"Marshal Yang, fifty mighty general's cannons and 1,000 explosives packages from the direction of Tongguan have arrived at Kip Stone Fort this morning," Gao Shi reported to Yang Xi on the latest situation in the army.

"Good!" After Yang Xi applauded, he immediately ordered again, "Then order Li Chengguang of Tongguan to find a way to make more powerful general cannons, and as soon as the manufacturing is completed, it will be transported to the direction of Luoyang immediately!"

"Yes, Marshal Yang!" After Gao Shi got the order, he immediately went to give the order.

Early this morning, a batch of weapons was transported from the direction of Tongguan, including 50 "mighty general cannons," as well as thousands of simple grenades, and nearly 1,000 explosive packs. Because during the attack on Kip Stone Fort, there was no large-scale use of firearms, and the "mighty general cannon" did not play a role, and these firearms were preserved intact. Today, there are 500 "mighty generals' cannons" in the army, and there are more than 3,000 explosive packs for them to fire. This simple "artillery" process is actually quite simple, and it can be made into a barrel with iron sheets. It's just that almost all of them are disposables, and they are basically scrapped when they are used for the first time, and they can rarely be used for the second time, let alone the third time.

Until there is no way to make a full-fledged artillery, such a "local method" can only be used. However, Yang Xi also knew that the "firearms" made by such "local methods" were still quite powerful, which was fully demonstrated in the last attack on Shaanxi County. When attacking Luoyang next, Yang Xi hoped that the "mighty general's cannon" could play a greater role.

He has not been in the army for a long time, and he does not have a lot of combat experience, Shaanxi County is only obtained by skill, and Kip Stone Fort is also won by surprise attacks, so it can be said that he has no real experience in fighting tough battles, let alone attacking cities. Luoyang is the last place where the rebels are fortified, and it must be very difficult to capture it. The power of the mighty general's cannon is also known to the rebels. It is impossible to have a great deterrent effect, and there is no longer any expectation that the rebels will be like Shaanxi County, when they hear the loud sound of cannons, and they are frightened and run around, and our army can take advantage of the chaos to enter the city.

You can only rely on the lethality generated by the bombardment of a large number of artillery.

However, Yang Xi is still full of hope, after all, the lethal effect of the crude "mighty general cannon" and grenades is still good, whether the rebels are prepared or not, concentrated attacks can cause a huge blow to them, if they are bombarded in one direction, the effect will definitely be amazing.

What's more, generals such as Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and Li Siye have rich combat experience. After a few days, these generals who are very knowledgeable about how to command the siege will gather together, and with them, don't worry too much about the failure of the siege. The remaining men and horses of the rebels are now less than 300,000 at most, and after the Tang armies from all walks of life are gathered, they will definitely surpass the rebels in number, and it is certainly not impossible to capture Luoyang with the might of successive victories.

Soon Gao Shi came back after passing the order. However, he didn't leave immediately, he still had something to discuss with Yang Xi.

However, he didn't talk about his own business directly, but first said some polite words to Yang Xi: "Marshal Yang, Fanyang has been captured by our army. The rebels' momentum was exhausted, and the general felt that the rebellion would soon be quelled. In this war to quell the rebellion, Marshal Yang made the greatest achievements. I believe that after the war, he will definitely be rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor again. ”

Yang Xi knew that Gao Shi must have something important to say to him today, and this flattery was just to provoke the conversation, and he didn't care. Accept it calmly, and after two hehes, he said: "General Gao, you think too highly of me Yang Xi, in fact, I didn't do anything, I just did something that others didn't dare to do at the right time." If it weren't for these novelties, as well as the tactics of a few clever sneak attacks, how could it have been possible to achieve victory and inflict heavy losses on the rebels? I can only say that I, Yang Xi, am very lucky, and I can't believe it, hehe, I can only say that the rebel army is near, and An Lushan's luck is too bad!"

An Lushan was unlucky, when he rebelled, he unfortunately met him, a traveler who came to the Tang Dynasty, and became the son of Yang Guozhong, the imminent entanglement of fate made him desperate to participate, and successfully reversed the situation. From the day Tongguan was held, Yang Xi was sure that history was completely different from the original. The luck of the traverser is different from that of ordinary people, and they come with a golden finger.

Gao Shi was quite surprised that Yang Xi would say this, but he only continued to flatter and did not say anything else: "Marshal Yang, this can't be completely attributed to luck, it's because your ability is too outstanding." If you don't have the ability, no matter how lucky you are, you can't do this. I believe that after the war, Your Majesty will definitely give you reuse, and the last general will feel that your achievements will definitely surpass Yang Xianggong's. ”

In Gao Shi's identification, Yang Xi's ability far exceeds that of his father Yang Guozhong, with Yang Guozhong's influence and Li Longji's favor, Yang Xi's future will definitely be bright. When Yang Guozhong's ability is mediocre, he can be ranked below one person and above ten thousand people, and Yang Xi can definitely do it, as long as he doesn't fall into the court battle.

"General Gao, you have won the award, I know my own ability, there are not a few catties and a few taels," Yang Xi said, the words changed, and asked Gao Shidao: "General Gao, in fact, there is one thing I have always wanted to ask you, I have free time today, and I also want to talk to you." ”

Hearing Yang Xi ask like this, Gao Shi also temporarily stopped what he wanted to ask, "Marshal Yang has something to order, please just say it!"

