Chapter 126 Before the War

Guo Qianguan was completely convinced when he spoke like this, and his goal had been achieved. Chen Wanrong waved his right hand and Ge Shuhan shouted: "Stop!"

After breathing a sigh of relief, Guo Qianguan hugged his fists and said, "Chen Jianjun, Guo Qianguan has many faults, so please forgive me."

This cannot be blamed entirely on Guo Qianguan. The military supervisor is extremely unpopular in the army, and generals have a headache when they see the military supervisor. Guo Qianguan does not understand Chen Wanrong and regards him as the military supervisor who only knows how to steal credit and shirks responsibility, which makes such a struggle.

Although Guo Qianguan didn't know what the artillery was and did not understand the power of the artillery, he knew that the reason why the court ordered that war was not allowed during this period was to build artillery. The artillery was made by Chen Wanrong. Guo Qianguan saw the power of artillery and knew that he had made a big mistake. Artillery is indeed a powerful weapon, which can withstand thousands of troops. Can anyone who can make such a weapon is not qualified to be a military supervisor?

"General Guo is so serious!" Chen Wanrong didn't care much about himself.

Cheng Xiaotian ran over panting, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He ran and shouted, "The artillery is so powerful, so powerful!"

In order to scare him, Geshu Hante ordered the first god gunner Liu Fuqing to get as close to Cheng Xiaotian as possible to bombard him. Liu Fuqing was also a clever man. He took all his strength and pointed at Cheng Xiaotian to fight, so that he would not hurt him. Even so, Cheng Xiaotian, who had been bombarded by artillery for the first time in his life, was still very scared.

Looking at his almost exhausted look, Chen Wanrong was a little funny.

"You only realize that it's too late!" Guo Qianguan laughed very happily, and Chong Xiaotian scolded: "Who said that the cannon was not useful just now, and he wanted to test the cannon with his body?"

"Master, what did you say?" Cheng Xiaotian looked puzzled.

Guo Qianchang said angrily: "Are you deaf?"

"What?" Cheng Xiaotian still couldn't hear it clearly.

Guo Qianguan is about to have an attack, and Chen Wanrong then explained: "General Guo, you are wrongly accusing General Cheng. He is really unable to hear and is temporarily deaf."

"Dear?" Guo Qianguan's face changed drastically: "Jin Chen, you are too cruel!"

Although Cheng Xiaotian has the blessings of his ancestors, he is very brave and has talented people. He is a proud son in the army. If he is deaf, it would be a pity that Guo Qianguan would not be in a hurry.

"Don't worry, it's just temporary, it'll be fine after a while. The bombardment of artillery has a great impact on people's ears and can make people temporarily deaf." Chen Wanrong explained.

Guo Qianguan didn't believe it, but the facts were right in front of him. He couldn't believe it or not. He kept shaking his head and said, "The power of the cannon is greater than we imagined! It's amazing! When the cannon arrives, it's time to take down the stone castle city!"

These words were exactly what the generals thought. Before they could agree, they heard a sound of long live sound, which made the earth tremble. The sound came from the mouths of the Tang army soldiers, and many people shouted "Long live, long live!"

The Tang army soldiers that Chen Wanrong had just seen were loose and the military discipline was scattered. However, the Tang army now had a different person. They were all energetic and fighting spirit, with a fiery light in their eyes, and they wished they could kill to the battlefield immediately.

Ge Shuhan nodded gently: "This is what he looks like!"

Why did the Tang army change so much? The reason is that they were stationed here during this period, fighting but not fighting, retreating but not retreating. After eating, they had nothing to do and could only bask in the sun. It was nothing at first, but as time went by, the people relaxed. The Tang army, who was originally a fierce tiger, changed drastically in less than two months, looking loose, as if they were defeated.

The artillery was just now, and the camp was blown into ruins. Not only did they not frustrate, but they aroused their passion. Especially the soldiers under Cheng Xiaotian were the most excited. They stood close and saw clearly, and they could see clearly the whole process.

At first, they were quite shocked. When the artillery stopped, they realized that the court had brought an invincible weapon. It was not necessary to think about it that the big fight was about to start.

The Tang army was full of fighting spirit and passion. When they thought of going to the battlefield again, they were all excited, Mo Ming was full of passion. I don’t know who was the first to yell and received a response immediately.

