Chen Youliang previously captured Taiping Prefecture by taking advantage of the rising water. He placed his tower ships close to the city walls and used them instead of ladders to capture the towers.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had anticipated Chen Youliang's arrival and had informed Hua Yun in advance, advising him to break out after a brief resistance, Hua Yun and Hua Wenxun were severely injured during the breakout, forcing Hua Yun to recuperate in Yingtian Prefecture, where he served as a civil servant for a considerable period. Whenever Chen Biao saw Hua Yun, she would lament her misfortune.
(crossed out) Saint Seiya (crossed out) Zhu’s army will not be defeated by the same move. Chen Biao had already been prepared for this move by Chen Youliang.
When a fence was erected along the river, the offensive and defensive battle returned to its previous state, and Chen Biao's Guorui cannon once again demonstrated its power.
Like Hua Yun, Zhao Desheng has the nickname "Tai Sui" and is also a fierce general who likes to charge into battle bare-chested.
Seeing that Chen Youliang's tower ship movement was blocked, this guy actually led his soldiers out of the city gate to rob Chen Youliang's tower ship, which made Chen Biao so angry that he jumped up and down.
After weathering Chen Youliang's initial fierce attack, both sides entered a stalemate. At this point, they only needed to remain calm, minimize their losses, and wait for rescue.
But! The generals in the city, including his three brothers, would open the city gates and go out to have some fun whenever they had the chance, chopping off a few heads and coming back to show off their achievements.
Even the soldiers defending the city were fearless. Compared to death, it seemed that chopping off a few heads as a reward was more attractive to them.
Chen Biao could only say that he, who was so cautious as to protect his life, really didn't understand the train of thought of this group of people.
So Chen Biao had no choice but to change his battle strategy and find an opportunity to let these wolves, who were trapped in the city, go hunting and satisfy their need for military merit.
Zhao Desheng returned this time, wounded and laden with accomplishments. He looked at Chen Biao with anticipation, "Little Military Advisor, with you here, is it possible for us to replicate Zhang Shicheng's feat, where a thousand men defeated hundreds of thousands?"
While helping Zhao Desheng bandage his wound, Chen Biao cursed, "Get out! Shut up!"
Zhao Desheng was scolded by Chen Biao, whose temper was getting worse day by day. Everyone was laughing at Zhao Desheng. Zhao Desheng himself was also laughing.
They all knew that the young military advisor was good to them and hoped that they would not be injured or killed in battle and would wait for rescue. But they were surrounded by Chen Youliang and were furious. If they had the chance to bite Chen Youliang, how could they resist?
What's more, he has military achievements!
After Chen Biao helped Zhao Desheng bandage his wound, he finally calmed down.
He picked up the telescope and glanced at Chen Youliang, who was camped on the other side of the river. He slowly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There's chaos in Chen Youliang's camp. He might have killed someone in anger again. We can rest for a few days. Don't leave the city these days! Everyone get a good rest!"
Zhao Desheng nodded repeatedly.
When the young military advisor was angry, they didn't dare to act recklessly.
So Zhao Desheng rushed out of the city gate because he knew that the young military advisor would not be really angry and would even help him clean up the mess, hahaha.
These soldiers are so rude.
Chen Biao looked at Zhao Desheng like this and gritted his teeth in anger.
Chen Biao formulated his military strategy based on the standard of four months of defense, so he was troubled by these people always running away.
Although they expanded their victory and defeated Chen Youliang's morale, the siege organized by Chen Youliang became more and more perfunctory, and it seemed that he really just wanted to surround and kill them, and gradually gave up the hope of climbing the city wall and storming.
But more people in the city were killed or injured.
Perhaps according to the fighting style of the generals in the city, they could really completely destroy the morale of Chen Youliang's hundreds of thousands of soldiers when there were only one or two thousand people left. They would lead one or two thousand people to rush Chen Youliang and force him to flee in disarray, thus achieving a complete victory.
But Chen Biao just wanted to stay in the city, not wanting any big victory, and wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to rescue him.
