"Lord Yiritsu, based on my experience, the air battle between airships seems unrealistic...... Ahh Whether it's ramming, shooting, or throwing knives, it doesn't seem to be easy to get your hands on...... Ahh Ahh Moreover, if an airship is determined to dodge and wants to attack its airship, it will be difficult to find an opportunity to attack...... Ahh ”

The one who was sneezing while talking was none other than the big guy Saigo Yoshibei Takamori. He jumped up and down on an airship, cold for a while and hot for a while, and he caught a cold.

But his cold was still valuable, at least he already knew that airship ramming was useless, and it seemed impossible to shoot down an airship with a throwing knife......

Saigo's words were translated into English by Shimazu Sairyō, and George. The law of righteousness is recorded verbatim in a black-covered notebook - this is an extremely valuable first-hand document, which records not only the experience of airship combat, but also the experience of fleet artillery warfare and naval air defense warfare!

Now George. He could only hope that this notebook would win him the support of Earl Nelson...... Otherwise, with his poor record, I am afraid that after returning to India, he will be directly ordered to retire and say goodbye to the navy he loves forever.

"But you've still lost eight airships on Jeep Island." George. Yilu asked a sad question.

The losses in the Battle of Shadow Island were still quite heavy!

Eight airships turned into fireballs, and 24 flying warriors went missing. And the result is a big zero...... Nothing hit, oh, except that Saigo gave Daming's airship a knife! But it doesn't seem to be of much use.

"That's because the airship flew too low, too close to the enemy's cruiser, and ...... The Ming Navy is equipped with a gun on the cruiser, and this weapon seems to be a weapon used against the airship, after all, the hydrogen used by the airship is too easy to ignite! ”

Shimazu Qiliang did not transfer the question to Saigo, but answered it directly, because he had carefully questioned every flying samurai who participated in the Battle of Jeepage Island.

"Defend the ...... with a gun" George. As soon as Yilu pressed his forehead, why didn't he think of it? Who doesn't carry a gun? A good gun with a scope can snipe at a humanoid target of about 2,000 meters, and it is even more stable to hit an airship.

If he had thought of using a gun, the unyielding horn would not have sunk...... The unyielding number sinks so much that it's called a yield!

George. Yilu sighed and said, "It seems that the airship has to fly a little higher. ”

Shimazu nodded brightly and said, "If the airship maintains an altitude of three thousand, or even four thousand meters, it should be very safe...... It's just that the accuracy of the bomb at this height is very problematic. ”

George. Yilu pondered: "It is indeed difficult to hit the target by flying so high and dropping a bomb, but it is not completely impossible...... If before the decisive battle between the fleets of the two sides officially begins, the airship troops of one side can carry out a round of bombardment of the enemy formation, even if it does not hit the target, at least it can disrupt the enemy's formation and hit the enemy's morale.

Airships can also attack enemy warships that have been wounded and withdrawn from the battle, and they will generally emit smoke due to fires and their speed will drop significantly, making them good targets and relatively easy to hit. ”

Yilu pondered for a moment, and then said: "In addition, the airship can also perform tasks such as long-range reconnaissance, breaking diplomatic relations, mine-laying blockade, and even bombing enemy cities!" Finally, it seems that the airship is not capable of attacking a cruiser in a fully operational state on its own...... It had to work in tandem with other ships to be effective. It seems that the British Empire must build bigger, faster, and taller airships...... And there are more than enough! ”

Not to mention, after the battle of Peshawar, the Battle of Kiyin Waterway and the Battle of Jueying Island, the British Empire is really in the airship project, no, it should be a beginner!

In fact, before and after World War I in history, the Western powers attached great importance to airships, and many people still regarded airships as artifacts, but only because of the rapid progress of airplanes later, airships were gradually marginalized.

And now, the airplane has not yet been invented, but the airship has become more mature under the excessive investment of the Zhuge family. There are already large airships similar to "Lz4" and "Lz5"! What's more, Daming's Flying Dragon III airship has also proved its value with real results! Actual combat is the best way to test weapons! A weapon, even if it is really awesome, but as long as it has not been tested in actual combat, no matter how good the data on paper is, it will be looked down upon.

And a weapon that is actually not very good, as long as it has a good score in actual combat, it may be transformed into an artifact.

Now the airship is an artifact, who dares to say that it is not a god, the British Empire is the first to not agree!

If it weren't for the fact that the airship artifact was very awesome, how could the battle of Afghanistan of the British Empire be fought like this? How could the invincible battleship Indomitable be directly sunk in the Kiyin waterway?

Therefore, the British Empire must catch up with all its might in the airship project, and must occupy the sky with airships!

Come to think of it, George. Yoshiro said to Shimazu, "Mr. Shimazu, I have to go back to Kolkata now...... Because the experience I gained in Japan was very important to the British Empire! The British Empire will become the master of the sky and the sea because of these valuable experiences. ”

As soon as I heard about George. Yilu was leaving, and Shimazu Qiliang was a little anxious, "General, are you going to abandon the warriors of Nagasaki?" ”

George. Yoshiro hurriedly comforted Shimazu and said, "Of course not, the British Empire will never abandon an ally who fights bravely...... Now the British Empire has given you enough weapons and ammunition, and has also given you a large amount of military spending. So, you must prove with your bravery that the British Empire's investment is worthwhile! As long as your worth is proven, the British Empire will continue to aid you. ”

That's a beautiful thing to say, and it seems to make sense. But there is a problem, that is, Nagasaki is too far from the Great Britain and too close to the Ming Dynasty. And the Ming Empire, after winning the Battle of Ki-Yin, has actually gained the right to control the sea off the coast of Japan. They could have blocked Nagasaki's sea traffic...... When the time comes, the aid of the British Empire will not come in!

And the reason why the Ming Dynasty has not blockaded Nagasaki now is not that they can't do it, nor that they don't want to do it, but that the Ming Empire is more formal and pays attention to a procedure.

If you want to fight, you have to be upright and justifiable, and you have to propose it by the cabinet, pass it by the parliamentary council, and approve it by the emperor (now Empress Dowager Zheng), and then you can send troops to fight the Japanese anti-thieves in Nagasaki.

And the previous battle of Ji Yin Waterway and the battle of Jueying Island were actually self-defense, not initiated by the Ming Dynasty. As for the Battle of Peshawar, it was a proxy war instigated by the military intelligence of the Ming Dynasty, and although the Ming military was deeply involved in this war, it was a war for which the Dajin State assumed full responsibility.

In order to dispatch the navy to blockade Mine Nagasaki and the army to land in Kyushu, it must be approved by the cabinet, the parliament, and the emperor before the army can make a move. It is impossible to go alone or something in the Ming army!

Therefore, Yoshiritsu, the culprit, can still leave Nagasaki on the East India Company galleon that stayed in Nagasaki...... The Ming Navy may ask to board the ship to check whether there is a piece on the sailboat, but as long as there is absolutely no sailboat on which Yilu is riding, the Ming side will never engage in such a frame-up, even if he knows that Yilu is not a good person, he will be let go.

After all, the Ming Empire now only wants to take Japan, not to tear its face with Britain and start a war...... Now is not the time for stud.

Of course, there is a greater probability that the Ming Navy will not find out that the three 10,000-ton galleons anchored in Nagasaki Port have run away. Because now there are only a few Ming destroyers circling around the sea off Nagasaki, and it is quite far from Nagasaki. Therefore, when it got dark, Yilu got on the galleon and opened up, most of the destroyers didn't know.