"Boom!"
In a few short moments, everyone began to move. No one knew what Wang Chong was truly thinking, nor did they know that Wang Chong was truly prepared to die.
But everyone had clearly mistaken Wang Chong's order for something else: 'besiege Wei to rescue Zhao'.
Twang!
With the twang of a bow, the first to strike was not the elders of the Zhang Clan, nor was it the head of the Huang Clan, but the distant master archer, Luo Tong.
He might not have been so bold as to attack the Andong Protector-General Zhang Shougui, but dealing with the Turks An Yaluoshan was no problem at all.
Twangtwangtwang! In an instant, countless arrows pierced through the rain and descended upon An Yaluoshan.
At almost the same time, the archers under Luo Tong's control fired their arrows. The dense rain of arrows tore through the air, their screeching enough to shatter the winds.
In the face of this rain of arrows, An Yaluoshan instantly paled. He had not expected Wang Chong to be so bold. The Protector-General was already here, but he still dared to attack in front of the Protector-General.
And An Yaluoshan still had to face far more than this!
"Strike!"
With a furious roar, the elders of the Zhang Clan and the head of the Huang Clan, though half a step behind, also attacked.
These people had far higher cultivation levels than the others, and their Qi roiled like a storm. Their Stellar Energy exploded and their halos boomed. Torrents of Stellar Energy clattered against each other, filling the sky with a mountain-toppling momentum as they rumbled toward An Yaluoshan.
The dense crowd did not give An Yaluoshan the slightest sense of security.
"Listen to Young Master!"
"Kill An Yaluoshan!"
… …
At almost the same time, Zhao Jingdian, Chen Burang, Sun Zhiming, Marchioness Yi, Huang Qian-er, Zhao Yatong, and Bai Siling once more began to attack the Youzhou soldiers in an attempt to hold them back.
The battle that should have been over now began once more. The Youzhou soldiers had clearly not expected this, and they instantly fell into chaos.
"Stop them!"
"Protect Yaluoshan!"
…
Cui Qianyou and Tian Qianzhen were the first to react. However, before the two of them could do anything to stop it, a majestic saber Qi whistled through the air and blocked the two of them.
Although he was a little slow, Li Siye's injuries were not as serious as he had imagined. The Darksteel Heavy Armor that Wang Chong had forged for him using the meteoric metal had played a key role.
"Impudent!"
Zhang Shougui was instantly enraged by this sight. He was the Andong Protector-General, and with a stomp of his foot in the military, he could shake the entire army. He was the undisputed leader of the army.
Not even Great Generals like Fomonlința dared to act so impudently in front of him, but these people clearly knew that he was here and still dared to attack An Yaluoshan, treating him like he was nothing.
This was no longer a question of whether to kill An Yaluoshan or not.
It was an affront to him, the Imperial Protector-General!
Bang!
Zhang Shougui suddenly stomped down. A golden light emerged from the ground, transforming into an oval golden barrier that enveloped An Yaluoshan.
Boomboomboom!
All the arrows and attacks collided with the oval golden shield and were all blocked. Not only that, but in the next moment, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the depths of the ground.
Rumble! The earth quaked and the heavens shattered. No one could describe the power of this energy. In everyone's perception, the entire ground became undulating waves, as if it had come to life. A powerful repulsive force erupted, wanting to fling everyone off their bodies.
No! It wasn't just a thought, it was really throwing them off.
The experts of the Deflecting Blade Manor, the Spirit Vein, the Wang Clan, and the other great clans were sent flying by that powerful aura like raindrops.
As for those in the innermost circle, the elders of the Zhang Clan, the head of the Huang Clan, Zhao Jingdian, Huang Qian-er, Zhao Yatong, Bai Siling … these people were the closest to An Yaluoshan and the Youzhou group, so they were the most heavily injured.
"Ah! — "
Screams filled the air as their chests caved in and they were sent flying like wheat being cut down.
Blood rained down from their mouths!
Zhang Shougui was furious, so he had dealt the heaviest blows to these people. If not for the fact that he valued the status of these scions of the great clans a little more and that it was a little beneath his status to deal with these juniors, Zhang Shougui would have long ago killed them.
Too powerful!
The combined attacks of several hundred people had collapsed in an instant. At this moment, everyone could sense Zhang Shougui's terrifying strength.
In front of a legendary figure of the empire like Zhang Shougui, the strength of these people was far too miniscule. The difference in strength between the two sides could not be calculated with reason.
Although they had long since known about this gap, only when they experienced it for themselves did they understand just how great it was. It was a difference between the heavens and the earth.
Anyone who tried to resist Zhang Shougui would deeply understand what true despair was.
A single barrier of light had made An Yaluoshan as stable as Mount Tai. No matter how many people there were or what level they were, they could not injure An Yaluoshan.
And with just one step, not only had the several hundred people present failed, they had all been injured.
And this was not even Zhang Shougui's true strength. He probably hadn't even used ten percent of his strength.
This was no longer something that could be described with just the word 'powerful'.
"If anyone dares to attack again, I will have the members of your clans banished to the army, sent to the northeast, and sent to Goguryeo …"
Zhang Shougui's face was ashen, his expression as cold as ice.
