In Nagadai City, the 10th Experimental Brigade, which arrived earlier, followed the orders of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and everyone and materials entered the designated airship. At the same time, all airships docking at Nagadai Airport must be moored at designated locations. Generally speaking, they are distributed on the periphery of the airport, leaving a relatively large space in the center, so that latecomers can intuitively dock at the center of the surrounding network.
In the first row outside the open space in the center is the airship containing the troops of the 10th Brigade. All ships are maintained in an activated state, so that after receiving the order to transfer, they can immediately set off in the airship; or after receiving the order to attack, they can immediately leave the ship and surround the target.
And this time the empire's preparations for combat did not consist of just one large army. There are also several airships with particularly excellent attack capabilities and altitude limits, which enter the clouds to ambush. As soon as the target appears, the sky will be blocked immediately, making sure that the opponent cannot escape.
It was just this instruction from the Gwana Empire that made the owners of these requisitioned airships quite dissatisfied. If the Haider Empire formed an airship army, it would never make such a mistake.
Whether in the sky, on the sea, or even on land, speed means everything. If the Sid was really what the intelligence said, none of the boat owners thought they could intercept the opponent.
The moving airships were bombarded either at close range or by experienced gunners who knew how to predict the amount. But the premise of these experiences is that there is not much difference in the speed of the airships between the two sides. At the speed of the Sid, the target would probably have escaped from the firing line during the few gaps between aiming and preparing to launch.
In fact, after this incident, the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Gwana Empire also discussed the idea of establishing an airship corps for internal discussion. The reason why this proposal was shelved before was because the shipbuilding technology was not as good as that of the Haider Empire. Secondly, there were not many high-quality woods in Haider that were suitable for shipbuilding and were of the magic material level.
Regardless of the technical issues, the cost of building an airship similar to that of the Haider Empire in the Gwana Empire would be much more expensive than others. But these problems will no longer be a problem after capturing the Sid.
The Gwana Empire suffered a loss in this operation. As a hostile party, they certainly understand the significance of the Sid's speed advantage better than others. They don't need to be organized to the size of a legion. As long as they can transport a large group, it means that they can put the power of the empire's sword into any battlefield at will, move in and out quickly, and tear up the battle line at will before the enemy can react.
So in the military drawing room, the young officer who was free began to discuss the use of this airship brigade. At the same time, he was thinking about which brigade in the First Legion to disband, and to move the number of the 10th Experimental Battalion, which had only been established for about three years, to a higher level.
The attitude of everyone from top to bottom seems to be that the Sid is already in their pocket. This made the Minister of Military Affairs, who was waiting in the military drawing room, feel unreasonable worry. Is it too early for a group of young people who have never experienced any major setbacks to stay in such an important place?
In Nagadai City, the extraordinary beings from the 10th Experimental Group gathered on the same airship. This airship can be regarded as the most luxurious among the requisitioned ones, and it is also the fastest. Due to military regulations, they were not allowed to drink. But we still brewed a large pot of refreshing tea to keep everyone in the best condition.
Their mission involves limited destruction of the airship so that the target cannot take off again. So they all keep their most destructive weapons nearby and wait for their target to appear.
But the waiting time is not that easy. There was that impatient person who was pacing back and forth in the airship, making other people feel equally upset.
"Big guy, stop. You're almost knocking me out." Someone said dissatisfiedly.
The person being complained was equally dissatisfied, saying: "Why hasn't the target appeared yet? It's just a few kittens, and that black dragon looks more difficult. Wouldn't it be better to finish the fight early and go back to rest early?"
"Be patient." The captain, who is also an extraordinary person and has the same rank as a general, warned the juniors who have entered the same realm, saying: "Sometimes the difference between the hunter and the prey is who is more patient."
"Here we come!" A young man with aristocratic status, a specially dispatched officer from the Military Map Office, suddenly shouted. He quickly operated the interface on the hydroscope screen, and with the attention of everyone in the airship, he said excitedly: "The latest sighting location of the Sid is Lebapu City."
The Transcendent, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately shouted: "Great! Now that we know the target location, we will set off immediately to surround them and defeat them!" Although the voice shouted loudly, there were only a few people who responded. Sensing something strange, he looked at the blank expressions of the others and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why haven't you set off yet?"
After coughing and clearing his throat, the captain of the 10th Battalion asked the officer accompanying the team who came from the military map room nearby, and said, "Well, where is Lebapu City? It doesn't seem to be a city near Nagadai." The only Chinese website
Equally dumbfounded was the officer accompanying the team who was very excited at first. The plans made by the military drawing room cannot be said to be incomplete. With Nagadai City as the center and more than ten surrounding cities that may be targets for airships to dock, a supporting plan has been made based on distance and distance.
