"I'm so convinced! Is a self-sealing fuel tank a luxury thing? Pretending to have one will kill you!"
Zhao Xuwu kept complaining while flying the plane up.
The fuel tank covered with a rubber layer can maintain a certain degree of airtightness after being hit by ordinary fire, preventing or slowing down the leakage of fuel.
Of course, this is only limited to fragmentation and 7.62mm machine guns. If it is an aircraft gun with a caliber of 12.7mm or larger, ordinary self-sealing fuel tanks will also be difficult to withstand.
However, why is it that the Yi-16 is equipped with standard equipment, but the Type 36-B is not?
Fortunately, he climbed to an altitude of 7,000 meters and then turned to level flight. After running out of fuel, he continued to glide for a while.
Finally, Zhao Xuwu was very close to the border of the Ming Dynasty.
The cold current blowing from Siberia gave him a helping hand, gently pushing the parachute to the southeast...
Northern Xinjiang is in such a situation, but in Yingtian Mansion, the capital, it is still a peaceful scene.
A small silver-white hollow ball jumped back and forth on the rectangular wooden table, going back and forth, back and forth, and finally rushed out of the table and landed on the sand behind it.
"good!"
In the morning, the sports ground of the 1st Marine Corps Brigade was as lively as usual, with many people gathering at table tennis, basketball, archery, etc.
Since the army had just been formed and the training tasks were heavy, in order to complete the training as soon as possible, the rest time of the 1st Marine Brigade was compressed a lot. Therefore, there were no training arrangements today and the soldiers were allowed to take a good two days of rest.
There are limited entertainment options in the military camp, and sports have become a good way for young people to consume their abundant energy.
"I'm pretty good at table tennis..."
Zhou Changfeng changed his rank plate to warrant officer and walked around the station to see the actual conditions of his officers and soldiers. It was also a disguised private visit incognito.
Today's table tennis balls are made of celluloid, a flammable nitrocellulose plastic, and are available in white or translucent white.
The Olympic Games were held in St. Petersburg the year before last, which was the 36th year of Zhichang. The Ming Dynasty Olympic team performed well, ranking third with 21 gold medals, 27 silver medals, and 15 bronze medals.
In football, the Daming team faced the Netherlands after winning two games in a row, but lost and failed to achieve anything in the end. At this time, the Olympic football competition system was different from that of later generations. Instead of playing in the group stage first, lots were drawn directly to play in the knockout rounds.
Historically, the Chinese team faced off against a strong British team in their first game and lost the first match, so they had no choice but to go home.
After walking around the soldiers' barracks, Zhou Changfeng felt that it was not satisfactory, so he went to the officers' barracks instead.
Since the garrison inherited from the 3rd Infantry Division was originally a long-term military camp rather than a hasty temporary garrison, the buildings completed twenty years ago were made of solid materials. Although the barracks for officers and soldiers were ordinary brick-concrete structures, But the more expensive and stronger green bricks are used.
Compared with the soldiers' barracks, which have one large room with six bunk beds (twelve people per squad), the officers' barracks are much more spacious. Although the rooms are a little smaller, they are double rooms with private bathrooms.
As for higher-ranking school-level officers, their residences are further away, in single rooms.
The regiment was upgraded to a brigade, and naturally a lot of fresh blood came in as the organization became larger. When there are more officers, it becomes impossible to know every one of them as well as before.
Being able to remember every subordinate clearly is actually a skill, which is not very impressive, but most people can't do it. Zhou Changfeng feels that he has reached his limit now. There are hundreds of officers in the First Marine Brigade.
Just as he wandered to another building, an off-road vehicle drove past with its horn honking, and then stopped downstairs.
Sitting in the passenger seat was a young captain wearing sunglasses. As soon as the car stopped, he lifted his legs and got out of the car neatly. He looked very cool.
This guy is really handsome, and he must be someone who can charm many girls.
The pink background color of the rank card, this is... a chemical defense soldier? But the chief officer of the brigade's chemical defense team hasn't reported it yet, right?
Zhou Changfeng was thinking about it in his mind, but he didn't expect that the captain directly reached out to him and hooked him.
"Hey, standby, come here and help me carry my luggage."
The rank of warrant officer is basically reserved for military academy cadets, or graduates who have just entered combat unit internships - that is, candidate officers.
"good."
Xiao Li, who was accompanying Mr. Zhou, opened his mouth to speak when he saw this, but was blocked by the former who opened his mouth first.
So they both started to move their luggage from the car, not to mention the small boxes, there were three large suitcases alone.
