Neigh!
In the distance, Wang Chong and the White-hoofed Shadow had been fiercely battling with Aybak, but at this moment, they suddenly turned around and began to charge toward the Nine Dragon Blood War Banner.
Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, and even the Chief Of Wushang were doing all they could to stop Osman. But it was too late. No matter what they did, it was too late.
The atmosphere on the battlefield was extremely tense at this moment.
Just when the black-armored guard was about to die to Osman's palm, something completely unexpected occurred.
"Barbarian of the Western Regions, you overestimate your strength!"
In the blink of an eye, just when Osman thought that victory was within his grasp, a deep and emotionless voice suddenly rang out in his ear. The black-armored guard had been standing motionlessly.
But at this moment, he suddenly raised his head and stared at Osman.
An indescribable feeling surged through his heart. Someone of Osman's cultivation level would never be able to raise their head while he was attacking from such a short distance.
"This is impossible!"
Osman inwardly roared. An intense sense of danger welled up in his heart.
Bang!
Right at this moment, a light flashed and a palm suddenly stretched out.
This palm shattered Osman's torrent of energy and slammed into Osman's chest. The power was so great that Osman felt as if the entire world had lost its splendor in that instant. Everything in the world seemed insignificant in the face of this palm.
Kacha!
In that instant, time seemed to slow down countless times. In the time it took for a spark to fly off a piece of flint, Osman heard a crisp sound come from his chest.
The Nile War Armor that he had spent tremendous effort, resources, and countless promises to obtain from a member of the imperial household had instantly shattered. Not even the combined efforts of three Great Generals of the Sassanid Dynasty could shatter it, but this black-armored guard of the Tang Dynasty couldn't even last a single palm.
"Pu!"
In an instant, Osman's entire body shook and he immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. After which, he was ruthlessly sent flying by an unstoppable force that was as great as a mountain and an ocean before smashing into the ground.
Boom! The ground was like paper, instantly shattering, collapsing, sinking, and exploding. Boulders the size of millstones were sent flying by the force of Osman's fall. Before it could fly far, it exploded again in the air, turning into hundreds and thousands of tiny gravel.
Smoke and dust billowed throughout the entire battlefield. Under the gazes of countless people, Osman's armor was shattered. Fragments of his armor were scattered all over the battlefield, and Osman's body was drenched in blood.
Pu, Osman crawled up from the ground. Before he could say anything, his body trembled, and in the blink of an eye, he spat out another mouthful of blood. His originally resolute face instantly became as pale as a sheet of paper.
“！！！”
Shocking!
Everyone on the battlefield who saw this scene was shocked to the extreme. That unremarkable black-armored guard at the center of the formation was actually able to heavily injure Osman with a single palm strike. This completely overturned everyone's understanding of the world. This was something that no one had ever expected.
"This is impossible!"
At this moment, no one was more shocked than Abu Muslim. His fingers were clenched so tightly that they felt like his bones were about to shatter.
As Osman's comrade-in-arms, Abu Muslim was well aware of his strength. He didn't dare to believe that Osman could be heavily injured by a single palm.
The distant Dalun Ruozan was also stunned. The moment Osman had been sent flying, Dalun Ruozan's heart had turned cold, as if he had been the one being sent flying, not Osman.
"Imperial Great General! They actually sent an Imperial Great General to be the banner bearer of the Nine Dragon Blood War Banner! "
Dalun Ruozan's lips were trembling, his mind in disarray.
Qutaybah had fought against that mysterious old man, Abu Muslim had drawn away Gao Xianzhi, Ziyad had drawn away Cheng Qianli, Huoshu Huizang had drawn away Wang Yan … In the end, Governor Osman had come alone, beheaded the banner bearer, and broken the Nine Dragon Blood War Formation. In Dalun Ruozan's plan, everything had gone smoothly.
However, he had never expected that the final variable would be the black-armored guard holding the flag. This ordinary-looking flag bearer was actually stronger than Governor Osman of Cairo.
Deathly stillness! For a moment, the entire battlefield was silent!
Everyone was so shocked by this sight that they couldn't speak. Even Wang Chong was flabbergasted, let alone the others.
"Hand over your life!"
A voice shattered the silence.
At this moment, the only person on the battlefield who was not affected was the black-armored guard himself.
Boom! The black-armored guard stepped forward, his eyes locking onto the distant Osman. But before he could attack, there was an explosion of bloody light as Osman's energy swelled. The black-armored guard narrowed his eyes and prepared to receive Osman's counterattack, but what happened next took him by complete surprise.
