Chapter 66 Section Eleven

When the Thunderbolt hit the top of the airship, the people in the airship didn't notice it, and Zeng Wanggu was still looking out from the porthole. After rising in the clouds for a while, the old man suddenly ordered to stop the heating of the airbags, but the airship’s rising momentum was not exhausted, and it still rose for a while before stopping, and then began to descend again.Descending is not as difficult as ascending. What's more, the airship is now in the clouds, and the airbags cool down faster. It won't take long for the airship to accelerate its descent. Although the speed of the airship is far inferior to that of the flying machine, the speed of ascent and descent may be even worse.Starting with this, the old man made a round trip in the clouds, and most of the flying machines would be able to get rid of them.

The Wind Legion has such a great reputation, the airship team made fun of them the first time they attacked, this old man really lived up to his reputation, no wonder the former commander of the Republican Army relied heavily on him.Zeng Wanggu felt relieved at this moment, she said: "Old Mu, I didn't find the Wind Legion." "Don't be careless." The old man's face was still very solemn, "The Wind Legion is not that easy to deal with." At this time, Xiao Qi suddenly shouted: "Captain Zeng, something fell from above!" Zeng Wanggu was taken aback and said, "What is it?"

"I can't see clearly, it's dark." Could it be that something on the top of the airship is broken?Zeng Wanggu was startled and looked at the old man.Although she is the captain of the airship team, the old man has been involved in the construction of the flying machine from beginning to end, and he needs to know more about the structure of the airship.She was about to ask the old man what it was, but seeing the old man's face was full of confusion, he murmured, "That black thing? What is that?" Zeng Wanggu said: "Could it be the parts on the top of the airship?"

The old man shook his head: "There is a layer of skin on the top, and a rope net soaked in black oil is wrapped around it. There is nothing there. Could it be that the outer skin is broken?" is protective.If the outer skin is broken, the possibility of inner tank damage is much greater. Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden light below, not too far away, and the cabin of the airship was also reflected in white.Seeing this bright light, Zeng Wanggu couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart, and immediately understood the clue, before he could say it, the old man shouted: "It's the Thunderbolt from the Wind Legion!"

This is exactly the thunderbolt.Although it exploded more than a hundred feet below the airship, and there was no threat to the airship, the old man couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.It is really extraordinary that the Wind Legion discovered their tracks so quickly, and they have already reached the top of the airship. "It's still a little underestimating the enemy." The old man muttered softly.It was really unexpected that the Wind Legion came so quickly, but the matter has come to this point, and it is too late to regret it.He stood up, took off his coat, tightened his belt, and said, "Captain Zeng, please take care of yourself."

Zeng Wanggu was taken aback, and said, "Old Mu, where are you going?" The old man looked at the top of his head and said: "The Wind Legion missed a hit, and they will definitely come back again. I think they will definitely put barbs on the mine this time." Zeng Wanggu frowned.If, as the old man said, there are barbs on the bomber, then it will be a big deal.She raised her head and said, "Old Mu, do you want to go up there?" The old man had fastened his belt and reached out to pick up a rope beside him.The hook was already installed on the rope, and he hooked the hook on his belt, smiled slightly, and said, "Let the Feng Legion see that although the old man is old, he still has some uses."

"What are you going to do?" It was very difficult to control the flying machine at this time, and Xiao Ziyan didn't dare to look back.Tang Wei was fastening a few crossbow bolts to the noose for Hong Tianlei, and said, "Put a barb on Hong Tianlei." Yes, this is indeed a good way.Xiao Ziyan was overjoyed, and said, "Good idea! Hurry up and get it done, I'll fly over as soon as I'm done." Tang Wei's hands were very nimble. Although the wind was very strong on the flying machine, he still tied a few crossbow arrows to Hong Tianlei.He said: "Okay, Captain Xiao."

Xiao Ziyan was about to turn the plane around when two more planes rushed out from the clouds below him. They were the planes piloted by Ni Xingwu and Yan Ping. Under the circumstances, finally arrived. Seeing those two flying planes, Xiao Ziyan felt relieved.He really had no idea if he had to deal with the airship alone, but now that his companions had arrived, his chances of victory were greatly increased.Although they couldn't hear him shouting in the air, he pulled up the nose of the flying machine, made a big circle, and gestured in the air with his hand, signaling for them to follow.

