In the Regional Commanders Incident, Wang Chong's petition to separate the Manchus from the Han showed that his intentions were reprehensible. He had ruined a great opportunity for the Hu of the Tang Dynasty, and as a Hu Protector-General, Fomonlința had always taken this matter to heart.
Thus, in his rage, he had submitted a petition to have Wang Chong executed.
But Fomonlința had never imagined that he would receive this sort of news. That ignorant and incompetent brat in Fomonlința's eyes had actually defeated the combined army of Dalun Ruozan and Gelofeng in the southwest, killing more than four hundred thousand soldiers and rendering a gargantuan service.
If this continued, wouldn't that brat be impossible to deal with?
The existence of such a person in the Tang Dynasty Imperial Court was extremely disadvantageous to the Hu generals on the border!
How could Fomonlința be happy when he learned of this matter?
"Send scouts! To the southwest! I have to know what's going on here! I don't believe that a brat still wet behind the ears could have this sort of ability!! "
Fomonlința's voice resounded over the entire protectorate headquarters.
… …
In the distant Four Garrisons of Anxi and the Beiting Protectorate in the extreme north, Gao Xianzhi, An Sishun … this day was destined to be an unforgettable one for the commanders of the Tang Dynasty on the border.
While the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates, the kingdoms of the Western Regions, Charax Spasinu, the Abbasid Caliphate, Goguryeo, the Khitans, and the Xi were increasing their forces around the Tang Dynasty's borders, the greatest opportunity and change had actually come from the southwest of the Tang Dynasty, which was viewed as the most dangerous, most dangerous, and most likely to fall.
"Changqing, it seems like we underestimated that brat from the Wang Clan who just came out of prison!"
In the residence of the Annan Protectorate headquarters, a handsome man with a dignified face and an aura as vast as the mountains and seas sat on a rosewood armchair. He held an exquisite teacup in his left hand as he slowly put down the letter in his hand.
"180,000 against 560,000, he can kill 400,000! To be able to defeat Gelofeng and Dalun Ruozan like this, I really can't imagine how a seventeen-year-old boy could be so powerful. "
In front of Gao Xianzhi, a short, ugly man with a dark face and a hunchback was sitting on the ground without any grace. He was holding his chin with one hand and thinking silently.
Even though his face was extremely ugly and disgusting, the hunchbacked dark faced man's eyes were exceptionally bright, clear, and full of wisdom.
In all of Anxi, only Feng Changqing could be so unrestrained in front of Gao Xianzhi, an Imperial Great General who controlled the Four Garrisons of Anxi and had resisted the Abbasid Caliphate and Charax Spasinu.
In the 'Regional Commanders Incident', a memorial to 'promote the Han, promote the Hu' had infuriated Gao Xianzhi, but not even Gao Xianzhi, the famed commander of the western border, could have expected that such an urgent matter involving the southwest would ultimately be resolved by that ignorant and incompetent Han brat who tried to please the crowd with claptrap.
Moreover, he had defeated Dalun Ruozan and Gelofeng and killed more than 400,000 soldiers. Not even the commanding general of Anxi, Gao Xianzhi, could ignore such an illustrious achievement!
And when he thought about the 'Regional Commanders Incident', Gao Xianzhi's view was completely different.
"No matter how he did it, there's no doubt about this matter! It seems like the Tang Dynasty is about to gain another Imperial Great General! "
Gao Xianzhi said.
These last words caused Feng Changqing's entire body to tremble, his mouth agape as he stared in shock at his commander.
He only knew that the victory in the southwest was no small matter and that the Imperial Court was certain to reward Wang Chong, but he had never imagined that Gao Xianzhi would raise him to the level of 'Imperial Great General'.
Just how old was that child!
From the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the reigning Holy Emperor, there had never been a seventeen-year-old who had been made a Great General! Even Gao Xianzhi had been made a Great General in his thirties!
To think that Gao Xianzhi would have such a high evaluation of him. It had to be known that the two of them had a grudge over the Regional Commanders Incident!
Feng Changqing sat on the ground in a daze, momentarily speechless.
… …
In the Beiting Protectorate, the nominal Vice Protector-General was actually Protector-General An Sishun. Upon receiving the news, he swiftly dispatched countless scouts to the southwest.
Of all the border regions, the victory in the southwest had the greatest impact on Beiting.
This was because the Beiting Protectorate had been simultaneously attacked by the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates. The combined forces of the two Turkic Khaganates numbered at least five to six hundred thousand soldiers, so one could easily imagine the pressure the Beiting Protectorate was under.
Every day, all the soldiers of the Beiting Protectorate were prepared to throw themselves into battle at any moment.
But when the news of the victory in the southwest arrived, the cavalry of the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates suddenly retreated like a receding tide. Even after chasing for nearly one thousand li, they were nowhere to be seen.
