The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 236 Ready to go
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Zhao Dongting returned to his room and began to write and draw under the oil lamp again.

He drew the pattern of the hot air balloon, and focused on adding four huge human fans to the part of the hanging basket below.

No way, the hot air balloon is heated by fire, and the heating device can only control the height of the hot air balloon.And if you want to use a hot air balloon to fight, you can't let the hot air balloon float with the wind. At that time, you may not know where it will go before you reach the camp of the Yuan army.

In this era, there are no other power devices and can only rely on manpower.

Although the fan blades will increase the weight of the hanging basket, there is no way to do it.

After careful calculation, it should be similar to arrange two people to control the direction and one person to drop the bomb, right?

Zhao Dongting pondered in his heart, and estimated that at that time, he would only be able to find those thin soldiers in the army to serve as the air force.Big men like Zhao Da and Zhao Hu are definitely not good, because they are too heavy with big arms and round waists.

The next day, Zhao Dongting personally sent the detailed drawing of the hot air balloon to the Military Science Department early on.

Now that Lei and Qiongzhou are a bit bigger, he doesn't go to court every day.If there is no major event, it will be presided over by Lu Xiufu.

Zhao Dongting also wanted to understand that he was far inferior to Lu Xiufu in handling many government affairs, so he might as well not join in the fun.

He has no doubts about employing people, and he is extremely assured of Lu Xiufu and others.

After Xu Yuesong and Li Qingyun saw the detailed drawing of Zhao Dongting's hot air balloon, they finally had a general idea of ​​the hot air balloon that Zhao Dongting wanted to make.The hanging basket is easy to make, and the heating device is also easy to make. Now the only problem facing them is the balloon.Because the balloon has to have an excellent seal and be light, and in this day and age it's hard to find fabric like that.

However, this is naturally the matter of Xu Yuesong and Li Qingyun.

Zhao Dongting handed the picture to them, and after explaining a few words, he went back to the palace and continued to practice swords.

The folk husbands have been recruited, and the grain, grass, and military equipment in Haikang County have begun to be transported to more than ten cities including Wuzhou, Tanjia, and Pingnan.

Liu Hongyi's Huanglong Forbidden Army was dispatched to escort more than 2 soldiers, and there were only more than [-] soldiers left in Leizhou.

A few more days.

There was still no progress in making hot air balloons, and Xu Yuesong and Li Qingyun still couldn't find a suitable fabric.But on this day, Zhao Yuluo, the pacifier of Qiongzhou, finally rushed to Haikang and asked to see Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting met him in the palace courtyard, Zhao Yuluo said: "Your Majesty, [-] Qiongzhou troops have gone to Wuchuan County!"

Wuchuan County is in Huazhou, a middle-level county, not very far from Haikang County.

It doesn't take long to get from Qiongzhou Haiyan Road to Wuchuan.Zhao Dongting knew in his heart that it was time for him to leave Haikang again.

Two days ago, there were reports from Kuizhou and Guangnan East Road, and the Yuan army finally set off.

The war is imminent.

After Zhao and Luo left, Zhao Dongting didn't care about waiting for Xu Yuesong and Li Qingyun to come up with a hot air balloon, and left Haikang in the afternoon of the same day.

However, he didn't rush to Wu Chuan immediately, but only took Le Wuwei to wait for a few people, and first went to the Golden Dragon Temple to see the temple built by Xiaojin and Li Yuanxiu.Now the two temples on this deserted island have good incense, and the common people came to worship on their own initiative after hearing the legend of Xiao Jin and Li Yuanxiu.

In Jinlong Temple, Zhao Dongting stayed for 10 minutes, and then rushed to Quzhou Island.Now, it should be called Xianglong County more appropriately.

Xianglong County has been officially placed under the jurisdiction of Leizhou, and many people have moved to live on the island.

The people in Zhao Dongting were all dressed in ordinary clothes, except for the somewhat eye-catching beauty of the Lewu girl, there was nothing special about them.

In front of the Martyrs Temple outside the Yuanxing Palace in Xianglong County, Zhao Dongting stood in front of the stele in a daze for a long time.

Since then, how many people in the army of the Southern Song Dynasty have shed blood on the battlefield?

What are they for?
It's all for Zhao Dongting to be able to re-enter Anchengtou one day.

A disabled old soldier who was cleaning in front of the stele noticed Zhao Dongting in a trance, looked at him for a long time, finally stepped forward, and slowly knelt down on the ground, "The third son Huang, the old soldier of the Imperial Guard in front of the palace, kowtowed to the emperor."

It was almost dusk at this time, and there was no one in front of the martyr's temple.

Veterans like Huang Sanzi had been received by Zhao Dongting when he left Xianglong County, so they recognized him.

