I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Memphis, Federal Command.

The federal officers looked at the battle report with smiles on their faces.

In the first trench battle, they achieved a rare victory.

In the history of Dahua's previous wars, there were few armies that could achieve such a victory against Dahua.

Federal officers can be proud of being able to do this. They fought this war even better than those countries in Western Europe.

"This is thanks to Steve's trench tactics. Otherwise, we would never have been able to win such a victory."

Army Commander-in-Chief Kenner laughed.

Trench tactics were proposed and perfected by Steve Reynolds, a well-known military expert in the United States and a military adviser to the federal government.

It can be said that Steve took the lead in this battle.

"With this line of defense, those rebels are destined to be unable to move even an inch. Our army will win this battle."

Admiral Lorenz echoed.

What he said was a bit off-topic, and it was difficult for others to pick up the conversation.

Although they have a small victory now, they can only hold the line of defense. It is too early to talk about winning this war.

However, everyone was immersed in an optimistic atmosphere at this time and did not want to break this atmosphere, so no one refuted Lorenz's words.

"To this great victory, and to the liberty of the United States."

Amid the laughter, everyone also drank some red wine.

The next day, several Dahua aircraft arrived at the front line.

These aircraft are very different from Dahua's carrier-based aircraft on aircraft carriers, and are much simpler.

The wings and fuselage are mostly made of wood rather than aluminum alloy.

Because these aircraft are not Dahua's standard fighters.

The standard fighter jets used by the Dahua military are too advanced and expensive to be used by the military in North America.

So, they brought some engines over, and then assembled the fuselage with wooden frames to make simple airplanes.

The role of this kind of aircraft is very limited. It can only be used to detect the enemy's situation, and cannot even do simple bombing.

There is no way, the structure of the aircraft is too crude, the strength of the fuselage is too low, and it cannot carry bombs weighing several hundred kilograms.

However, just the role of reconnaissance is also of great help to the Chinese army.

This is equivalent to exposing the enemy's actions to the eyes of the Chinese army, but the enemy knows nothing about the mobilization of the Chinese army.

Reconnaissance operations on the ground are much more difficult than in the sky.

The next day, Dahua aircraft flew towards the federal army's positions.

There are two people on the plane, one is the pilot who controls the plane, and the other is a scout holding a camera, who is responsible for taking pictures of the enemy's positions.

They flew very low at first, in order to take more clear photos.

The roar of the plane soon alerted the federal troops, who were so frightened that they blew their concealed horns.

After all, in the past, Dahua's aircraft were mainly used for bombing.

They thought Dahua's planes were bombing again, so they quickly ordered to hide.

However, the concealed federal soldiers did not hear the explosion for a long time.

The soldiers who continued to stay outside for observation soon discovered that the Chinese aircraft had no intention of bombing, but were just circling over them.

Not long after, the soldiers hiding in the air-raid shelter also got out. After all, it was uncomfortable to stay in there.

"What do the Chinese want to do?"

A federal soldier complained.

He was very sure that the people on the plane must be Chinese.

Pilots, a cutting-edge technical force, are mostly selected and trained from Han soldiers.

In the eyes of other countries, the Chinese from the Central Plains are the orthodox Chinese, and the people in other places that were conquered by the Chinese in the later period are all puppet troops.

"Oops, they are scouting the situation in our trenches."

There are also clever soldiers who think of it all at once.

"Calm down, I've been in this trench for three months, and I still haven't figured out the specific situation of this trench. It's too naive for them to want to see through it at just one glance."

One veteran said disdainfully, which aroused the approval of others and embarrassed the soldiers who shouted that it was bad.

Everyone has confidence in this complex trench, so they don't care about Dahua's reconnaissance plane.

Some soldiers are even finding ways to humiliate and provoke Chinese pilots.

For example, take off your pants and point your butt towards the sky.

After all, there are only a few soldiers who can be so heroic and unrestrained. More people choose to provoke by raising the middle finger.

The middle finger is the English's favorite provocation.

The middle finger is a gesture invented by the British specifically to insult the law. Its origin can be traced back to the Hundred Years War between England and France in the 14th century.

At that time, the British were weaker and could not defeat the French.

The longbowmen alone could pose a greater threat to the French army. This made the French king very angry. Before the war started, he made harsh words, saying that after the war was won, the longbowmen's index and middle fingers would be used (longbowmen mainly used them for archery). fingers) all chopped off.

The terrible thing was that their cavalry was shot back by the British longbowmen in that battle, and then the depressed mood of the British army, which had been suppressed, was vented. The longbowmen raised their middle and index fingers one after another, which meant that my fingers were still there.

The gesture has since been simplified to a middle finger.

Scholars with a deeper understanding of Western European culture may be able to understand this humiliating gesture.

But for Dahua's soldiers, they would just feel baffled and might as well show their buttocks.

However, the investigator found it interesting and took a photo of the enemy collectively raising their middle fingers.

Showing the middle finger is just the helpless choice of low-level soldiers.

Naturally, some of their officers would not be so naive. They vaguely felt that it would be detrimental to themselves if the Chinese army continued to conduct reconnaissance.

Therefore, some officers began to give orders and shout for the soldiers to shoot at the aircraft in an attempt to shoot down the Chinese aircraft.

Later, the soldiers came to their senses and started shooting to interfere.

They can only play a role in interfering with it. As for bringing down the plane, I can only think about it.

Not to mention that the probability of hitting the aircraft is very small, even if it is concentrated, as long as it does not hit the fuel tank and the pilot, it is of little significance.

Taking a few shots on the wing or fuselage is not a big deal for today's aircraft.

Of course, just in case, the Chinese army's aircraft still increased their flight altitude and speed.

Just such a small move can make the federal soldiers below cheer, as if they have achieved some major victory.

This is a typical mentality of the weak. In a local struggle, any slight advantage is worth cheering for.

But that doesn't make any sense.

Just like the long archers of the British army could raise their hand gestures to laugh at the French army at a certain moment, but they were the ones who lost the war in the end.