Chapter 65 Section ten

"Xiao Qi, don't shoot arrows lightly!" Zeng Wanggu scolded, Xiao Qi pursed his lips and said, "Yes!" During practice, the accuracy of this air-breaking crossbow was already quite good, but in such a windy day, it is not possible to shoot a flying machine from a distance of more than ten feet away. It is not without luck .There are not many arrows on the airship, so it cannot be wasted. At this time, two flying planes have reached the height of the airship.The speed of the flying machine is much faster than that of the airship. When it rises, it circles along the air current and is on both sides of the airship.Just now a flying plane was shot down, those two flying planes must have been very afraid, they just kept rising, not daring to get too close.

The airship had already submerged in the clouds, and the surface was probably covered with a lot of water vapor, and its ascent speed was greatly slowed down.The soldier who was blowing the wind shouted: "Captain Zeng, the airbag is close to the limit and cannot be heated any more!" At this time, the airship was already at 1,700 feet. Zeng Wanggu looked out the porthole.The airship has submerged into the clouds, and it can be seen that the clouds and mist are lingering, which is strange and indescribable.If this is not a battlefield, then this pair of scenery is really very wonderful.Before she could answer, the old man shouted, "Go up again!"

There was an accident during the construction of this airship.After ascending to the sky that time, an eagle regarded it as some kind of monster, and tore off a piece of skin at once.Fortunately, that time was just an experiment, and there was only one person, Xu Xinzi, in it.He threw away all the ballast immediately after discovering that the airbag was damaged, and the breach was not too big, so the extremely light gas inside would not flow out all at once, and when it fell, it happened to fall into a lake, and it was considered dead escape.But that time also frightened Xu Xinzi out of his wits, and almost gave up the idea of ​​continuing the trial production.After thinking hard, I came up with a solution, adding another layer of skin outside the airbag, and the airbag containing the extremely light gas is equivalent to an inner tank.In this way, although the load capacity of the airship is much less, the safety is greatly improved, and the gas in the inner tank is heated when it needs to be lifted into the air.Once the gas is heated, its volume will increase hundreds of times, and once it cools down, the airship will slowly descend again, thus solving the problem of descent.At that time, Xu Xinzi did an experiment, even if he made more than ten holes in the outer skin, the airship did not move at all.But as the altitude rises, the air gradually becomes thinner. To ascend the airship, the airbag must be continuously heated. If the heating continues without limit, the inner airbag will eventually burst. Therefore, the limit altitude of the airship is two thousand feet.If the cloud was still three hundred feet away, the airship would be extremely dangerous.But Zeng Wanggu didn't say much, just said: "Ascend!"

It can't be seen from a little distance in the clouds, and now I don't know where the few flying planes of the Wind Legion have gone.If the wind army seizes the upper hand, the airship will be hit head-on as soon as it emerges, and it will be a disaster at that time.The old man was also a little frightened, but his face remained motionless. Going on like this is not an option, and the strategy must be changed.The old man stroked his beard and stared out the window.At this time, the cloud layer is gradually thinning, and it seems that it has reached the top of the cloud layer, and it will rush out of the cloud layer if it goes up.He suddenly raised his hand and said, "Stop!"

The speed of the airship is far inferior to that of the flying machine, but the airship ascends in a straight line, while the flying machine has to hover to ascend. In this way, the speed of ascent should be about the same.Rising in the clouds, the water vapor from outside kept pouring in, and the board wall was immediately covered with a layer of water stains. Unlike the airship, the flying machine has a gondola, and the soldiers are completely exposed outside. It may be more difficult to rise in the clouds.Perhaps, without rising above the clouds, several of them would fall of their own accord.Zeng Wanggu thought to himself, but he couldn't relax in his heart.

At this time, Xiao Ziyan was just as Zeng Wanggu had expected, his head was covered with water stains, and he could hardly open his eyes, but he still held on tightly to the aircraft, desperately pulling the aircraft up. The wings of the flying machine are also covered with water vapor, just like a dragonfly before the rain, no longer the lightness when it started.When he joined the Wind Corps for the first time, Shao Fengguan was talking about a few key points for taking off into the air, that is, you can't fly in strong winds and rain, and you can't fly in rain clouds.Although it hasn't rained yet, the rest of the points have all fallen into place.But the airship kept rising, and he was already on the verge of launching, so he had no choice but to chase after it.

Fortunately, the airship was too big. Although it couldn't see its shape clearly, it could see its trajectory from the turbulent changes in the clouds.Xiao Ziyan was amazed as he flew more and more. Usually, the flying machine can only rise to a height of five or six hundred feet. If it wants to exceed a thousand feet, it must rely on strong winds.Although the wind was strong now, the airship didn't seem to be affected by the wind, and it easily reached this height. Xiao Ziyan tried his best, but he couldn't catch up to the top of the airship. The airship must have ascended with the help of airbags.If the airbags of the airship can be destroyed, they will fall.But to destroy the airbag, the only way is to grab the top of the airship, which is really not easy.I don't know what the limit height of the airship is. If it exceeds the height that the flying machine can reach, then this battle is doomed to failure.