Zhou Changfeng complained: "You have quite a lot of luggage, it's a lot and heavy."
The captain who was lighting a cigarette with a lighter glanced at him and said casually: "Sir, what's wrong with having too many things? Who said you can't bring more luggage?"
After saying that, the captain added, "You are almost thirty, right? Why do you still hold the title of warrant officer? Which martial arts school?"
Usually, college students enter military academies directly when they are young, and graduate and enter combat units in their early twenties; while reserve officers are mostly middle-aged people in their thirties or forties.
No matter how stupid you are, you can't repeat a grade for five or six years, right? And how could such a "bad student" get into the Marine Corps?
Therefore, it is actually relatively rare for a twenty-nine-year-old young man to bear the rank of warrant officer, which represents an officer candidate. Various speculations are quite contradictory and cannot withstand careful consideration.
"It's from the capital, Yingtian Martial Arts School." Zhou Changfeng clapped his hands and replied casually.
"Weird." The captain blew out a smoke ring and looked at Mr. Zhou, "How did you come to the Marine Brigade?"
Because the demeanor and tone of the captain of the chemical defense force were too arrogant, Xiao Li couldn't hold it back when he heard this. He interrupted in a cold voice: "Pay more respect! This is the chief officer of our brigade."
Aha?
The captain was immediately confused and looked incredulous.
A major who was watching the commotion nearby had always seen through it without revealing it. At this moment, he said with a smile: "I testify, this is really the most powerful person in this department."
After saying that, he stood up straight and saluted Zhou Changfeng with clasped fists.
After a brief silence, the captain quickly threw away the half-burned cigarette, and then said with a cupped hand: "Huang Zhongwen was ordered to take office as the chief officer of the 1st Marine Brigade Chemical Defense Team. I have met you, sir!"
"..." Zhou Changfeng stared at him with a calm expression, and after a few seconds he said calmly: "Young man is extraordinary. Thousands of officers and soldiers in the entire brigade have been trained, but you are the only one who has only come now. "
It's over, it's over, he caused trouble as soon as he took office, and he still yelled at his immediate boss to carry his luggage.
This...how are you going to mess around from now on? You will laugh wherever you go!
Huang Zhongwen, who was about to cry but had no tears, lowered his head slightly, "Back to brigade commander, I have been traveling around since July this year. July, August, and September were in Nanyang, and October was in Japan. There is nothing I can do about it."
Zhou Changfeng naturally knew the details of this maverick subordinate. He pointed to the cigarette butts on the ground and said, "Put out the cigarette butts and throw them into the trash can."
"yes!"
"You are a fool, don't think of yourself as a master. Isn't it embarrassing to be so arrogant and then respectful? Isn't it embarrassing?"
"What you said is absolutely true."
"Put your luggage and report to the brigade headquarters."
"yes."
Huang Zhongwen can definitely live up to the idiom of "maverick". His appearance is directly proportional to his intelligence, and his career as a soldier is purely out of interest.
When he was studying at a liberal arts middle school in Fuzhou, the cockroaches in his dormitory were so infested that he had to regularly exterminate cockroaches on a large scale. At that time, he used cockroach smoke tablets, which are coin-sized round tablets. When lit, they would emit a large amount of thick smoke that filled the entire room. , thereby killing cockroaches in the house.
From that time on, he fell in love with this feeling, and eventually attended a military academy and became a special unit officer majoring in chemical protection.
Bring the fog of death to the enemy and protect yourself from poison damage.
In the summer and autumn, Huang Zhongwen was ordered to join a secret expedition team, using his civilian identity as a cover to go to Southeast Asia to investigate the hydrology, meteorology, and topography of multiple areas; and his task was to evaluate the effects and applicability of various poisons.
This survey has been in place for a long time, but according to rules, the data must be updated every five years.
More than a quarter of an hour later, at three o'clock in the morning, personnel from the Mobile Equipment Office of the Navy Department in the capital drove over the last batch of undelivered motorized equipment.
Dozens of cars formed a long queue and filed in from the gate of the station.
The navy is not insignificant, and it is also very rich.
In order to equip the Marine Corps, which is like its own son, with all kinds of good things, the Navy simply cut the order for a destroyer and used the saved 10 million yuan to purchase a lot of equipment for the three Marine Brigades.
"...All fifty vehicles have arrived, and all spare parts are available. Let's deliver them."
Fifty Xunlei Type 18 off-road vehicles joined the First Marine Brigade. Zhou Changfeng remembered that he was driving this vehicle when he ventured deep into the disaster area.
