Thousands of sparks

Chapter 86 Unfinished Business

Steam carriages are currently the main means of land transportation in the empire.Although the imperial army and naval commandos have ordered more than 8000 gas-powered vehicles from Dusand, these vehicles have always been mainly used by the military rather than the civilian field.

Contrary to Dusand's initial expectations, the gas engine did not succeed in becoming the preferred means of transportation for civilians because of its huge potential and demand for fuel conversion.However, many people dislike the fact that gas carts do not have the operable body of a horse like a "traditional carriage", and "it is difficult to judge the specific speed of the carriage".

In order to promote civilian vehicles, Du Sande thought of many ways.The best implementation so far is the "gift" of officers' vehicles to Army and Navy commands in Newsale.

The total number of donations is indeed not large, and the depot has given away a total of [-] to [-] gas cars.And nearly half of these gas cars were damaged due to improper operation and car accidents within a year after they were given away.

Du Sande scolded people several times for this angrily-this group of imperial soldiers drove desperately and shamelessly.

However, the gas car used by officers has quickly won the favor of most officers because of its characteristics of no need to warm up, long cruising range and high comfort.

When you have an urgent military matter that needs to be dealt with immediately, no military officer can tolerate his car needing to be warmed up at least two quarters of an hour in advance.

With this time, they would rather run to the streets—if they were lucky, they could even stop a public steam carriage on the road as a means of transportation.

In this "use scenario", a military car that can be started in just a few tens of seconds is very easy to use.Because the power is relatively continuous, the car is more supple whether it starts or stops than a steam horse connected by a belt.

Convenient and comfortable ride.No idiot likes a military sedan—and it's free.

Today, in Upper Albin, there are basically only two types of cars that people can see running all over the streets, the truck-type cars ordered by the navy or the army, and the ones specially built by Du Sande for the factory, and there are still 37 cars left car.

The more luxurious car factory also manufactures it. Du Sande originally designed this thing as a gift for Mr. Marquis, so as to draw in the relationship between himself and the other party.Unexpectedly, Mr. Marquis would not accept it at all. He asked Du Sande to auction off the manufactured car for charity, and then donated the money from the auction to the Internal Affairs Bureau.

Therefore, Dusande spent the money for building the car, but instead of giving it away, he had to turn around and give Director Escobar a large sum of cash.Dusande was doing badly in this business.

He left the car for his mother to use, but Androni didn't seem to like to use this luxury car with a white body and golden iris painting on it.

The car for Duchamp is also a little different. Dusand is very "intimate" to stuff a V12 engine into the engine room of his father's vehicle, and it is also equipped with a full set of four-wheel drive system and disc brakes.

In short, he arranged a very exaggerated "performance car" for his father.The roaring sound of the V12 engine has become the most obvious personal symbol of Duchamp.

Soon, Dusand began to curse his stupid behavior in the back of his heart.Why did you give your dad the whole really fast car?Seat belts haven't been manufactured yet, the steel structure of the body is not made of high-hardness special steel, and there are no airbags...

Most importantly, Dusand's own steam carriage couldn't catch up with the four-wheel-drive performance luxury car at all. Even though the steam carriage was already moving at full speed, the vehicle with the logo of the Newsail Garrison Naval Command still shrank rapidly. It looks like it will be lost.

Fortunately, he had roughly seen the destination where his father was driving hurricanely.

In the offshore area outside Upper Albin City, there are several gray-white warships floating.

Obviously, the father's driver almost stepped on the gas pedal into the fuel tank, and he came for these warships.But... why did the Imperial Navy warships fall into the sea?

The warships of the Imperial Navy generally do not appear in the ocean. This is a somewhat weird fact-if a warship of the Imperial Navy appears in the ocean, it usually means that there is a serious problem with the warship.

Of course, as the "ships" of the "Navy", these giant destroyers with a total weight of more than 1 tons do have enough buoyancy reserves to maintain afloat, and as part of the tradition, these giant destroyers will be equipped with equipment that can survive in water bodies. Propellers and paddles that propel themselves forward and turn.

But once an Imperial Navy warship appears in the water, it often means that the ship may have suffered an extremely serious blow-it cannot continue to operate normally in space, and the problem is so serious that the ship cannot land on a civilian interstellar landing site or a military landing. field.

Emergency landings in the water often cause serious damage and impact to the hull. Sometimes if the operator or captain of the fire room is too "reckless", a completely intact naval ship that makes an emergency landing on the water may even be destroyed on the spot. sunk.

Rule number one of the Imperial Navy's code (if there is such a thing), never despise the sea.

Therefore, a destroyer of the Newsail Garrison Navy made an emergency landing on the sea. This is definitely a major event that will make the entire Garrison Navy Command nervous.But seven destroyers made an emergency landing on the water together?My lord, this is not right.

