1908 Far East Maniac Chapter 184 Air Raid

The Governor was furious. The Chinese army standing on the side hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to lead the leader, waiting for Zhao Erxun to give the order. But I heard someone shouting behind me: "Slow." Your Excellency, please ask the king for his orders. ”

Zhao Erxun looked up. saw a fourth-grade official hurrying over with the corner of his robe. It is the salt law Dao Fu Huafeng. Still holding a piece of paper in his hand.

"Your Excellency. A telegram from the British Comptoir. It was photographed by the British consul. Fu Huafeng presented the telegram to Zhao Erxun.

Zhao Erxun hurriedly looked at it. He waved his hand expressionlessly. Chase away the chief of staff around him. Only Fu Huafeng and the housekeeper were left.

"Is this telegram really from a foreign company?" Zhao Erxun asked.

Fu Huafeng said: "It's the foreigner who is okay and handed it over to the lower officials in person." My lord. Now the morale of the army is unstable. Military law should not be used. Or should it be wooed. Otherwise. In case of provoking a mutiny. I am afraid that Tian Zhenbang will change again. ”

mentioned Tian Zhenbang and turned against him. Zhao Erxun's face sank. Snorted coldly: "Tian Zhenbang is capricious. Don't mention him again. The foreigner sent this telegram. Why? Could it be to persuade the official to surrender? Since ancient dynasties. There is no shortage of loyal ministers who were martyred. I don't mind being a loyal servant. ”

"Your Excellency. If you are a minister. I'm afraid that the people of Chengdu will be burned. Fu Huafeng's eyes turned red.

"As the saying goes." Stay in the green mountains. I'm afraid there won't be firewood." Now the revolutionary army is strong. Brother Ling is far away by the river. The defenders of the city are not to be feared. The morale of the army was shaken. Words abound. How sure do adults think they are holding Chengdu? ”

"There is still a flag camp. How can you say that you can't keep it? Zhao Xun glanced at Fu Hua.

"Flag camp? Not to mention that the battalion alone is thirty battalions. But how? Adults are flag people. Naturally, I understand what the flag looks like today. How can such a team with guns and bullets galloping in the sky and horses falling from the sky to fight? Moreover, the revolutionary army preached not killing flag men. Do not seize the property of the poor bannermen. And so it goes. It is more difficult to clean up the morale of the army. But there is a way out, and how many people are willing to work hard? Along the way, the revolutionary army made a great deal of proclaim about the abolition of excesses and taxes. To reduce, the arrears over the years. It is necessary to reduce the land endowment and the people do not understand the righteousness. Deceived by such words. It has long been unstable among the people. Who is willing to contribute to the adults? On the way to the march of the revolutionary army. Eat pot pulp all the way. But it's also a lie. So far. The general trend of the imperial court has gone, why are you so stubborn? ”

"Then according to what you mean, this official must be surrendered? Will the official punish you for the crime of bewitching the people? ”

Zhao Erxun sneered. This Fu Huafeng is not his person, but his brother Zhao Erfeng sponsored him. This man has some talent in the New Deal. xìng Ge Gengzhi. There has always been something to say. Otherwise. I won't try to persuade you like this now.

Fu Huafeng stubbornly said: "You can't cure the sins of the lower officials." In the minds of adults. Whether to descend or not is also in the thought of adults. Xiaguan lobbied this time. It's not that Xiaguan is afraid of death. It is really for the lives of the people of Sichuan Province. If you are stubborn. I am afraid that the army and civilians in the city will be burned. When the time comes, it will be pointed out. Adults are afraid that it will be stinking for 10,000 years. The foreigner made it clear on the telegram. Yuan Shikai declared the world with a great presidential decree. As long as you are willing to surrender. Not only is the past not to blame. You can also continue to be the official of the republic zhèngfǔ. Your Excellency is loyal to the imperial court. Naturally, he will not work for Yuan Shikai. But if it is hibernated. Watch and see what happens. He may not have the opportunity to make a comeback. Let alone. The British consul had another plan. Be a face-saver. ”

"Oh? What's the plan? Zhao Xun stood up. Walked up to Fu Huafeng and asked.

