On July 8, 1940, Air Force Commander Goering was promoted to marshal. As a result, Goering, who was already arrogant, became even more arrogant. However, he did have the capital to be proud.
At that time, Germany's combat aircraft were far superior to those of Britain in both quantity and quality. Moreover, since the war began, the Luftwaffe's successive bombings were almost invincible.
"Commander Goering, I order you to destroy the hateful Britain as soon as possible!" Hitler glanced at the proud Air Force Commander and shouted coldly: "The plan is codenamed [Project Sea Lion], go and execute it!"
"I will do my best for my humble position!" Göring hurriedly agreed, took the plan and exited Hitler's office.
In order to carry out air offensive operations, the German Air Force concentrated three air groups and more than 2,400 combat aircraft. At that time, the United Kingdom only had 700 air defense fighters, 200 anti-aircraft guns, and 500 bombers. It was at a disadvantage in terms of strength. The Battle of Britain
The battle began over the rough English Channel, on the ancient land of the British Empire.
On July 10, 1940, a German reconnaissance plane spotted a British fleet quietly sailing toward Dover.
"Attack immediately! Sink the British fleet!" Following the command, more than 70 German aircraft were divided into three echelons and flew directly to the assembly area with murderous intent, preparing to show off their skills in front of their superiors.
However, with the help of advanced ground radar, the British army quickly discovered the German formation group and sent six "Tornado" fighter jets to quietly approach the enemy group under the cover of clouds.
Perhaps the Germans were too confident and did not notice the arrival of British aircraft at all. At that time, the German aircraft were deployed in three layers. The bottom was a group of DO-17 bombers that were responsible for combat missions, and the middle was the ME that was responsible for close support missions.
-110 fighter group, the top is me-109 fighter group.
Faced with a situation where the enemy was outnumbered, British commander Hill knew that he could not fight head-on. He ordered his comrades to continue hiding in the clouds. He first let the German cover aircraft pass, and then tried to grab the tail of the bomber group and use it to operate.
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What happened was exactly as Hill expected. When the German formations roared past, the numerous bombers were like a big tail trailing behind.
"Attack!" Three "Tornado" fighter jets suddenly attacked the German bomber group. The other three "Tornado" fighter jets slightly jumped up and pointed their guns directly at the German escort aircraft group.
The complacent German fighter planes seemed to be admiring the beautiful scenery along the way, and did not notice the British planes ambushing in the clouds. They were panicked and had to rush to fight.
Compared with bombers, "Tornado" fighter jets are more flexible and maneuverable. It didn't take long for the fighter jet driven by Hill to tightly bite a German bomber. After a period of entanglement, Hill took aim and suddenly pulled the trigger.
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The enemy plane was hit and plummeted with black smoke. Seeing that the situation was not good, the two German bombers hurriedly turned around and fled. Unexpectedly, they collided with each other, and immediately they were turned into pieces and fell into the sea.
The British army won their first victory, and everyone cheered for their pride in their air force. Churchill thought to himself: "If it weren't for these Tianhua fighter jets, I would have been attacked by the Germans again!"
Hill soon appeared at Churchill's headquarters and loudly talked about the characteristics of Tianhua's fighter jets. Churchill smiled and praised the heroic commander: "Your command is correct! We must choose to win with less.
Such a way to fight!"
"Prime Minister, if Tianhua Kingdom can give us credit, why don't you buy more?" Hill asked, not knowing why.
"Pilot!" Churchill sighed: "Jet fighters are too fast and our pilots are not qualified yet!"
"It would be great if we could lease a group of pilots from the United States!" Hill also knew that his air force lacked excellent pilots.
"I'm afraid there are many better pilots in Tianhua." Churchill narrowed his eyes: "No one can be trusted, we can only train ourselves!"
Between countries, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Politicians look down on the faces of businessmen, but they have to deal with these people. Hu Zhiyong is almost famous in the world of politics, and there are very few people who can see him.
Hitler's Sea Lion plan, he knew, was the beginning of failure. He couldn't take Britain and provoke the Soviet Union, which was even more wrong! The Atlantic Ocean was very lively, and almost every moment there were explosions and uploads of bombed ships.
Tragedy of death!
His own air force has completed the plan to transport supplies, and Hu Zhiyong is thinking about where the Blood Wolf should go next. During this period, the islanders planned a bombing plan to attack Chongqing, and the artillery that had been prepared shot down two bombers.
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In India, it was heard that the Japanese army was summoning local people to start military training. Hu Zhiyong felt strange: "Isn't he looking for death?"
He didn't care about anything, Hu Zhiyong concentrated on creating wealth.
On August 13, 1940, the German army suffered a huge loss. More than 480 bombers, supported by more than 1,000 fighter jets, launched an unprecedented violent attack on nine airports in the UK.
Although the British army was well prepared for this, they still lost 446 aircraft and 231 pilots were killed or injured in the fighting in the following days. Not only that, five airports in southern England were also severely damaged.
