"A good chance! Charge! These fellows can't hold on for much longer! "
"Roooar! Kill them all! Don't let them escape! "
"General has ordered that for every Tang soldier killed, ten cows and sheep will be rewarded!"
"Crush them! The Annam Protectorate can't hold on for much longer! "
"Charge!"
… …
Howls, bloodthirsty, and crazed came from the Ouzan cavalry. After being locked in a stalemate with the Annam Protectorate for so long, the Annam Protectorate's defenses were tenacious to the extreme.
But the more they resisted, the more they roused their killing intent. The Ouzan were renowned for their ferocity and bravery. The more valiant an opponent was, the more their desire to conquer would be aroused. Moreover, as old foes in this region, this was the best chance to destroy the Tang Dynasty's Annam Protectorate.
Rumble!
There was no need for any orders, and the tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry were like water spilling out of a dam, charging toward the summit as they did so. From a distance, the summit was where the Tang people's commander's tent was. As long as they could cut down the commander's banner, they would be able to utterly defeat them.
"Kill! — — "
Shouts in Ouzan shook the heavens, the clattering of hooves mingling with the torrential rain. The Tibetan scimitars were as dense as a forest, and they flickered with a bloody light in the air.
"Go, go, go!"
The Tang general was constantly urging them on, his eyes so anxious that they were about to bleed. How could two legs outrun four legs? If not for the fact that the cavalry at the very front had slowed down during the battle and were moving uphill, all of them would have already lost their lives.
But even so, this sort of all-out retreat would probably result in the sacrifice of many soldiers.
"Milord, I hope that your decision is correct!"
The leading Tang officer glanced at the summit, his heart dripping blood. War required sacrifices, and there was no question that he and his men were the ones to be sacrificed. But this was how war was. No matter what the truth was, he could not blame anyone.
He could only hope that everything was worth it.
"Master archers, five hundred to six hundred paces ahead, fire!"
Wang Chong looked at the collapsing formation in the northeast, his eyes expressionless.
Bang bang bang bang!
As soon as the voice rang out, thousands upon thousands of arrows flew into the air like locusts and then shot down. In Neigh, men and horses were thrown off their horses. One by one, the Ouzan cavalrymen fell off their horses and fell to the ground.
Hundreds of Ouzan cavalrymen scattered in different directions fell to the ground, causing the cavalry's charge to slow down. And it was precisely because of this pause that the pressure on all the retreating Tang dynasty infantry cavalry lessened, and they suddenly fought for that slim chance of survival.
Everyone rushed to the top of the mountain at full speed.
"Get ready!"
Wang Chong's face was calm as he stared at the foot of the mountain without moving. Everything was like a flower in a mirror, a moon in the water. Everything was reflected in his heart. Not a single detail could escape his eyes.
Thousands upon thousands of Ouzan soldiers rushed in through the gap like a tide, and they were getting closer and closer to the top of the mountain where Wang Chong was. At this distance, Wang Chong could even see the protruding veins on their heads through the rain. But Wang Chong remained unmoved.
The banner above his head rustled in the rain, but his heart was calm.
Time flew. It seemed that only a moment had passed, but it also seemed that countless years had passed. Suddenly, an extremely calm countdown came from the top of the mountain.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
When it came to one, Wang Chong's right hand, which was wrapped in golden armor, swung down fiercely.
"Tell Zheng Gaonian, Zhang Zhi, and Feng Long to be on standby. Change the formation and attack to the right!"
"Tell Zhao Qian, Huang He, and Fu Long to prepare for the One-line Snake Formation!"
"Begin!"
…
The war horses galloped as the messengers galloped away one by one.
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Rumble!
A moment later, just as the Ouzan cavalry were about to reach the top of the mountain, the situation suddenly changed. The originally chaotic and passive northern army suddenly seemed to come to life.
Tens of thousands of soldiers, each in a square formation, began to move like a rotating tooth. Rumble!
The first change occurred at the end of the defensive line. Without any warning, an infantry suddenly thrust out diagonally. A square formation of shieldbearers, infantrymen, and axemen charged in like berserkers. Like a sharp knife, they forcefully split the Ouzan cavalry in two.
