The grass in the factory should be plucked

Yesen led an army of 500,000 and was on high alert at the border.

Most of the soldiers in this team were Sayyid's old subordinates. They had witnessed the power of the eagles in the Battle of Yumen Pass. They had also seen with their own eyes Sayyid's head hanging high on the city wall of Yumen Pass. They were already frightened out of their wits and were trembling with fear.

Seeing the low morale, Yesen said angrily: "Come on! The Chu army has less than 300,000 soldiers. We have 500,000 cavalry. A single spit from each of us can drown them. What's there to be afraid of?"

A soldier stammered, "The Chu State has the God of War and the Divine Eagle. We can't defeat them..."

"Even if we can't win, we have to fight! Behind you are your wives, children and families. Are you going to watch them fall into the hands of the people of Da Chu and become slaves?"

"For our family, let's fight Da Chu!"

These words made the soldiers' blood boil. They raised their weapons and shouted in unison: "For our families, we will fight the Chu State—"

While the Turpan army was in a state of anxiety, the Chu army finally arrived at the city.

They were not in a hurry to attack, but instead set up camp ten miles away from the border and started cooking.

The two armies faced each other from a distance.

Yesen used his clairvoyance to see that the Chu army was in full swing, some were setting up camp, some were cooking, and many soldiers were busy digging trenches, apparently building fortifications.

There was also a team of more than a dozen people, each holding a... wooden kite? They seemed to be debugging the mechanism.

Yesen had a strange look on his face. What on earth did the people of Da Chu want to do?

Judging from the situation, they don't look like they are here to fight, but more like they are here to camp and enjoy the spring.

Yesen ordered, "Come here, pull out our cannons! Once the Chu army is within range, send them back home!"

The soldiers burst into laughter, the city gate opened, and dozens of cannons were slowly pushed out and lined up in a row.

The cold muzzle of the gun was facing forward, ready to roar and charge at the enemy at any time.

Xie Chang'an wanted to win a quick victory, so the Western Expedition Army marched quickly and did not bring too much baggage. Naturally, they did not bring heavy firearms such as the Red Cannon, which were inconvenient to carry.

But they have Longmen Military Industry. This time when the Dingguo Army went to war, a team from Longmen Military Industry also accompanied the army.

Since the Longmen Trading Company started maritime trade, its daily profits have been astronomical, and the funds allocated to Longmen Military Industry are also abundant.

Longmen Military Industry has been focusing on research and has recently developed a number of new firearms. It is a good opportunity to take advantage of this war to go to the front line to test their effects.

Seeing that the Chu army did not carry any cannons, Yesen smiled grimly: "No matter how much of a war god you are, you are still a human being. Under the thunderous power of the cannon, you will be crushed to pieces!"

At this moment, he could not imagine at all what kind of war he was about to face.

Wei Zhuang and Xie Changan were also in the Longmen Military Industry tent, looking at various new weapons.

The leader of the accompanying team is Mo Qilang's cousin Mo Sanlang. He is usually taciturn, but when introducing their latest weapons, he becomes excited and talks incessantly.

Wei Zhuang looked at those small but extremely powerful weapons and marveled at them.

With such weapons, how could the Chu army not be invincible and sweep away thousands of enemies?

Mo Sanlang smiled and said, "These weapons are extremely powerful and require fine steel to make. They are very expensive and cannot be mass-produced at present. They can only serve as auxiliary weapons in this battle. The key to victory still depends on the brothers of the Western Expedition Army."

Wei Zhuang nodded. That’s right. We can’t put the cart before the horse.

The key to the victory or defeat of a battle lies in strategy and tactics, troop deployment, logistics supply, personnel execution and the commander's command ability.

Yesen had his men watching the city for a whole day, but there was no movement from the Chu army. He did not dare to relax his vigilance, for fear that the Chu army would attack at night. The soldiers were all exhausted with red eyes.

However, there was peace in the military camp of Da Chu.

Except for the team on night patrol, all other soldiers have fallen asleep.

The lights were on in Wei Zhuang's tent.

With great awe, he watched a white hedgehog slowly climb up the chair opposite him, and then "poof", a short, kind-looking old lady appeared above the hedgehog.

What the soldiers dug during the day was not a defensive structure, but a small tunnel leading directly into the border city.

Bai Xian led her disciples to dig from inside the city to outside. After a while, they dug a tunnel from the city to the military camp.

After nightfall, Bai Xian came to the military camp from the tunnel and met Xie Changan and Wei Zhuang.

Xie Changan bowed and said, "Mrs. Bai, you have worked hard along the way."

This hedgehog that can transform into a human-shaped shadow is none other than Baixian from Changbai Mountain!

