Chapter 1972 Zhang Shougui Is Defeated!

Time passed slowly, and the current situation changed much faster than many people imagined. Just when Wang Chong sent a large number of troops to Youzhou to investigate An Yaluo Mountain, an unexpected thing happened -

During the Northeast War, the entire army of the Goguryeo Empire attacked the Andong Protectorate, and Zhang Shougui was defeated!

"boom!"

The news spread and shocked the entire Tang Dynasty!

Zhang Shougui was the most powerful person in the entire Tang Dynasty, second only to the crown prince Shaobao Wang Zhongsi. In the Northeast, Zhang Shougui was like a sea-suppressing needle. Everyone believed that as long as this great general of the empire was here, the entire Northeast would be impregnable forever. There won't be any risk to safety.

Therefore, although the situation in the entire Northeast is complicated and borders the Hanjue, Xi, Khitan, and Goguryeo empires, the entire empire has never been worried about it. Everyone believes that Zhang Shougui is enough.

But now, this god-of-war existence has actually been defeated. This news shocked everyone!

Immediately afterwards, news came out that Zhang Shougui had been seriously ill for a long time.

As the prestigious Protector of Anton, his old illness relapsed, and he had been seriously ill for longer than everyone thought. It had been at least three or four months before the war broke out.

When Goguryeo attacked, Zhang Shougui was completely unprepared.

After receiving the news of the attack, Zhang Shougui hurriedly got up from his bed and hurriedly accepted the battle. Due to his serious illness, Zhang Shougui also made major mistakes on the battlefield, and the entire Anton Guard Army suffered heavy losses.

Not only that, more news came later, and after learning of Youzhou's plight, Xi and Khitan also joined the war. Although the Han Dynasty had not yet joined it, it was also ready to make a move.

One bad news after another came from Youzhou, shaking the entire Tang Dynasty. People in the capital were panicking. The voices calling on Wang Chong to come out of the mountain to deal with the countries on the border of Youzhou could be heard incessantly.

At this moment, the lights were brightly lit in the foreign palace, and Wang Chong stood in the main hall, also paying attention to this matter.

There was only more than half a month before the ban, and Wang Chong stayed in the mansion, and such news came one after another.

It all happened so fast, without any warning.

What is even more shocking is that Zhang Shougui, who had been aloof all his life and claimed to be invincible and invincible, actually suffered the biggest defeat in his life in his later years!

After becoming a general, Wang Chong always had a little respect for Zhang Shougui and put aside his personal position. Zhang Shougui did make great contributions to the Tang Dynasty throughout his life. Wang Chong did not expect that in this life, he would witness his tragic failure from prosperity to decline, and witness his glorious life end in such a tragic way.

But some things cannot be changed, and for Wang Chong, his focus goes far beyond that.

The Tang Dynasty was now so strong that it even wiped out the Great Food Empire with more than two million mercenaries, not to mention the three small border countries and empires such as the Han Dynasty.

Wang Chong is not worried about the crisis in the Northeast now. But Wang Chong instinctively felt that this matter was by no means that simple, and there must be something hidden in it.

"Yingying, Zhang Que, the messenger Feng Linshan, and all the spies from the Northeast are collecting all the information about this war, especially the Goguryeo Empire. I want to know all the details, especially why Yeon Gaesumun dared to attack the country at this time. Don.”

Wang Chong held the letter in his hand, turned around, and looked at the two of them.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Eagle and Zhang Que responded in succession.

Following Wang Chong's order, countless spies took action.

Quickly seek out all information related to this war.

At the same time, Zhangchou Jianqiong and the King of Song came forward, and the Ministry of War held a major combat meeting and began to prepare to mobilize troops to the northeast to stop the armies of Xihe Khitan and Goguryeo Empire, and at the same time deal with the possible impact on the people.

Although Wang Chong could not leave the mansion due to the Holy Emperor's order, he could still participate in the whole process remotely.

The Tang Dynasty is now fully capable of dealing with all unrest in the Northeast. However, the distance between the capital and Youzhou is far. Even if the army is dispatched to the Northeast now, it will take a long time and it will no longer affect the current war.

At the same time, a letter from Yuan Gaisu Wen criticizing Zhang Shougui spread wildly in the Northeast.

It is said that this letter was issued two days before Yeon Gaesumun vowed to mobilize and launch a large-scale attack on Youzhou in the Goguryeo Empire.

Because it was written in Goguryeo script, the specific content is not yet known, but I heard that even the capital knew of the existence of this letter.

According to Goguryeo, this large-scale offensive was famous. It seemed that Zhang Shougui, the guardian of Andong, had done something, and the Goguryeo emperor Yeon Gaesumun had to fight back.

This series of changes is dizzying and even confusing.

"what is going on?"

At the same time, in the foreign palace, Wang Chong summoned Yingying and Zhangque at the same time.

"Your Majesty, everything has been found out, and we have translated all of Yeon Gaesumun's Goguryeo attack letter into Tang language."

