Thump thump thump! The soldiers of the Fearless Army were unable to withstand the tremendous power that was as heavy as a mountain and as swift as lightning. Under the attacks of the Roaring Tiger Army, they were forced to retreat again and again. In the end, they could only parry and could not retaliate. Once, twice, thrice … The Fearless Army soldiers were like wolves and tigers, their scimitars dancing in a storm as they attempted to attack the Roaring Tiger Army soldiers.
But this time, they discovered that their opponents seemed to have been reborn and were completely different from before.
Clangclangclang!
The two scimitars flickered dangerously with cold light as they attacked from all directions and angles. But in the end, a heavy sword slashed out again and again, sealing off all the attacks of the Fearless Army soldiers.
These heavy swords were stronger, faster, and more ferocious than the Fearless Army soldiers.
In a flash, all the Fearless Army soldiers grimaced.
All the Arab horsemen paled at this sight.
The Roaring Tiger Army's attacks had only one characteristic: ferocious, ferocious, and even more ferocious. Their attacks were also extremely fast, and in just a few moments, they had suppressed the Fearless Army.
Abu Shougui was known as the Governor of Iron and Blood, the strongest commander in the history of the Arabian east. And Andong Protector-General Zhang Shougui was one of the strongest contenders for the position of War God of the Tang Dynasty, second only to Wang Zhongsi. Moreover, he had once had a chance to become Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty through his military achievements.
Although Zhang Shougui had not personally come to Talas, there was no doubt that he had the upper hand in this clash with Abu Shougui.
"The Prefectural Duke of Nanyang truly lives up to his reputation as a veteran of the army.
Cheng Qianli gave a long sigh as he watched the previously ferocious Fearless Army swiftly suppressed by the Roaring Tiger Army. He was truly filled with admiration.
In the distance, Abu Shougui and the other Arab generals had gloomy and nasty expressions on their faces.
In this Battle of Talas, the Arabs had already committed four powerful armies, more than twenty thousand soldiers, but not only had they failed to break through the enemy's defenses, they had even been suppressed. Such a situation had never occurred before.
Everyone instantly turned grave. As the elite forces of Arabia, both the Iron Wall Army and the Blood Beast Army had their own glorious histories, and they had rarely been defeated in battle. Every army had its own pride and self-respect, and there was no doubt that the Arabs had encountered a true opponent this time.
"Send out the Death Legion!"
Right at this moment, a voice rang out in everyone's ears. It was cold and emotionless.
"Buzz!"
The four of them were shocked. They raised their heads and looked at the lofty golden figure in front of them. But Qutaybah remained motionless. Everyone could only see the dazzling profile of his face, which was shrouded in golden armor.
Army of Death!
This was the second strongest army under Qutaybah's command, even stronger than the Blood Beast Army. If Abu Shougui's army was fearless and fearless of death, then Qutaybah's army would truly be 'dead'. Then Qutaybah's army would truly be 'dead'. It was rumored that Qutaybah had designed a hellish training regime for these armies.
Every time, he would send out a team of about a hundred people and have them charge into the enemy's camp to fight the enemy. Only when only two or three people remained in this team would Qutaybah send out his army to save them. If there were more than two survivors, they would fight each other until there was only one survivor left.
Based on what Qutaybah had said, only this sort of person had the strongest will to live, the most fearless will of steel, and the strongest martial arts and talent. This sort of person was what he truly needed.
But even so, this was only the first of Qutaybah's countless rounds of training. The training that followed would be far more brutal and brutal. Eventually, they would become qualified and successful warriors of death. They had already abandoned all human emotions, leaving behind only a steely will, tenacious fighting strength, powerful martial arts, and a will to obey orders and destroy the enemy!
The harsh training and the high number of casualties had caused Qutaybah's methods to be criticized.
But later on, Qutaybah changed his strategy, not just from the Arabs, but also from all the other regions and empires he had conquered, recruiting the strongest warriors into the Death Army. Even though the casualties were staggering, the Caliph gradually approved of Qutaybah's strategy because many of the soldiers were soldiers from other conquered empires.
This was also the only top-class army in Qutaybah's army where more than half was composed of non-Arabs!
Ever since its creation, the Death Army had maintained an astonishingly high casualty rate and elimination rate. But Qutaybah's strategy of assimilating and absorbing had actually allowed the Death Army to maintain its numbers, and it was constantly being replenished with new blood at an astonishing rate.
