Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 238: Is it open if it’s not closed? (Two chapters in one)

The flying object in the sky quickly attracted everyone's attention. The cadets of the Blackpool Military Academy exclaimed in surprise from time to time as if they were seeing a solar eclipse that only happens once in a century.

Some people fell to the ground in panic, some pointed at the strange phenomenon in the sky and were unable to utter a word, and some felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, their teeth chattering and grinding.

Even though he had received military training, Cao Er was so frightened that he stood there in shock.

These three strange things are nothing like "hot air balloons". They are as big as fat sausages. They don't have the open flame of a hot air balloon to float in the air, but they are hundreds of times larger than kites that rely on natural wind.

They look like three large fish floating in the air, and the oil paint on the "fish heads" is more vivid.

One was painted with a shark's bloody mouth, one looked like a muscular warrior wearing golden armor and a halo on his head, and one had a round yellow face, red cheeks like the sunset, gray-white middle-parted hair, holding a lance and wearing heavy armor with silver scales.

I don't know which student couldn't help but blurt out, "There is a fish in the North Sea, its name is Kun. Kun is so big, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is..."

Cao Erxin said yes.

They were like three big fish, flying slowly through the broken clouds, sometimes disappearing into the clouds, and sometimes breaking out of the clouds.

Rumor has it that the Beggar Army already had "hot air balloons", and the Black Flag Camp's hot air balloons were obtained by stealing from the Peasant Army.

After witnessing the railway and the large fish with his own eyes today, Cao Er knew the rumors were false. It was clear that the peasant army had stolen the skills of the Black Flag Battalion!
Take this giant fish, dozens of times bigger than a hot air balloon, for example. Could the Beggars even make one? The Black Flag Battalion's "scientific secrets" were the real deal!
Cao Er subconsciously glanced at the people standing on the mountainside above his head. The elite soldiers of the Black Flag Camp were calm and composed, and the commander himself seemed to be accustomed to such strange tricks and tricks. His face was calm and he even wanted to eat some dry food and drink some water.

Only the Marshal's wife was stunned with astonishment. She put her right hand on her lips and let out a low cry, while taking small steps to retreat quickly.

If the lady had not stepped back and bumped into the Marshal's arms, she would have tripped over the gravel and fallen to the ground.

"It's time to start."

Following the Marshal's whisper, the elite soldiers surrounding him stood still, drew out their "hand cannons", and shot a green signal smoke into the sky.

Before the green smoke dissipated, piles of dry firewood were ignited on the opposite hilltop, and thick smoke rose slowly, like wisps of black ribbons fluttering in the wind.

As if sensing the "exercise information" transmitted from the ground, the "square boxes" hanging under the bellies of the three big fish suddenly sprayed out three red signal smokes in response.

The three big fish look scary in appearance, but in fact it is only the "small square box" that carries people and cargo.

The crew carefully corrected the direction of the big fish so that the airship's trajectory covered the "exercise target".

However, the diesel engine had not yet been successfully developed, so the airship that temporarily adopted steam power had a slow speed and very poor operability.

The crew had a hard time keeping the airship from straying too far.

The big fish with the shark's mouth flew in the front, and the crew members looked down at the ground through the observation mirror, just like submarine officers and soldiers observing the water surface through the periscope, trying to make the mirror's field of view coincide with the exercise site as much as possible.

Seeing the rising smoke getting closer and closer to the overlooking area, the crew members silently calculated the relative distance in their hearts.

Until the signal smoke entered the predicted distance, the pilot immediately shouted "Drop bombs", and then he turned the mechanism and with a click, the middle and rear bottom of the airship cabin suddenly opened, and dozens of bombs fell one after another.

The falling bombs moved forward diagonally due to inertia, just like a string of firecrackers hanging from the bottom of the airship and fluttering in the wind.

Dropping the bombs was not the end of the story. The crew members activated the mechanism to close the bottom of the cabin while each took out a telescope and looked down to observe the effects of the bombing.

One after another, the bombs flew across the sky and fell to the ground and exploded, like a giant whip hitting the back of the earth, and the red lotus flowers of the bomb explosions bloomed one by one.

