"This!!"
Longqinba was dumbfounded. He had been so focused on killing the enemy that he hadn't really thought about this for a moment.
Truly, in the southwest, the Ouzan Empire had long been at odds with the Tang Dynasty, so it was extremely familiar with the generals of the southwest. Although Xianyu Zhongtong wasn't some mediocre or incompetent general, he was also not some nimble and crafty general. He was a classic example of a general defending a city.
As for Wang Yan, he had heard of him before. In this clash of lions, he had a firsthand experience.
Although this was a general of both offense and defense, he was more skilled in defense than offense, a Tang Dynasty general!
No matter which one of the two, it was impossible for them to come up with such a strategy of 'backstabbing' and ambushing in the dark.
"Then Milord, what do we do now? They definitely can't have gotten far. Should we pursue them? "
Longqinba said, his heart suddenly filled with a fierce desire to kill.
In a moment of carelessness, he had almost been killed by Xianyu Zhongtong and Wang Yan. No matter who the person behind the curtains was, the fact that they could come up with this sort of plan made Longqinba feel an intense desire to kill.
"There's no need!"
But before Longqinba could think of a way to find that hidden Tang Dynasty general, he heard a voice that left him flabbergasted.
"Since it's like this, let them go!"
"But Milord, how can we just let them go?"
Longqinba's eyes went wide as he stared in surprise at Great General Huoshu Huizang. The Great General had always been famed for his bravery, but now that the Tang people hadn't gotten far, he had given up. This was truly beyond Longqinba's expectations. This was not the Great General's usual style.
More importantly, Longqinba was extremely unwilling!
"It's already dark and there's a torrential downpour. Where will you go to find them? In addition, in this sort of weather, cavalry are practically useless. If my guess is correct, that Tang general likes this sort of strategy. If we pursue them, they'll definitely have other ambushes. We won't be able to see them in the dark, and if we get ambushed, we'll suffer even greater losses.
"Moreover, there were a few times when they disguised themselves as our people. They could ambush us at any time in the dark. Do you know how to defend against them?"
In the last sentence, Huoshu Huizang got to the point.
The Tang general on the other side was skilled in calculations, and his use of the art of war had reached perfection. His level was far above that of Xianyu Zhongtong, Wang Yan, and the generals of the southwest. Just now, even he had been tricked. More importantly, even Huoshu Huizang had to admit that it was impossible to defend against the enemy's method of disguising as him and ambushing him in all sorts of ways. Even Huoshu Huizang had no good way to deal with it.
This was an army of a hundred thousand, not ten or twenty thousand. If the other party were to impersonate him, it would be impossible to tell the difference.
He had to admit that this move was really annoying.
"This, but …"
Longqinba hesitated. He had originally thought that it would be a large-scale attack, but this result was really out of his expectations. But Longqinba had to admit that he had almost died to this move. With the sky darkening and the curtain of night descending, it would be even easier to ambush him.
Moreover, his opponent even knew a little Ouzan!
Wasn't it said that no one in the Tang dynasty knew how to speak Ouzan?
"Haaah!"
With a fierce fling of his right hand, a fierce and tyrannical Stellar Energy exploded out of Longqinba's body and smashed into the ground, creating a hole about one zhang deep!
It was obvious that Longqinba had no choice but to accept Huoshu Huizang's order.
"Put it down. I never said that I was going to let them go!"
Huoshu Huizang stared in the direction the Annan Protectorate army had left, his eyes exuding a cold light.
"The storm will eventually stop, and the night will pass. Once the sky brightens and the rain passes, not even that Tang general with his heaven-shaking abilities will be able to do anything. What he can use now won't necessarily be able to use when the time comes. In addition, don't forget that we still have three hundred thousand of Mengshe Zhao's allies there. It won't be too late for us to join forces with Mengshe Zhao to deal with them in the daytime. And don't forget that this is a war between Mengshe Zhao and the Tang dynasty. It's about time they put in some effort. This is also Prime Minister's will! "
The Prime Minister that Huoshu Huizang spoke of was naturally Dalun Ruozan.
In the entire Ngari Royal Lineage, only the Prime Minister of the Ngari Royal Lineage could order Huoshu Huizang around and use his reins to rein in this valiant general. Longqinba had not expected this to be Prime Minister's will.
"Don't be unwilling. If you can obtain the greatest harvest with the smallest price, why not do it? Don't forget that the goal of our Ouzan warriors isn't just the southwest and the Annan Protectorate. In the future, we will have even greater battles! We can't lose too many people on a single battlefield. "
Huoshu Huizang indifferently said.
"Yes, Milord!"
