Chapter 531: Development of a new ballista and assassination
The sky was getting slightly brighter, illuminating everything in the nearby yard, and the night passed again.
In the large courtyard of the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of Industry, the Imperial Guards on duty began to change shifts, and yawning sergeants carrying long guns were constantly replacing the sergeants on duty with dark circles under their eyes.
In the yard on the far west side, Dani walked out of the tightly sealed room, got used to the morning light, and then stretched.
Unexpectedly, we had another night of trouble.
Dani thought to herself, greeted the sergeant on duty, and walked out of the yard and out of the Ministry of Works.
On Zhuque Street, the flow of people has increased, and the breakfast vendors have already set out their stalls. The aroma of hot white porridge, fragrant deep-fried pots, golden fried dough sticks, and various meals permeates Zhuque Street.
Dani greedily took a breath of the fresh air mixed with the aroma of breakfast, and walked to a stall selling fried dough sticks and porridge.
"Uncle Lao Wu, two fried dough sticks and a bowl of spicy soup."
The middle-aged man guarding the stall smiled honestly, opened the lid of the vat, deftly poured out a bowl of spicy soup, and placed it on the empty table aside.
"It's been a busy night again, Dani?"
While he was talking, Old Fifth Uncle had already thrown the two packed fried dough sticks into the oil pan. The sound of frying was heard, and Old Fifth Uncle flipped the fried dough sticks skillfully.
"I said you can't do this, Dani. The officials only give you so much money. You have been busy all day and night, and when you get old and tired, you get sick. The officials will not give you more money to treat you."
Dani sat down on the low stool and put the vinegar and spicy pepper into the spicy soup. She picked up the chopsticks and stirred it twice. She picked up the bowl and took a sip. The hot, sour and spicy spicy soup flowed along with the dry and astringent soup.
It flowed from the throat into the stomach and instantly tightened the stomach.
very nice!
Dani raised her eyes and glanced at Old Fifth Uncle, "Old Fifth Uncle, hurry up, I haven't eaten all night and I'm going to starve."
"The officials gave me a lot of money. If it hadn't been for the prince's care, our family would have starved to death in the Northland, but I wouldn't be where I am now."
Uncle Lao Wu picked up the fried dough sticks, shook them in the iron grate a few times, and then put them on the plate in front of Dani.
"Be careful to burn your mouth. What you are saying is that the prince treats people very well, but other people are not so good. I have heard that Da Zong is advocating surrendering to the Westerners and cutting off the flesh from our people to fatten the Westerners. This is really not the case.
thing."
"Yes, yes, I have also heard about this. Mr. Zhou Yuan, the Minister of Rites, was very opposed to it and pointed at Da Zongzheng's nose and scolded him."
The diners next to him also responded and said that at the top of the city, there were not only officials but also imperial guards on duty. The situation spread through the mouths of these imperial guards.
"It's not that bad. The traitor Li Weiyuan doesn't dare to go out these days."
"If you want me to say that the prince is still very generous, he rejected the old traitor Li Weiyuan without hesitation, and Pang De, the Minister of War, also advocated surrender. Such a high official of the imperial court actually advocated surrender. It is really nonsense."
At the breakfast stall, the diners started talking.
After listening to a few words, Dani couldn't help but picture the prince in front of her eyes. She hadn't seen the prince for a long time. Su Yun led the army to conquer Rouran. She had no reason to go to the prince's palace, and she couldn't see the prince.
"Why, you also think Li Weiyuan is a traitor?"
The diners on the table behind suddenly spoke up and asked what Dani had said.
Dani was startled, turned around, saw the face of the diner clearly, and stood up in a hurry, feeling at a loss what to do.
"King, king..."
Su Lu stretched out his hand to stop Dani and ordered: "Lu Zhan, go and pay for the meal. Let's talk while walking."
Lu Zhan paid for the meal, and Dani followed Su Lu, like a quail with its head shrinking, her face full of fear and surprise. She hadn't seen the prince for a long time, and the prince had disappeared again.