The second airship quickly arrived at the exercise location and dropped bombs following the combat procedures of the previous airship.

As the bombing exercise ended, the players lurking at the bombing site immediately emerged to extinguish the sparks from the explosion of the bombs.

They are not only the fire brigade to prevent forest fires, but also the "human targets" to verify the killing efficiency of airship bombing.

However, the performance of the two airships was average, with both the hit rate and the misfire rate being very touching.

The quality of the bombs varied greatly; some exploded successfully, while others misfired.

The misfired bombs would penetrate the branches of the trees and embed themselves into the ground, or they would hit the rocks and shatter into pieces. Even if they successfully landed and exploded, they would still miss their target by a long way.

Perhaps due to the complex mountainous terrain, the players acting as targets suffered only two or three hundred casualties, and not many bombs hit the bombing area marked by the smoke circle.

After completing their mission, the two airships began to turn and return. Their slow flying speed and turning speed made them look like they were deliberately performing slow motion.

The third airship carrying out the airborne mission had just arrived at the exercise site, and they had only turned halfway.

"We are about to reach the target location, everyone prepare for airborne!"

One hundred and fifty lightly equipped paratroopers trotted to the rear of the cabin under the guidance of their captain.

The clattering of the ropes binding the equipment mixed with the crackling of the ties. It took Zhang San a while to tie the sword and shield firmly.

Some other players carried muskets, some carried spears and javelins, and some had no weapons at all and were just covered in gunpowder explosive packs.

No one is carrying heavy armor for the time being. After all, the airship has limited carrying capacity. If they carry fewer sets of heavy armor, they can carry more light infantry.

Although this airborne operation is just a combat exercise, everyone still hopes to test the load-bearing capacity of more weapons.

The soles of his feet made a light tapping sound on the wooden board. Zhang San followed his teammates in the front row to the edge of the floor, braving the high-altitude wind whistling from behind.

The airship suddenly plunged into a thick cloud. He felt the hull vibrate slightly, and moist water vapor quickly penetrated into the cabin and hit his face, feeling cool.

The airship emerged from the clouds to greet a moment of light, and then returned to the clouds again. The endless white mist seemed like a maze that could never be escaped.

The players waited in tacit silence for the airship to break through the thick clouds.

Zhang San looked around and felt that the scene was similar to the airborne landing of transport planes in World War II, which reminded him of the large-scale operation mode in a certain game.

He closed his eyes and imagined himself as a cannon fodder of a certain country's airborne troops in World War II. The enemy's anti-aircraft guns exploded in the air, and the iron sheets of the transport plane made crisp clanging sounds, as if the plane would be destroyed and everyone on board would die if they were not careful.

The atmosphere of the impending war made him excited and nervous. Adrenaline was secreted at a rapid rate, and all the organs and blood vessels in his body seemed to be boiling with excitement. He breathed rapidly, inhaling fresh air in one breath and exhaling foul air mixed with saliva in one breath.

"We have reached the airspace above the target, all teammates prepare--"

The airborne captain tightly grasped the handrail at the rear edge of the cabin, and his voice was trembling with extreme excitement.

Zhang San stood in the third row, his eyes fixed on the white clouds outside. As the clouds outside the cabin gradually thinned out, his excited heart seemed to be gradually being forced from his chest to his throat.

He twisted his neck to loosen up the slightly stiff muscles on his face, and could even hear the thumping of his heartbeat in his chest.

"You can jump now!" the player in the cockpit turned around and shouted.

"Jump!" the captain roared and jumped into the sky.

The teammates in the front row jumped down one by one like dumplings. Zhang San jumped down with a dive, and the humid water vapor hit him in the face.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!"

Zhang San was shocked to find that he was flying.

Even though he had tried to drop from a high altitude several times using a hot air balloon, it was never as thrilling as parachuting with hundreds of people together from an airship.

He is a brave and fearless airborne soldier who is about to land on the ground to carry out a special mission that is worth his life.

He wants to eliminate the powerful enemy for the motherland and the people!
"Come on!"

When the first player opens his parachute, Zhang San and all the other players follow suit and open their own parachutes.

Zhang San suddenly felt a strong buoyancy pulling him in the air, and after a short moment he continued to fall at an accelerated speed.

