Stanley, the second prince of Tubo, led the Tubo cavalry to cross the Chiling, known as 100,000 soldiers and horses, successively captured the two cities of the city and the degree, and took the eight military fortresses such as the White Horse Camp, Huangshui and Shibao, and the defenders of the city were defeated, and the remnants of the army retreated to the state with Ma Teng.

This was expected by Zhang Xuan, and it was beyond Zhang Xuan's expectations.

Zhang Xuan once agreed with Stanley to open the border, let him lead the army to invade, and launch a war with the quality of performance Xìng, and then Zhang Xuan took advantage of this to organize this drama as the chief director behind the scenes.

But in the agreement, Zhang Xuan had solemnly warned Stanley not to drive straight in, otherwise, he would not hesitate to turn the fake into the real and lead a heavy army to give him a blow.

Judging from the current situation, Stanley did not fully abide by the agreement with Zhang Xuan, and even conquered the border cities and military fortresses of the Tang Dynasty one after another, putting on a posture of attacking the territory of the Tang Dynasty with great momentum.

The Tubo people are still the Tubo people after all, and they want to take the opportunity to muddy the waters, Zhang Xuan secretly sneered in his heart, and the corners of his mouth twitched inadvertently.

The atmosphere at the scene became very tense and depressing.

Guo Ziyi and other generals had already stood up anxiously, looking at Zhang Xuan anxiously, waiting for the military order of the Grand Governor at any time, ready to go out to meet the invasion of the Tubo.

Zhang Xuan sat down slowly, waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "The sudden attack of the Tubo people this time is enough to prove that Ben Shuai's prediction is accurate÷ the ambition of the Tibetan people is high, and this peace is just a pretense, trying to méng the imperial court and Longshuo soldiers and horses, and then waiting for an opportunity to attack and occupy the territory of my homeland." ”

"The commander of the book transferred troops in advance, and asked Li Guangbi to lead an army of 40,000 to guard the front line of Hejiao to deter the Tibetans. Otherwise, the Tubo soldiers and horses that invaded my Tang Dynasty at this moment would not be Qingheng all the way, but would also attack head-on from the front line of Hejiao! ”

"Zhang Xuan, quickly and truthfully report eight hundred miles to the imperial court military department, and at the same time report the marshal and submit it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Prison State" Zhang Xuan said this, and suddenly remembered the Taigan Xue Degui sent by Li Heng, who had just arrived in Lingzhou, to send him a secret letter, he groaned for a while and said: "Quickly send that internal supervisor Xue Degui back, and say that he will talk about it after the commander has dealt with the affairs of the Tubo people!" ”

Of course, Zhang Xuan, Li Heng's secret letter, read it, and understood in his heart that Li Heng was now impatient to become the emperor, and even did not hesitate to take the throne in this form of disguised usurpation.

Of course, Zhang Xuan was not willing to let Li Heng take the throne now, and this time the invasion of Tibet would undoubtedly delay the time for Li Heng to usurp the throne. Unless Li Heng is a political idiot, he will choose to take over the imperial power at such a time.

"Yes, the subordinate obeys."

"Lord Feng, you have just arrived in Lingzhou, and you should have let you rest for a few days, but the Tubo people have committed the border, and the military affairs are urgent, and our responsibility to defend the border cannot be abolished, so I can only work hard for you." Zhang Xuan turned his head to look at Feng Chong.

Feng Chong came out and hugged his fist and arched his hand, "Feng Chong eats the king's Lu, méng is favored by the imperial court, and he should contribute to the country, and he will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire!" Please ask the governor to order, and the lower officials will obey everything! "From now on, the entire territory of Longshuo will enter a state of emergency, and we will make all kinds of preparations for a tough battle with the Tubo people. All the heavy loads, grain and grass affairs required for the dispatch of soldiers and horses were handed over to Lord Feng, and Cui Jin and Chen Tong assisted Lord Feng in doing things. ”

"The lower officials obey the order!" Feng Chong, Cui Jin and Chen Tong hugged their fists together to receive their lives.

Zhang Xuan nodded, his god was calm, calm, and there was no trace of panicked emotions.

Because of the sudden incident, it happened that he would sit on the side to "watch" the Hui Khan Guli Peiluo father and son, looking at Zhang Xuan calmly, looking like he was a successful bamboo, and he was secretly amazed in his heart.

Zhang Xuan is only a weak crown, although he is in a high position, he is still a young man after all, and he is still an unarmed scribe. If it is an ordinary young magnate who hears that the heavy soldiers of Tibet are on the side, I am afraid that they will be frightened and confused on the spot. It can be seen that this Zhang Xuan is calm and free, and the issuance of military orders is even more reasonable, well-founded, disciplined, and orderly......

Su Hudong looked at Zhang Xuan in a bit of surprise... The complex and clear eyes were projected on Zhang Xuanying's face without a trace of bōlan, flickering slightly.

"General Guo." Zhang Xuan suddenly shouted.

