Before dawn in the morning, Andrew Jeff was already dressed. He took with him all the medals he had earned over the years. Looking in the mirror and looking at his appearance, Andrew Jeff had to admit that he was old. Closing his eyes, Andrew Jeff began to think about the battle with the Chinese during this period. It is not suitable for Russia to start a war with the Chinese at this time. China is no longer the China it used to be. Although no political changes have been seen in China at this time, China is already completely ahead of Russia militarily. Not to mention the navy, the same goes for the army. In terms of the use of artillery alone, the Chinese can be said to be ahead of the world. In addition, Russia wants to go to war with China, and supplies are a problem. Indeed, the city of Vladivostok has accumulated a lot of strategic materials, guns and ammunition, which can arm at least 300,000 people. But of what use is this? The Chinese rely on airships for reconnaissance and calibration. Radio allows all troops to obtain first-hand information at any time. Using indestructible long-range artillery, troop strength is no longer the key to determining the outcome of the war. Whoever's weapon has the longest range will have a greater chance of victory. Russia's industrial base is not as good as that of other large countries in Europe, and its economy has begun to decline. Currently, the money to maintain the country's operations comes from selling minerals. It would be unwise to start a war with the Chinese at this time. In fact, Russia should have captured Northeast China earlier. The Qing government's army was much weaker than the current Chinese army. This is the wrong war.
Andrew Jeff stood up, straightened his military uniform, then took out a delicate box and opened it. Inside was a flash cap pistol. Taking out the handgun, Andrew Jeff touched every inch of the handgun's skin like a caress. This gun saved his life during the Crimean War. He was just a junior officer at that time. During the battle, a soldier holding a rifle was about to stab him to death with a bayonet. Fortunately, he was quick and killed the enemy with this gun. The gun that once saved him is now preparing to end his life.
Skillfully pour the gunpowder from the muzzle into the barrel, then place a lead ball at the muzzle, poke it into the bottom of the barrel with a purl, and install the flash cap. Andrew Jeff last night after all this. He pointed the muzzle of the gun at his temple and said, "Witt, here I come." Then pull the trigger.
"Bang!" The guard heard the gunfire and immediately broke into Andrew Jeff's room. After discovering that the commander had committed suicide, he immediately went to report to deputy commander Andre?o and some other generals. Saw the body of Andrew Jeff. Andenio ordered everyone who knew about the incident to keep it strictly confidential. Once the news of the commander's suicide reaches the ears of the soldiers on the battlefield, the soldiers are likely to lose their will to resist. They all still hope that the soldiers on the battlefield will resist fiercely and tenaciously, and it is best to sacrifice some heroes. That way it would be easier to explain to the emperor after he is released and returns to China.
At ten o'clock in the morning, with the sound of artillery, another round of Chinese shelling of Vladivostok began. The target this time was the city wall built by the Russians, so armor-piercing shells were used. The shells exploded after hitting the wall, blowing the city wall to pieces. The artillery on the wall was rendered ineffective because of the collapse of the wall. Because of the parabolic trajectory of the howitzer, many shells crossed the city wall and exploded in houses or trenches behind the city wall. The trenches can stop bullets, but they cannot stop artillery shells. Armor-piercing shells penetrate the ground and explode. Blow up the soldiers hiding in the trenches.
After half an hour of shelling, the originally solid city wall was reduced to ruins. The explosion of the artillery shells stirred up a lot of dust, and the airships in the sky were no longer able to conduct reconnaissance. Chen Yu ordered to stop the bombardment first, and then attack after the dust dispersed.
Ivadev looked at the airships in the sky fiercely. There were no flying things in the sky. It is impossible for Chinese artillery to shoot so accurately, but the range of rifles is limited, but they cannot hit high-altitude airships. Ivadev can only aim his rifle at those airships angrily.
Suddenly he frowned and said: "Just because the rifle can't hit it, doesn't that mean the artillery can't hit it? If you can point the muzzle of the 47mm cannon at the airship in the sky, maybe you can bring the airship down."
