A hot air balloon rose, and Li Xuandao looked through his binoculars.
When he was in the capital, he already knew the power of hot air balloons. They flew around, and if they were not careful, they would fly off course and land far away.
He was there the day the hot air balloon was released in Hanyuan Palace. He saw the rope break and the hot air balloon disappear.
He was worried, but after waiting for a while, the hot air balloon flew back from the west.
The people above wanted to throw the rope, but another gust of wind suddenly blew, and the hot air balloon flew away.
They continued to wait. God knows what happened to the hot air balloon, but it actually appeared again and successfully threw the rope to land.
However, that was not a war. One had to fight to know how well one could perform in a war.
He led the troops to the place, but before they entered the city, they met the enemy first.
The soldiers were tired and rushed to fight.
When the formation was in place, a large group of horses rushed over from the side, and arrows flew like shuttles, covering a large area.
After four rounds of arrow rain, a thousand cavalrymen broke through the formation, and behind them were more horses carrying things.
There were two hundred cavalrymen in a row, and a total of five rows were ready to charge in turns.
This was the first time they had seen such a formation, which showed that the cavalrymen were capable. The first row could pierce through the enemy, and the second row would continue.
In the end, the southwest barbarians ran up the mountain.
The cavalrymen charged once from behind, and when they were within range of the archers, they would turn around and the second row would repeat.
Because of the forward momentum of the horses, the cavalrymen's arrows were farther than the infantry.
The southwest barbarians could not hit the cavalrymen even if they wanted to counterattack, and could only take the beating.
After chasing the southwest barbarians into the mountains, the cavalrymen regrouped.
This was the emperor's private army, the Winged Knights.
After the first balloon launch, they cooperated with the ground troops to find the enemy and won another battle.
In front of them was the familiar scene of a hot air balloon being tied by a rope.
The Non-commissioned Officer on top waved two small flags, telling the ground the situation in a certain area.
"Due west, 1500 steps forward, 400 steps to the left and right, no enemy forces found."
The people below looked at the flag signal with binoculars and translated it.
"Northwest, 1200 steps to the left and right … Enemy forces found, target, around 830 steps to the east, more than 400 people, alert, continue to scout."
The ground translated again, and when they saw it, they read the contents of the flag signal.
"Three hundred steps to the east, we've seen the enemy. They've formed a triangle with the enemy in the west. They're guarding a dry valley. Their numbers are unknown. We're estimating …"
Message after message was sent down. Fan Fan and the others organized a group of 500 people and circled around from the southwest direction. They were not going to go through the valley.
Li Xuandao stood where he was, watching, listening, and shaking his head.
He finally understood how powerful His Majesty's private army was. The Winged Knights used the same crossbow as everyone else.
It looked even more powerful. At the same time, when it was loaded, it would sit down and be pulled up in an instant.
Of course, what was even more impressive was that the Winged Knights were extremely accurate.
At the same time, he seemed to be very experienced in jungle warfare. He dared to fight the Southwest Barbarians in the jungle, but he actually used a blowpipe.
The soldiers of the Tang dynasty had always suffered losses from the barbarians of the southwest in the mountains. Today, they finally saw how the elites fought.
While they were waiting, a sharp whistling sound was suddenly heard. Creak ~ ~ ~ Boom!
This was followed by the sound of 'Wah wah wah wah'.
"Receive the enemy. The enemy panicked and charged forward. Our side cooperated with the echelon to cover the enemy's charge. The enemy was defeated."
The person in charge of translation looked at the flag signals and gave the answer.
"What was that sound just now?" Li Xuandao thought of the commotion he had heard and asked the Winged Knights who were guarding beside him.
"Sky Cracker Monkey. They saw the enemy and released one to scare them. As expected, the enemy panicked. They thought they were under attack and fired and ran around randomly."
The Winged Knights, who was standing near Li Xuandao, could imagine the situation on the battlefield.
The Sky Cracker Monkey was a little bigger than a small one, but it was not lethal unless it exploded directly into the enemy's eyes.
