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"What! The peace delegation is dead!"

They waited and waited, but no news of a peace offer came. Instead, the mission ended in tragedy: the envoys died before they could even begin their mission.

"Your Majesty, with the full strength of the nation, we still have at least 300,000 capable and skilled warriors. Why not fight to the death?"

Finally, among all the officials and civil servants, there was one person with backbone.

The Tubo King looked at the general and then remembered that three generations of this man's family had served the court. His grandfather and father had both given their lives for the Tubo, but because of his upright nature, he had never liked him and had become a marginal figure in the court.

It was this very person who stood up when everyone else was seeking peace.

The king now felt that he had been blind before. He had not only failed to give such a loyal and virtuous son an important position, but had also abandoned him.

Saipan stepped forward to receive the investiture.

The man was a little dazed when he heard the Marco King calling his name, but he was certain that the Marco King was calling him.

"The minister is here."

"I hereby appoint you as the Great General of the Tubo, to command all the Tubo armies and resist the Great Dragon."

"I accept the decree."

After years of lying low, he has finally been entrusted with a critical mission and given an important position. At this moment, Saipan only wants to show those who looked down on him that his Saipan family is still the most loyal general in the Tubo Kingdom.

After being granted the title, Saipan quickly seized control of the military and began to deploy troops. One by one, the powerful generals who had been suppressed were reinstated.

. . . . . . .

"General, I think we should concentrate our forces in the royal city and fight the Great Dragon army to the death."

“I have a different opinion. The Dragon Army is currently relying on its artillery advantage. If we defend the city, we will only be doomed. It would be better to ambush the Dragon Army in the open field.”

"That's true, but there's simply no suitable terrain for an ambush in the wilderness, so it's not realistic."

Everyone chimed in with their own valid points, and the original plan was to have everyone come up with a solution, but after the discussion, even more solutions emerged.

"Quiet down, everyone. Actually, there are a few points I agree with. First, the enemy relies on the advantage of artillery. Second, we cannot hold the city."

"The general is right. So what should we do next?"

Everyone fell silent again. Although they knew the opponent had the advantage, they had no way to counter it.

"General, I have a preliminary idea."

"Oh, it's okay, just say it and let everyone give their opinions."

The problem isn't that people don't have ideas, but that they can't come up with solutions. Regardless of whether they're useful or not, just say them out so we can all discuss them.

"General, the enemy is relying on artillery right now, but we also have artillery. Although we don't have as many as they do, it's still enough for us to launch surprise attacks."

"Tell me more specifically."

So far, this method is slightly more reliable.

"Whether it's our artillery or the Great Dragon's artillery, they all have one thing in common: they're cumbersome and very inconvenient to move. So we can make a special carriage to speed up the movement of the artillery, launch a surprise attack on the Great Dragon, and then quickly move away, repeating this process."

"Great idea!"

Saipan greatly appreciated this method. He had also studied the cannons of the Great Dragon. Although they were much lighter than the cannons of the Groundhog, cannons were still inherently heavy. The Great Dragon also used horse-drawn carriages to move the cannons.

However, we can use two, three, or even four horses to move the cannons, which will make us faster than the dragon.

. . . . . . .

The Great Dragon Army had already captured several cities in succession with the help of artillery. At this time, the army was resting on the march, and the cooks were preparing meals.

The military camp was filled with laughter and joking among the soldiers. This time, the soldiers suffered almost no casualties and were doing some cleanup work, so it was not as badly damaged as the previous attacks on Gaoli and Dazi.

The Tubo Kingdom has a unique type of long-haired cattle. These cattle are not good at plowing and are mainly used for people's meat. The Great Dragon Army has captured quite a few long-haired cattle along the way.

Over the past few days, Li Junren had captured several cities in succession. In high spirits, he ordered a cow to be slaughtered as a reward for everyone.

The camp was filled with the aroma of meat. Most of the people in the business had never eaten beef in their lives, and their mouths were watering.

The cooks also tried their best to make the beef even more delicious.

Just as the Great Dragon Army was focusing all its attention on the beef, a thunderous sound suddenly came from outside the military camp.

The sound was all too familiar to the Dragon soldiers; it was the sound of cannons.

At first, no one noticed and thought it was their own artillery. But upon closer inspection, it didn't make sense. Everyone was busy cooking and preparing meals, not firing cannons.

However, the answer came quickly: dozens of shells landed directly on the Dalong army camp, and many soldiers who were still resting were left behind on this land forever.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Finally someone reacted.

Everyone was searching for the enemy's trail. There was no cover around, so the enemy was quickly exposed on a small hill not far away.

"Men, follow me and chase after them!"

Because of the lack of oxygen on the plateau, the Great Dragon Army did not have cavalry; only a small number of scouts were equipped with warhorses.

However, as soon as they set off, the enemy in the distance spotted them and turned to flee.

. . . . . .

This surprise attack by the Tubo resulted in hundreds of casualties among the Dalong forces. Although this was nothing compared to the total number of 200,000 people, it still made Li Junren very angry.

They fought a fair and square siege without suffering any casualties, but were ambushed while eating. It was a blatant slap in the face.

Over the next few days, during the march, they were attacked by Turkish artillery almost every day, which was not very harmful but extremely humiliating.

The soldiers of the Great Dragon were also greatly troubled, as these people didn't even spare them at night.

"These groundhogs are just as annoying as groundhogs."

"This is not a solution."

"Your Highness, I suggest that we retaliate in kind."

The generals who had accompanied him on the expedition were gathered together by Li Junren, and they had to come up with a solution today.

How to retaliate in kind?

"They love to launch surprise attacks, so we always keep some artillery in reserve, ready to fire. Once we locate their position, we counterattack before they can react."

"This is a good idea."

The range of the dragon's artillery is even greater than that of the enemy, so this method is definitely feasible. It just requires a portion of the artillery to be on standby at all times, but that's not a problem.

Li Junren gave the order, and preparations were made according to this method. Sure enough, the groundhogs reappeared on the march that day.

"Enemy spotted, artillerymen prepare."