Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

"Let's go! Uncle Chatuohua, come out with me! I'll take you to see the new flying device my father has developed. It will definitely surprise you." Zhang Dingguan patted Chatuohua on the shoulder and said.

"Since the prince has invited me, how can I refuse? Let's go, this is a good opportunity for me to see the new flying artifact produced by the Khan." Cha Tuohua said with a smile.

The two nodded to each other, walked out of the tent together, and then came to the logistics supply camp. At this time, the military camp had been set up and the sky was gradually darkening.

"Commander-in-chief, and General Chatuohua, are you two here?" The leading military officer immediately came up to the two men, bowed respectfully, and spoke.

"Well! Let the hot air balloon troops get ready, send out a hot air balloon, and bring a big loudspeaker! Then go to the other side to persuade them to surrender." Zhang Dingguan said.

"If Your Majesty wants the hot air balloon to take off, many conditions are required. We must first understand the local climate and wind speed changes. Only after these conditions are met can we take off. And the prince said it is best not to take off the hot air balloon at night as it is easy to encounter danger." The operator in charge of the hot air balloon stood up and said.

There is no way. If you want to fly a hot air balloon, there are still many inherent restrictions. First of all, it cannot fly on snowy days, thunderstorm days, and strong winds.

Secondly, it is best to fly during the day. Morning and afternoon are the best times. Flying at night is not impossible, but they practice less frequently.

At this point, the sun was about to set, and they had no idea about the climate changes nearby, so the best scenario was to measure the score and then wait a few days before launching a hot air balloon.

"If everything has to wait for a few days, then there's no need to fight this battle!

When war comes, there is no need to talk nonsense. When the enemy is fighting you, they will not check the weather with you and choose a sunny day. "Zhang Dingguan said.

Isn't it? This is on the battlefield, not in your experimental base. You have to choose the best conditions for takeoff. Unless it is bad weather, you can never take off.

Otherwise, if I want you to fly up, you must fly up at any time. Otherwise, your air force that can fly into the sky will be just a decoration.

It's not thunderstorm, snow, or windy now, you have to fly. The emperor told him before he left that you must not fly in these three kinds of weather.

Others depend on the situation.

"Well, if we insist on taking off, we can only hang the safety rope to ensure the operator's safety. But we can only fly in the sky for half an hour at most, and then we have to come down." The hot air balloon operator gritted his teeth, bowed to Zhang Dingguan and explained.

This time when they went on the expedition, they specially made several safety ropes that were four to five hundred meters long, so it was not impossible for them to take off into the air.

"Then get into the air quickly. It would be best if the enemies in the city can see you and hear your shouts." Zhang Dingguan said.

The official in charge of the hot air balloon operation nodded immediately, and then began to call on everyone to take action. He selected a hot air balloon that was in excellent condition and then inflated it.

After fixing the safety rope, the four soldiers in charge of the operation took a deep breath and then stepped onto the hanging basket with a determined look on their faces.

Then they started filling the fuel and igniting the fire. Soon the huge balloon inflated and then slowly rose into the sky.

When Cha Tuohua saw this scene, his mouth opened so wide that he could swallow an egg.

The new flying device can actually carry people to the sky. What an amazing thing it is!

This is simply something that no human can accomplish!
Khan! No! Your Majesty!
He is truly a god! He is truly a god!

After the hot air balloon took off, many Mongolian generals and Han army generals ran out to watch. Some Han army generals had seen hot air balloons, but many Mongolian generals had never seen such a thing.

This thing that could fly gave everyone a huge shock. Four soldiers stood in a hanging basket and actually rose into the sky.

"Is this a person flying in the sky?"

"How did it fly up there?"

"This is the manifestation of the Eternal Heaven! This is the manifestation of the Great Wall Heaven! We will definitely win this war." A superstitious Mongolian captain raised the saber in his hand and shouted excitedly.

"Roar! Roar!" A large number of Mongolian soldiers drew out their scimitars, waved them and shouted.

This flying artifact has indeed played a huge role in boosting morale.

"Hahaha! You don't have to panic. This is a flying artifact made by the Great Khan of Mongolia and the Emperor of the Daqian Empire with the instruction of a god from outer space. This time, people can go up to the flying artifact, and there is more than one." Zhang Dingguan looked at the Mongolian generals in front of him, each of whom had a mouth big enough to swallow eggs, and said with a smile.

He had the same expression when he first saw his father's flying artifact. Being able to send people to the sky was too mysterious.

The ancient sages, ancient immortals, and the characters and stories in various myths and legends are no more than this!

"The Great Khan, the Great Khan is the messenger of the Eternal Heaven, but he is also the messenger of the gods."

A large number of Mongolian soldiers knelt on the ground and began to worship.