At this time, the airship has descended a lot, and it is almost invisible. If Xiao Ziyan hadn't memorized the position, Ni Xingwu and Yan Ping might not be able to find it.Throwing Thunderbolt now, I really don't know if it can hit the airship.Tang Wei held the Thunderbolt tied with a crossbow bolt in his hand, and stared at the place closely. When the flying plane passed by, he raised his arm and threw the Thunderbolt out forcefully.Although he thought about this idea, he really didn't know if it would work. Hong Tianlei fell through the sky and fell into the clouds, but Xiao Ziyan's flying machine sank and fell downwards.The air flow above the clouds was too chaotic, he had been struggling to support it, but now, he couldn't maintain his balance anymore.Fortunately, he was extremely proficient in manipulating the flying machine. Even though the flying machine was going obliquely downward, it was still smooth and steady, and it had rushed into the clouds in the blink of an eye.He also didn't know if the Thunderbolt just now could hang on the airship, and he felt uneasy.The flying machine can only carry two Thunderbolts, and now that both of them have been thrown out, only God knows if it will be useful.

The flying machine descended rapidly, the clouds became thicker and thicker, and the wind in my ear screamed like a horn.The aircraft cannot be forced to turn when it is going down like this, otherwise the rivets and wings will all break.Xia Xiao Ziyan slowly raised the nose of the aircraft, and slowed down the falling trend of the aircraft little by little.But it was too difficult to do so, and when he finally leveled the flying machine, he was almost at the lower edge of the clouds.Through the sparse clouds, one can see that the fierce battle is still going on below, and pillars of fire shoot up into the sky.

