"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely complete the mission!"
The general named Duan Yangyan turned around and left amidst the clanging sound of his armor plates.
"Since Your Majesty has already made arrangements, then Dalun Ruozan will wait for good news from Your Majesty. If Your Majesty needs anything, please let me know. Ouzan will definitely do his best to help. "
Dalun Ruozan said quickly.
"Well, Prime Minister, thank you for your hard work. It's time for us to do something. "
Gelofeng just nodded and separated from Dalun Ruozan. She quickly turned around and left.
…
"Do you really believe what His Royal Highness said? Besieging but not attacking, and the Tang people will collapse? "
After leaving the meeting place, Huoshu Huizang suddenly said.
When Dalun Ruozan and Gelofeng were talking, he basically remained silent the whole time and did not intervene in their conversation at all. But at this time, he suddenly spoke.
"Hehe, some things are not easy to say in front of His Royal Highness. Think about it, since that brat came prepared and prepared so many steel walls, do you think he would have prepared sufficient military rations? "
Dalun Ruozan waved his feather fan and said calmly.
"Hum!"
Huoshu Huizang was startled and immediately stopped. But soon, Huoshu Huizang caught up with him.
"But the Tang people's diet is completely different from ours. We can drink horse's milk, goat's milk, and only eat meat without rice, but they can't. And in such a short time, can they really do it? They have prepared for so long in Lion City, but it didn't take more than a month, did it? "
"I don't know about this either."
Hearing this, Dalun Ruozan stopped.
"But you have seen the result of the battle so far. That guy can't be judged by common sense. Although with the past practice of the Middle Earth Dynasty, I don't believe he can gather so much food in such a short time. But I also don't believe he is not prepared at all. "
"No matter what, we have to think of a way to conquer the Annam Protectorate first. As for the issue of food … we will soon find out how much food they have, how much food they have stored, and how much food they have prepared. "
After saying this, Dalun Ruozan quickly walked forward.
…
"Is everything fixed?"
On the summit, beneath the fluttering banner of the Great Tang, Wang Chong and Zhang Shouzhi stood facing each other. Zhang Shouzhi's face was full of sweat and he looked very tired. Ever since the construction of Lion City, he hadn't rested for a long time.
Looking at Zhang Shouzhi's exhausted look, Wang Chong secretly felt sorry for him.
But now, the fate of the soldiers of the southwest and the entire Tang dynasty rested on this battle. Wang Chong simply had no time to feel pity. He couldn't even say that he wanted to rest.
"Young Master's modular … modular city walls are indeed exquisite. Although it looked like it had been smashed quite badly, many of the steel modules could be reused after some repairs. And this way, the damage won't be too severe. "
"Based on Young Master's blueprints, we've already repaired nearly ninety percent of the walls."
Zhang Shouzhi said.
"It's fine. It's fine as long as ninety percent can be used."
Wang Chong nodded.
The massive fireball attacks of Ouzan's men had still had some effect. Nearly ten percent of the walls had been damaged. But to Wang Chong, this was no longer important. As long as there was a war, there would inevitably be losses, and they were facing famed generals like Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang.
Ten percent of the damage was completely normal. Moreover, ninety percent of the steel walls was enough to defend the Annam Protectorate and not affect the rest of the war.
"In addition …"
Zhang Shouzhi smiled as he spoke, but before he could finish, his vision swayed and he almost fell to the ground.
"Grandmaster, are you okay?!"
Wang Chong's heart tightened as he hurriedly went to support Zhang Shouzhi.
"Master! Master! "
Around them, a few of Zhang Shouzhi's disciples felt their hearts tighten as they hurriedly rushed forward to support Zhang Shouzhi. These were all Zhang Shouzhi's closest disciples, all of whom had been under his tutelage for more than seven to eight years. To Zhang Shouzhi, they were like a father.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired and didn't rest well. "
Zhang Shouzhi waved at everyone with a smile on his face. It was at this moment that Wang Chong realized that under Zhang Shouzhi's dark and dusty skin, he was actually completely pale.
Wang Chong's heart also ached as he hurriedly called out to the people behind him:
"Quick, pour some water for Grandmaster. — — Grandmaster has worked hard, you should rest well."
Wang Chong helped him to sit down.
Now that he thought about it, ever since he had met Zhang Shouzhi, if he wasn't having him build a city, then he was having him build a steel wall. Each of these things was a massive undertaking that required Zhang Shouzhi's constant supervision.
In the entire project, everyone could rest, but only he couldn't. Especially after the war in the southwest had broken out, Zhang Shouzhi's mind had been completely focused on this project.
