Chapter 895 The sky is falling (4600 big chapters, please subscribe)
In the seventh year of Shengde, October 11th.
In the early morning, when the sun shines on the west bank of the Uruguay River and disperses the fairy-like river fog on the river, Ma Guangming, the commander of the 5th Aerospace Wing, has already put on a flight jacket - a dark brown horsehide.
Jacket, a boneless military cap on his head, and a revolver slung around his waist. After walking out of the tent, he looked at the airship field.
The so-called airship field is actually just a large wilderness on the grassland on the west bank of the Uruguay River. This wilderness was selected by the airship force as a temporary airship field a few months ago. The airship force officers and soldiers are stationed nearby.
The surrounding large grassland is a military restricted area.
But it is just a temporary airship field. After the troops were stationed, they were busy with construction. At present, all the facilities in the airship field were built by the soldiers in a month and a half. Among the airship fields, the most important thing is
Mooring tower and various supporting warehouses and maintenance workshops.
Compared with officer dormitories, dormitories and the like, these are the most important, so officers including Ma Guangming all live in tents.
The most important facility at the airship field is the ground support facility. In addition to the tethering tower, various warehouses also need to be established - hydrogen cylinders and hydrogen recovery machines, gasoline, ammunition and various spare parts need to be stored separately.
Not only that, they also need to be dispersed to ensure that even if an accident occurs, it will not affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.
Among all the equipment, hydrogen cylinders seem to be the most dangerous, but in fact, they are almost as dangerous as ammunition. After all, cylinders are basically useless unless they are hit by bullets or shells.
It is safe, but in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, all spare parts are stored in multiple warehouses in batches. Each small warehouse must be surrounded by sandbags to build an explosion-proof wall to prevent the explosion from affecting surrounding facilities.
Besides that, what is the most important thing?
It's the maintenance shop that looks similar to a stadium - every time the airship completes its flight mission, it needs to be maintained and inspected immediately. The steps that look like seats are the area where the ground crew checks air bags, engines and other equipment.
One thing that is very certain is that in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty's airship force has not only had six powerful floating wings on the surface, but what is more important? It has formed a set of scientific operations.
management system.
In fact, airships seem to be cheaper to manufacture and use than warships, but without strong industrial strength, reliable technicians and engineers, airships full of flammable gas may be more dangerous to one's own people than to the enemy!
Today is the time for the floating troops to attack!
Ma Guangming, who walked out of the tent, looked at the airships in front of him. In the take-off and landing field with only twenty mooring towers, the seventy-two hydrogen airships did not form a cross shape surrounding the mooring towers as usual.
around, but lined up in an open field.
Underneath each airship, trucks driven by ground officers and soldiers were carefully loading bombs onto the airship... This should be the most dangerous thing. Although the bomb's safety was not released, no one could bear any accident.
After Ma Guangming arrived at the airship take-off and landing area by car, deputy commander Wu Chengyang quickly paused the work at hand. Before he could salute, Ma Guangming asked.
"How long until we can leave?"
Wu Chengyang quickly reported:
"Sir, the troops have completed routine inspections before taking off, and the reloading has basically been completed. Fifty-six of the 72 airships in the fleet are ready! The troops can set off in twenty minutes at most!"
Ma Guangming said with a slight nod.
"Let's go when you're ready! This time, we're going to teach them a lesson."
Although the Ming Dynasty's airships appeared during the Franco-Prussian War, it blinded the eyes of the military around the world. Although the armies and navies of Britain, France, Russia, Austria and other countries were equipped with a large number of airships, their use of airships in combat was still unclear.
But it has great limitations. They only use airships for reconnaissance and bombing, otherwise they are just like throwing aviation darts.
In short, there is no innovation at all.
The military is also a place that requires the spirit of innovation, especially in war. Only an army with an innovative spirit can win the war.
In this regard, the Ming army was certainly innovative.
The reason why both France and Russia asked the Ming Dynasty to send military advisors after the war broke out was that they wanted to master more airship warfare technology by learning from the Ming Dynasty.
Even now, after the war broke out, many countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, have sent their observation groups over, just to see with their own eyes how the Ming Dynasty's airships operate.
Just like now, the British observer in the Fifth Wing is an old acquaintance of the Imperial Security Bureau - Major Bryan. As early as last year, Bryan was already on the Imperial Security Bureau's spy list.
