Chapter 102: Tang Yongxing
The wind in Chang'an City today is a little more noisy than in the past.
The rare fine weather, coupled with the warm breeze, makes people feel extraordinarily comfortable, even if people who never want to go out in the past, they are willing to go to the west and east markets in such good weather.
On the official road outside the city gate, there is a constant flow of people, caravans from other places to Chang'an, and the big cars are parked outside the city gate to line up for inspection.
A huge noise came from the distance on the official road, and the panicked shouts made the guards defending the city instantly full of vigilance!
A huge monster appeared in the sky, and its big round head poked out of the clouds, causing the people on the ground to flee in panic!
The warning gong on the city gate was struck, and the soldiers raised their heads in horror to look at the monster that fell from the sky, and countless chaotic thoughts came out of their hearts!
The general defending the city urgently ordered to pull out the new eight-bull crossbow that had just been configured, and the improved B-shaped rocket was loaded into the card slot, and in the creaking sound of the machine spring, the soldier who was biting the back tooth groove completed the winding, and as long as he gave an order, he could shoot!
It's a pity that the monster comes from the sky, and the shooting angle of the Eight Bull Crossbow can't cover the target overhead, but it doesn't matter, a little difficulty can't overwhelm the sergeant of the Tang Dynasty!
Several strong men in the army shouted slogans and put the eight-bull crossbow on the female wall on the city wall, slightly adjusted the shooting coordinates, and waited for the terrifying monster to enter the shooting range!
What about the monsters from the sky? As long as you're still flesh and blood, then try the rockets of my Thunder Battalion!
In the battle of Shuofang City, the generals of the Thunder Battalion showed an unparalleled sense of pride, and now in their belief, any target within the range of the Eight Bull Crossbow is a local chicken and a dog, and all beings are equal when the rocket comes out!
Several knights dressed in lieutenant uniforms galloped along the official road and shouted loudly, and the crowd in the place they passed was no longer panicked, but erupted in great cheers with excitement!
"Don't panic! Flying in the sky is the new weapon in my Tang Army! ”
The heart-rending shouts of the lieutenant were heard in the distance, and the soldiers who had already set up their crossbows on the city walls looked at each other.
By the time the monster approached in the air, the people on the ground could finally see what the rotunding thing was!
I don't know what kind of material the huge ball was made of top, and below it was a large rattan basket, and I could faintly see that there were living people in the rattan basket.
But on the huge ball above, there are huge words: Datang Yongxing!
There were also messengers from the city who rode their horses and confirmed the words of the captains outside the city, and the general who defended the city laughed, and tore off the helmet on his head and threw it high!
The people of Datang have an open mind, as long as it is beneficial to themselves, they can accept it without any guilt.
Grape wine from the Western Regions, exquisite blankets from Persia, singers from Qiuzi who can dance Huxuan, and spices from the Great Food Country...... As long as it is a beautiful and harmless thing, the Tang people are willing to try it and enjoy it to the fullest!
This is the mind that the strong should have, and this is the privilege that the strong should have!
In the face of the monster that fell from the sky, the first reaction of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty was not to kneel down and worship, nor to flee by throwing away their armor, but to clench the bow and arrow in their hands and set up a powerful eight-bull crossbow!
When everyone knows that this huge round monster that can fly in the sky is another weapon of the Tang army, then there is nothing difficult to understand about accepting it and cheering at it!
As the height of the hot air balloon continues to decrease, the four words of Datang Yongxing are exceptionally clear and dazzling, and the huge cheers seem to be contagious, from the official road to the city wall, and then to the Chang'an City, the cheers full of pride are like the waves of the tide, constantly tumbling and superimposing, wave after wave slapping everything in front!
In the Taiji Palace, the ministers and emperors who were deliberating also heard the cheers coming from outside the high palace walls.
Wei Taizhong, who was prepared, trotted out to check, and then reported the news of the successful test flight of the hot air balloon with a happy face!
His Majesty Li Er and his courtiers stood outside the gate of the Taiji Hall and saw the huge hot air balloon floating above Chang'an City from a distance.
Under the bright sunlight, the four words 'Datang Yongxing' reflected the golden light, as if it was burning!
"Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations for me! ”
"Datang Yongxing!"
"Long live my emperor!"
In the chest of His Majesty Li Er, the sense of excitement and pride almost exploded!
He remembered the scene when Liang Baoyu described the hot air balloon plan to himself that day, and the prodigal man in the eyes of the world raised his head and pointed to the blue sky and said to himself: Your Majesty, from now on, my Datang will not only be invincible on the ground, but also the sky is also the territory of my Datang!
This is why Liang Baoyu repeatedly provoked the royal majesty, and Li Er was reluctant to punish him!
Since that day on the roof of the Taiji Palace, in the thunder net woven by lightning, the timid young man stubbornly lay next to the iron spear he used, risking being blown into powder by the thunder and lightning, and standing up to maintain the dignity of the Tang Dynasty and the emperor, His Majesty Li Er understands that no matter how nonsense this young man is, no matter how outrageous things he does, in his heart, the position of the Tang Dynasty will always be placed in the highest place!
The huge hot air balloon did not fly directly into the palace, but floated towards the direction of agriculture on the bank of the Qujiang River under the attention of everyone in the entire Chang'an City.
In the rattan basket of the hot air balloon, Erdonkey, Laifu and Jiasan wrapped the heavy quilt around their bodies, and the three of them huddled together and shivered.
The low temperature above the clouds was beyond their imagination, and Rifle had already begun to think of ways to deal with it, relying on the fluffy cotton clothes could not resist the moisture in those clouds, and they needed to add another layer of leather to the cotton clothes.
The direction of the landing had already been adjusted, and the Rifle wearing thick cotton gloves was alone in the control of the fuel injection holes of the fire canister, and as the flames gradually became smaller and finally extinguished, the height of the hot air balloon further decreased.
Observing Chang'an City from a high altitude, the mood is very different, the two donkeys who are shivering from the cold keep chattering, the people who built Chang'an City have great skills, how did they build the road so neatly and straight?
The area where the Agronomy was located had already been under martial law by the soldiers of Qianniuwei, and in the cheers of the first batch of residents of Dunhuafang, the world's first hot air balloon flew across the sky and descended sharply towards the position of Agronomy.
A specially made huge iron anchor was thrown out of the rattan basket, and the long rope suddenly stretched straight!
The iron anchor plowed deep gullies into the ground, and finally with a squeaky creak, the huge hot air balloon stopped moving on!
Datang's first hot air balloon flight was a complete success!