After Chen Youliang sounded the retreat, Chen Biao sat down on the ground, looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh of relief.
It's only the first day of defending the city, why is it so intense?!
Chen Biao thought he had brought enough ammunition materials, but now he doubts whether the materials he brought can last for a month.
Chen Youliang's offensive was so fierce that he was completely wasting human lives and leaving them no chance to breathe.
"Biao'er, are you hungry?" Chen Ying ran up quickly and asked worriedly, "Eat first."
Chen Biao nodded woodenly, took a look at the food, and just took the white steamed bun and ate it cold.
After stuffing himself with a few steamed buns, Chen Biao suddenly felt sleepy. He lay down on the ground, curled up, and his consciousness instantly fell into darkness.
Before falling asleep, Chen Biao thought, no wonder the reports said the disaster relief workers had a dining cart, but after working all they wanted to eat was tasteless steamed buns. They were so exhausted, they really didn't want to eat anything.
He had thought that since he had been facing the bloody battlefield for the first time today and had vomited several times, he might have trouble falling asleep. But once his nerves relaxed, falling asleep seemed easy.
Seeing Chen Biao lying down, Chen Ying said anxiously, "Biao'er!"
Deng Yu quickly grabbed Chen Ying, who was about to shake Chen Biao, and whispered, "He's so tired that he fell asleep. Don't disturb him!"
Chen Ying, who was confused due to concern, finally came to his senses and observed Chen Biao's condition. He found that he was indeed asleep.
He wanted to hold Chen Biao in his arms, but was worried about waking him up, so he was at a loss as to what to do.
The soldiers on the city wall were cheering, but when they saw Chen Biao fall asleep, they lowered their voices involuntarily, for fear of disturbing Chen Biao.
They all knew that although Chen Youliang's offensive today was so fierce, they suffered no casualties. This was all thanks to the young military advisor Chen Biao who anticipated the enemy's moves and prepared so many powerful things.
Chen Biao once again proved his ability with this great victory.
The craftsmen were probably the calmest people in the group. They took out a relatively clean blanket, wrapped Chen Biao up, and carried him to a small room in the tower to rest.
When Chen Youliang was attacking Fuzhou Gate, he also sent people to harass other city gates.
The eastern area of the Tantai Gate was relatively large, and although the attacks were sporadic, they were the most frequent. Zhu Wenzheng had been leading his mobile force to support the Tantai Gate during the day.
Fortunately, the several city gates disguised by Chen Biao were very useful and wasted a lot of time for Chen Youliang's group of stupid soldiers.
Zhu Wenzheng watched them hack away at the fake gate for a whole day, until the messenger called off the troops. He even suspected that the group knew it was a fake gate and was pretending to impress Chen Youliang, but in reality they were just being lazy.
After the Tantai Gate was relieved, Zhu Wenzhen asked where Chen Biao was and immediately rushed over.
He said carelessly, "Why should I be so spoiled as a child of the Chen family? I even carried him to the city wall to sleep."
Zhu Wenzhen's voice was so low that Chen Ying couldn't hear it unless she listened carefully.
He circled Chen Biao several times, then squatted down, muttering with a gloomy face, "This kid should practice more. With more experience, he won't be afraid anymore. Wenying! Why did he come to you? Isn't this the most dangerous place?!"
Chen Ying whispered, "Biao'er seems to be specifically watching which city gate Chen Youliang is attacking, and then he will come to help at that gate."
Zhu Wenzhen put his hands on his knees, lowered his head, and didn't know what he was thinking.
Li Wenzhong also ran over quickly alone, and was relieved to see that Chen Biao was fine.
Three silly brothers, two were squatting on the ground and one was standing.
Under the accusing gazes of Zhu Wenzhen and Li Wenzhong, Chen Ying also squatted down, and the three of them surrounded Chen Biao.
Deng Yu leaned forward to take a look, then immediately retracted his head.
He hoped that Biaoer would not wake up now, otherwise once he opened his eyes, he would probably be scared to death by these three people.
