Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 2061: An Expeditionary Force of Eight Hundred Thousand!

Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr

"The wood has already been built into a boat. This is our only option!" Gao Shang said after a few moments of silence.

Though he was calm on the surface, the Great Tang's declaration of war had also caught him off guard. He originally believed that once the news was leaked, the gravity of the matter and the involvement of the Andong Protectorate meant that the Imperial Court would need a long time to make a decision. Moreover, to avoid causing chaos amongst the people and fracturing the empire, the Great Tang would not be able to act against them so quickly.

But Gao Shang had underestimated the new Emperor. His actions were fierce and decisive, far more than Gao Shang had predicted.

This was not the mediocre Son of Heaven Gao Shang had anticipated!

This isn't right! He alone doesn't have so much daring! Even if he does, this reaction is too fast. Someone must be instructing him from behind the scenes, facilitating all of this!

With this thought in mind, Gao Shang quickly came up with a person.

Wang Chong!

The King of Foreign Lands was good friends with the current Son of Heaven. In fact, he had helped Li Heng onto the throne. If one said that this was all Li Heng's decision, Gao Shang would never believe it!

Of course, what truly allowed him to conclude that this Wang Chong's work was that declaration of war.

An Yaluoshan was a meritorious official of the Great Tang!

The Great Tang truly did not dare to act against him!

But the declaration had perfectly avoided this point, causing Gao Shang's previous calculations to completely miss.

This truly is too rushed. Four months is a vise around our Youzhou army that will swiftly force us into passivity. In truth, His Excellency's unease is already clear.

Truly the King of Foreign Lands! Gao Shang couldn't help but think.

But if Wang Chong thought one declaration of war was enough to deal with him without bloodying his blade, he was being a little too simpleminded.

After some thought, Gao Shang finally said, "Your Excellency does not need to

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