On the wall of Guansha City on the border of Gumo Kingdom, a melodious horn sound suddenly sounded.
The sound of the trumpet was calm and melodious, and did not reveal the rhythm of warning.
In about half a stick of incense, the city gates that had been closed in panic due to the arrival of the Western Expedition Army were opened again, and hundreds of horses rushed out, galloping towards the front position of the Western Expedition Army.
In just a few dozen breaths of time, he had arrived under the dragon's flag.
"Hush!"
"Xu..."
The sounds of tightening the reins and slowing down the horses came one after another. Hundreds of horses stopped steadily twenty steps away from the flag. A group of people in armor and various official robes dismounted and faced the handsome man under the flag. Nangong Ye The two walked over at a steady pace.
Many generals, led by Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye, the generals of the army, immediately dismounted and looked at the group of generals coming from the opposite side with burning eyes.
"The last general, Commander-in-Chief of the Anxi Protectorate, Zhang Mo!"
"Gu Mo Qian, the minister and regent of Gu Mo Kingdom."
"The great general Qiao Louyue of Loulan Kingdom, the great general of the army."
"Bang Chen's chariot division and the former national army and horse general's chariot division were wrong."
"The great general of Dawan Kingdom's army and horses is calling his troops."
"The great general of the country's army..."
"Welcome to the Generalissimo of the troops on the left."
Zhang Kuang put away his longing eyes on his son Zhang Mo and looked at each other with Nangong Ye. The two of them smiled and nodded together.
"Generals, please excuse me."
"Thank you two handsome men."
"Child...Zhang Mo!"
"The general is here!"
"Has the camp where the soldiers of the Western Expedition stayed and rested properly been set up?"
"Reporting to Commander Zhang, at the end of the ten days ago, the generals and the generals from all over the country have prepared the camps where the soldiers will march westward. They can go to the camps to rest and rest at any time."
"Okay, well done!"
Zhang Kuang gave Zhang Mo a satisfied look, then turned to look at Nangong Ye and others: "Brother Nangong, brothers, we have traveled long distances for several months, and now we can finally rest for a while. Let the brothers go to Zhang Mo first. How about the rest at the camp they arranged?"
Nangong Ye looked back at the soldiers behind him who looked tired despite their high morale, and nodded slightly: "It's exactly what I wanted.
After running for so long, we are already exhausted. Let the brothers go to the camp to rest! "
"We have no objections."
"Zhang Mo, you choose a capable deputy to guide the soldiers, settle them down, and then lead the generals to gather in the city!"
"Got the order!"
"Guan Sandu."
"The general is here!"
"You command three thousand soldiers, and lead the soldiers in two groups to the two camps to rest and recuperate."
"Got the order!"
"Cheng Kai, Chu Jing, Ning Chao, Ba Hela, Hu Luku... listen to orders!"
"I'm waiting!"
"Follow General Guan Shandu and disperse to the military camp to rest and recuperate."
"We take the order!"
After several people stood up, they immediately held up their command flags and galloped towards the formation of their respective armies.
In less than half a day, under the leadership of Guan Shandu and three thousand Anxi Protectorate soldiers, the Western Expedition army, as quiet as a virgin and as dynamic as a rabbit, galloped away towards the north and south sides of Shacheng.
"Two marshals, two deputy marshals, two governors, generals.
Gu Mo Qian, the regent of the Gu Mo Kingdom, has already prepared a banquet at the city lord's palace in the city to welcome you. please! "
After hearing Zhang Mo's words, a young man in his early thirties, wearing the official robe of Gumo Kingdom, hurriedly walked to Zhang Kuang and others.
"My minister Gu Moqian has met all the generals and the banquet has been prepared. Please come."
"Thanks for your work, please join us!"
"Don't dare, I will guide you all."
Even if the generals of each guard, battalion, and department separated some generals to lead the Western Expedition army and went to the two camps to set up camp, the number of generals who followed Zhang Mo and this group of Western Region officials into Shacheng was still over a hundred.
Their entry into the city made the people of the Gumo Kingdom in the city both nervous and curious.
Just now because of the galloping war horses, the city was trembling inside and outside. They didn't know the specific reason, but when they saw the city gate closed, they all shrank into the city.
Now the city gate was wide open, and hundreds of generals in heroic armor came in, which naturally attracted their attention.
Looking at the dragon flag leading the way, many people in Shacheng who had experienced Mr. Liu's Western Expedition immediately recalled the past ten years ago.
Seeing the city lord and the regent chatting and laughing around a group of dragon generals, the people in the city who had experienced the past of the Western Expedition suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
He smiled and explained to the uninformed people around him who later moved into Shacheng, or the caravans selected by other countries for trade.
After a long time, the wind was rumbling, and the sand city where everyone was surrounded by soldiers calmed down again.
The people, caravans, and passers-by in the city began to be busy with their own affairs again.
In the city lord's palace, Zhang Kuang and other people who had never been to the Western Regions were curiously looking at the architectural style around them that was different from Dalong. As for some of the soldiers who had gone to the west with Young Master Liu, they looked like they were not surprised.
