This is the first time the parafoil unit has carried out a combat mission. The ten pilots are all elites who have been trained for hundreds of flight hours. The parafoils are pulled by carriages to a temporary ski-jump platform built with wood on the city wall, just like skiing on a high platform.
Generally when rushing down from a high place, the front three-point rubber wheel rotates very fast, which reversely drives the gear of the rear axle to rotate, thus causing the propeller to rotate. At the moment of flying away from the ski jump platform, the pilot begins to pedal and use both feet.
The output power drives the parafoil to fly forward.
The aerodynamic layout of the parafoil designed by the little emperor is so perfect that it is like a small glider. The pilots have just finished the flight breakfast specially provided by Guihelou. The white silk napkins around their necks have not yet been taken off. At this moment, they are fluttering in the wind.
They were particularly impressive. They all wore cold-proof and anti-collision leather helmets and crystal goggles, and one-piece leather flight suits. They had telescopes hanging on their chests, six-barreled spring guns on their waists, and powerful weapons at their feet.
Repeating crossbows and sabers are armed to the teeth. Ten powered parafoils are organized into a company. In addition to pilots and parafoils, there are also logistics personnel, maintenance personnel, transport vehicles, weather observation balloons and other equipment, and are about to be established.
Like the airship company, tank company, and artillery company, it is a technical weapons company directly under the regiment of the Red Shirt Regiment.
The flying company commander is a short but fierce young man named Masaiyu. He was a young Turkic soldier at first, and later served as a soldier in the Xixia, Shaanxi and Qing Dynasties. He can also be regarded as a veteran of the Red Shirt Regiment.
What Liu Ziguang likes is his keen eyesight and extraordinary control ability like an eagle. In his hands, the parafoil has turned into an eagle with a soul, which can hover and dive at will. At this moment, he is leading his nine pilots on the top of the city.
After circling for a week, they extended their thumbs to the people below and made a winning gesture, and then quickly formed a straight formation that conformed to aerodynamic principles and flew south.
The light cavalry troops had set off first, searching along the horse hoof prints. In order to track Shi Yan, they also brought a few hunting dogs. A thousand forbidden army cavalry sent by Niu Yong also set off under the leadership of Wu Sangui. The information to assist in the interception has been
Carrier pigeons were used to reach all the checkpoints south of Jinan. Tai'an, Zouxian, Yanzhou, Tengxian, Weishan, and Xuzhou will all receive orders to detain three merchants with Chinese accents. Even if they have wings, the three of them will not be able to escape the trap.
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Although the crowd outside the governor's Yamen dispersed, the incident of Ruan Dacheng deliberately letting Shi Yan go quickly became an uproar in Jinan City, so much so that the servants of the Governor's Yamen were given special care when they went out to buy vegetables.
As soon as he saw someone from the governor's yamen, he immediately closed the stall and closed the shop immediately. Even the restaurant did not sell takeaways to them. Ruan Dacheng was so angry. No governor in the entire Ming Dynasty was as cowardly as he thought.
At least the government orders can still be passed through Jinan City for a while, but now they can't even leave the governor's office.
It was completely different at the gate of Liu Mansion. The poor people were holding old hens that laid eggs, baskets of eggs, and cakes and fruits bought with money.
A rich man with some money brought his treasured collection of ginseng, deer antlers and other supplements. Everyone gathered around the door of the house and begged Li Yan, the temporary housekeeper of Liu's house: "Just accept it. We know that the commander-in-chief is not short of this, but this is our Jinan."
The people of the government expressed their sincere wishes." Li Yan's sincere advice did not work. The people refused to leave unless they gave away the gifts. In desperation, Peng Jingrong's words came from the government: "I will accept them all for the time being, but you must register your name.
I'll come to thank you later." So the people happily piled up gifts in front of Liu's house and showed off proudly after they returned: "Shuai Liu accepted my gift." That energy was really better than marrying a daughter-in-law.
happy.
In Jinan Prefecture's temples, nunneries, and Taoist temples, there has been an endless stream of people offering incense and making wishes in the past two days. At first, the abbot was interested in asking: "What kind of sign does the donor want to ask for? What wish do you want to make?" Later, he simply stopped asking.
, because all these people came here to seek peace for Liu Ziguang.
Dezhou Commander Zu Dashou, Denglai Commander Zhao Lijiao, Qingzhou Commander Mangui, and Yanzhou Commander He Kegang all received urgent dispatches from Liubaili. When they learned of the news that Liu Ziguang was injured, they were all furious.