"General Gao, Ben Shuai wants to ask you, when the rebellion is quelled, do you want to be released as an official, or will you serve in the Beijing Division?"

"Huh?!" Yang Xi suddenly said this, which surprised Gao Shi, this is also what he has been wanting to talk to Yang Xi about for a while, and wants to ask Yang Xi for help, what he wants to say today is this. But he didn't expect that Yang Xi said it before him today, as if he knew what he was thinking. Because he didn't understand what Yang Xi really meant, he didn't know how to answer.

Yang Xi didn't continue to ask, just looked at Gao Shi, wanting to wait for Gao Shi to think about it before telling him the answer.

Gao Shi thought for a while, and didn't dare to say what he meant directly, but cautiously asked Yang Xi: "Marshal Yang, do you think it's better to be released as an official in the end, or to return to Beijing to take up a post?" ”

"According to my intentions, you should serve in the Jingshi," Yang Xi was not polite, and directly explained what he meant, "Your ability is very good, I believe Your Majesty also knows that you are a capable person." Ben Shuai also trusts you a lot, and Ben Shuai hopes that there will be friends like you in the court in the future, so I hope you can enter the court as an official. The marshal will recommend you in front of His Majesty, and he will also let his father recommend you in front of His Majesty. ”

Hearing Yang Xi say this, Gao Shi was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked: "Then the general thanks Marshal Yang and Yang Xianggong for their support, the last general is actually thinking about this matter these days, and today I also want to talk to Marshal Yang about this matter, and I want to implore Marshal Yang to help me find an official position in Beijing, but I have been hesitating and embarrassed to speak." Marshal Yang has helped the last general enough, and he really doesn't dare to worry about Marshal Yang anymore. ”

What he wanted to say today was originally to get Yang Xi's help and give him the opportunity to serve in Chang'an and serve as an official in Beijing, but he was embarrassed to speak, but he didn't expect Yang Xi to take the initiative to mention it, and directly explained that he would recommend and request him in front of the emperor.

Can you get the recommendation of Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi, are you still worried that you can't stay in Beijing? Gao Shi, who has been released as an official for many years, has never had the opportunity to return to Chang'an, but has a very strong will, that is, to stay in Beijing as an official. Staying in Chang'an, at least not so hard, and there is more chance of promotion, he is not young, he likes to be stable, and hopes to have higher achievements.

If he was not in his fifties but in his thirties, he would have liked to be released as an official and even continue to lead the army to fight.

Seeing that Gao Shi accepted his kindness, Yang Xi was also relieved, and said with a smile: "General Gao, your ability is very good, I believe Your Majesty will also appreciate you, when the rebellion is quelled, I will personally take you to see His Majesty the Emperor, ask for merit for you, and recommend you to Your Majesty in person." ”

"The last general doesn't know how to repay Marshal Yang's kindness!" Gao Shi was very moved.

Yang Xi didn't pay much attention to Gao Shi's emotion, he was just thinking about his future, and after looking at Gao Shi, he also continued: "General Gao, you can also recommend to Your Majesty and Ben Shuai some people you know, who are talented and learned, but who have not been reused by the imperial court." After the rebellion is quelled, the imperial court will definitely need a lot of talented people to come out to govern various places and appease the people, and the commander can find an opportunity for them to give full play to their strengths. ”

Hearing Yang Xi say this, Gao Shi already understood a little that Yang Xi was planning for himself, and wanted to recruit some loyal people in order to seek more. Of course, this is a normal thing, who wants to achieve great things and make a difference, doesn't there be an ordinary cronie under him? Without a group of people who are faithful to themselves, it will not work.

Thinking of this, Gao Shi didn't hesitate, and immediately agreed: "Marshal Yang, in the past, the last general had some very good friends, but now most of them are relatively down, if there is a chance, I will definitely introduce them to the marshal." ”

"You talk to Ben Shuai, who do you know!" Yang Xi became interested, he didn't know much about the historical celebrities of this era, and he wanted to know who Gao Shi befriended.

"Li Bai and Li Taibai are the best friends of the last general, but he has been unwilling and has not achieved anything so far; Du Fu Du Zimei is also a close friend of the last general, but now he is not willing; There is also Cen Shen Cen Ziyu ......" Gao Shi said the names of the three people in one breath, and immediately explained: "These three people have a very good relationship with the last general, and they once traveled to Liang Yuan together, talked about poetry and fu, and were very amazed by the talent and learning of these people......"

Speaking of this, Gao Shi stopped talking because he saw the consternation on Yang Xi's face.

Of course, Yang Xi was stunned, because the three people Gao Shi just said were like thunder in later generations, Li Bai, Du Fu, Cen Shen, I don't know how many poems I learned from them in elementary school and middle school, but I didn't expect that these people are still alive now, and they are still close friends with Gao Shi.

Thinking that there will definitely be an intersection with these "historical celebrities" in the future, Yang Xi is a little excited, poets, poets, poets, and the popularity of the people in later generations is too great, much more famous than an emperor like Li Longji...... (To be continued......)