Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 473: Wang Chong Leaves the Prison!

Chapter 473: Wang Chong Leaves the Prison!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The battle in the southwest had been like a peal of thunder, stunning the entire capital!

Just when everyone was expecting to see the newly appointed Annan Protector-General Xianyu Zhongtong, leading the 180,000 Great Tang elites, topple Mengshe Zhao in a single blow and punish Geluofeng, the battle in the southwest dealt all of them a heavy blow.

King Geluofeng of Mengshe Zhao had mobilized his entire army, all 340,000 soldiers, and fought a decisive battle against the 180,000 elites of the Annan Protectorate on the western shores of Erhai!

The sheer difference in numbers led to the defeat of the Annan Protectorate army. The vast distance meant that there was no news on the most recent developments.

But these initial results were already extremely worrying.

In the northeast's Youzhou, Anxi's Suiye¹, Longxi's Jishi, and the Yin Mountains of the north… the Great Tang had always held the advantage, at the very least in one aspect. But in the southwest, the Great Tang rarely ever engaged in mobilizations on as large a scale as 180,000 soldiers.

And such large-scale defeats were even more of a rarity!

Upon receiving this news, the Imperial Court immediately sent out a hundred of its most experienced scouts to find out what was happening in the southwest.

And the Imperial Court began to discuss the problem of reinforcements!

Whether it was Anxi, Andong, Anbei, or Longxi, the Great Tang was facing a powerful empire on every side. There was no easy way to withdraw troops to serve as reinforcements.

A rash action might lead to a flaw, leading to even greater danger. As a result, troops would have to be drawn from the interior.

"The Imperial Court's second wave of reinforcements was dispatched two days ago. The army is being led by the young rising star of the army. It consists of 60,000 troops and is heading to the southwest with many crossbows, ballistae, armaments, and supplies.

"You might not know who Li Zhengyi is. H

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