When Yang Zhi arrived at the camp in Longzhou, he saw a hot air balloon flying in the air, drifting along the wind to the distant field; the hot air balloon is composed of three parts: a balloon, a hanging basket and a heating device, Shen Chong and Gongsun Sheng have experience in making Kong Ming lanterns, and after talking with Yang Zhi for a long time, they figured out the principle, and even Yang Zhi did not expect that the two of them would move so fast, and the hot air balloon had already flown into the sky.

Looking at the expressions of the soldiers outside the camp and the students of Guanzhong Academy, Yang Zhi knew that it was not the first time to fly, jumped off the war horse with a smile, and said to Fu Xuan, who ran over to greet him: "Now you don't object to putting the academy here temporarily, right?"

"No objection. Fu Xuan licked his face and said, "I was just a little curious at first, what's the use of this thing?"

Fu Xuan was originally opposed, the fourth battalion of Longzhou, Fu Xuan was the last general to leave the Longzhou battalion, and he had no opinion on transferring to Fengxiang Mansion and handing over the camp to Gongsun Sheng Fu Xuan; Gongsun Sheng was a general who followed Yang Zhi during the Northern Expedition, and his qualifications and reputation in the Dingbei Army were by no means comparable to Fu Xuan, but Fu Xuan was full of displeasure when Guanzhong Academy moved in and Shen Chong transferred 300 female soldiers selected from the Tuntian Army, and said a few sad words in front of Shen Chong.

Now Fu Xuan has changed his tone, it should be that he came back this time to see the magic of the hot air balloon; Yang Zhiyin smiled and said: "It's hard to say, it depends on how much weight Shen Chong's hot air balloon can bear." Leave them alone, go to the Chinese military tent first, and tell me about your situation and opinions. ”

Today, in addition to Fu Xuan, there are also Niu Gao, who rushed back from Xi'an Prefecture, and Wang Gang, who came with Yang Zhi, Niu Gao is about to go to Yang Yizhong's cavalry to serve as the commander of the right battalion, commanding 10,000 cavalry; Wang Gang followed Yang Zhi to take over the role of assistant because Li Yanxian went to Huanqing Road to take over Liu Ziyu's 5,000 elite soldiers of the Tuntian Army. It was the first time Wang Gang saw the scene of a hot air balloon flying, and Yang Zhi's personal soldiers opened their mouths wide, until Wu Song pulled it, and Wang Gang came to his senses.

Wu Song and Ao De were actually as surprised as Wang Gang, but the two of them had profound skills, and their reaction speed was much faster than Wang Gang; Yang Zhi said as he walked: "This news must be absolutely blocked, and tell the soldiers below that if anyone talks nonsense, there will be no mercy." ”

Yang Zhi is strict with the management of the army, but he rarely punishes corporal punishment, and the tone of killing without mercy is even rarer, Wang Gang and Fu Xuan understand that this is meant for themselves, and the two of them hurriedly agreed; Niu Gao was watching the model of Wuyuan County in the big tent, and there was a map of Western Xia hanging next to it, and he heard the sound of armor outside the door, and turned his head in shock, only to see that Yang Zhi and the others had already entered with high spirits. Niu Gao was pleasantly surprised: "Yang Shuai, you are here." ”

Niu Gao really admired Yang Zhi, so he refused Zhao Ding's persuasion, followed Yang Zhi to Shaanxi, last time in Jingyuan Road Niu Gao led the army to attack Xining Prefecture, although he was ordered to retreat, but full of fighting spirit; Yang Zhi smiled: "How is the map looking?"