Zhu Wenzheng was the most impatient and was the first to speak: "Can't you think of a way to lock up Brother Biao and stop him from running around?"
Li Wenzhong: "You are the highest official, you are in charge."
Chen Ying nodded.
Zhu Wenzhen glanced at the two of them, snorted twice, and of course he couldn't agree.
None of them could bear to do anything that would make Chen Biao angry and sad.
The three of them squatted on the ground and continued to look at the sleeping Chen Biao. Their legs became numb from squatting, and then they sat down on the ground and sighed at the same time.
Chen Ying said, "Let's send Biao'er to the city to rest first. That way, when he wakes up and comes back, the next day's battle might already be over."
Li Wenzhong asked, "Don't lock the door?"
Chen Ying sighed and said, "Do you think the Chen family servants will listen to us or Biao'er?"
Zhu Wenzheng said, "If the three of us speak together, they will definitely listen to us, right?"
Chen Ying said, "Maybe. But with Biao'er's ability, if he wants to get out, we can't stop him."
The three of them sighed together again.
In the past, they were always proud of their little brother Biao's ability. Now, they think that it is not good for his ability to be too great.
The three cowardly and stupid brothers could only secretly send Chen Biao to the bed in the general's mansion and let Song watch Biao sleep, hoping that the comfortable and safe environment would allow Chen Biao to sleep a little longer.
But Chen Biao had very good work and rest habits, and he woke up immediately when he should have the next day.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the bed curtains and thought that the fierce battle to defend the city yesterday was just a nightmare. But when he raised his hand and felt the pain in his arm, he came to his senses. It was not a nightmare, but reality.
Yesterday's memories flooded back into his mind, and Chen Biao couldn't help but lie down next to the toilet and vomit again.
Song was very worried: "Biao'er, stay home today and don't go to the city gate, okay?"
After Chen Biao finished washing up, he smiled and said, "Not good. Those weapons are too difficult to operate. If I don't supervise them personally, I'm afraid they won't operate them properly and blow themselves up. Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely bring Brother Zheng back safely."
Chen Biao paused for a moment, scratched his head, and said, "Intact... I can't guarantee it, but I will definitely bring it back alive."
His three brothers were all pioneers. Even if Chen Biao was not happy about it, he knew that his brothers would inevitably get hurt.
Seeing Chen Biao, so young, being asked to help defend the city, Song Shi didn't know what expression to make. She could only promise, "Leave the city affairs to me. Although I'm not as good as your adoptive mother, I can still help."
Chen Biao bowed and said seriously, "I'll trouble you with the logistics. Especially with the first aid measures I taught you, you must do your best."
Song nodded : "Okay."
Chen Biao rode his pony and went to Fuzhou Gate again.
In order to boost morale and out of self-confidence, Chen Youliang launched a fierce and continuous attack on Fuzhou Gate yesterday, trying to capture Hongdu City within a day.
After his plan was thwarted, he still refused to give up Fuzhou Gate today, as if he wanted to avenge his previous humiliation.
When Chen Biao left, Song changed into a set of coarse cloth clothes and put on the thick veil and gloves that Chen Biao had ordered, and continued to lead the young and strong women left in the city to treat the wounded and transport supplies.
All the wives of the generals in the city went out to help, but Cao was placed under house arrest by Deng Yu and locked in a small courtyard and not allowed to go out.
When Chen Biao arrived at Fuzhou Gate, Chen Han's army had just finished a siege.
Because of the harassment from Chen Biao yesterday, Chen Youliang hardly used any large siege machinery.
Last night, Chen Youliang had his men assemble the siege machinery in the dark and quietly carried it to the vicinity of the city gate.
In the feudal era, the attacking parties were practically blind without torches at night. Hongdu City had few people, so it was impossible for them to patrol outside the city, which only allowed Chen Youliang to succeed.
Of course, Chen Youliang transported things in the dark, and many people fell and died. But those conscripted laborers were what Chen Youliang had the most. A few deaths could also save some food.
