Chapter 731: The Contest of Experience and Insight (3)
『PS: Reading the book review, it seems that many book friends think that biogas is a bug. In fact, dig a deeper pool underground, add some xiang diluted slightly with water, add some river bottom, swamp silt, etc., put it in, and then close the pool lid.
, leaving only one pipe, gas can be produced in about a week to a month, and there is no need for a valve system or anything like a book friend said.
The soil naturally has the effect of thermal insulation. As long as you pay attention to the sealing, the temperature outside and in the pool can be very different. If the temperature is still not up to standard, you can open another pipe to inject heat into the pool in the form of a bellows. The pipe
Bamboo can be used instead. As long as the gas is released on time, it will not explode. Therefore, it is not something too advanced. Do not confuse it with the biogas production system under modern technology management. It is a modern process and can be done with earthen methods.
arrive."
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When the time entered the twelfth lunar month, both the Wei army and the Chu army on the West Road battlefield seemed to have completely stopped, and almost no movement was seen anymore.
Even in the snowfields around Juyang County and Bingcheng, there were almost no traces of the scouts of the two armies, and there was a vast expanse of white everywhere.
Although Zhao Hongrun was quite depressed about the ice and snow, after all, it had to delay his attack on Juyang County, but aside from this factor, he actually liked the spectacular snow scene like this very much.
No, on a day in early December, with the ice sun rising high and the weather clear, Zhao Hongrun once again climbed up to an ice-shaped sentinel tower in the Ice City and looked at the seemingly endless snow scene outside the Ice City.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun and the Zongwei met Yan Mo and Nan Menyang who were patrolling.
"Your Highness seems to like the snow scene very much?"
Nanmenyang asked curiously, because since the attack on Juyang County was temporarily suspended, he had noticed more than once that His Highness King Su climbed up and looked at the snowy fields outside Bingcheng.
"Ah, I have rarely seen such a spectacular snow scene before."
Zhao Hongrun responded casually. After all, in his memory, there were almost no such spectacular snow scenes in Jiangdong when he was born. When he was a child, there were thousands of layers of snow every winter, sometimes only half a palm thick.
, and sometimes it doesn’t snow at all, or it snows at night, and when you wake up in the morning, the snow has already melted, and you can’t even build a snowman.
Unlike the snow on the snowfield outside the city at this moment, it is enough to cover the crotch of an adult man, making the entire snowfield a vast expanse of white, boundless as far as the eye can see, how spectacular it is.
"Does it rarely snow in the Wei Dynasty in winter?" Nanmen Yang looked at Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao in confusion, but the latter also shrugged with confusion.
It's no wonder, after all, sometimes even Wei Jiao, Lu Mu and other clan guards cannot fathom His Highness' talents.
Of course, I believe that Zhao Hongrun is probably the only one who really wants to appreciate this snow scene at this moment. After all, for people of this era, especially the Chu people, snow is not a beautiful thing to appreciate, but a disaster, a huge disaster.
For example, Yan Mo looked slightly absent-minded as he looked at the snowy fields outside Bingcheng.
It's no wonder, after all, Yan Mo's younger brothers and sisters died of hunger and cold in such freezing conditions.
"When the snow falls, I wonder how many civilians in Chuxi and Chudong will die of hunger and cold..."
Yan Mo sighed quietly.
The remaining generals didn't know what was going on, and they all looked at the snowy scene outside the city in a daze, feeling quite distracted.
Maybe they were thinking of their family members, whether they were in Wei or still in Chu.
This is not surprising. After all, for soldiers and generals in the army, they either have no time to relax and tense up day and night. Otherwise, once they are free, they will inevitably miss their families, which will have a certain impact on morale. This is inevitable
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"Your Highness?"
With a soft cry, Wu Ji from the Shangshui Army came here with a few soldiers and hugged Zhao Hongrun - he had just finished inspecting the status of his Shangshui soldiers.
"How are the soldiers doing?" Looking back at Wu Ji, Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile.
"Heating is not a problem." After boarding the sentry tower, Wu Ji simply reported the results of his inspection, and then added with a smile: "It's just that I'm a little too busy, everyone is hiding in the barracks (mud huts)...
"As he spoke, he thought for a while, clasped his fists and begged: "Your Highness, there won't be any fighting this month anyway, why don't we pull the soldiers out to practice?"
"Practice in this horrible weather?" Nanmen Yang had a strange expression on his face when he heard this.
Yan Mo didn't seem surprised by this. After all, the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army were trained according to the requirements for training the infantry of the Wei State. The training of the infantry of the Wei State has always been rain or shine, let alone heavy snowfall.
Even if a knife comes from the sky, you still need to train. Do you really think that the strength of the Wei infantry is innate?
For the sake of his compatriots, Yan Mo briefly introduced the training outline of the Wei infantry to Nanmenyang, but Nanmenyang was dumbfounded.
He finally understood why the predecessors of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army were clearly peasant soldiers temporarily recruited when Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, attacked the Wei State, but now their combat effectiveness can overwhelm the Chu State's regular army. The reason is that these two armies
Received rigorous training.
Thinking of this, Nanmenyang smiled and said: "That's good, why don't you count me in?"
Hearing this, Yan Mo and Wu Ji glanced at Nanmen Yang with half-smiling faces. After all, they all knew that Nanmenyang was currently in charge of an army that was no less numerous than the Yanling Army and the Shang Shui Army.
