Chapter 728: Air Raid

The army was ready to attack the city, and everyone was looking forward to the moment when Kong Ming Lantern took to the air to fight.

For several days in a row, the sky was not beautiful, and there was always a wind blowing through the valley. In this case, it is impossible to risk taking off, and it is very likely that the Kong Ming lantern will crash into the cliff and be damaged.

Since coming to Pingchuan City to carry out combat missions, Zhang Guigui has been in a much better mood. He had already told Li You that he was going to personally carry out the mission of this lift-off operation, and he was very much looking forward to this moment as soon as possible. The excitement in my heart completely diluted the depression in my heart before.

But these days, because of the frequent winds in the valley, he had nothing to do, and began to be bored again. Li You, Niu Jinda and others were also a little depressed, so they drank and chatted, or played cards to pass the time.

Due to the limited amount of fierce fire oil they can carry, they can only carry out precise attacks on the enemy's general's mansion in the city, so be sure to find the location of the general's mansion accurately.

Another point is to force the Goguryeo people in the city to surrender in order to make them see this terrible sight; In addition, if the Goguryeo people did not surrender, they could also use Kong Ming lanterns to hover near the castle tower and cover the Tang army's siege with bows and arrows in the air.

Therefore, this combat mission can only be completed during the day.

It's also evil, these days there is always wind during the day, and occasionally a few times when there is no wind, but it is always at night. Actually, this is not surprising. The wind itself is formed by the flow of air caused by changes in air temperature, and during the day, due to sunlight, it is easy to cause changes in air temperature.

The crowd could only continue to wait patiently.

That night, Li You slept soundly, but was woken up by Zhang Guigui.

He said: "Brother You, there is no wind outside at this time, so let's attack tonight." ”

Li You said: "It's dark outside, you can't see anything." ”

Zhang Guigui said: "There is a moon outside, and you can almost see it clearly. ”

Li You looked at the window, as if there was some moonlight. He put on his clothes, went out the door, and came out into the courtyard.

At this time, it was a month and a half, and the bright moon was in the sky, and the visibility was still good. Li You didn't want to wait any longer, so he sent someone to wake up Niu Jinda and the others.

Niu Jinda was impatient with the waiting, and everyone decided to launch a siege battle immediately.

It wasn't long before everyone was ready.

Zhang Guigui took two sharpshooters and a craftsman who was familiar with the operation to the Kong Ming lantern.

Li You advised: "Once there are signs of wind, no matter whether the task is completed or not, you must come back quickly." Remember, remember. ”

Zhang Guigui said: "You can rest assured. So saying, he began to order the fire to be lit.

At this time, Kong Ming's lantern had moved to a place only about 100 steps away from the city's head. The Goguryeo people at the head of the city suddenly noticed that there was a fire in front of them, and they felt strange that the fire seemed to be in a transparent space, and there were figures shaking around the firelight.

Then, to their surprise, the flame began to rise into the air.

The Goguryeo sentries shouted warnings, and the soldiers rushed up to the city, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the fire that rose into the sky.

The light of the fire continued to rise, slower and slower, and gradually stopped in the air. Then, slowly, he moved in the direction of the city.

The Goguryeo people were terrified and didn't know what had happened.

Gradually, the Kong Ming lantern flew into the sky near the city head, and the Goguryeo people could clearly see that the object was like a huge lantern, and there were figures moving in it.

The Goguryeo people who defended the city guessed that it was the Tang Dynasty who made it, and although they didn't know how the Tang Dynasty did it, they also knew that once this thing flew over them, it would pose a huge threat to them. So they used their bows and arrows to shoot at the Kong Ming lantern in the air.

The bottom of the lantern is a wooden plank more than a foot thick, and it has been completely drenched with water before taking off. Ordinary bows and arrows were useless for this, and even if they used rockets, they would not do much damage to Kong Ming lanterns.

The Goguryeo people also had large bed crossbows, but the bed crossbows were fixed to the ground and could not be operated by temporarily setting fire into the air.

The Goguryeo people panicked even more when they saw that bows and arrows did not work against aerial monsters. When the Kong Ming lantern flew above them, everyone took refuge.

Who knows, this monster did not stay in the sky above them, and kept flying towards the city.

Zhang Guigui and others had already known the location of the General's Mansion through their understanding of the Goguryeo people who had escaped from the city. And remember the landmark buildings of the General's Palace, and other landmarks around it.

However, after they entered the city, they found that under the moonlight, the bottom was still blurry, and they could not accurately find the location of the general's mansion for a while.

Soon, though, the Goguryeo people provided them with an accurate location.

The general's mansion received a report from the soldiers guarding the city, and the bigwigs began to get busy, so the general's mansion was brightly lit. Some of the people in the city also lit up their homes, but the large number of concentrated lights in the General's Mansion can obviously be distinguished.

Zhang Guigui observed this situation and commanded Kong Minglan to fly towards the sky above the General's Mansion.

Pingchuan City was not very large, and the Kong Ming lantern soon flew over the General's Mansion.

Zhang Guigui and the others hovered the Kong Ming lantern and opened the wooden door on the floor. He held a clay pot, lit the strip of cloth tied to the mouth of the jar, and as soon as he let go, the pot fell straight down.

"Boom", a fire broke out on the ground at this time, and the situation in the general's mansion was seen more clearly.

Zhang Guigui and the others moved the Kong Ming lantern and kept throwing clay pots below. It didn't take long for the entire General's Mansion to become a sea of fire.

Zhang Guigui paused to put the clay pot, he picked up a tin horn and shouted loudly downward.

Jang Guigui doesn't know Korean, and the few sentences he learned from Suzy are not enough at all. He read it with a manuscript. The pronunciation on the manuscript is marked in Chinese, and the pronunciation is messy. However, the Goguryeo people below can still understand.

The basic meaning is to make them surrender quickly, or else set fire to their entire city.

The burning of Anshi City and the death of tens of thousands of people have already caused a huge panic among the overestimated people. Pingchuan Castle is sandwiched between a canyon, and if it encounters a fire like Anshi Castle, a huge fire will form in a small space, and the casualties will be even worse.

When the General's Mansion caught fire, most of the people in the Mansion had fled outside the Mansion, and they clearly heard the shouts of the monsters in the air.

The generals urgently discussed countermeasures, but they could not make up their minds for a while.