When several soldiers withdrew the plane from a warehouse, the officers who followed Wang Mo to the playground all widened their eyes, curiously looking up and down, left and right at this new weapon that could fly into the sky.

Wang Mo walked to the side of the plane, patted the metal wings, and introduced: "Ladies and gentlemen, this new weapon is called an airplane, and in layman's terms, it is a machine that can fly into the sky. The specific model of this aircraft, you can call it the Echo DH4 bomber. Bombers, as the name suggests, are bombs that can be dropped from the sky to bomb places. ”

"Young marshal, what kind of plane can you mean to fly into the sky? I don't think so! ”

"I don't think I can fly, this plane looks like it's made of all metal, it's so heavy, how can it fly?"

"That's right, it's a straight metal wing, and it can't be flapped like a bird, how can it fly?"

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Although the actual plane was in front of them, with wings and fuselages several meters long, and it looked like it was made of all-metal, the officers present, including Wang Haoshan, did not believe that this behemoth could fly into the sky.

The officers' questions sounded very ignorant, but Wang Mo understood very well, if he hadn't been systematically educated by later generations and roughly understood the principles of airplane flight, I am afraid that he would be like them, not believing that such a heavy all-metal plane could fly freely in the sky like a bird.

Wang Mo smiled and said, "Whether you can fly or not, everyone will be able to see it immediately." I'll be piloting this bomber for a bombing exercise in a moment, and I've had people set up a target on a barren hill near the military academy, so that everyone can observe the specific bombing effect through a telescope. ”

As soon as Wang Mo's words fell, several soldiers stepped forward to distribute binoculars to the officers one by one.

Taking advantage of the distribution of telescopes, Wang Haoshan came to Wang Mo and asked with some concern: "Mo'er, can this plane work, there will be no problems when it flies into the sky, right?" It's too dangerous, so you'd better fly this plane to the sky instead. ”

Changing plane pilots?

Wang Mo thought, where to find it. Airplanes are rare in foreign countries at this time, not to mention in Sichuan, that is, in the whole of China, it is basically impossible to find a qualified pilot. It was he himself who pondered for days before he figured out how to operate this extremely antique biplane.

"Father, don't worry, I've been quietly flying several times, and it's safe. This Echo DH4 bomber can continue to fly in the sky for nearly four hours, and there is no problem. Wang Mo swore that although he didn't know much about the performance of antique aircraft in this era.

The officers were at the head of the Echo DH4 bomber for a while, and then Wang Mo stood up and said loudly: "Everyone has also seen that there are two seats on this plane. In other words, in addition to me, the pilot of the plane, I can also take an extra person to the sky. Did anyone have the courage to stand up and volunteer to take the plane I flew into the sky to conduct bombing exercises? ”

What the? Do you want someone to go to heaven with you?

The officers were buzzing and discussed, and they basically didn't dare to respond to Wang Mo's words, and they shrank their heads one by one and begged in their hearts not to be selected. In their opinion, this bird plane is really unreliable, even if it barely flies into the sky, most of them have to be planted headlong. Planted from the sky, just think about it, you know that a small life can never be saved.

No one volunteered to stand up for a long time, which made Wang Mo feel very disappointed, and he originally hoped that one or two officers would appear who could accept new things and new ideas.

Just when Wang Mo was about to give up recruiting officers who volunteered to participate and fly the plane to the sky alone, a young officer stood up: "Young marshal, I am willing to take the plane to the sky!" ”

Wang Mo was overjoyed: "Good, good!" What is this student called? ”

The young officer trotted in front of Wang Mo and saluted, "Humble Chen Yifan!" ”

Wang Mo returned a military salute and said with a smile: "Then get on the plane, I promise, this will definitely be an unforgettable flight trip for you!" ”

Flying at high altitude is very cold, especially the pilot should pay attention to keeping warm, otherwise the limb freeze will affect the flight operation. Wang Mo and Chen Yifan put on the special flight suits they had prepared early in the morning and put on windproof goggles, and then boarded the plane.

The plane's engine started, a loud noise sounded, and the propellers began to spin rapidly, rolling up gusts of air, much to the surprise of dozens of officers next to them.

The plane started slowly, and gradually accelerated along the runway, and when the speed increased to a certain level, the plane began to float off the ground, and finally glided high and soared into the sky.

"Oh my God, it's flying, it's flying!"

"How is it possible to really fly!"

"Oh my God, this thing can really fly like a bird in the sky, it's incredible!"

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The officers exclaimed in amazement, tilting their heads and holding binoculars to look at the planes already flying in the sky, and their hearts were shocked, a feeling that their worldview had been shattered.

The Eco DH4 bomber is a two-seat, two-wing day bomber designed by the British in World War I, designed by the Englishman Jeffrey Havilland. It has a range of up to 3 hours and 45 minutes, a maximum range of 770 km, a combat radius of more than 360 km, and is armed with a pilot-operated 77mm Vickers machine gun and a 77mm Lewis machine gun operated by a rear-seat heavy pilot, as well as two 230-pound (100 kg) bombs or four 112-pound (51 kg) bombs.

