Chapter 2122 - The Countries Move! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“And what of the Great Tang?” the Tsenpo suddenly asked. “Is the Great Tang really not affected at all? We recall that they still have several steel fortresses at the triangular gap, yes?
“And what of the Western Regions? What are all those little kingdoms doing right now?”
The steel fortresses Wang Chong had erected on the northeast corner of the Tibetan Plateau had been a constant problem for Ü-Tsang. They should have been in the first area to suffer from this disaster.
Although Ü-Tsang had suffered heavy losses, if the Tang army at the triangular gap was completely wiped out, the losses would be somewhat more acceptable.
A Tibetan general in charge of gathering intelligence reported, “Your Majesty, long before the ice storm, the Great Tang withdrew all its soldiers from the triangular gap. The triangular gap is currently an abandoned city, and they have completely given up on it!
“We’ve sent men to investigate and found not a single Tang there!
“As for the kingdoms of the Western Regions, they’re divided into two groups. One crossed the Cong Mountains into Arabia while the other retreated into the interior of the Great Tang!”
“What?!”
The Tsenpo instantly scowled.
Under Wang Chong’s command, the Great Tang had gone through great lengths to invade and occupy the triangular gap, even erecting a steel fortress there.
Ever since then, the steel fortress in the triangular gap had been the greatest of threats to Ü-Tsang.
But to everyone’s surprise, the Great Tang had so easily abandoned the triangular gap it had worked so hard to take.
“This bastard!”
The Tsenpo clenched his fists, his expression nasty.
The generals in the hall lowered their heads.
Compared to Ü-Tsang, the Great Tang was clearly much more prepared.
Dalon Trinling seemed to realize something and turned to another general. “Manggele, several days ago, I had you investigate how the Great Tang was dealing with this disaster. Do you have any news?”
With a strange expression on his face, the Tibetan general bowed and said, “Imperial Minister, Tsenpo, we have found that as the Great Tang is positioned more to the south than us, and because they have the Turks in the north to buffer them, they have not suffered any severe damage from this disaster as of yet.
“But we have also discovered something strange. Long before the great cold wave began to move south, the Great Tang’s King of Foreign Lands began to purchase large quantities of kerosene from Arabia. At the time, we believed that this was for military purposes, but now, the matter no longer appears as simple.
“Besides kerosene, the Great Tang has also accumulated large quantities of coal, cotton, and wool. It has also bought large quantities of grain which it has recently distributed to all its provinces. It appears that they were prepared for the cold front several months before it arrived.
Bang!
The hall exploded into an uproar.
“How could this be? Two months ago, there was no sign of a cold wave anywhere in the continent. How could they have been ready so early?”
“Could it be a coincidence?”
“Impossible! Kerosene, cotton, coal, wool… these items are all used to resist cold. If they didn’t know about it beforehand, how could they have started preparing two months ahead of time, and how could they have accumulated so much?!”
“If that’s true, then the Great Tang’s King of Foreign Lands is far too frightening!”
All of the people in the hall had incredulous looks on their faces, like they had seen a ghost.
Dalon Trinling said nothing, his head lowered and his eyes twitching.
As the Imperial Minister revered by all Tibetans, Dalon Trinling was renowned throughout the world for his intelligence.
But not even Dalon Trinling could see through many of the actions of that youth of the Great Tang.
All the other countries had been left in disarray by the great cold wave.
But long before anyone else, Wang Chong had begun to buy food, cotton, and other such items. It had all seemed very normal at the time, and who could have imagined that these things would be connected to the great cold wave?
Truly unfathomable!
As these thoughts flashed through Dalon Trinling’s mind, his heart was filled with fear.
Only this young War Saint could exert such immense pressure on him!
“There’s not much time left…” Dalon Trinling muttered so softly that only he could hear.
Ü-Tsang couldn’t last for long. A solution needed to be found before that cold wave fully descended.
Whoosh!
The oppressive air was broken by the flapping of wings.
A few moments later, a Tibetan general received the messenger bird and said, “Tsenpo, Imperial Minister, a letter from Youzhou!”
“Again about the alliance?” Dalon Trinling said.
The general glanced at the contents of the letter before replying, “Yes!”
Dalon Trinling nodded, completely unsurprised.