Chapter 332: Aerial Bombardment

Those Nanman were instantly stunned.

One could see those five gliders lined up in the sky one after another; their crossbowmen kept firing arrows, but because the distance was still great, the force of the arrows weakened significantly by the time they flew into the sky. They were even unable to penetrate the thick coarse cloth of the gliders—when Liu Zheng designed the gliders, he had long considered this problem.

Therefore, the cloth he used was all thick and durable, the same material used for the canvas on the Yinzhou ships.

Arrows from a distance of at least one hundred meters could not pose any threat to the gliders.

Coupled with the fact that these gliders were quite easy to control, capable of continuous evasive maneuvers, and covered in thick canvas, they could basically ignore these arrows.

Under the training of Cheng Kai, these glider pilots could even use various whistles to transmit information in the air.

Because in Liu Zheng's planning, the primary function of the Liangzhou Air Force was reconnaissance! But in this era without Wireless Radio, how could one ensure the timely transmission of messages?

Whistles!

Qin Zhangfeng and the various generals worked together to develop a Method of transmitting messages via whistles.

At this moment, it could finally be put to use.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

Like the sound of night owls, it traveled through the valley, causing echoes to ripple; the sound could travel very far. Then, not far away, there would be Liangzhou Army scouts responsible for receiving and relaying the message.

Very quickly.

The information about these ambushers reached the ears of Qin Zhangfeng.

"General, three thousand ambushers!"

"All of them are Nanman!"

Qin Zhangfeng frowned slightly: "Nanman? Heh, it seems the situation in Chuan Shu is truly quite complicated."

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes: "Kill!"

"Leave none alive!"

"Yes!"

At this time.

These five people under Cheng Kai had already begun the battle! This was the first true battle of the Liangzhou Air Force; the five gliders were equivalent to the fighter jets of later generations, officially stepping onto the stage of the Longyan Dynasty. And their method of attack was also very simple. That was Quelehuoduo!

In the design of the gliders, Liu Zheng had specifically reserved a space to load small barrels of Quelehuoduo. Not only that, he also designed a small mechanism; with a gentle pull, the barrel would open its mouth and tip over, and the Quelehuoduo would descend from the sky without having any impact on the glider itself.

"Lower!"

Cheng Kai was also very excited at this moment.

After all, this was the first time using gliders in combat. At this time, the five of them had already flown to a distance of fifty meters from the ground, and the panicked expressions of those Nanman were already very clear.

Closer!

Closer!

As the chief instructor of the Liangzhou "Air Force," he had long tested that at a distance of thirty meters, the accuracy of Quelehuoduo was something that didn't even need to be considered.

The loss from scattering in the air would also be reduced significantly.

Feeling the humid, fierce wind of Chuan Shu hitting his face hard, Cheng Kai wore his Goggles, his eyes fixed on those people below, watching them get closer and closer to him, the glider getting lower and lower...

Arrows had already had some effect by this time.

Coming head-on, they would still pose some threat to the lives of the pilots.

Cheng Kai estimated that if they got any closer, it would really be impossible, so he roared: "Attack!"

The five gliders rushed toward the heads of those Nanman from five directions simultaneously.

And then, they pulled hard.

Barrel after barrel of black Petroleum poured out, and for a moment, there was a feeling of blocking out the sky and sun.

"What is this?"

"This?"

The totem-bearing man had not yet recovered from the shock that people could fly in the sky, and seeing this black stuff pouring down like a torrential rain, he naturally did not know to dodge. By the time the Quelehuoduo landed on his body, he realized something was wrong, and his face changed drastically: "Run!"

But it was already too late.

The bodies of these three thousand Nanman were, to a greater or lesser extent, stained with the black Quelehuoduo.

At the same time.

No one expected it.

Not far away, a wave of Liangzhou Crossbowmen appeared; the Divine Arm Crossbow was directly equipped with Rockets, and the Rockets flew up, descending from the sky.

