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Relying on his excellent flying skills, Major General Yoshida finally flew back to China. When he saw the faint mountains under the wings again, he let out a sigh of relief.After identifying the direction, the surviving bomber flew towards the airport.

Since the bombers left, the staff at the airport have been anxiously waiting for their return. Time passed bit by bit, but the commander on the ground could only be anxious.Because there is no on-board radio system, the plane cannot contact the airport after takeoff. The only thing the commander can do is hold a pocket watch and calculate how long the fuel of his own plane can last.

Seeing that our own bombers could last for more than ten minutes at most, but none of the planes returned, the people on the ground seemed a little restless.They looked up at the night sky, feeling extremely anxious. At this moment, the sound of rumbling motors came from far to near. The ground crew who had dealt with this kind of aircraft for more than a year immediately heard that it was their own D-type II bomber. Motor sound.

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"They're back, they're back." The staff cheered and rushed to the dark runway.Many people rushed to the side of the runway, and immediately lit matches and threw them into the waste oil barrels beside the runway.It was filled with gasoline-soaked cotton gauze, and when the lit match was thrown in, a hot flame burned in the waste oil barrel immediately, illuminating the space several meters nearby.

Waste oil drums were ignited one after another, illuminating the straight runway of the airport.When he saw the little lights beside the runway, Major General Yoshida was slightly relieved, and he finally flew back.With his eyes fixed on the runway in the middle of the flames, Major General Yoshida held the joystick tightly with both hands, trying his best to keep the balance of the plane.

The heavy bomber's landing gear touched the runway, and the plane hopped twice and gradually stabilized. After taxiing for more than 300 meters, it finally stopped at the end of the runway.Seeing a bomber landing, the ground crew immediately ran over and pulled the crew out of the cockpit hurriedly. Major General Yoshida passed out due to extreme fatigue.

The crew was sent to rest, and the stopped bomber was pulled into the nest by the ground crew with mules and horses, so as to clear the runway and wait for the arrival of the next bomber. Two minutes later, the roar of the rumbling engine resumed, and another bomber flew over the airport.

The ground crew looked at the bomber with concern. Its flight movements were wobbly, and it seemed that it was seriously injured, but the pilot still drove the plane back with excellent quality.Aligned with the runway, the bomber slowly descended, and the moment the wheels touched the runway, the plane felt bumpy.Originally, in this era when airplanes were not developed, this kind of situation when landing was very normal, but the landing gear of this D-[-] bomber whose landing gear could not be retracted seemed to be injured during the battle. Insufficient strength actually broke directly.

The plane with the broken landing gear tipped over in an instant, slid forward along the runway, and knocked over three waste oil drums before stopping.But the plane's wing had snapped off and lay sideways on the side of the runway, while gasoline-soaked pyrotechnic yarn from overturned waste oil drums had ignited the wooden fuselage.

The fire was rising rapidly. Fortunately, the bomber had already dropped the bomb and the fuel tank was out of fuel, so the explosion did not happen.The ground crew quickly opened the cabin and dragged the crew out of the cabin, but the necks of the pilot and navigator had already been broken due to the huge impact, and they were almost out of breath.Only the rear bombardier and two machine gunners survived.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, and ground crews threw debris from the plane over the runway while new waste oil drums were lit to illuminate the runway.Because they were afraid that there would be another bomber landing, they cleared the runway very quickly. It took only 3 minutes to clear the runway and waited for the new bomber to land.

It's a pity that these ground crews waited until the sky turned white, and they didn't see any new bombers.Looking at the pocket watch in his hand, the ground commander sighed. The bomber had already run out of fuel. If no one made an emergency landing because they couldn't find the airport, then the entire army of fifty bombers that attacked would be wiped out.Such a battle where the results cannot be counted, but the losses are so large, how to report is a problem.

According to subsequent statistics, two bombers did make an emergency landing in the farmland on the shore because they could not find the airport, while the other bomber could not find a flat ground to land on. The crew had to parachute, and the plane crashed into a cliff on the coastline. superior.

