Chapter 862 [Thank you to the people of the mountain in the clouds for becoming the leader of this book!]

"Alarmist! The four towns of Anxi are just a small place on the border, and Talas is an extraterritorial city, 108,000 miles away from Beijing, is it possible that every time Anxi is in an emergency in the future, we will have to devote all our strength to support Anxi? The Western Regions is a land outside the country, and there is not half of the people of the Tang Dynasty, so do we have to work for a group of people who are outside the country, work the people and lose money, and exhaust the national strength of the Tang Dynasty?"

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

Yang Lu is the imperial history of the imperial court, belongs to a typical civil official, the civil official is a resolute anti-war faction, this time the danger of Talas, Anxi asked for help, there are many voices of opposition in the court, Yang Lu is the biggest opposition.

"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, an imperial general, 30,000 of the most elite imperial soldiers of the empire are trapped in Talas, can such a big thing be seen in death and ignored?

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

The civil and military disputes, whether it is the former Sui or the Tang Dynasty, or the previous dynasties, have never stopped. This time the matter of Talas has sharpened the relationship between the Chinese and martial arts of the court a lot.

"The key now is that the battle in the southwest has just ended, and the prefectures in various places are still in recuperation, what can we do to support in such a short period of time? The heavy troops of the imperial court have always been deployed in the border areas, the capital division, and the inland places, and there are no soldiers and horses at all. If the troops of the other capital protectorates are transferred, something will happen at that time, and the consequences will be unimaginable! The current situation is not that we have ignored Anxi's request for help, but that there is no one at all, and there are no troops to send!"

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

"The Western Capital Protectorate, Wang Chong!"

The voice was low, revealing a hint of cowardice, as if there was some concern in his heart, afraid of attracting too many people's attention. But as soon as this voice fell, there was a sudden silence in the entire court hall, and even Yang Lu and the relatively neutral courtier were stunned, and suddenly they couldn't speak.

Longxi, Beiting, Andong, and Annan, the four major protectorates have just experienced war, and their troops have suffered a lot of losses, so they can only defend passively, but have no offensive power. These four places with the largest number of troops and the most powerful troops have their own powerful enemies that need to be dealt with, and it is indeed impossible to draw manpower, and it is impossible to go on a long expedition to cross the green mountains and engage the big cannibals.

However, Wang Chong and the western capital of the palace are different.

The Duhu Mansion of the Moxi was originally the source of reserve soldiers in Anxi, and Wang Chong was the acting Dadu Hufu of Moxi. Among the several major protectors of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that only he can draw troops and withdraw himself to support Anxi. And the best thing is that Qixi was originally threatened by both Uszang and the Western Turks, and has always been in a passive defensive position throughout history, and rarely has the ability to take the initiative to attack, let alone support Anxi.

However, the magic is here, not long ago, Wang Chong launched an active attack against Uszang and the Western Turks. A battle of the triangular gap dismantled the threat of Uszang in the west to the west in one fell swoop, and the battle of the armory in the west disintegrated the threat of the western Turkic Khanate in the east.

The current Moxi Protectorate is in an unprecedented security position, and there is no force at all that can threaten them.

And as the chief general of the Protectorate of the Western Empire, acting as the protector of the capital, Wang Chong has already proved his ability through the previous battle in the southwest, as well as the two battles in the west of the city, in private, Wang Chong has long been called the "eighth general" of the empire, his ability in the military path is undoubted, and he can be completely independent.

If it is said that if you want to support Anxi and help the Gao Xianzhi and Anxi Du Protectors who are trapped in Talas, there is no more suitable one than Wang Chong and the Qixi Du Protectors, and this will not have much impact on the entire empire.

"This ......"

At this moment, even Yang Lu and other civilian officials, who had always opposed the war, were speechless, and they showed thoughtful expressions one by one.

"Bang!"

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

Guarding Wang Chong, the capital of the western part of the city, led the army to fully support Talas! All the required weapons, materials, and troops were immediately reported to the imperial court, and the six departments coordinated and fully cooperated, and there must be no mistakes!

Just before dusk, a carrier pigeon fluttered and flew quickly to the west of the moraine with this letter from the Ministry of War.

At this moment, the whole court, the entire Tang Dynasty, and everyone focused their attention on the west of the moraine and fell on Wang Chong. Whether you can support Anxi and rescue Gao Xianzhi and Anxi's protectors who are besieged in Talas, it is up to Wang Chong next!