The artillery was very moving and louder than thunder, which attracted the attention of the Tang army long ago. In a very short time, the power of the artillery spread throughout the military camp, and the Tang army was extremely excited.

Long live together, the army was united and shouted in unison. The hundred thousand troops raised their arms and shouted long live. The shocking power was imagined, making people excited. Chen Wanrong was greatly infected, waved his right hand and shouted: "Long live!"

Guo Qianguan and the others were not willing to fall behind and shouted in unison. For a moment, the entire Chiling was boiling, and the entire Tang army camp was gushing blood, and the soldiers wanted to kill Shibao City immediately.

Jibu authentically cooked barley wine, ate yak meat, and closed his eyes leisurely from time to time to reminisce. The battlefield without blood not only wiped out the fighting spirit of the Tang army, but also the enthusiasm of the Tubo people was not much left. Jibu was fine all day long, just drank small wine and some meat to pass the boring time.

Just when he was so happy, a shocking sound of long live came from the Tang army camp, which scared him and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground, smashing it to pieces.

Jibu jumped up suddenly, rushed to the top of the city, and looked at the Tang army. He saw Tang army everywhere, flags waving and people shouting and neighing. Jibu was surprised and suspicious: "Are they going to attack? For two months, they have been confronting each other and doing nothing. What tricks are they playing?"

Tugging the corners of his mouth disdainfully, Jib sneered: "Just hit it! It's just a few more casualties!"

Looking at the soldiers with high morale, Guo Qianguan was very happy and nodded, his eyes were particularly bright.

"Master, please order to attack the city!" Cheng Xiaotian had recovered and took the lead in asking for battle.

The generals agreed in unison: "Master, please give the order!"

Guo Qianguan had been holding itchy for two months, and he had been looking forward to the decree of war. He looked forward to the goal of war, and finally he had hoped for the will of Ruizong. "As soon as the army supervisor arrived, the war could be started." Now, Chen Wanrong not only arrived, but also brought powerful artillery. It was a sure thing to win the Shibao City. His excitement was unspeakable: "Jiangjun Chen, what do you think?"

If it were just now, he would definitely not ask Chen Wanrong for his opinion. Now he was convinced and felt that it was natural to discuss with Chen Wanrong. Geshuhan, Wang Shaohua, and Wang Zhongsi saw it and were happy in his heart, "The soldiers finally recognized us!"

Chen Wanrong did not speak, but took out an imperial edict and handed it to Guo Qianguan and said, "General Guo, this is an imperial edict written by the emperor himself. Please check it out."

"I guess it must be the will to start the war!" Guo Qianguan was in an extremely good mood. He smiled and took the imperial edict, read it, and his face changed color.

Cheng Xiaotian hurriedly asked, "Master, what did the emperor say?"

"Let's go back to the commander's tent to discuss matters!" Guo Qianguan refused to answer the question and invited him sideways: "Mr. Supervisor, please! Please! Please!"

It was unexpected that he used the word "please" in a row. Cheng Xiaotian and the others muttered: "Even if the artillery is powerful, there is no need for such courtesy, right?"

"Please!" Chen Wanrong was kind and made great progress with Guo Qianguan.

When they arrived at the tent of the commander, Guo Qianguan ordered someone to set up a seat for Chen Wanrong and his party. What surprised Cheng Xiaotian and the others was that Guo Qianguan actually placed the seats of Geshuhan, Wang Shaohua and Wang Zhongsi above the generals. The generals thought that artillery was powerful, but they could not do this. They were just thinking about war, and they had no intention of calculating and had to change their minds.

Guo Qianguan did not sit down, but stood behind the commander's case, glanced at the generals and asked, "You must be wondering why I put General Geshu and their seats on you. Do you know why I did this? Let me tell you that if there were no artillery, no military supervisor, and no General Geshu and others to help in this battle, we would not be able to achieve success!"

All the generals didn't believe this and thought to themselves, "The artillery is powerful, but our credit was made by ourselves. Who asked the artillery to help?"

Guo Qianguan shook the imperial edict in his hand and said, "Do you know what the emperor said?"

"Oh, handsome man, don't keep it in hiding! Tell me quickly!" The generals couldn't help it and urged them.

Not only was Guo Qianguan not used to it, but he was in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Don't say you can't think of it, even I can't think of it. Let me tell you, what the emperor wants us to fight is not Shibao City..."