"Young military advisor, are you tired? Go back and rest!" Zhao Desheng said hurriedly when he saw Chen Biao distracted.
Chen Biao came back to his senses, shook his head, and said, "After today, we will enter a stalemate. Let's hold a meeting and discuss what to do next."
Zhao Desheng said: "Okay!"
After Zhao Desheng gave his order to the messenger, he said, "Young Military Advisor, I know you want to protect us as much as possible. But us, the soldiers..."
Chen Biao interrupted, "I know you desire a complete victory, and I will do my best to satisfy your needs."
Zhao Desheng grinned and said, "Thanks. Hehe."
Chen Biao raised his eyebrows again, his anger rising.
Now when he heard the "hehe" sounds from these generals, he wanted to beat them up.
Unfortunately, these people were as tough and thick-skinned as his cousin, and he couldn't beat them.
Zhao Desheng knew that Chen Biao was going to get angry again, so he quickly turned down the corners of his mouth and made a serious expression.
Deputy General Niu Hailong on the side gave Zhao Desheng a look of contempt.
If you can't pretend, don't pretend. Your perfunctory attitude makes the young military advisor even angrier.
Sure enough, Chen Biao stomped his feet first, then raised his leg and kicked Zhao Desheng hard, then turned around and left angrily.
Zhao Desheng turned around and chuckled again: "Little military advisor is really fun!"
Niu Hailong said helplessly: "General, if it were any other child, you would have made them cry and they would have ignored you. Even if it weren't a child, but any other great military advisor, I'm afraid they wouldn't have paid any attention to you either."
Zhao Desheng touched his nose and smiled, "I know the young military advisor is indulging us. It's not like we haven't come into contact with scholars before. They may have their own abilities, but when they point fingers at us, they never consider our feelings. The young military advisor is so kind. On the one hand, he cares about us, and on the other hand, he tries his best to accommodate our desire to achieve merit."
Niu Hailong sighed: "The young military advisor is so kind, but seeing us get hurt, he feels worse than we do."
Zhao Desheng put away his smile and said, "Yes. That's why we must strive to achieve a decisive victory. We must not let down our brothers who died in battle, nor let down the young military advisor for his kindness to us."
Niu Hailong nodded.
Chen Biao was so angry that he sat cross-legged in the corner and stuffed a steamed bun into his mouth, almost choking himself.
The soldiers passing by asked Chen Biao if he wanted some water, or if he wanted an egg or a piece of meat. Someone even brought a green fruit like a treasure, saying that he had taken it from the table on the ship when he went out of the city to rob Chen Youliang's ship.
Chen Biao held the fruit, speechless.
He scratched his head and sighed deeply.
Forget it, I'm already serving as a military advisor to these guys, so I'll just accept my fate. Being angry here will only make me feel uncomfortable, but will it stop these people from climbing onto Chen Youliang's boat and touching the fruit on Chen Youliang's table?
Chen Biao took a vicious bite of the fruit.
Although the fruit is green, it is quite sweet. The high-ranking officials accompanying Chen Youliang are living well.
Chen Biao snorted coldly.
That evening, the generals gathered at Zhangjiangmen and sat on the ground to hold a meeting.
Chen Biao said, "Chen Youliang suffered a crushing defeat today, with another of his ships destroyed. His morale has plummeted. We will now enter a stalemate."
Chen Biao held up a long wooden stick and pointed at the map hanging on the wall. "He won't launch a fierce attack next. Instead, he'll send some of the civilian workers and new recruits to harass the city walls. He won't aim to break through the city, but will consume our weapons, energy, and manpower. He has a large number of troops and his logistics are constantly replenished by water, so he can afford the tactical attack."
The army is not a robot, and most of the armies in ancient times were ragtag armies that had not undergone much training.
Sieges are a tactic of heaping up lives. If the attackers fail to succeed in the initial waves of assault, they will have no choice but to enter a stalemate with the defenders, besieging the city and attacking its reinforcements, waiting for the city to run out of food.
