The Western world is silent, if all the horses are in unison; The Oriental world was as happy as the New Year.

The airplane broke the myth of the airship as soon as it appeared, although soon everyone knew that the airplane also had shortcomings, and they were far worse than the airship in bomb bombing, but the future of the airplane needless to say, it was completely bright. And the airship has no prospects.

Not to mention how frustrated the whole country was at that time. The era of airships was a glorious one opened up by China, and the glorious power of China's foreign wars will always be engraved with the contribution of airships. Now that the existence of the airship has become so embarrassing, you can imagine the unhappiness in the hearts of the Chinese people.

The Western world was excited, all shouting that the world still belonged to Europe. They simply saw the road to the revival of Europe in the future, and saw the glory of Europe in the future.

As a result, it was only a few days later, and the depression that the Western world had suppressed for many years had just been vented, and the feeling of comfort had just reached the bottom of my heart, and the whole person was slapped by China and slapped from the clouds to the deep valley again. This sober 'pain' is painful for the whole of Europe. Let all Europeans hate China even more when they are sober.

Such an advanced weapon, an epoch-making weapon, the Chinese have always been hidden. Their minds are so vicious!

However, there has been no public opinion that China has copied European aircraft technology. Because the performance of Chinese aircraft is much stronger than that of Europe, this topic is not hot at all.

'If you fall behind, you will be beaten!' This sentence, which inspired Chinese children back then, has been completely spread across the ocean and all over the world after the end of the last war.

This is a wise saying that everyone in Europe and the United States knows today -- if you are backward, you will be beaten.

China lagged behind back then, so China was beaten. was beaten so badly by Britain and France.

And now? The Western world is lagging behind, at least in weapons. China, in turn, beat them so badly. The British were completely expelled from East Asia, and the vast territory of the Americans was left to lose. The Russians directly forgot about the country and were arbitrarily slaughtered and swallowed by the Chinese. All of this has confirmed the correctness of the saying that 'if you fall behind, you will be beaten.'

Now that the aircraft of the Western world have lagged behind in performance, there is no need to argue about who was the first to invent the airplane.

The Chinese were the first to invent gunpowder, and they were not beaten all over the ground by two opium and chip wars?

Therefore, the whole Western world is sad, and the Eastern world, to be precise, the Greater China Circle and the peripheral Persia, Ottoman and other countries, is called a happy heart. China is really reliable!

But how did the airplane develop in China? Everyone once again attributed this credit to the old emperor who 'died of illness'. Because the Europeans had already broken the news that their aircraft research had only begun in 1906. China must have been earlier than that, otherwise China's planes would not have been so powerful. The invention of any kind of weapon requires a long period of consumption.

This statement was quickly conclusive. The main thing is that China does not deny it. Then the credit naturally goes to the old emperor.

In fact, Emperor Xiao Liu has made great efforts in the development of China's aircraft industry, and Emperor Xiao Liu is fully involved in the coordination of materials, talents, and confidentiality work, so Emperor Xiao Liu now has a decisive influence in the Chinese Air Force. This alone can definitely guarantee the stability and status of the Liu family's royal family.

But this time is not the time for Emperor Xiao Liu to boast of his exploits, the influence of the aircraft is too great, and its appearance. Its ups and downs have mobilized the mood of the people as a whole, and the power it produces is incalculable. If this 'power' is all blessed to Emperor Xiao Liu, it will have a certain negative impact on the comeback of Emperor Liu in the future. Because this 'power' is called 'faith'. Because Liu Xian's most powerful strength is not his bug, but the firm 'faith' of the whole country!

For Asquith, Briand, Wilhelm II and others, the worst nightmare became a reality. Then they have to face this reality bravely. These European leaders expect that China's aircraft will be slow and not performant. Or rather, it's not far from Europe. However, while the top six in Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy and the United States are 'dreaming' on one side, they are also formulating completely opposite countermeasures. This is a solution that every European and American country is unwilling to face. However, the importance attached by these Governments to this programme is absolutely first-class.

