"But, Milord …"
Another general wanted to say something, but at this moment, a messenger from the Big Dipper Army rushed into the hall like a gust of wind.
"Reporting! More than two thousand warhorses have been discovered seven hundred meters behind us. The enemy says that these warhorses are being gifted to our Big Dipper Army, and they want our Big Dipper Army to personally receive them. Our scouts have come to report, asking what we should do with them. "
The messenger kneeled on the ground, deep confusion in his eyes.
Everyone in the Big Dipper Army knew that they were severely lacking warhorses, but the fact that these warhorses had arrived so quickly and from a completely unexpected direction left them at a complete loss.
Buzz!
The messenger's voice was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. This news was like a slap to the face of all the Big Dipper Army generals. All of them had complex expressions on their faces as they turned to Geshu Han.
"I underestimated him!"
Geshu Han's expression was extremely solemn.
"I'm far inferior to him in this round. Public is public, private is private. This youngest son of the Wang Clan is much bolder than I am."
Even now, Geshu Han had never met this youngest son of the Wang Clan. Most of them had heard of him, but seeing was believing. Moreover, the majority of the southwest's events were just rumors. Other than the people directly involved, no one knew just how much of an effect the youngest son of the Wang Clan had had in all of this.
But now, Geshu Han had to admit that he had been underestimating him all this time.
He clearly knew that he didn't have a good relationship with Wang Chong, but for the sake of the greater good, Longxi, and the Great Tang, he was willing to give him two thousand cavalry … This was something that could only be done if one didn't have an extraordinary breadth of mind. In comparison, Geshu Han's previous actions had been far too petty.
"Qingze, send a letter for me. Thank the Young Marquis. Tell him that I have accepted the two thousand warhorses and that the Big Dipper Army owes him a favor. "
Geshu Han said, his heart filled with emotion.
"Yes, General!"
A voice replied and quickly departed.
… …
"Boom!"
As night fell and the dark clouds hung low, the gates of the City of Steel rumbled open. A group of black-armored cavalry with a vigorous aura slowly galloped out like mountains. Beneath their feet were black halos that rumbled like metal, connecting into one another.
At the very front of the group was a seventeen-year-old youth with a sharp nose, starry eyes, and long eyebrows. Behind him, a two-meter-tall man who was twice the size of an ordinary person followed closely.
"Marquis, where are we going now?"
Li Siye said.
After training in the city for more than half a month, this was the first time Wang Chong had taken the initiative to bring the Wushang cavalry out of the City of Steel. However, Wang Chong never made his plans clear, so even Li Siye didn't know where they were going.
"Soldiers are trained for a thousand days to be used in a single moment. Their training is almost done. Now it's time to move on to the next phase of the plan."
Wang Chong indifferently said.
A light breeze blew by, causing Wang Chong's pitch-black hair to dance in the wind. Although he was only seventeen, Wang Chong's aura was growing more and more steady, his eyes growing more dignified and determined.
Compared to his peers, Wang Chong's eyes were always able to see down to the smallest detail, allowing him to see into the distance where others could not.
"Let's go!"
Wang Chong urged his steed forward and galloped out of the city. However, he wasn't heading toward the nearby Tibetan Plateau. Instead, he was heading southwest toward Longxi.
Wang Chong said nothing, and so did the rest of the cavalry. Several hundred li passed in the starry night, and the five thousand best Turkic warhorses Wang Chong had purchased were proving their usefulness. In just four hours, the five thousand Wushang cavalry had traveled seven to eight hundred li.
The scenery on both sides of the road was constantly changing, from barren and barren to lush and verdant. At some point, they had reached the interior of Longxi.
In the distance, in the darkness of the night, the silhouette of a huge mountain range towered into the clouds. It was reflected in everyone's eyes, spanning between heaven and earth.
"Marquis, are we going to Big Dipper City?"
Li Siye couldn't help but ask, a hint of worry in his eyes.
Longxi was under the jurisdiction of Big Dipper Great General Geshu Han. Given the relationship between Wang Chong and Geshu Han, if he were to appear in the territory of the Big Dipper Army with his five thousand cavalry, it would likely incite a massive conflict.
"Haha, we have to meet Geshu Han, but not now."
As if seeing through Li Siye's worries, Wang Chong heartily laughed, but his eyes were fixed on that pitch-black mountain in the distance that pierced into the clouds.
Heaven Pillar Mountain!
This thought flitted through Wang Chong's mind as he gazed at that towering mountain.
I've finally found it.
There was a long border between Longxi and Ouzan. The massive difference in altitude made it difficult for apes and monkeys to cross, much less humans.
Even the ambitious Ouzan who coveted the Central Plains had to shrink back, much less anyone else.
Anyone who tried to forcibly pass through these places would end up dead in the end.
But Wang Chong knew that there was a secret path here that could safely lead to the interior of the plateau. This was also the only path along the several thousand li border.
