Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 24

In the midsummer of May, there are very few strong winds in the Central Plains.

The strong wind came very suddenly, and since the wind started yesterday, it has become stronger and stronger.Today, even the arm-thin flagpole at the gate of the camp has been scraped off, which is really unusual.As soon as Luo Zheng had an idea, he thought of the method of breaking the city.

As for whether it will work, we have to try it to know.

Luo Zheng has some doubts, if there is such a strong southeast wind in the summer, could it be that there is another tsunami.

Otherwise, why would the weather be so abnormal.

In the wilderness twenty miles north of Qiao County, strong winds raged, blowing sand and rocks all over the sky.

Five thousand Xiliang cavalry scattered around, forming a big circle against the strong wind that could almost blow people away, desperately reining in the restless horses under their crotches, and staring at the surroundings vigilantly, in case the secret agents of the relevant Eastern Army came to inquire .

In the open space in the middle, several Xiliang cavalry were galloping hard.

Every cavalryman held a hemp rope in his hand and was actually flying a kite.

Of course, this kite is not an ordinary kite, but a manned kite.

When the flagpole was blown off last night, Luo Zheng had an idea. He remembered that when he was watching Legend of the Condor Heroes, the Mongol army attacked Shangjing, the land of the Kingdom of Jin. Huang Rong made a kite and sent Guo Jing to Shangjing. The city was broken.

Although it is a novel, there are elements of exaggeration, but it may not be impossible to use it to learn and use it.

"drive!"

The Xiliang cavalrymen on horseback kept whipping the horse's buttocks, urging the horses to gallop against the strong wind.

At the end of the more than [-]-meter-long rope, a huge triangular kite was tied. The width of the two corners reached three meters, and the height was close to two meters. Many cloth strips were fixed on the bottom horizontal bar to balance the kite.

Under the kite, a strong Xiliang soldier was struggling to hold the dispute obliquely, and was dragged by the kite and ran wildly.

Not far away, Luo Zheng and more than a dozen members of the military academy stood on horseback, nervously staring at the kite that was dragged by the horse and ran wildly against the wind.

Xu Chu reined in his horse and crossed his saber, guarding Luo Zheng's side from left to right, and from time to time, he glanced around, as if some unscrupulous thieves would suddenly come out to attack, very conscientious.

"It's flying, look, it's flying."

Suddenly, a military academy pointed at the field and shouted excitedly.

Without him shouting, everyone saw it.

After being dragged by the horses, the running kite held up by the strong soldiers struggled for a while, and finally wobbled and floated off the ground, taking the feet of the strong soldiers below off the ground.

"Okay, great."

Luo Zheng beat his fist and applauded loudly.

All the military academies around him also cheered in unison, their eyes burning.

Unexpectedly, the strong soldier might have been startled because he flew off the ground suddenly, and subconsciously let go of his hands. He fell down just after flying less than two meters. White.

And the big kite lost the weight below it, and rushed straight into the sky with a 'swish'.

Luo Zheng and all the military academies were just annoyed that the strong soldier didn't have a long face. Seeing the kite flying high into the sky, all the military academies felt a little bit sour, and secretly drummed in their hearts. This is too high, and I'm afraid there is no distance from the ground Thirty feet high.

Looking at the ropes held by the cavalrymen, they were pulled so that they were almost perpendicular to the ground.

Grandma, if you fly so high, if you fall, you won't have any bones left.

Seeing this height, everyone felt very cold in their hearts, shrinking their necks, not daring to go up.

You know, the city of Qiao County is less than three feet high, and the height that the kite flies is at least ten times that of the city wall of Qiao County.

"Quickly, put away the kite and start over."

Luo Zheng quickly yelled, and immediately a messenger urged the horse to go, shouting loudly.

However, what I didn't expect was that after the kite was lifted into the air, the tension was surprisingly high. The cavalryman who tied the rope around his waist almost became a trapeze man, and was pulled away by the kite. He was so scared that he broke into a cold sweat and hugged tightly The war horse was not pulled away by the kite.

It wasn't until dozens of soldiers rushed forward that they pulled the kite down together.

Luo Zheng said excitedly: "It's good to be able to fly, and try another person."

The messenger immediately urged the horse to go, and quickly passed down the military order.

Soon, another strong soldier stood under the kite, and another horse was pulled in front.

The wind was too strong. The war horse dragged the kite for a while against the strong wind just now, and got tired and climbed down.

This time it went well and the kite took off quickly.

The soldiers below had learned from the past. Immediately after the kite took off, they firmly grasped the upper bar with both hands, and at the same time retracted their feet, stepped on the lower bar, and stood firmly on the kite.

The kite flew higher and higher, and soon exceeded three feet.

Whether it was the military academy or the soldiers, everyone cheered in unison, and everyone was inexplicably excited.

Being able to fly into the sky is definitely an incredible thing for people in these ages.

However, the soldier standing on the kite looked terrified. After the initial excitement, when he lowered his head and looked down, he saw that he was getting farther and farther away from the ground, and an unstoppable panic rose in his heart. .

Just when everyone was watching with inexplicable excitement, suddenly, the kite turned around and rushed down, causing a crowd of exclamations.

