In May of the third year of Ankang, a small town next to a corner on the lower reaches of the Magdalena River was under military control by the Xintianfu Huangzhuang troops.
A small number of armed immigrants from the Ming Dynasty were hired to repair the docks and build cement concrete "squares".
People of various other ethnic groups were all sent to the Panama Canal.
Because it involved military missions and confidential test projects, the Ming army did not explain to the workers what it was doing.
So the immigrants from the Ming Dynasty who worked here called it "the square".
It was not convenient for the troops to talk casually about repairing the airport, so they simply followed the workers and called this place a square.
So the name of the town became Plaza Town.
As for the original name, the people who originally lived here seemed to call it Barrancabermeha.
This name is too convoluted for Ming people.
Under normal circumstances, if the final Ming name of such a place does not have a popular code name or a special official name, one or two syllables will be taken and transliterated into Chinese characters.
If a code name is formed that everyone is used to, then no one will use the original name at all.
At the same time, the name of the river, Magdalena River, is also a mouthful.
Recently, cement and concrete materials have been transported here, so everyone simply called this river the Cement River.
In the next month, a large number of river ships began to sail up the Cement River to Square Town.
Build a "square" and a "big shed" here.
By June, planes began to arrive and land in the square.
These aircraft include existing aircraft transferred from other airports, and some are assembled products trial-produced by the Xintianfu Daming Aviation Factory.
Workers finally figured out what the squares were for, but it seemed a bit late to rename them Airport Town.
Moreover, the officers and soldiers specifically reminded them not to go out and talk nonsense, so they continued to call it Square Town.
On May 20th, the third year of Ankang, the latest aircraft transferred from Daming's local factory also arrived at Square Town.
All kinds of small aircraft currently produced by Ming Dynasty, or even produced in the past, are basically gathered together.
After Zhu Jingyuan recovered his memory and designed a relatively reasonable aircraft, Ming's aviation industry developed rapidly.
The design version of the latest flying machine is updated on a monthly basis.
Two years ago, the latest fighter jet Zhu Jingyuan saw used a single-row nine-cylinder star-shaped 400-horsepower engine.
Now we are replacing 1,000-horsepower engines in batches.
At the same time, the development of a double-row, eighteen-cylinder radial engine has been officially started.
The power is expected to start at 1,500 horsepower, and is expected to even exceed 2,000 horsepower.
There are also double-row inline twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled engines also being tested.
The fighter models currently used by the army and navy are still the ones designed by Zhu Jingyuan.
A Type 5 fighter with an appearance similar to the FW-190d and Sea Fury.
However, the functional design has been updated three times, and three engines have been replaced simultaneously.
After the power was increased to more than one thousand horsepower, this aircraft was already suitable for high-speed flight, and its maximum flight speed soared to 600 kilometers per hour.
With the substantial increase in speed and simultaneous reduction in fuel consumption, the maximum range has exceeded 800 kilometers, and the combat radius has reached 300 kilometers.
However, in this battle, the enemy's air combat capabilities were almost nonexistent, so fighter jets were not the main force.
The main combat aircraft deployed in Square Town are small single-engine attack aircraft using the same engine.
At the same time, various large and medium-sized aircraft gathered at the coastal Cartagena City Airport.
Twin-engine fighters were responsible for covering the bombers.
However, at this time, the enemy not only has no fighter jets, but also has weak air release capabilities, so only a very small proportion is arranged.
The twin-engine medium bomber that has begun mass production is the absolute main force of this bombing mission.
The four-engine large bomber that had just completed the experiment was also sent to participate in the first actual combat verification.
Zhu Jingyuan was preparing to try strategic bombing, but the relevant military commanders and engineering personnel seemed to want to focus on trying all aircraft.
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In the end, a total of 304 aircraft were prepared at the two airports.
Eight four-engine large bombers, each capable of carrying four tons of bombs.
Eighty twin-engine medium bombers, each capable of carrying two tons of bombs.
One hundred and sixty attack aircraft, each capable of carrying 500 kilograms of bombs.
Twenty twin-engine fighter jets also carried one-ton bombs.
Forty single-engine fighter jets took to the road carrying 200 kilograms of bombs.
In addition to aircraft, there is also the napalm bomb that has just been successfully developed at Zhu Jingyuan's request.