The three surviving crews, plus the crew of Major General Yoshida, the crew of the dead pilot and navigator, and the two crew members who survived an accident during takeoff, are the only surviving pilots of the fifty bombers that attacked , and except for the bomber of Major General Yoshida, which remained basically intact, all other aircraft had to be scrapped.

In an unsuccessful retaliatory operation, the Japanese army not only lost a large number of bombers, but also lost half of the bombers, but got nothing.It takes several months to replenish the aircraft, but the replenishment of personnel does not say that it can be completed in a few months.

At dawn, the aircraft carrier fleet led by Cai Tingqian had arrived at an area three hundred nautical miles away from the Japanese country, and it would no longer be harassed by Japanese aircraft.Cai Tingqian breathed a sigh of relief. Although this battle was a little thrilling, there were no major losses.

After bombing twelve major cities and a military port in Japan, sinking three submarines and shooting down dozens of planes, the Seat Navy suffered only one destroyer sunk by submarine torpedoes and three destroyers sunk by planes.Such a loss is negligible compared to the Wa country.

After leaving the war zone, Cai Tingqian immediately sent the battle report back to the country by telegram. At this time, the fleet is located two time zones earlier than the country. If the action is fast enough, it can catch up with today's newspaper.At five o'clock in the morning, Shi Liangcai was woken up by the ringing of the phone, and the other party was Huang Yingcai, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper.

"What are you doing, do you have something to do on the phone at this time?" Shi Liangcai muttered rather dissatisfied, and no one would be happy if his dream was disturbed.

"The president has explosive news. The military just passed it to us. I wonder if the newspaper can still edit it." Huang Yingcai asked.

"The rule of the newspaper office is that after the draft is finalized at two o'clock in the morning, it can no longer be revised." There is a complete system for reporting, and as usual, such an approach is absolutely unacceptable.But only halfway through the sentence, Shi Liang suddenly reacted: "What did you say? What is the explosive news from the military?"

Huang Yingcai said: "Navy battle report, tonight the naval aircraft carrier fleet used carrier-based aircraft to attack the mainland of Japan, attacking and destroying twelve large cities below the capital of Japan, East Morning City, sinking three Japanese submarines, and shooting down dozens of bombers. The loss was slight."

"What?" Shi Liangcai almost jumped out of bed. Although the declaration often reported various victories of the West Special Army, there had never been such a great victory as today.

Huang Yingcai thought the president was angry, and said quickly: "I told them they can't change the layout, and it will be the same tomorrow."

"No, it will be published today. You should notify the printing factory immediately and take down the news on the front page to promote this naval victory." Shi Liangcai said, "Remember to ask the military for some clear photos, and do this right away. I'll be there in 10 minutes." After speaking, he hung up the phone, put on his clothes indiscriminately, and rushed to the newspaper office.

The next morning, the explosive news was published in the declaration, and this unprecedented victory of the Navy caused a national sensation.The newspaper was out of stock again that day, and even the embassies of various countries were attracted by the news.

Chapter 78 The Morning Newspaper

Edward, the Second Secretary of the Legation of the Saar Empire in Shudu City, has the habit of getting up early. This morning, as usual, he got up at six o'clock, washed up briefly, and walked out of the embassy.Arranging his neat suit, Edward walked towards the old shop selling Ciba as usual, and just after turning the corner, he found a large group of people gathered together, discussing something enthusiastically.

Edward leaned over curiously, and asked an old man in a slightly blunt Hualan language: "This old gentleman, is there something going on here?"

"It's just buying newspapers. There is a good news from the Navy today, so everyone is scrambling for newspapers." The old man said cheerfully while unfolding the newspapers he bought.

Edward, who can recognize and write Hualan, leaned over to see what good news there is today, which made everyone buy newspapers so enthusiastically.Since the last time he saw the destruction of the combined Japanese fleet, Edward thought he had enough immunity, and he would not be surprised even if the Japanese navy could perform another miracle.