Dusand decided to follow up and take a look. This time the matter must not be simple, and it is very likely that Dusan had already anticipated it in advance.Of course, this did not affect Dusande's coming. After all, the place he planned to go to was the Internal Affairs Bureau.

That fellow Escobar was crying poor again, and he actually planned to persuade Dusande to add an extra shilling to the lunch budget of every ordinary student.

A shilling!That's 12pence, enough to buy a whole two pounds of white bread!
For Escobar's suggestion, Dusand was indignant.He only earned 480p for a week of hard work, equivalent to two gold pounds.

Adding an extra 1 shilling to the average student's nutritious lunch would mean spending 84p per student per week.In Upper Albyn alone, more than 4000 pupils are now eating nutritious lunches - an extra £[-] a week.

Dusande decided to ignore Escobar's advice completely and not to argue with him today.Anyway, he also has a good reason-I saw seven imperial destroyers make an emergency landing off the coast of Upper Albin, so I must go and see it, right?
Satisfied and confident, Dusande appeared on the beach. He had already seen the "V12 four-wheel drive luxury car" he gave to his father driving directly into the beach, and his father stood on the beach with his arms crossed and stared at the distance. figure.

Thankfully, all seven Imperial destroyers appear to be intact.They raised a low chimney from the center of the hull, and the black smoke spewing out reminded the onlookers that their boilers had been lit and they were ready to sail at any time.

"What's going on here?" Walking across the beach, Dusand walked behind Dusan. He frowned and looked at the ocean in the distance, and then asked with wide-eyed eyes, "What are those floating things? Thing? The... wreckage of a ship?"

"The pirate combat plan you proposed before came into use for the first time today." Dusan turned his head to look at his son, and said with some relief and embarrassment, "It's just that there was a little problem during the implementation. One of the ships did not jump back as planned."

This battle plan almost violated all the express regulations when the imperial ship transitioned, but the effect was surprisingly good.

At least Duchamp does not recall the capture of an enemy combat ship in space during the warring history of the Empire and the Alliance.

If the boys from the Destroyer Squadron can drag two Alliance intelligence officers out of the wreckage, and they can also dig out some information from the Alliance intelligence personnel...Dusande's achievements are at least worthy of a fourth-class imperial service. medal.

From the bottom of his heart, Dushan hoped that the good boys under his command would dig out some good things, exchange for a badge for his son, and let him know whether it is necessary to raise the fleet's combat readiness level to the red level. .

"Your Excellency, Commander." An hour later, the navy captain, who was soaked from head to toe, arrived at the shore in a small steamboat.He jumped directly into the water, carrying the sea water that could submerge his thighs, and quickly walked in front of Dusan.He stood at attention and saluted, and then reported loudly, "All seven cabins have been inspected, and the remains of 37 Confederate soldiers were found, of which 17 died of suffocation and drowning, and 20 committed suicide. No survivors were found."

Duchamp returned the salute to the captain, "Contain the corpses of the enemy soldiers, and you can return to the team."

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Allies are the most dangerous enemies in this universe, not only in their sharp offensive planning and impressive "big ship and giant gun" doctrine.At the same time, it is also reflected in the extreme contempt attitude of the Union soldiers towards death.

Allied prisoners of war are extremely difficult to capture. Allied soldiers will end their lives without hesitation after deciding that they have no value in continuing to fight.

In comparison, the officers of the alliance will cherish the lives of themselves and their soldiers more.After confirming that their troops are hopeless to break through, some allied officers will happily decide to surrender—and those soldiers will follow orders without hesitation and put down their weapons.

The high degree of discipline is also one of the reasons why allied soldiers are full of danger.Even if the alliance soldiers knew that the end of being captured by the imperials would be to work to death in the mines, they would happily obey the order to surrender.

Such enemies are the most terrifying.If there is a choice, the imperial soldiers will be more willing to face a bursting bear with a knife in hand, rather than fighting with allies in full armor.

Likes large-caliber artillery, is not afraid of death at all, and resolutely obeys all orders of officers... Is there a more terrifying enemy than this?
The empire was able to continue to fight with the alliance for more than 400 years without falling behind, relying on a stronger love for large-caliber artillery, contempt for death, and a more determined obedience to the orders of officers than the alliance.

The fight between the two sides was actually a breath of energy, a breath of "how could I lose to you".

It is impossible for the soldiers of the empire to tolerate the descendants of the traitor Salvador being unscrupulous in front of the empire, and the successors of Salvador are determined to realize the unfinished business of their predecessors.Although the ends of the two sides are different, the means are exactly the same.

Kill the enemy and you will win.

(End of this chapter)