Of course, as a "friendly country" during the war, Ming Dynasty would definitely not refuse its request to send observers. Just like the French observers can go south with the Brazilian fleet, as long as there is no declaration of war, they are friendly countries.
In addition to Brian, Captain Arthur MacArthur from the United States was also traveling with him. As the military attache stationed in the Ming Dynasty, although he had just arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he still asked to accompany the army for observation. As an army officer, he did not accompany the army.
Instead, he took the initiative to accompany the airship troops to watch the battle.
"Will they allow us to come aboard, Major?"
Once again, MacArthur looked at Colonel Ma Guangming with some worry.
"Do they have a reason to say no?"
Brian looked at those huge airships and said.
"We are all friends after all!"
Yes, as long as there is no declaration of war, they are all friends... MacArthur thought in his heart. He stared at the airship with only one thought in his mind. He wanted to see for himself how powerful the airship was!
After all, the United States is very likely to go to war with Ming Dynasty in the future, and the enemy always needs to understand it first!
As they talked, they walked towards Ma Guangming. Seeing these two friendly people coming over, Ma Guangming said with a smile.
"Hello, Major Bryan, Captain MacArthur! What can I do for you?"
"Sir, we know your troops are preparing to set off, and we hope to join you in action!"
"Yes, sir, the reason why we are here is to witness with our own eyes the power of your country's airship force!"
Compared to Bryan, MacArthur was polite when he spoke.
"I see!"
Nodding, Ma Guangming, who had already received the instructions, did not refuse.
"Okay, but you can't enter the other cabins!"
I will definitely not refuse if I refuse. After all, this is related to the Ming Dynasty's strategic deception plan. The most critical part of whether this strategic deception plan can be implemented smoothly is whether the European and American powers can see the powerful combat effectiveness of the airship. Visit and accompany
Of course it is the most effective way.
Of course, a certain sense of mystery must also be maintained. The more mysterious it is, the more they desire it.
"Sir, please rest assured that we will only operate within the scope designated by you."
At this moment, the siren sounded in the airship field.
Ma Guangming looked at the two of them and said.
"You two, this is the signal for the crew to board the boat... In ten minutes, we will attack!"
Then Ma Guangming smiled at MacArthur and said:
"Captain, you will follow me on boat No. 1 in a moment, and our boat will be the vanguard!"
Then he said to Brian again,
"Major, if you take boat No. 53, you can observe the bombing effect from the rear!"
…
As airships rose into the sky one after another, seventy-two white airships that looked like clouds soon appeared above the airship field. These airships were driven by propellers driven by gasoline engines, heading northeast
Fly within Brazil.
After the airship took off, it quickly reached an altitude of 2,500 meters.
The 12-cylinder engine was very noisy when it was running, and the airship cabin naturally seemed extremely noisy. The roar of the engine and the roar of the propeller all merged into a thunderous noise in the air.
But this did not prevent Ma Guangming and Brian from drinking coffee while watching the scenery.
If there were no surrounding noise, their behavior would only make people think that they were in a cafe. In fact, the cabin of the airship is not spacious, and it can even be said to be a bit crowded. There are as many as ten crew members operating the airship alone.
, but there is a separate small room at the end of each cabin - this is a lounge. The Kunpeng airship is the latest airship of the Ming Dynasty. It is different from ordinary soft airships. It has a semi-hard shell structure and uses a large number of light weights.
The wooden structure truss greatly increases its structure. Compared with the original soft airship, it is larger and more wind-resistant. It is more suitable for patrolling on the ocean because it has a large endurance and can fly continuously.
For several days and nights, the crew members naturally need a rest room so that they can take turns to rest.
This is now Brian's cabin.
"Major, you can directly observe the ground from here. You see, the view here is very good. It can be said that it is second only to the cockpit..."
Looking at the closed cabin, Brian, who was wearing a flight jacket, was also helpless. He originally thought he could enter the airship to find out, but he never thought that he would now be trapped in this rest room like a prisoner. But he could
What to say?
"Sir Ma, may you know where our target is?"
“Boot camp in Brazil!”
Ma Guangming answered directly.
"Our goal is to bomb the new military camp. It is expected..."
Ma Guangming said after looking at his watch.
"Arrive here in an hour! By then, you can see very intuitively how we fight from here."
Can it also be seen from here?
Brian was skeptical, but what could he say?
After Ma Guangming left, Brian looked at the cabin. Apart from a small table and six folding beds, the cabin looked very simple. The airship soldier had never been a happy branch, just like now.
