Nearly half of the troops brought by Zhang Xiu were lost, most of the remaining ones surrendered, and some disabled wounded were killed on the spot by soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield.

Perhaps from the perspective of modern people, doing this is a bit cruel, but in this era, it is a very common thing. Even if these injured people are reduced, they are useless. If they ignore them, they will become a bad reputation. Just take care of it. The cost of treatment is a considerable expense. After being rescued, they will lose their ability to work and cannot fight. The government does not have that much money to support these people for the rest of their lives. If they let them die, they will live to death in a miserable way, which is better to wipe their necks cleanly.

A flying boat took off in a swaying manner, preparing to send orders to Zitong, but it had just taken off and not yet flew away. In the astonished gaze of the soldiers on the ground, the lanterns on the flying boat suddenly dispersed, and large strands of black rock surged out from it, drifting into the air like a dark cloud. The flying boat quickly fell to the ground, and the screams of the soldiers came from above.

Boom ~

With a sound of sour eyes, the flying boat crashed into the wall outside Jiameng Pass. The frame carrying the soldiers rolled down from the air with the soldiers. It rolled on the ground several times, but there was no sound. A large amount of coal ash accumulated inside floated down from the air like black snowflakes, and a large area of ​​ground around it was dyed black.

A bold person stepped forward to check, and the two soldiers inside had been thrown into an unbearable form.

"Which time has it happened?" Ye Zhao quickly got the news and brought people to check it out, ordered people to bury the dead soldiers. After a moment of silence, he looked at Guan Hai beside him and asked.

"Since the establishment of the Air Force, this has been the 23rd flying boat that was destroyed by itself." Guan Hai said with a look of ugly expression when he heard this.

Ye Zhao asked someone to gather the craftsmen with him, and then asked someone to take the wreckage of the flying boats scattered all over the ground for research.

"Lord, I can't wait." When I saw the wreckage brought back by Ye Zhao, the craftsman in charge looked at Ye Zhao bitterly and said, "Although this thing is good, there are a few things that are difficult to deal with."

"The skin of this flying boat needs to gather the rising smoke, and the animal skin needs to be tightly sewn, so the thread head should not be too thin, and the suture should be covered with other animal skins. At least three layers must be stacked to ensure that it will not leak. Moreover, the thread threads of the sewn should not be too thick, but ordinary threads are not tough enough, making it difficult to support the long-distance battle of the flying boat; in addition, the dust accumulated in the smoke will continue to fill the flying boat with the smoke. After a time, a large amount of smoke and dust accumulates inside will also increase the load bearing of the lantern above."

A group of craftsmen also expressed their own opinions, and there were many problems, but in the final analysis, there were only two problems. One was the lantern, that is, the airbag sewing problem, and the other was the filling of smoke. A lot of dust would accumulate over time. Although Ye Zhao could make this thing, he really had no way to overcome these two points due to material and technical problems.

"Is there a solution?" Rubbing the temples, such a powerful weapon is of great significance to this era. If Ye Zhao let go, he would not be willing to do so, but if this continues, the people within the Air Force may be disintegrated.

"Yes!" The oldest tailor bowed to Ye Zhao and said, "We have pushed down according to some of the lord's teachings. The flying boat made of this can usually fly about a thousand miles, but due to the different workmanship and textures, if you want to ensure safety, if you fly for 500 miles, you have to replace the lanterns, disassemble the old lanterns and sew them again, and clean up the dust accumulation inside. However, this requires a lot of effort."

"There is no other way?" Ye Zhao frowned. Five hundred miles sounded a lot, but in fact, it was almost the end of it from Nan Zhengfei to Langzhong.

"Please forgive the incompetence of the grass people, unless the flying boat we built for the lord, the lord's flying boat can be at least thousands of miles before it needs to be replaced." Several craftsmen looked at each other and smiled bitterly, shaking their heads. This is the only way they can think of at present. Ye Zhao's flying boat is large in size and has the best materials, so its safety is naturally much higher than that of ordinary flying boats.

"Five hundred miles...just five hundred miles!" Ye Zhao sighed. Although conditions are limited and large-scale production cannot be produced, it is better than nothing. Even if it is only five hundred miles, it can play a huge role at critical moments. However, the cost of this flying boat is already high, so the maintenance cost is not low.

But it is always better than having it. With this beginning, as long as you continue to study, you will always have the opportunity to make a more cost-effective flying boat in the future.

"Replace the current flying boat again first. I don't want to hear any soldiers who died because of the flying boat." After looking at everyone, Ye Zhao said in a deep voice.

No matter how expensive the flying boat is, Ye Zhao brought out these first batch of air forces. It has already hurt him if he loses hundreds of them for no reason. If he continues to lose at this speed, not to mention the morale of the Air Force, how can he recruit new air forces in the future? Without people to operate, no matter how good things are, they will be useless.

"Here!" Several craftsmen finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. They were very worried that Ye Zhao would punish them for this.

"The three passes have been removed, but since Zhang Xiu has come here, the army in Shu should not be far away. We should prepare as soon as possible and immediately order Ji Ling and the two generals Fang Yue to lead their troops into Shu to join our army's main force. Ding Li's troops will first station at Zitong Pass. If the Shu army arrives, they will stick to Zitong and explore the virtual and real enemy troops, and then make plans. The army will arrive later!" After dealing with the matter of flying boats, Ye Zhao looked at everyone and said.

"The last general will take the order!" Ding Li stood up and bowed to Ye Zhao.

"I will arrange for manpower to pass the orders." Guan Hai was a little depressed. After all, he was the chief general of the Air Force. He thought he could show off his strength, but he didn't expect that he had so many problems after just one battle. It seems that he would not be able to rely on the Air Force to show his power in a short period of time.

"Lord, I wonder when will I contact the powerful Bashu to respond to the lord?" Zhao Wei stood up and bowed to Ye Zhao and asked.

"This is not urgent. After I win this battle first and show my power in Shuzhong, General Zhao will contact you again. It will be much easier to convince these Ba County scholars." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

In fact, he was a little worried about Zhao Wei. Although he did not doubt the employer and did not doubt others, he should not be too proud of the integrity of scholars when it comes to issues related to interests. He did not deny that there were some real gentlemen and honest people, but among the aristocratic families, interests were still the primary focus. Ye Zhao had not yet shown enough deterrence. To make these powerful men in Shu submit now, the conditions proposed by the other party were definitely different from the requirements he had made after defeating the Shu army.
Chapter completed!