At almost the same time, hundreds of giant ballistae were suddenly pushed out from the darkness at the top of the mountain.
"Not good, it's an ambush!"
"Trap! This is a trap! "
"Too despicable! Kill them! "
…
Neigh's horse neighed incessantly as the first wave of ballistae killed hundreds of Ouzan cavalry. Outside the formation, the Ouzan forces were extremely spread out, so the ballistae were not as powerful.
But Wang Chong had intentionally set up this opening. In this narrow space, the Ouzan, in order to pursue the 'deserters', had broken through the Annam Protectorate's formation and swarmed in, the groups densely packed together.
Not only that, at almost the same time, the Tang soldiers on the left and right of the Ouzan army began to crazily press toward the Ouzan army in the center.
The Ouzan army had originally been suppressing the Tang soldiers in terms of numbers, but at this moment, in this pocket set up by Wang Chong, it was the Tang soldiers who had the absolute advantage in numbers. Tens of thousands of Annam Protectorate soldiers were surrounding the eight or nine thousand Ouzan cavalry.
"Quick, retreat! Break open a gap and regroup with the main army! "
"Don't let them cut us off!"
"Everyone, follow me!"
… …
In the pocket, the Ouzan soldiers were not lacking in formidable commanders. Seeing that the situation was not right, they began to turn around and charge at the Tang army that had been 'sealed'. As long as they could break through this gap and regroup with the main army, the Tang army's trap would immediately fall apart.
Not only that, as long as the main army regrouped, the Tang army would only be digging their own graves.
"Kill them all!"
"You bunch of trash, hurry, don't let them regroup!"
"Hurry!"
… …
Outside the 'pocket', the other Ouzan soldiers were also panicking. The tens of thousands of Ouzan cavalry had bloodshot eyes. No one had expected this sort of situation. This tactic was completely different from before.
But before they could react …
Rumble! In the next moment, a hissing 'snake' suddenly slithered forward and stabbed into the army. At this crucial moment, the distant armies of Zhao Qian, Huang He, and Fu Long completed their formation.
The two armies overlapped, forming two sharp edges. One faced inward, resisting the desperate struggle of the Ouzan army in the pocket, while the other faced outward, resisting the charge of the other Ouzan soldiers.
Roooar!
Thump thump thump!
Bwoooom! — —
At this moment, the battle in the northeast suddenly reached its climax. One side wanted to rescue the trapped eight or nine thousand cavalry while the other side desperately tried to stop them. Both sides were doing their utmost. Saber glows and sword glows, the neighs and screams of horses, all of this rang out in the rain.
And this was not the only change in the northeast. Seeing the plight of the northeast, almost all the Ouzan soldiers were rushing over to reinforce it.
"Kill them!"
"They can't be allowed to succeed!"
… …
On horseback, the Ouzan commanders bent over, their eyes shining with a bloody light.
The army that had discovered the Tang army and was pursuing them was only a vanguard of seventy thousand soldiers. If the Tang people were to use this method to annihilate one-seventh of this army, it would be a heavy blow to the army.
It was also hard to say what sort of punishment the Great General and Prime Minister would receive.
"Go! We'll bring reinforcements! "
The situation was urgent. On the summit, Chen Shusun's eyes were also filled with worry. Wang Chong's tactic was completely different from the norm. Places that others would risk their lives to defend, he would abandon without hesitation.
Places that others would abandon, he would persist without hesitation.
Although he found this rather difficult to accept, Chen Shusun had to admit that Wang Chong's strategy was extremely effective. If they could annihilate the eight-thousand-strong Ouzan army, it would be a massive blow to them.
At the very least, they could suppress the morale of the enemy and raise the morale of their own side.
"Wait a moment!"
Just when Chen Shusun was prepared to personally set out, Wang Chong waved his hand and called him back.
"Wait a moment, now is not the time for you to set out!"
Wang Chong said calmly, not even glancing in Chen Shusun's direction.
"But given the current situation, we must destroy the eight-thousand-strong Ouzan army as quickly as possible, or else chaos will ensue!"
Chen Shusun said anxiously.
