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Chapter 252 Action Begins

On June 1033, 6, three hours before the sun rose, a ray of light suddenly appeared on the invisible sea. From a distance, it looked like a smaller sun was about to rise.

Frederick stood on the watchtower of the Flying Tulip, holding a telescope to observe the preparations of the ships.

They are about to land in Majiapu City, and all the ships start to enter the fighting state, and everyone takes their positions.

A hundred meters away on both sides of him, the Lexington and Saratoga gondolas were brightly lit, and the horizontal decks shook slightly. Sailors in white sailor uniforms were moving bombs to the pods of the hot airships.

Wessen State Air Force soldiers in sky-blue Air Force uniforms installed bombs into the bomb droppers of the pods. There were officers watching the progress of the airbag heating of the airship, and someone was starting the two engines at the rear of the pod.

In this operation, many students and teachers who escaped from Constantbul at the beginning, some of them joined the Wessen Army, and some of them came to support as non-staff personnel.

Among these people, Diesel has the highest status.

As the core component of the pea gun, the jet tank invented by Diesel can be said to be the cornerstone of the Wesson Army. After the research on the jet gun failed to achieve the expected results, he changed his research field. Inspired by the piston of the steam engine, he finally completed a cross-generational project. Invention of the gas explosion engine.

The principle of this kind of engine is that the jet tank of the pea gun does not push the bullet but instead pushes the piston. Like a diesel engine, an air explosion engine with the same horsepower is many times lighter than a steam engine, which has led to a large price reduction of steam engine products below 50 horsepower in Wessen. guest.

Now Diesel has officially produced 10 20-horsepower air-explosion engines in small batches and used them on the two hot-air airships, and he himself followed to solve the problems in use.

Frederick watched as the airbags of the thermal airship gradually inflated, revealing menacing eyes and shark-like teeth patterns on the head.

In this era when fireballs were flying all over the sky, Frederick didn't dare to build a hydrogen airship. Since helium couldn't be produced, he could only use a hot air airship.

The lift-off efficiency of the airship varies with the gas in the airbag, hydrogen is about 10.8 N/m, helium is about 9.8 N/m, and hot air is only about 2.9 N/m.

Now the hot gas airship of the Wessen State Air Force is nearly 50m long, with a diameter of nearly 15m. The total volume of the airbag is 4000m. The design maximum take-off weight is 1000kg, and the payload is 400kg. After using the anti-gravity magic from the hussars, it can reach 800kg. , the flight speed is about 20㎞/h when there is no wind.

In order to load more cargo, the pilots of the airship are all female soldiers with relatively light weight.

Not long after, two female voices came from the radio station next to Frederick: "Report on Kirov No. [-]!"

"Report to Kirov on the [-]nd!"

Then Helmut's voice sounded on the radio: "The headquarters has received that all Senkirov airships are under the command of the Air Force Commander."

According to the order of command established before the war, the landing battle was commanded by the staff officer Helmut, the Minister of Military Affairs Franz Jr. and Prince Dragases commanded the landing force, the air power was under the unified command of Frederick, and all ships had Hayreddin assisted Helmut in conducting.

Frederick immediately began to order: "'Dawn' began to command the air force, Kirov 5 and No. [-] began to lift off, and Dawn and Qiangwei took off in [-] minutes before going out for reconnaissance."

Then Mary's excited voice came from the radio: "'Qiangwei' understands!"

Frederick jumped off the watchtower and came to the deck. At this time, Dawn was ready, and when he saw him coming, he went to rub his face.

Today Frederick and Marie do not undertake the main combat mission. Their mission is to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the surrounding area of ​​Majiabao. Apart from simple weapons, there is only a radio station on the back seat of the dawn saddle.

Frederick rode Lixiao, turned around and waved to Lilu in the cab, and then went into the air.

The sea temperature before sunrise was a bit low, Frederick tightened the collar of his leather jacket to prevent the cold air from entering.

Not long after, a black shadow appeared beside him, and Mary arrived on her fire dragon named "Rose".

There are some light spots on the coast in the distance, the lower ones are the lights on the wall of Majiapu City, and the higher ones are the lights of the castle on the high ground inside the city.

Frederick's radio kept sending reports from the airship: "The heat is at its best...the airship is ready..."

Frederick ordered: "Target the barracks outside Majiabao Castle, cover bombing, start action!"

Soon after, the airship replied: "Received...the direction has been set...the propeller has been started..."

At this time, there was a breeze, the wind speed was about 15㎞/h, and the starting position was at the upwind port. The two airships flew towards the target at a relatively fast speed at an altitude of 500m.

When Frederick and Mary flew to the forefront of the fleet, five paddle steamers equipped with artillery began to move forward. Their task was to bombard the coastal wall of Majiabao City.

Behind them, the fleet put out the lights, leaving only the warning lights to avoid collision, and set sail with half sail.

Frederick and Mary separated left and right in the air not far from Majiapu City. At this time, Frederick was in charge of reconnaissance inside the city, and Mary was in charge of the surrounding areas outside the city.

The whole city is still asleep, the soldiers on the walls are still dozing off, and no one has noticed the winged unicorns and fire dragons in the sky.

Frederick took out his binoculars and scanned the city streets in the air. There were not many street lights, and the city defense troops patrolling at night were all walking towards the barracks outside the castle. A few thieves took advantage of this time to climb through the windows.

Barracks
The barracks was quiet and completely dark, with no street lights, and it would have been hard to find if it wasn't for the castle as a reference.

Frederick tuned the radio to a specific frequency and said, "The wardrobe dances at midnight."

After a while a voice said: "But is it dancing for a dresser or a candlestick?"

The codes were matched, and the members of the Black Cat troop who had been lurking in the city immediately reported the latest situation in the city.

The latest situation is that there is no new situation. The lord of Majiapu City was called away by the emperor half a month ago to go to Constantbul to defend against the possible upcoming Wessen Army. At the same time, he also took away other small lords and Most of the army.

In terms of weather, the northeast wind has been blowing for the past few days, the sky has been clear, and the sun is very strong during the day.

The water level of the river has dropped a little, and the height between the river surface and the bottom of the bridge is enough for small sea boats to pass.However, the surrounding roads are still relatively muddy, which is not conducive to the movement of large troops.

The black cat troop has arrived at the designated location in the city, and the whereabouts of all important people are under control, ready to act at any time.

After listening, Frederick asked them to act according to the plan and make target instructions for the air raid on the barracks.

Less than two hours before sunrise, Kirov airships flew over the city wall at an altitude of 500 meters.

(End of this chapter)