Iron Cross Fire

A few days later, the "private guards" from Austria-Hungary were transported to Berlin, and the manufacturing of aircraft was carried out in full swing.

As for the new army group established by Germany, they said it had not been fully assembled yet and it would take a few days to wait.

Kuster was also able to free up time and concentrate on making aircraft.

First of all, he had to get through the German hurdle. Every day, officials harassed Kuster's work, either asking for a reduction in patent fees or looking for trouble.

In name, they harassed Kuster for condolences or other reasons, but in reality they wanted to monitor his actions.

Even if Kuster was on guard and they could not find anything, it did not prevent them from ruining Kuster's good mood and interfering with his work progress.

These people were all German government officials and were not directly instructed by the emperor, so he also knew that if he wanted to get rid of them, he could only rely on one person.

So Kuster wrote to the German emperor, asking him to see the old friendship, open up, and allow him to go somewhere else, even to the front line where bullets and shells were flying, as long as it was not in the Alps.

It is worth mentioning that Kuster sent a total of twelve letters, one every hour from 8 am to 8 pm.

As expected, nine letters were rejected. The remaining three were approved, but the German emperor drew a big question mark at the end of two of them.

Kuster took the letter of approval and went to the political officer in Berlin.

The political officer saw the visitor clearly and looked at the letter again. His face was full of disbelief, but he could not find any flaws after looking left and right. He could only identify it as a genuine product. He allowed Kuster and his men to go to the plain outside Frankfurt and sent two guards companies to rush there.

Unfortunately, there was no train for this group of people to use, so Kuster had to quickly pull this group of people out of the city center and walk to Frankfurt.

About four days later, the German army group had not yet assembled.

However, this was also within Kuster's expectations. He guessed that it was the work of civil servants and officers again.

Kuster handed the design of the aircraft drawings to more than 40 experienced engineers who came. The frame was built that night, and the speed was astonishing.

However, it was very simple, without tires, and could only be driven by foot; the plane made of wooden boards was really just a frame, and it was just a lifting when used as a glider.

But it was good enough to be built, and Kuster began to let several night owls use this plane to hone their flying skills.

With the escort of professional coaches and the protection of parachutes, these people returned safely after leaving the high ground. But the plane was gone.

The next day, the wreckage of the plane was found, and the engineers used steel to hand-make the plane based on the wooden plane as a template.

But they found that the steel was too heavy and they found it hard to believe that it could take off.

Seeing them pushing and pulling, Kuster suddenly slapped his forehead and said it was a mistake, and quickly asked people to make a batch of new steel in Austria-Hungary, and then rushed to transport it.

The main component of this batch of new steel is aluminum, plus some high-strength and corrosion-resistant metals such as manganese and nickel.

However, it would take at least a few days to build it.

These days cannot be wasted, so let's train pilots.

So Kuster asked the engineers to continue to train by hand with wooden biplanes.

On July 28, new steel finally arrived. During this period, they built a total of eight wooden planes, and trained 180 people from morning to night, which is equivalent to 5,400 people per month.

The engineers almost never rested, and were busy every day and night. Forgetting food and sleep has become the norm.

But working like this for twelve consecutive days, only these few planes were built. Kuster realized the seriousness of the problem.

In order to keep it secret, he brought a few people here, and the military forces could only be stationed in the wilderness outside the city.

Supplies can be directly obtained from the Germans in the city, but strategic materials are more difficult and require official approval. Kuster, who is not a German, cannot transfer them at all.

The work system is even more problematic. The Second Industrial Revolution just ended because of the war, but Kuster and his group are still stuck in the pre-revolution period, using primitive manual production methods to produce highly sophisticated war machines.

Various factors led to their extremely slow progress. At the beginning, engineers could rely on their enthusiasm to produce an airplane in a day, although it was a piece of scrap metal.

Kuster thought carefully and finally took a difficult step - he planned to share technology.

Not only to Germany, but to the entire Allied Powers. Anyone who is a die-hard brother of the German Emperor can get the technology related to aircraft.

Although Kuster is from Austria-Hungary, he should dedicate his interests to Franz without reservation, and doing so will cause all the confidentiality work of the past few days to be in vain.

But he is also a smart man, and the power of the empire is not in his hands. Even if he has a high reputation, it cannot guarantee that he can gain absolute dominance after the war ends and the empire falls apart.

Compared with the cunning and treacherous Austro-Hungarian high-level officials, the capricious German Emperor is so simple. The water of the Austro-Hungarian Parliament is too deep, and he dare not enter.

Sometimes, external assistance is far more important than one's own strength. Although there will be various sovereignty problems, at least a regime can be established.

There is another reason for doing this: the German emperor told him that the army group has assembled in Belgium and must arrive within three days.

Some people discussed this matter and said that Kuster wanted to end the war as soon as possible and speed up the surrender of the Allies.

In fact, Kuster's purpose is very simple, that is, he just wants to be a ruler casually.

The Allies showed their advantages in the war. Even a blind man can see that the German army will have another military parade under the city of Paris. A few more planes cannot affect the situation.

Before leaving, Kuster asked this group of people to keep up with the progress. Engineers still build planes every day, energetic young men fly planes, and coaches shoot planes below.

When the steel from Austria-Hungary arrives, they will start to produce aluminum planes on the drawings, and then install engines.

If the effect is good, you can try to develop a side business - the JU-88 model.

Kuster only revealed the JU-87 model to various countries, and this panacea is still kept as a bottom of the box.

And what the engineers need to do is to make this plane strong enough to be able to fly stably and horizontally at an altitude of thousands of meters and drop bombs.

After getting the guarantee, Kuster put on his military cap and took a special car to Brussels.

Watching the vehicle go farther and farther away until it fades into the shadows, the engineers also started working, looking for materials to continue making airplanes.

Several young people were envious of the roaring car and complained:

"When can we go to the battlefield?"

The disabled coach next to him looked at him with a complicated look.

"My child, the first battle is a boy's first kiss - my superior said so to me. But you know, there is always a price to pay for love."

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