Tang Dynasty Never Night

The war between Datang and Liuzhao has entered into a stalemate. Of course, Datang cannot use large-scale firearms in Lingnan, but the people of Liuzhao can't fight them either. At most, they have occupied the territory that belonged to them. Just be the master of the house.

In fact, it is true that they are the masters over there. If it wasn't for Wu Zhao's subordinates insisting on making a face-saving project after Wu Zhao came to power, this battle probably wouldn't have happened.

But since it has already happened, they will not let it go. Even if it is possible to negotiate a peace now, the other party will definitely take the opportunity to ask for a lot of benefits, because on the surface the other party has the upper hand.Li Xian has long wanted to include these ethnic minorities within the scope of the Tang Dynasty, but the ethnic barriers in this era are too serious, and he has never spared his hands. Well, there is no need to think so much now. Bar.

It’s just that air combat needs to send people up. It’s useless to use only a few Kongming lanterns this time, and this place in Lingnan is also an excellent place for wide-area strikes. Because there are many trees, it is difficult for people on the ground to target. For things that are half empty, as for empty places, Liuzhao is not willing to go there either.

Li Xian frowned and began to think about the feasibility of making hot air balloons, but it was easy to think about it at the beginning, but when he really wanted to do it, he became more troublesome.

The hot air balloon looks very simple, but it is cheating to make it. It is divided into three parts: the airbag, the basket, and the fuel tank. These are the most basic components.

The fuel tank is okay, because oil has been discovered, the fuel problem can be solved, and the hanging basket is not a problem, the problem lies in the airbag.

The airbag needs to be made of leather with good airtightness. The question is how to make such a big airbag?There is not such a big leather material, how can we combine many pieces of leather material without leaking air?Of course, this is not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is...he doesn't have a blower.

After the airbag is completed, you need to fill it with air, and then burn the fuel tank to reduce the air density. Now there is no air in the airbag, what do you think? This is not something that can be blown by a small balloon. Speaking of those who take advantage of the strong wind... Li Xianli doesn't want to bother.

At this time, Li Xian especially misses the group of friends from the Ministry of Industry, because now he finds that there is no one reliable around him, and those friends are not valued back then, and they are just lingering on. I don’t know... can it be Call someone over?

The wars here are all small-scale, nothing more than you sneak attacking me and I sneak attacking you, but since the first time the king of the Langqiong Zhao sent people to sneak attack and was blown back by Li Xian shamelessly with minefields, They didn't dare to go to Li Xian's camp for a sneak attack. Instead, they had to guard against Zheng Qi's sneak attack. In the end, they had no choice but to retreat to Langqiong Prefecture.

There is no place where Li Xian needs to personally supervise the battle. After thinking about it, he still wrote a letter saying that he has something to end the war quickly, but he needs help, so... God Emperor, send someone.

Then there are a series of names below the memorandum. Li Xian is not afraid of hurting others. At worst, he will take all these people away, but... it is better not to take them away, if they really take them away. Do you want to set up the rhythm of a small imperial court?

Li Xian's memorial was quickly approved. Among other things, Wu Zhao is still very supportive of his inventions. After all, every time Li Xian makes something, it can elevate the national power of Datang to a higher level. So she sent all the people that Li Xian asked for without saying a word, and she was not afraid that Li Xian had other ideas - what else could a group of technical geeks who couldn't carry their shoulders and hands find something to do?

And those technical geeks are living a miserable life recently, they don’t have any inventions and creations, and the most important thing is the lack of funds. The court is still arguing over whether to rebuild the Mingtang and the heaven, who cares about them?In addition, there is going to be a war again, and their funding was cut first, and now it is all right, the regent has a new trick, guys pack up and go!

So this group of technical geeks happily packed up and left without any reluctance. Even the battlefield ahead couldn't stop them. Even Luo Yu, the general Yunhui who escorted them, was very surprised.

However, Li Xian was more thoughtful. After receiving the memorandum, he did some calculations and found that the people were already on the way, so he hurriedly sent someone to deliver medicine to those people. The south of the Five Ridges is very foggy, and if there is no suitable medicinal material, don’t talk about research and invention. Well, it is estimated that he will get sick first, and if he catches up with his poor health, he may die of illness.

The people Li Xian called this time were basically young and middle-aged, and he didn't dare to call the older ones, for fear that if the old man died accidentally, he wouldn't be able to explain to the other's family.