From the air battles that break out in military conflicts to the air power imbalance that breaks out in all-out wars, each situation has a targeted response plan to ensure the interests of the host country to the greatest extent. For example, now, Britain, France, and Germany need to activate the first category, which is the defeat they encountered in air battles on the way to attack others, and the enemy's 'hand' cannot hook them for a while and a half. But what Italy and Austria-Hungary need to activate is the second type, as long as the strength of the poor Russian army breaks through the Carpathian Pass, the army can directly penetrate the territory of Austria-Hungary, and even directly attack Hungary, the pole of Austria-Hungary. And what about Italy? The narrow Adriatic Sea could not prevent the intrusion of planes, and the Ottoman military planes could enter Italian airspace at will. Although limited to flight range, they could not really penetrate into Italy, and could only attack the coastal area on the east side of Italy, but this was enough to give Italy a headache.

The Russo-Austrian War and the Ottoman War have once again undergone a reversal in a short period of time, but this is no longer the most noteworthy issue for Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. Therefore, the war can go on and on.

Austria-Hungary and Italy were successively harassed and bombed by Chinese planes, and the latter achieved certain results and paid a certain price. The Austro-Hungarian railways were bombed, and Vienna was ready for the defeat of the Carpathian Battle.

However, it never occurred to the Europeans that the first real target to withstand the attack of Chinese aircraft was not the Austro-Hungarian defenders in the Carpathian Pass, nor the Austro-Hungarian, Italian and Balkan allied armies in Albania, Macedonia and other places, but their fleets in the Aegean Sea. The largest fleet in the Mediterranean. In terms of the number of capital ships, it is a powerful fleet that is stronger than the British Mediterranean fleet.

It consisted of the main force of the French and Italian Mediterranean fleets, with seven dreadnoughts and two battle cruisers. More than ten former dreadnought-class battleships. Large armored cruisers, as well as a group of heavy and light cruisers. There was also a large number of high-speed gunboats and destroyers. In the past, these warships had a serious impact on the Ottoman Empire, and they completely cut off the Ottomans from the sea passage in the Mediterranean. If it weren't for China's strong support, the Ottoman Empire would have been able to put the country in a difficult position due to the shortage of many industrial necessities and soaring prices.

The Italian and French fleets frequently attacked the coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire, and their high-speed gunboats and destroyers laid a large number of anchor mines and anti-submarine nets on the opposite side of the Dardanelles, which did not necessarily seal the southern mouth of the Dardanelles, but also caused a lot of problems for the submarines on the Ottoman naval side.

Moreover, the capital ships of the Italians and French were surrounded by a large number of auxiliary warships, such as light cruisers and destroyers. These small-tonnage warships move quickly, like the claws of the capital ship outstretching outward, forming one huge police circle after another with the capital ship as the center, and the Ottoman navy can still make some gains in the early stage, and then it will be completely numb.

The attack on the Franco-Italian fleet in the Aegean began at dawn, and one of the planes' worst drawbacks compared to airships was its short air supremacy, three hours at most, before it had to land and refuel. Therefore, the combat radius of the aircraft is generally within 200 km. Even the most advanced Chinese fighters have an attack radius of no more than 300 km.

Part of the Franco-Italian fleet was 100 nautical miles away from Samothrace. The fleet was part of the combined Franco-Italian fleet, consisting of two dreadnoughts, three pre-dreadnought battleships, five armored cruisers, heavy cruisers as capital ships, more than thirty auxiliary warships and a large number of high-speed patrol boats.

The Europeans thought of equipping warships with radios. But they forgot that radios can also be loaded on airplanes.

The high-speed reconnaissance aircraft of the Chinese Air Force are the hallmarks that lead the Chinese fleet.

Against the background of the blurred sky, the four reconnaissance planes that took off first flew towards the vast Aegean Sea. Behind their backs. A group of torpedo planes with similar performance to the H3D dive bomber are nervously hanging attack torpedoes. A kind of beautiful fruit borne by China's military industry with decades of hard work -- the J5 light torpedo.

