The whole Xinghai City is a hot scene, a group of soldiers began a major reconstruction, the houses are knocked down one by one, and then used to build barracks and repair the city wall, although the houses are comfortable, but it is not conducive to the army stationed, so it is better to directly demolish them, and then dismantle them into open space to build military camps according to the plan, so that it is also easy to manage and schedule, such a large-scale reconstruction is also thanks to the help of cement, plus the stones are ready-made, so the progress is very rapid, of course, It is also because the training of the Shenji Battalion has always been very strict, Li Yong is completely built according to the Xishan Battalion, so even if the soldiers are asked to do these chores, they do not have any opinions, the city wall has been repaired and reinforced, the camps in the city have all been built, the entire Xinghai City has completely changed, standing on the head of the city, Li Yong looked at the entire Xinghai City, and felt inexplicably proud in his heart, the city wall is full of artillery, looking at this cannon of the cold door, Li Yong can't help but be proud.

"Everything is ready, just wait for the Tubo people to come."

Xue Wanche looked at the neat military camp in the city, the sprawling grain and grass warehouse, and then looked at the artillery on the head of the city, and his heart was also shocked, all this happened under his nose, how many days have it been, he has watched the earth-shaking changes that have taken place in the city and the city wall, and there is no need to mobilize the people, but the soldiers roll up their sleeves and work hard, even if he has been fighting in the south and north for so many years, how many days have passed! Look at the dense artillery on the head of the city, after the Eastern Expedition, he knew the power of the artillery, so many artillery, plus the military camp and the pile of grain and grass in the city, he felt that it was no problem to hold on for a year and a half, I was afraid that the Tubo people would not have so many lives to fill, Xue Wanche touched the barbs on the city wall, and couldn't help but sigh.

"The idea of the county prince is simply amazing!"

In fact, what Xue Wanche really wanted to say was that the idea was too insidious! It's definitely a reader who can come up with such a sinister idea.

"Hopefully it will help."

Li Yong said with a smile, when reinforcing the city wall with cement, Li Yong had an idea, and asked the soldiers to insert a lot of barbs into the periphery of the city while the cement was not dry, some were iron thorns, and then the iron was not enough, so they directly used wooden thorns, if the Tubo people set up a ladder and wanted to climb the city, these barbs could be regarded as an obstacle, Xue Wanche said with a smile.

"It's useful, why is it useless, the Tubo people will wear rotten intestines if they are not careful."

Li Yong said with a smile.

"I don't know when the Tubo people came, speaking of which, although the Shenji Battalion attacked the city during the Eastern Expedition, it really didn't defend the city, this is the first time to defend the city, and it can be regarded as a test of the Shenji Battalion, and my father is really a little impatient."

Xue Wanche listened to it with a black line, does this still need to be tested? A musket with a bayonet is simply the strongest weapon to defend the city, it can shoot far away, and if it is close, it can be stabbed directly with a bayonet, and with artillery, it is strange that the Tubo people can attack the city wall, there is no need to test it at all, but I feel too strong when I think about it, if it is not so, the emperor will not rest assured that Li Yong will bring the Shenji Battalion to be the bait, Xue Wanche said with a smile.

"This is not a test at all, it must be a massacre of the Tibetan people!"

Speaking of this, Xue Wanche suddenly thought of a question and groaned.

"Jungong, the muskets and artillery are so powerful, and we have strengthened the fortifications, will it scare the Tubo people?"

Li Yong couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this.

"Scared the Tibetans?"

Xue Wanche nodded repeatedly.

"That's right, when the Tubo people saw that the muskets and artillery were so powerful, they felt that it was impossible to take Xinghai City, and then they fled directly."

Li Yong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, the problem he had been thinking about was how to better hold on, and he had never considered the problem of scaring the Tubo people away, but what Xue Wanche said was not unreasonable, after all, holding on to Xinghai City was not just to hold Xinghai City to repel the enemy army, but to lure the enemy army, so that Xu Shiji, Cheng Yanjin, and Wei Chigong could lead their troops to complete the encirclement and annihilate the Tubo people in one fell swoop, but if the Tubo people were frightened by the power of dense artillery and muskets, they felt that they could not defeat Xinghai City, And then just give up, doesn't that mean that all the plans have failed? Thinking of this, Li Yong couldn't help but stroke his forehead, I was so difficult! It's just a matter of defending the city, and you can't fight too hard, and you can't repel the enemy, what is this called? When fighting with the enemy, you have to take into account the enemy's emotions, and you can't scare the enemy, and there is no one else, Li Yong muttered.

