Chapter 127: First Battle Win

As the dawn begins, the golden morning light shines on the earth, dyeing the red ridge into a golden color, which is particularly spectacular and beautiful.

In the Tang army camp, the military trumpet sounded, shaking the world. The Tang army gathered in the sound of the military trumpet and showed good military qualities. They quickly assembled. People were like dragons, horses were like tigers, and their momentum was like rainbows. Their eyes were full of fiery light, excitement and blood boiling were their characteristics.

Chen Wanrong and Guo Qianguan came side by side, looking at the energetic Tang army, very satisfied with their performance. Three days ago, when Chen Wanrong arrived with artillery, the Tang army was loose and as if it were defeated, with no military discipline or fighting spirit, and only laziness.

After three days of rectification, the Tang army changed drastically and returned to its former high-spirited war, which was really satisfying.

The reason why the Tang army was able to restore its former spiritual outlook within three days was inseparable from the efforts of Guo Qianguan, Chen Wanrong, Geshuhan, Wang Zhongsi and a group of generals. Three days ago, when Chen Wanrong first arrived, he was looked down upon by Guo Qianguan and the generals. After they understood the power of the cannon, they were all excited.

Afterwards, Chen Wanrong, Geshuhan and Wang Zhongsi each had their own eye-catching performances, which convinced the generals. Guo Qianguan, the main general, was also convinced and sincerely invited Chen Wanrong to rectify the army. Chen Wanrong was not so familiar with the rectification of the army and did not want to agree to this matter. First, considering the importance of this matter, and second, if Chen Wanrong did not participate, Geshuhan and Wang Zhongsi, who were extremely talented, would not be able to participate, so Chen Wanrong had to agree.

Chen Wanrong did not do much effort in the rectification of the army. The main business was Guo Qianguan and Geshuhan, and Wang Zhongsi was doing it. Geshuhan's strength and Wang Zhongsi's meticulous thoughts left a very deep impression on Guo Qianguan and kept praising him. After three days, he didn't know how many times he praised the two.

Especially the praise for Wang Zhongsi is unique, "Although I am young this year, I am not inferior to the ancient precocious young man Gan Luo, and Meng Tian is not inferior at all. It is so lucky that the Tang Dynasty has such a strange son!"

As Geshuhan expected, a strict order was passed down, and the appearance of the generals of the three armies changed a lot. What excited the soldiers the most was that they were told that the goal of this battle was to destroy Tubo. Destroying Tubo was the dream of the Tang people. The Tang army defeated Tubo many times, but no one dared to say what to destroy Tubo, and even Emperor Taizong of Tang did not say such ambitious bold statements. The happiness of the soldiers after receiving this news was imagined. They were all extremely excited and asked for war, and ordered them to be strict, and everyone restrained themselves, for fear of losing the war that created history.

The real goal of this battle is to weaken Tubo at the greatest possible level, rather than destroying it, inspiring morale, and some things need to be flexible.

"There are such powerful soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, why worry about not prospering?" Chen Wanrong was very satisfied with the changes in the soldiers.

Guo Qianguan stroked his beard and smiled, "If it weren't for the help of the military supervisor, the soldiers wouldn't have changed so much."

"General Guo has been in the army for a long time and is very knowledgeable about military affairs. I admire him for being impressed." Chen Wanrong said the facts. It is indeed not a blessing for Guo Qianguan to become a famous general for a while. He has outstanding qualities. He is very skillful in handling the actual affairs of the army. Even Ge Shuhan praised him, "General Guo is better than the experienced officials in these meticulous affairs."

Accompanied by the generals, he came to Guo Qianguan's general stage. Guo Qianguan turned sideways and invited him, "Mr. Supervisor, please!"

He spoke to the military supervisor and kept talking to the military supervisor. It was a bit uncomfortable to hear too much. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "General Guo, it's better to call me Chen Wanrong."

"How dare I?" Guo Qianguan disagreed.

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Yes, you are a general, I am a military supervisor, temporary. After this battle, I will go back to do my chemical industry, and I can't get ahead."

Guo Qianguan snorted, very dissatisfied with Chen Wanrong's words: "Mr. Military Supervisor, where did you say this? To be honest, three days ago, I didn't take you seriously, but now, I admire the Military Supervisor very much. The Military Supervisor who came here before obviously did not understand military affairs, and he still had to command blindly. You are different from the Military Supervisor. If you don't understand, just ask and let us deal with it. There are few military supervisors like this. Military Supervisor, I see you, so I will be arrogant and call you brother, how about it?" He looked at Chen Wanrong with great anticipation.