The incarnation of the White Immortal enshrined in the White Temple of the Jurchen Kingdom is none other than Old Lady Bai.

Baixian is very low-key and not very conspicuous among the immortals in Changbai Mountain, but she is the strongest one among them.

The red fox can also transform into a huge phantom, but it is still in the form of an animal. The white fairy can, however, transform into a human-shaped phantom, which is very solid and almost indistinguishable from a real person.

Bai Xian laughed and quickly returned the greeting: "Alas, how dare I accept the gift from the Immortal Lord? I am so embarrassed."

Wei Zhuang also stepped forward and saluted: "Wei Zhuang greets the Immortal!"

Bai Xian looked him up and down, nodded and smiled, "You are not bad, you are upright, and you will surely have good fortune in the future."

Wei Zhuang was so happy that he thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you for your kind words, Immortal!"

Xie Changan humbly asked: "I wonder what Bai Xian's plan is? How to arrange it?"

Bai Xian smiled and said, "My clan is good at medicine, drugs, and illusions. I wonder what the Immortal Lord needs us to do?"

Xie Changan narrowed his eyes slightly. He is good at medicine, drugs, and illusion?

It seems that the soldiers of the Western Expedition Army can "pick up" military merits again!

The three of them then discussed it in detail.

The next day, the Turpan army was on high alert again, but the Chu army remained motionless.

Yesen was completely confused. What on earth were the people of Da Chu doing?

Soon, he finally found out.

The deputy general looked panicked and hurried over to report: "Marshal, it's bad!"

Yesen was so angry that he stepped forward and whipped him: "You idiot! I'm fine!"

"No, Marshal..."

The deputy general was incoherent, "After the brothers finished breakfast, many of them vomited and had diarrhea. I think they were poisoned!"

"what?!"

Yesen hurried into the camp and was almost vomited by the foul smell. He quickly covered his nose.

The soldiers were seen holding their stomachs, staggering here and there, and screaming "ouch, ouch" non-stop.

Yesen was shocked and angry: "Where are the military doctors? Where did they go?"

The deputy general said with a bitter face: "The military doctors were also infected."

They are all fighting with the soldiers for the toilet!

Those who couldn't get a toilet had to dig a hole on the spot, and the stench in the military camp was overwhelming.

Yesen couldn't stand it any longer, and he covered his nose and said angrily: "Hurry up and send someone to check, what went wrong?"

The deputy general trembled with fear: "I'm afraid the people of Da Chu poisoned me..."

The army had been on high alert and had tight defense. How did the people of Da Chu sneak into the military camp and secretly poison the food?

At this time, the deputy general also covered his stomach and said, "Marshal, I can't hold it anymore. I need to go to the toilet first!"

He also stumbled to grab the toilet.

Yesen was furious: "The sinister and treacherous people of Da Chu!"

Fortunately, his meals were prepared individually, so he was not affected.

The military doctors finally recovered and began to treat the soldiers.

The soldiers were not in danger of losing their lives, but they had diarrhea more than ten times a day, and their hands and feet were weak, and they couldn't even hold their weapons steadily.

Yesen was extremely anxious. If the Chu State attacked at this time, how could his army fight back?

The only thing we can rely on now are those dozens of cannons.

However, the people of Da Chu were extremely cunning and did not move forward at all. Since they were not within the range, those dozens of cannons were just decorations!

After a day of hard work, at night, an east wind suddenly blew.

In the Great Chu military camp, Mo Sanlang, who had been paying close attention to the wind direction, said happily: "The wind is coming! Brothers, prepare to launch!"

Seeing the Longgong Military Industry team taking action, the curious soldiers came forward to watch.

They lined up the wooden kites of all sizes in a row and started to operate the mechanism.

The Pingxi Army was confused, but the Dingguo Army soldiers who had participated in the Southern Xinjiang Campaign began to explain to them with great interest.

Hearing that these wooden kites could fly across hundreds of miles of forest and actually carve out a path in the Mihun Pond, the soldiers of the Pingxi Army were all amazed.

Zhou Zhongguang laughed and said, "You don't know that these wooden kites have mechanisms inside that can carry medicinal powder."

"Last time when we attacked the Nanyi Kingdom, the prince asked the brothers of Longmen Military Industry to put drugs in these wooden kites. Wherever the wooden kites flew, the Nanyi army fell down one after another. Guess what happened in the end?"

A soldier of the Pingxi Army asked curiously: "What happened?"

"After our army rushed into the city, there were military merits all over the ground, so we could just pick them up!" Zhou Zhongguang laughed, "We don't even need to fight anymore!"

The Pingxi Army was extremely envious.