Doomsday Super Merchant

Chapter 265 Big Mine

Li Feiyang thought well. In the distant sky, a second-generation reconnaissance airship was moving slowly towards the coordinates of the settlement recorded earlier.

The second-generation carrier-based reconnaissance airship has gone beyond the scope of the reconnaissance airship. Its design concept is somewhat similar to that of an aircraft carrier, but the reconnaissance airship is more worthy of its name than an aircraft carrier. With its huge body of 266 meters, it is far more

It is not comparable to the first generation reconnaissance airship, it is almost as huge as a military airship.

Its airbag shape is also different from the long and narrow cigar shape of ordinary airships, but adopts a flat shape. From a distance, it looks like a long and narrow flying saucer.

This is not a deliberate spoof by the airship manufacturer, but a shape determined based on its needs. The flying saucer shape can increase the construction area of ​​the pod and allow the pod to be built flatter and larger. Because this is an airship carrying three aircraft.

The entire pod of the reconnaissance airship of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has been modified into a small runway, which can allow the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to land and take off.

In this way, the reconnaissance airship can serve as a temporary information processing center, which can expand the reconnaissance range. In other words, it can be a mobile reconnaissance platform that can collect more and farther intelligence, and the efficiency is even higher.

Increased exponentially.

Many people would never have imagined that the designer of the Zimu reconnaissance airship would be the Dragon Slayer of the Airship Department.

In fact, this design was just Tulong's impromptu idea, a small design evolved from his strategic-level airship that was almost completed, in order to give the Chamber of Commerce a vaccination. As long as the design of his own reconnaissance airship is approved and manufactured

, after that... Tulong already smiled evilly. The Chamber of Commerce, which is mentally prepared, should be more relaxed in the review of the approval of its own strategic-level airship, right?

Of course, no one at the airship manufacturing plant would have thought of Tu Long's secret intentions, especially after Xu Yuhai learned about this kind of reconnaissance airship and forced Zhou Yuanqiang to approve its construction.

It is true that the performance of this kind of reconnaissance airship is very good. It uses various reconnaissance technologies extensively and is equipped with the function of relay communication. Combining the two, as long as the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in its pod is dispatched, the reconnaissance speed

Not only can it be improved exponentially, but the reconnaissance range will also be expanded more than ten times, making it a mobile reconnaissance platform.

The number of mother-child reconnaissance airships currently built is not very large, only four, which are arranged in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.

The unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that appeared at this time was the Hummingbird-class unmanned reconnaissance aircraft specially designed for the mother-child reconnaissance airship. Its body shape was more than twice as small as that of ordinary unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. The engine manufacturer

A new engine was also specially designed for this Hummingbird-class unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, making it have stronger propulsion and faster speed.

If there is a shortcoming of the Hummingbird-class unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, it may be that its range is very short, with a maximum range of only 300 kilometers. The specially designed external auxiliary fuel can increase the range by 50 kilometers in an emergency. It is currently only deployed on aircraft carrier reconnaissance aircraft.

There are only seventeen airships in total.

The Hummingbird-class unmanned reconnaissance aircraft is very fast, coupled with its small size and almost silent engine sound insulation technology, it flies briskly in the sky without attracting the attention of the people below.

Especially its manual control function allows it to be used for low-altitude reconnaissance in mountains, forests and canyons at any time.

The reconnaissance plane that discovered the No. 077 transport airship quickly returned the message to the reconnaissance mothership and then forwarded it back to the Chamber of Commerce. This process only took a few seconds.

The unmanned reconnaissance plane did not stay, but flew directly past the transport airship. Because the speed was too fast, the people on the airship only heard a small sound cutting through the air. The reconnaissance plane had already gone away and turned into

After the reconnaissance aircraft arrived at the coordinates, the engine was shut down and it used the momentum just now to glide.

With the switch to manual control, the Hummingbird-class reconnaissance aircraft plunged down, passing through the mountains and forests below at low altitude. The strong airflow even blew the branches below. This kind of lightness and casual low-altitude are also other characteristics.