Chen Youliang ordered the transport of catapults, crossbows and ladders, and ordered the supervisor to hide under the protection of large shield soldiers, urging the soldiers to climb up the city wall, and anyone who retreated would be killed.
The soldiers even used rope grappling hooks, throwing them onto the city wall and climbing directly via the ropes.
This kind of grappling hook will cause people to fall down if the rope is cut, so it is not a useful siege machine.
But to cut the ropes, the defenders would have to lean over the parapet ( the battlements to stones and crossbow arrows.
And if there are too many attacking soldiers, the defenders cannot cut the ropes as fast as they can climb up the wall, so some soldiers may climb up the wall.
Chen Youliang used rope grappling hooks to consume the soldiers guarding the Fuzhou Gate at a ratio of one for one, or even ten for one.
Yesterday, Chen Youliang had already figured out the approximate range of the Thunderbolt Chariots, and built an earth wall overnight, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the Thunderbolt Chariots and catapults on the city walls.
Although the craftsmen could adjust the catapults and thunder chariots again, the Chen Han soldiers who kept climbing up the wall left them no time to calculate and adjust the bulky machinery.
Chen Ying risked his life to open the city gate again. Under the cover of the shield soldiers, he used the musket team to shoot at the opponent's archers who had been waiting outside the city gate. Relying on the advantage of the small Guorui cannon, he finally broke up the opponent's formation and stopped the opponent's attack on climbing the wall.
The craftsmen then seized the opportunity to debug the Thunderbolt Chariot and blew up the enemy's siege machinery.
"Biao'er, why are you here again! It's too dangerous today, leave quickly!" Chen Ying saw Chen Biao as soon as he returned to the city wall, and his heart almost stopped.
Chen Biao waved his hand, telling Chen Ying to stop talking nonsense, and began to observe the opponent's formation and movements with a telescope.
He looked up at the sky and said, "It's going to rain soon."
Chen Ying: “Ah?”
Chen Biao gave a few instructions to the craftsmen, who immediately ran down the city wall and told people to move things.
Chen Biao said, "I'll bring over a lot of clay pots filled with quicklime. You can hide inside the parapet and keep throwing the pots down. No need to cut the ropes. The quicklime will become as hot as boiling water when it hits the water."
When guarding the city gate, there is a method of pouring boiling oil or boiling gold juice (manure water) down.
However, this method required a large amount of manpower to heat the oil and gold liquid on the spot, and it was easy to injure oneself when using it, making it not quick and convenient. The number of defenders in Hongdu was too small, so this method was not used for the time being.
Compared to boiling oil and golden juice, smashing down quicklime is much easier.
When Chen Biao was making cement, he prepared a large amount of quicklime and stored it in a clay pot, which was sealed with wax. When he needed it, he would smash the pot and pour water, which had the same effect as pouring boiling water.
These raw materials were limited and needed to be used on the cutting edge. Quicklime was easily affected by moisture and easily destroyed. Chen Biao was a pessimist, fearing that if he told others in advance, gossip would spread, and there might be spies in the city who would secretly destroy the quicklime. So he didn't even tell his three brothers, saying only that it was material needed to repair the city wall.
Now that it was needed, Chen Biao brought up the quicklime.
It might rain today, which would save us the trouble of pouring water.
Perhaps God was on Chen Biao's side. When Chen Youliang regrouped and attacked the city again, it began to rain moderately.
Chen Ying and Deng Yu commanded the soldiers to hide behind the parapet. People kept handing them sealed earthenware jars filled with quicklime. The soldiers secretly reached out and smashed the jars down one by one.
The walls were crawling with Chen Han soldiers. Clay pots repeatedly smashed on their heads and shattered, sending plumes of white smoke billowing out. Chen Han soldiers screamed and fell from the walls, only to be crushed into pulp by the swarming Chen Han soldiers who continued to climb the walls.
Chen Biao hid in the small window of the city wall, stood on a stool, and continued to observe with a telescope.
He saw Chen Han soldiers taking advantage of the rain to carry assembled small siege equipment from the tower ship, trying to get closer to the city wall, so he pulled out a small flag from his waist and waved it through the small window.
