Chapter 16 Border Snow
"Boom, boom, boom......"
Two Chinese-made T-23 transport planes roared and tore through the sky, flying rapidly towards the northwest, and even the clouds were stirred into mud by it and left behind.
T-23, also known as Sky Wings, is independently developed by Huaguo, and optimized and improved the 23rd generation of flying transport aircraft, because of its large capacity, high endurance characteristics, so it has the reputation of the air train.
In the first cabin, General Yang and his entourage sat on the metal seats on both sides, because of the transportation purpose of the T-23, so the entire cabin is very shabby, the seats are two metal long plates, covered with a layer of folding canvas, and it becomes a seat.
Xia Jie's face turned pale, holding the safety lock with one hand and pressing his stomach tightly with the other.
This was his first time flying, and it was on such a rudimentary transport plane, and this first flight experience was really poor.
Whether it was the violent fluctuations caused by the air currents in the wings, or the feeling of leaving the ground that kept coming to his heart because he was off the ground, he was dizzy and nauseous.
"This thing of steel can fly through the sky at such speed. Really, it's amazing! ”
At the lookout of the cabin, a man dressed in clay sculpture and wearing a battle armor with a long sword at his waist was looking out of the window, and the clouds as thick as lead seemed to be unable to block his gaze.
"Your Majesty, these are two thousand years of time that have brought the world to what it is today. A lot of things are different from what they used to be. ”
General Yang stood behind Ying Zheng with a straight expression, holding his military hat horizontally with one hand, his head tilted slightly, extremely humble.
"Of course I know!" Ying Zheng sneered, looked sideways at the wrapped oilcloth at the tail of the plane, and hatred surged into his heart again.
He twisted his fingers slightly, then withdrew his gaze again, and said angrily: "If I hadn't suffered this disaster a thousand years ago. These objects should have been made by my Great Qin Gongzao a long time ago! Why wait 2,000 years! ”
The level of Great Qin's military construction is unrivaled in the world.
They mastered the secret of alloys in the bronze age when the clay was calcined, and the long swords cast in bronze at that time were soft if they were too long and brittle if they were too thick.
Therefore, the bronze sword cast by the princely states of the world is no longer than 60 centimeters, but the sword cast by the Qin State can be extended to nearly 95 centimeters, an increase in the size of one-third out of thin air.
The key to this point lies in the sword-forging skills of the Qin State soldiers. When they smelted the metal, they achieved a perfect ratio of tin to copper, which greatly enhanced the hardness and flexibility of the sword.
This is the first element of Qin's ability to dominate the world and be invincible, at that time, none of the countries in the world could have this technology, and could only be broken by the Qin army one by one on the battlefield.
What's even more shocking is that Qin Guo mastered chrome plating technology at that time!
According to modern cultural relics, the Qin sword unearthed from the tomb of Qin Shi Huang has survived thousands of years without rust because its surface has a layer of chromium salt compound 10 microns thick.
And this technology is the chrome plating process often used in modern times: on the surface of metal utensils, a thin metal film is quenched, which has several characteristics of polishing and rust-free. Germany and the United States invented and patented the process in 1937 and 1950 respectively.
In other words, Qin's casting technology has been ahead of the world for two thousand years in this regard. To this day, in the spring of 1947, this forging skill of the Qin State can still be ranked at the forefront of the world.
Although Ying Zheng didn't know these in such detail, he believed in his ministers and believed in his own strength, so he made such bold statements.
"Yes! Your Majesty, if Great Qin hadn't been buried by yellow sand for a thousand years, the world would be very different! ”
General Yang echoed in a low voice.
Xia Jie pressed his stomach and was silent, he didn't have the heart to speak at all, and Adjutant Cui, who was opposite him, with a strap around his neck and white gauze wrapped around his arm, kept looking at him with cannibalistic eyes, and he didn't bother to pay attention to it.
The T-23s roared through the vast territory of China, and they flew nearly 2,000 kilometers from their Shanghai garrison before they were briefly refueled at the military airfield in Shudi.
Subsequently, the transport plane set sail again, and this stop was directly set under the Himalayas.
General Yang and their leading plane, because they had to avoid crowds and miscellaneous eyes, even the meal was solved in the cabin, two bags of instant rations, and a pot of boiling water, which were used as breakfast and lunch.
And the first emperor is covered in mud, so naturally he doesn't need to eat and drink, which also saves a lot of trouble, otherwise if he prepares food as him, it will take at least half a day.
The more we drove into the Tibetan sky, the colder the air became, and the fuselage was covered with a thin layer of frost as the plane traveled at an altitude of 1,000 meters, and the cold air immediately spread into the cabin.
