Chapter 917: Wolves in the Sky (First Update, Please Subscribe)
The sudden arrival of the airship brings death!
The moment the cluster bomb was dropped, the road was completely covered in smoke. In the billowing black smoke, the soldiers marching on the ground were trapped in a steel purgatory.
Shrapnel flew, flames rose, and human bodies were thrown into the air like rag dolls and torn into pieces. Every explosion was like a giant picking up those poor people and tearing their limbs apart...
All of this was completely invisible to the people on the airship. Wang Tengfei, a military reporter, used a telescope to observe the situation on the ground as best as possible.
What's the situation on the ground?
There was a mess everywhere, with blown-up artillery carts and carriages scattered everywhere, and corpses of people and horses everywhere. In the black smoke, there was red everywhere - red blood, red earth, but what was even more unforgettable were the people struggling and twisted in the blood.
"Oh My God……"
Wang Tengfei closed his eyes nervously, feeling a little palpitation in his heart. He had imagined war, but never thought that war would be like this.
This is not a war at all. War should be a back-and-forth fight. It should be a passionate charge into battle. It should be... it should be a battle where brave warriors fight with their blood and their lives.
But what about now?
What appeared before his eyes was a completely different war.
The Ming air force, which had air superiority, flew silently over the heads of the Brazilian army like the god of death, and then quietly dropped bombs into their ranks. Those people didn't even know how these airships came until they died.
This is exactly the new tactic "Silent Attack" that the Ming Dynasty's floating troops have been researching in the past few years. This tactic makes full use of the advantages of airships, using natural airflow to propel the airships to approach the enemy, approach the enemy silently, and then drop bombs.
Then... triumphant victory!
Wang Tengfei didn't know that this kind of "silent attack" has always been the pursuit of major countries in another world. In this era, Ming Dynasty has realized the attack method that all countries have dreamed of in advance.
Accompanying the floating troops in an aerial bombing, Wang Tengfei returned with the airship. Soon, his article "Those who are good at attacking move above the nine heavens" was published in the "Daming Daily". The somewhat exaggerated description not only set off an airship craze in the Daming Dynasty, but also allowed the world to see the powerful combat effectiveness of airships.
Of course, what shocked the world even more?
Naturally, it was the Ming Dynasty's flexible and changeable tactics. From "silent attack" to "air alert", the flexible tactics allowed the Ming Dynasty's floating forces to fully demonstrate what "those who are good at attacking move above the nine heavens" means.
While the military of various countries in the world were surprised, they followed the example of the Ming military through limited information, learning how they used their air fleet to turn the sky into a blue sea and attack the Brazilian army at will.
Almost overnight, the voices of doubt about the airship disappeared from all over the world. After all, the airship had proven itself with its amazing record!
Emperor Zhu, the instigator of everything, was also paying attention to the performance of airships on the battlefield. Although airships were a weapon that was destined to be eliminated, Emperor Zhu was still shocked when he saw the report from the floating troops.
"...Under the attack of the safari troops, the Brazilian army is now in an unprecedented predicament. When their troops are on the march, they always expose their marching columns and are then attacked by the safari troops. Each bombing will cause casualties ranging from hundreds to thousands. This is because our air safari troops are basically fighting on their own, with only three airships and a bomb load of only ten tons, so the casualties are naturally relatively limited!"
Listening to the regretful words of Li Du, the Viscount of Versailles of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but grin!
This is still limited...
Emperor Zhu even felt a little sympathy for the Brazilian army suffering from this dimensionality reduction attack. After all, for the army of that era, they had no way to resist attacks from the air.
This is simply a one-sided massacre!
"In fact, this 'hunting tactic' can be improved!"
Emperor Zhu said with a smug smile on his face.
"We can equip the hunting teams with radios, ensuring that each team has one. After discovering a ground target, the team should not rush to attack. The team should first contact the base camp, and then the base camp will mobilize several nearby hunting teams via telegram to attack the enemy... Well, that's the wolf pack tactic!"
When the term "wolf pack tactics" was mentioned, Emperor Zhu's eyes lit up. Isn't this the "wolf pack tactics" in the air?
"Wolf pack tactics?"
"Yes, it's the wolf pack tactic. What is our current tactic? It's basically a single-handed fight between several airships in an airship team. But if..."
Emperor Zhu took out a piece of paper and drew a few squares.
"We are now implementing this kind of independent combat layout. If Team A finds a target in their patrol area, and the headquarters orders the hunting teams in the adjacent areas to form a formation and launch a unified attack through a telegram, then at least fifteen airships will attack at the same time. Fifteen airships... that's 40 to 50 tons of bombs! So many bombs, enough to severely damage an enemy division!"
This is almost the so-called "wolf pack tactics". During World War II, the German submarine force sent a large number of submarines to cruise in the Atlantic. After a submarine discovered a target, it began to track and call for support from submarines gathered in nearby waters. These submarines then formed small teams and launched underwater attacks on enemy warships and transport ships in turn like a wolf pack.
The Ming Dynasty’s airship troops can also use the same tactics!
"Your Majesty, the radio station... that's top secret!"
Li Du looked at His Majesty in surprise.
The radio station has been the top secret of the Ming Dynasty since its invention until now. Even now, only battleships and a few cruisers are equipped with radio stations. As for the army... there are only radio stations between bases. But now His Majesty actually wants to use this national weapon on airships. This is indeed a bit unexpected.
"It's top secret, but we can't abandon the combat power multiplier just because it's top secret. It's not a good idea to throw the baby out with the bathwater..."
After thinking for a while, Emperor Zhu continued.
"Just keep it confidential. If something unexpected happens, the radio operator can destroy the radio station immediately. Isn't that what the Navy does? If the Navy can do it, the floating forces can do it too."
Emperor Zhu made the decision with just one sentence...Equip the Ming Dynasty's floating troops with radio stations!
(End of this chapter)
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