"...The reconnaissance aircraft detachment of the Seventh Bomber Detachment of the Air Force stationed in Fuyuan Prefecture has been dispatched to search. Once found, a small aircraft will be sent to pick him up. However, if he is captured by the Russian army before then, then he can only try to exchange. "
Zhaoren Hall was now brightly lit, as bright as day. Zhou Changfeng took a report and read it quickly, then placed it on the imperial desk.
Relatively speaking, this is a trivial matter. It is impossible to ask the emperor for instructions before making a decision. Therefore, the specific instructions are already being implemented. Now we just need to inform Zhu Lingjing.
"If you can return safely, you can consider using him to make a fuss. The success of this surprise attack... is very popular."
Zhou Changfeng nodded, "Indeed, this kind of thing is something that ordinary people like to see."
"Joy to hear and see" can actually be regarded as a derivative of "joy to hear and enjoy the Tao". The latter comes from Wang Shouren's article "A sincere servant loves to hear and enjoy the Tao, and he cares about his own virtues to inherit it." It is not unexpected.
"How is the situation in the army?" Zhu Lingjing asked, staring at the map.
Zhou Changfeng picked up the two-foot-long wooden baton and clicked on the hanging large-scale map. "Because the air force did not come to cover, the 47th Division suffered an air attack. However, the losses were not major. All plans remain as usual. Now we are proceeding as usual." The basic strategic action is to contain one group from the front and attack from the left and right with two groups."
"Can they guarantee victory?"
"Theoretically, it is completely possible. The enemy's aviation force has suffered serious losses now, and it will take time to bring in reinforcements. Therefore, at least the enemy will be exposed to our air force's attack all day tomorrow. However, the governor's office judges that the enemy forces crossing the border will take advantage of this opportunity. We retreated at night, so we are considering whether to launch an organized cross-border attack."
Hearing this, Zhu Lingjing nodded thoughtfully and said: "It's just chasing and intercepting. It's disrespectful to come and go without returning. It's meaningless without the results of annihilating the enemy."
Zhou Changfeng turned his head and looked at an attendant waiting nearby, and said: "Tell the governor to allow unrestricted cross-border attacks."
In order to facilitate speaking, the four-character "Dufu" is generally abbreviated as "Dufu"; while "Military Department" actually refers to both the Dufu and the Ministry of War, and is used to refer to the Ming Dynasty's military in general.
It must be noted that although the Ministry of War is an official office of the imperial court and belongs to the civilian government system, a considerable number of officials in the Ministry of War are hawks, and some even have the casual title of military attache.
Zhu Lingjing slowly walked to the large map, "The greed of these Russians for land is really puzzling. They insist on holding on to such a vast, cold and desolate land like 'Siberia'. In fact, they can support vassals to manage it on their behalf." .”
"Your Majesty, they worked hard to explore eastward for the fur. There is no profit and they can't afford it early." Zhou Changfeng thought for a while and then said: "At that time, mink fur was worth a lot of money and was an important source of financial revenue for Russia."
In the seventeenth century, mink skins were as hard currency as gold and silver in Europe. At that time, the various furs seized from the East by the Cossack expeditions added a huge amount of funds to Tsarist Russia, and their proportion gradually increased to 11% of the total fiscal revenue. many.
As a result, the huge profits brought by exploring the Far East greatly stimulated the Russians, and they gradually completed the conquest of Siberia. The vast area from the east of the Yenisei River to the north of the Transkhinggan Mountains was occupied by Tsarist Russia. According to.
"I'm not talking about the past, I'm talking about the present."
"Well...it can only be said that I still miss it a little bit, and I don't want to spit it out after eating it."
"So we must try to put an end to his lingering thoughts in the future." Zhu Lingjing stretched out her index finger to draw on the map, "According to the views of my father and the DPRK, it is time to consider sending troops to Russia after Nanyang is stabilized. From the Yenisei River to Kanchar ( Kamchatka) established one or two small puppet states to isolate the two sides."
Sister, this doesn’t mean it’s not possible, but the prerequisite is that the entire Nanyang must be taken care of.
God knows whether the British and Americans are willing to negotiate peace and recognize the ownership of Southeast Asia. If they insist on fighting to the death, the magnificent Pacific War will last at least three to five years...
Zhou Changfeng hesitated to speak, and finally just nodded and said: "In the long run, this is indeed the case."
Taking into account the difference in national power and the capacity limitations of the Trans-Siberian Railway, if the Ming Dynasty went northward wholeheartedly, there would be no possibility for Tsarist Russia to keep Siberia.
And as the Sakha, Chukotka, and Kamchatka regions are separated and supported as vassal states, the local gold mines, lead mines, and coal mines will naturally be controlled.
