Thudthudthud!
In a flash, hundreds of shield-wielding soldiers were thrown into the air like ragdolls. No one could describe this power. When Ouzan and his horse became one and crashed into the Tang Dynasty's defense line, this was not a power that an ordinary person could stop.
"Hold!"
Loud and fierce voices resounded through the clouds. Countless orders were continuously issued from the army. All the generals were ready to risk everything, and even their voices seemed to be hoarse.
Thudthudthud!
The fierce collisions continued. The attacks of Ouzan's men were like a torrential storm, far fiercer and fiercer than anyone had imagined. Warhorses clashed with shields, spears clashed with sabers, halos clashed with halos. The intensity of the battle was at its peak. Soldiers were constantly being crushed, their bones broken, their organs shattered, and they were either dead or alive. But more and more soldiers were still surging forward.
At this moment, everyone's heart had tightened to the extreme.
Li Siye, The Eagle, Zhao Jingdian, Commandant Xu, and everyone else clenched their fists. In a battle between two armies, the first clash was half the battle, and it also determined the fate of the entire army.
The cavalry's first wave of attack was the most powerful. Similarly, the infantry's first wave of defense was also the most powerful and sturdy after the formation of the formation. If the first wave could not last and the defense line was broken, all that awaited them would be death.
Rumble!
The quaking of the earth was intensifying. The attacks of Ouzan's men were endless, crashing into the army's defense line like a wave. Everyone's hearts were in their throats.
"We've held it! We've held it! "
Suddenly, Commandant Xu clenched his fists and spoke in an agitated voice. The defense line of the army had been badly torn apart, hundreds of shieldbearers thrown into the air by the charge of the warhorses, dying before they could even land. But the Tang army had still managed to resist the first wave of attacks from Ouzan's men.
Wang Chong's formation had worked!
"Wonderful!"
All the vice-commandants and colonels in the army looked excited.
They had participated in countless wars, big and small, and understood the significance of the first wave. Although the battle wasn't over yet, the most dangerous test of the first wave was over for everyone.
"Humph, I don't believe that we can't tear apart the defense of these Tang people!"
At the foot of the mountain, Xiangyang Dalu's expression turned cold when he saw this scene. No matter what these Tang people were planning, if they thought that they couldn't get through this, then they were gravely mistaken. Ouzan's Echelon Formation sent wave after wave of attacks, never stopping until the enemy collapsed.
"Go! All of you, get up there! Those who cannot break the Tang defensive line will be dealt with according to military law! "
Xiangyang Dalu's roar resounded through the skies. With a wave of his hand, he gave the order to attack.
"Second square formation, sixth square formation, seventh square formation, move out!"
On the mountaintop, before Xiangyang Dalu could give the order, Wang Chong waved his hand and gave the second order. The second, sixth, and seventh phalanxes. One by one, the reserve warriors took up their shields and went forward to block the attack. A few moments later, the earth rumbled as Ouzan's second wave of attacks surged forward.
The moment the infantry of the second, sixth, and seventh square formations took their positions, Xiangyang Dalu's attack struck the Tang defensive line like a thunderclap.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but think that Wang Chong had foreseen Xiangyang Dalu's intentions and had given the order ahead of time.
"Milord!"
Xu Shiping and the others turned to stare in shock at Wang Chong.
They had never fought with Wang Chong before, so they didn't understand his ability to command. But this sort of foresight was enough for him to surpass the vast majority of renowned generals.
The speed of the cavalry was as fast as lightning, and their charge was much faster than that of the infantry. The distance of several hundred feet was covered in a few seconds. If Wang Chong had been fast enough, the first defensive line would have already been broken!
Rumble! The battle had reached a fever pitch.
"The third, fifth, eighth, and ninth formations, axemen, spearmen, and hammermen, advance!"
Wang Chong stood on the summit, his mind as tranquil as an ancient well. Not long after the second order was issued, the third military order came as scheduled.
The stalwart axemen, spearmen, and hammermen roared as they charged into the formation like fierce tigers. Infantry had never been passive, and cavalry's greatest strength lay in their charge. If they could endure the first charge, the infantry would be able to display their strength.
"Kill!"
Axes, spears, and hammers howled forward, quite a few of them from the Chi Clan. Amidst the flashes of cold light, blood sprayed.
Swish! An Ouzan cavalryman had just sent a shieldman flying when five or six spears pierced through him. Ü-Tsang's cavalry were renowned throughout the world, but even thick plate armor had places that could not protect them. The neck, the face, the crotch, and the warhorse beneath them would always have places that could be exploited.
At the same time, peng peng peng, giant hammers smashed forward with the force of a thunderbolt. Cavalry's plate armor could block the stabbing of swords, but it could not block the blunt blows of hammers. When five or six hammermen concentrated and attacked at the same time, even the fully armed Ouzan could not withstand it.