This is the fifth generation of the 'Swordfish', which is codenamed 'Flying Fish' on military documents. It is an air-dropped light torpedo, manufactured by the Luoyang Arsenal. This torpedo did not use the more conservative cold compressed air dynamics of its own predecessors in the last war. Instead, it uses the thermodynamic power that has been developed -- he is a steam gas torpedo. This greatly increased the speed of the torpedo, and also increased the range of the torpedo. At a speed of forty-five knots, the range of the J5 torpedo is 4500 meters, while at a maximum speed of sixty knots, the range of the J5 torpedo is 2700 meters. For an aviation torpedo, this range is quite acceptable.

The J5 light torpedo was 650 pounds, and a land-based torpedo machine could only carry one such torpedo. Of course, the torpedo machine can also be loaded with aviation machine guns and has a certain self-defense capability. But this aircraft is very maneuverable, and like bombers, it is completely unsuitable for air combat. They are equipped with machine guns that can only be used for self-comfort, and after projecting torpedoes, the best option for torpedo attack aircraft is to fly back immediately.

But the warhead of the J5 light torpedo was loaded with 80 kg of high explosives, and even in the face of dreadnoughts, it was no small threat.

In response to the surprise attack of the Franco-Italian combined fleet, China invested a total of 170 aircraft, including three squadrons of fighters, and 170 aircraft were three groups, and each fighter squadron provided escort for each group. As for the airship troops that followed the bargain, they have now also taken to the air one after another. The speed of the airship is too slow, and whether it can catch up with the 'dinner table' is a question that no one can guarantee.

The biggest uncertain factor in this air raid is whether there has been a new change in the position of the Franco-Italian fleet, and whether the amount of change is large. If the change is severe, the entire plan will be cancelled with it.

So much so that although the four reconnaissance planes did not have the slightest combat effectiveness, their reusability was beyond doubt, and everything first depended on whether they successfully found the Franco-Italian fleet.

The sky grew brighter, and a faint glow appeared on the horizon. Although it is not yet possible to say that it is already dawn, for the ground staff on the island of Samothrace, there is no need to turn on the high-power lights in such light conditions.

The entire island of Samothrace was under wartime control, and the 178-square-kilometre island was devoid of civilians, and the Ottomans had relocated all of its natives to the peninsula. With the intensive construction of the engine room and the construction of the arsenal, the security level here has also been raised to the highest level, and even the personnel of the flight base are not allowed to enter the airport without the consent of the base commander. Now it's finally time for the island to show its formidable fighting power.

Every helipad was filled with aircraft, land-based fighters, bombers, torpedo planes, and in addition to the coast of the islands, inland mountains, high ridges, numerous air defense positions also raised vigilance to the level of war. If the enemy takes the lead at this time, everyone will vomit to death.

Next to these planes, there are also many fuel tanker trucks, and ground crews are refueling the planes with fuel pumps; At the same time, the bombers, which had been refueled, were loading bombs, torpedoes; As for the fighter plane, there are also ground crews who are carefully doing the last maintenance. Many pilots have already sat in the cockpit and started testing the wings, tail, rudder and weapon systems of the landline.

The whole airport was bustling with people, but there was no noise of human voices, except for the sound of machines and machines. All of them are doing their jobs with their hearts, and no matter what their specific job is, they are indispensable parts of this 'war machine' that is being activated.

The Air Force has always been a high-tech service, and whether it is a pilot or a ground crew, the requirements for the quality of personnel are the best among the three armed forces.

As a brand-new technical service, the requirements for the quality of the aviation unit are particularly high, and it is not easier to train a qualified ground crew than a qualified pilot. And compared with pilots, ground crews have higher requirements for professional cooperation, because any small negligence in their work may cause defeat in the air battlefield. All ground handling functions will be developed in the direction of more and more specialization, and the more intense and important the war, the more professional the cooperation of ground crew. In the Air Force's meritorious medals, half of them always belong to the ground service branches.

The red sun was already showing a touch of red teeth on the sea level, and the first attack aircraft group took off...... (To be continued.) )