Chapter 70 Section fifteen

There is actually a leather ellipsoid inside, but it is a little smaller than the outside.Xiao Ziyan jumped up lightly and jumped onto the top, only to feel that the soles of his feet were hot and much harder than the outside. It seems that this airship is able to lift into the air, relying on this liner.Xiao Ziyan pursed his lips, put the arrows together, and took a deep breath. With just one move of the hand now, the airship will probably fall, but the escape route that he planned may not be feasible.If the speed of the airship falls too fast, most of the flying machine will also be brought down, and it will still be the same death.He was already determined to destroy the airship at all costs, but he was still a little hesitant at the end of the day.

At this moment, Tang Wei's head appeared from the opening, and he shouted: "Captain Xiao, how are you?" Xiao Ziyan was about to answer, but there was another muffled thunder in his ear.The interior of the airship is hollow, and the void can absorb the sound. The thunder is much louder than the outside, and it seems to be tangible, it suffocates him, and he can't speak.He stretched out his hand to make a move, and Tang Wei also saw it, and shouted: "Captain Xiao, the wind is getting stronger now, hurry up!" At this time, because the airship threw all the bombs down, it continued to rise again, and the top sank into the clouds again.Xiao Ziyan let out a long breath, didn't think any more, put a few arrows together in the palm of his hand, and shot them down with one palm.He used extremely heavy force, once those arrows sank into the inner liner, he waited to draw them out and stab them a few more times, but suddenly his hands became hot, those arrows were pushed by the hot air inside, and they shot out like a strong bow and crossbow. His finger joints were also painfully rubbed, and the breach made by the arrow made a sharp whistling sound.

But the airship didn't land, it just turned sideways suddenly.Xiao Ziyan's footing was unstable, he staggered and fell down immediately.Suddenly, Xiao Ziyan didn't panic in his heart, hooked his toes, and hooked the rope on the inner tank, stretched out his left hand to grab a rope, and was about to climb up, but who knew that the airship suddenly shook, straight like a sharp arrow. rush out.Xiao Ziyan only felt a pain in his arm, and thought: "What happened?" But he didn't know where he hit his head, under the severe pain, he didn't know anything. I don't know how long it took before Xiao Ziyan woke up.When he opened his eyes, it was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. The wind around him was like a knife, screaming, and his body was like lying on a fire.

Are you blind?He thought, but for some reason he had no fear.Ever since he became a soldier, he knew that this day would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be like this after death.I didn't feel much pain, my body was soft, like lying on an uneven bed, but this bed was tilted to and fro, as if floating on the water, and it was still hot. Is this the fiery hell that ghosts must pass through?He thought, it's just that the raging fire city prison is not very hot, so he doesn't feel any pain at all. "Captain Xiao!" Tang Wei's voice suddenly sounded in his ear, and until then, his consciousness gradually returned to Xiao Ziyan.He rubbed his eyes, and just about to stand up, Tang Wei supported him and said, "Don't move, be careful! Grab the rope!"

Xiao Ziyan said, "Where is this?" "Still on the airship." Xiao Ziyan was taken aback, and said: "The airship didn't fall down? How about Zuofu Castle?" Tang Wei paused, and said: "I don't know the final result of the battle, but most of them fell." Xiao Ziyan's heart ached and he couldn't help coughing.The Wind Legion took this risky attack, and the entire army was wiped out, but in the end it still failed.He tried his best to keep his eyes open, and now he could see a little bit, but it was still faint.He asked, "Am I blind?"

Tang Wei said: "No, we are sitting on the liner now, so we can't see clearly." Xiao Ziyan raised his head and looked, only to find that there was a spot on the top of his head that was brighter, which was the opening he had cut earlier.There are a few small holes in the inner tank around it, from which hot air can't stop coming out, probably where the arrow pierced it just now.He remembered what happened just now, and said, "What happened?" Tang Wei said: "Just now, Commander Xiao, you made a small hole in the gut, and suddenly there was a strong wind, and the airship lost its balance and turned upside down. I saw you fell out of the hole, and you fainted, so I hurriedly stopped you." you."

Xiao Ziyan was exactly the voice he heard in a coma.He said, "What about the aircraft?" Tang Wei paused, and said: "The villain is incompetent, the flying machine slipped down, I failed to catch it, please punish Captain Xiao." Xiao Ziyan sighed: "I can't blame you, I want to thank you for saving my life." He thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "It's really a turn of events, and now we live and die with the Republican Army. We are still in Dongping City Is it in the city?" Tang Wei said: "I don't know. I can't see outside."

