Su Lu was handling military affairs when Su Yun rushed in from outside the lobby carrying a spare part and threw it on the commander's desk.
"Brother, let me see why this part is more durable than the parts we made?"
Su Lu picked up the parts, looked at them carefully, and suddenly came to his senses.
"This is a metal part, but why is it so light?"
"You brought back three flying birds. Did you test the flight distance and altitude?"
Su Yun sat down on the chair, took a sip of tea brought by Chang Ning, and said depressedly:
"We didn't lose at all unfairly last time. The Thai birds can fly up to 120 meters high. We can't compare at all, and the flying distance is even more outrageous. The same two bird soldiers can control their birds to fly 100 meters."
Miles and above."
Su Lu looked at the metal parts and fell into deep thought.
If it were just metal parts, there were craftsmen in Han who could make such parts, but if they were so light and thin, it could only be due to the materials. At least the steel in Han could not be made so light and thin.
"From now on, flying birds will no longer rush into battle formations. Air combat will rely on ballistae and trebuchets. The Ordnance Department has switched to manufacturing large-space transport flying birds to transport sergeants exclusively."
Su Lu spoke.
Su Yun and Chang Ning looked at Su Lu with some astonishment. Just this one part rejected their own flying bird.
Su Lu put the parts still on the table: "This is a special material, not wood, nor ordinary copper and iron. We don't have this material in our country, and we can't make such a bird. If we go to war with the Thais in the future, our
Flying birds are no enemy. Instead of going up to die, it is better to use infantry."
"It's just that we don't have air superiority. It's not like we will definitely lose."
In the next few days, Su Lu changed the training strategy of the crossbow artillery, from the original precision strike to a rapid strike, and the time for a reload and launch was shortened to less than ten breaths.
The crossbow arrows have also been modified into arrow clusters that burn when exposed to the wind.
Today's flying birds are all woody and have fire attacks, which pose a great threat to flying birds.
The Ordnance Department also received new military orders to manufacture ballistae with a longer range, suspend the research and development of other ordnance, and focus on manufacturing more ballistae, lightweighting and miniaturizing the ballistae.
The attack on the barbarians was postponed accordingly.
On this day, Su Lu was sitting quietly in the Governor's Mansion, watching the birds flying across the sky, but they were clearly invisible, and he couldn't help but feel sad again.
Lu Zhan stepped on fallen leaves into the yard and said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, the scouts who went out sent back the news and found that the Taixi army has passed through the city of Xunrang."
Su Lu nodded, the Taixi people finally came.
"Explore again and order Ma Ping to send out the imperial guards. We must find the Taixi bird camp after the Taixi people set up camp."
Lu Zhan took the order.
Chang Ning put a cloak on Su Lu and asked, "Your Majesty, the Taixi people are here, can we win this time?"
Su Lu looked at the fallen leaves in the yard, shook his head and said, "It won't be long before the Taixi people get the materials to make new-style flying birds. They don't have many new-style flying birds. This battle shouldn't be too difficult."
"But if we want to capture Qin's land, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Chang Ning's face was full of embarrassment: "Your Majesty, if we also have this kind of material, can we make birds that are similar to the Taixi people? Then we will not be afraid of the Taixi people's birds."
Su Lu nodded, took out the piece that was neither wood nor ordinary copper and iron, and shook his head.
"It's easier said than done. Such materials cannot be found casually. If the Taixi people had discovered such parts, the flying birds that came up would have shot us to death long ago."
Saying this, Su Lu threw the parts on the stone table, stood up and walked out.
He wanted to rearrange his defenses. The Taixi birds had arrived. Now that he had no birds, the only things he could rely on were the ballistas and trebuchets at the top of the city.
Changning hurriedly picked up the parts on the stone table and chased Su Lu out.
Following Su Lu, we rearranged the deployment of ballistae and trebuchets, and it was already dark.
On the way back to the Governor's Mansion, Su Lu met Cao Hua, who had returned from the birch forest, and several generals who still had money but no money. They came out of the Imperial Guard camp and stopped Su Lu.
Su Lu was also a little irritable, so he sent Chang Ning away and followed several generals into the Imperial Guard Camp to discuss the next military affairs.
Chang Ning watched Su Lu enter the imperial guard camp, and then he felt relieved, and led a few imperial guards along the long street towards the Governor's Mansion.
"ravioli"
“Noodle Soup”
"chicken"
In the dark night, a dim light came from a concierge on the long street, and shouts came from inside the door.
"Sister Ning, let's go get something to eat?"
"I haven't had chicken for a long time. I'll buy two."
Several female guards gathered around and pestered Chang Ning.
Chang Ning was about to refuse when he saw the boss with hunched shoulders struggling to move a small square table from the inner room to the hall. Perhaps because he was too tired, the boss was holding on to the square table and breathing heavily.
For no reason, I thought of my father walking around the streets. He must be selling wontons on a burden.
With this in mind, Chang Ning did not refuse the requests of several companions.
"Let's go and have something to eat."
Everyone dismounted and tied the reins to the tree beside the road. Chang Ning packed up. When they entered the store, several companions had already moved the table and sat down.
"Here, Sister Ning."
The most active Leping shouted Changning.
As soon as Changning sat down, he saw his boss turning around.
"Fu Bo?"
When Uncle Fu saw it was Changning, he quickly walked over and said with a smile.
"It's Lord Changning and some of the guards. What do you want to eat?"
With that said, Uncle Fu picked up the towel on his shoulder and began to wipe the table while asking with a smile.
"I recently met a fellow countryman who is skilled in cooking. He knows how to make delicious food, so the two of us worked together to open this shop."
Forbes explained.
"I want a bowl of wontons and two chickens."
"Are there any scallion pancakes? I want some noodle soup, preferably spicy."
The female guards all talked about their thoughts.
Uncle Fu kept nodding his head, and finally asked Chang Ning.
"Mr. Changning, what do you want to eat? I have everything these adults have said."
"Bring me a bowl of wontons and add two chickens."
Chang Ning said casually, watching Uncle Fu go to the back to get ready. He reached into his shoulder bag and wanted to take out a handful of sunflower seeds to eat. His fingertips touched something cool and he took it out casually.
It's the part that the prince placed on the stone table.
Changning was a little uninterested and wanted to put the parts back, but Leping suddenly asked.
"I heard that the Bird Battalion is about to retreat because of this part."
Chang Ning raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't talk nonsense about these important military matters outside."
"But this is indeed the case this time. We can't find such materials. The Flying Birds are much worse than the Taixi people. There is no other way. The Flying Bird Battalion has no choice but to retreat."
While he was saying this, Uncle Fu had already come out of the back kitchen with two plates of side dishes.
"The two plates of appetizers are given, please take your time for a few adults to try them."
After putting down the side dishes, Uncle Fu noticed the parts in Chang Ning's hand and hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"Lord Changning, I don't dare to use the thing in your hand as a plate. If you use it for a long time, someone will die."
Changning raised his eyebrows: "Uncle Fu, have you seen this thing?"