"What?! Deshengmen is controlled? ””

After receiving the telegram, Chen Ping's eyes straightened, "How is this possible?" There were only two groups of more than 1,000 troops arriving by airship, mainly small units of reconnaissance companies of various regiments, and these people were scattered to every city gate in Beijing, but there were only more than 100 people, not to mention that they were all lightly armed, only a few mortars with insufficient shells for cover, and even machine guns were not served, how could it be possible to lay down the Desheng Gate with a high wall and a thick city!

Could it be that the Qing army went to sleep?

Chen Ping flipped through the telegram and newspaper, and seemed to be looking for the words that were purely joking, and only after flipping through it a few times did he raise his head, looking at Zhang Zuoshuang, who was also full of surprise, still a little suspicious, and confirmed it again. (Vertex Hand Hit)

"I personally verified it twice, and I also contacted the Nighthawk squad operating in that area, the reconnaissance company of the second division and the third regiment has indeed occupied the Desheng Gate, according to the company commander Liu Dayin's report, they have now completely controlled the city gate and the city tower, and are building a defensive position, but it is almost dawn, he is afraid that the Qing army will see the truth, so he hopes that reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible!" Zhang Zuoshuang nodded, in fact, he didn't believe that he could win the Desheng Gate so quickly.

You must know that this operation was strictly calculated, and the reason why she attacked immediately after Cixi and Cixi launched it was because considering that in order to quell the turmoil in Beijing as soon as possible, she would definitely transfer the most important Tongzhou battalion in her hand to Beijing to prevent changes, so that there would be a vacuum in the forces on the periphery of Beijing immediately, so that it would be convenient for the assault troops to carry out airborne landing.

And the previous information also confirmed that Cixi did transfer the Tongzhou battalion back to Beijing City, and immediately blocked the Nine Gates, plus the Praetorian Guards who guarded Beijing City, no matter how it can be calculated, there are almost more than 10,000 Qing troops "Covering Beijing City tightly, so that they can turn the tables and seize power so quickly, and wipe out all the reformers."

But what is heard now?

The reconnaissance company of the second division and the third regiment of more than 100 people occupied the Desheng Gate, could it be said that the Qing army really went to sleep?

Chen Ping took a deep breath, this is no longer the time to consider why the Qing army will collapse at the touch of a button, because Liu Dayin is right, we must support Deshengmen as soon as possible, otherwise after dawn, the Qing army will find that there are only a hundred people stationed there, and they will definitely launch a counterattack, in case they run away from where, the sin will be great!

"Immediately contact all the airships that can be contacted, and cancel the original method of dispersing support" Transporting all the people to me outside the Desheng Gate, and telling Liu Dayin that now the Desheng Gate is under his command, no matter what method is used, the control of the Desheng Gate must be guaranteed! ”

"In addition." Chen Ping was afraid that the order was not resolute enough, so he gritted his teeth: "Tell him, I have guarded the Desheng Gate, and I will give them credit!" If he couldn't hold it, he took his head to see the young master! ””

"Yes!" ”

When Zhang Zuoshuang left, Chen Ping was still in a trance, grabbed the telegram and looked at it again, "I asked where Li Mo was, and then got into the car specially arranged for him and drove towards the port area."

On the wharf in the port area, Young Master Li didn't know that Beijing City had opened its doors, staring directly at a huge sea vessel, and when it slowly approached the wharf, the whole person was about to jump up with excitement" Du Dazhuang behind him couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw this, and he didn't understand what was on this ship, so that the young master couldn't even ignore the current battle situation and insisted on coming here.

After the soldiers tied the cable tightly to the iron pier, this ocean-going freighter, which looked nothing strange on the outside, approached the hull on the side of the dock, and suddenly cracked a large hatch, like the hanging door of a fortress, and put it down little by little with the help of the noose, this scene made Du Dazhuang secretly surprised, he had never seen such a strange ship.

In fact, this ro-ro wheel is not really a ro-ro wheel, "it is only modified on a customized Italian freighter, the internal space is not fully utilized, and there is only one deck inside, unlike the ro-ro wheels of later generations, which can be divided into several layers."

But that's not much of a deal, as ro-ro wheels, which are actually designed to the standard and powered by coal-fired and steam turbines, have already been built in Taiwan, and it won't be long before you can own them.

But at the moment, he didn't come to see the ship, but what it contained!

A sudden roar of the engine came from the cabin, and within a moment Li Mo and everyone saw that several cars twice the size of the Wildcat lined up and drove out of the cabin, one, two ......, when three large cars drove out of the cabin directly and stopped in front of Li Mo, then five brand-new Wildcat armored vehicles were driven, and a small convoy was formed after a while, so that Du Dazhuang, who became the royal driver of Master Li, liked cars more and more, his eyes lit up, and he immediately pounced with Li Mo.

It's finally done!

Looking at the three cars that were about the same size as the vans of later generations, the eyes of the young master Li were full of stars, especially when the big car door behind the buttocks was opened by the soldiers, he was even more excited.

"Young master, it's okay." ”

Seeing this, Tang Xiao, who was escorted by the boat, hurriedly ran over, and almost drooled when he saw the young master Li out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but be secretly proud in his heart.

Du Dazhuang hurriedly looked at it, only to see that this car is not only bigger than other cars, but also very different inside, the cab and the back compartment are separated by partitions, the rear compartment is not only wide, but also installed a few radios, and there are small tables and stools that can be folded.