"Hmph."
Ying Zheng looked at the hanging window covered with ice crystals and snowflakes, snorted coldly, and a fiery red brilliance suddenly surged all over his body, and the rolling heat poured out of his body, making the cold air in the cabin air disappear without a trace in an instant, and the ice crystals in the window also melted, and they were dried by the wind in an instant.
In fact, at the beginning of the design, each aircraft will take into account the influence of cold air at high altitude, and will be equipped with de-icing devices on the aircraft, just like the T-23 biplane engines, even under extreme cold air, there will be no icing.
However, this kind of transport aircraft, in the design consideration of the interior of the aircraft, chose to save space and expand the carrying capacity of materials. It is not equipped with heating or other devices. Although this concept is a bit impersonal, for the Chinese soldiers who can endure hardships and stand hard work, it is not a big deal, gritted their teeth and passed it.
Xia Jie, General Yang and the others were naturally able to endure the biting cold.
And Ying Zheng is covered in mud, and he doesn't care about the temperature difference in the outside world. The reason why he used his mana to stir up the temperature of the flames was only because the frost flowers outside the window blocked his vision.
He has been sleeping for too many years, and every grass and tree in this vast land, every cloud in the heavens and the earth, can evoke countless memories in his dust, bringing him different feelings.
It is not an exaggeration to say that this feeling is reborn.
In the evening, the planes shuttle through the sky, the clouds glow brightly, and the sunset seems to be around you.
In the middle of a snow-capped mountain range, the T-23 slowly buried its head and burrowed into the vast snowy plateau.
The two pilots, according to the command of the garrison on the ground, steadily parked the plane on a low flat ground in the snowy region. The fuselage glided for less than 100 meters before it was stopped by a snowdrift calf-high.
General Yang got up and opened the hatch and walked out first.
"Hello General Yang, I am Li Rong, the leader of this detachment. Welcome to the 32nd Division of the Chinese Frontier Defense! ”
Several young men in thick cotton wool uniforms and armed with Type 29 rifles stood in the snow and saluted General Yang and his party with a standard military salute.
Their faces were covered with traces of wind and frost, and a thick layer of cocoons had formed on the surface of their skin, and their complexions were dark.
This is due to the fact that they have been stationed on this snowy plateau all year round, and they have been eroded by the after-effects of frost and the sun's rays reflected by snowdrifts.
As the hatch opened, the cold air instantly filled in, and Xia Jie breathed in the cool snowy air, feeling that his stomach felt a little better.
"Thank you! Thank you very much! ”
General Yang looked at the young men in front of him with vicissitudes of life, and also replied with a military salute respectfully.
The transport plane behind also came to a roaring stop, and nearly 50 soldiers wearing heavy cotton uniforms rushed out of the hatch, and soon stood in a tight phalanx on the snow, quietly waiting for orders.
"General Yang, Commander Liu of our department has an order, let us follow all your instructions in this operation."
"Good! Return first! ”
"Yes!"
The leading squad leader saluted again and replied, and then stood in a column with a few people next to him, and his steps neatly integrated into the phalanx of soldiers brought by General Yang.
"Boom, boom, boom."
The footsteps of the soldiers, Xia Jie and others were inserted into the snow, and the heavy military boots trampled the soft snowflakes into patches, and from a high altitude, their figures were dotted with dense black spots of human figures on this white snow-capped mountain.
General Yang folded his hands behind his back and faced the phalanx in front of him, and his voice was like a bell, suppressing the sound of whirring wind and snow.
"Brethren! This operation is related to state secrets, so no matter what you see or hear next, keep your mouth shut for me! ”
"As long as this operation is a complete success, then the training and sacrifice we have done over the years will not be in vain! The victory of the anti-war is also just around the corner! ”
Xia Jie stood silently behind him, looking at Ying Zheng with an appreciative look on his face, and he was also very satisfied with General Yang's performance, so he was relieved.
What he cares about most is whether Ying Zheng will fully trust him and General Yang, which is also related to everything in the future, because whether it is the Spring of Eternal Life or the revitalization of Huaguo, it is inseparable from Ying Zheng's support.
In fact, except for the newcomer Li Rong and his team, the troops brought by General Yang this time are all his henchmen and people who can be trusted, so what he said was for Li Rong and them.
And the reaction of Li Rong and the others also made General Yang nod and smile with satisfaction.
These border guards, who guard the border alone 356 days a year, have undergone the most severe tempering, both physically and psychologically.
Therefore, after General Yang reminded them, they deliberately did not squint, stood in the phalanx, and turned a blind eye to the clay figure of Yingzheng's activity.