Several drawings were placed on the table, and although the angles were different, the other three people present could see that the objects painted on these pieces of paper were actually the same machine. It's just that the appearance of this machine is very strange, like a bird and not a bird, the front is a big propeller, side by side wings, not a long body, and the tail is also very strange. If it weren't for the goshawk painted on the fuselage, Alexander III and his gang would not even be able to tell the front and the back.

"What is this?" Alexander III asked with a frown.

"This position in front seems to be able to sit people, could it be that this is a new weapon developed by the Northeast Autonomous Region?" Milyugin is very concerned about the development of weapons in the Northeast, but the research on weapons in the Northeast has always been under strict military protection, and few people have been able to explore it. There are many spies, and even secretly gathered forces to launch surprise attacks on military restricted areas, but basically they have not returned, and the income is limited.

Dragomilov didn't speak, but his eyes were gloomy as he stared at the drawings, which made everyone understand his concern about the matter.

"The exact name is not clear, but it is certain that this thing belongs to the Northeast Air Force." Skobelev finally gave his own answer.

"Air Force?"

Air Force, a name that made Tsarist Russia, from the royal family to the military, hated to the bone. In today's world, there is only one air force in the northeast that truly has combat capability. Although France also has airships, it is very dangerous to operate because the airbag is filled with hydrogen, and the technology is not in place, so it is currently only used for aerial reconnaissance. However, in the past two years, with the reputation of the Northeast Air Force, the world's major powers have also begun to develop airships, and even Britain and Germany have publicly expressed their desire to introduce the airship manufacturing technology of the Northeast. However, Wang Yi is not stupid, it can be introduced, but it takes a long time, and the air separation technology is never sold, so other countries have to covet the airships in the northeast, but they can't do anything.

It's just that airships have been in front of the world for several years, and there are no weapons that can maintain their power forever, so in the past two years, air defense weapons have begun to be developed one after another. Most of them are developed on the basis of the Hatch Kaisi machine gun, and it is difficult to say how powerful it is, but on the battlefield against Russia, the mammoth and pit viper are no longer as rampant and unscrupulous as before.

However, as the attacking side, the airships in the northeast still occupy the initiative on the battlefield even if their actions are restricted. This is the advantage of the attacking side, and Tsarist Russia can only be in a passive position. The good attacker hides under the nine earths, and the good attacker moves above the nine heavens, and Sun Tzu explained the essential direction of the development of modern warfare a thousand years ago.

"Oh God!" Milyugin secretly smiled bitterly. After several years, the principle of the airship has been studied and understood by Tsarist Russia, but it cannot be understood alone, without the technology of the Northeast, the airship filled with hydrogen is a giant bomb. And now that the airship has not been solved, the Northeast has built an unidentified aerial vehicle, and at a glance, I don't understand how this thing can fly in the sky.

"General Skobelev, are you sure that this plane can soar in the sky?" Dragomilov asked suddenly.

Skobelev hesitated for a moment and said, "Hmm...... Although I did not see it with my own eyes, several soldiers who had escaped from the battlefield confirmed to me the existence of the object. It is said that these machines are much more agile than airships, mainly based on continuous fire, and the speed is very terrifying. It was under the attack of dozens of strange machines that our cavalry divisions collapsed one after another. ”

There was silence in the throne hall for a moment, and none of the four of them spoke. After a long time, Alexander III spoke again: "General Skobelev, tell me about the current situation on the Far Eastern front. ”

As soon as His Majesty the Tsar spoke, the dull atmosphere in the throne hall finally dissipated slightly, and Milyugin and Dragomirov were both thinking about the impact of the new flying weapons in the Northeast, so they didn't care about the atmosphere just now.

"At the moment, because of the season, the front line is relatively calm, and in the past few years, although there have been repeated offensives in the Northeast, the scale is not huge."

Alexander III nodded and didn't say much. Dragomilov on the side frowned, he knew Skobelev very well. A few years ago, he was a terrifying character like the butcher of Central Asia, but now he only talks about defense, and it seems that he has lost the courage to attack.

As the head of the General Staff Academy, Dragomilov has always put the will and quality of the military in the first place, even to the point of absoluteness. Therefore, he secretly became dissatisfied with Skobelev in his heart, and the Far East of the Reich was defended by such a person, who could rest assured?

Milyukin was very calm, the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides was huge, and it was good that Skobelev could hold the territory without losing.

After that, Alexander III asked some more about the situation at the front, and Skobelev answered it fluently and in an orderly manner. At this time, the tsar finally said: "It is not easy for Aiqing to return from afar, I will talk about it here today, and I will continue tomorrow." ”

When Skobelev, Milyugin and Dragomilov heard this, they immediately saluted and said: "Yes! ”

Milyugin and Skobelev turned around and prepared to leave the throne hall, when they suddenly found that Dragomilov had not moved, and at this time the chief of the General Staff said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the minister still has a message." ”

Alexander III was stunned for a moment, bowed slightly, and waved his hand at the other two.

I was curious about what Dragomilov was going to say to His Majesty the Tsar, but Ilyugin still left with Skobelev with great interest. In terms of relationship, it was he who recommended Skobelev to the Far East at the beginning, and the relationship between the two was very close. At first, I thought that this would be similar to pacifying the several stan countries in Central Asia, and as soon as the army arrived, the military merits were in hand. Even if there is resistance, it will turn into powder in front of the powerful Russian army. Unexpectedly, this time he hit his head on the iron plate, and his head was bleeding. If it weren't for the fact that the Far East was too far away, and the nobles of St. Petersburg did not have much interest in it, Skobelev would have been replaced long ago, and the fate would have been miserable.

"Mikhail, you are secretly returning to St. Petersburg this time, your whereabouts must be kept secret, and you can live with me for the time being."

"Yes, Minister."

The two left the Winter Palace in a carriage, and the sky was somewhat overcast, like Ilyugin's face. Skobelev did not talk to himself, so no one spoke along the way. After a long walk along the Neva River, the carriage drove into a manor, and as far as the eye could see, it was surrounded by vast expanses and few people. There was an old castle in the dead woods, and its black exterior was mottled with a black exterior.

It was not the first time that Skobelev had come here, so he did not wait and see.

After entering the room of the castle, Milyugin instructed the servants to prepare refreshments, and only after everyone had left the room did he say: "I can see that you have something to say in front of Your Majesty, so let's talk about it now." ”