"Haha, there's no need for that. Lord Protector-General only needs to carry on as before. The City of Talas's high and thick walls provide a natural advantage. Standing on the walls, one can look down and see all the movements of the Arabs. In this aspect, I will require Milord's cooperation. "
Wang Chong grinned.
"Mm, okay."
Gao Xianzhi nodded, gaining a new understanding of Wang Chong. The Anxi Protectorate army was different from the other armies of the Tang Dynasty. In the Anxi Protectorate army, Gao Xianzhi possessed absolute authority and prestige. Even if he gave command of the Anxi Protectorate army to Wang Chong, Wang Chong would still find it very difficult to command the Anxi Protectorate army.
Moreover, although the two armies belonged to the Tang Dynasty, their systems were different. If they were forced to work together, they would only clash with each other, going against their original goal. Wang Chong had rejected Gao Xianzhi's suggestion and left the Anxi Protectorate army under Gao Xianzhi's command. The two of them would work together independently, and this was actually the best arrangement. It would preserve Gao Xianzhi's status while maximizing the fighting power of the two armies.
This made Gao Xianzhi's impression of Wang Chong soar.
"Wang Chong! I'll kill you! … "
Just as the two of them were talking, a fierce wind blew, and a roar, like the roar of a lion, came from the city gate. This roar was so sudden that it instantly attracted everyone's attention. Even Wang Chong subconsciously turned his head. Bzzz! In a flash of light, a massive figure charged out of the city gate like a bolt of lightning.
"Hand over your life for me!"
The gale was vast, and the airwaves were rolling. Before anyone could react, the tall figure that was like a bolt of lightning had already grasped a huge black iron axe, which brought up thousands upon thousands of torrents of Aura Energy, and fiercely chopped down towards Wang Chong with a momentum that could split the sky and split the earth. Before the axe fell, the terrifying storm-like Upstanding Qi had already swept out in all directions, forcing the generals of the Tang dynasty to retreat.
"Ang!"
A roar that sounded neither human nor beast came from the void. Behind that tall figure, light and shadow flickered and the void twisted. A nine-feet-tall monster with the head of a bull and the body of a human, clad in armor and covered in long fur, appeared out of thin air. It merged with the tall figure and gave off a terrifying aura that was unyielding, mighty, and filled with the desire to destroy.
"No!"
"Wanhe Peiluo, stop!"
"Are you crazy? He's Qixi Protector-General! "
…
Cries of alarm rang out from all directions, everyone stunned by the actions of the Karluk Tribe leader Wanhe Peiluo.
"Wanhe Peiluo, hurry and stop! Don't be so rude to the Protector-General!"
Anxi Vice Protector-General Cheng Qianli's eyes flashed with cold light as he stepped forward, his sword pointed at Wanhe Peiluo's Barbaric God Axe. But in a flash of light, Wanhe Peiluo seemed to have predicted that Cheng Qianli would use this move, and he twisted his body to dodge Cheng Qianli's attack.
"You!"
Cheng Qianli's expression froze, and he couldn't help but stop. Cheng Qianli was a peak Brigadier General of the Empire, extremely powerful. Although Wanhe Peiluo couldn't compare to Cheng Qianli, he wasn't too far off. More importantly, Wanhe Peiluo had led the Karluk Tribe and fought alongside the Anxi Protectorate army for more than ten years, so he had a deep understanding of the Anxi Protectorate army. This was why Cheng Qianli's attack had failed.
Wanhe Peiluo dodged past Cheng Qianli, and with no more obstacles in front of him, the Barbaric God Axe in his hand fiercely swung down at Wang Chong.
"Hmph, Wanhe Peiluo, you've come at just the right time!"
A furious roar resounded through the sky. While everyone else was stunned by this sight, only Wang Chong remained calm, apparently having expected this.
"Buzz!"
As everyone looked on, Wang Chong's eyes exploded with cold light. For a radius of three zhang around him, the space around him began to twist and distort. Waves of energy began to blur as the images of the sun and moon, one gold and one red, appeared.
"Vast Heaven Earth Art!
"Great Yin Yang Art!"
Wang Chong's body suddenly shot forward, the two strongest techniques of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art clashing with Wanhe Peiluo's Barbaric God Splits the Heavens. Boom! Boom! Boom! Shockwaves surged, and all the air within a radius of several hundred feet exploded in all directions.
In a few short moments, Wang Chong and Wanhe Peiluo were like two primordial beasts, exchanging dozens of blows. Boom! After the final exchange, Wanhe Peiluo's body swayed as he was sent flying. Meanwhile, Wang Chong was like a rock in the raging sea, stopping his attack and remaining motionless on the spot.
The moment Wang Chong stopped his attack, the raging waves of air calmed down.
The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art's ability to control the environment far surpassed any other art.
"Bastard! I'll tear you apart!! "
On the other side, Wanhe Peiluo's eyes were red as he gnashed his teeth. His body had barely landed on the ground when he staggered back a few steps, but he immediately stomped his feet and charged forward like a storm.
"Stop!"
A thunderous roar, suffused with boundless authority, resounded in everyone's ears. Before Wanhe Peiluo could get very far, rumble! The void shook, and a mountainous wave of energy locked onto Wanhe Peiluo. Wanhe Peiluo, brimming with rage and killing intent, was locked down by this energy, causing his body to sink and his speed to drop.