The Southwest Barbarians had never seen it before and would definitely be shocked.
"I can't buy it this year." Li Xuandao remembered. Yes, this was it. The Sky Cracker Monkey had a special sound after it was ignited.
He also knew that firecrackers were not allowed to be sold, including the firecrackers that children played with.
As he thought, he listened carefully. He could only hear the shouts of the Southwest Barbarians and not the cries of the Winged Knights.
"Why aren't your people making a sound?" Li Xuandao turned his head and asked the Winged Knights who had just spoken.
"Dongzhu said that silence is the most terrifying thing in the forest. Even if you are hit by the enemy's probing arrows or blow darts, don't make a sound.
As for us, we can do it. The training we have experienced is … It's best you don't ask. I don't want to talk about it either. "
When the Winged Knights mentioned training, his body trembled slightly.
"The Dongzhu you are talking about is Li Yi? Aren't you His Majesty's private army? "Li Xuandao was disgusted by the name" Dongzhu. "Why didn't he add his surname?
"You don't understand." The Winged Knights shook his head and did not wish to explain.
After waiting for another thirty minutes, the voices gradually quieted down.
When it was noon in the southwest, Fan Fan and the others carried a few people, and at the same time, more than a hundred people were escorted out.
"Quick, soapy water. There's poison on the knives. We'll stop the bleeding from the upper part. At the same time, we'll use the soapy water in the water bag we brought to clean the wounds. Also, we'll use the soapy water to suck on the wounds. I'm afraid it won't be enough."
The Winged Knights who carried the people over shouted.
The people who stayed behind immediately went forward to help wash them. At the same time, they took out tools from their satchels and cut open their clothes to examine the wounds.
There were a total of nine people. Four of them had been hit by blow darts and were carried motionless. The other five were injured by knives and did not exert much strength. They adjusted their breathing and tried their best to stabilize themselves.
The Winged Knights cut open the spot where the blow darts hit and sucked on it, shouting for soapy water to suck on it.
They spat out every mouthful. Otherwise, it would quickly enter the stomach through the veins under the tongue and be absorbed.
The absorption under the tongue was the fastest because there was a lot of secretion from the salivary glands under the tongue and it was close to the throat.
If they were poisoned, they might accidentally swallow it themselves.
Of course, under normal circumstances, if there were no wounds in the mouth or esophagus, swallowing a little of it would be fine. It would quickly be disposed of by the stomach acid.
Even if it was roaring at the sight of blood, it still needed blood circulation. After eating it, the dose on the blow darts would at most cause diarrhea.
Li Yi had already told them some common sense. Don't be afraid. Treat the poison quickly. It'll be fine.
The nine people first washed themselves with soapy water and then bit on a stick. Someone brought over 75% alcohol.
After washing, they carefully wiped the wounds with cotton swabs.
Next, they poured alcohol on the suture line and began to suture.
Without anesthesia, they just had to endure it. Very good, very good!
Li Xuandao had seen this kind of battlefield suture before. The Winged Knights had treated the injured soldiers in this way.
The difference was that the soldiers cried out. It was really painful.
The Winged Knights bit on the wooden stick and tried to look as relaxed as possible, as if telling others, "Come on, I don't care."
"A large number of enemies have been killed. The exact number is still being calculated. 110 people were captured alive. I don't have any deaths. Nine are injured."
Fan Fan came to Li Xuandao and reported the results of the battle.
"How can there be no deaths?" Li Xuandao asked what was on his mind.
After asking, he realized that something was wrong. He quickly said, "It's good that they didn't die. That's good."
"Take them in. Don't torture or kill them. Escort them to Chang 'an. 50 yuan per person. Dongzhu wants them."
Fan Fan ignored Li Xuandao's doubts. He mentioned the price of the captives. Bringing them back alive without harming them was very valuable.
"What does he want them for?" Li Xuandao wanted to kill them to establish his authority, but when he heard that they were worth 50 yuan, he couldn't bear to part with them.
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