Xiao Ziyan stood up, held the opening with his hands, and poked his head out.Fortunately, he made only a few small holes, and the airship will not fall for a while, but the feet are already soft, and the inner bladder is not enough.He only knew that he was not high now, but when he poked his head out, he felt the gust of wind was like a knife, almost blowing away the hair on his top, and the surrounding black clouds were churning, but they were still in the clouds. Now this airship also knows where it was blown by the wind.He still wanted to poke his head out to have a look again, but the wind was swirling with dark clouds, and he couldn't even open his eyes.He retracted his head and said, "Xiaotang, come, seal up these openings."

Nearly half of the air in the inner tank has escaped, and the rope covering the top is also loose, so it is not too difficult to tie it up.After tying up the openings, Xiao Ziyan sat down cross-legged, grabbed the rope under his body with both hands, and said with a smile, "Xiao Tang, let's see how God arranges us this time." Tang Wei said: "Captain Xiao, will we be captured by the rebels?" Xiao Ziyan said: "It's hard for them to protect themselves. I suspect that all the Republican soldiers in the gondola below have been thrown out just now." He touched his bosom and said: "Is there anything to eat? Huh? I'm starving."

Tang Wei was stunned, and said with a bitter face: "I didn't bring anything to eat." The launch was too urgent. Originally, the wind army would not take too long to attack, and the less things on the body, the better. With dry food.Xiao Ziyan sighed, touched his waist subconsciously, and suddenly felt something pressing against his waist, only then did he know it was the little wine gourd.The little wine gourd is still there, intact.Without thinking too much, he untied the gourd and took a sip, the hot wine flowed down his throat.Although I can't fill my stomach, I feel better after eating something.Holding the wine gourd, he said, "Xiao Tang, would you like a sip?"

