Since the appearance of the airship, the first thing that has been caused is the attention of the military, about the military use of the airship, since the appearance of the airship, there have been people who have been studied, such as the long-distance raid and air suppression done in the northwest before, but the advantages and weaknesses of the airship are too big, the airship infused with hydrogen is simply a large torch, huge volume, has become the biggest difficulty, any bullet hit, the airship will become a torch in the sky, so that everyone is dragged into the abyss of death.

Because of this, the research of airships has been carried out slowly, a small part of the use of military purposes, its use is generally placed in the rear safety place, light yì will not cross the battle line, or direct bombing, that is, the northwest coincidence, the Russian army was bombed, in exchange for any other country, the same airship out of the horse, large size, not turning, slower airship, will become a target.

But now, there is an airship that replaces hydrogen and will never burn, as long as it maintains a sufficient margin, it will still stay in the air in the case of dozens of bombs, or even more, which is simply the best for the airship.

"Why didn't you equip it before?" Zhang Xiaohuai asked a little anxiously.

Cai Yi understood Zhang Xiaohuai's thoughts, why not use such a sharp weapon in military operations, with the help of airships that do not burn and have strong stability, the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army will be greatly improved on the basis of the original.

"Maybe it's because of the cost!" Cai Ye said calmly, the same question, he also asked Yang Yuanzhao, the answer is not clear, just said that these gases are not easy to make, in fact, Yang Yuanzhao did not develop airships for two reasons, later generations, has proved that the airship is too backward compared to the aircraft, speed and maneuverability, is definitely a big injury, relying on the specific gravity between gases, floating in the air, and the buoyancy generated by the rapid flight of the aircraft, are two completely different methods, the aircraft occupies an absolute advantage.

The key to manufacturing aircraft is to make materials that are light enough, this point, the northwest with an all-in-one machine, has a huge advantage in polymer composite materials, and some lightweight wood, etc., plus aluminum alloy aviation aluminum, materials, the northwest is definitely not a problem, plus the relationship between Yang Yuanzhao engine engineers, now just because of the myriad relationships, for the time being, there is no consideration for aircraft manufacturing, but the aero engine has begun to develop, aluminum alloy new materials, also in the material room. Strive to find the most suitable and best-performing material.

Since there is such a huge advantage in the aircraft, even if Yang Yuanzhao can get out the helium lightly, he will not vigorously develop the airship, before the manufacture of 2 real yàn type, and now because of the war against Russia, this is urgently built a dozen or so, mainly against Russia, once the operation is over, it will be quickly eliminated, even with the help of the current aircraft engine and the most basic piston engine made of new materials, can easily shoot down all these airships, even if they are loaded with heliumThis is the difference of the times.

30 cylinders were quickly taken out, on the airship landing field, through guò special equipment, injected into the airship, Cai Yi thought of Yang Yuanzhao's instructions, and briefly explained to the ground staff next to him, the injection of helium, whether it is its own weight or carrying capacity, will be a little lower than hydrogen, which requires special attention.

The well-trained ground crew quickly completed the preparations before takeoff, and before that, the air crew fighters who needed to board the airship were ready.

These air crew soldiers, they should be regarded as an alternative special forces, in most of the assessment of the special forces, in one or two of the assessments, which have little impact on air combat, selected personnel, formed the first batch of Chinese air crew, they must have enough courage and determination to become a member of the air crew.

The Northwest Army, and the armies of other countries are not much different, if you really want to say the difference, that is, meticulous, from the first time of army construction, many aspects are very clearly divided, and in this era, is still step by step because of the use of various weapons, groped out a more reasonable and normal small team method of the army of the great powers, familiar with the development of the whole century Yang Yuanzhao is very clear about what the army needs, with the standards of World War I, and even World War II, the army is built according to the standards, and the soldiers who are suitable for a certain aspect are selected from the middle. This point has been determined from the very beginning of the establishment of the army in the northwest.

This kind of cumbersomeness, at the very beginning, Cai Ye was not used to it, but he really brought up the troops, only to find that this is too smooth, the combat effectiveness below the platoon, I am afraid that the northwest will be the best in the world, professional to every component, even some special small battlefield tactics and the like, extremely accurate, training is quite targeted, after the general soldiers integrate into this group, they can quickly be trained and formed, and the combat effectiveness is quite strong.

Company and platoon tactics are probably the basis of the combat effectiveness of all armies, and an army composed of powerful companies and platoons, as long as the officers leading the troops are not too stupid, the combat effectiveness of the troops is absolutely guaranteed.

