Episode 14 Air Support

Li Guoliang, the commander of the army aviation, had already fallen asleep, and when he heard the call to Xiaoqiang, Xiang Xiaoqiang did not say a word, nor was he polite, he directly pulled him to the side of the map, told him about the Baoding riot in a few words, and then discussed with him, if His Majesty approved, the possibility of airdropping support to this army.

Only then did Li Guoliang know about this incident in Beiqing. There were frequent riots in the Northern Qing Dynasty, and killings of officials and rebellions occurred from time to time. However, most of them were quickly quelled, and only those that happened in the mountainous areas were likely to survive. However, it was also a scale of dozens, hundreds, or at most a few hundred people, and a riot of tens of thousands of people at once like this time, and it was a key department like the arsenal, which was really unprecedented.

He glanced at Xiang Xiaoqiang, then stared at the map again, estimated a few distances, and slowly became excited.

He could see that Xiang Xiaoqiang wanted to vigorously support this violent force. Now that they can only carry two or three days of rations, as long as Da Ming does not give up on them, it is urgent to airdrop them. After the armistice, its own army aviation will once again show its strength.

"But my lord," Li Guoliang quickly saw the worry, and frowned, "They have tens of thousands of people, and the food they consume in a day is tens of thousands of catties, not including other necessities...... It's just airdropping, and that's just a lot of pressure. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang also sighed, nodded and said:

"yes, I understand. …… However, there are not tens of thousands of people, and some of the workers have families, and they do not leave. Only a few thousand people actually went up the mountain. I know, that's enough of that. Hehe, when we heard about the Northern Qing riots, we always hoped that the number of people would be as large as possible. But when we are asked to provide supplies, we hope that the number of people is as small as possible.

"In the first period of time, we will definitely have a lot of pressure to airdrop, and we will have to go to the airdrop every once in a while, and it may be inevitable that there will be plane losses. …… However, once they get up and get familiar with it in the Taihang Mountains, and then fight a few battles with the encircled Qing army, they will form a territory. At that time, we will have a lot less supply pressure. You see......"

He took a step forward, pointed to a few points in the middle of Taihang Mountain on the map, and said:

"Although the economy of Taihang Mountain is underdeveloped, there are many big counties in the middle: Laiyuan County, Lingqiu County, Guangling County, Wei County, Hunyuan County, Ying County, Dai County, Wutai County, Fuping County...... Look, there is also Yuanping County here, which is a large iron-producing county, and it is a very oily place. In the middle of these counties, there are countless towns and villages...... With so many states and counties, how can they not feed the armed forces of thousands of people? Not to mention a few thousand people, even if it develops in the future, tens of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of people can afford it.

"They are well-equipped and there are a lot of people, as long as they are familiar with each other and the activities are opened, they will become the actual masters of the Taihang Mountains. The armament of these thousands of people is not big or small. If the Qing army outside the mountains organized a large-scale encirclement and suppression, it would be difficult to find these thousands of people in the vast Taihang Mountains. But in the county seat in the Taihang Mountains, the poor few garrisons and policemen together can't fight against these thousands of people. Our team can establish jurisdictions, levy taxes on food, attract local young people to join, and continue to grow until a large base is established. ”

The other subordinates in the conference room listened attentively. This kind of guerrilla strategy based on Mao-Zedong-Zedong thought is very natural to Xiang Xiaoqiang, and it has already formed a system and is very mature. But to the ears of these Ming regular army officers, it is still relatively new. In this era, the idea of guerrilla warfare is still relatively out-of-the-way. In the absence of Third World countries, colonial rule is still very solid. It was not until after World War II and when the wave of national liberation in the world rose that guerrilla warfare became fashionable.

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Sure enough, Li Guoliang asked, "My lord, what do you mean by a 'base area?' ’”

"The base is simply the territory."

