When the group was seen approaching, the people who had been prepared for it set fire to the half-barrels of oil containing wood.

The flames rose and black smoke rose into the sky, and one of the Type 35 torpedo bombers in the lead immediately shook its wings, turned to correct its course, and then slowly descended in altitude.

In order to maximize the use of transportation capacity across the country, the airdrop supplies for the relief area were concentrated in Kaifeng Province and Fushan Province, with the former being handled by the Air Force and the latter being handled by the Navy.

The first supplies came from the 4th Squadron of the 2nd Thunderbolt Detachment, a torpedo bomber unit, which took off from the Fushan Naval Base.

The pilots, who usually train to identify the direction at sea and throw torpedoes with strict requirements, dropped drop boxes one after another.

Soon, white round parachutes bloomed in the sky, like large dandelions falling slowly.

"This accuracy is not good, two-thirds of them are far away, and the temporary cameo is not as professional as it is after all." Zhou Changfeng waved his hand and ordered: "According to the previous plan, organize people to recycle it to prevent being robbed." ”

Each Type 35 torpedo bomber can carry 900kg of ammunition, usually a 448mm aerial torpedo, but now it is equipped with four 200kg cylindrical drop boxes.

More than 40 twin-engine torpedo planes flew in four echelons one after another, and because the flight altitude was only 300 meters, the visual effect on the ground could be described as quite shocking and very exciting.

For a while, cheers came from the city.

After two days of thunderous measures, the order in the urban area of Caozhou has been restored, and some of the remaining bandits have either disbanded or gone into hiding, and they no longer dare to do anything wrong.

"Silly than, huh? It's just a mess! ”

Zhou Changfeng came to check the airdropped relief materials with great interest, the first few boxes were fine, but the contents of the fifth box made him full of black lines.

Thick padded jackets and padded pants?

It's still the kind of big cotton jacket used in cold regions to hold four catties of cotton!

In the south of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains, a cotton jacket can keep out the cold with a pound of cotton; further north, but within Shanhaiguan, two to three catties can be; Only from Shenyang and continue north, a large cotton jacket of four catties of cotton is needed.

Now it's August, more than 20 degrees during the day, and more than 10 degrees at night, although the first two days are a little cold because of the rain for days, but what is the operation of sending a big cotton jacket over?

I'm really worried that the victims will catch a cold, so it's enough to send some thin blankets, and the same weight can be transported several times more, and it's outrageous to drop a thousand pieces of cotton jackets and pants in an air.

In addition, there are many boxes of cans that lack matching can openers, folding marching beds, latex umbrellas, and so on.

Without a can opener, how can you open this sturdy tin can that will not break if thrown down from the third floor?

What's the use of a bulky and space-consuming camp bed? Isn't it okay to switch to food and medicine?

Latex small umbrellas, which ...... Zhou Changfeng didn't even understand what he was doing with this thing.

Speechless, he couldn't help but stomp his feet and said, "I must go and see after that, who can come up with these things with a pat on the head!" ”

Gao Senbai on the side was relieved: "This is not bad, at least it is real, in the past, there will always be people who take the opportunity to cancel the account when giving relief, and it is easy to erase the things that have been resold in the past." ”

"Hey, there's something weird." Luo Fu also sighed and said with emotion: "I can't usually see it, only the critical moment is the most test of the government's function." This airdrop was single-handedly handled by the Fushan Naval Base, and it also went wrong......"

"A qualified government has a self-correction mechanism, and it is not a big deal if there is a moth, the key is to see if it can be dealt with in a timely manner." Zhou Changfeng was very depressed and poked the sturdy tin can with a knife, only a few dents appeared.

Looking back at the history of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, there will always be all kinds of strange and strange things in countries that are going downhill, and it can only be said that reality is often more magical than stories, for the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Changfeng feels that he has been mentally prepared.

After all, sometimes it's really worse than that, the falsification of steel data for US nuclear submarines, the video taken by a female officer of a British nuclear submarine, the ingenious "welcome" ceremony of the British Air Force with mortars, etc., many things are really eye-opening.

Although there are a lot of chicken ribs and outrageous things, with the arrival of several rounds of airdrop supplies, the shortage of medicines in Caozhou has finally been replenished enough.

High-protein, high-calorie foods such as canned meat and candy have greatly improved the lives of citizens.

What could be more satisfying and satisfying than meat and sugar?

