Chapter 89: Sweeping Tiannan (I)

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August 28, 14:oo. Outside the city of Guangzhou.

Xiliang, the governor of Liangguang, was not very confident in holding Liangguang, but he still had some confidence in holding Guangzhou. Because he built a very powerful defense line on the north bank of the Liuxi River in the north of Guangzhou. This line of defense is centered on the Liuxihe Railway Bridge and is the only way for the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway. If the CSD had called, it would have passed through here.

This line of defense was started by the former governor Zhang Renjun, and the initial goal was only to defend against other revolutionary parties, which was not very good. After Xiliang took office, because the situation in Guangdong was very chaotic, he was very worried about the loss of Shaoguan, and the revolutionary party leader in Hunan drove straight in, so he vigorously expanded this defense line.

Xiliang also made a bloody investment in the defense line of this Liuxi River, he forced the merchants in Guangdong to make up a share, and took money from the treasury, and made up a total of more than 4oo taels of silver, all of which were smashed on this defense line. He bought weapons all over the world, recruited laborers, and invited British and French engineers to help him design a defensive line.

At this time, although it has not yet been fully completed, it can be regarded as very powerful in this vision. Under the heavy money, the British and French engineers also worked hard, and they did show real skills. From this point of view, the Liuxi River defense line can indeed be regarded as a difficult defense line to overcome.

The Liuxi River defense line is mainly composed of 7 interlocking fortresses (originally 12, but now only 7 have been completed), each of which is connected by communication trenches, as well as numerous blockade ditches, hiding caves, and hidden bunkers. Each fortress was equipped with several 2o3mm and 15omm heavy guns, and a dozen 75mm guns. In addition to these guns, there were also more than 15o Maxim heavy machine guns.

Because Xiliang was in a hurry, these weapons were basically transferred directly from the British army in Hong Kong and the French army in Guangzhou Bay. Although the great powers declared neutrality, they were not fools if they didn't make money, and they bought second-hand goods at double the price, and it was very difficult to meet a wronged boss like Xiliang.

After the commander of the British garrison in Hong Kong came to visit, he said: This defense line is first-class even in Europe, and if the ** army wants to conquer this defense line, it must be prepared to pay at the cost of at least 50,000 people. The commander of the French army in the Canton Bay lease made similar comments.

Therefore, Xiliang is very confident, and in his opinion, no matter how good the army of the CSD is, it will definitely not be able to take this line of defense without tens of thousands of people.

However, at this time, the Qing troops on the defensive line were not as confident as Xiliang thought. Their faces were pale, they stared at the sky in horror, and from time to time they uttered meaningless sounds. Because at this time in the sky, the group of black pressure planes is approaching high.

"Vultures' plane!!" looked at the approaching group, and an officer finally lost his voice and shouted. In today's China, and even in the world, the only one that can produce hundreds of planes at a time is the CSD.

The officers' faces are all blue, Nima, don't you play with this! Didn't you say that you would fight on the ground? You actually came from the sky, it's too bad!

They are not too afraid of the attack on the ground, but how to deal with the enemy in the sky is a completely new problem. Although this line of defense has been urgently added to the back, only God knows how much it will work.

The officers beat the drums in their hearts, and the soldiers' expressions were even more unbearable. Because most of the new troops in the 26th town were sent to Shaoguan as the first line of defense, there were very few new troops in the Liuxihe defense line, and the main forces were all drawn from the patrol battalions of various prefectures, and about half of them were selected from the merchant groups and militia groups from various places. Few of these people have seen airplanes, and now they see a large group of monsters flying roaring and sinister at first sight, and it is already very good that they can still hold their positions at this time.

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At the moment, the air fleet has a total of 6 squadrons and 96 aircraft. Among them are 4 squadrons of J-1 fighters, 2 squadrons of J-2 fighters. Originally, Chengfei's production capacity was far from Hubei, but because it is still busy moving, the output has decreased a lot, so now less than 4O J-2s have been manufactured, and there are only 2 squadrons. At least until the end of the year, when the move is over, will be able to resume normal production capacity.

"That's right, that's the degree!!This is the plane in my mind!Let those fat winter melons follow behind and eat fart!Hahaha......" Jin Hai laughed wildly on the radio: "Brothers, come with me, go kick the pig's tail's ass......"

Jin Hai's squadron was equipped with a J-2 "Raven" fighter, and he fell in love with this "high" fighter at first sight. At that time, as a top player, he could give priority to choosing a car, and after testing two types of aircraft, he immediately chose the faster and more powerful "Raven". Since he changed clothes in June, he has been soaking in the plane every day, and he almost sleeps in his arms.

"Okay! go kick Pig Tail's ass......"

"Let's take the pig's tail and open our new plane!!"

The squadron channel suddenly resounded with an excited ghost crying wolf.

In fact, what they said is not right, as early as 2 years ago, the new army began to cut braids, and by this time there were basically no "pig tails", including those banner officers and soldiers who cut their braids. In a place like Guangdong, the people's customs have always been open, and even many old soldiers have cut their braids. Well, it doesn't really matter.

