Today has been a week since the day when Zhu Yourong sang and confessed his love under the moon, but because Xiang Xiaoqiang did not understand English and had no response, Zhu Yourong fell out in shame and anger.
Today has been five days since the first airdrop to the Taihang Mountain Column.
Today, it has been three days since the first batch of German Volunteer Officer Corps arrived in Nanjing.
Dealing with Zhu Yourong was originally the first priority for Xiang Xiaoqiang, but in the past few days, Xiang Xiaoqiang and all the heads of the People's Guard were extremely busy. A new northern armed force was captured and a new department was established.
Three old men were added, a new commander was appointed, a new deputy commander was appointed, and the relationship was confirmed with her... The most important thing is that there was a new "Eternal Famous General" in Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart, and 1300
A famous military talent, original from Germany.
In the past few days, Zheng Yucong came to Xiang Xiaoqiang twice and reported to him Zhu Yourong's situation in the palace. Zhu Yourong was in a good mood these days, and no ministers came into the palace to talk to her about marrying Siam.
In addition to writing and drawing, Zhu Yourong attends her full classes every day. Zheng Yucong also plays the role of a reading maid to accompany Zhu Yourong, as before.
According to Zheng Yucong's information, Zhu Yourong's other courses have not changed much, except for the military class. Since Xiang Xiaoqiang left Daming, no one has taken the military class. Mrs. Li has strongly suggested several times to find another military class teacher, or simply cancel it.
Zhu Yourong always disagreed with this course, so the military course was kept.
Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Zhu Yourong was keeping it for herself. She had been waiting for him.
"Then now...it should be cancelled."
Xiang Xiaoqiang asked anxiously.
"No," Zheng Yucong shook her head with a smile, "I've kept it forever."
"Still... still keeping it? No replacement?"
Zheng Yuqing shook her head again and smiled sourly:
"Let me tell you, my cousin is reading by herself every day now. Those military books are extremely difficult to understand. She had to read them if she couldn't understand them, and finally she understood them... My cousin is so infatuated, I don't think you will ever go back, she
Just keep the military lessons for the rest of your life."
"oh……"
Zhu Yourong fell out with her that night and probably didn't tell Zheng Yucong. Moreover, with Zhu Yourong's temperament, it was impossible for her to tell Zheng Yucong that she liked him. Xiang Xiaoqiang is now hesitant whether he should tell Zheng Yucong what happened between him and Zhu Yourong.
, and then let Zhu Yourong know through Zheng Yucong that he did not understand English.
But in this case, the lies of the previous British intelligence officer will be exposed. This will cause Zhu Yourong to completely doubt his own character and reliability, which is also a devastating result. It is difficult to say which result is worse.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was extremely depressed now. He decided to wait. Fortunately, Zhu Yourong is relatively calm now, he is also relatively busy, and he has found a new best girlfriend - Shishi Gege.
"Let's consolidate this one first," he thought to himself, "there are too many girls, it's hard to catch up."
…
The Taihang Mountain Column has been in the mountains for a week, constantly hiding here and there. In the first two days, they consumed the food they brought up the mountain, and in the next five days they consumed the food dropped by the air. So far, it has basically been consumed. Fortunately, the first time
Airdrops contain a large proportion of compressed biscuits and military cans. These are small-volume, high-energy foods, especially compressed biscuits. In addition to starch, there is also a large amount of peanut oil, sugar, protein, cholesterol, fat, vitamins, and carotene.
, dietary fiber, plus a long list of trace elements... basically a piece of compressed biscuits, plus a box of canned meat, is enough for an adult to consume in a day.
However, in the past few days, they had been constantly moving in the mountains, climbing over mountains and ridges, which exerted a lot of physical energy. Although these supplies were full of energy, they still only lasted five days.
Today it's time to launch a second airdrop on them.
The first airdrop can be said to be a mobilization of troops and the cost is too high. However, supporting this armed force is of great significance and cannot be ignored. Therefore, the second airdrop was decided at night. The possibility of being intercepted by Qing fighter jets at night was greatly reduced.
Therefore, there is no need to send fighter jets to escort. Therefore, there is no problem of insufficient fighter range, and there is no need to send an aircraft carrier fleet into the Bohai Sea to engage in a major war.
There is no doubt that the loss rate of supplies during night airdrops must be very high. But now everyone has a basic understanding: no matter how high the loss rate of supplies is, it will still be higher than if it were airdropped during the day, a large fleet and a large fleet of aircraft will be dispatched to escort, and a few more aircraft will be lost.
Much more cost effective.
Xiang Xiaoqiang has been studying this issue with relevant people at the headquarters for the past two days. The biggest problem is how to let the people of the Taihang Mountain Column find as many packages as possible in the dark.
