Although Ouzan had not been part of the 'drama' taking place in Qixi in the northwest of the Tang dynasty, he had been paying close attention to it. Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, Fomonlința, and Geshu Han of Longxi … along the long curved border between the Tang dynasty and the Ouzan, three Great Generals of the Tang dynasty were garrisoned.
Under normal circumstances, Ouzan would not dare to act rashly unless he was fully prepared and had not brought enough troops with him.
But when the "Brigadier General", the future "Eighth General of the Tang dynasty", came to the Tang dynasty, Ouzan suddenly had a chance. In truth, Dusong Mangpoje and Dayan Mangpoje had smelled the bait and come over.
And the person who spread the bait was Fomonlința!
"Hmph, he's smart. Although I don't like being used by others, if it's that bastard … I don't mind being used! I believe the Tsenpo and the Prime Minister are the same. "
Dayan Mangpoje said.
In a flash, the atmosphere became much quieter. Dusong Mangpoje's lips were tightly shut, and he said nothing.
In the Ouzan Empire, the name 'Wang Chong' and the war of the southwest had become a taboo. The plague that this youngest son of the Wang Clan had spread on the Ouzan Plateau still hadn't ended.
The hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen of the Ouzan Ngari Royal Lineage had also been reduced to ashes in that battle. The four Royal Lineages had been reduced to three, and the corpses of the hundreds of thousands of Ouzan cavalrymen had contributed to that person's fame.
Even the widely respected Prime Minister Dalun Ruozan of the Ngari Royal Lineage had been imprisoned by the Tsenpo because of that battle.
In the history of the Ouzan Empire, other than a few famous generals of the Tang dynasty, no one had ever been like Wang Chong, inflicting such damage on the Ouzan Empire. But not even those famous generals would act like Wang Chong and spread the plague over the steppe.
One could imagine just how much the Ouzan generals hated Wang Chong.
When they heard that Wang Chong was building a city in Wushang, only several hundred li from the northern edge of the Ouzan Plateau, Ouzan knew that Fomonlința had deliberately spread the news, they had still been willing to take the bait.
"The Han have a saying: 'For a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long,' but we Ouzan cannot wait that long. The internal strife of the Tang people is an extremely rare opportunity for us. Geshu Han still doesn't know that I've come, so we can use this chance to completely eliminate that youngest son of the Wang Clan. A threat must be strangled in the cradle. If that youngest son of the Wang Clan is allowed to mature, he will become a mortal threat to our Ouzan in just two or three years, and the Tang dynasty will truly gain an Imperial Great General. No matter what, we can't let him leave alive, and we can't let him use that City of Steel as the core to repeat the events of the southwest! "
Dusong Mangpoje said, his expression grim.
Dusong Mangpoje had been able to arrive so quickly because he wanted to eliminate Wang Chong and avenge the two hundred thousand soldiers of the Ngari Royal Lineage, but also because the Tsenpo felt a deep unease.
That youngest son of the Wang Clan represented some sort of deep, most unpredictable variable. No one in Ouzan believed that he had built a City of Steel in Wushang just to manage his fief, based on the fact that he had built Lion City on the shores of the Erhai.
"Get ready! Use this chance to kill him and avenge Dalun Ruozan and the others. As for Fomonlința, we still have to be on guard against that old fox. I will keep an eye on him. "
Dusong Mangpoje quickly turned his horse around and galloped back in the direction he had come from.
"Hehehe …"
Dayan Mangpoje looked down from the edge of the plateau, his horse gazing into the distance at the billowing smoke on the horizon. He gave an inexplicable sneer and quickly turned his horse around as well.
One after the other, the two swiftly vanished into the distance.
… …
"Wang Chong, what are you planning to do next? Ten days will be up very quickly. Are you really planning to retreat? Or are you going to completely fall out with him? Fomonlința is Qixi's Protector-General! "
On the steel walls, Bai Siling followed behind Wang Chong, her brows tightly furrowed. Ever since Fomonlința had left, Bai Siling had been in a constant state of unease and worry.
Although she was infuriated by Fomonlința's actions and found them even more shameless, as an elite Imperial Great General and the highest commander of Qixi, his words could not be underestimated.
"There's no need to fall out. We've already completely fallen out."
Wang Chong held his hands behind his back as he indifferently said.
In contrast to Bai Siling's worries, Wang Chong seemed as if nothing had happened in the past few days, as if nothing had happened at all.
"I will never withdraw from Wushang, and he will never let me go. Ten days is just a formality, and he will never give me ten days. "
"Ah?! Then why are you so calm? "
Bai Siling was at first startled, but when she glanced at Wang Chong's relaxed expression, she was instantly enraged.
"Haha, relax, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly. The Qixi Protector-General can only manage Qixi, not my territory. And although I'm not in a hurry, how do you know that I haven't done anything? "
Wang Chong turned his head and said. A faint smile appeared on his lips as he saw Bai Siling's flustered and exasperated appearance. After spending so much time with Bai Siling, he sometimes found her flustered and exasperated appearance rather cute.