Guo Ziyi came out of work solemnly, bowed down and hugged his fists, "The metropolitan governor, the last general will obey orders!" "Guo Ziyi, you lead 20,000 Lingzhou guards to go out tomorrow and the third watch, and arrive in Minzhou within three days to reinforce the defenders of Minzhou, there must be no mistake." Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "Remember, when the army arrives in Buzhou, don't rush to battle, stick to the city, and wait for the commander's military order." ”

"The last will obey." Guo Ziyi took a deep look, turned around and took the order.

"Zhang Xuan, order the Shence army to rest in Lingzhou for fifteen days, and after the fifteenth, all the Shence army will go to Qinghai with the commander and fight to the death with the Tubo people!" Speaking of this, Zhang Xuan Huo Ran got up, his voice became generous, and his face suddenly floated with a compelling look.

This battle with the Tubo people, which he has been planning and waiting for for a long time ♀, will be a battle in which he really started in Datang and really gained a firm foothold in Longshuo. If the first battle is successful, the achievements will be brilliant, and he will command the whole country, and at that time, he will have the strength to fight with An Lushan.

As soon as he thought of this, even if he was as calm as Zhang Xuan, he also became slightly excited.

Guli Peiluo hesitated slightly, got up and arched his hand, "Metropolitan Governor, Tubo has offended the Celestial Empire and invaded blatantly, which is infuriating. I returned to the Tang Dynasty as a subject country, this time, Yi Yù sent 10,000 troops as the help of the Metropolitan Governor, I don't know what the Metropolitan Governor wants? A smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth. He dispatched troops and horses to issue military orders in front of the Hui Khan prince, and did not evade them, with the aim of pulling the Hui people in. Although whether or not the Hui people sent troops to help in the war did not affect the overall situation, in the long run, it would be beneficial and harmless to tie the Hui to their chariots with the opportunity to fight together.

Zhang Xuan smiled loudly, and bowed his hand and said, "Thank you Khan, who understands the righteousness, Zhang Xuan can't ask for it." Even so, he also asked the Khan to immediately mobilize the Hui army and horses into Lingzhou to join our army. Then, if you and I join forces to march westward, we will let the Tibetan dog thief come and go! ”

The atmosphere in Lingzhou City was suddenly tense, inside and outside the city, the guards were heavily guarded, except for the urgently mobilized military horses, that is, the team that deployed grain and grass to plant weights, and many merchants also closed the door with interest and temporarily closed their businesses.

Outside the city, the station of the firearms battalion.

Zhang Xuan attaches great importance to the firearms battalion, and all the affairs of the firearms battalion are handled by Zhang Xuan himself, and Zhang Xuan still has to make his own decisions about the matters that cannot be determined∨ Xuan divided the firearms battalion into two, and the "research and development center" is set up in the backyard of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the "processing and production base" is built outside the city, which is also out of confidentiality.

The core technology and manufacturing are disconnected, although it affects the efficiency, but as a new type of strategic Xìng weapon in its infancy, the necessary secrecy work still needs to be done.

At present, the technology of the Divine Fire Crow has been corrected many times of practice and has been very mature, and the speed of production and processing is also very fast↓ A team of craftsmen and miscellaneous servants of 100 people work together under the orderly command to complete more than 300 rockets every day.

And in the experimental development stage, there is also a firearm named by Zhang Xuan as "Shaking the Sky Thunder", the construction principle is similar to the kind of cannon that Zhang Xuan played when he was a child in his previous life, which is gunpowder and iron sand, and the catapult is used to launch this thing into the enemy formation, and it can explode when it shakes on the ground, and the power is endless.

Before the arrival of Feng Chong's army, Zhang Xuan had already sent people to build the base of the firearms battalion, which was surrounded by a long processing workshop covering an extremely large area, as well as a residential camp for craftsmen and miscellaneous servants: and on the periphery was the garrison of the firearms battalion guards, stationed with 500 soldiers, who were in charge of the security of the firearms battalion.

This has become the first forbidden place in Lingzhou City, and there is no forgiveness for trespassers, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has issued a death order.

The scorching sun was shining, Zhang Xuan led his team to gallop and stopped the horse outside the firearms battalion.

Hua Straddle sat on his horse, staring quietly at the deep wall of the firearms camp and the tall wooden gate of the camp, and was silent for a long time.

In Hua's opinion, the time is still too rushed, even if the firearms battalion works overtime day and night to catch up, I am afraid that before his army moves, there will not be too many Divine Fire Flying Crows. Of course, it's not just a matter of time, it's also a matter of material consumption, which is a huge expense. If it weren't for the support of the treasure in the underground secret room of King Rong's Mansion, it would be difficult to complete.

"Zhang Xuanren, there are still ten days, the army is about to go out, how many rockets can the firearms battalion come up with." Zhang Xuan didn't look back and said softly.

