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Chapter 290: Project Sea Lion

On July 8, 1940, Air Force Commander Goering was promoted to field marshal. In this way, the already arrogant Goering became even more arrogant. However, he does have the capital to be proud.

At that time, German combat aircraft were far superior to the British, both in quantity and quality. Moreover, since the beginning of the war, the Luftwaffe's successive bombardments have been almost invincible.

"Commander Goering, I order you to blow up the hateful Britain as soon as possible!" Hitler glanced at the proud Air Force commander and shouted coldly: "The plan is codenamed [Sea Lion Project], go and carry it out!" ”

"I will do my best!" Goering hurriedly agreed, took the proposal and withdrew from Hitler's office.

In order to carry out air offensive operations, the Luftwaffe concentrated three air groups with more than 2,400 combat aircraft. At that time, Britain only had 700 air defense fighters, 200 anti-aircraft guns, and 500 bombers, and was at a disadvantage in terms of troops. The Battle of Britain began over the choppy English Channel, in the ancient land of the British Empire.

On July 10, 1940, German reconnaissance planes spotted a British convoy quietly heading for Dover.

"Strike now! Blow up and sink the British fleet! "With the order of the command, more than 70 German planes were divided into 3 echelons and flew directly to the assembly area with murderous vigour, ready to show their hands in front of their superiors.

However, with the help of advanced ground radar, the British army soon discovered the German formation and sent six "Whirlwind" fighters to quietly approach the enemy group under the cover of clouds.

Perhaps the Germans were too confident that they simply did not notice the arrival of the British planes. At that time, German aircraft were deployed in three tiers, with the DO-17 bomber group on combat duty at the bottom, the ME-110 fighter group on close support mission in the middle, and the ME-109 fighter group at the top.

Faced with a situation where the enemy was outnumbered, Hill, the commander of the British army, knew that he could not fight hard. He ordered his comrades to remain hidden in the clouds, first to give way to the German cover planes, and then to try to grab the tail of the bomber group and use it to open the knife.

Things turned out to be exactly what Hill had predicted. When the German formation group roared past, the numerous bomber group was like a big tail dragging behind.

"Attack!" Three Whirlwind fighters suddenly swooped down on the German bomber group. Three other Whirlwind fighters jumped slightly, pointing their guns directly at the German escort group.

The German fighters, who were at ease, seemed to be admiring the beautiful scenery along the way, and did not even notice the British planes in ambush in the clouds, so they had to rush to the battle in a panic.

Compared to bombers, the Whirlwind fighter is more agile and maneuverable. It didn't take long for Hill's fighter plane to bite a German bomber tightly. After some pestering, Hill took aim and jerked the trigger.

The enemy plane was immediately shot, emitting black smoke and falling headlong. Seeing that the situation was not good, the two German bombers hurriedly turned around and fled, but unexpectedly collided together, and immediately turned into wreckage and fragments, and fell into the sea one after another.

The British army won the first victory, and they all cheered proud of their air force, and Churchill thought to himself: "If it weren't for this group of fighters of Tianhua Kingdom, I am afraid that they would be attacked by the Germans again!" ”

Hill soon appeared at Churchill's command and spoke loudly about the characteristics of the Tianhua State fighter. Churchill smiled and boasted to the valiant commander: "Your command is correct!" Less wins, we must choose this way of fighting! ”

"Prime Minister, Tianhua can give us credit, why don't you buy more?" Hill asked, not knowing why.

"Pilot!" Churchill sighed: "Jet fighters are too fast, our pilots are not up to the task!" ”

"It would be nice to be able to lease a group of pilots from the United States!" Hill also knew that his own air force lacked good pilots.

"Better pilots, I'm afraid there are a lot of Tianhua Kingdom." Churchill narrowed his eyes: "No one can be trusted, we only have to cultivate ourselves!" ”

Between countries, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Politicians look down on businessmen, but they have to deal with these people. Hu Zhiyong is almost famous in the world political arena, and there are very few people who can see him.

Hitler's Sea Lion plan, which he knew was the beginning of failure. It is even more wrong not to take Britain and provoke the Soviet Union! The Atlantic Ocean is very lively, and almost every moment there is the sound of explosions and the tragedy of being bombed, sinking a ship, and people dying!

His own air force has completed its plan to deliver supplies, and Hu Zhiyong is considering where the blood wolf should go next. During this period, the islanders planned a bombing plan to attack Chongqing, and two bombers were shot down by artillery that had been prepared for a long time.

In India, it was rumored that the Japanese army was gathering the locals to start military training. Hu Zhiyong was surprised: "Isn't he looking for death?" ”

It's not about himself, Hu Zhiyong is concentrating on creating wealth.

On August 13, 1940, the German army, under the cover of more than 1,000 fighters, launched an unprecedented fierce attack on nine airfields in Britain.

Although the British had been prepared for this, they lost 446 aircraft and 231 pilots killed and wounded in the following days of fighting. Not only that, but 5 airports in the south of the UK were also severely damaged.

