Chapter 80: The Kite and the Wind

In the next two days, it was very strange that Hu Zhen's army did not besiege the city, but only stationed dozens of miles away from the city. This was something I didn't expect. It stands to reason that Wan Yan Bing came to besiege the city in the first month, he should have received the news that Brother Jiu had left the city, and then knew that there were still many soldiers from the surrounding areas who went home for the New Year. Even so, it should be solved quickly, but now it is so stagnant that I can't understand it.

Or is he already aware of our tactics and knows that even if we attack, we will not go out of the city to fight, but will consume his own troops, so he simply recuperates and plans for the future?

At the same time, my things to break the formation are ready. Now it's about when to use it, and who to use it.

In fact, my plan to break the formation is to think about how to break through to the middle and rear of the enemy's formation and eliminate the central commander and standard-bearer of the formation. As long as there are no orders to be conveyed without these two key figures, the left and right wings will lose their direction like blind men, let alone cooperate with each other. But the enemy must also know this very well, so they will definitely strengthen the guard in the phalanx where the general is located, and as far as the army of 100,000 people is concerned, the middle and rear of the formation, at least a dozen miles away from the city tower, the bow and arrow cannot reach that range at all. So, a gust of wind that day suddenly reminded me of a sport I loved to play in my previous life - hang gliding.

The non-powered glider, also known as the suspended delta wing, has a hard basic structure, operates with the overall surface of the moving airfoil, and is composed of four parts: the tower, keel, tripod and sling, each part is connected by steel cables, it is simple in structure, safe and easy to learn, as long as there is a suitable hillside, 5-6 steps against the wind, you can soar into the sky.

Its working principle is: when it moves relative to the air, due to the action of the air, it generates aerodynamic force on the wing, so it can carry people into the air for gliding flight. So I had a blacksmith build its tower, keel, and tripod, with the same thick cloth I bought for its wings. I carefully inspected the steel frame, the craftsmanship was very exquisite, and the whole structure was no less than the glider I bought in my previous life. The only thing I was worried about was that although the thick cloth was tightly sewn on the steel frame by a skilled craftsman, because it was not made of one piece of cloth, but a combination of several pieces of cloth, I was afraid that it would crack through the seams because of the pressure. So, I had the sutures patched up with thread again.

Then there is the person who will operate it, because although the glider operation is simple, I am afraid that it will have to be practiced to learn it. And now, there is almost no such possibility. Because it is impossible for ordinary people to believe me and dare to jump down the hillside, even if they believe me, I will not dare. The first is that I am not absolutely sure that this will be able to fly like the one in my previous life without any danger, and the second is that the spy has not yet been found, if I rashly let people try, I am afraid that he will see the clue and understand our method of cracking, and he will lose the role of a miracle soldier.

After thinking about it repeatedly, I thought that we didn't have to break the formation before the siege was made, so we hid the prepared glider in the general's mansion and didn't let it appear in front of people. Zheng Yu watched it for a long time, but he didn't know what it was for, and I didn't talk to him in detail.

On the afternoon of the third day, Jiang Ningyu finally came to see me and told me a piece of news.

In the evening, I took Zheng Yu to inspect the defense of the city tower. The arming of this piece was personally arranged by the Hong Junshi, and I took a look, and the main gate was guarded by Xue Runing. The state of the soldiers is brave, and the entire protection can be said to be leaky. And after these few days, Xue Runing has long lost his previous disdain, and instead asked me for some defensive formations. Fortunately, I've read a few books before, and I can still prevaricate.

In fact, people are like this, maybe what I said is not necessarily right, but because I agree with me as a person, I feel that what I say must be right. So seeing that the more Xue Runing discussed the formation with me, the more reverence in his eyes became, and I couldn't help but secretly shake my head and smile bitterly.

When it was finally time to get to the ground, it was almost dark, and I slowly paced into a small room above the main entrance. It is used to observe the enemy's situation, or to look into the distance, and Cao Jizhi will observe the celestial image here every day. When Zheng Yu and I walked into the room, Cao Jizhi had already arrived, and he was using a brush to record something in his notebook. When he saw us come in, he came over and saluted him with no humility or arrogance.

"Is Deputy Lieutenant Cao so punctual every day?" I shouted out his rank, and the rank of lieutenant was the same as that of the ninth rank.

Cao Jizhi glanced up at me, smiled slightly, and said, "The humble post arrives at this time every day. ”

I also smiled slightly, and said, "It's because you need to observe a star image at the same time every day to find an anomaly and deduce the difference, right?"

Cao Jizhi's small squint seemed to have something flashing, and said, "Miss is worthy of General Huo's tall feet, and it turns out that she has also studied these strange door techniques." “

I smiled and said, "I don't understand, I'm just thinking about the principle of Vice Lieutenant Cao's observation of the heavenly statue." ”

The corners of Cao Jizhi's mouth twitched, revealing an expression of disbelief, and said, "Then why is Miss here today?" Did you just come to me and say this?"

I shook my head and said, "No, it's something to ask for." ”

Cao Jizhi immediately made a respectful statement and said: "Miss is serious, if there is anything to do, just give orders, and you must obey your orders." “

I nodded and asked, "Would I like to ask Vice Lieutenant Cao if you can calculate when and how long the south wind will blow?" This is a question I really want to know, because to use a glider to fly from the castle tower to the enemy army, you have to fly north, so it is better to have a south wind to boost it.

Cao Jizhi looked at me with some confusion and said, "I wonder how Miss knows how this helps?"

I smiled and said, "Aren't you disobedient?" Why do you need to know why?"

Cao Jizhi groaned for a moment and said, "It should be three days later." From the hour to the noon hour it was two full hours. ”

I nodded lightly and said, "In this way, the siege should be within three days, right, Deputy Lieutenant Cao?"

Cao Jizhi's eyes were bright, but his expression was extremely innocent, and he shook his head and said, "Why did Miss make this judgment, and she didn't know anything." ”

I looked at Zheng Yu, he was also full of doubts, as if he wanted to ask, I shook my head at him, and then turned my head to look at Cao Jizhi, and said: "Two days before the general left, someone saw Vice General Cao flying a kite in the city tower, and then the wind was too strong, and the kite was blown away by the wind. ”

Cao Jizhi nodded and argued: "I thought that Miss suspected me on some basis, but it turned out to be this." The young lady may think it is strange to fly a kite during the Chinese New Year, but in fact, Anseong has this custom, flying a kite during the New Year to pray for safety. This custom is known to many people. ”

I laughed and said, "Do you think that's all there is to it?"

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