Zhu Lingjing changed the topic and asked: "How many battle results are the Ministry of War planning to announce?"
"Twenty bombers were destroyed and five were damaged; eight fighter jets were destroyed and three were damaged; one of our own was injured and two aircraft were abandoned after running out of fuel, with no casualties."
After skydiving, life or death is uncertain, so naturally it cannot be counted as life or death.
"good."
Exaggerating the victory results to encourage others when reporting victory to the outside world is a common practice in all countries in the world. Of course, small exaggeration will harm the country, but exaggeration will harm the country.
After all, battle reports can lie, but battle lines cannot.
The statistics of the number of enemies wiped out are quite interesting. It is known that in ancient times, the number of beheadings was used as a rigid standard.
However, the situation in actual combat is complicated. There is no time to chop off the heads one by one, and the enemy will try their best to snatch back the corpses of his comrades. Therefore, in many cases, only a few dozen heads can be wiped out when hundreds of enemies are wiped out.
And this also increases the preciousness of the head, and it is even more valuable when defending Shuntian - "If you dare to take the lead, you will be rewarded with a thief or beheaded one level, and the military and civilian officer will be promoted to the first level."
In modern times, this traditional way of recording achievements was quickly lost in the long river of history, and the statistics of enemy numbers annihilated have become more and more worth pondering.
For example, after an infantry unit captured an enemy position, it found five corpses, but one of the soldier's corpses could not be confirmed as to who killed it - Zhang San pointed and said he killed it, while Li Si said it was clearly him. .
In this case, in order to take care of morale and avoid internal strife, the officer leading the team would often directly record 2 battle results, so he reported that his unit had annihilated 6 enemy troops.
But if the controversial corpse was that of an officer rather than a soldier, it would not have been so casual. Instead, it would have been recorded as a collaboration between Zhang San and Li Si.
Or say a mortar unit spots an enemy column on the move and opens fire to destroy most of it. However, because they were too far apart to conduct an on-site inventory, the number of enemies annihilated could not be determined when reporting.
Mortar unit: "At 6:20 a.m., the staff discovered a small group of enemy activities on Hill 132, and immediately carried out effective fire, annihilating most of them."
Command: "What is the total number of enemy troops? How many are killed or injured?"
Mortar unit: "They are too far apart to count, but visual inspection showed there were about 30 people, and we saw three light machine guns and a small cannon."
Command: "Then we can only judge the result of the battle based on convention. Three light machine guns and a small cannon? More than thirty people? The small cannon should be a 50mm ultra-light mortar, so this is probably an infantry platoon. Then take a look at the establishment list and assume that you have killed twenty-seven people."
Checking the enemy's organization table, we found that there were thirty-nine people in an infantry platoon. Most of them were wiped out, so that is 39×0.7≈26. Therefore, the reported number of enemy wiped out was twenty-seven.
"By the way, the situation in the west is already tense." Zhu Lingjing reached out and opened the drawer and took out a report. "The new news two hours ago was sent back by the Norwegian Embassy."
Zhou Changfeng, who was a little confused, took a step forward and leaned closer to the imperial case.
He quickly glanced at the report. He looked solemn at first, and then said with great helplessness: "The British are too eager and aggressive. It is clear that they want to push others to a dead end."
Zhu Lingjing, who looked calm, said "ha" and said calmly: "I just threatened Sweden a few days ago, and I did it again today. This strangulation strategy is too hasty."
Today, the British government sent a note to the Norwegian government, sternly demanding that Norway immediately ban any German ships from entering Norwegian waters.
On the fourth day of October a few days ago, in the Faroe Islands north of the British Isles, a British Royal Navy fleet intercepted five Swedish ships - two freighters and three destroyers purchased from Italy. The relationship became tense instantly.
The British have been putting pressure on Sweden before, hoping that they will reduce the sale of iron ore to Germany, but the Swedes are also trying their best to mediate and try not to offend either party.
Obviously the British were dissatisfied with this, so they took this as a "little reminder" to the Swedes.
Norway and Sweden, two unlucky small Nordic countries, with Britain on one side and Germany on the other, are not something they can afford to offend. Although Norway and Sweden have been trying to remain neutral, it turns out that such behavior is seen by others as In cunning evasion.
Having both sides? No, we must take sides!
Germany's huge steel production of 20 million tons per year is second only to the United States, which is extremely enviable. However, due to the lack of mineral resources in the country, a large amount of iron ore must be imported every year - more than 10 million tons from Sweden alone.
In addition to diplomatic pressure, the British side is also preparing more powerful measures. The cabinet is already considering sending the air force and navy to deploy mines in Norwegian waters to cut off Germany's route to import iron ore from Sweden.
