It was so satisfying to eat with other people's money. A certain prince and several important officials from the imperial court feasted and drank in the courtyard of the East Palace, and all they had to do was invite some maids to dance.
It is really rare to be able to take out money from Huang Taiji's pocket. Of course, a banquet must be held to celebrate, but the scale cannot be too large, otherwise the money will be spent soon, and the water will have to flow slowly no matter what.
It is estimated that this is the time for a certain prince. If Feng Quan goes there again, he will have to give his head to others. Xu Dingguo's head can be pawned, but this guy's head is worthless!
There are many general military officers in the Ming Dynasty. If one dies, another one will be sealed. But there are only two ministers of the Ministry of Rites, and the other one is in Nandu.
As the Minister of Rites, Feng Quan still had a heavy task on his shoulders. Not only did he have to ask for money in person and come back for the banquet, he also had to accept an exclusive interview with a reporter from the "Jingshi Daily" to talk about his thoughts on this trip.
Then he will take the lead, and the Ministry of Rites will come up with an "Essay on Complaints against Captives" and publish it in the newspaper. This will be considered a one-stop and considerate service.
Of course, this can only be done after Feng Quan sobers up, otherwise he will be so drunk that he will run away from the carriage...
"Huang Taiji? I'm not afraid! Tell Huang Taiji, the leader, to get over here! I can kill him with just one mouth!"
A certain prince could guess this result just by using his heels without even using his brain!
It would definitely not be published in a newspaper. Although the interview is written in vernacular, the truth cannot be exaggerated.
At least it should be consistent with the actual situation and interpreted appropriately, and readers should not be allowed to see their own jokes.
"Essential Letter to the Prisoners" is a high-end work. It can bring out the special talents of those rotten Confucians in the Ministry of Rites. You can do whatever you want!
Our Ming Dynasty is so powerful. The Minister of Military and Aircraft is so drunk that he can’t even walk in a straight line, but he can still go on duty...
Anyway, nothing will happen in the short term, at least today.
Before Braid's red cannon exerts its power, Huang Taiji will not easily let his Braid army come to attack the city.
The walls of the old city of Beijing are as high as three stories, and the moat is more than 20 meters wide, which the defenders rely on.
If the red cannons can't break the city wall, the coated minions can't fill the moat.
Whether it was the Eight Banners soldiers or the Han soldiers, they had to feed the fish before rushing to the base of the city.
A certain prince did not ask Zhang Guowei, the "chief engineer of the empire," to organize manpower to widen the moat in the old city.
Rather than doing this, it is better to focus on building new cities.
If the walls of the new city are not properly built, it will really be a waste of time.
Since there was no time to build the second city wall, Zhang Guowei had no choice but to build the first city wall in the new city higher than the old city.
Except for a few rainy days, with laborers working in three shifts and working 24 hours a day, the first city wall was completed as scheduled after four months of hard work.
The turrets and horse faces on the city wall are still being finished in full swing. If it doesn't work, trenches must be dug on the other side of the city to prevent the city from falling and the city falling.
The middle city is not a city, but an open space between the new city and the old city. Two city walls were built at the north and south ends, forming a temporary city.
In order to nip it in the bud, the walls of the middle city were lower than those of the new city and the old city. Even if the braid could break through from here, it would still be hit hard by crossfire from the east and west sides.
Huang Taiji came at the right time. If he had come two or three months later, the two walls of the new city would have been completed, and even the defensive slopes outside would have been repaired. By then, the exhausted braided army would not be able to attack the new city.
There were four troops led by the general stationed in the new city, with a total strength of no less than 20,000, and 50,000 strong men to assist. The second assistant Wu Zong was in charge of the command. A certain prince believed that there should be no danger in a short time.
It's hard to say in the middle city. Xu Dingguo is a typical white-eyed wolf. In addition, his unit's combat effectiveness is poor and the city wall is relatively weak. Whether it can withstand the opponent's first round of fierce attack is a question.
However, braids are great, but we still have holes to dig!
If there is a trap for horses, there will be a trap for humans!
Behind the city wall are trenches, behind the trenches are trenches, and between the trenches are pits!
The purpose of this gameplay is to actively slow down the braided soldiers. As long as they cannot rush up, the defenders behind the trench will have time to shoot and release arrows.
The most powerful thing of the Eight Banners Soldiers is mounted archery and close combat. It is impossible to attack a city on horseback, and street fighting cannot take advantage of close combat, so that is interesting.
Just in terms of shooting, the guys like Master Ming have never been afraid of anyone.
Even if I can’t kill you for a while, can’t I scare you to death?