He immediately reported his idea to his superior. His superior frowned and asked: "Use artillery to shoot down the airship in the sky? The artillery can only shoot horizontally. How can we point the muzzle towards the sky?"
Ivadev said: "You can set up a bracket in the trench, and then dig a hole in the mud wall of the trench. The gun bracket can be stuffed into the hole, and the bracket can be used to support it outside. The gun can point towards the airship in the sky. Shot!"
"Well, that's a good idea. I'll go talk to the general! Just wait here!"
Andneio heard that his soldiers had come up with such a way to shoot down the airship in the sky, and immediately went to see Ivadev. After hearing his method, Ande?o's eyes lit up. This is a good idea. If it works, it might be possible to defend Vladivostok! The reason why the Chinese artillery is so powerful is not only because of the unscientific range, but also because the airships in the sky can detect and calibrate fire. This makes them completely passive when fighting against the Chinese. If the Chinese airship could beIf it is shot down, the Chinese artillery will not be able to display its accuracy, and they will certainly not dare to attack rashly!
"Okay! This is a good idea! Ivadev, right? I now appoint you as the commander of the Hongtian Artillery Battalion, and your rank is promoted to captain! Commander Andrew Jeff is sick, and now I have taken over the command. Now You can go to the position and find any manpower you want. All the 47mm artillery is under your control. As long as you can shoot down a Chinese airship, I will mention you in front of His Majesty after this war is over!" Andy Ao Dao.
"Yes! Thank you, General!" After Ivadev saluted with a military salute, he immediately went to find someone to realize his idea.
With the deputy commander's order, Ivadev quickly found a battalion of people. According to his instructions, these people immediately dug holes on the inner wall of the trench and made external support brackets, because the recoil of the artillery was very large and there was no The hydraulic repressor and bracket must be able to withstand the recoil force when firing.
Everyone gathered firewood and the flames were high. The anti-aircraft guns were quickly installed. The dust caused by the previous Chinese bombardment gradually dispersed. Ivadev looked at the muzzles of the guns pointing to the sky in the trench, and then looked up at the airships flying in the sky. He gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph, let me show you how powerful the sky-blasting cannon is!"
"Each gun is aimed at the airship in the sky ahead. Free fire!"
¡°Bang!¡± ¡°Bang!¡±¡
The anti-aircraft guns in the trench started firing, but because they had no experience shooting at aerial targets, they were helpless against the airships six to seven hundred meters in the air for the time being.
Ivadev also went down to the trench to fire the cannon himself. Since the cannonballs had no tracer, the trajectory could not be seen, but Ivadev knew that the airship must be very close to the cannonball!
"Damn it! Old Maozi is shooting at us with artillery!" The airship operator heard the whistling of the artillery shells very close to him. Immediately control the airship to return home.
"Quick! Get out of here!" the observer shouted, looking at the place where the fire was constantly glowing below!
"Hurry! Hurry!! That airship is leaving, shoot at it quickly! We must knock it down!" Ivadev discovered that the airship had the intention to leave, and immediately shouted. After roaring, he said to the loader beside him: "Quick! Load quickly!"
Because the barrel of the artillery gun was raised. Therefore, reloading is very inconvenient. The reloading speed is half slower than that of normal shooting. It can only reload eight to ten rounds per minute. But this is enough, because the speed of the airship is not very fast. But because of the lack of experience, all the shells were shot empty, and I could only watch the airship slowly and slowly go away.
Watching the airship go away, Ivadev was extremely anxious. After taking aim, he pulled the trigger of the cannon.
"Bang!" The cannonball rushed out of the barrel and flew towards the airship high in the sky. With a "swish", it just passed through the tail of the airship's airbag, punching a hole about 30 centimeters in diameter in the airbag. The hydrogen gas in the air bag began to continuously gush out from the hole, and the hole began to be torn apart and expanded.
¡°We¡¯ve been hit!¡± The operator shouted as he felt the airship slowly descending.
"The tail of the air bag was hit and a hole was opened! Try your best to fly back before the gas leaks to the point that it cannot support it anymore!" the observer shouted after observing the air bag.
