The hot air balloon was already more than two hundred meters above the ground at this time, and the rope used to fix the hot air balloon had reached its end, so Tang Ming asked Xiao Shu to fix the firepower. The www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion is more than 200 meters above the height of the highest mountain, and the air above it is much colder than on the ground, and the whirring wind is even more verbose.

Tang Ming squatted directly under the edge of the basket, avoiding the cold wind, although Xiao Vulgar was also so cold, but his face was extremely excited. Squatting down to Tang Ming's side and said excitedly, "Sir, we have succeeded!" We did it! ”

Tang Ming nodded silently and said, "We did succeed, but I don't know if the arrow can be shot at this height, so give the order and let the people below try it." ”

Xiao Shu was slightly stunned: "Sir, this is not good." ”

Tang Ming smiled bitterly and said: "You have to try, otherwise this thing will be easily hit by arrows, then our hot air balloon will not be used on the battlefield." ”

This is Tang Ming's minimum requirement, if he can even shoot arrows, let alone a flintlock pistol. Although the hot air balloon can be built now, the cost is not low, and if it is easily destroyed by someone as soon as it enters the battlefield, it will really become a chicken rib.

Seeing that it could not be dissuaded, Xiao Shu could only personally hold a small flag and send a flag to the people watching below, and the people below were obviously very hesitant, and under Xiao Shu's repeated urging, they called two guards with good archery skills.

In front of everyone's eyes, the two guards did not hesitate to bend their bows and arrows, and the first arrow of 'whoosh' went straight to the basket of the hot air balloon with a sound of breaking through the air. Everyone held their breath and waited nervously, but because the distance of more than 200 meters was a little farther, it was not very real for everyone to see with the naked eye.

There were only the two deputies at the scene, and the old man looked at the telescope, and the two saw it very clearly, and the arrow touched the basket, but it lost its penetrating power, and it fell down again after touching the basket, which was a three-stone bow and arrow.

The second guard just wanted to shoot the five-stone giant bow in his hand, but the two old guys immediately shouted to stop, and after communicating with Xiao Shu in the flag language, they decided to let the balloon rise to another three hundred meters before shooting. As a result, after the test launch, the effect was ideal, and the five-stone giant bow still could not cause damage to the hot air balloon at an altitude of 300 meters.

Now Tang Ming knew in his heart, with the current hot air balloon rising to a height of five hundred meters, there was no problem at all, so he believed that those ordinary flintlock guns would not be able to cause any damage to the hot air balloon.

After getting the data they wanted, Tang Ming and the others quickly returned to the ground, and now they only had one power left that could allow the balloon to change direction or move forward. There is also this rattan basket Tang Ming felt that it was not stable, so he specially asked Xiao Shu to change it into a wooden board, and then put on an iron plate to enhance its defense.

Xiao Shu wrote them down one by one, Tang Ming always commanded when he thought of something, and now he was used to carrying a notebook with him, and he would write down important things when he heard them. Seeing that Tang Ming had fallen into deep thought after finishing his order, he couldn't help but ask cautiously, "Is there anything else that the chief is embarrassed about?" ”

Tang Ming was really stumped, this hot air balloon really needs a thruster, otherwise it can only go with the wind in the air, which is obviously not suitable for use as a weapon. And the thruster in his brain at the moment is to use the bicycle mode of later generations, use human power to pedal, and then drive the propeller through the gear, so as to achieve the purpose of propulsion.

But no one had ever done this thing before, everything had to be studied by themselves, and now the drawings can't be drawn, and it seems that I have to be busy again.

In order to perfect the hot air balloon as soon as possible, Tang Ming had no choice but to fight, and without saying a word, he immediately pulled Xiao Shi into his workshop. In the next ten days, Tang Ming devoted himself almost wholeheartedly to research, and his serious appearance made Xiao Shu also admire.

Ten days later, in the middle of the night, Tang Ming finally built a model of the thruster with the help of more than two dozen carpenters. In order to achieve continuity and stability, Tang Ming directly made the thruster into a mode that could be pedaled by two people, which also increased the speed of propulsion.

Xiao Shu took Tang Ming's model, made it out according to the proportion, and changed the linked gears to iron parts. Three days later, Xiao Shu directly pulled Tang Ming to the open ground, and the hot air balloon with the thruster installed was presented in front of the two of them.

Tang Ming suddenly had a whim, pulled Xiao Shu and the two of them went up to try it, the result was not bad, Tang Ming called two more people, and then began to take off. Xiao Shu already had the experience of the last time, and this time it was obviously much smoother than the last operation.

The hot air balloon soon reached an altitude of 500 meters, and the four people who had already put on thick cotton clothes were not half frozen to death like last time. Cutting the rope used to hold the hot air balloon in place, the two guards who were used as coolies kicked up the propellers in the midst of Tang Ming's shouting.

At first, the two of them seemed to work hard, but gradually they became more relaxed, and by the end they were able to maintain a steady pace by pedaling alone.

The hot air balloon began to fly over the high Cheonna Mountain, looking down on the whole of Jeju Island from above, and the people faintly visible below looked like ants.

The strange thing floating on Jeju Island made everyone very curious, and Tang Ming did not spread the news of the hot air balloon, so no one else on Jeju Island knew about the existence of this thing except for the people on Cheonna Mountain. Therefore, this thing floating in the sky quickly caused a sensation.

Tang Ming used a telescope to look at the people on the ground, and suddenly he saw that there were people kneeling down, knowing that these people who didn't know what it was, regarded this thing as a god. It is indeed no wonder that in ancient times, in addition to Kong Ming lanterns, only kites could fly in the sky, and when did people see such a huge thing floating in the sky.

In order to avoid unnecessary panic caused by waiting, Tang Ming immediately ordered to fly in the direction of the academy's house, and the two old guys, Yao Guangxiao and Fang Xiaoru, were standing in the pavilion on the top of the mountain at this moment. Both of them were holding binoculars in their hands and looking at the hot air balloon that was floating towards here, and the smug look on Tang Ming's face could be seen very clearly.

Although Tang Ming's triumphant appearance, this hot air balloon really surprised the two old men. They didn't expect to be able to see this scene in their lifetimes, and in addition to sighing, they also felt that they couldn't see through Tang Ming.

They were curious to see what they had in their heads, the cement, the flintlock pistols, the crops, the hot air balloons. These are things that they have never heard of.

Yao Guangxiao muttered: "Could it be that this kid is really a genius who is rare to see in ten thousand years, or is it a Wenqu star descending to earth?" ”

Fang Xiaoru didn't think that what Yao Guangxiao said was wrong at all, the more he stayed with Tang Ming for a long time, the more confused he would feel about him, but the old guy didn't care very much. Because no matter how extraordinary Tang Ming is, he is always his son-in-law, there is no doubt about it, and Fang Xiaoru at this time is also proud of his vision. (To be continued.) )