After debugging yesterday, Chen Biao, with his strong memory and calculation ability, has memorized the angle required to throw the Thunderbolt car to the approximate location.
The small flags of different colors on his waist represent different angles of the Thunderbolt car.
When the small flag was waved, the craftsman on the city wall who was looking up at the small window of the tower immediately adjusted the angle of the Thunderbolt Chariot, lit the fuse without hesitation, and fired!
The fuse contains gunpowder and is soaked in oil, so it will not go out even if it rains.
When the shells fell, the Chen Han soldiers carrying siege equipment happened to walk there, and with a "boom", they were hit directly.
Chen Biao, who saw this scene through the telescope, felt his stomach churning again. He immediately took a gulp of water to suppress his nausea and continued to keep an eye on the movements of Chen Han's siege army.
Only he has such a strong memory and mental arithmetic ability that he can predict the landing point of the thunder bomb by visually estimating the enemy's movement speed.
With Chen Biao's help, defending the city became much easier. However, Chen Biao did not blame himself for missing Chen Youliang's first wave of siege, which resulted in more casualties.
He knew very well that he was still just a child and had to rest when he needed to. Otherwise, if he got tired and something happened, not only would no one be able to use the things he brought, but it would also make his brothers sad.
At night, he would go home to sleep again, and come back to help after he had rested enough.
Take good care of yourself so that he won't cause trouble to the soldiers defending the city.
Under Chen Biao's command, the Thunderbolt Chariots once again easily suppressed the enemy's offensive. Coupled with quicklime jars, a very convenient weapon for defending the city on rainy days, Chen Youliang returned empty-handed by the evening and had no choice but to call off his troops.
This time, there were no cheers from the city walls like yesterday. The defenders, including the craftsmen operating the Thunderbolt Chariots, collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, exhausted.
Chen Biao also fell to the ground, holding his head to relieve the dizziness caused by overusing his brain.
"Biao'er!"
Chen Ying rushed up to the city wall, took off his bloodstained armor, and hugged Chen Biao: "Hurry back and rest!"
Chen Biao held his head and nodded, his voice hoarse, "The clouds have dispersed, the temperature is rising, and there shouldn't be any rain tonight or tomorrow. Brother Ying arranged for someone to repair the exterior wall under cover of night. If it's sunny tomorrow, the cement will dry within a day."
Chen Ying said: "Okay, I know, you should go back and rest."
Chen Biao shook his head, and was picked up by Chen Ying while dizzy and handed over to a craftsman.
In order to maintain his energy, Chen Biao kept eating dry food while doing mental arithmetic, so he was not very hungry now. He lay in the craftsman's arms, and only after returning to the general's mansion did he eat a few steamed buns and fall asleep on the table.
Today, Chen Youliang used more troops to attack Fuzhou Gate. Zhu Wenzheng was still supporting everywhere, exhausted and fell asleep on the ground somewhere. Li Wenzhong happened to have no Chen Han soldiers attacking him, so he returned to the general's mansion alone to visit Chen Biao.
Seeing Chen Biao sleeping on the table, he hurriedly took Chen Biao into a hot bath and tucked him into bed.
Li Wenzhong ordered, "When Biao'er comes back, boil water and give him a bath immediately. This will make him feel more comfortable. There's no need to wait for him to wake up."
Li Wenzhong gave some instructions on how to take care of Chen Biao before leaving in a hurry.
Song didn't come back tonight.
Today, the casualties at Fuzhou Gate reached hundreds, and the wounded camp was very busy, so she stayed near the wounded camp.
On the third day, Chen Biao couldn't get up at all.
It was not until the sun was high in the sky that he finally got up with difficulty: "Is Chen Youliang still attacking the Fuzhou Gate today?"
Chen family servant: "Yes."
After inquiring about the battle situation, Chen Biao did not go to Fuzhou Gate, but came to the new city gate at the north gate guarded by Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong.