Although it is also a product of Xunjie Company, it is different from the common Xunlei XVI in that it is a heavy-duty off-road vehicle and its performance is world-class. However, the cost and purchase price are very high.
The appearance is tough, with sharp edges and corners, and the size is relatively large. The total weight has increased from 1220kg of the 16th model to 1600kg, and the power has also been changed from a 45-horsepower gasoline engine to a 65-horsepower one.
The Army was only willing to order 100 vehicles the year before last, and ordered another 100 vehicles last year. It was really too generous to do so; while the Navy placed an order for 200 vehicles in one go this time.
With a months-late officer reported for duty and the last of the motorized equipment in place, the 1st Marine Brigade was finally fully manned.
Zhou Changfeng originally wanted to hold a meeting of all officers to discuss where to station for a period of time and conduct actual combat exercises for landing operations.
However, his plan was interrupted by unexpected news.
"Really? What the hell is going on?"
The good news of returning from the air battle with great victory did not surprise everyone, but what happened in Minsk and Riga in western Tsarist Russia made him smell something unusual.
Needless to say, Minsk is the largest city in Latvia.
Yesterday morning, large-scale demonstrations and strikes took place in Minsk, and the same situation occurred in Riga at noon.
Not only was the scale very large, but a large number of Tsarist Russian police refused to perform their duties. Some of the "stubborn" guys shot at the people in order to maintain order. However, the casualties caused ignited the anger of the people and made the situation worse.
In the evening, some local police stations were occupied. In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, the Tsarist Russian authorities had to order surrounding troops to suppress the situation.
However, the local Tsarist Russian troops stopped moving halfway and ignored St. Petersburg's orders. Only a small number of units carried out the orders and even used machine guns to shoot at the crowd.
But soon, they were also attacked by a real sea of people. The angry people hung the killed soldiers and officers with ropes on the street.
The situation is quickly getting out of control and local order is collapsing!
Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but take a deep breath and looked into the distance for a long time.
The second All-Russian Chicken Eating Contest has begun?
After hesitating for a moment, he left the station and drove straight to the Forbidden City.
He first went to the Governor's Mansion, picked up the recently summarized intelligence documents from the Intelligence Office with ease, and then browsed through them at a glance.
After learning the latest developments, he verified his identity and entered the palace.
When he arrived, Fang Shujun and Su Yiyi were also there, while Zhu Lingjing stood in front of the map, staring intently in the direction of Europe.
Fang Shujun turned slightly sideways and whispered: "Your Majesty has convened a cabinet meeting. Now is an unusual time, and a royal meeting is necessary."
Zhou Changfeng nodded and then took a few steps forward.
Zhu Lingjing in front slowly turned around, her face looked a little strange - a combination of solemnity and joy, which looked quite strange.
"Your Majesty, the latest situation is that the 21st Infantry Division still refuses to carry out the order. The officials who took off from St. Petersburg to supervise were placed under house arrest." Zhou Changfeng said.
"Is it true?" Zhu Lingjing asked.
"The source of the information from the Governor's Intelligence Office is a local informant in Minsk. It should be close to ten."
"That's good. Then...can the rest of the troops be mobilized?"
"Yes, but the surrounding armies are strictly ordered not to move out on their own. Only the Guards deployed in St. Petersburg are mobilizing troops to board the train."
"Oh? This makes things more interesting." Zhu Lingjing showed a rare playful smile. She glanced out the window, and then said leisurely: "The wind helps the fire. If the Germans are smarter, they will have to blow their breath soon." .”
Zhou Changfeng hesitated and asked: "Your Majesty, should we move?"
Zhu Lingjing raised her eyes and glanced at him, and replied in a nonchalant manner: "What's there to do? Sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and don't move."
Things did not develop to the current situation in a day or two. The bad situation and inappropriate ending after the European War had laid a huge time bomb for Tsarist Russia.
Economic reforms only delayed the collapse of the Russian Empire on the surface. Even if the bourgeoisie conservatively hopes to coexist with the Tsar, sooner or later they will realize that if the Tsar and the royal family cease to exist, the sky will not fall.
From the current point of view, if Tsarist Russia falls into chaos as a result, it will be a godsend for the German Society, which means that they no longer have to worry about the safety of the east for a short time.
Those Slavs have too much time to take care of themselves. Britain and France have temporarily lost a stable ally. It is time to take this opportunity to make a break with these two imperialist pigs who are colluding with each other!
At this time, an attendant came slowly, bowed and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, all the officials from the cabinet and the military department have arrived. Do you think we should leave now?"
"Walk."
(End of chapter)
