Chapter 1998: An Yaluoshan Arrives! (1/2)

Edited by: Michyrr

Wunu Shibi, Namri Songtian, Duan Gequan—any one of them was a commander of several hundred thousand soldiers who could conquer a kingdom, but in front of Wang Chong, they were all incredibly meek. It was hard to see the image of a domineering Great General in them.

This sight left a deep impression on all the surrounding foreign emissaries.

But even so, no one believed there to be anything wrong with their attitude.

Wunu Shibi, Namri Songtian, and Duan Gequan might have been Great Generals whose names shook the world, but Wang Chong was acknowledged as the supreme War God of the continent. In front of the War Saint, anyone would appear dim and insignificant.

If Wunu Shibi and the others were the most dazzling stars in the night sky, making all the other general stars appear dim in contrast, Wang Chong was the most dazzling sun. Not even the brightest of the stars could compare to the blazing sun.

”Hmph, friends for all time, never to fight again? Do you lot have the right to say such things?”

Wang Chong coldly sneered at the Great Generals.

”Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Wunu Shibi, if you don't restrain yourself, there will come a day when I go hunting with your Khagan on Mount Sanmi!”

Whoosh!

The proud Wunu Shibi instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his face going white.

If anyone else had said this, he would have just treated it as bluster, perhaps even slapped the speaker, but Wang Chong was probably not blustering. And if he did not fear Wang Chong, he probably would not have come over at this time to explain himself.

Wang Chong quickly swept past Wunu Shibi and settled his gaze on Namri Songtian.

”Namri Songtian, go back and tell your Imperial Minister that I know everything that he's thinking. Don't think that the Tibetan Plateau can protect you. I have never faced a barrier I couldn't overcome. If the Imperial Minister does not restrain himself, then I must look forward to a day when we clash!”

While Namri Songtian managed to remain extremely calm and composed, his mind momentarily shivered. Next to him, Mangri Rinda visibly shuddered in fear.

There were few that a valiant general like Namri Songtian feared, but Wang Chong was one of them.

Namri Songtian possessed absolute confidence, or perhaps blind faith, in the Imperial Minister. When it came to strategies, this man would lose to no one, not even Wang Chong. But the situation in Ü-Tsang had been deteriorating for some time. The Ngari Royal Lineage's lands were still barren, and its hundreds of thousands of soldiers had been crushed. Even now, the matter of the sheep plague still made all Tibetans pale in fear.

As for the Yarlung Royal Lineage army controlled by Dusong Mangpoje in the northern part of the plateau, it had long ago ceased to exist. On the contrary, the steel fortresses that Wang Chong had erected at the triangular gap still stood, serving as a fish bone in the throat of the Ü-Tsang Empire, a dagger pressing against its back.

In the past, the Ü-Tsang Empire had been so powerful that the soldiers of its four Royal Lineages could completely suppress the Great Tang's infantry.

But in Wang Chong's hands, this weak infantry had been completely transformed. The terrifying ballistae paired with the steel defense line had turned the supreme soldiers of the continent, cavalry, into just ordinary soldiers that could easily be wiped out.

The Ü-Tsang Empire's strength had waned, and all of this was because of this youth.

For hundreds of years, the Ü-Tsang Empire had relied on the natural environment of the plateau, but Wang Chong had conquered even this using roseroot.

Ü-Tsang no longer had anything to back their pride against the Great Tang.

Not even the Imperial Minister, with all his intellect and schemes, dared to offend the Great Tang now.

If not, when Geshu Han died, the Imperial Minister would not have needed to dispatch a delegation to Big Dipper City to apologize and explain!

Wang Chong cared little for what Namri Songtian was thinking, and he quickly turned to Mengshe Zhao Great General Duan Gequan.

In the war of the southwest, this devoted Great General had fled with the previous King of Mengshe Zhao, Geluofeng. Even now, Wang Chong still recalled his departing figure. But Wang Chong quickly focused, his eyes remaining cold.

”Duan Gequan, Mengshe Zhao has already betrayed the Great Tang once. The Great Tang magnanimously forgave this, giving your people one chance on account of our sharing of the same culture of the Central Plains. However, there are some things that can be done once, but not twice. If Mengshe Zhao continues to not know its place, then the words 'Mengshe Zhao' will cease to exist in this world… I assume that Fengjiayi does not believe himself to be tougher than Arabia!” Wang Chong indifferently said.

Duan Gequan hastily lowered his head and respectfully said, ”We would not dare!”

Mengshe Zhao was far weaker than the other countries, and Duan Gequan had gone to the city gate for other reasons.

”In truth, Duan Gequan came to this capital to represent His Majesty. His Majesty has already reached a marriageable age, and Mengshe Zhao knows the severity of its crimes. Thus, in order to express its willingness to remain on good terms with the Great Tang for all time, my King wishes to request a Princess from the Tang Emperor to make his Queen, with their children serving as members of the Mengshe Zhao royal household to continue the dynasty and maintain the friendship between Mengshe Zhao and the Great Tang for all time.”

Duan Gequan lowered his head even further in an expression of meekness.

Wang Chong raised an eyebrow in surprise.

The words of Wunu Shibi and Namri Songtian were not sincere, merely a way to buy time, but Duan Gequan was different.

Marriage proposals were not unheard of in the history of the Great Tang.

In the reign of Emperor Taizong, a Tsenpo had sought a marriage partner from Emperor Taizong, but the Princess he married was not made Queen, nor did she produce an heir. On the contrary, there were many obstacles within Ü-Tsang that were meant specifically to prevent the Tsenpo from having children with the Princess.

But in Mengshe Zhao's marriage proposal, it would treat all children the same as any other royal child.

This would mean that the imperial blood of the Great Tang would flow through the royal household of Mengshe Zhao, and the two families would be united in blood. This was completely different from what had happened with Ü-Tsang.