Chapter 592: The Decisive Battle! The White Elephant Corps! (1/2)
Chapter 592: The Decisive Battle! The White Elephant Corps!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”Your Majesty, be at ease. Your subordinate will definitely complete this mission!”
The general called Duan Yangyan immediately turned around and left, his armor clattering.
”Since Your Majesty already has plans, then Dalun Ruozan will wait for the good news. If Your Majesty requires anything, please inform us, and Ü-Tsang will do it all it can to assist,” Dalun Ruozan quickly said.
”Mm, I have troubled Great Minister. It should be our turn to put forth a little effort.”
Geluofeng only nodded his head before leaving Dalun Ruozan and heading back to his own army.
……
As they left the meeting area, Huoshu Huicang abruptly asked, ”Do you really believe what His Highness the Crown Prince said? That the Tang will collapse without any need to attack?”
While Geluofeng and Dalun Ruozan talked, he had kept quiet, not stepping into the conversation. But he couldn't hold back his question now.
”Hah, there are some things that shouldn't be said in front of His Highness the Crown Prince,” Dalun Ruozan said with a leisurely wave of his feather fan. ”Think about it: since that brat has already come with a plan in mind, preparing all those steel walls, do you think that he wouldn't prepare sufficient provisions?”
Buzz!
Huoshu Huicang's face froze as he immediately halted. But he very quickly caught back up with the Great Minister.
”But, the foodstuff of the Tang is completely different from ours. We can drink horse milk and goat milk, and eat meat without rice, but they cannot. And in this short period of time, could they really manage to pull it off? They prepared Lion City for so long, but didn't it take only a month to consume all their provisions?”
”For this matter, I'm also not sure.”
Dalun Ruozan stopped for a moment upon hearing this question.
”But haven't you already seen the results from this battle? That fellow can't be judged with common sense. Although I don't believe that he could gather so many provisions using the old practices of the Central Plains dynasties, I also don't think that he would have come completely unprepared.
”But regardless, we should first think of a way to overcome the Annan Protectorate army. As for provisions… we'll quickly find out how many provisions they have stocked up.”
Dalun Ruozan quickly began to stride forward once more.
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”Has it all been prepared?”
On the summit, beneath the fluttering banner of the Great Tang, Wang Chong and Zhang Shouzhi were standing together. Zhang Shouzhi's face was covered in sweat and he seemed extremely tired. Starting from the construction of Lion City until now, it had been a long time since he had had a good rest.
Wang Chong also found it somewhat difficult to bear Zhang Shouzhi's exhausted appearance.
But with the fate of the Great Tang and the soldiers of the southwest tied to this battle, Wang Chong had no time for such feelings. He couldn't even bring himself to say 'rest a little'.
”Young Master's modu… modular walls are truly exquisite. Although they seemed to have been battered very badly, many of them were still reusable after just a little repair. And the damage inflicted on them wasn't very bad.
”Working according to Young Master's plans, we've already repaired ninety percent of the walls,” Zhang Shouzhi said.
”It's fine. Ninety percent is enough.”
Wang Chong nodded.
The rain of massive fireballs used by the Tibetans had still been somewhat effective. Nearly ten percent of the walls had suffered significant damage. But this was no longer important to Wang Chong. Losses were inevitable in war, and his opponents were prestigious figures like Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huicang.
A ten percent loss was completely normal. Moreover, ninety percent of the steel walls was still perfectly sufficient to defend the Annan Protectorate army, and the loss would have no effect on the battle.
”In addition…”
Zhang Shouzhi smiled as he opened his mouth, but before he could say any more, his body began to totter and he almost fell to the floor.
”Sir, are you okay!”
Wang Chong's heart tightened as he hurriedly went to support Zhang Shouzhi.
”Master! Master!”
Several of Zhang Shouzhi's disciples also hurried over to help Zhang Shouzhi. These were Zhang Shouzhi's closest disciples who had been with him for seven or eight years. They all regarded Zhang Shouzhi as their father.
”It's fine, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired and didn't rest very well.”
Zhang Shouzhi waved his hand, a smile on his face. It was only now that Wang Chong realized that beneath all the grime and dust, Zhang Shouzhi's complexion was actually a ghastly white.
Wang Chong's heart ached as he called someone over from the rear.
”Pour Sir some water… Sir, I've troubled you. Rest for a while.”
Wang Chong helped him sit down.
Now that Wang Chong carefully thought about it, from the time he had become acquainted with Zhang Shouzhi until now, Zhang Shouzhi had either been building Lion City or erecting these steel walls. All of these things required a great deal of work and Zhang Shouzhi's constant supervision.