With its excellent performance, the Echo DH4 bomber quickly became a multi-purpose all-weather bomber and was known as the most successful bomber of World War I.

Despite the excellent performance of the Aike DH4 bomber, Wang Mo did not fly any difficult maneuvers with it, but simply circled back and forth over the military school. Every time it flew over the military school, it always caused a burst of exclamations from the people on the ground.

"Student Chen Yifan, how do you feel?" Wang Mo shouted at Chen Yifan behind him.

The look on Chen Yifan's face didn't know whether it was surprise or horror, he looked down from time to time, and his voice trembled a little: "Young marshal, we really ...... It's really heavenly, it's really ...... It's incredible! ”

Wang Mo laughed: "This is the magic of technology!" Student Chen Yifan, let's take a look at the intuitive destructive power of science and technology! ”

Wang Mo steered the bomber and flew towards the target that had been set up earlier, and the target was a huge circle drawn with white lime powder on the top of a barren mountain, which was very recognizable. Especially in the air, it can be said that the target position can be seen at a glance from a distance.

The plane flew over the barren mountain, and two 230-pound bombs slid through a beautiful parabola in the air and smashed steadily on the top of the barren mountain.

Boom-boom-boom

A huge explosion sounded, and a puff of smoke and dust rose and enveloped the barren hills.

After a while, the smoke cleared, leaving two huge craters several meters deep on the edge of the white circle, and the power of the bombardment was amazing.

Observing the tremendous power of the aircraft bombing through the telescope, the officers of the military academy were shocked.

"The power of this bombardment is very great, powerful, really powerful!"

"If that barren mountain is a local artillery position, I'm afraid it will be wiped out by this time!"

"I don't know how far this plane can fly, and if it can fly far, wouldn't it be able to fly to someone else's barracks at any time to bomb it?"

"It seems that what the young marshal said about the new weapons changing the tactics and tactics of war is true!"

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Wang Haoshan was also extremely shocked at this time, and he couldn't help imagining the scene of the large-scale equipment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army on the plane. Think about it, dozens or hundreds of planes flew in swarms like locusts and dropped bombs over the enemy's military camps.

After completing the bombing, Wang Mo manipulated the bomber to land on the improvised runway in the playground of the military academy.

呲――呲――

The sound of tires rubbing against the ground continued to sound, and the Echo DH4 bomber used the friction between the tires and the ground to gradually reduce the speed of the taxi, and finally stopped at the end of the runway.

As soon as he jumped off the plane, before the officers of the military academy came over, Wang Mo heard Chen Yifan behind him vomiting on the plane, but he still insisted and said: "Young marshal, I want to fly the plane, you teach me how to fly the plane!" ”

Wang Mo turned his head, looked at Chen Yifan with an expectant face, and said with a smile: "It's a good thing to want to learn to fly an airplane, I not only support, but also encourage!" ”

When Chen Yifan heard this, he was overjoyed, and then Wang Mo's tone changed again: "However, flying a plane is not a simple matter. Do you know the basics of how this plane flies? Do you know what you need to know to operate an airplane? Do you know what kind of rigors pilots go through? ”

Chen Yifan's expression was firm: "As long as I can fly the plane to the sky, no matter how difficult it is, I am willing to learn!" ”

Wang Mo thought for a while and said, "If you really want to be a pilot, go to study first, at least you must finish the middle school curriculum of the new education first." In the future, I will establish an aviation flight school that specializes in training pilots, and when the time comes, you will naturally have the opportunity to become a pilot. After speaking, he didn't pay attention to Chen Yifan, turned around and left.

Pilots are not just a technical force that can be brought in by some big soldiers. Without a considerable degree of new-style education, at least a secondary school graduate, otherwise there is no qualification to become a pilot at all. This is also one of the reasons why Wang Mo did not hesitate to spend a lot of money on education in southern Sichuan.

The main purpose of pulling out the Echo DH4 bombers for bombing exercises is to broaden the knowledge and horizons of these officers in the military academy and let them gradually adapt to the new form of warfare. Otherwise, Wang Mo will train an excellent air force in the future, and I am afraid that the high-ranking officers of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army will not know how to use it on the battlefield.

When the officers of the military academy were looking around the Ikedh4 bomber, Wang Haoshan came to Wang Mo's side and asked expectantly: "Mo'er, can this plane equip our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army with dozens of planes?" ”

Having seen the power of bombers, it is not surprising that Wang Haoshan has such an idea.

Wang Mo shook his head: "Father, I'm afraid this won't work, it's basically impossible in a short period of time." ”

Hearing this, the anticipation on Wang Haoshan's face froze, and he asked, "Why?" If it's a matter of money, even if you smash the pot and sell iron, I'll make it up for you. ”

Wang Mo smiled bitterly: "Father, it's not a matter of money. Even if we had the money to buy the plane back, we wouldn't have a pilot to drive it. This pilot cannot be trained in one or two months, and it is absolutely not possible for a pilot to learn how to fly an airplane in a short period of time. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Haoshan has no choice but to fly the troops, and at a glance he knows that the plane is not something that his generation can play, so he can only tell Wang Mo to train the pilots as soon as possible