Chapter 1973 Zhang Shougui’s Crisis!

Just when the Goguryeo Empire united with Xi and Khitan to besiege the Andong Protectorate Army, and the entire territory of Youzhou and countless people were in danger, a general named An Yaluoshan under the Andong Protector Zhang Shougui responded to the danger and came from the border. Dijie gathered a large number of Hu people to form a temporary Hu death squad. At the critical moment of the war, they turned the tide and fought to the death, risking their lives to penetrate the Chinese armies of Goguryeo, Xi and Khitan. After paying a huge price and the death squads suffered heavy losses, Finally, he wounded the Goguryeo Emperor Yeon Gaesumun.

The entire coalition was in chaos, but the Anton Guard Army also seized the opportunity and attacked quickly, finally turning defeat into victory and defeating the three coalition forces.

Under almost impossible circumstances, the entire Youzhou territory was finally saved from danger, and a huge crisis was also eliminated!

When the news came out, the entire capital was excited. This was the first time that countless people paid attention to this name - "An Yaluo Mountain"!

After receiving the news, the troops originally sent by the Ministry of War to the northeast also stopped and stopped their original actions. In the foreign palace, Wang Chong, Xu Keyi, Su Shixuan, Yingying and others suddenly fell silent after receiving the news.

An Yaluoshan!

Others may not be familiar with this name, but no one under Wang Chong knows it.

He built an armory privately, recruited soldiers and horses privately, formed Yiluohe, sidelined Zhang Shougui, and hunted down Guo Ziyi and others... But this man turned out to be the hero of the Youzhou war. No matter how slow everyone reacted, they still understood this. This battle is by no means that simple, and everyone smells a strong smell of conspiracy.

"Zhang Shougui is finished..."

The atmosphere in the main hall was depressing. Wang Chong was silent for a long time after receiving the news, and finally only said five words.

…

"Hahaha, okay, what a good An Yaluoshan, I am indeed right about you. Not only do you understand me well and understand my heart well, but you are also good at conquering and fighting, and you will be rewarded with great rewards!"

"I want the world to know that there is more than one foreign king in the Tang Dynasty! Without him, my country is still as stable as Mount Tai!"

In the main hall, the "Holy Emperor" hugged him from left to right, holding a sexy and enchanting Hu Ji in his arms and laughed loudly.

Just more than ten days ago, he only knew that An Yaluoshan was a considerate general who had given him a lot of beauties. However, this time the great victory in Northeast China not only surprised him, but also deeply touched him. Remember the name "An Yaluoshan".

"Your Majesty, actually speaking, this Northeastern victory is not a great victory. Zhang Shougui is also a veteran of the Tang Dynasty who has been famous for decades.

He was invincible in the southern and northern wars. Because of this, His Majesty handed over the Northeast to him, almost equivalent to the vassal king of the Northeast. But who could have imagined that such a big flaw would occur in the hands of Master Zhang Shougui. Not only did the Anton Guard Army suffer heavy losses, I heard that the most elite Guo Hu Army was also wiped out. What a pity! "

At this time, a voice sounded in the hall, Zhao Changfu, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, stood aside with a sigh on his face.

The seemingly unintentional words fell into the ears of the Holy Emperor, and the Holy Emperor's face instantly darkened.

But Zhao Changfu didn't notice at all and continued:

"Although Goguryeo, Xi and Khitan have retreated this time, no one knows when they will come back. However, Mr. Zhang has relapsed and is seriously ill in bed. It is really worrying!"

Zhao Changfu said from the side, his face full of worry.

"Since you are seriously ill, you should retire."

In the main hall, the Holy Emperor's face was extremely gloomy.

"You bastard, do you really think that I don't know that it was his selfish desires that burned down the Goguryeo Palace and caused so much trouble? If he had the ability, he would just suppress Yeon Gaesumun. Since he can't suppress it, then Just step back!"

"Pass on my decree, grant An Yaluoshan the title of Protector of Andong, and bring Zhang Shougui to the capital to see me!"

The Holy Emperor said angrily.

"yes!"

…

After a moment, Zhao Changfu walked out of Tai Chi Hall, raised his head, glanced in the northeast direction, and showed a smile on his lips.

"Come here, tell Mr. An that I have done everything he asked for."

"yes!"

Suddenly, a voice responded.

"Master An, I have done everything you asked for. I should be worthy of the 10,000 taels of gold you gave me!"

Zhao Changfu smiled slightly and left quickly.

…

At the same time, the boundary of Youzhou.

After the war ended, the entire Youzhou area was in a mess. The air was filled with the smell of flames and blood. There were abandoned armors, battle flags, and weapons everywhere. In the wilderness, there were corpses everywhere, including those from Xi and Khitan, and those from Goguryeo. and Tang Dynasty.

This unprecedented battle ended with the retreat of Yeon Gaesomun and the coalition forces of other countries, but the Andong Protectorate also suffered heavy losses.

"You bastard, you bastard, you bastard! Yeon Gaesumun, you are so brave. You dare to attack Youzhou this time and go against me!"

In the Anton Governor's Mansion, there were waves of roaring sounds like tigers and wolves, but soon, the roaring sounds turned into bursts of coughing.

"Master Protector, please calm down."

"Sir, be careful with yourself!"