When Chen Biao arrived at the new city gate, Li Wenzhong, who was polishing his knife, was startled: "Biao'er, why are you here? Are you finally willing to rest?"
Chen Biao rolled his eyes at his cousin and said, "Chen Youliang will definitely come to attack the new city gate today."
Xue Xian scratched his head. "Really? I heard Chen Youliang is attacking Fuzhou Gate, and the battle is very fierce."
Li Wenzhong's expression darkened and he immediately put on heavy armor.
The metal armor was too heavy, so when he was resting, he took it off and only wore leather armor.
Seeing Li Wenzhong's appearance, Xue Xian remembered the "battle record" of Chen Biao, the young military advisor, and said nothing more. He immediately shouted to the soldiers defending the city to cheer up and prepare to guard the city gate.
Chen Biao took a look through the telescope and said, "The terrain here is open, so they will definitely use the Lü Gong Chariot. I suspect they used their warships to transport the materials for the Lü Gong Chariot when they attacked Fuzhou Gate, and they will assemble it directly under the city."
Xue Xian couldn't help but ask curiously, "Little Military Advisor, how did you guess that?"
Chen Biao said, "Today, the Chen Han soldiers only used grappling hooks to climb the city wall at Fuzhou Gate. They didn't use any siege equipment, not even ladders."
Xue Xian didn't understand, but Li Wenzhong did.
Li Wenzhong explained on Chen Biao's behalf, "To prevent Chen Youliang from using local materials, Biao had already cut down all the available wood nearby. Chen Youliang could only use the siege equipment he brought with him. So if he didn't use the siege equipment at Fuzhou Gate, it was obvious that he was going to use it elsewhere."
When attacking a city, apart from artillery, the attackers would not bring ready-made siege equipment. Instead, they would transport materials to the battlefield and assemble them on site.
Since the materials to be transported are limited, they will also bring many craftsmen to cut wood locally to make some siege equipment parts that are easier to make.
For example, for a crossbow cart, the frame can be made by cutting wood on the spot, and then the metal part can be installed on it and it can be used.
Therefore, if the defenders knew that they would be besieged, they would definitely cut down the surrounding trees in advance to make it difficult for the other side to search for materials.
Sometimes, they would even burn down all the surrounding forests and farmlands. This is called "fortifying the city and clearing the fields."
Attacking cities, defending cities, burning mountains and digging dikes were common practices. At that time, no one would definitely have the idea of "not destroying or polluting the environment."
Chen Youliang could not replenish wood in a short period of time, so he could not use siege machinery at multiple city gates.
If he didn't use the siege machinery at Fuzhou Gate, he would definitely transport it to other places for use.
The new city gate has an open terrain and is close to the waterfront, making it convenient for transporting materials from the tower ships. It is the most suitable place for Chen Han to use large siege equipment.
Sure enough, when Chen Biao waited until noon, Chen Han's ship appeared in the waterway far outside the new city gate.
Chen Biao said calmly, "Here they are. General Xue, do you dare to leave the city?"
Xue Xian grinned and said, "That's exactly what I meant! Wen Zhong, you stay!"
Li Wenzhong glanced at Chen Biao and put on his helmet: "Let's go together."
Xue Xian also looked at Chen Biao.
Chen Biao clenched his fist and then unclenched it, pouting as he said, "Take everyone away. Leave no one who can mount a horse. When I send you the signal, run back."
Xue Xian nodded: "Okay. I believe you."
He already knew Chen Biao's battle record at Zhangjiang Gate and Fuzhou Gate, and now trusted Chen Biao very much.
Xue Xian was a brave general who had brains but didn't like to use them. He was very happy to listen to the military advisor's orders without thinking. He only had to fight and kill, which was great!
Chen Han's ship had just docked and the soldiers and laborers carrying the heavy materials for siege equipment had just walked halfway when Chen Biao had someone throw a stone down from the city wall.
The moment the stone fell to the ground, Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong, who had already mounted their horses and waited for a long time at the raised city gate, immediately shook the reins and said, "Charge!"
The heavily armored soldiers and horses rushed out of the city gate like a torrent and instantly collided with Chen Han's men.
