Because Cheng Chumo's weapon was too heavy, he could only march with the infantry. Fortunately, he was strong and did not feel tired. Due to the lack of rations, the entire march was a little slow. They could only travel 60 miles in a day. At this speed, it would take them 20 days to reach Dingxiang.
Ten days later, the snow became heavier and the march became slower. So Cheng Yaojin called over the generals and asked,""Everyone, with the current speed, we won't be able to reach Dingxiang in another 20 days. At that time, it will inevitably delay the military aircraft. I called everyone today to ask if there is any way to increase the speed of the army and reach Dingxiang in 10 days?”
The generals looked at each other and shook their heads. Cheng Chumo saw that everyone had no choice but to come out and say,"Senior guard, what's slowing us down now is only the rations. The snow blocking the road doesn't really affect the speed of the guards." First, we can make some changes to the grain cart. We can change the wheels into curved wooden planks. This way, the speed of the cart on the snow will be greatly increased. Secondly, they would leave behind a portion of the soldiers to protect the rations. The rest would bring along a few days 'worth of rations and head straight for Dingxiang City. They might be able to reach there in less than 10 days. This way, even if Dingxiang was not taken in two or three days, the rations would have arrived, and there would be no soldiers going to the battlefield hungry.”
Cheng Yaojin looked at Cheng Chumo with approval, then looked around and asked,"What do you think of my son's idea? Is it feasible?"”
Niu Jinda said," Zhijie, you have a successor. Chumo's idea is very good. He has considered everything and is very feasible. Let's leave it at that."”Then, he said to Cheng Chumo,"Teach us how to make the wooden planks later so that we can quickly implement them."”
Cheng Chumo looked at Cheng Yaojin, who nodded at him. So Cheng Chumo said,"Senior guard Niu, senior guards, follow me."”Soon, he taught everyone.
In the next half a day, the entire army started to cut down trees, make sleigh boards, and modify cars. It was completed in just one morning. They even made a small sleigh with three to five people to carry their rations on the march. After finishing all the preparations in the afternoon, Cheng Yaojin took the 10000 cavalrymen and set off.
This time, Cheng Chumo also rode a horse. He put his weapon on the sleigh and let the horse drag it. Just like that, after five days of rapid marching, they arrived at a valley 50 miles away from Dingxiang City.
Cheng Yaojin called Xi Junmai over and asked," What news do you have?”
Xi Jun bought it back and said," I just received news that Liang Shidu and Liang Cheng had completely fallen out two days ago. Liang Cheng rebelled, but it just so happened that Jie Li Khan brought 10,000 troops to Dingxiang for the winter, and Liang Cheng was suppressed.”
"Sigh, man's plan is not as good as God's plan. In that case, we have a tough battle to fight. Dingxiang's city walls are high and strong.”Cheng Yaojin sighed.
"Senior Guard Cheng, why don't you ask Commandant Cheng? He might have an idea.”Xi Junmai reminded.
"Alright, that kid does have some clever ideas. When you go back, call that kid over.”
"Yes," Xi Junmai replied.
After a while, Cheng Chumo walked into the tent, covered in snow.”
"Yes, Dalang, look, the situation is like this..." As he spoke, he explained the situation. "Do you have any way to break through the city and reduce our losses?”
Cheng Chumo thought to himself that it seemed like his secret weapon was going to come in handy. "Father, this is a piece of cake for me.”
Cheng Yaojin said seriously," There's no joking in the army. Do you really have a way to break through Dingxiang City?”
"Father, don't worry. I'm willing to make a military pledge.!”Cheng Chumo replied seriously.
"Then how many men do you need?" Cheng Yaojin asked again.
"This method of mine doesn't require a single soldier. If you trust me, I'll definitely let you rest in Dingxiang City tonight.”
"Oh, you're so confident. Why should I believe you? This is the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.”
"Father, please follow me." Cheng Chumo said.
Cheng Chumo led Cheng Yaojin to the sleigh behind his tent. "Father, this is all I have." Cheng Chumo pointed at the large wooden barrels on the car.
"You can take Dingxiang with just these few wooden barrels. Are you sure you're not joking?”
Cheng Chumo also knew that he wouldn't believe it if he didn't let Cheng Yaojin experience the power of this wooden barrel. So he took out a small jar that was about the size of a fist and walked a hundred steps away to place it on the ground. "Father, the things in this jar are the same as those wooden barrels. You'll know why I'm so confident that I can break through Dingxiang with just a few wooden barrels.”
"Yes, I'm watching."
" Father, go further away. Go 20 steps away and lie down. Cover your ears," Cheng Chumo said seriously.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Cheng Chumo's expression. It didn't seem like he was talking nonsense, so he didn't say anything and obediently walked 20 steps away.
Cheng Chumo saw that Cheng Yaojin didn't cover his ears and couldn't help but think that he would suffer later. Although this jar was small, it was filled with the black gunpowder that Cheng Chumo had brought from the modern world. It was a full 500 grams. In modern times, a firecracker could only be loaded with three to five grams of gunpowder. When people were not paying attention, they would be shocked. Cheng Chumo took out a lighter and lit the fuse. Then, he immediately ran to Cheng Yaojin and covered his ears.
" Boom!" With a loud sound, snowflakes and pottery pieces flew everywhere. Cheng Yaojin saw Cheng Chumo tug at his clothes. His mouth moved, but no sound was heard. He only felt a buzzing sound in his ears. He was completely stunned. After a while, he finally returned to normal.
"Father, go and see the power of my Heaven Shaking Thunder.”
They walked over to take a look and saw that the snow three steps around where the jar had been had been cleared. A half-foot-deep pit was blasted into the ground at the center.
"Hiss, this thing is so powerful.”Cheng Yaojin muttered.
"How is it, dad? This small jar only contains half a catty of medicine, but it's already so powerful. That wooden bucket contained 200 catties. If I sneak to the entrance of Dingxiang City at night and light another wooden bucket, would the city gate not be broken?”Cheng Chumo said proudly.
"This thing, uh, you made the Heaven Shaking Thunder.”Cheng Yaojin looked around." No one else knows, right?”
"Only I know the recipe for this Heaven Shaking Thunder.”Cheng Chumo said," I know the severity. Dad, I didn't let anyone know that I made it in Chang 'an."”
"What? You made it at home? I'll beat you to death, you bastard. You actually made such a dangerous thing at home. If it explodes, our Duke Lu Residence will be in heaven.”As she spoke, she kicked Cheng Chumo's butt.
"I won't dare, Father. I won't dare to do it in the future.”Cheng Chumo shouted as he dodged.
"I'll settle the score with you when we get back. Now, go inform the generals to come to my tent for a meeting.”
"Yes, Senior Guard Cheng.”Cheng Chumo replied cheekily.
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