As he said, Chen Wanrong did not pretend to understand like other military supervisors, nor did he command blindly. What the generals feared most was that the military supervisors were blindly commanding. As long as they could let the generals do it, they would divide the military contributions and would not complain. The generals saw this in their eyes and were happy in their hearts. They only felt that the imperial court sent Chen Wanrong to supervise the military.

Although Guo Qianguan is very worldly and smart, he is generally a straightforward person. Chen Wanrong admires him and smiles, "If so, then you will be high."

"So good, so good! Brother, please!" Guo Qianguan was very happy.

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Brother Guo, please." The two of them stepped onto the general's stage side by side.

This was heard in Fei Junxing's ears, but he was particularly excited. Chong Cheng Xiaotian said softly: "Did you hear it? The Grand Marshal and the Military Supervisor have become good brothers, now!"

The military supervisor and the general commander have always been in disagreement, and there are even fewer brothers. The relationship between the two is so close that they can’t do anything in the future? Cheng Xiaotian smiled and nodded and said, “You’re so happy! Didn’t you say so many bad things about the military supervisor? I’ll tell you to the military supervisor now.”

"Dare you?" Fei Junxing rolled his eyes and hurriedly grabbed Cheng Xiaotian.

"Do you think I dare?" Cheng Xiaotian grabbed Fei Junxing's painful foot and refused to let go.

Fei Junxing arranged Chen Wanrong the most. If Chen Wanrong knew about it, he still didn't know how to make things difficult for him. He hurriedly begged for mercy and said, "Brother Cheng, who is the two of us with? Just help me, thank you here."

Cheng Xiaotian chanted for a while and said, "It's okay to help you. However, when the commander is appointed, you can't compete with me. I have to be the pioneer."

"No!" Fei Junxing rejected it without thinking.

Cheng Xiaotian smiled maliciously and said, "Mr. Supervisor..." Fei Junxing hurriedly covered his mouth and gritted his teeth: "Okay, I promise you! I promise you, isn't it okay?"

"You guy knows the truth!" Cheng Xiaotian smiled proudly and strode away.

Fei Junxing slapped himself in the face and muttered, "You still tell me to talk too much?" If you say the pioneer, just one of Cheng Xiaotian and Fei Junxing, will Fei Junxing feel good if he can't become the pioneer?

On the stage, Guo Qianguan and Chen Wanrong stood side by side, scanning the Tang army in front of him. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but feel excited, thinking, "The day of the war has finally come! God is also beautiful. Today is clear and there is no cloud in the sky. It is a good day to use troops!"

Guo Qianguan raised his right hand and a thunderous drum sounded, shaking the earth trembled. When the drum sound stopped, Guo Qianguan began to speak before the war: "Brothers: Today we are going to start a war against Shibao City! In order to restore Shibao City, our ancestors fought bloody battles, and went on one after another, with countless casualties and wounded. Shibao City was still robbed by Tubo. Today, we will fulfill our ancestors' last wish, take down Shibao City, and comfort our ancestors' spirits in heaven!"

"Take down the stone castle city and comfort the ancestors' spirits in heaven!" The hundred thousand troops shouted in unison, raising the sky for a long time.

The Tang army hadn't played the military horns together for a long time, and the incident of gathering the army had happened. The Tang army's movement had already alarmed Jibu. Standing on the top of the city, watching Tang army raising their arms and shouting, tugging at the corner of their mouths, and sneered: "Taking down the Shibao City is a dream! By the way, the ancestors of the Tang people said something foolish, why did they forget it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers nearby made him laugh: "Sir, unfilial descendants always forget the teachings of their ancestors!"

"There hasn't been warned during this period, and people have become lazy. It's time to do it. Today, we will teach these unfilial descendants who have forgotten their ancestors a lesson!" After Jibu said, laughing wildly.

The solidity of Shibao City is well known. The Tang army's strong attack was just a way to increase casualties. Tubo soldiers were all excited and full of hope, and were ready to teach the Tang army a severe lesson.

