"Damn it!"
At the northeast corner of the mountain, crowds were surging. Jiao Serro was leading an army of Ouzan cavalry as he looked up at the densely packed steel walls that resembled fish scales. He felt his scalp going numb.
"This brat is completely targeting our Ouzan!"
The infantrymen of Mengshe Zhao like Duan Wuzhi might not be able to feel it, but as the commander of the cavalry, Jiao Serro could tell that Wang Chong's defenses were completely targeted at Ouzan.
"Where did this brat come from?"
This was the third time Jiao Serro was about to fight with Wang Chong. — — The first time was when they were pursuing Wang Yan and part of the Annam Protectorate. The second time was when they were about to rendezvous with General Huoshu Huizang. This was the third time.
In the history of Mengshe Zhao, there had been some powerful opponents. For example, Geshu Han of the Longxi region of the Tang Dynasty was an opponent that the Ouzan was extremely wary of. But to be honest, after two consecutive defeats, Jiao Serro would have had the urge to turn tail and run when he saw the densely packed steel walls at the top of the mountain. If it wasn't for the General's order, he would have turned tail and run.
— — This mountain was simply hell for a cavalry!
Jiao Serro even suspected that the reason why the General and the Prime Minister allowed Mengshe Zhao to take the lead was not as simple as making use of them.
"This damnable kid! If I get my hands on him, I'll definitely tear him to pieces!"
Jiaosiluo fiercely raised his head and stared at that thin and weak figure on the distant summit. That figure, which didn't look very tall or burly, seemed to contain a power that made everyone tremble in fear.
Even though everyone else was deceived, Jiao Serro knew that the one commanding this battle, including the battle with Duan Wuzhi, wasn't any other general of the Tang Dynasty. It wasn't Wang Yan, Xianyu Zhongtong, or Zhao Wujiang. It was the mysterious young man on the mountain peak.
"The General's judgment is correct. Among the four areas on the mountain peak, only the northeast corner is the easiest to break through!"
Jiao Serro looked up at the mountain peak and thought.
The entire mountain peak was filled with the soldiers of the White Stone Legion who were attracted by the Annam Protectorate. of course, the northeast corner was the weakest and the easiest path for Ouzan's army.
Of course, there was actually a better path on the mountain. However —
Jiaosiluo glanced at the nearby 'passage' that was ten-some zhang wide, his gaze sweeping over the hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of caltrops of various sizes, and he felt a chill in his heart.
This was a "path of death" for cavalrymen. No cavalryman could step on the caltrops that were as big as millstones and as small as dates to charge up the mountain. Even if they were to clear them one by one, it would take at least several months to clear out such a large number of caltrops.
Not to mention, Wang Chong had arranged groups of ballistae and sharpshooters at the end of the path. The arrows were all aimed at the foot of the mountain.
Anyone who appeared on this "path" would be sending themselves to the feet of the God of Death.
Crack! Crack!
Veins popped out on his forehead, but Jiao Serro soon calmed down.
"Everyone, listen up! Follow me immediately!"
Jiao Serro suddenly swung the halberd in his hand. In the next moment, Neigh's warhorse neighed. Jiao Serro and his horse became one and suddenly leaped up the mountain. Behind him, the black and red cloak fluttered in the air and flashed fiercely. Then, it quickly disappeared in the direction of the mountain.
"Hyah!"
Behind Jiao Serro, tens of thousands of Ouzan soldiers followed Jiao Serro like a school of carps in the river. They charged up the mountain from the foot of the mountain. All the cavalrymen were skilled with bows and horses. They passed through the "steel walls" as if there was no one there and charged toward the Annam Protectorate.
"Kid, if you think these iron lumps can stop us, then you are gravely mistaken! In this world, there is nothing that can completely stop us, the Ouzan! "
Jiao Serro clenched his teeth. His body leaned against the back of the tall and strong highland steed, and he secretly swore in his heart.
The cavalrymen of the grassland were skilled in horsemanship since they were young. The steel walls that Wang Chong set up on the surface of the mountain could indeed obstruct them, but it was impossible for them to completely stop the Ouzan.
"Everyone, follow up. Let us kill the Tang people and defeat them!"
Jiao Serro raised the halberd in his hand and shouted loudly.
"Roar!"
