In the eighth year of Tianbao, on February 23, the fierce mountain wind was like a roaring tiger, from Longyou Chiling to Qinghai in the vast land, blowing all things in heaven and earth to the west.

In the stone fort city on the highest peak of Chiling, the Tibetan crusade made the iron blade Xi Nuoluo wear a thick yak fur and stand on the city wall and look north.

The walls of the castle built with rocks according to the terrain are still covered with a thick layer of snow. The howling mountain wind blew in his face, blowing several of the soldiers behind the iron-bladed Sinoro back three or two steps back. The iron-bladed Sinoro, on the other hand, remained motionless as if it had taken root in the city walls.

"General, the wind is so strong, go back and rest. With such bad weather, it is definitely impossible for Tang Bing to come to a sneak attack. After Suo Chi, the commander of the ten soldiers of the pro-soldiers, stood firm, he hurriedly persuaded.

"On the first day of the Tang Dynasty, the heavy snowfall was raging over Qinghai, and our army also sent thousands of people to attack the Tang defenders on Longju Island. And today is just a little wind, how can you be sure that the Tang Army will not take advantage of our slack and sneak attack? Iron Blade Sinoro shouted sharply, so frightened that Suo Chi quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

Probably thinking that his tone was too harsh, the iron blade Sinoro stepped forward with a rough . The hard fist lightly slapped Suo Chi's chest, and then said: "Suo Chi, one day, you will also become a general and lead the army." You must remember that the battlefield is extremely dangerous, and you must always be vigilant and never let up in the slightest. Because you close your eyes and rest, the enemy may swing your head and cut off your head while waiting on the sidelines for a long time. Although Shibao City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, didn't the Tang army succeed in a sneak attack for thousands of miles back then? ”

Suo Chi heard the old soldier tell the story of the fall of Stone Castle City, and nodded yes to the general's teachings.

Seeing that Suo Chi's son could be taught, Iron Blade Xi Noro was greatly relieved. He looked back at the stone castle city and saw more than 200 Tibetan soldiers sticking to their respective posts like mountains and rocks, and his mood was even more comfortable.

"Suo Chi, how much grain and grass is there in the city now!" Ironblade Sinoro asked in a loud voice.

"Tell the general, it's enough for more than 600 people in the city to hold on for half a year!"

"What about the weapons and the equipment of the city guard?"

"Tell the general that there are 3,000 long knives, 2,000 spears, 1,000 bows, 200,000 arrows, 2,000 shields, 1,000 pieces of armor, more than 10,000 stone bullets, 1,000 cans of butter, and countless rolling logs and stones." Sochili replied.

"Good!" Iron Blade Sinoro looked up to the sky and smiled: "The grain and grass are worry-free, and the armor is sufficient." Even if the Tang army sent 30,000 people to attack, the stone fort would not be worry-free. However, it is important to clear the snow from the beacon tower, and keep the firewood and wolf dung dry. Once the Tang Army attacks, we must quickly let the rear know the military situation. The more than ten mastiffs should also be taken care of, they can help us discover the sneak attack of the Tang Army. ”

"Tell the general that our pro-army team sends two brothers to watch over the beacon every day, just for fear that someone will be lazy. The mastiff is full of meat every day and is full of vigilance. ”

"Well done!" Iron Blade Xi Nuoluo's heart was overjoyed, he looked at the Tang Realm north of Chiling, and shouted: "If the Tang army doesn't come, if they dare to invade the stone fort, they will be let have no return!" ”

At the same time that the iron blade Xi Nuoluo was looking north from the stone castle wall, in the canyon north of Chiling Mountain, Li Sheng, the captain of the Longyouya Military Academy, led more than 200 brothers, in the roaring mountain wind, like a warrior carved in stone, standing far behind the envoy of Longyou Jiedu Ge Shuhan.

Next to Ge Shuhan, there was a group of Tang army generals from Longyou, Hedong, Hexi and Shuofang.

Li Sheng's eyes swept around, vigilantly paying attention to the surrounding wind and grass. Although I think that the Tibetan defenders in the stone fort will not take the initiative to attack, they must be cautious when they are at the junction of the forces of the two armies.

When he was on alert, Li Sheng suddenly found that most of the Tang generals around Ge Shuhan were looking up at the misty Chiling, while Wang Sili, the general of Longyou, was hiding at the end, taking out something from his arms from time to time to look at it.

"This Wang Saburo, what the hell are you thinking about?" Li Sheng said in his heart. He has known Wang Sili for many years and knows that he has a big mouth and a lot of ideas. This time, the generals were summoned to the front line to look up at Shibao City, which is said to be Wang Sili's idea to Geshu Jieshuai......