On the basis of the original private medical centers and large government-run hospitals, a total of three temporary medical stations have been set up in the urban area, and the injured are promptly transported for centralized treatment and care.

Now it's really "life will get better day by day".

The gramophone, which had been dug out of the ruins of the shop and was not broken, was distributed among the parties. When night fell, to the accompaniment of melodious music, many men and women who knew how to play musical instruments began to play with whatever instruments they could use.

The sounds of pipa, erhu, violin and other musical instruments are intertwined, and they are still on the ruins, but they give people a different feeling.

Zhou Changfeng was quite relieved by the spontaneous suffering of the people, and he moved a bench to the outside of the tent at the command office, lit a cigarette and sat alone.

Looking at the bright stars all over the dark screen, he quickly lost his mind with a lot of thoughts.

"Although it is said that 'born in sorrow and died in peace', I always feel that God has brought too many disasters to my country, and throughout the ages, it has been the norm to have a small disaster a year and a major disaster every three years." As he spoke, Luo Fu also moved the bench and sat next to Zhou Changfeng.

The latter, who was interrupted from his thoughts, was silent for a few seconds, and said quietly: "Natural disasters cannot be avoided. As for the suffering, in fact... Count less. ”

He took a deep breath and changed the subject: "By the way, the Nanyang region is humid and hot, and the air-cooled engines are more likely to overheat there, have you taken this into account?" ”

Luo Fu was wondering what Zhou Changfeng had just called "suffering is less", and now when he heard about this question that was 108,000 miles away, he couldn't help but be stunned for two seconds.

He thought for a moment and replied: "There are gains and losses, the air-cooled structure is simple, the maintenance is easy, and the performance will indeed be inferior." Nanyang... For example, in Java, the daytime temperature in summer is more than 30 degrees Celsius, and the car is prone to overheating and breakdown when driving continuously at noon and afternoon, so it is recommended to avoid driving during the hot time of the day. ”

Zhou Changfeng said "um", "That's okay, service reliability is also very important." ”

Since 4 August, after the situation has stabilized, Caozhou has begun to improve day by day.

The patrolling security detachments have also become stricter, and every day when they queue up to distribute food, some people repeat the queue with a fluke mentality. If this behavior is not discovered, it is fine, but once it is discovered, it will soon be tied to a nearby pillar with a rope and displayed to the public for a day and a night.

When rescuing survivors buried under the rubble, it is common to dig up dead citizens, and some people are also obsessed with money, and secretly take the watches on the wrists of some corpses for themselves. Some of the thieves who were caught and shot had their sleeves rolled up and wore six or seven watches on their arms.

If it's inhumane, it's inhumane, and in troubled times, you can only use heavy codes.

On 9 August, the army arrived in Dongming County in the west and Dingtao County in the southeast, which were only a few dozen miles away from Caozhou.

On 11 August, at dusk, a platoon of the scout battalion of the Army's 40th Infantry Division trekked through the rough field for an afternoon and successfully reached the unrecognizable city of Caozhou.

The next morning, battalion after battalion arrived, and the division's engineer battalion walked all the way to repair the dilapidated official roads for the subsequent carriages and horses carrying supplies to pass.

"The ministry was ordered to arrive in Caozhou on the 12th, and the deadline must arrive." A major clasped his fist at Zhou Changfeng and said, "Chief Zhou, hand it over." ”

The latter breathed a long sigh of relief, "Okay, after more than ten days of busy work, I can finally rest." ”

"Where to rest? There should be a liaison plane landing later, and you can drop by ...... later."

"Of course, I'm going back to prison to recuperate."

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August 12 was destined to be an extraordinary day, as the Red Eagle Legion officially withdrew from the battle and began to evacuate Spain.

Although the Intercontinental Brigade has not yet received clear instructions, I am afraid that it will not be long in coming.

The strategic decisive battle between the National Army and the Republican Army, which lasted more than a month ago, ended in a draw, but military observers and intelligence services of various countries believed that the latter was in fact on the path of defeat.

In this decisive battle, even without taking into account the International Brigade, four divisions of the Republican Army with relatively rich combat experience suffered heavy losses, and the remaining dozen divisions and brigades that participated in the battle also suffered losses of varying degrees.

In this way, the troops that the Germans had spent more than half a year helping to reorganize and train were unwisely wasted, and in addition to the loss of personnel, the gap in weapons and equipment also widened rapidly. The gold and silver were exhausted, and the Ming Dynasty suspended the follow-up arms trade, and the German Society delivered the unfinished ordnance half-sold and half-sent, but no longer accepted other forms of purchase.

