"Huoshu! Ahhh! "
Suddenly, a heart-wrenching scream came from afar. Dalun Ruozan felt like his heart was being pierced by ten thousand arrows as he stared at Wang Chong and Huoshu Huicang, who had been held high in the air.
At that moment, his mind was completely blank. It was as if his entire soul had been taken away, and his eyes were extremely gloomy.
In the war of the southwest, the cavalry of the Ngari Royal Lineage, which had been accumulated for decades, had been completely wiped out on the shores of the Erhai, and the entire Ngari Royal Lineage had been turned into a no-man's land, but Dalun Ruozan's eyes had never dimmed. When the Tsenpo had imprisoned him in the royal capital's dungeon and forced him to live a life of darkness, Dalun Ruozan's eyes had never dimmed. When the Eagle of the Plateau, Dusong Mangpoje had died on the battlefield, Dalun Ruozan's eyes had never dimmed …
But when Huoshu Huizang had been pierced through by Wang Chong's sword and raised high into the air, the light in Dalun Ruozan's eyes had vanished, leaving him bereft of life.
"Prime Minister, let's go!"
On the battlefield, the wind was howling, and an anxious shout came from the side. Huoba Sangye, leading the remnants of the Mutri Great Cavalry, stared at Dalun Ruozan's back with concern in his eyes.
The Arabs had already been defeated and Qutaybah had been killed. There was no reason for Ouzan's men to remain here. The Tang people could charge at any moment, so the urgent task at hand was to preserve their forces, flee Talas, and return to Ouzan.
But at this moment, Dalun Ruozan was in a daze, staring in Huoshu Huizang's direction as if he hadn't heard a thing.
"You guys, hurry over and help Prime Minister onto a warhorse. Immediately withdraw!"
Huoba Sang's heart was filled with anxiety. He called over two Mutri Great Cavalry and immediately ordered.
"Yes!"
Two Mutri cavalrymen jumped off their horses and hurriedly helped Dalun Ruozan onto their horses.
"Let's go!"
A moment later, Huoba Sangye led Dalun Ruozan, the remaining Mutri Great Cavalry, and the remaining Ouzan Cavalry into a cloud of dust as they fled into the distance, not even bothering with the Arabs behind them. As the saying goes, "When disaster strikes, everyone flies away." The troops of the Tang dynasty would soon catch up to them. At this time, they could only run for their lives.
Huoba Sangye and the others were very fast, and in just a short while, they had already run several thousand feet. Abu Muslim couldn't help but give a long sigh, a complicated expression on his face. He knew that the situation was hopeless.
"Listen to my orders! There's no need to stop them. All soldiers, retreat at full speed! "
With the cooperation of the Ouzan Cavalry, the Arabs might have been able to hold on for a little longer, save as many soldiers as possible, and then return to Samarkand. But the Western Turks had fled, and now even the Ouzan Cavalry had fled. Only the Arabs were left on the battlefield, and they could only flee.
Gallop!
The Arab army was like a mountain, tens of thousands of soldiers casting off their armor and madly fleeing to the west. Unlike the last few times, there was no resistance, and this was no longer a strategic retreat. There wasn't even a need to sound the retreat horn. Everyone was madly fleeing for their lives.
"Kiiiill!" "Kiiiill!"
A loud shout resounded through the sky, and the war drums rumbled incessantly. Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, Xi Yuanqing, Wang Yan, Cui Piaoqi, Li Siye, and the others quickly charged out. At almost the same time, the elite armies of the Divine Martial Army, Divine Prison Army, Dragon Stallion Army, Roaring Tiger Army, and Su Hanshan's ballista army surged forward, crossing the first defense line and pursuing the fleeing Arabs.
Clang! On the battlefield, Wang Chong slowly drew back his sword and put down Huoshu Huizang's corpse.
"Someone! Take care of Huoshu Huizang's corpse and give him a proper burial. "
Wang Chong ordered from his horse. Until the very end, Huoshu Huizang had not received a reply from Wang Chong, but when Huoba Sangye pulled Dalun Ruozan away, this renowned general of the southwest of the Ouzan Empire, a Great General who had once fought against Zhangchou Jianqiong, finally closed his eyes.
As an enemy, Wang Chong had originally been brimming with killing intent, but now that Huoshu Huizang was truly dead, Wang Chong's killing intent had receded, leaving only pure respect for a true Great General.
Although they were enemies, Huoshu Huizang could still be considered a true soldier. Even in his final moments, he had not been thinking about himself, but the fleeing Dalun Ruozan.
That smile had left a deep impression on Wang Chong.
"Perhaps this is the best ending for you."
As this thought flitted through Wang Chong's mind, he quickly regained his composure and looked into the distance. In that direction, the Arabs and Ouzan soldiers were retreating like the tide. Wang Chong's eyes instantly turned sharp.
