After the mass production of aircraft is completed, there are not too many tasks for them to complete, mainly for training, which is a training model, and it is a very good choice to use these aircraft to train flight talents. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

More than 100 pilots will definitely not be able to meet the needs of the future Tang Empire, so after the construction of 30 aircraft was completed, the imperial court recruited more than 200 pilots again and started training.

The main subject of beginner training is the aircraft, and the veterans who have been training for a long time have begun to train the coordination of the formation, the three planes can be arranged in a straight line, can also be arranged in the shape of an arrow, but the distance between the planes should be well controlled, too close is easy to collide, too far is no formation at all.

Ang Lee spent so much energy training the aircraft's cooperative flight ability, first, to train the pilots' flying skills, and secondly, to train the air force in advance.

In ancient society, the main reason why cavalry was able to become the main force of war was because cavalry had extremely powerful mobility and could quickly assemble to surprise the enemy, and the quantity and quality of cavalry could often determine the outcome of the war.

The Tang Empire's ability to conquer the world is inseparable from the extremely strong cavalry force, although the Tang Empire now has an ironclad convoy, but the cavalry is still a powerful force that cannot be ignored.

If the aircraft can be put into the army, its mobility will greatly exceed that of cavalry and ironclad vehicles, and it will completely subvert the military power of the Tang Empire and make the strength of the Tang Army jump to a new level.

With the current military strength of the surrounding small countries, it is absolutely impossible to compete with the Tang Dynasty, and if the air force is invested in the military establishment, these small countries will become completely vulnerable.

The flight speed of the plane far exceeds that of the horse, just imagine what it would be like to encounter the plane of the Tang Dynasty when the enemy cavalry fled.

And given the fact that no enemy army has aircraft, there is no need to develop an air combat aircraft, only a bomber.

The development of the bomber is extremely simple, only the cockpit of the aircraft needs to be changed, and it can be easily manufactured.

In the case of the first batch of 30 aircraft, for example, the cockpit could have accommodated six adults, but if it were converted into a bomber, only some seats would have to be removed and the remaining space would have to be stockpiled with ammunition.

In battle, the cockpit accommodates two people, one for ignition and one for throwing ammunition downwards, so that these ammunition can land extremely accurately in the enemy group, thus inflicting considerable damage on the enemy army.

Especially in the ancient battlefield environment, a large number of armies were all gathered together, and the battle formation could be described as extremely dense, and the damage that could be caused to the enemy after a large amount of ammunition was thrown can be imagined.

Since Li Ang decided to develop the aircraft, he had already thought about forming Datang's strategic air force as Datang's most elite strategic force, which was enough to deter all enemies and make them fearful.

On the premise of increasing the number of aircraft, the training intensity of the pilots is getting bigger and bigger, and the technology is getting better and better, and during the exercise, it is already possible to fly ten planes in a team, which is quite spectacular from a distance, and this is exactly what Ang Lee wants to see the most.

The emphasis on aircraft training made Ang Lee put the affairs of the newspaper and the R&D center behind, and these days, Ang Lee's most diligent place was the airfield outside the capital, and he personally gave great guidance.

However, for his own absolute safety, Ang Lee did not board the plane once, even if the performance of the plane had been tested in tests.

Li An personally trained the planes to fly in formation, and such a big movement naturally aroused the strong attention of the government and the opposition and the people, and the pictures of the Datang Daily drew the flight trajectory of the ten planes clearly, as if it was the trajectory of the wild goose's flight.

And the commentary next to the picture revealed the news that Datang was about to form a strategic air force.

As a result, the envoys and curious people of various countries began to pay attention to the affairs of the planes, and even began to run out of the city, observing the take-off and landing of the planes at a certain distance from the outside of the airport.

Just like around the important airfields in later generations, there will always be a large group of military enthusiasts and spies, and the area around Datang's airport can be said to be overcrowded.

