Chapter 1739 Change of Defense in the Military Area!

Chapter 1739

"Hehe, is this why you are here and are willing to meet me? It has come to this point, do you think I will agree?"

Hou Junji said coldly.

"If that's what you came to see me with, I'd be very disappointed."

"Senior, whether you agree or not, there are some things I have to do."

Wang Chong shook his head. Hou Junji's reaction was in his expectation, but, in the early stage of this decisive battle, no matter what, even if there was still a glimmer of hope, Wang Chong had to do his best to stop him.

"The current empire is far from being as powerful as you can see. Dashi, Uzang, Eastern and Western Turks, and Goguryeo are all countries of tigers and wolves. They are only temporarily dormant now, but they are always there Coveting Datang. Everything you do, everything we do, can't escape their eyes. As long as there is any chance, they will definitely attack in groups and collapse Datang in one fell swoop. When the time comes, they will inevitably die again , is this what you want to see?"

"More than that, the crisis in Datang is much more than any one of us has seen. Once Datang is weak, what will be waiting for Zhongtu, seniors should know better than me!"

"Senior, you are also from Tang Dynasty, so you probably don't want to see this country reduced to that level?"

Wang Chong said in a deep voice.

Since ancient times, the law of the jungle has been the law of the universe, the chaos in Youzhou, the siege of the nations, the Great Ice Age, and that horrible catastrophe... There are too many disasters waiting for this land. Even Hou Junji probably didn't know about these lurking threats.

It's a pity, limited by the constraints of the Stone of Destiny, Wang Chong has no way to say it, and can only mention it in this obscure way,

The entire restaurant was quiet. Hou Junji's expression was cold and seemed unmoved at all, but when he heard Wang Chong's last sentence, Hou Junji's eyes moved involuntarily.

"It's too late! Boy, if you had told me this sentence decades ago, maybe I would have listened to it. Unfortunately, no matter what you say, it is of no use to me. Even if the empire is devastated, So what if the land is thousands of miles away, the old man dedicated the first half of his life to this empire, and the rest is just life."

"Since we can't reach an agreement, the old man has no reason to stay here!"

After Hou Junji finished speaking,

With a flick of his sleeves, he turned around and walked towards the stairs.

"in addition!"

Right at the top of the stairs, Hou Junji paused with his back facing Wang Chong.

"Since you said that the battle between us is related to the national destiny of Datang, let us also add the national destiny of Datang to this gambling fight! If you really want to change something as you said, then Try to do everything in your power to stop me!"

"...It's just that I will never keep my hand!"

The voice curled up, but Hou Junji's figure had already disappeared without a trace.

"me too!"

It's just that Hou Junji didn't hear it. Just as he was leaving, Wang Chong's lips moved and he murmured the same sentence.

After saying this, Wang Chong quickly left Qingfeng Tower.

"Gululu!"

Outside the restaurant, a gorgeously decorated carriage drove slowly and quickly stopped beside Wang Chong.

Wang Chong boarded the carriage, and Xu Keyi was waiting inside.

"My lord, how is it?"

Xu Keyi looked at Wang Chong and said respectfully.

"Let's go! The eldest prince has already made preparations, and it's time to start!"

Wang Chong said calmly.

In the carriage, Xu Keyi was shocked and couldn't say a word.

The carriage moved forward all the way, and just a moment later, a homing pigeon fell from the sky. Wang Chong just glanced at it, and his face suddenly changed.

"Go home!"

Wang Chong only said two words, and the next moment, the carriage accelerated and headed towards the foreign palace.

And just half an hour later, a piece of news shocked the capital and shook the world:

The First Prince issued an order to dispatch 10,000 troops from the Beiting Protectorate's Mansion to the south in the name of a change of defense, and immediately rushed to the Jinniu Mountain in the northwest of the capital, four hundred miles away.

It is no small matter to change the defense of the military region. If ordinary people can’t feel anything about the previous Forbidden Army contest to control the inner and outer city gates, including the Sunset Palace incident and the Beidou incident, then when the order to change the defense of the military region is issued, even the dullest ordinary people in the capital They all faintly felt abnormal.

It's not that the capital's order to change defenses has never happened before, but now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, this kind of thing hasn't happened for decades. Especially now that it is still the Taiping era, this order is even more unusual.

"The mountain is about to rain and the wind is filling the building!"

In the tea house of the capital, a scholar in white sat by the window, looking down at the entire capital, his brows were deeply frowned.

"I hope Datang can escape this disaster!"

After drinking the wine in the glass, the white-clothed scholar quickly left the restaurant and disappeared.

...