When he sensed the fury in this energy, Wanhe Peiluo's body trembled and he came to a halt. In all of Talas, in the Tang Dynasty's army, there was only one person who could exert this sort of pressure on him: Gao Xianzhi!
"Lord Protector-General, this bastard dares to detain our tribesmen in the rear! No matter what, I must kill him today! If Milord still remembers our past friendship, then help me kill him to vent the hatred in the hearts of the tens of thousands of Karluks! "
Wanhe Peiluo fiercely turned his head to Anxi Protector-General Gao Xianzhi, his eyes hateful.
The Karluks were valiant and skilled in battle, and they were famed throughout the Western Regions. All the tribes revered them, and as an ally of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, Wanhe Peiluo was like the noon sun, with almost no one daring to lightly provoke them. But Wanhe Peiluo had never imagined that while he was fighting beyond the borders, he would be attacked from the rear.
All his tribesmen, whether old or weak, women or children, even their cows, sheep, and horses, had been captured by the Tang people and brought to the battlefield as hostages. And the main culprit was this teenage Qixi Commander before him. Wanhe Peiluo had always been proud and arrogant, so he could not endure this sort of humiliation.
"Wanhe Peiluo, calm down and don't be impulsive. Wang Chong is the Young Marquis of the Tang Dynasty and also Qixi Protector-General. He is not someone you can touch as you please. If something really does happen, not even I can protect you. Moreover, Lord Protector-General is not an unreasonable person. I believe that he has his reasons for doing this. There is no harm in listening to what Lord Protector-General has to say. "
Gao Xianzhi sternly said.
Wanhe Peiluo was powerful and had a vicious appearance. There were few people in the Anxi Protectorate army who could suppress him, and only Gao Xianzhi was capable of doing so. As for the Karluks in the rear, Wanhe Peiluo had run to him five or six days ago to complain, causing a huge uproar.
At the height of the battle, Wanhe Peiluo had even led his tribesmen into hiding in Talas, throwing a tantrum and refusing to fight. Because Gao Xianzhi was at Talas, he had no idea what was going on in the rear, so he had no way of appeasing them. And now that Wang Chong had led more than one hundred thousand Qixi reinforcements to the battlefield and saved the Anxi Protectorate army, this matter had become even more difficult to deal with.
On one side was an ally that he had fought alongside for ten-some years, and on the other side was the Qixi Protector-General whom he had owed a debt of gratitude to. Even someone of Gao Xianzhi's status found it difficult to choose. But no matter what, Gao Xianzhi was confident that Wang Chong had his reasons.
"This bastard! What other reason can he have? I won't let him off! "
Wanhe Peiluo's eyes were red as he glared at Wang Chong, his entire body seething with rage. If looks could kill, Wang Chong would have died countless times over.
"Truly a stubborn nature!"
With a wave of his hand, Wang Chong began to slowly walk toward Wanhe Peiluo. His movements were calm, but there was a hint of majesty about him. As he walked, a powerful pressure erupted from his body like a storm. This pressure forced the surrounding Tang Dynasty generals to retreat. The only people around the gates of Talas that could endure this pressure were Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, and Wanhe Peiluo.
Wang Chong was getting stronger by the day, and though he had only been in the Western Regions for a short time, he had already slain two Brigadier Generals. Wanhe Peiluo was powerful and infamous, but he was not more formidable than Dayan Mangpoje or Agudu Lan. In a one-on-one battle, Wang Chong was eighty percent confident that he could personally kill him.
"Wanhe Peiluo, you went back on your word and accepted bribes from the Arabs, intending to sell out the thirty thousand soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate army. Did you think that I didn't know about all of this?"
Wang Chong's eyes were chilling as he stopped in front of Wanhe Peiluo and harshly rebuked him.
Bang!
His words were earth-shattering! Everyone was stunned by Wang Chong's words.
"Wanhe Peiluo colluded with the Arabs? How could this be? "
"The Karluks have fought side by side with us for ten-some years, never abandoning us. How could they betray us?"
"Lord Protector-General, could there be a mistake? Could there be some sort of misunderstanding?"
… …
Everyone looked at Wang Chong, finding this matter far too absurd. They simply couldn't believe that the Karluks would collude with the Arabs and betray the Tang Dynasty. After so many years of war, the Karluks and the Anxi Protectorate army had become extremely close. From an emotional standpoint, none of the soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate army could accept that the Karluks would betray them. However, no one noticed that Wanhe Peiluo, who was behind them, suddenly twitched, as if he had been stabbed.
"Bastard! Don't slander me! This old man will kill you! … "
Wanhe Peiluo roared, his eyes red and his entire body seething with killing intent. Whoosh! The black Barbaric God Axe trembled as it prepared to fly through the air once more. But unlike before, Wanhe Peiluo seemed to be using one hundred and twenty thousand of his strength this time.
"Meng An, pass on my order. If Wanhe Peiluo dares to make the slightest move, kill the entire Karluk Tribe, along with their livestock and horses. Don't leave a single one alive!"
Wang Chong disdainfully sneered at this sight, his body not even moving.
"Yes, Milord!"
Bang!
Like a bolt of lightning, Wanhe Peiluo found it hard to breathe, his entire body going cold. The axe in his hand trembled, and he found himself unable to swing it again. Even that monstrous murderous aura instantly disappeared like a punctured ball. Wang Chong's simple words had grasped his weak point, completely stifling Wanhe Peiluo's rage and preventing him from venting it.
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