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Looking up, I watched the small light spot in the sky slowly getting smaller and smaller until it disappeared.There was even a little panic on everyone's face, worrying about losing such a magical flying lamp after the lamp was blown away by the wind.But when he saw the smile on Zhang Yan's face, he realized that it was not unusual, and it was made under the noses of all of them.

Although Lin Zedong looks big and thick, he can wield a weapon as well as pieces of paper and bamboo in his hands.After confirming the effect of the Kongming Lantern, what Lin Zedong has to do is to personally confirm whether the effect of the Kongming Lantern can be achieved by anyone, and there is no secret recipe or unique technique.

The structure of the Kongming lantern is simple, and there is no need for more delicate techniques. It can be just about the same, and then turn on the heat source below. After a while, the second Kongming lantern that appeared in this world will slowly rise into the sky, in the dark night sky. appears particularly conspicuous.

"It's done!"

"Make Master Chief a flying lantern!"

"It seems to fly much more stably than the one made by Madman Zhang!"

"That's right, that's right, the master's lights are more stable, and the flying is faster, it seems to be a lot brighter!"

"As expected of Mr. Ba, it's amazing!"

Zhang Yan: "..."

There are almost no new recruits in Youtanqi. They are either warriors or soldiers in the frontier army. They are not too afraid of Shangfeng, so they habitually shoot out a series of flattery. Regardless of whether it was blunt or not, I shot it subconsciously, and I couldn't help it.

Lin Zedong, on the other hand, seemed to have no time to take care of the tide of flattery. After confirming that the effect of the Kongming lantern he made was almost the same as that made by Zhang Yan before, his face was full of smiles.

"Okay! Very good! Zhang Crazy... No, Zhang Yan, you come with me." Lin Zedong turned his head and led Zhang Yan to his big tent after speaking.Now that the thing has been proven to work, Lin Zedong also wanted to hear Zhang Yan's thoughts on how to use it.As for continuing to report, Lin Zedong is not in a hurry. It will not be too late to report after the ins and outs are clarified. This is not a time of urgency. If it falls, it's better to be more stable.

The adjutant didn't need Lin Zedong's instructions, and after Lin Zedong left with Zhang Yan, he gave a gag order to all the soldiers in the banner. Before there was a formal order, it was forbidden to talk about "flying lanterns" in the camp.

In the big tent, Lin Zedong was sitting on a chair, smiling and looking at the few materials in his hand, they were all leftovers from making Kongming lanterns before, and they were extremely simple.He still finds it miraculous that such a simple thing can be made into a miracle that can fly into the sky like a Kongming lantern.

"Zhang Yan, you took out the Kongming Lantern, and you also proposed to use it as a guard post at night. Now let me ask you, do you have any other thoughts about the Kongming Lantern? Tell me all about it."

Zhang Yan bowed and replied: "My lord, the use of Kongming lanterns has not changed much. Its main use is for long-distance warnings. At the same time, it can also have a good effect at night by using the characteristics of burning and shining. Just like If the high ground that our team explored during the day today is equipped with Kongming lanterns, it can perfectly solve the defects of its terrain at night, so that it can be used as a sentry warning all-weather.

In addition, the outer skin of Kongming lanterns does not have to be made of paper, and some light, thin and compact materials are acceptable.This allows for use in more weather conditions..."

After all, simple materials can only meet the general situation, and it will not work in rainy days.You have to find another material and try again and again.Even the structure of the Kongming Lantern, as long as it is kept roughly the same, it is entirely feasible to make special details.

These ideas are not new. There are many changes to Kongming lanterns on the earth, and a single hot air balloon can play many tricks.It's just that these ideas are not suitable to be raised now.It's okay to mention superficial ideas, otherwise it will easily appear unnatural and suspicious.

Lin Zedong listened carefully and even took notes.After making sure that Zhang Yan had no other thoughts, he got up and walked to Zhang Yan's side and patted him on the shoulder.

"You are very good! This time Kongming Lantern is indeed a precedent for opening a sentry post, and Kongming Lantern will definitely be used by the whole army in the future. I can't tell you how much credit you have for this, but you can't escape even one of your great achievements. Yes. It is conservatively estimated that it can at least be worth the credit of the two demon tendons!"

Three monster tendons can reduce the crime by one class.In addition, Zhang Yan has a lot of demon tendons in his hand, so he will be a big step away from clearing his crimes!

Although Zhang Yan understood that the value of the "two demon tendons" was still much lower than that of the Kongming Lantern.But who let him be at the bottom now?Moreover, he is still a criminal soldier, so it is not bad to have these promises from Lin Zedong, and he will be satisfied for a long time.

