"Everything has returned to the starting point …"
As the sky howled, Wang Chong stood on the summit of Deflecting Blade Mountain, his mind extremely calm. The southwest had been defeated, the reinforcements had been cut off, and the surrounding foreign countries were beginning to stir …
Everything was exactly the same as it had been all those years ago!
While the entire Tang Dynasty was shaking and panicking, only Wang Chong remained calm, as if he had long ago predicted all this.
"Young Master, the training is complete. What should we do next … "
A familiar voice came from behind him as Zhao Jingdian galloped over on his warhorse. Almost at the same time he galloped over, hundreds and thousands of cavalrymen rushed down from the top of the mountain. A powerful aura burst out from their bodies as if they were crushing dry weeds and rotten wood.
Wang Chong's gaze followed these galloping figures until they vanished into the distance.
If one didn't know better, they would find it very difficult to believe that these powerful cavalry were actually the True Martial realm experts that Wang Chong had recruited from the various clans!
These people all belonged to different clans, had different cultivations, and had different temperaments, but at this moment, they were already beginning to form an army.
Only with Li Siye's formidable martial prowess and Zhao Jingdian's ability to lead and organize troops had he been able to create such an army in such a short time.
Although he was still far from reaching his former heights, Zhao Jingdian had already begun to show the talent for command that Wang Chong had once relied on as his left and right arms.
"It's about time. Should we begin the second phase of training?"
Wang Chong took out the prepared blueprints from his sleeve and gave them to Zhao Jingdian. These True Martial realm experts raised by the great clans were still far from reaching the level of strict discipline, strict obedience, and flexible change that he desired. However, as long as they mastered the two formations that he had given them, it would be enough.
The rest could only be trained on the march, and Zhao Jingdian might not be able to complete this follow-up training. Wang Chong would have to personally train them.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Zhao Jingdian didn't think much of it. Lowering his head, he quickly turned and left.
Di da da!
Zhao Jingdian's horse galloped forward, quickly catching up to the thousand-man army. Orders came from the front, and as Zhao Jingdian's orders rang out, the thousand-man army formed by the clan experts once more began to transform, sending clouds of dust into the air.
"… I didn't expect that you were really training them!"
Suddenly, a sigh came from behind him. The voice was mixed with emotions, and there was an indescribable feeling to it. Wang Chong's entire body quivered. He abruptly turned his head and saw a familiar figure with broad shoulders, dressed in a yellow dragon robe. His every movement exuded an air of nobility as he slowly walked up the hill behind him.
Behind him, the old steward's ghost-like figure followed closely behind him without making a sound.
"Young master, I'm sorry! It was His Highness The King of Song who repeatedly told me not to inform him. "
Not far away, Wei Anfang lowered his head, his arms hanging limply, his face full of shame.
Wang Chong slightly creased his brow in surprise, but he quickly regained his composure.
His Highness The King of Song and the old butler were already so close, but he had not noticed them at all. This truly shouldn't have been the case. But when he thought of the old butler's unfathomable cultivation and The King of Song's own strength, Wang Chong understood.
Although he was now much stronger than before, he was still far from being able to compare to true experts like The King of Song and the old butler.
It was normal for him not to have noticed them.
"His Highness The King of Song has come for Ouzan and Mengshe Zhao?"
Wang Chong turned his head and indifferently asked. He had apparently expected that The King of Song and the old butler would appear here.
"You already predicted that this would happen, right?"
The King of Song's expression was solemn as he got straight to the point. His expression was far less relaxed than Wang Chong's.
The matter of Ouzan, Mengshe Zhao, and Wang Chong had troubled him for a very long time. Based entirely on his intuition, the King of Song felt that Wang Chong might know something.
This was why he had appeared here.
"On the border of Longxi, We Tadra Khonglo and Dusong Mangpoje appeared at the same time, leading an army to attack Big Dipper City and restrain Geshu Han. You already knew about this, right?"
The King of Song said.
Military affairs were no small matter, but he was using them to interrogate a teenager in the wilderness. This was madness, but The King of Song was completely convinced of this.
There were some things that, if he did not get to the bottom of, he would never be able to rest easy.
The northeast, northwest, and Beiting were all restless, intentionally or otherwise restraining the armies of the Tang Dynasty. This was an unprecedented situation.
Although the people of the Imperial Court had yet to notice, The King of Song already sensed an unprecedented danger.
Not too long ago, these foreign countries had all been filled with reverence and fear, avoiding the armies of the Tang Dynasty as quickly as they could. When had they dared to act so recklessly?
This abnormal phenomenon made The King of Song feel a deep sense of danger.
If these foreign countries no longer respected the Tang Dynasty and could even come to a tacit agreement to restrain the Tang Dynasty, how could the Tang Dynasty suppress these foreign countries and occupy the central region?
The Tang Dynasty had spent several decades, perhaps even a century, conquering these foreign countries to achieve the current prosperity and peace of the Tang Dynasty.
If all this fell apart and they lost their reverence, then wouldn't the Central Plains once again fall into the situation of being attacked from all directions by these foreign countries?
Momentary gains and losses could be argued over and over again, but if the tacit agreement of peace was broken, then what awaited the Tang Dynasty would be a perilous round of wars!
The current Tang Dynasty was far from being as powerful as it had been. The long period of peace had disintegrated the hearts of the people, but the foreign countries that could only be crushed under the feet of the Tang Dynasty's iron crossbows and cavalry had benefited from the peace of the Tang Dynasty. Through long-term trade, they had obtained large amounts of refined iron, pig iron, cast iron, and steel to forge a large number of weapons.
They had become much stronger than they had been in the past!
The King of Song couldn't help but worry. The war in the southwest was probably just the beginning. What awaited the Tang Dynasty was an endless storm!
Without the skin, how could the hair attach itself to it? Once that happened, no one would be able to survive!
"Yes!"
In the face of The King of Song's doubt, Wang Chong did not hesitate and very openly admitted it.
【Warning!】
【Warning!】
The Stone of Destiny's voice rang out in his mind, but Wang Chong acted as if he hadn't heard it. His gaze was fixed on The King of Song across from him.
At this moment, The King of Song was stunned.
Although The King of Song had had a strong intuition during the court session, when Wang Chong admitted it, The King of Song still found it unexpected.
The King of Song looked at Wang Chong in astonishment, his mind a mess, unable to describe what he was feeling.
South of the rosy clouds, the land of Jiange, and the border of Longxi …
Not a single civil and military official of the court could have predicted these changes in these places, including himself. If someone had said that they had long since predicted all this, The King of Song would have thought that they were crazy.
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