Zhao Dongting helped the old soldier in front of him up, and said, "How are you doing on the island?"

The simple words made the veteran Huang Sanzi almost choke up, "Okay, very good..."

The emperor did not forget them.

Zhao Dongting looked at the stele of the martyrs again, and said: "When this battle is over, if we can win, the day when I will take you to Lin'an City should not be far away."

Although after leaving Xianglong County, there were many disabled soldiers on Guangnan West Road, but it was Huang Sanzi who worried Zhao Dongting the most.

They are not only them, but also shoulder the long-cherished wish of those dead souls.

Huang Sanzi finally couldn't help sobbing.

Time seems to be frozen at this moment. An emperor, an old soldier, and the weather-beaten martyr's monument are even more desolate.

More and more old soldiers gathered in front of the martyr's monument.

Afterwards, Zhao Dongting left Xianglong County under the sky full of burning clouds, and was watched by hundreds of old soldiers at the ferry, and he did not leave for a long time.

Back in the palace, Zhao Dongting announced his departure for Wuchuan the next day.

He wants Wuchuan and Zhao and Luo's [-] Qiongzhou troops to join up now, and then set up defense lines on the way from Wuchuan to Gaozhou, from Gaozhou to Cenxi, and from Cenxi to Wuzhou before the Yuan army arrives.

Although the distance from Wuchuan to Wuzhou is only more than 300 kilometers, the road is inconvenient in this era, surrounded by mountains, and it is possible that the real distance is seven to eight hundred kilometers.

Judging from the normal marching speed of this era, it would take more than 20 days to travel seven to eight hundred kilometers.

And this is Ma Jun.

However, it is impossible for the Qiongzhou army to be all horse troops. If the infantry is added, it is obvious that the marching speed will be even slower.

In addition, if you have to set up camps in the main roads from Wuchuan to Wuzhou, it will be even slower.

Zhao Dongting didn't have much time to delay.

It will take a long time for Kuizhou Road Yesuer's army to reach Guangxi, but the Guangdong Boyan army is not far from Guangxi.

The remaining thunderbolt guns, dragon guns, and ammunition in Haikang County have all been sent to Gaozhou, Cenxi, and Wuzhou by Liu Hongyi.

The Huanglong Imperial Army guarding Leizhou still couldn't get the rest after all, because it seemed that there were a lot of firearms, but the actual distribution still felt that there were not enough.

This really made Liu Hongyi feel resentful in his heart.

However, Zhao Dongting promised him that the hot weapons manufactured by the Ministry of Military Industry would be given priority to the Huanglong Forbidden Army in the future, which made his resentment disappear.

Judging from the number of Thunderbolt Cannons, the four armies of Tiankui, Tiangang, Tianji, and Tianxian are not as numerous as the Tianmeng, Tiangui and other armies commanded by Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue.However, the Shenlong guns were sent by the four armies of Tiankui, Tiangang, Tianji, and Tianxian each with [-] more, nearly [-] more than the rest of the army.

There were more Hongtianlei, except for Tianmeng and other [-]th armies who distributed [-] pieces each, the rest were all transported to Wuzhou, Cenxi and other cities.

This is not a small number, but a total of nearly [-] landmines.

The grenades and shells are all left in Haikang County.This is a heavy treasure, Zhao Dongting dare not let the troops other than Feilong soldiers use it at will.

After all, thermal weapons are still products of technology beyond this era. If it spreads out, what kind of results it will cause is hard for anyone to predict.

This is why Zhao Dongting didn't even equip the [-] Qiongzhou Army with hot weapons.

They are not the forbidden army, but the Xiang army.

At night, Zhao Dongting had just practiced in-room techniques, Le Wu and Zhang Ru left, but Ying Er had no intention of leaving.

She blushed slightly, looked at Zhao Dongting, and said, "The emperor is leaving tomorrow?"

When Zhao Dongting heard her words and looked at her expression, he could naturally understand what Yinger meant.

With Ying Er's temperament, it is extremely difficult to say such a thing.

Zhao Dongting didn't intend to take them to Wuchuan, Yinger suddenly asked the question at this moment, so what did he mean?
This time Zhao Dongting left, she didn't know how long it would take to see Zhao Dongting again!

Watching Yinger lower her head gradually, Zhao Dongting said softly, "You can sleep in my room tonight!"

It is obviously not a problem to let Yinger sleep in Yuewu's room after she has been formally named concubine.

Ying'er was afraid of disturbing his sword training, so she didn't come to disturb him, but Zhao Dongting himself felt very sorry.

No matter what, Ying Er will only be his woman in this life, won't she?

Who has heard of the remarriage of the empress in the palace?

It's almost the same unless the country is destroyed.

"Um……"

Ying'er's pretty face flushed, and she responded softly.

(End of this chapter)