"Everyone, listen up! Echelon formation, charge! Those who retreat will die! "
Bachicheng's eyes chilled, his entire body exploding with cold energy.
"Yes, General!"
Waves of arrogant shouts in the Ouzan language resounded through the sky like wild beasts.
In the Ngari Royal Lineage of the Ouzan Empire, Bachicheng's prestige was not something Xiangyang Dalu could compare to. Bachicheng had already proved his strength, both in the tribal infighting and in the war against the Tang dynasty. In dealing with the 60,000 Tang soldiers, it was Bachicheng who had taken the lead and broken through the center of the Tang dynasty's army.
Based on this ability alone, Bachicheng had an extremely high status even amongst the Five Tiger Generals.
Bachicheng had decided to personally take action. The six thousand Ouzan cavalry once more exploded with a heaven-shaking will to fight, and the gloom brought about by Xiangyang Dalu's death was instantly swept away.
"Hu!"
A banner was raised. Bachicheng's eyes flashed like lightning. His left hand took a holy banner of Ouzan white yak with a black background, several zhang long and as thick as an arm, and his right hand gripped a scimitar.
"Kill! — "
Bachicheng shot through the air like a bolt of lightning. His entire body exploded with a scarlet flame that enveloped the entire army, and then he took the lead, leading the army up the mountain like a cloud of fire. When Bachicheng's six thousand soldiers moved out, their momentum was completely different from Xiangyang Dalu's.
The massive mountain shook violently, causing boulders and stones to tumble down. At this time, Bachicheng's army was still far away, not even reaching the foot of the mountain.
"Young Master, Bachicheng's entire army has been captured!"
Everyone on the mountaintop tensed up.
Bachicheng's army was completely different from Xiangyang Dalu's. His aura was vast and boundless, like the rain or the rainbow. If Xiangyang Dalu's army was like a massive wave beating against a rock, then Bachicheng's army was like a tornado, connecting the heavens and the earth, capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas. Comparing the two was like comparing a child to an adult.
"Milord, Bachicheng is no trifling character. The soldiers under his command are all elites, each one of them exceptionally powerful. Back then, General Li's Golden Soup Array was destroyed by him just like that. "
One Tang general after another said.
The past repeated itself. Bachicheng had been just like this, swift as the wind, aggressive as fire, and heavy as a mountain, shattering Li Zhengyi's defenses in a single blow. Learning from the mistakes of the past and learning from the mistakes of the future, everyone felt an immense pressure.
"Milord, let's send our army forward as well. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to stop them with just the few of us. If the frontline is routed, we can only die! "
The other Tang general nervously said.
"Don't panic! Listen to my command! "
Wang Chong raised an arm and said indifferently. His calm tone imperceptibly gave everyone a convincing feeling. Everyone looked at each other, and the anxiety in their hearts actually weakened imperceptibly.
Rumble!
The army continued to get closer and closer. Crimson Thorny Halos continued to shoot out, reaching the feet of the army one after another. The air distorted and a faint red color could be seen, as if it was burning. Seeing Bachicheng move out, the dispirited Ouzan soldiers on the summit seemed to be stimulated. They all began to rouse and join Bachicheng's army.
The six thousand soldiers were like a rolling snowball, growing larger and larger, their momentum growing more and more frightening.
Rumble! When Bachicheng reached the base of the mountain, the entire mountain seemed unable to bear the weight. The earth quaked and the heavens swayed as if it would collapse at any moment.
"It's this again!"
"General Li …"
"Bachicheng, it's him!"
… …
On the mountain range, everyone saw the fluttering black flag with the white yak on it, as well as the general who was covered in armor but was enveloped in a layer of red flames. Everyone's eyes revealed expressions of fear.
Other than the people led by Wang Chong, almost everyone here had participated in that direct battle with Ouzan.
That fluttering banner of Ü-Tsang with a white yak on a black background and that black-armored general shrouded in flames had become the deepest nightmares in everyone's memories!
"Careful! — "
"Steady! — "
… …
Xu Shiping's frantic, heart-wrenching roars resounded over the army.
Ten-some days ago, Bachicheng had used this method to tear through the center of the sixty thousand reinforcements. Now, the same thing had happened, and Bachicheng was attacking once more. This was the decisive battle between the Tang Dynasty and Ouzan at the army level. Either they lived or they died. There was no other way out. And if they could not defeat this army, the Tang Dynasty would have no more reinforcements to send south.
At least, not for a very long time.
"Raise shields!"
"All soldiers, on guard!"
"Spearmen, axemen, get ready!"
… …
Orders were passed down one after another. At this moment, the calmest person was Wang Chong, who had not participated in the battle this entire time.
"He truly is a valiant general!"
Gusts of wind blew up from the base of the mountain. Standing on the summit, Wang Chong could even feel the heat and smoke of the wind. While the entire army was extremely nervous, Wang Chong could be said to be the calmest of them all. Even though he had experienced so many battles, Wang Chong had to admit that Bachicheng truly was an extremely formidable general.
In a flash, Wang Chong had used several hundred ballistae to kill Xiangyang Dalu. In the army, the death of an important general was extremely fatal. But Bachicheng's order to charge had minimized this effect, and it had also instilled fear into the eight thousand soldiers under Wang Chong's command.
The advantages they had in the early stages were basically non-existent.
Given Ouzan's background, it was extremely astonishing that it could produce such a valiant general.
But that was all.