Because the Eldest Young Master was unconscious, the northeast had originally been the weakest point of the army's defenses. But now, this situation had been completely reversed in Wang Chong's hands. Their weakness had become their strength. If things went wrong, the Ouzan army would lose eight or nine thousand soldiers here.
Although to the Ngari Ouzan Royal Lineage, which numbered more than two hundred thousand, these eight or nine thousand soldiers wouldn't be enough to deal a serious blow, it would still be a significant loss. At the very least, even Huoshu Huizang and Dalun Ruozan wouldn't dare say they could ignore such a large loss.
"Hmph, don't worry, the real battle has yet to begin!"
Wang Chong said indifferently, letting out a rare laugh. But in the midst of such an intense battle, not only did those who heard it not feel the slightest bit amused, they even felt an incomparably heavy feeling. At the very least, when Chen Shusun heard Wang Chong's words, his pupils involuntarily constricted.
"It has yet to begin …"
Chen Shusun glanced at the fierce battle at the foot of the mountain and compared it to the cold smile on Wang Chong's lips. Suddenly, an irresistible thought emerged in his mind, and his heart began to beat wildly. Eight or nine thousand Ouzan soldiers. Was this sort of victory not a victory for Wang Chong?
Or perhaps, did he have some other plan in mind?
He had followed two generations of the Wang clan masters, knew everything about the Wang clan like the back of his hand, and had even hugged Wang Chong when he was young. But at this moment, Chen Shusun couldn't help but feel a sense of unfamiliarity.
He had heard many rumors about Wang Chong. In the capital, he had been ignorant and incompetent, idling about, but in the Regional Commanders Incident, he had stood up and taken responsibility, and all the other things that had happened in the capital …
He had become two completely different people.
But no matter what the rumors of the outside world said, Chen Shusun had always remembered the young Wang Chong. He wasn't good, but he wasn't bad. Although he wasn't as dazzling as the rumors made him out to be, he wasn't some ignorant and incompetent hedonist.
But at this moment, as he looked at the Wang Chong before him, Chen Shusun felt both familiar and unfamiliar.
None of the rumors in the capital matched up to the Wang Chong before him.
This kind of calmness and calmness in command was not something a teenager could have. No! It wasn't just calm and composed. Wang Chong had an air of foresight and confidence that not even a veteran general with decades of service could possess.
And the words' the true battle has yet to begin 'made Chen Shusun feel like the youth before him was shrouded in a dense fog, making him seem unfathomable. Despite his decades in the army, his many battles, and his many encounters with famed generals, including Wang Yan and the Eldest Young Master, he was still unable to determine Wang Chong's intentions.
If Wang Chong's true goal was not the eight or nine thousand Ouzan soldiers trapped in the encirclement, then what was his true goal? Could it be that he had some other motive?
"Just what does Young Master want to do?"
Chen Shusun's gaze swept over the fierce battlefield, but he was unable to determine Wang Chong's true goal.
… …
Wang Chong paid no attention to Chen Shusun. Perhaps even if he did notice, he wouldn't think about what Chen Shusun was thinking. At this moment, all his attention was focused on the fierce battlefield. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky, and a torrential rain poured down.
It was very easy for a person to drown in this torrential rain. But tens of thousands of cavalry gathered together was a different matter. It was like a black dot the size of a speck of dust on a piece of white paper that no one would notice.
However, when tens of thousands of such dust-sized black dots gathered together to form a dense drop of ink, it was not something that anyone could ignore.
"It's about time to begin!"
Wang Chong looked down the mountain at the endless stream of Ouzan cavalry charging over. Everyone crazily wanted to save the eight to nine thousand cavalrymen. Even cavalry from other areas had been drawn over.
It was like the place where Wang Chong stood had become a fatal magnet.
At this sight, the corners of Wang Chong's mouth slowly rose into an icy smile. The superior attacked the schemes while the inferior attacked the soldiers. It was quite impressive that the Ouzan, who did not understand the art of war, could fight to this extent. But the art of war had never been so simple.
"Ready!"
Wang Chong suddenly said. These two simple words were spoken neither too loudly nor too softly, but they exploded like thunder over the summit. Chen Shusun and all the generals on the summit trembled.