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!"

"Hehe, get up. If you have any ideas in the future, you can speak out boldly, even if it doesn't work, it's okay, but you have to pay attention to the occasion, it's only within Youtanqi, do you understand what I mean?" Lin Zedong said for the first time. I thought maybe this "Crazy Zhang" was not as crazy as he looked, maybe this person had a different way of thinking about things in his mind, which made others misunderstand?On the contrary, this person is not a lunatic but a "geek" who thinks differently from ordinary people?

"Criminal soldier understands. But sometimes when you want to dump something, you don't have anything at hand. Do you think you can mention it to the quartermaster?" Zhang Yan understands that the opportunity must not be missed, and now the shock of the Kongming Lantern is still there. , plus Lin Zedong's explanation just now, it shows that he should be more useful in the eyes of the other party now, and it shouldn't hurt to take the opportunity to make some small requests.

Sure enough, Lin Zedong wasn't dissatisfied at all. What great demands could a crazy criminal soldier have?If it is too outrageous, the quartermaster will not give it.But if this "lunatic" finds something useful again, wouldn't it be another surprise?Who can tell?

"Yes, I will inform the military supply side to make it easier for you. If you need anything, you can find it yourself."

"Thank you sir!"

"That's how it is, you can step back." Lin Zedong waved his hand and pushed Zhang Yan back.Now he has figured out the matter of Kongming lanterns. Although he can't say "why the lanterns can fly", he just needs to know how to use them. It is not his interest to deduce the mysteries of the world.

So Lin Zedong tossed about on the table, made another relatively smaller Kongming lantern, tried it, and after he was satisfied, put it together with the rest of the materials and carried it in his hand. After leaving the tent, he headed towards the General’s Mansion of the fortress. .

Chapter 13 Pattern

The Yubei Mountain Fortress is built on the mountain, basically including a section of the mountain that is relatively easy to climb.The main means of defense is the city wall Gadili.

Except for some main buildings inside the fortress, which are made of stone, the rest are tents, which are convenient for integration and adjustment.

The General's Mansion, as the core area of ​​the Yubei Mountain Fortress, was heavily guarded, but it was actually just a square stone house that wasn't too big.

Although it was night at this time, the general's mansion was still brightly lit, the fortress leader Song Qinghe was still writing at his desk, and he didn't look like he was going to rest.

Unlike others, the part of Song Qinghe's resume that belongs to the military is actually not much. To be honest, he has only been in the military for eleven or twelve years, and he can't be called "thick seniority".So he didn't need to guess, he could have guessed that this time he made a surprise move to replace the original general of Yubei Mountain, and the fact that he was sitting here would definitely attract a lot of rumors in the court.

It is estimated that Song Qinghe will not be able to shake off the title of "Lucky Jin" for the time being.

Song Qinghe entered the martial arts academy when he was young, and has been practicing and teaching in the martial arts academy since then.Song Qinghe originally thought that he would end his life in the martial arts academy, but he never thought that one of his seemingly ordinary students in the martial arts academy would be a prince who entered the school after hiding his name, and this prince He became the emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom in the future.

Song Qinghe didn't know whether he should be grateful for his "fairness and justice and equal treatment" when he was a teacher. Anyway, he was valued by the emperor who was still a prince at that time. When the prince became emperor in the future, he was transferred from teaching martial arts The courtyard was transferred away, and he went to the Imperial Guard to hang up with General Wei Pian.In the next ten years, he worked in almost all the guards of the Nanyuan Dynasty, but he was always a partial general who was not responsible for the leader.

This visit to Yubei Mountain was a very important starting point in Song Qinghe's military career, and it was also the first time he took the post of general as a lord.

Although he refused to admit it, Song Qinghe was suffocating in his heart. After all, he was very annoyed after being called "Lucky Jin" for more than ten years, and he definitely wanted to prove himself.

And the best way is to do something in the Yubei Mountain Fortress, so that the rumors of the Manchu dynasty will dissipate by themselves.

As a general, "doing something" can only mean winning on the battlefield, or making some unprecedented breakthroughs in defense.

So the first thing Song Qinghe did after he took office was to set up the Youtan Banner, a special "banner" at the battalion level.Looking forward to using this as a breakthrough, we can make some changes in the passive defense situation that Yubeishan has been in for a long time.

"Take the initiative to attack and anticipate the enemy first." This is not just for fun, but the goal that Song Qinghe is going to achieve in Yubeishan Fortress.