During this period, the attackers will continuously harass the defenders with the goal of exhausting the defenders and consuming their manpower.
At this moment, it is a battle of hearts and minds.
Chen Biao said, "They have so many people. Since we've switched from an offensive to a defensive position, we'll be in big trouble if we leave the city. From today on, you're not allowed to leave the city without my order. Do you understand?"
The generals looked embarrassed.
Chen Biao held his forehead and said, "I'll find an opportunity to let you take turns going out for some fresh air."
The generals: "Good!"
Zhu Wenzhen roared the loudest, attracting Chen Biao's stare.
Zhu Wenzheng said with a smile: "Brother Biao, remember to give me more opportunities."
Chen Biao yelled, "Get lost!"
All the generals laughed.
The little military advisor is really funny. Even when he’s angry and wants to curse someone, all he says is “get out”.
Chen Biao gritted his teeth and continued to talk about the next arrangements. He predicted Chen Youliang's possible strategic arrangements and asked the generals to prepare in advance.
All the soldiers in the city admired Chen Biao with all their might, otherwise the order would not have changed from Zhu Wenzheng to Chen Biao. Of course, Zhu Wenzheng deliberately created such a situation, which was also one of the reasons why Chen Biao became the de facto leader of Hongdu City.
Zhu Wenzhen himself has made no lack of merit.
Since the Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River, he has made countless contributions, and his military achievements are not inferior to those of Zhu Yuanzhang's veteran generals.
Zhu Wenzheng was forced by Chen Biao to read a lot of books. He knew that at worst he could be a vassal king, and at best he could be a vassal king. No matter how great his achievements were, as long as he was honest and didn't do anything wrong, he would be rich and prosperous.
But he also saw from historical records that the position of crown prince seemed to be highly contested. Zhu Wenzheng did not want anyone other than Chen Biao to become crown prince and stand above him. So when Chen Biao became prominent, he naturally gave him the opportunity to make a contribution, so that everyone could see that no one other than his brother Biao was worthy of the position of crown prince and future emperor.
Biaodi's screaming brothers with ADHD and his younger brothers crawling around the house are no exception. They are not worthy of sitting on top of Zhu Wenzhen!
Chen Biao didn't know what Zhu Wenzhen was planning.
He had already exhausted all his energy in the battle of wits and courage with Chen Youliang, so who would have thought about his own family members stabbing him in the back!
After Chen Biao arranged the next steps, Xue Xian sighed, "Young Military Advisor, what's wrong with your brain? How do you always guess what Chen Youliang will do next? Can you see the future?"
Chen Biao said, "No. It's very easy to predict Chen Youliang's behavior. My father has talked to me about it."
It was rare to hear Chen Biao mention his mysterious shadow general father, and everyone asked Chen Biao to continue.
Chen Biao was helpless. It seemed the battle was going too smoothly for these people to even have the leisure to gossip.
Chen Biao was surrounded by a group of generals and was not allowed to leave. He had no choice but to tell them about the nonsense his father and uncles had been talking to him about.
"Ever since Chen Youliang came to attack Yingtian, my father and Uncle Xu can't stop talking about Chen Youliang every time they eat meat and drink wine."
Zhao Desheng immediately said, "I'm also your father's fellow villager! When Ying comes tomorrow, I'll come to your house to drink and eat meat!"
"They said it was easy to predict Chen Youliang's actions. He was an excellent and very cautious general."
Xue Xian's jaw dropped. "Huh, does he count?"
"Every time Chen Youliang went on an expedition, he would gather the most advantageous forces possible, forge the best weapons possible, choose the most opportune moment possible, and make decisions that would maximize his benefits."
Deng Yu pondered for a moment, "So, he did follow this principle when he attacked Yingtian and Hongdu."
"So, to predict Chen Youliang's behavior, you just need to first understand his military strength, food supplies, weapons, and so on. Then, put yourself in his shoes and make a judgment on his behalf to maximize his benefits." Chen Biao took the hot water from Chen Ying, took a sip to moisten his throat, and continued, "Chen Youliang is overly cautious. His strategy is the same every time he leads an expedition, making it easy to predict."
