Daming Military Empire

Chapter 600 Hot Air Balloon Positioning
Song Yingxing actually came here to deliver hot air balloons. After Zhu Cijiong proposed the idea of ​​hot air balloons last time, he began to actively develop them. It's just that hot air balloons are such a seemingly simple thing, but there are many difficulties.

For example, the airtightness is definitely not good with ordinary cloth, and the oiled paper is easy to be damaged after being pasted on it. He experimented many times, and finally made a kind of oiled cloth similar to oiled paper to solve this problem.

Another example is the problem of filling air into it. The Kongming lantern is originally supported by a bamboo frame, which is already filled with air, and it only needs to be heated. A hot air balloon is a soft cloth bag, which must be filled with air to blow it up. This problem is more troublesome, because the volume of the hot air balloon is too large, and the air to be filled is not a little bit.

This problem made him miserable. He tried for more than ten days but couldn't find a good solution. In the end, he was forced to ask Zhu Cijiong for advice, and only then did he find a way to get the air in.

The solution Zhu Cijiong thought of for him was to make a long-tube fan, then connect it to a horn, and forcefully blow the air into the hot air balloon.

This is the reason why he came over with wires. A fan is needed to blow up a hot air balloon. If someone blows it up, a balloon the size of a washbasin is the limit. A hot air balloon the size of a house cannot be blown to death. stand up.

Song Yingxing brought a lot of things this time, just a hot air balloon is not enough for several people to carry, plus fans, horns, large kerosene lamps and other things, he had to pull the whole big carriage .

Under the amazed eyes of everyone, he first ordered the six Jinyi guards to carry a pile of cloth larger than a quilt and slowly spread it out in front of the formation, and then ordered the two Jinyi guards to carry fans, loudspeakers, large kerosene lamps, etc. He lifted it down and placed it on the ground. Finally, he ordered the two Jinyi guards to carry a huge iron nail half a person's height, and knock it down to the ground!

His juggling performances attracted the attention of most of the generals, and the tanks rumbling towards him in the distance didn't seem to be as magical as what he made.

Lu Xiangsheng finally couldn't help asking: "Sir Song, what are you doing?"

Song Yingxing was still afraid that people would not understand, so he did not use the name of the hot air balloon, but opened his hands to describe it: "I will put an extra-large Kongming lantern for you."

Lu Xiangsheng knew about the Kongming Lantern, but the question is, what does it mean to put a Kongming Lantern?
He asked puzzledly: "Why put a Kongming lantern?"

Song Yingxing said proudly: "Sit on people, take people to the sky."

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but looked up at the sky, and then looked down at the hot air balloon that was spread out on the ground and hadn't been blown up yet. It is so big that it is possible to take people to the sky. The question is why do you want to take people to the sky? Go, what to do if it blows away, what to do if you can't get down, don't you want your life!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help worrying: "Sir Song, what should I do if I take people to the sky and can't come back?"

He was also worried about this issue, and now that he thinks about it, it's a bit ridiculous. Just at this time, the brocade guards who carried things and nailed the nails were all finished. He pointed directly at the hemp rope and bamboo basket on the cart and said: "Take the hemp rope and the bamboo basket. Bring them all over."

The four Jinyi guards hurried over to bring the hemp rope and bamboo basket from the car. Song Yingxing instructed them to tie one end of the hemp rope to the bottom of the bamboo basket, then pointed to the iron nails on the ground and said, "Marshal Lu, sit down!" A man's frame will be all right if it is tied to a nail."

Lu Xiangsheng understood at a glance that it is impossible for a Kongming lantern to pull out a half-human nail from the ground. In this case, it is okay for a person to fly to the sky, and the worst is to climb down along the rope. What's the use?
He was also confused by Song Yingxing's new gadgets at the moment, and he didn't connect this thing with war at all.

He was still a little puzzled and asked: "Master Song, why are you sending people to the sky? Do you want to do some experiments?"

He had heard that Mr. Song was a research madman and loved to do experiments. At this moment, he thought that Song Yingxing wanted them to help him with some experiments.

Unexpectedly, Song Yingxing shook his head and said: "It's not that I want to do some experiments, but the emperor asked me to send this to you. The emperor said that there will be a standard bearer here. After sending it to the sky, you can see the bastion clearly with a telescope." If the situation in the area is changed, then the shell can be positioned through the semaphore."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the words, he suddenly realized that, indeed, they couldn't see the situation inside the bastion clearly because their current position was lower than the bastion, and if they had to stand higher than the bastion, they would be able to see the situation inside clearly. !

Good thing, he immediately asked excitedly: "Can the rising height of this Kongming lantern be adjusted?"

Song Yingxing said confidently: "Of course, Mr. Lu, how tall do you think the bastions are?"

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the words, he immediately looked at the bastion with a telescope. He made a rough estimate, and then guessed: "It's about thirty or forty feet high."

Song Yingxing immediately bent down, searched for a while among the thick hemp ropes coiled in a circle, and then said to Jin Yiwei next to him, "This is the mark of fifty feet, if you tie it directly from here, the Kongming lantern can only rise fifty feet Taller."

Hearing this, Jin Yiwei next to him immediately took the thick hemp rope over, tied the marked position with a convoluted knot, directly put a set on the iron nail, and then took the fine hemp rope to firmly fix the thick hemp rope on the iron nail. superior.

When Lu Xiangsheng saw this operation, he immediately understood that it was really simple, why didn't he think of it.

At this moment, the personal guard who started running towards the bastion had brought several people over to pull the wires. There were two wires in total, one red and one black.

Song Yingxing took the wire, skillfully poked the red wire into a small hole behind the fan, and then said to the guard: "Let them switch on the electricity."

Then, he directed a few Jinyiwei to put the trumpet in front of the electric fan, and then pulled the hot air balloon over, and put the mouth of the hot air balloon directly on the mouth of the horn. There was also an iron hoop around the mouth of the hot air balloon. It is about the same size as the front of the bell mouth, so it fits just right.

At this time, Song Yingxing directly inserted the black wire into another small hole at the back of the fan, and with a "hum", the fan started to spin rapidly.

Before it was over, he asked someone to hold the electric fan and the horn, while he lifted the kerosene lamp, opened the cover, and took out the flint to light it.

This kerosene lamp is not a glass kerosene lamp, but made of iron. The bottom is as big as a bucket, and the top structure is similar to a windproof lighter, but the wick is as thick as an arm.

After lighting the kerosene lamp, he moved the kerosene lamp directly behind the electric fan, and the huge flame was immediately sucked into the fan. The flame was also magical, flickering like a candle in the wind, but it was not extinguished!

After finishing all this, Song Yingxing stood there quietly, watching the hot air balloon slowly inflate, his eyes filled with enthusiasm.

This is also the first time he has sent a person to the sky. He has done several experiments before, but the hot air balloons are not so big, and the biggest one can only hang a bamboo basket up.

Sending people to heaven, what a miraculous thing, he is about to do it now!

(End of this chapter)