Chapter 862 Court Dispute, Resolution (2) Leader Adds More

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Chapter 862 [Thanks to Yishanren in Yunzhong for becoming the leader of this book! 】

"It's alarmist! The four towns of Anxi are just a tiny place on the border, and Talas is a city outside the territory, which is hundreds of thousands of miles away from the capital. Does it mean that every time Anxi is in an emergency, we will do our best to support Anxi? Is it? The Western Regions are a land of aliens, and there are not half of the people of the Tang Dynasty, so is it necessary to waste money and exhaust the national power of the Tang Dynasty for a group of aliens?"

Listening to the debate in the hall, Yang Lu finally couldn't help but said loudly.

Yang Lu is the censor of the imperial court, and he is a typical civil servant. The civil servants are all resolute anti-war faction. This time, Anxi asked for help in the danger of Taros. There were many voices of opposition in the court, and Yang Lu was the biggest voice of opposition .

"Soldiers, a major matter of the country, a great general of the empire, 30,000 of the most elite imperial soldiers of the empire are trapped in Talas, can such a big matter be ignored? Is it that all frontiers are in emergency? , we can all ignore it? When something happens and people die, who will be responsible!"

A titled general came out of the train and said angrily. There is no need for the king of Song to come forward for the matter of Taluosi, and there have been many voices of the main battle in the court.

The civil and military dispute, whether it was the former Sui Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, or the previous dynasties, has never stopped. This time, what happened to Taluosi sharpened the relationship between Chaotang, Wenwu and Wu.

"The key now is that the Southwest War has just ended not long ago, and the Protectorate Mansions in various places are still recuperating. How can we support them in such a short period of time? The imperial court has always deployed heavy troops in the border areas. There are no soldiers at all in the land of Lu. If the troops of the other guards are deployed, something will happen at that time, and the consequences will be disastrous! The current situation is not that we ignore Anxi's request for help, but that there is no one and no soldiers group!"

A relatively neutral courtier finally couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but speak. But as soon as the voice fell, everyone heard a voice in their ears:

"Qixi Protectorate, Wang Chong!"

The voice was low, showing a hint of timidity, as if he had some concerns in his heart, afraid of attracting too many people's attention. But as soon as the voice fell, the entire court hall was suddenly silent, and even Yang Lu and the relatively neutral courtier were stunned, suddenly speechless.

Longxi, Beiting, Anton, and Annan, the four major guards who had just experienced wars, lost a lot of troops and could only passively defend without attacking. These four places with the most troops and the most powerful troops have their own powerful enemies to deal with. It is true that there is no manpower, and it is impossible to go on a long-distance expedition, cross the Congling Mountains, and fight the big cannibals.

But Wang Chong is different from Qixi Protectorate.

Qixi Governor's Mansion was originally the source of Anxi's reserve troops, and Wang Chong was Qixi's acting governor. Among the several major guard houses of the Tang Dynasty, he was probably the only one who could mobilize troops and come out to support Anxi. And the most wonderful thing is that Qixi was originally threatened by both Uzbek and Western Turks at the same time. It has been in a passive defensive position in history, and rarely has the ability to take the initiative, let alone support Anxi.

However, here is the wonderful thing. Not long ago, Wang Chong launched a series of active attacks against Uzang and Western Turks. A battle of the triangle gap disintegrated the threat of Uszang in the west to Qixi in one fell swoop, and the battle of the Qixi Armory disintegrated the threat of the Turkic Khanate in the east.

The current Qixi Protectorate's Mansion is in an unprecedented security position, and there is no military force that can threaten them at all.

As the chief general of Qixi Capital Protector's Mansion and the agent of the Great Protector, Wang Chong has already proved his ability through the previous Southwest War and the two battles in Qixi. In private, Wang Chong has long been known as the Empire The "eighth general" of the "Eighth General", his ability in the way of war is beyond doubt, and he can completely handle it alone.

If we want to support Anxi, to help Gao Xianzhi and the Anxi Protectorate Army trapped in Talas, there is no one more suitable than Wang Chong and the Qixi Protectorate Army, and this will not cause too much impact on the entire empire.

"this……"

At this moment, even Yang Lu and other civil officials, who had always opposed the war, were speechless, and each of them showed a thoughtful look.

"boom!"

A jade seal fell heavily, and a seal was quickly dropped on the document of the Ministry of War. After more than a month of continuous disputes, for the first time, Datang's civil and military officials reached an agreement at an unprecedented speed:

Wang Chong, the guardian of the western capital, led the army to fully support Talas! All the required weapons, supplies, and troops should be reported to the imperial court immediately, and the six ministries should coordinate with each other to fully cooperate and make no mistakes!

Just before sunset, a carrier pigeon flew quickly to Qixi with this document from the Ministry of War.

At this moment, everyone in the court and in the entire Tang Dynasty focused their attention on Qixi, and on Wang Chong. Whether they can support Anxi and rescue Gao Xianzhi and Anxi's guards who are besieged in Talas, it all depends on Wang Chong!