I have to say that this batch of medicine was delivered in a timely manner, so there were still two lying down. Fortunately, after drinking the medicine, they slowly got used to it and came back to life. Then when they arrived at Li Xian's place, they found that the regent gave them A very big problem came out - how to make an airbag with a mouth on the bottom and a closed top and... how to inflate the airbag.

The technical geeks were really in pain and joy. Li Xian followed them up and down and did a lot of experiments. Although he only knew the general idea, sometimes just a little bit of advice could save them a lot of detours.

It’s just that this time, he was with him and tossed for a long time without tossing anything. The airtight leather bag is still easy to make. The method of these people’s direct sewing with gum was made. Of course, gum is not pure gum. , mixed with something else.

Luo Yu followed Li Xian and asked curiously, "How did you make this? You're not afraid of water or fire."

Li Xian stared at Luo Yu with a paralyzed face and said nothing. There is no way that this question is beyond the outline, and Li Xian can't answer it. This thing was brought out by a certain technical house. This is his own secret recipe that can be given to you. It’s not bad to use, but I want to ask about the recipe, how big is it?

Fortunately, Luo Yu didn't really insist on asking Chou Yinmao, he just thought it was... very interesting, and he had never seen someone who invented and created weapons while fighting.

"This is not a weapon, it's just a tool. If it can be made, people can go to heaven!" Li Xian thought of hot air balloon travel, and suddenly felt that it would be good to play with it even if it wasn't for war, but It is estimated that ordinary people can't afford it-oil is still a relatively rare resource now, and ordinary people can't get it.

Luo Yu's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this. He is young and one of the new generation generals promoted by Wu Zhao. This time, Li Xian is a dignitary, and Wu Zhao sent him here without hesitation, not just now. Stand alone, age is not a problem, the problem is that he has never been on the battlefield, this time is to let him feel the ruthlessness of the battlefield.

As a result, after arriving here, there were no such scenes filled with gunpowder in my mind. What I saw in the camp every day was the group of technical geeks struggling in various ways. , and even fighting, it is really an eye-opener!

Luo Yu held back for two days and couldn't bear it anymore, so he leaned over to Li Xian and asked, "Your Highness, why didn't Lang Qiong Zhao dare to sneak attack?"

He was about to die of suffocation. The place they were in was considered a small plain, which is very rare in Lingnan, but this is the territory of the Langqiong Zhao. It is impossible for them to be unfamiliar with the terrain here. If Luo In Yu's words, when the opponent cannot confront him head-on due to terrain problems, he must first sneak attack the opponent, and then see if he can capture the opponent's leader. If he can capture the leader, the war will be over.

Li Xian turned his head and glanced at Luo Yu. This kid looked very masculine and handsome. Li Xian thought about the people around Wu Zhao and had a certain understanding of his mother's aesthetics. There are certain requirements for the appearance of officials, but it was okay at that time, and when Wu Zhao came here, he became more and more frantic.

"It's not that they don't want to come, it's just that they don't dare to come."

"Why... why?" Luo Yu seemed to have transformed into a hundred thousand whys, he was almost dying of curiosity.

Li Xian smiled a little unfathomably: "If you sneaked twice and encountered minefields twice, would you dare to come a third time?"

Land... minefields?Luo Yu was stunned for a moment and couldn't help asking: "Where are there... landmines outside the camp?"

Li Xian nodded cheerfully: "Yes, and there are quite a few buried."

What the hell!Luo Yu's legs went limp in an instant. Should he thank himself that he survived the disaster because he escorted the group of technical nerds from the Ministry of Industry?If it was airborne that obstructed the regent's eyes, wouldn't it be the rhythm for him to step on landmines and blow himself up every minute?Even if this kind of thing is said, there is no way to punish the regent's crime. When someone blows up the other party, it can be said that he did not listen to the advice and sent troops privately...

It has to be said that being able to become General Yunhui in his early twenties, and in this magical court ruled by Wu Zhao, Luo Yu has no other skills, but his ability to make up brains is first-rate.

Li Xian saw that Luo Yu's expression seemed not right and couldn't help but asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Are you taking medicine?"

Luo Yu bowed out of his mind and whispered, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, I... I'm fine..."

This weak tone made Li Xian look at him strangely several times, and it took him a while to realize, oh, is this kid scared?It seems that I forgot to tell him the location of the minefield before, and it is reasonable for the other party to think too much, but it is not easy to tell him directly now. Turn around...give him a map, let him restrain his subordinates Just run around.

Not to mention that after this scare, Luo Yu was very honest. If you want as many quails as you want, some of Li Xian's guards didn't quite believe it at first, but after two days of observation, they found out that the other party was really a quail, right? I pretended to be relieved after all.