Luo Zheng also had a tight heart, screaming secretly, and forgot to do some preventive work.

Amidst the screams of panic, the kite fell from a high altitude at an incomparable speed, and fell headfirst on the ground.

The shrill screams only sounded halfway, and then stopped abruptly.

No need to look, everyone knew what happened to the soldier, their faces were pale and frightened.

Luo Zheng hurriedly led a group of military academies to rush over. As expected, the soldiers had been thrown out of human form, and the kite was naturally scrapped. All the soldiers around had a look of fear, lest they be the next one to be thrown to death.

Li Meng wiped his cold sweat and said: "General, this is too dangerous, if you are not careful, you will fall from the sky."

The rest of the military academies also nodded repeatedly, all frightened.

Luo Zheng frowned, seeing the fear on everyone's face, his heart sank.

However, when I was flying a kite when I was a child, I could control the kite by changing the angle at which it was pulled against the wind, so that the kite would not lose its balance and fall down at high altitude, and immediately regained my confidence.

Seeing the fearful expressions on everyone's faces, Xu Chu stared at him immediately, and said sharply, "I'm afraid of a bird, let someone come here."

Luo Zheng said happily: "Okay, this time it will be Zhongkang, and this general will lead you personally."

Hearing this, Xu Chu immediately threw off his armor, rushed up shirtless, and lifted up the other kite that had been pulled away.

Under the service of a group of personal soldiers, Luo Zheng went into battle lightly, and tied one end of the hemp rope around his waist.

"Be careful Zhongkang, this general is about to start."

After Luo Zheng prepared everything, he immediately turned around and shouted behind him.

Xu Chu also shouted and replied, "Don't worry, my lord, I'm ready."

Luo Zheng screamed, and immediately clamped the horse's belly with his legs, urging the horse to gallop against the strong wind.

The thick hemp rope on the baby's arms was quickly pulled straight, and he started running while pulling the kite behind him.

Xu Chuhuan stared wide-eyed, holding the kite with both hands, and under the pull of the kite, he strode forward and ran with all his strength.

Soon, the kite slowly left the ground again and climbed into the air.

Xu Chu was really courageous, he calmly put his foot down on the crossbar below, and stood firmly.

All the military academies applauded one after another, and everyone was convinced.

Luo Zheng urges the horse to run, while looking back from time to time.

After the kite was about five feet into the air, I immediately changed the running direction, changed the force surface of the kite, so that it would not continue to fly high, and ran back and forth for a few laps, and finally found a little feeling .

During the period, the kite tilted from time to time, as if it was about to fall down at any time.

The following military schools and soldiers looked terrified, but Xu Chu showed no fear, very calm and calm.

All the military academies sighed in admiration, no wonder the general valued this guy so much, he spared no effort to recruit him to his account.

Luo Zheng urged the horse to run a few laps, and then turned the horse's head, running at [-] degrees in the crosswind, and constantly changing the direction and angle, controlling the kite to gradually land, and successfully completed a test flight.

The military academies immediately urged their horses to rush over, surrounded Luo Zheng and Xu Chu and cheered in unison.

Xu Chuhu's eyes were still full of power, although he just flew around in the sky, this guy didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

Luo Zheng turned his horse back and shouted: "Come here, this general will teach you some experience."

All the military academies and dozens of Xiliang soldiers immediately surrounded them and bowed their heads to listen.

Combining the previous experience of flying a kite when he was a child, Luo Zheng described the experience in detail just now, and explained to everyone how to control the height and direction of the kite by controlling the direction of traction, so that it will not lose its balance and fall into the sky.

Everyone suddenly realized when they heard it, and nodded repeatedly.

Luo Zheng explained for a while, and then let everyone take turns to go into battle, and tried again and again.

In spite of this, three times the kite or cockpit fell, killing three soldiers.

As for the soldiers who went up to the sky and landed alive, they all vomited so pale that they almost vomited out their gall.

Only then did Luo Zheng realize that high altitudes in this era are still an unconquerable field for people, and no one has ever flown to the sky. For the first time, almost most people will have a fear of heights. Can't adapt.

As for a fierce man like Xu Chu, there are only a few big men in the whole, just a very small number of the few.

"Hurry up and practice, practice makes perfect."

Luo Zheng issued a death order, "Go and choose soldiers with good psychological quality to try. As long as they don't vomit, they will all be used as key training objects and practice quickly. Before it gets dark tomorrow night, we must gather two hundred soldiers who can go to the sky. "

"As ordered."

All the military academies quickly took orders and went to pick people separately.

Xu Chu also called the nearly [-] clansmen who followed him to join the army, and selected candidates who could adapt to high altitudes.

After practicing day and night for two days and one night, everyone was very tired.But fortunately, after rounds of selection and practice, I finally selected two hundred soldiers who are better at pulling the rope and two hundred soldiers who can adapt to the flying sky.

Even if there are still deficiencies, it can only be used together, after all, time is limited.

The scouts reported that Sun Jian's [-] infantry had already arrived in Chen County. It is estimated that after a night's rest, they would come to Qiao County tomorrow. There is only one night of effort left. In one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)