"I turned the engine power to the maximum! I had to resign myself to fate! We're lucky if the hydrogen gas in the airbag didn't explode when we were shot! If the hydrogen gas exploded, we would be the first people in the world to be killed in the air!" "The operator said.
"Go, go, don't say anything unlucky! The air bag is so big, it can always fly back!" After the telegraph operator finished speaking, he kept mumbling, "The Emperor bless you."
"I hope so!"
"Hit! Hit! A hole has been punched in the Chinese airship!" The person who had been observing the airship with a telescope shouted excitedly.
"Hit?" Ivadev said in disbelief. He had always thought that this method was ineffective before, but he didn't expect that he actually hit it in the end, although the airship did not fall down. But it's always good news, proving that these sky-blasting cannons are really useful.
"Quick! Aim at the airship on the left!"
"Get out of here!" the airship's telegraph operator shouted to the operator.
"What's wrong?"
"The Army's airship sent a telegram just now. They were hit by Russian artillery shells!"
"What? Artillery shells? Don't the Russians have anti-aircraft guns?"
¡°Stop the ink stains and go back quickly!¡± the telegraph operator shouted.
"Quick! Quick! Don't let it run away!" Ivadev shouted as he fired.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!" The 50 47mm cannons in the trench began to spray flames continuously, sending shells weighing two kilograms into the sky.
"Oh, damn, we've been shot!" The telegraph operator seemed to see a black shadow coming from below.? passed in front of my eyes, and when I looked up, I found a hole in the air bag.
"Bang!!" An explosion occurred in the sky. This airship did not have the luck of the previous one and exploded in the air.
"Hurrah! Hurray!" All the Russian soldiers cheered when they saw an airship exploding. The airship in the sky has always been an indelible shadow in everyone's mind, because with the airship overhead, cannonballs may fall around you at any time. Although I hate airships deeply, there is nothing I can do about them. Now an airship exploded in the sky, just like the sun breaking through the clouds and shining into the heart, how could the soldiers not cheer.
"Yeah!! It really works! If I had known this method yesterday, the commander might not have committed suicide!" Andenio said to several other generals.
"No matter what, we finally found a way to deal with the Chinese airships!"
"Well! There is no need to worry about the Chinese artillery! Their artillery does not have eyes in the sky. Even if the artillery can hit far, its power will be greatly reduced."
The airship that was hit by Chrysanthemum finally successfully descended to the artillery position in order to prevent an explosion. Strictly prohibit fireworks before venting the air bag. After the hydrogen was evacuated, the airship was abandoned and its crew members were safe and sound. Chen Yu took the telegram they had sent before and asked: "What's going on? How can the Russian artillery hit you?" The airship is the eye of the artillery. Chen Yu would not have done this before when he had not personally directed the artillery in combat. Cares, but it's different now. He personally went to the front line to take command. If the airship could not carry out reconnaissance and calibration over the enemy, then the artillery would not be able to carry out precise strikes.
Observer Liu Guangli said: "The Russians moved the artillery into the trench. And pointed the muzzle toward the sky."
"Is the muzzle facing the sky? Like a mortar?" Chen Yu asked.
"Roughly the same!"
"It should be like the fireworks the young master used during the New Year!" Li Niu said.
"These are not easy to deal with. Without the airship, the power of the artillery will be greatly reduced!" Zhang Danian said.
"Why did these Russian idiots suddenly become smarter? They actually came up with such a way. Hey," Li Niu said.
"There is nothing unusual about this. When we conduct reconnaissance in the air, the enemy will naturally develop weapons to prevent aerial reconnaissance. This is normal. But the problem is that airships can no longer hit the enemy's sky for reconnaissance and calibration." Chen Yu said.
"This is simple. Don't we still have airplanes? When we attacked Japanese warships, we used two-person airplanes for calibration. The airplanes are much smaller than airships and are more maneuverable. They should not be afraid of Lao Maozi's anti-aircraft guns. . It¡¯s just that the plane can¡¯t stay in the air for long, so this is really difficult to handle.¡± Li Niu said.
