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"Brother, the interrogation is complete."

"Sit down and talk."

Niu Er said breathlessly, and Zhou Wu poured him a cup of tea to help him catch his breath.

"You were right, those Tubo people really did come from Japan."

"Oh, tell me more about it."

"Didn't Gao Li's Su Yuan flee to Japan? He found Tubo to borrow money and troops, and then started an uprising in Japan."

"And then? They must have reached some kind of agreement."

"What kind of agreement was reached is unknown to these little bastards."

Niu Er spread his hands. It was already quite good that these soldiers knew so much. As for the rest, those were high-level agreements, which were not something these soldiers should know.

“Send these prisoners to grow bananas.”

"Yes."

. . . . . . .

Li Junren also encountered strong resistance in Tubo. Tubo's territory was quite large, and the 200,000-strong Dragon Army, including logistics, was in a difficult situation.

The Tubo now not only has a geographical advantage, but also has several times more soldiers than the Dalong, completely making up for the lack of individual quality among the soldiers.

Li Junren has been stuck on the border of Tubo for a long time and has not yet captured a single city.

"Damn it, these rats are really tenacious."

Countless meetings have been held, but no solutions have been reached.

“Your Highness, I served under Lord Zhou for a period of time before. Lord Zhou once said that protracted wars all stem from insufficient firepower. As long as firepower is sufficient, all wars will become overwhelming.”

One of the generals must have spent some time with Zhou Wu during a local battle, so he heard Zhou Wu bragging.

"Firepower? Our most powerful firepower right now is artillery, of course. You mean we should use artillery?"

"Yes."

Li Junren seemed to think this method was feasible, so he wrote to the court, asking the Ministry of War to transport more cannons to the front line.

With the Crown Prince's order, the Ministry of War naturally dared not neglect it. Moreover, the Emperor himself was personally supervising the Tubo war, which was no longer just an ordinary war, but also an effort to save face for the Great Dragon.

Artillery was continuously redeployed to the front lines of the Tupo Campaign.

Li Junren currently has nearly a thousand cannons at his disposal. These cannons are neatly arranged in the camp, and even the soldiers of the Great Dragon Army tremble at the sight of them.

. . . . . .

Guizhi City was the first city Li Junren encountered after entering Tubo, and it was this city that blocked the advance of the Great Dragon Army.

Tubo deployed a large force here, utilizing the city walls' strength and the firearms and cannons he had purchased to defend against Dalong's repeated attacks.

The sun rose again today, and the dragon was organizing an attack. The earthen soldiers on the city wall were not flustered at all, because such attacks happened almost every two or three days.

"General, would you like a whole roasted lamb for lunch?"

"Okay, it's been a long time since I've had a whole lamb. Remember to prepare some milk wine too. Roast lamb must be paired with milk wine and dishes."

"Yes, your loyal servant, I will do it."

The commander of Guizhi City was actually discussing what to eat for lunch with his servants on the city wall.

"General Dalong is setting up his formation again, preparing to attack the city."

The soldiers looked at the dragon's side and began to set up their formation again, then reported to the general.

"What are you afraid of? They've attacked at least ten times this month, haven't they? Have they taken it down yet? Don't make a fuss."

The general scolded the soldier who was reporting to him, and then began to fantasize about the delicious roasted lamb for lunch.

However, he was soon woken up again by the soldiers.

"General, General, please take a look."

This time, the soldier's voice sounded noticeably panicked.

However, the general didn't seem to notice anything amiss.

"If you keep making noise, I'll send you to the suicide squad."

"General, look at the other side, something's not right."

The general looked up at the opposing Dragon Army's camp and noticed something amiss. The number of cannons positioned at the front had clearly increased significantly, and the enemy soldiers were constantly transporting cannons from their rear camp to the front.

"So many cannons?"

The soldiers on Guizhi City could only watch helplessly as the Dalong soldiers set up the thousand cannons.

"General, what...what...should we do?"

"How would I know what to do?"

Everyone was so terrified by the array of a thousand cannons that they could barely speak.

Most importantly, they simply couldn't stop them. Although the Great Dragon Army was blocked outside Guizhi City, it didn't mean that Tubo had the strength to confront the Great Dragon head-on.

All the soldiers of Guizhi City watched helplessly as the artillery commander of the Great Dragon raised the command flag high. The moment he lowered it, all the cannons spewed out fire dragons, and a thousand cannonballs flew towards Guizhi City.

Just seconds later, Guizhi City was hit by countless shells, resulting in numerous casualties and leaving the buildings riddled with holes.

Before the Tubo people could react, the second and third rounds began.

Who could withstand such an attack?

The Great Dragon Army camp.

"Hahaha, happy, happy."

"Lord Zhou's description of concentrated firepower is indeed reasonable."

"With this kind of firepower, who will dare to disobey us in the future?"

Unlike the wailing in Guizhi City, Dalong, after being frustrated for so long, finally got a chance to vent his anger.

In just half an hour, Guizhi City, which had blocked the Great Dragon Army for more than a month, was completely destroyed, without even a chance to surrender.

"Attack!"

Half an hour of artillery barrage had completely crippled Guizhi City; any further attack would only involve sending infantry to mop up the battlefield.

The overwhelming firepower gave the Dragon soldiers and Prince Li Junren a taste of success, and everyone suggested pressing their advantage to catch up on the progress that had been delayed in the previous period.

When the Tubo people received the news of the destruction of Guizhi City, they simply did not believe it.

Tubo Royal Palace

"Bullshit! You dare spread false information? Guards, drag him away and behead him!"

"Your Majesty, spare me! I'm not lying!"

Tubo immediately ordered the messenger to be dragged away and beheaded. He didn't verify the authenticity of the message; he only knew that it would throw his troops into chaos.

Only after the messenger was beheaded did he have time to process the news he had just received.

In order to stop the advance of the Great Dragon Army, he arranged for nearly 50,000 soldiers to be stationed in Guizhi City. With the support of city walls, firearms and cannons, they could withstand at least 200,000 soldiers.

At first, everything went as planned. The dragon soldiers were held back outside Guizhi City, while the royal city continued its revelry.

But in just one month, Guizhi City was gone, truly gone, vanished from the map.

"What kind of sorcery did they use?"

The only survivor was the messenger who had just been killed. Now, no one knows how Da Long managed to break through Guizhi City.

"Where is Da Long's next destination?"