Longqinba had been unwilling at first, but upon hearing these words, he immediately bowed, his heart filled with deep respect. The southwest was only a corner of the Tang dynasty of the Central Plains, so the greater battlefield that Huoshu Huizang spoke of naturally wasn't this place. It was the struggle between the Ouzan and the Tang dynasty.
This was no secret among the upper echelon generals of the Ouzan Plateau.
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A centipede dies, but it doesn't fall down.
From the moment the Tang Empire and the Tsenpo decided to attack the Tang dynasty, the war between the Ouzan Empire and the Tang dynasty had already begun. This war in the southwest was only the prelude to an even greater war. Although the Tang dynasty had declined and was no longer the same as before, it still possessed a vast, glorious, and terrifying army.
The Southwestern Protectorate was only one of the protectorates of the Tang dynasty.
Although the Ouzan Empire had already made its decision, all the generals were extremely cautious about this war with the Tang dynasty.
"Killing them a day earlier and killing them a little later. Let them struggle for a little while!"
With these words, Huoshu Huizang turned his horse around and immediately rode back.
This operation could be said to have been extremely unsuccessful. The results achieved by the army of one hundred thousand were completely different from what he had imagined. But none of this was because his side was too incompetent, nor was it because Xianyu Zhongtong and the Annan tribes were too powerful. It was because of the military tactics adopted by the Tang dynasty.
This result had truly caught everyone by surprise.
The casualties were also rather high!
Moreover, this war had also allowed Huoshu Huizang to faintly discover some things, all of which he needed to deal with. Comparatively speaking, the pursuit of Xianyu Zhongtong and the others wasn't that urgent.
After all, it was only a day. They couldn't possibly run out of the southwestern territory.
Huoshu Huizang quickly disappeared into the night. Behind him, the Ouzan army also slowly moved in the opposite direction of Wang Chong and the others, disappearing into the heavy rain.
This torrential pursuit ended in such an unexpected manner.
But the tense atmosphere that hung over the southwestern skies did not dissipate. On the contrary, it became even more intense.
… …
The heavy rain was boundless. Several large trees with twisted branches stretched across the earth. The ground was covered in a thick layer of mud.
The combination of the perennial rainstorm and the mud had practically transformed the southwestern lands into a swamp. And in a place invisible to the naked eye, a faint murderous aura pervaded the air.
Time slowly passed. All was quiet. Except for the pitter-patter of the rain, nothing else could be heard.
After some time …
"Mm?"
Suddenly, the ground began to loosen. The mud covering its surface suddenly bulged, and then a muscular man leapt out like a fish.
"What's going on? Ouzan's people actually left? "
Xu Shiping gazed in the direction of the distant towering mountain, his face full of confusion.
The war between Ouzan and the Tang Dynasty had already progressed to this point, and there was no longer any room for negotiation. Given Ouzan's position and Huoshu Huizang's temperament, the fact that they had not pursued them was truly unexpected.
"It's hard to say. Don't be careless for now. Perhaps Ouzan's people are just deliberately lulling us into a false sense of security. Given Ouzan's usual valiance, they won't give up so easily. "
On the side, Xu Andun also stood up from the mud.
This sort of disguise was truly very uncomfortable. One had to cover their entire body with filthy mud, even covering the cracks in their armor. Although this truly made it harder to detect, their bodies were already soaked to the bone. Adding on this layer of mud was even more uncomfortable.
"There's no need to think about it. They've already left!"
A figure slid down from a large tree nearby. Wang Chong tiptoed and gently slid down from the tree to the ground. He was wearing that heavy armor, but his expression did not relax at all.
"Ouzan's people can set up a deceptive formation and defend without attacking. But no matter how they defend, they can't hide the sound of the horses' hooves. Even if they have a way to find so many cloths to cover the hooves and hide the sound, they can't hide the sneezing and neighing of the horses. With so many warhorses, it's impossible to do this. This isn't the style of Ouzan's people. "
Wang Chong said this, but his brows were deeply furrowed.
"I originally thought that Ouzan's people would take advantage of the situation to pursue us, but I didn't expect to underestimate them. Huoshu Huizang probably predicted that we would set up an ambush along the way, so he canceled it. Moreover, cavalry are not suited for fighting at night, and there's also a storm. Huoshu Huizang must have known that the time was not good and that we were prepared, so he made the prompt decision to simply give up! I originally thought that Huoshu Huizang was only valiant, but it seems that I truly underestimated him. Just based on this decisiveness, Huoshu Huizang is assuredly a great foe of our southwest! "
Although the enemy's retreat was beneficial to them, the enemy returning in defeat and the enemy retreating on their own initiative were two completely different concepts.
No matter what, this result was not good for him or the Tang Dynasty.
"This is even more troublesome and troublesome than I imagined!"
Wang Chong quietly said to himself as he gazed to the southwest.
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