24 soldiers stood in a row, although they did not speak, and there was no movement, but the feeling of being as thick as a mountain came to their faces, steady and aggressive, which is the portrayal of the Northwest Air Force, Cai Ye stood in front of them, and said calmly: "I believe you already know that the Russian side already has airships, through the detection of our scouts, their airships are a total of 8, although this is a small airship, but it is quite unfavorable to us, not only will it have an impact on the safety of our personnel, when there is air reconnaissance, Our large-scale detours and movement operations are not conducive to development. ”

As the commander of the entire front line of the city, even after gathering the first army and the second army, Cai Yi, who is still the commander-in-chief, should not be used here, but this is the vanguard of the northwest, this battle is related to the flexibility of tactics in the next war, compared with the Russian army, the Northwest Army has not been established for a long time after all, and there is no more application of new tactics, just if it is a ground operation, maybe it really can't withstand the 600,000 Russian army, this number is still in front of the army, and it is not so easy to resist.

"Yes!" The 24 crew members spoke neatly.

At present, the 32 airships in Baotou have a total of 2024 personnel, most of whom are logistics personnel, but it is these personnel who have become the foundation of the Northwest Air Force, from their beginning, the Northwest Air Force began to lead the world, in addition to technical equipment, but also in the courage to move forward, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, facing the opponent, dare to show the sword, dare to show the sword, good at showing the sword, for the army, for the navy, but for the air force is even more so.

Different from the army, navy and air force of later generations, it is still only the formation of the navy and the army, the air power has just appeared, the great powers have not yet realized the significance and positioning of the air force, the most obvious difference between the air force and other branches of the military is the cruelty of air combat, from the era of airships, to the future era of aircraft, once shot down, it is difficult to survive, that is, later generations, with parachutes and conventional rules, the parachute pilots do not attack, in this case, once the plane is shot down in battle, the mortality rate is extremely high, Only a short time to react, out of the plane, even if it does, may not be able to truly escape death.

At such a time, without the spirit of daring to meet on a narrow road and daring to show the sword, it is impossible to achieve victory at all, no matter how good the equipment is, it is an empty shelf. Therefore, from the beginning of the construction of the Air Force, such a spirit has been inscribed, from the beginning, has continued to China's successive wars, in the blood and blood achievements, established the status of China's air transport, from the beginning of the emergence has been ahead of the world, has been caught up, has never been surpassed, this is the status of the Chinese Air Force in the world.

In front of him, 24 air force fighters, their age is between 18 and 23 years old, they are all young, the best age, but they need to go forward bravely to fight, with 2 airships, to deal with the opposite 8, not Cai Yi does not want more, because there are 8 airships on the front line in Baotou, 6 of which are large airships, in the air force duel, the large represents the target, the gas in the cylinder, enough for the small airship to be loaded 8 times, the large airship, none of them can be reached, for the follow-up operation, in order to buy and sell the city, That's all they can do.

But at this time, in these young warriors, there is not the slightest fear, and the immature face is full of firmness, even in the face of absolute weakness, you need to dare to show your sword and have the courage to show your sword, looking at the expressions of these young warriors, Cai Ye knows that he doesn't have to do the work of cheering and cheering anymore.

Located about 7 kilometers south of the buying and selling city, a huge airship take-off field has been specially leveled, not only has an area of thousands of square meters, all kinds of equipment are complete, and the Russian army held for 4 months, the northwest not only urgently built the road from Kulen to Kyakhta, but also improved the airship base, at a critical moment, 6 large airships, can transport up to 120 tons of military supplies from Kulen, although some heavy, too heavy is not good, but the basic materials and food can be guaranteed, 130,000 people, Just food, every day is a very large number, because in Mongolia, after collecting most of the property of the Mongolian princes and nobles, there is no shortage of meat, but you can't always eat meat, food and all kinds of materials are transported from the rear, the logistics pressure is extremely high, and the airship is a preparation for special situations.

With the help of the aircraft and logistics personnel, the airship has completed the filling of helium, the northwest has been in a short period of time, the formation of rapid filling technology, itself in a number of cabins, can be filled separately, even if it is a small airship, also has hundreds of cabins, when the airship floats, the flight attendants quickly board, the airship is also out of the earth's gravity, quickly lifted into the air, looking at the head forward of the airship and the immature warriors above, Cai Ye can only do a northwest military salute, I wish the young warrior a return to the mission of Shun Lì. R1152