Chapter 926(1/2)
"Go ahead!"
Xu Changqing opened the bottom hatch for Zhang Baozhu with his own hands.
Zhang Baozhu couldn't help but tremble. She had sat on a hot air balloon in Haicheng once, but she was so scared that she was about to fall out and she would not dare to sit in the future.
At this time, the airship's cabin was actually completely enclosed, which seemed to be better than a hot air balloon...
In the chaos, Zhang Baozhu didn't have time to think too much, so she gritted her silver teeth and walked forward almost like her eyes closed.
At this moment, a familiar big hand suddenly held her firmly, and laughed in her ear and said, "Don't be afraid, I'll have it all!"
"Ai……"
Zhang Baozhu was stunned, and her nervousness suddenly disappeared a lot. She glanced at Xu Changqing and quickly entered the airship.
Later, although Park Eun-hee was also afraid, she was better than Jang Bao-joo. She followed her quickly and entered the airship.
The space inside the airship is not small, it must be more than ten square meters, rectangular, with glass windows on both sides.
There is a main driver in front, two deputy on both sides, and an auxiliary staff behind, with a total of four staff members. Except for the main driver, the remaining three are relatively strong, and they are big and round.
Seeing Xu Changqing and the other two coming up, the four of them hurriedly bowed.
Xu Changqing asked Zhang Baozhu and Park Eun-hee to sit on the small sofa next to her, holding the handrail, and smiled and looked at the familiar driver and said, "How about the harvest? Do you have confidence?"
This driver is nothing else, but Li Fengshou, the "Flying Crazy Devil"!
Li Fengshou smiled and said, "Master, if it weren't too sure about humble vocationalism just now, but now the wind has become much smaller, so you can just cover everything with humble vocationalism!"
Xu Changqing smiled and patted his shoulder, "Then let's start!"
"yes!"
Li Fengshou stood attentively, took a deep breath, and started adjusting the equipment directly. The other three staff members quickly became busy.
Although Li Fengshou was relaxed at this time, he was actually more nervous than anyone else!
Xu Changqing's life was handed over to him, almost the same as the millions of ordinary people in Haicheng, the core pillar of the Model Army, and the fate of the Ming Dynasty, how could he not be nervous?
But Li Fengshou also has one of the biggest advantages, he is born with a big heart!
Once he entered the flying state, he no longer thought about anything.
When Li Fengshou and others started working, Xu Changqing also came to the small sofa in the middle, shook Zhang Baozhu's hand on the left, and then Park Eun-hee's hand on the right, using body language to make them feel safe and relax.
But Xu Changqing himself closed his eyes.
This is Xu Changqing, so how can he say he is not nervous?
Who can be without awe of things that are beyond your control?
In fact, Haicheng began to develop airships a few years ago after the hot air balloon was formed.
It's just that this work is quite difficult and it's not going very smoothly.
The biggest difference between an airship and a hot air balloon is that it has devices that advance and control the flight status.
In this regard, even with Xu Changqing's continuous suggestions, the craftsmen in the military weapon shop kept racking their brains and still took many detours. They have just taken shape recently.
After all, Xu Changqing is not an expert in this field, he only knows a little bit of the essence...
Of course, the formation of the Model Army is different from that of the Qing army. The Model Army has undergone hundreds of tests on the airship at this time.
At this point, Xu Changqing had truly understood the principles of airships.
To put it bluntly, it is very similar to a submarine or fish.
There is a valve inside the airship that uses hydrogen to take off. After reaching the predetermined height, some hydrogen will be released to keep it safe.
Holding the height, the valve can also control the stability of the airship.
As for the propulsion device, it is naturally a propeller, but it is a hand-cranked...
The three big and round-hearted staff outside Li Fengshou came to do this job, and the three of them took turns to change shifts.
At this time, the airship did not have many combat attributes. The main reason is that the driving performance is not strong enough, but it is much better for reconnaissance, especially for nighttime reconnaissance, than hot air balloons.
But if you really want to fight, it is not impossible, especially the hot air balloons used to deal with the Qing army.
The lifting height of the airship was beyond the reach of the Qing army's hot air balloons. There were openings on the floor of the bottom cabin. At that time, only accurate shooters needed to be arranged to snipe at the top and hit the low, and the Qing army's hot air balloons would not be returned to the mobile phone.
"Prepare to take off the air and release the cable."