Guo Qianguan waited until the shouts stopped and then said, "Brothers, the Army Supervisor has brought us reinforcements and hope! In this battle, we must take down the Shibao City! Please tell me a few words to the brothers!"

The cannons brought by Chen Wanrong have been passed down to the Tang army in a very magical way. Chen Wanrong, the initiator, has become an idol in Tang army's mind. They all stared wide and listened quietly, which was more careful than listening to Guo Qianguan's lectures.

"Brothers: I only have one sentence, let go of my hands and feet, and beat the Tubo dogs raised by the bitch!" Chen Wanrong's speech was beyond everyone's expectations and was very concise.

Generally, military supervisors’ training is a long and literary discussion. The emperor’s will and the court’s kindness is even more polite and polite. I have never encountered such concise and clear teachings as Chen Wanrong. Not to mention that the soldiers were stunned, even Guo Qianguan was stunned.

Although these words were brief, they were very conscious of the soldier's temperament. After being stunned, they were all overjoyed and shouted in unison: "Beat the Tubo dog he raised by his bitch!"

The 100,000 army yelled "Beat the Tubo dog raised by his bitch". Needless to say, the power could be heard clearly within dozens of miles.

Jibu and the others were joking, but they were not arranged by the Tang army. When they heard this, they were all angry. Mo Ming was gritting their teeth: "The Tang people bully people too much! Damn, if you don't give you some excellence today, you will not be the people of the Great Tubo!"

Guo Qianguan waved to Wang Zhongsi, and Wang Zhongsi quickly walked over. Guo Qianguan picked up Wang Zhongsi and said to the soldiers: "This young general is called Wang Zhongsi, the descendant of Zhongliang! He is the son of the loyal, brave and courageous General Wang Haibin. Today, he will also fight with us!"

Wang Haibin fought extremely tenaciously, and the soldiers admired him very much. When they heard that Wang Zhongsi was his son and wanted to fight with them, they were all very inspired and shouted in unison: "Avenge General Wang! Avenge General Wang!"

My father was so loved by the soldiers, and he was still alive even though he was dead. As a son, Wang Zhongsi bowed to the soldiers and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you all uncles and uncles!"

"Young general, please be polite!" the soldiers said humbly.

After the speech was over, Guo Qianguan waved his hand and shouted: "War begins!"

Chen Wanrong clasped his fists and said, "General Guo, I'll go first." He stepped off the general's platform, rode onto the blue and white porcelain, and rushed to the artillery position.

The Taiwan was a distance from the artillery position, but for Blue and White, it was a short time and it arrived soon. Geshuhan and Wang Shaohua came up and smiled and said, "General Chen, brothers are all ready, just waiting for your arrival."

"Okay!" Chen Wanrong jumped off his horse, strode over, and came to a cannon. The artillery soldiers were all in full spirit, standing next to the cannon, waiting for his order.

Liu Fuqing was very anxious: "General, please give orders quickly!"

"Please give orders by the general!" The artillery asked for war in unison.

Chen Wanrong did not meet their requirements: "We have to wait a moment, Mr. Guo and the others are going to see it."

This is the first time that the artillery has participated in actual combat, and it is of great significance. Guo Qianguan and a group of generals naturally have to visit the artillery position in person and witness this historical moment.

The artillery soldiers were very reluctant and sighed in their hearts.

After a while, the sound of hooves was thunderous, and Guo Qianguan arrived with the generals. As soon as they met, Guo Qianguan didn't say much and asked directly: "Are you ready? Let's do it when you're done!"

"Brothers have been impatient for a long time!" Chen Wanrong ordered loudly: "As soon as the artillery is in charge: Target, Stone Castle City, fight!"

As he finished speaking, Wang Shaohua waved the flag in his hand, and dozens of shells dragged the bright tail flames and flew towards the Shibao City. All the generals were full of eyes and looked very carefully.

"Prepare to roll wood and beat stones so that the Tang people who don't know how to live or die can taste the great things!" Jibu didn't know that the Tang army had a powerful weapon to conquer the Stone Castle City, and he thought that the Tang army would adopt the same attack method as before.

"Sir, please rest assured, brothers have been prepared long ago!" There was no war in two months, and the Tubo soldiers also felt depressed.

However, to Jibu's surprise, the Tang army had already been ready to complete, but no one came to attack the city. There were only a thousand people in the valley. Could it be that just one thousand people wanted to take down the stone castle city?

