Chapter 400: 400 boarding
Chapter 400 400 Boarding
"Where did such an unskilled driver come from? Is he crazy? Accelerating in corners?" Tang Mo was put in a bad mood by the cheers below, and looked at Harry aside and asked.
"The Flo Chamber of Commerce's... small fleet has little experience." Harry explained somewhat innocently - he was not the father of these people, how could he possibly care about such a trivial matter?
Whether an unknown driver from a little-known team comes to the venue to train, test run, and learn about the track...who knows?
On the other side, some people in the Flo Chamber of Commerce convoy were not so depressed, and were even a little excited.
Because it is obvious that they cannot get the first place, so what they pay more attention to is the effect of their own advertising.
Obviously, the advertisement on a car that was knocked off the road is definitely something that people will remember.
The race is still going on. No one stopped for a car that crashed off the track. People's cheers are still going on, and the roar of the car's engine is also going on.
Datang Group's car took the first place without any suspense. What is a bit surprising is that the Gobel Racing Team's car actually maintained its leading position in the second group.
This team was not favored by others before, but during the race, it unexpectedly showed its experienced side.
The maid sitting in the stands had a happy smile on her face. This time she finally fulfilled her mission and helped the consortium gain a reputation.
When it comes to car performance, Cyric's cars don't actually have much of an advantage, but their drivers are indeed very experienced.
This racing driver has very good talent, and he simply used his own skills to overwhelm other competitors.
Even Tang Mo had to admit that if the cars used by both sides were similar, the driver of the Datang Group might not be able to overpower the driver of Cyric.
The first lap ended in the blink of an eye. Datang Group’s car had crossed the starting line again, and everyone cheered wildly again.
For ordinary spectators, the speed of these racing cars is too fast! Their memories seemed to still linger on the moment when the car overturned. The car here had already started sprinting down the lap.
Five seconds later, many cars in the second echelon were crowded and once again passed the starting line stand here.
The dwarves let out an astonishing cheer because their ice-cold convoy took advantage of the chaos and reached the third place.
The nobles, powerful ministers and wealthy businessmen in the stands already felt that this trip was worthwhile, but the game had only just entered the second lap.
The subsequent competition became more intense. The wheel of one car hit the wheel of the other car. Both sides lost control of their cars. The two cars became entangled and knocked off the advertising plaque on the roadside. .
This time, because the two cars were always close to each other, there was no danger of overturning. It was just that both cars overshot the runway and then became paralyzed on the lawn.
However, the audience still cheered, as if they came here to watch the racing competition, not to enjoy the passion of racing, but to simply watch the car accidents.
The accident soon occurred again. Smoke suddenly began to appear around the engine compartment of the car representing Northridge, and then flames were seen shooting out.
The car finally drove off the track. The racer was frightened and jumped out of the car. Then the staff responsible for putting out the fire rushed up with a basin of water.
Fortunately, the car did not explode and the racer was not injured. It was just a total scrap of the car.
This is, after all, a 1920 level racing event, and mechanical failures are nothing new.
Tang Mo knew clearly from the beginning that, including Datang Group’s racing car, it would be a very good result to complete the entire race.
Sure enough, soon, some individual cars had problems one after another. Some engines overheated and caught fire, some tires were scrapped, and even wheels were lost.
In short, accidents occurred frequently, and the spectators were addicted to it - they watched one car after another have problems, which was more exciting for them than the race itself.
On the ninth lap, there were only 6 cars left on the track. They were the car of the Datang Group team that was running first and had already led for two laps, the car of Gobel or Sirik, the car of Dwarf. The car of the Binghan Team, the car of the Nanla Empire Team, the car of the Poplar Team, and the car of Marquis Egret...
This is very interesting. Marquis Egret, who was originally looking ugly, is now in high spirits and is very proud of his car.
On the other side, the elves and dwarves were also chatting and laughing. They were both quite satisfied with the performance of their team's racing cars.
The most surprising thing is the Nanla Empire team. They were not in a hurry or show off all the way, but they persisted until this point without any breakdowns and the drivers performed very steadily.
At this time, Tiger walked to Tang Mo, bowed his head and reported in Tang Mo's ear: "According to the action plan you finalized, the first batch of action troops have begun to board the ship."
Tang Mo stared at the Datang Group's car on the track and nodded slightly: "With one group, we can capture Dongwan Island. There won't be any problems, right?"