"Ah!"

Quelehuoduo ignites upon contact.

In an instant, these three thousand Nanman soldiers became a ball of fire. Screams arose everywhere, and everyone ran wildly. They lost their combat effectiveness in an instant; plus, this Nanman army was inherently loose and undisciplined, and scenes of them pushing, trampling, and fighting each other were everywhere.

Seeing such a scene, the totem-bearing man roared in a rage: "Jump into the water, hurry, if you want to live, jump into the water!"

Only then did everyone react. Isn't it just a fire attack? The Jiangshui is right next to them; wouldn't they be fine if they jumped in? Southerners generally have good swimming skills, and hearing the words of the totem-bearing man, they jumped into the water one after another. However, the thing that made them despair happened.

This black, sticky stuff on their bodies, they didn't know what it was...

It actually continued to burn even after falling into the water!

"Ah!"

"What is this thing!"

"I XXX!"

The intense pain made people roar out.

People who can fly in the sky? Fire that can burn in the water? Is this Liangzhou Army human or ghost!

This was destined to be a crushing defeat.

If not for the reconnaissance of the gliders, these Nanman, carrying their ship-destroying tools, might have truly posed some threat to the Yinzhou ships.

However...

Who could have imagined it.

The Liangzhou Army descended from the heavens; five men destroyed this three-thousand-strong Southern Barbarian force!

Dominating!

Invincible!

This battle shall certainly be recorded in the annals of the Longyan Dynasty's war history!

A quarter of an hour later.

Qin Zhangfeng's Yinzhou ship finally sailed over slowly.

At this moment, the scene was already in ruins; the Southern Barbarian soldiers had all been burned into black corpses, claws bared and fangs exposed, a scene of misery everywhere.

Qin Zhangfeng watched coldly.

"General, it is confirmed to be the Southern Barbarians without a doubt!"

A Scout went down to inspect, then returned to report.

Qin Zhangfeng gave a cold laugh: "Jian Ge is still a month's journey from Jiangzhou; for the Southern Barbarians to appear here, it seems that in this Chuan Shu, it is not just the single city of Jiangzhou that has fallen."

Everyone nodded in succession.

"Let's go, let's see how that Jian Ge garrison commander explains this!"

Qin Zhangfeng waved his hand.

Sure enough.

Just as the Yinzhou ship continued to travel for twenty li, the Jian Ge garrison troops came rushing over in a panic.

"General Qin, General Qin, this subordinate has arrived late, I beg General Qin's forgiveness!"

The Jian Ge garrison commander was a dark-skinned man of about forty; at this moment, he brought the Jian Ge soldiers to welcome them, the formation was quite grand, giving the reinforcements sufficient respect.

Both sides exchanged credentials.

This man was named Zhong Lin, a fierce general of Chuan Shu with a formidable combat record, otherwise he would not have been sent to guard such an important pass as Jian Ge.

Qin Zhangfeng remained expressionless, sizing up this Zhong Lin; he saw that the man had an honest appearance and did not seem like a cunning person. But today, the opening of the gates to let the enemy through and the Southern Barbarian ambush had indeed occurred.

Logically speaking, upon arriving at this Jian Ge port, Qin Zhangfeng's army of fifty thousand would switch from the Waterway to land, heading straight down to Jiangzhou.

Therefore, they certainly had to rest for a while at Jian Ge.

Qin Zhangfeng was just about to dismount and follow this Zhong Lin toward Jian Ge.

Who would have thought that Zhong Lin would look left and right, then fall to his knees with a thud, crying out: "General Qin, if you wish to save our Chuan Shu, then choose the Waterway to head south! This land route cannot be taken!"

With his kneeling, the Chuan Shu soldiers beside him also knelt in succession.

"General Qin, we hope you will save our Chuan Shu!"

"General Qin!"

Qin Zhangfeng was startled on the spot.