This time, no matter where Abu Muslim fled to, Wang Chong would pursue him to the ends of the earth. He would not give him any time to catch his breath, much less allow him to make a comeback.
"Hyah!"
Wang Chong leaped forward, and the White-hoofed Shadow let out a long neigh as it took Wang Chong into the air. With a single step, it covered more than one hundred feet in pursuit.
With Wang Chong's departure, all the forces of the Tang Dynasty in Talas were mobilized. Even the nomads of the mercenary tribes of the Western Regions who had long ago charged back excitedly, gathering up their livestock and charging with the army.
"It truly is a divine weapon! It truly is a divine weapon! "
A herdsman from the Western Regions wearing a white turban was so excited that his entire body was trembling. The Great Tang had truly given them a pleasant surprise. Whether it was the ambush of Qutaybah with the Myriad Rakshasa Earthen Stronghold Formation or that final heaven-shaking battle, the Tang Dynasty had not leaked any information beforehand, deceiving even their allies.
But at this time, no one complained about this. As long as they could defeat Arabia and win this war, that was enough. The war should be carried out by those responsible for the war.
"Hear my order! Teams two and three, dismantle the steel walls. Team one, load up all the steel on transport carriages and prepare to follow the army!"
Zhang Shouzhi's hair and beard flew in the wind, his elderly eyes bright as snow. After working with Wang Chong so many times, Zhang Shouzhi was no longer a simple engineer, nor was he completely ignorant of the affairs of war. After several months of stalemate, Zhang Shouzhi sensed that this pursuit would not easily stop. It would be an unprecedented pursuit, and the steel walls of the City of Talas would play an enormous role in Wang Chong's future battles.
Once the City of Talas collapsed, there would be no value in defending this place. The barren land was not even good for grazing cattle. No matter what, this place was no longer worth defending. Given Wang Chong's personality, the defense line was assuredly pushed forward. This was a tacit understanding that had been forged between the two sides for a long time.
"Kill!"
With the Wushang Cavalry and Tongluo Cavalry as the vanguard, the rest of the army in the rear, and the shepherds and craftsmen bringing up the rear, an unprecedented pursuit began from Talas. The army pursued day and night, and even top-class armies like the Divine Prison Army, Divine Martial Army, and Dragon Stallion Army had given up on foot and switched to horses to pursue the Arabs.
In normal circumstances, this would have been a major taboo, and it would have been detrimental to the power of these top-class armies, but at a time like this, any sort of tactic was no longer important. This was because all the Arab cavalry had lost their will to fight. For the first time in the east, these fearless Arabs who lived by fighting had encountered an opponent more valiant and skilled in battle. For the first time, they had tasted an unprecedented defeat and defeat.
… …
"Prime Minister, let's go! The stone bridge is up ahead. As long as we can get past it, we can cut it down and then follow Greater and Lesser Balur back to the Ouzan Plateau and escape the pursuit of the Tang people!"
Huoba Sangye anxiously called out. The Tang people's pursuit this time had been far more ferocious than imagined. As they fled from the battlefield of Talas, the roars of the Tang people had never ceased. This time, they had apparently decided that they would not rest until the Ouzan and the Arabs were completely exterminated.
Huoba Sangye had a proud nature, and he had originally come for the sake of the Mutri Great Cavalry and the reputation of all the people of Ouzan, but now, he didn't even dare to turn his head.
The energies of Wang Chong, Gao Xianzhi, the black-armored guard, and Cheng Qianli were like a storm, and no one in all of Ouzan could contend against them. Even someone as proud as Dama Trimo had taken up his Buddhist saber and fled with all his might.
As for Abu Muslim and Ziyad, because they had been transferring energy to Qutaybah, they were extremely weak and didn't even have the time to rest or recover.
In this state, Ouzan and the Arabs no longer had the right to fight with the Tang Dynasty.
"Dayan Ersongrong, lead an army to harass the Arabs and slow them down a little. The Tang's attention is completely focused on the Arabs. The longer they are in a state of confusion, the more chance we have to survive!"
Huoba Sangye suddenly turned his head and looked at Dayan Er. Although Dusong Mangpoje and Huoshu Huizang had died in battle, the Ouzan still had some fresh soldiers.
"Understood!"
Upon hearing this, Dayan Ersongrong immediately turned his head and led his army in a charge against the Arabs.
The Arabs had been stopped by Dayan Ersongrong in this charge, and the soldiers in the rear were much slower, creating a scene of utter chaos. In the past, Huoba Sangye would have never dared to do this, but now that the war had been lost, the two sides were no longer allies. As long as the Prime Minister and himself returned to Ouzan, nothing else mattered.
"Go! Everyone, go! Once we cross the stone bridge, immediately cut off this place! "
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