"Hoohoho!"

Some players who were skydiving for the first time shouted excitedly and even started singing and dancing in mid-air. Soon they lost their balance, flipped over in the air and passed out.

Zhang San became very proficient with practice. He carefully controlled the direction of the parachute and adjusted his landing position at all times.

However, the landing location he chose was not good, as the dense forest was a tangled mass of branches and leaves.

The parachute passed through a network of branches, and the rustling sound of branches continued to be heard. Finally, the parachute got stuck on a branch, and he was unfortunately suspended several meters above the ground.

Fortunately, he brought a weapon with him. He pulled out a knife and cut the ropes on his body. Just when all the ropes were about to break, he quickly grabbed a branch for leverage, climbed up the tree trunk, and slowly climbed down to the ground.

"Oh yeah! The first airship landing was successfully completed!" Zhang San activated the selfie function and took several photos of himself and the parachute hanging high in the tree.

At this point, the three airships have successfully completed their bombing and airborne missions and are about to fly to the "secret base" in the mountains and land.

However, players who always like to find fault with things are not satisfied with this.

The accuracy of the explosions was too poor, and there were many misfired bombs that needed to be dealt with urgently by the players to prevent any hunter from accidentally triggering an explosion.

The steam-powered airship traveled at a speed of only 10 to 20 kilometers per hour, slower than the civilian ships sailing downstream on the Yangtze River. This was also the reason why it arrived 32 hours later than planned.

Although thirty-two hours was extremely fast compared to the ancient times when travel was measured in months, it was common for the confrontation between two enemies to be delayed for several days.

But for players, if it is not done well, it is not done well. Sixty points is better than twenty points, but it is far from ninety points.

I don't care how fast an airship can fly—100 kilometers per hour is out of the question. But at 30 or 40 kilometers per hour, covering 600 or 700 kilometers in a day on clear days is certainly possible. Airships are much cheaper than railways and can cover vast areas.

The current performance of the airship is poor, and we still have to wait for the successful development of a diesel engine with higher speed and maneuverability. That way, the airship's carrying capacity can be further increased.

What the players consider to be "useless waste" is a divine gift from heaven in the eyes of Cao Er and his fellow students!
Just the tactic of high-altitude bombing is enough to crush all the government troops in the world.

What weapons can hit big fish from high altitudes these days?
Crossbows? Mortars? Or maybe even the Divine Fire Raven? They couldn't possibly reach the airship hovering high in the sky!
Why did the Tartars' artillery technology advance by leaps and bounds after they captured the Three Shun Kings?

Because the Tartars' red cannons are more sophisticated and have a longer range than the government army's red cannons.

Whether fighting on land or at sea, effective range is the generational difference and the key to crushing the enemy.

Marshal Li's big fish made full use of its range. Land and water routes could no longer meet the needs, so he directly sent an enemy from the sky to shock the people.

Even if these large painted fish were just flying in the sky, the soldiers and civilians who did not know the truth would think they were a strange phenomenon from heaven.

Cao Er and the others were so frightened when they knew that it was a big fish and friendly forces that they lost their composure. Wouldn’t the enemies be so frightened that they would call it a god descending to earth?

Even if the shock and confusion brought by "God descending to earth" quickly dissipates, the big fish can still throw bombs to kill the enemy.

The bombs dropped by the big fish can bombard both enemy positions and fixed prefecture and county cities, and the enemy can only lie on the ground and kowtow for mercy, unable to make any decent counterattack.

After that, the enemy did not dare to form a large army to fight when they saw the terrifying big fish, and they even did not dare to defend the city.

Big Fish's divine troops descending from the sky were even more miraculous. Hundreds of elite Black Flag soldiers parachuted down and covered the target mountain area in an instant.

No pass, fortress, military camp, or mountain or ridge is any longer an obstacle for the Black Flag Camp.

So what if you have a large number of soldiers gathered at the pass? My Black Flag Battalion will send hundreds or even thousands of elite soldiers to your rear to attack your food carts and your home.

Will you withdraw or not?

