As the "woo-woo" siren sounded, the Dajin Navy Airborne Broadsword soldiers of the 22-22 team were put together and came out of the barracks in groups.

Due to the accidents of rifle barrels, rigging and parachute ropes entangled in the previous airborne and abseiling training, the Daikin Navy Airborne Forces simply stopped being equipped with rifles, but replaced them with a combination of pistols and waist knives plus several grenades. One of the pistols is a "large pistol" with a long magazine of 24 rounds, which looks a bit like a barge gun. This pistol was the equipment of the cavalry of the Ming Army, and it was very powerful when fired at close range. However, the pistol could not be equipped with a bayonet, so the naval airborne troops were equipped with waist knives so that they could cut people......

So what is now appearing on the airship field of the Amu Darya camp is a group of paratroopers wearing long robes, horse coats, dogskin hats, "shell guns" pinned to their waists, and carrying large blades...... Or paratroopers of the Navy!

It's a little strange to look at - a group of paratroopers in "period costumes", can it not be strange? However, these paratroopers in ancient costumes are still very well-trained, and in the voice of the officers who lead the team, they run into the field, quickly complete the whole team, and then complete the equipment inspection before boarding the boat very neatly, and finally board the boat in turn in a number of reports, and the whole process is not a trace of delay, and in less than ten minutes, more than 200 Dajin Navy airborne broadsword soldiers have all completed the boarding.

At this time, the second round of sirens sounded again, which was the signal for the airship to take off!

The No. 2 boat, which was the first to be promoted to serve as the pilot, was commanded by Ma Xuchen, Zhuge Weidao's subordinate. Although this Ma Xuchen had only played in hot air balloons earlier, he was born in the navy after all, and relying on a compass and theodolite to navigate on the vast sea is a basic skill. The No. 2 boat commanded by Ma Xuchen had also taken a trip with the No. 1 boat to explore the road before, and had also been to the Khyber Pass.

The No. 3 boat on which Zhuge Weidao, Li Kezhi, Yu Yang and Guan Tianpei were taken was the second to ascend to the sky. Li Kezhi is the captain, Yu Yang is the staff officer of Zhuge Weidao, and Guan Tianpei is an observer.

Zheng Guoxian and the observers sent by the Ming War Department took to the air in the No. 5 and No. 6 boats, respectively. And Wu Sangui's big man, Sun Wu Fax, got on the No. 4 boat - this boat is the vanguard of the whole army!

As one airship after another rose into the sky, twelve airships painted white and looked like clouds appeared in the sky above the Amu Darya camp. Propelled by gasoline-powered propellers, these airships flew towards the mountains to the south......

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"Boom, boom, boom......"

The cabin of the airship flying high in the air was very noisy, and the sound of motors, propellers turning, and the wind howling in the air merged into a thunderous noise.

However, this did not affect Zhuge Weidao and Guan Tianpei to talk about this "printing operation" while looking at the scenery.

The cabin of the airship was very crowded, in addition to the ten crew members who operated the airship, there were more than 20 "yellow jacket airborne troops", but Zhuge Weidao and Guan Tianpei still got a separate small room at the tail of the cabin - this is a lounge, the Feilong III airship was originally used to patrol the ocean, the endurance is very large, it can fly for several days and nights in a row, and the crew must have a space to rest, so that they can take turns sleeping.

Now this space has become a single room for Zhuge Weidao and Guan Tianpei, and the two have just had a sumptuous "airship meal" here, a small table placed in the middle of the two marching beds, and a few enamel plates and two pairs of chopsticks, and there are some leftover food in the plates.

Although the doors and windows of the lounge are closed, the temperature inside is still a bit low, and it can be said that it is a bit cold. Zhuge Weidao and Guan Tianpei are now sitting on the marching bed, one holding a marching kettle wrapped in thick fur, drinking soju to warm up their bodies, and talking at the same time.

"Daozi, do you think that King Pingxi can really take down the Peshawar fortress with more than 200 people?" Guan Tianpei took a sip of soju, frowned and asked, "Is India's Yingyi really so unbearable?" ”

Guan Tianpei also followed Zhuge Youde, his father, to Europe, and also boarded the flagship of the Earl of Nelson as a liaison officer, and participated in several battles with the French navy.

