Flying has always been everyone's dream. But when this opportunity really presented itself to the people, they flinched, even the valiant frontier troops.

They may have been fearless in the face of the terrible Tartar Iron Horse, but as soon as they thought of flying into the sky on such a thing, they only felt a chill in their backs, and when they saw Lu Jin's gaze towards them, many of them even subconsciously shrank back.

People are extremely afraid of everything they don't know, whether it is ghosts or gods, or the heavens, it is a new and unfamiliar realm for them.

Even Hu Sui's face looked a little embarrassed, and at this point, none of his subordinates dared to stand up directly. In fact, it was himself, and he was also worried about whether this thing could be as reliable as Lu Jin's words, and he didn't know what he had in his heart.

But even so, for the sake of his own face, he couldn't let Lu Zhen go up alone, so Hu Sui's gaze began to sweep over the faces of the subordinates in front of him, as if he was thinking about who should go to the point. Just when everyone was beating drums in their hearts because of General Hu's glance, one person stood up: "My lord, I would like to board this airship with you." ”

Seeing that someone took the initiative to stand up and petition, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But then, the faces of these soldiers turned red again, because the person who said this was Lin Lie, the head catcher of the county government, not the soldiers in their barracks.

In this regard, Lu Zhen didn't mean to laugh at them, just nodded, and then said to the craftsmen around him: "Take the leather robe and bring it over." ”

This command made the crowd a little stunned, and they wondered why he still needed a leather robe even though he was wearing a thick enough body. However, those craftsmen still took the robes that had been prepared earlier, and Lu Zhen took them and threw them into the bamboo basket, and then beckoned to Lin Lie: "Come on." As he spoke, he climbed up the rope ladder without hesitation.

Lin Lie only hesitated slightly, and then followed Lu Zhen into the bamboo basket. After both of them stood firmly, Lu Zhen poked his head out and rushed to the people below: "Release some ropes and let the airship rise." ”

Immediately, several craftsmen stepped forward again, carefully untying the rope little by little. As the ropes that bound the crumbling rope continued to loosen, the hot air balloon was slowly lifted upwards by the buoyancy of the air.

One zhang, two zhang...... Five zhang, soon, this airship rose to a height of nearly seven or eight zhang in the exclamation of a cadre of soldiers, and at this time it was much higher than the city wall of Xiaoxiao Guangling County.

Seeing all this steadily, everyone settled down. What followed was a sigh of disbelief and visibility. Hu Sui's eyes were even brighter, his fists clenched and released, and his face, which had always been steady, turned a little red with excitement.

What this Lu County Order said was true, he really created such a thing that could fly into the sky, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there was such a miraculous thing in the world. And he also knows one thing, with this airship, the Tartars will be completely invisible under the watchful eye of the Ming army, which means nothing more about what it means to the Ming army that is now guarding it.

If you want to be poor, go to the next level. This airship can carry people on not as simple as one floor, or ten or eight floors, as long as there is a long enough rope to restrain it, it can be kept upward, so as to have a panoramic view of the surrounding area of tens or hundreds of miles. At that time, if the Tartars want to sneak up on a certain place, I am afraid that they can only be in a dream.

Under the excitement, Hu Sui and many of his soldiers had the same thoughts, and they also wanted to board the airship and condescendingly see it.

At this time, Lu Zhen and the others on the airship were hurriedly putting their leather robes on their bodies. It wasn't until he flew into the air that Lin Lie knew how prescient Lu Zhen had been to let people in with leather robes before. The climate here was much colder than it was underneath, and the biting cold wind was blowing in it, which made people shiver and fight fiercely between the two rows of teeth.

It wasn't until they put on airtight leather robes that the two of them were in a better condition. At this time, the two of them stood firm and looked at the ground below.

The endless earth was in full view of the two of them at this moment, because there were no high-rise buildings at this time, and the sky was not polluted by any industry, and the visibility was quite high. Under that clear blue sky, there was a flat field, and the grassland beyond, and everything in the surrounding dozens of miles could be seen clearly.

"Your Excellency...... This airship is indeed a sharp weapon, with this thing, it is tantamount to having a pair of clairvoyance, and the movement of the Tartar will be completely hidden. "Lin Lie has also been on the battlefield, so he immediately understood the usefulness of this thing.

Lu Zhen was a little intoxicated by the beautiful and magnificent natural scenery in front of him. This piece of beauty without any traces of industrial destruction is like an oil painting, no, everything here looks more beautiful than the oil paintings painted by the most brilliant painters, this is the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty......