Two squads of 8 J-2s swooped down from a high altitude, and the deputy squadron leader, Lieutenant Kim Hae, rushed to the front. When he reached an altitude of 5oo meters, he pressed the bomb drop button, and two 25-kilogram bombs fell in a whizz, targeting the heavy artillery positions of Fortress No. 4. Then, he jerked up the nose of the plane and swept over the heads of the Qing army.

One of the "......bombardments" was more than 10 meters away, but the other bomb hit the target.

As soon as Jinhae's plane pulled up, a series of violent explosions were heard behind him.

"Boom~~~Boom~~~Boom~~~" The heavy artillery position unexpectedly exploded extremely violently, the exploded fireball rose more than 200 meters high, countless masonry, soil, scrap steel and scrap iron and human wreckage, flying everywhere, a 2o3mm cannon barrel actually flew hundreds of meters away. A third of the entire fortress No. 4 was razed to the ground.

"Oh...... Groove ...... No, it's just a 25-kilogram bomb......" Jin Hai looked back, his eyes were about to fall out, and his hand slid and almost distorted the plane.

The planes that were originally going to bomb in turn also quickly pulled up or turned around for fear of being affected by the explosion.

At this time, the voice of the squadron leader came from the earphones: "Jin Hai, you kid is really **** luck, you have blown up the ammunition depot!" Hahahaha...... "The last time he bombed the Jijie defense line, Jin Hai's luck was also good, and he actually destroyed 2 firepower points, which is also one of the reasons why he was promoted to lieutenant.

The comrades-in-arms made a fuss on the radio, expressing envy, jealousy and hatred.

This accidental bombing caused the morale of the Qing army to plummet, and the surviving defenders of Fortress No. 4 suddenly scattered and ran away.

Such a large explosion can be seen dozens of miles away, and the defenders of other fortresses are not stable.

"This won't work, we're going to retreat!" said the commander of the heavy artillery of Fortress 1 to the garrison, this guy is a Frenchman. Not only was he French, but many of the heavy artillery in these forts were foreign mercenaries recruited by Xiliang with high salaries.

Although Xiliang bought a lot of second-hand heavy artillery, the artillery was far from enough, so he had no choice but to find foreign aid. When I was in the PK of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, I looked for foreign aid, and it was nothing to come again, but this time the shotgun was changed and upgraded from the "foreign gun team" to the "foreign artillery team".

Because Britain and France declared neutrality, they were not too blatant, so they found a group of retired artillerymen from various European and American countries from nearby colonies such as Hong Kong, India, and Annam to introduce them to Xiliang. Xiliang was overjoyed, so he arranged for these "international friends" to operate heavy artillery in various fortresses.

However, these "international friends" are just collecting money to do things, and they are here to make extra money, not to work hard. When they saw that the fortress next door was "soul-in", they were all frightened and ready to turn in.

"Monsieur Mitterrand, you can't do this! You have received a commission, and you should fulfill your responsibilities!" the garrison of the fortress was furious, he was the iron core of Xiliang, and naturally he would not run away like these mercenary artillerymen.

The Frenchman shrugged his shoulders and said, "Mr. Garrison, our agreement is only to deal with the enemy's ground attack, not the enemy in the sky. Unfortunately, we are unable to enforce this agreement...... As for the commission, we can refund it to you...... Well, this is your deposit......" The Frenchman pulled out a pocket of silver dollars, threw them in front of the guard, and turned away. Other "international friends" also left their deposits and walked away.

Speaking of which, the fortress garrison had to watch them leave with a grim face, and it was impossible to force these foreign adults to sell their lives. In the end, he had to scold angrily: "You ...... ****, these foreign devils are really unreliable!"

"Don't panic, don't panic, we still have a way!" It took a lot of effort, and the garrison finally suppressed the commotion of the defenders.

He turned to the herald and yelled: "Quick, drag our jerking guys out, grandma's, isn't it just a few planes, Lao Tzu doesn't believe in this evil!"

The defenders immediately ran to the storehouse and dragged out several wagons, on which they were loaded with a pile of tall things, covered with felt cloth. The soldiers pulled the wagon to several empty gun emplacements in the fortress, and brought sandbags and masonry to pad the wagon.

Two soldiers climbed into the carriage and uncovered the felt cloth, revealing its contents.

It turned out to be a Maxim heavy machine gun mounted on an iron frame in the shape of a square trapezoid, fixed to a carriage, with an iron disc at the top of the iron frame that could be rotated. Heavy machine guns were mounted on iron discs at the top of the shelves. To be precise, this should be the anti-aircraft machine gun of the difficult version.

True, albeit rudimentary, this is really an anti-aircraft machine gun. This is normal, the Qing army is not stupid, it was so cool to be bombed by the airship of the revolutionary army, even if it is a pig, it is good to behave. So it's not surprising that they came up with an anti-aircraft machine gun a few years in advance.

After an officer presented the idea of an anti-aircraft machine gun, Xiliang immediately ordered the craftsmen to modify more than 20 Makqin and arrange them in various fortresses to guard against the air raids of the revolutionary army. It's just that this time the revolutionary army came too suddenly, and they were not completely ready.

At this time, some sharp-eyed pilots also showed the movements of the Qing army. They immediately called the Guò radio station and informed their comrades about the situation.

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