The only thing that worries Edward is the Eastern Continental Fleet of the Saar Empire. Now the Saar Empire has not declared war on the Western Special Zone, but has sent the entire fleet to the Wa Kingdom. Such a move is very unfriendly to the Hualan people.Edward knew in his heart that this was one of the plans of the Saar Empire to support the Wa Kingdom and restrain the development of the Hualan Kingdom, but he had lived in Shu Capital for nearly a year and had a deep understanding of it.

It's a vibrant city, with new shops opening every day and new residents moving in every day.The huge population base and commercial vitality guarantee the prosperity of this place.If a country wants to prosper, manufacturing capacity, commercial vitality, purchasing power, and purchasing base are all indispensable. Although Hualan Kingdom lacks in purchasing power, it is beyond the reach of all countries in terms of purchasing base.

Many powerful countries in the Western Continent have risen and fallen, and they all have similar histories.After relying on the advantages of a certain aspect to dominate for decades, it will decline rapidly due to one or two defeats. The reason is the problem of the purchase base.The number of citizens of a country is the core issue of the purchase base. Only when the number of citizens is large enough can sufficient domestic consumption be formed and a huge domestic industrial and commercial system be supported.The greater the size of the state and the population, the less easy is prosperity to be established, but when such prosperity is established, it is infinitely more secure.

For example, a small country may get rich overnight because of one or two special commodities, but if there are any natural disasters or special commodities are unsalable for some reason, this seemingly rich country can also return to poverty overnight.This is not the case for a large country. With sufficient population, land and resources, and a complete industrial system and commercial structure, such a country can regulate all aspects through internal circulation.Once the country becomes a powerful country, a complete industrial chain and internal purchasing power can make the country stand firm in the face of any crisis.It is difficult for any external influence to shake such a country, and no one can defeat it unless they make their own mistakes.

Hualan Kingdom is such a country, with a population of [-] million people, even if they are closed to the outside world, it is enough to support a huge business system.Although the purchasing power of the citizens of Hualan Kingdom is still insufficient compared to that of the Western Continent, their consumption of basic daily necessities is far superior.In other words, the purchasing power of the Western Continent is strong because the people are rich and have a higher purchasing power for luxury goods. However, Hualan Kingdom has made little progress in purchasing luxury goods, and its potential is limitless.

Thinking about a big market of [-] million people, if everyone becomes rich, what a terrible purchasing power it will be, Edward is afraid when he thinks about it.The Saar Empire has always wanted to suppress the Hualan Kingdom, and it is really unwise to let it return to poverty and become a colony where everything can be obtained.

Not to mention that the Saar Empire is far away and it is difficult to form enough pressure on the Hualan Kingdom. The industrial output value and total production value of the Western Special Zone have surpassed the Saar Empire, and the military power is also showing a tendency to surpass the Saar Empire. The empire is uncontrollable.If the Saar Empire forcibly suppresses the Hualan Kingdom and colludes with other countries to fight against it, it will offend a future superpower, which will not do any good to the Saar Empire.

Crushed by such a huge country, the decline of the Saar Empire was predictable.Edward even believes that the White Eagle Country is developing so fast that it has formed a de facto two powers standing side by side with the Western Special Zone.It would be better for the Saar Empire to correct its mentality, give up global hegemony, and instead support the weaker Hualan country.In this way, a balance of power between the two great powers could be achieved, allowing the Saar Empire to profit from it.

However, those gentlemen in the House of Nobles only know how to use old-fashioned methods to suppress the countries in the Eastern Continent and control Hualan with the Japanese Kingdom, hoping to maintain the permanent weakness of the Eastern Continent.

Edward was even feeling emotional, wondering if the Saar Empire would perish in the future because of offending the Hualan Kingdom.Of course, this was just a personal thought. He hadn't told anyone about it, and he hadn't thought about reporting it to his superiors. But just after seeing this naval report, he already had the urge to write a report.

