Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

The most likely possibility is that Chen Qiao used a river embankment upstream of the hydraulic project. If the upstream river embankment bursts, the water will rush down directly and the enemy's leading troops may be submerged in an instant.

The reason why Chen Qiao could make this decision was because Chen Qiao once stationed in Qingshuiyan and was very familiar with the terrain of this place.

After understanding the reason for Chen Qiao's victory, Ning Fan also admired Chen Qiao very much. Whether Chen Qiao was opportunistic or he took advantage of the rising flood, this shows that Chen Qiao is very thoughtful.

"Chen Qiao, tell me, General, how on earth did you defeat the enemy's vanguard with such a small force?"

Huang Chao was impatient.

When Huang Chao said this, Chen Qiao had a slightly embarrassed look on his face. After all, his victory this time was a bit weak.

"General, this victory must be entirely attributed to the river embankment upstream."

Chen Qiao didn't dare to hide it and told the truth in one sentence.

And this just confirmed Ning Fan's guess. He was right at all. The reason why Chen Qiao was able to win unexpectedly and win with less was entirely due to the river water upstream.

When Huang Chao heard that Chen Qiao had used this method to defeat the enemy, he had a faint look of disappointment on his face.

"Chen Qiao, this time you directly defeated the enemy with a variety of tricks. I will make you the school's heroic cavalry general."

Huang Chao did not recognize Chen Qiao's achievements from the bottom of his heart, but Ning Fan immediately named Chen Qiao a fourth-grade general, which greatly exceeded Huang Chao's expectations.

In the Dakang Dynasty, military generals were divided into five ranks, the lowest rank being the Heavenly General, which was also the rank of Chen Qiao before, and was the first-level general in the army.

The fourth-grade generals include military generals, central defender generals, and lieutenant generals and guerrilla generals.

And Ning Fan just made Chen Qiao Guerrilla General, who belongs to the fourth rank general.

There are three levels of generals further up, including the generals of the four towns of Zhengnan, Zhengbei, Zhengxi, Zhengxi, Zhengdong, and the fourth generals of Zhennan, Zhenbei, Zhendong, Zhenxi, and Xi Zhen.

When you reach the level of a third-grade general, you can actually command an army of 100,000.

There are second-grade generals above. Second-grade generals, including cavalry generals, are already very high-level generals. For example, Huang Chao is now a cavalry general.

When you reach the level of a second-grade general, you can command an army alone, often with at least 300,000 troops, and can guard one side alone.

As for the first-grade generals, they were the highest-ranking generals in the imperial court, including Taiwei Situ Sikong and generals who had the title of Marquis like Xiao Chong.

In Huang Chao's view, Chen Qiao was promoted to the first level by Ning Fan just for digging a river embankment. In his view, it was unbelievable. After all, the military ability recognized by Huang Chao must be real.

The reason why Chen Qiao was able to achieve this victory was entirely because Huang Chao did not approve of opportunism.

Although he didn't agree with it, Huang Chao also knew that the first victory brought a huge change to the entire morale. Ning Fan named Chen Qiao a fourth-rank general, which was also a symbolic meaning.

"Your Majesty, Chen Qiao doesn't dare. The reason why I was able to defeat the enemy was entirely due to opportunism. I don't deserve your Majesty's attention at all."

Hearing that Ning Fan had reincarnated himself, Chen Qiao was so excited that he couldn't control himself. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ning Fan.

Ning Fan didn't expect that this boy Chen Qiao was very humble. He named him a fourth-grade man, and that this boy General could still be humble, and he felt happy immediately.

"No matter what method you used to win, your contribution this time is real. There is nothing wrong with me naming you a fourth-grade general."

Ning Fan just said one word and blocked all Chen Qiao's humble words. Chen Qiao was speechless and could only kowtow to Ning Fan to thank him.

After returning to Pingnanguan, Ning Fan felt that something was different in the military camp. It was originally a pool of stagnant water and a plate of loose sand, but now the entire military camp smelled of gunpowder everywhere.

Chen Qiao was able to be promoted to a rank by digging up the river embankment upstream without spending a single soldier. This was still very unbalanced for other generals.

They fight to the death on the battlefield and confront the enemy with their heads raised, but Chen Qiao can easily be promoted to a higher rank. This is really unacceptable.

So at this time, all the generals were holding their breath in their hearts. These generals were like dry firewood piled together, and they were poured with kerosene and were about to explode.

They were holding a breath in their chests and wanted to make great achievements and be promoted to a higher level like Chen Qiao.

Soon the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune came, and the enemy's second line of troops had already arrived at the city.

"Generals, who dares to fight? This time the enemy army is still 15,000."

Ning Fan was sitting in the Chinese army tent.

These generals at Pingnanguan were all brought out by Huang Chao. They focused on military tactics and strategies rather than on adapting to changes. It can be said that the minds of these people have been systematized and rigid, so Ning Fan's views on these generals are not as good as Chen Qiao's previous views.

However, after Ning Fan finished speaking, several generals rushed to stand up. They said that they did not need too many men and only five thousand men could directly defeat the enemy's vanguard.

Ning Fan felt disappointed in his heart, and he shook his head slightly. It seemed that these generals were ignoring the facts in order to make achievements.

"Tell me, how can you take 5,000 men to fight against the enemy's 15,000 men?" Ning Fan was already a little unhappy. In order to get promoted and make a fortune, these people would do whatever they could to get promoted, even in reality. The situation is no longer considered.

You must know that this is war, not a child's play. Once you lose on the battlefield, there will be heads rolling and blood flowing all over the ground.

Sure enough, the general chosen by Ning Fan hesitated and couldn't answer a word. He just had a hot head and didn't think about how to deal with the enemy's vanguard. He just wanted to take over this matter. , and then go back and slowly think of a solution.

"As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. How many enemy troops are there in a year? You don't even know what strategy you should use to deal with it. How dare you boast to me about Haikou?"

Ning Fan immediately flew into a rage. He slapped the table and ordered someone to push down the general. He was immediately demoted one level, from General Siping to General Five.

At this time, the generals who felt as if they had been given blood were completely chilled. Their heads suddenly became clear and they were not as crazy as before. They all lowered their heads.

"Your Majesty is willing to go. It's just that this time there are 15,000 people in the vanguard. I need at least 10,000 people to deal with them."

There was a voice from the corner, it was Chen Qiao. Ningfan saw Chen Qiao standing up again, with a playful expression on his face.

It seems that Chen Qiao has indeed changed this time and is no longer as confident as before. Moreover, this time Chen Qiao also asked to lead 10,000 troops.

The fourth-grade general's authority to lead troops is just enough, which is 10,000 people. However, Chen Qiao led 10,000 people to fight against 15,000 people. In fact, it was not too difficult.

"Well, I will give you 10,000 people and let you fight against the enemy's center army. If you can win this battle, I will promote you to a third-grade general."

Ning Fan waved his hand and said to Chen Qiao.