Even for Song Qinghe, his coming to Yubei Mountain was not a "temporary idea", but he received hints from the Ministry of War and the Emperor half a year in advance.He is also preparing for it.And Fish Back Mountain is far more important than it appears on the surface.Its important reason is also the reason why it is perennially disturbed here.

Everything lies in Yushan Fruit Tree.

Yushan fruit tree is a strange species.Although there are many strange species in the world, the territory of Nanyuan Kingdom is not considered vast, so the Yushan fruit tree is already one of the rare species in Nanyuan.Its uniqueness is not only that it can bloom and bear fruit all year round, but also lies in the unique use of its fruit.

First of all, Yushan fruit is not small in size. When it is ripe, it is as big as an adult's fist, and it tastes sweet and soft. It can be eaten raw or mashed and steamed as a staple food or dish.

However, it seems a bit wasteful to use Yushan fruit as food.Even in the Yubeishan area, there were only farmers who picked it for food in the early years, but no one has done this for a long time now.Because it is much better to sell for money than to eat after picking.

The origin of the name of Yushan fruit is also related to its main use today.

"Yushan" is the most famous master of the wine country in Nanyuan country. He not only knows how to taste and brew wine, but also is a martial artist with a high level of cultivation.Yushan fruit became famous after he accidentally discovered it and used it to make wine.At the same time, it is also accompanied by a famous wine that is sought after by countless people in the warrior circle: Yuguo Niang.

Yuguo Niang brings out all the hidden effects of Yushan fruit that can strengthen muscles and bones.Its effect is similar to "jingusan".Although it is not as violent as Jingusan, it is relatively cheap and available in sufficient quantities all year round. It is almost an indispensable auxiliary for warriors.What's more, Yuguo Niang is surprisingly delicious, and it is a fine wine.

And the reason why the Yaozu wanted to attack Yubei Mountain to snatch the Yushan fruit was because the Yaozu also liked the effect of strengthening the body and bones in Yushan fruit, and they didn't need to use it to make wine to stimulate the hair, and they could absorb the hidden effect of the fruit directly by using it ,More convenient.

In this way, the competition on Yubei Mountain determines the ownership of most of the Yushan fruit trees.

And the ownership of the Yushan fruit means that the income of the Nanyuan country's treasury can even affect the strength of the warriors in the country to a certain extent.After all, compared to expensive muscle and bone powder, the price of Yuguo Niang is much more affordable.

It has almost become a consensus among warrior circles to use tendons and bones when breaking through the realm or laying the foundation, and to use jade fruit to brew on weekdays.

In addition, Yuguo Niang is also a means of knocking on the door of Nanyuan Country's foreign affairs.If the past quantity of Yushan Fruit can be increased, it will be a great event for the entire Nanyuan Kingdom.

Song Qinghe knew very well that behind his coming to Yubei Mountain, apart from his own desire to prove that he was not only lucky but also capable of matching, why didn't the emperor and the Ministry of War try a variety of strategies for Yubei Mountain's defense line?

"Attack proactively and anticipate the enemy first." In Song Qinghe's calculation, not only can it effectively reduce the increased casualties of the fortress garrison rushing to fight, but it can also extend the defense line forward and gradually form a new defense range.So as to more effectively keep the Yushan fruit on the mountain.

Moreover, this strategy is not a head-on move, and will not provoke a strong counterattack from the opposite Haoyue Demon Kingdom.And the proportions can also be freely determined by the Yubeishan Fortress.

But everything is difficult at the beginning.Although the special terrain of Fishback Mountain is easy to defend fortresses, it is not so easy to take the initiative to set up new guard posts.After the frontier sentries are properly arranged, all that remains is to set up traps and obstacle areas outside the fortress to slow down the speed of the demon soldiers.The latter also includes strategies such as rushing to harvest the Yushan fruit.Even now, Song Qinghe is still perfecting the details of his series of plans.

"The terrain is not conducive to setting up all-weather sentry posts, but if you continue to stretch forward, you will be too aggressive..." Song Qinghe, who was at his desk, frowned. Report after report, the situation was much worse than he had expected.

At this moment, the adjutant knocked on the door and reported softly: "My lord, General You Tan Qilin is asking to see you outside."

Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Studies

"My subordinates see you!" Lin Zedong walked into the study carrying his things, and before Song Qinghe could speak, he knelt down on one knee and cupped his fists to see him.

Song Qinghe didn't raise his head, and continued to write at his desk, but said: "Find a place to sit down, and talk about anything."

Lin Zedong was a confidant that Song Qinghe brought with him when he took office, so that he would feel at ease handing over You Tanqi, the most important position in his plan.At the same time, he was followed by the general of the supply battalion and the general of the war camp.