The ratio of bombers to fighters is four to one, and the ratio of fighters can be even lower depending on the enemy's air combat and air defense capabilities.
However, fighter jets can also perform bombing missions, and since this is the first mission, in order to prevent various possible situations, the proportion of fighter jets has not been further reduced.
According to combat officer Li Yuquan, if there is always enough ammunition and fuel supply, these aircraft are enough to completely wipe the city of Boliva off the map.
On the 23rd of the leap month of the third year of Ankang, all preparations for the battle were in place.
Based on observations of cloud conditions, it is expected that it will be a rare sunny day in Medellin tomorrow.
So after reporting to Zhu Jingyuan, the combat command officially launched the strategic bombing mission.
Combat aircraft from the two battlefields, which were twice as far apart, took off one after another at the same time.
Each formed a fleet and flew to the area where Boliva City (Medellin) is located.
The small aircraft airport is a little over two hundred kilometers away from the battlefield.
Fast-flying small fighter jets were also loaded with bombs, accompanying the slow-moving small attack aircraft.
It took the two fleets almost forty minutes to enter the combat area.
However, they did not go directly to Boliwa City, but first rushed to the terraces on both sides of the north side of Boliwa City.
The urban area of Boliva is located in a canyon, with two flat terraces on the north and south sides of the canyon.
The two mesas do not have a large population, but there are several towns in key locations.
Boliva built military camps and a large number of gun towers to protect the canyon where Boliva City is located.
In this large mountain, it is difficult for infantry to break through the protection of these places when heavy weapons are difficult to transport up.
If you attack Boliva City along the valley, you will be suppressed from above by the gun towers on the platform.
The momentum of the army's attack to suppress the bandits was suppressed by these highland artillery towers.
The anti-bandit forces had originally prepared to mobilize aircraft to deal with it, but Zhu Jingyuan's plan directly expanded the scale of the operation.
Now there are one hundred and sixty attack aircraft, forty fighter jets, and two hundred aircraft mixed and divided into two parts.
The relatively agile fighter jets led the way, and the attack aircraft followed closely behind the formation.
Attack in groups from west to east along the highlands on both sides of the canyon.
Guarding the key town on the uphill slopes on both sides of the canyon where Boliva City is located, the security level of the guards is the highest.
The guards on duty in the turret immediately opened their eyes in horror when they saw the plane appear.
Among the veterans who returned to Boliva City from other areas, many had seen the Ming Dynasty's aircraft.
They have a visceral fear of this flying machine.
Because there is nothing I can do to deal with them, I can only passively get beaten on the ground and run away with my head in my arms.
Fortunately, in the past, the number of these flying machines was not large, and each time there were only a dozen or even a few at most.
The aircraft will not directly kill many people, but is mainly used to suppress artillery positions.
If the infantry fires guns collectively or shoots upward with small-caliber artillery, it can also force the aircraft to not dare to approach.
But this time, the guard failed to count exactly how many planes appeared in the sky!
The guards were so panicked that they sounded the alarm and sent people to report to the officers.
Including the officers in the gun tower and the officers in the barracks below.
Not long after the soldiers who were in charge of going to the military camp ran out of the gun building, they heard a harsh whistling sound.
Then there was a deafening explosion.
A fierce shock wave came and the soldier fell directly to the ground.
And these sounds were just the beginning. Continuous explosions sounded in places far and near.
The soldier lay on the ground and did not dare to move. He waited for an unknown amount of time before the explosion finally subsided.
The soldier turned over carefully, panting heavily, and looked back at the turret where he was before.
Half of the wall of the turret collapsed, and three of the companions and officers inside ran out and were paralyzed not far away like themselves, panting.
Not far away, there were several others who seemed to be human beings, but they were lying motionless on the ground, not sure whether they were dead or alive.
A leg emerged from under the collapsed wall, which seemed to have hit a person.
As for the people in the blockhouse, I don’t know how many are left.
The soldier trembled and looked back at other places, only to find that the entire military camp was in chaos.
Almost all the buildings had been bombed and now more than half have collapsed.
There were soldiers and officers running around everywhere, as well as people sitting or lying in despair.
When being bombed by a plane, you have to run outside the building. This is the survival experience of the white ghost bandits in Yinzhou.