Fei Junxing's personality was a little impatient, and he couldn't help it anymore, and he complained loudly: "Are the emperor confused? We have been stationed in front of Shibao City for more than two months, but we didn't let us fight anymore. What's the reason?"

"Why did we transfer artillery to the city of Shibao?" The generals were also puzzled.

Guo Qianguan slapped his right hand on the head of the commander's case and scolded: "Fei Junxing, your military stick has not been beaten yet, are you talking nonsense again? If you talk nonsense again, add ten more times. The emperor does not want us to hit Shibao City, but to hit Tubo."

Cheng Xiaotian was a little confused: "Master, when did you learn to lose your book bag? Isn't Dashibao City just fighting Tubo? Isn't this the same?"

"This Guo Qianguan is really true. Isn't it enough to finish it in just one sentence? Is it necessary to go around such a big circle?" Chen Wanrong disagreed with Guo Qianguan's statement in his heart, and took the conversation and said, "Dear generals, the emperor's will is not to let us take the Shibao City and finish it, but to continue to fight to Tubo, and fight as far as we can, and it is best to destroy the vomit!"

Ruizong's ambition was the ambition of destroying Tubo, but it was just impossible to do it now.

"Really?" The generals' eyes bulged out and they stared at Chen Wanrong in unison.

"Bang!" Guo Qianguan's right hand hit the patron's case: "Can the military supervisor tell lies?"

The tent was quiet, no one spoke or asked, only the heavy breathing of everyone.

Destroying Tubo was the dream in the hearts of the Tang people, but this dream was not very realistic, because the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was impossible to destroy Tubo. Starting from Emperor Xuan of Han, he fought here, and by the Tang Dynasty it was already seven or eight hundred. Our ancestors went on one after another to open up this territory, and countless people died, but they did not succeed. Although the Tang people wanted to destroy Tubo very much, they also realized that it was impossible.

When they heard Chen Wanrong's words, the generals thought they had heard it wrong. Then they thought, if the cannons are so powerful, what kind of passes can be blocked? Although there are many dangerous passes in Tubo, they are vulnerable to the cannons. It would be natural for the Tang army to attack Tubo's confidantly.

After a long time, the generals realized it, stood up with a blink of an eye, and said together: "The Emperor is wise!"

In the minds of the generals, Ruizong had no extraordinary points, nor had ambitions. He was just an emperor. Now, they realized that they were wrong. Ruizong was ambitious and gave them the opportunity to make achievements. At this moment, they were extremely respectful to Ruizong in their hearts.

This praise comes from the bottom of my heart!

Of course, they didn't know that if Chen Wanrong hadn't built the artillery weapon, Ruizong wouldn't have been so ambitious.

"Master, please give the order! Take down the Stone Castle City today and march overnight!" The generals and the generals agreed with each other and asked for the fight in unison.

Guo Qianguan really wanted to fight a war, and he opened his mouth and asked to order it. Chen Wanrong stopped him in time and said, "General Guo, wait, I have a few words to say."

The generals glanced at Chen Wanrong with some dissatisfaction.

"Mr. Supervisor, please speak!" Guo Qianguan hurriedly said.

"I first arrived in the army and didn't know much about the feelings in the army. If I say something wrong, please forgive me." Chen Wanrong first made a polite remark: "There are a few questions I want to ask General Guo. First, is General Guo ready to march towards Tubo?"

Guo Qianguan was stunned and answered truthfully: "Judge Chen knew it. I just received the imperial edict and learned about the emperor's wisdom. If I want to say that I am ready, it is self-deception."

Chen Wanrong asked a little more, and then asked: "Second, has General Guo been deployed? The order of the army is moving, and the tasks of all the armies are clear?"

Guo Qianguan's face darkened and he shook his head and said, "This matter has not been done yet."

Chen Wanrong asked again: "Third, can we provide sufficient food and grass for food? You must know that Tubo is very poor, and our 100,000 troops will kill us. It is unlikely to find food and grass that can be eaten in Tubo."

Guo Qianguan knew how poor Tubo was, so he clasped his hands and asked, "Do you dare to ask Chen Jianjun, do you have a clever plan?"

Chen Wanrong shook his head and said, "General Guo, I have no clever plan. I just think it's too hasty to send troops immediately after receiving the imperial edict today? Of course, it's only a while to capture Shibao City. Once you take Shibao City, you should march immediately and not give Tubo any breathing opportunity. We are not fully prepared, and we will take action rashly, how much chance of winning will be?"