"Aren't the Tibetan people brave and good at fighting? Shouldn't it be so fragile, right? ”

Xue Wanche listened and said.

"The Goguryeo people are still known for their perseverance, but are they not defeated under firearms? Although the Tibetan people boast of being brave and good at fighting, they are only boasting of themselves, in fact, they are not very brave, and they have never seen the power of firearms, and they will definitely be frightened by firearms! ”

This is also true, when the artillery first appeared, Li Er and they were all taken aback, plus Tubo had tasted the power of firearms, and now that the Tubo people were bombarded by artillery, maybe they were really frightened all of a sudden, Li Yong said in a deep voice.

"Beat the drums and gather the generals, and convene everyone to discuss in the chamber."

The Tubo people may come at any time, so this issue must be discussed as soon as possible, otherwise the generals are all fighting hard, maybe the Tubo people will be scared all of a sudden, and the generals ran to the council hall in a hurry, all of them were very excited with their eyes, at this time, the county duke suddenly beat the drum and gathered the generals, wouldn't it be because the scouts had detected the traces of the Tubo army? Is there finally going to be a war? It's exciting to think about! Li Yong and Xue Wanche strode into the conference hall, and the generals immediately asked impatiently.

"County Prince, have you found traces of the Tubo people?"

Li Yong sat down on the handsome seat, shook his head slightly, and said: "For the time being, no trace of the Tubo people has been found, and today's drumming and gathering will be because Bengong and General Xue suddenly thought of a question, we are stationed in Xinghai City, not just to hold the city and guard the grain and grass, but to support the Tubo army, so that the Yingjun Gong and them can return to help and encircle the Tubo army, if we fight too hard as soon as we come up, the artillery fires in unison, and the muskets are fired in unison, will the Tubo people be frightened, they feel that they can't capture Xinghai City, so they give up directly? ”

The generals were all stunned, they had been trying to beat the Tubo people hard, and they really hadn't thought about this problem, but now that they think about it carefully, it seems that this is really a problem, so they can't beat them hard as soon as they come up, otherwise, maybe they will really scare the Tubo people away. After thinking about it for a while, the generals had to admit that this was indeed the case, Li Yuntian scratched his head and said.

"The artillery is firing in unison, maybe it can really scare the Tibetan people away."

Feng Lishun said with some grievances.

"Wasn't the Tibetan envoy rampant when he was in Chang'an? He prides himself on being brave and good at fighting. ”

Zhou Shanchuan said speechlessly.

"That's not just boasting, do you really believe it? If he was really brave and good at fighting, he would have been beaten by Hou Junji at the beginning? Besides, those dirt buns have never seen the market, and when they heard the sound of artillery, they thought it was a god descending from heaven, so they might be so frightened that they knelt down and kowtowed on the spot to call their ancestors. ”

Li Yong said in a deep voice.

"When fighting, you still have to be leisurely, and don't use artillery and muskets all at once, of course, you can't let the Tubo people easily attack the city, which gives them a little hope, but can't really attack it, so the degree of this must be grasped."

The generals received the order with a bang, but when they walked out of the hall, they all had a feeling that I was a big grass, and I couldn't fight with all my strength in the war, what is this called? It's like marrying a beautiful wife like a flower and jade, but she is too delicate and doesn't dare to use force, it's like scratching your boots! But what can be done? In order to lure the Tubo people to take the bait, it can only be so, after the Yingjun Gong and their army are surrounded, and then give the Tubo people a stimulus, the mighty cavalry galloped in the wilderness, raising the smoke and dust in the sky, under the sunset, the mighty cavalry is like an incomparably huge beast in general, there is a water source in front, Songtsan Gampo decisively ordered the army to be stationed here, a group of generals gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army, Songtsan Gan was full of smiles, full of ambition, and said loudly.

"We are less than two hundred miles away from Xinghai City, and we will step up our march tomorrow and strive to reach Xinghai City at sunset!"

This can be regarded as a forced march, and it is a big test for the whole army, but after all, it is only a forced march for one day to reach Xinghai City, and it is about to face a siege battle, not a cavalry field battle, so it can be done by gritting your teeth and sparing no horsepower.

"The last general will obey!"

