One person, one sword, I have guarded the lonely city for 70 years

Chapter 31 The Battle Report that Shocked the World

100 years ago, the Great Xia Empire was destroyed, the world was torn apart, and the kingdoms fought endlessly.

The reason why it has not been possible to unify is, on the one hand, that there is no country strong enough to emerge.

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

Human Emperor Sword, Mountain and River Cauldron, and Destiny Seal—the three imperial weapons, which can carry the luck of the empire, and one of them can be called the emperor.

Without the imperial weapon, the monarchs of all countries can only be called kings.

Fifty years ago, Tang was extremely powerful, occupying nearly half of the world, and unification was only a matter of time.

So the previous generation of King Jing of the Tang Dynasty collected rare treasures from heaven and earth, pooled the power of the whole country, imitated the emperor's weapon, and obtained the "Xuandi Seal".

Then he impatiently announced to the world, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

On the day of ascension to the throne, the Xuandi Seal was unable to carry the massive amount of luck, and it shattered.

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

Tang quickly fell into civil strife.

At that time, [-] Beiting troops were waiting in the city of Anxi, preparing to send troops to the desert to annex the northwestern countries with the might of the world's most powerful army.

Before we had time to go on the expedition, there was an urgent report later.

[-] of the [-] Beiting troops were transferred back to China to fight the rebellion, and then they were wiped out in the brutal civil war.

There are only [-] Beiting troops left, stationed in Anxi, waiting for the day of Tang's revival.

This is 50 years.

The new generation of Tang Yuwang has not been able to stabilize the situation, but Jingguo in the northwest is rising strongly.

Sikong Cuo and several other generals conquered from east to west, conquered cities and plundered land, and soon annexed all the small countries around them, allowing Jingguo to dominate the northwest and shake the world.

At the same time, Jingguo's border is getting closer and closer to Tangguo, with only a desert and an isolated city in between.

All countries are well aware that it is only a matter of time before Jing Guo attacks Tang.

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

It depends on how long the old overlord can last.

As for Anxi—it is a miracle that this isolated city is still nominally owned by the Tang Kingdom until now.

This time, following Sikong Cuo's expedition, everyone believed that Anxi would change hands and become an outpost for the Jing army to attack Tang.

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

In the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of all countries, the Battle of Anxi was just the prelude to Jing Guo's eastward conquest of Tang.

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

Sikong Cuo suffered a big defeat and hurried back to China with his troops. When he set out, there were only 1 elite soldiers left, but only [-] remained when he returned.

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

Soon the kingdoms were shaken, and there was an uproar in the court.

Liang Guo and Chen Guo in the southwest, Liao Guo and Lu Guo in the northeast, Cai Guo in the southeast... A number of monarchs and lieutenant generals stared at the battle report, suspecting that there was something wrong with their eyes.

"Hasn't the Northwest Desert been abandoned by the Tang State long ago? Why are there still troops stationed there? Can they still defeat Sikong Cuo?"

"Is that area close to the Tang Dynasty's feudal town? Could it be the feudal town's self-defense?"

"To be able to hide it from the eyes and ears of other countries, and silently defeat Jingguo's elite troops... Could it be said that Tangguo has regained its former strength?"

"Check! Be sure to check out the deployment of Tang's army!"

……

Letters of documents were sent out, through various secret channels, and finally fell into the hands of spies in the northwest area.

"Investigate the details of the Battle of Anxi."

A brief battle that took place in the depths of the uninhabited desert and lasted only a few days aroused the curiosity of countless people in the world.

Among the teahouses and restaurants, the people of Li are talking about this matter, arguing about how the Tang Kingdom defeated Qiangjing.

"It is said that King Tang Jing of the previous generation did not die. He passed the throne to Queen Tang Yu. He has been practicing in seclusion and has become a martial sage. This time he ran for thousands of miles, one person broke an army, and killed Jingren to pieces!"

"Nonsense, I heard that Jing Jun had a plague, and half of them died before reaching Anxi..."

There are different opinions among the people, and one of the protagonists in this battle, the Tang court, is also at a loss at this time.

Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Over sixty years old and slightly fat, King Tang Yu sat high in the hall and listened to his subordinates report on the Jing army's offensive.

Jing Guo has won many battles and victories in the past few years, and his fierce reputation has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although King Tang Yu looked indifferent, he subconsciously grabbed his pale beard with his hands, and almost pulled some of them off.

The few veterans below noticed this scene and quickly lowered their heads, feeling deeply moved in their hearts.

The time is chaotic and needs a hero, but King Ke Yu is mediocre and not tough enough to bring the chaotic Tang Kingdom back on track.

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

The monarch and the ministers were all thinking wildly, while listening to a general report loudly on the military situation.

"On the fifth day of March, Sikong Cuo raised an army from Chen Cang, claiming to be one hundred thousand, including tens of thousands of Gale Wind Cavalry."

"Jing Jun went deep into the desert on the sixth day of March, and when he returned on the eleventh day of March, there were only less than [-] remnants left."

"It's not known who defeated them. The spies found out that in the middle of the night on March [-]th, the city of Anxi was ablaze and could be seen from tens of miles away."

After listening to the battle report, King Tang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"God helped me too! No matter who they were defeated by, my country of Tang was saved from the flames of war. It's very fortunate."

An old official below couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, to be able to severely injure [-] Jing soldiers and defeat the famous general Sikong Cuo is definitely not something that an ordinary army can do. This matter is no small matter, so don't be careless!"

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

King Tang Yu frowned slightly after hearing this, and asked instead: "Shuofang, Hexi, and Longyou—they are close to the desert. Is there any battle report?"

The general in the hall shook his head, "No."

There was an uproar in the courtroom, and many ministers began to criticize the Jiedushi of the three ways.

Sitting on one side, commanding military and financial power, and hereditary positions——

Such a Jiedushi is no different from becoming a king on his own. Naturally, it is impossible to report everything to the court.

The ministers scolded for a long time, but there was nothing they could do. King Tang Yu yawned.

The imperial court looks lively here, but in fact, it has lost control of the borders everywhere. It is difficult for government orders to come out of Chang'an, and it is difficult even to send troops to investigate.

The only ones who can know the truth about the Battle of Anxi are the Jiedu envoys over there.

(End of this chapter)