"Yuan is not Zhao." Fu Huafeng blurted out.

"Descend Yuan or not descend Zhao?" Zhao Erxun pondered this sentence.

"Although Yuan Shikai is a traitor. But after all, he is the head of a country. Head of the Republic. Surrender to him. I won't lose face for adults. As for that Zhao Bei. It has always been flying high. Even Yuan Shikai was deeply dissatisfied. Adults descend but do not descend. It's about setting another fire between these two people. Tell them to bite themselves. No matter who wins whom. Adults sit firmly on the Diaoyu Tai. Isn't it the situation of Bian Zhuang's stabbing tiger? Now Rì himself is bargaining with Yuan Shikai on the basis of the Qizhou Incident. Yuan Shikai was anxious to pacify Fang as the official president. So. As long as the adults loosen their mouths. Yuan Shikai will definitely not turn away adults thousands of miles away. ”

"That's what the British consul meant?"

"It's the British mind. It is also the meaning of Yuan Shikai. It was made clear in the telegram. ”

"But Yuan Shikai is far away in Beijing. Zhao Bei is close to the feet. Descend Yuan but not Zhao. Isn't it to send the official to the tiger's mouth? Then. This official is not a loyal servant. And you can't get out of it all the way. What a fool's errand. Stupid. Zhao Erxun shook his head disappreciatively.

"Adults don't have to worry. The steamer of Guoyangxing was waiting at the pier outside the city. Adults can take shelter on board. There were not only British sailors on board. There is also a British consul in charge. If the thieves want to go on the ship and search. There are also a few concerns. Fu Huafeng took out another telegram from his sleeve. Presented with Zhao Erxun.

"This is another newspaper from the British consul. Adults can take a closer look. There is British protection. Adults can rest easy.

And. Britain is willing to contact Yuan Shikai for adults. The batches of arms that the British Merchant House bought for the adults some time ago were transferred from the concession by the British Lord. Transported with British warships. This shows that the British zhèngfǔ has * for adults. ”

Take the two telegrams from the British consul. Zhao Erxun groaned: "The British consul sold the arms to this officer. I wanted to borrow the official's hand to fight Zhao Bei. Fight for the British. The British are very cunning. Shikai is not a good kind either. The old man doesn't think about it in the long run. This is a matter of surrender. It's better to take it slowly. ”

Fu Hua was persuaded again. Suddenly, I heard a roar in the sky. From the southeast. Like thunder from afar. Continuous. The sound is getting closer.

"What's the sound?" Zhao Xun also noticed the sound. Look up. In the clear blue sky to the southeast, I saw a small black. is slowly flying towards the governor's yamen.

At this time, the chief of staff also heard the voice. The crowd stood in the garden. Look up at the sky. Seeing the small black dots in the sky getting closer and clearer

There was a little panic in the hearts of the people.

"What's that?"

"It looks like a kite.".

The crowd was gossiping. A Goshha hurried out of the garden, moments later, returning with a telescope. Zhao Erxun took the telescope. Looked at the sky. couldn't help but be even more surprised and said, "There are two people sitting on the wind?" ”

Just when Zhao Erxun and the others were stunned, the huge "kite" had already swept over the garden. It flew over with a roar that made the soul fly. Drop two small black dots at the same time. Shakily falling from the sky. Smash into the governor's yamen.

One of the small dots landed impartially on a room in the garden, hitting the ridge of the roof and bounced off after shattering a few tiles. Jumping and rolling down the eaves. Landed on the blue brick path.

Everyone was curious, and they quickly saw clearly. It looked like one. The front head is thick and the back head is thin. There are also a few short wings on the buttocks. Dark all over. There was also a thick iron pipe stuck in the back of the short wings. At this moment, the metallic iron pipe is "slipping" out of the smoke.

"Bombs." A|Ha first understood what it was and shouted. and the housekeeper escorted Zhao Erxun and ran.

Everyone "hula" scattered and hugged their heads and ran away. Ran out of the garden. I waited for a while. Only then did I hear a "boom" in the garden. Through the wall, you can see the earth blown up high in the sky. Everyone immediately looked at each other. I kind of understand the purpose of the "kite".