As the second army under Qutaybah's command, the Death Army also maintained an astonishing fighting power.
Under Qutaybah's command, the Crimson Moon Vanguard was the vanguard, followed by the Blood Beast Army. If the Blood Beast Army encountered an opponent that even the Blood Beast Army could not deal with, or if Qutaybah judged the opponent to be stronger than the Blood Beast Army, he would send the Death Army. In the Arabian northern war zone, the Death Army had once maintained a record of ten thousand soldiers defeating a top-class army of two hundred thousand, and the Death Army had also maintained an extremely low casualty rate.
In that battle, countless Tarsus Cataphracts had fallen to the ground, establishing the Death Army's reputation as an invincible army.
Bang!
Qutaybah's voice shook the earth, and a powerful gust of wind surged from the rear of the army, causing the four massive black war banners to flap in the wind. At almost the same time, thick killing intent soared into the air, accompanied by the clattering of metal.
"Ah!"
The army began to scatter to the left and right. Right before everyone's eyes, an army in black armor with a long spear in their hands and a machete on their waist marched forward in an orderly manner like a surging tide. Their bodies seethed with black mist, suffused with the thick aura of death.
But the most striking feature was their faces.
All the members of the Death Army had no facial features, and their faces were all covered in the sinister and silver-black masks of hell. The nearly ten thousand Death Army soldiers continued to advance. The masks on their faces perfectly fused with the gloomy and somber aura of death they exuded.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! "
"It's the Death Army!"
… …
A stalwart Arab horseman saw the emotionless Death Army and panicked, his face contorted in fear as if he were running from the plague. Behind him, one, two, three … Countless warriors were also fleeing outwards.
Not a single soldier dared to get within one hundred feet of the Death Army, as if there was an invisible wall around it.
The Death Army!
This was the legendary army of the north under Qutaybah's command. Even the armies of Khorasan, Samarkand, and Cairo had heard of its name. These soldiers had all emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They were death itself. In this period of time, they had even seen ten thousand Death Army soldiers stand up for an entire night, neither resting nor moving, as if they were statues.
There was a rumor in the army that they didn't need to sleep, or that all the Death Army soldiers slept standing up. They had developed a powerful instinct for killing, and anyone who approached, even a mosquito, would be able to wake them up. Thus, even the soldiers of the Death Army maintained a strict and safe distance from each other.
Because of all sorts of strange things, when they were stationed here, no one dared to approach a large area around the Death Legion. Even though they were all Arab soldiers, they still treated the Death Army with extreme respect.
Rumble! More than ten thousand members of the Army of Death raised a black skull war banner as they charged forward at full speed, accompanied by heaven-shaking rumbling sounds.
… …
"Milord, the Arabs have moved out!"
In the distance, behind the first defense line, Xu Keyi rode his warhorse next to Wang Chong, a grave look in his eyes. Besides the elite soldiers engaged in fierce combat, the Tang Dynasty had also been paying close attention to the movements in the rear of the Arab army.
The Tang Dynasty had immediately sensed the Death Army's movements the moment the Death Army began to move.
Based on what the Khorasani had told him, the Arabs had gathered at least two-fifths of the empire's soldiers, so they had gathered many top-class soldiers. The Arabs had a different structure from the Tang Dynasty. They were divided into four war zones: north, south, east, and west, as well as many smaller war zones.
There was no doubt that Qutaybah and Abu Muslim were the commanders of two major regions and possessed enormous armies. Coupled with a supreme commander like Osman, the Arab side actually had many elite soldiers.
"Xu Keyi, how many soldiers do we have?"
Wang Chong asked.
"We still have four thousand soldiers of the Dragon Stallion Army of the Beiting Protectorate and two thousand soldiers of the Ultimate Martial Army of the Duke of E! In addition, the Mo Saber Unit and the Wushang Cavalry have yet to enter the field! "
Xu Keyi sternly said.
This battle was far more intense than anyone had imagined. On the first day of the battle, the Tang Dynasty had already committed more than seventy percent of its elite soldiers. As for the Arabs, they were probably not far behind.
Wang Chong said nothing, only slightly creased his brow.
Compared to yesterday, the reinforcements from both sides had arrived, and the level of the battle was much higher. This time, none of the elite Great Generals had entered the field. Qutaybah was stationed in the rear, while his master, the Chief Of Wushang, was stationed on the Tang Dynasty's side.
Both sides were probing the strength of the other!
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