Although firearms were now available, it was still the era of cold weapons. In the era of cold weapons, heavily armored cavalry was a dimensionality reduction attack on infantry.
Xue Xian had 500 heavily armored cavalrymen, and Li Wenzhong escorted Chen Biao and brought 300 cavalrymen.
Chen Biao directly in Hongdu, using the method of pouring steel and cooling, hand-made 300 sets of very poor quality heavy armor for Li Wenzhong's 300 cavalrymen. However, no matter how poor the quality of the heavy armor was, it was completely sufficient for the infantry without the protection of long-range soldiers.
At this moment, nearly 10,000 people have come ashore under Chen Han.
They had no idea that the new city gate had been prepared. There was no battle formation, and the crossbowmen's arrows were still in their quivers. When the heavy cavalry charged in, their expressions were all stunned.
There's no need for cavalry to hack and chop; armored horses can just charge and knock people away.
The heavily armored cavalry moved back and forth among the more than 10,000 people, cutting them apart as if they were in an empty space.
After a brief moment of daze, Chen Han's soldiers finally came to their senses, dropped their materials, and scattered, completely lacking the courage to resist.
In front of the heavy cavalry, this group of infantry without formation and long-range crossbow protection was no different from unarmed soldiers, and was completely defeated.
Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong's armor was soon stained red with blood, and their appearance became even more hideous.
When an army begins to flee, the number of people is completely meaningless.
Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong chased the more than 10,000 people all the way to the shore. Some of them climbed onto the ship, some jumped directly into the water, and some ran in other directions to take the opportunity to escape.
Chen Youliang was horrified on the ship: "What's going on?"
The fleeing general said with a dejected look on his face, "A heavily armored cavalry suddenly appeared. We have no chance of defeating them!"
Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong had driven more than 10,000 people to the shore. They stood a hundred steps away and cursed Chen Youliang, asking him to come out for a duel. Their attitude was extremely arrogant.
Of course Chen Youliang would not be fooled. He immediately asked the crossbowmen to prepare.
At this time, the ship shook violently and began to leak.
It turned out that when Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong were fighting, Chen Biao had already sent someone to notify Zhao Desheng of Zhangjiangmen, asking Zhao Desheng to lead a small boat filled with black gunpowder and oil, and sneak up on Chen Youliang's ship while the chaos was going on.
While Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong attracted Chen Youliang's attention and Fuzhou Gate attracted most of the firepower of Chen Youliang's other soldiers, Zhao Desheng secretly approached Chen Youliang's fleet of tower ships from the Zhangjiang Gate waterway.
When they approached the tower ship, they ignited the gunpowder, jumped off the ship, and swam to the shore.
The small fireboat exploded immediately, setting Chen Youliang's warship on fire.
Chen Youliang's warship was too tall, and they focused all their attention on the heavily armored cavalry on the shore. They only discovered it when the small boat exploded, and they were immediately very panicked.
Zhao Desheng climbed ashore, put his hands on his hips and laughed.
A soldier wiped the water off his face and said, "General, stop laughing and go back quickly. The military advisor said you should be careful!"
"Oh oh oh." Zhao Desheng and the soldiers who were soaked all over ran towards the heavy cavalry, preparing to return to the city through the new city gate.
Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong nearly shot arrows at him, but Zhao Desheng pulled out a flag from his back and waved it vigorously, thus avoiding being accidentally shot by friendly forces.
"The little military advisor told us to burn some of Chen Youliang's ships. Hey, we'll leave first. You guys stay here and beat them up when they come ashore. That's what the little military advisor said."
After Zhao Desheng finished delivering the message with a "hehe" laugh, he continued to run towards the city gate.
Xue Xian was stunned. "Little Military Advisor, you even calculated this? Just how powerful is your Biao'er?"
Li Wenzhong said with a straight face, "I don't know either. Just when I thought Biao'er was powerful enough, he immediately became even more powerful than I imagined."