The governor and Bing Beidao scolded Niu Yong, and the boy turned his elbows outward. If Shi Yan couldn't be caught this time, he wouldn't have to be brothers with these guys anymore.
Shi Yan and the other three people were already hungry after running from morning to noon. The riding skills of the three of them were not very good to begin with, and the horses they chose were also wrong. They were the kind of hot-blooded horses that were good at sprinting but had poor endurance, so they were so
I didn't run very far for most of the day.
"Brother, let's stop beating. My broken leg is starting to hurt again." The man with the broken leg said.
"Ma Wu, you can't bear it any longer. We can only be considered safe after leaving the ground in Jinan." Shi Yan said impatiently.
The man with the broken leg was called Ma Wu, his second sworn brother. Together with the thin guy named Xu Ying, who pretended to be a servant, they were also known as the Three Evils. They were well-known figures in the country and even the capital. Later, his brother-in-law helped him find a plan.
As a result, the bully Shi Yan, the gangster Ma Wu, and the flower picker Xu Ying turned into officers and soldiers, bullying the people even more unscrupulously. Later, Ruan Dacheng was transferred to Shandong as governor, and Shi Yan felt that he was a little
The pond could no longer accommodate a dragon like him, and the water in the capital was too deep to dare to wade into, so he followed his brother-in-law to the vacuum of Shandong to pan for gold. Who would have thought that in just a few months, he would lose his life if he didn't find any gold?
I almost gave them away. I don’t know what happened to the ten brothers who stayed in the Bingbei Road Yamen. The battle last night was so dangerous. Shi Yan felt scared when he thought about it. The water in Jinan Prefecture is worse than the water in the capital.
Deep.
"We have been running for several hours. It will take half an hour when they find us golden cicadas have escaped from our shells, and then gather people and horses to chase them. Brother, let's take a rest for a while. It won't be in the way. Besides, people can't stop their horses.
It’s time to rest.” Xu Ying also advised.
"Okay, let's go to that shed and make a tip." Shi Yan couldn't stand it anymore, and pointed to a thatched shed with the word "tea" on it beside the official road and said.
The three of them came to the tea shed and dismounted, tied the three horses to a big tree beside the road, then walked under the shed and asked for three bowls of tea, and took out dried meat and big cakes from their bags to satisfy their hunger.
"This guy surnamed Liu is so powerful. All the people are following him. If my brother-in-law hadn't dug a secret tunnel in advance, he might have killed the three of us." Shi Yan said while chewing the big cake.
"Hmph, he can't open his eyes even if he does it. The lime powder I prepared is the best in the world. Many heroes have fallen on my bag of lime. The arrow that my elder brother shot him was also poisoned.
With the boiling oil splashed all over his body, even if the god reincarnates, this kid won't survive for a few days." Xu Ying is still very confident in her vicious tricks.
"No matter how capable Liu Ziguang is, he can't withstand the joint attack of our three evil spirits. Yesterday, I poured a ladle of boiling oil on him. It's really a relief. In terms of merit, the third brother is still the first. If you hadn't done it in advance
We dare not take action to blind him." Ma Wu dragged his broken leg to praise Xu Ying.
"That's of course. Not only do I have a good match for lime powder, but I also have an amazing fragrance. How many ladies from the south of the Yangtze River have been attracted by my fragrance..." Xu Ying deliberately didn't say anything further, her skinny face was all over.
It's an obscene smile.
"Stop talking." Shi Yan stopped their nonsense and glanced at the old man looking at the tea shed with worried eyes. Fortunately, the old man looked like a deaf mute, so they felt relieved and put back the half-drawn waist knife.
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Flying company commander Masaiu led the whole company to fly over the Qilu land. The advantages of flying soldiers over cavalry are speed and vision, because they walk in a straight line between two points. Therefore, the speed is fast, and because the flying height is high enough, the pilot's
With good eyesight and the cooperation of telescopes, nothing on the ground can escape their sight. Based on the time Shi Yan and others left the city and the average speed of the horses, they could not run very far at this time.
There is an area of eighty miles. The south of Jinan is mountainous and the official road is not a straight line, so it won't take long for the flying soldiers to catch up.
There are not many people on the official road. Those real merchants often travel in canal boats or form caravans. Travelers with two or three horses are very rare. Ten pilots are each responsible for an area, flying with sharp eyes like an eagle.