It wasn't until Lin Lie spoke to him that he suddenly woke up and said with a smile: "It is precisely because of this that I will let people create this thing." It's a pity that this airship can only be connected to the sky, but it can't move freely, otherwise its effect will be a hundred times that of now. Of course, he hoped to build the kind of hot air balloon that would be used in later generations, but it was a pity that with his meagre scientific knowledge, it was impossible to guide the craftsmen of this time to make a qualitative leap.

But even so, Lu Zhen is still satisfied. Therefore, he presented this airship to Hu Suijin, not only for self-protection, but also for the hope of doing something for this prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty. Because he knows very well what kind of catastrophe Daming will encounter in a few years, and he feels that with his current identity, it is impossible to have the ability to change the direction of history in a few years, maybe this airship that can penetrate the enemy's opportunity can help Daming survive this catastrophe.

And in Lu Jin's opinion, this airship that can only be tied to the formation like a balloon is more suitable for today's Ming army than a hot air balloon that can fly freely. Because the Ming Dynasty has been the main guard for more than 100 years, with this airship that has insight into the enemy's situation and is hundreds of miles away, it is like a tiger with wings. Even if this technique is learned by the Mongolian people, it will not have much effect on the main Mongolian people.

On the other hand, if an airship that can fly at will is in the hands of the Mongolian people, its effect will be too terrible. At this time, there is no ground-to-air defense system, and who knows what those Mongolian people who are good at surprise attacks can do.

So be it, let this airship become a clairvoyant used to watch the enemy's movements in the Ming Frontier. It's a pity that because of technical defects, Lu Zhen can't build a telescope, otherwise the effect of the two phases will be multiplied.

Looking at Lu Jin's confident appearance, the admiration in Lin Lie's heart became stronger and stronger. This county magistrate really has too many surprising skills, from daring to fight with Zheng Jia, who covers the sky with one hand, to the sharpness of going straight to the barracks, and then to the current whimsy...... Although he didn't have much knowledge, he also knew that Lord Lu's future must be limitless, and he had already made a decision!

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When everyone on and off the airship had their own thoughts, the people of Guangling County were completely stunned by the scene in front of them.

Early this morning, many people went to the streets, ready to buy some lanterns for the next Shangyuan Festival. In everyone's mind, this will be the most celebrated Shangyuan Festival in all these years.

Unexpectedly, suddenly, as they walked outside, they saw a huge sphere rising from the barracks in the north. At first, it was fine, it was only more than a foot high, and it didn't cause too many surprises. But soon, the sphere actually rose rapidly, reaching a height of seven or eight feet, and stayed in everyone's sight like a black cloud.

For the people at this time, such a miraculous thing can be called a miracle. After a period of surprise and inexplicability, many people felt that this was the birth of the gods, so a large number of people knelt on the ground directly facing the north.

Then, even the people in their own homes were so shocked by the mutation that they ran out of the door, and then they all knelt on the ground and bowed to the round orb that stood tall above and did not know what it was.

The entire county, and even the people in the countryside outside the county seat, were so shocked by Lu Jin's airship that they were left with only one saluting thought. Some people are praying to this god for their own safety, some people are begging the god not to bring any disaster to their own family, and they can say anything. For a time, the entire county town of Guangling fell into a frenzied and confused situation.

Lu Jin, who was in the air, only noticed the abnormality when he occasionally turned his head to look into the city, and then he realized that he seemed to have made a big deal this time. For the people of this era, especially the ordinary people who have little knowledge and have been convinced of the immortal theory all their lives, this airship is indeed too shocking.

In order not to cause more trouble and riots, Lu Jin finally decided to return to the ground. So he pulled the rope on the side of the bamboo basket a few times as agreed.

Soon after the news spread, the airship floating high sank suddenly, and then was slowly pulled back by the craftsmen below.

After a meal, Lu and the two finally returned to the ground. Seeing the two of them land unharmed, the expressions of all the sergeants changed, and there was obvious admiration in their eyes. And Hu Sui strode forward and patted Lu Jin's shoulder vigorously: "Lu County Order, your airship can be regarded as a great contribution to our border army and the imperial court." This official must have a performance and ask for credit for you. ”

Lu Zhen grinned a little and endured the pain in his shoulder, and then reluctantly smiled: "Lord General Soldier has praised it falsely, as long as this thing can make up for the previous rudeness of the lower official, I am already very content!" ”