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Chapter 1369: General Mobilization in Europe ([-]rd update, please subscribe)
February 26.

That is, three days after the "Persian Gulf naval battle", Prime Minister Primrose delivered a speech in Congress, publicly stating that "peace is hopeless" and declaring that "the Russians are seeking war for their purpose. If that is the case, let them do what they want." , the British Empire will meet challenges on land and at sea, anywhere in the world!"

At the same time, Britain issued an ultimatum to Russia.

The ultimatum demanded that Russia immediately withdraw all of its troops from Persia, retreat to the pre-war borders, and stop its invasion of Persia.At the same time, it asked Russia to hand over "the criminals who killed the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy" in the Persian Gulf.

No one would think that Russia will accept such an ultimatum that seriously hurts its national self-esteem, "Whether it is the British Empire or the Roman Empire, they all have the conceit and pride of the empire."

Forty-eight hours later, the Roman Empire directly rejected the ultimatum.

On the 28th, the Roman Empire announced a general mobilization.

The next day, when the ultimatum to stop the mobilization of the Roman Empire was not accepted, the British Empire announced the general mobilization.

At first, the situation seemed to be just a conflict between Britain and Russia. Newspapers from various countries threatened that this would be another "Crimean War", while newspapers that supported Russia believed that this would be a rematch by the Russian army. Great opportunity for the shame of Crimea.

But only on March [-], the situation took a turn for the worse. On this day, the French Empire officially released a "Jerusalem Incident Investigation Report". an event!

For a time, the whole world was in an uproar.

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately made representations to the UK and presented it with an ultimatum: demanding that the UK immediately arrest the British officials involved in this incident, and that the French police enter the UK to investigate.At the same time, he asked for direct talks with the United Kingdom on its support for spies planning the "Jerusalem Incident".

In the face of the sudden accusation, the top management in London was completely dumbfounded. They had no idea how this incident happened, but after investigation, everyone including Prime Minister Primrose knew that this incident really happened. It's not dirty.

The British really did it!
Not only killed Napoleon IV, but also the Pope!
Faced with such facts, everyone, including Prime Minister Primrose, made a similar decision with one voice—deny!
Firmly deny it!

Two days later, the British officials completely denied France's accusations, and even accused France of being a filth and an excuse for France to support Russia. As for Lawrence...there is no such person in Britain at all.

The British answer angered France, and the anger of the French was ignited again, and the French Legislative Council immediately used this as an excuse to announce general mobilization.

Although the members of the "Imperial Alliance" Austria-Hungary and the Ming Empire, as well as the members of the Allied Powers Germany, Italy and the United States, did not announce mobilization.

But what is certain is that a war of unprecedented scale will break out.

"In five to eight weeks, up to three months, we will see the establishment of a new order in Europe and around the world..."

—The New York Times, March [-], [-].

Of course, when the public opinion circles in the United States declared so, it did not hinder the joy of the American business circles, because they knew that the outbreak of war meant business opportunities, and they could make a lot of money by virtue of their neutrality in this war in Europe.

Gold is a good thing!

……

The South Atlantic, San Jorge Bay, the First Air Force is training here. Before the parade, the navy originally intended to show their new gadgets to the world through the parade, but their idea was rejected by Emperor Zhu up.

However, the Navy still took the opportunity to transfer the First Air Force from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, this was also to allow the fleet to conduct long-distance navigation training.

On this day, the weather was sunny as usual.There is a blue sea in front of you, and a few small islands along the coast are dotted on the sea like water droplets and rocks.

"As of yesterday, the basic training of combat at sea has basically ended. From today, we will start the applied training of shallow water torpedo attack and learn to attack anchored ships."

Captain Lu Deren said casually to the pilots standing in front of him.When Lu Deren taught the pilots the technical skills of torpedo attack, his tone seemed to be as casual and indifferent as announcing general training subjects.If it were an ordinary person, he would swallow his saliva when he said this, or quietly pay attention to the pilot's face. Even if he insisted on pretending to be calm, he would inevitably make people aware of the seriousness of the problem in some actions.However, Lu Deren's attitude was the same as usual, and his tone even made people not pay attention to what he was talking about.

