Chapter 98 Preparations
In the Tang army's tent, there were several small baskets in front of the table, all of which were woven from bamboo strips. Wu Yanzong and Niu Shizhao sat next to him, carefully examining the things inside the basket.
The yellow is black, and the lumps are all large pieces of earth.
The more Niu Shizhao looked at it, the more strange it became, so he simply came to him, took the dirt in his hand and looked at it, put it at his nose and smelled it. Oh, it was really terrible.
These are native sulfur ores.
It was all specially picked by Wu Yanzong from the mountain, so Niu Shizhuo was strange. What can this thing do?
If you put it on a catapult cart, you may think it will not kill anyone.
He also mobilized all the troops and ran to the mountains to search for them all day.
"General, what can this thing be used for? It's just a piece of earth."
He held the dirt and shook it casually, and the dirt was falling all over the ground.
Wu Yanzong broke the ore with bare hands and saw that it was full of solid sulfur powder, so he was very satisfied. He clapped his hands and smiled and said, "It's useful, it's very useful."
"General Wu might as well tell me."
"I can't say this yet. When His Highness comes to join the army, I will definitely tell you."
"I have asked someone to mark the mining locations. You must send troops to guard that place closely. The ore inside is something that the court urgently needs."
"What is the court worth?" Wu Yanzong saw the glimpse of Niu Shixuan's eyes that had just dimmed, and he lit up again, thinking, "I'm done, I'm talking too much."
"Yes, so we need to take good care of it, right, General Niu?" He could only pretend that he did not hear the intention of Niu Shizhao's words and changed the subject.
"Yes, I'll arrange someone to watch out for it, and even a fly doesn't want to fly in!"
"General Niu, just go again tomorrow, I can't lose it for a while!"
Niu Shizhao was an open-minded person. He did whatever he wanted. He rushed outside the tent. If Wu Yanzong hadn't pulled him back, he would have called the soldiers over.
Wu Yanzong stood in front of the tent, staring at the rare and quiet military camp. On the watchtower, the soldiers' waists were straightened, and the spear in their hands and the spear tips were polished.
It's a great atmosphere.
Now Wuqitubu Infant City defends itself, and even small battles cannot be fought.
Wu Yanzong was sent here, and Li Jun had already instructed him that he had no need to go back at all, just wait here to join forces with him.
Wu Yanzong could not tolerate doing nothing like himself. He dived into this world of fame and fortune from an idle person who practiced immortality every day.
I was so full of energy that I wanted to make some achievements.
This time, when I arrived at the battlefield, I thought I could make a great military achievements, but I found that the two sides, which were incompatible with water and fire, were actually on the verge of fighting.
incredible!
A man can't just stay idle and do things.
He suddenly realized that Ganzhou was the place where good sulfur ore was produced. So he inquired about it among the officers and soldiers.
Sure enough, some native Ganzhou soldiers knew the location of the mine. Wu Yanzong felt like he had found a treasure, so he quickly took his people up the mountain.
According to the information provided by Li Jun, the purity of sulfur has a huge impact on the power of the bomb. The higher the purity of sulfur, the greater the power of the bomb.
If he could find the mine source smoothly, the road to upgrading Tang arms will definitely be smoother in the future.
The watchtower was as bright as day. Wu Yanzong dug several holes in the back wall of the watchtower and placed some places where torches could be placed. This made it more convenient for soldiers to observe the enemy situation.
Looking at these scenes, Wu Yanzong sighed, with such a mighty morale and advanced firearms, the Tang army was so worried!
On the watchtower, several Tang Jun on duty were staring at the movements near the military camp.
Suddenly, a soldier standing in the middle suddenly shouted: "Look, someone!"
Several soldiers were greeted by him and all looked at the same place. They immediately started making a fuss.
"There's really someone!"
"Yes, it seems to have fallen!"
"What's going on? Go and have a look!"
"What happened?"
Wu Yanzong vaguely heard their comments and hurriedly shouted below.
Several soldiers ran to the bottom of the city tower to carry people, and one of them came over to report the situation to Wu Yanzong.
"General, there is someone under the watchtower, it seems that he is not a Tang Dynasty man."
In a blink of an eye, a few soldiers carried the man over.
He was wet all over, and there seemed to be blood oozing out from his shoulders, and his face turned pale. Judging from the shape of his military uniform, he turned out to be a Tubo soldier.
A small soldier swept the water from his hand and reported quickly: "General, this man is not dead, he is still angry. I just sniffed his breath."
His teeth were bitten tightly and his body was trembling slightly. Wu Yanzong thought that although he was alive now, it would be a matter of time if he could not get proper treatment.
"Please him into the tent behind and find a medical officer to show it. Don't be stingy with the medicinal materials and use them for the good ones."
"yes!"
So this Tubo soldier who escaped by chance actually arrived at the Tang army camp and saved his life.
Although his comrades had already died and fell down the arrow.
After about an hour, the soldiers came to report that the Tubo soldiers had woken up.
It was fast enough, Wu Yanzong put on his outer robe and went to check it out.
As soon as he entered the tent, the pungent smell of medicine came over. Wu Yanzong saw that the Tubo soldiers could barely sit up.
He leaned against the wall, still dying, and was still awake.
The minor official who is proficient in Tubo language has long been waiting by the bed.
"How is he?"
The medical officer replied: "There is an arrow wound on his shoulder. I caught a cold when I crossed the river. Now I have a fever, so it's not in the way."
"That's good." Wu Yanzong nodded. There was a small river between the Tang army camp and the Tubo army camp, and he knew that.
"Did you escape?"
The translation officer immediately took his seat and talked to the Tubo soldiers.
The soldier nodded with difficulty, as if he was a stubborn wooden stupor.
Wu Yanzong could see that he should have been greatly stimulated. The two armies faced each other, and both sides had heavy troops to guard him. Was the injuries on his body caused by the Tang army?
Or was it caused by Tubo soldiers?
“What’s the name?”
"Ada."
"Why escape?"
"I'm so hungry!" The translation strengthened his tone and expressed the meaning of the Tubo soldiers very clearly.
"How much food is left in the Tubo military camp?"
The Tubo soldiers were stunned for a moment. He understood too much that Wu Yanzong's question was too heavy.
Although he was injured, he did not hurt his mind. If he told the Tang people about the truth in the military camp, he would be very clear about what the Tubo Legion would face.
After hesitating for a moment, he could not go against his conscience after all, and stumbled: "I don't know."
Wu Yanzong saw all his hesitant eyes, and there was no need to ask any more questions. He already knew the man's intentions.
He did not explain useful information, but Wu Yanzong was not in a hurry. There had been deserters. I believe that life would be difficult. It was time to discuss with Li Jun and discuss the next combat plan.
Chapter completed!