It was another three days, and there was still no movement, and a mysterious silence between the Tongyu Kingdom and the Sixth Legion fell into a state of mystery.
The general of Tongyu Kingdom could no longer sit still. The other party had no movement for so many days, and he didn't even see a spy sent. This situation was too abnormal. The Qiankun Empire could not be indifferent to the Yuanshi ore vein, which involved the entire super ore vein.
"Three Elders, do you want to inform our people in Linshui City to explore the Sixth Legion?" asked the general.
"No!" The third elder shook his head: "It is an extraordinary time now, and the Sixth Legion is on high alert. Once our people are discovered, they will suspect that the leakage of the Yuanshi ore vein may be our plan!"
"Three Elder, our spy has been lurking for many years, and there will be no trouble. Jiang Xingchen left Linshui City and went to the Sixth Legion before. It was the news he sent back... It would be a big deal if he continued like this!" said the general.
"That's not OK. The spies from the Qiankun Empire have been discovered in our past twenty years! Jiang Xingchen can know that when he enters the Sixth Legion, he is in Linshui City, but it is absolutely not OK to get close to the Sixth Legion!"
The third elder took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The other party cannot know our plan. The only possibility is to be ready to go and prepare for a thunder strike... Humph! But what they don't know is that we have the big killing weapon of the chariot crossbow!"
After a moment of saliva, the third elder ordered: "Notify the chariots in the hilly forest to continue hiding. The opponent will definitely come to investigate before launching a large-scale attack!"
The words of the third elder made the general calm down slightly, bowed and issued an order...
Another day passed, and the night enveloped the world. Late at night, people had already fallen asleep peacefully, but the palace far away in the imperial capital was brightly lit. The marshal and several senior military officials were being asked by the emperor.
"How is it? Has the Sixth Legion not taken action yet?" the emperor asked with a serious tone.
Thinking of the news he received a few days ago, he couldn't help but feel scared in a cold sweat. Who would have thought that the Yuanshi Mining Vein was deliberately released by the other party, and even made something like a chariot crossbow! Fortunately, Jiang Xingchen had a sudden idea and used a kite to lead the old man to discover the other party's secret at a high altitude...
"Take a kite!" Thinking of this, the emperor's mouth twitched. He still remembers the surprise when he heard this news a few days ago. He flew into the sky and soared freely like a bird. Everyone had such a dream, but he didn't expect that he actually did it.
"What is this kid pretending to be in his mind!" The emperor said intimately. When he thinks about it, he feels incredible and difficult to understand.
The marshal lowered his head slightly and said, "Wei Ning has not moved yet. The other party doesn't know that the conspiracy is exposed. He has to make good use of this and use a thunder strike!"
"Oh?" Emperor Qiankun raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do they have a way to solve the fighter chariot crossbow? This thing is the biggest obstacle!"
"Wei Ning wrote to say that Jiang Xingchen has found a solution!" When the marshal replied, he sighed in his heart: "This kid is the one who finally solved the problem!"
The emperor immediately asked, "Did Wei Ning say what method this kid is going to use?"
The marshal shook his head: "Wei Ning said that the boy did not have a specific explanation, but it sounded a bit incredible, and he couldn't make it clear in the letter! Then, the boy locked himself in an independent military courtyard and could no longer see anyone!"
"What unimaginable thing will this kid come up with again this time?" The emperor murmured. He immediately remembered the last flour explosion, and a hint of expectation in his heart.
At this time, the officer below said with some concern: "When we haven't moved for seven days, will it arouse the other party's suspicion and guess that the news leaked?"
"It shouldn't be. Who would have thought that the old man could fly into the sky? They didn't even find a spy. How could they think that the conspiracy was exposed... At most, they thought that the Sixth Legion was preparing for a thunder strike!" Another officer touched.
"Fortunately, Mr. Tang Tian was taken to the high altitude by a kite, otherwise he would not know what kind of trap he would fall into... The other party had a precedent for siege and killing the world's number one master!" An officer said with lingering fear.
The marshal waved his hand to stop the officers and said to the emperor: "It depends on Jiang Xingchen now. As long as he solves the three hundred fighting chariot crossbows, it will bring a huge blow to the other party, leaving the other party with no morale, and greatly weakening Jin Jiancheng's defense!"
"Yeah!" The emperor nodded and whispered: "I have given him a military order, and this kid will definitely do his best!"
As soon as the Emperor's words fell, a man in black ran in and knelt on one knee: "Emperor, Marshal, Wei Ning of the Sixth Legion urgently reported that they have launched an attack!
"Teng!" In an instant, everyone stood up and stared at the man in black below...
When the time was six months backwards, when it was just dark, Jiang Xingchen finally walked out of the closed area and came to the central army's tent to look for Wei Ning.
