dognovel Chapter 17: First aerial reconnaissance, significant enemy activity discovered
Chapter 17: First aerial reconnaissance, significant enemy activity discovered
"Jiang Jingrui is coming to Chishan to see me?"
When Jiang Hua received the notice from the Saibei Border Defense Government, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
He was still thinking about how to contact the Saibei Army, but he didn't expect that someone would come to him in advance, and the one who came was Jiang Jingrui, the young marshal of the Saibei Army and the future successor of the Saibei Army.
He had some impression of this person. He was like a handsome and elegant gentleman. He was very kind to everyone and very sociable.
This was the extent of his impression of Jiang Jingrui.
"Zhuang Hua, Zheng Yaoxian, what do you think is the purpose of the young commander of the Saibei Army coming to Chishan County at this sensitive time?"
In fact, he had some vague guesses about the purpose of Jiang Jingrui's trip, but he still wanted to hear other people's ideas.
Zhuang Hua glanced at Zheng Yaoxian, who was keeping a low profile, and then looked at Jiang Hua and said slowly, "Coming here at this time is enough to show that the Saibei Army has a friendly attitude towards us. Their purpose is nothing more than to unite and resist the Yuan Dynasty. This is a good thing for us.
At least when we carry out the next operation, the Saibei Army won't come out to cause trouble."
Jiang Hua nodded, agreeing with Zhuang Hua's words, and then looked at Zheng Yaoxian.
"I basically agree with Commander Zhuang's idea. According to the intelligence report, it's not just Jiang Jingrui who's coming this time, but also Jiang Yulin's youngest and most beloved daughter, Jiang Bairui.
He brought his sister to Chishan County to meet the commander, but I wonder if he has other motives?"
Other motives? Could it be that he wanted to use his honey trap on me?
Or did Jiang Zemin take a liking to him and plan to make him his son-in-law?
If this is the case, then Jiang Hua feels that Lao Jiang has made a wrong calculation.
As a three-good youth from the modern era and a successor who grew up under the red flag, can he not withstand this test?
"Let's not talk about them for now. Is there any movement in the south or west now?"
If Jiang Jingrui wants to come, let him come. It would be even better if we can reach a cooperation.
It doesn’t matter if the talks fail and no cooperation is reached.
The Saibei Army is very strong, but this is only relative to domestic warlords.
For the Red Alert Legion, as long as it is given enough time to increase its military strength, it is only a matter of time before it takes over the three northern provinces.
According to the current rate of military expansion, he has to spend at least 28 yuan out of the more than 20 yuan a day on military expansion, and the rest is used to purchase weapons, equipment and various supplies.
On average, 2000 soldiers can be recruited every day, and an infantry division of about 10 people can be formed in about days.
At this rate, within a year, both Fu Changqing and Yuan Shichengdu will become his prisoners.
Zheng Yaoxian has just taken over the task of setting up the Military Intelligence Bureau, so the current military intelligence still mainly relies on the reconnaissance troops of the First Division.
"Commander, a large-scale army has indeed appeared in Yanbei Province to the west, with at least 10,000 soldiers.
We've also conducted infiltration reconnaissance in the south, and the news we've received so far indicates that troops in the south have begun to make unusual movements in Weichang, Ningcheng, Linghe, and other areas. I'm afraid this is a pre-war buildup."
After hearing this, Jiang Hua snorted coldly and said, "It seems that the two enemy forces have merged. I just don't know if Fu Changqing's Jinyuan Army will appear in Beire Province, and whether the Beijiang Army will also come."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Once the Air Force's First Aviation Brigade has built a simple airfield, I will have them send out reconnaissance planes to conduct a detailed aerial reconnaissance of the south.
Your job now is to keep an eye on them.
If they dare to attack, there is no need to take the initiative to attack, just repel them."
With the troops he currently has, it will take several days to assemble a second infantry division.
Therefore, we can focus on defense now. If we take the initiative to attack, our troops will be too dispersed, which will lead to a decrease in our ability to attack.
Once you have enough troops, you can rush all the way and directly recapture the entire southern part of Beire Province. At that time, you can also complete the task of upgrading the base.
He had a hunch that this base upgrade would bring about a qualitative change.
After hearing about the First Aviation Brigade, Zhuang Hua felt relieved.
Although the First Aviation Brigade was established only a few days ago, the fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft it is equipped with are the most advanced in the world.
Nothing the enemy does escapes their eyes.
Although the FW-189 tactical reconnaissance aircraft has a short range, it is positioned as a tactical reconnaissance aircraft and artillery reconnaissance aircraft.
It has the advantages of flexible and stable low-altitude flight performance and excellent anti-destruction ability.
Moreover, this type of aircraft has very low requirements for airports.
All it needs is a flat, hardened piece of land for smooth takeoff and landing.
The airport is located in the southern area of Chishan County, just over 100 kilometers away from the front line.
The First Aviation Brigade repaired the suggested airport in less than three days.
An FW-1440 twin-engine tactical reconnaissance aircraft numbered ZC-189 completed its first test flight from the Chishan County Military Airport and flew south to carry out its first reconnaissance mission against Chengbei City.
