Chapter 748: Eagle Team! II (1/2)
Chapter 748: Eagle Team! (II)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Thump!
One, two, three… birds plunged from the sky one after the other, screeching as they fell. Amongst the various factions, Wang Chong was the unquestioned main character, so a rather large number had gathered in the skies over him. And now, they were all falling.
Bzzt! A gyrfalcon descended from the sky like a shooting star, whistling as it dropped toward Wang Chong's head. But before it could land, it was blocked and repulsed by an invisible barrier over Wang Chong's head.
As Wang Chong looked up at the sky, a young and slightly nervous voice came from his side. ”Reporting! Lord Marquis, the eagle team has already been gathered and can wipe out all birds within a hundred li of the City of Steel before day's end!”
The youth Zhang Que, Old Eagle's disciple, kneeled on the side of the road, his face red from shame. Last time, the White Braves had borrowed the cover of darkness to attack the City of Steel. Zhang Que had been responsible for keeping watch on Qixi's border with Ü-Tsang but had failed to detect them. This was a severe dereliction of duty.
Zhang Que had been criticizing himself this entire time.
By forming this eagle team, Zhang Que hoped to atone for his crimes and change Wang Chong's impression of him.
”Rise,” Wang Chong indifferently said, waving his hand.
Zhang Que was young, and he had encountered a crafty and cunning opponent like Dayan Mangban. Considering the fact that this was his first solo mission, he had no experience, and he wasn't familiar with the terrain of the border, such a mistake was completely within Wang Chong's expectations.
But this eagle team had left a very deep impression on him.
Creee!
A mournful screech from the sky attracted Wang Chong's attention. Looking up, he saw that usually spiritless rock eagle called Little Sha flapping its wings, agilely pecking at the much larger birds around it.
The Turkic hunting hawks, the Goguryeon gyrfalcons, the rock eagles of the Western Regions—all these birds were having their necks shattered and wings broken under the assault of this little eagle, screeching as they plummeted to the earth, drenched in blood.
In addition, the little rock eagle had other eagles working with it, an army assisting it in attacking the other birds.
In the sky, the birds from the various powers had been beaten into disarray, with many of them shrilly crying out, shedding feathers and bleeding as they fled.
These 'eyes' that had enveloped the City of Steel for several months had finally been driven off by Zhang Que's eagle team.
”You did well! I'll leave the skies over the City of Steel to you. Remember, in the future, don't make a similar mistake,” Wang Chong said without turning his head.
”Yes, Lord Marquis!”
The red-faced Zhang Que knew that he had finally received Wang Chong's forgiveness.
”Lord Marquis, be at ease. Even if Zhang Que must die, a similar incident will never take place again!”
Wang Chong grunted and waved his hand. Zhang Que quickly left.
Just missing Xu Keyi's side now, Wang Chong quietly said to himself.
A craftsman needed to prepare sharp tools first before beginning a task. With the spy birds over the City of Steel cleared away, the only thing left was to take care of the scouts.
While Wang Chong was occupied with his thoughts, he quickly began to hear alarmed cries from the distance.
”What are you doing?”
”We're from the Qixi Protectorate!”
”Release me! Do none of you understand reason?”
Furious shouts could be heard outside the city, but what replied to them was a savage and tyrannical voice.
”Shut up!”
There was an earth-shaking boom, then a burst of frightened whinnies and the sounds of horses fleeing in every direction. When Wang Chong heard this sound, he couldn't help but smile.
For this operation, it wasn't just the guards of the City of Steel who were taking part, but also some of the experts from Wushang Village. Huang Botian was one of them, and judging by the sounds, Huang Botian had used his Stone General to attack those scouts.
As a member of the Imperial Court, Wang Chong could not attack the Qixi Protectorate army, but Huang Botian was different. With these actions, the scouts around the City of Steel would soon be driven away, and his plan could truly begin.
”Shixuan, tell Senior Zhang Shouzhi that he can notify all the sword shops and smiths in the capital and the prefectures that the next phase of the plan can begin!” Wang Chong said.
”Yes, Lord Marquis!”
Su Shixuan took off with the order.
”Everyone, get ready…”
With everything else taken care of, Wang Chong finally turned his head back to the Wushang Cavalry. As the former commander of the Wushang Cavalry, he could now begin the second phase and personally train his troops. The strongest War Saint and the strongest army of the Central Plains were finally reunited in the City of Steel.
A butterfly was finally flapping its wings, eventually causing a storm an entire ocean away. Other than Wang Chong, no one knew that starting from today, the Western Regions would experience a massive transformation.
……
Flap flap!
Several days later, in the distant Longxi, a messenger bird flew into Big Dipper City.
”Milord, a letter from Wushang!”