To make matters worse, six of the seven radar stations in the most critical positions of the British army were bombed. The entire communication system is on the verge of being destroyed. Churchill hurriedly pleaded for his ambassador to buy planes from Tianhua once again.

"Sneak attack?" Hu Zhiyong listened to Yinlong's mobile phone, and was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood.

"Radar, communication equipment, and planes can be given to him, and after the war, we will settle in US dollars, Tianhua yuan, and gold!" Hu Zhiyong didn't expect this batch of weapons, but fortunately he still had stock in his hand.

The British, in retaliation, bought forty bombers at once. And most of the bombs bought were incendiary and explosive bombs. This incident attracted Hu Zhiyong's great attention.

Historically, it was precisely because the Germans changed their bombing targets that the British had a chance to regain their combat effectiveness after respite! It doesn't matter who wins or who loses, whether you can make a fortune again is the key!

"Stop the production of fighters, bombers, and Airbus. Develop 500-800 seat large civil aviation transport aircraft, seize time to occupy the market! "The market demand for fighters and bombers is coming to an end, and one production in Komsomolsk is enough to deal with it!

Hu Zhiyong knew that after the war, passenger ships at sea could no longer meet the needs of efficient businessmen and government agencies. The development of large passenger aircraft, in thirty years the order will be quite good.

"Report, a U.S. warship ran aground in the southeast of Thitu Island, asking for our help!" The chief of the confidential section walked into Hu Zhiyong's office and reported loudly to him.

"U.S. warships?" Hu Zhiyong suddenly remembered that a large number of US troops were living in the Philippines.

"Tow it to Luzon with our salvage boat, it can't be repaired on Thitu Island!" Hu Zhiyong understood that the booming movement of Thitu Island aroused the curiosity of Americans.

How can a sea lane that is often traveled hit the rocks? He smiled, but also remembered something he had heard in his previous life. In the waters of Taiping Island, there are many underwater shipwrecks. I heard that a Ming Dynasty merchant ship full of antiquities was found.

"Send me to the South China Sea!" Hu Zhiyong hurriedly picked up the phone and prepared his special plane to take off.

Hu Zhiyong's movements in the South China Sea really attracted Roosevelt's attention. The well-planned reef incident, I didn't expect to suffer losses in vain! Thitu Island is expanding the size of the island, and if there is no profit and other motives, is it worth making such a big move?

However, the Chinese soldiers did not allow outsiders to break into the blockade area, even the fishing boats of neighboring countries were not allowed to enter. They had to sigh to themselves and never pay attention again. Unexpectedly, Hu Zhiyong's actions of salvaging at sea after his arrival caused the United States to misunderstand. They were snickering: "It turned out to be a treasure to the bottom of the sea, good luck!" ”

Taiping Island is the largest island in the Nansha Islands, with a length of about 1,289.3 meters from east to west, a width of about 365.7 meters from north to south, and an area of 0.49 square kilometers. After Hu Zhiyong's arrival, underwater archaeology and remote sensing surveys began.

"Report, found a wreck, 35 meters underwater, has been buried by seabed silt!" A remote-controlled survey robot soon detected a shipwreck. Hu Zhiyong smiled and ordered the divers to go down to see what was going on.

Soon, the specific circumstances of the wreck were clarified, and Hu Zhiyong shouted in surprise: "What you said is true? ”

"Really young master!" The diver reported: "It is about 25 meters long and 5.5 meters wide at its widest point. The cross-section of the hull is a pointed bottom with an external keel, and seven columns of bulkhead plates are stored inside the hull, and the shell plate has two layers, and the two layers are filled with a transient plug. The ship has only one mast at the front of the sixth bulkhead, with a square mast hole up to 30 centimeters wide. The main cargo is ceramic products. ”

"Are there any complete ceramic products?" Hu Zhiyong smiled, he unintentionally got such a windfall, this is luck!

"Yes, most of them are unharmed!"

"Salvage!" Hu Zhiyong gave the order, and the crew quickly moved into action.

There are 48,288 pieces of ceramics in the water, 60% of which are intact. The ship was also loaded with dice made of ivory and bones, stone inkstones, ink stones, and 125 Chinese gold bars and ingots.

There are four categories of ceramic cultural relics: celadon plates, basins, bowls and jars, and the shape and glaze color are very similar to the products of Fujian imitation Longquan kiln in the Song and Yuan dynasties. It can be determined that this is a merchant ship on the southeast coast of China, which should have been transported by Luzon during the Song and Yuan dynasties.

Hu Zhiyong is very proud, these things can't be said to be priceless, but they are also worth a lot! He told everyone to tidy up as soon as possible, not even a single piece of debris should be thrown away! Huang Jinshan said happily: "There are a lot of treasures under the sea! ”

"Yes!" Hu Zhiyong looked at the vast South China Sea: "In this sea area, many lives have been devoured for hundreds of years, and the products of the Chinese dynasties have been preserved!" When the world is peaceful, I want to see a large expo hall so that all countries in the world can look at the history of Chinese civilization for thousands of years! ”

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