"There shouldn't be any problems." Tiger said: "We have made very careful arrangements..."
Yesterday, he and Loew personally summoned almost all the criminals in Bunas, and then selected 20 criminals who knew the Zheng State best among them, and asked them to learn about the situation along the entire coastline of the Zheng State. In the end, the first target of Datang Group’s westward expansion was decided on Dongwan Island, the largest island to which Zheng State originally belonged.
This island originally belonged to the Zheng State, but now it is occupied by the Mirage Kingdom. Therefore, this time, the Datang Group is not attacking the Zheng Kingdom, but the Mirage Kingdom established by a group of goblins.
Tang Mo was very satisfied with this action plan. It would not cause Zheng Guo to be overly vigilant, nor would it immediately lead to an all-out war with Zheng Guo and the Dahua Empire.
Once the Tang Group completely controls this island and establishes it as an outpost, it will become much easier to use troops against Zheng Guo.
At least, Datang Group will not affect the logistical support of its frontline combat troops due to shipping issues.
What made Tang Mo feel even better was that the Dongwan Island itself was occupied by the Mirage Kingdom. It was a matter of course for him to **** it back.
Anyway, Zheng State will belong to Tang Mo sooner or later, so why not take back his own territory now?
That makes sense, right?
There is still a lot of logic on my side, such as the Wolf-class cruiser, the Bunas-class ironclad...and next year, the more reasonable Tamaki-class battleship...
This is completely true, isn’t it?
Presumably the dwarves in the Mirage Kingdom must be reasonable, considerate, and civilized.
Hmm, that must be the case.
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Longdao, Longcheng Port, on the huge dock, a crane is hoisting a truck full of goods onto a giant steel ship.
The sailors were all busy, and the soldiers standing on the dock preparing to board the ship were lined up neatly. They are a unit of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Datang Group, with a total of more than 2,300 soldiers.
Remember the total cargo capacity of the free wheel? A single Liberty Ship can carry all the equipment of approximately an infantry brigade.
This time, Datang Group has prepared 5 free ships, which is all the shipping capacity that can be mobilized.
In order to support the operations of the 1st Regiment, these five free ships will also carry more landing boats and other equipment for the development of Dongwan Island.
Also in order to support the landing operations of the 1st Regiment, the fleet also has three Wolf-class cruisers accompanying it. This is also a force that cannot be underestimated.
There are actually many shortcomings. Because this is the first long-distance landing operation, many details are not perfect.
Datang Group, which does not have a dedicated landing ship at all, has many problems in choosing to use the freewheel. Soldiers need to climb rope ladders to transfer to small boats for landing. The Army itself has not trained on such a subject.
No one has ever commanded such a large-scale ocean landing operation, so this time the frontline command was entirely handed over to Admiral Bernard.
Since everyone has no experience, Tang Mo will still build a Marine Corps in the future, so Bernard becomes the first choice.
"Do you think this is useful?" The adjutant asked the captain nervously as he watched these army soldiers walking up the gangway and pedaling next to each other.
On the deck, sailors were distributing paper bags to the soldiers to use when they vomited in the cabin.
Every person must be given 3 such bags. This experience was summed up on the route between Bunas and Long Island.
Those army officers and soldiers, as well as craftsmen and civilians who have never experienced sea transportation, will vomit uncontrollably, making the ship full of smoke.
There was no other way. In the end, they had to be given paper bags like this so that they could vomit the contents of their stomachs as much as possible.
Although you can lie down on the railing of the ship to vomit, people who want to vomit cannot guarantee that they will always have the opportunity to stay on the deck and blow the sea breeze, so the vomiting bag is their only life-saving straw.
"There is no way. We must ensure that they have somewhere to vomit within at least three days..." the captain replied helplessly.
"Dongwan Island can't be reached in three days... We have to float at sea for at least a month..." the adjutant continued in embarrassment.
"The only thing left is to pray that these landlubbers from the Army will get used to it." The captain had no other choice. He could only look at the Army soldiers who boarded the ship and said, "I hope they can get used to it." After a month, I still have the strength to swim to the shore..."
“Sigh... I hope this time... it goes smoothly.” The adjutant exhaled a long breath.
“Yeah, I hope everything goes well.” The captain mused.
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Starting to make up tomorrow, the **** beast at home is finally going to school ... hahaha.
(End of this chapter)