Most of the generals nodded in understanding, and some deputy generals echoed: "I see, that's how it is. It's indeed easy to guess."
Only a few generals frowned.
Deng Yu pondered for a long time and said, "To understand Chen Youliang's situation, we need to be better than him in intelligence gathering. To make the most accurate judgment for Chen Youliang, we must at least be as strategic as him. This, this..."
Zhao Desheng said quietly, "Biao'er, who is your father? Are you sure he's teaching you seriously and not just bragging? Although I hate Chen Youliang, he's truly remarkable for having reached his current position. According to your father, to outsmart Chen Youliang, one must be better than him in all aspects. Is that serious teaching?"
Xue Xian seemed confused at first, but after listening to Deng Yu and Zhao Desheng, he finally understood. "Chen Youliang used the most advantageous forces, seized the right opportunity, and made the most advantageous decision. Even if I could predict this, would it be of any use? He still had the upper hand in every aspect! Biao'er, is your father really kidding you?"
Several generals were so surprised that they didn't even call him "Little Military Advisor".
Yan Qian knew who Chen Biao's father was, so he naturally didn't think that Chen Biao's father was teasing the child.
He said, "Prediction is the first step. After prediction, action must be taken. For example, in the Battle of Yingtian, Chen Youliang indeed had an overall advantage, but the lord used tactics of sowing discord and counter-espionage to lure Chen Youliang into an encirclement, achieving a great victory. Biao'er's father's teachings were indeed correct."
Seeing that several generals still looked unconvinced, Yan Qian worried that these people would spread bad words about "Chen Guorui" and accidentally offend their lord, so he continued, "The one who taught Biao'er is also Marshal Xu Da. Although General Chen's military achievements are not very impressive, Marshal Xu is always a man of few words."
Several generals nodded slightly: "That's true."
Zhu Wenzheng patted his thigh and said, "My uncle is as talented as Marshal Xu, and you have seen Biao'er's abilities. They must have trained Biao'er to be a talented general since he was young, so the content of their teachings is indeed incredible to others. But what Biao'er has done has proved that their teachings were correct, isn't it?"
Chen Biao said, "I'm not as good as my lord and Uncle Xu, so I don't have any use for elaborate schemes. I simply exploited the information gap between Chen Youliang and me, relying on Chen Youliang's ignorance of the situation in our city. I waited for him to tire himself out, and then used my new firearms to break his attack. It's not so much that I'm more strategic than Chen Youliang, but rather that my artillery, muskets, and thunder chariots are more powerful."
Everyone laughed and shook their heads.
The young military advisor was good in every way except that he was too modest. Not to mention his age, even if middle-aged people like them had the young military advisor's skills and achievements, they would be so proud that their tails would be stuck in the air.
After gossiping for a while, the generals left and returned to their respective city gates to rest.
Chen Biao rubbed his eyes, went back to the general's mansion to take a bath, and then went to patrol the wounded camp.
Even if he tried his best, casualties in the war were inevitable.
Chen Biao has stockpiled medicine for injuries, but the mortality rate of injuries is still as high as 50%, not to mention the disability rate.
Chen Biao really wanted to reduce the disability rate further, but he had no way.
He has been working on this matter since he gained the trust and support of his parents and became the "head of the Chen family".
In troubled times, his entire family may be injured by knives and guns, and antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are life-saving medicines.
Chen Biao had the chemical equation in his mind, but he had not made a single physical product in all these years.
The most commonly used antibiotics in modern times are naturally penicillin and cephalosporin series.
The discovery of penicillin and cephalosporin either requires extremely good luck or a chance encounter with fate, or a large amount of manpower, material resources and time must be invested in intensive cultivation of molds to increase the probability of discovery.
Chen Biao was not so lucky, and he did not invest enough time and energy, so he did not discover antibiotics yet.