Can only speed up.Xiao Ziyan thought about it, and shouted: "Xiao Tang, hold on tight!" He slammed the trigger, and the flying machine was lifted up again, almost vertically, and the propeller was ignited at once.Because the flying machine must have a launcher to lift into the air, two propellers made of bamboo tubes that will not explode are installed on the belly of the aircraft, so that it can be lifted into the air in case the launcher is destroyed.If the propeller is ignited in the air, the flying machine can get a second boost and the time it can stay in the air can be doubled.Now that the wind is so strong, there is no need to use propellers, but Xiao Ziyan knows that the ascent of the flying machine is not as easy as that of the airship, so he can only use this trick.

As soon as the propeller was ignited, the speed increased a lot, and it rushed upwards, and was engulfed by the airflow and rotated rapidly.Although Tang Wei didn't need to manipulate it, he was dizzy from being turned around, so he could only hold on to the handrail tightly, thinking to himself, "God bless you, God bless you." At this time, two of the seven flying planes set out by the Wind Corps had crashed. Among the remaining flying planes, Ni Xingwu and Yan Ping could still follow Xiao Ziyan closely, but they were very reluctant. The other two planes were just below. Spinning around, I don't know where it was swept by the wind, maybe it has crashed.Xiao Ziyan spun around a few times, his eyes staring desperately at the rising trace of the airship over there.Although he accelerated the speed again, the higher the plane got, the more difficult it was to ascend. Right now, there was rumbling in his ears, and he could barely breathe. Although the speed of the plane was fast, it was rising more and more. Slowly, the clouds were like a thick cloud, making it more and more difficult for him to even breathe.

I was worrying about whether I could catch up with the airship, when suddenly my eyes lit up, and the wet feeling around my nose and mouth immediately dissipated. Although the wind was still strong, it was much more comfortable.The rise was too fast, his eyes went dark, and he couldn't see everything around him for a moment, but Tang Weixi said in his ear: "Captain Xiao, we have reached the clouds!" Indeed, it is now out of the clouds.Looking from below the cloud layer, it was pitch black, but once above the cloud layer, the sky was as clear as a flawless crystal, and a semicircular bright moon hung high in the sky, it was unusually bright, reflected on the cloud layer below, like a plated There is a layer of silver on it.Those clouds were constantly surging by the wind, just like the waves on the sea surface, but some clouds were blown up suddenly, just like mountains.

