After a pause, Gu Qian continued, "While being invincible in every battle is a brilliant strategy, the wise choice is to make the enemy realize their weaknesses before the battle even begins, thus leading them to surrender."

He is making progress toward that goal.

"General Gu is wise!" Yue Peng felt ashamed. Gu Qian must have extraordinary abilities to be able to serve as the commander-in-chief.

Gu Qian knew that this time, a large part of his success was due to luck.

Next time, you won't be so lucky.

Therefore, strengthening training is the key.

Furthermore, his several thousand elite troops were still far away in the Western Regions.

Before I knew it, it was past 7 PM.

Gradually, Gu Qian became somewhat absent-minded.

He got up, left the tent, and landed on a tree branch beside the camp. He looked up and gazed in the direction of Baiyang.

He wondered how his Yan Yan and his Xiao Ran were doing right now.

After this battle, the enemy will certainly not give up easily, but definitely not now.

He guessed that the first thing Qi Ze would do upon returning would be to study their weapons and gunpowder.

He must not let the people of Northern Qi know that these methods came from his Yan Yan and his junior brother.

Inside the tent, they continued to raise their glasses and chat happily; outside, the soldiers, young and old, were also celebrating.

The veterans who participated in the war were all overjoyed, praising General Gu's invincible bravery.

The new recruits, who were just entering the military camp, were also happy.

Among them, Qiu Dayu and his two good brothers Zhao Chuan and Zhao Yi, as well as Zhao Jun and Zhao Zheng, belong to the same team.

They sat together, silently drinking tea instead of wine, and talking about interesting things from the war.

Zhao Chuan downed a cup of tea in one gulp: "I thought General Gu would send us on stage, but it turned out to be just a false alarm."

He said this with a hint of wishful thinking in his voice.

In war, people always die; no new recruit is fearless.

The thought of going to the battlefield made his legs go weak.

Zhao Chuan was timid by nature, and he regretted it as soon as he arrived.

“Da Yu, what you said back then was so wonderful, but after arriving at the military camp, I realized it was all darkness and despair.”

He looked up at the sky and sighed, wondering when this kind of life would ever end.

Zhao Jun and Zhao Zheng shook their heads at the same time. Who doesn't know the hardships of the border region? Who doesn't complain about the exhaustion of the border region?

They slept on a large communal bed and ate communal meals.

Their hardest part was that they had to train before dawn every day, and this training would continue until sunset. When they returned to their tents, they would fall asleep immediately, without even having time to complain about the hardship.

There are time restrictions for lunch.

Those who haven't been to the border cannot truly understand the situation.

However, what they gained was a healthy physique, strong skills, and amazing perseverance, as well as courage and boldness.

Zhao Yi glared at Zhao Chuan with annoyance: "You're spineless. What do you mean by 'darkness and despair'? Once the victory is over, we can go back to our hometown and bring glory to our ancestors."

Just thinking about the admiring looks the villagers would give them when they got home made Zhao Yi smile in his dreams.

He likes that feeling, but when will that feeling come?

Qiu Dayu drank a cup of strong tea, then patted Zhao Chuan on the shoulder, saying, "Zhao Chuan, you're such a coward."

He wondered if he had done something wrong.

Should he not have encouraged the two of them to join the army?

He was also afraid when the enemy attacked the city a few days ago.

His Yuanyuan is still waiting to marry him.

However, there's always a first time in life.

He wanted to make a name for himself in this military camp to erase his shameful past.

Unexpectedly, this war didn't require the use of these new recruits at all.