Chapter 146: The Kawabe Crisis
The first air show was a hot air balloon, and the principle is very simple, China appeared as early as the Three Kingdoms period, but it did not continue to develop.
At this time, the huge airbag has been filled, just waiting for the ignition to rise into the air, Qiao Yu waved his hand, and suddenly the burner spewed out fiery flames, and soon the hot air balloon rose in the air, and there were several people standing on the hanging basket under the hot air balloon.
Even many wealthy businessmen in Sichuan are the same, looking at the hot air balloon that is swaying straight into the sky, everyone is eager to try, want to experience the feeling of looking down on the common people, and those main officers are not so surprised, the Sichuan army entered Guizhou this time to fight with two hot air balloons, this thing is condescending, with the help of hot air balloons, you can detect more accurately, see all the battlefield situation in your eyes, it is definitely a big killer.
However, the hot air balloon also has a huge weakness, can not actively move, the power is only the wind, easy to be affected by the weather, after the hot air balloon flies, then two huge airships are also ready, all the airships are German, the Chinese can only fight on the side.
After a period of hectic, the two airships have risen into the air, the airship is different from the hot air balloon, has been able to fly autonomously, the two airships in the air to about 500 meters, one after the other around Chengdu began to fly, out of the west school field, along the way also gathered countless Sichuan people, have pointed, as if looking at something rare, in the air a huge cigar-shaped thing flew by, but also whining sound.
If Qiao Yu hadn't notified him in advance, I'm afraid that these ordinary people would still regard this as a real dragon to descend into the world, even if they were notified, everyone's hearts were shocked, and they all said that Westerners were advanced, and now when they see that this is really the case, they can go to heaven and earth, isn't this a fairy method, and there are still things they can't do!
The common people see it this way, but some knowledgeable Sichuan generals don't see it that way.
Chief of Staff Wu Tong spoke first, "Governor, in my opinion, this airship looks bluffing, but it is filled with hydrogen, which is flammable gas, and the safety surname is not enough, and the speed is not very fast, relatively speaking, I am more optimistic about the prospects of the aircraft!" ”
"What the chief of staff said is very true, I brought these two airships over, that is, to open everyone's eyes, in addition, the river is not very peaceful now, the rebels may be in trouble at any time, and the road on the river side is difficult to pass, these two airships are also for the purpose of transporting supplies to the army!"
Wu Tong's eyes lit up when he heard Qiao Yu mention the rebellion in Sichuan: "The governor is far-sighted, if he can show his prestige on the Sichuanside and defend the border for the country, it is what our soldiers should do, to be honest, I really don't want to fight a civil war, whether we win or lose, it is our own people who die, there is nothing to boast about!" ”
"I don't want to fight a civil war, but sometimes I have to do it as a last resort, Chief of Staff, have you thought about it, sometimes you have to end the civil war by means of civil war!"
Wu Tong naturally understood that Qiao Yu was referring to the unification of force, and the change of dynasty since ancient times could not avoid war, but the transition from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China was quite stable, but listening to the meaning of Qiao Yu's words, it seemed that there would be a big war in the future, and Wu Tong's heart became heavier and heavier.
After the airship lifted off, everyone's surprise was not over, Feng Ru sat on the pilot's seat, started the plane, and drove along the runway for a distance, the plane swayed from the ground, and soon rose to more than fifty meters in the air, everyone's eyes were firmly attracted by this simple plane, although the foreigners are advanced, but we are not bad, this is our own plane.
Among the people, there was a burst of shouts, the sound shook the world, Feng Ru was also very excited on the plane, continued to increase the altitude, and soon the plane climbed to more than 100 meters, after flying for a period of time, Feng Ru turned the plane to a big bay, circled back to the school ground, and ran to the school field to land, seeing Feng Ru landed smoothly, the surrounding people immediately let out a thunderous roar, and even a few people lit firecrackers to celebrate.
The end of the lively air show, the shock to the people of Sichuan is far from over, the ordinary people have seen the powerful power of science and technology, and invisibly also made a real advertisement for science and engineering, science and engineering are not inherently inferior to the inferior disciplines of literature and history, but something that can change the world, and this understanding is firmly imprinted in the hearts of the people of Chengdu.
The shock of flying technology to the officers is even greater, and the Chinese have long known the condescending truth, but no matter how high a person stands, it cannot compare with the broadening of his horizons to fly into the air, and if the army can equip these flying equipment in the future, it will be of immeasurable value even if it is simply used for reconnaissance, and some people are even thinking about how to place weapons on these equipment, and a flight fever has also been set off in the army in Sichuan.
At the same time, the British began to provide the Tibetan army with arms and equipment on a large scale, encouraging them to take advantage of the opportunity of the Xinhai Revolution to split from China, and the situation in Tibetan Province became more and more critical.
Originally, Qiao Yu ordered Luo Changqi to be in charge of the affairs of Tibetan Province according to the suggestion of his second brother Qiao Zhen, and this Luo Changqi was indeed extraordinary, actively attracting the upper echelons of Tibetan Province to get close to the central forces, and trying his best to balance the situation in Tibetan Province.
And with Zhu Qinglan leading the mountain brigade into the Sichuan, with the strong Sichuan army deterrence, the Tibetan rebellion was not launched, but since the outbreak of the war in Sichuan and Yunnan, the upper nobles of Tibetan Province thought that the time had come, and at the same time, the British also saw through the weakness and incompetence of the Beiyang political axe.
With the support of the British, the rebels were even more bold, and directly attacked Luo Changqi and began to besiege Lhasa, at this time Luo Changqi only had 2,000 soldiers in his hands, but these soldiers were all battle-hardened and well-trained, and it was not without chance of winning in the face of the rabble of rebels, but the problem was in the logistics and supply, and the road in Tibet Province was too difficult.
At the same time, there was also an unstable situation on the riverside, due to the previous Zhao Erfeng's drastic reform of the land and return to the stream, completely moved the lifeblood of some nobles, they also made a fuss at this time, Batang, Qamdo have a large number of rebels, and other areas have also shown signs of stirring, and at this time there is only one mountain brigade on the riverside, which is a little weak.
At present, the most urgent task is to get rid of the rebels on the Sichuan side, quickly march into Tibetan Province, and lift the siege of Lhasa.