With a stomachache, he asked tentatively:

"Isn't it...... Is it to build a cottage and become a thief from now on? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was depressed, and immediately shook his head and said:

"No, definitely not a bandit. It's about integrating with the local people and getting their support. Also, there are many bandits and bandits on Taihang Mountain now, in fact, they are all people who can't stand the oppression of the Qing court, kill officials and rebel. Our team wants to merge all of them, first, to eliminate harm for the people, and secondly, to add a large number of people who are familiar with the local environment. ”

Li Gensheng asked tentatively again:

"Is that being a warlord, recruiting troops, and separating one side in Taihang Mountain?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded and said:

"Well, what Gensheng said is closer, but it's not exactly what the warlords mean. It's a base area, it's the revolutionary armed forces, the people's soldiers, well...... It is the kind of team of the people themselves, which is very loved by the people...... Heck, I can't explain it for a while, but I'll give you a lesson when I have time. The top priority now is to ensure their survival and development. Master Lee. ”

"The end will be."

"Let's talk about the general airdrop plan. Well, that's fine. ”

Li Guoliang thought for a moment, pointed to the map and said:

"It should be like this, if it is airdropped, the most and most suitable transport aircraft of Daming at present is the Junkers-52. This transport aircraft weighs 6.5 tons and has a maximum take-off weight of 11 tons. That is, the maximum load is 4.5 tons. If each of them consumes 1.5 kilograms of food per day, that's ...... Uh......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang continued: "There are about 6,000 people who went up the mountain. ”

Li Guoliang was relieved and continued:

"1.5 kilograms per person, 6,000 people are 9 tons of food a day."

"Oh," Xiang Xiaoqiang was relieved and said with a smile, "Then only two of them will do." ”

Li Guoliang shook his head:

"My lord, you can't count that yet. This is only the theoretical load, only calculated according to the weight, not the space in the aircraft. If it's a bomb, no problem, a 4.5-ton bomb can be fully loaded by an airplane. But this is grain, lighter than the bomb and larger. The Junkers-52 looks quite large on the outside, but in fact there is not much space inside. Let's roughly estimate, how many bags can be in the cabin of a 300-pound rice bag? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately said:

"I've sat on the Junkers-52, it's not a lot of space, but it's not that small. A three-hundred-pound rice bag is so wide and long...... Xiuxiu, 4.5 tons divided by 300 catties, how many bags is it? ”

Xiuxiu replied, "30 bags." ”

"That's right," Xiang Xiaoqiang said, "With such a big bag of rice, I don't think it's a big problem to pack 30 bags." ”

Li Guoliang was stunned for a moment, and then said:

"My lord, you can't count it like that, you have to count the volume of the parachute bag, and the parachute also takes up a lot of space. You also have to count the weight of several hundred pounds of the crew on the plane and the weight of fuel...... And this is still talking about the maximum load, and the actual flight must not be filled to the maximum, which is too dangerous. Besides, you can't just drop food, but also other necessities, such as medicine, pots, clothes and shoes. Of course, we have to test how many bags a plane can hold, but my lord, the general roughly estimates that it should not exceed twenty bags. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at Qiu Yun, and Qiu Yun immediately replied:

"300 catties multiplied by 20 bags, that's 3 tons!"

Li Guoliang nodded:

"One carries 3 tons. 9 tons, that's 3 planes. And that's just a day's consumption. We certainly can't go every day, then we will find a pattern by the Qing captives, and it will be easy to intercept us. We can only go once in a while, and then we need a dozen at a time. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was relieved:

"We all know that...... But it is so important to nurture this force to grow and grow. In the past, many people did not dare to rebel because they were afraid that after the rebellion entered the mountains, they would have no weapons, no food, and no medicine, and they would be forced to run out of ammunition and food by the officers and soldiers. But now we are supporting the Baoyi Army, which can play a very good exemplary role: in the future, as long as there are people in the Northern Qing Dynasty who want to rebel, even if they rebel, as long as they are within the range of our aircraft, we will vigorously support them......

"Think about it, in the future, as long as there is a place that is dissatisfied with the rule of the Qing court, you will want to learn from the Baoding Arsenal, kill officials and rebel, and then pull up a team into the mountains, and you will definitely get help from the Ming Dynasty...... It didn't take long for the hinterland of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to bloom everywhere. …… If there is too much pressure to transport food, we can also airdrop half or two-thirds of the food, and give the other part directly to the money. They can use the money to buy food in those counties. In this way, until they established a sphere of influence and could tax their own grain. ”

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At this time, a little female officer asked Xiuxiu to go to the commander's office to answer the phone. After a while, Xiuxiu came back and signaled to Xiaoqiang to come out. Xiang Xiaoqiang asked everyone to continue the discussion, and then followed Xiuxiu to his office.