However, since the plane is not something that can be copied by the enemy, Li An is not worried about this, so naturally there is no need to send people to expel these spectators, since they want to see it, let them slowly watch it, anyway, as long as they do not interfere with the normal training of the airport.

As the crowd of onlookers increased, many literati and rioters also joined the ranks of onlookers, and the content of the Datang Daily about airplanes became more and more, and there was another topic to talk about in the streets and alleys.

The training of the aircraft has been going on, and it is a matter of time before the army is formed, so it is necessary to prepare early so as not to be caught off guard when the army is formed.

Li An has already played to Li Longji and proposed the idea of establishing an air force, but there has been no response, maybe the emperor is still hesitating! Or, the emperor felt that the plane was too expensive, and the Tang Dynasty no longer had an enemy, so there was no need to spend a huge price to maintain such a costly air force.

However, after thinking about it for a few days, Li Longji changed his mind again, and looking at the comments in the Datang newspaper, he suddenly felt that it was still necessary to set up an air force, so that Datang could become more powerful, so that all enemies could not reach it.

As for the huge cost, it is not too big a problem, the Tang Empire is now very rich and has the financial resources to maintain the air power that has always been strong.

As for the word Air Force mentioned by Li An, Li Longji didn't buy it, he didn't like the name, and the ministers were not very satisfied, and the name they all liked was the Heavenly Army, and only the word 'Heavenly Army' could reflect the invincible domineering spirit of the Tang Air Force.

"Li Shilang, someone from the palace has come."

Li An had just returned to the R&D center from the airport, and when he heard this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It seems that Your Majesty has figured it out and is going to form an air force." ”

As he spoke, he walked to the gate.

"Yo, Gao Weng is here in person."

Li An suddenly saw Gao Lishi, and felt that there were some exceptions, the emperor wanted to see him, and sent a little eunuch over to say that it was enough, there was no need to let Gao Lishi come over, which also showed that this time it must be an important matter.

"Li Shilang, Your Majesty wants to know the training situation at the airfield and when it will be able to become an army."

Colliers whispered softly.

"Oh, Your Majesty has figured it out, it's going to form an air force, it's great, it's really good."

Li An was very happy, once this epoch-making branch of the army was formed, it would greatly enhance the combat strength of the Tang army.

"Li Shilang, Your Majesty has even thought of the name of this army, it is called the 'Heavenly Army', I have the help of heavenly soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, who can be the enemy, in addition, all the soldiers who participate in the Heavenly Army are heavenly soldiers, and Yulu is the highest of all arms."

Colliers spoke.

This is obvious, when the artillery was formed, the treatment of soldiers was much higher than that of ordinary soldiers, and the treatment of ironclad soldiers was higher than that of artillery.

"The Heavenly Army, it is indeed more domineering, all the soldiers of the Heavenly Army are Heavenly Soldiers, it is enjoyable to listen to it, or the name given by His Majesty is good, it is called the Heavenly Army, Your Majesty has ever seen it."

Ang Lee was very satisfied with the name of the Heavenly Army, which was much more domineering than the Air Force.

"Li Shilang, Your Majesty is very busy here, and said that there is no need to let Li Shilang enter the palace, just let me come and ask."

Colliers replied.

"Gao Weng, our training here is already very good, and we can form an army at any time, as long as Your Majesty gives an order."

Ang Lee replied without hesitation.

"Oh, that's good."

Gao Lishi responded, paused and said: "Your Majesty wants to see the power of this heavenly army, just like when you looked at the power of artillery, they all say that this heavenly army is very powerful, and it must be seen by Your Majesty!" ”

"This ......"

Li An was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This is not difficult to do, just organize a large-scale exercise." ”

"When can I practice?"

Colliers continued to ask.

"Five days, Your Majesty only needs to give me five days, and I will have everything necessary for the exercise ready."

Ang Lee replied.

Li An was sure that the Celestial Army exercise would be held, but in order for the exercise to be effective enough, he had to practice for a period of time in advance, so as not to have any surprises when the emperor watched.

