choke element

Chapter 375 Fei Xian

On that day, Guo Ning arranged for the first batch of teams to go to Liaodong, and specially selected some subordinates from northern Xinjiang to Li Yun to facilitate his communication in various places.Hodor is one of them.

But Ah Duo's temperament is really not suitable for socializing with people. No matter how much he has learned in the military academy, he will still be a dazed person when he goes to the outside world.

So in the end, Li Yun didn't expect him to be able to do anything, he took him by his side as a follower in daily life, and only hoped that the young man would return to Laizhou safely.

Hodor neither understood nor cared.He looked like this when he was with Guo Ning, and he still looked like this when he was with Li Yun.

Hearing Li Ting calling him now, A Duo patted his head, stepped forward and said, "You mean a hot air balloon?"

"That's right, it's a hot air balloon, the thing that can carry people to the sky. You bring it, I can use it."

A Duo answered immediately, turned around and left.

Hearing his footsteps going away, Li Yun came up with some worry, and lowered his voice: "Brother, what are you going to do?"

Li Ting said solemnly: "Our Commander-in-Chief sent a letter saying that the four thousand households of the Mongolian army and Brother Yeluliu were all defeated, and their whereabouts are unknown at this time, and the soldiers and horses of Wanhu Muhuali on the left wing of the Mongolian army may also be nearby. , Therefore, we must be careful and guard the city. In addition, we just saw four or five groups of scout cavalry heading west. That is to continue to investigate the movements of the Khitan people in Guangning Mansion. Shuai is obviously very vigilant about this. If you want me to say, this battle is not over yet!"

"That's right, but what does this matter have to do with Hodor's hot air balloon?"

"Didn't you take classes in the military academy? Think about it, the hot air balloon can carry people high and look far away. It's very suitable for observing the enemy's situation. Why not use it now? This Xianping City is now where we are. The important stronghold of Liaodong must not be lost, if there is an enemy nearby, we can find out earlier and take precautions earlier, isn't that great?"

This makes sense.

"Brother, let's do this." Li Yun nodded subconsciously, and then looked at his elder brother suspiciously: "That thing is valued by Shuai Jie, and Ah Duo is also a close servant of Shuai Jie. Don't make trouble , it’s not easy to explain to Jie Shuai in the future.”

With a "bang", Li Ting slammed down the battlements, feigning anger and said, "Ah Yun, your wings are stiff? How dare you talk to me like that?"

"Don't dare, dare not." Li Yun made a bow to his elder brother with a smile, lowered his voice and said: "You really don't mess around!"

The two brothers are two years apart in age. When Li Yun was signed by the imperial court to go to northern Xinjiang, Li Yun's strength and mind hadn't matured yet, so he was like his brother's follower.In the past two years, Li Yun has gradually matured, and the tasks under Guo Ning's command are also very important. The relationship between the two brothers is different from the past. On the contrary, Li Yun spends more time admonishing his elder brother.

"Bah! I, Li Erlang, am an important general in the Ding Navy, and I have status! Am I the kind of person who messes around?"

Li Ting slapped Li Yun's shoulder with a lot of force.

Li Yun's shoulder was in great pain, and he yelled "Wow".After calling twice, seeing Li Ting's face full of contempt, he had no other reaction, so he turned around and nodded to Wang Hao'er, Zheng Rui and others, asking them to help carry it.

Li Yun is a sensible person.He naturally knew that Li Ting had thought too much from the very beginning.

Although Li Ting himself was full of energy, when his soldiers captured Xianping Mansion, they took great risks to storm the city tower and suffered a lot of losses.

Therefore, Guo Ning deliberately left the easiest blocking task to Li Ting, and asked him to withdraw his troops and return to the city after the blocking was successful, so that he did not have to participate in subsequent battles.

If there are no accidents, until the situation in Liaodong is settled, there is no need for him and his subordinates to work hard.No matter how much energy he had, Li Erlang had nowhere to vent his energy, he could only hold back.

On the other hand, it is getting dark now, and when the sun goes down, even if you are sitting in a balloon and floating in the air, you can't see anything.Thinking about it, even if my brother messed around, it would only last half an hour.

Then let's make a fuss.

On Hodor's side, you need to worry more.

The hot air balloon was extremely huge, and when it was transported to Liaodong that day, the thickly painted balloon skins were piled up layer by layer, which accounted for half the load of the cart, plus special wicker baskets, stoves, oil, Ropes and so on, there are hundreds of catties of odds and ends, and a whole cart can hardly be packed.

And A Duo's temperament is really a bit stunned, he actually hurried down the city alone, thinking that he can carry him up with two hands?

Sure enough, Wang Jieer and Zheng Rui brought more than ten companions, hurried down along the trail, urged their horses to go to the barracks, halfway there, they saw A Duo driving a cart, coming slowly.Seeing everyone, he grinned and said, "I can't move it!"

At present, more than a dozen people helped each other, and finally assembled the big guys and arranged them in the empty space in front of the tower.

"Light it up! Light it up!" Li Ting's eyes lit up, "Let me see how it looks!"

After a while, the huge oilcloth laid out in the open space slowly swelled up, forming a huge colorful ball with patterns of gods and generals, which slowly rose up.

