General Pat Plov used his own special car to take Zhou Zhihan to the hotel where he was staying, and told Zhou Zhihan bluntly: "You are my student, and I will tell you everything I know. The reliable news I have received is that China's plan to purchase 500 fighter jets and medium bombers, as well as 150 transport aircraft, may be difficult to achieve."

Zhou Zhihan felt a little sad when he heard this, and saw that the current situation was even more painful than expected at home.

"At present, Congress only agreed to sell 50 p40 fighter jets to China, but during this period, there will be variables due to the arrival of the Japanese delegation.

These fighters were originally to be sold to the UK, but after the first 24 aircraft arrived in the UK to join the war, they were immediately boycotted by British pilots because the performance of the P40 was completely incomparable to the German Messmith.

British pilots believed that when the P40 met Messerschmidt, it was an iron coffin in the air. Its flight speed was almost 100 kilometers slower than the latter. Especially after entering a height of 7,000 meters, the joystick responded slowly, with extremely poor dive ability, and was far behind the Mercedes' style with hovering and small radius rotation. Therefore, more than 100 subsequent aircraft were rejected by the British military."

Zhou Zhihan knew that the P40 fighter jets were ordered by France, but now that France surrendered, the United States could not sell these fighter jets to the current French fake zhengfu, which would only increase the Germans' advantage.

At this time, Britain's industry was destroyed by the Luftwaffe, the strait was blocked, and it was difficult for materials to enter, so it was urgent to get this batch of fighter jets.

But when the P40 came over the UK, he was beaten and returned after meeting the P40. Therefore, Americans believe that it has no advantage in the European battlefield and its performance is far inferior to the hurricane, not to mention the Messer-Schmidt and Spitfire. It is because the UK is unwilling to accept the remaining P40, and Americans are willing to sell this fighter to China.

If the British were willing to accept these fighter jets, how could China come about?

Zhou Zhihan sighed in his heart that China was really backward at this time. The fighter jet that the British don’t want is a hot commodity in China.

In fact, he had no idea how many P40s he could win when he came to the United States this time. However, he clearly remembered that in 1941, Chennard established the Flying Tigers in China, and the first batch of Flying Tigers' fighters were the P40s. In other words, he could definitely buy the fighter jets back during his trip to the United States, but he didn't know how many P40 fighters he could take out. He forgot how many P40 fighters Mao Bangchu bought in the United States in history.

As for Mustangs and the new bomber, they should not even think about it. The American people have a high voice in anti-war, for fear of offending Germany and Japan, so that even the United Kingdom, which President Roosevelt wanted to help the most, could not persuade the United States to join the war.

President Roosevelt naturally knew that once Britain was taken down by Germany, the only remaining Soviet Union in Europe would be in danger, and the United States would not be able to survive alone in the end, but the American people do not think so at the moment, so under the strong anti-war wave of the people, the government can do nothing.

General Pat Plov continued: "I talked to Mr. Laughlin Cory, the chief adviser of President Roosevelt. The message he gave me was that the President was willing to sell 100 P40s to China and allow volunteers to fight in China.

But just a few days ago, Congress was under pressure from Japan, so it turned the 100 fighter jets sold to China into 50. At present, even these 50 aircraft have considerable variables.

The Japanese delegation arrived before you. Mr. Laughlin Corey told me that after they got off the plane, they handed over the letter of intention to purchase the P40 to the US Congress, which was obviously competing with you China.

Moreover, the Japanese said that if you want to bid for this batch of fighter jets with you, their prices will always be 20% higher than China, which is a big temptation for aircraft manufacturers. So, in this battle without gunpowder, you China have already lost three points before the battle."

"Teacher!" Zhou Zhihan asked in silence for a while, "Is there any way for me to see President Roosevelt?"

Because he was worried that the night was long and dreaming would be taken advantage of by the Japanese, Zhou Zhihan decided to ask his mentor General Pat Prov to come on his own to meet the president. Chennard got off the plane and submitted the relevant documents first. If he waited for him to apply to meet Mr. Laughlin Cory and then meet with the president, it would take at least ten days and half a month to go through the relevant procedures, and he might not be able to meet President Roosevelt in the end.

General Pat Plov shook his head: "It's hard for me to see Mr. President in normal times, and the Japanese delegation has just arrived. If the president receives you, he will also have to receive the Japanese. Obviously, the president is unwilling to see the latter. But this is politics, and all aspects need to be balanced. There is a more important factor here, that is, the US government is not willing to offend the Japanese for the time being, so you have many difficulties in purchasing the plane this time."

"Mr.!" Zhou Zhihan begged, "Or, please help me meet Mr. Laughlin Corey first. I know this is very difficult for you, but the current situation of China's war of resistance is very serious. The Air Force is in a turbulent manner in the face of Japanese aviation forces. It is urgently needed to return to China to support our sky.

Before that, the Soviet Union had withdrawn all experts and pilots. Just two months ago, the Chinese Air Force had no fresh blood replenishment, and it was on the verge of a crisis of losing one less one."

General Pat Plov thought for a while and said, "Then I'll try it. Maybe he will meet you, after all, he suggested to the President to sell fighter jets to you.

But once and then, the Japanese appeared halfway, which put a huge pressure on him, so don’t give him too much hope for this.

Moreover, the president’s chief adviser is not that easy to meet, and I have to make an appointment in advance when I see him.”

Zhou Zhihan's face was full of gratitude: "Thank you for your kindness!"

When they arrived at the hotel, General Pat Plov chatted with Zhou Zhihan for a while and left, saying that he would go back and contact Mr. Laughlin Corey now.

Zhou Zhihan felt warm and grateful. He went to General Pat Plov with Song Ziwen and others.

Seeing this scene, Song Ziwen, Zhang Mufei and Gong Yeti finally understood why the principal changed his name and called Zhou Zhihan.

As for the current form, it was useless to change Mao Bang's first arrival. Song Ziwen tried every means during this period and found all those who might have helped China, but it was useless. When Zhou Zhihan came, the lieutenant general's mentor immediately picked him up and introduced him to the president's adviser.

After only Chinese personnel were left in the room, Song Ziwen sat on the sofa and was worried about drinking coffee. He said worriedly: "Originally, my country's purchase of P40 fighter jets had reached a preliminary agreement with the United States, but who knew that Cheng Yaojin had appeared halfway.

The money we used to buy this batch of fighter jets was to donate domestically and loans. Now the Japanese are determined to win. They threatened to buy this batch of fighter jets for any amount of money. The Americans are for profit, and the trade between them and the Japanese is huge. It is impossible to favor us in this matter. This is very difficult."

Zhou Zhihan stood up, walked to the window and opened the curtains. It was almost dusk. Looking at the traffic on the streets outside, the people's faces were peaceful. He was very envious. Then he lit a cigarette and looked out the window and said, "When at home, the Supreme Command believed that the Japanese said they were determined to win these fighter jets was just a cover. The ultimate goal was to put pressure on the US government, so that the United States did not dare to sell even a bullet to China.
Chapter completed!