"Everyone, hear my order! The first group will be at the Kan position, the second group will be at the Kun position, the third group will be at the Qian position, and the fourth group will be at the Li position … Everything will be done according to the drill. Understood?!"
Xue Qianjun excitedly stared at the Western Turkic army on the left flank. The roiling thunderclouds in the sky were nothing more than a joke in Xue Qianjun's eyes.
You dare to compete with Marquis in scheming? Duwusili, you're not just one level off!
As this thought flashed through Xue Qianjun's mind, he immediately became one with his steed and charged forward. Beside him, Banahan and the King Gangke were even faster, brushing past Xue Qianjun to meet Shamshak and Chekun Benba.
Kan, Kun, Qian, Li … these were the positional arrays of the Central Plains, and the mercenaries of the Western Regions knew almost nothing about them. Thus, Wang Chong had assigned several soldiers of the Tang dynasty to each mercenary group and had these soldiers of the Tang Dynasty lead the mercenaries in choosing the positions to attack.
Boom! Dust churned and roars shook the heavens as more than ten thousand Ferghanians, Karluks, and Tang dynasty soldiers charged at the Western Turks with astonishing speed.
Awooo! In the face of the Tang cavalry that had suddenly appeared, a giant green wolf could not dodge in time and was rammed by a warhorse. The hard hoof of the horse viciously stomped on the giant wolf's forehead, crushing its skull. With a low growl, it immediately tumbled to the ground and lay motionless.
Almost at the same time, amidst the rumbling sound of horse hooves, a cold light swept across the void and slashed at a charging giant wolf. Even though the wolf had sensed the danger ahead and had retracted its neck in response, it was still too late. With a flash of the saber light, the giant green wolf was immediately split into two halves by the charging long saber.
One, two, three … Tens of thousands of giant wolves howled and howled in pain. Under the attack of more than ten thousand mixed cavalry of the Tang dynasty, they were utterly defeated. In the face of this majestic and invincible army, the pack of wolves finally could not resist the fear in their hearts, and they scattered like birds and beasts.
This time, the mixed cavalry of the Tang dynasty and the Western Turkic army were no longer hindered. More importantly, both sides were moving at maximum speed, and the distance between them was less than twenty zhang.
"Boom!"
Just as the two armies were about to collide, an earth-shattering boom rang out. Under the astonished gazes of Shamshak and Chekun Benba, thunder boomed. Above the 'motley crew' of the Tang Dynasty, a mass of clouds rolled and gathered. Unexpectedly, a 'formation phenomena' appeared.
"Impossible!"
"Bastard!"
Shamask and Chekun Benba seemed to be infuriated by this sight, their entire bodies seething with rage. But before they could react, more than ten thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, divided into seven or eight groups, smashed into the Western Turkic formation phenomena.
One small, one large, one weak. For the first time on the foreign battlefield of Talas, two kinds of formation phenomena clashed like never before.
For a moment, time seemed to stop. Duwusili, Dalun Ruozan, Huoshu Huizang, Dusong Mangpoje, and even the distant Qutaybah, Abu Muslim, and Aybak looked over.
Formation phenomena was an ancient and powerful power that was extremely attractive even to the Arabs.
"Now it all depends on the final result!"
In front of the first defense line, Wang Chong and Gao Xianzhi were also looking to the left flank, a strange light in their eyes.
"Boom!"
A massive axe seemed to cleave through the sky. As the two armies clashed, the formation phenomena above the twenty thousand Western Turkic cavalry suddenly split in two, and then into countless pieces that vanished without a trace.
"No!"
In the distance, Duwu Sili's eyes went wide at this sight, and he felt like he was going to stop breathing. He had spent a great deal of effort, kidnapping Chen Bin, negotiating with Wang Chong, and scheming with Dalun Ruozan, to finally cultivate this formation phenomena. He had never imagined that it would be completely broken in a single moment.
In a flash, all the hopes and ambitions in Duwusili's mind had vanished like bubbles.
But this was only the beginning.
The moment the formation was broken … "Aaaah!" Screams filled the air as the energy of the Western Turkic cavalry fell into disarray. Under the charge of the mixed army of the Tang Dynasty, the strength they had gained from the formation phenomena instantly plummeted.
Not only that, with the collapse of the formation, all the Western Turkic cavalry suffered a backlash. Not only did they find it impossible to maintain their level of cultivation, their cultivation levels plummeted, and the Stellar Energy in their meridians went into disarray. It was simply impossible for them to block the charge of the Tang Dynasty cavalry.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two armies clashed, and screams filled the air as countless Western Turkic cavalry fell from their horses, their necks slashed by sharp sabers and swords, their blood splattering everywhere. Four thousand, six thousand, eight thousand … in just a few seconds, the Western Turks had suffered an astonishing number of casualties.
