"Let's see who catches ...... first"

After returning to the Yin Hotel in Houguan County, Zhou Changfeng began to ponder with the others who should start.

Since the shipyard is still alarming the big fish, then increase the waves and force the other party to act first.

Despite the smell of fishing, there seems to be no other way right now? Neither the emperor nor the imperial court had the leisure to play a game of cat and mouse in this matter.

On a whim, Shen Yu was trying to replace green tea with coffee, and at this moment he said while stirring the cup: "The customs in this house are basically rotten, and it means enough to arrest them casually." ”

Zhou Changfeng flipped through the roster and the appendix of the investigation, and muttered, "I still have to come to a big one." They are too shrewd and cunning, and we have to rely on poor information to win. ”

He pointed to a page and said, "In this way, start with this household bureau, then the experience department, and then the customs ......."

Luo Fu nodded and said: "Indeed, when dealing with these old treacherous and slippery people, you should be straightforward, otherwise it will be easy for them to recognize the flaws." ”

After picking four people with different positions, Cui Quan, who took the order, gathered his subordinates to prepare to come to the door to detain people.

If it is in Jingshi Yingtianfu, the door-to-door arrest of the Beijing official requires a special approval issued by the Criminal Department in the matter, which is equivalent to a higher-level arrest warrant, which has long been called "driving post" by the Ming people.

In the orthodox and Chenghua years, not only ordinary officials needed to follow this rule, even Jinyiwei and Dongchang also needed to drive people, but with the chaos of the system and the decline of management ability, this rule was gradually abandoned.

Now Zhou and Shen can temporarily dispose of affairs with full authority, and it is completely in line with the rules to issue driver's licenses for the arrest of some middle- and low-level officials.

Compared with Zhu Lingjing's hesitation and worry, Zhou Changfeng can be said to have no worries at all.

Even if a province in Fujian was paralyzed for a few months, what if it could not function normally at the beginning of the war?

In fact, Guangzhou Province and Xiaoliuqiu Island alone were enough to support the Ming army's southward march without worries.

It can only be said that the emperor and the imperial court regarded the opponent of the Nanyang region too much.

This time, the Anglo-Indian forces in the Malay Peninsula will not only face the historical bicycle army, but also a battle group of tanks and trucks.

Because he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and was not in a hurry or impatient, Zhou Changfeng still had the leisure to learn about the various situations of the Daming Airborne Forces from the officers and men of the First Paratrooper Regiment.

Unlike the Germans and Russians, who were persistent and supportive of the paratrooper units, the paratrooper units of the Ming Air Force were much smaller, and there were only three regiments today.

As a "conventional" force with the most difficulty in training and deployment, the cost of forming a qualified airborne force is simply too high.

Not to mention anything else, a parachute alone is a lot of money – it's a silk fabric that's not disposable, but it's not very durable.

Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the airborne troops is also very worrisome, after all, the way they approach determines that they are destined to lack heavy weapons, and after landing, they are in a state of disorder, disorganization, and fighting separately.

However, rhetoric on paper is certainly not convincing, so at present, the Air Force has specially organized a simulated confrontation exercise, which happened at the beginning of last year.

At that time, the 2nd Paratrooper Regiment participated in the actual combat simulation, and the hypothetical enemy on the ground was played by the 27th Infantry Division of the Army, which actually deployed a relatively wide range, with more than 10,000 men of the entire division distributed over a vast area of several tens of square kilometers, and the mobile force was very tight.

However, the army still made a very effective response - they were convinced that the limitations of airborne operations were very large, and the other side would inevitably give preference to flat and open airborne landing, so they sent some infantry detachments in advance to wait in these places.

In the open field, a heavy machine gun, a light machine gun, a mortar, and an infantry detachment of only twenty men occupied the favorable terrain such as earthen ridges and mountain packs, and laid barbed wire and mines around the position, and carefully camouflaged it.

After that, the army masters drank tea, barbecued, played cards, and slept leisurely in the position.

So, when the sky flew in and dropped countless paratroopers, the whole sky was covered by white umbrella flowers.

Then the army masters raised the elevation angle of the heavy machine gun......

A considerable number of the paratroopers were judged to have been killed or injured by the Coordination Team as soon as they landed, and the offensive operation was even worse.

A group of stragglers in the open field bravely faced the uninterrupted machine gun and mortar fire of the opponent, and it took a long time just to assemble, and the attack was even more embarrassing - only the mortars could be assembled in a short time to return fire, and the paratroopers who did not have enough support firepower had to advance with difficulty.

