Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1972: Zhang Shougui Defeated in Battle

The situation changed far faster than imagined. Just when Wang Chong was sending many of his men to Youzhou to investigate An Yaluoshan, a shocking incident occurred.

A major battle took place in the northeast. The Goguryeo Empire mustered its entire army and attacked the Andong Protectorate, and Zhang Shougui was defeated in battle!

Bang!

This news caused all of the Great Tang to tremble!

Zhang Shougui was an existence in the Great Tang second only to Crown Prince's Junior Guardian Wang Zhongsi. In the northeast, Zhang Shougui was the lynchpin, and everyone believed that as long as this Great General was present, the northeast would remain an impregnable fortress whose safety would never be threatened.

Thus, even though the northeast's situation was complicated, bordering the Turks, Xi, Khitans, and the Goguryeo Empire, no one in the empire had ever worried about that place. Everyone believed that Zhang Shougui was enough.

But now, this war god had been defeated. Everyone was stunned by this news!

Soon afterward, the news that Zhang Shougui had been severely ill for some time began to spread.

The illustrious Andong Protector-General's many old wounds had flared repeatedly, and he had been suffering from illness for far longer than imagined, at least three months before the start of this war.

When Goguryeo attacked, Zhang Shougui was completely unprepared.

When he received word of the attack, Zhang Shougui rose in alarm from his sickbed and hastily prepared for battle. But because of his severe illness, Zhang Shougui made many serious mistakes on the battlefield, causing the Andong Protectorate army to take heavy losses.

Not only that, even more news came that the Xi and Khitans, learning of the situation in Youzhou, had joined the battle. While the Eastern Turkic Khaganate had yet to join, it was also showing signs of movement.

One nightmarish piece of news after another was coming from Youzhou, and all of the Great Tang was reeling. The people in the capital panicked and called for Wang Chong to come out and deal

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