"Rumble!"
The earth quaked and the mountains shattered. The golden Sword Qi smashed into the azure hand, but Qutaybah's Sword Qi was also shattered by a punch from the Evil Emperor.
"Let's go!"
In the face of the Evil Emperor, the Chief Of Wushang, the black-armored guards in the rear, and the other Great Generals of the Tang Dynasty, even someone as proud as Qutaybah, who would never easily retreat, was forced to retreat at a time like this.
Whoosh! In a flash of golden light, another bolt of Sword Qi pierced through the clouds. In the blink of an eye, the Mountain of Gold and Mountain of Jade slashed down at the Evil Emperor, the Chief Of Wushang, and the vast Tang Dynasty army.
Qutaybah transformed into a golden streak of light and began to retreat.
"Withdraw!"
The moment Qutaybah left, all the Arab soldiers, including the Western Turks and the Ouzan, began to retreat to the west!
"After them!"
With this order, everyone was invigorated, and like a surging tide, they followed the Arab soldiers into the rear.
"All ballistae, advance at full speed!"
"Release!"
In the rear, Su Hanshan's eyes were calm as he seized this chance to order the ballistae to advance!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Ballista bolts howled through the air, instantly striking the Arab horsemen at the very back. In the blink of an eye, more and more Arab horsemen were felled like wooden pillars.
In a few short moments, tens of thousands of Arab, Ouzan, and Western Turkic soldiers had been slaughtered in this rout. Now that they had left the steel defense line, the Great Tang had once again seized the upper hand in this pursuit.
"Run!"
"Run!"
"The Tang people are coming!"
… …
The Arab, Ouzan, and Western Turkic cavalry panicked and fled into the distance. Squelch! An Arab horseman failed to dodge in time and was instantly overtaken by a Tang dynasty horseman. A sword pierced through the neck, causing the horseman to fall from his horse. Following that, streaks of sharp blade light flashed through the void, and more people fell from their horses.
The chaotic formation caused the cavalry in the rear to be blocked by the cavalry in the front, and some of the cavalry even collided with the cavalry, causing both riders and their horses to topple to the ground. The Divine Prison Army, Divine Martial Army, and Dragon Stallion Army caught up to them and pierced them to death.
"All Ouzan cavalrymen, take the left flank! Duwusili, dispatch all the green wolves to intercept the Tang dynasty's troops! "
In the time it took for a spark to fly off a flint, Dalun Ruozan's heart surged. In a short period of time, he issued a series of orders.
Although Duwusili had not brought many soldiers with him for this battle, he had brought far more green wolves than he had imagined. Even though the Tang dynasty had shot many of them down, there were still twenty to thirty thousand of them left. Although these wolves posed no real threat to the tens of thousands of top-class Tang dynasty soldiers, they were the best tool to intercept the Tang dynasty's pursuit.
Swishswishswish!
Heavy swords swung through the air, and a green wolf larger than an adult man was cleaved in two by a top-class Tang dynasty soldier, starting from the center of its forehead. The two halves of the corpse fell to the ground, dripping with blood and guts, but this did not stop the wolves from madly charging forward to stop the Tang dynasty army.
In his alliance with Dalun Ruozan, Duwusili had always held back, and all of his orders had been greatly discounted. But this time, Duwusili had sent out all his wolves to stop the Tang army.
The result of this battle had completely surpassed his expectations, and even Duwusili was scared out of his wits.
If he could not stop the Tang dynasty, even the Western Turks might die in this battle.
"Release!"
With a wave of Su Hanshan's arm, sharp crossbow bolts shot out like lightning bolts, quickly nailing a dozen or so giant wolves in a straight line to the ground. Although ballista bolts were extremely precious and had only ever been used to deal with enemy soldiers, Su Hanshan had no other choice at this crucial moment.
Awoooo! Howls filled the air as packs of wolves began to fall and be swiftly cleaned up. All of them gathered their courage and began to pursue the morale of the three armies.
But even so, Duwusili's wolves had won an extremely important moment of respite for the army.
The tens of thousands of Tang Dynasty soldiers quickly overtook the obstacles and began to pursue. This time, they did not stop halfway through the pursuit. All the Tang dynasty soldiers worked together to pursue the Arabs, the Ouzan, and the Western Turks from the first defense line to the western edge of Talas, where they doggedly pursued the Arabs, Turks, and Ouzan.
After pursuing for ten-some li, the road was strewn with corpses, and blood had left a long trail in the wake of the three armies' escape.
"All Wushang Cavalry, hear my order! Charge!"
Wang Chong's voice was particularly loud in the roiling dust. Behind him, the six-thousand-some Wushang Cavalry maintained the Asura Hell Formation even as they pursued. This dreadful power was like the deepest nightmare, causing all three armies to panic like stray dogs.
