Chapter 438: Going East Can Turn Over the Yalu River 12
They don't have to tell these people how the hot air balloon lifts off, but they train every day, and these Eagle Guards know how to keep themselves in the air for the longest time with the least amount of charcoal, and they also know how high they have to fly to avoid being threatened by the enemy's arrows from below - and they know how to wear thicker when they go up!
After two or three days of rotational training, these Eagle Guards no longer need to be accompanied by craftsmen, and they can skillfully transport, unfold and lift hot air balloons. After several drills by the Eagle Guards, the cowhide balloon was folded when not in use, and then the connecting ribs of the balloon and the willow frame were untied, and the willow frame was made to be folded and unfolded.
And the hot air balloon that Zhou Nan did not have a name has been called a magic car by the Eagle Guards and craftsmen - it can carry people to the sky, and it has a willow frame like a carriage, isn't it the car that the gods in the sky ride?
Zhou Nan didn't want to create any mystery and horror on the hot air balloon, but the soldiers of the Eagle Guards found a lacquer maker, painted the cowhide balloon silver, and painted a circle of hovering and flying golden crows on it to express their reverence for the divine car.
The people of the Eagle Guards took the god car into the air, and there was a pro-army guard from Zhou Nan below to escort them on the ground, and where the god car floated, the pro-army guards on the ground followed it on horseback, in case the god car encountered an accident after landing, and was even more worried that the god car would be robbed by the enemy.
Compared with Zhou Nan, these Eagle Guards regard the magic car as a treasure, if Zhou Nan's guards are famous for their explosive arrows, then their Eagle Guards' secret weapon is the magic car.
In the course of these two days, the craftsmen worked overnight to build another identical chariot, so that the Eagle Guards had two chariots that could be used in rotation. In the unlikely event that one of them breaks down, or if you can't get it back in time, the rest will come in handy.
Zhou Nan asked Gao Yuan and Yang Keshi to prepare to send troops to attack Xianghe, and sent people out last night. Zhou Nan told the original general about the city defense of Gu'an City, and then left Gu'an City in the afternoon with his three hundred pro-army and three Eagle Guards. The cavalry of 1,000 people, Zhou Nan stayed in Gu'an to contain the men and horses of Yelu Aguzhe in Anci City.
When he arrived at Guoyin City in the evening, Zhou Nan entered the city and met with Yang Keshi in a hurry, and told Yang Keshi about his plan to attack Xianghe.
The only thing that comforted Yang Keshi was that he couldn't wave his army to attack the city this time, and Sanhe Gaoyuan also had no chance to attack the city.
Zhou Nan arrived at Sanhe at night nearly three o'clock, Gao Yuan was also ready to send troops here, Zhou Nan said in detail his plan to attack Xianghe, for Gao Yuan, Zhou Nan only asked Gao Yuan to take the cavalry and the defenders of Sanhe, and it was enough to block Xiao Gan's reinforcements from the north. If there is a deserter from the Xianghe River going north, there is no need to stop it, just let it flee north.
If you have one more mouth to Jizhou, Xiao Gan will have to take out one more ration. There are many deserters, and Xiao Gan naturally can't afford this burden.
Gao Yuan loves to be lively and likes strange tempers, and when he hears about any magic cars, he can't sit still, so he wants to go and see it now. Zhou Nan explained, saying that the god car was dangerous at night, and Gao Yuan didn't insist on seeing it, but one of the two god cars, Gao Yuan was going to decide.
The sky was already slightly white, and with the biting cold wind of the early morning, Zhou Nan and his three hundred pro-troops, as well as all the people of the Eagle Guards, came out of Sanhe City. Gao Yuan and the two thousand cavalry set off earlier, and now it is estimated that they have arrived at the ambush.
In the area of the three rivers, the north wind blows mostly in winter. This is also the reason why Zhou Nan chose to come to the north of Xianghe City to launch a hot air balloon. In this hazy sky, Zhou Nan saw that the hour was almost up, and said, "Let's start!" ”
Gao Shouxiao and one of his team members, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stepped into the willow frame, and several other Eagle Guard members under Gao Shouxiao had already begun to skillfully pull up the balloon, Gao Shouxiao burned the charcoal fire of the small iron stove, and the team member who entered the willow frame with Gao Shouxiao was holding a bow in one hand, holding three leather bags in his waist in the other, and a circle of arrows like explosive arrows was tied to his calf, and there was a basket beside him, which was filled with bags of things. This team member and Gao Shouxiao were also separated by a thin wooden board, and this team member not only did not help Gao Shouxiao light the fire, but tried his best to avoid Gao Shouxiao.
The silver, nearly two-zhang tall huge balloon was finally fully opened, and in the center of the round balloon, a circle of golden crow patterns surrounded the middle, Gao Shouxiao filled the stove with some charcoal, and a team member next to him immediately filled the basket next to Gao Shouxiao with charcoal.
The huge sun-like hot air balloon finally dragged the willow frame and carried Gao Shouxiao and the two into the air. Gao Shouxiao tightened the thick leather coat on his body, waved his hand to Zhou Nan, and shouted, "Don't worry, Dalang, and wait in the south of the city!" ”
In the north wind of the early morning, the hot air balloon was slowly blown by the wind while rising, and drifted towards Xianghe City in the south.
Zhou Nan watched below, only to see that the hot air balloon had risen to a height of twenty zhang in the air, and he no longer had to worry about the arrows shot below. Only then did Zhou Nan take the pro-army and the Eagle Guards to ride around the west of the city far away, and rushed to the floating place of Gao Shouxiao and others in the south of the city.
Xianghe City was explored by Gao Shouxiao's team, so Zhou Nan went to Xianghe City to burn the grain depot and asked Gao Shouxiao to take people there. Gao Shouxiao took people around Xianghe City for a few days, and he was already familiar with Xianghe City. At this time, although it was in mid-air at a height of 20 zhang, he could still see a tree and a room on the ground.
The city wall of Xianghe City is getting closer and closer, Gao Shouxiao and his team members have already divided labor in advance, Gao Shouxiao is only responsible for controlling the lifting of the god car and driving the god car to the sky above the grain depot. Another member of the team is responsible for lighting the grain and grass in the granary.
Gao Shouxiao stared down with wide eyes and searched carefully, for fear that he would miss the grain depot because of his own negligence. Before taking off, Gao Shouxiao had already tested the current wind direction with a lit cigarette. And with memory, combined with the direction of the wind, the selected liftoff point. If nothing else, the wind will blow the magic car to the sky above the grain depot in Xianghe City. Like Song Chungui, please collect x Song Chungui.