......

The gaze crossed the heavy earth and gathered to the distant city of black and steel.

"Boom!"

A roar of steel shook the sky, and with this loud sound, in all corners of the steel city, countless furnaces billowed thick smoke, reaching into the sky. Looking down from the sky, I saw that in the steel city, countless craftsmen were densely packed, like ants gathering, and outside the steel city, the shouting of killing shook the sky, and thousands of soldiers and horses formed a crazy "rush" on both sides of the enemy outside the city.

These soldiers and horses are not the army of the Tang Dynasty, but a mercenary from the Western Regions with a deep eagle nose. After Wang Chong eliminated the Cypriots and recruited the Gangke people, he spilled a lot of silver in the Western Regions with the help of his residual power. With his huge wealth and the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Chong recruited a large number of mercenaries and horses in the Western Regions.

At least 40,000 mercenaries from the Western Regions gathered under Wang Chong's name and were taken by Wang Chong to train outside the Steel City. The mercenaries of the Western Regions did not undergo strict military training, and when they fought, they liked to rush up without any rules. This is not what Wang Chong needs, the big cannibal is not an ordinary opponent, and it is difficult for these rabble mercenaries to play much of a role.

Therefore, Wang Chong specially recruited them near the 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 is a reborn change, and it is enough to pose a threat to the Great Cannibals in the future Battle of Talas.

Eyes moved inward, on the west side of the steel city, on the huge training ground, a huge crossbow lined up, behind the crossbow every group of five people, constantly winding, aiming, proofreading, firing, and then only to hear a loud bang, one by one crossbow arrows were as dense as rain, and they all hit the opposite iron target.

A finger thick steel target faced these terrible crossbow arrows, one by one, like a straw, cracked.

Boom Boom!

Round after round, dial after dial, after each group had fired a hundred times, immediately switch to another. During the whole process, everyone was engrossed in the whole process and looked very serious. Wang Chong is carrying out his own "crossbow team" plan at an unprecedented speed.

Under normal circumstances, this was by no means something that could be done in a short period of time, but the huge number of crossbow arrows in the armory in the west provided the greatest convenience for Wang Chong's plan.

And farther away, the horses' hooves were bursting, heavy as thunder, and the horses neighed, and the sound rang out. Li Siye led 2,000 soldiers and horses to retreat to the Steel City, and Cheng Sanyuan's 3,000 black wounded iron cavalry has also returned.

Different from the previous training, this is a new formation, the battle of Talas is coming, everyone knows that they are facing an opponent that even the Western Regions God of War Gao Xianzhi can't help, and a stronger formation is necessary to defeat them.

In the middle of the steel city, on an antique, inverted eaves arch, and an extraordinary building, one of the windows on the railing was opened, and I saw a young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a handsome face, and a chic and steady young man silently looking at the scroll.

In the fluttering and violent sound of wings, a carrier pigeon suddenly fell from the sky, like a sharp sword, through the window, and landed on the desk in front of Wang Chong.

"Huh?"

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

"It's finally here!"

Wang Chong put down the scroll, and the corners of his mouth slowly hooked up a smile. 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 and horses.

This is exactly what Wang Chong has been looking forward to.

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

"Time is running out, and the remaining time should be enough for me to do something. ”

Wang Chong looked at the military department documents in his hand and said secretly in his heart.

This time, the military documents of the imperial court gave him very much power, and all the soldiers and horses, money, food, and resources were mentioned by Wang Chong, which was something that no previous general had ever enjoyed. However, Wang Chong also understood that this kind of power was limited, and the fact that the imperial court put this power in its own hands actually showed that the help they could provide was 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 soldiers and horses.

"Wechen Wang Chong received the order, but Wechen has a few things that I hope the court can answer......"

Wang Chong picked up his pen and wrote this line on a document replying to the imperial court, muttering for a while, and thoughts flashed through his mind, and then Wang Chong quickly added the names of his father and eldest brother to the document. The Tang Dynasty has experienced repeated wars, and now it is in a shortage of troops, recuperation, and even characters like the Beidou general Ge Shuhan need to borrow horses from themselves, it is conceivable that the situation of the various frontiers of the Tang Dynasty is not very good.