"Brothers, charge!"
"Don't get tangled up. Remember, our target is King Sosurim. No matter what, we mustn't let him escape!"
...
Just as Wang Chong was deep in thought, a loud bellow suddenly sounded by his ears. Following which, the clopping of hooves sounded. Before Wang Chong could stop them, he saw Ma Yinlong, Solitary Wolf, Steel Arms, and Old Eagle galloping toward the monastery with reddened eyes. A cloud of dust billowed behind them as they charged toward the monastery.
"Fast!"
In their eagerness to kill the enemy, Wang Chong wanted to delay their arrival a little, but it was already too late. After pondering for a moment, he decided to just let them be.
It would be a wonder if the four of them could hold themselves back for so many years.
In the distance, the battle was already nearing the vicinity of the monastery.
Boom! Suddenly, the ground trembled. Before Wang Chong could react, he felt a powerful surge of energy gushing out from the direction of the monastery.
Wherever the invisible surge of energy passed by, bizarre changes would occur. Under Wang Chong's vision, the feet of the Goguryeon assassins suddenly lit up, and a bizarre Halo of Thorns burst forth. Then, a second, and a third!
The monastery shook three times, and three different halos of different colors lit up beneath the feet of the Goguryeon assassins.
"Generals! There's a Goguryeon general in the monastery! "
Everyone on the hill was stunned when they saw the halos that lit up in the darkness. Even Wang Chong couldn't help but blink his eyes in astonishment.
Generals who had cultivated their war halo to a certain level would be able to imbue their own war halo to their subordinates. This was one of the unique traits of war halo.
This was also the origin of the name of war halo!
However, this ability wasn't something that everyone could imbue. Only formidable generals who had reached a certain level of cultivation were able to do so.
Regardless of which empire it was, be it Goguryeo, the Tang dynasty, Ouzan, or Abbasid Caliphate, these generals were extremely influential figures. They wouldn't be as insignificant as ordinary soldiers who could be sacrificed casually.
If a general of such caliber were to die here, it would be a huge loss to Goguryeo.
"The Goguryeons have really gone all out!"
Wang Chong sneered and quickly realized what was going on. Without a doubt, this should be the "masterpiece" of the leaders of the monastery that Eagle had observed.
The fact that the Goguryeons had even sent out their most orthodox generals showed just how determined they were to succeed in this operation.
Indeed, compared to the "open battle" on the battlefield, this kind of "covert battle" had a smaller investment, but the rewards were much greater.
"Boom!"
While the three Goguryeon commanders on the rooftop of the monastery released their war halos to envelop all of the Goguryeons, on the other side, not too far away from Wang Chong, the Imperial Army general who was in charge of this operation stepped forward on his steed and released his war halo as well. Rings of dazzling light immediately burst forth, enveloping all of the Imperial Army soldiers.
"Kill! — "
In the distance, a furious gale blew, and battle cries echoed in the air. Halos collided with halos, and Stellar Energy collided with Stellar Energy … The two powerful forces clashed with one another, and the battle swiftly grew more intense.
On the surface, the Tang dynasty held the absolute advantage, but the resistance of the Goguryeons was extremely intense. The expected scene of the Goguryeons collapsing didn't happen. The complicated terrain of the mountains and the dense forest were all things that they borrowed from.
On top of that, these Goguryeons were all elites with swift and agile movement techniques. On top of that, their ferocious and ruthless Three Saber Stream actually managed to form a defensive formation, and they didn't collapse.
"Hmph, are you still intending to put up a resistance?"
Wang Chong sneered coldly. The stubbornness of the Goguryeons was truly ingrained in their bones. No matter how bad the situation was, they would still go berserk, determined to bite down on the other party.
It was the same for a one-on-one fight, and it was the same for a group attack!
However, if the Goguryeons thought that they would be able to deal with so many enemies with just a thousand top-notch elites and the complicated terrain, they were truly naive.
Weng!
Wang Chong abruptly stomped on the ground. Hong long long, the world shook. In an instant, Wang Chong released the Bane of the Battlefield halo, and an invisible ripple spread across the entire mountain range with Wang Chong at the center.
But this time, the target of the ripple wasn't the Imperial Army but the opposing Goguryeons. Weng! Wherever the ripple passed, the halos beneath the feet of the Goguryeons would vanish.
This abrupt change shook the entire army.
The orderly Goguryeon army immediately fell into chaos. Without the support of the halos, the Goguryeons suffered heavy casualties in an instant.
Not too far away, sensing the changes on the battlefield, the cold Imperial Army general turned his head to look at Wang Chong from afar, and a peculiar glint flashed across his eyes.
However, Wang Chong didn't have the luxury of time to explain himself. He heard that familiar voice once more.
【Congratulations to user for killing 721 soldiers of the Goguryeon Empire!】
【Congratulations to user for killing 722 soldiers of the Goguryeon Empire!】
【Congratulations to user for killing 723 soldiers of the Goguryeon Empire!】
…
【Congratulations to user for killing 834 soldiers of the Goguryeon Empire!】
【Congratulations to user for killing 835 soldiers of the Goguryeon Empire!】
【Congratulations to user for killing 836 soldiers of the Goguryeon Empire!】
…
A huge surge of information flowed into Wang Chong's mind, and the Bane of the Battlefield halo in his body grew significantly.
