Chapter 824: The Second Update!
In Wang Chong's room, Hulayeg drank a few cups of hot tea. As expected, his mood had stabilized, and he began to explain what had happened. As it turned out, Hulayeg had done as Wang Chong had said. After dealing with the old steward who had secretly betrayed him, he had obtained a large sum of gold from Wang Chong, and with Xu Yi-qin helping him from the shadows, Hulayeg truly had the wind and rain he wanted on the steppe, living a very comfortable life.
And with the gold opening the way, Hulayeg's status on the steppe was even higher than before. The enormous transaction with the Tang Dynasty for three hundred thousand warhorses had become a project that all the tribes of the steppe could salivate over. Countless tribal chiefs had shamelessly followed Hulayeg for the sake of getting a piece of this pie. But the weather was unpredictable, and Hulayeg's wanton purchase of warhorses and his enormous wealth had attracted the attention of one person: the Black Wolf Yabgu of the Western Turkic Khaganate, Agudu Lan.
Agudu Lan dispatched his subordinates to investigate this matter, and they quickly found that Hulayeg was the culprit. Moreover, the other person that Agudu Lan had dispatched to investigate the whereabouts of the warhorses had also followed the trail, ultimately leading to the City of Steel's Wang Chong. These two matters added together made Hulayeg the target of the Black Wolf Yabgu of the Western Turkic Khaganate.
Hulayeg had sensed danger and immediately fled, but even so, the assassins that the Black Wolf Yabgu had sent had been in hot pursuit. Hulayeg had gone through a near-death experience, disguising himself and changing his appearance, and only with great difficulty had he managed to escape. But even more trouble had yet to come. After escaping, Hulayeg had realized that he had nowhere to go. In the end, the only person he could think of was Wang Chong.
"Wang Chong, you have to save me. I've worked on the steppe for many years and spent a great deal of effort. I can't just abandon it like this. Furthermore, if I can't return to the grasslands, we won't be able to continue our deal. Wang Chong, I have nowhere else to go. Only you can help me now. If you can help me escape this calamity, I will definitely repay you heavily. "
As Hulayeg spoke, he tightly gripped Wang Chong's right hand like he was grabbing onto his only savior.
Wang Chong's brow was tightly creased as he silently stared at the haggard and dejected Hulayeg. Wang Chong had never imagined that such a major change would occur on Hulayeg's side. This had never happened in his last life. It was clear that his interference and contact with Huluye had caused many things to change. The Black Wolf Yabgu's pursuit of Hulayeg was one of them.
"Hulayeg, are you saying that the entire Western Turkic Khaganate has placed a bounty on your head?"
Wang Chong suddenly asked.
"Not really."
Hulayeg hurriedly waved his hand.
"Right now, it's completely the Black Wolf Yabgu's idea to pursue me. As for the Khagan … I've bribed all the people at his side, and even the Khatun (Turkic Empress) has been bribed by me. But the Black Wolf Yabgu is Ishbara Khagan's younger brother and has the blood of the imperial clan. Although he isn't that close to the Khagan by blood, he still has an extremely esteemed status. If he wants to kill me, there's nothing I can do. And the people I bribed would never make an enemy out of someone like the Black Wolf Yabgu for my sake. "
"Understood."
Wang Chong nodded his head and heaved a long sigh of relief. If Hulayeg was wanted by the entire Western Turkic Khaganate, no matter how capable he was, he would be powerless to reverse the situation. But if he was being pursued by just the Black Wolf Yabgu, the situation was completely different. This meant that as long as he could deal with the Black Wolf Yabgu, Hulayeg's problem would be easily resolved.
"Hulayeg, there's no need for you to worry. Leave this matter to me. In at most two months, I'll have a way to resolve this matter for you and have you return to the steppe. "
Wang Chong lightly said, his voice suffused with a powerful confidence that made others involuntarily trust him.
"Really?!"
Hulayeg was overjoyed. He had come here to try his luck, because he couldn't think of anyone else besides Wang Chong. He had never expected Wang Chong to so quickly agree, and even promise that he could resolve this matter in two months. This was something he had never expected from the very start.
"Ha, in all the time we've known each other, when have I ever lied to you?"
Wang Chong faintly smiled, his body slowly exploding with a powerful aura.
After sending Hulayeg away, the smile on Wang Chong's face gradually faded.
I didn't think that it would be him!
Wang Chong muttered to himself, his brow slowly creasing. Black Wolf Yabgu Agudu Lan was a name that Wang Chong was extremely familiar with. There were two major threats to Qixi. One was the Asura War God of the Ouzan Plateau, Dayan Mangpoje. That person had already been killed by Wang Chong, and the danger to Qixi's west on the Ouzan Plateau had been temporarily removed.
The remaining threat was the Black Wolf Yabgu Agudu Lan of the Western Turkic Khaganate. This person's style was completely different from Dayan Mangpoje's. If Dayan Mangpoje liked to break through head-on and attack, then the Black Wolf Yabgu of the Western Turkic Khaganate liked to watch from the shadows, find a chance, and strike a fatal blow.
Although the two had different styles, the threat they posed was the same.