This thought alone made Jibu laugh, but after a while, there was no movement in the Tang army, and Jibu was a little confused.

"Look, what is that? Heavenly Fire! It's Heavenly Fire!" Tubo soldiers screamed at the cannonballs that were dragging their long tail flames.

They were the first in their lives when Cao saw a flying shell. In addition to explaining it as a sky fire, they really couldn't find a decent explanation.

"Tsk tsk, it looks very good!" Jib opened his eyes wide and exclaimed in surprise: "Why are the sky fires different today?"

What unexpected happened was still behind him. The shells fell into the crowd, and fireballs flashed, accompanied by the shocking explosion, which made the Tubo soldiers dizzy.

After calming down, Jibu was surprised to find that many soldiers were killed and injured. This kind of thing was too unexpected to them. Looking at the scene of messy limbs, they were so shocked that they opened their mouths wide and didn't even know how to say anything.

"Is this Tianhuo?" Jib asked blankly. Who can answer this question?

"It's coming again!" The soldier pointed to the shells flying over again, no longer had the curiosity he had before, his words were filled with fear, and he hurriedly found a place to hide.

When everyone walked, everyone was following. The Tubo soldiers in Shibao City rushed east and west, and were in chaos. However, Shibao City was just such a big place, where could they hide?

This round of shells fell, killing and injuring many. Jibu felt something was wrong. The cat observed on the city wall, and soon another shell flew over. This time, he saw clearly that these so-called sky fires flew from the thousands of busy Tang troops in the valley. With his experience in the battle formation, he had guessed that this was the Tang army's weapon.

His guess was soon confirmed. He saw round after round of shells appearing from the river valley and flying towards the Shibao City. This weapon was so powerful that in front of this sharp weapon, the Tubo soldiers could only kill.

However, Jibu had no choice but to do anything. Now, Jibu had only two ways out. He immediately withdrew from Shibao City, and the second was to wait for death here. Retreat was the best choice, but how could he tell people when he went back? Who would believe it when the Tang army had such a powerful weapon? He would definitely be punished for a crime of confusing the public.

Staying is death, and retreating is also death. Jibu is really in trouble. After thinking for a while, Jibu suddenly thought of a way and summoned the soldiers: "Brothers: This is not the sky fire, but the Tang army's weapon. With such a sharp weapon, the Stone Fort City cannot be defended."

"General, then let's retreat!" The soldiers became anxious. In less than half an hour of bombing, the Tubo people suffered heavy casualties, more than 200 people had died, and more were injured. If this continues, the entire army will be wiped out in another hour. Who would not panic?

Jibu shook his head and said, "Retreat is a dead end! How do we explain to Zanpu when we go back? We say that the Tang army has an invincible weapon. The Stone Castle City is vulnerable to such a weapon. Will Zanpu believe it? Will those adults believe it?"

If the soldiers had not blown up the bomb, no one would have believed that the Tang army had such a powerful weapon. They went back to tell the adults how sharp the Tang army's weapons were, and they would not believe that they would have killed them, and they would have cured them.

"Sir, what should we do?" The soldier was even more panicked: "We will die!"

Just now, the Tubo soldiers who were full of confidence and energetic were bombarded with artillery in less than half an hour, and the only thing they were depressed.

Jibu glanced at them: "We can survive by surrendering to the Tang Dynasty and becoming the people of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Ah! Surrender to the Tang Dynasty?" The soldiers could not have expected him to surrender no matter what.

Some people were very reluctant and opposed: "We are born as the Great Tubo people, and die as the soul of the Great Tubo. We would rather die than surrender!"

A burst of shells flew over and exploded again, with many casualties. Jib asked with a blue face: "Do you surrender or not?"

No one spoke, Jibu continued: "We have been living and dying for the sake of the Great Tubo, but what can we get? After we won the battle, Zamp rewarded the adults, not us, and we won nothing. If we die, we will throw them to feed the wild dogs! Our wives and children will become playthings for the adults, and they wish we could die sooner!

"The Tang Dynasty is different. After making contributions, we have rewards, which are very generous. After receiving the rewards, we can buy land and houses, and we can also ask servants to serve us and live our life as an adult."

Tubo is still in a slave society, and its social system is far behind that of the Tang Dynasty. Merits belong to the adults, sins and sufferings, and death belongs to slaves.
Chapter completed!