You Tanqi has completed the initial training in the past few days, and has started to go out of the fortress to carry out explorations, and the first round of field reports has also arrived in the hands of Song Qinghe.So Song Qinghe didn't think that Lin Zedong could have any great events here, so he just came here to ask for someone.Lin Zedong had been here several times before for this matter.

"My lord, one of my subordinates has a guilty soldier. He came back from the expedition today and said that he could offer something to make up for the shortcomings of the sentry post's terrain, so that the position that was originally restricted by the terrain can also play the role of a sentry and warning around the clock. And the subordinate experiment Later, when I found out that there was this thing, I revived all the factual and non-real sentry locations in the west of the fortress!"

Lin Zedong has followed Song Qinghe for many years, since Song Qinghe became a general in the Forbidden Army, knowing Song Qinghe's temper and habits well, he took out things and put them in front of him while talking.

And Song Qinghe finally raised his head at this time, frowning and waiting for Lin Zedong's next words.

"My lord, this thing is called Kongming Lantern. It is a strange thing that can be lifted into the air by more than a hundred feet without external force. It is also simple to make and uses ordinary materials. The subordinates can make it by themselves and succeed after only looking at it once." Lin Ze As Dong said, he lit the smaller Kongming lantern and let it float slowly in the room.At the same time, using the remaining materials, I started to make another one as a display.

They are all knowledgeable, and Song Qinghe has been thinking about things related to the layout of the sentry post in front of the west of the fort these days. Now he can't sit still immediately when he sees the effect of the Kongming Lantern. Yue took down the Kongming lantern that was already on the roof, and after turning off the heat source, he held it in his hand and looked at it repeatedly. At the same time, he also paid attention to the movements of Lin Zedong who was currently making a new lantern.

After Lin Zedong's new Kongming lantern floated up slowly, Song Qinghe asked, "Why can this thing fly?"

Lin Zedong shook his head and said: "My subordinates don't know the reason, but it should be the mystery of heaven and earth, not a means of practice. And the criminal soldier who donated this thing didn't understand the reason, just saw it by chance when he was a child. out to solve the sentry problem."

Song Qinghe was silent for a while, and nodded after studying it himself for a while, "Indeed, this is the mystery of heaven and earth, not a method of practice. It can be classified as miscellaneous learning. The criminal soldier under your command may not be simple."

"Miscellaneous studies? My lord, do you mean the kind of knowledge that few people know about the fundamental principles of heaven and earth?" Lin Zedong also studied. Although he didn't pay much attention to knowledge, he had a lot of contact with it and heard of it. There are many legends and stories about learned people, including what Song Qinghe called "miscellaneous learning".

The so-called miscellaneous studies should actually be counted as a school of learning.

"Yes."

"No way? My lord, the criminal soldier's life is simple, and it doesn't seem to be related to the legendary miscellaneous knowledge. Maybe it's a coincidence? And that man looks crazy..."

"Hehe, miscellaneous learning takes a different path. If he looks crazy, it is more likely that he is from the side of miscellaneous learning. You should keep an eye on people." Song Qinghe has seen those who know miscellaneous learning with his own eyes. Yes, each of them seemed to be a little crazy, and they were a little more certain about the criminal soldier Lin Zedong was talking about.

Now with this Kongming Lantern, for Song Qinghe, it really solved the big trouble in his heart.

"With this thing in hand, the layout of the west guard post will be much simpler." Song Qinghe walked to a huge topographic map hanging on the wall of the house while talking, and recreated some red marks that he took off. posted it.

"In this way, the line of defense can be expanded ten miles outward, and the warning distance is calculated, which is almost equivalent to a buffer of fifteen miles. Haha, yes, the result is much better than expected."

But Lin Zedong didn't just announce the good news, and he also explained clearly the defects of Kongming Lanterns.The smile on Song Qinghe's face subconsciously restrained a bit.

"So at present, Kongming Lanterns can only be used in normal weather, and the effect on windy or rainy days is unknown, right?"

"Yes, my lord. According to the criminal soldier, some materials that are similar to paper but waterproof than paper can be used to overcome this problem. However, it is more troublesome in windy days, and the details of the Kongming Lantern need to be adjusted.

In the former case, the subordinates thought that the green feather cloth could be used instead of paper. Although the cost would be much higher, the effect would not be bad. Moreover, if the Kongming Lantern was tied with a string, it would be easy to take back, so that it would not become consumable and could be used repeatedly. .