If the divided troops are defeated by the armored soldiers, should the main force of the army retreat?
If the army retreats, will the pass still be defended? If it is held, will the hometown still be there?
Cao Er estimated that the speed of the big fish was not slow based on his own observation. It should be able to fly steadily for a whole day, which is better than that of a civilian ship.

Civilian ships also have to consider the problem of clear waterways and the risk of pirates plundering. Big fish, on the other hand, are afraid of wind and rain.

If the big fish sails with the wind, without other spaceships blocking the way and air pirates plundering, it will only run faster and more steadily than civilian ships.

If the Black Flag Camp raises the flag of rebellion one day, they will send countless big fish to transport soldiers to the surrounding prefectures and counties that day. After the airships are delivered, they can come back to pick up the next batch of soldiers.

In just a few days, the territory of one or two surrounding provinces can be covered, which can be said to be "conquering with a single order" in the true sense!
This is not rebellion, but destiny!
All the territories are stuffed into Marshal Li's mouth, Marshal Li is the true emperor appointed by God!
A wave of shocking air force exercises profoundly changed Cao Er's three views.

Cao Er felt as if his infantry tactics had been completely changed. All the previous military strategies had considered enemies on land and at sea, and had never considered bombs dropped from the sky and paratroopers.

The Air Force’s presence is fantastic!

I've stepped on the weak points of all the powerful armies on land and beat you up from the sky, but you still don't have any temper.

Fortunately, he was a member of the Black Flag Battalion, and even among the direct descendants, so he no longer had to be attacked by such terrible aerial weapons.

Even though the Beggars have a similar "hot air balloon" air force, it is nothing compared to the big fish.

A big fish rushing over is like a huge ship rushing against a small boat, and it can easily crush a bunch of hot air balloons.

What's more, the big fish can carry many more people than the hot air balloon. Even if they shoot arrows at each other in the air, the big fish with more people will win.

A sense of pride turned into a fire rushing through his blood vessels. Cao Er couldn't help but straighten his chest and raise his head, as if the words "Black Flag Camp" were hanging on his forehead.

He wanted to roar loudly and proudly, I am Corporal Cao Er of the Black Flag Battalion!
Cao Er turned his head to look at the Marshal and his wife above him. The Marshal still had that indifferent expression, like a steady sculpture. His admiration for him became even stronger.

Cao Er couldn't help but look to the north, taking in the distant Shangcheng, southern Henan, and even the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Jingshi.

Marshal Li possesses such a terrifying weapon, and he is clear about rewards and punishments, diligent in his work, and loves his people. When will he be able to seize the Ming Dynasty and spread the blessings of southern Henan to all the people in the world?

……

After watching the "low-profile airship", the idea of ​​rebellion did cross Li Mu's mind, but he had a more important strategy to plan.

More than 100,000 Tatars crashed into the Beiwei Army's defense line, suffering heavy blows to their heads and bleeding. In the end, they fled in disgrace, leaving behind tens of thousands of corpses.

The system reward notification sound also arrived at the right time——

[The 6,000 Beiwei soldiers fought desperately to repel 130,000 Qing soldiers. They became famous in one battle and the whole north was shouting the name of the Beiwei soldiers.

Your Qihuo Army and Beiwei Army have all become world-famous tigers, wolves and lions, the Lu Dikun Army, the Grand Canal Merchant Corps, the Jiangnan Hermits, the Xiying Military Advisor, the Central China Lurkers... You have the power to control the world while living in seclusion in a thatched cottage.

The main force of the Nu chieftain suffered heavy losses, and the opportunity to destroy the Eight Banners has emerged.

Will you, the big boss behind the scenes, participate in the war to destroy the Qing Dynasty, add new heights to your own reputation, and gradually unveil your identity as the mastermind behind the scenes?

Or should you put aside the war to destroy the Qing Dynasty and let the Ming and Qing Dynasties tear each other apart, while you continue to hide your identity, let all the heroes and nobles in the world follow your secret orders, and become a shadow emperor who controls the world?

Destiny value received 80000
Player Summoning System: Level 3 → Level 4
The radius of the regiment command voice command increased from two and a half miles to two and a half kilometers.

