Chapter 260 On the hot air balloon (recovery later
Wan Xiangjun sat on the gondola of the hot air balloon and watched the Tibetan infantry rush out of the Qilian Mountain Pass and surrounded the Chishui Army's camp.
The Tubo people were like ferocious beasts out of their cages. Some Tang troops were chopped to the ground by these Tubo warriors before they could retreat to the fortress.
Wan Xiangjun also did not expect that Datang's defense would be so lax.
The Tibetan forward general Dai Ze was riding on a tall horse and felt very proud as he watched the soldiers break through the Tang army's camp like wolves and tigers.
He said to the left and right:
"As expected of me, the warriors of Tubo. The Buddha will bless these brave warriors. As long as they die fighting to open up the Buddhist kingdom, they will definitely be able to enter the Paradise of Paradise after their death!"
Dai Ze also converted to Buddhism with his father, although he could not even read a single scripture and did not understand Buddhism at all. His only understanding of Buddhism was the stories about Buddhism told by several great monks in the mansion.
However, this did not hinder his status as the son of a Dharma Protector Arhat. He said so many "blessings" that even the personal guards around Dai Ze felt that if he died fighting for Tibet, he would be able to ascend to the Western Paradise.
Dai Ze remembered that before leaving for the expedition, his father held his hand and told him:
"Dai Ze, you are a disciple of the Dalun family. If you want to inherit this glorious and great position, you must have the courage and wisdom to convince the entire host castle owner. Do you understand?"
Dai Ze has always been Shang Qixin'er's heir, so he naturally understands what his father means.
The nobles of Tubo have become somewhat degenerate in recent years, but the martial spirit remains.
Sifang Dalun was a feudal lord who was separatist from one side. Shang Qixin'er was still alive, so he was naturally Tubo's host Dalun and the supreme ruler of Tubo's east territory. No castle owner dared to oppose his words.
But if Shang Qixin'er dies, Dai Ze will not have the influence and prestige of his father.
Therefore, in this war, Dai Ze mainly requested to serve as a vanguard officer in order to accumulate prestige in the army.
Before marching, Dai Ze did not expect that the defense of the mighty Chishui Army of the Tang Dynasty would be so lax.
The Tubo army easily removed the reconnaissance posts on the Qilian Mountains. It was not until the army crossed the Qilian Mountains that the Tang army became alert.
The bells of the five castles of the Chishui Army rang, and many of the soldiers who were still farming outside the castles became prisoners of the Tibetans before they had time to pick up their weapons.
Ishigoro was one of the lucky ones. The place where he farmed was not far from the castle. When the assembly bell rang, he immediately put down his farm tools and rushed back to the fortress.
The captain personally counted the number of people. Originally there were 1,000 officers and soldiers in the fortress, but only 800 came back. More than 200 brothers were killed or captured by the dogs.
Tubo people! Why are there Tubo people!
Shi Wulang has not fought in a real battle since he joined the army.
He stuck his head out and looked at the densely packed Tubo people surrounding the castle, his legs trembling constantly.
At this time, a bow and arrow flew past his forehead, frightening Shi Wulang and immediately hid behind the city wall.
The broken city wall that once made Shigoro extremely disgusted now made Shigoro extremely at ease.
"Fire the arrow!"
The Tubo archers fired another round of arrows, and the arrows fell on the city wall. Only one or two unlucky Tang soldiers were shot into hedgehogs.
This round of volleys was mainly aimed at damaging the morale of the Tang army. Sure enough, after a round of volleys, the morale in the castle dropped to the extreme.
It was only then that Captain Lu, who was in charge of the castle, remembered to raise the smoke and report to Wuwei City in the distance that the Chishui Army was besieged.
After calling for help, the dilapidated city wall could not give Captain Lu a sense of security. At this time, he just wanted to return to the big house in Wuwei City. Only the tall walls of Wuwei City could give Captain Lu a sense of security.
At this time, Lieutenant Lu regretted deeply, why he didn't repair the city wall properly, why he didn't dig more wells, and why he didn't save more food.
He was just an ordinary Chishui Military Colonel! Captain Lu had never fought with his fathers, and his position as captain was only bought by his family after bribing the former Hexi Jiedu envoy to stay.
Lieutenant Lu didn't even dare to stick his head out to explore the enemy's situation. He just dispersed his soldiers throughout the castle to guard against the Tibetan attack.
Fortunately, it was almost dark at this moment, and the Tibetan forwards were also raiding day and night, and did not bring enough craftsmen and siege equipment, so Dai Ze only asked soldiers to surround the fortress, but had no plans to attack the city immediately.
Wan Xiangjun put down his telescope, and it seemed that the Tibetans would not be able to fight for a while. He sat in the basket of the hot air balloon, took out the prepared dry food and water, and ate the dry food with the water.
After finishing his meal, Wan Xiangjun took out the wind vane and the anemometer for measuring wind speed, and began to play with the instruments to measure the wind speed.
In a group chat group called "Aviator's Dream," Wan Xiangjun recorded this hourly data.
"The easterly wind was Category 4, and there was no obvious disturbance to the hot air balloon."
"Boss, does it feel good to ride in a hot air balloon?"
"Boss Wan, when will we provide commercial services? I also want to take a hot air balloon ride."
"When will the workshop start manufacturing hot air balloons for civilian use? I still want to travel in a hot air balloon."
"Hot air balloon travel, you've probably watched too many "囧" movies, right? Do you know how dangerous hot air balloon travel is?"
"What's the danger? It'll be a waste of your qualification for resurrection. I have some credit! Just make it!"
Watching the chat group gradually become more lively, Wan Xiangjun no longer felt so bored.
Just chat in the chat group and the night sailing test can be completed today.
Since the Five Brothers hot air balloon took off, Wan Xiangjun has also become popular in the game.
There are many players who want to realize their dream of flying in the game, so Wan Xiangjun founded this player chat group.
However, most of the time it was just some hot-tongued players chatting and kicking in the group. A few days ago, the group was discussing building an airplane in Datang, which almost made Wan Xiangjun laugh.
Build airplanes? Why don’t these players build rockets?
In a world where steam engines have not yet been built, what can be used to drive propellers?
Is it possible to use rubber bands?
However, this chat group is also useful. The five brothers' workshop has already been ordered by a wealthy man for two civilian hot-air balloons. As long as the military orders in hand are completed, they can make money by producing civilian hot-air balloons.
But before that, Wan Xiangjun still needs to adjust the size of the balloon, improve the structure of the balloon, and increase the stability of the balloon's flight.
What I want to test today is the stability of floating at night.
In addition, Pang Yawei, a meteorologist, also spent money to hire Wan Xiangjun to measure high-altitude meteorological data and make weather forecasts during the war.
Taking out the thermometer and hygrometer again, Wan Xiangjun recorded the values. Dark night had fallen, and today was destined to be a sleepless night.