...

The line of sight crossed the land and gathered in the distant city of Wushang Iron and Steel.

"boom!"

A roar of steel shook the sky, and following the loud noise, in every corner of the city of steel, smoke from countless furnaces billowed straight into the sky. Looking down from the sky, I can see that in the city of steel, countless craftsmen are densely packed like ants, and outside the city of steel, the sound of killing is loud, and thousands of soldiers and horses form the enemy and us outside the city. ".

These soldiers and horses are not the army of the Tang Dynasty, but a mercenary from the Western Regions with a eagle nose and deep eyes. After Wang Chong wiped out the Sai people and recruited the Gangke people, he used his power to spend a lot of money in the Western Regions. With his huge wealth and Tang's prestige, Wang Chong recruited a large number of mercenaries in the Western Regions.

At least 40,000 Western Region mercenaries gathered under Wang Chong's name, and were taken outside the City of Steel by Wang Chong for training. The mercenaries in the Western Regions have not undergone strict military training. When fighting, they like to swarm up without any rules. This is not what Wang Chong needs. The cannibal is not an ordinary opponent. It is difficult to play a big role with these mob mercenaries alone.

So Wang Chong specially recruited them to the vicinity of Steel City, and handed them over to Li Siye and Xu Keyi for training. As long as the simplest formation and military training are carried out, for these mercenaries in the Western Regions, it will be a complete change, and it will be enough to pose a threat to the big cannibals in the future Battle of Talas.

Looking inward, on the west side of the city of steel, on the huge training ground, there are huge crossbows lined up. Behind the crossbows, every group of five people is constantly winding, aiming, proofreading, and launching. Then there was a loud bang bang bang, and the arrows were as dense as rain, hitting the iron target on the opposite side one after another.

Facing these terrifying crossbow bolts, the steel targets that were as thick as one finger burst apart like straws.

Boom boom boom!

Round after round, round after round, after each group fired a hundred times, they immediately switched to another round. During the whole process, everyone was engrossed and looked extremely serious. Wang Chong is carrying out his own "Carriage Crossbow Team" project at an unprecedented speed.

Under normal circumstances, this is by no means something that can be accomplished in a short period of time, but the huge number of crossbows in the Qixi armory provides the greatest convenience for Wang Chong's plan.

And farther away, the hoofs of the horses burst out, heavy as thunder, and the horses neighed, and the sound rang out. Li Siye led two thousand soldiers and horses back to the city of steel, and three thousand black-scarred cavalry led by Cheng Sanyuan also returned. After the two groups of people joined forces, they immediately started hard training in the city of steel.

Different from the previous training, this is a brand new formation. The Battle of Talas is coming. Everyone knows that they are facing an opponent that even Gao Xianzhi, the god of war in the Western Regions, cannot do anything about. A stronger formation is needed to defeat it. them.

The sight moved to the middle of the city of steel, an antique building with upside-down eaves and an extraordinary style, the window on the side of the railing was opened, and I saw a handsome young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome and unrestrained yet steady He was silently flipping through the scroll.

Amidst the fluttering and fluttering of its wings, a carrier pigeon suddenly descended from the sky, like a sharp sword, passed through the window, and landed on the desk in front of Wang Chong.

"Um?"

Wang Chong looked at the carrier pigeon, his eyes flashed, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand, untied his leggings, and took out the letter inside to take a look. However, with just this one glance, Wang Chong's expression changed drastically, and a smile slowly appeared in the corner of his eyes.

"The wait is finally here!"

Wang Chong put down the scroll, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. After such a long time, after a long debate, the court finally came to a conclusion and gave itself the power to kill and recruit soldiers.

This was exactly what Wang Chong had been looking forward to.

Wang Chong never expected that the court would understand the meaning of this war to Tang Dynasty like he did, but if he got this military order to act cheaply, everything would be very different, at least he could completely let go of his hands and feet.

"Soldiers are precious, and time is running out. The remaining time should be enough for me to do something."

Looking at the military document in his hand, Wang Chong thought to himself.

This time, the military documents of the imperial court gave him very great power. All the soldiers, horses, money, food, and resources were given to Wang Chong, which was never enjoyed by any of the previous chief protectors or generals. However, Wang Chong also understands that this kind of power is limited. The fact that the imperial court entrusted this kind of power to their own hands already shows that the help they can provide is very limited.

In fact, the imperial court still hopes that it can solve this crisis independently, rather than really giving itself a large number of troops.

"My minister Wang Chong took the order, but I have several things that I hope the court can agree to..."

Wang Chong picked up the pen and wrote this line of words on a document replying to the imperial court. After pondering for a while, thoughts flashed through his mind, and then Wang Chong quickly added the names of his father and eldest brother on the document. The Great Tang has gone through successive wars, and now it is short of troops and recuperating. Even people like Beidou General Ge Shuhan need to borrow horses from him. It is conceivable that the situation of the border guards of the Great Tang is not great.

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