They are even considering forming an expeditionary force with France and landing directly in Narvik, Norway, so that they can move eastward and occupy the large iron mines in northern Sweden.
"Your Majesty, is this news accurate?" Zhou Changfeng remembered that the Norwegian Battle in history was like this, but he did not expect that things would develop like this.
"It is basically believed that the informant who the governor said sent this message has been hiding for many years. After that, he will have to return to the country as soon as possible." Zhu Lingjing said.
Zhou Changfeng stared at Scandinavia on the world map and sighed: "To be honest, sometimes I have to admire the British's martial virtues. They really dare to fight."
"The British usually say to take action as soon as possible. There are hundreds of countries in the world, big and small, but only a handful of them have not been shut down by them. Well, in this way, the situation will be generally clear."
The British probably felt that there was no need to procrastinate any longer, and they tended to strike preemptively, so they pressed forward step by step, and even planned to drain the fire. Unless the Germans were cowering, they would not be able to sit still.
The next day, October 9, 10:22 am.
At 54°9' north latitude and 108°2' east longitude, the mountains to the northwest of Beihai Lake are densely covered with sparse pine forests. A figure is trekking hard to the southeast on the rugged hills.
As an air force second lieutenant in the 11th Destroyer Detachment, Zhao Xuwu always thought that he was just an ordinary member - he got a C grade in the entrance examination, and his grades in flight school were mostly C grade (passing). He only got B grades in a few subjects, and he didn't stand out in any way after he officially entered service.
This time it can be regarded as one day finally being different from ordinary people - why is it abnormal? Extremely unlucky!
Different from the regular clothes, the Type 32 summer flight suit he wore was actually in the shape of a leather jacket, which was used to protect him from the cold and keep him warm; while the winter flight suit was thicker and was a thick jacket with velvet.
After parachuting last night, he landed on the northwest side of Beihai Lake. What stood in front of him was part of the Chersky Mountains. He could only reach the lake after climbing over the mountains.
It was naturally impossible to go around. In that case, he would have to trek at least a hundred kilometers southwest.
Because the surrounding terrain was rugged and there was no space for his own aircraft to take off and land, Zhao Xuwu decided to climb over the mountain range nearly a thousand meters above sea level, wait until it passed, then try to get a small boat, and then drive straight to the other side of the lake.
Obviously, he didn't want to sit back and wait to be killed...or rather, waiting to be captured. On the one hand, it would be dishonorable, and on the other hand, it would be difficult to protect his own life.
Because of the higher altitude, the daytime temperature here in October is already only about 8℃, and last night it was as low as -5℃. Zhao Xuwu regretted it very much last night - he had known better than to wear a summer flight suit for convenience. .
Fortunately, he built a bonfire and wrapped himself tightly in the silk parachute, so he didn't get cold.
In order to contain more calories while occupying the smallest space, the emergency food in the Ming Army pilots' survival supply kits are basically pieces of honey, butterscotch and chocolate.
For the same 100 grams, toffee has about 400 calories, chocolate has about 500 calories, while white rice only has about 100 calories.
But the result is that I don't feel full. Although I feel energetic after eating, my stomach is still empty.
He didn't have dinner yesterday because he was on a mission. He still hadn't eaten anything to fill his stomach after a whole night. Now he felt that his stomach hurt from hunger.
He wanted to eat all the toffee and chocolate in one go to fill his stomach, but his reason stopped him from doing so.
While resting next to a pine forest, his superior eyesight keenly captured the small abnormalities in the distance.
Zhao Xuwu picked up the telescope and took a closer look, and couldn't help but feel happy - it looked like a horse, with its head and horns flamboyant.
Oh haha! It's a deer. This is God's blessing, right?
Several Siberian red deer became his prey. Driven by hunger, Zhao Xuwu immediately pulled out his pistol, then leaned over and slowly touched them.
In order to avoid alerting the snake, after getting closer, he lay down directly on the grass, and then slowly crawled over there...
Meanwhile, a few kilometers away.
A dozen Russian cavalrymen were advancing in sparse formation, searching carefully.
After the Ust-Ilimsk No. 3 Field Airport was hit by an air strike yesterday, ground personnel reported that a Ming Army aircraft was damaged. This morning, two planes searched the area and found the crashed Ming Army aircraft.
Needless to say? The pilot certainly couldn't get very far.
Just at this moment, a faint gunshot came from a distance, followed by the second and third shots.
The cavalrymen were alert for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled.
"Sir, it should be over there."
"Set off!"
I'm writing and deleting the next chapter. I really want to write about Deshe directly, but... I don't dare, so I can only use Chris's perspective.
(End of chapter)