The officers and soldiers of the Ding Navy have seen this thing floating in the air outside Laizhou City more or less on weekdays, and the local soldiers and civilians in Xianping Mansion were all horrified, and many people in the city cried out in surprise.

This exclamation made Li Ting feel very useful, as if his face was about to glow.

He lay prone on the side of the wicker basket, looked at Hoduo who was carefully tidying up the fire, and asked questions again and again.

But Hoduo is clumsy and clumsy, and he can't always speak clearly.So while he was busy with the matter at hand, he took a wooden tablet and wrote on it with charcoal for Li Ting to read.

How did Li Ting understand?
Since you don’t understand it, let’s feel it for yourself, isn’t it?

Seeing that the wicker basket was gradually shaking, as if it was about to leave the ground, Li Ting asked repeatedly: "How many people can this basket carry?"

"Up to three people, but if that's the case, we won't be able to fly high..." Ado added half a can of kerosene into the stove through a special opening. At the gap made of copper, two feet of flames burst forth.

The next moment, the bamboo basket swayed, and Li Ting jumped on it: "Count me in!"

Zheng Rui on the side reacted very quickly, and then climbed into the wicker basket: "Take me too!"

Li Yun yelled twice and rushed down from the climbing path. The balloon was already dangling and lifted off the ground.

"Look out for the rock!" Wang Hao'er gesticulated and shouted: "It's windy right now, bring a few more people, and hold on to the rope!"

At the center of the bamboo basket, the specially built stove ignited violently, emitting a huge amount of heat. Li Ting felt the hairs on his face almost curled up, so he quickly leaned his back against the edge of the bamboo basket and moved away from the stove.

A Duo was as focused as ever, he adjusted the opening and closing of the copper furnace with his hands, and carefully observed the status of the furnace and the balloon with his eyes.Strange to say, when he was concentrating, his originally silly appearance turned out to be somewhat wise.

"I heard that Jie Shuai originally had an idea to distribute this kind of hot air balloons to each department, so as to detect the enemy's traces in advance during field battles?" Li Ting asked, "Why haven't there been any news for a while?"

Hodor was bewildered.

Zheng Rui was saved by this balloon before, so he made a special effort to inquire about the relevant situation, and quickly explained: "The general is right, as long as you drive a carriage, a hot air balloon can move with the army, and it will be very beneficial in field battles. The problem is that a large amount of raw lacquer is needed to make balloons, and good lacquer is hard to come by. The so-called "good lacquer is as clear as a mirror, and the hanging wire is like a fishing hook" is not easy to crack when it is applied to the cloth. Otherwise, fold it three or two times , there are holes in the cloth surface, and the whole balloon is useless.”

"So that's how it is." Li Ting nodded, "The high-quality raw lacquer has to come from the Song Kingdom in the Southern Dynasty, and it can only be obtained through business contacts."

"Exactly, exactly." Zheng Rui said repeatedly.

Just said a few words, the hot air balloon rose high enough.The wind was strong at high places, especially when the balloon was slightly higher than the city tower, suddenly there was a strong wind blowing from the side, shaking the whole balloon violently.

Hodor staggered and almost hit the top of the copper stove. To avoid being burned, he twisted his body and fell to the bottom of the wicker basket.

When he fell to the ground, he kept yelling: "Rope! Rope!"

The wicker basket swayed here and there, shaking violently. Zheng Rui grabbed the edge of the basket with one hand and groped around with the other, but he couldn't find where the rope he said was.

Li Ting actually touched it.One end of this thick hemp rope was hung on the protrusion beside the basket, and the rope itself was twisted, probably because the other end of the rope had a rock hanging on it, and it was being pulled away quickly with the swing of the wicker basket.

Li Ting casually picked up the knot hanging on the protrusion, and asked, "Are you looking for this? Where do you want to put it!"

The wicker basket was still shaking, and Hodor slammed the ground under it twice, still yelling, "Tie it tight! Tie the rope tight! The wind is too strong!"

"what?"

Li Ting was stunned: "You should have said earlier, I just untied the rope, did I do it wrong..."

Before the words were finished, the coiled part of the rope had completely fallen down, and the knot suddenly broke away from Li Ting's hand like a living thing.

Li Ting's arm strength is not bad, and his reflexes are also quick, but he has suffered several injuries in recent fierce battles, so it is inevitable that he will be a little slower when he suddenly exerts strength at this time.

Just a moment later, the rope cracked Li Ting's arm, swept across the wicker basket, and hit the copper stove with a loud clang.

In the next instant, the entire rope fell to the ground, and the wicker basket suddenly stabilized.

"Look, I didn't do anything wrong!" Li Ting's hands were bruised, he didn't mind it, he laughed and said, "Steady! Very steady!"

Zheng Rui looked at his two companions with a bitter face.

A Duo sat up from the bottom of the basket, ignoring the scorching heat, first used his robe sleeves to protect his hands, and stabilized the stove. Seeing that the stove was not damaged, he breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed at Li Ting: "You did it wrong!"

On the ground four or five feet away from the wicker basket, Wang Jieer pointed to a high place and stammered, "Fly, fly up."

At the same time, inside and outside the city tower, the city wall and the barracks, Li Yun and many soldiers were also stunned.

The round balloon rose suddenly with the strong wind, and then passed the tower, heading west.

"Fly up! Fly away!" Countless people shouted at the same time.

(End of this chapter)