Obtain a blank battle flag. Obtain 10,000 resurrection reserves. Sold-out mall items are reset and refreshed. Added the ability for players to spectate the battle while possessed by a spirit.

well.

Although the function upgrades this time are not many, they are basically practical things, and 80,000 life points are more than enough.

Needless to say, the battle flag saves him the cost of purchasing the flag. The 10,000 resurrection reserves cannot be used as resurrection codes, which also saves him the value of 100,000 destiny points.

It is more economical to reset the sold-out mall goods, which is equivalent to getting the system props that were previously obtained again.

As for the function of possessing a dead body, it's a bit weird.

Literally, it's like dying in a shooting game, and continuing to fight from your teammates' perspective, reporting points and giving reminders to them from time to time.

"Heroic Spirits" can possess teammates for up to six hours for free, with additional time consuming Merit Points. If you are underage, or encounter teammates engaging in inappropriate behavior, bloody activities, or any other high-level behavior restricted by reputation, you will be automatically kicked out of the possession queue.

The possessed person can also raise or lower the voice of the "Heroic Spirit" on their own, or simply shut it down or kick out the possessed person.

This function is useless for Li Mu, but in terms of gameplay, it should be in line with the player's gaming mentality.

When brothers play games together, the goal is nothing more than to work together to complete dungeons and chat with each other on the voice chat.

After a tiring day at work, I come home, turn on my computer, turn on voice chat, and chat with my brothers over one game after another. It seems that all the worries of the day have been vented.

After setting up the next new version update, Li Mu turned to think about the issue of recovering Liaodong.

Just as the system said, the time to destroy the Qing and reclaim Liaodong has arrived—

The number of troops led by Huang Taiji dropped sharply to less than 100,000, not counting the casualties that would be caused by the Xiaojiaguan blocking battle planned by the players.

By the time Huang Taiji's main force was partially destroyed by the autumn and winter mountain roads, the soldiers who returned to the Liaozhong Plain were also a group of exhausted and weak soldiers.

Seeing the decline of the Qing Dynasty, those Mongolians and Koreans who were forced to flee abroad would certainly try to escape back to their homeland. The bondservants and farming slaves in various places would also be ready to move.

Even if the Qing Dynasty added the Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Liaodong, the total number would not exceed 120,000.

After this battle, the weakness of the Qing Dynasty had become a consensus known to the world. Zhu Youjian must have tried his best to promote the battle to recover Liaoning, and even ordered the Black Flag Battalion to participate in the operation.

The prestige gained from reclaiming the lost territory of Liaodong was so huge that Li Mu even wanted to personally share a piece of it.

Li Mu decided to lead 10,000 combat soldiers and 10,000 militiamen to meet in southern Liaoning and join forces with other Ming troops to recapture Liaodong in one fell swoop.

With the authority of the General of Suppressing Bandits, he could directly command all the Ming troops in the same rank.

Li Mu could foresee that the imperial court would definitely divide its troops into two routes, western Liaoning and southern Liaoning, to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

The generals of the "Tongxinhui" may also be drafted to fight in Liaodong.

Li Mu happened to write a few letters, and when they received the transfer order, they changed their marching route and headed to southern Liaoning.

On the one hand, they are good brothers who have fought side by side several times, so they can coordinate better when fighting.

On the other hand, it increased the strength of the official army in southern Liaoning and also provided Li Mu with an opportunity to personally "corrupt" other Ming troops.

As for the 80,000 destiny points, they can be used on the front lines, whether to "recharge" the battle flag or to summon thousands of players on the spot.

In this battle, he must achieve the historical achievement of recovering Liaodong, adding another strong stroke of color to the ironclad evidence of "Li Mu, a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty"'s unwavering loyalty to the court.

He wanted to see who would dare to accuse Li Mu of "plotting against the imperial court" after the Black Flag Battalion recaptured Liaodong?

……

The news of Zhu Youjian personally leading the army had not spread, and the Beiwei Army's troops heading north to Liaodong had not yet arrived, but the players who stayed in Dengzhou had already launched a psychological warfare strategy.

Hot air balloons loaded with non-lethal weapons took off one after another, flying across the mountainous area of ​​southern Liaoning with the south wind.

(End of this chapter)