Chapter 192: Airship Deterrence

On 1 September, the latest issue of "Zhonghua Ribao" was postponed, and under Yan Xueyi's order, this issue of "Zhonghua Ribao" will be completely revised, mainly publishing information on the sea and air battles in Taiwan, and Yan Xueyi wants the people of the whole country to know that the Han Kingdom has completely annihilated the combined British and French fleet. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, before the new issue of "China Daily" was published, the news of the total annihilation of the Anglo-French combined fleet by the Han Kingdom had spread rapidly in Yuanhe City and spread to the outside world.

The airship, which has always been the secret weapon of the Han Kingdom, appeared in this Taiwan Sea and Air Battle, no matter how the Han Kingdom blocks the news, the news that the Han Kingdom has an airship and uses an airship to blow up the British and French combined fleet will spread out, and it is useless for the Han Kingdom to cover it up, it is better to show it generously, in Yan Xueyi's words, this is 'airship deterrence'.

After the victory of the Taiwan sea and air battle, the Han Kingdom finally gained a certain advantage over the four-nation alliance, but this was not enough.

Britain and France are both naval powers, even if the Anglo-French combined fleet is destroyed, the main naval force of the two countries is still there, and the destruction of the Anglo-French combined fleet will not make the navies of the two countries hurt their bones, and the Han Kingdom eliminated the British and French combined fleet, and killed so many British and French soldiers before, these two things will make Britain and France hate the Han Kingdom even more, and it is very likely to send a more powerful navy to attack the Han Kingdom.

At this time, some people would think that since the Han Kingdom had bombing airships that could sink ships sailing on the sea in the sky, how could Britain and France dare to send their navies?

The reason is very simple, the British and the French are not stupid, and there are airships in their countries, but the airships are very small and do not fly high, while the airships of the Han Kingdom are just very large, and they are also airships, and the airships of the Han Kingdom also have the inevitable shortcomings of airships, such as the airships to be filled with hydrogen, and a small spark will explode and burn the hydrogen gas, so that the airships flying in the air will fall.

According to this strategy, the British and French will equip the battleship with large-angle guns (anti-aircraft guns) to attack targets in the sky, as long as they hit the airship, one shot can knock the airship down, so that the airship of the Han Kingdom will not pose any threat to the British and French warships, and the existing navy of the Han Kingdom cannot compete with the British and French navies at all.

Of course, it is impossible for the British and French to know that the airship of the Han Kingdom is filled with helium, and there are multiple airbags in the airship, even if a few airbags are broken, the airship will still be safe and sound.

However, after the British and French modified warships, the Han Kingdom can no longer use airships to attack, the flight speed of airships is still relatively slow, the enemy's anti-aircraft guns are easy to hit, if the airship is hit by more shells, the airship will also fall from the sky.

This time, the Han Kingdom annihilated the Anglo-French combined fleet, making it impossible for the two countries to attack the Han Kingdom with their navies in a short period of time, but more than a year later, the new British and French warships equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft guns will come back, and the navy and air force of the Han Kingdom will not be able to protect the Han Kingdom.

The high-level officials of the Han Kingdom who were excited about the total annihilation of the Anglo-French combined fleet were like pouring a bucket of cold water on their heads, and after more than a year of respite, what did the Great Han Kingdom use to fight against the comeback Anglo-French combined fleet?

At this time, Yan Xueyi said a word to his courtiers: 'airship deterrence'.

Then Yan Xueyi explained to his courtiers what 'airship deterrence' was:

'Airship deterrence', as the name suggests, is the use of airships to deter other countries.

Although airships can no longer deal with warships equipped with anti-aircraft artillery, airships are still very useful against ground targets.

Even if there is a large number of anti-aircraft artillery in this city, there is no need to be afraid of the airship that is ready to bomb the city, the airship can fly high in the sky, far away from the range of the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery, a target as big as a large city, the airship can be bombed no matter how it is fried.

And the battleship sailing on the Han Dynasty compared with the city, obviously the target is countless times smaller, and it is impossible for the airship to use this method to deal with the battleship sailing on the sea, throwing bombs at an altitude of several thousand meters, and the bombs do not know where they are flying, and the probability of hitting the battleships below can be said to be small and pitiful.

Think about what the Han Kingdom would scare if it sent an airship around Paris, the capital of France, and London, the capital of the United Kingdom.

Britain and France can send their navy to attack the Han Kingdom, but the Han Kingdom can also send air forces to bomb airships to bomb the territory of Britain and France, and the navy's warships can only wreak havoc in the coastal areas of the Han Kingdom.

But airships are different, airships can bomb anywhere on the territory of Britain and France, bringing huge losses to both countries, and the two countries have no other way but to build airships and the airships of the Han Kingdom to fight.

However, if Britain and France want to build an airship that can compete with the airship of the Han Kingdom, it may take at least seven years or more, and at this time, the territory of Britain and France may have been blown up by the airship of the Han Kingdom.

Yan Xueyi is only imagining in his mind to bomb Britain and France with airships, and he will not really do it for the time being, if he does so, I am afraid that the Han Kingdom will be the enemy of the whole world, and the Han Kingdom does not have this strength yet.

Therefore, Yan Xueyi only planned to send airships around Paris, France and London, England, to distribute leaflets to deter the two countries, and also to tell the two countries that once you continue to wage war with the Han Kingdom, the next time it will be a bomb above your heads.

It is expected that the two countries will conduct peace talks with the Han Kingdom under the deterrence of the Han Kingdom's airship, once the peace talks are successful, both countries will spend a huge price to study and manufacture airships, and when the market studies the airships that can compete with the Han Kingdom's airships, Britain and France will definitely start a war against the Han Kingdom again, but this is probably seven or eight years later.

In seven or eight years, the Han kingdom was able to develop rapidly and build a powerful navy that could protect its own coastline, if not against the British and French navies.

In addition, Yan Xueyi had other words that he didn't tell his courtiers, even if Britain and France built a powerful enough airship at that time, the Han Kingdom would also make an airplane, and the airplane was the nemesis of the airship! (To be continued.) )