Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1981: Triumph in the Northeast! Announcement to the Realm!

"Old Eagle!" Wang Chong suddenly said.

"Your subordinate is here!"

Old Eagle almost instantly appeared in the study.

"Speak to Earth Mouse. I need him and his men to head to Youzhou," Wang Chong sternly said.

Ever since the northwest expedition, Earth Mouse, the martial artist who had helped Wang Chong out from the Origin Immortal Cave, had served at Wang Chong's side. Wang Chong had also recruited a significant number of martial artists who formed a team under Earth Mouse.

This was an extremely special team.

The matter of the Yeluohe and otherworldly invaders was not something ordinary soldiers had the strength to confront. But Earth Mouse's team was able to do what these soldiers could not.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Old Eagle replied without hesitation, lowering his head.

Zhang Que was mature now, and Old Eagle could leave many military affairs to him without worry. Old Eagle was now responsible for handling some incredibly difficult or special missions for Wang Chong.

Not long after Wang Chong departed, an eagle with a golden hoop around one claw, one that was only used for special incidents, flew in through the window.

Wang Chong opened the letter, glanced at its contents, and paled.

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Bang!

Several days later, a shocking piece of news sent an earthquake through the Great Tang and shockwaves through the world.

In Youzhou, the newly appointed temporary Andong Protector-General, An Yaluoshan, had taken advantage of the fact that the war had just ended to catch the Goguryeons unawares, launching a war of revenge against Goguryeo. The Andong Protectorate army was full of indignant soldiers, their rage propelling them to certain victory over an army of hundreds of thousands of Goguryeons. They had taken two important forts on the Goguryeon border, Baiyan City and Anshi City.

During Zhang Shougui's tenure, he had attacked Goguryeo several times, but he had never been able to take the major strategic fortresses of Baiyan City and Anshi City. Yeon Gaesomun had made these into impregnable fortresses, and Zhang Shougui had

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