All the generals bowed down in unison, and when they heard the high-spirited answers of the generals, Songtsen Gampo was even more happy, tomorrow the army will appear outside Xinghai City, Li Yong suddenly found that Xinghai City was surrounded by large armies, and the look on his face must be very exciting, right?

"After arriving in Xinghai City tomorrow, immediately surround Xinghai City, Li Yong will definitely send people to break through and ask for help, not to mention people, not a single bird can be let go!"

Songtsen Gampo said solemnly, and the generals promised in unison, they also understood this, if the people of Xinghai City were allowed to rush out for help, then the soldiers and horses of Xu Shiji and others would definitely come back to help, I was afraid that before they captured Xinghai City, the soldiers and horses of Xu Shiji and others would rush back, Songtsen Gampo muttered.

"This time the Shenji battalion brought a lot of firearms, many soldiers have never seen it after all, especially when they heard that the sound of the cannon was like thunder, it was very terrifying, when the Tang Dynasty went east, it was the terrifying sound of the cannon that scared the Goguryeo people into fear and defeated like a mountain, but you must understand that although the artillery is terrifying, its power is also limited, and it does not sound so powerful, this point, you must go back and talk to the soldiers more, so that the soldiers are prepared, it is just the firearms of the Tang Dynasty, Don't let the soldiers lose their will to fight when they hear the thunderous sound of artillery. ”

"Don't worry, Zampu, our Tibetan warriors are not comparable to the Goguryeo waste, aren't they just firearms, our Tibetan warriors can extinguish the fire of firearms with a single spit!"

"Yes, Zampu, our warriors won't lose their fighting spirit because of the slightest loud noise."

"Zampu rest assured, the last general will definitely remind the soldiers when he goes back, and he will never let his subordinates be confused by the loud sound of the cannon."

Songtsen Gampo nodded with satisfaction.

"It's better to be careful, after all, none of us have seen firearms, but we have only heard some rumors. The most important thing is to stabilize the morale of the army so that the soldiers will not be frightened by the sound of firearms. ”

A group of generals dispersed, ready to go back to gather their subordinates to convey Zampu's orders, let the subordinates go deep to stabilize the army's heart, the generals dispersed, Songtsen Gampo should also rest, after all, tomorrow will be a rapid march, but he can't sleep, since he knew that Li Yong went on the expedition, he urgently mobilized troops and horses to capture Li Yong in one fell swoop. He is about to arrive in Xinghai City tomorrow, but he has some gains and losses, because he has not seen the power of firearms with his own eyes, and the description of firearms is just hearsay, if firearms are really very powerful, then can he capture Xinghai City? On the other hand, if the firearms were really unimaginably powerful, then how could the Tang Emperor just let the Shenji Battalion garrison Xinghai? Moreover, he didn't believe that any weapon could directly defeat his elite cavalry, and it would be clear tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, Songtsen Gampo's heart gradually became firm, in order to prevent the surprise attack of the Tubo people, Li Yong also sent cavalry scouts to find out whether there were traces of the Tubo people, scouts with one person and two horses, often to the west forty or fifty miles to explore, and then the time passed day by day, they were more nervous when they explored, they still did not find any traces of the enemy, but when they sat on the ground and took out dry food to eat, But suddenly felt a slight tremor on the ground, they jumped up directly as if they were burned to the buttocks, and they didn't have time to eat, so they jumped on the war horse directly, patted the horse and went straight to Xinghai City, a team of scouts rushed towards Xinghai City from all directions, they all felt the tremor of the ground, they knew that it must be the Tubo people coming, but their mood was excited, now in the entire Xinghai City, who is not looking forward to the Tubo people attacking day and night? I have been looking forward to the stars and the moon for so long, but now it can be regarded as looking forward to the Tibetan people, is it easy? The soldiers on the city wall are staring at the distance with some boredom, the city has already been renovated, and the daily training is not much, so everyone can only be a little bored and hope that the Tubo people will come soon, and soon they noticed that the scouts outside the city are rushing wildly, and the soldiers on the city wall are suddenly in spirit, and the scouts came back earlier than before! And they are all running, they are keenly aware that there must be a situation! It is very likely that the Tibetans are here! Don't you finally have to be bored and lonely?

"Quick, open the gates!"

The scouts galloped directly into the city, and in the city lord's mansion, Li Yong couldn't help but think while eating, why haven't the Tubo people come yet?