"Can I?"
Dalun Ruozan asked again, a hint of pleading in his voice.
"I've known Huoshu Huizang my whole life, and he's always been by my side. I can't fulfill my promise to him, but at least let me send him back to Ouzan and give him a proper burial, okay?"
Wang Chong looked at the deathly gray in Dalun Ruozan's eyes, and suddenly, he remembered Huoshu Huizang's last words. He let out a long sigh in his heart, and finally urged his horse to retreat. He had fought with Dalun Ruozan for so long, and faced with this last request, Wang Chong could not refuse.
"Men! Bring Huoshu Huizang's body here! "
In just a moment, a few cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty, leading a horse with Huoshu Huizang's body on it, galloped from the rear of the army.
"Marquis!"
The cavalrymen stepped forward and handed Huoshu Huizang's body to Dalun Ruozan, and quickly retreated. Wang Chong looked at Dalun Ruozan silently. The latter seemed to have seen nothing, and felt nothing. From the moment Huoshu Huizang appeared, his attention was completely attracted.
The faint smile on Dalun Ruozan's lips had disappeared, and he slowly urged his horse forward. His face was always calm, and when he looked at Huoshu Huizang's body on the horse's back, he suddenly revealed a deep sorrow and sorrow. Huoshu Huizang was wearing a fiery red armor. Even in death, his burly body still gave people a feeling of tall and valiant. However, his face was pale, and there was no sign of life in his body.
"Wang Chong, can you tell me what he said in the end?"
Dalun Ruozan raised his head and said.
Wang Chong let out a long sigh. Without hiding anything, he told him exactly what Huoshu Huizang had said before he died.
At that moment, looking at Huoshu Huizang on horseback, Dalun Ruozan's body trembled, and two streams of tears flowed down his face.
"Huoshu, I'm sorry! In this battle, I misspoke! "
Huoshu Huizang lowered his head, his body trembling. The scenes of the past once again flashed before his eyes.
On the Ouzan Plateau, the young Huoshu Huizang was glaring at him like a tiger cub.
"I, Huoshu Huizang, am the dragon and tiger of the plateau. Even if it's the Tsenpo's order, I will never bow to a mere scholar like you."
"Haha, so what if you're a dragon and tiger? Dragons, you can't ascend to the heavens. Tigers, you can't enter the earth. You're just an ordinary man of strength, and you can't accomplish anything. What use are you?"
"You!!"
"Haha, what about you? Did I say something wrong? "
"Hmph, a mere scholar without the strength to truss a chicken. You can't even defeat my subordinates. What use are you?"
"Heh, do you know how to rule the country and bring peace to the world? Do you know how to devise strategies and decide victory over the world? Do you know how to unite the vertical and horizontal, befriend the distant and attack the nearby? … "
“！！！”
…
"How does Milord plan to revitalize the Ouzan Plateau?"
"Thirty years. What can't he do?"
"Hmph, Milord doesn't even have the strength to truss a chicken. I'm afraid that's just wishful thinking."
"Hahaha, don't we have you?"
"…"
…
"Huoshu, we've lost again. The Tang Dynasty is stronger than we imagined! "
"Are you going to give up?"
"No, I'll never give up! The Ouzan Plateau is still too weak. Give me thirty years, and I'll definitely make the Ouzan Plateau the strongest existence! "
"Since that's the case, if Prime Minister doesn't mind, let me be your right-hand man for thirty years!"
“！！！”
…
Scenes of the past flashed past his eyes like lightning. Looking at Huoshu Huizang's pale corpse, Dalun Ruozan's tears kept flowing.
"Huoshu, this time, I've harmed you. You and I have known each other for half of our lives. Let me accompany you. The two of you, listen up. Immediately send General Huoshu Huizang's corpse to the plateau. If anything goes wrong, bring his head back! "
"Yes!"
Two of Dalun Ruozan's loyal guards seemed to realize something. They lowered their heads in unison, their eyes showing a trace of sorrow.
"Wang Chong, being able to exchange blows with you is the greatest pride of my life!"
Dalun Ruozan took a deep breath. Looking at Wang Chong, his eyes regained some of their vigor.
"Don't worry. You won't regret this deal!"
Dalun Ruozan faintly smiled, once more returning to that energetic and wise minister of the past.
"Imperial Minister, Tsenpo, Dalun Ruozan doesn't have the face to see you. In two campaigns, four hundred thousand Ouzan Cavalry died. Dalun Ruozan can only atone for his sins with death!"
Chi! Before Wang Chong could react, Dalun Ruozan suddenly drew his sword and slashed it across his own neck.
In an instant, a fountain of blood spurted into the sky. Dalun Ruozan's expression was calm. He raised his head high and gazed into the depths of the sky, gazing into the distance. Finally, his eyes lost focus and he slowly fell from his horse.
Peng!
As his slender body slowly and heavily fell to the ground, dust rose into the air. At this moment, the entire battlefield seemed to have fallen silent.
Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, Li Siye, Xue Qianjun, and everyone else were stunned by this sight.