"Okay, okay, everyone get up!" Zhang Dingguan smiled and helped up a group of Mongolian generals who were kneeling on the ground.

I want to see how the enemy will respond to our attack.

Soon, the giant hot air balloon flew above the opponent's city wall, more than 100 meters in the air.

"Allah! Allah has appeared!"

"Everyone kneel down, everyone kneel down!"

A large number of local people who were forcibly recruited to defend the city were so frightened after seeing the giant hot air balloon in the sky that they thought it was a manifestation of the gods.

The huge hot air balloon was designed to be red so that it could be seen, and a giant dragon totem was painted on it.

There are many patterns on the hot air balloon, including evil spirits, giant wolves, and falcons. These were all painted on it by Zhang Yong's subordinates.

Sometimes, some terrifying and ferocious patterns can also cause a huge blow to soldiers, which is a psychological blow.

This kind of attack is even more effective than war and can often completely destroy the morale of an army.

So that they don't have the slightest desire to resist.

Even some Mongolian soldiers were surprised after seeing the giant hot air balloon. Although they were brave and good at fighting, Mongolians were very superstitious.

As a result, a funny scene appeared on the city wall. Both the vassal army recruited by Kublai Khan and his own core Mongolian army were kneeling on the ground.

"Listen up, everyone. We are the Western Expedition Army led by Zhang Yong, the Great Khan of Mongolia, the Emperor of the Great Qian Empire. I am here to convey the orders of the Khan and the Emperor!
You are ordered to surrender immediately, otherwise you will be punished." The soldier in the hanging basket picked up a giant loud speaker and shouted.

This big speaker is a simple production method recorded in the modern e-book brought by Zhang Yong! (I won’t explain this production method. It only requires a small magnet, double-sided tape, a ruler, and some copper wire to make it.)
Zhang Yong’s electromagnetic loudspeaker was the kind that could be heard clearly by hundreds of thousands of troops. Zhang Yong could only make four by dismantling the materials of his off-road vehicle, and he only brought two with him on this Western Expedition.

When they divided their troops, each army had a loudspeaker, and this simple loudspeaker was used throughout the army.

The Mongolian army below, as well as the Han army of the Daqian Empire, also cooperated very well at this time and began to shake their weapons and shout loudly.

"Surrender! Surrender! Surrender!"

At this time, some Mongolian generals on the tower turned pale after hearing this. The enemy, the enemy, actually has such a weapon. How can they fight this battle?

The servant soldiers kneeling below did not even dare to raise their heads at this moment. They kept bowing their heads, praying all kinds of prayers, and their bodies were shaking.

"Your Highness, it's no use shouting like this. The Mongols below can understand you, but the local people can't. You have to find someone who can speak their language to shout." A general of the Chagatai family ran over and said. You shout in Mongolian, the Mongols below can understand you, but the local Uighur people can't understand what these words mean.

"Is that so? Then some of your soldiers from the Chagatai Khanate should understand the local language, right?" Zhang Dingguan turned and looked at the generals of the Chagatai family and asked.

"Of course. Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will pick out a few soldiers who can speak the local dialect, and then let them stand in front of the formation to persuade them to surrender." said the general of the Chagatai family.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. If you can succeed, you will be the one who deserves the credit." Zhang Dingguan patted the other person's shoulder and said.

Soon, a dozen Chagatai family soldiers with loud voices came to the front of the two armies and began to shout using the magnetic loudspeakers given to them by Zhang Dingguan.

"You should stop working for Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan is a shameful traitor. He got his country by attacking our former master. You are working for the devil."

"Surrender now and lay down your weapons. You can all live, go home to farm, and herd cattle and sheep. You don't have to worry about war or being killed anymore."

"Don't work for Kublai Khan, surrender everyone!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a commotion on the city wall.

The local defenders had completely lost all will to resist at this time. They were forced to serve as soldiers and didn't want to fight at all.

Moreover, some local people do not have a very good impression of Kublai Khan. When Kublai Khan attacked here, he committed a lot of killings.

Although human witnesses were implemented for a few years, when the war came, they immediately returned to their original ways, even worse than the previous Chagatai Khan.

"What should we do? General Atu, you, please say something!" A general from Kublai Khan's family looked at his colleagues with a pale face and trembling body.

"What should we do? What else can we do? When Lord Mongke led us to attack Karakorum.

Aren't we also defeated by this thing that can amplify sound? Besides, now they can fly over our heads, how can we fight this war? "A general of the Kublai Khanate shook his head and said with a wry smile.

The enemy even brought out something that can fly in the sky, so how can they deal with it?

At this time! A large number of Uighurs threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground.

Even some ordinary Mongolian soldiers on the city wall threw away their weapons. The things flying in the sky had an impact on their beliefs.

