Chapter five hundred and forty-ninth went crooked again
In Nagadai City, the 10th Experimental Group, which arrived earlier, followed the orders of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and everyone and materials entered the designated airships. At the same time, all airships docked at Nagadai Airport must be moored at designated locations.
Generally speaking, they are distributed on the periphery of the airport, leaving a relatively large space in the center, so that latecomers can intuitively dock at the center of the surrounding network.
In the first row outside the open space in the center is the airship that houses the troops of the 10th Group. All ships are kept activated so that they can immediately set off on the airship after receiving the order to transfer; or
After receiving the order to attack, immediately leave the ship and surround the target.
And this time the empire's combat preparations are not limited to just one brigade. There are also several airships with particularly excellent attack capabilities and altitude limits, which enter the clouds to ambush. As soon as the target appears, the sky will be blocked immediately, and it must be
You can't escape even if you let the other party escape.
It was just this instruction from the Gwana Empire that made the owners of these requisitioned airships quite dissatisfied. If the Haider Empire had formed an airship army, it would never have made such a mistake.
Whether in the sky, on the sea, or even on land, speed means everything. If the Sid was really as the intelligence said, none of the boat owners thought that they could intercept the opponent.
The moving airships are bombarded either at close range or by experienced gunners who know how to predict the amount. But the premise of these experiences is that there is not much difference in the speed of the two airships. At the speed of the Sid
, probably after aiming well and preparing to fire, the target escaped from the shooting line.
In fact, after this incident, the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Gwana Empire also brought up the idea of establishing an airship corps for internal discussion. The reason why this proposal was shelved before was because the shipbuilding technology was not as good as that of the Haider Empire.
Secondly, it is not like there are many high-quality woods in Haider that are suitable for shipbuilding and belong to the magic material level.
Regardless of the technical issues, the cost of building an airship similar to that of the Haider Empire in the Gwana Empire will be much more expensive than others. However, these problems will no longer be a problem after capturing the Sid.
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The Gwana Empire suffered a loss in this operation. As a hostile party, they certainly understand the significance of the Sid's speed advantage better than others. They do not need to build it to a legion level, as long as they can transport a
The brigade means that they can put the power of the empire's sword into any battlefield at will, move in and out quickly, and tear up the battle line at will before the enemy can react.
So in the military drawing room, the young officer who was free began to discuss the use of this airship brigade. At the same time, he was thinking about which brigade in the first army should be disbanded, and let the third brigade, which had only been established for about three years,
Experimental Brigade 10, move the number forward.
The attitude of everyone from top to bottom seemed to be that the Sid was already in their pocket. This made the Minister of Military Affairs, who was waiting in the military drawing room, feel a sense of unreasonable worry. A group of people who had never experienced any major setbacks.
Young people, is it not too early for them to stay in such an important place?
In Nagadai City, the extraordinary beings from the Tenth Experimental Group gathered on the same airship. This airship was the most luxurious and fastest among the requisitioned airships. Due to military regulations,
, they couldn't drink. But they still made a big pot of refreshing tea to keep everyone in the best condition.
Their mission involves limited destruction of the airship so that the target cannot take off again. So they all keep the most destructive weapons beside them and wait for the target to appear.
It's just that the waiting time is not that easy. There is an impatient person who is pacing back and forth in the airship, making other people feel equally upset.
"Big guy, stop. You're almost knocking me out." Someone said dissatisfiedly.
The person who complained was equally dissatisfied, saying: "Why hasn't the target appeared yet? It's just a few kittens, and that black dragon looks more difficult. Wouldn't it be better to finish the fight early and go back to rest early?"
"Be patient." The captain, who is also an extraordinary person and has the same rank as a general, warned the juniors who have entered the same realm and said: "Sometimes the difference between the hunter and the prey is who is more patient."
"Here we come!" A young man with aristocratic status, a specially dispatched officer from the Military Library, suddenly shouted. He quickly operated the interface on the Water Mirror Technique screen, and under the watchful eyes of everyone in the airship
, said excitedly: "The latest sighting location of the Sid is Lebapu City."
The impatient Transcendents who had been waiting for a long time immediately shouted: "Great! Now that we know the target location, we will set off immediately to surround them and kill them!" Although the voice shouted loudly, there were only a few people who responded. Sensing the abnormality,
He looked at the blank expressions of the others and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why haven't you set off yet?"
After coughing and clearing his throat, the captain of the 10th Battalion asked the officer accompanying the team who came from the military map room nearby, and said, "Well, where is Lebapu City? It doesn't seem to be a city near Nagadai."
Equally dumbfounded was the officer who accompanied the team who was very excited at first. The plan made by the military drawing room cannot be said to be too detailed. With Nagadai City as the center, there are more than ten places around that may be the target for the airship to dock.
Cities all have a supporting plan based on distance and distance.