After the battle of the triangular gap in the Ouzan, there had been no activity on the Turkic steppe. Wang Chong had never imagined that in the end, the Black Wolf Yabgu would appear before his eyes in this manner. The three hundred thousand high-quality Turkic warhorses were extremely important to him and the entire Tang Dynasty. No matter what, they could not be destroyed by the Black Wolf Yabgu.
It seems like I'll have to bring forward that matter.
Wang Chong quietly said to himself, a harsh and cold light in his eyes.
… …
On the distant Turkic steppe, seven or eight hundred kilometers away from the defense line of the Qixi Protectorate, a massive golden tent stood, guarded by tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry, all of them strong and sturdy, their eyes cold and sharp, like unsheathed swords. Not far from these Turkic cavalry, large and muscular wolves were roaming the area, baring their fangs.
Man and wolf lived in harmony, as if they were one.
This was a sight that could only be seen on the Turkic steppe.
"Have you found any news of Hulayeg?"
At this moment, a silhouette swayed in the golden tent, and a rough, wild voice came from inside.
"Lord Yabgu, Hulayeg is truly crafty. He actually disguised himself as a woman and escaped. Our men were fooled for a moment and allowed him to escape. He has already fled to Wushang's City of Steel, the territory of that Tang Dynasty youth. According to Lord's orders, our men did not dare to pursue him. "
The thin Turkic scout kneeled on the ground, his face as white as paper and his forehead drenched in cold sweat.
"What?!! All of you bastards! "
The Black Wolf Yabgu was enraged, and with a crack, he crushed a large Night Pearl he had taken from Hulayeg's house.
"If you can't even capture a trifling horse merchant, what use are you! Someone! "
Upon hearing this, the face of the scout who was kneeling on the ground immediately turned ashen, and he couldn't even kneel steadily. After following the Black Wolf Yabgu for so long, he naturally understood what these words meant. Once the Black Wolf Yabgu began to call for reinforcements, someone would definitely be decapitated.
"Wait!"
At this moment, the voice of a young Turkic man dressed in extravagant robes walked up from behind the Black Wolf Yabgu and lightly pressed down on the Yabgu's raised right hand. "Are you going to kill me?" Wang Chong asked.
"It's just a trifling horse merchant. There's no need for Lord Yabgu to get angry. Moreover, we've already seized so many things from his house, which is more than enough. What need is there to get angry with your subordinate? In addition, compared to a trifling horse merchant, what we need to do next is what Lord Yabgu should be focusing on. Isn't that right? "
The Black Wolf Yabgu immediately calmed down, rubbing the cold The Eagle Ring on his forefinger and finally calming down.
"Withdraw for me!"
"Thank you, Lord Yabgu."
The thin Turkic scout immediately felt like he had been given a royal decree and hurriedly left.
"What's the news from the Qixi Protectorate?"
Once the scout was gone, the Black Wolf Yabgu immediately turned to the Turkic youth. He had left all the matters of the Qixi Protectorate to this youth, and for him to speak at a time like this clearly meant that he had some new information.
"Haha, everything is as the Yabgu predicted. With Fomonlința caught up in the War of the Princes of the Tang Dynasty, Qixi is a group of dragons without a leader. Right now, there are many factions in Qixi, all of them hostile to each other, all vying for the position of Qixi Protector-General. In addition, according to Lord Yabgu's orders, we've already gotten in touch with a few of them and are doing all we can to rope them in, promising them all sorts of conditions. The effects are already beginning to show. Some of them have already expressed that they want to lead some of their soldiers in Qixi to join us. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we can use this chance to deal a heavy blow to the Qixi Protectorate. "
The Turkic youth's face was beaming as he spoke.
"Not a heavy blow to the Qixi Protectorate."
The Black Wolf Yabgu frowned.
"Our goal isn't to infuriate the Tang Dynasty and start a war with them. That would be no different from Ouzan, and it would be extremely unwise. Moreover, a heavy blow to the Qixi Protectorate is useless. The Tang Dynasty will continue to send more soldiers over, and a heavy blow of tens of thousands of soldiers won't have much effect on the Tang Dynasty, but it will incur the wrath of the Tang Dynasty. The crucial point is that massive armory of the Qixi Protectorate. "
The Turkic youth fell silent at the Yabgu's words.
He knew which armory the Black Wolf Yabgu was referring to. The Qixi Protectorate possessed all of the Western Regions, or more accurately, it was the largest armory on the border of the Tang Dynasty. This armory had been constructed on the orders of the Holy Emperor. At the time, it had provided enormous assistance to the Tang Dynasty's westward march and the northern expedition of the Turkic steppe.
There was an enormous amount of military equipment there. Putting aside everything else, just the Great Tang's most powerful heavy ballistae numbered one hundred thousand, and there were also countless other types of armor and bows. However, although this armory was in Qixi, it was not owned by the Qixi Protectorate. The Qixi Protectorate only had the responsibility of guarding it.
This armory simultaneously supplied the armory of Anxi, Beiting, Qixi, and Longxi. All the mobilization of armory required the personal decree of the Holy Emperor. This meant that, although the Qixi Protectorate possessed this treasury, it had no authority to use it.
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