The second more readily available antibiotic is sulfa drugs, which suddenly became popular among young people after being mentioned in an anime.
Chen Biao had never watched that anime, but his chemistry teacher brought that episode of the anime to class to explain it to them, so he could remember the process clearly.
Unfortunately, the animation master's rubbing of sulfa drugs is a "high-precision handicraft" that combines many coincidences and is beyond human power.
In other words, it is theoretically possible, but in practice it is very difficult.
With the manpower and resources of the Chen family, it would take several years to produce a large amount of sulfa drugs, just like in the anime.
But it was just a handful.
With this help, I can’t even save my own family, let alone save the world.
Reality is not like in anime, where you can take a sip of sulfa drug and cure a long-standing illness.
Even for children with mild pneumonia who are receiving antibiotics for the first time, they need to receive antibiotics for at least one week, and continue treatment after one course of treatment based on the follow-up condition.
Chen Biao calculated the time and output and gave up immediately.
Using so much manpower, material resources and time to make a small bag of medicine powder is simply a "spectacle that harms the country", except to prove that one is a time traveler.
Compared to his current focus on sulfa drugs, Chen Biao is devoting more energy to improving tool precision and cultivating the knowledge of craftsmen. As long as these can be improved, sulfa drugs could be mass-produced in ten or twenty years. That's what's really going to work.
Penicillin and sulfa drugs are not effective. The only antibiotic Chen Biao can now produce in large quantities by hand is allicin.
The preparation of allicin is very simple, even if you are a liberal arts student, you can do it as long as you have hands.
Wash, peel, crush and dry the garlic, soak it in high-concentration alcohol of about 50% for more than three hours, and then extract the upper solution.
Isn’t it simple!
The only difficulty in producing allicin is the high concentration of alcohol. In the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, 40-proof liquor had already become popular. Even for a liberal arts student, it wouldn't be difficult to find a master brewer and modify the process, right?
However, after actual use, Chen Biao discovered that allicin can only be used at home. It is almost impossible to use it on the battlefield.
First, extracting allicin is easy, but preserving it is very difficult and requires modern technology. In order to use allicin to save lives, Chen Biao had to prepare an allicin alcohol solution on the spot.
But everyone knows that food is extremely scarce in troubled times. Zhu Yuanzhang even issued an order in Yingtian City prohibiting the private brewing and sale of alcohol. Not to mention that during the march and battle, having a full stomach was a luxury. How could he use precious food to make high-concentration alcohol?
Allicin may be used to save the lives of important generals, but it cannot be a life-saving medicine for soldiers.
Even generals would not dare to use military rations to brew wine if they did not want to cause a mutiny in the army.
Therefore, the current practical value of allicin on the battlefield is not as good as the "golden wound medicine" made from the Chinese herbal medicine with antibacterial and bactericidal effects commonly used in the military, which is then used to flatten the wound with a red-hot iron block.
Yes, the main way to treat wounds now is to use a soldering iron.
The changes Chen Biao made were simply to pay more attention to the sanitary conditions of the wounded camp, washing gauze, sheets, etc. with boiling water every day, and suturing wounds first, and then using a soldering iron to flatten the wound depending on the situation.
He didn't have penicillin, couldn't make sulfa drugs, and even poured allicin into high-concentration alcohol.
As a general, you need to make choices.
Even if all the wounded soldiers died, he could not use the military rations to make wine.
He could only save the wine he had searched for in the city earlier, to use for fire attacks and... to treat generals.
This is not an era where every life is equal.
Chen Biao inspected the wounded soldiers' camp. The wounded soldiers watched their comrades leaving one after another, but they were in good spirits. They were even full of hope for the future and were full of gratitude to Chen Biao.
They all knew that the general had better medicine, but none of them was dissatisfied with it.
When Chen Biao first saw the grateful eyes of these people, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Now, he seemed a little numb.
But after each patrol of the wounded camp, Chen Biao would sit on the big rock outside the camp and use branches to draw the chemical formula of sulfa drugs on the ground over and over again.