Of all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the Wushang Cavalry were the fastest. Even the Mamelukes would find it difficult to compare to the four Halos of Dusk Stallion. This was also the force of the Tang Dynasty that posed the greatest threat to the Ouzan, Western Turks, and Arabs. In the pursuit, a considerable number of soldiers had died to the Wushang Cavalry.
"Buzz!"
Just when Wang Chong was preparing to lead his army in pursuit, a black figure in front of him swayed and almost fell off his horse.
Wang Chong didn't care at first, but a moment later, he glanced over and paled in fright.
"Master!"
Wang Chong's entire body trembled as he hurriedly lunged toward that familiar figure. In a flash, he had jumped off the White-hoofed Shadow and landed in front of the Evil Emperor. At this moment, the Evil Emperor's face was as white as a sheet of paper. Although his expression was normal, Wang Chong could clearly see a trickle of blood seeping out of the corner of the Evil Emperor's mouth. Although the Evil Emperor was doing his utmost to hide his right hand, if one looked carefully, one would also see a trickle of blood trickling down his five fingers.
"How could this be!"
Wang Chong's heart chilled and his expression nervous. He immediately grabbed the Evil Emperor's wrist and began to pour his energy into the Evil Emperor's body.
"Chong-er, it's fine."
The Evil Emperor waved his hand and closed his eyes, slowly calming the Stellar Energy in his body.
"It's just a small wound. I can still endure it. The urgent task at hand is to prevent the Arabs and Qutaybah from noticing anything. "
As the Evil Emperor spoke, his aura grew more and more disorderly.
The upheaval in his sect and the plot of his two traitorous disciples had affected him far more than he had imagined. Although the Myriad Spirit Sea Art treated every acupuncture point in the body as a dantian, this did not mean that the dantian was unimportant, and it certainly did not mean that the dantian could be destroyed.
In truth, not even the creator of the technique could have imagined that the Evil Emperor would be able to cultivate the Myriad Spirit Sea Art to this level even after his dantian had been destroyed. But even so, the destruction of the Evil Emperor's dantian was still a major problem for him.
"Master, don't speak for now. I'll help you treat your injuries!"
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Wang Chong had always been calm and farsighted. But this time, when he saw the Demonic Emperor Old Man injured, for the first time, anxiety and unease appeared on his face.
"Wang Chong, let me do it. I have the best understanding of your master's condition, and besides, you're not strong enough! "
An elderly voice resounded in his ear as Chief Of Wushang rode up from the rear.
In truth, he had discovered the Evil Emperor's condition earlier than anyone else. Although they had succeeded in intimidating Qutaybah in this battle, the Evil Emperor had also suffered far more severe injuries than they seemed.
After all, Qutaybah had the advantage in age and physical strength, and he had not been like the Evil Emperor, whose dantian had been destroyed.
In his battle with Qutaybah, the Chief Of Wushang had already discovered that this Arab War God was extremely difficult to deal with, and he had also discovered that the Evil Emperor was injured. But for the greater good, the Chief Of Wushang had not said a word.
"Wang Chong, don't let Qutaybah suspect anything. Lead the soldiers in pursuit. Don't let him see any openings!"
Wang Chong said nothing, only stared at the pale face of his master, the Evil Emperor. Other than his first encounter with the Evil Emperor, Wang Chong had never seen the Evil Emperor injured. He was far too strong, even easily suppressing Lu Wu. In Wang Chong's understanding, his master would never be defeated.
"Chong-er, go! The greater good is above all else!"
The Evil Emperor said with his eyes closed.
"Village Chief, I'll have to trouble you with my master!"
Wang Chong clenched his teeth, finally mounted his horse, and led his army into the distance.
This pursuit lasted until nightfall before truly coming to a halt. The Tang Dynasty did not have many cavalry, and if they continued to pursue, they might cause the army to fall apart and allow the Arabs to reverse the situation.
Only when the Arabs were no longer in sight did Wang Chong sound the gongs to call off the army and lead his army back to the City of Talas.
Bang!
The sight of the army's triumphant return caused the towering walls of Talas to explode with heaven-shaking cheers.
"Wonderful! The army won! Our Tang Dynasty has won!"
Zhang Shouzhi and the many craftsmen who had followed the army to Talas and worked on the steel walls cheered as they excitedly walked out of the city. Behind them, many herdsmen from various tribes who were herding cattle and sheep also plucked up their courage and walked out of the city.
They had been somewhat confused at the start, but when they saw the victorious army and the mercenaries, all of them began to cheer. Their voices of excitement soared into the heavens.
The Tang Dynasty had won!
They had actually defeated the five hundred thousand soldiers of the Ouzan, the Western Turks, and the Arabs. None of them had expected this at the start.
They had truly escaped calamity in this battle.
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