"Kill them all!"
"For all the shepherds!"
"The steppe will forever be the steppe of us Turks. Since you want to fight, we'll fulfill your wish!"
Waves of roars shook the heavens and the earth. The Western Turkic Khaganate and the Beiting Protectorate army had always maintained relative restraint. Although there were battles every year, the intensity and intensity of the battles were not very high.
This time, the Beiting Protectorate army had actually left its base and penetrated deep into the Turkic steppe. With just one hundred thousand soldiers, it dared to sweep through the most fertile habitat of the Turkic steppe.
Even Ishbara Khagan had been infuriated by An Sishun's arrogance and ambition, and he had ordered the Turkic army guarding the south of the Western Turkic Khaganate to press forward and encircle An Sishun.
Awooo!
A portion of the Western Turkic cavalry charged at the Beiting Protectorate army from the front, while the other portion split into two, flanking the Beiting Protectorate army's flanks and circling to its rear.
This was a classic tactic of the Western Turkic Khaganate. As long as the Beiting Protectorate army penetrated deep into the steppe, they would find a way to attack from the rear.
"Kill!"
In a few short moments, the army of the Western Turkic Khaganate crashed into the Beiting Protectorate army's defense line like a tidal wave weighing ten thousand tons. The earth rumbled and the heavens and earth seemed to lose their color. Countless Tang Dynasty infantry were sent flying by the charge of the cavalry.
But at almost the same time, all the soldiers of the Beiting Protectorate army responded. Axemen, spearmen, archers, cavalrymen … Everyone charged out together. At that moment, the sound of metal clashing rang out as countless soldiers fiercely fought against each other. Clang, clang, clang. Cold light flashed, and the sound of metal clashing rang out incessantly.
"An Sishun, you're too conceited! I'd like to see just how your one hundred thousand soldiers deal with my one hundred and eighty thousand cavalry! "
Right at the back of the army, there was a figure standing straight like a mountain. His eyes shone with a sharp light, and his every movement exuded a powerful deterrent. This enormous aura was suffocating.
Sanmi Great General!
He was one of the top three Great Generals of the Western Turkic Khaganate, and his gaze was sharp and his status was no less than Duwusili's. Duwusili had been transferred to the northwest to take part in the Battle of Talas, while Sanmi Great General Jiudu Fuluo had been transferred by Ishbara Khagan to the southern part of the Turkic steppe to deal with the Tang dynasty army commanded by Beiting Protector-General An Sishun.
This wasn't Jiudu Fuluo's first time fighting An Sishun. The two of them were already very familiar with each other. Although he didn't understand why a Great General like An Sishun would leave the base and venture deep into the Turkic steppe, there was no doubt that this was an excellent chance to wipe out the Beiting Protectorate.
In addition, Jiudu Fuluo had already sent scouts to investigate and found that there were no reinforcements behind An Sishun.
— — This was simply seeking death!
Boom!
In the distance, just as the Western Turkic cavalry were suppressing the Beiting Protectorate army with their absolute advantage, there was a sudden rumble, mixed with the sounds of gears turning. Before Jiudu Fuluo could react, he heard screams in his ears. A blurry silhouette flashed through the air. Seven or eight Western Turkic soldiers charging in a straight line suddenly had blood spurting out of their chests and dropped from their horses.
"Tang Dynasty ballistae!"
Jiudu Fuluo was alarmed as he instantly recognized them, and an extremely bad feeling welled up in his heart.
He had carefully investigated and found that An Sishun's army didn't have many Tang Dynasty ballistae, and there was no way they could fire so accurately. This was not the style of the Beiting Protectorate army.
But a moment later, Jiudu Fuluo's mind went into a frenzy.
In the center of the Beiting Protectorate army, the cloth covering the 'supply carts' was suddenly undone, revealing not sacks of grain, but the famous war machines of the Tang Dynasty: ballistae!
"Fire!"
In the center of these ballistae, a young officer with a cold and aloof expression swung down his WuZi Steel sword. In a flash, the five thousand Tang Dynasty ballistae all fired. Boom! Five thousand ballista bolts exploded through the air like a storm, and time seemed to stop for a moment. What happened next caused the hearts of the 180,000 Turkic cavalry to turn cold, as if they had been plunged into an icehouse.
Boomboomboom!
In a single volley, tens of thousands of Western Turkic cavalry were felled. These ballista soldiers had aimed countless times, and all of them were aimed at the densest concentration of Turkic cavalry. In this volley of ballista bolts, each bolt struck at least three Turkic horsemen. In the face of these sharp ballista bolts, even the battle-hardened Turkic horsemen were cut down like weeds.
