Chapter 54: Willing to Fight Thieves for the Heavenly Army
On the city wall of Guansha City on the border of Gumo Kingdom, a melodious horn sound suddenly sounded.
The sound of the horn was calm and melodious, and did not reveal the rhythm of warning.
In about half a stick of incense, the city gates that had been closed in panic due to the arrival of the Western Expeditionary Army opened again, and hundreds of horses rushed out, galloping towards the front line of the Western Expeditionary Army.
In just a few dozen breaths of time, he had arrived under the dragon's flag.
"Hush!"
"Xu..."
The sounds of tightening the reins and slowing down the horses came one after another. Hundreds of horses stopped steadily twenty steps away from the flag. A group of people in armor and various official robes dismounted and faced the handsome man under the flag. Nangong Ye
The two walked over at a steady pace.
Many generals, led by Generalissimo Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye, immediately dismounted and looked at the group of generals coming from the opposite side with burning eyes.
"The last general, Commander-in-Chief of the Anxi Protectorate, Zhang Mo!"
"Gu Mo Qian, the minister and regent of Gu Mo Kingdom."
"The minister of Loulan Kingdom, the great general of the army, Qiao Louyue."
"Bang Chen's chariot division and the former national army and horse general's chariot division were wrong."
"The great general of Dawan Kingdom's troops and horses, the minister, is shouting at the rate."
"The great general of the country's army..."
"We sincerely welcome the Generalissimo of the troops on the left."
Zhang Kuang put away his longing eyes on his son Zhang Mo and looked at each other with Nangong Ye. The two of them smiled and nodded together.
"Generals, please excuse me."
"Thank you two handsome men."
"Child...Zhang Mo!"
"The end is here!"
"Has the camp where the soldiers of the Western Expedition stayed and rested properly been set up?"
"Reporting to Commander Zhang, at the end of the ten days ago, the generals and the generals from all over the country have taken charge of the camps where the soldiers will march westward. They can go to the camps to rest and rest at any time."
"Okay, well done!"
Zhang Kuang gave Zhang Mo a satisfied look, then turned to look at Nangong Ye and others: "Brother Nangong, brothers, we have traveled long distances for several months, and now we can finally rest for a while. Let the brothers go to Zhang Mo first.
How about the rest at the camp they arranged?"
Nangong Ye looked back at the army soldiers behind him who looked tired despite their high morale, and nodded slightly: "It's exactly what I wanted.
After running for so long, we are already exhausted, so let the brothers go to the camp to rest!"
"We have no objections."
"Zhang Mo, you choose a capable deputy to guide the soldiers, settle them down, and then lead the generals to gather in the city!"
"Got the order!"
"Guan Shandu."
"The end is here!"
"You command three thousand soldiers, divide them into two groups to guide the soldiers, and go to the two camps to rest and recuperate."
"Got the order!"
"Cheng Kai, Chu Jing, Ning Chao, Ba Hela, Hu Luku...obey the order!"
"I'm waiting!"
"Follow General Guan Shandu and disperse to the military camp to rest and recuperate."
"We take the order!"
After several people stood up, they immediately held up the command flag and galloped towards the formation of the army under their respective command.
In less than half a day, under the leadership of Guan Shandu and three thousand Anxi Protectorate soldiers, the Western Expedition army, as quiet as a virgin and as dynamic as a rabbit, galloped towards the north and south sides of Shacheng.
"Two marshals, two deputy marshals, two governors, generals.
Gumo Qian, the regent of the Gumo Kingdom, has already prepared a banquet at the city lord’s palace in the city to welcome you. Please!”
After hearing Zhang Mo's words, a young man in his early thirties, wearing the official robe of the Gumo Kingdom, hurriedly walked up to Zhang Kuang and others.
"My minister Gu Moqian has met all the generals. The banquet has been prepared. Please come."
"Thank you for your help, please join us!"
"Don't dare, I will guide you all."
Even if the generals of each guard, battalion, and department separated some generals to lead the Western Expedition army and went to the two camps to set up camp, the number of generals who followed Zhang Mo and this group of Western Region officials into Shacheng was still over a hundred.
Their entry into the city made the Gumo people in the city both nervous and curious.
Just now, because of the galloping war horses, the city was trembling inside and outside. They didn't know the specific reason, but when they saw the city gate closed, they all shrank into the city.
Now the city gate was wide open, and hundreds of generals in heroic armor came in, which naturally attracted their attention.
Looking at the dragon flag leading the way, many people in Shacheng who had experienced Mr. Liu's Western Expedition immediately recalled the past ten years ago.
Seeing the city lord and the regent chatting and laughing around a group of dragon generals, the people in the city who had experienced the past of the Western Expedition suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
He smiled and explained to the uninformed people around him, such as the caravans who later moved to Shacheng or other countries selected for trade.
After a long time, the deserted sand city calmed down again.
The people, caravans, and passers-by in the city began to go about their own business again.
In the city lord's palace, Zhang Kuang and other people who had never been to the Western Regions looked curiously at the architectural style around them that was different from Dalong's. As for some of the soldiers who had gone to the west with Young Master Liu, they seemed not to be surprised.