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, plus the inventory and the rush of this Danri, because of material limitations, the firearms battalion can provide the Rainbow 5000 rockets for the Shence Army is the limit." Zhang Xuan lowered his voice.

Zhang Xuan fell silent. 5,000 rockets, five per capita, and at most 1,000 cavalry, which is still a little short of Zhang Xuan's requirements. However, it is also sufficient, the act of firearms is to take the enemy by surprise, play a role in deterring and disturbing the enemy's morale, and it is the army's group xìng charge that really plays the role of deciding the war.

"Thunder? Can we process some before the army goes out? Zhang Xuan suddenly asked again.

"There are finished products, but how effective they will be, we still need to experiment. If the effect is reliable, it is difficult to provide more than 100 pieces. ”

"Take the finished product, Ben Shuai will test it himself." After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, he beat his horse and ran towards the open area in the distance.

This area is relatively barren saline-alkali land, almost no grass, and the ground is relatively hard.

A catapult was transported, and three earth-shaking thunderbolts were placed in the catapult's leather bag, about the size of a small silver melon that was a specialty of Longshuo.

Zhang Xuan turned over and dismounted and stood behind the catapult, while Zhang Xuan, Xiao Shisanlang, Lei Wanchun,

Nan Wuyun and the other generals lined up, a little nervous, looking at several soldiers operating the equipment expectantly, holding their breath.

"Put!"

The command flag was waved, and several soldiers teamed up with catapults to project three sky-shattering thunderbolts, turning into an arc in mid-air, and falling towards the wasteland hundreds of meters away.

Thundered!

After an earth-shattering bang, a small "mushroom cloud" of smoke and dust rose in front of it.

Lei Wanchun opened his mouth in surprise, and couldn't close it for a long time. Even the few soldiers who operated it themselves were a little dumbfounded.

Although Nanwuyun had been mentally prepared, he still gasped.

The power of this heaven-shattering thunder is so amazing? If it is cast in a dense formation of enemy troops, the lethality can be imagined. As soon as he thought of this, Nan Wuyun looked at Zhang Xuan's back with awe, and his heart became more and more awe-inspiring.

The longer he followed Zhang Xuan, the deeper his sense of awe for Zhang Xuan became.

Only Zhang Xuan personally acted for the affairs of the firearms battalion, and recently devoted all his energy to the development and processing of firearms, and he knew the power of the sky-shaking thunder.

The smile on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth became heavier and heavier, he took a step forward, patted a soldier's shoulder, looked back at Zhang Xuan, and said in a deep voice, "Zhang Xuanren, try to hurry up, you can produce as much as you can, double the salary ♀ of the craftsman, the first batch of sky-shaking thunder and divine fire flying crows, all equipped for the Shence army... The firearms battalion has been established for so long, and it is time for our firearms to play a little role in the confrontation between the two armies. ”

"Governor, the Divine Fire Flying Crow and the Sky-Shaking Thunder are extremely powerful, this time, we will definitely let the Tubo thief taste the taste." Lei Wanchun smiled wildly.

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and pointed at Lei Wanchun, "Wanchun, don't think about firearms, the number is limited, you can only equip Nanba first, and your two thousand people will talk about it later." ”

Lei Wanchun's laughter stopped abruptly, and he frowned and grinned, "Metropolitan Governor, don't give it all to Nanba, it's okay to give half to a certain family, so that a certain family and his brothers can enjoy it!" ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "No! ”

Lei Wanchun cried and lowered his head.

Nan Wuyun laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old Lei, you are reckless, and the Metropolitan Governor is also afraid of going wrong, this firearm is very important, if you accidentally release it in your own army, then you have to do it?" ”

"Hmph, if you get cheap and sell well, you Nanba is hypocritical." Lei Wanchun glared at Nan Wuyun.

"Metropolitan Governor, Her Royal Highness Princess Wanchun's family honor guard has arrived outside Lingzhou City!"

Outside the firearms camp, Zhang Xuan received an urgent report.

Zhang Xuan immediately turned around and smiled at Zhang Xuan, "Finally here, Zhang Xuanren, you come forward to deal with it, welcome the princess into the city, and place it in the guest house." As for the Tibetan prince Trisong Dezanyi"

Zhang Xuan's smile narrowed, "Seize it first, and wait for the imperial court to come down, and then talk about it." ”

"The subordinate obeys." Zhang Xuan didn't dare to slack off and took the order.

From Lingzhou to Chang'an, the official road is more than a mile away. If it is an ordinary galloping horse, it will take more than ten days to arrive at the earliest. However, the military situation at the border pass was urgently reported, and the news of the Tubo people's large-scale invasion of the front line of Qinghai in Buzhou reached Chang'an six days later.

As soon as the news came out, the government and the opposition shook.

When Li Heng got the news, it was late at night, and he had just climbed onto Zhang Xuandi's chuáng, and was about to make a good deal with Zhang Xuandi, when Yang Guozhong and Chen Xian and other important ministers broke into the palace.