Those who are closer have more time, can carry more equipment, and make sufficient preparations before the battle. Possible attack options include waiting until the opponent is resting in an inn, surrounding them, and then launching an attack at night. There is less leeway for those who are far away, but a minimum level of preparation and planning can still be achieved.
It's just that... these cities do not include 'Lebapu City'. The reason is simple, because Lebapu City is not near the Alberz Mountains at all, that is, it is not a city on the Alberz Line. After crossing the mountains and flying northwest for several days, he arrived at a city on the edge of the desert, a barren land. This was the place that everyone spent a long time looking for on the map of the entire territory of the Earth Kingdom before they found it.
Then everyone who was paying attention to the movement of the Sid, whether they were in the military drawing room of the Military Affairs Department of the Empire's capital, or on the airship in Nagadai City, or stationed at the military camp in Heilis City, all collapsed. Of course, some people laughed out loud.
It takes at least ten days to take an ordinary airship from Basra City to Lebapu City. In other words, the speed of the Sid was even faster than what it showed the day before. And they also completely deviated from the direction of the magician's holy city, Estali, heading towards a place that was beyond the reach of eight poles. This situation makes the young aristocratic officers in the military drawing room not go crazy!
Just like the rules on a chessboard, the pawn can only move one square forward, cannot move more, and cannot change direction. As a result, the idiot opposite who couldn't play chess flipped over the chessboard without any squares. The only soldier in his hand could move however he wanted. He was extremely willful.
But if they really paid attention to the intelligence of this group of people and seriously thought and analyzed it, the movements of the Sid would not be surprising.
First of all, although the original appearance cannot be seen, the Sid is not a newly built airship, but a modified one from the goblin airship Hindenburg. The original Hindenburg used a huge gas balloon to provide buoyancy, and the Goblin version of the fuel engine as the propulsion power mechanism.
Although the modified Sid abandoned the balloon, its buoyancy was provided by a better magic device. But the design of the fuel engine is still retained, but it has been changed. Of course, this is from the perspective of ordinary Midi natives; to someone, he is just using the earth's mature engine design.
Since the engine is still the main propulsion power of the Sid and the secondary source of supplementary power, it is bound to replenish fuel. In Midland, the extracted crude oil is provided to the fractionation tower installed inside the airship for refining.
Crude oil is not completely useless in Lost Land. At least as a weapon of war, it can create flames that are difficult to extinguish. So in the 'death place where black water overflows', some people still collect crude oil in small quantities. However, in terms of large-scale production, there is only one place within the empire, and that is the autonomous city where the goblin clans gather - Lebapu.
This was once the capital of the Goblin Empire, and it was also a land of beauty and beauty, a paradise that everyone yearned for. As for why it has become the desert terrain it is today, it is actually the same reason as the desertification of the earth. Failure to do a good job in soil and water conservation, over-exploitation, and indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources as if they were inexhaustible will ultimately leave nothing behind but a dead silence.
But according to Mi Di, the goblins are too good at causing trouble, blasting everywhere until there is no grass left, and it turns into a desert... Actually, if you think about it seriously, it still makes sense.
Although there is nothing left here, 'black water' will emerge from the sand, which has become the most common thing that the goblins staying here come into contact with and study. For them, of course, they hope to develop the use of these 'black water' so that they can exchange it for the supplies they need for life.
It sounds aggrieved, but in fact the goblins also lived a very aggrieved life. The Goblin Empire's combat power was once unparalleled, and its power shocked the world. From Lin's perspective, regardless of the explosive factor, many of the Goblin's weapons were ahead of their time.
But the countries on earth that can fight modern wars are all industrial powers. They rely on their strong industrial base and the natural resources they produce to be able to dominate. The Goblin Empire did not have such a foundation, so they were as bright as fireworks, and then they were over in three seconds.
The goblins also wanted to escape from this barren land, and only a handful of them stayed here because they cherished the glory of the goblin empire. However, due to the loss of resources and a large amount of technology lost due to the explosion, they eventually lost to other Homo sapiens who expanded their territories and were driven back, or left this traditional land of civilized development and entered the former wilderness.
After that, it passed through several eras in which different races were the protagonists, as well as the dark age when the demon king Tikal ruled, and then entered the current era dominated by humans. The old Gwana 'ally' was established, and the goblin clan paid a considerable price to become a member of the Hundred Clans Alliance.
As for the city of Lebapu, other races did not bother to capture it, so the goblins kept it as the last memory of the glory of the past empire. So when the goblins talk about this city, they are full of grievances...
How does it feel to guard an oil field and say that you are poor and unlucky? A time travel that no one can imagine.
