Chapter 136: Airdrop
With Mu Jiu's order, white mushrooms began to float over this alluvial plain.
At the same time, on the left bank of a narrow river, a drenched figure climbed the bank full of dead grass with difficulty.
Vice Admiral Douglas escaped with his strong physique and lung capacity, and when he climbed the riverbank, he did not care about the second gunboat that was capsizing, but looked at the sky with his head still flowing.
The winter in Western Australia is actually not very cold, but after all, it is also winter, the temperature at this time is only less than 15 degrees, but the wet Lieutenant General Douglas does not seem to feel cold, looking at the shadowy little white dot in the sky, Lieutenant General Douglas's gloomy eyes are full of doubt and anger.
Vice Admiral Douglas was full of curiosity and doubts about this mysterious object that could directly threaten the fleet at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
But for the magical bomb that almost sent him to the western sky, Lieutenant General Douglas felt angry and scared at the same time.
If it weren't for his intuition on the battlefield for many years that saved his life, as long as his reaction was a second or two slower, it is estimated that he would not even be able to find the body at this time, just like the flattering major general.
Although Lieutenant General Douglas said that he climbed to the position of lieutenant general by virtue of his military merits, this is also to say, as an important member of the royal family, no matter where he is, the royal family's internal guards will secretly protect him, so over the years, although Lieutenant General Douglas has also encountered countless dangers, but none of them made him feel powerless like today.
"I'll be sure to find out where you came from......"
Looking at the white mushrooms that suddenly appeared in the sky, although Lieutenant General Douglas didn't know what it was, whether it would still be that kind of deadly bomb, but for the small white dot that disappeared into the sky, Lieutenant General Douglas had already engraved it firmly in his heart.
Not to mention Lieutenant General Douglas, who was determined to find the mysterious little white spot, as the white mushrooms slowly descended to the dry land, the officers and soldiers near the rebel headquarters finally saw these larger and larger white mushrooms.
"Report Major Rayarag, Instructor Cheng Cheng, there is a situation in the sky!"
The headquarters of the rebel army was set up in a large marching tent, although the tent was open on all sides for the convenience of command, but the people inside still could not see the sky, and the guards who were on guard outside immediately reported the abnormal situation in the sky.
Hearing the guard's anxious report, the two tall figures who were pondering on a map immediately raised their heads in confusion.
"What's going on? What heavenly situation is there? Is it possible that the enemy can still fly into the sky? ”
A major officer in the middle with black skin as black as coals glanced at the babbling guard and said with some dissatisfaction.
"Rayarag, my brother, don't lose your temper just yet, it looks like something strange is going on, let's go out and see."
Unlike the black officer's temper, the officer beside him, who was dark-skinned but closer to the yellow in appearance, looked at the outside of the tent before turning his head and persuading the major who had lost his temper.
"My dear Brother Cheng Cheng, it's not that I want to be angry, it's just ......"
The black major heard the instructor's persuasion and his anger subsided, although the possible stalemate of the battle made him a little upset, but it did not make him completely carried away, and just as he was about to explain to the instructor, there was an exclamation from the soldiers of the guard company outside.
"Let's go, let's go and see, something big must have happened."
When these exclamations came in one after another, both of them realized that something big must have happened, otherwise it would not be the case for the entire guard company.
"It's getting closer, those mushrooms will definitely fall on the side of the hill, let's go over and take a look."
"You're looking for death, don't you see a big guy hanging under that white mushroom? If it's a bomb, you don't have to break your bones. ”
"That's it, Yagger, you kid want to find yourself dead, that thing looks very big, even if it's not a bomb, how do you know that it won't fall on your head, such a big thing can directly crush your little body into meat sauce."
As the black major and the instructor reached the outside of the tent, the voices of the guards became clear.
"This ...... Cheng Cheng, my brother, am I dazzled, how can there be so many white flowers falling from the sky, and there is such a big thing hanging? ”
The two of them followed the gaze of the soldiers, and sure enough, they saw a bunch of white flowers slowly descending from the sky towards the dry land in front of their tent.
Although it was still unclear what the boxy soft object was under the white flowers, the countless ropes were hanging from it, but the volume still surprised Major Rayarag.
"It looks like a huge bag of explosives, is it a new weapon sent by the enemy......
Instructor Cheng Cheng was more cautious, looked at the quadripartite objects tied under the rope, and guessed carefully.
"Well, it's kind of like that, but if you look at the bottom one, there's something on top that looks so much like a cannon, in addition to the quad object below."
It is no wonder that the commanders of these two rebel armies had such an opinion, because the quadripartite object they were talking about was a cushion to prevent the 92 infantry guns from being hit when they landed.
The reason why this huge cushion that looks like an explosive bag is needed is because although the weight of the 92 infantry gun is only 212 tons, that is, more than 400 catties, after all, it was airdropped from the air at a height of nearly 10,000 meters, and a single giant parachute is still not very safe.
"It's a bit like, anyway, the place where the first object landed should be a few hundred meters away from here, even if it's an explosive pack, it shouldn't be a threat here. Let's let the warriors wait and see. ”
Instructor Cheng Cheng suggested more cautiously.
"Ge Laozi, do it like this, you rabbit cubs still give Lao Tzu to hide in the anti-artillery trench for a while."
Although the headquarters was set up on the back of the hill to prevent artillery bombardment, in order to prevent accidents, a lot of anti-artillery trenches were dug near this command room.
"Bang!"
The giant parachute descended not very quickly, but not long after the guards and the two commanders entered the trenches, the first cushion touched the dry land covered with loess.
The acceleration of the falling weight caused the huge cushion to stir up a churning wave of yellow dust on the dry land, spreading out around the dry land.
"Bang...... Bang ......"
Today's weather is indeed suitable for airdrops, and in this part of Australia, there are few windy weather at this time, and this is especially the case today, so these 92 infantry guns and auxiliary ammunition airdropped all accurately landed on this dry land with a radius of two or three square kilometers.