Now that he thought about it, Wang Chong suddenly realized that he had often overlooked the fact that Zhang Shouzhi was different from himself, and even different from those soldiers. He was just an ordinary person.
Zhang Shouzhi did not know martial arts!
And from last night until now, in order to build these steel walls, he had actually not rested at all.
"Haha, Young Master doesn't need to consider me. To be able to follow at Young Master's side and do something for the Tang dynasty, for the Tang dynasty's army, and for the common people of the southwest is the proudest and happiest thing that Zhang Shouzhi has ever done in his life. Even when I was building a palace for the imperial household, this old man was not so happy. It's enough for me to experience this once in my life. "
Zhang Shouzhi waved his hand. His expression was carefree, and there was an indescribable gratification in it.
"Young Master, if there's anything you need, just tell me. If you need this old man, Young Master, just tell me. "
"Mm."
Wang Chong nodded. Seeing Zhang Shouzhi's gaze, Wang Chong knew that anything else he said would be superfluous.
"Buzz!"
A finger suddenly pressed against Zhang Shouzhi's sleeping acupoints. It was not Wang Chong, but Chen Shusun.
"Take Master Zhang away. Before he wakes up, no one is allowed to wake him up."
Chen Shusun said.
"Is Young Master alright?"
"Mm."
Wang Chong nodded.
"Master Shouzhi has expended too much energy, and I heard from his disciple that he hasn't rested in the last few days. We can't let him work too hard. In truth, in previous battles, we rarely allowed craftsmen to participate. No one in the Tang dynasty has ever done what Young Master has done. I don't know if this is good or bad. "
Chen Shusun said.
"Perhaps not in the past, but there will definitely be in the future. The form of war will also have to change a little. "
Wang Chong said.
"That's right, Lord Protector-General sent me to ask. Does Young Master have any thoughts on the upcoming war? "
Chen Shusun said.
Xianyu Zhongtong currently held a great deal of respect for Wang Chong. The fact that he had sent someone to inquire about Wang Chong's opinion was enough to show his attitude.
"I don't know for now."
Wang Chong shook his head.
"In the current situation, the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army is far superior to us. We are better suited for defense than offense. Positional and defensive battles are advantageous to us, but taking the initiative to attack might not necessarily be advantageous. At the very least, in this situation, we have the advantage. "
Wang Chong said.
This mountain had actually already been transformed by Wang Chong into a fortress. Although it seemed to be segmented and filled with gaps, Ouzan's cavalry were actually unable to display their might here. On the contrary, Lion City was more advantageous to the Ouzan army. At the very least, their speed would not be reduced.
And the siege ladders that Ouzan had painstakingly built with so much manpower and resources were completely useless here.
The walls were still there, but the siege ladders were useless.
Moreover, Xianyu Zhongtong's strategy in Lion City was different. Wang Chong had adopted an aggressive defensive strategy. All the walls had been built in sections so that Ü-Tsang and Mengshe Zhao would not be able to break through.
At this stage of the battle, the Tang Dynasty had no path of retreat!
When an empire lost the respect of the surrounding countries, the only method was to openly defeat them on the battlefield, crush them, and win back their dignity.
As for Wang Chong, he had no other choice. If he wanted to prevent the empire behind him from sinking into a quagmire of decline, decline, and disaster, and change the empire's miserable fate, the only way was to completely defeat the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army.
No matter what price he had to pay.
Roar!
As he was speaking, the rear of Mengshe Zhao's army suddenly became restless, the roar of a beast resounding through the clouds. The Mengshe Zhao army on the left and right were thrown into an uproar, all of them scattering like they had run into the plague.
"Young Master, what is that?"
Eagle suddenly couldn't help but take two steps forward.
Wang Chong said nothing, but his eyes were madly twitching. He had heard this sort of roar before, but it did not belong to this world.
"Giant elephants!"
Wang Chong muttered.
"What?"
Eagle subconsciously asked. But before he could finish, he was drowned out by a heaven-shaking rumble. Rumble! From a distance, the earth seemed to be quaking, as if some massive creature was walking out from behind it.
In just a few breaths' time, a black silhouette the size of a hill slowly appeared in everyone's field of vision from afar. These black shadows were extremely heavy, their bodies seemingly brimming with immense strength.
Just by looking at them from a distance, one could feel a powerful pressure. And when one saw the ant-like Mengshe Zhao soldiers next to them, this pressure only intensified.
Boom!
The originally quiet mountain suddenly burst into a buzzing sound, with a hint of panic. None of the 180,000 Annam Protectorate soldiers that had survived until now were ordinary. Whether it was in spirit or will, they were the elite of the elite.
But when they saw those black shadows, even before they could see them clearly, their morale was already shaken. This was not a common sight.
"The White Elephant Corps!"
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