Those who are closer have more time, can carry more equipment, and make sufficient preparations for battle. Available attack plans include waiting until the opponent is resting in the hotel, surrounding them, and then launching an attack at night. Those who are farther away have less time to spare.
But it is still possible to achieve a minimum level of preparation and planning.
It's just that... these cities do not include 'Lebapu City'. The reason is simple, because Lebapu City is not near the Alberz Mountains at all, that is, it is not a city on the Alberz Line. It is after crossing the mountains.
, and after flying northwest for several days, we arrived at a city on the edge of the desert, a barren land. We all found this place after looking for it on the map of the entire territory of the country for a long time.
Then everyone who was paying attention to the movement of the Sid, whether they were in the military drawing room of the Military Affairs Department in the imperial capital, or on the airship in Nagadai City, or stationed in the military camp in Heilis City, all collapsed. Of course.
, and some even laughed out loud.
It would take at least ten days to take an ordinary airship from Basra City to Lebapu City. In other words, the speed of the Sid was even faster than what it showed the day before. And they also
Completely deviating from the direction of Estali, the magician's holy city, heading towards a place that is beyond reach. This situation makes the young noble officers in the military drawing room not go crazy!
Just like the rules on the chessboard, the pawn can only move forward one square, and cannot move more or change direction. As a result, the idiot on the opposite side who can't play chess directly flipped the chessboard, leaving no square, and the only pawn in his hand
You can go wherever you want, you are so willful to the extreme.
However, if they really paid attention to the intelligence of this group of people, and seriously thought and analyzed it, the movements of the Sid would not be surprising.
First of all, although the original appearance cannot be seen, the Sid is not a newly built airship, but is modified from the goblin airship Hindenburg. The original Hindenburg was built with a huge gas ball
The bladder provides buoyancy, and the Goblin version of the fuel engine serves as the propulsion power mechanism.
Although the modified Sid abandoned the balloon, and the buoyancy was provided by a better magic device. However, the design of the fuel engine was still retained, but it was changed out of its original shape. Of course, this is from the perspective of the ordinary natives of the Lost Lands.
; For someone, he just used the mature engine design of the earth.
Since the engine is still the main propulsion power of the Sid and the secondary source of supplementary power, it is bound to replenish fuel. In Midland, the extracted crude oil is provided to the fractionation tower installed inside the airship.
Refined.
Crude oil is not completely useless in Lost Land. At least as a weapon of war, it can create flames that are difficult to extinguish. Therefore, in the 'land of death where black water overflows', there are still people who collect crude oil in small amounts. However, in terms of large-scale production
If so, there is only one place within the empire, and that is the autonomous city where the goblin clans gather—Lebapu.
This was once the capital of the goblin empire, and it was also a fertile and fertile land, a paradise that everyone yearned for. As for why it became the desert terrain it is today, it is actually the same reason as the desertification of the earth. There was no good soil and water conservation.
Over-exploitation, treating natural resources as if they are inexhaustible and exploiting them indiscriminately, will eventually leave nothing behind, only a dead silence.
But according to Mi Di, the goblins are too good at causing trouble, blasting everywhere until there is no grass left, and it turns into a desert... Actually, if you think about it seriously, it still makes sense.
Although there is nothing left here, 'black water' will emerge from the sand, which has become the most common thing that the goblins staying here come into contact with and study. For them, of course, they hope to develop these 'black water'
The use of water allows them to exchange for the supplies they need for life.
It sounds aggrieved, but in fact the goblins are also living a very aggrieved life. The goblin empire's combat power was once unparalleled, shocking the world. To evaluate it from Lin's perspective, regardless of the factor of bombing, the goblins have many weapons.
It was ahead of its time.
But the countries on Earth that can fight modern wars are all industrial powers. They rely on their strong industrial base and the natural resources they produce to be able to dominate. The Goblin Empire does not have such a foundation, so they are as brilliant as fireworks.
Then it's over in three seconds.
The goblins also wanted to escape from this barren land. Only a handful of them stayed here because they were nostalgic for the glory of the goblin empire. However, they lost resources and a lot of technology lost due to the explosion. In the end, they were defeated by other intelligence that expanded the territory.
The human race was driven back again, or left this traditional land of civilized development and entered the once barbaric wilderness.
After that, we passed through several eras in which different races were the protagonists, as well as the dark age when the demon king Tikal ruled, and then entered the current era dominated by humans. The old Gwana 'alliance' was established, and the goblin clan paid a considerable price.
Become a member of the Hundred Tribes Alliance.
As for the city of Lebapu, other races did not bother to capture it, so the goblins kept it as the last memory of the glory of the past empire. So when the goblins talk about this city, they are full of grievances...
How does it feel to guard an oil field and say that you are poor and unlucky? A certain time traveler cannot imagine.