Chapter 339

Because the placement was specially requested by Wei Ran, it was specially placed in the middle area of the confrontation between the two armies, so that the Tubo people can also have a good look at the magical equipment of the Tang army. Once successful, it can hit their morale.

The hot-air balloon, which is hollow on the ground, has a colorful surface. I don't know what it has drawn. It looks very ugly.

The Tubo army in the fortress saw the Tang army out of the camp and thought they were ready to attack. Take action immediately, step on the top of the city and prepare all kinds of city guarding equipment. The elite cavalry went out of the castle, wandered outside and waited for an opportunity to attack. It seems that they are very well prepared for the Tang army to attack the city.

Of course, these Tubo soldiers naturally noticed the five strange things before the Tang army and felt very strange. The Tang army did not take out cloud ladders, stone catapults, arrow towers, siege bed crossbows and other siege weapons, which was very different from what they thought.

Zhao Hui lived in the central army. Standing on the built command platform, he could naturally see all the actions in front of the battle, quietly, and let the craftsmen act.

Zhao Xuanqing and others looked at Wei Ran's arrangement very nervously. If none of the five items had taken off, it would be not only Wei Ran's people who lost them, but also the morale of the whole army.

Therefore, Zhao Xuanqing looked at Wei Yan's expression again and saw that he was still confident. He squeezed his eyes at himself. He couldn't help feeling relaxed, but he glared at Wei Yan.

Several powerful blacksmiths gradually inflated the deflated balloon with a blower. They saw that the balloon made of five different kinds of cloth mixed with paper inflated and seemed to take off when it was blown by the wind on the plateau. The people's eyes widened slightly, and their expectations widened slightly.

Then Moheng commanded the craftsman to ignite the ignition device at the blowtorch. The fuel used for the five hot-air balloons was also different. Some rugged use only wool, chicken hair and rags and firewood; Some mix firewood with coal; Some use kerosene

The one using kerosene was not made carefully enough, so that some of the kerosene splashed on the balloon and directly burned the whole balloon, scaring the people around to escape.

There was also a riot in Wuwei army, which was stopped by Zhao Hun's voice. But it could not stop the ridicule of Tubo people in the distance on the fortress. Zhao Hui's eyes were gloomy and his expression towards Wei Ran was not good.

Fortunately, the five hot-air balloons were relatively separated, and the hot-air balloons were fixed in place in advance, but they didn't burn to the side. The other four are still operating normally.

When the hot gas from the flame gradually enters the balloon, the air temperature inside the balloon becomes higher and higher, making the balloon expand larger and begin to take off upward.

The crowd watched the four balloons float up, and their eyes gradually widened. Unexpectedly... They really flew up!

But something more incredible happened. The four balloons were made of different materials, although they were raised in order. However, they all succeeded in lifting up three feet high with the small rattan hanging cage at the bottom! And there are two sheep in each cage, which is basically the weight of an adult.

If the bottom had not been pulled tightly with a rope, I'm afraid it would have gone like Kongming lantern.

What's more shocking is that the original colorful patterns on the surface of these hot-air balloons make people feel ugly. At this moment, I found that what was painted on it was huge and ferocious faces!

It has to be said that the craftsmen in Yuexiang are really good at painting. The blue faced and tusk evil ghost face spectrum in Buddhist legends is lifelike. The soldiers of Wuwei army who watched closely saw four such huge ghost faces for the first time, and they were scared to have some leg and stomach cramps.

In the distance, the Tubo army also saw four hot-air balloons rising and noticed the ghost face portraits drawn on them. These more superstitious Tubo people didn't know what had happened, and there was an uproar inside and outside the fort.

Seeing this, Zhao Hui naturally had the same expression as the people around him. But he was more determined than others and soon recovered. Although he felt incredible, he still couldn't help admiring the officer named Wei Ran.

Zhao Xuanqing's stretched face finally loosened with the launch of the hot-air balloon. There was shock and joy!

Zhuo Lancang and an Xinyu, the leader of Tianmo sect, looked at each other. These two old enemies looked incredible at the moment.

Bu Lanshan and Wu Xinfei are both eager to replace the sheep in the rattan basket and enjoy the feeling of taking off.

Wei Ran and Mo Heng were very satisfied when they saw the shocked look of the people.

Wei Ran said, "old man, loosen the rope. Loosen it forty feet first to see the effect."

Forty feet is equivalent to a height of about 120 meters. Wei Ran is just a very conservative loose rope. In history, the hot-air balloon made by the French montgolfe brothers has risen to 450 meters.

Moheng gave the order excitedly and proudly, and then the person who controlled the rope below slowly untied the rope. He could clearly feel the power of the hot-air balloon in his hand.

They dare not grasp the rope with their hands for fear that they will be carried up into the sky by hot-air balloons. They can only fix the rope on the ground section by section to control the length of loosening.

Fortunately, the rope was temporarily lengthened yesterday, otherwise it would have to let the hot-air balloon float away.

Up to 40 feet, it seems that the hot-air balloon still has residual force and can continue to rise. Moreover, there is no instability or rupture when the strong wind blows in the air.

There was only one hot-air balloon. Due to the problem of the designed ignition device, the flame was blown out, the air inside the hot-air balloon lost continuous heating and began to decline gradually.

But there are still three hot-air balloons hanging in the sky. They flutter in the direction of the wind and are tightly pulled by the ropes on the ground. The three huge ghost faces seem very unwilling.

At this time, the battlefield between the two sides was less than five miles away. The Tubo people looked at the huge hot-air balloon, which seemed to float to their own side at any time. The morale of the army was inexplicably chaotic.

Although Wei Ran was excited about the success of the hot-air balloon, as a descendant of the strategist, he was very keen to notice the situation of the enemy. He looked at the wind and found that it was blowing in the direction of the Tubo army.

I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if I cut the rope at this time and let the hot-air balloon float to the Tubo army. They saw three huge ghost faces approaching? Maybe it's a rare fighter?

On the battlefield, not only Wei Ran noticed this situation.

"Cut the rope!"

Suddenly, a dignified and powerful voice came from Wei Ran's back. Wei Ran looked back and saw that Zhao Hui had stood up and said again: "cut off the rope and let it float to the enemy array! The rest of the troops are ready to attack the city! "

"Promise!"

Wei Ran broke with a knife. The three hot-air balloons were not bound by the rope. As they rose higher, they met the Tibetan army fortress with the wind.

The Tubo army saw three huge ghost faces approaching their own side quickly. They misjudged the height. In a panic, the soldiers repeatedly arched, but they couldn't even get the hair of the hot-air balloon.

At this time, Zhao Hui had mounted a war horse, and the horse pointed forward, "the whole army attack!"