Li Ming and Song Tao were standing at the airship take-off and landing ground of the Northwest Field Army Headquarters, and a Type 39 eight-engine large airship was parked next to them. Because the battle had begun, Song Tao was about to leave here by airship and go to the front line of the war zone to command the battle. Moreover, the headquarters of the Northwest Field Army, as well as the logistics divisions of the corps, must also be moved forward.

"Big brother, let's meet again, it is estimated that it may be two years later......"

Li Ming smiled, and then said: "Don't act like a girl, we are not parting with life and death." Give me a good fight, if you drop the chain, you won't want to lead any more troops in the future, just go to the Outer Northeast to see the farm. ”

Song Tao laughed when he heard it: "Haha...... You can rest assured, buddy, when will you delay the business. I'm gone......"

After he finished speaking, he directly boarded the airship's gondola, and with a violent roar, the huge Type 39 eight-engine large airship slowly rose into the air. Song Tao and the others stretched out their hands out of the window to say goodbye to everyone.

Li Ming looked at the few airships that were gradually moving away, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart. After all, he is a soldier, and he can't be on the battlefield of Jinge Iron Horse, of course, there will be regrets, but he must make the right choice and think about the overall situation.

Song Tao was riding on the Far Eastern Army's latest Type 39 eight-engine large airship, 180 meters long, 30 meters in diameter, loaded with eight Kamath engines newly imitated by the Vladivostok Power Research Institute, with a displacement of 11. 76 liters with an output of 480 hp. The maximum ceiling is 4,000 meters, and the maximum speed is 150 kilometers per hour in the windless state. Equipped with 4 drivers. It can carry 35 crew members or lift 5 tons of materials, and the maximum stay time is more than 60 days.

Last year, the Northwest Field Army received four Type 39 eight-engine large airships, and after more than a year of equipment test flights, the Air Force Department was extremely satisfied with its performance in all aspects. Not only does it have advanced performance, but the stability and safety of the airship are also excellent.

Although the construction of this new airship is extremely expensive, it will be equipped with a large number of future equipment. The Far Eastern Airship R&D Center will also further reduce costs, so that the cost of this airship can reach the range of Far Eastern Company.

Because of the excellent performance of the equipment, as well as the good stability and safety, the Far Eastern Army once again ordered 12 Type 39 eight-engine large airships, all of which were equipped with the Northwest Field Army.

The Far Eastern Airship R&D Center is based on feedback from the troops. Corresponding improvements have been made to the Type 39 eight-engine large airship, and an improved version of the Type 39, the Type 39A airship, has been introduced.

With the continuous accumulation of the industrial base of the Far East, the Far Eastern Airship R&D Center has also made certain efforts to reduce the cost of the 12 Type 39A airships with new equipment to 75 percent of the original, and with the increase in the number of equipment, the cost should continue to decrease in the future.

But such a big guy is so expensive, even if the performance is superior, it can't be equipped on a large scale in a short time. Cost is one aspect. The key is that the production capacity cannot be increased, even if you want to equip it in large quantities, it is unrealistic.

The main forces of the Northern, Western, and Eastern Corps are currently carrying out large-scale penetration into predetermined areas in depth and over a large distance. Countless cavalry galloped across the northern steppes, galloping forward day and night.

Zhao Lianhe had been on the horse for several days, and now his inner thighs were hot and painful, and his two legs didn't seem to be his anymore. Fortunately, the situation of the war horse was good, and he galloped for hundreds of miles all the way, because he changed horses frequently. The five Mongolian horses were stunned that there was no.

Compared with the high-headed horses of Europe, Mongolian horses really can't be compared with others. Not to mention their short stature, their ability to sprint, their ability to jump, and their ability to carry loads have all been thrown out of the streets, and there is no place for them in the modern racecourse.

It is also short and long-haired, and its appearance is not good.

But there are a lot of things, and there is no problem with hundreds of thousands or millions of horses at every turn, and there is no need to eat good concentrate feed at all. It can adapt to all kinds of difficult supply conditions. If the high-headed horses of Europe, just the fodder, hundreds of thousands of war horses, can eat the Far Eastern Army into bankruptcy.

Mongolian horses are also the most adaptable and can run long distances without stopping. Moreover, it can survive in the wild regardless of the cold or heat, and it has been said that "the Mongolian horse is the closest horse to a camel".

For nomads, the best war horse may not be suitable. It is these unsightly Mongolian horses that have repeatedly created miracles on the battlefield.

In the winter of 1241, when the main cavalry of Subutai crossed the Carpathian Mountains from the Ruska Pass and suddenly appeared under the city of Gran in the Danube Valley, it took only three days, and the distance between the two places covered with snow was more than 300 kilometers, and most of them were roadless mountains, which was the real war horse.

Leather is durable, not afraid of cold, strong vitality, whether it is in the alpine desert of Asia, or in the European plains, it can adapt to the local environment, and can also run across the country.

Although there is nothing wrong with the war horse, it suffers the rider. In this campaign, the Northwest Field Army also lined up two newly trained cavalry divisions on the battlefield and let them go to the battlefield to receive the baptism of war.

These newly trained cavalry units, which had been trained for a year, allowed the Far Eastern Army to invest a large amount of resources, which was enough for the Military Commission to form several field divisions. However, the Far Eastern Company still gritted its teeth and formed its own cavalry units, and this year it will form six more main cavalry divisions.

The Military Commission attaches great importance to the construction of cavalry divisions, and the equipment of the troops is very advanced, and each cavalryman is one in a hundred, equipped with five war horses, a Type 28 revolver gun, a double-barreled hunting gun, and a cavalry knife imitating the Type 65. In addition, there are grenade shells, gas shells, and smoke shells that are equipped with a lot, and some of the main cavalry units are even equipped with mines.

The non-commissioned officers were also equipped with a 40-mm grenade launcher, each squad was also equipped with a Type 28 rifle, and each battalion was equipped with six water-cooled heavy machine guns and three 60-mm mortars. The regimental firepower was 12 70-mm infantry guns and 6 82-mm mortars, while the brigade was 18 75-mm mountain guns and 18 82-mm mortars.

The division-level equipment is even equipped with a heavy artillery battalion, which is equipped with 12 120-mm mortar guns and 12 105-mm assault guns.

Because cavalry units often run long distances and often attack in separate units, the communications equipment of each unit is also very large, and all kinds of communication equipment are basically equipped to the company level. The main cavalry division is also equipped with temporarily reinforced divisional units, including an engineer company, a divisional hospital and an independent logistics supply battalion. (To be continued.) )