With a calm expression, he explained the customs and customs of the Western Regions to the people around him.
"Generals, please take your seats."
"It doesn't matter. You and I have old acquaintances and new friends. We all share your worries and sit together with you!"
"Although I, Marshal Zhang, and I are old friends with you when we fought together on the battlefield outside the Pass for the imperial court to unify the world, some of them are acquainted with each other for the first time.
But these are not important. Now that we all serve as ministers in the same palace and serve the country, there is no need to be too polite between us.
Sit together! Sit together! "
"Thank you two marshals! Let's have a glass of wine and toast the two marshals and generals."
"Drink this cup together!"
"Drink this cup together!"
After a glass of wine, the atmosphere became more harmonious.
Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Hu Yanyu, and Wanyan Chiezha looked at each other silently for a few times. After a moment of eye contact, Zhang Kuang nodded imperceptibly, put down his wine glass, and glanced at his son Zhang Mo and many other generals from the Western Regions.
"Commander Zhang, how is the loading process of the gunpowder and artillery that the auxiliary soldiers first transported to the Duhu Mansion?"
"Reporting to Commander Zhang, under the guidance of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, the last general led 20,000 soldiers to load all the cannonballs with gunpowder seven days ago.
A total of thirty-three thousand rounds of blooming bullets and solid bullets.
When the 1,000 rounds of infantry artillery shells were transported to the Protectorate, they had been loaded by 200 craftsmen specially assigned by His Majesty, sealed in the warehouse, and could be taken out at any time. "
Arrogantly, he patted the table and said, "Okay, Your Majesty will definitely reward you generously for this contribution."
"This is the responsibility of the general, and you don't dare to take the official position!"
"Have your 100,000 elites from the Protectorate, 200,000 elites from other countries, and 50,000 auxiliary troops already prepared for war?"
"The army has already been prepared for war. As soon as the rest of the imperial army's Western Expedition is completed, the allied forces can immediately leave Dawan and the border between the Dayue clan and march into Black Clothes Dashi and Tianzhu for a crusade."
After Zhang Mo finished speaking, he took out a document from his arms and opened it directly.
"The number of troops in the coalition forces of the Western Regions is as follows.
The Gumo Kingdom has 20,000 elite soldiers, and the Jingjue Kingdom has 15,000 elite soldiers.
The Loulan Kingdom has 13,000 elite soldiers, and the Mo Kingdom has 10,000 elite soldiers.
The state of Zihe has eight thousand elite soldiers, and the state of Xiye has six thousand elite soldiers.
Shache Kingdom......................
A total of 200,000 elite soldiers.
There are 50,000 auxiliary troops, including 10,000 troops each from Gumo, Loulan, Ruoqiang, Xiuxun, and Wusun.
Including the 100,000 soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate, the total strength is 350,000.
Please ask the two marshals, deputy marshals, and warlords to take a look. "
After Zhang Mo finished speaking, he walked towards Zhang Kuang and handed over the document in his hand.
“Okay, I, Marshal Nangong and others will discuss this later.
I have a glass of wine with Commander Nangong and dare to thank all the kings on behalf of Your Majesty and send troops to help.
Have a drink together. "
"We are willing to be the vanguard of the heavenly army and attack the barbarian bandits.
Congratulations to the two commanders. "
Arrogant and Nangong Ye raised their wine glasses with a faint smile: "Okay, if you have such ambitions, why worry about not being victorious in the Western Expedition."
"please!"
"Here's to the two marshals and generals."
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
Zhang Kuang and others, who were full of wine and food, were led by the soldiers of the city lord's palace and walked towards the wing room that had been arranged.
After a group of generals and important ministers from the countries in the Western Regions left one after another, Dalong and other important generals gathered in Nangong Ye's room and silently unfolded the map.
"Zhang Mo."
"The general is here!"
"We are all uncles or brothers here. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to use official titles!"
"Okay! Dad!"
"How is the matter that His Majesty asked you to investigate in the secret letter? Is it possible to cross the secret route called the Himalayas on the map and use this to make a surprise attack on this country of Tianzhu?"
Zhang Mo shook his head helplessly: "The mountain is so high that I don't know how high it is. The mountains are so high and steep that there is no possibility of climbing over them.
Hai'er sent thirty elite scouts to investigate, all of them were sixth-grade masters who could walk on snow without leaving a trace.
In this way, they almost got lost in the mountains and could not return, let alone the ordinary elite army.
Especially for the rear army who were in charge of the baggage, this was an insurmountable chasm for them.
There is no other way but to go west to Dayuan and the Yueshi two countries, and then make a circuitous route to the southeast and march towards Tianzhu. "
Zhang Kuang and the others nodded with regret and looked at Lu Fengshuang, whose complexion had recovered to be intact.
"Mr. Lu, I only have to rely on you from now on."
"Feng Shuang will definitely fulfill his mission and lead me to the west to conquer the bandits."
"Okay, after the army rests, we will march westward immediately!"