"There are some problems," Li Guoliang said thoughtfully, "but it shouldn't be a big problem... We have had night airdrops before."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was a little surprised, raised his head and said:
"Have you ever airdropped at night before?"
"Yes," Li Guoliang said with a smile, "but they are all small-scale, just one plane."
"Where to throw it?"
Li Guoliang pointed at the map of North China with his pen, drew a circle and said:
"It's better to go to the north to clear the hinterland. Mainly because our Army Aviation airdrops equipment, weapons and explosives for their Dongchang agents. The agents carry radios on their backs at night and first go to the short area to wait. When the plane approaches, they use the radio to send signals to the aircraft for navigation.
When the plane approaches, use a flashlight to send a signal to the sky to mark the specific location. At this time, the plane will start airdropping."
Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned and asked the key question:
"If it's too far away and it's pitch black, how will he find it?"
Li Guoliang smiled and said:
"Sir, it's like this. Generally, you only drop a package, and it won't be too far. In addition, the parachute is white. When it falls on the ground, it will be a large white area, which is easier to see under the moonlight. If the moon is not good,
If so, we will put a circle of glow sticks on the package."
Xiang Xiaoqiang asked curiously: "What is a circle?"
"A circle of glow sticks. Sir, they are the kind from the Navy..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang turned to Xiu Xiu. Xiu Xiu immediately took over and said:
"Yes, sir. It's the light stick used on aircraft carriers to guide aircraft to land at night. The deck commander holds the light stick to signal the aircraft. It's a small flag during the day and a light stick at night... But aircraft carriers rarely take off and land aircraft at night.
So I don’t use it much.”
Xiang Xiaoqiang was very interested and asked again:
"How's the brightness?"
Xiuxiu smiled and said:
"I have never been on an aircraft carrier, nor have I tried it... But I used to be in Haidali, and I heard from my classmates at Hainan Airlines that it is no problem to see that thing clearly from hundreds of meters away in a pitch-black night."
Li Guoliang also nodded to support Xiuxiu's statement.
"Very good," Xiang Xiaoqiang closed the folder, patted it, and said, "Mr. Li, you can arrange it right away and do the test tonight. If the effect is really good, the materials have been prepared and we will do it tomorrow night."
airdrop."
…
That night, 15 Junkers-52s lined up and flew over the Tangshan Mountains in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing. Below are the mountains, hilly areas, and shrubs where the Tangshan Sniper School belongs. Although they are not as high as the Taihang Mountains, they are
It is also imitated to the maximum extent possible.
A valley one kilometer wide and three kilometers long was marked with 10 bonfires. Soldiers from a regiment of the People's Guard were scattered in the valley, waiting to find packages in the dark. The fleet would drop 300 packages, and the soldiers had already received
I promised that from now until dawn at six o'clock, if 100 packages can be found, the whole group will have a day off. If 150 packages can be found, the whole group will have a three-day holiday.
Of course, the holiday can only be taken after the actual airdrop. Otherwise, more than a thousand soldiers dispersed into the city, and within half an hour, the news of the airdrop tomorrow night would reach Beijing.
More than a thousand soldiers looked up at the sky with their heads straight. Under the moonlight, a large group of aircraft roared past. A white parachute appeared in the sky, and the packages hanging below were all glowing green. Hundreds of green lights were floating in the sky.
Erratic, like fireflies.
The results were very satisfactory. Because the airdrop area was not large and there were many people waiting to pick up the packages, many packages were swarmed and carried away by the surrounding soldiers as soon as they landed. The packages that landed in more remote areas were also swarmed by the huge white boxes under the moonlight.
The parachute cloth and the glowing green fluorescent stick were seen by the soldiers from a distance and were quickly found and carried away.
In two hours of darkness, more than a thousand soldiers found a total of 122 packages in an area of three square kilometers.
From this point of view, the Taihang Mountain airdrop tomorrow night will not be too pessimistic. In this test, only more than a thousand people were dispatched to pick up packages, while the Taihang Mountain column had 6,000 people. Even if half of the people were sent to pick up packages, there would still be 3,000 people.
, the population density is three times that of the experiment. And according to the weather forecast, the weather in Hebei and Shaanxi will be clear tomorrow night with no clouds.
Moreover, in addition to supplies, the bears will also airdrop 30 officers tomorrow night. These 30 officers will not be too far away from other packages, and they will be of great use by then.
The most important thing is that the time of this night airdrop should be chosen well: it will take off from the Dongjiang Fleet at two o'clock in the morning, arrive at the Taihang Mountain airdrop area at about four o'clock, and start the airdrop. In this way, it will be dawn within an hour and a half, and the Taihang Mountains will be
The members of the column can continue to search for packages within a safe period of one or two hours after dawn. In this case, the receipt rate will be greatly improved.