In the main hall, all the Anton generals gathered together. Seeing Zhang Shougui coughing repeatedly and his face flushed because of his anger, one by one the Anton generals came forward to greet him, helped Zhang Shougui and sat down on the grand master's chair in the main hall.

"Get away from me! Do you think I'm old? I will never need help!"

In the main hall, there was a roar of thunder, and everyone retreated in fear.

Everyone knows that the Lord Protector has always been arrogant. This time he was attacked by the Goguryeo three-party coalition and lost so many troops. How could he bear it?

"Father, calm down. Yeon Gae So-moon didn't get any benefits this time. He is just a cowardless gangster. My foster father is not worthy of being angry for him. This time he just caught a loophole. If my foster father recovers, How could he have the courage to attack the Anton Protectorate?"

At this time, a fat figure came forward. When he saw the figure, the hall suddenly became silent. All the Anton generals retreated to both sides to make way for them, their expressions were extremely respectful.

In the entire Andong Protectorate, the only one with such a status is Marshal An Yaluoshan. In this Youzhou battle, if he hadn't temporarily summoned an army of barbarians to fight with his life, at the critical moment, He entered the army, attacked Yuan Gaisuwen, and rescued Zhang Shougui, but the consequences were disastrous.

But the next moment, boom, without the slightest warning, Zhang Shougui suddenly kicked An Yaluoshan in the chest, kicking him away and hitting the wall behind him heavily.

"Go away! Are you making fun of me? You can't even suppress a Yeon Gaesumun?"

At this moment, Zhang Shougui was furious.

"The general will not dare!"

Hearing these words, everyone in the hall looked horrified and knelt down one after another.

In this battle, the most elite Tiger Army of the Anton Guard Army was completely wiped out. This was the hard work of the Guardsman for decades in his life. Coupled with the new defeat at the hands of Su Gaiyuanwen, this was very difficult for the Guardsman. It's absolutely a shame for adults.

What's more, the current Lord Protector is in a state of rage, and everyone has tried their best not to irritate him or talk about the past battle, especially the Tiger Army and the fallen Anton Guard Army.

But An Yaluoshan's comforting words obviously had the opposite effect.

There was deathly silence in the hall, everyone's heads were lowered and they were silent. Only Zhang Shougui was sitting in the Grand Master's chair, his chest rising and falling like an angry lion.

"Father, I didn't mean this. If it can make my foster father feel better, An Yaluoshan is willing to cut off one of his palms!"

At this time, a voice broke the silence and said, An Yaluoshan knelt on the ground and crawled forward with an expression of extreme humility and extreme respect.

Seeing the blood spilling from the corner of An Yaluoshan's mouth and the new knife marks on his body, Zhang Shougui's eyes were touched, and the raging anger finally dissipated a lot.

"come over!"

Zhang Shougui suddenly stretched out a palm and slowly leaned down. In front of him, An Yaluoshan understood immediately and stepped forward on his knees, putting his plump fleshy face into Zhang Shougui's palm. Zhang Shougui didn't say much, he just stretched out his thumb and wiped away the blood that spilled from the corner of An Yaluoshan's mouth, and his expression softened a lot.

"Slave, you did a good job in this battle. My father saw clearly all your actions. My father did not misjudge you. You are worthy of my respect for you, and you are not in vain when I brought you from the grassland." Catch me and make you my adopted son!"

"This is what children should do!"

An Yaluoshan lowered his head. Although his chubby figure looked a bit ridiculous, his expression was extremely pious.

In this battle, anyone who has seen the young marshal and Yeon Gaesumun fighting to the death would dare to say that the young marshal is even the slightest bit ridiculous!

"Okay! If you can say this, it proves that my father is not wrong about you!"

After Zhang Shougui said these words, he stood up slowly, his eyes became much calmer, and he once again showed the aura of the wise and commanding Youzhou Shura.

"Yeon Gaesumun is really hateful. He took advantage of my serious illness to attack Youzhou. I will kill him in the future. However, the most urgent thing to worry about is not Yeongaesumun, but the court."

After hearing Zhang Shougui's words, everyone was startled. They all raised their heads and looked at Zhang Shougui. Even An Yaluoshan was the same, with a look of "surprise" on his fat face.

"Although we have won the battle in the Northeast, the imperial court may not see it that way. Yeon Gaesumunji claimed that I attacked his palace and killed his daughter. I am afraid that the article has spread throughout the imperial court, and Anton The Protectorate Army suffered heavy losses, even the Tiger Army was wiped out. This cannot be covered up at all costs, and someone in the court needs to take responsibility."

"Furthermore, I made many enemies in the court in the past. It would have been fine at other times. But now that I have relapsed and become seriously ill, someone in the court will definitely use this to make a big fuss and seek to seize my military power. I'm afraid The good days of our Anton Guard Army are coming to an end!"

Zhang Shougui has done many things in Youzhou over the years, both meritorious and demeritous, including many things that were deeply hated by civil servants.

When he arrived in Youzhou, Zhang Shougui took advantage of the complicated situation in the Northeast and the successive defeats of the Tang Dynasty. He directly took over his own military power from the court, and also took over administrative power that should not belong to him. There were also various things that were not in line with the court rules. The power to collect taxes, the power to tax salt and iron, the power to recruit troops, the right to privately manufacture weapons, and even the right to mint coins, which was extremely taboo for ministers.