That is the representative of Changshengtian. Those who can fly in the sky are all representatives of Changshengtian, just like the eagle in the sky.

"It seems to be effective!" Zhang Dingguan felt very satisfied with this surrender campaign. This was exactly the result he wanted.

"Come out and surrender now, and I will spare all of your lives. You have all been bewitched by the devil Kublai Khan. I forgive you and I pardon you." Zhang Dingguan said.

"Should we surrender? We should surrender." A Mongolian captain asked.

Their line of defense consisted of only two centurions, with two thousand Mongolian soldiers and 1 local defenders, and their mission was to hold off the Qizhen army for half a month.

But now it seems that we can't stop them even for a day, let alone half a month.

"We followed Mongke before, but betrayed him, and then followed Khan Guyuk! Then we betrayed Khan Guyuk and followed Kublai Khan. Now are we going to betray Kublai Khan and follow Zhang Yong's son?" A Mongolian general sighed.

When the other captain heard this, he also smiled bitterly. No one would believe them if they were so fickle.

"Let the Erlangs escape! If they are willing to surrender, don't stop them. They only betrayed us because we are the thousand households." After saying this, another thousand households leader drew out his saber, tears flowed from his eyes, and then he committed suicide with the saber.

He also has to save his face. He has surrendered many times before, and now he has to surrender again. What face does he have left to live in this world?

What's more, when these thousand brothers went out to fight, all their families were in Samarkand. If they surrendered, all the family members would die. In this case, they would just die alone!

"Brother, take your time. I will accompany you to apologize to Changshengtian, Genghis Khan, and Lord Tolui." Another Mongolian captain also sighed and committed suicide with a knife.

With the suicide of two Mongolian commanders on the city wall, the soldiers no longer had any will to resist.

Someone immediately opened the gate of the defense line, allowing Zhang Yong's westward expedition army to successfully enter this first line of defense.

"Hahaha! I was originally thinking of taking a night's rest and attacking again tomorrow, but I didn't expect that we would have to go in and rest just after arriving."

"Brother, in this case, then our camp outside is in vain?" Zhang Dingjin said with a smile.

The enemy surrendered just as the camp was set up, and before it was halfway done, they took the first line of defense.

“This is just a small line of defense, the first line of defense set up by Kublai Khan, and it can’t accommodate so many troops.

The remaining soldiers still need tents to rest, I will take tens of thousands of people in to accept them. "Zhang Dingxia said.

At this time, as one of the commanders, he should step forward to take over this line of defense, while his brother should stay outside the city and arrange the next troops in the camp.

"Well, then I'll leave my second brother to you. I'll maintain the army outside." Zhang Dingguan said.

After just a few hours, the Western Expedition Army completely controlled the first line of defense established by Kublai Khan. More than 2,000 Mongolian surrendered soldiers and more than 10,000 local surrendered soldiers were arranged in the prisoner camp.

At this stage, they still cannot go home. After all, if they are let go, their fate is likely to be captured by Kublai Khan again and then continue to attack, which is a disguised way of increasing the enemy's strength.

Moreover, these prisoners of war can usually do some rough and heavy work and are also good labor. They will be released after the war is over.

It was late that night when all the soldiers finished their work. Some of them were left behind to stand guard, and then everyone fell asleep.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Zhang Dingguan led some important generals into the first line of defense. This was a section of city wall with a split design, and its construction style was inspired by some ancient Great Walls in the East.

Kublai Khan hoped that this line of defense could hold off the Western Expedition Army a little, but he probably didn't expect that this line of defense would be breached on the first day the Western Expedition Army arrived!
All his subordinates, all the local surrendered troops, were taken prisoners.

The Western Expedition Army took over this first line of defense smoothly without losing a single soldier or fighter.

At this time, all the important officers gathered together to listen to the battle report.

"Brother! This time we captured more than 15,000 prisoners, 13,000 of whom were locals and 2,000 Mongolians.

I will make these Mongols slaves first, and after the war is over, I will transport them back to Mongolia and let them live there.

In addition, we also seized a large amount of food and some weapons. It seems that Kublai Khan has prepared a lot of things on this line of defense. "Zhang Dingxia said.

"Well! Let's do as you say! These captured military rations will be used as food for these slaves in the future. Reduce their rations by half so that they won't starve to death." Zhang Dingguan said.

These local troops will not use them to fight, they just let them do some rough work, so it doesn't matter if they don't have enough to eat.

"What's the use of making more preparations? He has no chance of winning against our army on the Western Expedition." A general of the Chagatai family said.

Isn't it? With such artillery and so many Mongolian cavalry, how can Kublai Khan defeat them? (End of this chapter)