With a calm expression, he explained the customs and customs of the Western Regions to the people around him.
"Generals, please take your seats."
"It doesn't matter. You and I have old acquaintances and new friends. We share your worries and sit together with you!"
"Although I, Marshal Zhang, and I are old friends with you when we fought together on the battlefield outside the Pass in order to unify the world for the imperial court, some of them are acquainted with each other for the first time.
But these are not important. Now that we all serve as ministers and serve the country, there is no need to be too polite between us.
Sit together! Sit together!”
"Thank you two marshals! Let's have a glass of wine and toast the two marshals and generals."
"Drink this cup together!"
"Drink this cup together!"
After a glass of wine, the atmosphere became more harmonious.
Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Hu Yanyu, and Wanyan Chiezha looked at each other silently for a few times, and after a while of eye contact, Zhang Kuang nodded imperceptibly, put down his wine glass, and glanced at his son Zhang Mo and many other generals from the Western Regions.
"Commander Zhang, how is the loading process of the gunpowder and artillery that the auxiliary soldiers first transported to the Duhu Mansion?"
"Reporting to Zhang Shuai, under the guidance of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, the last general led 20,000 soldiers to fill all the cannonballs with gunpowder seven days ago.
A total of 33,000 rounds of blooming bullets and solid bullets.
When the 1,000 rounds of infantry artillery shells were transported to the Protectorate, they had been loaded by the 200 craftsmen specially assigned by His Majesty, sealed in the warehouse, and could be taken out at any time."
Arrogantly, he patted the table and said, "Okay, your Majesty will definitely reward you generously for this contribution."
"This is the responsibility of the general, and you don't dare to take the official position!"
"Have your 100,000 elites from the Protectorate, 200,000 elites from other countries, and 50,000 auxiliary troops already prepared for war?"
"The army has already been prepared for war. As soon as the rest and reorganization of the imperial army's Western Expedition is completed, the allied forces can immediately leave Dawan and the border between the Dayue clan and march into Heiyi Dashi and Tianzhu for a crusade."
After Zhang Mo finished speaking, he took out a document from his arms and opened it directly.
"The number of troops in the coalition forces of the Western Regions is as follows.
The Gumo Kingdom has 20,000 elite soldiers, and the Jingjue Kingdom has 15,000 elite soldiers.
The Loulan Kingdom has 13,000 elite soldiers, and the Qiemo Kingdom has 10,000 elite soldiers.
The Zihe Kingdom has 8,000 elite soldiers, and the Xiye Kingdom has 6,000 elite soldiers.
Shache Kingdom......................
A total of 200,000 elite soldiers.
There are 50,000 auxiliary troops, including 10,000 troops each from Gumo, Loulan, Ruoqiang, Xiuxun, and Wusun.
Including the 100,000 soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate, the total strength is 350,000.
Please take a look at it, the two marshals, the deputy marshals, and the governor."
After Zhang Mo finished speaking, he walked towards Zhang Kuang and handed over the document in his hand.
"Okay, I and Nangong Shuai will discuss it later.
I have a glass of wine with Commander Nangong and dare to thank all the kings on behalf of Your Majesty and send troops to help.
Let’s have a drink together.”
"We are willing to be the vanguard of the heavenly army and defeat the barbarian bandits.
Here’s to the two marshals.”
Arrogant and Nangong Ye raised their wine glasses with a faint smile: "Okay, if you have such ambitions, why worry about not being victorious in the Western Expedition."
"please!"
"Here's to the two marshals and generals."
The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed the five flavors.
Zhang Kuang and others, who were full of wine and food, were led by the soldiers of the city lord's palace and walked towards the wing room that had been arranged.
After a group of generals and important ministers from the countries in the Western Regions left one after another, Dalong and other important generals gathered in Nangong Ye's room and silently unfolded the map.
"Zhang Mo."
"The end is here!"
"We are all uncles or brothers here. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to use official titles!"
"Okay! Dad!"
"How is the matter that His Majesty asked you to investigate in the secret letter? Is it possible to cross the secret route called the Himalayas on the map and use this to make a surprise attack on this country of Tianzhu?"
Zhang Mo shook his head helplessly: "The mountain is so high that I don't know how high it is, and the mountains are so undulating that there is no possibility of climbing over it.
Boyer sent thirty elite scouts to investigate, all of them were sixth-grade masters who could walk on snow without leaving a trace.
In this way, they almost got lost in the mountains and could not return, let alone the ordinary elite army.
Especially for the rear army who were in charge of the baggage, this was an insurmountable chasm for them.
There is no other way but to go west to Dayuan and the Yueshi two countries, and then make a circuitous route to the southeast and march towards Tianzhu."
Zhang Kuang and the others nodded with regretful expressions and looked at Lu Fengshuang, whose complexion had completely recovered.
"Mr. Lu, I only have to rely on you from now on."
"Feng Shuang will definitely fulfill his mission and swear to the death to lead me to the west of the Heavenly Army to conquer the thieves."
"Okay, after the army rests, we will march westward immediately!"