But there are also disadvantages: the terrain in the Taihang Mountains is incomparable to the hills in the suburbs of Nanjing. The mountains there are real mountains. Even if you choose a gentle area, the terrain is much more undulating than that in Tangshan.
"Whatever," Xiang Xiaoqiang stood next to the military vehicle, watching 15 Junkers 52s loaded with supplies fly east, patting the driver on the shoulder and saying, "I will be satisfied if I can receive one-third of the goods. If I can receive it,
When half of the goods arrive, I'll open the champagne. Anyway, we've done everything we can, let's see how lucky the Taihang Mountain Column is."
…
At 2:00 in the morning on May 15, 15 Junkers 52s loaded with 45 tons of supplies and 30 officers took off from the Dongjiang Fleet Airport and flew westward into the Bohai Sea.
These 30 personnel include officers of the People's Guard and officers of the Army Aviation Parachute Commando. These people are veterans of activities behind enemy lines and military command and training. After careful selection, they entered the Taihang Mountain Column as the first batch of officers. Their tasks
It is to ensure that this armed force is firmly in the hands of the Ming army, to give them basic training, both physical and mental, and to instill in them the idea of fighting for the liberation of the people and the restoration of China.
At the very least, we must ensure that they become a guerrilla force, not bandits.
After nearly two hours of flight, at 3:55, the transport aircraft group appeared over the pre-agreed airdrop area.
This is another valley. On the ridges on both sides and at both ends, the entire area has been marked with a string of bonfires. In the dark night, the bonfires below are more conspicuous, and they are much easier to find than the last bonfires during the day.
It can be seen from more than ten kilometers away. There is almost no need for radio signal navigation below.
Just like last time, the fleet of aircraft lined up and flew slowly over the campfire area, quickly dropping packages one after another.
Because this time there were not only packages, but also 30 officers. So the fleet flew back and forth three times before all the packages and personnel were dropped off. When they turned around and flew away, they could already see dots of green fluorescence below.
It was indeed very safe at night, and no one was disturbed until the fleet flew out of North China and into the Bohai Sea.
It was already five o'clock in the morning, half of the sky turned from black to dark blue, and the first ray of dawn appeared due east in front of us.
On the dark blue sky background ahead, a few black spots gradually appeared. Soon there were a few more.
"Hey, brothers," the leader of the transport fleet broke the radio silence and said with a relaxed smile, "You can talk now. Do you see everyone? Our Kingfisher is here to respond."
Amidst the laughter in the earphones, everyone understood that this night mission was successfully completed. What appeared in front was a squadron of Kingfisher fighter jets, which took off from the Dongjiang Fleet. Because it was already dawn in the second half of the return journey, there was a certain
The danger was high, so a fighter squadron came to meet him halfway.
At 6:10 in the morning, all planes landed at the Dongjiang Fleet Airport. The second airdrop mission, the night airdrop, was successfully completed.
…
At 7:30 in the morning, the sun penetrated into the bedroom through the cracks in the curtains and fell on Xiang Xiaoqiang's face. Xiang Xiaoqiang opened his eyes dimly and stretched. Then he put his hand to the side, and the bed next to him was already empty.
He rubbed his eyes and looked under the bed. Xiuxiu was wearing pajamas and sitting at the dressing table combing her hair.
Xiuxiu saw Xiang Xiaoqiang in the mirror and smiled softly:
"Sir, are you awake?"
"Well..." Xiang Xiaoqiang yawned, propped his arms on the bed and sat up, scratching his hair. He suddenly remembered and asked immediately, "How's it going?"
Xiuxiu already understood what he was asking, and said to him with a smile in the mirror:
"I asked the maid to keep an eye on the phone. The headquarters just called, saying that the Taihang Mountain Column sent a telegram and that 30 officers had joined the column. As of seven o'clock in the morning, 98 of the 300 packages had been found. Just now
Dongchang sent intelligence that a Qing army division stationed in Shunping County was moving in their direction, only 15 kilometers away from them. Zi Teng had ordered the Taihang Mountain column to abandon the remaining packages and move deeper into the mountains."
Xiang Xiaoqiang got off the bed, put on his clothes and said:
"Great, great."
He was very satisfied. 300 packages were dropped at night, and now in the morning, nearly one-third had been found. According to this ratio, this kind of night airdrop can continue in the future until this team can really make a breakthrough.
Xiang Xiaoqiang also noticed that Xiuxiu just called her stomachache "Zi Teng". This little girl usually respectfully calls "Mr. Du" in person. Now when she is in the bedroom with her, she calmly calls people "Ziteng".
"Zi Teng". It seems that although Xiao Nizi is still very humble, she has subconsciously begun to regard herself as the mistress of the People's Guard. At least one of the mistresses.
Xiang Xiaoqiang held his chin, looked at her from behind, and frowned slightly.