"Master archers, hear my order! Southeast, three thousand five hundred meters in a radius of thirty zhang, concentrate your fire!"
After so long, this was the second time Wang Chong had issued an order.
Boomboomboom!
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Chong's voice resounded over the summit as all the master archers fired their arrows. Boom! Boom! Boom! Accompanied by the shooting of the Godly Archers, a dense rain of arrows rained down from the southeast, far away from the area where the fierce battle was taking place. A group of several thousand cavalrymen just happened to be rushing over from another direction, and they crashed into the rain of arrows.
"Neigh! — — "
The shrill whinnies of horses resounded through the mud. In the dense rain of arrows, horsemen and their horses fell to the ground, their corpses sliding through the rain. This sudden rain of arrows was completely unexpected.
The cavalry in the rear were so fast that they could not dodge in time and were thrown far away amidst the neighing of their horses. The army in the rear was affected by this and instantly fell into chaos.
But this was not the only change!
The place Wang Chong had chosen was not only the vanguard of this army, but also the center and node of the entire Ouzan army. When an army fell into chaos, it was not just itself that was obstructed, but also reinforcements from other directions.
"Neigh! — — "
One by one, the highland steeds stood up and neighed loudly. One after another, Ouzan cavalry charged forward. In the rain, the ground was so slippery that they could not even pull on the reins to stop.
In just a few moments, the chaos of a few hundred soldiers had turned into chaos of several thousand, and it was rapidly expanding.
The column of cavalry in the rear had no other choice but to stop as soon as possible. And without the high-speed charge, the power of the cavalry was completely lost. More importantly, the chaos of five to six thousand soldiers became the army's greatest weakness.
"How, how is this possible!"
On the summit, Chen Shusun's mind buzzed at this sight. His eyes were round and his heart was in turmoil.
He had been in the army for decades and had participated in countless battles. Master archer formations were a basic requirement. Any army with tens of thousands of soldiers or more would have a specialized team of master archers.
Their purpose was to kill and injure the enemy before the two armies clashed, reducing the enemy's numbers while indirectly reducing the damage to one's own side.
But even after experiencing so many battles, Chen Shusun had never seen a general use a master archer square formation to such an extent. A single volley of arrows had caused widespread chaos in the enemy army.
This had nothing to do with the number of master archers killed, but had been elevated to a strategic level.
With this single step, Wang Chong had stopped tens of thousands of soldiers from advancing. On a strategic level, this was enough to influence the overall situation of the battle.
"Pass on my orders to Zhang Wei and Jiang Tong of Unit 17 and Unit 18. Abandon defense and attack!"
As expected, Wang Chong ordered the Annam Protectorate in the southeast to attack without hesitation.
"Rumble!"
At the base of the mountain, the tens of thousands of Ouzan soldiers tried to take the initiative to retreat, but it was already too late. As the Tang dynasty in the southeast fiercely charged into the node of reinforcements, the Ouzan army was instantly slaughtered into chaos.
And unlike the Ouzan cavalry in the pocket, the Ouzan army at the node could neither advance nor retreat. Everyone was squeezed together and had no way of dodging.
Without speed, cavalry was just infantry!
And in the entire world, no infantry could compare to the Tang dynasty.
Rip!
In the cold rain, blood splattered everywhere and the sound of blunt objects falling to the ground could be heard. After so many years of war, the Annam Protectorate had accumulated a set of effective methods on how to deal with the thickly armored Ouzan cavalry.
Large axes flashed in the air, dancing a dance of death. The sharp spears were like venomous snakes spitting out their tongues, stabbing into the highland steed's unprotected eyes. Not only did one strike pierce through the eyes, but it also pierced into the brain.
The famous highland steeds didn't even have the time to scream before falling heavily into the mud.
"It's about time, it's my turn!"
Gusts of wind swept the rain over. Wang Chong slowly raised his head and looked at the dark clouds above, then took a step forward.
Rumble!
This step shook the earth. With this step, Wang Chong finally released the "Bane of the Battlefield" halo in his body. Ripples that were hard to see with the naked eye swept out in all directions with Wang Chong as the center.
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