According to Zhang Guowei's report, I heard that trenches and traps could protect against Tatars, so the people who moved into the city were really happy to dig them!
Many people are farmers and know how to dig the land. This is a good use of their expertise, not to mention that they can get paid for participating in the construction.
Zhang Guowei plans to dig three trenches, one of which is currently completed and the other is being dug.
According to current calculations, the third trench will be completed within ten days.
But can Huang Taiji give himself ten days to dig trenches?
A certain prince doesn’t know, I hope so!
It would be great if there was an excavator, but unfortunately the steam engine is still second-rate and loses its temper at every turn, so there is no hope for it now.
Huang Taiji led his troops to encircle Jinzhou to provide reinforcements, and this is what he did.
Now a certain prince will give him a way to treat others in his own way!
I'm digging a ditch, but I won't let you see it.
When you call in, we'll give you a big surprise!
If we had enough time, three trenches would become six!
By then, your braided soldiers will be too exhausted to rush over!
According to the report of "Conquering General" Abe Shigeji, the horse trap dug by the Japanese army north of Lushun played a huge role, causing the braided cavalry to complain incessantly and losing troops and generals.
By analogy, it is also possible to dig manholes in the capital, and maybe it will achieve good results.
Even if ten pits are dug and only one works, causing a braided soldier to sprain his feet, it is still worth it!
Trenches and pits combined with muskets and grenades can probably be an eye-opener for the "King of the Qing Dynasty".
A certain prince planned to turn the siege into a positional battle!
In jargon: You cow, why don't you come over here? ? ?
You can also try it in Xincheng. Everything will be decided through consultation with Wu Zong, the Second Assistant, Wang Jiayansheng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhong Qian, the Yushi of Zuodu.
You can't do this in the old city. The city is full of mansions and basically doesn't meet this prerequisite.
Then we must fight decisively at the top of the city. If the top of the city is lost, the entire city will be endangered.
The strength of the old city's defense lies not in its infrastructure, but in its weapons and troops.
The defenders have the largest number of troops, and their combat effectiveness is relatively higher than the other two fortresses. Coupled with the advantage in firepower, it is not easy for Braid to break in.
Anyway, a certain prince asked Feng Quan to tell Huang Taiji with a defense map that the defense force here was the strongest in the entire capital.
If Huang Taiji doesn’t believe it, then just give it a try and bear the consequences at your own risk. Sixth book
The arsenal in the city is working day and night to manufacture various types of weapons and equipment. If Huang Taiji wants to wait until early winter to attack the city, it will be even more difficult.
"Sisters, get in line!"
Under the organization of the beautiful biological mother, the East Palace quickly became lively again, and it was also filled with the smell of powder that made a certain prince delirious.
Since a certain prince and Xiao Feizhai didn't drink during the meal, there was no need to sober up. Once the big foodies were sent away, Dean Wu could come with the female doctor.
It is not etiquette to let the concubines of the concubine go to the former court for medical treatment, and it is even more so for Dean Wu to go to the concubine. The compromise solution is to go to the East Palace.
Female doctors only have a small amount of medical experience, and many of them were accumulated in army hospitals. Just in case, Director Wu had to supervise them on site to feel at ease.
Vaccination is a very simple matter. Just make a cut in your arm and smear the blood containing cowpox into the wound.
However, due to the special status of the vaccinator, this minimally invasive surgery requires extra care and attention.
Some aunts have never even been to the East Palace since they entered the palace.
She stayed behind all her life and evolved into a rotten girl.
This is also a pitiful person, and there is not much to hate about him.
If you want to be jealous, you must be appreciated by the emperor, otherwise you will be a widow. It is not an exaggeration at all.
The beautiful mother said that the prince decided to use immortal magic for the safety of the people in the city. The immortal magic is very powerful. In order to avoid accidental injury, he must do this in advance.
Those aunts didn't know the ropes. If the queen sister said to do it, then they had to do it, otherwise they wouldn't even get next month's salary.
After Aunt Tian is gone, the beautiful biological mother is now the legitimate and de facto owner of the palace, and can do whatever she wants. With the blame father gone, no one dares to care about these old ladies.
"Sister Queen! This method seems very painful!"
"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! Only by doing this can you save your life!"
Some young aunties were frightened when they saw the doctor trying to make a cut on their arm with a knife. Fortunately, the beautiful mother had already gained experience and was considered an expert. She knew how to fool the sisters around her into submission.
Does your mouth matter or your life matter?
I believe everyone will make an instinctive choice!
"Have you eaten, Dean? If not, I still have some here!"
"Thanks to His Highness's care, I still ate it!"
