At present, the number of warships patrolling and guarding near Dagu in Tianjin and in the Bohai Sea is not the most, and according to Hu Lincha, there are the armored cruiser Aurora, the protective cruiser Newark, the gunboat Atago, the torpedo cruiser Cenda and so on.

At that time, the fleet will be in the Bohai Sea, and after approaching Tianjin, it is likely to run into patrolling warships, which are the key areas for the coalition to defend. Although the chance of encountering a patrol ship on the road at this time is relatively small, when you get closer, you may inevitably meet each other.

At dawn, the Pingshan fleet had already left the waters of Fangchenggang and began to sail eastward, and the speed was a little unbearable due to the different ships.

There's no way around it, it's good to be able to collect these ships in a short period of time, but fortunately they only sail in the offshore waters, and if they want to pass through the deep sea area, I'm afraid it's not certain how many ships will be left in this fleet.

On the deck of the Victoria Louis-class cruiser, Hu Lin, Li Tie, Xiong Qing and others were facing the sea, and the fishy sea breeze blew through their clothes and crackled.

"Li Tie, Zhu Hongfei, I'm afraid your Air Force helicopters still have to build transit points in various provinces. If there is a situation in the capital, the ammunition we carry may not be able to keep up. ”

Hu Lin pondered for a long time on the deck, and explained a quick contact method from Pingshan to the capital, and intensified the logistical support of the Pingshan army.

"General, do you mean to find a remote place on the branch line distance from Pingshan to the capital as a turnover point? And then from Hirayama to start a single section of fuel transport? And another helicopter as a transport for the much-needed supplies of the army? ”

Li Tie looked at Hu Lin in surprise, and the blowing clothes belt drifted towards Hu Lin, as Hu Lin proposed. It also builds a faster bridge.

"Well, that's fine. General, the maximum range of our helicopters is 870 km. There are also nearly 500 kilometers of halving, and according to the distance of the branch line, it is only about 2,000 kilometers from Pingshan to the capital, as long as three or four strongholds are established. If you don't care about aviation fuel, as a springboard, a helicopter can pull about 5 tons of materials, according to the speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, a day can also transport dozens of tons of materials. ”

Zhu Hongfei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he followed Li Tie's words. Although the cost is a bit high, as the army urgently needs supplies, as long as it can keep up in time, it is a good way.

Xiong Qing looked at the three of them a little inexplicably, looked at each other and smiled, and didn't understand what the three wanted to do. "Zhu boy, you mean that the helicopter first flew to the border of Guangxi to send troops as a stronghold, and then then to Hunan. To Henan and then to Shandong as four strongholds, helicopters refueling on the strongholds and continuing to fly? ”

"Brute Bear, you understand, haha." Li Tie didn't care, Xiong Qing asked Zhu Hongfei. Plug in directly. Zhu Hongfei also nodded, indicating that it was indeed the case.

In fact, this matter is very simple, they are all officer-level figures. Some brigade commanders and regiment commanders next to him also nodded, and if they were empty, they could take a helicopter back to Pingshan and get away. Back to the competition, of course. It's just thinking about it.

As soon as it was said, Hu Lin and Li Tie and others discussed, and then sent a telegram to Pingshan. Zhou Wu was on duty in Pingshan, and this matter was handled by him.

First of all, in the most marginal control area on the border of Guangxi Road to the direction of the Beijing branch line, Quanzhou County, Guilin, set up a stronghold, and the helicopter does not need to have much good site conditions, as long as there is a slightly flat grassland.

Guilin Quanzhou is still on Hulin's territory, so naturally he can do whatever he wants. Just find a suitable place to build a barracks warehouse. Then I found a remote area in Changde, Hunan, a small piece of flat terrain, and used a helicopter to carry dozens of people.

In a remote place, there is naturally no fear that someone will come to make trouble, and these dozens of people will naturally be the more elite Pingshan army, fully armed, and no one can threaten the stronghold.

In turn, Xuchang-Shijiazhuang, you can go directly to Beijing. If necessary, you can extend the secondary line at any time, anyway, there were enough mountains and forests at this time in the Qing Dynasty, and you can find a place at random, and ordinary people can't reach it.

Pingshan - Quanzhou - Changde - Xuchang - Shijiazhuang - Beijing, such a straight line can be built soon, I am afraid that the fleet is still drifting at sea, these strongholds have been formed.

Let Zhou Wu get these things done first, don't rush for the time being, it's only the 3rd today, according to history, the coalition army broke the city in the early morning of the 14th, it's still early, and then it will be necessary to use helicopters to cooperate with transportation and operations.