"Aren't they being too naive if they think that they can fight against the Imperial Army in the territory of the Tang dynasty?"
Wang Chong chuckled.
With him around, the Goguryeons were truly naive to think that they could put up a resistance with their elites. He wouldn't give them the chance to do so.
"Miyasame Ayaka, tell them to prepare themselves. We'll be setting off at any moment to join the battlefield!"
Wang Chong said.
"Yes, gongzi!"
Miyasame Ayaka nodded and quickly left. In this battle, Wang Chong didn't have much authority. The main commanding authority still lay in the hands of the general of the Imperial Army.
Even so, Wang Chong still used the token from The King of Song to request for a contingent of Imperial Army soldiers to be under his command. Even though Wang Chong didn't have an official rank, no one here could surpass him in terms of strategy and seizing opportunities.
"Seeking peace through war and replacing retreat with offense, these Goguryeons sure are smart. They know that fleeing at this moment will only lead to their deaths. By then, none of them will be able to escape. Thus, they should gather their men to form a defense before finding a way to break out of the encirclement … It's a good idea, but a pity that it's not practical! "
Wang Chong sneered coldly.
This batch of Goguryeons was indeed formidable. Given their strength, it was possible for them to gather their men to fend off the attack before organizing their men to break out of the encirclement.
However, with him around, they were thinking too much.
He wouldn't give them the chance to do so. Trying to scheme before him was no different from playing around.
"Gongzi, I've gathered everyone!"
Soon, a voice sounded behind him. Miyasame Ayaka was kneeling on the ground with her head lowered, not moving in the slightest. Behind him, a group of about a hundred Imperial Army cavalrymen rode their horses and slowly appeared on the hill.
These people were well-built, had determined gazes, and powerful auras. Every single one of them exuded the aura of a hundred. They were all elites of the Imperial Army, specially selected by Wang Chong from the Imperial Army.
"Get ready! Arrow Formation! "
Wang Chong led a horse over, leaped onto it, and drew his sword. His gaze was sharp, and his wrist was straight.
Upon seeing Wang Chong's silhouette, a grim expression appeared on the faces of the Imperial Army cavalrymen. When they first followed Wang Chong, they were worried that Wang Chong would blindly command them.
But judging from Wang Chong's disposition when he gave the order, they realized that they were overthinking it. At this moment, the feeling that Wang Chong exuded was that of a veteran general.
One second, two seconds, three seconds! …
Wang Chong gazed into the distance, not moving in the slightest. After an unknown period of time, just when everyone thought that Wang Chong's' Respect 'would never come down, the long-awaited order finally appeared.
"Kill! — — "
Like ferocious tigers charging down the mountain, the hundred Imperial Army cavalrymen surrounded Wang Chong, Miyasame Ayaka, and Miyasame Ayaka. As though arrows released from a bow, they charged down the hill furiously.
Hong long long!
The ground rumbled, and the silhouettes on both sides retreated as swiftly as bolts of lightning. The wind howled shrilly in Wang Chong's ears.
As Wang Chong listened to the deafening roar, the thundering of hooves and the neighing of warhorses, the blazing flames in the distance and the cold glint of weapons, a voice seemed to roar in his mind, and he felt like all the blood in his body was boiling.
In an instant, his consciousness seemed to have transcended time and space. Once again, Wang Chong felt a calling from the depths of his soul, a calling from the battlefield.
He belonged to this place, to the battlefield!
Weng!
As though a miracle, a gap suddenly appeared in the formation of the Goguryeons. Hong long! In the next instant, the hundred-plus cavalrymen led by Wang Chong stabbed into the gap like a sharp knife, ripping it apart.
The immense might of the Rear Charge even flung the Goguryeon assassins high up into the air.
"Kill! — — "
A deafening roar reverberated across the sky. In just an instant, the Goguryeon formation had been torn into two, and the formation that they had just stabilized with great difficulty immediately fell into chaos.
"Bastard!"
At the top of the monastery, the faces of the Goguryeon leaders who were observing the situation from a high vantage point immediately warped. Wang Chong's charge had completely destroyed their previous efforts.
The trio's faces were cold. They wanted to destroy this army, but soon, they couldn't be bothered about anything else. Because the Tang people's army was already charging over ferociously.
This time, the trio joined the fray.
"Get ready! There's still one more time! "
In the distance, Wang Chong, who had just pierced through the Goguryeon formation, led his elite cavalrymen and stopped on the opposite hill.
From Wang Chong's perspective, the Goguryeons were still gathering their formation, and they were preparing to regroup once more.
But to Wang Chong, as long as he pierced through their formation twice, all of the Goguryeons would be routed.
Assassination was one thing, but war was another!
The Goguryeons had already fallen into his rhythm.
"Prepare for the second attack!"
Hong long! When Wang Chong led the hundred-plus elites to pierce through the Goguryeon formation for the second time, the thousand-plus Goguryeon elites finally crumbled. They were no longer able to form a proper formation to defend themselves.
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