Chapter 745 A Contest of Courage!

Chapter 745

He raised his head and looked at the ceiling of the study, but his consciousness was not there at all.

War horse, this one is so attractive!

In the previous crisis, the Beidou Army lost a large number of war horses in the battle with Xinuoluo Gonglu and Dusong Mangbuchi. Afterwards, Ge Shuhan had already made a request to the Imperial Horse Supervisor, hoping to get the horses. supplement.

However, war horses have always been a shortcoming of the imperial court. Ge Shuhan has applied to the imperial court for so long, and he has not seen the war horse sent by the imperial court until now.

However, Ge Shuhan did not expect that he would actually see what the Beidou Army needed most now in the distant Wushang.

The best war horse, this is a temptation that even Ge Shuhan can't resist!

Ge Shuhan suddenly realized that he might have underestimated Wang Chong's role all the time, and he possessed something that all the guardians urgently needed.

"Ten thousand war horses, this is not something a small black wound can digest. Qingze, write a letter to the imperial court for me, asking the Imperial Horse Supervisor to distribute some of the war horses to us. In addition, also to the youngest son of the Wang family Go write a letter..."

Ge Shuhan said.

"This..., my lord, are we going to give in to that kid?"

Under Ge Shuhan's command, the general called "Qingze" said with a look of surprise.

He clearly remembered the order given to him by the general before, to deal with the young son of the Wang family, but in the blink of an eye, the general's attitude changed 180 degrees.

Moreover, as a general, it would be too much to admit defeat and subdue to a younger boy whose age, qualifications, and status are far inferior to his own. I am afraid that the entire Beidou army will be ashamed.

"Hehe, who said that we are going to give in? The war horse is still needed. It is for the public. As for the relationship with that kid, it is for selfishness. If the kid can't even bear this pressure, let him quit as soon as possible. , in the end, it was also for his own good."

Ge Shuhan stroked his beard and said lightly.

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To the west of the Western Regions, in the four remote towns of Anxi, there are also people who are paying attention to the movement of the city of steel.

Crash, a carrier pigeon flew down from the sky, but this carrier pigeon did not fly into the hands of Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, the two imperial twins, but fell into the hands of a black-faced general with a full beard.

All the news about flying to Anxi, as long as it is extremely important, needs to be reviewed and screened by Gao Xianzhi's confidant general before being sent to Gao Xianzhi's hands.

"More than 11,000 of the best Turkic war horses? How could there be such absurd news? What are the scouts and spies in front thinking?"

"More than 11,000 of the best Turkic war horses, do they know how much it costs? And this is not something that can be done with money. Last time, Lord Protector wanted to change a batch of better war horses, and asked Turkic He offered to make a deal, but was rejected without hesitation. How can a teenage boy who is not yet mature be able to do something that even the guardian can't do."

"Besides, with Master Lingcha, how could it be possible to allow so many war horses to pass through?"

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The black-faced general snorted, threw the letter in his hand with a look of disdain, and shattered it in mid-air:

"It's annoying enough to protect them, so there's no need to send this letter to them."

"Yes, General!"

As soon as the sound fell, the surroundings quickly returned to calm.

...

The news of the distant Beiting Chief Protector's Mansion also reached An Sishun, the Beiting Chief Protector. But unlike other places, after An Sishun got the news, the entire Beiting Guard Army launched a self-examination along the border along Qixi.

At the same time, a carrier pigeon traveled across thousands of mountains and rivers and flew to the distant capital.

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"Interesting! Ge Shuhan, Fumeng Lingcha, An Sishun, and other generals from the barbarians jointly submitted a memorial to the court, begging us for soldiers and horses."

In the city of steel, Wang Chong put down the letter from the imperial court and laughed.

It's unbelievable that the dignified imperial guard and general of the empire would jointly ask such an unknown, newly created, and powerless "little man" for a war horse.

"Master Hou, they want a piece of the pie this time!"

"Master Hou has put so much thought into it, and there is still one million taels of gold. It's too much for them to come here to pick up the cheap and the fruit without paying anything."

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In the room, everyone was indignant. Wang Chong went to the Western Regions himself, cleared all the obstacles, and spent a lot of gold, so there are more than 11,000 of the best Turkic war horses.

These horses have just arrived in the city of steel, and these people want to ask for benefits. How can there be such a good thing in the world?

"Lord Hou, this matter is not easy to deal with. War horses belong to the imperial government's controlled supplies. We have stockpiled more than 10,000 war horses here, which is against the law. If the guards want to make a fuss about it , I'm afraid it will be difficult for Lord Hou to get any benefits."

Behind him, Li Siye, who was more than two meters tall like a huge mountain, suddenly spoke.

Before being transferred by Wang Chong, he had worked as an officer in Beiting Protectorate's Mansion for a period of time, so he knew some court regulations about war horses.

Moreover, the North Court borders the Eastern and Western Turkic Khanates, and the regulations on war horses are particularly strict.

Therefore, the transaction between Wang Chong and Hulu Yege, strictly speaking, violated the imperial court's laws on war horses. If Fumeng Lingcha and other imperial guards made a fuss about this matter, Wang Chong would probably be completely speechless.

"Hehe, if they want to do this, they must have this ability."

Wang Chong smiled and tapped the table with his right hand, his expression calm and composed, without any panic.