Later, Li Xian sent someone to give him the defense map around the camp, and warned him not to wander around casually, if he stepped on a landmine, it would be a lot of fun.

Luo Yu took the defense map and nodded after listening to Li Xian's words, didn't he just tell him to stay calm and not cause trouble?Yes, my lord, no problem, my lord!

I have to say that Luo Yu's cooperation saved Li Xian a lot of worry. If he was a thorn in his side, he would have to find a way to deal with him, but after getting to know him well, he realized that this Luo Yu... might as well be a thorn in his way!He is as curious as a three-year-old child. He asks [-] reasons every day, and it is probably because Li Xian seems to have a good temper. Luo Yu is not afraid, and often hangs around him.

In the beginning, Li Xian thought about throwing the child out and letting him play with the gang of Lang Qiongzhao's animals to consume his excess energy?But after thinking about it, why is he angry with a child?If he didn't wear clothes and didn't bend, his son would be about the same age as Luo Yu when he got married at the age of 14.

Thinking of this, although Li Xian is helpless, he doesn't bother Luo Yu so much anymore, and Luo Yu simply feels that the days in Daying are the most comfortable days in his life, because he has too many problems at home, and even his parents are sometimes lazy Take care of him, and he is too embarrassed to bother his brothers and sisters.

What a good man the Regent is!

Li Xian, who was issued a good person card, was not happy at all. Finally, the airbag, the fuel tank, the hanging basket, and even the strong rope were fixed. Everything was ready, but the problem was that Now they haven't figured out how to inflate the airbag!

It's really frustrating, the whole hot air balloon is ready, because this one problem can't be solved and it can't go to the sky, Li Xian is about to die of aggrieved.

Didn't the original hot air balloon have a blower when it was invented?Li Xian couldn't figure it out, and a group of technical nerds also began to think about what a blower is. At this time, Luo Yu said bluntly: "Wouldn't it be better to set up the airbag and set it on fire?"

Well, he watched the process of making a hot air balloon these two days and thought about a lot of things. After he said this, Li Xian looked at him and asked, "Set it up?"

Luo Yu scratched his head and laughed: "Yeah, don't you want it to stand up in time? Inflating it is not to make him stand up. If it is propped up, it should be... okay?"

As he talked, he also felt that he was a bit whimsical, but Li Xian slapped his head: He really fell into a misunderstanding, and he kept thinking about how to inflate it. If he erected it, he would use it to ignite the fuel tank, although it would be slower. Can also fly.

It's just that it's a waste of fuel, but now their most important thing is to make the hot air balloon fly, what kind of cost... How can there be no cost in the early stage of invention?Because of Li Xian, they have avoided many detours.

After Li Xian praised Luo Yu, he ordered the matter to go on, and told him to tie a cable to the basket, otherwise, if it really flew... wouldn't it fly away completely?

It’s just that it’s quite troublesome to set up, because the shape of the airbag is spherical, the middle is big and the two ends are small, so you can’t build a shelf from the inside, and you have to be careful not to damage the airbag from the outside—this thing is still quite fragile now, after all, there is no high-tech All kinds of strong materials were produced, but in the end, there was no choice but to add an "ear" to the airbag for hanging.

Then they started to ignite the fuel tank. The fuel tank burned for a day and a night before the hot air balloon left the ground. This was because Li Xian didn't make the design too big at the beginning. The hanging basket can only accommodate two people at most, and of course it can't be less , otherwise there is no way to control it.

The hanging basket can successfully leave the ground, which makes everyone very excited. Although it can’t fly too high, it is enough. The problem now is how to make the hot air balloon adjust its direction?Li Xian actually knew this, the propeller, but the problem is that the propeller can't be used now!The only thing that can let the hot air balloon control the direction is probably the wind direction.

In fact, Li Xian still wanted to struggle, but he didn't have time to struggle. Before, Zheng Qi was able to have so much time to invent and create because Zheng Qi took the risk outside to delay Liuzhao's soldiers and horses. Now, since Use it if you can.

However, the direction of the wind must be properly grasped. Fortunately, there are very few strong winds in Lingnan, so the safety of hot air balloons can be guaranteed. The only danger is the fuel tank. For this... Li Xian has no good solution.

Li Xian sent a letter to Zheng Qi, and the two agreed to bring Liuzhao's team into the forest as much as possible so that they could not destroy the hot air balloon.

