In Matsumura Sadao's view, Wang Mo's still tough words are just what the people of China call "dead ducks with hard mouths", pretending to be disdainful on the surface, but in fact, they don't know what they have panicked in their hearts. ●⌒，.

Matsumura Sadao looked at Wang Mo playfully and asked, "Then I don't know if His Excellency the Governor can see the teaching, what do you think?" ”

"What I think, Your Excellency, you will soon understand." Wang Mo also looked playfully at Sadao Matsumura, who had a victorious attitude.

"Your Excellency, there is no need to say such meaningless words." Matsumura Sadao was a little impatient with Wang Mo, who was "a dead duck with a hard mouth", and said extremely toughly, "24 hours, and I will give you 24 hours to consider." If, after 24 hours, you still do not accept our terms, then our gunboats of the Japanese Empire will shell the three towns of Wuhan and completely raze the area outside the Hankow Concession! With that, he shook his hand and left Wang Mo's mansion with a high spirit.

Soon after Matsumura Sadao left, high-ranking officers of the Sichuan Army in the area around Wuhan also rushed over to meet Wang Mo one after another to discuss how to deal with the three Japanese gunboats on the Yangtze River.

"Brother Runnong, that old fox Li Songqing didn't make any trouble, is the situation of the newly reorganized three Hubei divisions stable?" Zhang Xiaohuai, who was the first to rush to his mansion, asked.

"The young marshal can rest assured that the three newly reorganized Hubei divisions are currently training in closed camps, and there will be no chaos." Zhang Xiaohuai replied, "Governor Li, it's nothing, but I'm a little worried that the Japanese gunboats will shell Wuhan, hoping to calm the situation through peaceful mediation." ”

Li Yuanhong, that old fox, was originally a forward-looking person. Besides, the military power in the surrounding areas of Wuhan is firmly controlled by Wang Mo, and he doesn't dare to have any thoughts.

In today's situation, stability must come first.

Wang Mo nodded. said: "You don't have to worry too much about the problems of the Japanese, just concentrate on the reorganization of the Hubei Army." ”

The guns of the Japanese gunboats are aimed at the three towns of Wuhan, so you don't have to worry too much about this?

Zhang Xiaohuai didn't understand where Wang Mo got such confidence, whether he was a little too underestimated by the Japanese gunboats, so he reminded: "Young marshal, once the Japanese gunboats really bombard the three towns of Wuhan." I'm afraid the consequences ......"

Zhang Xiaohuai's meaning, Wang Mo also understood. It is nothing more than that his current foundation in Hubei Province is still too shallow, and it is entirely by virtue of the force of the Sichuan Army that he can sit firmly in the position of Governor of Hubei.

Once the prosperous city of Wuhan was really bombed into ruins under the fire of Japanese gunboats, the spittle of the Hubei people had to drown Wang Mo, and then he would continue to rely on the position of the governor of Hubei even if he was cheeky. will also be ousted by the angry and resentful Hubei people.

"Don't worry, Brother Runnong, a few Japanese gunboats don't pose a threat to us." Wang Mo said with a relaxed expression, it seemed that he really didn't pay attention to the Japanese gunboats on the water of the Yangtze River at all.

"This ......" Zhang Xiaohuai wanted to say something, but at this time, the rest of the Sichuan army officers walked in one after another.

Basically, all the officers who came were officers of the First Division of the Sichuan Army, because most of the regiments of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army were assigned by Wang Mo to garrison various parts of Hubei.

"Young Marshal, you better evacuate Wuhan temporarily. Otherwise, something happens to you. We can't explain it to the marshal. Ge Changchun, who rushed over, immediately persuaded Wang Mo to evacuate Wuhan.

The other Sichuan officers also spoke out to persuade Wang Mo to evacuate Wuhan to avoid being bombarded by Japanese gunboats.

"That's it!" Wang Mo stopped the persuasion of the officers, and then said. "There are only three Japanese gunboats, and I don't have the ability to scare me into the wilderness! Matsumura Sadao, that old devil, thinks he has the chance to win, and Lao Tzu not only has to slap him hard this time, but also takes this opportunity to take back the Hankou Japanese Concession! ”

What the?

The officers were shocked and stunned, did they hear it wrong, or did the young marshal be in a daze and talking confused?

Now it is clear that they are in danger under the pressure of three Japanese gunboats. also took the opportunity to take back the Hankou Japanese Concession in one fell swoop? When the young marshal said this, it was as if it was a Japanese who was pressed against his chest by the muzzle of the cannon.

"Young marshal. Our top priority now is whether we should first solve the threat of the three Japanese gunboats, otherwise once they really bombard the three towns of Wuhan, then the matter will be in trouble. Ge Changchun tried to remind Wang Modao.

Wang Mo glanced at the officers of the Sichuan Army who were all worried, and said as if he was a little confused: "Just now, that old devil Matsumura Sadao told me a word, he told me that 'power is within the range of naval guns', and he wanted to force me to sign a large number of fantastical traitorous treaties. ”

The faces of all the officers of the Sichuan army were ugly, but no one could say anything. As cruel as it was, they had to admit that this was the reality.

Since the Opium and Chip Wars, haven't one foreigner after another relied on their huge ships and cannons to force the Manchus to sign one unequal treaty after another?

Even after the founding of the Republic of China, whether it is the central government in Beijing or the Southern Kuomintang, they still succumb to the giant ships and cannons of the great powers of various countries, and dare not touch the interests of foreigners in various countries at all?