"Gentlemen, have you seen it, that is the Stone Castle City that the saint thinks about day and night!" Ge Shuhan's horse whip pointed to the small black dot on the top of the mountain, and shouted loudly: "The money and food needed for the great war, the sage has ordered the government hall not to be discounted, and all the money and food are allocated in place. Later, it will be up to you how you fight bravely to defeat the enemy! ”

Looking up at the top of the dangerous peak, Zhang Shouyu, the Zhonglang general from Hedong, and the Datong soldiers and horses made Gao Xiuyan gasp.

A few days ago, the two of them had just arrived in Longyou with 10,000 Hedong heavy infantry. After many years on the border of Hedong, they thought that they had seen dangerous mountains and rivers. But looking at the towering stone castle, the two couldn't help but be frightened, dizzy, and worried.

Zhang Shouyu couldn't help but sigh lowly: "Immersive, you know the kindness of the handsome." Ge Shuhan seemed to hear Zhang Shouyu's complaints, glanced at him, but didn't say anything.

Gao Xiuyan hurriedly stabbed Zhang Shouyu and signaled him not to speak again. Zhang Shouyu was a little angry, but he had no choice but to lower his head.

Absi, the leader of the Tongluo tribe who has been galloping on the grassland for many years, was extremely uncomfortable when he came to the lofty mountains and mountains of Longyou, and at this moment he looked up with his neck up, and suddenly felt dizzy and uncomfortable. He rolled his eyes and said respectfully to Ge Shuhan: "Ge Shu Jieshuai, this Chiling mountain road is tortuous, the stone fort terrain is steep, and I have 10,000 Tongluo cavalry under my command, who are good at charging on the plains, but there is no place for them in the mountains!" ”

Ge Shuhan naturally understood the little Jiujiu in Absi's heart, he smiled coldly, and replied loudly: "Believe in the king, the warriors of the Tongluo tribe are the heroes of the grassland, and they can't do without the war horse for a while. Attacking the city on foot is naturally impossible to perform. But when our army stormed the stone fort, Tibet would never sit idly by. It is also hoped that Wang can lead his troops to block the Tibetan reinforcements on the front line of Dafeichuan. ”

Absi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Ge Shuhan had already arranged the specific tasks of the Tongluo Department, so he had to sneer and said, "Obey the military orders of the marshal!" ”

Dong Yanguang, the jubilant deputy envoy of Hexi Jiedu, looked up to the sky and laughed: "Geshu is handsome, the saint is wise!" Back then, a certain table was requested, and the sage and the political hall were passed, but Wang Zhonghei secretly obstructed it, resulting in a disadvantage for a certain teacher. Fortunately, the sage saw his treachery and reprimanded Wang Zhonghei to Hanyang. Now, the sage ordered the commander to lead the army and fight the stone fort again. A certain Yan asked for battle, and was willing to lead Hexi Jian'er as the vanguard of the army, rushing to the front, fighting his liver and brain, and also taking the stone castle for the festival commander! ”

Li Sheng vaguely heard Dong Yanguang belittled the handsome, gritted his teeth, and was furious, his right hand was unconsciously placed on the horizontal knife.

Ge Shuhan's face was pale, he looked the triumphant Dong Yanguang up and down with a gloomy gaze, and replied unceremoniously: "Deputy Envoy Dong, since you said that you want to be a pioneer, why are the 10,000 soldiers and horses brought from Hexi either crossbowmen or cavalry!" ”

Dong Yanguang didn't expect Ge Shuhan to expose his careful thoughts in front of everyone, his expression was annoyed, and he opened his mouth to justify.

Ge Shuhan didn't give Dong Yanguang a chance at all, and said in the direction of Chang'an: "The edict given to a certain by the sage and the political affairs hall clearly stated that whether it is the army of Hedong, Hexi or Shuofang, as long as they come to Longyou to participate in the battle of Shibao, they must accept a certain moderation. I think you also have this in the edicts you have received. ”

Everyone nodded yes, not daring to say anything. Dong Yanguang saw that Ge Shuhan had put out the edict of the saint, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart first.

"That's it!" Ge Shuhan's face sank: "When the army fights, it is important to prohibit it. When the military is discussed, the gentlemen can speak freely. But once the military order is given, the princes must follow the order, and there must be no delay for a moment. If someone disobeys the law and is perfunctory, don't blame the military law on the battlefield is ruthless! The horizontal knife on a certain waist is going to see blood! ”

Ge Shuhan's words are like knives and murderous! Everyone was stunned and knew that he was not joking.

Dong Yanguang glanced back at the Longyouya soldier behind him, and he couldn't say anything anymore if he held it in his mouth.