To Wang Chong, no matter how strong Bachicheng was, no matter how skilled he was in the art of war, he could not change that one important flaw in his defense. War was not a competition of individual strength. To Wang Chong, no matter how strong Bachicheng was, it was useless. Just that one flaw was enough for him.
"Pass on my order. The vanguard will assume the Crane Wing Formation. The left and right wings will move closer to the center, forming a four-layered formation. In addition, tell Lord Zhao to prepare the army for the Arrow Formation and prepare to charge! "
Wang Chong suddenly said, passing on his final order.
"Yes, Milord!"
Behind him, the messenger who had apparently been waiting for a long time rejoiced and quickly left.
"All of you go as well!"
Wang Chong suddenly turned his head and said to the ten-some Black Dragon Bandit elites that Li Siye had dispatched.
"But Young Master, what about you?"
"There's no need to worry. The decisive battle is here! It's useless for you to stay by my side. Bachicheng can't kill his way here. "
Wang Chong indifferently said.
"Yes, Young Master!"
They no longer argued and left with the order.
… …
Rumble! — —
Like a meteor crashing into the Tang Dynasty formation, Bachicheng's attack was far fiercer and faster than anyone had imagined. This vast and densely packed formation had blocked wave after wave of attacks from the Ouzan army, and even Xiangyang Dalu had suffered a crushing defeat. But in front of Bachicheng, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree, so frail and weak that it couldn't even withstand a gust of wind.
"Ah! — — "
Screams filled the air as countless Tang Dynasty shieldbearers were thrown into the air like scarecrows. Many of them were already corpses before they even hit the ground. At the same time, hooks, axes, spears, battle-axes — hundreds of attacks surged in from all sides, but they were all blocked by the Stellar Energy barrier around Bachicheng's body.
Not a single one of the thousands of Tang soldiers was a match for Bachicheng, and not a single one could stop his advance.
With a flick of the Stellar Energy in his dantian, countless Tang soldiers screamed and were sent flying like ragged kites.
"Kill for me! Kill the Tang soldiers and you will be heavily rewarded!"
Bachicheng's tyrannical voice was like that of the most ferocious of beasts. Wave after wave of almost tangible killing intent exploded from his body like a tidal wave.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill! — — "
… …
Behind Bachicheng, the cavalry began to transform like the tide, changing from the original Echelon Formation to the Arrow Formation, which was even more powerful and capable of breaking formations. This Arrow Formation, which was often used by the Tang Dynasty, was now being used by an Ouzan man. Moreover, he was extremely familiar with it, not one bit inferior to any famous general of the Tang Dynasty.
In this aspect alone, Bachicheng surpassed the vast majority of Ouzan generals.
Charging down from the high ground, using the Echelon Formation, one wave after another like the unending tide until the enemy collapsed. Charging down from the low ground, using the Arrow Formation, with himself as the vanguard, he would thrust into the enemy's formation and blow apart the enemy's formation. In Bachicheng's hands, the army would never remain static. As long as he could defeat the enemy, Bachicheng did not mind using any method, including Tang formations.
"Displaying your slight skill before an expert!"
Wang Chong stood on the reef, his lips curling into a mocking smile.
Bachicheng's tactics might have been useful in front of others, but in front of him, they were nothing more than a display of slight skill before an expert.
Rumble! Wang Chong's Crane Wing Formation began to display its power, and the dense army began to pincer attack from both sides.
"Hmph, childish!"
Bachicheng only sneered at this sight. As long as he could pierce through the center of the Tang Dynasty's army, any tactics would be useless against him. Rumble! The dense ranks of Ouzan cavalry surged forward like a school of carp in a river. Bachicheng paid no attention to the two sides, constantly punching through layer after layer of the Tang Dynasty's defensive lines. No one could stop his advance.
But gradually, Bachicheng's expression began to change.
"Damn it, how can there be so many defensive lines!"
The center of the Tang army seemed endless. He had already pierced through ten-some layers, but there were still ten-some more, and it seemed like he would never be able to break through.
"Plateau barbarian, receive my saber! "
A vigorous, domineering, and energetic voice suddenly rang out. Bachicheng didn't even have time to react. He only had time to raise his head and see an inconceivably muscular giant gripping a large saber with both hands, leaping down from the sky like the Eagle …
"Boom!"
At this moment, Bachicheng finally paled.
Layer after layer of Tang Dynasty infantry surged in from all sides, but not even Bachicheng noticed that when he changed his formation and the Arrow Formation was thwarted, a massive 'gap' had suddenly appeared between the front and rear. The army of six thousand was suddenly cut in two.
This change was not too big. In just a few moments, the army would be able to reconnect and fuse back together. But for Wang Chong on the summit, this' small gap 'was enough!
"Move out!"
With a wave of his sword, the warhorses neighed. The one thousand experts summoned by the great clans, together with the one thousand cavalry under Commandant Xu Shiping's command, totaled twenty-six hundred cavalry. Neigh let out a long cry and leapt down from the summit like a dragon horse. Tens of thousands of Dusk Stallion phantoms rushed into their bodies, each one transforming into a Halo of Dusk Stallion.
In a few short moments, the speed of this army had reached its peak.
At this point in the battle, the cavalry Wang Chong had hidden had finally appeared!
Rumble! With a massive rumble and the neighing of Neigh's horse, Wang Chong's army was like a sharp blade, thundering into this' gap 'before the majority of the soldiers could react. Swish swish swish! The cold glints of the WuZi Steel swords swept through the air, sending countless heads flying.
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