Unmanned reconnaissance aircraft cannot be compared. Like other unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, they will only fly over according to the cruise route, take some blurry pictures, and then be analyzed by experts. The Hummingbird-class reconnaissance aircraft does not need to be so troublesome.

There are issues such as manual control, human reflexes, etc. Of course, the speed will not be too fast.

But for this large mountain, the Hummingbird-class reconnaissance plane was a bit unscrupulous. It had clearly confirmed that there was a settlement below, but it did not avoid it. Instead, it flew over the farmland at low altitude, passing by the stunned people.

Passing overhead, he appeared on the roofs of houses in the settlement, faithfully recording everything.

Zhao Lishu pointed at the Hummingbird-class reconnaissance plane that flew away like an elf, and followed it in wonder. Fresh events could always arouse his curiosity.

Only Zheng Lu shook his head desperately. Although the small unmanned reconnaissance aircraft quickly disappeared, he would not forget the colorful umbrella that appeared under the belly of the aircraft when it flew overhead. "This should be

Is that the reconnaissance plane of the Yuanqiang Chamber of Commerce? Now that the reconnaissance plane has arrived, how long will it take for them to arrive? "

Not many people really understand this meaning, but more people are full of curiosity about this little thing. Who doesn't like such an exquisite little airplane.

The information obtained with the help of the Hummingbird-class reconnaissance aircraft is continuously transmitted back to the mother-child reconnaissance airship, and then transferred back to the Chamber of Commerce for analysis and processing by the intelligence department. The results will be transmitted to the Ministry of Military Affairs, and then the military will

Deploy the troops and make dispatch plans based on intelligence.

It seems very complicated, but it has a complete work line and is very efficient. The results obtained by the Ministry of Military Affairs will not take more than five minutes.

It is indeed the first time for merchants to encounter settlements in the mountains. It is inevitable that they will lack experience, which poses a problem to the military department. In mountainous areas, armed helicopters may be a good choice, but this is 700 kilometers away.

The settlements outside will definitely make armed helicopters shudder. If fighter jets or bombers are used, it does not seem to be of much use if they do not destroy the opponent.

The only thing left may be military airships.

It's just that the crew on the military airship is very unsatisfactory. Could it be that the military airship is purely used to threaten the opponent?

Like long-distance operations, the shortcomings of the Chamber of Commerce were fully exposed this time, and the lack of transportation capacity was very fatal. At the same time, the Ministry of Military Affairs realized that it was time to build a forward military base, otherwise it would not be good for the Chamber of Commerce.

In terms of strategy, it is really too passive.

"This area is one of our areas with the largest mineral deposits. Judging from the data, the mountain range where this settlement is located contains a huge amount of various minerals, many of which are only covered by a thin layer of soil. Photographed from a reconnaissance aircraft

Among the photos received, our intelligence department has analyzed and confirmed its value. At the same time, not far from this settlement, there is an open-pit mine that has been proven. Mining is very convenient and it was one of the strategic mineral deposits in our country. "

Looking at the report, especially when it was pointed out at the end that the mineral deposits in one area were sufficient for a chamber of commerce of its current size to be used for a hundred years, Zhou Yuanqiang was most tempted.

The chamber of commerce's demand for steel has reached a staggering level. Why is it that when measuring a country's strength, it is often measured by the production of steel? Because in modern times, the importance of steel has penetrated every aspect of society.

In the details, the greater a country's steel production, the higher and faster its development is, and the greater its potential.

In the past six months, the Chamber of Commerce's demand for steel has been increasing every day. The amount of steel obtained through trade is very small. After all, other settlements do not have the ability to produce steel.

So, where does steel come from?

The Chamber of Commerce has also had a plan for this, which is to send a large number of troops to capture Panzhihua, establish an ultra-long-distance settlement, and acquire Panzhihua's huge steel companies. These companies can be activated to transport a large amount of steel to the Chamber of Commerce. With airships

There is such a transport airship with a long range and high load capacity, which can transport steel without causing transportation problems.