Xiuxiu pointed to a phone and said softly:

"My lord, Miss Zheng is looking for you."

Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Zhu Yourong's reply was coming. He immediately pounced, grabbed the microphone, stabilized his mood, and said:

"Hello?"

"Xiang-sama."

Zheng Yuxuan's voice was small, with a little banter:

"Lord Xiang, Baoding riot, my cousin can pay attention to it, and I will immediately instruct you to enter the palace and discuss national affairs overnight......"

Alas, sure enough...... Xiang Xiaoqiang thought. However, Zheng Yuxuan's tone is naughty and sour, could it be that she also discovered the little bit between herself and Zhu Yourong...... What's that?

But he couldn't care about it, so he hurried into the palace to see Zhu Yourong.

"Please tell Your Majesty, I'll be there shortly."

With that, he put down the phone and quickly returned to the conference room.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Xiang Xiaoqiang slapped his slap twice and announced, "This matter has aroused great importance to Your Majesty, and this commander is now entering the palace to face the saint, you are on standby at the headquarters, do not leave, if necessary, you may summon some of you into the palace so that Your Majesty can inquire." ”

Hearing that there might be a chance to meet the saint, everyone suddenly became excited. Stomach ache reports:

"My lord, just now there was a call from Baoding, and the rebel team has blown up the arsenal. About 4,000 of those workers had families and were reluctant to leave. Another 6,000 people have completed the formation of a team and have now marched to Taihang Mountain. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at the wall clock, twelve o'clock.

"Very good, how is the movement of the Baoding garrison and the Tianjin garrison?"

"The military and police in Baoding City are standing still, and the three divisions in Gaoyang County are gathering and mobilizing. The Tianjin garrison has not yet moved. ”

"Good!"

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After finishing speaking to Xiaoqiang, he took Qiu Yu back to his office. Xiang Xiaoqiang asked Qiu Yun to take out a full set of general's military uniforms from the cloakroom, looked in the mirror, and asked Qiu Yun to dress him neatly.

I haven't seen Zhu Yourong for almost three months, and Xiang Xiaoqiang decided that he must let Zhu Yourong see the most handsome self at first sight.

Yes, handsome and dashing, mighty and upright.

Qiu Yu silently put a medal on his chest and a hat for him. Then give him a full neckline and look him up and down with great fascination. Suddenly, Qiu Yu pouted, hugged Xiang Xiaoqiang, and leaned his face on his chest.

Xiang Xiaoqiang understood her thoughts, but he didn't know how to comfort her for a while, so he gently patted her back and said softly:

"Autumn Stream...... My best autumn ...... You must know that in this world, the person I love the most is you......"

Qiu Yun nodded her head in his arms, indicating that she knew.

After a while, Qiu Yun raised his face and said with a smile:

"Okay, let's go, Your Majesty is still waiting for you."

Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned: "What, you didn't cry?" ”

Qiu Yun smiled:

"Really, why do I have to cry. I just helped you dress so neatly, if you cry wet, I'll have to change it for you. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was greatly moved in his heart, hugged Qiu Yu tightly, and kissed her deeply for a long time, until Qiu Yu was kissed and almost out of breath, he let go of her, and then went out without looking back.

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There was silence on the streets of Nanjing at midnight, except for the sound of Xiang Xiaoqiang's car engine. The headquarters and official residence are very close to the Forbidden City, and there are noon gates and the Yuhe Bridge in front of them. Xiang Xiaoqiang's mood was excited, imagining the owner of this palace, the girl who lived all day surrounded by red walls and green tiles, carved railings and jade bricks. What should she be like at the moment? Will it still be a pure black nightgown, as noble as a black swan? But it is certain that at this moment, she is in the same mood as herself, and she can't wait to see each other a second earlier.

Alas, silly girl, silly Zhu Yourong...... I stupidly erected a barrier to block the two of us, but what's the use? Now, with a slight touch, the barrier collapsed with a bang. …… Even if there is no such thing as the Baoding riot, how long can you hold out on to this stupid barrier?