"If you want to blackmail me by violating the court's war horse control laws, I'm afraid you really made a mistake. This transaction was originally led by the court, and I was just a matchmaker in the middle. After the 10,000 war horses, other war horses More than 90% will be handed over to the imperial court, which will be distributed and managed by the Imperial Horse Supervisor of the imperial court."

If the deal with Huluyege goes well, the follow-up will reach a huge number of 300,000 to 400,000 war horses, and under certain circumstances, this number will double.

Such a huge number cannot be digested by Wang Chong and tens of thousands of wounded soldiers. The other war horses, in Wang Chong's plan, were supposed to be bought by the imperial court by him.

It was really a wrong idea for Fumeng Lingcha to judge him on this point.

What's more, behind Wang Chong is the King Song!

"By the way, there is also a letter from Beidou General Ge Shuhan, asking us for a war horse directly, Lord Marquis, shall we give it to him?"

Aside, Xu Keyi suddenly said.

In addition to the pressure from the imperial court, the City of Steel also received a letter from Ge Shuhan in the name of the Big Dipper Army, hoping to obtain some horse supplies from Wang Chong.

Among the several guardians, this was the only one who sent a private message to Wang Chong.

The study room fell silent instantly. No one dared to intervene privately when it came to the Imperial Guard. This kind of thing between giants, every move has a far-reaching impact, and often involves countless people.

No one dares to make presumptuous judgments on such matters.

"Da da!"

Wang Chong's right hand tapped the table lightly with the middle and middle fingers of his right hand, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. Ge Shuhan would actually write to him in private, and even under the current relationship, he would ask him for support from his war horse.

Frankly speaking, this surprised Wang Chong.

"Interesting, this Beidou general doesn't play cards according to common sense at all!"

Wang Chong muttered, but a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"give him!"

Wang Chong said suddenly, the simple two words, like a boulder falling down, caused an uproar in the hall.

"Master Hou, Ge Shuhan is a barbarian, and he has no good intentions in doing this!"

"Also, has Master Hou forgotten? He still wanted to deal with Master Hou in the Jiedushi incident."

"It must not be done. Ge Shuhan is still fighting against Lord Hou. The scouts of the Beidou Army have not left yet. Isn't it too cheap for Lord Hou to give him a war horse!"

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Wang Chong's decision was beyond everyone's expectations, and even Li Siye raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Master Hou, with Ge Shuhan's character, what if he takes advantage of us and comes to deal with us then?"

Li Siye said.

"Hahaha, Ge Shuhan wrote me a letter because he believed that I would never give it to him. If I really did this, he would look down on me and make him feel that I am narrow-minded."

"Furthermore, public is public, private is private. In the last war, the Beidou army died in order to protect Longxi and fight against Uzang. It is easy to replenish the number of troops, but it is not so easy for the horses. This is why he wrote to me The reason for asking for a war horse!"

"I will definitely give the horses, but not because of his brother Shuhan, but for my Tang. Didn't he write to ask for a thousand horses, and give him two thousand. Also tell him for me, there are more The thousand horses I gave were for the people in Longxi."

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Wang Chong opened his eyes, knocked on the table and said.

Longxi is the barrier of the Tang Dynasty, and Ge Shuhan's Beidou army is the only guardian of Longxi. Behind him are millions of Longxi people.

If the Beidou army is defeated, the old incident in the Southwest will repeat itself. This is also the main reason why Wang Chong is willing to give him two thousand horses. And there is one more thing that Wang Chong didn't say:

In the battle in Longxi, Uzang sent the long-dormant General Wang Xinuoluo Gonglu, and the impact of that battle on the Beidou army was far more severe than imagined.

The biggest impact is that there are too many casualties and a serious shortage of war horses. So much so that in Wang Chong's memory, something happened, that is, a group of about 2,000 Uzbek cavalry broke through the blockade of the Beidou army and broke into the hinterland of Longxi.

At that time, it was because of the serious shortage of iron cavalry in the Beidou army that this "fish that slipped through the net" was created.

Later, this Uzbekistan cavalry massacred everywhere, resulting in the death of tens of thousands of people, and the destruction of dozens of villages. The incident caused a lot of trouble and even alarmed the court. It was called the "Longxi tragedy".

At that time, there was a painter who happened to pass by Longxi, and the painting of those tragic scenes was transmitted to the capital, which caused a great sensation. Everyone who saw the painting cried tears and felt sad when they saw it.

In the end, Ge Shuhan was also implicated because of this, and was forced to leave the Beidou army, go to Beijing to report his duties, and explain to the court.

Ge Shuhan wrote himself a letter asking for a horse. On the surface, he was testing himself. In fact, it was because the shortage of war horses in the Beidou army had reached an extremely serious level, so he had to do it as a last resort.

Wang Chong could ignore Ge Shuhan, but he couldn't ignore the tragedy in Longxi in his memory.

Now that it's all over again, Wang Chong certainly won't allow this to happen. With two thousand horses, the capabilities of the Beidou army should be enough to make up for the lack of strength. At least, it should be enough to deal with the two thousand Uzbek cavalry.

"Master Hou Mingjian!"

"The subordinates are confused!"

In the room, everyone was convinced when they heard Wang Chong's words. In terms of courage, Wang Chong is far superior to everyone, which is one of the reasons why everyone is willing to follow Wang Chong.

He can spend all his wealth for the people of the Southwest, risking his death to participate in the Southwest War, and he can also temporarily put aside his personal grudges with Ge Shuhan for the needs of the empire. This is something no one else in Datang can do. of.