"Jiang Xingchen, is that OK? The thing you mentioned can really fly into the sky and fall down at the enemy!" Wei Ning asked impatiently.
The old man also came in from outside at this time, stared at Jiang Xingchen, and nodded as Wei Ning asked.
"Haha!" Jiang Xingchen smiled and took out a small thing from behind.
"This is called the Kongming lantern! After it is lit, it will rise to the sky..." Jiang Xingchen said, taking out a special candle and put it into the Kongming lantern to light it.
Kongming lanterns use the principle of hot air balloons. The ones Jiang Xingchen had seen in the previous life were all made of paper, but there was no paper in this world. He could only use linen cloth and put on the inner layer of animal skin.
Light the candle, put it on the bracket inside the Kongming lantern, and hold it in your hand and lift it flat. Immediately, the Kongming lantern tends to fly upwards. Then, Jiang Xingchen let go, and the Kongming lantern flies upwards and soon reaches the top of the tent.
"It really works!" The old man and Wei Ning widened their eyes. Although they had seen Jiang Xingchen's magical and knew the result in advance, they still felt unbelievable when they saw it.
"The bracket below my Kongming lantern is designed, with a small clay pot filled with oil! When the candle inside is about to burn out, it will ignite the tincture oil and ignite the linen lampshade, causing the Kongming lantern to fall from a high altitude... Tens of thousands of them have been made these days!" Jiang Xingchen explained in detail.
That night, he saw the wick ignite, and he thought of Kongming Lantern with a flash of inspiration!
However, it is not so easy to make the Kongming lantern fall at a designated location and light a fire! Whether it is the wind direction, distance, the burning time of the candle, or the load-bearing, everything must be done extremely precisely... Moreover, you have to wait for a suitable weather. The size of the wind must match the length of the candle burning, so he didn't say anything at the beginning, just saying that if it goes well, it can be done within three days.
During these six days, Jiang Xingchen conducted a lot of experiments to experience the size of the wind, the weight bearing of Kongming lanterns, the flight distance, and so on.
Three days ago, the person who came from Xingchen brought him a lot of beeswax to make candles!
"Guru!" The old man and Wei Ning swallowed their saliva, and felt cold sweat coming out from behind. Jiang Xingchen made tens of thousands of Kongming lanterns these days. It was too cruel. This was the rhythm of burning the entire hills and Jin Jiancheng!
"Flying lights, remote ignition, or tinder oil... This is no longer below the last flour explosion!"
For a moment, the two stared at Jiang Xingchen, their eyes straightened, and their faces were filled with unconcealed surprise and horror!
"Hey! It's so scary!" Jiang Xingchen saw the expressions of the two, shook his head and sighed, and said in his heart: "That's the world has no saltpeter, otherwise my buddy would have made you gunpowder, which wouldn't scare you to death!"
Finally, the old man was awakened by Jiang Xingchen's contempt and shouted: "Boy, who is not educated? Do you think you are like you, and you have something weird in your mind?"
Wei Ning blinked and asked in a low voice: "What does culture... mean?"
"Oh, I'll go~" The old man covered his forehead and staggered, pointing at Wei Ning and wanted to scold him.
At this time, Jiang Xingchen interrupted them: "Hurry and prepare, the current wind is just right. Once the wind or wind direction changes, wait for the next time, you will not know when!"
"Uh!" When they said the serious matter, the two immediately looked solemn, and Wei Ning began to make arrangements as Jiang Xingchen ordered.
Not long after, tens of thousands of soldiers quietly left the barracks and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
About ten miles away from the military camp, tens of thousands of soldiers stopped, then quickly dispersed, and the formation stretched to both sides.
The soldiers tonight were also a little confused. Each of them sent a strange thing called Kongming lantern, and also sent something called candles, and asked to light the candles, put them in the Kongming lantern, and let go of their hands when the Kongming lantern was rising.
"What is this? It's so strange... How could this thing rise up..." Every soldier was puzzled!
Among all, Wei Ning's personal soldiers performed normally. Seven days ago, they saw the old man take off with their own eyes. Even the people could fly, so it would be normal for Jiang Xingchen to make something else!
"Prepare to ignite the fire!" Wei Ning saw Jiang Xingchen's gesture and announced in a low voice. In just a few minutes, the order had reached every soldier's ears, which made Jiang Xingchen amazed that the Sixth Legion's upward and downward delivery was too fast.
Next, the soldiers put the candle into the Kongming lantern and straightened their arms. Soon, they showed surprise that the Kongming lantern really had an upward trend.
Release your hand, tens of thousands of Kongming lanterns rose to the sky, and slowly drifted towards Jin Jiancheng under the guidance of the wind.
Jiang Xingchen clenched his fists, staring at the rising and higher, as if the stars were floating away, and he said in his heart: "You must succeed, don't be surprised. Whether you can grow tea leaves is just this..."