, maybe, His Highness King Su in front of him will give Nanmenyang the third army designation after Yanling Army and Shangshui Army.
"Drilling soldiers?" After listening to the conversation between the three generals under his command, Zhao Hongrun chuckled and shook his head.
To be fair, he is not a ruthless person when it comes to treating his loyal subordinates. Since he knows that his soldiers are already suffering enough in this cold winter, why bother to burden them further?
But having said that, it is undeniable that Wu Ji's concerns are reasonable. After all, if the soldiers are allowed to hide in the barracks for a month or two, without fighting or training during this period, whether the Wei army can maintain its previous level in the spring of next year will be a question.
But there is no guarantee.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Hongrun looked at the snow-covered wilderness outside the city. Suddenly, his heart moved and a smile appeared on his lips.
He nodded and said, "Okay, practice! ... But let's practice in a different way."
As he spoke, under the puzzled looks of several generals, he reached out and grabbed a handful of snow, shaped it into a snowball in his hand, and then threw it out of the city.
Seeing this, Zong Wei, Wei Jiao, Lu Mu and others suddenly felt deep in their hearts, and their faces showed a look of great interest.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun turned around and said with a smile: "Send the order, the Wei troops in the city will conduct drills."
Half an hour later, the soldiers in the many military buildings in the ice city were all called out by their respective generals of one thousand or two thousand men.
It has to be said that when these soldiers heard that they were going to have a drill, they complained and lamented. After all, no one was willing to carry out any drill in such freezing weather.
But when the ordering soldiers shouted out the specific items of the drill at the top of their lungs, the soldiers' sadness gradually faded away and was replaced by a surge of excitement.
The drill took place on the open snowfield outside Bingcheng. The 5,000 Yanling army led by Yan Mo and the 5,000 merchant navy army led by Wu Ji stood in line outside the city, while the rest of the soldiers crowded in.
A look inside and outside the city.
Following the order from Zhao Hongrun who was standing on the wall of Ice City, the 5,000 Yanling Army and 5,000 Shang Shui Army quickly leaned over to grab a ball of snow from the ground, kneaded it into a snowball, and threw it towards the opposite side.
For a time, nearly ten thousand snowballs came and went, hitting their respective targets. I saw the five thousand Yanling Army or the five thousand Shang Shui Army moving around, avoiding the "enemy" snowballs while quickly rubbing the snow.
The ball was counterattacked, making the exercise intense from the beginning.
"Damn it, that bastard across the way is just staring at me and smashing him?"
"Big Eye Six, I knew it was you. If you have the guts, don't hide!"
"Ah, that bastard..."
Some of the soldiers on both sides cursed and some were provocative. Although they fell to the ground from time to time or were covered in snow by snowballs from the opposite side, their enthusiasm grew stronger and stronger.
Gradually, the Wei soldiers fighting inside and outside the city became itchy and joined the Yanling Army and Shangshui Army one after another. Even later, even the 50,000 newly surrendered Chu soldiers under Nanmen Yang's command also
There was no shortage of people joining this fateful battle between the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army.
Nearly 100,000 Wei soldiers were running in the snowy fields outside the Ice City. They were all sweating profusely and their foreheads were steaming. They no longer looked as wilted as they had just now.
Subsequently, under the guidance of Zhao Hongrun, this snowball battle gradually became more advanced. The Wei troops from the two camps no longer fought in a melee like they did at the beginning, and gradually learned how to build snow walls and dig snow tunnels.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun ordered the Zongwei to bring out the flags of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army, place them in the positions of both sides, and told the Wei soldiers on both sides that whoever grabbed the flag on the opposite side would win, and the reward would be to capture the giant.
After Yang County, he got an additional 10% of the spoils.
After hearing this, the soldiers from the Yanling Army camp and the Shangshui Army camp became even more morale-y. After all, the two were rivals who competed with each other. Plus, there were rewards for winning or losing. They became even more excited. They didn't care about the severe cold.
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However, no matter which camp the Wei soldiers belong to, it is not that simple to steal the opponent's military flag.
Because during this period, there were many reckless and impulsive soldiers who rushed out from behind the cover of the snow wall, only to be greeted by thousands of snowballs from the opponent. They were almost drowned, and in the end they had to flee back in embarrassment while spitting out snow.
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This made later generals like Yan Mo, Wu Ji, etc. begin to cheat and use strategies, making it difficult to separate the ground.
"Your Highness is brilliant..."
Looking at the two Wei soldiers outside the city, each with high morale and heat rising from his body, Nanmenyang admired the young His Highness Prince Su next to him even more.
With just a few small tricks, the morale of the army was boosted and it also served the purpose of training the soldiers.
But by the next day, Zhao Hongrun's organization was not needed at all, and the Wei soldiers in the ice city walked out of the city one after another to continue the snowball war that had no winner or loser yesterday.
However, today, more than a dozen Chu army scouts from Juyang County saw this scene from a distance.
"Eh? The entire Wei army is dispatched. Could it be that they want to attack our Juyang County? Please report back to Lord Jingshe immediately..."
"Wait a minute, what is this Wei Jun doing...?"
What appeared in front of the Chu army scouts was a snowball fight involving hundreds of thousands of Wei troops. The intensity was so intense that they were dumbfounded.