The three crew members of the ZC-1440 reconnaissance aircraft actually did not have much hope for this reconnaissance.
Because the test flight significance of this reconnaissance operation against Chengbei City is greater than its practical significance.
They just need to fly a circle over Chengbei City and take some photos. This also means that their squadron has the ability to carry out tactical reconnaissance.
The straight-line distance of less than 150 kilometers is only about half an hour's flight for a reconnaissance aircraft with a cruising speed of 280 kilometers per hour.
Of course, if it is on the ground, the distance will be extended to more than 260 kilometers, and the roads are all in the mountains. Even the traffic conditions on provincial roads are not very good.
"Buzzing..."
The FW-189 reconnaissance plane flew through the clouds. The observer operating the camera, to the pilot's right, immediately announced into his headset, "Chengbei City is ahead," based on the ground signs.
The two crew members were immediately shocked.
Sure enough, when they passed through a layer of clouds again, they saw the outline of a city on the distant horizon.
Although Chishan and Chengbei City are both located in the mountains.
But as the provincial capital, Chengbei City is much larger than Chishan County. It is a city with a population of one million and is also the largest, most populous and most concentrated city in Beire Province.
This is the real core of the Northern Reef Province.
It was also the first time for the three of them to see a city of such a large scale.
The pilot in charge of the aircraft said, "This city is really big. It won't be long before it belongs to us."
This has become a consensus among the entire Red Alert Corps.
It’s not that they look down on the Beire Army, it’s because they are too strong, and the Beire Army can’t be their opponent at all.
This is also their confidence as soldiers of the Red Alert Legion, the confidence that they have absolute strength.
"Begin the reconnaissance mission."
After that, the pilot began to control the plane to lower the flight altitude and kept the altitude of the fighter at around 1500 meters.
At this height, you have a good view and don't have to worry about being disturbed by ground-based air defense fire.
Besides, the Beire Army probably doesn’t have anti-aircraft artillery, at most some anti-aircraft machine guns.
As they approached, the entire urban area of Chengbei City came into their sight, and the observer began to operate the camera, taking pictures of the scenes he thought were worth photographing.
The observer who was searching for the target seemed to see something and exclaimed, "Fly a little to the right, 15 degrees."
Hearing the observer's tone, the pilot quickly maneuvered the fighter plane to the right and asked, "What did you find?"
"There are big fish. Look toward the 14 o'clock direction on the highway outside the city."
The pilot and the machine gunner on the tail seat also quickly looked towards the 14 o'clock position.
I saw a marching team that was like a long dragon stopping on the road outside the city. Looking down from the plane, the team stretched for at least ten kilometers.
Judging from the density of this team, the size of this force is at least over 10,000 people.
"Fly forward, fly a little lower, and maintain an altitude of 1000 meters."
As the reconnaissance plane moved forward, the team was exposed in the frame of the reconnaissance camera.
Through the high-definition Zeiss optical lens, we can see the troops on the ground more clearly.
"They are not the Beire Army. This is the uniform of the Jinyuan Army. They are the Jinyuan Army."
"what?"
After hearing this, both the pilot and the machine gunner exclaimed in surprise.
Originally they thought it was the Beire Army gathering, but unexpectedly it was the Jinyuan Army.
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. Jin Yuanjun is the direct murderer who bullied the commander. There was coldness in the eyes of the three of them.
"I'll fly closer and take more pictures."
The observer said viciously.
The appearance of the ZC-1440 tactical reconnaissance aircraft also attracted the attention of ground personnel.
Several officers were using binoculars to observe the uninvited guests who suddenly appeared overhead.
However, when they saw clearly that it was a plane they had never seen before, they all showed puzzled expressions on their faces.
"Whose plane is this? The Beire Army? But if I remember correctly, the Beire Army doesn't have fighter planes, let alone a twin-engine heavy fighter plane."
"It's definitely not from the Beire Army. Maybe it flew over from the northern part of the Saibei."
This statement was also recognized by the other officers.
Because in the entire north, only the Saibei Army is equipped with a large number of fighter jets, hundreds of them.
"But what are the Saibei Army's planes doing here?"
"Maybe he came to see us."
"Should we use the anti-aircraft machine gun to shoot it down?"
One of the highest-ranking officers shook his head and said, "No, now is not the time to provoke the Saibei Army. Our main mission here is to eliminate Jiang Hua. Don't create any more complications."
So they allowed the FW-189 tactical reconnaissance aircraft to fly overhead.
It was not until 5 minutes later that the fighter plane turned its nose and began to return.
The observers took a large number of photos about this force, which was an extremely important piece of intelligence.
They didn't expect that this hopeless reconnaissance mission would yield such great results.
In Chishan County, Zheng Yaoxian came to Jiang Hua's office with a stack of developed photos.
Jiang Hua was also surprised when he saw the content of the photo.
"The Jinyuan Army actually showed up in Chengbei City... They acted really quickly.
That old fellow Tang Yuanhai actually dared to let the Jinyuan Army in. It seems they have united together."
Just at this moment, a guard came in and reported some news to Jiang Hua.
Saibei Army's Young Marshal Jiang Jingrui and his sister Jiang Bairui were already downstairs.