When nearly twenty thousand Western Turkic cavalry dropped from their horses in Neigh, the battlefield fell deathly still. The eyes of the Western Turkic cavalry were wide open, and even their breathing seemed to stop.
"Release!"
While everyone was still reeling in shock from the might of the ballista volley, the aloof young officer immediately launched a second volley. There was a boom as the second volley of ballista bolts began to rain down. Each of the five thousand ballista bolts was like the scythe of the god of death, reaping the lives of the Western Turkic cavalry.
"Kill them!"
The Western Turkic cavalry tried to charge at the ballista army, but before they could get close, they were greeted by a rain of death. The Turkic cavalry seemed like they could not even stand a gust of wind before the mysterious ballista army.
"Retreat! Retreat! "
Jiudu Fuluo anxiously yelled, both shocked and furious. He recognized the ballista army disguised as a supply convoy. In Duwusili's reply to Ishbara Khagan, he had mentioned that a new ballista army had appeared in the Tang Dynasty. They were extremely accurate, fast, and powerful.
"This must be the ballista army from Qixi!"
The ballista army of the Tang people that Duwusili had mentioned in his letter could not possibly appear here. Although he didn't know why an even larger ballista army had appeared, Jiudu Fuluo was sure that it had something to do with that temporary Protector-General of Qixi called Wang Chong.
"Everyone, retreat!"
Jiudu Fuluo's thunderous roar resounded over the battlefield. While his voice was still echoing through the air, Jiudu Fuluo had already dismounted from his horse and flown over the Tang Dynasty army like an eagle.
"Buzz!"
Stellar Energy surged through the air, wrapping around Jiudu Fuluo like thousands of pythons. In a flash, his Stellar Energy transformed, exploding with a light even more blinding than the sun. From a distance, Jiudu Fuluo looked like a giant comet floating in the void, the blinding light completely enveloping him, making it impossible to see his figure. The energy exploding from Jiudu Fuluo's body swelled by more than ten times, making everyone feel like a calamity was about to befall them.
Comet's Descent!
This was one of the supreme techniques that had made Jiudu Fuluo famous throughout the Turkic steppe. By relying on his terrifying strength and unique Stellar Energy, Jiudu Fuluo could descend from the sky like a comet and cause a heaven-shaking explosion in the enemy camp.
This ballista army of the Tang Dynasty, because it was disguised as a supply carriage for the Tang Dynasty, was too concentrated. A single strike from a Great General like Jiudu Fuluo would be enough to deal a heavy blow to this army.
"Hahaha, Jiudu Fuluo, don't you think it's a little too late to realize that you've fallen for a trap?"
At this moment, a burst of laughter resounded through the air. Under the black banner of the Beiting Protectorate, An Sishun slapped his warhorse and shot forward like an arrow from a bow.
In the blink of an eye, he had struck Jiudu Fuluo in midair. Even though Jiudu Fuluo was one of the three strongest Great Generals of the Western Turkic Khaganate, he was still forced to give up on the idea of using Comet's Descent to deal a heavy blow to this ballista army.
"An Sishun, you're so crafty!"
Jiudu Fuluo fiercely slashed down with his saber, his saber brimming with the fury in his heart.
This was not the first time the Sanmi Great General had clashed with An Sishun, but this clash had truly caught him by surprise. An Sishun had actually used this ultimate move, using himself as bait to sneak up on him. This was not An Sishun's style. With Jiudu Fuluo caught off guard, the result of this battle was easy to imagine.
"Hahaha, Jiudu Fuluo, many thanks for the praise!"
An Sishun heartily laughed. Without the slightest hesitation, An Sishun's body trembled with Stellar Energy, and a dazzling Sword Qi flew through the air and collided with Jiudu Fuluo's saber.
But this battle was foreordained to be different from what Jiudu Fuluo and An Sishun had imagined.
"Fire!"
A furious roar came from the ground as the aloof young general swung down his sword. Seventy to eighty ballista bolts immediately shot toward Jiudu Fuluo from all directions.
"Damn it!"
Jiudu Fuluo's heart exploded with rage at the sight of these ballista bolts. At any other time, Jiudu Fuluo wouldn't have cared too much about this barrage of ballista bolts, but An Sishun was attacking him with all his might. Coupled with the sharp ballista bolts, even Jiudu Fuluo was forced to retreat.
"An Sishun, don't get too cocky. One day, I'll make your Beiting Protectorate pay the price!"
Jiudu Fuluo used the moment he clashed with An Sishun to flee into the distance.
Behind him, all the Western Turkic cavalry fled for their lives.
"Fire!"
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