In ten or twenty years, could he reduce the cost of antibiotics to the point where ordinary soldiers could use them?
"Biao'er?" The three brothers came together to look for Chen Biao.
Sure enough, Chen Biao was sitting at the entrance of the wounded soldiers' camp, using tree branches to draw symbols that they could not understand.
"Hmm?" Chen Biao looked up.
"We've got someone to customize what you want. Let's go take a look together." Zhu Wenzheng rubbed Chen Biao's head vigorously. "Don't be sad. You've done enough."
Chen Biao dropped the branch and said, "I'm not sad."
Zhu Wenzheng said: "Okay, okay, I'm not convinced. Let's go and see if it meets your requirements."
As expected, Chen Youliang refused to fight, and they could rest for a few days.
Zhu Wenzheng and the other three knew that Chen Biao was under much more pressure than they were because he was too kind, so they spoke very carefully during this period.
After serving as generals for several years, they have become accustomed to being hard-hearted when necessary, and human lives are just numbers in their minds used to calculate the offensive power of both sides.
In their opinion, the casualty rate in the city has now dropped to a level that they can hardly imagine, so all the soldiers are excited and want to leave the city to expand their victory.
But in Chen Biao's eyes, the casualty rate is not a number, but real human lives.
Even when making decisions, Chen Biao never becomes cowardly because of his kindness, and he never shows mercy when he needs to be ruthless.
But the three brothers could see the pain in Chen Biao's eyes.
They saw it, but they could do nothing about it. Even if they told Chen Biao to leave it alone, their good friend would not stop helping them.
The three of them also thought about whether they should persuade the soldiers to take it easy and listen to Biaoer and not leave the city.
However, soldiers rely on military achievements to make a living. If they are forced to retreat when they have the upper hand and can reap a lot of military merit, the morale of the army will be shaken.
Biaoer also discovered this, so he tried his best to meet the soldiers' needs for military merit.
The three men repeatedly advised Chen Biao that this was their own choice. How could one fight without losing lives or getting hurt? Biaoer shouldn't feel sorry for them, and he didn't need to be responsible for them.
What do their good labels say?
"I understand what you're saying. I'm not taking responsibility for their lives. As a normal person, I instinctively feel bad seeing lives disappear one after another. It's not just our soldiers. Seeing those in Chen Youliang's army who were forced to join the army and attack the city wailing beneath the city walls, I feel bad too. It's just a little bit of pain, and it doesn't affect my behavior or judgment."
After hearing what Chen Biao said, the three brothers had no idea how to comfort him.
They could only say that Chen Biao’s discomfort was normal...just get used to it.
All they could do was to cooperate with Chen Biao as much as possible and complete the tasks assigned by Chen Biao as quickly as possible.
If Chen Biao knew what his brothers were thinking, he would be extremely helpless. He is really not overly kind, he is already very selfish and cold-blooded, okay? All I can say is that the three values of the remaining modern people do have a relatively high moral starting point.
The attackers and defenders entered a stalemate. No longer facing the intense siege, the defenders' adrenaline levels dropped, leading to increasing physical and mental fatigue and emotional fragility.
This period of time, although seemingly peaceful, is actually the most dangerous time.
Although Chen Biao had already sent out a request for help and gave everyone a four-month deadline, and there was sufficient food and grass in the city so the morale of the defenders would not collapse too quickly, Chen Biao still wanted to find something for the soldiers defending the city to do just in case.
Usually at this time, generals would take their soldiers out of the city to fight guerrilla warfare, using small victories from time to time to boost morale.
Even though Chen Biao promised them that he would find an opportunity for them to leave the city and actively attack Chen Youliang, he still wanted this group of people to stay in the city.
If people start to think about random things when they are idle, then don't let them be idle.
So Chen Biao organized the civil servants, literate women and common people in the city, distributed blackboards and chalk to them, and asked them to teach the soldiers defending the city, so that the soldiers could learn to read and count.
Zhu's army consisted of 112 soldiers, each a hundred households. Since there were so few literate people in the city, it was just right for one person to be in charge of each hundred households.