But in the end, the plan was shelved.

"It's an open-pit mine, how could you miss it..."

In fact, Zhou Yuanqiang has long considered forming his own steel department to ensure a stable steel conveyor belt for the Chamber of Commerce. However, it is indeed difficult to detect mineral veins in wasteland areas. Now there is a huge open-pit mine in front of him. The previous steel plan,

Just ready to start.

Well, the Steel Project needs to be launched, but this settlement's robbery of airships also needs to be punished.

Thinking of the speculation that there were 60,000 people in this settlement, Zhou Yuanqiang suddenly laughed. He was also worried about how the people who had been assigned to each department and industry would be able to find a large number of people to form the Steel Department. The 60,000 people in front of him now, aren't they?

The best human resources? Moreover, they are the ones who make mistakes first, and they are absolutely justified.

These thoughts flashed past, and Zhou Yuanqiang took the combat plan submitted by the Ministry of Military Affairs, signed his name, and formally agreed to the combat plan of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

The mountainous area is a place with complex terrain. In the 1970s, the United States was strong enough, right? However, during the Vietnam War, it was dragged into the quagmire by Vietnam and finally had to withdraw its troops. Why did Vietnam defeat the US military? Did they not rely on

With their complex terrain, are they holding back the U.S. military?

Dense woods, like virgin forest mountains, are ambushed by Vietnamese soldiers in the mountains. As soon as the US military appears, one or two rockets are often fired suddenly, destroying one or two armored vehicles or cars. They immediately retreat and disappear in the mountains.

In the complex mountains and forests, people really come and go without a trace.

Of course, the Ministry of Military Affairs will also consider this, but the question is, do they have the weapons in this settlement that were supported by various countries in Vietnam?

Heavily armed soldiers with full-body body armor cannot be harmed by some local shotguns. The powerful military airship is enough to bring them endless oppression, and there are two thousand elite soldiers, enough to conquer this settlement.

Already.

The Ministry of Military Affairs, which takes all the details into consideration, will of course also consider the traps in the mountains and forests. However, this time the battle was carried out by airborne, directly to the mountains where they lived. The Ministry of Military Affairs did not believe that they were in these mountains.

Traps will also be set up in the local area, why don't they themselves take action?

In order to protect the human resources of the apocalypse and to form an absolute oppressive force, the Ministry of Military Affairs dispatched half of the thirty-seven military airships in one go, and also dispatched the only Hercules transport airship, sacrificing the cargo hold.

In this case, carrying 1,600 soldiers, it will be dropped on the opponent's settlement.

Coupled with the crews of thirty-seven military airships, it will form a ground force combat scale of 2,000 soldiers.

It seems that there are very few settlements for 2,000 soldiers facing 60,000 people, but the gap between the two sides is indeed too big. There are also military airships monitoring high in the sky, which can provide fire support at any time, just like modern mechanics.

What they were dealing with was a cavalry team armed with cold weapons. There was no comparison at all. The distance between the two sides was the alternation of two civilizations.

Seven hundred kilometers, it takes six hours for military airships to arrive. The entire formation began to take off in the early morning. Thirty-seven military airships coupled with the Hercules transport airship absolutely covered the sky and the moon, almost completely covering the entire sky.

Stop it.

The airship is equipped with two engines as propulsion power. Its fuel tank is arranged under the pod. Sufficient fuel is the guarantee that it can carry out ultra-long distance voyages. Moreover, the new military airship uses a hybrid three-power system.

.The first is engine propulsion, the second is silent motor propulsion, and the third is natural air flow propulsion, which is enough to ensure that it can maintain a sailing speed of 30 kilometers per hour without fuel.

This kind of long-distance battle, if Tianzhou Plain is also counted, is only the second time. The Chamber of Commerce also has the intention of training troops.

