On December 18, the sixth year of Taiping in the Ming Dynasty, the airship field was located at Xianmenguan in the Kingdom of Jin.
Although it is approaching the end of the year, it is still a busy scene here. Several open spaces have been opened as airship landing sites. Either airships are taking off and landing, or there are airships parked there waiting to load and unload cargo-because of the Great Jin Kingdom The victory in Peshawar made the Ming Empire realize their value, so the leased supplies are constantly arriving. In order to transport various military supplies to the front line of Peshawar as soon as possible and hand them over to Wu Zhenzhen's army, the Ming Dynasty adopted airship air transport regardless of the cost, transferred more airships, and opened up Yining Pass - Xianmen Pass - Fixed route of Amu Darya Camp.
Among them, Xianmen Pass is not only close to Bagua City, the capital of the Kingdom of Jin, but also in the center of the all-day flight route. Therefore, the Xianmenguan Airship Field is an extremely important project and must be constructed properly. Not only the airship landing site must be built, but also warehouses for storing airships, workshops for repairing airship equipment, warehouses for storing general supplies, gas stations for storing hydrogen, arsenals for storing weapons and ammunition, oil depots for storing gasoline, etc.
Moreover, hydrogen, gasoline, and ammunition are all flammable and explosive, so they must be stored separately. Each warehouse cannot store too many explosive items, and the warehouses must be separated by thick earth walls. It’s really Very particular.
In order to build this "southern printing" logistics hub as soon as possible, Emperor Daoguang mobilized tens of thousands of people to work hard for several months. A huge airship base finally took shape.
A Flying Dragon Type 3 airship had released most of the hydrogen in its airbag and slowly descended to a height of two to three meters on a flat ground covered with white snow. Seeing that the airship had descended, the ground staff stationed in a wooden shed on the edge of the flat land rushed out and walked quickly towards the airship, preparing to drag the rope thrown out of the cabin to help. The airship landed smoothly.
Zhuge Weidao and He Shen were both standing in the cabin of the airship, talking quietly while watching the people outside working.
"Brother, the construction speed of the Xianmenguan airship field is really fast. When I left last time, it was very crude, but now it has begun to take shape. Next time I come to Dajin Kingdom, I don't know what will happen to this airship field. How about it?"
"Junior Brother Daozi, you have changed quickly enough. When I met you in Petersburg, you were still a major. Now...are you qualified to take the military division examination?" He Shen asked in a roundabout way, " See you next time, should I call you Zhuge Military Advisor?"
"Hahaha, that military advisor exam is not easy to pass," Zhuge said haha, then changed the subject with a smile, "But this time I have established merit, I can be promoted to half a level and serve as a cruiser in the Beiyang Fleet. Captain."
"Oh, the Beiyang Fleet..." He Shen nodded, "Doesn't it mean that it will have to circle around Japan often?"
"Yes," Zhuge Weidao nodded, "It is true that he has to travel to Japan frequently. The Beiyang Fleet has Kushiro Military Port in Ezo, Japan, and Naha Military Port in Ryukyu State in the south of Japan. And according to the "Ezo Peace Treaty" "The warships of the Beiyang Fleet also have the right to visit Japan's Mito, Nagoya, Osaka, Nagasaki and other ports at any time."
He Shenxin said: "Your Ming Dynasty's Beiyang Fleet says it is protecting Ming Dynasty's interests in the North Pacific, but in fact it is looking out for Japan... This time, I want you to go to Beiyang for Dao, a trouble-maker, to see It’s time to invade Japan!
This incident also shows from another aspect that Ming Dynasty really has a big plan to compete with Britain for world hegemony - Ming Dynasty has always oppressed Japan in the past, but it has not crushed Japan to death. This was nothing in the past. Even if Japan and Great Britain colluded, Ming Dynasty did not need to be afraid. After all, Ming Dynasty and Daying did not break up, so what can Japan do? Challenge the superpower Ming alone? Totally impossible! But once Ming Dynasty is determined to break with Great Britain, it will be necessary to completely subdue Japan before the break!
