Su Luo and Sun Ding each took a bow and arrow and mounted their horses. Su Luo thought that using bows and arrows was fine before the enemy arrived on the battlefield.
"Commander Sun, how are your horsemanship and archery skills?"
Sun Ding flicked the reins, and his horse galloped off. He drew his bow and shot an arrow straight at the bullseye, hitting it perfectly.
Su Luo nodded at him, "That archery is quite good."
"Commander Sun, your archery skills are excellent!"
Sun Ding turned his horse around and said, "The Vice Minister of Agriculture is joking. My riding skills are only at a normal level. The people of Beiliang are good at fighting on horseback, and almost everyone in the Chiyu Army can ride and shoot."
However, when it comes to the strongest horseman and archer, it has to be our Prince. Even the Regent of Northern Liang, Ye Beihan, was once defeated by our Prince.
Sun Ding recalled the glorious years he had spent fighting against Beiliang under the prince's leadership. It was so exhilarating! Whether fighting head-on or from the rear, they always had the upper hand.
Unfortunately, the Northern Liang region was so cold in winter that they couldn't even stretch their legs, and they lacked food and supplies. The environment put them at a disadvantage once again.
Despite the back-and-forth, with the prince present, they were fortunate enough to hold onto Beichuan City.
"Nangong Chiyu's archery skills are so formidable?"
Su Luo had witnessed his martial arts and archery skills; she knew that she couldn't defeat Nangong Chiyu using only her hands and feet.
Looking at the bow and arrow in her hand, Su Luo also tried riding and shooting. She sat on the horse, but riding and shooting required the coordination of both hands to launch the arrow.
Despite calculating the speed and distance, she only managed to hit the edge of the bullseye while on horseback.
Both times it was the same; the force of the shot was not great without a fixed position.
After dismounting, she examined the bow and arrow in her hand and felt that the bow was not good enough.
Sun Ding also came over and showered Su Luo with praise.
"The Deputy Minister of Agriculture is quite impressive. To achieve such a result on his first attempt at mounted archery is truly remarkable; he is indeed exceptionally talented."
Su Luo shook her head, "I don't think this bow and arrow is very good!"
this?
Sun Ding was about to explain to Su Luo that this was a war bow, crafted by the best archers in the entire Nanning Kingdom.
Before she could finish speaking, Su Luo continued, "If we used crossbows instead, the effect would be even better."
"What is a crossbow? I've never even heard of it."
Sun Ding noticed that Su Luo seemed quite interested in weapons. Did she also have expertise in weapons?
"Crossbows have a longer range and greater impact than bows and arrows. They are also smaller in size. The key is that they can be fired with one hand. If we're talking about mounted archery, I feel that crossbows are better."
Sun Ding hadn't seen the crossbow, and he didn't understand what Su Luo was saying: "Vice Minister of Agriculture, can you draw the crossbow you're talking about?"
"Sure! I can even draw a breakdown diagram; you can have someone make it."
Sun Ding was very excited. From Su Luo's description, the crossbow seemed to be very powerful. He nodded repeatedly.
"Very well... Please come inside, Vice Minister of Agriculture..."
Sun Ding prepared the Four Treasures of the Study for Su Luo, which he had taken from Chi Yi's military tent.
When the two were almost finished drawing, a junior officer brought in tea: "Vice Minister of Agriculture, this is tea that His Highness asked us to brew for you."
Sun Ding took the tea, poured a cup, and placed it beside Su Luo.
“The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, please have some tea first. We never drink tea in the military camp. You see, the Prince is treating you very well.”
Su Luo scoffed and continued drawing her diagram, including the breakdown diagram, before finally drinking her tea.
"It's finished. Commander Sun, take a look. This is the crossbow."
Sun Ding could only look at the complete graphic; this weapon looked incredibly powerful, and he wanted to immediately order the Military Affairs Department to produce it.
"This crossbow bolt is a bit complicated to make, but it does look like a good one."
Sun Ding was growing more and more in awe of Su Luo; how could she be so good at everything?
Nangong Chiyu appeared at the tent entrance at some point and called out to Su Luo inside, "Return to the city!"
Su Luo explained the details of making the crossbow to Sun Ding, then walked past Nangong Chiyu to where their carriage was parked.
There was only one carriage. Nangong Chiyu was about to go back when Sun Ding called out to him from behind.
Sun Ding handed two crossbow drawings that Su Luo had made to Nangong Chiyu.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, look at this weapon. It was just designed by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture. He calls it a crossbow. It's more powerful than a bow and arrow, shoots farther, and is easier to use."
Sun Ding used every word he could think of, but none of them were enough to describe his love for the object in the painting.
For those who have come from the battlefield, nothing is more attractive than weapons. Nangong Chiyu looked at these two pictures.
One image shows the complete crossbow bolt, and the other shows a combination of various accessories.
"You're saying this is a weapon designed by Su Luo?"
Nangong Chiyu could tell the general structure of this thing with just one glance, and the impact of such a crossbow bolt must be very strong.
"Yes, Your Highness. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture was inspired by his archery skills just now and designed this weapon here, which he also calls the crossbow."
Sun Ding's explanation was reasonable and well-founded; his hand gestures and tone of voice made it seem as if it were really true.
Looking at the writing implements on the table that hadn't been tidied up yet, along with the still-wet ink, Nangong Chiyu realized that this was truly Su Luo's design.
He examined the accessories in the painting closely, his deep eyes growing brighter with each glance, until a wistful, amazed smile appeared on his lips.
"It's a good weapon. Take it and have someone make a few first."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Nangong Chiyu then exchanged the two pictures with Sun Ding before heading towards the carriage.
It was already late when they returned to the capital. The two of them didn't say a word in the carriage, but Nangong Chiyu's eyes occasionally fell on her.
She rested her chin on her hand, seemingly lost in thought.
She had fair skin, outstanding beauty, and exceptional intelligence. She single-handedly changed the entire Nanning Kingdom. He had a deep understanding of her deeds, each and every one of which was earth-shattering.
Just like the insect plague two years ago, if she hadn't developed the pesticide, the people of Nanning would have had no harvest, which would have meant they would have run out of food.
The war with Beiliang would be lost without a fight. Back then, Su Luo and the others had already formed a relationship of mutual support and assistance.
In addition, her fields constantly produce new plants, which is something that no one in the world can match.
"Acupuncture tomorrow!"
Nangong Chiyu suddenly spoke up, and Su Luo rolled her eyes at him before resting her chin on her other hand.
That person is awful, wasting her entire day.
Seeing her like this, Nangong Chiyu actually found her rather cute. How could someone like Su Luo design a weapon like a crossbow?
Unfortunately, he couldn't remember how Chen Huaixu met Su Luo or how he married her.
In his memory, the places he saw Su Luo in were in very poor conditions. With Su Luo's abilities, how could she have married him?
There are too many things that are hard to sort out. He needs to find out quickly so that he can know the truth sooner and be at ease sooner.
He was really tired of living in his imagination all day.
In addition, Su Luo has someone she likes, so this matter needs to be clarified.
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