"Just who are you? Go! "
Osman's first words were directed at the black-armored guard. However, as soon as he said 'run', he turned into a streak of bloody light and fled like a stray dog at an astonishing speed.
"Hmph! Blood Escape Art! "
The black-armored guard's eyes flashed with cold light, but he immediately stopped and did not pursue Osman.
There were many secret arts in this world that could stimulate one's potential and raise one's strength for a short period of time, just like the Blood Escape Art of the sects. Osman was definitely not using the Blood Escape Art, but there was no question that it was also a method to stimulate one's potential.
"I'll let you go for now, but will you still be able to enter the field in the next battle?"
The black-armored guard's eyes flashed as he looked away from Osman. His breathing was long and steady as if he had not been affected in the slightest. He continued to hold the banner in the center of the Nine Dragon Blood Battle Formation.
To the bearer of the Nine Dragon Blood War Banner, the most important thing was never to kill the enemy, but to wield the banner.
As long as the banner existed, the man would exist. If the banner died, the man would die!
This was the belief and rule that the black-armored guard had upheld for generations.
As Osman fled, the entire battlefield came to its senses. In a flash, all the Tang Dynasty soldiers exploded with cheers.
"Kill!"
"Kill these Arabs!"
"Charge! Kill them all! "
… …
No one had expected the black-armored guard to wield the banner to be so powerful. The Tang Dynasty had actually hidden another Imperial Great General, one even stronger than Osman.
In a flash, the Tang Dynasty's morale soared. The countless Tang Dynasty soldiers, along with the more than twenty thousand soldiers of the Divine Martial Army, Divine Prison Army, Roaring Tiger Army … all charged toward the Arabs.
"Load!"
"Ready!"
"Release!"
Energized, Su Hanshan began to issue a string of orders.
The five thousand Tang Dynasty ballistae worked with the Nine Dragon Blood Formation to rapidly advance toward the Arabs, the Western Turks, and the Ouzan. More and more soldiers left the first defense line and entered the fierce battlefield.
This time, the Tang Dynasty no longer needed to rely on the defense line. All its soldiers had gathered together into a massive system and were launching an all-out assault on the Arabs for the first time.
Plushplushplush! Arrows rained down, piercing through the bodies of Arab soldiers and causing blood to gush onto the ground. Panicked Arab corpses piled on top of each other, thudthudthud as they toppled to the ground.
"Kill!"
On the entire battlefield, the most lethal force was still the Nine Dragon Blood Formation.
Clangclangclang! Countless halos vibrated under the effect of the Nine Dragon Blood War Banner. The Tongluo Grand Halo, the Xuanwu Halo, the Dragon Stallion Halo, the Divine Prison Halo, the Divine Martial Halo, the Iron Wall Halo, the Azure Martial Halo … a total of nine dazzling war halos appeared on the twenty-thousand-some elite Tang cavalry.
At this moment, this army had become the most powerful force in the entire continent in the current world.
Not even the strongest Arab army, the Revelation Army, was a match for them, much less anyone else.
"Go! Let's go! "
At this moment, the Arabs had truly been routed. Osman's heavy injury had dealt an unimaginable blow to their morale.
They had originally believed that they had the advantage in terms of Great Generals, but now, all this advantage had been lost. The Tang Dynasty had just as many Great Generals as the Three Great Empires.
Although the Arabs, Ouzan, and Western Turks still had the advantage in numbers, the entire army had lost all courage to fight. All the Arab soldiers began to flee at the sight of that ancient war banner that was tinged with black at the center of the red banner.
"Retreat! Retreat! Everyone, retreat! "
Abu Muslim roared. His furious, unwilling, and helpless voice resounded over the battlefield.
Abu Muslim stood in the air, the Eye of the Demon God on his hands. His battle with Gao Xianzhi was still far from over. Although Gao Xianzhi had gotten much stronger, he still had not reached the level where he could defeat him. But even though the battle between the Great Generals had not yet been decided, Abu Muslim was still forced to order a retreat.
Bwoooom!
In the blink of an eye, a horn suddenly blared from the rear of the Arab army. But compared to the loud and passionate call of the attack, this horn was now tinged with panic.
"Rumble!"
In an instant, smoke and dust billowed, and the entire army retreated even faster.
And this was not the only effect on the other sides of the battlefield. Ziyad, Aybak, Huoshu Huizang, and Dusong Mangpoje began to retreat, no longer in the mood to continue fighting.
In this battle, the greatest weakness of the Tang Dynasty was the Nine Dragon Blood Formation. As long as the banner at the center of the formation was destroyed, everything else would fall apart. However, the moment the black-armored flag-bearer made his move, all of these flaws immediately disappeared.
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