"At that moment, I asked the imperial chef to prepare some dishes for the dean and take them back to eat slowly. The doctors who came to operate will also share!"
Except for Wu Youxing, when everyone else finally came to the East Palace, a certain prince had to make careful arrangements.
Even eating and taking food can be considered as good, these people will be top students in the future.
Even if he only knows how to vaccinate pox, he is considered a skilled doctor.
Smallpox can be regarded as a quasi-terminal disease nowadays, and being able to vaccinate is considered a great skill.
"On behalf of everyone, I would like to thank Your Highness. I am a hundred times more pleased to see Your Highness recover than to taste the delicacies of the mountains and seas!"
Wu Youxing had no requirements for food or drink, and put his mind and body on the Army Hospital and the bound volume given by the emperor.
Wu Youxing was particularly happy to be able to use immortal magic to save him this time, especially to make the crown prince and King Dingzhi recover from smallpox.
Although there have been many clinical trials before, Wu Youxing was still a little worried when he was inoculating the prince.
Now I am finally relieved, and it will benefit tens of millions of Ming people in the future.
"Dean, the Donglu siege is imminent. If the situation is critical, I will use immortal magic on a large scale, which means that the entire city will be vaccinated. The dean's side had better organize the corresponding manpower in about half a month. , to avoid a shortage of manpower by then. We don’t need too many. We estimate that five hundred to one thousand people will be enough, including doctors and assistants. The doctor is only responsible for vaccination, and the assistant is responsible for preoperative disinfection and postoperative bandaging, maintaining the scene The factory guard is responsible for keeping order."
This is a minimally invasive surgery that is simple and time-consuming. As long as the streamlined vaccination model is used, even two million people in the city can be vaccinated within four or five days.
Since the power of cowpox is extremely limited, it is not contagious between people. The common people can eat and drink when they go back, and it will not affect anything, especially the defenders.
But for braids, that's a different story.
You just want to get vaccinated immediately. Do you have a cow with pox in your hand?
Almost all the four-legged livestock in Jifu area were plundered by Wang Shi.
Even if we can find a few pox-infected cows, if we don't find a method, Huangtai Chicken will not dare to inoculate the army easily.
If there is something wrong with the vaccination, then there will be no war, and the entire army will have to withdraw outside the customs immediately for repairs.
"I obey my order. I will organize the manpower to prepare for this matter when I get back!"
"Don't make any announcements! You don't need to let anyone know the details for the time being! Just say that you are attending a minimally invasive surgery exhibition!"
"yes!"
Based on the effect of cowpox and the prince's vaccination plan, Wu Youxing has now guessed what the so-called magic is.
However, in view of what Donglu had done each time he entered the customs, even if Wu Youxing was a benevolent doctor, he would turn a blind eye and keep his mouth shut.
A certain prince regretted that the safest plan would be to start large-scale vaccination on the eve of the use of super biochemical weapons.
If you do this now, it is very likely that secrets will be leaked. The only reliable way is to lock up these female doctors and release them when they are vaccinated.
As long as one of them leaks this matter, the whole plan may be ruined, and guarding the capital will be a bloody battle.
If you use smallpox virus to attack the braided army, nothing will happen here. How many people on the other side can survive depends on their luck. It is definitely a zero-cost transaction.
Snake venom is a backup plan. It is best not to use it as a last resort, because there is no antidote for snake venom, and it is impossible to create a serum. If you don't want to accidentally injure your own soldiers, it is best not to use it, or only use it through artillery.
More importantly, the production of snake venom is limited, and it will not be as big as smallpox in the short term. No matter what, it will take another two months to save enough.
If we use other diseases to make up the number, firstly, it is too late, and secondly, it is wrong.
After a quick calculation, let's just play smallpox honestly. At least this thing is controllable.
A certain prince would be most happy to see the news that the emperor's chicken died of smallpox published in the newspaper one day!
Unfortunately, this is just a possibility, and there is still a long way to go before it becomes a reality!
Thinking of this, a certain prince even hoped that Huang Taiji would come to attack the city as soon as possible, so that the possibility of leaking the secret could be reduced invisibly.
Wu Youxing didn't reveal much to his doctors, but asked them to go into the back mansion to perform a small operation on the nobles.
All the cowpox was provided by him personally, and there is no possibility of leaking secrets at this stage for the time being.
To put it bluntly, even if Huang Taiji started inoculating his braided army, it would still take a month or two from onset to recovery.
The actual siege will have to be postponed until December. By then the weather will be cold and there will be no need to worry about not being able to cross the moat, but a certain prince will have enough snake venom.
Snake Venom VS Qing Warriors!
It seems that the Qing warriors still have to kneel...
