Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 78: The Beggar Army's Technology Shocks People
A huge ellipsoid rises from a corner of the city defense fortress, with a powerful propaganda picture painted on its surface.

A tightly woven bamboo basket was hung under the ellipsoid, and something was faintly shaking in the basket, which looked like a person.

Four thick hemp ropes connected to the iron ring on the ground extended upwards and tied up the floating ellipsoid, as if locking up a roc that wanted to spread its wings and fly high.

"what is that!"

The laborers working on the ground were all dumbfounded, as frightened as if they saw a human head balloon in a horror comic, and tried their best to scream in panic as if they had seen ghosts.

Some people collapsed on the ground with feces and urine flowing all over their bodies, some knelt on the ground and begged the gods and Buddhas to forgive them, and some brave people put down their work and ran to the location of the "flying divine object".

If it was just a huge kite in the sky, people would not be afraid, but this "kite" had people hanging on it, and people were flying in the sky!

Li Guo couldn't help but exclaim that there was actually someone in this world who could fly.

Is this the true secret technique of the Beggar Army?

Humans conquered the vast land with livestock vehicles and conquered rivers and oceans with wooden boats, but no one has conquered the endless sky.

But today, this untouched territory was broken. The veteran of the Beggar Army stood in the floating bamboo basket, waving at the civilians on the ground.

They are like gods who have come down to earth, looking down upon the tiny mortals on the ground with love and compassion.

Watching the armored veterans of the Qihuo Army approaching, Li Guo could no longer contain his curiosity, "What on earth is this thing, and why can it carry people to the sky?"

"Oh, this thing is just an observation balloon. A balloon at this altitude can see as far as forty or fifty miles." The old soldier of the Beggar Army spoke in a flat tone, as if this was a very cheap little toy.

"Forty or fifty miles?" Li Guo had no doubt about the truthfulness of the old soldier's words.

It was already good for ordinary government troops to be able to travel thirty miles a day with artillery and supplies, and those who could travel fifty miles a day were absolutely elite.

A "flying divine object" can see through the enemy's military strength, movements, and marching trajectories.

Doesn't it mean that before the enemy arrives, our army can deploy battle plans based on the enemy situation and win a great victory before the battle even begins?
The key point is not this, but how is this achieved?

Ordinary wind can blow a big kite away, and on a normal day it will just move a few strands of hair when it blows on a person, but there are actually two strong men standing on this bamboo basket.

It was as if there was a "strange wind" that could only be controlled by the beggars that sent people into the sky.

Before his thoughts turned into doubts and he could ask them, he heard the civilians exclaiming again. It turned out that several huge ellipsoidal objects were flying into the sky.

However, this time the "big ball" had no hemp rope connecting it to the ground. It slowly floated away like a kite with a broken string, and the old beggar soldier in the bamboo basket was also carried away into the distance.

Li Guo suddenly felt a surge of panic. "If I accidentally fall from this height of several dozen feet, won't there be nothing left? How will the people up there get down?"

"Well, there's a technique to this that I can't explain. Just assume they can come down whenever they want."

"Then where are they going?" Li Guo's mind was full of questions, and he really wanted to find answers to all his doubts at once.

"Who knows? Maybe it will just drift to the capital."

"Flying to the capital?" Li Guo's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but sigh that this thing was dozens of feet away from the ground. Maybe it could really cross the high walls of the capital and fly to the imperial city.

If a few more people stood in a bamboo basket and released dozens of such "spherical kites", wouldn't they be able to fly directly into the bedroom of the emperor's children?

Awesome, it’s thrilling just thinking about it!

"How does this thing fly? I beg you to teach me." Li Guo bowed respectfully.

"It's very simple. As long as we learn science, everyone can fly and embrace the sky." "Kexue? Are they hermits from the Kexue Cave?" Li Guo tilted his head suspiciously. "Does the Qihuo Army have any unknown masters? Could you introduce them to me?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Science, or natural science, is the study of understanding and utilizing the forces of nature. As long as you know math, physics, and chemistry, you can easily master musketry, artillery, wall building, and even observation balloons."

"what?"

Li Guo understood every word, but when they were put together it was like listening to a foreign language. He had no idea what "Ziran Kexue" and "Shulihua" meant.

Just knowing that once you have mastered this knowledge, you can make guns and cannons, and even fly into the sky.

Li Guo suddenly understood. No wonder he always felt that the Beggar Army had some secret skills.

It turns out that the veterans of the Beggar Army were taught the art of "Ke Xue" by a master, so their behavior is different from and superior to that of ordinary people.

If he could learn this "secret technique", he would be able to do a lot of good things when he returned to King Chuang's army in the future.

He immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and said solemnly, as if he were asking for a disciple, "I beg you, brother, to teach me the secret art of Kexue. When I learn it, I will repay you with my life."

"Hey, don't worry." The old soldier of the Beggar Army quickly helped him up. "I'm a liberal arts student. My science level is worse than that of an elementary school student. I usually learn knowledge by watching short videos, and I forget everything as soon as I finish watching it. If you want to learn, we will have advanced classes in the future. Right now, we only have literacy classes. If you can't read, you can go to the literacy class to learn how to recognize words."

"I do know a few words, but I wonder when the Beggars' Army will be able to start something like that, Ke Xue?"

"I don't know about that. Maybe once they conquer Beijing and become king, science classes will start."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Guo was immediately shocked. The Qihuo Army really had great ambitions. They even talked about things like storming into Beijing and changing the dynasty as easily as what to eat for lunch today.

The crisis of the government troops coming to encircle and suppress us has not been resolved yet!
Li Guo thought to himself that the other party might have already seen that he had not completely integrated into the Qihuo Army, so he was so roundabout and evasive when talking about the secret art of "Ke Xue" today.

Li Guo thought about it and understood the other party's approach.

After all, this kind of secret technique that can make you big and powerful once you learn it is not something that anyone can learn. Naturally, only close relatives and confidants can access it.

Alas, it is really fate that plays tricks on us.

Just as Li Guo was confused and entangled, the old soldier of the Qihuo Army beside him suddenly made a move, "The brothers observing the balloons have seen the enemy soldiers, dozens of miles away."

"Ah?" Li Guo took a look at the "ball kite" that was hung, but didn't see any signal.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Everyone, get on full alert! The main force of the government army is less than two days' march away!"

Another veteran of the Qihuo Army came running over quickly. Seeing the familiar face of Li Guo, he quickly said, "Didn't you choose to fight in the rear troops?"

"I just escorted a batch of grain..."

"Then hurry back. The number of troops defending the city is already determined. Mobile forces are essential."

"Ok, I know."

Although Li Guo was the de facto deputy commander of the Qihuo Army, he did not have the arrogance of a senior officer. Even when facing an old soldier whose military rank he did not know, he responded politely.

Finally, the observation balloon hanging above the fortress moved, and several flares were shot through the air, making crisp eagle-like sounds.

The government troops heading south to "suppress bandits" had indeed arrived.

(End of this chapter)