On August 10, the 15th year of the Apocalypse, fire from heaven suddenly fell on the capital, and the Jinyiwei imperial prison was destroyed. More than a thousand people were missing, and tens of thousands of casualties were lost. Wherever the catastrophe struck, the grass, trees, bricks and stones melted, making them as smooth as a mirror.
Like ice, its shape is so mysterious that no one in Qintian Prison can understand it.
At that time, the treacherous party was disrupting the government, the emperor was not diligent in political affairs, rituals and music were ruined, and foreign enemies were everywhere. Scholars all over the world believed that this was a sign of divine punishment, and the fate of the country in the 267th year of the Ming Dynasty was over.
However, the pale records in the history books cannot express the fear of the people in the capital for this catastrophe, let alone describe the horror of this disaster in detail. According to the description of survivors not far from the scene of the incident, the sky was originally clear that morning.
, suddenly a huge thunder was heard, a groan shook the world, and a black cloud covered the sky and covered the Jinyiwei Prison in the southwest of the capital. A moment later, there were several loud noises, the sky collapsed, and a gust of wind swept over.
, this witness is from Fujian and has seen the power of typhoons. According to his description, this strong wind is comparable to the most powerful typhoon. All the roofs close to the prison were lifted, and the trees were uprooted, even more than ten miles away.
Houses with glass windows were shattered, cracks appeared in the walls of houses, countless people had broken arms and legs, and those who were lucky enough to survive were disheveled and in a miserable state.
This is a more objective description, and there are also more evil ones. For example, an official from the Ministry of Personnel went out to pay a visit. Suddenly there was a loud noise, and his head flew up and disappeared. It was only discovered the next day in Lishui that there was a female guest.
I was walking smoothly in the sedan chair, but suddenly there was a strange gust of wind. The top of the sedan chair opened and all my clothes were gone. The person was still sitting naked in the sedan chair. Those who disappeared also said that there was a bloodbath near the Ancestral Temple.
It rained, and countless mutilated limbs and pieces of meat fell from the sky. The condition was very miserable. Most of these horrifying news were spread by false rumors. Most of the subsequent incidents were caused by gangsters taking advantage of the chaos, murdering officials, stealing property, and enjoying sex.
After the incident, the officials of Qintian Prison immediately observed the sky, hoping to find some clues, but the scene in the sky made them even more frightened. They saw a puff of air rising straight into the sky, and the air mass in the sky was twisted into chaos, turning into
All kinds of strange shapes, some like tangled threads, some like Ganoderma lucidum, colorful and strange, took a long time to gradually disperse.
When the explosion occurred, Zhu Youzheng was studying the drawings in Qianqing Palace. Suddenly he found that the hall was shaking. He didn't know what happened. He was so frightened that he rushed out of the door and went straight to the Provincial Gong Palace. All the guards and eunuchs were at a loss, except for one.
The personal chamberlain ran over and happened to be hit by a glazed tile flying down from the provincial palace. His brains burst and he died on the spot. The white brains splashed all over Zhu Youxiao. He was so frightened that he dived under the table and never dared to come out again.
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The news of the divine punishment spread quickly throughout the south of the Yangtze River. From the princes and princes to the people of Li, they were extremely shocked and panicked. Some censors from the Donglin clan wrote letters asking the emperor to rectify the current situation, reinvigorate the imperial court, and protect the virtuous ministers and Yuanxiao people.
, which means to re-enable Qian Qianyi and remove Wei Zhongxian from his position. Only in this way can the anger of God be eliminated. If Zhu Youxiao can really see these memorials, out of fear of the unknown, he might really issue an imperial edict to remove him.
Wei Zhongxian and others, it happened that the emperor was frightened and bedridden, so he relied even more on Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian read the memorial and suddenly broke into a cold sweat. It would be too easy for someone to take advantage of this incident to bring him down. In order to retain his power, he had to kill him and ordered the imperial guards to kill the censors who wrote the letter. From then on, he could check and balance Wei Zhongxian.
The last meager strength was also lost.
This catastrophe directly affected all normal operations in the capital and even in the south of the Yangtze River. Officers and soldiers did not dare to patrol the streets. Officials took leave one after another. The six departments were basically paralyzed. The radio transmission tower on Zijin Mountain also collapsed, making it impossible to receive signals from the western and northern regions.
The telegrams from Xinjiang. The military supplies and equipment that should be transported to the frontier were piled up at the station and dock without anyone paying attention. The entire capital was completely out of control. No one had the energy to take care of the rebels of the Tiandihui and the remnants of Liu Ziguang.
In the Japanese country, Nagasaki, heavy rains continued, strong winds also rose, and the waves were turbulent. All ships entered the harbor to take refuge, and sailors went ashore to take shelter. From time to time, Japanese wooden houses were blown down by the wind, and countless people were affected.
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The Marshal's official residence is a brick and stone building, so it is not afraid of strong winds and rains. Even so, the doors and windows have been reinforced. The sound of rain and thunder outside the window is endless, and the howling wind is loud.
"Commander, during the typhoon, ships cannot go to sea."
"Commander, the coal inventory has bottomed out, and there is not much fire oil left. The existing fuel combined can only cover 20% of the ships' single voyage."
"Commander, there is not much food left. There is only the last container of canned goods left, and the rice is almost bottomed out."
"Commander, the soldiers are not accustomed to the acclimatization. Many of them vomited and had diarrhea after eating sashimi and were unable to go on the expedition."
"Commander, the telegraph tower was struck by lightning and has been damaged and cannot be used. News from the Central Plains has been cut off."
Liu Ziguang frowned as he heard bad news one after another, but he still did not change his original intention and insisted on sending troops to the Central Plains.
