New Ming Empire mixed in America

Just when Dai Ying began to discuss the armored battleships of the Xin Ming Empire, those countries in the Americas that had been tricked by Dai Ying into boarding the pirate ship were a little dumbfounded.

Needless to say, Peru moved away the soldiers surrounding the concession area after receiving the news, and sent people into the concession area to find Chen Hong, hoping to discuss the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

"I think it is necessary for our two countries to strengthen mutual understanding, and I sincerely ask the ambassador to persuade His Majesty the Emperor of your country to allow our country to establish a permanent ambassador in San Francisco."

The expression on the Peruvian diplomat's face was very sincere, and he was already given a generous gift as he spoke.

Looking at the gold coins in front of him, Chen Hong curled his lips.

He can guarantee that if he collects the money, Jin Yiwei will come directly to his door.

In fact, there is another way, that is, after collecting the money, report it to the authorities, and then after paying the taxes, it will be your own money.

Of course, the premise is that you have to take the money and do nothing.

If you break industry rules a few times like this, no one will probably pay bribes anymore.

If you are not afraid of being shot, you can try to use money to do things. If you can avoid the spies of Jin Yiwei, the investigation of the tax bureau, the investigation of the National Security Bureau, and the investigation of the six doors, you can do whatever you want.

"There is no need to take out the money." Chen Hong had a smile on his face and there was no dissatisfaction in his voice. This made the Peruvian diplomats confused for a moment what he meant.

"How can both warring countries send envoys, don't you think so?"

Chen Hong's next words made the Peruvian diplomat's face stiffen. After being silent for a long time, he said gloomily:

"How long do you think this fortress can hold off our soldiers?"

"If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about others. Do you want to see these people die in a foreign country in your eyes?"

When Chen Hong heard the threat from the Peruvian diplomat, he also put away the smile on his face and said:

"How long can you occupy this place? The Chilean warships have now set off for Peru. I don't know if this is a good thing for you."

"If I were you, I would take advantage of this period of time to plunder the property here, and then go to other countries to continue living a wealthy life, don't you think so?"

After finishing speaking, Chen Hong called people in and asked the Peruvian diplomat to leave.

Looking at the back of the diplomat leaving the scene angrily, Chen Hong whispered disdainfully: "Are you worthy of treating the Xinming Empire as a permanent declaration of war?"

Unlike Peru, Chile is sending its navy to sign a new treaty with Peru.

Without the protection of the British expeditionary fleet, Peru is now no different than a lost dog.

How arrogant you were some time ago, now you have to suffer the consequences.

As for Argentina, which is close to Chile, it is now fully preparing for war.

It was not against the Xinming Empire, nor against Chile, nor was it about preparing to launch the previous conspiracy against Paraguay.

Now they are guarding against Brazil!

That's right, this country, which had been brothers with Argentina before, was ready to join forces to beat Paraguay.

Since the news of the defeat of the British expeditionary fleet spread, Brazilian warships have wandered off the coast of Argentina several times.

This provocation makes Argentina extremely nervous. You must know that their current fiscal revenue depends entirely on maritime trade. If the route is cut off by Brazil, the Argentine government will probably go bankrupt.

As for those countries near the west coast that have joined the trade sanctions against the Xinming Empire, they are all regretting it now.

Not only did they launch trade sanctions, some even sent soldiers to join the United Army, preparing to take a share of the pie when they led the British to attack the Xinming Empire.

But now there is no news from the British navy, and their combined army does not know whether it is alive or dead.

What's more, they have already demolished the Jingguan in the port area, demolished it in a highly publicized manner, and buried the bones inside as if they were national heroes.

Now, whether or not to dig out the corpses and pile them up in the port while the Xinming Empire has no time to deal with them has become a very troublesome issue for them.

Not to mention Mexico, now they not only have to face the negative impact of the failure of the British expeditionary fleet, but also have to bear the bitter consequences of the blockade of ports in the Pacific.

What makes them even more uncomfortable are the soldiers sent to the border.

After several battles, the remnants of the Mexican armies gathered towards Zaragoza's defense lines.

Because this line of defense is the only one that can barely survive the Xinming Empire's attack.

Although the death rate of soldiers was higher, at least the defense line was still controlled by Mexican soldiers.

Not only that, Zaragoza built more trenches and traps behind the defense line in an attempt to resist the attack of the New Ming Empire.

As for Tsarist Russia...

"Do we need to leave here? This operation was a complete failure. If we continue to stay here, we may anger the emperor of the East."

The adjutant asked carefully to the commander of the Tsarist Russian fleet, Leonid.