Tang Wei took it over and asked, "What is it?" "Wine." Xiao Ziyan's expression became gloomy, "General Ma Yaoxian gave it to me, he doesn't know what happened." Ma Yaoxian was probably killed in battle.The Second Fort of the Prime Minister was destroyed, and the Republican Army must go all out and continue to attack Dongping City. The battle on Dongping City must be extremely fierce now.It's just that they never dreamed that Zhong Yugu would sacrifice the city and surrender, but Dongping City at this time was surprisingly peaceful. Tang Wei closed his eyes and took a sip, the top of his tongue was hot.He returned the wine gourd to Xiao Ziyan and said, "Officer Xiao, here, I've had enough." Although he was a little hungry, he was more worried about the whereabouts of the airship.At this time, the windboat was suspended in the air, and it was swept by the wind and galloped, faster than galloping horses, and I don't know how long it took.He said: "Captain Xiao, what should we do now?" Xiao Ziyan said: "Wait." "Wait?" "The wind is so strong now, we have nothing to do. When the wind stops, we can do it." Tang Wei said: "How do you do it?" Xiao Ziyan suddenly smiled unfathomably and profoundly, pointed to his body, and said: "Take the guest as the master." He had already figured out that there would not be more than ten Republicans on the airship, and the old man had already been smashed to pieces, so the few remaining people might not be opponents of the two of them.It is not impossible to seize the airship. The airship was still shaking endlessly, but after the breach was sealed, it became much more stable.Previously, when the wine gourd was still full, there was no sound at all, but now that it was half drunk, the wine in it started to "squeak".Listening to this voice, people can't help but feel sleepy, and they have to close their eyes.Xiao Ziyan closed his eyes, thinking silently. In a trance, the scene of being urged by his master to practice swords when he was a child appeared again. Xiao Jing sat in a big chair with bare feet and looked at himself with a smile. When he was half asleep, the airship suddenly shook and rose a lot.Xiao Ziyan was taken aback, and opened his eyes, only to see sunlight shining in from above his head, and Tang Wei was fast asleep while clutching a rope.He pushed Tang Wei and said, "Little Tang, wake up!" Tang Wei rubbed his eyes and said, "Do you want to practice?" He fell into a drowsy sleep, and for a moment thought he was still in the camp of the Wind Army , Xiao Ziyan asked everyone to get up and practice in the morning as usual.Xiao Ziyan said: "It's dawn!" Then he came back to his senses and said: "Captain Xiao, now that the wind has stopped, shall we do it?" Xiao Ziyan nodded and said, "Come up with me." He grabbed the opening above his head and climbed up.The day after the big storm was very clear, the sky was clear, there was no cloud at all, and the sun was so bright that I couldn't see anything clearly.He squinted his eyes to let himself get used to the light outside, and then opened his eyes to see the scene around him, but he was so shocked that he couldn't speak a word. On the top of the airship, the traces of the fight are still there, and the ropes that were wrapped around the flying machine are still piled up in a messy pile, but there is nothing around it, a vast expanse, and it is actually an endless sea. They are at sea! Dongping City is still hundreds of miles away from the sea. No matter how fast the airship is blown, it is impossible to fly hundreds of miles overnight. It seems that the storm lasted at least a day and a night.Xiao Ziyan looked at the direction of the sun. At this time, the airship was still drifting eastward with the wind, but he couldn't even see the mountains when he looked westward. It must have been hundreds of miles before the airship flew out to sea. Flying more than a thousand miles in one day and night, this storm is really amazing.He originally planned to snatch the airship, but now he went somewhere, even if he snatched the airship, he might not be able to fly back.He couldn't help laughing at himself, at this time Tang Wei also crawled out, and when he saw the outside, he said in surprise: "Captain Xiao, we... why are we at sea? What should we do now?" Before Xiao Ziyan finished speaking, the airship shook again, and the entire airbag turned sideways.Tang Wei couldn't stand still and staggered. Xiao Ziyan quickly grabbed him and said in a low voice, "Just wait and see what happens." At this time, there was a sound of water from below, and the sound was not too far away.Xiao Ziyan was taken aback, and leaned on the top of the airship and poked his head out to look down, only to see a ball of water splashing below, surprisingly close to them. It seemed that it was because there was nothing around him that he had the illusion that the airship was still high in the sky.Judging by the size of the splash, the airship is no more than 200 feet high now, and the splash must be the Republican Army in the gondola throwing heavy objects.The inner tank of the airship has deflated a lot, its lift is far less than it was before, and it is still falling. The Republicans also had to throw away the contents of the pod. Seeing this scene, Xiao Ziyan suddenly had an idea, and whispered: "Xiao Tang, do you still have a knife with you?" Tang Wei touched his side and said, "No more, only this." He took out flint and fire knife from his bosom.This fire knife is used to strike flint to make fire. Although the name is a knife, it looks like a knife, but it has no sharp edge, so it can't cut anything at all. Xiao Ziyan took the Flint Fire Knife, and suddenly said: "Okay, this is better than a knife." He climbed down along the rope circle on the side, and whispered: "Xiao Tang, hold on firmly, I'll let you feed it." Sea fish." Tang Wei didn't know what Xiao Ziyan's idea was. Hearing what he said, he said in shock: "Captain Xiao, what's your idea?" Xiao Ziyan raised his head, smiled slightly, and did not answer.His body is extremely flexible, and he climbed down the airship wall lightly and deftly, like walking on flat ground. The airship was two to three feet high. At this time, half of the air in the inner tank had escaped, and the height dropped a lot.When it was in the clouds, the skin of the airship was damp and soft, but now it was as hard as wood.Xiao Ziyan climbed down a few