"Why, just three river gunboats, just let you all be discouraged? In the future, if you face the cruisers, destroyers, and battleships of the foreigners, do you not have to fight, and simply abandon your weapons and surrender? Wang Mo unceremoniously ridiculed and ridiculed the officers of the Sichuan Army, "It seems that you all think that the old devil Matsumura Sadao said a wise saying, and the power is within the range of the naval guns." ”

"Young marshal......" Zhang Xiaohuai stood up and wanted to say something.

Wang Mo waved his hand to block Zhang Xiaohuai's words, and then shouted loudly: "Today, Lao Tzu will tell you that the words of the old devil Matsumura Sadao are farting!" Here in Lao Tzu, power will only be within the range of the bomber! ”

Bomber?

A group of Sichuan army officers were suddenly shocked, and many Sichuan army officers quickly remembered what the young marshal said about the "bomber", after all, the bomber left an extremely deep impression on them at the beginning.

Zhang Xiaohuai was at a loss, he knew the plane, but he didn't understand what this bomber was. can give Wang Mo such confidence to deal with the three gunboats of the Japanese army.

Ge Changchun asked: "Young Marshal, are you talking about the kind of plane you showed to everyone when you were at the Luzhou Non-commissioned Officer School?" ”

Wang Mo nodded. said: "That's right, it's the Echo DH.4 bomber!" I have told you time and again that the forms and means of war are constantly changing, and your thinking and concepts of war must keep up. A more effective means than cannon guns against the three Japanese gunboats was to send bombers to bomb from the air! ”

All the officers of the Sichuan Army suddenly realized, if Wang Mo didn't say anything. They really didn't think that bombers could bomb warships from the sky.

Zhang Liyi, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division of the Sichuan Army, clapped his hands and shouted excitedly: "I want it." If bombers are dispatched to bomb from the air, Toyo Radish Head has no choice but to hold his head and be bombed if he wants to! ”

These Sichuan army officers had seen Wang Mo fly a bomber to bomb in Luzhou, and they heard Zhang Li say this. Naturally, they all understood immediately, and they all smiled happily, and their worries about the three Japanese gunboats were instantly swept away.

The bomber in the true sense of the word would not be available until 1915, after the outbreak of World War I.

Zhang Xiaohuai had not seen bombers with his own eyes like the officers of the Sichuan Army, so he was still confused when he heard it, and couldn't help but ask Wang Mo: "Young Marshal, is this bomber an airplane?" What was it like, to be able to deal with those three gunboats of the Japanese army? ”

"Brother Runnong, don't worry. You'll see for yourself when you come with me. Wang Mo smiled slightly, then turned his head and said to the Sichuan army officers, "Among the three gunboats of the Japanese army." One ship was seriously injured and stranded on the bank of the river and was being urgently repaired. After I blew up and sank those two gunboats, you immediately rushed up and gave the stranded gunboat to Lao Tzu as a bargaining chip for negotiations with Little Japan, don't you understand? ”

"Understood!" A group of Sichuan army officers responded in unison.

Subsequently. Wang Mo ordered a team of Sichuan army logistics troops to go to a large warehouse that he had prepared in Hanyang long ago, and transport the Aike DH.4 bomber that he had exchanged from the industrial machine last night and put in it to the large playground of the Hubei New Military Academy.

The large playground of the new military academy in Hubei has enough distance to serve as a temporary runway for aircraft to take off. It can also deter the Hubei officers in the military academy, and by the way, let them broaden their horizons and change their thinking and concepts about war.

When the all-metal Echo DH.4 bomber, with several meters of double wings, was pushed onto the playground of the new military academy in Hubei, it immediately caused a huge sensation among the Hubei officers.

"What is this for?"

"I know, I've heard that this thing is called an airplane, and it can fly into the sky. There are many countries with foreigners, but I didn't expect us to have them. ”

"It's not just about flying into the sky, I just heard from the Sichuan army that our young Wang Dudu will personally set up this plane in the sky, and then go to the river to blow up the three Japanese gunboats."

"What! Can this thing blow up a gunboat? Just kidding! ”

"It's just that it looks so heavy that it's hard to say whether it can fly. Also bomb the gunboats, how is this possible? ”

"I don't know about this, anyway, that's what I heard from the Sichuan army."

……

Looking at the behemoth in front of him with a metallic luster, Zhang Xiaohuai was dumbfounded, and his slightly open mouth couldn't be closed until now, he had never seen such an airplane.

Seeing Zhang Xiaohuai's shocked appearance, Wang Mo smiled slightly and asked, "Brother Runnong, how about it, do you want to go up together and feel for yourself how the bombers bomb the gunboats?" ”

Zhang Xiaohuai, who finally came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "Forget it, so as not to affect you." If they could not sink the Japanese gunboat with one blow, they might not have jumped over the wall and shelled Wuhan. ”

Wang Mo thought about it, although the Aike DH.4 bomber was a two-seater, the words of two people would increase the weight of the fuselage a lot, which was not conducive to his flexible control of the aircraft.

After the bomb and fuel were loaded, Wang Mo jumped onto the plane, pulled down the windproof goggles, and then started the plane.

Da-da-da

The engine of the plane started, and with a loud noise, the propellers began to spin rapidly, rolling up gusts of air.

The plane slowly started, gradually accelerated on the playground, faster and faster, and began to float off the ground, and finally glided high and soared into the sky.

In the sky close to the clouds, Wang Mo looked down and saw three Japanese gunboats conspicuously on the Yangtze River at a glance.

With a flick of the wings, Wang Mo drove the Echo DH.4 bomber towards the three Japanese gunboats! (To be continued)