Chen Biao first counted the percentage of the soldiers' surnames in the city, arranged them from high to low, found words or poems containing Chinese characters for these surnames, compiled them into simple jingles, and taught them once in each "Character Class".
The "arithmetic class" teaches uppercase numbers, lowercase numbers, Indian numerals, and the multiplication table in a step-by-step manner.
Chen Biao didn't set a specific length for each class, only an exam based on how much had been learned. If all the students passed the exam, the teacher would act as a storyteller and tell them a fresh and interesting story.
These books are all stories of modern animation, film, television and online novels narrated by Chen Biao, and compiled by the storyteller of the Chen family. Every section is full of the maliciousness of the dog who cuts off the chapter.
What's worse is that every centurion heard a different story. If they want to know the follow-up, it's useless to ask others.
Therefore, they could only study hard and urge other fellow soldiers in the hundred households to study hard, so as to pass the exams quickly and hear stories.
Chen Biao was even so crazy as to have people bring out all the musical instruments and add background music when he was telling stories.
Many people in the labor reform camp had sung operas, and some scholars or women in the city could sing folk songs. Chen Biao gathered this group of talented people to compose a theme song for the climax of the story as the finishing touch.
An old craftsman who volunteered to do labor service said he could make shadow puppets.
Chen Biao waved his hand and asked the old craftsman to teach people how to make several sets of shadow puppets, adding animation effects to the story of the best "Hundred Households Class", and an evaluation was held every three days.
The soldiers were all crying with envy.
Zhao Desheng was dumbfounded: "Where's the promise of going out of town?"
Niu Hailong was busy writing on the blackboard: "I'm busy, waiting to hear the story!"
Zhao Desheng walked around the city wall and found that all his soldiers were busy doing math. He was so angry that he leaned against the city wall, folded his arms and groaned.
Niu Hailong looked up: "What are you humming about? You don't want to listen to stories? Then do you want to join that class?"
Zhao Desheng wondered, "Why do you want me to join that class?"
Niu Hailong said, "There's a Qian Hu named Zhang Ziming in their class who learns really fast and can even teach others. He's even won first place twice. Go and lower their grades!"
Zhao Desheng: “?” I fucking…
Zhao Desheng said in a deep voice, "Of course I'll join your class."
Niu Hailong's expression froze, and he said, "Stop it? Oh... Stop beating me! Are you still angry and embarrassed?!"
Zhang Ziming glanced at Zhao Desheng and Niu Hailong who were fighting, and smiled triumphantly.
Our class still takes first place in this city wall!
"What happened? What happened? Why did a fight break out?" Chen Biao climbed up the city wall with a group of craftsmen, panting, and asked in surprise.
Zhao Desheng and Niu Hailong immediately stopped fighting: "Nothing, just sparring."
Chen Biao glanced at the two of them suspiciously and said, "You both have injuries. If you want to spar, wait until your injuries are healed before sparring. Come, let me show you a new toy."
Zhao Desheng's face was filled with awe: "Isn't this another literacy card?"
Chen Biao said, "No. It's basketball and football. I've promoted them in Yingtian, and they're already very popular there, but they haven't spread to Hongdu yet."
Chen Biao was worried that these children would still overthink things when he forced them to read, practice calligraphy, arithmetic and listen to stories.
Sports competitions are also held regularly in the military camp. Perhaps sports can help them relax.
Chen Biao originally wanted to make some poker or board games, but the rules of board games were rather complicated, and most of the soldiers were illiterate, so it was too difficult for them to remember them, so it was not as good as sports.
So Chen Biao had basketball hoops erected on the city wall and a small football field drawn on the open space behind the city gate, and taught them how to play ball sports.
"These balls were carefully sewn by the women in the city. Remember to thank them." Chen Biao patted the ball. He wanted to shoot and explain the rules of the game himself, but then he remembered his poor shooting skills, so he threw the basketball to Zhao Desheng and taught him how to shoot.
