He lightly squeezed his legs together, and the golden-armored two-meter-tall Arabian steed, Victor, immediately took two steps forward and stood out from the rest of the group.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, the surroundings were deathly silent. The hearts of the three of them shook as they gazed at the figure that was tall and sturdy like a god, but none of them spoke.
"Too slow! Dealing with a trifling Tang Dynasty takes far too much time! "
That magnetic voice rang out above everyone's heads. Boom! Before anyone could react, there was a flash of light, and the earth quaked. That golden, god-like figure had already flipped off the horse's back and landed on the ground. In that instant, the three of them were stunned. They stared blankly at the dazzling figure, and a hint of awe appeared in their eyes.
"Qutaybah, you …"
Governor Osman opened his mouth to speak, but just when he was about to speak, a gust of wind stirred up. Before Osman could react, the Governor of War, Qutaybah, who had remained motionless this entire time, suddenly strode forward, his back ramrod straight.
His expression was relaxed and he appeared to be slowly walking forward, but his true speed was faster than a galloping horse. When he dismounted, he was only a few steps away, but by the time Osman called out to him, Qutaybah was already more than three hundred feet away.
Before Osman could finish speaking, Qutaybah's figure had already vanished into the vast sea of soldiers. From a distance, all one could see was a dazzling streak of golden light moving in a straight line toward Talas, toward the first defense line of the Tang people.
"This!"
Governor Osman stared at Qutaybah's back in shock, his hand still hanging in the air. For a moment, he was at a loss for words.
"There's no need to call him. This madman's fighting style is completely different from ours!"
Aybak called out from the side, a bright light in his eyes.
A commander would never lightly step onto the battlefield. If the commander had to step onto the battlefield in every battle, what was the point of soldiers?
The commander-in-chief was more used to strategize, command and dispatch, observe the opponent's flaws, and search for the right opportunity. He was not the vanguard. Furthermore, once the commander-in-chief took action and personally arrived on the battlefield, it usually meant that the battle had reached the final moment to decide the victor. This was a rule that all the generals in both the East and the West adhered to.
But Qutaybah's fighting style was completely different!
He had long ago heard that Qutaybah liked to take the lead in battle. Alone, he would lead his army and use his overwhelming strength to open a gap, destroy the enemy, and slay the enemy commander, ending the battle like a bolt of lightning. But hearing about it was one thing, and actually seeing it and experiencing it was another.
The Tang Dynasty had only sent out two armies, and none of the commanders had moved. On the Arab side, the Mamelukes had not entered the field, nor had Osman, Abu Muslim, and Aybak, the other elite Imperial Great Generals. The battle had not even reached its climax, but the Governor of War, Qutaybah, could no longer hold back and had moved ahead of time.
This left the three illustrious Arab governors and commanders dumbfounded, and they found it somewhat difficult to adapt to this situation.
"This … why did Lord Qutaybah intervene? Milords, let's go as well! These eastern Tang people are much stronger than we imagined, and they also have four elite Imperial Great Generals. If Lord Qutaybah is alone, he might be at a disadvantage! "
Ziyad finally couldn't help but break the silence as he stared at the distant Qutaybah.
Governor Osman, Mameluke Commander Aybak, and the highest commander of the Arab Eastern War Zone, Abu Muslim, quietly stood there, their backs straight as if they were rooted to the ground. None of them moved an inch.
Ziyad was dumbfounded by this sight.
"Ziyad, there's no need. Qutaybah is different from the other governors you know! "
In the end, it was Abu Muslim who spoke. His expression was calm, and he looked straight ahead without turning his head.
"When he personally goes into battle, he doesn't like other people interfering! If we intervene at this time, not only will he not appreciate our kindness, he'll even take it out on us! I don't want to get into a conflict with him at a time like this! "
"Ha! In addition, don't think that the Governor of War is too weak! "
For Abu Muslim's sake, Aybak also spoke up. Just like Abu Muslim, he looked forward without turning his head.
"Although the other side has four Great Generals, if they were to face Qutaybah … it's really not certain who would win. In this world, there really aren't many people who can make Qutaybah suffer a loss! "
Beneath the black banner of the Nile, Governor Osman gave a slight nod, clearly agreeing with Aybak's view.
As the Arabian War God and one of the strongest governors, Qutaybah's way of doing things and speaking made all the other governors extremely displeased. But even those who disliked him had to admit that Qutaybah's arrogance and maverick were backed by his indisputable strength.