The news that a country's industrial center was destroyed by relying solely on airplanes is definitely explosive news in the Western Continent.Edward didn't buy breakfast either, he rushed to the newspaper booth immediately, but unfortunately he wasn't fast enough, when he got close, all the newspapers were sold out.

The helpless Edward begged for a long time, but the newsstand owner was helpless. He did not leave a single newspaper.In the end Edward had to pay ten times the price and bought a newspaper from a newspaper buyer.

With this newspaper in his arms, Edward ran back to the embassy in three steps at a time, and rushed directly to Lampson's room.Lampson, the incumbent Minister Saar, had just woken up. At this time, he had finished washing and was sitting at the dining table drinking milk.

After Edward rushed into the legation, he waved the newspaper in his hand and shouted: "Mr. Minister, Mr. Minister, where are you?"

"I'm right here, in the dining room. You're really quick to buy breakfast today, and you'll be back in a while." Lampson said with a smile: "Hurry up and get it, my stomach is already hungry."

"I didn't go to buy breakfast, but bought a newspaper, a Hualan newspaper." Edward rushed forward and handed the newspaper over.

Lampson was a little annoyed: "You don't go to buy breakfast, but to buy newspapers. Do you want me to drink Mistral? Or do you think newspapers can be eaten?"

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"Of course not." Edward said: "But if you read the news inside, I'm afraid you won't be in the mood for breakfast."

"Really?" Lampson took the newspaper disapprovingly, unfolded the first page and read it.After just a few glances, he suddenly stood up: "It's impossible. It's nonsense to destroy the twelve big cities of the Japanese kingdom by relying on the naval fleet."

"My lord, please pay attention. This is a report, not those tabloids. Moreover, this is a news page, a naval battle report, not a serialized content." Edward said.

"Prepare the telegraph immediately. I want to contact London." Lampson got up suddenly, and rushed to the telegraph room like an arrow, followed closely by Edward holding a newspaper.

Baldwin was sitting in front of the fireplace in the prime minister's mansion at No. [-] Downing Street, holding an urgent telegram from Lampson in his hand.The Prime Minister of Saar, who had served as Prime Minister of the Saar Empire three times but had a mixed reputation, was now facing a major decision.

He put down the telegram and paced back and forth in front of the fireplace, thinking quickly in his mind.Now the situation in the Eastern Continent is quite serious, so he has to consider the way out.Hualan Kingdom's Western Special Zone is getting stronger and stronger, and it is becoming more and more difficult for the Saar Empire to control the situation in the Eastern Continent.Especially after World War I, the Saar Empire had to give up the power and concession of the Hualan Kingdom due to the domestic economic distress, which made its influence even more diminished.

In recent years, the Saar Empire has always relied on allies such as the Gaul Kingdom and the Wa Kingdom to continue to exert influence on the Hualan Kingdom, but now the Gaul Kingdom has been blocked from Nanguan for several months and has not made any progress. Annihilating.The country of Wa could only support itself on land, but now it was attacked by the opponent from the sea. The twelve most elite cities in the country were destroyed, and the vitality of the country of Wa was severely damaged.

Under such circumstances, it seems that the Saar Empire's fleet is not worth the loss if it keeps the fleet in the territory of Wa.Once the two sides clashed, the Eastern Continental Fleet of the Saar Empire was likely to be completely wiped out.If that happens, the only remaining colony of the Saar Empire in the Eastern Continent will change hands quickly, and it is even uncertain whether the Suez Canal can be kept.

Whether to continue to retain the deterrent power of the Saar Empire, or abandon its allies to show favor to Hualan and transfer the Eastern Continental Fleet back to Mumbai, this is a question that needs to be carefully considered.At this time, Private Secretary Smith suddenly walked into the room quickly: "Your Excellency, there is an urgent telegram from Zhaini, I think you should read it."

"Oh?" Baldwin took the telegram in surprise. He didn't understand what kind of thing the Zhaini colony, which had always been calm, would come to expedite the telegram.