Niu Gao said unequivocally: "It's all in my mind, but some paths may not be marked." ”

Yang Zhi sat down and said, "It's okay, Yang Yi's army has already arranged enough guides, and he won't get lost." ”

Niu Gao blinked his eyes and said with a sigh of relief: "In this way, it is much easier, fortunately, General Yang has been prepared, and I don't need to worry about it too much." ”

Niu Gao knew the relationship between Yang Yizhong and Yang Zhi, so he didn't pick on it; Yang Zhi asked Fu Xuan and Wang Gang to sit down and said, "Yang Yizhong's preparation is limited, let's deduce the latest situation." Shi Mojie was about to create popular uprisings in Dingzhou, Suizhou, and Youzhou, and encouraged some tribes to go south to the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Niu Gao and Fu Xuan both had their own experience in pulling troops, and after making up their minds and looking at each other, Niu Gao asked: "Is Yang Shuai ready to respond, or do something about it?" ”

Yang Zhi said calmly: "I want to make some trouble, but the 200,000 troops of the Western Xia are on the side, and I am a little worried, so I want to lead the Western Xia army to the location we have chosen." ”

"Then it's only Dingzhou. Niu Gao said with certainty: "Youzhou is separated by Wuyuan County, and the direction of Suizhou's escape should be Yanzhou or Fuzhou, only Dingzhou can directly choose to go south, passing through between Youzhou and the Western Xia army of the Baotai army, and we will meet it, that is, at this juncture." If you're lucky, you can take Baotai Army and Youzhou in one pot at once. ”

Fu Xuan and Wang Gang also agreed with Niu Gao's opinion, and Yang Zhi nodded and said, "That's it, you come up with a feasible plan, and I'll go to Shen Chong to have a look." ”

Yang Zhi walked to Shen Chong's barracks, the hot air balloon had been collected, Shen Chong and Gongsun Sheng brought Yang Zhi into the secret room, only Wu Song followed; Shen Chong reported: "Yang Shuai, you are right, the principle of this hot air balloon is similar to that of Kong Ming lantern, fortunately, the blacksmith, carpenter and female soldiers who know how to needlework are transferred in advance, as well as the hanging basket and some other things you designed, we are going very well, we have made four, one is bigger than the other, today's one has brought one hundred and fifty pounds of things, I am going to test the flight in the afternoon." ”

Shen Chong didn't need to ask to know that Yang Zhi personally came to visit, indicating that the time was very urgent, and Yang Zhi was planning to use these hot air balloons; Yang Zhi knew Shen Chong's thoughts, and said with a smile: "The first glory is given to you, I will leave Wu Song behind, and the later battle training will be handed over to Wu Song and Gongsun Sheng, at least two people on each balloon, three people are better, one controls the direction, two throw thunderbolts, and the personnel are selected from the disciples of the academy and my own soldiers." ”

Shen Chong's eyes lit up, if this is the case, it is almost a miracle soldier, and it can suddenly show up to determine the victory or defeat on the battlefield; Shen Chong nodded and said: "I promise to make it, the principle is the same, it's just a matter of increasing weight, small meaning; I understand what you mean, when the time comes, I will be responsible for transporting hot air balloons and repairing them to ensure the needs on the battlefield." ”

Gongsun Sheng said with a smile: "The firearms soldiers were originally trained by me, and I chose the disciples of the academy, and Wu Song, the pro-soldier. ”

Wu Song finally came to his senses, flying into the sky is almost the dream of all cultivators, and it can't be done by flying in the daytime, but it's not bad to be able to fly into the sky with the help of tools; looking at the eyes of Yang Zhi and the others, Wu Song nodded vigorously: "No problem." ”

Yang Zhi talked about how to cooperate in the air for a while, until Shen Chong and the three of them said that there was no problem, and then they returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Wu Song went to select his own soldiers. Niu Gao and others had already come up with a rough plan, the first step was to send an army to feint to attack Youzhou, so that the Western Xia people would think that the Dingbei Army was to meet the two tribes of Dingzhou to flee south; then attack Wuyuan County and other places at the same time to contain the flank forces of the Western Xia; and finally annihilate them one by one depending on the situation of the pursuing troops of the Baotai Army, Dingzhou, and Youzhou.