Zhao Desheng was worthy of being a military general. He shot the ball high over the backboard and accurately hit the head of Niu Hailong who was standing a few steps behind the backboard.
Chen Biao: "Uncle Zhao, you must have done this on purpose."
Niu Hailong: "Zhao Desheng! You absolutely did this on purpose!"
Other soldiers: "Hahahaha!"
When Chen Biao saw Zhao Desheng and Niu Hailong fighting again, he held his forehead while looking for someone to separate them.
Shouldn't he get the football out and let them play to their heart's content?
Forget it, just in case their wounds burst, let’s not teach them football.
Chen Youliang waited outside the city for the morale of Hongdu Prefecture to decline.
He tried every possible means. He sent troops to harass the enemy, spread rumors that Zhu Yuanzhang had been defeated and had abandoned Hongdu Prefecture, deliberately feasted and lavishly outside the city walls, deliberately killed people outside the city walls to intimidate the soldiers defending the city... He even asked others to try some unconventional tactics like having the musicians sing songs of homesickness.
Ten days later, Chen Youliang thought that the morale in the city must be low, so he sent people to inquire about the news in the city.
Chen Youliang: "Are they showing signs of fatigue?"
The inquirer said: "Not only do they not look tired, but the city walls are filled with laughter and joy. I don't know what they are doing."
Chen Youliang: “…”
He racked his brains and couldn't figure out why this group of people had been besieged for nearly a month and still maintained basic morale. Even if Zhu Wenzheng was strict in his military discipline, why were they so full of laughter? How could they still laugh in such a situation?
Could it be that the city's defenders have received news that Zhu Yuanzhang's reinforcements are coming?
The cautious Chen Youliang was worried and quickly sent people to inquire about Zhu Yuanzhang's news, and once again launched a fierce attack on Hongdu Prefecture.
The momentum of this attack was almost the same as the original one. Chen Youliang protected the large siege machinery at all costs, so Lu Gongche and siege wood finally came in handy.
Chen Biao almost used up all his ammunition before he destroyed Lu Gong's chariot and the siege wood.
Chen Youliang wanted to use the bulky Lu Gong carriage, so the only choice he had was the new city gate guarded by Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong.
When Chen Biao was about to use up all his gunpowder reserves, Li Wenzhong objected, "Biao'er, are you going to use up all your reserves now? It's only been a month! We can send people out!"
Xue Xian also agreed: "That's right! Our heavy cavalry can kill all those who operate Lu Gong's chariot, and then dismantle Lu Gong's chariot! Biao'er, fighting means losing lives, don't be reluctant! Save the gunpowder, just in case!"
Chen Biao shook his head and said calmly, "There's no need to be prepared. Chen Youliang is so crazy, there is only one possibility. The lord's reinforcements will arrive in the next few days. This is the last siege we face."
Li Wenzhong and Xue Xian were extremely surprised: "Really?!"
Chen Biao nodded and said, "Trust me."
Xue Xian clenched his fists: "Of course I believe you! Little Military Advisor, I'll do whatever you say!"
Chen Biao said, "Don't you want to get out? Wait until I blow up Lu Gong's carriage and use up all the ammunition. Then I'll open the city gates and send all your heavy cavalry out and kill as many as you want!"
Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong: "Yes!"
Chen Biao said, "Brother Zheng should be here soon. Tell him not to come up. Tell him to open all the city gates and wait for my signal to attack together! When you attack, shout, 'Reinforcements have arrived! Surrender and you will not be killed!'"
Xue Xian and Li Wenzhong: "Yes!!"
Chen Biao took a few deep breaths, and a very discordant madness appeared on his young face.
Chen Youliang was extremely cautious in his military operations, so he was a crazy gambler.
This time he not only wants to defend the city successfully, but also wants to win a big victory!
In ancient times, Zhang Liao defeated 100,000 troops with only 800 men. Today, Zhang Shicheng is leading more than 1,000 men to chase more than 100,000 men. Our Hongdu Prefecture garrison is no worse than them!