"Master Yan, what kind of car is this?" , "Command vehicle." After Li Mo answered Du Dazhuang, he took the lead in getting out of one of them, looked east, touched west, and finally tried it on the soft leather stool, and nodded with satisfaction.

Army command vehicle.

This is specially designed to match the steel torrent that Young Master Li dreamed of.

After the last time Incheon was in the limelight, the General Staff, which had already seen the huge role of the Wildcat armored car, originally purchased some more, but because Li Mo felt that the engine was not yet mature, he did not allow it.

But this defect was recently solved: "The new aluminum engine was finally broken through by the power laboratory, and it was enhanced to fifty horsepower, you must know that more than ten years later, the famous "Little Nomad" "tank is only more than 100 horsepower,!" The engine heart problem that has been plagued for a long time has finally seen the light of day!

When the news of the preliminary results of the aluminum engine experiment reached Li Mo's ears a few months ago, he not only saw the hope of forming an armored corps in the future, but also greatly changed his thinking, and agreed for the first time that the two major automobile factories in Taiwan and Mukden could sell the current silver-steel engines separately, instead of only selling the whole vehicle as before.

In fact, as early as after Li Mo made a new car, countries have also begun to imitate the road and many have made breakthroughs, many new car factories have emerged, and some people have made breakthroughs in engines, so after the aluminum engine saw the light of day, he also decisively canceled the method of bundling and selling, and the two major automobile factories began to dump a large number of nickel steel engines.

In fact, it is said that the dumping method is adopted, coupled with the annual production scale of nearly 30,000 units and low labor, even if the price is several percent lower than that of similar foreign countries, it can still reach a high profit of about ten dollars per unit, not only seizing all the market share at once, so that the order has been lined up for a few years, but also bringing back millions of dollars in returns for itself, which can make the government Council happy.

However, the military led by Chen Ping is a little worried about the diffusion of engine technology, but with the weight less than half, the power is almost doubled The aluminum engine is finally finalized, this concern has also disappeared, because Li Mo knows very well that the bulky straight cylinder pure steel engine is like this, whether the countries pay attention to aluminum As long as the aluminum alloy technology is firmly controlled, then others still need to go a long way to break through, not to mention that with the finalization of the new engine, the power laboratory has begun to study the V-shaped technology proposed by Master Li!

So it's better to take this opportunity to export more money.

As for whether other countries will also buy their own engines to equip armored vehicles similar to the Wildcat, Li Mo is not worried, because in history, Britain will also invest in armored cars in South Africa a year later, so there is no need to restrict the old engine too much, not to mention that after equipping the new engine, the Wildcat has long been different from what it used to be, not only faster, but also can travel more than 150 kilometers continuously, and has initially possessed the ability of large-scale deployment. However, to everyone's surprise, he did not immediately produce Wildcat armored vehicles in large quantities, in fact, it was not that Li Mo did not want to, but due to the current road conditions and opponents, he did not need a lot at all, so he only approved the purchase of thirty Wildcat II wheeled armored vehicles, but instead let Tang Xiao set up a special transport truck and this kind of command vehicle similar to a van.

The three armored command vehicles in front of them are the products that have been put into combat experiments for the first time. However, this is an experimental product after all, and the engine has not yet reached the level of rebellion, so only a thin layer of armor is installed in important parts, fortunately, they were not originally used to charge, so it is not too flawed.

Chen Ping was also startled by the crowded convoy as soon as he arrived at the dock, and when he got closer, he saw that it was actually three command vehicles.

"Huh? Yuanshou, why are you here, something happened in front? After seeing Chen Ping, Li Mo thought he was in trouble and immediately pulled him into the carriage.

"Young master, the reconnaissance company of the second division and the third regiment has just occupied Desheng Gate, and at present, I have ordered to step up support, as long as it can be held until dawn, the follow-up main force can arrive." ”

"So fast?" ”

After Chen Ping handed over the telegram, Li Mo also blinked his eyes, as if he asked if it was a joke again, and the shock in his heart even overshadowed the excitement of seeing the armored command vehicle for the first time.

You must know that the city of Beijing in this year is not as big as that of later generations, and after the high walls of the city, if the Qing army is really determined to resist desperately, it is quite difficult to quickly fight and end quickly, although later generations ridiculed the ability of the army at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and it is not uncommon for a few people to take a city with a few guns in the Xinhai period in history, and they all think that the Qing army's combat effectiveness is very poor.

But in fact, it was because the Manchu Qing Dynasty was greatly damaged by a series of things such as the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Eight-Nation Alliance, which had rotted to every cell, and completely lost the hearts of the people, but at this moment, there was no First Sino-Japanese War, and the Boxers were estimated to be tragic, and the Eight-Nation Coalition Army had no shadow, so even he was ready to attack the fortifications. But who would have thought that only a hundred people would take the Desheng Gate, what happened? When Li Mo saw the telegram's last description of several carriages and a large number of forbidden troops, he vaguely guessed something. If it is really Cixi or Guangxu above, it can be explained, maybe it was they who randomly ordered to protect the city with all their might, which led to the loss of the city gate, but by the time they want to get it back, I'm afraid it's too late!

Because the city of Beijing has opened its doors to itself!

"Quick" fill up the gas "Let's go to Beijing!" Young Master Ji jumped to his feet, patted the body and shouted violently.