Chen Yudao: "As long as reconnaissance and calibration can be carried out, it will be fine. At worst, after determining the target position, we will use Xu Jin barrage to shoot. Plow Vladivostok again!"
Although the anti-aircraft artillery successfully destroyed an airship, it also killed many of its own people. When the airship exploded, it produced a lot of debris, which injured many soldiers. In addition, the high-angle artillery shells at high altitude also fell down. Two soldiers were directly killed, and the explosion of artillery shells on the position also caused considerable casualties.
Most of the current artillery shells have simple structures, and some may have triggering explosive devices, which are Nobel detonators. Some are completely wrapped in iron shells, and the shells will deform when they hit the ground or target. It will squeeze the gunpowder inside. Because of the nature of black gunpowder, it will explode when it is rubbed. Speaking of artillery shells, the artillery shells currently used by Qin Ge's troops are definitely the most advanced in the world. Although they are not the most powerful (picric acid is slightly more powerful than tnt), they are definitely the most advanced.
Not to mention cannonballs, even bullets that fall from the sky (a bullet that hits the sky and then falls to the ground is called a bullet [should be]) can still kill people. The several-gram warhead flying into the sky begins to free fall after losing kinetic energy. Although the kinetic energy formed again cannot be compared with that when the bullet leaves the muzzle, it can still be fatal even at a speed of 300 meters per second.
Although they caused a lot of casualties to themselves, they destroyed an airship. Andenio and others thought it was worth it.
Five days have passed, and the Chinese have not launched large-scale artillery bombardments. Except for the occasional heavy artillery shells that have caused casualties to the soldiers on the ground, explosions have rarely been heard these days, and the Chinese airships have also It has never appeared in the air, which gives Andenio and others a lot of confidence. Andrew Jeff has been buried, and it was announced that he died of illness. After all, it was not appropriate for the soldiers to know about the commander's suicide. Ten days have passed, and the explosion of artillery shells has not been heard in these two days. If it were not for the fact that he could see the Chinese position on the mountain, Andinio would have almost thought that the Chinese were retreating. In the past two days, airships have occasionally flown into the sky, but they have not dared to get too close. Already twoIt has been 2 days since it destroyed a Chinese airship twenty days ago, and it has not been bombarded on a large scale since then.
"It's another sunny day!" Although a large number of white clouds in the sky blocked the sun, there were no Chinese airships or Chinese shelling. For Andenio, it was sunny. After burying Andrew Jeff, he became the Commander-in-Chief of Vladivostok.
"Huh? What's the sound? Is the Chinese airship coming again?" Andenio listened carefully and heard the roar of the engine, but it was a little different from the sound made by the airship before.
Like the air defense soldiers on the position, Andenio looked up at the sky, but found no trace of the airship.
In the clouds, observers at the rear of several biplanes said to the pilots through their headphones: "Fly lower, the clouds block the view!"
"Okay!" After seeing the land, the observer behind took out his telescope and poked his head out to observe.
"This place is really nice. How could the Qing Tatars cede it to Russia so easily? What a waste! Fly lower!"
"This, this, this is a gray plane!" Although Andenio has seen airplanes, he still knows a little about airplanes. When airplanes appeared in Hawaii, the whole world was in an uproar. Although he had never seen an airplane before, Andenio would recognize something flying overhead.
"Do the Chinese want to use these planes for reconnaissance? Oh, damn it!" Andenio saw several planes circling over the position.
Andnio quickly found Ivadev, the commander of the air defense corps, who was looking up at the plane in a daze.
"Captain Ivadev!"
"Huh? Oh! Commander!" Ivadev saluted immediately after seeing Andenio.
"Why are you dazed! Shoot down these planes quickly!" Andenio shouted.
"Commander? You meanmasturbating?"
"certainly!"
"Yes!" Ivadev saluted, turned around and ran away, and ordered to his soldiers: "Quick, get up to the gun position, quick, quick, quick! Shoot off the planes!! Shoot down these planes!"
"Yes! Masturbation!" (To be continued)
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