Xue Xian let out a long sigh, turned around and laughed heartily, "Did you hear that? The young military advisor has already burned Chen Youliang's ships! We'll wait right here! We ! The young military advisor has brought us military merit!"
The cavalrymen drew their sabers and raised them to the sky, howling.
Chen Han's ship was burned. Whether he wanted to move to other ships or to the shore, Chen Han's people had to get off the ship first.
The incident happened suddenly. Chen Han's ragtag army was assembled hastily and had not undergone much training, so they rushed down in a disorderly manner and it was impossible for them to maintain any formation.
Crossbowmen must maintain their formation to suppress the enemy. If their formation is disrupted, the crossbowmen will be useless.
Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong rode their horses forward and walked around the shore. If anyone came ashore, they would chop them with their swords and drive them into the water.
So the whole group of people were stuck in the water, like dumplings being thrown into the water.
Of course, Chen Youliang himself did not need to go ashore to change ships. There was a small boat on the tower ship.
But when he got on the boat, the water was so crowded with soldiers who had been driven into the river that the boat could not move at all.
The cavalry's weapons include not only sabers, but also bows and arrows.
When they saw that no one dared to go ashore, they took their bows and shot arrows into the river.
The cavalry who could wear heavy armor were very powerful, and their bows and arrows could shoot very far. Even if their accuracy was not good, with the dense crowds of people in the river, they would definitely be able to hit a few unlucky people.
In addition, the fire on the ship became more and more intense, and the raging flames and smoke covered the surface of the river. Burning wood kept falling into the river, which was more terrifying than stray arrows.
In an instant, the river surface became a hell.
When Chen Biao saw the flames on the river, he knew that his plan had succeeded.
Zhu Wenzheng also happened to be keenly aware of Chen Youliang's movements and led a mobile force to support the new city gate. Chen Biao asked Zhu Wenzheng to bring the small Guorui cannon to support.
Zhu Wenzhen was more radical than Chen Biao had imagined.
He used the small Guorui cannon to cover the upstream and downstream, frightening the tower ships and making them dare not run away. He sent his men to the other side in small boats, and together with Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong, he trapped Chen Youliang's fleet in this section of the river bank where thick smoke was billowing.
People are naturally afraid of fire.
Even though most of Chen Youliang's ships were still in the river near Fuzhou Gate, he only led a dozen or so vanguards to transport Lu Gongche's materials. But if they left here forcefully, Zhu Wenzheng would be unable to stop them.
But when they saw the fire and heard the sound of the cannon, they panicked and started running around like headless flies.
Chen Youliang's small boat was blocked by the wailing soldiers in the river and could not return to other large ships. It was almost capsized by the tower ship that was like a headless fly.
The river was in great chaos for a time.
This chaotic situation lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour. Chen Youliang finally boarded another tower ship and commanded it to sail away from this section of the river.
Chen Biao saw through the telescope that Chen Youliang's main force from other places had also arrived, so he immediately lit the beacon and ordered a retreat.
Zhu Wenzhen sighed, and regretfully took a small boat back to the shore on the Hongdu City side, and returned to the city with Xue Xian, Li Wenzhong and others.
In this battle, Chen Youliang wanted to attack the new city gate by surprise, but he did not expect that more than 20,000 people would be killed by a few thousand people.
Chen Biao looked at the rolled blades of Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong and didn't know what to say.
"They will definitely not come again today, so take a rest first. I'll ask the craftsmen to sharpen your knives." Chen Biao found that this time was even more brutal than yesterday, but he didn't feel nauseous.
He got used to it so quickly.
"Biao'er, you should go back and rest quickly." Li Wenzhong said worriedly, "You've been too tired these past few days."
Chen Biao nodded: "Okay. I think Chen Youliang will also take a few days off, you should also take good care of yourself."
Chen Biao rubbed his eyes, did not take the telescope, and simply looked into the distance.
It had only been a few days. He was already so exhausted. The soldiers defending the city had already lost hundreds of men.
Can he really hold on for four months?
Chen Biao was very worried, but at this moment, no matter how worried he was, he would not show it.