Startled, Bai Siling was just about to ask what was going on when she heard the galloping of hooves. A horseman was galloping over from the north of the City of Steel, and from the distance, she could hear a loud shout.
"Reporting!"
After passing through the gate, the horseman dismounted and quickly ascended the walls. Clasping his hands, he got down on one knee in front of Wang Chong.
"Marquis, according to your orders, your subordinate has finished his investigation and has come to report!"
"How is it?"
Wang Chong held his hands behind his back.
"Reporting to Marquis! We've already investigated the Qixi Protectorate headquarters. Everything is normal there, and Lord Protector-General has shown no signs of activity. "
The kneeling horseman said.
"Then what about the border between Qixi and Ouzan?"
Wang Chong asked.
"Reporting to Marquis, the other brothers have already investigated. Everything seems normal there, but …"
The horseman hesitated, his eyes glancing at Bai Siling at Wang Chong's side.
"It's fine. You can say it directly. She's one of us."
Wang Chong said.
There was a rule in the army that any information concerning the military could not be easily divulged to people outside the army. Bai Siling's long dress clearly indicated that she was not a member of the army, so the horseman had some misgivings.
"Yes, Marquis! After a careful investigation, we discovered that the eastern side of the border between Qixi and the Ouzan Plateau is normal, but the defenses on the western front are clearly much thinner, and the soldiers are not as concentrated. "
The horseman lowered his head and kneeled on the ground.
"The defenses on the western front … isn't that where our City of Steel is? Fomonlința is trying to divert the disaster to someone else, using a borrowed knife to kill! "
Wang Chong raised his head and muttered to himself.
These words caused both the horseman and Bai Siling to tremble in shock, especially the latter. She had been at Wang Chong's side this entire time, but even now, she had no idea when Wang Chong had made these arrangements.
"Wang Chong, you mean to say that Fomonlința wants to borrow Ouzan to deal with you?"
Bai Siling blurted out.
As she said those words, Bai Siling's entire body turned cold, and her hands and feet trembled uncontrollably in panic.
The mighty Qixi Protector-General of the Tang Dynasty, in order to deal with Wang Chong, had actually invited Ouzan's people into his chambers. This was no different from defecting to the country. If news of this got out, it would cause a massive storm that would shake the entire court.
"It's not that he wants to, but that he can only do this. Although Qixi has a powerful army and a large number of soldiers, they are all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. If he uses Qixi's army to deal with me, he'll be digging his own grave. The risk is far too great, and His Majesty will never forgive him. Fomonlința has made a name for himself in the army for many years, and his thoughts are meticulous. He would never leave behind such a flaw. Letting Ouzan's people in and using a borrowed knife to kill is his only method. "
Wang Chong indifferently said, his eyes penetrating to the finest detail.
Although Fomonlința had come with a fierce momentum, Wang Chong was well aware that the trump cards he could use were rather limited.
"You may leave!"
Wang Chong quickly turned his head.
"Yes, Marquis."
The horseman leaped down the walls and quickly left the inner circle.
"Sanyuan, have the people sent by The Eagle arrived?"
Wang Chong suddenly asked.
"Replying to Marquis, they arrived an hour ago and are waiting for Marquis's summons and orders."
A voice came from behind him.
Wang Chong nodded and quickly left the walls.
In a freshly constructed building within the City of Steel, Wang Chong met with the disciple sent by The Eagle. This was a youth of fourteen or fifteen, his appearance ordinary and his skin coarse. In a crowd, he was the sort of person that would be easily forgotten.
On his shoulder was a foot-long The Eagle. It had a sharp golden beak and five hook-like claws. For an eagle of this length and stature, it was rather small. Moreover, this The Eagle's eyes were not very sharp, and were even somewhat turbid, making it seem rather stupid.
"Paying respects to Marquis!"
Upon seeing Wang Chong, the youth quickly kneeled on the ground, a respectful expression on his face.
"You're The Eagle's disciple?"
Wang Chong slightly creased his brow.
He rarely interfered in the affairs of the Eagle, but in the construction of the city in Wushang, there were many eagles and sparrows flying in the sky. Wang Chong had specifically requested that the Eagle send someone over, and the Eagle had quickly agreed, saying that it would send a disciple it was proud of. But Wang Chong had not expected that the disciple sent by the Eagle would be a teenager, and the Eagle on his shoulder was so unimpressive that it was hard to find anyone interested.
But after spending so much time with the Eagle, Wang Chong was confident that the Eagle would not be so perfunctory as to brush him off on such an important matter. There had to be some sort of explanation for this.
"Yes, Marquis. This lowly one is an orphan that Master picked up in the capital. Later on, I stayed in Master's residence, learning how to raise birds. In the southwest, Master did not let me go, so Marquis never saw me. That's right, I also have a letter from Master. Please, Marquis, take a look. Once Marquis reads it, he will understand. "
The youth took out a letter from his bosom and respectfully offered it with both hands.
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