Chapter 1771: Persuasion!
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Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1771: Persuasion!

Neeeigh!

Several dozen warhorses were so alarmed by the burst of sound that they reared up on their hindlegs. All the warhorses of the Tongluo had gone through rigorous training, but there was clearly something special about this booming voice.

"General, look over there!"

A sharp-eyed Tongluo general spotted something and pointed into the distance.

Abusi immediately followed that man's finger. Several thousand feet away, deep into the darkness, several men were standing atop a palace wall and watching him.

It was apparent that they had been waiting for some time.

Abusi couldn't make out who those people were at first, but then a flickering torch on the wall revealed a man's face for the moment, and Abusi instantly grimaced.

Zhangchou Jianqiong!

Abusi was stunned. Although he had never interacted with Zhangchou Jianqiong very much, he was no stranger to the Great Tang's Minister of War.

Not long after King Song was poisoned, Zhangchou Jianqiong had claimed illness and retreated to his home, spending every day gardening. He had even temporarily handed his position as Minister of War to Wang Chong, becoming as inconspicuous as possible.

Zhangchou Jianqiong had not appeared in court since then. Abusi had never imagined that he would reappear at a time like this and obstruct his army.

"Milord, look there, over there! Zhangchou Jianqiong has come with soldiers!"

"Hmph, he's definitely come to stop us, but it's only around two thousand men at most. Can that really stop our ten thousand Tongluo Cavalry? Charge in there! Kill them so that not even a shred of armor is left intact!"

"Anyone who dares to oppose the Tongluo can look forward only to death!"

Not far from Zhangchou Jianqiong, numerous soldiers awaited in disciplined formation.

These men all wore black armor, making them hard to pick out in the darkness. Moreover, the Tongluo had been initially distracted by the three thousand brightly-armored soldiers of the Penal Court at the gate.

However, they could tell that there were only around two thousand soldiers there,

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