"You really deserve to be the creator of naval aviation!"

Qiu Zhenzhi, standing aside, praised secretly. At the same time, he felt that Lieutenant Colonel Lu was the perfect candidate to implement the plan, not only because he was a serious officer who was good at tactical research, but also because of his tenacity. Bold and careful, there is nothing better than implementing this plan.

Since entering the First Aviation Team almost two months ago, Qiu Zhenzhi has been learning about the performance of aircraft carriers and aircraft, learning tactics, and even now, like ordinary pilots, learning in the war room.

Glancing at Staff Officer Qiu who was taking notes seriously, Lu Deren continued to lecture calmly:
"Today, I used the instructor Lei to simulate the attack, not actual shooting. You must master the essentials. First, after taking off and gathering, the squadron leader will lead you up to 2000 meters. Fly to the east of the target and start preparing for the attack."

He gestured with his hands:

"Fly over the target halfway up the mountain and descend into the canyon. The distance between the planes is 500 meters. When zigzagging through the canyon, the flying altitude is 50 meters, and then arrives over the bay. The flying altitude at this time is 40 meters."

The team members have long been mentally prepared for all this. In fact, in the past month, they have been training how to raid the bay. The reason why they even trained in San Jorge Bay is because a A bay suitable for training attacks.

But flying at an ultra-low altitude of 40 meters is definitely a technical challenge for all pilots.However, to carry out a torpedo attack, the altitude must be lowered as much as possible.

Lu Deren continued in a calm tone:

"At this time, the bay will appear in front of our eyes, and the enemy's fleet will berth in the berthing area. At this time, we will lower the flying altitude to 20 meters and launch it immediately."

The players became a little nervous.Launch the torpedo at a height of 20 meters. If you are not careful, the plane will plunge into the sea.

"The target is the buoy on the sea surface 500 meters ahead, which is the enemy ship. When launching, the nose angle is kept at zero and the speed is 95 kilometers per hour. It is very important to remember this launching posture! Disengage from the enemy ship, and then return to the voyage. At this point, a training session is over."

After deploying the attack tactics as if nothing had happened, Lu Deren looked around the team members with sharp eyes.

"How, can it be done?"

"can!"

The young pilots replied unwillingly.

"You have a high fighting spirit!"

Lu Deren laughed.

"However, it's difficult, especially, don't misjudge the altitude when launching. As soon as you reach the beach, you must launch immediately, otherwise you will lose the opportunity to aim. Moreover, if you deviate from the course, you will hit obstacles. .So you have to be bold and careful. Now, firstly, the leader of the band, Li Tian, ​​will demonstrate. Alright, let's start training!"

"Yes!"

After answering in unison, the pilots rushed to their respective planes like a whirlwind, and the propellers turned quickly.When Li Tianle, the captain of the torpedo attack team, walked towards the plane he was driving, Lu Deren walked up to him and said:

"Lezi, you have to work hard!"

"No problem, look at mine, I'm sure it's right. But..."

Li Tianle lowered his voice and said:

"You spoke very well just now. You are better at summarizing than me. I may not be able to speak so well myself!"

"We're all groping."

Lu Deren smiled and said:
"Okay, let's do it. It's not easy to control the dive depth of the torpedo to ten meters. I'll watch you from above."

After all, Lu Deren walked up to Qiu Zhenzhi and said.

"How about it, Staff Officer Qiu, how about you sit in the machine gun seat and set off with me?"

Of course, Qiu Zhenzhi would not refuse such an invitation. After all, this is an opportunity to learn about flying, he said hastily.

"Then trouble you!"

Li Tianle got on the plane and slowly drove it to the take-off line facing the sea breeze...

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(End of this chapter)