Chapter 243 The First Flying Man in Daxuan
Ning Chen led his people back to the military camp.
"Old Feng, I have a task for you... Have you seen the bamboo forest on the hillside opposite? You bring a group of people and chop down as many bamboos as possible. The ones as thick as your arms are best."
Feng Qizheng didn't ask Ning Chen what he wanted bamboo for. He nodded and left with more than a hundred people.
"Old Pan, take someone to get all the extra tarpaulins."
Pan Yucheng nodded and took the people there.
Ning Chen wants to make a delta wing, which is actually a simple delta paraglider.
If you can't attack Fuzhou City from the front, then fly down from the mountain with delta wings.
He had just observed the terrain of Fuzhou, and it seemed that this was the only feasible method.
Fortunately, Daxuan's weaving was relatively advanced. The tents used for marching and fighting were made of cloth similar to canvas. The cotton threads used for weaving were soaked in tung oil and then woven using a special method.
This kind of cloth is strong and durable, windproof and waterproof, but not very fireproof.
Any other country would never be able to make a delta wing.
For example, in the Tuoluo Kingdom, their tents are made of animal skins and hair, and some are even made of tree bark.
In less than an hour, Feng Qizheng brought back a large amount of bamboo.
Pan Yucheng also took out the extra tarpaulin.
Ning Chen immediately started making it.
He first asked people to light a bonfire, heat the bamboo, and bend it into the shape he wanted.
Because he didn't have professional tools, Ning Chen could only make a simple one.
Moreover, the direction he made was not easy to control, and it was likely to disintegrate in mid-air, or the tarpaulin was torn by the wind... That's why he said whether he could survive would depend on who survived?
The prepared bamboos are tied tightly with ropes and then covered with a tarpaulin.
Feng Qizheng asked curiously: "Isn't this just a large paper kite?"
"Uh... almost!"
Ning Chen said, to be more precise, it was a large kite.
Ning Chen asked someone to carry the triangle wing to the opposite mountain.
This mountain is not high, more than 100 meters.
"Who will be the first to eat crabs?"
Ning Chen asked.
Everyone looked at him in confusion.
Ning Chen pointed to the delta wing, "This thing is used to carry people. It is absolutely no problem to carry two people at a time."
"Seeing that there are no two horizontal bars, grab the front horizontal bar with both hands and put both feet on the rear horizontal bar... If you fly to the left, both of you will move to the left and fly to the right at the same time. The same operation. "
Pan Yucheng, Feng Qizheng and others were stunned.
"Ning Chen, can this thing really lift people up?"
"Uh... it should be possible, right?"
should?
Everyone looked at him speechlessly.
Pan Yucheng asked: "Then how to control the forward flight and backward flight?"
Ning Chen said: "It depends on where the wind blows?"
Pan Yucheng had a black line on his forehead, "In other words, where does this thing float? It all depends on God?"
Ning Chen nodded.
"Who wants to try? Has anyone signed up? The first two people to try will be rewarded with two hundred taels of silver."
Everyone looked at each other.
It's scary to think about jumping off a mountain with this thing on your back.
Feng Qizheng said: "I'll do it!"
Ning Chen glared at him, "You are as strong as a bear, too heavy, get out of here!"
He couldn't guarantee the safety of this thing at all. How could he let Feng Qi give it a try?
"General Ning, is it two hundred taels per person?"
asked a soldier.
Ning Chen was startled, then smiled and said: "Yes, two hundred taels each."
"My subordinate is willing to give it a try."
Ning Chen's face was full of joy, "Well done! As expected of my Daxuan man, he is indeed strong and strong... You are the first one to stand up. I will give you three hundred taels from this general."
The soldier was so happy, "Thank you, General Ning!"
"Who else wants to try? No one in Daxuan has flown down from a height of 100 meters, right? As long as he succeeds, I will give him the title of Daxuan's No. 1 Flyer."
"General Ning, my subordinate is willing to give it a try."
"General Ning, my subordinates are also willing."
For a time, many people stood up.
Ning Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone has a chance!"
Ning Chen chose a soldier and tested the delta wing with the previous soldier.
"Listen to me, you two grab the crossbar in front of you, start running, and then rush down the mountain... Once you are in the air, put your feet on the crossbar behind you. This will save you a lot of effort and keep hanging on. My arms can't carry it, do you understand?"
The two nodded and said in unison: "Understood!"
"Okay, let's get started!"
The two took their places.
One of the soldiers looked at Ning Chen and said, "General Ning, if your subordinate falls to death, please divide the reward into two parts, one for my parents and one for my wife and children."
Another followed closely and said: "I have no wife or children. I am going to fall to death. Please give General Ning the silver reward to my parents."
Ning Chen frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about? I am very confident in what I am doing...I think you two have a full heaven and a round earth, and are destined to be rich and noble. As long as you do what I say, I guarantee that you will not Something will happen."
"yes!"
The two of them said in unison, their confidence doubled.
Ning Chen ordered: "Act!"
The two soldiers pushed the triangle wings and rushed to the edge of the cliff, jumped down.
The delta wing plunged straight down the mountain.
Ning Chen's expression changed, and he rushed to the edge of the cliff, only to see the triangular wings floating in the wind and drifting away into the distance.
He muttered unconsciously: "Fuck...if I had known this was the case, I should have made a few hot air balloons when I came here."
Feng Qizheng looked curious, "What is a hot air balloon?"
Ning Chen ignored him and stared at the delta wing gliding in the air.
The delta wing was in a diving posture, and the speed was quite fast.
"Let's go down the mountain!"
When Ning Chen led his men to the halfway point of the mountain, he saw the delta wing landing... but the distance was too far to see the situation of the two soldiers clearly?
"Hurry, hurry up..."
Ning Chen led his men to rush down the mountain and ran towards the place where the flying wing landed.
From a distance, he saw two people standing in the distance.
Ning Chen's eyes lit up. It was the two soldiers. They were still alive.
"Successful, hahaha..."
Ning Chen ran over and examined the two soldiers. One soldier was still bleeding from his head.
"Are you okay?"
The latter touched the blood on his head and grinned, "Thank you General Ning for your concern. I just didn't hold on when I landed, and my head hit the horizontal bar. It's a minor injury, nothing!"
Ning Chen stepped forward to check and breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a piece of skin on the forehead, not a serious injury.
"Tell me how you feel?"
One of the soldiers grinned, "I was scared at first, but I felt great later."
Another soldier nodded repeatedly, "General Ning, you are so awesome! I actually flew like a bird, hahaha... No one would believe it if I told them, but the impact was still quite strong when I landed."
Ning Chen patted the two men on the shoulders.
"Good job! You are worthy of being the iron-willed men of my Great Xuan... You two are the first people in Great Xuan to fly... Now, this general will award you the title of the first flying man in Great Xuan."
"In addition, each of you will get fifty taels of silver... I will give it to you after the battle."
The two were so happy that their noses were full of snot bubbles, and they said in unison: "Thank you, General Ning!"
Ning Chen looked delighted, it seemed that the delta wing sneak attack trick worked.
"Let's go, take the stuff back!"
Ning Chen planned to start building the flying wing immediately. This thing is simple and easy to make. He planned to sneak attack the city of Yuzhou tonight... Let the old bastard Zuo Xiang know what it means to have a divine soldier descend from the sky?