"Let the weather management personnel visit the local fishermen to find out when the typhoon will end."
"Coal is easy to handle, but I don't believe that such a big country as Japan doesn't have coal mines."
"Ask the Emperor to issue an edict that the Japanese are not allowed to eat rice. Send all the rice to Nagasaki, collect dried fish, dried plums, etc., and you can deal with them all the way."
"I have told you many times that you should eat sashimi with mustard. Let the military doctors diagnose and treat you and recover as soon as possible."
"The power tower will be repaired as soon as possible and communications cannot be interrupted."
The personnel of various departments acted quickly and soon reported the news. The typhoon passed quickly, but the second storm would come in an instant. There was only a three-day gap, and it was still impossible to sail.
Japanese people usually use charcoal for cooking and heating, and have no idea what coal is. According to old people, there are black stones that can burn in the Ainu settlement in the far north, but that belongs to Hokkaido and is thousands of miles away from Nagasaki.
, Dian Dian ran over to open a coal mine. When the coal comes, I'm afraid Liu Kangang will be able to make soy sauce.
It is easy to collect dry rice rations, but the Japanese country is barren. It may be a big burden to supply tens of thousands of troops with military rations for a long time, and it is unknown whether it will cause a backlash in the Japanese country.
In short, God does not follow people's wishes. It is really frustrating to encounter so many troubles when we are about to go out. To go out forcefully is to ruin the lives of the soldiers in vain. It is meaningless. But if we wait like this, I don't know what to do.
How long to wait.
A large number of ships gathered in Nagasaki Port. Most of these ships were powered by coal-burning steam boilers. However, the ports for supplying coal were all in the hands of the enemy. Coal could only be transported from distant places such as Song Dynasty and Taiwan. During the typhoon, that
The ships nearby did not dare to go to sea. Even if coal was available, ammunition and equipment were not sufficient, and the people in Song Dynasty were unwilling to provide them. It was simply a difficult situation.
God is not helping me. Liu Ziguang remained silent, waved his subordinates to disperse, and walked out of the gate alone. When he got to the gate, the guard wanted to help him put on his raincoat, but he refused, so he walked out in the heavy wind and rain.
On the side of Nagasaki Harbor, looking at the rough sea, he felt sad. On the other side of the sea, how many flesh and blood compatriots were suffering under tyranny. If he had known this day, he should not have gone into exile overseas in the name of fame and glory. He should have fought with them with real swords and guns.
Field, it's too late to say anything now. The power of nature is great. No matter how heroic you are, you can't cross this thousand-mile natural chasm.
Looking at the rapidly surging dark clouds in the sky, Liu Ziguang suddenly had an idea, why not fly over from the sky!
But he immediately gave up the idea. Not to mention that he only had a balloon and airship, even if he had an airplane, he couldn't take off in such a harsh climate, let alone fly through the complicated clouds.
Unless... flying above the clouds, avoiding storms and thunder and lightning, taking advantage of the intermission between two tropical storm groups to take off, fly over the troposphere, and reach the lower end of the stratosphere, that is, the stratosphere, where the airflow is relatively static.
With the compass and navigation chart, keep flying towards the west. The continent is so wide, you can always fly to the territory of Ming Dynasty. Yes, just do it!
Liu Ziguang ran back to the commander's house without even bothering to change into dry clothes, so he summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter again. The largest aircraft of the Red Shirt Army was the Sky City. This huge flying fortress cost millions of silver taels and concentrated the most advanced contemporary technology.
The scientific research and operators with the most sophisticated science and technology have not participated in actual combat since the battle to recapture Beijing due to the high cost. They have been engaged in scientific research and have been active in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea all year round, surveying charts and studying astronomy and geography.
During a sounding flight, I once reached a space with relatively thin air. The air flow there was stable and the temperature was eternal, so it was named the stratosphere. The discovery of the stratosphere broke people's inherent thinking that "it's never cold at high places."
, of course, this understanding is also one-sided. The so-called stratosphere is only the lower end of the stratosphere. The temperature will still drop as you go up, but those will be studied by future generations.
Sky City has gone through countless improvements, further reducing its weight and increasing its strength. The butyl-coated silk airbag is filled with helium and hydrogen. The engine has changed from cast iron to high-strength aluminum alloy, eliminating cumbersome artillery ammunition and crew members.
If the cabin is removed, the lift can be further improved. All that needs to be done is to strengthen the air tightness of the cabin and increase personnel protection capabilities.
Sky City is currently sheltering from a storm in the inland sea of Shimonoseki. The crew can just go over by land. The time between two storms is very short, so the recruitment of personnel and equipment allocation must be started immediately.
The Red Shirt Army immediately took action. Even though they knew that this trip would have a near-death risk, applicants were still enthusiastic. However, due to the load capacity, only a hundred soldiers could be selected, and the equipment could only be light weapons and warm clothes. The original airship members
The standard one-piece duck down jackets are not enough to make up one hundred sets, so we can only requisition folk fur clothing, no matter what the mink coats and fox fur scarves of princes and noble ladies, all are requisitioned, and they are paired with cowhide high heels filled with cotton wool.
Wearing boots, a dog-skin hat, and crystal goggles, and covering his whole body tightly, with an oxygen tank on his back and a breathing mask on his face, he looked like an alien.
Three days later, the typhoon passed as expected. Taking advantage of the only good weather, Liu Ziguang led 99 carefully selected soldiers to board the Sky City in Xiaguan. It took a whole day to inflate the Sky City.
After that, the eight propellers began to rotate, accelerated into the sky, and began an epoch-making voyage.
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