Thus, even though Qutaybah had interrupted Aybak and ridiculed Abu Muslim, these two powerful Arab commanders had no complaints, much less retort. In the Arabian Empire, where strength reigned supreme, strength meant everything. As the Governor of War, Qutaybah had the right to be arrogant.
“！！！”
Under the banner, Ziyad looked at the solemn expressions on the faces of the commanders around him and then at Qutaybah's back. In the end, he was speechless.
"Although Qutaybah said there's no need, he's still here to help us … Ziyad, send out my Ironblood Army!"
Abu Muslim said.
"Since that's the case, Raman, send out our Beheader Army as well. I presume that Qutaybah won't mind our help in this way. "
Cairo's Governor Osman also spoke.
He and Abu Muslim had been friends for many years and had fought side by side on many illustrious feats. As long as the two stood together, they would advance and retreat together at any time.
"Yes, Milord!"
Ziyad rejoiced, bowed, and then swiftly withdrew.
… …
Putting aside what was happening in the rear, the Governor of War's Qutaybah's intervention on the front line had caused an irreversible change in the course of the battle!
Bang!
This simple step caused the earth to sway and dust to fly into the air. No one could describe the power erupting from Qutaybah's body. The entire battlefield trembled and buzzed as if it couldn't endure his dreadful might.
Qutaybah's body was covered in thick golden armor that exuded a light brighter than the sun. He was like a god walking the mortal battlefield.
Hwoooo! Qutaybah's eyes flashed like lightning, piercing through space to lock onto the distant Tang Dynasty defense line. Bzzz! Before the soldiers could react, Qutaybah had vanished from their sight. When he reappeared, he was several dozen feet away.
Bang! The earth quaked as Qutaybah took another step, and in a flash of light, he appeared even farther away. He seemed to be moving slowly, but in reality, he was incredibly fast. With each flash, he was much closer to the first defense line. In just a few moments, he had left thousands of soldiers behind.
When he was still two-hundred-some feet from the first defense line, Qutaybah suddenly stopped.
Clang!
With one dragon roar after another, Qutaybah reached behind his back and pulled out that famed golden divine sword of the Arabian Empire that had killed countless experts and struck fear into the hearts of countless empires: God's Might.
In a flash, the golden light around Qutaybah's body swelled to several dozen times its original size, transforming into a thick golden flame that soared into the heavens. Even space itself began to distort.
"Marquis!"
A voice suddenly rang out. Xue Qianjun's eyes widened as he stared at that golden figure at the front of the army. For some reason, this figure made Xue Qianjun's heart thump in fear and unease. At the same time, Wang Chong also noticed that distant figure.
Roooar!
Almost at the same time, there was an earth-shattering roar. Boundless halos of energy burst forth and gathered on a single person. As everyone watched, Wang Yan's body suddenly rose from the ground and rapidly swelled, transforming into an enormous golden-armored god.
The Mighty Miracle God!
Wang Yan clearly sensed the danger and immediately used the power of the formation. In the blink of an eye, he broke into the Great General level.
At this moment, twenty feet away, amidst the thousands of Arab cavalry, Qutaybah began to move. His eyes flashed with cold light as he thrust his golden sword, God's Might, into the ground. Rumble! Qutaybah first appeared twenty feet away, but by the time everyone could see him again, he was already in front of the defense line, his golden sword, God's Might, thrusting it into the ground.
There was a heaven-shaking boom as golden flames seeped into the ground. With Qutaybah as the boundary, all the steel walls and the Tang Dynasty soldiers in a one-thousand-meter radius around him were blown several dozen li into the air by a terrifying energy.
Thick smoke billowed and dust filled the sky. At that moment, the huge sound even overshadowed all the fighting on the battlefield. The originally fierce battlefield suddenly became much quieter. On the west side of Talas, beneath the four black war banners, even though they had mentally prepared themselves, Abu Muslim, Osman, and Aybak couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock.
With a single strike of his sword, the Governor of War had left a massive gap more than two thousand meters long in the impenetrable defense line of the Tang Dynasty. This attack had far surpassed the power of the several hundred silver war machines, and it had opened a path for the army in the rear that was nigh impossible to close.
This attack had completely altered the structure of the battlefield!
Not only that, even though his attack had caused massive destruction, everyone sensed that Qutaybah had not used his full strength in this attack.
"Seven hundred feet and more than four hundred steel walls, each weighing ten thousand jin … Qutaybah is actually this powerful!"
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