As for the windy or snowy days, this needs to be pondered again. "

Song Qinghe knew that the green feather cloth was very light and strong, and it was very dense. If it was held in the hand, it was almost indistinguishable from paper. It should be feasible to replace paper as a rainproof Kongming lantern.As for windy days or worse weather, these are not in a hurry. The practicality of an ordnance cannot be achieved overnight. The current situation of Kongming Lanterns can solve most of the problems, which also means that Song Qinghe's plan can Continue to push forward, so as not to be constrained by the terrain and choose to advance aggressively.

Pointing to the newly pasted red mark on the topographic map, Song Qinghe looked at Lin Zedong and said: "Zetong, these places are temporarily designated as sentry points, and you need to decide the manpower and rotation time for your patrol flags. Minimize casualties as much as possible.

In addition, the area and route for laying traps can also be selected at the same time. "

"My subordinate understands!"

"By the way, you can be more lenient to that criminal soldier. Try it first. You can also give him some hints. If he can still come up with similar miscellaneous methods, you can give him more credit. In addition, You ask the supervisory team to send a note to the local area, and ask them to check the details of that person again, as detailed as possible.

If you have nothing else to do, you can go back.Don't spread the matter about Kongming Lantern to the outside world, it is only known to you Tanqi.I will greet the baggage camp, and they will send you the relevant materials, so there is no need to apply for them. "

"Don't worry, my lord, this subordinate will definitely do it properly. This subordinate will go down and get ready!"

Song Qinghe waved his hand, watched Lin Zedong leave, the smile on his face remained undiminished, and picked up the two Kongming lanterns that Lin Zedong made just now to play with, but there was another concern in his heart.

Chapter 15 Spirituality

"Crazy, tell me, how did the flying lantern fly? It obviously doesn't have wings, so why can it fly so high?"

"That's the Kongming Lantern! Go away, Old Chen, I'll ask..."

Zhang Yan found that he had underestimated people's desire to explore unknown things. Even after the gag order was issued, many people in his tent still came over to ask for more information The "inside story" about Kongming Lanterns.What they are curious about is why Kongming lanterns can fly into the sky without wings, which is subversive to their cognition.

If Lin Zedong hadn't made one himself before, there would definitely be people who suspected that Zhang Yan had used a certain technique while making it while everyone was not paying attention.

Faced with these various temptations, what can Zhang Yan say?He had nothing to say.Because if he said that the reason why Kongming lanterns can fly is the reason of "hot air buoyancy", then is he going to explain what is "air" and what is "buoyancy" and the origin of these theories?Is it over?

What's more, Zhang Yan only has a degree from Pheasant University. If you ask him to explain the origin of those scientific theories, it's simply too difficult for him, and he doesn't have that ability.

So "I don't know" became Zhang Yan's only magic weapon to deal with the people around him.

Anyway, I am a "lunatic", so don't expect a madman to talk to you well.Zhang Yan thought of this in his heart, and at the same time felt for the first time that it was not bad to have the title of "lunatic" on his head.

After asking around, they just said "I don't know", and the people around were also bored. Even though they felt that Zhang Yan was not showing face with obvious anger on their faces, they didn't directly get anxious with Zhang Yan.

Crazy, why did you provoke him?Do you really treat him as a normal person?Can't do it!

Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, sat cross-legged on the bunk, and started today's homework.The people around saw it, forget it, the lunatic started again and broke up.

Although I was still shocked by the scene of flying lanterns flying into the sky, no one went around Zhang Yan anymore.

No one is interested in Zhang Yan's appearance in meditation, his weird posture, who would torment himself like this unless he has a problem with his mind?No one will notice that Zhang Yan's breathing rhythm is even more strange, fast and slow, and the length of breathing is always changing.

"Sweeping the Sky" is not difficult for Zhang Yan, after all, he had already learned it when he was on Earth. At first, his master forced him to learn it. Later, the master passed away, and the earth has no aura to breathe out. "Sky" was like a decoration, so Zhang Yan stopped.

Now the difficulty in picking up "Sweeping Sky" again is not the breathing technique itself, but Zhang Yan's wish to replace his previous normal breathing method with the breathing technique.In other words, Zhang Yan's plan is to get used to the breathing rhythm of "Sweeping the Sky", so that he can breathe in the aura around him all the time in the future.

After more than half a month of deliberate work, Zhang Yan can barely replace his normal breathing method with exhalation in normal times.But it didn't hold up when fighting or sleeping.

In the final analysis, it is still not familiar enough.When there is no need to deliberately maintain the breathing rhythm but still maintain the same breathing technique, when "Luotian" is completely practiced, it will be able to achieve the greatest practical effect of "Luotian".