at his financial resources, they were more amazed at his righteous act of donating at the cost of ruining his family.
However, people are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being fat.
After becoming famous overnight, George George always receives invitations from various groups, some invite him to visit the country to encourage the military and civilians, and some hope he can donate materials, such as refugee relief and orphan care.
In a word, after becoming famous, there are many things to do.
People don't go, but money can't be less, and they always have to send a check to express their feelings.
Sometimes, people from China visit in the United States. In order to avoid these chaotic things, George, who is fed up with it, locks himself in the laboratory. The so-called laboratory is actually an airport.
Yes, it is an airport.
The airport is located in South Hampton, which is the "paradise" of the rich in New York. It has beautiful beaches, first-class restaurants and large farms. Field. However, South Hampton at that time was not like the later generations, with mansions everywhere and large farmlands as the mainstream. The airport George bought was located in the farmland. In fact, it was a farm covering an area of 1,600 acres, with an airport for taking off and landing agricultural aircraft in the middle of the farm.
After a simple expansion, the airport can take off and land twin-engine aircraft such as DC-3. Two DC-2s were parked on the side of the grain cabin. In the grain cabin, Coham was pointing to the drawings to explain to George the design he had just completed last year - a new type of aerial refueling facility.
"...The tanker releases the refueling hose from the bottom of the rear fuselage or the wing pod. There is a funnel-shaped cone sleeve at the end of the hose, which looks like an oversized funnel. The funnel cone sleeve has an automatic lock. The cone sleeve can keep the hose in the air stable and guide the probe to insert the connector. The receiving aircraft installs a forward-extending probe on one side of the fuselage or the leading edge of the wing. The pilot inserts the probe into the cone sleeve to complete the connection. After the probe enters the connector, the lock is locked, and refueling can be carried out. "
Looking at the drawing drawn by Cobham, George recognized it without his explanation. This is the hose-drogue aerial refueling system that is popular in later generations. Just like in history, Cobham invented this technology during World War II, but it was not adopted by the British and American air forces until after the war - for bombing Russia.
But now, with George's support, this aerial refueling technology that only stayed on the drawings during World War II is about to become a reality. In order to support the test, he even spent a high price to buy two DC2 transport aircraft. It's not that he doesn't want to buy DC3 or larger aircraft, but he can't buy them at all.
"What is its refueling speed?"
"According to my calculations, the refueling volume should be around 300 gallons per minute. "
300 gallons, almost one thousand liters, although the speed is a bit slow, but it is barely enough. After all, the fuel capacity of B29 during bombing missions is only a dozen tons.
After a little calculation in his mind, George said.
"When can we manufacture this refueling system?"
"Hmm..."
Coham thought for a while and said.
"It will take about two months. We need to re-lay the aircraft's fuel pipeline and test the refueling machine. The first test will probably have to wait until June."
"June, can it be advanced?" "
By the time it was June, the cucumbers were cold - three months later, 67 B29 bombers took off from Chengdu and bombed Japan's Shikoku Island. This bombing opened the prelude to the large-scale bombing of Japan. Of course, this bombing brought a lot of votes to Roosevelt. After all, compared to attacking Germany, Americans hated the Japanese more at that time.
The United States kept urging China to speed up the construction of the airport. On the surface, it seemed to be for war, but what was it actually?
The bombing of Japan was to win votes for Roosevelt.
"Is one month okay?"
George said directly.
"It's March 12th now. Um... Can the first set of aerial refueling facilities be installed on the aircraft before April 15th, and at least five aerial refuelings be carried out before the 20th? "
The reason why he was so anxious was that he needed to give the Pentagon another option before the B29 took off from Chengdu, so as to maximize China's interests, instead of wasting the precious transportation capacity of the "Hump Route" on transporting gasoline and bombs, while the guns and ammunition urgently needed in China would not be delivered to China until after the war.
When Cobham hesitated, George said.
"I will give you everything you need, personnel, machinery, the entire Carl Metal Company, as long as you need it, all at your disposal, 30 days! After 30 days, I must see the results!"