"It seems like this is our final resting place …"
"What resting place? Those damned Mengshe Zhao people! We helped them so much and even helped them unify the Six Zhao, but those fellows actually bit the hand that fed them. Not only did they attack our city, they even worked with the Ouzan people to ambush us. If not for them leading the way, how could the Ouzan people be so familiar with our palm-reading technique? "
"It's too late to say anything now. We've already lost. But there will be a day when the Mengshe Zhao people pay the price for today's betrayal! "
"Don't say such disheartening words! The fate of a warrior is to die on the battlefield. No matter what, even if we die, we have to drag a few of them down with us! "
"That's right! Even if we die, we can't let them look down on the warriors of the Tang dynasty! "
… …
On a low hill, ten-some Tang dynasty warriors, their armor in tatters and their bodies covered in wounds, were gathered together, their bodies covered in the scars of battle.
Their boots and their horses were all covered in layers of mud. It seemed like they had just experienced a long and arduous journey.
However, no matter how much they had traveled, they could not compare to the cavalry of the Ouzan people.
Across from them, a group of one-hundred-some Ouzan people had gathered together, facing off against them from a distance. They seemed ready to attack at any moment.
Although the Ouzan people were not necessarily a match for the Tang people in a one-on-one fight, when the Ouzan people gathered together, they could form an elementary Halo of Fortress.
This group of one-hundred-some Ouzan cavalry wore bright armor and was clearly in excellent condition as they pursued the enemy.
The Ouzan people were renowned throughout the world for their ferocity, and their thick armor allowed them to charge even when facing opponents several times their size.
The reason they hadn't moved yet was that they were wary of the large ballistae set up by the ten-some Tang dynasty soldiers at the top of the hill.
The heavy plate armor that the Ouzan people used wasn't very well-made, but its sheer thickness was enough to block the majority of arrows.
Ballistae were one of the few weapons in the Tang army that could pierce through the armor of the Ouzan soldiers.
Once the number of Ouzan's people dropped below a hundred, the Basic Halo of Fortress would immediately crumble. This was also what they feared, even though the accuracy of the ballistae was much lower.
"Wu lu la mu, ka wu du luo …"
Around the hill, a few leaders of the Ouzan army pointed at the people at the top of the hill and laughed. Their eyes were filled with ridicule, as if they were looking at dead people.
"Haha, Ouzan's people said that you can't escape. Not even the elites of the Tang dynasty of the Annan Protectorate were a match for them, much less the reserve troops stationed inland. Quickly put down your weapons, and I might spare your lives! "
Suddenly, at the front of the procession, a figure on a horse stood beside a few Ouzan people and automatically translated in the slightly weird language of the Tang dynasty.
This person's armor was very similar to that of the Tang dynasty, but there were also major differences. His appearance was also very similar to that of the people of the Central Plains, though his face was slightly flatter and shorter.
In the entire world, only the Mengshe Zhao Empire to the south of the Erhai could be so similar to the people of the Central Plains.
In order to ambush the Tang dynasty reinforcements, Gelofeng had dispatched a large number of officers to the Ouzan army to guide them, instruct them, and offer them advice. Otherwise, given how unfamiliar the Ouzan people were with the Central Plains, they wouldn't have been able to ambush Li Zhengyi.
"Hahaha, put down your weapons and surrender? Do you think we're three-year-old children? The Tang dynasty only has heroes who die in battle, not cowards who kneel. If you want to take our lives, come at me yourself! "
On the hill, a Tang dynasty ten-man commander, his black armor stained with blood, pointed a finger at the distant Mengshe Zhao soldiers and heartily laughed.
"What did he say?"
In the procession, an Ouzan soldier's eyes turned cold as he asked in the Ouzan language. The latter quickly translated the words of the ten-man commander.
"Hmph, they're seeking their own deaths! Since they want to die, we'll grant them their wish! — — Bring the things up here! "
As soon as he said that, rumbling sounds could be heard as their armors vibrated. Majestic white halos shot out from the bodies of these Ouzan cavalrymen. In the blink of an eye, the roars of yaks could be heard.
One, two, three … Amidst the rumbling sounds of metal vibrating, more than a hundred Yak Halos appeared beneath the feet of these Ouzan cavalrymen and fused with the bodies of their highland steeds.
More than a hundred Yak Halos overlapped with each other, vibrated, and overlapped. The light in the void changed, and a moment later, a faint, indistinct shadow of a fortress suddenly appeared in the void, enveloping more than a hundred Ouzan cavalrymen within it.
Although the fortress was only faintly discernible, the moment it appeared, the aura of the hundred-some Ouzan cavalry immediately soared. A powerful aura exploded forth, immediately suppressing the Tang soldiers on the other side of the hill.
"Kill! — "
The dark green scimitars were unsheathed. Five or six Ouzan leaders stood in front, while the others followed behind. After a moment of preparation, the earth trembled, and more than a hundred Ouzan cavalrymen swarmed out.
"Be careful!"
At the summit of the hill, the Tang soldiers grimaced at the sight of Ouzan's men charging. Although the inland garrisons rarely fought with foreign forces, they mostly trained and maintained the stability of the inland.
But in this period of time, they had witnessed the terrifying fighting power of the Ouzan soldiers.
The Ouzan had already outnumbered them, and with their plate armor and the elementary Halo of Fortress, this force was more than enough to crush them.
"Ready!"
With this order, the clattering of gears came from the summit of the hill. Three ballistae, each the size of a carriage, were pushed forward, lined up, and aimed at the charging Ouzan cavalry.
Black bolts, each as thick as a child's arm and more than one zhang long, were inserted into the gears. The bodies of these black bolts were covered in blood-red veins, like the skin of a python. These bolts exuded a cruel and extremely dangerous aura.
These were all inscriptions. In order to increase their ability to pierce through armor, these ballistae had been imbued with a large number of inscriptions.
Bzzz! At the same time, four soldiers placed their hands on the ballistae, pouring Stellar Energy into them. In a flash, a dazzling light began to shine from the ballistae.
The three ballistae had instantly become incredibly dangerous!
On the intense battlefield, ballistae were the nightmare of any soldier. The denser the enemy's ranks, the more powerful the ballistae would be.
"Neigh!"
The transformation at the summit of the hill immediately caused the Ouzan cavalry to feel an intense sense of danger. But soon, with the neighing of Neigh horses, the one-hundred-some Ouzan cavalry instantly scattered.
At the same time, several dozen Ouzan cavalry charged out from the rear, each of these Ouzan cavalry holding the corpse of a Tang Dynasty cavalryman on their spears.
The corpses of ten-some Tang Dynasty cavalrymen were lined up in a row, using their corpses and their armor to form a defensive wall that blocked the one-hundred-some Ouzan cavalry.
Bzzz! The soldiers at the summit of the hill instantly paled at this sight.
"Shameless!"
No one had expected that the Ouzan would use such a method. In the last few days of battle, they had lost many of their comrades. No one had expected that the Ouzan would use the corpses of their comrades as a shield to deal with them.
Who would be able to do such a thing to brothers who had fought together and gone through life and death together?
"Hahaha, kill! Kill! "
The Ouzan roared with laughter as they carried the corpses and surged forward. With these corpses as a shield and the armor they wore, the threat of the Tang Dynasty ballistae was greatly reduced.
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