With the Imperial Censors in the capital, not even Zhang Shougui dared to act recklessly. In Emperor Taizong's era, So Jung-son had achieved so much that he had been impeached by the Imperial Censors. Later, in Gaozong's era, the Prime Minister had misspoken and had also been impeached by the Imperial Censors. In the current dynasty, people of virtue and prestige, such as Wang Chong's grandfather, or Wang Zhongsi, who had been adopted by the Imperial Censors as a child and hailed as the new War God, had still been impeached by the Imperial Censors, forced to relinquish his military authority and return to the palace to become the leisurely Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince.
Although Zhang Shougui had always thought highly of himself, and even looked down on the Imperial Censors, in the capital, he still had to have some scruples, so he could not act recklessly.
However, if anyone thought that he could do nothing to these scions of the great clans, they would be gravely mistaken.
Just because he could not kill them did not mean that he could not do anything.
With his status as Imperial Protector-General, a single order from him could have these scions of noble birth banished to the army and sent to Youzhou in the northeast.
Once he got there, life and death would be up to him!
As expected, the moment Zhang Shougui spoke, the entire courtyard fell silent. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and fear appeared in their eyes.
Everyone in the empire now knew that the fiercest fighting in the northeast was not the Xi or the Khitans, nor was it the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates. It was Yeon Gaesomun of Goguryeo in the east.
Goguryeo had never been much of a threat to the Tang dynasty, until some Yeon Gaesomun appeared there. Under his rule, Goguryeo rose swiftly and became a powerful nation.
Although it was a tiny place, it had absorbed the strength of China, including the art of war, strategy, and martial arts. At the same time, it had used its own unique traits. This allowed the tiny Goguryeo to become an existence on par with Ouzan and the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates. Even though it didn't have many soldiers, its fighting prowess was above that of the Mengshe Zhao Empire.
Yeon Gai Suwen strengthened his defenses and built a large number of fortified cities. Even with Zhang Shougui's abilities, he could only suppress the Goguryeo Empire and make it difficult for them to come out.
And the enormous price one would have to pay to attack the Goguryeo Empire forced even someone as decisive as Zhang Shougui to give up on the idea of attacking the Goguryeo Empire. From this, one could easily imagine how fierce the Goguryeo Empire's resistance was.
It was easy to imagine how high the death rate of the battles there was!
If he was sent there, he would definitely die.
However, before they could think too much about it, they heard a scream in the next moment.
"Ah! — "
Under everyone's watchful eyes, a WuZi Steel Sword flew out of Ashina's hand. Thoracic thorns puncture the chest, the back puncture. Ashina? Thoracic thorns vomited blood and his lips moved, but not a single word came out. His eyes were wide open as he stared in a daze at the Eagle. Even in death, he still couldn't understand why the Eagle had not gone to deal with An Yaluoshan, but had chosen to kill him, a stranger.
"Impossible, this is impossible …"
Ashina? Thoracic thorns' mind was blank. He had come to save An Yaluoshan. These people had come to deal with An Yaluoshan, not him.
Ashina? Thoracic thorns had always had this impression and thought in his mind, so in this battle, he had been standing on the outside.
And the appearance of his commander had made him feel more and more that this battle was already over, so he had not even considered himself.
Ashina? Thoracic thorns had not expected that in the end, while An Yaluoshan had not died, the person to kill would be him.
"Success! — — "
The Eagle didn't know why Wang Chong had wanted him to kill that young Hu standing on the outside, but his long relationship with Wang Chong had given him a thorough understanding of Wang Chong's intentions.
The gesture Wang Chong had made was for that Hu, and even the WuZi Steel sword in his hand had been given to him by that Hu.
Since Wang Chong wanted him dead, that Hu assuredly had a reason to die.
Swish! — —
The sword was pulled out and blood spurted out. The Eagle's strike had succeeded, and he immediately retreated. The Eagle had reacted very quickly, but he was still much too slow.
"You're seeking death!"
A golden bolt of Stellar Energy flew out, and before the Eagle could even dodge, he was sent flying like a shooting star.
Zhang Shougui's face was ashen and unsightly.
But none of this could change Ashina? Dry fate. Although his martial arts were unparalleled, he was still a man, not a god. How could he have predicted that the Eagle would attack Ashina, who seemed to be completely unrelated and insignificant? Do it.
He could defend against the attacks of two hundred people against An Yaluoshan, but he couldn't defend against one The Eagle against Ashina? Kyuuchi's attack.
The blind spots in one's thinking were the hardest to defend against.
"No! — "
Become Ashina? The moment Shu Gan's corpse toppled to the ground, An Yaluoshan, 'trapped' in the golden barrier, opened his eyes wide and let out a heart-rending howl.
His eyes were blood-red, like an injured wild beast.
From Drunken Sparrow restaurant to here, An Yaluoshan's eyes had never once turned red from the pursuit. But to be Ashina? The moment Sugan collapsed, An Yaluoshan seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, his entire body losing control.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully killing Ashina. For changing a major historical fact, reward: 200 points of Destiny Energy! "
Almost to Ashina? The moment Sugan collapsed, the Stone of Destiny's voice rang out in Wang Chong's mind.
Ashina? Shu Gan was dead!
The future Shi Siming would no longer exist!
At this moment, of the Twin Pillars of Youzhou's rebel army in the history of the Tang Dynasty, only An Yaluoshan remained!
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