"Cavalry in front, shieldmen on the outside, spearmen in the center! All soldiers, advance!
"Master archer square, ready to respond at any moment!
"Twenty paces to the left, cavalry square! Scatter them!
"Twenty-one paces to the right, archers, concentrate your fire!"
… …
Like an avalanche, the two armies merged into one, their momentum unstoppable. At the very least, in terms of numbers, the Annam Protectorate was not much inferior to the Ouzan. At the very least, in the northeast, the Tang Dynasty's military power completely surpassed that of the Ouzan.
Wang Chong's tactics had always been to anticipate the enemy's moves. Those Ouzan soldiers would often be sniped and cut off by Wang Chong before they could even form up.
Xianyu Zhongtong's forces didn't even encounter any decent resistance before they successfully charged from the summit to the base of the mountain.
Under the charge of nearly one hundred thousand soldiers, the Ouzan army in the northeast was completely routed. The chaos spread like a tide to every corner of the base of the mountain.
"Bastard!"
In the distance, Longqinba's eyes were red, his hair standing on end in anger. He had sensed the disturbance in the distance and had immediately urged his horse over, but even after all this time, he was still unable to get close. On the way, all kinds of routed Ouzan cavalry were fleeing in panic.
It wasn't much when one or two people were fleeing, but when tens of thousands of people were fleeing together, it felt like they were advancing against a raging flood. Even though Longqinba was a renowned general of the Ouzan, he was helpless.
He had killed six or seven fleeing soldiers, but he had only been able to slightly slow the flow of the fleeing army. He had been completely unable to stop the chaos of the army, much less get close.
Longqinba was so angry that his entire body was trembling.
On this journey south from the Ouzan Plateau, Longqinba had been practically invincible, but now, all his strength was useless.
"Damn the Tang people! Run! Run! I'd like to see if every one of your ninety thousand soldiers has grown wings and can run as fast as the highland steeds on the plateau! "
Longqinba's heart seethed with rage as he stared at the distant army of the Tang people, his eyes almost spitting fire.
…
"Everyone, listen up! Break out of the encirclement and advance towards the north! Don't stop!"
Almost at the same time, Wang Chong also urgently ordered the army to rush to the northern region.
"Young Master, actually, we don't have to be so anxious!"
Suddenly, a voice rang in his ears. An Annam Protectorate general in his forties with a dark face had somehow snuck up to Wang Chong's side. He glanced at the defeated Ouzan soldiers from time to time with a tempted expression.
"Now that our armies have gathered, our numbers are no less than Ouzan's. Now that the Ouzan have been defeated, the situation is advantageous to us. Perhaps … we can even turn the tables and defeat them, inflicting heavy losses on the Ouzan! "
He hadn't originally had this idea.
But as he watched the Ouzan soldiers around him being routed by Wang Chong's army, all of them fleeing like wolves, he couldn't suppress this idea. If they could defeat the Ouzan, if they could defeat Huoshu Huizang, this would be an enormous victory for the Tang Dynasty, one that would boost the confidence of the entire army.
"Are you one of Lord Xianyu's subordinates?"
Wang Chong was already familiar with the Annam Protectorate generals that had followed his father. Even if he had never spoken to them before, he was familiar with their faces. But this Annam Protectorate general … Wang Chong had never seen him before.
"This … is!"
The dark-faced Annam Protectorate general froze for a moment before subconsciously nodding his head. He didn't understand why Wang Chong would suddenly ask this question.
"Heh, then it's no wonder. Then let me ask you, of the four Ouzan regions, the Ouzan in the northeast has been routed. But have the southwest, northwest, and other regions also been routed? In this battle, have you seen Huoshu Huizang, Longqinba, or any of the other Tibetan generals? "
Wang Chong faintly smiled.
"This, this isn't the case!"
The dark-faced Annam Protectorate general couldn't help but awkwardly say.
"Since only one of the four sides has been routed, and Longqinba and Huoshu Huizang haven't appeared, how can we talk about defeating them? Moreover, have you forgotten that there are still more than three hundred thousand soldiers of Mengshe Zhao's army? If we fight with the Ouzan until both sides are heavily wounded, and Mengshe Zhao's army finally appears, what will we do? What will happen to the people of the southwest? Have you forgotten the true responsibility of the Annam Protectorate? "
At the end, Wang Chong's expression was harsh and stern.