"In that case, then the drill will be held in five days, and Your Majesty is still waiting for a report? Leave. ”

Colliers did not stay long, and after completing the task, he took his leave and left.

Li An sent a paragraph, and after returning home, he immediately gathered the best pilots and told them about the exercise, so that they must go all out to practice and never make a fool of themselves on the day of the exercise.

The first generation of aircraft is still relatively easy to fly, these guys can all be piloted smoothly, and they can also form a beautiful formation, and the practice is already very good.

However, this alone is not enough, if you want to reflect the great power of the Heavenly Army, you must be able to fight and show extremely strong combat effectiveness, only in this way can you gain the recognition of the emperor and the world, otherwise, even if you fly neatly, you can only be a flock of kites.

Where does the combat effectiveness of the Celestial Army come from, it is lightning fast, so that it can inflict extremely serious blows on the enemy when the enemy army does not have time to react, and in addition, it can quickly catch up and annihilate the enemy army when it escapes.

But how can speed alone achieve the goal of striking at the enemy? This naturally requires that the planes owned by the Celestial Forces be able to carry a sufficient amount of ammunition in order to achieve a huge blow to the enemy.

With the current strength of the first-generation aircraft, it can carry a load of more than one ton, remove two bombardiers, and can also hold a sufficient amount of ammunition, which is fully qualified for the requirements of bombers.

If you want to use limited ammunition to cause the most damage to the enemy, you must seriously train, there is inertia in the airdrop, after the bomb is dropped, it will not go down vertically, but with the flight trajectory of the aircraft has been forward, so that when aiming, it must be advanced, and the distance thrown in advance is related to the speed of the aircraft, which requires training.

The location of the plane throwing at the training ground, Li Ang quickly chosen, and asked people to immediately prepare a large number of scarecrows and some flags, and then began to explain the key points of the training, so that the pilots could start training.

"Li Shilang, the scarecrow and the flag have long been prepared, the ten planes have been loaded with ammunition, and they can be trained now."

The training ground is near the airport, less than five miles away, and is a very suitable training ground.

Li An walked to the viewing platform on a high place, nodded and said, "Let's start!" ”

"Touching ......"

A loud bang was heard, and a flare flew into the air.

Then, a roar sounded at the airport five miles away, and it was clear that the planes that had received the signal began to take off one after another.

Due to the proximity, ten planes quickly arrived at the training ground where the throwing was thrown, but they did not rush to throw, but lined up the formation according to the requirements, and only then flew towards the area of the throw.

Due to his inexperience at the beginning, the bombardier in charge of dropping bombs started to drop bombs directly above the target, and as a result, the bombs followed the plane all the way forward in the process of falling, as if there was an invisible thread holding them.

"Li Shilang, why isn't this bomb falling vertically! How could it be that you have to float some distance forward, and float as fast as an airplane. ”

The little officer beside him was confused, he picked up a stone casually, and after a light hand, the stone fell directly underneath, which was completely different from the situation of airplanes.

Li An smiled slightly and replied: "You are standing still and throwing stones, of course the stones will not move forward, but the plane is always in motion, of course it will move forward, I don't understand such a simple truth." ”

"That's right! It seems to be true. ”

The little official frowned and fell into deep thought.

The pilots and bombardiers who were training to drop bombs were in a hurry, they were all aimed at the bombs, but they did not hit at all, and the deviation was quite large, a large number of scarecrows and flags, all intact, none of them were destroyed.

Such a situation was naturally expected by Ang Lee, but the others were a little caught off guard, especially the pilots were a little anxious.

"Give the order immediately, let the plane return to the airport immediately, and the officer should teach them a good lesson."

Li An opened his mouth and ordered.

"Touching ......"

Another flare flew into the air.

Seeing this, all ten planes flew back to the airport and landed in turn, while the pilots and bombardiers immediately ran off the planes to assemble.

All of these guys who got off the plane gathered at one time to talk about the strange scene that had just happened, and everyone's faces showed an unbelievable look, which they thought was too bizarre.