Soon, he heard Li Fengshou communicate loudly with his boys outside and was ready.
Soon, the cable was released and the airship slowly began to take off.
Although Zhang Baozhu and Park Eun-hee were always holding the handrail well, they were still led by inertia to lean forward and backward, exclaiming in surprise.
Xu Changqing didn't say anything, but he was so nervous that he grabbed the handrail tightly.
As the airship continued to take off, it was blown and swayed, which made people really frightened, but Li Fengshou and his staff did not panic, as if they were used to this rhythm.
Xu Changqing also relaxed a little.
Soon, the airship rose to about 350 meters, and the valve began to deflate, and there was another thrill.
After venting his breath, several men began to sway the propeller by hand, and their stability gradually improved a lot.
Xu Changqing can finally adjust his mind.
A few minutes later, Zhang Baozhu and Park Eun-hee were still closing their eyes tightly. Not sure what they were praying for, but Xu Changqing had already adjusted and called Li Fengshou and lying on the floor.
Immediately, I wrapped my seat belt and carefully opened a piece of iron plate in the bottom cabin.
Under this iron plate, there was a piece of rectangular glass squared by square meter.
However, the glass was a little dirty and covered with a lot of snow foam. Xu Changqing greeted him and a strong man hurriedly handed Xu Changqing the deer skin rag soaked with hot wine.
"Prepare, I'm going to wipe the glass!"
Xu Changqing yelled at Li Fengshou.
Li Fengshou immediately shouted: "I understand!"
Xu Changqing then suddenly opened a small round iron plate next to the glass.
"Woo!"
Suddenly, a fierce storm came directly. Even though Xu Changqing was well prepared, he was almost knocked out and the entire airship shook violently.
Fortunately, Xu Changqing quickly adjusted, gritted his teeth, endured this terrifying swaying and the biting cold wind, and directly stretched out his hand with force, quickly cleaned a small piece of glass space, and then quickly covered the lid tightly.
In other words, Xu Changqing's strength is amazing. If it were someone else, it would be impossible for him to complete such an action alone.
As the lid was blocked, the airship returned to balance.
Through this glass area that no longer foggy, Xu Changqing quickly saw the arrangement of the Qing army's flames from the perspective of God!
As he expected, the Qing army was arranged with almost a long dragon at this time, but they were still quite alert. Small fire spots could be seen everywhere around the long dragon, which should be their reconnaissance stronghold.
After lying on the ground and watching for a while, Xu Changqing came to the windows on both sides to watch, and felt more and more confident in his heart. Then he directly greeted Li Fengshou and said, "The harvest is done, let's prepare to return!"
"Forehead……"
Li Fengshou was speechless, this...
But Xu Changqing had already issued an order, so he could only do it. He was busy calling three people
The companion began to resist.
However, the distance they really flew in the sky at this time was probably not a few hundred meters...
Zhang Baozhu and Park Eun-hee were both very nervous, but looking at Xu Changqing's appearance at this time, the two women looked at each other and couldn't help but want to laugh.
It turns out that this man actually has something to be afraid of...
...
Soon, the airship landed smoothly and the wind was much smaller at this time.
Xu Changqing returned to the big tent, and the generals had been waiting for a long time. Xu Changqing directly started to issue orders based on the sand table!
Soon, the orders were quickly transmitted to the front line through various means.
There were more than 300 hot air balloon camps in the distance, and nearly 400 hot air balloons were quickly launched into the air in sequence.
The first one to take off was a hot air balloon painted in black.
But even in the all-black painting, you can still see the fire in the hot air balloon.
This is also one of the biggest differences between hot air balloons and airships. Airships do not have this kind of fire, which is more conducive to concealment.
There were nearly 200 black hot air balloons. At this time, most of the Qing army had already rested. Even if they had not rested, they were a little drunk. These black hot air balloons surrounded the rear of the Qing army's battle formation on both wings. They didn't notice it for a few minutes!
"Huh, what is that? How come there is a fire in the sky?"
Finally, the intelligent people in the Qing army discovered something was wrong and exclaimed in surprise.
But at this time, the model army also moved the colorful hot air balloons on the front, quickly attracting their attention!
A messy voice came from the Qing army camp: "No, it's the hot air balloon of the Model Army. The model army and other dogs are about to attack at night!"
"Enemy attack!"
To be continued...