Episode 13 Where Are Our Carriers?

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It was already past eleven o'clock at night, but the entire headquarters was brightly lit. Those heads and brains who had already gone home from work at night were all called back by phone to work overtime, and those who did not have a phone were called by heralds. Xiang Xiaoqiang was extremely excited, and went directly through the small door from the mansion and returned to the headquarters to sit down. Within ten minutes, several of his subordinates regrouped and held an emergency meeting directly in the large conference room.

The huge map of the Northern Qing Dynasty and Shanxi was launched, and Xiuxiu and Qiuqiu, two little girls, began to mark up and down. One person was holding the information and reading, and the other person was holding a triangle board and compass, measured the distance, and pressed it on the map with a small marker.

There was already a large circle of people around the map. Everyone's expressions are different, some are nervous, some are excited, and some don't care: isn't it another riot in the Northern Qing Dynasty, which often riots in the Northern Qing Dynasty, especially near the mountainous areas. Can you call us back from our homes for this crime?

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the wall clock, it was already eleven forty. According to a telegram from the local Heaven and Earth Society, the riot began around nine o'clock in the evening. It's been two and a half hours now.

He stared at the map and asked Xiuxiu:

"How far is the arsenal from Taihang Mountain?"

Xiuxiu compared the compass on the diagram, measured the numbers on the triangle, glanced at the scale again, mentally calculated for two seconds, and blurted out:

"22 km. It is 22 kilometers northwest into the mountains. ”

"Is it accurate? Don't make a mistake, it's going to cost you your life. ”

Xiuxiu did the math again and nodded. She asked Qiu Yun to do the math again. The results calculated by the two little girls are the same. That's 22 kilometers.

"Ziteng!"

"Yes!" With a stomachache, he squeezed forward and replied immediately.

Xiang Xiaoqiang squinted his eyes, stared at the map and asked:

"Where is the nearest garrison of the Qing army?"

"In Baoding."

Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned: "In Baoding?!" ”

The stomach hurt and quickly explained:

"My lord, it's like this, the Baoding garrison is divided into two parts, one is in Baoding City, but there are very few, mainly military police, and some necessary garrison troops, less than a thousand people. Baoding Arsenal is between Mancheng County and Baoding City, about 167 kilometers away from Baoding City. It has been more than two hours since the riot, and the Qing army has not yet gone to suppress it.

"My lord, you think, there are two possibilities, one is that the telegraph and telephone of the arsenal have been cut off, and it is necessary to rely on those killed and scattered military police to escape back to Baoding to report, which is relatively slow. More than ten kilometers is a non-stop run, and it takes an hour to run. …… Therefore, even if they have just arrived in Baoding to report, the gendarmerie in Baoding will not have time to set off. Another possibility is that the garrison in Baoding did not dare to attack the thousands of people in the arsenal, and they were grinding there. In particular, the armed ones of a few thousand people were better than the Qing army. The Qing army was very afraid of death. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart was half relieved, and there would be no threat during at least two hours of travel. He waved his hand and asked:

"Is the information accurate? …… Inaccurate to kill people. ”

My stomach hurt and I got goosebumps, scratched my scalp, coughed and said:

"This is this week's regular intelligence, the latest...... The subordinates can guarantee that the Qing army was 100% arranged three days ago...... However, the Qing army in North China did not move for several years...... If there is a temporary change, the informant will also send it back temporarily. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced around his subordinates and nodded. Knowing that's pretty much it. If you can say that you have a stomachache, you should also try to be cautious. After all, there are no mobile phones and no Internet in this era. Any bit of information has to be sneaked into hiding, moved out of the clunky radio station, and then sneaked back back......

He asked:

"Where is the other part of the Baoding garrison?"

Stomach ache replied:

"Lord Hui, here it is! According to recent information, the Qing army has three infantry divisions with 45,000 people. But there are no motorized troops. ”

He pointed at the map, almost pricking his fingers. Qiu Yu and Xiuxiu had just pressed three red villain pins in that place, representing the three divisions of the Qing army.

It is just east of Baoding City, south of Baiyangdian, a place called Gaoyang County. Xiang Xiaoqiang asked Xiuxiu to calculate that the distance from this large number of people to the arsenal was 55 kilometers.

Well, the numbers are scary, but the distance brings a sense of security. 55 km, to march overnight.

"From this to the south," the stomach ache pointed to Shijiazhuang in the south, and then to Tianjin in the east, "Shijiazhuang is stationed in five divisions, and from this to the east, Tianjin is stationed in ten divisions, both of which are about 100 kilometers to the Baoding Arsenal." However, there is a section of railway from Tianjin to Baoding, which can transport troops. ”

It's okay, it's okay...... The garrison of Shijiazhuang can be ignored, Tianjin to Baoding 100 kilometers, at this time, the railway, the fastest also has two hours. Considering the efficiency of the Qing army, the company mobilized in the middle of the night to bring weapons, form a team, rush to the railway station, and get on the train...... Add a minimum of one more hour.

