"Increase the firepower! Quickly! Turn up the firepower!"
Helian Chen had been sticking half his body out of the basket, but he quickly pulled it back in.
We have no choice but to shrink it.
Countless arrows rained down upon us like a storm.
Helian Chen picked up the small porcelain bottle, shouted at his personal guards, and casually threw it down.
Now, Helian Chen doesn't aim at all; it's just indiscriminate attacks.
Anyway, there are enemy troops down there, so let's just bomb them!
boom!
Boom! Boom!
As one small porcelain bottle after another was thrown out, mushroom-shaped wisps of air rose from the ground.
Many Turkic cavalrymen were blown away, and their horses neighed in agony.
The soldiers, who had just been roused by Ashina He, were frightened and scattered in all directions.
However, having learned from experience, when they saw such a terrible explosion again, the soldiers simply hid but did not flee.
Ashina He, however, became even more excited.
He noticed that the people under the balloon were getting anxious.
"That's right! I must have hit his weak point, that's why he attacked recklessly!"
"That strange giant ball can be shot down!"
Realizing this, Ashina He continued to draw his bow, and with a whoosh, he shot out all the arrows from his quiver.
Inside the basket, two guards quickly stuffed charcoal into the fire.
The fire burned brighter and brighter, releasing a large amount of heat.
The hot air balloon rose rapidly, higher and higher!
Finally, they managed to get out of the range of the arrows.
However, at such a high altitude, the temperature began to drop, and the wind seemed to become exceptionally strong.
The suspended basket swayed violently in mid-air.
"General, we can't go any higher! We're running out of charcoal!"
The guards quickly reminded him.
"Okay! Let's maintain this altitude! Watch out for the wind direction!"
Helian Chen also knew that he couldn't "fly" too high.
In the words of the Princess, oh no, now it's the Empress. Their Kongming lanterns are still in the experimental stage.
There are still too many problems.
When taking off, try to control the altitude.
Otherwise, it could easily lead to danger.
Anyway, today's mission is complete. Before we left, the sage said: all we need to do is intimidate the Turkic cavalry and dampen their spirits!
Because both Helian Jue and Helian Chen had experience in leading troops into battle and knew that relying solely on the small porcelain bottle was not enough to completely defeat the enemy.
The small porcelain bottle served more as a deterrent than a weapon.
Now, Helian Chen has already exceeded his mission expectations.
He clung to the hanging basket, cautiously peering down—
Of the five thousand Turkic cavalry, some were killed, some were wounded, and some fled; now only half remain.
Even these two thousand-plus men were already like frightened birds.
If we launch another attack, we can defeat them!
"Next, it should be the matter of the three thousand vanguard battalion!"
Helian Chen sat back in the basket. By then, the hot air balloon had begun to drift towards the other side of the capital, following the wind.
Helian Chen then ordered, "Alright, let's retreat!"
"yes!"
The guards agreed and began to withdraw their fire.
As the fire subsided, the balloons began to soften.
Then, it leisurely carried the three people over the city wall, across the capital, and landed on the flat ground on the other side of the capital.
A troop of cavalry chased after the hot air balloon, galloping all the way.
Seeing the hot air balloon land safely, they rushed over, "General Helian! Are you alright!"
Helian Chen climbed out from under the enormous balloon, dusted himself off, and laughed, "It's alright! Let's go! Back to the capital!"
The mission was successfully completed, and the credit for defeating the Turkic cavalry was also successfully obtained!
Helian Chen felt rather smug.
He directed his personal guards to pack up the hot air balloon, then rode his horse back to the capital through the other city gate.
...
"Withdraw! Withdraw for now!"
The Turkic prince Ashina He was so shocked by the constant explosions that he became deaf.
The strange, large ball was driven away.
However, the situation on my side is also not good.
The casualties were heavy, mainly because many horses ran away.
He glanced at Helian Jue, who was still standing on the city wall, then looked back at his defeated troops, gritted his teeth, and gave the order to retreat.
However, he did not suffer a complete defeat, but instead returned to the temporary camp in Anza.
Having already reached the outskirts of the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it felt like arriving at the foot of a treasure mountain. If they didn't get anything, it would be a huge loss.
"Someone! Go around and summon back all the fleeing soldiers!"
"Also, have the army doctors give the wounded soldiers a proper check-up and 'treat' them!"
When Ashina He said the word "deal with," a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.
Clearly, his actions went beyond simply treating the injury; they also carried other implications.
"Yes! I obey!"
The speaker was Ashina He's personal guard, who understood his master's meaning.
He bowed and withdrew.
Moments later, people began to "treat" the wounded.
For soldiers with minor injuries, the doctor applied medicine and bandaged their wounds.
Those who had severed limbs or were barely clinging to life were killed.
On the grasslands, it has always been a world where the strong prey on the weak.
In times of crisis, the elderly, the weak, and the disabled are the first to be abandoned.
Seriously wounded soldiers are not only unable to fight, but also need to be cared for.
Moreover, the wounds of those injured by the small porcelain bottle were particularly gruesome, and even the doctors couldn't help but vomit upon seeing them.
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