There was chaos on the ground just now, the thieves and the Ningxia soldiers were fighting in a mess, but at this time, the fuel of the hot air balloon was about to run out, and it seemed that according to the normal flight route, it had to fall to the battlefield. The thieves were chased all the way by this "ghost face" in the sky, and I don't know how many people died at its hands, if they saw the culprits in the rattan basket under the hot air balloon, they would have to tear the three of them to pieces! Wu Shiyi, Wu Fifteen, and Lao Huang knew this, and they tried their best to finally control the hot air balloon and land on the mountain next to them.

Originally, the hot air balloon had no power device, and it was impossible to change the direction of drifting, but Lao Huang was delicate all the way, and found that the wind direction in the air seemed to have changed quite a bit during the just few lifts. The hot air balloon finally ran out of the last bit of fuel after accelerating up dozens of meters, and as the hot air lost its continuous heating source, it began to cool down gradually and slowly descend, but at this time the three of them could not do anything, they could only sit in the rattan basket, clench the steel knife in their hands, and resign themselves to fate!

Fortunately, Lao Huang's guess was right, the high-altitude air flow of the hot air balloon after rising dozens of meters was really different, although the change was very subtle, but it was enough to make the hot air balloon land a few miles away from just now, so that it just avoided the dense battlefield of thieves and fell on the mountain next to it!

The three of them escaped, Wu Shiyi and Wu Shifu admired Lao Huang so much, Wu Shifu said loudly while packing up the air bag of the hot air balloon: "Brother Huang, I can convince you this time, how did you come up with this trick?" Lao Huang smiled and said, "Actually, I'm just trying my luck." When I blew up the 'two kings', I felt that the wind direction in the lower part seemed to be a little different from that in the high place, but I couldn't be sure. It's just that in the scene just now, there was no place to stay all the way, and it looked like he was about to fall into the thief's den, so he was just a dead horse and a live horse doctor, but I didn't expect it to be like this. ”

Wu Shiyi used the walkie-talkie to contact the headquarters, reported the landing location and direction of his house, and then came over and said with a smile: "I have reported our location to my family, this place is not easy to walk, it is estimated that it will take them half an hour to arrive at the earliest." After a pause, he said, "Brother Huang, if this method works just now, then won't we be able to control the direction of the hot air balloon in the future?" This is a big discovery, if it can be done, there will be no more enemies in the future, it is enough to send us out! Lao Huang frowned slightly, and said: "This high-altitude air flow is unpredictable and difficult to fathom, I think it may not be so simple, so it is better to try more." ”

Originally, the direction control of hot air balloons was also a major problem in modern times, although the direction of air flow at different altitudes in the air is indeed different, but only experienced operators can take advantage of this feature to control the direction of the hot air balloon to a limited extent. Even if this is the case, the general direction can be achieved at most, and it is impossible to control it as freely as a helicopter. With the technical conditions at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Huang Gang was able to barely control the hot air balloon and not fall in the enemy area, which was already a super-level performance, if it were not for the life and death situation, he would never have been able to do such a feat.

In this era, any air weapon is incomprehensible, and if you can control the direction, there are more than a dozen hot air balloons like this are enough to determine the outcome of a large-scale battle! It's just that manned hot air balloons were invented by the French in the eighteenth century in modern history, and if it was really like that, wouldn't Napoleon have used it to cross the sea and bomb London? Since this has not happened in history, it proves that there must be insurmountable flaws in the operation of hot air balloons.

Hearing Lao Huang's words, Wu Shiyi was slightly disappointed, but soon the joy of escaping from a desperate situation prevailed again. As Wu Wei's personal guards, none of the three of them are afraid of death, otherwise they would not have been selected as the first batch of pilots in China's history. You must know that even in modern times, not everyone has the courage to ride a hot air balloon to a height of several hundred meters, let alone these ancients who have never seen any artificial flying machines. But the courage to die does not mean that you must die, if there is a chance to survive, of course, the three of them will try their best to fight for it.

When they received Wu Wei's order, the three of them had already connected with the receiving team, and they were on their way back, as for the follow-up processing of the hot air balloon's equipment, someone was responsible for it, and at this moment they only had one identity, that is, the well-deserved heroes of this battle! The existence of the hot air balloon is no longer a secret, and the deeds of the three of them have spread like wings through guò radio waves and word of mouth. The soldiers of the Ansai battalion encountered along the way, regardless of their official positions, stopped what they were doing and saluted the three of them. The three of them were all very tired after the smoke and flames of gunfire, their faces were full of black oil smoke, and even the clothes on their bodies were filthy, but they still had straight backs and bright eyes, but sometimes they still showed a shy smile inadvertently.

Wu Wei ordered them to come to see the governor's military order to be transmitted through the walkie-talkie, and the three of them changed horses directly before they returned to the camp. Wu Shiyi still wanted to change his clothes and go again, but the herald was an old guard, his eyes widened, and he said: "What to change, just go like this, so that these officers and gentlemen can know that we have eaten hard!" Lao Huang smiled: "That's right! Silly boy, now is the time for you to behave like this, the more adults will say that you are diligent in the king's affairs and prudent, and the higher the reward. This is not choosing a son-in-law, why is he so beautiful? ”

It turns out that Jiang is old and spicy after all, when the three of them walked into the Chinese army tent of the governor of the three sides, the three people in Yang He's eyes were unwashed, and their faces were scorched, but they held their heads high and were heroic. Wu Wei nodded to them, his eyes were full of appreciation, and he turned to Yang He and said, "Lord Qiqi, these are the three soldiers who controlled the hot air balloon just now, and the "two kings" died in their hands!" ”

When the three of them entered the account, everyone had guessed seven or eight points, but everyone was still moved when they heard Wu Wei say it in person. The three soldiers in front of them were dressed in fat jackets similar to the mandarin ducks of the official army, but there was a slight difference, it was exactly the dress of ordinary rural regimental training, but when they were worn on their bodies, it was obvious that the materials used were much more realistic, if the thousands of soldiers in the Ansai battalion were all such equipment, I am afraid that this alone would cost nearly 10,000 taels of silver. It seems that the rumors of Ansai's wealth are not false! In fact, what they didn't know was that the three of them also wore stab-proof clothing under their cotton clothes, and the defensive effect was better than that of the officers and soldiers, and they were much more flexible. Speaking of which, this is really a bit appalling, what is the concept of three thousand armor? I'm afraid that the ordinary general soldiers of a town are also inferior!

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