Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 263 Air Force 1

At this time, a ray of dawn in the east shone on the city of Hailanpao, and the heavy rain had stopped.Wearing a dark woolen cloak and carrying a command knife, Zhang Zuolin walked majestically into Hailanpao City under the protection of a large group of guards.

At this time, Hailanpao had completely turned into a dead city.He looked at the dilapidated and collapsed city walls, at the dried blood everywhere, and the wailing sounds from time to time. There were Russian soldiers lying all over the place, and many Russian prisoners knelt together under the escort of the Northeast Army. .

Zhang Zuolin came to Babkov's body, kicked his head with his big riding boots, and spat hard.

"Report to the division commander, a total of 350 people from the Russian Far East Army have been captured. Please decide how to deal with them." Zhang Kai, the director of the combat department, asked for instructions in a loud voice.

"Immediately telegraph the news of Hailan's great victory to the emperor, and ask for instructions on the prisoners."

"Yes!"

Tang Yulin gave Zhang Zuolin a thumbs-up, and said with a big laugh, "Master, this strategy is really clever. It eliminated the main force of the Russians without any effort. I didn't understand it at first."

Everyone present burst out laughing.

"Big Tang, the war is not over yet. Don't forget that there are still three divisions of the Russian Army marching here. I don't know how the battle is going." Zhang Zuolin's face immediately returned to seriousness: "I order, Tang Yulin took your 54th brigade and rushed to Belogorsk to volunteer Feng Linge, and Liao Zhong took your corps and the officers and soldiers of the 12th and 15th regiments to rush to Chegdormen to volunteer with the 27th division. Annihilate the reinforcements of these three Russian divisions. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

After the two corps left, Zhang Zuolin touched a Maxim heavy machine gun on the ground, and said with deep emotion: "The emperor still has the foresight. Now fighting is not the same as before. It doesn't depend on who has more people. It depends on this thing at critical moments." Speaking of which, such an advanced weapon is made by our country itself."

Jiang Dengxuan also felt the same way, saying, "Fortunately, we have these advanced gadgets in our hands, otherwise the Russian cavalry would be quite terrible."

"Yes, the Russian cavalry is indeed called the elite. We must study the Russian cavalry tactics carefully when we have time in the future." Zhang Zuolin inspected the city again. At this time, a messenger hurriedly He ran over, handed a draft telegram to Zhang Zuolin, and whispered: "The emperor's urgent telegram, please read it alone."

Zhang Zuolin didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly avoided the crowd, opened the telegram and saw that there was only one word written on it: kill!

Zhang Zuolin immediately understood, and whispered to Jiang Dengxuan: "Gather all these Russian prisoners in the pass outside the city, shoot them all, and leave no one alive!"

Jiang Dengxuan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

In the dilapidated pass, the gunfire lasted for more than ten minutes, announcing the successful end of the Hailanpao Battle.

"Overjoyed! Overjoyed!" The little eunuch De'an ran out from the telegraph room, shouting all the way, and rushed to the inner palace. The maids and eunuchs on duty all looked at De'an suspiciously, and said in their hearts: Could it be that this kid is crazy?When De'an passed by the Military Aircraft Office, he was stopped by Feng Xianghua, the minister on duty here: "What's wrong with you, kid? This is the palace chief who dared to shout loudly, you are dying!"

"Great joy! Feng Zhongtang." De'an said happily, waving the telegram draft in his hand.

"What a happy event, the chicken hair shouted." Feng Xianghua couldn't help smiling after being infected by De'an's expression.

"This slave doesn't dare to say it. I am in a hurry to deliver the telegram to the emperor."

"Virtue!" Feng Xianghua pointed to De'an's nose with a smile: "Go, it's not good for you to keep the emperor waiting."

Completely beyond De'an's expectation, the emperor didn't look particularly happy after seeing the telegram. Instead, he let out a long sigh and said three times: everything has changed.Then he said to De'an: "I see, you can kneel down first." De'an left the hall full of suspicion.

At the imperial meeting that day, Guan Xuqing conveyed the news of Hailanpao's great victory to the ministers, and ordered the Military Aircraft Department to draw up a reward for the Northeast Army on the spot. Gorsk and Chegdomen ordered Dong Liang to urgently transfer four divisions from the Northeast Military Region to be incorporated into the Far East Frontier Defense Force.

Almost at the same time, in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Nicholas II was furious at a large number of military generals. Everyone present was terrified, and they were silent in the face of the mad Tsar.

"What the hell is going on? The most powerful Far East Army in the empire was swallowed up by the Chinese in just two weeks. Even the reinforcements of the three divisions were defeated by them. The honor of the empire This is ruined by you trash." Nicholas, who was more ambitious than the great Peter the Great and Alexander III, could not accept this reality anyway.

"The weapons and equipment of the Chinese are superior to ours, and their tactical arrangements are very cunning. If it is a head-to-head confrontation, the Far East Army will never lose to any army in the world," the army chief of staff said tremblingly.

"Bastard! The most important thing in war is the result, not the process. In this day and age, your high-sounding reasons can be put into museums." Nicholas's face became ashen as he spoke, and he knocked all the decorations on the table to the ground, making a shrill sound. The smashing sound.