Being at a high altitude, he only felt that the cabin was very cold, even his leather jacket was cold.
"I'm afraid this trip will be in vain!"
Brian was not the only one who felt this way, MacArthur also felt the same. Trapped in the lounge like a prisoner, he could only lie on the folding bed and observe the sky, clouds, and ground outside the cabin through the portholes.
rivers, grasslands and forests.
I don't know how long it took, but MacArthur felt something changed inside the cabin. The noisy roar suddenly became much quieter. Looking outside the cabin, he could see that the two engines in the front had been shut down, and only the tail engine was still on.
Operation.
"The speed seems to be much slower. What are they doing?"
When MacArthur looked outside the cabin in confusion, Brian in the guidance boat also noticed this. With a confused face, he just looked outside the cabin in confusion. Ma Guangming, who was in the cockpit, looked at
The deputy captain ordered.
"After arriving near the target, turn off the engine and use the wind to fly over the target."
The airship engine is very noisy and can easily expose its target. In order to hide its whereabouts as much as possible, the Ming Dynasty's airship troops developed the tactic of "silently engaging the enemy" as early as two years ago. This tactic is very simple, that is, shut down in advance.
Some engines move with the help of wind, and when they reach the target area, all engines are shut down.
The sound of the engine is the biggest weakness of the airship. After turning off the engine, the airship is almost like a "floating cloud" in the sky.
After another ten minutes, the sound of the engine disappeared. Both Blair and MacArthur looked outside the cabin in surprise.
Why did they shut down the engine!
Suddenly, both of them seemed to understand - because of the sound!
"The Brazilians can't even detect them!"
Although it was far away, Brian still saw the Brazilian military camp on the ground - the so-called military camp is a camping area covering tens of thousands of acres, where Brazilians from all over the country train. Most of them live in thatched huts, but there are also
Not everyone, at least for Noah, Roger and others, they, volunteers from foreign countries, live in wooden houses.
"Oh, damn, I didn't expect there were so many niggers!"
"Yes, and he is actually in the same army as us."
As usual, Noah and Roger, standing under the balcony of the corridor, looked at the black slave soldiers in the hut. Like other volunteers from the United States, most of them looked incomprehensible.
"We are here to defend white people, but we have to fight with black people. God really knows how to joke..."
In America today, who is the person with the lowest status?
Of course it is black people. The defeat of the Civil War and the division of the United States have caused many Americans to blame black people for the division. If it were not for the damn black people, how could the United States be divided? How could millions of people die?
Woolen cloth?
Everything that goes wrong is the fault of niggas. Before the war, there was a market for black people to gain freedom in the North of the United States. However, after the war, black people became the targets of anger from all walks of life, even in many places including New York.
There have been many violent riots against black people.
As members of the Native American Association, Noah, Roger and others were inherently hostile to blacks. Now that they were in an army with a group of black slaves, they were certainly a little uncomfortable.
"They're just a bunch of cannon fodder."
A few white soldiers who were playing cards turned to Noah and the others and said, while they were playing cards, there were two black soldiers standing next to them, listening to their orders like servants.
For these black slaves who had just left the plantation, they had long been accustomed to all this.
And more black soldiers are busy on the training ground. They are learning how to march and how to line up. The empty training ground is dark and crowded with recruits...
When Dalsilva, carrying a rifle, followed the white officer's command, his eyes would occasionally look to the distant sky.
The sky seems different from usual.
Those clouds are moving, they must be blown by the wind. Whenever he is upset in the plantation, he will look at the clouds in the sky. However, he does not long for freedom. Freedom is not a good thing, as the masters said
In that way, black people in the North of the United States even fled to the South, because in the North they were killed at will like wild dogs. In the South, at least they had owners who would protect them.
No, the clouds seem to be moving?
No, the cloud has fallen!
Staring at the rapidly falling clouds in the sky, a thought suddenly came to Dalsilva's mind - the sky is falling!
The sky is falling!
What is falling is not just a cloud, but the sky. Many clouds in the sky are falling!
Dalsilva, who was taking steps, stared blankly at the sky. As soon as he stopped, he almost tripped over the soldiers behind him.
"Dalsilva, you idiot, what are you doing?"
"Master, heaven, heaven..."
Pointing his finger at the sky, Dalsilva said in horror.
"The sky is falling!"
(End of chapter)
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