"Inform our intelligence officers in these places," ordered Xiang Xiaoqiang, "to report the movements of the local garrison at any time." ”

"Yes!"

The stomach ache attracted the subordinates, and they gave some orders, and the subordinates took the order.

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Now those workers are still stuck in the factory...... But it can't be helped, they are not an army after all, they were a flock of sheep a few hours ago. Even if he becomes a lion now, he is still a mess of sand, and he can't be as clean as an army. They also knew that when they went up to Taihang Mountain, they could only drill the ravine to fight guerrillas from now on, lacking food, clothing, guns and ammunition...... They must do everything they can to gather weapons, food, medicine, necessities and, most importantly, transportation.

Although they only have 20 kilometers into the mountain, these 20 kilometers are not so easy to walk. They have a lot of things, and they can't last two days just by carrying them with everyone. They had to search for all the means of transportation they could find: cars, mules and horses, flatbeds, tricycles, flatbeds, picks...... However, their time is running out. They had to leave within half an hour and enter the mountains within two hours.

"Keep in touch with them and keep pushing them."

"My lord, I've been urging ......"

"Good. Aren't there a lot of shells there? Blow up the entire arsenal before letting them go. The plant can't be blown up, at least all the inventory and production equipment must be blown up. ”

"Yes."

"Hmm......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced around at his subordinates, and now they were busy with their own work, checking information and making phone calls...... He patted his stomachache on the shoulder, took it aside, and asked in a whisper:

"Does Dongchang know about this riot now?"

Stomach ache shook his head: "I don't know." ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang glared: "They don't know or you don't know?" ”

"I don't know."

Xiang Xiaoqiang patted his stomachache on the shoulder, and said with a pleasant face:

"Go figure it out."

My stomach hurt and I broke out in a cold sweat, so I hurriedly ran away.

……

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at the map, tapping his head lightly, thinking about what else he had to do urgently. Suddenly, he commanded:

"Qiuqiu, Xiuxiu, the two of you will immediately measure how far it is from the Dongjiang Fleet Airport to Baoding."

The two little girls came out in a blink of an eye, and Qiu Yu reported:

"450 km!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang asked loudly again:

"What is the maximum range of the Kingfisher fighter? Xiuxiu, hurry! ”

Xiuxiu blurted out: "630 km!" ”

The maximum range is 630 km, then the maximum combat radius is 315 km. In this way, Baoding and the foot of Taihang Mountain have exceeded the combat radius of fighters. If they were to be airdropped, there would be no fighter escort.

"Where are our aircraft carriers?"

It is said that later American presidents loved to ask this question. Whenever there is a war or coup d'état in the world, the first thing the president of the United States asks after being woken up and listening to the debriefing.

Xiuxiu blurted out again:

"The Tianshu is on the island of Pazia (note: that is, Sumatra, for some reason, it is now changed to the ancient name: Pazia Island. It is hereby stated that Tianxuan, Tianji, and Tianquan are all in the East China Sea Fleet. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang flicked the table hard, and said in his heart why didn't he get one to the Dongjiang Fleet in the north.

"How long will it take to get from the base of the East China Sea Fleet to the Bohai Sea, the aircraft carrier detachment? What if two aircraft carriers were dispatched? ”

Qiu Yu was stunned for a moment, tilted his head and began to do mental arithmetic, and Xiuxiu blurted out again:

"25 verses, 12 hours! Plus mobilization preparation, no more than 15 hours! ”

"Good!" Xiang Xiaoqiang pinched his chin, turned around, and pointed at Qiu Yu, "Qiu Qiu, find Commander Li of the Army Airlines!" ”

"Yes!"

"Xiuxiu," Xiang Xiaoqiang pointed at Xiuxiu again, "call the palace immediately and find Miss Zheng." That's a night owl too, and he won't sleep at this hour. You ask her if His Majesty has slept, and how His Majesty is feeling. If you haven't slept, try to get Your Majesty to answer my call. ”

"Yes!"

It's really, it's been almost a week since I returned to Daming, and Zhu Yourong's Nizi is like a turtle eating scales, and she can't see herself. But it doesn't matter, something big is going on in the north. This matter is a major military event, and she is a member of the militaristic state, and she will also see herself "for the country and the people".

Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that in fact, Zhu Yourong was very eager to see him in his heart. Now she needed an excuse to see herself. Now there is nothing more appropriate than this.

If the east factory doesn't know about it, the effect will be even more perfect. Think about it, such a big thing happened in Beiqing, it was also an intelligence agency, Dongchang was confused, and he didn't know it, and the People's Guard entered the palace to report as soon as possible, not only with detailed information, but also with detailed plans and plans.

The high and low are immediate.

In addition, these thousands of well-armed workers are definitely a valuable force, and the People's Guard wants to seize it in front of the East Factory.