He had already noticed that after the victories of the past few days, his reputation within the army had skyrocketed. Not only the soldiers, but even the generals looked at him with twinkling eyes, as if his presence would guarantee continued victory.
Chen Biao knew that he was already part of the morale, and he absolutely could not show any signs of fatigue.
Is this the military advisor? I'm so tired.
He missed his father, his mother, his brothers, Yingtian, and wanted to go home.
Chen Biao went home early today to take a bath, curled up in the quilt, and silently pulled up the quilt to cover his head.
He sniffed, rubbed his eyes, and didn't dare to sob out loud.
Being a military advisor was very glorious, but he didn't like it at all. He wanted to go back to the days when he had nothing to do.
While Chen Biao cried silently and fell asleep, Zhu Yuanzhang was bandaging the wound on his arm.
Although he was fully armored, he was injured because he rushed too hard and accidentally became the vanguard.
Zhang Shicheng's army was even more tenacious than Zhu Yuanzhang had imagined. He had agreed to a one-month rescue, meaning they would arrive in Hongdu City in one month, not return in one month.
So Zhu Yuanzhang could only fight harder, hoping to defeat Zhang Shicheng's army as soon as possible.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea who the enemy was, what strategies or combat habits they had.
When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the braver one wins. He only needs to deal with the enemy with the toughest attitude and kill the enemy until they are defeated.
"What's the situation in Hongdu?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
While he was fighting, he sent people to inquire about the situation in Hongdu. Once the defenders of Hongdu showed signs of fatigue, he would abandon all his strategic goals and return to save his son, even if it meant losing most of western Zhejiang.
The messenger said, "The situation in Hongdu is excellent. When I left, Chen Youliang had been resting for five days without sending out any troops, seemingly intending to corner Hongdu. However, Hongdu must have already prepared sufficient food, so his plan will not succeed."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Based on my understanding of Chen Youliang, he would definitely attack Hongdu City fiercely. Why would he rest for five days?"
The messenger told Zhu Yuanzhang what he had seen and heard, and then said, "Based on their movements, I suspect Chen Youliang was injured when the ship caught fire."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids twitched and he said, "Wen Zheng is really amazing."
When he heard that Zhu Wenzhen had actually run to the other side and used a few thousand people to attack tens of thousands of people, his eyelids kept twitching and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
This guy is definitely a descendant of the Zhu family, just as arrogant and reckless as him.
But the most powerful one is Biaoer.
Although the messenger was spying on the periphery and didn't know the specific situation of the city's defense, Zhu Yuanzhang knew his nephew and his generals too well. They definitely didn't have the same style of fighting.
The people Zhu Yuanzhang was familiar with in Hongdu City used an unfamiliar fighting style, so the variable could only be Biaoer.
Biao'er is so young, can he already command everyone to act according to his style?
Zhu Yuanzhang was very curious.
He took a deep breath and said, "They've worked so hard, we can't be any worse than them. Give my order, night attack!"
Zhu Yuanzhang put on his armor again. Even though night raids were extremely dangerous in those days, he ignored the wound on his arm and personally led his soldiers into battle again.
With Zhu Yuanzhang leading by example, the morale of other generals was naturally high.
Zhang Shicheng's army had been under heavy attack by Zhu Yuanzhang for many days, and since they were the attackers rather than the defenders, they had a way to retreat, so naturally they would not fight to the death.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang's morale became higher and higher, while Zhang Shicheng began to think about escaping.
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The city of Hongdu has been under defense for half a month.
After resting for a few days, Chen Youliang attacked the city gate again fiercely.
This time he chose Zhangjiang Gate, hoping to take advantage of the rising water and the tower ships, and use the tower ships as siege engines to directly climb onto the city wall.
Of course, Chen Biao had already predicted Chen Youliang's intentions long ago.
It has been raining heavily recently and the river has entered the flood season. Chen Youliang has tower ships, but he doesn't use them. Is he stupid?
Therefore, Chen Biao had people erect fences on the shore to prevent the ships from approaching.