Warlord: Red Alert Base, I challenge the whole world alone

Chapter 90: The shock of the world aviation arms race

The bombing of Daban by the Restoration Army's Strategic Air Force came and went quickly.

It took only two hours from the discovery of the Renaissance Army's strategic bomber group to the end of the bombing.

And these two hours of time can cause devastating damage to the large board.

As the emperor, Tamehito walked out of the palace, walked out of Saikyo, and secretly came to Osaka.

When he saw the large board that had become a ruin after the fire was put out, his eyes were filled with pain and anger.

"How much is the loss?"

After a long time, the emperor suppressed his anger and asked.

Narita Hideyoshi, commander of the 4th Division, whispered, "Because the Restoration Army bombed Osaka with an inextinguishable incendiary bomb, many of Osaka's wooden buildings burned extremely quickly, making the fire uncontrollable..."

"I want to hear the results, not these..."

Emperor Tamehin growled in a low voice, his tone sounding very impatient.

If there weren't so many people watching, he would have wanted to slap Narita Hideyoshi in the face.

"Yes, Your Majesty!

The burned area in Daban City reached about 17 square kilometers, with more than 9 buildings burned down, and possibly even more than 10. The casualties cannot be counted at present, but since it was daytime, the casualties may exceed 10.

The damage to Osaka was so severe that perhaps 70 Osaka residents lost their homes and needed to be relocated.

The economic losses have not yet been calculated, but the approximate figure has been released, with the lowest being 8 million yen.

This was mainly because the Hanshin Industrial Belt was severely damaged and many factories were burned down.”

You should know that Fuso's GDP last year was only more than 120 billion yen, and its military expenditure was only 4.6 million yen.

The economic loss of at least 12 billion yen is already extremely terrifying.

After hearing these numbers, the emperor's teeth chattered.

If the losses caused by the Fuxing Army's bombing of Wugang are included, the total losses have exceeded 15 billion.

And some things cannot be measured by economics.

For example, Wugang Shipyard, Hanshin Industrial Belt...

All of this was built by Fuso over hundreds of years, expending huge amounts of manpower and material resources.

But in a short period of time, all these things were destroyed by the Renaissance Army.

This result is unacceptable to him and many others.

At this time, the emperor no longer had the intention to stay in the ruins of Daban, but directly took a car back to Xijing.

After returning, the emperor issued a direct death order.

"We must develop high-altitude interceptors and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns as quickly as possible, whether we develop them ourselves or buy them. We can no longer let the damned Chinese fly freely in our skies.

The Army Aviation also organized a bombing operation against the Fuxing Army at all costs.

Isn't the Fuxing Army's headquarters in Chengbei, China? I need our bombs to be dropped on Chengbei, too, even if it's just one.

We want revenge, revenge!"

The young emperor was almost driven to lose his mind by the Restoration Army.

The bombing of Osaka also changed the future development path and air defense concept of Fuso fighter jets.

Active development of high-altitude interceptors and anti-aircraft artillery began.

Fighter planes are no longer considered to be just annoying flies, but weapons that can dominate war.

Due to the suppression of all parties in the country, the bombing of Fuso by the Restoration Army received a lukewarm response.

Of course, this is also because the propaganda of the Renaissance Army has not yet been launched.

Only after the bombing of Xijing is a complete success will Jiang Hua let the propaganda department announce the bombing to the world, which can be regarded as official endorsement.

However, the international sensation it caused was enormous.

When pictures of the Daban ruins appeared in famous Western newspapers, the shock they caused in the Western military community can be imagined.

In a city with a population of more than three million, one-fifth of the city was reduced to ruins during the two-hour bombing, and hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless.

They don't know the number of casualties, but judging from the scale, it is definitely not small.

The term strategic bombing has also entered the eyes of senior military officials in various countries.

In John's country, the Prime Minister's Office specially convened a cabinet meeting.

Prime Minister Richard Carlson looked at the cabinet ministers and several military experts who were specially invited to attend the meeting, and his face looked a little heavy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have all seen the footage of the Far East Ancient Country Restoration Army's air force bombers bombing Fuso Osaka. Ministers, please share your thoughts."

After hearing Carlson's words, the Secretary of Defense was the first to speak.

“When I heard the news, I was in disbelief.

Osaka is the second largest city in Fuso, second only to their Saikyo in terms of population, industry and economy.

It is unbelievable that such a large city could be almost paralyzed by a single bombing.

If I hadn't seen the photos, I would never have believed it.

What's more, this was accomplished by a small force in the ancient country."

Carlson looked at the Defense Minister's speech and immediately corrected him: "No, you are wrong. This Renaissance Army is no longer a small force, but a force worthy of the Empire's attention.