He was deeply impressed by the bravery and fearlessness of the British Royal Navy!

Of course, he was not "afraid of the British", but felt that Zhuge Weidao's plan to attack Peshawar was too risky - using two hundred and forty or fifty yellow jacket airborne troops to occupy Peshawar, which was defended by two regiments of British and Indian soldiers, was simply crazy.

Even just capturing the Peshawar fort, which has relatively few defenders, is almost a gamble!

And if the operation fails, these more than 200 people will be gone.

Even if the raid was successful, the Anglo-Indian troops would envelop Peshawar from all directions...... And the army of the Jin State could not pass at all, so they could only transport reinforcements by airship. However, these twelve or thirteen airships survived and died once, and they transported more than two hundred.

And even if the weather conditions are good, the airship still has to take time to overhaul, it takes time to go back and forth on the road, the crew still has to rest, it is good to run once every two days, how many people can be transported?

Zhuge Weidao also took a sip of soju, and said with a smile: "Chief Guan, isn't this just a gamble?" Emperor Daoguang dared to bet, and King Pingxi dared to gamble...... And that doesn't tell the story? They know much more about the Anglo-Indian Army than we do. And even if they lose the bet, Yingyi will know how powerful our airship is! As far as I know, the Yingyi's warships don't have any weapons to deal with airships, and their fortresses don't have any artillery that can hit high-altitude targets, at most a few old-fashioned balloon cannons, if the fleet moored in the harbor is attacked by our hundreds of airships, it will be completely annihilated! ”

Guan Tianpei frowned when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "If there are hundreds of airships that descend 2,500 people at a time, the Singapore Great Fortress can be snatched up, right?" It's a shame......"

Listening to his tone, it seems that the Naval Training Bureau has been drawing up a plan to attack and capture the Great Fort of Singapore. However, it seems that it is nothing in Zhuge Weidao, because it is impossible to start a war in recent years - there is no way to fight before the completion of the shipbuilding plan of the Ming Navy. And by the time the Ming Navy completes its preparations for war, I am afraid it will be more than ten years later. The biplane "diveable" bombers (not dive bombers, just dive-proof) are out, and who still uses airships? Besides, the hydrogen airship is too dangerous, and it will be hit at the same time. Helium airships are too expensive and hard to obtain, and helium is heavier than hydrogen, so it has to be built very large to provide enough lift.

So hydrogen airships are weapons for the enemy, so it's time to show them to the British......

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

There was a sudden knock on the door to the lounge.

Zhuge Weidao and Guan Tianpei glanced at each other, and then put away the kettle together and stood up. Zhuge Weidao stretched out his hand to open the hatch, and it was Yu Yang standing outside.

"How's it going, Major?" Guan Tianpei asked.

Yu Yang saluted and said excitedly, "Chief Guan, you can already see Peshawar City!" ”

"Good!" Guan Tianpei suddenly felt an inexplicable pleasure in his heart, shouted "Okay", and walked out of the hut quickly, and then passed through the two rows of Dajin Navy Airborne Troops sitting in the cabin, and walked into the cockpit of the airship.

When the officers and airship soldiers in the cockpit saw him come in, they all saluted him, and the captain Li Kezhi immediately reported: "Sir Guan, you can already see Peshawar with a telescope...... The weather conditions over Peshawar were good, with only a few puffy clouds, winds of three to four meters per second, and winds due east. ”

"What about the British?" Guan Tianpei asked, "What's the reaction?" ”

"There is no movement," said Mr. Li, "and Peshawar is very calm. ”

Guan Tianpei turned his head to look at Zhuge Weidao, and found that he was already holding a telescope to observe the enemy's situation, he also hurriedly walked to a window, raised his telescope and began to look into the distance. Soon a small gray-and-white city was discovered in an open plain. The town looked very calm and showed no signs of being ready for battle.

"Daozi," Guan Tianpei said, "the surprise attack was successful..... Now it's up to the King of Pingxi to see if they have the ability to defeat one against ten! ”

Zhuge nodded for Dao, put down the binoculars, and said to Li Kezhi beside him: "Send electricity to the Amu Darya camp...... The big knife slashes at the heads of the devils! ”