In the art of war, it is said that "good attack moves above nine". This is the way of fighting.

At the same time, another bomb exploded in Mali, the governor's yamen. And ignited the haystack. Time. The yamen was already rolling. The flames are blazing. People are racing. It's not lively.

"What's that? What's that? Zhao Erxun took it and looked into the distance. My legs trembled uncontrollably. glanced at the subordinates who were also trembling. But no one answered.

A moment later. One of the Goshkha said, "My lord." The villain seems to have seen that kind of bomb. The rebels had a kind of artillery. It's called "mortar". The bomb is just like the one we just saw. It's just that the shell was bigger and heavier. The bomb was a little smaller. And it doesn't seem to be a bump. Falling down, it looks like a stink bomb. But I don't know when it will blow up. ”

The words are not finished. The roar of the sky rang out again. The "kite" flew back again. This time it came from the northwest. Fly to the southeast. And once again it swept over the governor's yamen. Flying from a height of more than 20 zhang. The five-sè flag painted at the bottom is particularly eye-catching. The roar of "buzzing" made everyone present tremble. Give a shout. Headless flies scattered. They all ran out of the governor's yamen. Each found a party that they thought was safe and hid. He used the foreign gun in his hand as a burning stick.

Zhao Erxun, the governor of Sichuan, also went into hiding. In the basement of a small two-story building built of foreign gray by Citigroup in the United States, it was an hour to hide. It's there. An American businessman told him very carelessly. The scientific name for that "kite" is "airplane". It was they Americans who invented it only five years ago.

A balloon was raised yesterday in the east of the city. It simply frightened away thousands of patrols. Today it is even more excessive. A plane was sent to drop bombs. The IRA is really deceiving people too much.

When His Excellency the Governor hummed and courageously returned to the main gate under the protection of the Goshkhas. Only then did I find that the street was full of colorful pieces of paper. Each one is the size of a palm. One of the goshkhas picked up a few in hand. Presented with Zhao Erxun. It turned out to be a flyer for the Republican Army. It is not only full of anti-Qing slogans. And he promised a big reward. Claim that none is who. As long as Zhao Erxun is tied up, he will dedicate Chengdu City. and rewarded him with ten thousand oceans. Rule. This new weapon, called "airplane", was used to blow up the entire governor's yamen.

"Hubris. Arrogant. ”

Zhao Erxun tore up the leaflets. Pass the order down. Collect all the flyers on the street. The people were not allowed to pick it up.

However, Zhao Erxun soon realized that his order could not be carried out. The reason is also very simple. Because that plane did not drop leaflets near the governor's yamen. And also in the south of the city, the north of the city, etc.: a large number of leaflets with the same content were dropped. It wasn't just the Governor's Yamen who ate the bombs. The flag camp and the bell and drum tower in the city also ate a bomb each. Although not a single person was killed. But it shook everyone's nerves.

While the roar of aircraft engines still echoed in the city. The military spirit of the Qing army was no longer able to be contained. The soldiers, who had never even seen a balloon, couldn't understand what the hell was going on in the sky. As for whether the two people sitting above were demons, no one could say clearly. Thousands of soldiers laid down their weapons. Rush to the head of the plane that is going away. No matter how the officers scolded and beaten. They just won't get up and keep fighting.

The news of the return to the city from the various battalions soon converged on the Sichuan Governor's Palace. The morale of the army was shaken. The surrender of the front-line troops in formation. The total people are also helpless. What's more, he himself was frightened by the bombing of the plane.

Of course Zhao Erxun didn't know. The scene he witnessed was destined to go down in the history of human warfare. Because this is not only the first time that the aircraft has participated in real combat after its launch. And it was also the first bombing mission carried out by the aircraft. The four delayed two-fuse bombs, which weighed only two kilograms, were also the first special aerial bombs in the history of human warfare. Although the structure is very rudimentary. The charge is also pitiful. Moreover, the rough bump fuse has a high rate of blinding. But that doesn't stop it from going down in history.

9; One thing to mention. Throughout the course of the air strikes. Although the maximum flight altitude of the aircraft is only 90 meters. On Dan's face, the Qing soldiers did not fire a single shot into the sky. The air raids were calm and like an outing.