You have to know that the current Renaissance Army governs an area of more than one million square kilometers and has a population of more than 50 million.

We can no longer look upon the Renaissance Army with arrogance; it is completely different from other ancient nation forces."

Then Carlson continued to look at the other ministers.

The person with the most say is the Minister of Air Force.

“During the last war, we carried out strategic bombing on the Hans, causing damage to many of their cities.

However, we did not expect that in the Far East, a poor and backward place, the strategic bombing we proposed would be used on the Japanese.

Strategic bombing can continuously weaken or even destroy a country's war potential.

For example, the bombing of Wugang and Daban by the Fuxing Army was all in implementation of this concept, which also shows the importance of strategic bombing.

Moreover, in terms of bombers and even the entire aviation field, the fighter planes equipped by this Renaissance Army are more advanced than the fighter planes we have developed, and they are much more advanced.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are no longer the leader in the aviation field. We have been surpassed in all aspects.

So I hope I can be given more funding, we need more advanced fighter jets."

In the end, the Air Force Minister did not forget to ask for funding.

Carlson nodded in agreement and said, "We do need more advanced fighter jets.

No matter who is behind this Renaissance Army, it is a fact that they have surpassed us in the field of aviation.

If we don't catch up, we will always fall behind.

The rise of the Renaissance Army poses a great threat to our interests in the ancient country, and it is very likely that war will break out in the future due to conflicts of interest.

We need to prepare for this moment.”

This cabinet meeting of John's country is also a microcosm of the world's powers.

They were shocked by the catastrophic damage caused to Daban by the Restoration Army Air Force, and were also shocked by the strength of the Restoration Army Air Force.

It is for this reason that they have all increased their efforts to develop the aviation field.

It is foreseeable that within a few years, various new fighter jets will emerge in various countries.

By that time, biplanes will no longer be mainstream.

All-metal monoplane combat aircraft are the trend of the future.

The discussions among military experts were even more intense.

The debate this time mainly focused on the B-29 bomber.

During the last bombing of Wugang, images of a group of bombers were captured.

Unfortunately, the bomber group was flying too high, and only a vague outline could be seen in the photo.

There is no clear picture at all.

However, they were able to infer some things from the blurry picture.

For example, payload and range.

They don't know the exact bomb load, but from the footage at the scene, they can tell that the bomb load of these bombers is definitely more than 4 tons, or even higher.

Because there were fewer bombs, the destructive power was not as great.

It can carry 1000 tons of bombs with a combat radius of 4 kilometers. The single number may not be so shocking.

But if these two numbers are combined together, insiders will know how shocking they are.

This places extremely high demands on the aircraft's power.

John's current aircraft engines have a maximum power of no more than 1000 horsepower.

From the blurred outline in the photos taken at the scene, it can be seen that this is a large four-engine bomber.

The power of its single engine is definitely more than 1500 horsepower.

That's twice the power of current aircraft engines.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to have such a large payload and fly so far.

Its maximum take-off weight is bound to be very exaggerated, which is also the consensus of many military experts.

Their guess was indeed correct.

However, their estimated data is still too conservative.

It has a maximum payload of 9 tons, a range of over 5000 kilometers, a single engine power of 3500 horsepower, and a maximum takeoff weight of over 60 tons...

If the Restoration Army makes the data of the B-29 strategic bomber public, it will inevitably cause an earthquake in the aviation field around the world.

Because with current technology, it is simply impossible to do so.

This is like taking out the B-2 bomber in the s and s in the original world. It is no different from black technology.

The military forces of various countries are extremely curious about the bomber used by the Renaissance Army.

John, Citi, Hans, Gaul and even Maozi instructed the ancient country's intelligence agencies to infiltrate the Renaissance Army and collect all the information about this bomber.

The impact of the bombing of Fuso Osaka is also beginning to appear around the world.

It is foreseeable that an international military aviation competition will be launched among countries around the world, especially among major powers, where the competition will be particularly fierce.

Zheng Yaoxian will be busy from now on.

Not only did he have to plan an operation against Fu Changqing, but he also had to deal with spies from various countries.

In fact, ever since the Renaissance Army appeared in Qidong Province, the intelligence agencies of various countries in the ancient country have never stopped infiltrating the Renaissance Army.

However, the Renaissance Army is different from other armies.

All those who have access to core secrets are Red Alert people.

They are absolutely loyal to Jiang Hua and would never leak core secrets to outsiders.

So they couldn't penetrate at all.

For Zheng Yaoxian, his top priority is to assassinate Fu Changqing.

He soon found an opportunity.

(The bombing of Xijing will be even larger, so stay tuned.)

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