To make matters worse, 6 of the 7 most critical radar stations where the British troops were deployed were bombed. The entire communication system was on the verge of being destroyed. Churchill hurriedly asked his ambassador to purchase aircraft from Tianhua Kingdom again.
"Sneak attack?" Hu Zhiyong heard the call from Yinlong on his cell phone. He was stunned for a moment and quickly understood.
"Radars, communication equipment, and airplanes can all be given to him. After the war, we will settle in U.S. dollars, Tianhua yuan, or gold!" Hu Zhiyong did not expect this batch of weapons. Fortunately, he still had stocks in hand.
In order to retaliate, the British purchased forty bombers at one time. Most of the bombs purchased were incendiary bombs and explosive bombs. This incident attracted great attention from Hu Zhiyong.
Historically, it was precisely because the German army changed its bombing targets that it gave the British army a chance to take a breather and regain their combat effectiveness! It doesn't matter who wins or loses, the key is whether you can make money again from it!
"Stop producing fighter jets and bombers, and produce Airbus. Develop large-scale civil aviation transport aircraft with 500-800 seats, and seize the time to occupy the market!" The market demand for fighter jets and bombers is coming to an end, and production in one location in Komsomolsk is enough to cope with it!
Hu Zhiyong knew that after post-war reconstruction, passenger ships on the sea could no longer meet the needs of efficient businessmen and government agencies. By developing large passenger aircraft, orders would be quite good within thirty years.
"Report, a US warship ran aground on the rocks southeast of Thitu Island, asking for our help!" The confidential section chief walked into Hu Zhiyong's office and reported to him loudly.
"American warship?" Hu Zhiyong suddenly remembered that there are a large number of American troops living in the Philippines.
"Use our salvage ship to tow it to Luzon. It cannot be repaired on Thitu Island!" Hu Zhiyong understood. The booming activity on Thitu Island aroused the curiosity of the Americans.
How could a frequently traveled seaway run aground on rocks? He smiled, but he also remembered something he heard in his previous life. There were many underwater shipwrecks in the Taiping Island waters. He heard that a Ming Dynasty merchant ship filled with antiquities was discovered.
"Send me to the South China Sea!" Hu Zhiyong hurriedly picked up the phone and prepared his special plane to take off.
Hu Zhiyong's activities in the South China Sea did attract Roosevelt's attention. He carefully planned the collision incident, but he did not expect that he would suffer losses in vain! Thitu Island is expanding the island area. If there are no interests or other motives, is it worth such a big fight?
But the Chinese military did not allow outsiders to break into the blockade, not even the fishing boats from neighboring countries. They had no choice but to lament their bad luck and never pay attention to it. Unexpectedly, Hu Zhiyong’s salvage actions at sea after his arrival misunderstood the United States.
.They were snickering: "It turned out to be a treasure hunt from the bottom of the sea. I wish you good luck!"
Taiping Island is the largest island in the Nansha Islands, with a length of about 1,289.3 meters from east to west, a width of 365.7 meters from north to south, and an area of 0.49 square kilometers. After Hu Zhiyong arrived, he began underwater archeology and remote sensing surveys.
"Report, a sunken ship has been found, 35 meters underwater, and has been buried by seabed mud!" The remote-controlled survey robot quickly detected a sunken ship. Hu Zhiyong chuckled and ordered the divers to go down and check what was going on.
Soon, the specific circumstances of the sunken ship were clarified, and Hu Zhiyong shouted in surprise: "Are you telling the truth?"
"Really young master!" Divers reported: "The length is about 25 meters, and the widest point is 5.5 meters. The cross section of the hull is a pointed bottom with an external keel. There are 7 rows of bulkheads inside the hull. The outer shell has two layers, two
The spaces between the layers are stuffed with porcelain. The entire ship has a mast seat located in front of the sixth bulkhead, and the square mast hole is 30 centimeters wide. The main cargo is ceramic products."
"Are there any complete ceramic products?" Hu Zhiyong smiled. He unexpectedly got such a windfall. This is luck!
"Yes, most of them are not damaged!"
"Salvage!" Hu Zhiyong gave the order, and the crew quickly took action.
48,288 pieces of ceramics were recovered, 60% of which were complete artifacts. The ship also contained dice made of ivory and bone, stone inkstones, inkstones, and 125 pieces of Chinese gold bars and gold ingots.
Ceramic cultural relics include celadon plates, basins, bowls, and jars. The shape and glaze color are very similar to the imitation Longquan kiln products in Fujian during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It can be determined that this is a merchant ship on the southeast coast of China, which should be from Luzon in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
Transported.
Hu Zhiyong was very proud. These things could not be said to be priceless, but they were still valuable! He asked everyone to sort them out as soon as possible and not to throw away even a single fragment! Huang Jinshan said cheerfully: "There are so many treasures under the sea!"
"Yes!" Hu Zhiyong looked at the vast South China Sea: "In this sea area, many lives have been devoured for hundreds of years, and the products of China's past dynasties have also been preserved! When the world is at peace, I want to see a large expo.
, making all countries in the world admire the history of Chinese civilization for thousands of years!"