In the evening, Wang Chong's mansion was brightly lit. Wang Chong, Xu Keyi, Zhang Que, Cheng Sanyuan... everyone gathered together, and the atmosphere was tense.

"Zhang Que, tell everyone about the information you received!"

On the throne, Wang Chong's eyes were slightly closed, his expression was solemn, and he suddenly spoke.

"Yes, my lord!"

Zhang Que bowed and saluted, then turned around quickly.

"The current situation is very bad. The eldest prince has used the power of the regent to transfer the Beiting army back to the capital. Although the court claimed that there were 10,000 people, according to the results of our investigation, the army led by Zhang Zheng, It should be more than 30,000, about 40,000, the specific number will only be more or less!."

"In addition, the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion, Beidou City, and various frontier fortresses all show signs of mobilization of soldiers and horses. I am afraid that with just one order, all these soldiers and horses will be dispatched from the border to the capital!"

Everyone who spoke in one word changed expression.

"How dare they! I'm afraid the whole world will know about the mobilization of so many soldiers and horses."

Cheng Sanyuan blushed, clenched his fists fiercely, and said excitedly.

"The arrow is on the string and has to be launched. It has already reached this time, and they will no longer have any scruples. Now the defense change has just begun, and they dare not mobilize so many troops at the same time. Without the slightest hesitation, and don't forget, the First Prince dares to kill Concubine Xiao Yu, so there's nothing he can't do now!"

Zhang Que said in a deep voice, as the leader of the intelligence team, the information Zhang Que received and understood is far more detailed than what everyone knows now. It's just a lot of news, there is no need to tell it at this time.

"The defense of the military area must be replaced by troops outside the capital. But where does the army come from in the northwest of the capital, on the Jinniu Mountain? Besides, the transfer of soldiers and horses must go through the Ministry of War? And half of the soldier talisman is still in the hands of the prince. Why is it so big? Can the prince mobilize troops and horses to return to the capital?"

Xu Keyi said suddenly, with an extremely solemn expression.

This time the military region's defense was changed very suddenly, and more importantly, after the first prince knew the order, he revealed a strong sense of fighting. The entire capital may soon be turned into a place of war.

"The matter this time is very complicated. It is said that it is a change of defense. There is no army to change. Instead, it follows the old practice of the previous dynasty. I searched the information and found that this practice was very frequent during Emperor Taizong's time. The Forbidden Army's defense exercise is the capital. This way, we can use the troops on the frontier to hone the Forbidden Army, and at the same time, we can check the military appearance and momentum of the frontier in this way."

"So as to prevent the king from sitting high in the palace and not knowing the situation on the frontier, and it can also urge the troops to work hard."

Zhang Que frowned, paused and continued.

"In Taizong's era, this kind of situation was actually very common. However, the Tang Dynasty was strong, with strong troops and horses, and its strength was far above all other deserts, so the things of changing defenses became less and less. In this dynasty, it only happened once or twice. , and it was completely abandoned after that.”

"As for what you said, although theoretically all soldiers and horses come from the Ministry of War, as long as the number of troops dispatched is around 10,000, the First Prince has such authority."

Although the time was short, Zhang Que still tried his best to collect a large amount of materials.

After listening to Zhang Que's words, the whole hall quickly fell silent, and everyone frowned and showed a pensive look.

"Where is Zhang Zheng's army?"

At this moment, Wang Chong's voice sounded in everyone's ears.

"According to our information, long before the imperial court's order was issued, Zhang Zheng led the army and left the Beiting Protectorate Army's Protector's Mansion. Based on the footsteps, he should have left Beyond the Great Wall and arrived at the Yulin Forest. At their speed, they can reach the capital in four or five days at most."

Zhang Que was startled, and then subconsciously said.

Wow!

The next moment, in the eyes of everyone, Wang Chong opened his eyes. Huo Di stood up from the throne on the main hall, and strode to the southeast corner of the main hall.

Swish, with a pull of Wang Chong's palm, a huge cloth curtain was immediately pulled down, and everyone involuntarily let out a low cry when they saw what was behind the cloth curtain.

"This is Datang's sand table..."

About a few days ago, something suddenly appeared in the southeast corner of the palace hall, which was covered with a huge cyan curtain. As for what was inside, Wang Chong didn't say anything, and it was difficult for everyone to ask.

Not to mention that no one would be reckless to tear down the curtain, but no one thought that there was actually a Datang sand table underneath. What's more, this sand table was full of small red flags with ups and downs. Court and Beidou are all marked.

Especially on the road from Beiting Duhufu to the capital, the routes were marked with small flags.

All the important passes and checkpoints on the road are all planted with four-corner flags.

"It turns out that the prince has already anticipated the arrangement of the eldest prince and the others, and made preparations in advance."