Zhang San, please behave yourself!-Chapter 977 - 908: Zhang San’s Far-Reaching Strategy

Chapter 977 -908: Zhang San’s Far-Reaching Strategy

Zhang San led six thousand elite soldiers from the Great Sui.

Among them, each region sent out ten thousand elite soldiers. Zhang San himself brought ten thousand troops from his Divine Martial Army. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The remaining ten thousand were all new recruits recommended from various places.

The money sent over from various places just for recommending these new recruits was actually enough for the six thousand troops to settle on the grassland for almost a year.

After all, everyone was stationed here, regularly communicating and exchanging riding techniques with the Tujue people, learning about Tujue tactics, to gain sufficient understanding of them.

So the consumption of the troops wasn’t significant.

And those ten thousand new recruits, apart from bringing sufficient provisions to the army, their remaining task was to be sent back to the Great Sui, buying large amounts of grain at the cheapest price and then transporting it to the grassland.

Once Dashi Bian allocated the grain well, Zhang San would then send people to transport the grain together with Dashi Bian’s troops to the Mountain Gods and river gods in various parts of Tujue.

However, a month had passed, and the generals were very puzzled by Zhang San’s arrangements.

Although not going to war didn’t pose much danger, sometimes in a place as wide as the sky, going out for a gallop was indeed a pleasant thing.

But everyone was here to make achievements, no one came for leisure or vacation.

So, many generals could accept it at first, but soon some became dissatisfied.

Finally, Pei Shouqi came to find Zhang San.

“Zhang San, recently I’ve noticed many generals in the camp are quite dissatisfied with you! Do you want to consider sending Dashi Bian ahead to Sharlobi for battle? Otherwise, keeping everyone idle like this, both the soldiers below and the generals who want to achieve merit are getting more and more opinionated.”

At this moment, Zhang San, who was in his sleeping tent, looked at Pei Shouqi and nodded.

“Alright, go gather all the generals, I have something important to announce!”

Pei Shouqi noticed that in recent days, Zhang San was holed up in his tent every day, not coming out, not inspecting the camp, and not even meeting Dashi Bian, feeling something was amiss.

And now that Zhang San was going to summon everyone, things were finally getting normal.

Then Pei Shouqi gathered the generals.

The Red Emperor had ordered the northern expedition against the Tujue, so naturally the Capital Region Road could not avoid sending people.

In the end, the Ministry of War chose Pei Shouqi to serve as the supervisor.

Although Pei Shouqi could not manage the army, he could provide his opinion on many matters, and if necessary, he could write secret reports to the Red Emperor.

Soon, the generals assembled in the Central Army tent, and Zhang San walked in.

“Greetings, Commander!”

Although Zhang San was young, everyone knew his capability and status, so recently, although dissatisfaction grew in everyone’s hearts, they were still very polite in front of Zhang San.

Zhang San sat at the main seat, looked at all the generals, and said, “I know recently everyone has been actively preparing. Don’t rush, just continue preparing…”

Upon hearing this suddenly, all the generals looked puzzled.

The generals glanced at each other, and finally, Changsun Wugen, who led the Lingwu Army this time, couldn’t help but ask, “Commander, what have we prepared during this time?”

Zhang San frowned and then realized he might have forgotten the previous context.

But it didn’t matter, he could make it right.

“Don’t you know? During this month, my sixty thousand troops have been on the grassland, and those ten thousand young master soldiers have been shuttling between here and the Great Sui border, responsible for purchasing and transporting grain.”

“These young master soldiers have little skill, but their lives are precious. Are you willing to let them on the battlefield?”

“Once someone dies during an attack with your troops, do you think they would count this death as the Tujue’s fault, or yours and mine?”

“But now, having them buy and transport grain is different. They are familiar with the road back, and if they can’t win, they just head back first.”

“Isn’t this preparation?”

Changsun Wugen helplessly nodded.

At this moment, Pei Shouqi couldn’t help but ask, “What about us? Are we just going to stay here idly?”

Zhang San looked at Pei Shouqi and said, “You also continue preparing!”

“What have we prepared?”

Zhang San laughed, “Recently, I’ve organized shifts for all troops to follow Dashi Bian’s men to various places sending grain, haven’t you all gone? This is preparation!”

Seeing the generals still not quite understanding, Zhang San continued, “Do you think your purpose was merely to escort the grain on this journey? The more important aim was to familiarize you with the roads to various places. Although I did not clearly state the requirements, I believe the army is now well-acquainted with the territories occupied by Dashi Bian, and even the places like Sharlobi!”

“The war is not going to start immediately, but once it does, we will have the advantage of terrain! This is preparation!”

“Moreover, how are you so sure our sixty thousand troops won’t have issues with acclimatization, or won’t eat well once they are here? Now, we’ve had a month to adjust. Isn’t this preparation?”

Upon hearing these words, the generals realized what was happening.

Indeed, on the surface, it seemed like apart from ten thousand soldiers transporting grain back and forth, the rest hadn’t done anything.

But in reality, they had been preparing for the upcoming battle all along.

As expected of Zhang San!

Quietly, preparations have been made for the upcoming warfare.

“So, in recent times, everyone should continue following the shifts I’ve allocated to help Dashi Bian escort grain to various places. Again, treat the Mountain Gods and river gods very well. After all, they will have a great influence and assistance on the upcoming war! Building good relations with them now will make it easier for us to win later!”

At the end, Zhang San exhaled deeply.

“There’s another thing, I sense I am about to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm, so I’ve been seldom coming out of my tent recently. Starting today, all affairs of the army will be handed over to Wang Ziteng. Wang Ziteng will command the army as my Deputy General! Generals, do you have any objections?”

“None!”

Knowing that Zhang San indeed had a plan, and these opportunities were beneficial for the upcoming battle, the generals were relieved.

As for Wang Ziteng managing the army as Deputy General, everyone naturally knew about Wang Ziteng’s identity and status.

Not to mention others, Wang Ziteng himself had one hundred and twenty personal soldiers, each equipped with a Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow, which was the confidence of being a Zhuge Family’s son-in-law!

After finishing, Zhang San exited the tent and returned to his sleeping tent.

As soon as he entered the tent, Zhang San let out a long sigh and then lifted his hand to tear off the human skin mask from his face, revealing Wang Ziteng’s original face.

Wang Ziteng immediately took off his armor, and Baili Niezhen nearby helped him change into the armor of the Deputy General.

“You’ve worked hard during this time.”

Baili Niezhen said gratefully to Wang Ziteng.

Wang Ziteng sighed, smiled bitterly, and said, “I couldn’t help it. Brother San asked me to impersonate him for a while. Fortunately, he anticipated this situation and prepared the script for me. I wonder how he’s doing after leaving the army to handle affairs in the north?”

Meanwhile, Zhang San had already snuck down to Black Iron City alone.