The industrial foundation of Xintianfu in Nanyinzhou is not good, and the industrial foundation of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies is even worse.
Rebels like Boliva and Sun Martin also did not have the ability to build large-scale factories on their own.
They have no way to communicate with the outside world, and there are no coal mines in the area.
The weapons in their hands were basically obtained from the Spanish and Portuguese colonial armies.
They did not rule here long and did not have enough experience to build a large number of stone houses.
Most of the houses they lived in were made of bricks and tiles and could easily collapse when bombed.
The probability of death from being trapped in a house is much greater than the probability of lying down in an open space.
Because fixed-wing aircraft are not helicopters, it is difficult to kill people on the ground.
If there are only a few planes, it will be difficult to cause substantial casualties if you go directly to kill people running outside.
So when the soldiers in the military camp heard the explosion, they all ran into the yard.
As a result, at this moment, several more strange whistling sounds were heard.
The soldier lying on the ground looked up subconsciously and found that several planes had dropped several relatively large bombs.
The soldier immediately fell to the ground again, preparing for a new round of shock waves.
As a result, the shock wave of this explosion was not violent, but a particularly raging flame burst out.
Before the soldier understood what was happening, his body was already on fire.
"ah……"
The soldier let out heart-piercing screams and rolled on the ground instinctively, trying to put out the fire on his body.
As a result, this conventional fire extinguishing method was completely useless, and the fire on his body continued to burn without being affected.
The burning thing seemed to be some kind of grease, and it stuck directly to his body.
The soldier endured the severe pain and jumped up to try to find water to put out the fire.
In the hazy vision of severe pain and heat, the soldiers discovered that the entire military camp had turned into a sea of fire.
There were people covered in fire everywhere, screaming and struggling wildly.
All the flames show no sign of being extinguished.
That was actually the latest incendiary bomb brought by the new aircraft from the Ming Dynasty.
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Inside the city of Boliva.
In the past month, the atmosphere in Boliva City has been quite relaxed.
Because Ming's troops stopped attacking.
In addition, under Miranda's suggestion, Bolivar cleverly used ultimatums to put forward negotiation conditions.
Boliva felt that the reason why Ming Dynasty stopped attacking might be that the higher-ups were considering the conditions he proposed.
Boliva thought afterward that the condition was too simple.
Leave yourself alone and this war will be over.
No normal decision-maker would reject this condition.
Boliva regretted it for a while.
But as time passed, Boliva and his men slowly became a little restless again.
Daming took too long to think about it.
There was no news at all for more than half a month.
Boliva resumed his clean and decent clothes, sat in his seat, and discussed with Miranda and his men.
"Is there something wrong with the Ming Dynasty...or the core area of Xintianfu?
"Or has Martin Sun caused a big mess?"
Miranda said with a serious expression:
“If there is a problem within Ming Dynasty or even in Xintianfu, then they should be more active in promoting peace talks with us.
"So...there is another possibility. Ming Dynasty is planning a larger-scale attack...
"For example, mobilizing more artillery, or even building a dedicated railway...
"Or... more planes?"
Boliva said in disbelief:
"You mean, Ming Dynasty may have rejected our conditions?
"Our conditions are low enough, why should they refuse?"
Miranda shook her head:
"I can't think of a reason, but I can't think of a more believable possibility..."
Boliva and his subordinates were discussing when a communications soldier quickly ran into the conference room:
"Your Majesty, the military camps on both sides of the canyon entrance have been attacked by flying machines."
Boliva's heart skipped a beat and he stood up:
"Is it Daming's attack? It can only be Daming's attack, but why? Why!"
Boliva's expression was particularly unbelievable, and he turned to look at his companions and subordinates around him.
Miranda did not answer Boliva's question because she couldn't figure it out at all, so she looked at the signal soldier:
"What are the details? How many planes came from Daming? What is the situation at the scene? How is the damage?"
The communications soldier shook his head:
"There are no details. Both places just reported the discovery of the Ming Dynasty aircraft, which was attacked, and communications were interrupted.
"No matter how many times I call after that, there is no response. It's the same on both sides. The suspicion has been broken..."
Miranda and everyone looked in disbelief.
The front line had not been hit by air raids before, but communications had basically never been completely interrupted.