Annam! Annam!
The existence of a protectorate had never been purely for the sake of war, because war would never end. The ultimate goal of war was to protect the peace of one side. Whether it was Annam, Anbei, Andong, or Anxi, they were all the same. When soldiers immersed in intense battle for so long, they would forget the responsibility on their shoulders.
The dark-faced general of the Annan Protectorate army instantly paled and paled, and for a moment, he found himself unable to speak.
"Let's go! Our Tang Dynasty will fight Ouzan and Mengshe Zhao sooner or later, but not now! There will come a day when they will pay the price! Even if it's not this one! "
Wang Chong did not continue speaking. Hyah! His horse galloped forward. There were even more things waiting for him there.
"Young Master, what about Longqinba?"
Chen Shusun only glanced at the dark-faced Annam Protectorate general in the distance before urging his horse to follow. He was a little far away, so he couldn't hear what Wang Chong was discussing with him. He was currently concerned about another matter.
"Although Huoshu Huizang has been transferred away, Longqinba and the other generals aren't so easy to deal with. Longqinba might not be as good as Huoshu Huizang, but he's probably not too far off. He and the other Ouzan generals might appear at any moment. "
"Don't worry, he can't come right now!"
Wang Chong grinned and waved his hand.
"Ah?"
Chen Shusun stared in shock at Wang Chong, not understanding why he would say this.
"Haven't you noticed? I'm already controlling the Ouzan soldiers on the left and right sides. As long as these two sides remain in disarray, no matter how urgent Longqinba is, he won't be able to get here in a short amount of time. Moreover, now that Huoshu Huizang has gone to the southwest, someone will definitely take his place in the Central Army. This person will undoubtedly be Longqinba. Given the distance between him and this place … I've already arranged a 'shield' for him. As long as I'm willing, this shield will always be there for him. "
Wang Chong indifferently said.
"Buzz!"
Chen Shusun's mind was shaken. One moment, he would look at the calm Wang Chong, the next moment, he would look at the chaotic Ouzan soldiers, his mouth agape, unable to say a single word.
I didn't think … that he could even do this!
Although Chen Shusun had long ago noticed that Wang Chong was rhythmically attacking the main army, he had not expected that Wang Chong was using this method to control the Ouzan army. As the Great General of the Ouzan, Huoshu Huizang's strength was renowned throughout the world, and he was a Heaven Master of the southwest triangle. And Longqinba, as the leader of the Five Tiger Generals, was also an extremely terrifying existence.
But both of them had been silently transferred away by Wang Chong and crippled of their martial arts.
The two of them hadn't even been able to get to the battlefield in time, nor had they been able to get close. The art of war and commanding an army at this level could already be considered an art.
This completely refreshed Chen Shusun's impression of the battlefield as cruel, cold-blooded, tyrannical, and cold.
Chen Shusun had never imagined that a single person could reach this level in the art of command.
"Let's go. We don't have much time left."
Wang Chong said.
With this order, all the infantry began to run at full speed through the rain. Those who could seize warhorses did so. In addition, the more mobile cavalry remained in the rear to cover the retreat.
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"Let's go!"
In the last wave, the Ouzan army was still in chaos, unable to form an effective ambush. Wang Chong's forces swiftly left. Wang Chong had expanded the Halo of Dusk Stallion to its greatest extent, and this war halo was now playing an important role. Before the rest of the Ouzan army could catch up, Wang Chong's forces had already pulled away and vanished into the darkness.
"Boom!"
Not long after Wang Chong's forces left, there was a boom as a blazing bolt of Stellar Energy exploded in the rain, sending twenty-some Ouzan cavalry and their horses flying. In the rear, Longqinba was so angry that his face was red as he charged forward.
"All of you, get out of my way!"
Longqinba's furious roar resounded in all directions. Swish! As he stared in the direction Wang Chong's forces had fled, Longqinba immediately took a step forward and seized the warhorse of a nearby Ouzan cavalry, effortlessly pushing it ten-some zhang away.
