A hundred years ago, the Great Xia Empire collapsed, the world was torn apart, and the kingdoms were fighting endlessly.

The reason for the failure to unify is, on the one hand, the absence of a sufficiently strong state.

On the other hand, the imperial weapon is lost, and the status of the countries is not enough.

The human emperor sword, the mountains and rivers tripod, and the seal of the mandate of heaven - the three great imperial weapons, one of which can be called the emperor and can carry the fortune of the empire.

Without the imperial weapon, the lord of the country can only be the king.

Fifty years ago, the Tang State was extremely powerful, occupying nearly half of the world, and it was only a matter of time before it swept the rest of the countries.

So the previous generation of Tang Jing King collected the treasures of heaven and earth, gathered the strength of the whole country, imitated the emperor's weapon, and obtained the "Xuan Emperor Seal".

Then he impatiently announced to the world and ascended the throne as emperor.

On the day of his accession to the throne, Emperor Xuan's seal was difficult to carry a large amount of luck and shattered.

The emperor failed, the people's hearts were unstable, and the hidden danger of the local feudal towns supporting the army and self-respect was immediately exposed.

The Tang State soon fell into civil strife.

At that time, 100,000 Beiting troops were waiting in Anxi City, preparing to send troops to the desert and annex the northwest countries with the might of the world's strongest army.

Before I had time to go on the expedition, an urgent report came.

The 100,000 Beiting troops were transferred to 90,000 and returned to China to quell the rebellion, and then they were exhausted in the brutal civil war.

There are only 10,000 Beiting troops left, stationed in Anxi, waiting for the day of the revival of the Tang Dynasty.

This is fifty years.

The new generation of Tang Su kings has not yet been able to stabilize the situation, but the Qin state in the northwest has risen strongly.

Sikong Cuo and several other generals conquered the east and west, attacked the city and plundered the land, and soon annexed all the surrounding small countries, so that the Qin State was dominant in the northwest and became famous.

At the same time, the border of Qin was getting closer and closer to Tang, and there was only a desert and a lonely city in between.

It was clear to all countries that it was only a matter of time before Qin attacked Tang.

And once the Qin State blows the horn, the weakened giant of the Tang State will fall at any time.

The new overlord must step on the corpse of the old overlord to ascend to the throne.

It depends on how long Tang Guo can hold on.

As for the lonely city in the desert, Anxi Military Town, it had long been abandoned by the Tang Imperial Court.

Far from the hinterland of the Tang Kingdom, remote and desolate, Anxi could only be used as an outpost for attacking the northwest.

When there is no foreign aggression, it is chicken ribs, and it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless.

Until now, Anxi has nominally been returned to the Tang State, which has surprised all countries.

This time, with Sikong Cuo's expedition, Anxi will inevitably change hands and be included in the territory of Qin, which in turn will become an outpost for the Qin army to attack Tang.

The imperial courts of various countries paid close attention to the situation in the northwest and studied the possible goals of Sikong Cuo's next step.

The whole world is paying attention to Anxi, but no one really cares about Anxi.

A small city that has been cut off from supplies and abandoned by the imperial court for decades, no one believes that it will hold back the iron hooves of the Great Qin's strong army.

In the eyes of celebrities from all over the world, the Battle of Anxi was just a prelude to Qin's eastward expedition to Tang.

Until an astonishing piece of information spread all over the world—

Sikong Coo suffered a big defeat, and the squad returned home, with 60,000 elite soldiers when they set off, and only more than 10,000 left when they returned.

As for which army they were defeated by, and whether they occupied Ansi, no one knows.

Soon the kingdoms shook, and there was an uproar in the courts everywhere.

Liang and Chen in the southwest, Liao and Lu in the northeast, and Wu in the southeast...... One by one, the monarch and the lieutenant generals stared at the battle report, suspecting that something was wrong with their eyes.

"Wasn't the Northwest Desert abandoned by the Tang State a long time ago? Why is there still a military garrison? Can you still beat Sikong Cuo? ”

"That area is close to the feudal towns of the Tang Kingdom, right? Could it be that the feudal town is defending itself? ”

"It was able to hide from the eyes and ears of various countries, and silently and severely defeated the elite troops of the Qin State...... Could it be that the Tang State has regained its former strength? ”

"Check! Be sure to find out the dispatch of the Tang army! ”

……

One by one, the documents were sent out, passed through various secret channels, and finally fell into the hands of the spies in the Tang and Qin states.

"Investigate the details of the Battle of Anzai as soon as possible."

A brief battle that took place in the depths of the desert and lasted only one day aroused the curiosity of countless people in the world.

Between the teahouses and restaurants, the people of Li were all talking about this matter, arguing about how the Tang State defeated the invincible Qin.

"It is said that the previous generation of King Tang Jing did not die, and after passing on the throne to Queen Tang Su, he has been practicing in retreat, and has become a martial saint.

", I heard that the Qin army had a plague, and before they reached Anxi, half of the people died......"

There are different opinions among the people, everyone is speculating, and one of the protagonists of this battle, the Tang court, is also confused at this time.

Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

The king of Tang Su, who was over sixty years old and slightly chubby, sat high in the palace and listened to his subordinates' report on the offensive of the Qin army.

The Qin State has won many battles in the past few years, and the fierce reputation has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the king of Tang Su was full of nervousness, pulling his slightly white beard, and almost dragged off a few of them.

The following ministers noticed this scene and quickly lowered their heads, but they were full of emotion in their hearts.

The time of chaos needs a male master, but the king of Su has mediocre ability and cowardly temperament, and it is difficult to bring the chaotic Tang State back on track.

Could it be that in a few years, there will really be a scene of Qin State stepping on Chang'an?

The monarch and his ministers were all thinking nonsense while listening to a staff general give a loud report on the military situation.

"On the fifth day of the first month of March, Sikong Coo raised troops from Chencang, claiming to be 100,000, not counting the people, only about 60,000, including about 10,000 gale riders."

"The Qin army went deep into the desert on the sixth day of the first month of March, and returned the same way on March 11, leaving only about 20,000 remnants left."

"It is not yet known who they were defeated, but the spies inquired that in the middle of the night on March 9, the city of Anxi was in flames, and it could be seen from dozens of miles away."

After listening to the battle report, King Tang Su breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"God help me! No matter who they were defeated, our Tang Kingdom was saved from the flames of war, and fortunately. ”

An old minister below couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty, it is common to be able to inflict heavy losses on 60,000 Qin soldiers and defeat famous generals, which is definitely not something that ordinary armies can do." This matter is not trivial, and you must not be careless! ”

"That's right, no matter which army did it, they can defeat the Qin army, and they can also pose a threat to the Tang Dynasty!"

King Tang Su was taken aback when he heard this, and nodded again and again, "That's right, who did it should be figured out." ”

"Shuofang, Hexi, and Longyou - they are close to the desert, is there a battle report coming?"

The general shook his head, "No." ”

There was an instant uproar in the court, and many ministers immediately began to criticize the three jiedu envoys.

Sitting on one side, controlling military power and financial power, and making the position hereditary-

This kind of festival is no different from self-established king, and it is naturally impossible to report everything to the court.

The courtiers scolded for a long time, but they were helpless, and King Tang Su yawned when they heard it.

The imperial court seems to be lively here, but in fact, it has completely lost control of the frontier, and it is difficult for the government to leave Chang'an, and it is impossible to even send troops to investigate.

I am afraid that the only people who can know the truth about the battle of Anxi are a few Jiedu envoys over there.