The advantage of Wang Chong's choice to fight on the foothills was immediately revealed. Although the foothills were wide, the closer one got to the top, the narrower it became, and the more limited the space for movement. Although the Ouzan had more people, they could not display their advantage at this time.
However, before the battle could be decided, Wang Chong's third and fourth orders came one after another.
"Right wing archers, get ready. The enemy is one hundred and fifty steps ahead. Concentrate and fire!"
Wang Chong's expression was calm, and there was not the slightest fluctuation in his deep eyes.
"Left wing archers, get ready. The enemy is one hundred and eighty steps ahead. Fire!"
Xiu xiu xiu!
A dense rain of arrows, like locusts, whizzed out. The sharp sound was like metal, tearing the sky. No one would have thought that Wang Chong did not choose to attack before the battle, nor did he choose to attack at the moment of the battle. Instead, he chose to use the archers at this time. Under normal circumstances, the use of archers at this time would have lost its meaning.
But Wang Chong did not have the slightest thought of this.
However, the next moment, when the locust-like rain of arrows fell, the most unexpected thing, like magic, happened —
"Neigh!"
The warhorses wailed. When the locust-like rain of arrows fell from the sky, within a radius of more than ten feet, even pure power was enough to destroy this army. Bang, bang, bang. Amidst the neighing of Neigh's horses, Ouzan cavalry and their horses fell to the ground one after another. The sharp arrows pierced through the gaps in their armor, nailing them to their horses.
The deaths of thirty to forty Ouzan cavalrymen were insignificant compared to the ten thousand Ouzan army. They were like bubbles on the sea, insignificant. But in the fierce charge, the deaths of these thirty to forty cavalrymen had an unexpected effect.
Neigh. First, hundreds of Ouzan cavalrymen could not dodge in time and crashed into them. Then the cavalry at the back were affected. Some of the cavalrymen tried to go around, but almost at the same time, bang, bang, bang. The second and third wave of arrows fell into the formation. The cavalrymen in other areas also tried to go around.
The cavalrymen of both sides could not dodge in time and crashed into each other. The formation was in chaos.
Bang, bang, bang. The warhorses kept crashing into each other, and the sound of bones breaking made one's teeth ache. One wave, two waves, three waves … it had only been three waves of arrows and more than a hundred casualties. But in the end, it had turned into chaos. If one looked down from the sky, one could see that the center of the Tibetan formation was in complete chaos, with the area where the arrows had fallen as a line.
This chaos continued to spread, and the charge could not be stopped. When many cavalrymen charged to the front lines in chaos, the result was that the front lines were also in chaos.
Three waves of arrows, a few thousand arrows. In a battle of ten thousand soldiers, this amount of power was insignificant. But in Wang Chong's hands, these three waves of arrows had completely disrupted the Ouzan's offensive.
"This, this! … "
Xu Shiping and the other generals looked at the scene before them with their mouths agape and eyes wide open, unable to utter a single word.
Even The Eagle and Li Siye were greatly shaken.
On the fierce battlefield, if a few thousand arrows could achieve this effect, then every faction would do it. But anyone with even the slightest bit of military experience would know that it was impossible to achieve this effect. This was not a normal phenomenon. The reason this had happened was not because of those several thousand arrows, but because of the timing that Wang Chong had chosen!
The probability of achieving such a situation was simply too low.
This was also the first time The Eagle and Li Siye had experienced Wang Chong's terrifying calculating abilities and intuition. This was completely different from when Wang Chong had commanded one thousand cavalry to fight Batunlu.
Li Siye in particular had chosen to join the army in Beiting. One reason was that there were battles to be fought there, and the other was that the most worthy and talented commanders of the empire were there. But for the first time, Li Siye had discovered something similar on a teenager.
The last time he had seen it was on the body of the Beiting Protectorate's Vice Protector-General, An Sishun.
But unlike An Sishun, even though Wang Chong seemed to be intentionally restraining himself, this part of him was already even sharper than An Sishun's.
The more he spent time with Wang Chong, the more he couldn't see through this youth, as if he was shrouded in a fog of mystery.
But no matter what, for the first time, Li Siye realized that there was something else about this youth that was worth following.
"The Eagle, get ready. It'll be your turn very soon!"
Wang Chong suddenly said.
His expression was calm and emotionless, without the slightest ripple of emotion. Every time this happened, he would enter this most rational state. Only in this state could he bring out the full power of an army.
"Yes! Young Master! "
Without another word, The Eagle placed his right hand on the WuZi Steel sword at his waist and turned to leave, descending the platform.
As the Eagle turned, a fierce gust of wind blew over the summit. No one saw the dazzling light in Wang Chong's eyes!
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