Also on 12 August, the battleship Longshuo of the Oriental Fleet, accompanied by three destroyers, one oil tanker, and one grain ship, pulled anchor and set sail, leaving the Hangzhou Naval Base for the British Isles, thousands of miles away.

Also accompanying the ship were the right attendants of the Ministry of Rites who attended the coronation ceremony of the British king, and the young secretary of Honglu Temple, as well as various gifts.

Due to the Caozhou earthquake, the Navy Department suspended preparations for leaving the port a few days ago, and it only resumed in the past few days, so the fleet of the Ming Navy participating in the parade was three days later than the scheduled departure time, so it had to speed up the voyage.

"I haven't seen you for a month, welcome back, Chief Zhou."

At the gate of Qixia Prison, Yuan Huai, the warden who came to greet him in person, smiled and said as soon as he saw him.

Welcome back to prison? Zhou Changfeng almost didn't give him a kick when he heard this.

As he passed through the lobby, he caught a glimpse of a scale in the corner, so he went to weigh it, and found that he had become one hundred and thirty-one pounds.

When I was imprisoned more than a month ago, I still had 136 pounds from time to time, and the weight loss effect was quite obvious.

"Being on the front line and sharing weal and woe must be hard work." Yuan Huai sighed, and then ordered: "We also have to be careful, open a small stove for Chief Zhou in the next few days, and make up for it." ”

A few people next to him immediately responded, claiming that they would make a special trip to purchase some good tenderloin and hooves, and ensure that Zhou Changfeng would gain five pounds of weight within ten days.

Returning to prison life did not affect Zhou Changfeng's mentality much, and the combat experience summary report and proposal that he had been writing before had only finished writing the draft, and there were still things that needed to be revised.

In addition, he also thought about all kinds of things during the disaster relief in Caozhou, especially the two members of the Advisory Yuan and the sub-patrol road who walked around after landing by plane.

Seeing that Zhou Changfeng specially wrote a document to complain about the strange things about these two people and airdropped materials, Mu Yu couldn't help but persuade: "Can't do it, right?" It's not like it's okay to find trouble, it's really offending people like this. ”

"I'm just talking about things, those two people are disgusting, and others can't sue?" Zhou Changfeng shook the pen slightly, "I have inquired about that councilor, these guys are not very popular with the Pioneer Party, and there should be other people to denounce them later, it is not a big problem." ”

In recent years, because of the internal causes of capitalist development, class contradictions have inevitably intensified, and the argument of pioneering the Rapid Progressive Party has been sought after by many people in the Ming Dynasty, while the Kuomintang Union, the Peasants' and Workers' League, the Republican Party, and other parties have been jointly suppressing it.

"As for that sub-inspector, damn, as a supervision officer, he can't even manage himself, and he still expects to manage others? Hurry up and be a bastard. ”

Seeing his resolute attitude, Mu Yu couldn't persuade him again.

Zhou Changfeng was more attentive and called Zhu Lingjing for instructions.

Rao is the latter is in a good mood today, and he is also very speechless after learning about it, can't you be honest after you have returned to prison? If you can toss less, you can toss less.

However, considering that this matter itself is legitimate, and that both the emperor and the crown prince believe that the growth of ultra-right forces should be curbed to a certain extent, and that the suppression in many ways is also in line with the holy will, she did not object.

“…… The wording can be exaggerated, but it can't involve others, understand? ”

"Clear." Zhou Changfeng agreed very cheerfully.

Zhu Lingjing, who was on the other side of the microphone, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally couldn't hold back, she complained: "I know you have no intention of grandstanding, but can't you stop for a few days?" ”

Zhou Changfeng, who was also a little helpless, was choked, and only replied after a while: "But, Your Highness, I don't want to be high-profile, I can only say that in the environment of the Ming Dynasty, it will be high-profile if you do things ...... real life."

"You can do it yourself. Well... Literally. ”

In fact, the Ming elites are not very interested in the ultra-rightist forces that have been in full swing in recent years, and everyone generally believes that these guys are a group of liars who instigate people's hearts, but it cannot be denied that they can indeed divert certain contradictions, which is beneficial to maintaining the rule.

So the emperor and the crown prince have been cautious about it, keeping it to the point where they have influence but not get out of control.

Okay, the transitional plot is over, and more than 20,000 words shouldn't be too much.

(End of chapter)