In the last days, when almost no one has air supremacy, airships are absolutely safe. The reason why the Chamber of Commerce built such a large number of military airships is to target the bombing of zombies. With the number of military airships reaching 60, it has

Start building slowly and shift the focus to fighter planes.

The sky of the future will definitely belong to these eagles. This is an unavoidable question. In its history, airships will continue to play a transportation role rather than a combat role. Regarding this, the Chamber of Commerce is very clear-headed and does not

They will be so fanatical that they think that with these big guys, they can dominate the entire blue sky.

"Coordinates confirmed, there are still fifty kilometers away from the destination..."

Following the report, the entire military airship fleet began to change its flying formation, turning into a scattered form, making the entire formation extremely huge, almost filling the entire sky. The Big Mac, which had been flying behind the military airship,

It started to take the lead, turning the thirty-seven military airships into escort forms.

The saucer-shaped reconnaissance airship also appeared in the sky. After receiving the order, it had been suspended for a day and slowly opened the huge pod door. Two Hummingbird-class unmanned reconnaissance aircraft came directly from

He rushed out of the short runway and rushed towards the settlement ahead, doing final reconnaissance work to ensure that everything was normal at the target.

It was morning at this time, and through the lens of the reconnaissance plane, you could see that the entire Antug settlement had just woken up, and people were walking out of their houses, preparing for a new day of work.

Facing the small plane that appeared yesterday, many people jumped and roared. The children were even more excited and ran after the reconnaissance plane. Some people carelessly took out guns from their houses and pointed them at the lightning.

The reconnaissance aircraft that also flew by opened fire. But with the speed of the Hummingbird-class unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, how could they be able to hit it? In the blink of an eye, it was already far away, and the people below were so angry that they cursed their mothers.

However, yesterday's reconnaissance plane only made a general reconnaissance and then returned. Today's two reconnaissance planes seemed to be attracted by something and were not in a hurry to leave. They were just like diligent hummingbirds, constantly collecting flower buds.

The difference is that these two reconnaissance planes are only conducting reconnaissance at potentially threatening locations.

After about ten minutes, when the entire Antug settlement became completely transparent, the two reconnaissance planes left with satisfaction.

Regarding these two inexplicable small planes, many people continued to be busy with their own affairs. Only the decision-makers of the entire settlement finally realized that there was a problem. If yesterday's occurrence was accidental, then now the third

The small plane appeared for the second time, and it was specifically circling the settlement, so it was definitely not an unintentional move.

Reminiscent of the colorful umbrellas on the transport airship that have been covered with graffiti and are almost unrecognizable. The small planes that have appeared in the past two days seem to have the same small colorful umbrellas.

"Whose prank did you say those two small planes were? The level of production was really beautiful." A young man carrying a gun looked boredly at the direction in which the Hummingbird-class unmanned reconnaissance aircraft disappeared, and casually took it from his pocket.

He pulled out a cigarette rolled out of crisp leaves, lit it carefully, and smoked it beautifully.

The companion next to him greedily sucked in the second-hand smoke that was floating in the air, shook his head and said, "Who knew, his grandma's boss was really good at it, and even among the few boxes of good cigarettes she got, we didn't even get a single cigarette."

You know that we also had a share in the robbery of the airship, right? We should also have a share of this loot."

The young man who spoke first spat hard and said, "Don't even think about such a good thing. We are still only suitable for smoking this kind of wild smoke."

"You can't say that. I don't have any cigarettes. I heard that among the thousands of clothes in the batch, we people will get one piece. Gee, these are new clothes. I haven't worn them in several years. I really don't know what it feels like.

"The other person laughed with satisfaction, but he suddenly felt that the whole sky had darkened, and said dissatisfied: "Damn it, the weather was cloudless just now, why did the sky suddenly become dark? It looks like,

I’m afraid there will be another heavy rain.”

But the young man who spoke first had already dropped the precious wild smoke in his hand to the ground out of shock. He opened his mouth wide and looked stupidly at the dark sky above his head.