Chapter 844: Brutal Suppression! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Silence reigned throughout the world; neither the thousands upon thousands of Hu soldiers nor the five thousand Wushang Cavalry said a word. The tension between the two armies was growing tighter and tighter. Li Siye, Cheng Sanyuan, Su Shixuan and the others all had furious expressions, but not even they said anything.
Everyone's eyes were focused in one direction, on one man.
”Gudu Li.”
The clopping of hooves sounded between the two armies as Wang Chong slowly trotted his horse forward, a smile on his face. He scanned the group of Hu generals fifty zhang away, an inquisitive look in his eyes.
”Defying military orders, going against a divine decree—you should know what that will result in. Disperse the army, put down your weapons, kneel down, and beg for forgiveness, and perhaps I can spare your life. Otherwise… Death! For! Defiance!”
Gudu Li said nothing, but the other Hu generals immediately broke into furious curses.
”Bastard!”
”Impudent!”
”Immature brat, who do you think you are! It isn't your place to speak such words here!”
Gudu Li couldn't help but give a smug grin at all this. In this period of time, he had taken full control over the Qixi Protectorate. Without his order, even if Wang Chong had the Sage Emperor's decree and sat upon the throne of Qixi Protector-General, he would still not be able to do anything.
”Enough!”
Gudu Li extended an arm to halt his subordinates. He slightly raised his head and squinted at Wang Chong.
”Brat, you're too arrogant. You haven't even sat on the seat of Qixi Protector-General and are already starting to give orders! Let me tell you, only one person's words matter here in this land of Qixi. In the past, it was Lord Fumeng Lingcha. You pulled Lord Fumeng Lingcha off his horse, but there are others who can replace him. But no matter who that person is, one thing is for certain: that person will be a Hu. And you! Even if you have the divine decree from the Imperial Court, it's still! Useless!”
With these last two words, Gudu Li made a gesture.
Roooar!
In an instant, Gudu Li's twenty thousand men gave a furious roar that echoed across the heavens. Birds fled in alarm, and the entire world seemed to tremble. Buzz! Xu Keyi, Su Shixuan, Cheng Sanyuan, Zhang Que and the others all couldn't help but pale in shock.
From this unanimous roar, it was clear that the twenty thousand Hu soldiers had been forged into a single whole, a force that would make it very difficult for Wang Chong if he wanted to take the seat of Qixi Protector-General.
Gudu Li's control over these Hu soldiers was much stronger than they had imagined.
”Lord Marquis, do we need to strike?”
Only Li Siye remained calm and composed, his eyes free of any emotion.
”No rush.”
Wang Chong chuckled and stopped Li Siye. It didn't matter what ideas Gudu Li had, and showing off this sort of move was truly meaningless against Wang Chong. In no rush, Wang Chong turned to the Hu generals behind Gudu Li.
”Gudu Li is guilty of the unforgivable crime of plotting rebellion. What of all of you? Do you want to join him?”
Buzz!
The Hu generals all felt stifled as Wang Chong's eyes swept over them. A person's reputation was like a tree's shadow. Although Wang Chong was still young, his reputation in the Western Regions was as high as the noon sun. At the battle of the triangular gap, he had even managed to kill tens of thousands of Tibetans, including Dayan Mangban, and even made a Great General like Dusong Mangpoje flee in defeat.
The death of the Black Wolf Yabgu had pushed Wang Chong's reputation to even greater heights.
In Qixi, Wang Chong's reputation was no different from that of the god of death. Although they might have all said that they were not afraid, the truth was anything but. But when they looked at Gudu Li, the resolve in their eyes slowly hardened.
”Foul brat, don't try and sow discord. When did we say anything about rebellion?”
”I advise you to quickly leave. The seat of Qixi Protector-General isn't that easy to sit upon!”
”It looks to me like you're the one plotting rebellion! If you don't leave soon, we might have to get a little callous!”
The generals angrily glared at Wang Chong, none of them showing any signs of backing down.
”Hahaha, see? All your efforts are in vain!”
Gudu Li looked at Wang Chong with a smug and arrogant look on his face.
”I will count to six! If you haven't retreated by then, I will immediately give the order to attack. When the time comes, you will have yourself to blame for the results!”
The primary fighting force of the Qixi Protectorate was the Hu. If the Qixi Protectorate army experienced severe casualties after he gave the order to attack, Wang Chong might end up being dismissed from the post right after being appointed. If Wang Chong did not counter, then his own soldiers would experience many casualties and he would be bound to lose this battle.