If Ming Dynasty really started to attack Japan, it means that Ming Dynasty, through the test of the Battle of Peshawar, had regarded Britain as a paper tiger that was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. The formal break is only a matter of time!
So...you have to pay more! If Da Ying wants to buy India's temporary peace, he must give Da Jin more money! "
Just as He Shen thought of this, the bottom of the airship suddenly shook and landed firmly on the ground. Zhuge Weidao's journey is not over yet. He will wait for Nalandili, Yu De, Yu Hui and others to join them on this airship, and then fly to Yili together, where they will change trains to return home. So he cupped his hands towards He Shen and said with a smile: "Let's say goodbye here... We will meet again later!"
He Shen also smiled and said: "Okay, okay, we will meet again later... I like to hear this! Junior brother Daozi, you and I have been friends for many years, and now we are in a hurry to go our separate ways. Senior brother, I Let me give you a word... Four words, beware of Japanese! A dog will jump over the wall when it is anxious, and a rabbit will bite when it is anxious, let alone the Japanese? And I saw those Japanese warriors when I traveled in Europe. There have been quite a few of them, and all of them are holding back an evil spirit, and they all look extremely vicious!"
Zhuge Weidao knew very well that what He Shen said was true!
Although the Ming Dynasty has been suppressing Japan very hard for many years, it has not crushed Japan. The Japanese are still gritting their teeth and working hard to realize their industrialization.
This shows that...the feudal warriors of Japan, like the Eight Banners disciples of the Kingdom of Jin, have not given up yet!
When the airship's hatch opened, Zhuge Weidao cupped his hands at He Shen and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, I understand!"
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At this time, in Edo, Japan, outside the huge Edo Castle, not far from Sakurada Gate, there was a house that looked ordinary on the outside, but the people who came in and out were all dressed in Japanese and Western styles. Samurai in blue military uniforms - all carrying the iconic katana! There is also a small wooden sign next to the gate of this house with five Chinese characters written on it - Naval Administrative Office!
"Baga, what do these British people want to do? They actually sent a fleet to Japan at this time, and they also wanted to go around the ocean from Australia to the east of the Philippines... Don't they know that this is a wartime waterway? ?"
The person who was yelling and complaining about the British Empire was a senior samurai who was in his mid-twenties, had a fat figure that was rare in Japan (only slightly fat according to the standards of the Ming Dynasty), and had fairly regular facial features. I saw him wearing a Japanese-Western military uniform, with wooden clogs on his feet, and a Japanese-style Tsukiyo shaved on his head. He was walking back and forth in a Japanese-style room, looking very excited.
This is no ordinary high-level samurai, but a very high-level samurai! He is a military commander of the Japanese Shogunate Navy and the heir of the Mito Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Saiaki. He had previously studied in the United Kingdom to study the navy. After returning to China, he was placed in high regard by the shogunate and became a naval officer at a young age.
The person listening to him was a Japanese shogunate naval officer of a similar age, who looked a bit thin and had a tight, dark and red face. This one is also a big shot! He is Shimazu Qi Liang, the heir to the Shimazu family, the same Shimazu Qi Liang who wants to compete with Zhuge Weidao for the Great Black Sky! He was also Qi Zhao's classmate when he studied in the UK, and now he is serving as naval staff officer.
"Sir," after listening to Tokugawa Saiaki's words of blaming the British, Shimazu Sailiang just sneered, "What we need now is just a chance to break the situation of life and death that has lasted for hundreds of years. As long as Great Britain and Ming Dynasty can If there is a fight between dragons and lions, then the opportunity for Japan's rise will come... Great Britain needs us to contain Ming, and in order to stabilize the rear, Ming will pay enough to win over us! The future of Japan, On top of this world war!”
Tokugawa Qi Akira turned his head and looked at Shimazu Qi Liang: "Shimazu-kun, what are you going to do?"
Shimazu said in unison: "Japan must not follow the ideas of the British Empire and the Ming Empire and lead to destruction step by step... Japan must try to provoke a fight between dragon and lion! Only when they fight can Japan be valuable. !”
