Chapter 439: Expedition
After listening to Zhang Shumo's words, Gongsun Luo nodded and smiled: "I see, but please ask Zhang Gongzi to let me think about it, after all, this is going to the battlefield." β
Zhang Shumo also nodded: "This is natural, wait for His Highness's reply." β
After sending Zhang Shumo away, Gongsun Luo's heart was agitated. In his opinion, this is indeed a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and the reason why he rejected Zhang Shumo was because he also wanted to ask the teacher's opinion again.
So Gongsun Luo immediately prepared a car and came to the teacher's courtyard, after being sow discord by Gongsun Yang last time, Gongsun Luo now trusts the teacher more.
The old man sat in the hall, reading a book of poetry with relish. Gongsun Luo entered the house, and the old man didn't look up, and asked directly: "Come here at this time, I'm afraid there is something to ask, right?" β
"The teacher is really like a god, just now Zhang Shumo came to see me, and wanted me to take the initiative to invite Ying to go out to Jingguo, I don't know what the teacher thinks of this?"
The old man raised his eyes, looked at Gongsun Luoleng for a few breaths, and then asked, "Does Your Highness want to go?" β
Gongsun Luo nodded: "Now that Jingjing is worried about domestic and foreign troubles, my country's expedition must be captured, so don't give credit in vain." In this way, it not only gives me prestige in the army, but also makes Zhang Shumo owe me a favor, no matter how you look at it, it's worth a try! β
After hearing this, the old man called out twice: "On the surface of the matter, this is indeed the case, but is Zhang Shumo really so kind?" Originally, who did His Majesty plan to put in charge? β
"The personnel in charge have not yet been determined, and it is estimated that there will be news in the next few days. Zhang Shumo said that he also wanted to make military exploits so as to earn an official position, so he came to beg me. β
When the old man heard this, he raised an eyebrow: "Is that really the case?" However, judging from the available information, this matter is indeed not harmful to His Highness. β
"So the teacher thinks I should go for this opportunity?" Gongsun Luo asked excitedly.
The old man pondered for a moment, and then said, "It should be worth fighting, but Your Highness had better keep Zhang Shumo in hand, and be careful that he has other tricks." β
Gongsun Luo nodded excitedly: "I know, the students will definitely pay attention!" β
In the morning of the next day, Gongsun Luo suddenly proposed to go to Jingguo, which surprised the civil and military officials.
Gongsun Xue has no opinion on this, in his opinion, the descendants of the Gongsun family were born on war horses, so they should lead troops to fight! So I readily agreed.
Fan Yao and Gao Yan exchanged glances, but they didn't say anything.
Gongsun Luo was overjoyed when he saw that his father agreed, so he continued to propose to let Zhang Shumo be his military advisor, but Gongsun Xue was a little hesitant when he heard it, and asked Fan Yao's opinion.
Fan Yao didn't know why Gongsun Luo suddenly asked Zhang Shumo to be a military advisor, but thinking about Zhang Shumo's talent, it shouldn't be a problem to be Gongsun Luo's military advisor, so he didn't have any opinions.
However, Gao Yan was a little reluctant, after all, Zhang Shumo is now Gao Ning'er's nominal fiancΓ©, in case Zhang Shumo has a good one, then won't his daughter be widowed?
Gongsun Xue didn't want to spoil Gao Yan's thoughts, and finally ordered Zhang Shumo to make his own decisions.
But Zhang Shumo was waiting for the news, when the news came, Zhang Shumo immediately asked his subordinates to pack up their things and prepare for the expedition. Only Cai Xun was left alone in Daijing, which can be regarded as taking care of everyone.
Gao Ning'er and Gongsun Rong were very reluctant to learn that Zhang Shumo was going to the battlefield, and the two came to Zhang Shumo together to ask him to give up, but Zhang Shumo politely refused.
Gao Ning'er was so angry that she also decided to go on the expedition with Zhang Shumo, so frightened that Gao Yan and Gongsun Ningyan hurriedly locked her up at home.
Later, Gongsun Luo told Gongsun Rong and Gao Ning'er the reason why Zhang Shumo insisted on going to Jingguo, and the two learned that Zhang Shumo was to get an official position in Yan Kingdom, so as to prepare for future marriage, and they were very moved, and the two also silently made a promise that Zhang Shumo would not marry in this life.
After a period of preparation, the team that went to Jingguo finally set off, and Gongsun Luo personally took command as the general of the expeditionary force. And Zhang Shumo became Gongsun Luo's military advisor.
Perhaps because of his distrust of the young men Gongsun Luo and Zhang Shumo, Gao Yan also arranged for his old partner Xu Jian to be the deputy commander of the expeditionary force to assist Gongsun Luo.
This expedition was a long way, and everyone walked for a month, and finally arrived at the border of Yan and Jing.
Gongsun Luo ordered to set up camp in the territory of Yan Kingdom, and then released scouts to investigate the movements of Jing Kingdom.
After everyone settled down, Zhang Shumo took Chen Lin to Gongsun Luo's big tent, and happened to bump into Xu Jianzai's deployment on Jingguo's side to introduce Gongsun Luo.
"There are a total of 100,000 garrisons in the northeast of Jingguo, the general is called Shen Xiao, and the Shen family has been stationed in the northeast of Jingguo for a long time, which can be said to be deep-rooted. And they're very familiar with the terrain, so we'll have to be careful that they use the terrain to ambush us. β
Gongsun Luo didn't think much after hearing this: "How can I worry about 100,000 people, this time I have an army of 150,000 people in Yan Kingdom, and in the face of a huge gap in numbers, I see how they can defend it!" β
Zhang Shumo couldn't help frowning, co-authoring this Gongsun Luo was really brave and unscrupulous, so he hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, although we have 150,000 troops and horses, you can't send all 150,000 people out every time you attack, right?" As long as there is a division of troops, the advantage of the force will not be too obvious, especially after we enter the boundary of Jingguo, every time we occupy a city, we must send someone to guard it, right? So numerical superiority does not necessarily lead to victory. β
Gongsun Luo pursed his lips: "I naturally know this, but I can't let others have the ambition to destroy my prestige, right?" In any case, this expedition to Jingguo, the two Qing Dynasty will help each other, and we will open up territory for Dayan together! β
While he was talking, it was getting late, and dinner was already being prepared in the barracks. But the scouts released by Gongsun Luo did not come back for a long time, which made Gongsun Luo sweat in his heart.
After a while, a soldier brought Gongsun Luo a hot soup, and Gongsun Luo served the bowl, but put it down again.
Just as he was about to gather everyone to discuss the matter, a soldier suddenly came to report: "Report to the general, the enemy has been found in the distance, and they seem to be coming towards our camp!" β
Gongsun Luo couldn't help but wonder a little when he heard this, why did the people of Jingguo come over when he just arrived at the border? Did they already know their whereabouts? Or did they catch the scout and ask for their information?
Thinking of this, Gongsun Luo immediately prepared to change his armor, and at the same time said to the soldiers: "Pass the order, gather the military horses, and prepare for battle!" β
At this time, it was already dark, and Gongsun Luo was waiting with an army of 150,000. Gradually, the sound of horses' hooves drew closer, everyone became nervous, and the great battle seemed to be approaching without warning.