Zheng Qi fought and retreated, and soon joined Li Xian. Li Xian saw that Zheng Qi's expression was not right, and then asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Zheng Qi originally wanted to say that it was all right, but when he thought that the teams led by the two had converged, Li Xian would find any excuse to take him into the big tent at night, and once he took off his clothes, he couldn't hide anything, so he had no choice but to Honestly said: "I was hurt a little."

Li Xian raised his eyebrows at that moment, those bastards who don't have long eyes dared to hurt Zheng Qi!

That's right, swords have no eyes, and it's normal to be injured in battle. Li Xian understands this truth very well, but that doesn't mean he can accept Zheng Qi's injury. At this moment, Li Xian's double standard is very serious, that is our I can beat you, but you can't hurt my people over.

Li Xian was quite leisurely before. Anyway, this battle will definitely be won. If the victory can be achieved with the least casualties, Li Xian doesn't mind a little longer, but now he has changed his mind. He is going to clean up the gang Blind bastard!

Then Luo Yu watched helplessly as the regent who was not in a hurry when encountering difficulties in the experiment turned into a bandit in a second, leading his men to beat up Liuzhao.

Looking at Li Xian's murderous look, Luo Yu suddenly felt that Li Xian had been so kind to him before, and he didn't kill him with such a cheap mouth.

It didn't take much trouble for Zheng Qi to lure the opponent into the set. After all, the Tang army had suffered losses in mountain warfare before. Liuzhao was keenly aware of this, and was even more happy to start fighting on this terrain.Li Xian led people to surround the whole mountain directly, and then asked the hot air balloon to prepare after they calculated the wind direction.

You don’t need too many hot air balloons, one is enough. I didn’t dare to use explosives before because I was afraid that I would be buried in them too. However, they are not familiar with the terrain and can’t bury them in advance. Now it’s all right, we won’t bury them. Let's airdrop!

Li Xian was sitting at the foot of the mountain. Luo Yu scratched his head and followed Li Xian, almost suffocating himself. Although Li Xian remained in a slightly angry state, he did not ignore the people around him. He raised his eyelids and asked: " Just ask what you want."

Oh mom, it's not easy, Luo Yu couldn't help asking as if he had untied the seal in an instant: "Your Highness, what if the wind direction changes?"

Yes, the hot air balloon can't adjust its direction and can only rely on God to save face, but... what if the wind direction changes?Wouldn't that be a total loss?

After hearing this, Li Xian didn't say anything but sneered: "Hehe."

Although Luo Yu didn't get the answer, the instinct of the single-celled creature told him not to ask, so he shut up obediently, but... what if the wind direction is really wrong?

What else can I do?If it's really wrong, Li Xian will directly withdraw his troops and return to the camp to sacrifice!Flood the capital of Liuzhao!He didn't believe that he still couldn't deal with a little Liuzhao!The reason why he resists now is just because he doesn't want to rely too much on those miraculous things. He needs real military reputation, not those illusory myths.

But Li Xian didn't answer, but Wei Cheng beside him said: "God will always give the king face."

The direction of the wind is also a kind of celestial phenomena. God is so facing his king, how could it be possible to disrupt the situation?In fact, there was no dismantling the stage, the hot air balloon flew all the way to the predetermined position, and the people who flew in Liuzhao all looked up at the sky in a daze—what the hell is this?

Some people in the distant city knelt down after seeing the hot air balloon—a miracle!What is a ball that can fly in the sky but a miracle?

Fortunately, the soldiers on the battlefield couldn't see it clearly because of the trees covering the sky, but they soon knew what it was—a terrible thing!

Because the hot air balloon does not carry a lot of gunpowder, but it is always enough to blow up this mountain. Even if it is not killed, the enemy army will be in chaos. As long as the opponent is in chaos, it will be cleaned up. Woolen cloth.

Of course, the lack of gunpowder on the hot air balloon was also his intention. He felt that... If the soldiers on the hot air balloon were not accurate enough and there were too many people, wouldn't they die unjustly if they blow up their own people?

The soldiers of Liuzhao were crying and howling after being bombed and finally ran down from the mountain. They met the head harvester led by Li Xian. Luo Yu followed Li Xian closely and felt that it was really cool to fight against the regent.

It's just that there is a saying in this world that extreme joy begets sorrow. When Li Xian was about to go back after cleaning the battlefield and almost wiped out all the soldiers of Liuzhao, he encountered thick fog halfway there.

The fog did not clear for three days in a row, so the troops led by Li Xian successfully... got lost.