In ancient times, the wooden houses in the city were usually arranged one after another in a row, so fire was the most dangerous.
This is why in ancient times arsonists were often punished with serious crimes.
Watchmen at night often shout "Beware of fire candles" while reporting the watch, as a constant reminder of fire prevention.
Of course, the situation in Handan at this time cannot be solved by "being careful with the candle".
Handan originally also had protection against "fire" coming from outside.
It's just that the previous protection was against rockets.
The rocket shot straight into the city fifty steps from outside the city and reached the sky.
Therefore, no houses were built within fifty steps of the city wall.
Another advantage of doing this is that the open terrain makes it easier to mobilize troops and generals and allocate supplies.
But today is different from the past.
The Qin army used trebuchets, which had a range of more than a hundred steps longer than rockets.
And that's a linen fire bomb, which is light in weight, has good elasticity, and catches fire quickly.
After being thrown into the city, it jumped around and burned everywhere.
It is really...a must-have bullet for killing people and setting fires when traveling at home.
But after a while, Handan, which was originally quiet under the curfew, became chaotic like boiling water.
Shouts, splashing water, exclamations...
At this time, Yang Duanhe took the opportunity to command his soldiers to launch a fierce attack on the city.
Suddenly, the fire was blazing and the sound of killing was loud, and the crowds in front of the city were very lively.
Looking at the groups of soldiers attacking the city wall like ants in the night, Shen Bing couldn't help but sigh again about the benefits of being in the artillery division.
What Shen Bing didn't know was that his troubles did not come from Handan in front, but from behind...
The artillerymen and craftsmen welcomed Shen Bing's appointment as engineer.
This is not only because of Shen Bing's previous ability and wisdom, but more importantly, because of his interests.
The greatest benefit is "collective discussion of merit."
"Collective discussion of merit" can be said to be another advanced feature of the Qin Dynasty's twenty military merit title system.
Before Shang Yang's reform, most of the credit went to the generals.
This obviously has many problems:
For example, if a general ignores the casualties of his subordinates, he can fill them with the corpses of his subordinates for victory and credit.
For example, subordinates understand that victory and achievements have little to do with them, so they passively save their lives and lose morale.
If we talk about merit as a collective, there won't be any of these problems. If everyone is prosperous, everyone will be prosperous, and everyone will suffer losses.
Each battle is not just about simply winning, but one's own battle losses must be less than the number of enemies killed in order to receive credit.
This forces the general to find ways to save the lives of his men.
This in turn will unite his subordinates to fight the enemy bravely, forming a virtuous circle.
Therefore, it is not without benefit that Shen Bing persuaded more than a hundred cavalry to surrender and shared the credit.
The subordinates who receive the credit will be grateful to Shen Bing, and the craftsmen who do not receive the credit will want to be included in the Shen Bing system.
As a result, Shen Bing quickly gained the support of everyone: they believed that Shen Bing would win the title.
What's more, Shen Bing also helped the Qin army to save the Qin army from danger many times, and also invented new gadgets one after another...
In this case, even if Shen Bing doesn't take over as engineer, I'm afraid someone won't want to.
Even if Shen Bingjue "doesn't change", some people are worried that he will return home.
If Shen Bing leaves, where will they find this plug-in "trainer"?
Not only the gunner, but also other craftsmen accompanying the army such as blade masters, weapon masters, siege masters, defense masters, etc. were all staring at the position of the gunner.
If it weren't for the restriction of household registration, even the soldiers would want to squeeze in to the artillery division...
In the past, soldiers were prestigious because they were promoted quickly.
Nowadays, artillerymen are promoted not only quickly but also with less danger. Naturally, they are popular among the public.
But as the saying goes, "a big tree attracts wind", Shen Bing's rapid promotion will naturally offend the interests of some people.
Chen Wei is one of them.
Speaking of which, Chen Wei's title will not be changed.
It's just that Chen Wei inherited the hairpin Niaojue passed down from his ancestors for three generations.
In addition, he has worked hard in the military for more than 20 years to reach where he is today.
At this time, seeing Shen Bing easily promoted to the same title as him, his heart was naturally unbalanced.
It’s just that the mind is unbalanced.
Chen Wei thought about it carefully.
Shen Bing replaced Xun as an engineer in just one month, so why not replace him as a stingy man one day?
The scene of Xun being driven out of the gunnery unit yesterday is still vivid in my mind.
Although Chen Wei is not as old as Xun, he has no injuries.
However, these days of doing nothing gave him a strong sense of crisis:
This Qin army doesn’t care for idlers!
With this Chen Bing, he, a stingy man, has become an idle man.
Is that still far away from being lowered?
Therefore, in order to preserve his identity and status, he must get rid of the threat of Shen Bing.
However...how to eradicate this threat?
Report rape?
Not to mention that we couldn't find any clues about Shen Bing's crime.
Even if a flaw is found, Shen Bing is highly regarded by the general and the captain, so I'm afraid it will be ignored.
Assassination?
Let’s not talk about whether it will be successful or not.
Even if it succeeds, I am afraid that the generals and captains will not give up.
If we continue to investigate by then, I am afraid that my own life will be in danger.
Not only is your life at risk, but your family members are also at risk.
It is absolutely impossible to do so.
Comparing Shen Bing with his skills?
This is even more nonsense.
That Shen Bing always comes up with new and unique ways.
No matter what problem comes into his hands, he can always solve it easily.
Chen Wei walked back and forth in the tent, even though half of his head turned pale with worry, he couldn't think of a feasible strategy.
Suddenly an idea struck me:
"Hold on!"
"If you can't eradicate it, why not do the opposite and recommend it?"
"General Wang Jian always transfers talents from General Yang's department."
"If this Shen Bing is recommended to the general..."
Thinking about it, even Chen Wei himself was moved by being able to come up with such a clever plan.
In this way, not only do you no longer have to be a villain, but you can also make meritorious deeds by recommending talents.
At the same time, Shen Bing can be removed from the artillery division...
So what if Shen Bing becomes famous in Wang Jian's department?
He can still do whatever he wants in Yang Duanhe's department.
Who knows, a few years later, Shen Bing will still be grateful to himself for this!
So Chen Wei no longer hesitated.
Immediately, he ordered his men to prepare their chariots and horses and leave the camp, heading straight for the Western Camp where General Wang Jian was.
At this time, Wang Jian was shocked by the fireballs that shot into the city from the north of the city.
Wang Jian also heard about the victory of Yang Duan and his troops in a fire attack on Zhao Jun in Woniu Mountain.
He only thought it was an ordinary rocket fire attack.
Only then did I realize that this was not the case.
From this, a lot of doubts immediately swirled in Wang Jian's mind:
What is the fireball made of?
Or something was thrown?
He was able to cross the city wall and penetrate more than a hundred steps into the city...
If we were to attack randomly in all directions outside Handan City, how could Handan be lucky?
But if the fire at the north gate cannot be controlled now, the city may be destroyed!
We also want Yang Duanhe to come out on top.
At this moment, the Ministry of Finance will come in and report:
"General."
"General Yang has captured Chen Wei, a stingy man, and wants to see him."
Wang Jian couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. Just as he was about to ask whether he wanted to know or not, he came to his door.