"Everyone, follow me! Anyone who dares to disobey will be dealt with according to military law! Damn Tang people, I'd like to see where you can run to! "
With this order, Longqinba charged out, seething with a murderous aura.
Behind him, several thousand Ouzan cavalry followed, their hooves pounding far into the night.
"After them! I want to kill all these bastards!"
Longqinba's right hand reached behind his back and pulled out an extra-large scimitar the width of a palm. This scimitar was not an ordinary Ouzan scimitar. In some aspects, it was rather similar to a scimitar of the Central Plains.
"Follow General!"
"Anyone who dares to fall behind will be dealt with according to military law!"
"Charge! The Ouzan don't need cowards! All of you, follow me! "
… …
The faces of Longqinba's subordinates were drenched in the rain as they harshly bellowed. Under the leadership of these people, Longqinba's seven to eight thousand soldiers quickly gathered together, and even more were gathering like a dark cloud from the rear. The air was tense and ready to fight.
Warhorses galloped forward, and under Longqinba's rallying call, the Ouzan were gathering like a cloud. The Annam Protectorate was still in a predicament.
"General, we've come to help you!"
Suddenly, a group of four to five thousand fully armed soldiers shouted and rushed over from another direction. It seemed like reinforcements were rushing over from the southeast and other directions.
"Bastards, hurry up! Don't let them get away!"
Longqinba clenched his teeth and roared.
"Yes, Milord."
Vaguely, that person said in a low voice.
This man had spoken without saying anything, but now that he did, Longqinba shivered as a bad premonition arose in his mind. The first part of this person's words was fine, but the latter part was clearly spoken in a strange and indistinct accent. The people of the Ouzan would never speak like this, nor would they speak with this sort of accent.
But before Longqinba could think any further, the warhorse began to rumble forward, and the group was rapidly closing in on him. He felt like a sharp blade was pressing against his back, as if something sharp had locked onto him from a distance.
Longqinba's heart chilled as he suddenly understood.
Damn it, the Tang people!
A bolt of lightning flashed through Longqinba's mind as he suddenly understood what was going on.
The Tang people!
These 'Ouzan people' with strange accents were actually the Tang people!
There had been incidents in the past where the Tang people had disguised themselves as Ouzan people to attack an army, but Longqinba had never imagined that they would be so ruthless and daring as to leave behind an army to pretend to be their own people. And they were rapidly approaching him at this time.
"These bastards!"
Longqinba's face was savage and his teeth were clenched so tightly that they were about to break. The craftiness and arrogance of these people had already surpassed his imagination. They had also used all sorts of methods to deal with him.
But if they thought that they could use this sort of method to deal with him, then they were far too naive and self-deceiving.
"Thing that doesn't know its limits, die for me!"
Longqinba roared like a tiger, and without even thinking, he gripped his saber and fiercely slashed at Wang Chong. Rumble! The world trembled as a savage dragon of black and gold appeared behind Longqinba. With a wave of its tail, it transformed into a majestic saber energy that slashed forward.
Boom!
The saber energy did not cause the expected upheaval. Instead, there was a boom as the saber energy seemed to be blocked by something.
"General Long's saber energy is excellent. Come, take a punch from me!"
A vortex rapidly formed in the air and began to expand like a hurricane, pushing toward Longqinba.
"Wang Yan?!!"
Longqinba paled in fright at this voice. However, this was not the end. Another deep voice came from another direction.
"General Long, there's still someone else!"
This voice was … Xianyu Zhongtong!
He had been ambushed!
Longqinba's face instantly turned as white as a sheet of paper.
He had clearly seen Wang Yan and Xianyu Zhongtong leave, but he had never expected that they would remain behind and ambush him!
Rumble!
With a heaven-shaking boom, Longqinba's saber energy barely managed to block the blow before being sent flying by Wang Yan and Xianyu Zhongtong!
Longqinba's saber energy was definitely not weak!
As the leader of the Five Tiger Generals, Longqinba had absolute confidence in his own strength. If it were just Wang Yan or Xianyu Zhongtong, Longqinba would have nothing to fear. But when these two old generals of the Tang Dynasty worked together, not even Longqinba was a match for them.
Bang!
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