Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 240: Skyfire Technique
"military adviser!"

"This barbarian has repeatedly ignored our kindness. He just took advantage of the high mountains and long roads and we were unable to annihilate all of his people."

"In this case, we must give them some shock so that they can be completely subdued."

Xing Daorong suddenly started talking, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

All the generals looked at Xing Daorong, as did Ma Yunlu and Jiang Wei.

Xing Daorong naturally felt everyone's gazes, but at this moment he was also willing to give it his all.

But he said: "In this case... I do have a plan of heavenly fire that can be used to destroy the enemy."

The Skyfire Plan?

The name of this plan sounds extraordinary, and it makes people even more curious.

Even Zhuge Liang looked at him seriously and asked, "Zi Yu...what is this Heavenly Fire Technique?"

Xing Daorong smiled faintly and said to Zhuge Liang: "Military Advisor! If this Heavenly Fire Technique is to succeed, I need... I need you to come up with a solution for me!"

I?
It was a rare occasion that Zhuge Liang showed a confused expression.

The main thing is that the problem finally came back to him, which Zhuge Liang had not expected.

Just as he was doubting, Xing Daorong took a step closer and asked in a slightly lower voice: "Military Advisor... do you know about sky lanterns?"

...

Kongming lantern.

There is no clear record in history books about how this thing came into being.

But since this thing is called "Kongming Lantern", it must have something to do with Zhuge Liang.

There is a rumor that Zhuge Liang was besieged in Pingyang by Sima Yi one day, and the entire army was helpless.

Zhuge Liang came up with a clever plan. He calculated the wind direction accurately and ordered people to bring thousands of sheets of white paper to paste them into countless lanterns. He then used the upward force of the smoke to lift them into the air to send out a signal.

This is how the "Kongming Lantern" came into being.

Xing Daorong certainly knows this principle, but...

If this was really something Zhuge Liang came up with, he did not want to take credit for Zhuge Liang's invention.

However, it was obvious that Zhuge Liang did not understand what Xing Daorong meant by the sky lantern, and just looked at Xing Daorong in confusion.

Seeing the confused look of the military advisor, Xing Daorong had no choice but to show off his skills again.

...

The principle of the Kongming lantern is to heat the air inside the lampshade so that the overall density is less than the density of the cold air outside, thereby floating up into the air.

Xing Daorong can still handle this kind of elementary and intermediate physics knowledge.

But it will take a little effort to explain.

Now that he was alone with Zhuge Liang in the military tent, Xing Daorong explained this principle in the simplest terms possible.

"When it reaches a certain height, the air outside becomes thinner and the density outside is lower than the density of the hot air inside the lantern, so the sky lantern can no longer rise."

"The sky lantern will remain suspended in the air at a certain height for a period of time until the combustion intensity inside the lampshade decreases and is not enough to heat the hot air inside the lampshade to a sufficiently rarefied state, and the sky lantern will then descend."

"If the burning material fixed inside the lampshade has not been extinguished when it falls to the ground, it is very likely to burn the lampshade and cause a fire."

"This... is the Skyfire Technique..."

Although Xing Daorong had tried his best to make it as simple and understandable as possible, words like "density" still left Zhuge Liang a little puzzled.

However, Zhuge Liang's wisdom was there, and he quickly understood what was said.

He said, "So that's how it is... Just wait for the sky lantern to rise up, then shoot it with a rocket, and then you can use Zi Yu's Sky Fire Technique."

Xing Daorong nodded and said, "That's right. As long as I rush into the enemy camp at all costs, pour oil and set fire to them, the enemy will surely be defeated!"

Zhuge Liang was amazed and said, "Zi Yu! You can actually come up with such a method!"

"Where on earth did you learn all this?"

Xing Daorong couldn't explain clearly where he learned it. He couldn't say that he learned it from a junior high school physics textbook.

I could only smile and say, "I just happened to think of it when I was looking at the lanterns."

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but believe it.

I can only admire: "You are really smart, how can ordinary people think of this?"

"Alas...if it weren't for the chaotic times, if you and your talents had focused all your thoughts on these things, given up military careers and turned to literature, I wonder how many things you would have invented and how many benefits you would have brought to the people."

Zhuge Liang's heartfelt sigh also touched Xing Daorong's heart.

To be honest, although he was just an ordinary rich second-generation in his previous life and studied for an ordinary 985 undergraduate degree, his shallow knowledge of geography, physics, chemistry, and biology, even if it was just a little inspiration, has benefited a lot to this era.

At first, Xing Daorong just wanted to go back to being his own super rich second-generation self, but later he was infected by the ambition and charm of Liu Bei's group and decided to make enough contributions before committing suicide.

After being reminded by Zhuge Liang today, I suddenly felt that I could obviously make enough contributions, so why was I hiding it?
Mathematics, physics, chemistry…

Technology is limited by the times, but theory is not limited!

It would be nice to leave two books behind...

Xing Daorong thought so, but he also knew that even if he had this idea, he had to wait until the troubled times were over.

Otherwise, even if you finish writing it, you won’t be able to pass it on!
Something lost these days...

But there are too many...

...

Although Zhuge Liang thought Xing Daorong's words were perfect, he still had to test it out first.

However, sky lanterns are very easy to make as long as you have inspiration.

After all, it’s just a sky lantern, not a hot air balloon!
Zhuge Liang looked at the lanterns in the sky. Although he thought there was no problem when he heard Xing Daorong talk about it, he was still a little surprised and sighed when he saw it with his own eyes.

Somewhat uncontrollably, he pulled Xing Daorong and said, "Zi Yu! It really worked!"

Xing Daorong was much calmer, as this was within his expectations.

But he said: "Military Advisor, now that the sky lantern has been completed, we should think about how to use this sky fire plan to terrify those barbarians and make them no longer have the heart to rebel."

Zhuge Liang seemed to have made up his mind long ago.

He laughed loudly: "Since it was you who invented this sky lantern, the credit should naturally go to you."

"After the battle of Nanzhong, let alone killing the God, you are the reincarnation of the God of Fire!"

Zhuge Liang said this in a very arrogant tone, but Xing Daorong knew that he could definitely do it.

The barbarians are going to be in trouble, and I have to... start showing off!

...

Xing Daorong was about to start showing off, while Meng Huo had already started showing off.

After gathering the coalition forces of King Mulu and Wutugu to form the "top" configuration of the Nanzhong Barbarian Army, he led his troops to take the initiative to cross the water.

Since Zhuge Liang wanted to attack with fire, he naturally retreated and stayed away from water sources.

As a result, Meng Huo's move forced Zhuge Liang's army to retreat thirty miles.

In this way, it was his turn to be proud of himself.

Meng Huo thought that Zhuge Liang was afraid and did not dare to fight, so he was naturally very proud.

He ordered the troops to continue advancing with full confidence, intending to compete with Zhuge Liang.

(End of this chapter)