Chapter 71: Wooden kite test flight
Seeing that Shen Tuyi and Yang Hong were almost quarreled, Zhao Yan said after thinking for a moment, "I am going to leave these equipment and war horses for myself."
"ah?"
Hearing this, both of them were a little stunned and then stopped talking.
In terms of official titles, they are emperors, and in terms of achievements, there would be no such great victory without them.
How can the two fight?
"Your Majesty, how dare you ask what the purpose of these equipment and war horses do?" Yang Hong asked curiously.
Zhao Yan curled his lips and said, "You have been very satisfied with the war these days. I can only watch the wall. I have itchy hands. I want to train this group of cavalry myself. Do you have any opinions?"
"I dare not, I dare not!" The two answered quickly. They remembered that when discussing tactics, Zhao Yan proposed to take action in person several times, but they were collectively rejected by the two.
He didn't dare to let the little emperor charge in battle if he gave them ten heads. He was quite happy to ask him to cultivate a group of cavalry.
Next, it was raining and raining.
Both sides basically would not choose such weather fighting, so the battle was paused.
With Lu Nianwei's company, Zhao Yan's life became much more comfortable.
Lu Nianwei has extraordinary martial arts skills, but she didn't expect that she was very skilled in cooking and made much more delicious food than the ones made by the military masters.
So the two of them set up small restaurants in the military camp, fighting each other and chatting about gossip, and having a lot of fun in their lives.
Another day, Zhao Yan suddenly remembered a good idea to fight the enemy in the afternoon.
He picked up the paper and pen and started painting, and then called Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze who had not seen for a long time.
Before going to the war, Zhao Yan specifically told Yang Hong that if he charges, he would try his best to keep Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze.
After all, if Wen Xiang and Cai have made great achievements compared to the court, Zhao Yan would be a little sad if any of them lose their son.
However, Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze were not timid at all and volunteered to fight.
This time the Agula Cavalry Regiment was besieged, and the two performed quite actively.
Some of the hidden techniques of the Great Zhou infantry were taught by Kong Ze.
Because of their outstanding performance and education, the two have now been promoted to the capital.
A moment later, Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze came to the military tent.
Compared to before, both of them have stronger figures and look more energetic.
"See Your Majesty." The two bowed, but glanced at the snacks on Zhao Yan's table.
Although the food of the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not bad, these desserts and snacks were still not in place.
Zhao Yan waved his hand casually and said, "Sit as you like, don't be polite."
The two knew Zhao Yan's personality very well and were no longer polite. They grabbed the snacks and started eating.
Zhao Yan picked up a piece of paper, handed it to Xiao Zijie, and asked, "See if you can make this thing?"
Xiao Zijie looked closely and asked in confusion while chewing the snacks: "Your Majesty, you are drawing a man with wings spreading. Why are you doing this?"
"Rock? Is my painting skills not as good as Ergu? Take a closer look!"
Kong Ze, who was beside him, leaned over and said, "Isn't this a kite?"
"It looks like a paper kite. What I want to do is a wooden kite, a big wooden kite that can take people to the sky!"
"Take people flying into the sky?"
When Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze were both stunned when they heard this, they were not the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he thought that some lunatic was talking nonsense!
"Your Majesty, you won't plan to use this kind of wooden kite to fight, are you?" Xiao Zijie asked and answered in surprise.
Zhao Yan nodded and said, "That's right."
Then, Zhao Yan walked to the side of the topographic map and said while gesturing: "Look, from the terrain, there is a high cliff here in Qingzhou. If the wind direction is right, the wooden kite we made can take the soldiers to Chenzhou. The rough landing point should be in this woods. It is only twenty miles away from the Beimeng Military Camp, and the food and grass in Beimeng are at the rear. If they burn their food and grass and open another pass, we will most likely drive the Beimeng Army out of Chenzhou."
Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze were filled with little stars, and Zhao Yan's tactic was really incredible.
If it can be completed, it will definitely be a battle that can be written into the military book.
The biggest problem is how to make this wooden kite and how can it fly with its soldiers?
Zhao Yan continued: "I plan to use wood as a bracket for this wooden kite and use green oil cloth that is not easy to break and full of tension as wrapping material. Xiao Zijie, I will use all the carpenters in Qingzhou to use it. You can only make a sample that can be tested within two days. If possible, we must quickly make 100. The military situation is urgent, the faster the better."
"Abide by the imperial orders." Xiao Zijie said with a serious expression. Things he is good at can finally be of great use.
Zhao Yan looked at Kong Ze again and said, "Kong Ze, before noon tomorrow, you will select 200 soldiers who are good at hiding and have strong single combat capabilities from the soldiers you trained. If the wooden kite successfully test flight, they will be the pioneers who go to burn North Mongolia food and open the pass."
"Abide by the imperial order!" Kong Ze also replied very seriously.
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The next day, it was dawn.
As soon as Zhao Yan woke up from his sleep, Xiao Zijie ran over recklessly.
"Your Majesty, the wooden kite is done... it's done!" Xiao Zijie said breathlessly.
"Really?" Zhao Yan was also overjoyed. He immediately put on his clothes, wiped his face casually, and walked outside.
At this moment, in the middle of a military tent full of wood and tart cloth, there was an item about two meters long, like a kite-shaped one.
This wooden kite is wrapped in a green oil cloth. The skeleton is a hard yellow wood skeleton. The yellow wood in the middle is about the thickness of an adult's arm and is about seven feet long. It looks very hard, enough to hold the weight of two people.
Zhao Yan looked quite like that and asked again: "I think it's not a problem to let this big guy fly with people, but how to land?"
Xiao Zijie smiled and said, "Simple. Just bring a dagger before flying. When you find the position you want to fall, just use the dagger to make a hole in the green oil cloth. The faster the hole, the faster the drop."
Zhao Yan couldn't help but laugh. This was a good idea. After all, except this idea, there was no other way to make the wooden kite fall to the ground relatively safely.
"Can you test flight? Who is willing to try it?" Zhao Yan asked.
At this time, a big man suddenly came in from behind and whispered loudly: "Your Majesty, I'm willing to give it a try."
Zhao Yan turned around and couldn't help but feel happy. Unexpectedly, the attempter was his former chief Zhao Dutou.
"Tao Zhao Du, are you sure you want to give it a try? This is life-threatening!"
Zhao Du slapped his head in his chest and said, "I already have two sons, and the other soldiers are still bachelors. Even if I sacrifice my life for the country, I will not be able to die. Once the test flight is successful, I will be the first person in the Great Zhou!"
Chapter completed!