The famous minister of the Ouzan Empire, the most renowned sage of the Ngari Royal Lineage, the man who had stood in the way of the Tiger of the Empire, Zhangchou Jianqiong, had died in front of everyone in such a tragic manner.
"Prime Minister! — — "
At this moment, on that long and narrow stone bridge far away, Huoba Sangye's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. He suddenly let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Wang Chong, one day, you will pay the price for today. The Ouzan Empire will not lose! One day, I will avenge the Prime Minister and the General! "
"Marquis, let me take some men to kill him! The Ouzan Empire has lost all its elites, and they don't have Dalun Ruozan or Huoshu Huizang. As long as we launch a surprise attack and catch up to them, there is still a high chance that we can kill Huoba Sangye and the soldiers of the Ouzan Empire and eliminate all future troubles! "
A voice suddenly came from behind. Li Siye suddenly took a step forward and looked in the direction of Huoba Sangye on the stone bridge with a cold glint in his eyes.
At almost the same time, though the King Of Gangke said nothing, he also took two steps forward. It was obvious that as long as Li Siye moved, the King Of Gangke would definitely work with him. Given the strength of the two, there was an extremely high chance that they could kill Huoba Sangye.
After experiencing so many battles, Wang Chong's prestige in the Tang Army had soared like the noon sun, and after his battle with Qutaybah, no one could compare to him.
In this aspect, not even veteran generals like Gao Xianzhi or Cheng Qianli could compare to him. For Huoba Sangye to dare to threaten Wang Chong in front of so many people was simply suicidal.
"Forget it. Let him do as he pleases!"
Wang Chong calmly said.
"This person doesn't have the bravery of Huoshu Huizang or the intelligence of Dalun Ruozan. He's just angry at Dalun Ruozan's death. He's not much of a threat to the Tang Dynasty."
After saying this, Wang Chong lowered his head to look at Dalun Ruozan's corpse. For some reason, even though he had killed Huoshu Huizang and dealt with the powerful foe that was Dalun Ruozan, Wang Chong felt no joy or excitement. On the contrary, he felt a faint, indescribable sense of loss and sorrow.
"Pass on my order. Return the corpses of Huoshu Huizang and Dalun Ruozan to Ouzan. All the remaining Ouzan cavalry, as long as they don't deliberately attack, are to be released. No one is to attack."
Wang Chong sighed.
"Yes! Your subordinate will go! "
Around Wang Chong, whether it was Li Siye, the King Gangke, or any of the other generals, all lowered their heads in submission.
Wang Chong waved his hand, and several of his men dismounted. They helped Dalun Ruozan's corpse onto their horses and rode off. By the stone bridge, a group of Ouzan soldiers grief-stricken received the corpses of Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang. Without another word, they mounted their horses and rode off, quickly vanishing into the distance.
Rumble, in an instant, with a loud sound, the long stone bridge in the distance broke at its base, falling heavily into the abyss.
Wang Chong silently watched from a distance, saying nothing.
"Let's go!"
Wang Chong took in a deep breath and led his army into the distance.
The matter of Ouzan had come to an end, but the matter of the Arabs was far from over. No one understood better than Wang Chong just how much of a threat this massive empire on the western border could pose to the Great Tang. If he didn't strike while the iron was hot and completely crush it, he would have to reap the rewards. If he didn't strike while the iron was hot and completely routed them, the Tang Dynasty would probably be greeted by hundreds of thousands of Arab soldiers in the coming year.
"Hyah!"
The long whips screeched through the air.
The army quickly began to move into the distance.
A few moments later, Wang Chong's army caught up to Xi Yuanqing, Lou Shiyi, and the others.
The situation was somewhat different from Wang Chong's expectations. Although he had caught up to the army, he did not see Abu Muslim's group.
"What's going on? Where are Abu Muslim and the Arabs? "
Wang Chong said with a frown.
"Lord Marquis, there's a problem. While pursuing Abu Muslim, we were ambushed and attacked by Osman."
Lou Shiyi gasped for breath.
"Osman?"
Wang Chong raised an eyebrow in surprise. If he remembered correctly, Osman had been heavily wounded at the very start and had used some sort of Arab blood shield to escape. Of all the Arab generals, he had been the first to withdraw from the battle. Wang Chong had never expected him to appear at a time like this.
"We've never penetrated deep into Arab territory before, and we don't know if the Arabs have any other reinforcements lying in ambush along the way. After discussing things with Yuanqing, we decided to wait here for Milord to arrive so that we can meet up with him. "
Lou Shiyi sternly said, his body bowed.
The Tang Dynasty's victory was already set in stone, so there was no need for a momentary advance to hand over the fruits of victory to the Arabs.
"That's fine! Although Abu Muslim and Ziyad have been greatly weakened, a centipede can still be killed. His intelligence and experience are not something you can compare to. Wait for me and Wang Chong to arrive, and then we can move. "
Gao Xianzhi said.
"Mm."
Wang Chong nodded. He and Gao Xianzhi were in complete agreement on this point.
"Let's go! Abu Muslim won't be able to get very far, and he won't have much time to rest. Samarkand isn't far ahead, which is their closest base to Talas in the west. No matter what, we can't give them any time to catch their breath and recruit more soldiers. "
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