The fleet of the Hirayama Army sailed at a low speed in the coastal waters, and from time to time they were discussing the plan of the landing operation. As Hu Lin expected, there were no warships to intercept it in the early stage.

The warships of the foreigners were all mobilized to Tianjin, and the warships that stayed behind such as Hong Kong were also in the vicinity of the port to make a defensive posture. Indeed, if there is an enemy coming now, I am afraid that these old warships will not be able to resist it, and they can only rely on shore defense artillery to protect it.

Three days have passed, and the Pingshan Navy is still adrift at sea, and the helicopter turnover base from Pingshan to the capital has been built in full, and it is only necessary to wait for the fleet to arrive in Tianjin before making the next plan.

In the north, where war began. There were 2,500 British troops, 2,000 American troops, 1,000 French troops, and less than 100 Austrian and Italian troops, just bluffing with the national flag.

On 4 August, the coalition forces advanced on Beijing, encountering no real resistance along the way. At this time, it was estimated that there were as many as 150,000 Qing soldiers and Boxers along the way, and the total number of coalition troops was only more than 30,000 for the time being.

Another two days passed, and the Pingshan fleet still sailed near the sea, but tried its best to sail in the open sea, so as not to be discovered by foreigners on the way. During this period, small boats were repeatedly lined up on sparsely populated shores or islands to refuel helicopters.

Helicopters have maintained a patrol range of several tens of kilometers at any time, and in the past few days, no allied warships have been found on the road, and it seems that as the information says, most of the ships near the Qing Dynasty have been concentrated in the Bohai Sea area of Tianjin.

There are still warships sent by various countries, and when they are also going to occupy Beijing, they are still far away from the coast of Qing State, so they don't have to worry about running into warships from various countries that come to help for the time being.

Bohai Strait, near Long Island. "Hirayama, Hirayama, please note that 30 unidentified warships have been found 30 nautical miles east of Long Island in the Strait, whether to attack or not, please ask for instructions."

The generals of the Hirayama rank on the Victoria Louis-class cruiser were alerted by the patrol helicopter and quickly rushed to the command room.

"No. 006, keep a surveillance distance, don't get close, wait for other aircraft to support, and then wait for orders." Hu Lin took over the command platform and ordered.

"001, 002... quickly rushed to 30 nautical miles east of Long Island, and 008 kept the surrounding waters on alert." Immediately, Hulin transferred all the helicopters that were temporarily resting on the ground in the vicinity to the east of Long Island, leaving one for patrol.

"I received..."

"I received..."

“・・・・・・”

In the command room, a group of people held their breath, such a situation had been planned for a long time, and the warships of the foreign coalition immediately surrounded them with helicopters.

"Haha, general, I finally met, I haven't seen a bird in the past few days, and now I can watch a show." Xiong Qing controlled his excitement when Hu Lin gave the order, and after the order was issued, he finally couldn't help but scream.

"Brute Bear, it's on, the first shot is from our Air Force, and it's nothing to do with your Army." Li Tie had a smile on his face and choked on Xiong Qing.

"What's the matter, Li Tie, you call your air force down, and we'll fight it alone. Oh, you are just a title in the Air Force, it's none of your business, Zhu Hongfei is the head of the Air Force. ”

Xiong Qing refused to admit defeat, and immediately pulled Zhu Hongfei into the water, leaving everyone in the command room speechless for a while.

“・・・・・・・”

The Hirayama Army is a Victoria Lewis-class cruiser, which obviously cannot be used as a combat ship, and most of the generals of the Hirayama Army are still on it.

After receiving the order, the helicopter that was temporarily staying on the nearby island quickly flew the helicopter and flew towards Long Island at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour.

The escort of the Pingshan fleet is a group of two helicopters, which take turns to patrol and guard, and the other six planes stay in the coastal panic or on uninhabited islands, and wait for the fleet to drive a certain distance before rushing over.

It only takes more than half an hour to arrive at the scene of the incident after the situation occurs, and the helicopter that discovers the situation can wait at a certain distance, and when other planes arrive, they can wait for the order to attack.

There are also two planes, so naturally, between the strongholds from Pingshan to the capital, they are constantly transporting oil and ammunition in case of emergency. So the Hirayama naval fleet was accompanied by only 8 helicopters.

Hu Lin wanted to get the Soviet propeller plane to the capital as well, but the flight distance was too long, and there was a relatively flat ground when the midway transition, and it was impossible to transfer to the same field as a helicopter, with a slightly larger piece of flat land. (To be continued.) )