Dragon!

A huge dragon appeared in the sky!

It floated over from afar, and the Shun army, who was digging a long trench, all looked at the dragon in a daze.

What is this thing?

It's a dragon!

That's right, it's definitely a dragon!

"My God, yes, it's a dragon, it's a dragon......"

In the astonishment, some of the Shun soldiers knelt down, and they kowtowed in panic, and even their faces turned pale.

"Something doesn't seem right!"

Although many people were taken aback by the dragon in the sky, there were still many people who had noticed something strange - the dragon seemed to have been drawn by a man, drawn on a large ball, and even under the big ball, there was something hanging from it.

How did this big ball go to the sky?

When the Shun army under the ground looked at the giant dragon with puzzled and fearful eyes, Sun Lin in the hanging basket drew on the map while observing the Shun army's defense line outside Baoding City.

Balloon!

Although it has been used in subsequent battles since it was first put into actual combat in Korea, it has not actually been very effective, but it can still play an unexpected role in conducting reconnaissance, and it can fly over the city to observe the enemy's city defenses, and of course, it can not only reconnoiter the defense lines outside the city.

"Captain, I can't see the east and west very clearly!"

"There's no way, we'll adjust the height later, but whether we can see it clearly depends on luck."

Sun Lin said with some sighs. The only thing a hot air balloon can control is its height. Heating – rising, cooling – descending. But the air is layered, and each altitude layer is in different directions, and then maneuvering the balloon to rise or fall to the height of the wind direction you want, and keeping flying in this wind layer, you can achieve the purpose of flying to a certain target. Therefore, the control of the hot air balloon is very vague, and for the hot air balloon pilots in the Pingyu army, the most common thing they say is: "I get up every day, I don't know who I want to meet, I don't know where I will land, the only thing I know is that I will have a drink today." ”

The direction of travel of a hot air balloon is determined by the direction of the wind. The so-called change of direction, flying along a certain "course". It's just the direction of the wind.

It's all a matter of luck.

However, even with luck, they were able to complete the aerial reconnaissance of the thieves' defenses, and although the location of the hot air balloon was not easy to grasp, the ground crew still followed them visually, and after finding them, they immediately sent the information to the prison state.

A few hours later, with the efforts of the soldiers, a huge sand table model appeared in front of everyone, and the generals gathered in front of the sand table, staring at Baoding City on the sand table, all of them were silent.

Long trenches, deer bars, Franc cannons, artillery, muskets...... Whatever was owned by the officers and soldiers, so did the rogues, and they even had anti-artillery sheds to resist shelling.

This battle ...... It's not easy to fight!

Don't say they think so, even Zhu Guoqiang also feels this way.

This mud is a battlefield in the 17th century, and it has clearly become a trench of the First World War.

The thin long trenches have become several, and even the cannons are placed in the "dark bunkers", if there are machine guns and barbed wire, looking at the appearance, it must be a trench of the First World War.

However, this is the battlefield of the 40s of the 17th century.

"This should be our last battle against the Rogues, and I don't think you will let me down in this matter."

Zhu Guoqiang asked with a smile.

"Please rest assured, the ministers will do their best!"

Qian Lei said with some excitement.

"Yes, it's time to strike the final blow to these rogues. We now have all the information we need, the troops have been given enough time to recuperate, and we have been fully reloaded. The warriors are also eager to fight, and they are all eager to gain military merit in this battle, after all, everyone is eager to live a peaceful life. ”

Zhu Guoqiang said with a smile.

"It's time to put an end to this troubled world! It's time for the people to live and work in peace and contentment! ”

"Prison country, as long as the prison country gives an order, I believe that the soldiers will definitely fight bravely to kill the enemy, they don't know how long they have been waiting for this day!"

Li Dingguo said loudly, as a general, he is in a very delicate situation now, after all, 120,000 of the army led by the current supervisor are all from Xiying, and there are less than 40,000 officers and soldiers, so he must actively show his loyalty.

"Yes, our troops are ready for everything. Just wait for the prison country to give an order, and now the thieves are trapped in Baoding, thinking that they can use a long trench to block us, but my Ming will definitely win the final victory, after this battle, my Ming will definitely be able to return to the prosperous world! ”

Several civilian soldiers around the army were not to be outdone.

"When is the prison ready to attack?"

Qian Lei asked. He just led the troops to Beizhili half a month ago, but the soldiers and horses he led were not many, only more than 20,000 people, but this group of troops was undoubtedly the real main force of this operation.

"I hope it's now, but it seems unlikely. Although we have drawn up a battle plan, there are still some coordination problems that need to be resolved. After all, at the moment, we have not formed an encirclement of them, try not to slip through the net, and we have to beware of Li Guo in the capital and the thieves in Henan. ”

"Indeed, there are no less than 200,000 of these thieves, so you have to be on guard."

Qian Lei nodded and said, and then he said again.

"However, we don't have a chance, after all, the officials and troops in various places are still focusing on this side, and Wu Sangui's side can contain Li Dingguo, plus ......"

"That being said, but there are not many chances to end a pot like this, and the problem of the bandits' forces that we feared was too scattered is gone, and they have helped us to concentrate their forces. As long as we break through their defenses, two or three large-scale intersperses and detours can sweep up half of their forces. ”

Zhu Guoqiang said confidently.

"Okay, now we don't have to discuss these issues, time is limited, now the various troops will start making final preparations."

Zhu Guoqiang stood up and said loudly:

"Lone hopes to be able to enter the capital in half a month, so that the people of the world can enjoy peace again, this will be the first step on the road to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, Lone is looking forward to the arrival of that moment."

Half a month!

This is a time that Zhu Guoqiang has set for himself and the world. After all, there's no time to waste.