"Retreat! Retreat! "
Shamshak's face contorted as he listened to the sounds of falling corpses.
The Western Turkic Khaganate had less than twenty thousand soldiers left on the battlefield. Losing more than eight thousand in a single clash was a heavy blow to the Western Turks.
Neeeigh! The entire left flank was thrown into chaos, and horses neighed.
In the distance, Duwusili's complexion had turned extremely unsightly. If one looked carefully, one could see that his fists were clenched so tightly that they were even trembling.
But as the Western Turks were collapsing, the stampede of hooves came from behind them …
"Kill!"
Behind Shamshak and Chekun Benba, a vast army of Ouzan soldiers had charged out. In a flash, it had charged through the air and smashed into the Great Tang camp.
"Kill them!"
Dayan Ersongrong, Dari Nysai, Qili Sulong, and the others roared as they charged into the Tang Dynasty defense line.
These young elites of the great clans were still on their way, but they had already taken out their sabers and unleashed surging saber energy that slashed at the Tang Dynasty defense line.
Boomboomboom! There was a heaven-shaking explosion as countless Tang Dynasty soldiers were blown into the air by this saber energy.
Behind them, dust churned and the earth quaked. The vast Arab army was also charging in.
As far as the eye could see, the battlefield was packed with people, and the sight of the Arab cavalry charging at full speed was a powerful visual assault. It was like they were about to leap over the steel defense line and trample over them.
At this sight, Wang Chong's expression instantly turned grave.
To the Arabs, the Western Turks and the Ouzan were just the appetizers. Moreover, the Arabs had never thought about relying on them.
"Ready!"
Wang Chong waved his hand and gave the order. Creakcreak!
Creakcreak! A series of mechanical creaks began to ring through the air. More than six thousand Tang Dynasty ballistae were lined up in front of the first defense line, aimed at the Arabs beyond the defense line.
In other parts of the defense line, all the soldiers had taken up their positions and were ready for battle.
"Release!"
With a wave of Su Hanshan's hand, countless ballista bolts exploded forward like dragons emerging from the sea. Even though this was not the first time the Tang Dynasty ballistae had displayed their might on the battlefield, the bone-chilling buzzing and shuddering still struck fear into everyone's hearts.
Bangbangbang! In the blink of an eye, countless cavalry had been pierced through by ballista bolts along with their horses. But the soldiers in the rear did not slow down. On the contrary, they used all sorts of methods to stimulate their warhorses and push their speed to the limit.
If there was no way to defend against these Tang Dynasty ballistae, then the best method was to shorten the charge as much as possible and reduce the number of casualties.
Rumble! Countless Arab warhorses galloped over corpses as they charged forward with astonishing speed.
"Cui Piaoqi, get ready!"
Wang Chong said without turning his head as the winds howled and the mood on the battlefield grew tenser and tenser.
"This general will go!"
A cold and deep voice came from behind him, suffused with a soaring fighting spirit.
Cui Piaoqi rode a large warhorse, his head held high and his chest puffed out as he unsheathed the sword at his waist. Behind him were more than seven thousand Wushang Cavalry, all of them lined up in neat formations, their muscles taut like drawn bows, ready to charge at any moment.
In yesterday's battle, the Wushang Cavalry had fought one against three, simultaneously dealing with the Mamelukes, Mutri Great Cavalry, and Celestial Wolf Cavalry. In this battle, they had lost more than three thousand men. This was the first time in the Wushang Cavalry's history that they had suffered such heavy losses. But even so, the three Tang Dynasty cavalry, the Wushang Cavalry's opponents, had also suffered heavy losses, and their casualties were much higher than the Wushang Cavalry's.
"Move out!"
With Wang Chong's order, the seven thousand Wushang Cavalry shot forward like arrows, men and horses charging forward as one. Rumble! The earth seemed to crack open, and before the Arab soldiers could react, the seven thousand Wushang Cavalry had already charged out from behind the first defense line and into the Arab army of several hundred thousand.
"Ah!"
In the blink of an eye, the seven thousand Wushang Cavalry sent the Arab cavalry flying like they were made of paper. The seven thousand Wushang Cavalry showed no sign of fear in the face of an army several dozen times their number.
Five thousand, seven thousand, eight thousand, ten thousand … these one-in-a-hundred Arab elites were unable to take a single blow from the seven thousand Wushang Cavalry. In a few short moments, the Arabs had lost nearly ten thousand soldiers. But the Wushang Cavalry had suffered almost no casualties. The charge of the Wushang Cavalry had thrown all of Arabia into chaos.
"Aybak, it's time for your men to enter the field!"
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