In the end, after removing the four or five preset anti-airborne positions in the airborne area, the 2nd Paratrooper Regiment had already been judged to have suffered one-third of the casualties, and the regiment commanders were all judged to have been "killed by the enemy's mortars."

And most importantly, they took so much time that the Army had plenty of time to organize reserves to encircle them.

It's a mule or a horse that comes out and slips around, and everything is based on reality.

The results of the simulated exercises proved the weakness of the airborne troops, and those who advocated the "development of large-scale airborne troops" within the Ming army also died down after that.

Therefore, now the Ming Air Force has built the paratroop unit as a rapid force with a special application scenario, and does not expect them to be able to compete with the army field force, so it will no longer expand the scale.

For example, in the seizure of oil fields, paratroopers can play an effective diversion role.

Or in the case of the enemy's escape from the road, you can also quickly throw in a paratrooper unit and carry out an airborne landing behind the enemy's road to cut off the enemy's retreat.

In short, this will be an irreplaceable support with a special role, but it is difficult for a strong man to make it a workhorse.

"How's your gear? Can a leg bag fit a spear? One meter is almost enough. ”

Zhou Changfeng suddenly thought of the Ming Air Force's plan to purchase automatic rifles for paratrooper units, so he asked casually.

I don't know if I don't ask, but I'm shocked when I ask.

The adjutant of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Paratroopers was a big tall man, with a Chinese face, as strong as a cow, and he replied in confusion: "Leg bag? What's that? ”

"Huh?" This time it was Zhou Changfeng's turn to be surprised, he gestured, and then asked: "It's the bag for weapons, hanging under or next to the thigh." ”

"Uh-uh... I've heard of it, but we're useless. ”

"Then how do you drop weapons when you deploy in the air? Airdrop alone? ”

"You're referring to the Weapon Drop Box, right?" The adjutant of the second battalion said as a matter of course: "Yes, we all take special boxes and put them alone." ”

This is not scientific, and the airdrop is not a difficult idea to think of.

The paratroopers themselves only carry paratrooper knives and pistols, while rifles, submachine guns, light machine guns, grenades and other weapons are packed separately in the drop box.

However, God knows whether the drop box can land accurately, and sometimes the error can be hundreds of kilometers.

Before the airdrop box was obtained, the elite paratroopers were just a group of stragglers with "only an inch".

Historically, during the Battle of Crete, the German paratroopers faced such a dilemma - even using pistols and heavily armed British troops to fight fiercely.

"Tsk, that's a big problem." Zhou Changfeng muttered.

He suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem, and he was still puzzled.

Although the "leg bag" and the "airdrop of human clothing" were pioneered by the British and subsequently promoted to the world, they are not high-tech things in themselves.

It's so funny, I don't have what I already have by default in my subconscious?

If this really starts a war, the elite of one in a hundred can only fight with a pistol and the Dutch and Indian army like the unpopular garbage, wouldn't it be able to kill people?

Just thinking about it makes people's blood pressure soar, no, you must immediately figure out the cause and effect!

Designers should be sent to Siberia to dig potatoes! No, this is in the Ming Dynasty, and it should be degraded to a place where birds don't!

", what the hell!"

Because he was too unhappy, Zhou Changfeng put the matter at hand behind for the time being.

Subsequently, he directly called the Air Force Department of the Military Department.

In the face of this inexplicable phone call, the clerk on the other end of the phone was obviously unable to resist - it can be said that Zhou's anger was about to come out of the microphone.

"It's... Chief Zhou, Zhou Zhizhao, I don't know, you wait a minute, I'll call someone, calm your anger, calm your anger. ”

Only a faint background sound remained in the microphone.

Shen Yu on the side couldn't help but say: "It's a big injury, find it early and deal with it as soon as possible, hmm... Is this a serious problem? ”

The angry Zhou Changfeng picked up the teacup and drank the remaining water inside, and then replied: "How old is your baby?" ”

Shen Yu, who didn't know why, was stunned for a moment, "It's more than six years old." ”

"If he doesn't know how to write his name at this time, will you be angry?"

“……”

After a while, the voice finally came from the other end of the phone.

"Hey, are you waiting for the edict? Yes, the matter of your inquiry has actually been tried, but the effect is not satisfactory, so it has been shelved. ”

"Have you tried? Not ideal? Zhou Changfeng frowned when he heard this, "Who are you?" ”

"It's a matter of this place, this is the autumn of the year before last, and I still roughly remember it."