In one sentence, not only asked Guo Qianguan, but also asked all the generals, and they all opened their mouths and couldn't answer them.

Guo Qianguan and the generals have seen more military supervisors, most of whom are ignorant of military affairs and like to command blindly. It is rare for military supervisors to hit the nail on the head like Chen Wanrong. Guo Qianguan and the generals said in unison: "Thank you, Lord Jianjun!"

Geshuhan added: "There is another point, that is, the military discipline should be rectified. You have nothing to do during this period, the military discipline is dispersed and the morale of the army is lax. If you go to the battlefield rashly, there will be an unexpected disaster."

Guo Qianguan looked ashamed: "General Geshu said that Guo Qianguan's fault! Guo Qianguan was determined to conquer Shibao City, but when he was angry, he wanted to send troops. It was really an unwise move. Please give me a ten-day period to arrange these things before sending troops."

The generals were one hundred and twenty reluctant, but the truth was so, they had to temporarily suppress their desire to fight.

Wang Zhongsi suddenly spoke: "General Guo, you don't have that much time. You can only give you three days to rectify the army and arrange affairs."

Guo Qianguan really didn't take Wang Zhongsi to heart. For face, he said: "General Wang's words are reasonable, but there are many military affairs, so he can't even be anxious if he wants to."

Wang Zhongsi ignored the implication and calculated the time account for him with his fingers: "General Guo, it is mid-July now, and we don't have much time. The bitter and cold land of Tubo will be very cold in ninety months. By then, the snow and ice will be so cold, how can we march and fight?"

The bitter cold is also one of the reasons why our ancestors could not take down the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau early. In this area, Zhang Huan, a famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, did not get off the horse for more than 40 days without being off the horse. He cut the horse meat to death without food, and chewed the ice and snow without water. It was in such a harsh environment that he led one of the few warriors to pursue the Western Qiang for more than 40 days and achieved brilliant results.

When this came to the point, Guo Qianguan couldn't help but be stunned.

"Also, it's hot summer now, and there's a lot of rain. Tubo is not like our Tang Dynasty. The roads are not smooth and the roads are full of mud. Once it rains, you can't march. At this time, you have to consider it!" Wang Zhongsi looked wise.

The generals did not believe the boy's words at all. These words were reasonable. Even if Sun Wu reborn, he could not refute them and could not help but be stunned.

"Is the boy's words trustworthy?" Chen Wanrong spoke in time.

All the generals said, "Mr. Supervisor, you are making fun of me. We have been in the army for so many years, but we have not seen each other as well as Wang Zhongsi! Although Wang Zhongsi is young, his knowledge is extraordinary. We are ashamed!"

Geshuhan took over the conversation and said, "Wang Zhongsi said that it is not a big deal to rectify the army in three days. It is completely possible. Reorganizing military discipline is just a strict order! The main problem is that the generals may not strictly enforce it. You must know that our time is tight and we don't have more time to rectify military discipline. We can only take heavy measures and must be strict!"

Guo Qianguan now looked at Geshuhan with admiration: "General Geshuhan said it very well! Within three days, military discipline must be rectified! Violators will be engaged in military law!"

"Abide by the order!" The generals took the order.

Geshuhan continued: "As for the marching route and order, it is not difficult. As for Tubo, there are only a few roads, and there are not many. I mean, Shibao City and march immediately. First, go to an elite force, and then we artillery soldiers follow up, because the danger ahead is waiting for us, and the artillery soldiers must follow up immediately."

Although the generals were unwilling to fall behind, only the artillery could deal with the dangerous obstacles, so they had to nod and agree.

"As for food and grass, a lot of food has been stocked up nearby. You only need to send a capable general to supervise the transportation, and there is no difficulty." Ge Shuhan said the last sentence.

Guo Qianguan looked at Chen Wanrong in surprise, Geshu Han and Wang Zhongsi were secretly surprised, "This artillery is really hidden and hiding. The military supervisor can build artillery, he is a capable man! I don't care about Geshu Han, but every word he said is very important! Even the boy Wang Zhongsi has a superb knowledge!"

"Mr. Supervisor, General Geshu, General Wang, I wonder if I can work with Guo to handle military affairs here?" Guo Qianguan was also a person who could take on and let go. He discovered the extraordinaryness of Chen Wanrong and others and sincerely invited each other.
Chapter completed!