War will never end!
In human history, wars have never ended. Even the history of every country is itself a history of war. Any country that survives today must defeat foreign enemies again and again.
The only way to survive is to fight!
These eight words can be seen everywhere in the military camp in Nanhua. The walls of the airship depot at the Army Airship Field are no exception. These eight words remind people that fighting is the only way to survive.
The difference from the past is that today, in the huge airship field, no airships can be seen. It is not that they cannot be seen, the huge airships actually have their airbags deflated.
The once majestic airship has become a deflated balloon.
"Really, so much hydrogen is just wasted!"
Seeing his airship in this state, Wang Xinyue couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.
The complaints from his subordinates made Li Du smile.
"Isn't it also partially recovered? Hydrogen is a bit expensive, but flying directly there will not only take a long time, but also the risk of sea navigation is very high. If an accident occurs, it will not be good.
After all, we only have fifty-eight airships in total."
"Besides, this mission is very important. Have you studied the route well?"
"Sir, let's go to the office to talk."
The so-called office is in the corner of the airship cabin, an office of more than ten square meters. The walls and tables are covered with maps.
After entering the office and closing the door, Wang Xinyue spread out a map and said.
"According to the plan, the troops will first arrive at Madita at the mouth of the Congo River by boat, and then we will open an airship field there. After the troops have rested, they will move from the air to the second starting point. What about the local airship field?"
Wang Xinyue looked up at the officer and asked.
"It must be completed by then!"
"It will definitely be completed. When you set off, there will be troops taking ships to Guinea. In half a month at most, the airship field will definitely be opened."
"Not only do we need to build an airship field, but we also need to build an airship hangar. The local environment is tropical. If there is a tropical storm and there is no protection from the airship hangar, it will be bad if the airship is damaged."
"I know!"
Li Du nodded and traced his fingers along the inland route drawn between Madita and Guinea.
"This is our route."
"Yes, our route will be as inland as possible. My plan is to take the airship to Kinshasa by train after landing in Madita, and then set off from the inland. This can avoid tropical storms along the coast, even if we encounter
When the storm reaches the interior, the wind will weaken a lot. It will wait for orders after arriving at the new city port in Guinea, but the airship cabin must be built as soon as possible. After all, the local rainy season starts in June."
While Wang Xinyue was supervising the airship hangar again, Li Du had already set his sights on another route, which pointed directly to the north. Where is the end of the route?
It's France!
According to the plan, they will sail all the way to France!
"Paris……"
Looking at the map, Li Du said seriously.
"Our ultimate goal for this voyage is Paris. After arriving in Paris, we will join the war. What we need is to cover the French army's operations from the air. This is our advantage. In the entire Europe
The sky is our only existence."
"Why can't we send troops directly from Nanhua to France by ship? After all, wouldn't it be safer? Now our route, although divided into two sections, has a total voyage of more than 8,000 kilometers. Each section is 4,000 kilometers
We have never conducted such a long voyage before. At most, it is a long-distance voyage of 3,000 kilometers."
As the most experienced captain of the airship force, Wang Xinyue once flew the airship all the way south to Tierra del Fuego. After symbolically replenishing supplies to the local garrison, he returned and flew back to Nanhua.
That was the longest distance traveled by air in human history so far. But now? He is going to lead his troops on a farther voyage.
"Our flight is not just to help France! It's for testing!"
When Li Du was speaking, he glanced outside the door subconsciously. Even though he knew that someone was guarding the door and would not let anyone get close, he still lowered his voice and said.
"Our voyage this time is ostensibly to support France at the appropriate time, but in fact, it is to prepare for the next expedition."
"For the next expedition?"
Wang Xinyue said doubtfully.
"What do you mean, sir?"
"U.K!"
Li Du pointed to another corner on the map and said softly.
"U.K!"
Opening his eyes wide, Wang Xinyue exclaimed in a low voice.
"Are there any problems between us and Britain?"
"How can there be no problem? Britain has always been hostile to our control of the La Plata River Basin. The reason why we aid France is that we are worried that France's defeat will cause Britain to lose control, and then they will reach into South China.
At that time, even if we don’t want to fight, we will have no choice but to fight.”
Explaining the reason for supporting France, Li Du said with some sigh.
"But we don't know the outcome of this war, but what is certain is that the conflict between us and the British in the future is inevitable. His Majesty and the staff believe that in the next ten to fifteen years,
, we are very likely to break out of war with Britain, so we need to use this opportunity to conduct a long-distance voyage test."
Walking to the map, Li Du drew another line on the map with his finger.
"Once a war breaks out between us and Britain, the airship troops will take off from Guinea, go straight to the British mainland, and bomb British factories, especially shipyards, to weaken Britain's war potential through large-scale bombing. After all, our
The industrial strength is far inferior to that of Britain, but by bombing British factories, it can weaken Britain's industrial strength. In this way, the war will develop in our favor."
This... war can actually be fought like this!
Even though Wang Xinyue was an officer in the airship unit, this style of fighting still shocked him speechless.
Once upon a time, what did he think the airship was used for?
It was nothing more than bombing, bombing, and bombing again. But he never thought that one day airships could sail thousands of kilometers to carry out air "expeditions" and directly destroy the enemy's war potential by bombing factories.
"Sir, this, this..."
Looking at the stunned Wang Xinyue, Li Du patted his shoulder and said.
"Don't flatter me, I didn't come up with this strategy, it was His Majesty. His Majesty called this "strategic bombing"!"
This chapter has been completed!