November 23, 1869.
After this day, the rules of the war game were changed. Before this, war seemed to be at a certain distance from civilians.
But now the war has come directly to everyone. From then on, there is no distinction between the front line and the rear in the war.
In the following days, Buenos Aires was bombed twice more, but unlike the previous warnings, these two bombings were carried out without any warning.
Although the bombing only targeted areas such as train stations and ports, the impact on people's morale was conceivable.
Thousands of people have left the city, unable to continue living here under the threat of death.
Under such continuous bombardment, even the strongest person will fall into collapse. I don’t know how many people will be awakened by the slightest movement in their sleep, and then scream in terror.
Continuous bombings have made airships a nightmare for everyone. What is even more desperate is that there is nothing they can do about it, they can only stand on the ground and wait for death.
Waiting for death is the most despairing thing.
In fact, even the bombing on November 23 did not cause as much damage as imagined. Even the fire only destroyed about one-third of the city, and most areas were spared.
It was a disaster, but fear still permeated people's hearts.
Among all kinds of rumors, the power of airships has been infinitely exaggerated. Overnight, airships have become synonymous with death. Rumors about airship bombing and the complete destruction of Buenos Aires during the bombing have always been
spread to Europe.
In Europe, current affairs cartoonists used cartoons to depict scenes of airship bombings. Under their brushes, Buenos Aires was razed to the ground. Many newspapers even deliberately made up news in order to attract readers' attention.
In order to achieve a better sensational effect, the reporters used their imagination a little bit and added a little more material.
But they had a little more imagination, and as a result, they wrote that the bombing of Buenos Aires was like a scene that was destroyed in a volcanic eruption like the ancient city of Pompeii.
The explosion of a 2,500 kilogram aerial bomb is even more shocking than the scene of a volcanic eruption. When it explodes, it is not as simple as shaking the earth, but like a strong earthquake. Everything will be destroyed. Only one
Such a bomb is enough to destroy a city. This is simply unprecedented...an exaggeration!
In short, in their description, Nanhua's airship has simply become the most powerful war machine in the world, and has even become a symbol of Satan in the world. It is simply the most perfect war machine in the history of human warfare, and it is a destroyable war machine.
All weapons are the concentrated expression of all human wisdom and human science and technology.
As a result, these reporters finally succeeded in making everyone believe their lies!
Let everyone believe that the airship is powerful and a weapon that human beings cannot resist. It cannot be resisted by any ordinary weapon and is enough to destroy any city.
In their imaginations, Paris, London, Berlin, Vienna, cities one after another, were destroyed by airship bombings.
In such a war, there are no more front lines and civilians. All that is left is destruction. In order to win the war, those soldiers will drive airships to any city, and then head down unscrupulously.
Air-dropped bombs.
And they will not be as civilized as the South Chinese. They will never steal leaflets to warn people in the city. They will use bombs to directly bomb the city, causing people in the city to die.
"The terror of death will help soldiers win the war! In the future, because of the emergence of airships, wars will be fought with barbarity that humans have never seen before."
"Humanity will eventually be destroyed at the hands of humans, and airships will destroy human civilization."
"Airships are the most cruel invention in human history. For the future of human civilization, the civilized world must ban the use of airships in war."
Faced with such a "prophecy", many well-known scholars have called for the safety of the world, all countries should refuse to use airships, and military personnel of all countries should refuse to use airships to bomb civilians and cities based on gentlemanly demeanor. In their words, use airships to bomb cities.
It's inhumane.
Even if it is a bombing, one should "like the benevolent South Chinese, give a warning first and give civilians time to evacuate the city."
After reporters' exaggerations and scholars' serious treatment, especially those scholars' unfounded and unfounded descriptions of urban destruction in salon gatherings, a serious sequelae emerged.
Already.
For a time, from Britain to France, from Prussia to Austria, and from Austria to Russia, ordinary people were in awe of airships far more than any kind of weapon. How could they not be in awe? In the past, those weapons were far away from them.