Observe the situation below.
The parafoil was driven by manpower, so the noise was very small. When it passed by the sky, Shi Yan and the others were still hiding in the tea shed to drink water, but the three horses they tied to the roadside were spotted by Masaiyu, and they whistled.
After that, the entire formation dispersed into a free combat formation. Company Commander Ma personally controlled the parafoil and flew over the tea shed, shouting in a Shaanxi-style Mandarin: "The people in the tea shed come out quickly for inspection!"
A shadow passed over the sky, frightening Shi Yan so much that he couldn't hold the tea bowl in his hand. Why was there someone talking in the sky? He quickly looked up and saw that it was a group of strange aircraft hovering in the sky. No need to ask, they must be red shirts.
After chasing him, only they can equip such evil things.
"Brother, what should I do?" Ma Wu asked in a panic.
"One, two, three, four, five, ten. There are only ten of them, don't be afraid, get on your horse and head into the woods!" It was the eldest brother Shi Yan who was still able to remain calm at the critical moment.
"Have the people in the shed heard this? Come out immediately for inspection, otherwise we will shoot arrows!" Masaiyo once again passed by the tea shed, raised his automatic crossbow and fired a row of arrows, nailing them to the ground outside the tea shed as a deterrent.
They were not sure that the people in the shed were Shi Yan and others they were chasing. It was also difficult for the parafoil to take off again, so they did not land. They just wanted to check it in the air so that they could continue flying.
Shi Yan and others didn't know this. When they saw the one in the sky starting to shoot arrows, they thought they had been discovered. They hurriedly ran out of the shed, untied the reins and got on their horses to run away. Ma Wu's appearance on crutches was similar to Xu Ying's thin appearance.
The obscene image is the distinguishing feature of the target of the hunt. Masaiyo immediately shouted: "It's them, don't let the murderer who assassinated the general escape!"
An insurmountable problem was placed in front of Masaiu. The maneuverability of a powered parafoil was far inferior to that of a war horse. People on the ground would have to work for a long time to turn around if they changed directions. Landing operations were even more impossible with two legs.
How can you outrun a war horse with four hooves? Just shoot it with an arrow. The command from above is to capture it alive. No one can shoot the horse without hurting people under high maneuverability. It gives me a headache, a headache, Ma Saiyou.
He picked up the automatic crossbow and put it down again. Seeing that the three people below were about to get into the woods, he couldn't help but feel anxious. He pressed down on the joystick and crashed directly down.
Just as Masaiu's parafoil made a dive, another parafoil had already rushed down first. Like a dragon diving, an eagle soared at low altitude and directly hit the rider. The person who was hit was Shi Yan. He
His equestrian skills were already good, but he fell off his horse immediately after the collision, and the parafoil also fell to the ground. The pilot climbed out of the shattered parafoil, already holding the knife in his hand: "Thief, I'll catch you if you don't hold back."
The two boys, Ma Wu and Xu Ying, couldn't care less about their sworn brother at this moment. The forest was right in front of them. As long as they entered the forest, these flying men would have nothing to do with them. The two of them rushed towards the forest with their horses.
However, the other pilots who were inspired followed the same example one by one, flying parafoils and ramming directly towards them. At the cost of losing three parafoils, they finally knocked the three people off their horses. The other seven parafoils looked for flat land to land, and then came over.
support.
After Shi Yan and others fell from their horses, they engaged in a fight between trapped beasts. When they saw that there were only three people on the other side, they immediately became bolder. They drew out their sabers and started slashing. Xu Ying also took out a bag of lime and threw it at them. The pilots all wore
Of course they are not afraid of lime dust when wearing glasses, and all of them were elite soldiers before they became pilots. They are first-class experts in both infantry and horse combat. Therefore, before the other seven pilots arrived, the battle was over, and Masaiyo took the
A piece of the control wire on the crashed parafoil was cut off, and he handed it to the first colliding pilot and said: "Korhidub, tie up the three of them."
For Kuoridub, the flight squad leader from the Rakshasa Kingdom, the definition of tying up is obviously not as simple as his literal meaning. Since what Captain Ma handed over was a steel wire instead of a rope, he followed what he understood.
They started, and then, the three fugitives screamed and were penetrated by sharp steel wires. This time, they became more acquainted than being tied up. When Masaiu saw it, he just shrugged, and the superiors only said that they were not allowed to kill them.
As for the three guys, how to torture them was beyond their scope of consideration.