"According to the news from the Northeast Youzhou territory and the Goguryeo Empire, there is a Changbai Divine Pill in the palace of Yeon Gaesumun. It is rumored that it was refined hundreds of years ago using various medicinal materials with the deepest heat in the mountains of the entire Goguryeo Empire. There are only three in total, and the one in Yeon Gaesumun’s hand is the last one.”

"It is said that this Changbai divine elixir has great effects. It can not only increase one's skill, but also cure hidden diseases. No matter how many years it has been accumulated or how serious the hidden diseases are, it can be cured instantly. It is the first divine elixir of Goguryeo and has always been enshrined in it. It is at the highest point of the palace and is heavily guarded."

"Yeon Gaesumun is the emperor of Goguryeo, and he is also a fierce general who likes to kill on the battlefield and charge into battle. Before he rose to power, he was always fighting from the bottom. He reached this point in constant bloody battles and accumulated a lot of blood in his body. There are many hidden diseases, and this Changbai Divine Pill has an irreplaceable role for Yeon Gaesumun. Yeon Gaesumun originally planned to wait until he was fifty before swallowing it, which would have the greatest effect."

"Zhang Shougui, the guardian of Andong, happened to be ill in bed. He didn't know where he got the news, so he immediately sent an elite team, put on makeup secretly, and lurked in the Goguryeo Palace, taking advantage of Yeon Gaesumun's opportunity to sit in front. A sneak attack on the palace of the Goguryeo Empire and a fire started."

The two of them knelt on the ground and spoke respectfully.

"Is this what Yeon Gaeso-moon started the war for?"

Wang Chong frowned.

"Things are not that simple. Looting and attacking the palace is only one aspect. The key is that during the retreat, this team charged all the way and accidentally killed the princess of the Goguryeo Empire, the only daughter of Yeon Gaeso Moon. Yeon Gaeso Moon from When the front line came back and heard about this, they were furious and summoned the entire empire's army, sent troops to the capital, commanded the army, and directly attacked the Anton Protectorate."

Zhang Que bowed and said.

"Where's the Changbai Divine Pill?"

Wang Chong asked.

"The whereabouts are unknown at the moment, and our people have not found out."

The eagle on the side said.

"No, it's very wrong!"

Wang Chong frowned, his eyebrows forming a "chuan" shape.

"My lord, what's wrong?"

In the main hall, everyone heard the words and looked at Wang Chong.

"You are Yeon Gaesumun. Would you leave such an important Changbai Divine Pill behind?"

Wang Chong said.

"this--"

Everyone was startled when they heard this. At first glance, the news coming from the northeast sounded like there was no problem at all, so no one thought about this aspect at all.

"Furthermore, in order to deal with Zhang Shougui, Yeon Gaesumun transferred all his troops to the border area, leaving the rear defense empty. However, no matter how small the country of Goguryeo was, it still had nearly a million troops, and the imperial city was the top priority of the entire empire. If Yeon Gaesumun left the Changbai Shendan in the palace behind. How could it not be heavily guarded? Such a heavily guarded imperial city could be easily invaded by a large army and prevented from being burned by fire?" ァ新ヤ~ ⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм

Wang Chong's brows furrowed more and more tightly. It was completely out of intuition. Wang Chong felt that this matter was far more than what it seemed, and the cause of the whole matter seemed too suspicious.

"And after you have been collecting information for so long, have you found any information about the team that entered the Goguryeo Palace?"

In the main hall, everyone looked at each other and could not say a word.

The Northeast War broke out suddenly, and everyone was only focused on collecting information without thinking about it carefully at all.

But now that I think about it carefully, I realized that the small team that entered the Goguryeo Palace should have been the top priority. From the beginning to the end, neither the Goguryeo Empire nor the Andong Guards Army mentioned it at all. There is no information about them in the information collected by everyone.

This team appears like a ghost and disappears like a ghost. This is by no means a normal phenomenon.

And just like the prince said, this matter is really full of doubts and cannot withstand scrutiny at all.

"Your Majesty, then let's..."

Everyone also sensed something strange, and subconsciously looked at Wang Chong.

"This matter is not that simple!"

Wang Chong suddenly turned around and looked at Zhang Que: First start

"How is the war in the Northeast going?"

"There is a long distance between the capital and Youzhou. There is a two-day gap between the information we collected and the actual situation. In addition, Goguryeo, Xi and Khitan armies are pressing on the border. The entire battlefield is surrounded by Haidongqing. It is extremely inconvenient to transmit information and it is difficult to get close. , but judging from the final situation, the Anton Guard Army was besieged by the army and was still struggling to hold on. Without the reinforcements from the imperial court, I am afraid they will not be able to hold on for long."

Zhang Que said loudly.

"Check! Investigate the war situation in the Northeast with all your strength. In addition, order the army to run day and night and rush to Youzhou at full speed. I have a feeling that the war situation in Youzhou will soon turn around!"

When he said the last sentence, Wang Chong's eyebrows jumped and his expression was very ugly.

"boom!"

Wang Chong's order had just been issued. The army had gathered and set out from the capital. In less than two days and less than half of the distance had been reached, Wang Chong's prediction came true.

Great victory in the Northeast!