"Okay, why isn't it as good as you could be?"

"The main thing is the strength, the existing parachutes are not strong enough to support that much weight. You think, it is more than 20 catties to add a piece of weapons and ammunition, and the lanyard repeatedly broke when I tried it, which was too dangerous. ”

Obviously, Zhou Changfeng was not satisfied with this answer, and he asked rhetorically, "So what?" No more follow-up? ”

"Yes, the headquarters of the air force unit feels that it is still safe first, and the gains and losses of this kind of accident outweigh the losses......"

"No, so why not strengthen the parachute?"

"Uh... At that time, it was said that first, it would gain weight, second, the soldiers would react so hindered that it would be difficult to move, and third, it would be expensive to reorder. ”

"It's not a problem that can't be overcome." Zhou Changfeng sneered and muttered: "Let me say so, the stakes are very high, and it will directly affect whether the future war plan can work." Restart the project immediately, right away. ”

"Huh?" The Air Force officer on the other side obviously didn't believe his words and felt that he was exaggerating.

Moreover, being in a foreign country thousands of miles away and suddenly making a reckless phone call is too child's play on military affairs, right?

Shen Yu winked and motioned for Zhou Changfeng to use a harsh tone - the reason why the word "special" was added to the privilege was naturally extraordinary.

The latter blinked, and then said very seriously: "The devil knows when the war will start, design, mass production, familiarization, and practice all take time, and the matter is in a hurry, and it can't be delayed, and I will go back to Beijing to check it as soon as the matter in Fuzhou is over." If anyone dares to deliberately procrastinate, I will be the first to sue him! ”

After speaking, Zhou Changfeng hung up the phone directly.

He complained depressedly: "It's really interlocking, if the paratrooper unit's containment mission doesn't work, and the oil fields and refineries are completely destroyed by the Dutch, it will be difficult for us to repair them." ”

Shen Yu naturally didn't know the specific technical details, but he knew the consequences of this series of things.

"It's not too late to make amends." He was relieved: "Even if the war starts on Tessie's side today, we still have a month's buffer time." ”

Eldest brother! Don't be a crow's mouth!

Zhou Changfeng, who was quite helpless, covered his forehead and waved his hand repeatedly, "Don't don't, don't be, if you really say it, it will be embarrassing." ”

As a result, the trip to Fuzhou, which was originally very dull and boring because everything was under control, suddenly became a little nervous.

The unexpected anomaly made Zhou Changfeng speechless, so much so that he began to seriously think about whether there would be a similar situation.

In the meantime, the ruthless paratroopers have efficiently completed the arrest operation.

Resolutely and resolutely refused to open the door, he broke down the door, and four officials of different positions were arrested on time.

The "tigers" originally thought that the emperor and the imperial court would not expand the matter, so they have been doing everything possible to mediate with the capital, while patiently waiting for the investigation team and the Qin Cha to leave.

In fact, they guessed correctly, but unfortunately the plan could not catch up with the change—because the emperor still made up his mind to change his mind.

The Changle Shipyard case involved only a limited number of people, at best, a few flies and a tiger cub.

However, the matter of customs is different, and if it is investigated deeply, the chief secretary, the judicial department, and the governor's office will all have to "suffer".

And it's not just customs.

Now that the beginning of expansion has begun, does the imperial court still want to continue to investigate and investigate other things?

While releasing some confusing news from time to time, Zhou Changfeng and his party patiently waited for things to ferment for a few days.

On the last day of early December, news that "the special investigation team will urgently return to Beijing tomorrow" quickly spread throughout Fuzhou Prefecture.

What seems like it's going to be a sleepless night?

Strangely, however, the night was peaceful, and the expected audacity did not happen.

Early in the morning, more than 20 people boarded cars and buses and set off for the airport.

"How easy are they? Brother Zhou, you should have listened to me in the first place. Shen Yu said.

"It's okay, it's not you who gets criticized anyway." Zhou Changfeng, who was particularly depressed, sneered.

Strange, why is this Ming magistrate so cowardly?

As the sun rises in the east, the convoy arrives at the junction of the suburbs, where the brick houses are like roosters and the sound of chickens crows one after another.

But just then, a red tanker truck came in front of each other. It got closer, but it didn't slow down.

(End of chapter)