What Chu Zhuang said was naturally a common rhetoric among his staff, who deliberately made things shocking.
Fang Guan has been a little scared these days. At this moment, there was a crackling sound outside the study.
Then Fang Guan heard a thick voice yelling: "Fang Guan, give me money!"
Fang Guan's face turned pale instantly. After a while, the housekeeper came in and said:
"Jie Shuai, the newly installed windows in the Yamen were smashed."
Fang Guan ordered the purchase of the glass for the governor's office. Not long after it was installed, when he heard the news that it had been smashed, Fang Guan quickly asked:
"Have you caught the thief?"
The housekeeper shook his head and said: "We have sent people to look for him, but it seems that he is a soldier of the Chishui Army, and the government officials dare not pursue him too far."
Immediately afterwards, Fang Guan heard the sound of breaking glass again, and another rough voice shouted: "Fang Guan, give me money!"
At this time, Fang Guan was trembling with fear. This was a soldier from the Chishui Army coming to ask for a reward.
At this time, Chu Zhuang said: "Commander Jie, I'm afraid you don't know how unruly the border troops are. If the rewards are sufficient, these border troops will be tough guys who can fight. But if there are no rewards, they will immediately turn into wolves."
Just as Chu Zhuang finished speaking, there was another burst of thunder and clanging.
Fang Guan was so frightened that he shrank his head. He took Chu Zhuang's hand and asked, "What can we do about it?"
Chu Zhuang signaled the butler to exit, and then said: "Commander Jie, the money and silk promised by the Tubo people are already at the Qilian Mountain Pass. I only need you to order the Chishui Army to be transferred back to Wuwei City, and the money, silk and jewelry will be transported to Wuwei City."
Hearing this, Fang Guan hesitated again.
Seeing Fang Guan like this, Chu Zhuang cursed secretly, no wonder Fang Guan would give up his position as prime minister. He was as indecisive as a woman. The emperor was really blind to be able to worship him as prime minister.
Seeing that Fang Guan was still hesitant, Chu Zhuang decided to press harder and said:
"Commander Jie, whether the Chishui Army retreats or not, the Tibetan army will enter Hexi. Do you think the Chishui Army alone can stop the Tibetan army?"
Fang Guan was stunned. The Chishui Army only numbered 6,000 people, and they were still making trouble for the reward. If they really fought with Tibet, they would probably have to blackmail the Jiedushi government for a large reward.
If Tubo really raised a large army, the original Hexi Jiedu envoy could mobilize the garrison from Jiuquan and Zhangye to defend Liangzhou.
But now the armies of both counties are in the hands of King Jianning. If Wuwei is really attacked, King Jianning will definitely not rescue him, right?
When he thought of this, Fang Guan finally made a decision.
He said to Chu Zhuang: "Will Tubo really give money?"
"Of course, my subordinates have already said that as long as the Commander-in-Chief brings back the Chishui Army west of Liangzhou, the Tibetans will bypass Wuwei and attack Zhangye directly. Then Commander-in-Chief can just sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers."
Chu Zhuang added: "The purpose of transferring back the Wuwei Army is to better defend Wuwei City. The imperial court has no reason to blame Commander Ji."
Fang Guan made up his mind and said: "Send the order from the Jiedu Envoy and ask the Chishui Army stationed in the west of Liangzhou to return to Wuwei immediately!"
Just when Fang Guan made up his mind to obey the Tibetan people's request and transfer back the Chishui Army.
Xue Hu, who was lurking in the governor's mansion, had already listened to all their conversations, and the news immediately reached King Jianning's case.
Chief of Staff Xu Jun, who also received the information, immediately stepped into the study with a smile on his face and said quickly: "Congratulations, Your Highness!"
“Where does joy come from?”
Xu Jun immediately said: "Your Highness, the Chishui Army is about to retreat. Please send troops quickly to occupy these fortresses on the western front of Liangzhou. When the Tibetans come, we can close the door and beat the dogs!"
When Li Yan heard Xu Jun's plan, it coincided with what he thought. He immediately said: "Pass the Bafu's order and ask Yuchixin to send troops immediately, and occupy these fortresses as soon as the Chishui Army leaves!"
On the map, there is a long list of fortresses in the west of Liangzhou. These were built by successive dynasties to manage Liangzhou. Among them were fortresses built during the Taizong period to conquer Hexi.
Liangzhou is the gateway to the Hexi Corridor. Since Fang Guan cannot be guarded well, Li Yan can only guard it by himself!
The war is finally on!
The news of Longyou's emergency mobilization naturally cannot be hidden from the players.
Almost the entire forum is discussing the upcoming war.
This is a carnival for general players!
Those players who have not participated in the Battle of Dangjin Mountain Pass are gearing up, thinking that this time they can become famous like Yu Chixin in the Battle of Dangjin Mountain Pass, and make outstanding contributions to command an army alone!
Suddenly there are a lot of so-called "experience posts" on the forum.
"If you want to save your life in a battle, Gou Daoliu players have thirteen tricks to save your life on the battlefield!"
"How do brigade marshal-level players play their role on the battlefield? Senior brigade marshals teach you how to command your squad to fight!"
"It's time to retreat when encountering these situations! Analysis of the impact of battle damage on morale!"
A variety of posts appeared on the forum, causing heated discussions among players.
However, today's general players are roughly divided into two schools.
One type is players who play action-adventure games. These players spent a lot of contribution points to strengthen their bodies. Li Yan organized them into the advance camp of each army. The greatest pleasure for these players is to kill the enemy with their own hands.
Others are players who prefer to command operations. Nowadays, these players basically serve as junior officers at the level of brigade commander or commander.
Nowadays, there are only Yuchixin and a few players who can truly lead an army.
This is not because Li Yan is unwilling to reuse players, but because there are too few players who can lead an army independently.
It is quite difficult to train a general who can lead troops in battle.
This is not a real-time strategy game. Just click the mouse and keyboard, and the soldiers will charge regardless.
If you want to lead an army in the Tang Dynasty and have your officers and soldiers obey your orders, you need to establish prestige in the army.
Among the current players, in addition to Yu Chixin who is stationed in Zhangye, Pang Yawei of the Beiting Army can barely count.
There are still too few talents. Li Yan expressed the same emotion as his ancestor Emperor Taizong. It would be great if there were more players like Yu Chixin.
Pang Yawei, who followed Cao Lingzhong to reorganize the Beiting Army, suddenly received an order from the Bafu.
"What? Let me lead three thousand Beiting cavalry to Zhangye?"
Pang Yawei received the military order. Not long after he learned the art of war from Cao Lingzhong, King Jianning was about to send him to the front line.
But I have only half learned how to lead troops in battle!
"Accept the order. Skills on the battlefield ultimately need to be learned on the battlefield." Cao Lingzhong said to Pang Yawei.
After seeing off the messenger who had brought the order, Cao Lingzhong said to Pang Yawei:
"This "Essentials of Cavalry" is my experience in leading troops written in my early years. You can read it slowly on the way."
Pang Yawei did have some feelings for Cao Lingzhong, an NPC who was both a teacher and a friend, so he put away the military book gratefully.
Cao Lingzhong took Pang Yawei's hand again and said: "These are our good sons of the Tang Dynasty. We must bring them back."
Pang Yawei immediately said: "Don't worry, Protector! I will definitely bring them back intact!"
Three thousand Beiting troops quickly completed their assembly. Pang Yawei mounted his horse and headed east, heading straight for Zhangye.