That place had been buried for many years, and no one had ever paid attention to it or discovered it. Wang Chong had only discovered this secret passage by chance.
And to discover this secret path, he had to find Heaven Pillar Mountain.
In truth, this mountain had no name. Heaven Pillar Mountain had been named by Wang Chong himself.
"Li Siye, pass on my order. Rest where you are and await my orders."
Wang Chong ordered without turning his head.
"Yes, Marquis!"
Li Siye was startled, but he quickly responded.
"Zhang Que!"
"This lowly one is here."
Not long after Li Siye left, Zhang Que, clad in martial attire and with a rock eagle perched on his shoulder, rode up from behind. For this expedition, Zhang Que and a portion of the eagle team had been dragged along by Wang Chong.
When an army set out, especially at night, the greatest taboo was to be discovered. This was why Wang Chong had brought Zhang Que and his team of eagles with him.
"It's time for you to take the field. Have your rock eagles and eagle teams go investigate."
Wang Chong extended a finger and slowly swept it across the sky, stopping at the towering Ouzan Plateau.
"Yes, this lowly one will go."
Zhang Que stared blankly for a moment, and then he realized something. A hint of excitement appeared in his eyes. Creee! A few moments later, a rock eagle unfurled its wings and soared into the sky from Zhang Que's shoulder.
Wang Chong sat on his horse, watching as the rock eagle flew higher and higher, eventually flying past the mountains and into the depths of the towering Ouzan Plateau.
"Dayan Mangpoje, it's time for me to act!"
As Wang Chong gazed in the direction the rock eagle had disappeared, his lips curled into an almost imperceptible smile.
It was only when the rock eagle took to the air and vanished into the depths of the plateau that Wang Chong's objective was revealed.
More than half a month ago, when the White Braves had attacked the city, Dayan Mangpoje had been frightened away by Wang Chong's wheel tactic. But this future King of the Ouzan Great General had turned back. After leaving the City of Steel, he had gone straight to the Qixi Protectorate's camp on the border and killed five thousand soldiers of the Qixi Protectorate, as well as an important general of Qixi, Pulan He.
Although these people had been Fomonlința's soldiers, they were also warriors of the Tang Dynasty. They had guarded the borders of the Tang Dynasty, and in the end, they had died in the line of duty.
Wang Chong had been in Wushang at the time, but by the time he had received the news, it was already too late. Moreover, he did not have enough soldiers under his command to fight with Dayan Mangpoje, so he had been forced to swallow his anger.
But the warriors of the Tang Dynasty would not die in vain. At the very least, as long as he, Wang Chong, still had a single breath left in him, he would not let any of the warriors of the Tang Dynasty die in vain.
The Pillar of Heaven Mountains was a secret passage that led directly to the interior of the Ouzan Plateau.
If his memory was correct, this secret passage led to the Ouzan Plateau, a distance of three-hundred-some li at most, which was the most famous place in the northern part of the Ouzan, Tsongkha.
This was the most famous recruit training camp of the Ouzan. In the autumn of every year, from October to November, a large number of Ouzan recruits would be sent there to undergo strict training. After completing their training, they would be sent to the various borders of the Ouzan to fight for Ouzan.
But this was not the main goal of Wang Chong's trip. More importantly, Wang Chong remembered that Tsongkha was about to welcome a special batch of recruits: the Qinghai Soldiers.
In the future, Ü-Tsang would stand on the same level as the White Braves, another of its most elite soldiers. If everything went as expected, after they finished their training here, they would be able to wreak havoc in Qixi in less than six months, madly attacking all of the Great Tang. Longxi, Qixi, and Anxi would all be within their range of attack.
If they were not eliminated, they would only grow more and more dangerous to the Tang Dynasty in the future, becoming another existence of the Ouzan Empire that, like the White Braves, posed an enormous threat to the Tang Dynasty.
This was the true goal of Wang Chong's trip.
Dayan Mangpoje, now is the time for you and the entire Ouzan Empire to pay the price!
As this thought flashed through Wang Chong's mind, he quickly calmed down.
… …
Creee!
A sharp cry rang out. High up in the heavens, in the pitch-black night sky, a rock eagle spread its wings. It didn't move at all, riding the air currents as it whistled past. Swoosh, there was a flash of light, and in the blink of an eye, another black shadow whizzed past in the air not far away.
One, two, three, four … Looking from afar, one eagle after another flew across the sky and circled around the area. There were rock eagles, turquoise eagles, green condors, and all kinds of other birds.
Ouzan was on friendly terms with the Western Regions and the Turks, so the rock eagles of the Western Regions and the green condors of the Turks were not rare. Moreover, Ouzan would sometimes purchase the gyrfalcons of Goguryeo to serve as scouts.
"Hey!"
"Ha!"
… …
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