steps and watched carefully.I couldn't see the structure of the airship before, but now I can see it clearly.This pod is a rectangle, six feet wide, two feet long, and has six positions.Xiao Ziyan originally estimated that there were about ten Republicans on the airship, which seemed to be an overestimation.The pod has no roof, and the stern is empty. A few Republican soldiers are busy removing something from the head, probably planning to remove these heavy objects and throw them away to prevent the airship from falling into the water.Those people were busy, and they didn't expect that there would be someone above them, so they didn't find Xiao Ziyan. Xiao Ziyan looked at the ropes connected to the pod, feeling a little uneasy.He wanted to burn all those ropes, once the pod fell, just one airbag would be enough to carry them up.It's just that the gondola is suspended by a dozen or so arm-thick ropes, which have been coated with black oil.Those ropes are extremely tough, and the ropes used to weave rope nets are much thinner than this, so it is difficult to cut with a knife, and it is impossible to know whether it will be broken by the fire on the tinder.But that's all there is to it, just try it.He struck the tinder and touched the rope, but he didn't know that as soon as the fire reached the edge of the rope, the solidified black oil immediately melted and burned up. It turns out that the airship is afraid of fire! Xiao Ziyan suddenly realized.No wonder the Republican Army had to send soldiers to attack first, exhausting the ammunition of Zuofu Youbi Erbao before bombarding them with airships. It turned out that the ropes of the airships were so flammable!He was overjoyed.If the airship was still in the clouds, the ropes would be covered with water vapor, so it might not light up, but now that the sky is clear and the airship has been dried out, the idea he came up with will be successful. It seems that the god of fate is still on his side. He lit a few more ropes, and the first rope that was lit was burned straight into the fire, and it became a thin strand, which was about to burn out soon, Xiao Ziyan stretched out his hand to pinch the fire out, although the sparks were about to burn His palm was hot and painful, but he didn't care too much.Those Republican soldiers were still removing the heavy object, but it was already loose at this moment. They did not concentrate on removing it. Although there was a smell when the rope burned, the smell diffused upwards, and they couldn't smell it very well. Burn the rope on one side until only a thin strand is left, and this piece of tinder is also almost burned.He squeezed it out and climbed up again.Tang Wei was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and he didn't know what Xiao Ziyan was doing, but he didn't hear the sound of fighting below, presumably the republican army didn't find Xiao Ziyan.Seeing him climbing up, Tang Wei hurriedly said, "Captain Xiao, how is it going?" Xiao Ziyan said: "Is there any tinder?" Tang Wei was startled, and said, "Not anymore." Xiao Ziyan's heart sank, and he said: "Look for it quickly..." Before he finished speaking, he heard a "crack" in his ears, and the airship shook the ground again, turning over.Tang Wei was taken aback. He grabbed the rope on the surface of the airship in fright and shouted, "What happened?" Xiao Ziyan was clear-eyed, and knew that the Republican Army must have used too much force when moving the heavy objects, and those ropes that had been burned to the ground could not bear the strength, and all snapped.Originally they were standing on the top of the airship, but now the airship has turned sideways to the left, lost its balance, its lift dropped drastically, and it fell straight down. People are not as good as God.He sighed secretly. This time, I probably won't be able to escape.Just as he was thinking, Tang Wei suddenly called out: "Captain Xiao, look, what is that!" Because the rope on the left side of the pod of the airship is still connected to the airbag, but the right side has been cut off. At this time, the airbag has been turned almost upside down.Although the skin was extremely tough, it couldn't withstand such a strong force. It was torn open a big seam, as if it was going to be peeled off completely, a big round ball was squeezed out from the opening.Xiao Ziyan shouted: "That's the inner gut, grab it quickly!" He pressed his hands, and he jumped up, grabbed the rope net on the liner, grabbed Tang Wei's wrist with his back, and pulled him up too.At this moment, all the outer layers of the airship's airbags had been peeled off, and the ropes of the inner tank were still connected to the gondola, but they couldn't withstand such a big fall, and fell faster and faster.This airship has lost its previous shape, and the gondola hanging below has touched the sea surface. If it continues like this, most likely the inner tank will also be dragged into the sea. Let it be fate.Xiao Ziyan closed his eyes, but suddenly someone shouted in his ears: "What a wind army, it really lives up to its reputation!" Hearing the applause at this time, Xiao Ziyan was not surprised.He opened his eyes and looked down, only to see that several Republican soldiers in the pod had climbed out of the pod, and one of them pointed his halberd at Xiao Ziyan and shouted.This man's voice was very shrill, and in the sea breeze, it sounded like the scream of a monster. Xiao Ziyan smiled slightly, and said loudly: "Brothers of the Republican Army, you are also admirable." Before that, he wished to kill the enemy, but now seeing the enemy's magnanimity, he couldn't help being very heartbroken. At this time, there was another "bang", but the rope connecting the inner tank to the pod was finally broken.There was still half of the gas in the inner tank of the airship, so much weight was lost all of a sudden, and it shot straight into the sky like a sharp arrow. In the blink of an eye, the Republican army had shrunk to a small point, which was the pile of blankets on the airship. The peeled off skin has also become a small mess of strange things in the sea. Looking at the scene below him, Xiao Ziyan was suddenly at a loss.He fought hard and won, but he also had nothing. Victory, isn't that the case?He looked at the sky, the sky was vast and boundless, as if it could accommodate everything, but there was nothing, just a void. (End of "Spread Wings")