Li Sheng saw that Ge Shuhan beat Dong Yanguang hard, and his heart was slightly relieved.

"Brother Shu is handsome, my department is weak, and I don't dare to speak loudly." Tuoba Shou, the leader of the party department from Shuofang, said humbly: "However, my clan's son, who has lived in the mountains of Lingzhou for a long time, knows a little about foot warfare in the mountains, and is willing to divide two thousand athletes to serve as scouts for the army and investigate the movements in the stone fort and its surroundings. ”

"Thank you Tuoba Governor, then please ask the Governor to transfer two thousand warriors into the Longyou Scout Camp for unified command." Ge Shuhan waved his hand, not only did he not refuse to come, but he also sailed down the river, directly swallowing nearly half of the troops of the party department.

Xiping Gong and the Right Prison Governor Tuoba Shou Lin just wanted to sell well, and by the way avoid the drudgery of attacking the stone castle head-on, but they didn't expect that Ge Shuhan's appetite was so huge that he wanted to directly strip him of half of his military power.

However, the party troops who left their hometowns were few and outnumbered, and they were not ranked among the tribes in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Tuoba Shou Silence dared not speak out, and he only made promises.

Tuoba Shou Silence, who stole chickens and lost his rice, turned his head and glanced at the strong soldiers of Longyouya, and sighed secretly: "If one day our party department can have such majestic soldiers and horses, it will be like that Hui, open your teeth and sweat, and no longer be driven by people!" Even if I can't fulfill this wish, I hope that my children and grandchildren will have unborn talents who can dominate one side and be at ease. If the husband is a cow and a horse, it is better to be a horse bandit in the Wuthering Mountains and forests like the boy of the fine seal. ”

When Tuoba Shou swore angrily in his heart, he didn't notice that Ge Shuhan, who seemed to be complacent, looked around, and after seeing that everyone was convinced, his tense face also secretly showed a hint of relief.

The army is gathered, and it seems to be imposing. But Ge Shuhan knew that he was actually standing on the edge of a cliff, and if he was not careful, he would be crushed and die without a place to be buried.

If the stone fort can be captured as scheduled, it will naturally have a bright future and infinite scenery; And if he loses his troops and can't take the stone fort, then what awaits him will be the anger of the saint and the monstrous anger of the political hall.

Therefore, Ge Shuhan can be described as a way in Huashan in front of him, that is, at all costs and regardless of any losses, he tried to defeat Tubo and recapture the stone fort.

In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to strictly enforce military discipline, unify military orders, and twist the armies from all directions into a single rope.

In order to integrate the men and horses of the various departments, before the armies of Hedong, Hexi, Shuofang and Absi arrived in Longyou, Ge Shuhan and Wang Sili inquired and discussed in many ways, basically figured out the character and strength of the generals, and arranged in advance how to select the soldiers and horses from all over the place.

Today, he took the generals of the army to see the stone castle from afar, which was also carefully planned by Ge Shuhan. The terrain of the stone fort is difficult and dangerous, and Geshuhan knows it. Among the generals who came to the aid of various ministries, except for Dong Yanguang, the deputy envoy of Hexi Jiedu, none of them had visited Chiling in person and observed the stone fort at close range.

Although he had a general understanding of the generals' intentions, Ge Shuhan still wanted to see how they would react when they saw the stone castle city with treacherous mountains and rocks, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At present, Zhang Shouyu has one thing to say, has a straightforward personality, and is brave in battle, and can serve as a siege striker. Gao Xiuyan has a steady, careful and thoughtful temperament, and can assist Zhang Shouyu. Arbus has a small slip head but no big responsibility, but the cavalry of the Tongluo tribe is quite strong, and can be responsible for flank cover, but cannot be given heavy responsibilities. Dong Yanguang was greedy and conceited, selfish, and had old grudges with Wang Zhonghei, and was deeply despised by the Longyou generals. The party members are a small and weak clan, if it is not unique in marching and fighting in the mountains, it is simply useless, half of its troops are under the direct management of the Chinese army, and the rest of the soldiers are under the command of Zhang Shouyu to participate in the strong attack. Longyou's soldiers and horses, followed Zhang Shouyu's troops, waiting for an opportunity to storm Shibao City.

After making up his mind, Ge Shuhan's heart was slightly relieved. He looked up at the stone castle that he had already observed countless times, and secretly shouted: "It is easy to grow old and have a rare opportunity. A manly husband, when he indulges in love and seals his wife, how can he do nothing and die on the bed! Even if there is blood drifting and blood staining Chiling, a certain person must capture the stone castle and show his ambition in life! ”