"Immediately order the troops stationed in various parts of Eastern Siberia to quickly assemble. The time limit is two weeks, and then listen to my orders at any time. The Chinese emperor is an ambitious man. He must know that we will not stop after we lose Hailanpao. We must be increasing troops there now, and after a period of adjustments, it is very likely that we will move to the hinterland of Eastern Siberia. By then, the original border dispute will turn into a war of aggression between China and Russia. Therefore, we must be in China The emperor made a careful deployment before making a move. I don't want the flames of war to burn to the Russian mainland. In contemporary wars, whoever has the initiative will win the final victory. My goal is not Hailanpao, but Beijing!" Nicholas Forcibly restraining his emotions that were about to collapse, as the ruler of the largest country in the world, he must remain calm at this time.

The ministers of the navy watched gloatingly from the sidelines. It has been an indisputable fact that the navy and the army have been at odds for many years. They hope that the army will experience an early defeat so as to combat their growing arrogance.But the honor of the Empire is paramount, and they could no longer remain silent in the face of the Tsar's dismay.

"Your Majesty, don't be too angry. There are too many chances in wars. The Chinese won a lucky victory and it doesn't explain anything. Fortunately, the Empire still has a strong naval force. According to your instructions, the Far East Fleet has stationed troops in the waters of Vladivostok. We can launch a powerful strike against the Chinese at any time." The Secretary of the Navy said confidently.

"Well, now we can only place our hopes on the Far East Fleet, but the Chinese naval power should not be underestimated. Don't forget that they just defeated the mighty British fleet last year. I am really worried about the outcome of this naval battle." Nicholas He frowned and said, but the powerful naval strength of the empire temporarily saved his bad mood.

"Don't worry, the Far East Fleet has made all preparations. They plan to use a complete victory to defend the honor of the empire and tear up China's coastal defense line in the Far East." The Minister of the Navy said with a sneer, his eyes flashed sharply of light.

"Your Majesty, there is good news from the secret military base in Northwest China. The Wright Brothers' aircraft has passed the third round of testing and has now been successfully developed!" Feng Xianghua excitedly announced to the Emperor.

"Okay, I want to go and see for myself." The continuous good news put Guan Xuqing in a very good mood.

Two days later, Guan Xuqing arrived at the secret military base in the Northwest along the Beijing-Ukraine railway line in his armored train, and inspected the Wright Brothers' aircraft testing ground with great interest.

Submarines, tanks, and aircraft are listed as the three major heavy weapons and equipment items of the empire, which will undertake the important task of the empire's future military defense and expansion. The first phase of the submarine development task has been completed, and it has achieved great success in the surprise attack on the Australian and New Zealand Fleet. Impressive achievement.

Since the tank project has stolen the design data of the British B19 tank, it is believed that it will be successfully developed in the near future.

Aircraft, as the core of these three major projects, naturally received special attention from Guan Xuqing. An annual investment of 200 million yuan is a luxury for any military research program in the world, but this luxury has paid off in exchange for success today. , Guan Xuqing's plan to build a powerful air force is not far away.

It was a sunny day, and it seemed that the usual sand and dust weather did not appear due to the arrival of the emperor. Under the watchful eyes of the emperor, the Wright brothers acted as the pilots of the plane. After a burst of white smoke was emitted from the engine, the plane was on the runway. After taxiing, it was getting faster and faster. When it was about 3 kilometers away, the nose of the plane suddenly lifted up, and the whole fuselage slowly left the ground. After drawing an invisible slope in the air, it went straight to the sky .

Guan Xuqing took the lead in applauding, and all the accompanying officials couldn't stop praising. The Wright Brothers even made a few dangerous moves in the air like a prank, which caused a burst of exclamation from the audience on the ground. The plane stayed in the air for about 6 minutes. Then land steadily.

Guan Xuqing caressed the pale yellow wings, and praised the Wright Brothers.The piston engine (the propeller is driven by the engine to rotate), the double wing (the wood plus the cloth skin forms the wing), the fuselage, the empennage, the landing gear, these parts form the most primitive version of the aircraft.

"What's the name of this plane?" Guan Xuqing asked the Wright brothers.

"Your Majesty, please give it a name."

Guan Xuqing pondered for a while, and said: "This is the first aircraft of the Imperial Air Force. Its birth marks that the Empire will have the right to speak in the air. Let's call it Air Force 1."

Everyone cheered in unison, and Guan Xuqing said to the Wright Brothers: "It's not enough just to be able to fly into the sky. In order to meet the needs of war, we also need to consider installing weapons on it. For example, a machine gun, or a few boxes of grenades. Install a With a machine gun, it becomes a primitive version of a fighter. Put a few boxes of grenades on it. It is a primitive version of a bomber. In addition to attacking, it can also be used to scout enemy positions. In short, your mission is still very In the future, the training mission of imperial pilots will be handed over to you, and you are the chief instructors of imperial air force pilots."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." The Wright Brothers performed a standard kneeling salute like court ministers.

(End of this chapter)