The power of warships has become powerful, but they can only threaten cities on the seaside. But what about airships? Any city may fall into his clutches. Maybe while they are eating steak and drinking red wine, a bomb will
It fell on the head.
Airships have become a topic that everyone talks about after dinner. The topic that soldiers talk about is the changes that airships bring to war. But what about ordinary people? Of course it is the destruction that airships bring. After people exaggerate it, airships have even become myths and legends.
The devil in the air, it flies in the air, spreading death wherever it passes!
Even according to people's word of mouth, airships are even more terrifying than the most powerful battleships. Even the most powerful battleships cannot catch up with it, and it is impossible for humans to fight against it.
The power of airships!
In this way, it has been constantly exaggerated in various rumors. The harm of such rumors is serious. No one knows, but one thing is certain, anyone who cares about national security will loudly question - our airship
Woolen cloth?
From Moscow to Paris, from Vienna to London, politicians and soldiers are shouting that we also need to build our own airship force.
At the end of 1869, airships became the most fashionable topic in Europe. Of course, for the country, this topic was not only fashionable, but also related to the life and death of the country.
As the emperor of France, Napoleon III, like many others, was also attracted by the novelty of airships.
In fact, when he received the telegram from Lesseps Bonaparte last month, His Majesty the Emperor did not think the airship was of any importance, but it is different now.
After all, the whole world is talking about the airship now. Everyone is talking about its huge power and how it destroys cities one after another.
Paris and Vienna may all be razed to the ground by airship bombing. As for the army, it is even less worth mentioning in the face of airship bombing.
Facing such a powerful guy, how could Napoleon 30 not care?
"Is this Nanhua's airship?"
Standing in front of the airship model, the Third Emperor looked at the spindle-shaped airship and the suspended cabin below and asked doubtfully.
"General, are you sure how many tons of bombs it can carry?"
Raising his head, Napoleon III asked,
"Yes, Your Majesty, the British have seen with their own eyes how it destroys cities. According to our calculations, if we have 100 airships, we can drop hundreds of tons of bombs at a time. Even a fleet cannot fire so many shells!
"
Edmond Leboeuf, the Secretary of War who had just taken office a few months ago, responded to airships even faster than the Secretary of the Navy, not because he responded quickly to new technologies, but because... he and Lesser
Bu is a friend. In Lessep's letter, he had already clearly told him what role the airship would play in land warfare.
He was dubious at first, but soon he no longer had any doubts. Besides, there were so many people who witnessed how Buenos Aires was destroyed by bombing.
There was even a British naval fleet among the witnesses. They were also stunned by the tremendous power displayed by the airship.
At this time, how could he, as the Minister of War, turn a blind eye to such a powerful weapon.
"For large-scale military gatherings, the bombs and nails it dropped are extremely deadly. Lesseb's letter mentioned that it once killed tens of thousands of Argentine soldiers with special dart-type nails..."
In fact, when Edmond Leboeuf first learned about this incident from Lesseps' letter, he thought it was extremely absurd.
airship?
nail?
It is simply ridiculous, but now? No one would doubt it! After all, the whole world has witnessed the destruction of Buenos Aires.
"Oh my God! God bless those poor guys!"
Staring at the model of the airship, Napoleon III murmured.
"If he can drop hundreds of tons of bombs, he will definitely be able to level a city to the ground. No wonder those scientists are so afraid of him."
As the emperor, Napoleon III stared at the model of the airship. No matter how he looked at it, he could not imagine that this guy could be so powerful.
He had seen airships before, but he had never thought that they could be loaded with several tons of bombs. Of course, Nanhua's airship was definitely no small thing.
It was a huge thing that was tens of meters long.
"If it is really that powerful, then we must get it. Perhaps as those scientists said, whoever controls the sky in the future will also control the world."
Then Napoleon III asked again doubtfully.
"But are you sure we can't build such an airship?"
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