"It's so beautiful!" Tang Wei cried out.This kind of scenery, I am afraid that no one has seen it since ancient times.The wind blows like a knife, but the wind is also as clear as an invisible ice cube.Xiao Ziyan usually goes on tour, and he also likes to rise a little higher, but now this height has probably never been reached.He glanced around and said, "Don't worry about it, just take a look, where is the airship!" The airship is so huge, and at such a height, the line of sight is unobstructed. It seems that the edge of the sky and the earth can be seen at a glance. If the airship rushes out of the clouds first, it will definitely not escape their sight.But looking at it now, only the sea of ​​clouds below rises and falls one after another, but the surroundings are empty, and the airship must not have broken out of the clouds. Finally grabbed the airship.Xiao Ziyan felt an indescribable joy in his heart.Although it is still not a sure thing to win after reaching the top of the airship, it is at least one step closer to victory.He skillfully pulled the trigger, the flying machine shook lightly, turned around in the air, and made a big circle.While trying to maintain the balance of the flying machine, he focused on looking down. Really like the sea.Although Xiao Ziyan asked Tang Wei not to care about that, he was still shocked.The cloud layer is very thick and extremely flat. When it is blown by the wind, waves appear in layers like the sea surface, but these waves are also fragments of some clouds.Looking up from below, these are all dark clouds, but when looking down above the clouds, it turns out that the dark clouds are also white. He thought that the airship would rush out of the clouds soon, but he didn't know that the flying machine turned around and still found nothing.Just wondering, Tang Wei suddenly called out: "Look! What's there?" A few tens of feet away on the right, there is a cloud that is turning slightly.The wind was very strong, and the clouds were already ups and downs. If it weren't for Tang Wei's super-sightedness, it would be really difficult to spot.Xiao Ziyan frowned and said, "Go and have a look." There is nothing above the clouds, and the moon shines brightly.Xiao Ziyan flew the plane there, and saw that the cloud fluctuations in that area were really strange, faintly, there was a round fish ridge-like thing protruding from the cloud layer, covered with rhombus patterns, just like what you saw on the boat when you went out to sea. The appearance of the giant fish infested. what is that?Xiao Ziyan couldn't help feeling frightened.All this in front of him almost made him mistakenly think that there was a piece of snow-white sea water under him.But are there really strange beasts haunting the clouds?He absolutely couldn't believe that such a miracle would happen. That's an airship!Before he got there, Xiao Ziyan suddenly realized.The airship deliberately led them into the clouds. It turned out that the speed of emotion perception was not as fast as them, so it used a plan. Taking advantage of the fact that they couldn't see the distance in the clouds, they deliberately let them fly above the clouds, and they hid themselves in the clouds to take the opportunity to descend.The enemy dispatched airships, the first task was to bomb the Prime Minister's Second Fort, so naturally they would not go to the clouds to fight with the Wind Legion.It was a mistake to think that the enemy wanted to occupy a high place. He figured this out, and without looking back, he shouted: "Xiaotang, get ready for Thunderbolt!" The flying machine didn't carry much weight, except for two people, it only carried two Thunderbolts.Tang Wei was startled, and said, "Captain Xiao, what kind of monster is that?" "What monster, that is the airship!" The airships they saw were all in the shape of an ellipsoid, but they didn't expect that the airship would look like this when viewed from above.Tang Wei was very excited when he heard Xiao Ziyan's birth, and said, "Ha, are they hiding here? They can't escape this time!" Now they are condescending. The flames splashed out, and the airbag of the airship only needed to be burned through a hole, and it would definitely not be able to float in the air anymore. The flying machine cannot be suspended in the air like the airship, and when he spoke, the flying machine had passed the airship and deviated by more than ten feet.Xiao Ziyan worked hard to control the flying machine, only to feel that the feel was quite different from usual.The ability of the flying machine to fly depends entirely on the operator to understand the air flow in the air, but today the wind is too strong, and the air flow above the clouds is even more weird. The joints on the flying machine seem to be making a slight "creaking" sound, as if they will fall apart at any time. If you want to disperse, wait until the airship is blown up and then disperse.Xiao Ziyan thought to himself, pulled the nose of the machine over, and shouted: "Xiaotang, get ready, don't miss it!" Tang Wei said: "Captain Xiao, don't worry, such a small distance, at most two or three feet away." He grabbed a thunderbolt in his hand, and his eyes were fixed on the top of the airship protruding from the clouds, for fear of missing it. arrive. Xiao Ziyan held the plane around, and the plane suddenly turned sideways, circled around and flew back.Now the speed of the flying machine is astonishingly fast. It is really not easy to hit the airship at such a high speed. He can only hope that Tang Wei's excellent eyesight will not let him down. When the flying machine turned, the wings were blown by the strong wind, and there were thousands of flutes playing in his ears at the same time, and the wind was almost as hard as a stone.Xiao Ziyan stared at the top of the airship that was exposed to the clouds. Now the cloud turbulence in that area has been much smaller, and the airship is probably descending.When the flying machine was almost above the airship, Xiao Ziyan shouted: "Throw it quickly!" Thunderbolt is made of clay.Unlike flat land mines, because Hong Tianlei is to be taken up to the sky by a flying machine, there is very little gravel and iron pieces inside, otherwise it will be so heavy that the flying machine will not be able to fly up.There is a fuse cap made of finely ground flint on the fuse of Thunderbolt, which can be ignited as long as it is pulled apart.Although Tang Wei still can't control the flying machine by himself, he has taken off with Xiao Ziyan many times, and throwing mines like this is very sure.Seeing that the flight was already ahead, Tang Wei pulled the fuse cap, and the fuse was ignited immediately, and he threw it out. Now the flying machine is only two feet high above the airship.Tang Wei knew that he could never miss the shot, but he was afraid that anyone could hit it at such a distance.As soon as the Thunderbolt was hit, it immediately flew towards the top of the airship, without deflecting or slanting, just hitting the airship.It's just that it didn't explode as he thought. The Thunderbolt hit the airship, bounced up obliquely, and slid down the side. Tang Wei cried out in disappointment. Xiao Ziyan was trying his best to control the flying machine at this time, and he didn't dare to look back, and couldn't see the situation.Hearing Tang Wei's voice, he shouted, "Did you miss it?" "It didn't miss, it's just that Hong Tianlei didn't explode and was bounced away!" "Bounced off?" Xiao Ziyan was slightly taken aback, and then shouted: "Now we are too close to them, you have to pull out the ignition cap a little earlier, don't do it like usual!" Because the Thunderbolt was dropped from the sky, and the aircraft generally only fly at an altitude of 300 to 500 feet, the lead wire of the Thunderbolt was made very long, and it was calculated that it would only end when it hit the ground. .The gunpowder in the Thunderbolt is also specially made, and it will explode by itself when it is hit, so as to prevent the fuse from going out in the air.It's just that this is not very reliable. If the Thunderbolt without a fuse falls to the ground, only half of it will explode, and more will only be broken into a pile of pieces.Now the airbag of the airship is soft and unaffected, and the lead wire is too long. It will only explode after falling four to five hundred feet.Although he asked Tang Wei to pull out the ignition cap earlier, no one dared to shoot again when the lead wire of the bombing thunder was burned down to the point where it would blow up the sky by two or three feet.At such a height, it is already difficult to maintain balance, so don't think about being able to fly up again. He was suddenly at a loss.Is it still impossible to deal with the enemy after grabbing above the airship?At this time Tang Wei suddenly shouted: "Captain Xiao, come again, I have a solution!"