"Dani, you can't do this day and night. You need to develop ballistae and flying birds, but you also need to rest your body and take care of yourself."
Su Lu scolded Dani
Dani's cheeks were flushed and her voice was pleasant: "Xiaguan understands, Your Majesty, Xiaguan just happened to be at a critical moment, so he stayed day and night. It's not like this on weekdays."
Su Lu nodded and asked, "How is the improvement of the ballistae? How much has the range of the projectile ballistae been improved, and has the power of the crossbow arrows been improved?"
Su Lu looked at Dani and asked.
During these days, Su Lu had been thinking about weapons that could deal with the powerful crossbows of the Taixi people.
The flying bird is naturally a powerful weapon, but the flying bird has great limitations. It is definitely unable to fly long distances, and it also has the disadvantage of weak attack. Even if it is combined with its own flying bird soldier card, the flying bird cannot destroy the strong crossbow.
We still need to find ways to improve the ballistae. If we can create an explosive ballistae, it won't be a problem to overpower this powerful crossbow.
Dani's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Your Majesty, as you mentioned before, we have conducted many verifications, and it is really impossible to touch the threshold of explosion. However, the projectile ballistae has improved very well, and now it has reached the original two levels.
Double the range."
When Dani mentioned the crossbow she was improving, she talked more and became more confident.
"The ballista with multiple arrow clusters has been trial-produced, but there are still some problems with the firing accuracy. It cannot accurately lock the target. It often has to be a little farther away. It has been tested many times. At the test site in the northern suburbs
I destroyed a lot of things, but I just couldn't do it very accurately."
Su Lu nodded, "Okay, then you go back and have a good rest today. Tomorrow I will take some Thai people to see your fruitful people and let them open their eyes."
Su Lu ordered the carriage behind: "Lu Zhan, send two people to take Dani back to rest."
Dani didn't want to go back, but there were not many opportunities to ride in the prince's carriage, so she was put on the carriage by two guards and reluctantly went.
Su Lu continued to walk on the street, listening to the hawking of the vendors on the roadside, and looking at the endless flow of people, and he relaxed. He led the armies, defeated the barbarians, defeated Taixi, and killed Yingte, not just for the sake of letting the
Do you all live such a stable life?
Two guards in rough dungarees stopped in front of Su Lu. As they passed by, one of the guards lowered his voice and said:
"Your Majesty, at the intersection of Zhuque Street and Cheqiao Alley ahead, there are killers arranged by Li Yunji, the daughter of Li Weiyuan, the great Zongzheng. These killers are from the Cao Gang and have great reach."
Su Lu nodded and continued to walk forward. Li Weiyuan had occupied the main position of the clan for many years. If he hadn't been concerned about the influence above the court, he would have dealt with him long ago.
Last time, the clans colluded and wanted to kill Su Lu and Li Qing. Li Weiyuan was cunning and did not participate, which made Li Qing a little suspicious. Li Weiyuan had no suspicion at all.
It's better this time. Li Yunji jumped out. Later, she wanted to see what kind of master Caobang was. He dared to use a knife on his own head. He didn't know whether to live or die.
"Kill the traitors who wronged the country"
A thunder exploded on the second floor of the street.
More than a dozen men in black clothes jumped down from the second floor and landed next to Su Lu, separating Su Lu from the surrounding crowd. Several unlucky passers-by were hacked to death and fell to the ground. Seeing that they could not
Alive.
Lu Zhan pulled out his sword and stood in front of Su Lu. The guards drew their swords one after another, holding the swords in both hands, and looked at the assassins.
"Kill the traitors in power and return the government to Your Majesty."
Loud shouts rang out, and the venue instantly fell silent.
A dozen assassins marched in unison and attacked Su Lu at the same time. The steel knives with cold light formed a knife net, covering all directions, and struck at Su Lu who was protected by a group of guards.