"Impossible! How could someone simultaneously defeat Dalun Ruozan and Gelofeng? This is something that not even Zhangchou Jianqiong managed to accomplish in ten-some years! "
The doors of the massive hall were tightly shut, and An Sishun held the news in his hands in silence for a long time.
For a very long time, he did not dare to believe that this was true.
This news was too unexpected and sudden.
… …
"That brat actually defeated Gelofeng and Dalun Ruozan!!!"
In the northeast of the Tang Dynasty, in the territory of Youzhou, in the territory of the Andong Protectorate, Zhang Shougui's eyes went wide when he saw the news, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
As a Great General of the empire, a veteran general, and also the Protector-General of the Andong Protectorate, Zhang Shougui had made many contributions in his life.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, the only person who could suppress him was the War God of the Tang Dynasty, the current Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince, Wang Zhongsi.
But even in front of Wang Zhongsi, Zhang Shougui treated him as an equal, so there was no need to be so polite.
The contributions he had made in his life were only a little bit less than Wang Zhongsi's.
Youzhou bordered so many powers, the Xi, the Khitans, and the Eastern Turkic Khaganates, as well as the Goguryeo Empire, which had been concealing its strength and was actively preparing for war. Other than him, no one else in the Tang Dynasty was capable of suppressing this place.
Whether it was Geshu Han, Gao Xianzhi, or An Sishun, they had no problem suppressing their own territory, but Andong was truly not something they could suppress.
Zhang Shougui was absolutely certain of this.
This was also why he considered himself the number two individual of the Tang Dynasty.
But the victory in the southwest had truly caught him off guard.
The one who had saved the war of the southwest had not been Wang Yan or Xianyu Zhongtong, nor had it been Geshu Han and the Big Dipper Army, which bordered the southwest and was most likely to send reinforcements, nor had it been the reinforcements of the Imperial Court. It had been an unremarkable seventeen-year-old grandson of the Wang Clan …
To tell the truth, Zhang Shougui still found this to be inconceivable and unreal.
How could such a thing have happened in the territory of the Tang Dynasty while he was still alive?
Was Ouzan and Mengshe Zhao's army of more than five hundred thousand made of paper?
And there was also Gelofeng and Dalun Ruozan … just how had these two lost to a child?
Not even someone of Zhang Shougui's intelligence and experience could have guessed how Gelofeng and Dalun Ruozan, the commanders of more than five hundred thousand soldiers, had lost to a child.
Was it because the two of them were too useless, or was that child too astonishing?
Just what was it that he didn't know?
"Someone! Find out all the information on the southwest war for me!! "
At this thought, Zhang Shougui suddenly stood up. A moment later, hundreds of elite Youzhou cavalry rode out of the Andong Protectorate, howling toward the south.
… …
Ouzan, the Goguryeo Empire, the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates, the Abbasid Caliphate, Charax Spasinu … when the news of the victory in the southwest spread, the entire region surrounding the Tang Dynasty quaked.
All the foreign powers retreated like a tide to the border of the Tang Dynasty.
To the entire world, this was fated to be a day that would shake the heavens and shake the world.
… …
Regardless of whether it was the Imperial Court or the region surrounding the Tang Dynasty, the southwest border was abnormally calm after the war.
In the camp, people were discussing every day whether they should take advantage of the situation to counterattack and attack Mengshe Zhao or Ouzan. As for Wang Chong, he had tossed all these questions to the side.
The southwest war was over, and his mission had been accomplished for the time being.
To Wang Chong, after this battle, his authority as commander had come to an end. The true commanders of the southwest were Xianyu Zhongtong and Wang Yan. To put it more accurately, there was only Xianyu Zhongtong.
As a general, it was fine for him to accept orders in the face of danger, but not handing them over after the war was tantamount to overstepping one's authority. That was not a wise decision.
After all, he still had no scholarly honors to his name.
And in the end, the southwest would still fall into the hands of Protector-General Xianyu Zhongtong.
"Congratulations to user for completing the empire's dirge, the trial of destiny, killing 420,000 soldiers of the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army and changing the fate of the empire's southwest!"
At this moment, Wang Chong was seated cross-legged on the summit of the mountain, the Stone of Destiny's voice ringing out in his mind. Buzz! In a flash of light, countless illusions appeared in front of Wang Chong's eyes.
Gallop! Gallop! Gallop! The entire southwest war, from the moment Wang Chong led his army out of the capital to the moment the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army was routed and the southwest war came to an end, flashed before Wang Chong's eyes like a fleeting flash of light.
"Congratulations to user for obtaining the new title 'Controller of Destiny'. User's ability to survive has been greatly strengthened, as well as user's ability to resist the shackles of the world and rule over destiny."
Bzzz! The Stone of Destiny's voice stirred a fierce gale on the summit. Countless shadows that only Wang Chong could see surged past his eyes.
Boom!
At the same time, energy surged out of the depths of space-time under the control of some invisible energy and rumbled into Wang Chong's limbs and bones.
This energy was both cold and scorching, and it also contained a destructive energy.
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