In his hand was a newspaper published by the New Ming Empire about the Pacific naval war between the Ming and Britain.

"Until we receive the order to evacuate, we must stop here to carry out the tasks assigned by above."

Leonid's voice was also solemn, and all his plans to come here this time failed.

But without the latest domestic order, he could only bite the bullet and continue to stay here.

Out of caution, Leonid still let his fleet retreat further away.

"Your Majesty, it is estimated that it will take several days for the airship to fly to Mexico, and a professional docking base must be established in Yingtianfu..."

In the Royal Academy, Zhang Yu expressed his plan with some hesitation: "I think it would be better to conduct more exercises within the empire..."

But Li Mingqi didn't have as many scruples as he did, and asked directly: "Can the airship fly long distances?"

Zhang Yu saw that Li Mingqi did not accept his suggestion, so he could only say honestly: "There is no problem in traveling far away. During this period, the airship has conducted many navigation experiments. The longest one was floating in the air for half a month."

Li Mingqi nodded. In fact, he knew that the airship had been floating on the sea for half a month. Otherwise, he would not have proposed to let the airship undergo actual combat testing.

"What about the flying speed?" Li Mingqi asked another question that concerned him.

"If the wind is favorable, it can reach almost 100 kilometers an hour, but if the wind direction is bad, 60 kilometers an hour is already the limit."

Before Li Mingqi could continue to ask, Zhang Yu said: "In terms of load, it is about two hundred tons."

Li Mingqi nodded and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he rode around the huge airship and observed it.

This airship is more than two hundred meters long and nearly forty meters in diameter. It is parked on the ground and the fixed steel cables are pulled straight.

The frame is made of aluminum alloy, and four 1,200-horsepower diesel engines are installed.

It has sixteen giant airbags made of multiple layers of pasty latex coating, and a skin coated with UV protection.

And the filling inside is not the hydrogen that was planned to be used before, but the helium that Li Mingqi obtained.

The airship built by relying on the existing technology of the Xinming Empire ended in failure as expected.

It’s not that it can’t be used, but the safety risks are too great.

The hydrogen gas alone makes one's scalp numb, not to mention that the existing materials are not suitable for making a skeleton at all.

As for the Zeppelin airship named Hindenburg that was burned down in history, it used hydrogen.

As for why the airship transportation industry declined after the Hindenburg burned down, you have to ask the shipping companies and airlines at the time.

The burning of the Hindenburg does not mean that the Zeppelin is immature.

If it were immature, Prussia would not have been able to lead the British to call them daddy during World War II.

As for why the Hindenburg later switched to hydrogen instead of helium, the main reason was that the United States banned the export of helium to Prussia.

Everyone should know the reason. Airships not only took away the jobs of the shipping companies at that time, but also took away the jobs of the airlines.

If it were replaced by current shipping or airlines, they would definitely not take airships seriously. The little cargo carried by airships would be nothing at all.

But for these companies at the time, the emergence of airship transportation made them face a formidable enemy.

As for the "nonsense" the airship designer said when the Hindenburg was in trouble, such as receiving threatening letters demanding that the Hindenburg not land on American soil, no one would take it seriously.

Listen.

Because even if it is just an inference, it will trigger a dispute between the two countries and cause tension between the two countries.

Therefore, both the American and Prussian investigation teams have intentionally or unintentionally ruled out the obvious possibility of man-made sabotage.

As for a blind-eyed former NYPD bomb disposal team guy named George McCourtley, he collected some evidence including timers from the disaster scene...

Do you know why there is a prefix in the column introducing his position?

But now the airship of the Xinming Empire is used for military purposes, and there are no such things that are true or false.

Li Mingqi just wanted to see if airships could be used to replace the air power of the New Ming Empire before airplanes appeared.

"Let's try our hand at Mexico this time..."

An obvious smile appeared on Li Mingqi's face.

With the arrival of airships, the Xinming Empire would no longer shrink from limiting the size of its army.

Many plans can begin to unfold with confidence.

With this kind of air power, not only Mexico, but also Li Mingqi wanted all surrounding countries to honestly give the New Ming Empire some time to develop.

All subsequent actions must be based on the success of this airship actual combat, so this action is very important for the Xinming Empire.

Not only this kind of giant airship, Li Mingqi also asked the Royal Academy to start designing a small observation airship that can be used on battleships.

This kind of airship will also play a huge role in future maritime operations. The advantages of being able to detect enemy warships in advance and take charge of the battle situation are enough to make Li Mingqi excited.