Youbi Fort has fallen, but Zuofu Fort is still in the hands of the imperial army.Ma Yaoxian is old in the army, and he is good at attacking and defending. It seems that the Republican Army has suffered a lot.Although the airship was still unable to be destroyed, the Wind Legion was fighting in the air, Zuofubao did not have to worry about the bombardment from the airship, and the morale was greatly increased, and immediately became a fighting situation again. Is it still time to go up?He looked up.Now the bottom is brighter, and you can't see anything if you look up.He regained his composure and was about to pull up the nose of the flying machine when suddenly there was a loud noise from under him, like a gigantic firework exploding in the air, and the gunpowder smoke scattered in all directions. It's thunder!Xiao Ziyan's heart sank.The Thunderbolt exploded below him, and apparently failed to reach the airship, and it seemed that Tang Wei's solution didn't work either.Now that there is no Hong Tianlei around, I can only hope that Ni Xingwu and Yan Ping can succeed. The first one exploded in the clouds, and the people below couldn't see it, but this thunderbolt exploded in half a day, making everyone in the battlefield startled and looked up. Hong Tianlei exploded into thousands of dots in the air, radiant and gorgeous, everyone looked at the sky, and the sound of fighting fell silent for a while. The Wind Legion must have succeeded in attacking!Ma Yao first wiped the sweat from his head, raised the spear in his hand, and hissed: "Brothers, the Wind Legion has already destroyed the enemy's monsters, this time it's all up to us!" He shouted so loudly that all the soldiers on Zuofu Fort cheered.Youbi Fort was destroyed by bombardment from the air, and the soldiers in Zuofu Fort all saw it, and even the most daring ones felt a little palpitated.Bombarding from the air, this move is the ultimate move of the Wind Corps. I didn't expect the Republican Army to have it, and the bombs dropped were much denser than when the Wind Corps dropped them. At that time, everyone felt insecure and felt that it was impossible to defend anymore. .At this time, seeing thunder blasting in the air and hearing Ma Yaoxian's cheers, everyone shouted in response, their morale was greatly boosted.Although the Republican Army's offensive was strong, it was suppressed for a while. The Shenlong Cannon in Zuofu Fort was still hot and could not be fired. The Republican Army took advantage of this opportunity to rush to the fort.Ma Yao stepped forward first, and stabbed to death a Republican soldier who had taken over the fort, and looked at it from the side of the battlements. The Republican Army is densely packed, and I don't know how many there are.Ma Yaoxian had always taken the lead and only cared about dealing with the enemy soldiers rushing forward, and now he saw the entire army of the Republican Army.Seeing this scene, he felt a chill in his heart, and said to himself: "Fang Ruoshui, did he send the main force to attack Zuofu Youbi Erbao?" Although the Republican Army is still unable to break through Zuofu Fort, Ma Yaoxian also knows that Zuofu Youbi Fort and Dongping City are inseparable.Now that Youbi Fort has been destroyed, Zuofu Fort's morale is strong, but if it doesn't get reinforcements from Dongping City, it will definitely not be able to hold for a long time.He looked at the gunners surrounding the two Shenlong Cannons, and shouted, "How about the Shenlong Cannons, can you fire them again?" Those gunners hesitated for a moment, and one of them said: "General Ma, it will take a while, but..." He hesitated, not knowing what to say.Ma Yao scolded first: "What time is it, let the fart go!" After being scolded by him, the gunner said: "General, it's just that the gunpowder is not enough." Because there is an overpass to transport, the ammunition in Zuofu Fort's reserve is not much.Ma Yao frowned first, and said, "Not enough? Didn't you go to the city?" The gunner hesitated for a while before saying: "It's over, I don't know why, the city hasn't sent it yet." Ma Yao felt his ears warm up.Dongping City has a lot of gunpowder reserves, enough for use, why didn't the city send them over?He didn't think too much, and shouted: "You must have not made it clear. Wang Rong! Come here!" A thin and nimble soldier came over and said, "General Ma, what are your orders?" This Wang Rong was the messenger of Zuofu Fort, because if people were to be transported on the bridge that day, the shorter the better. "Go to General Zhong and ask him to send the ammunition as soon as possible!" As soon as he finished speaking, he whispered: "Also, tell General Zhong that while things are still going to happen, start a decisive battle immediately!" The best strategy now is to take advantage of the morale of the army and put all his eggs in one basket to open the city and fight the enemy.It took a lot of effort for the Republican Army to break through Fort Youbi, but the vigor of the attack had weakened a lot.Now that the Zuofu Fort is still there, and the Feng Corps has just won their hearts, the morale of the Imperial Army has been greatly boosted. Taking advantage of the situation to charge, the chances of winning are still great.At first Ma Yaoxian thought that Zhong Yugu was timid and looked down on the general, but now he felt that Zhong Yugu might be right.It's just that things have come to this point, and we can only go head-on.Ma Yao had this idea first, but he really didn't have much confidence in holding on to Zuofu Fort. Wang Rong gave a military salute and said: "Obey!" Although he was short in stature, he was extremely nimble, and he reached the bridge in three steps and two strokes.The overpass is just a steel cable with a few hanging baskets underneath. It is mainly used to transport gunpowder and mines. It is extremely inconvenient to transport people.But if you are in a hurry, you can only use it once.Wang Rong entered a hanging basket and said: "Quickly winch!" Several soldiers below pulled the winch and sent Wang Rong to Dongping City. Looking at the silhouette of the hanging basket on the overpass in the twilight, Ma Yaoxian suddenly felt relieved again.Although the strength of the Republican Army far exceeds that of the defenders of Dongping City, and it is not just a mob as Xu Hanchuan said, the enemy army is indeed not the most elite regiment.At this point in the battle, although the Imperial Army lost Fort Youbi, the Republican Army may have lost even more troops. Now, it's the final battle.The elite divisions of the imperial army in the city waited for work with leisure, opened the city to meet the attack, and could not break the crowd with less at the beginning.Ma Yaoxian has been in the army for a long time, and he has experienced a lot of battles. Before, he always took the responsibility of supporting the attack, and he was alone. This is the first time.If the republican army can be defeated in this battle, Ma Yaoxian's reputation will probably be resounding all over the world. Even if he is not as good as the commander of the Four Phase Army, he may be on par with Zhong Yugu. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he struck the ground with his spear hard, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, you have a big scar on your head, and today is the day of your meritorious service!" The advancing Republicans engaged in battle. As soon as the hanging basket reached the top of Dongping City, Wang Rong pressed the basket and jumped out before it came to a complete stop.A few imperial soldiers came up to him and said, "Brother, what's going on there?" Wang Rong didn't have the time to answer, but just shouted: "I want to see General Zhong! Take me to see General Zhong!" A soldier led him to run to the top of the city.Wang Rong was too anxious, so he ran in such a hurry that he almost fell, but seeing Zhong Yugu wearing a war robe and watching the battle with his hands on the battlements, he rushed forward and knelt down on the tunnel, saying, "General Zhong, little Wang Rong, who is under General Renma, has met the general." He spoke too hastily, and was out of breath. Zhong Yugu turned his head, looked at him coldly, and shouted: "How is Ma Yaoxian fighting now?" When Wang Rong saw Zhong Yugu's expression, his heart was shocked, and he thought to himself: "What is General Zhong thinking? Why does he seem to have nothing to do with him?" It was just that the situation was urgent, so he didn't think too much, and said loudly: "General Ma After a fierce battle, five rounds of attacks from the rebels were repelled. Now the fort is united and the morale is high, but the gunpowder and thunder are about to run out, please add more to General Zhong!" Zhong Yu Guzhong's eyes wandered, and he didn't know whether it was shock or relief.It really surprised him that Ma Yaoxian was able to hold on until now.The main general of the enemy army is Fang Ruoshui, one of the Seven Heavenly Generals. Xu Hanchuan said that this person is also known as the Seven Heavenly General along with Ding Henry, the commander of the Republican Army, and he is a brave general of the Republican Army.Zhong Yugu was proud and arrogant, and he only admired Chu Shuai a little in his life, but he also knew that underestimating the enemy is the cause of defeat. If the enemy can be repelled in this battle, the loss of Dongping City will be too great. War is like a game, and military strength is the bargaining chip.In fact, it's not just war. Since childhood, Zhong Yugu regarded everything as gambling.There is no reason not to lose in gambling, but those who gamble know when to stop. Now that you are outnumbered and your opponent is far stronger than you, the best strategy at this time is not to fight hard, but to use the bargaining chips in your hand to make yourself invincible. That is the outcome of this big gamble. Chance of victory.Therefore, when Xu Hanchuan proposed to surrender the city to him, he immediately agreed, but he also felt a little afraid of Xu Hanchuan. This man sees through his own mind... When Xu Hanchuan expressed his idea, seeing the man's unpredictable and profound smile, Zhong Yugu felt a trace of fear.His first thought was to get rid of Xu Hanchuan immediately.However, if he is eliminated on the spot, I am afraid that the road of offering the city to surrender will be cut off.He thought for a long time, and felt that dedicating the city was the best strategy.Since the empire is already in decline, why bother to be buried with this decadent dynasty?He, Zhong Yugu, is a person who knows the current affairs and is the eternal winner in gambles. How can he lose the big because of small things.What's more, when Xu Hanchuan thought he could see through his own thoughts, how could his own thoughts be expected by Xu Hanchuan? Fang Ruoshui has gnawed on a hard bone in this battle, and he will not dare to underestimate the Imperial Army anymore, so that if he sacrifices the city, his bargaining chip will invisibly increase by three points.And if the Republican Army could not break through the Second Fort of the Prime Minister, but was defeated in the first battle, then as the general of Dongping, he would have made a miraculous contribution to the empire.He is able to advance and retreat with ease, and this tactic is so good that he almost admires himself.It's just that the battle is changing rapidly. When the Republican Army bombarded Fort Youbi from the air, he felt that the Second Fort of the Prime Minister would fall in an instant. However, Fang Ruoshui still couldn't capture Zuofu Castle, which made him extremely embarrassed. The Republican Army is not as strong as Xu Hanchuan said, and the Imperial Army is not as weak as he expected. Although the Republican Army has many soldiers, the number of winners and losers is still unknown. Fang Ruoshui must also be restless.Although thinking this way, Zhong Yugu found that although he tried his best to calm down, his mood fluctuated like a storm, and he couldn't calm down for a moment. Like Fang Ruoshui, I was just as restless.He touched the handle of the golden knife at his waist, thinking with some self-mockery.But Wang Rong didn't know what Zhong Yugu was thinking at this time. Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, he was already very anxious, and said: "General Zhong, General Ma is in a hurry, please help General Zhong as soon as possible!"