Behind him, the cavalrymen of the Ouzan army responded with a thunderous roar. Looking down from the sky, one could see huge greenish-black dragons moving back and forth along the gaps of the steel walls, twisting and turning as if they were migrating at the bottom of a river.
Since it was impossible to charge in a straight line, the cavalrymen would charge in a roundabout way. This was the method that Jiao Serro thought of to break through the steel walls set up by Wang Chong.
…
"Hmph, they took the bait!"
On the top of the mountain, Wang Chong kept his eyes and ears open. When he saw Jiao Serro and the Ouzan army charging in a roundabout way from the northeast corner, a cold glint flashed across his eyes.
"They really broke through from the northeast corner! Huoshu Huizang, you have indeed read many military books from the Central Plains. "
Wang Chong sneered in his heart.
There had long been rumors that Huoshu Huizang had obtained many military books from Dalun Ruozan. Therefore, he knew the military styles of the generals of the Central Plains like the back of his hand, and could easily defeat them.
However, since Huoshu Huizang had always commanded pure cavalrymen, which was completely different from the Central Plains, which was mainly infantrymen, there was no way to verify this.
However, Wang Chong had only casually tested it, and he immediately found out that Huoshu Huizang had not only read the military books from the Central Plains, but also that it was indeed true.
There was no way the rumors were false!
"Using the military books from the Central Plains to deal with the generals of the Central Plains, Huoshu Huizang, how dare you think of something like this. "Jiao Serro, since you're here, don't even think about leaving. I've prepared a great gift for you!"
If Jiao Serro saw Wang Chong's expression at this moment, he would definitely be terrified.
"General Luo!"
"Here!"
As Wang Chong's figure appeared, a dark-skinned general wearing black armor and a black cloak walked out from behind Wang Chong. He had a dignified and cold expression, and he was filled with an iron will.
"Young Master, do you have any orders for me to transfer? I'm willing to go at any time!"
That general's face was pitch-black, and it looked like it was cast in silver. His every movement revealed a powerful will, and he was completely different from the other generals.
'Luoji', nicknamed Iron Spear Luo, was one of the high-ranking generals of the Annam Protectorate, and his standing wasn't beneath that of 'Zhao Wujiang'. However, unlike Zhao Wujiang, who was close to Xianyu Zhongtong, Luo Ji had never been on good terms with Xianyu Zhongtong. Even though they both served under Zhangchou Jianqiong, Luo Ji had never gotten along with Xianyu Zhongtong.
It wasn't just because Luoji was loyal to Zhangchou Jianqiong. More importantly, Luoji had always believed that only Zhangchou Jianqiong was qualified to assume the position of Annam Protector-General. Even though Xianyu Zhongtong was the candidate appointed by Zhangchou Jianqiong before he was appointed, he wasn't capable enough to assume the position.
The southwest bordered Mengshe Zhao and Ouzan, and it was a place where three empires intersected. The situation was complicated, and it wasn't inferior to that of the Western Regions or Andong. Without a sufficiently powerful individual to guard the area, it was easy for problems to arise.
And the subsequent developments had confirmed Luoji's conjecture.
When Lion City was breaking out of the encirclement, Luoji immediately split with Xianyu Zhongtong and chose to lead a portion of the Annam Protectorate's army to follow Wang Yan. In Luoji's view, at least in terms of capability, the Wang Clan's father and son were much more open-minded than Xianyu Zhongtong.
At the very least, they had always known what to do in this war. They wouldn't be like Xianyu Zhongtong, leading the army into danger.
"He's indeed a valiant general!"
Wang Chong's eyes were sharp, and when he saw Luoji walking out from the back, he nodded his head in approval. The reason why he chose Luoji was very simple. Luoji was adept at using a spear, and his attacks were extremely powerful.
On the summit last time, Wang Chong had realized that when his father had arrived with the Annan Protectorate army officers, Jiaosiluo had feared no one except the commander of the Annan Protectorate army, Luo Ji, who had been the last to arrive, Wang Chong had realized that Jiaosiluo was extremely apprehensive of him.
During the battle, he almost completely avoided Luoji. Not long after Luoji arrived, he hurriedly left.
When Wang Chong saw this scene, he sharply noticed that Jiao Serro's xiphodon had an extremely strong defense, but Luoji's terrifying spear skills were precisely the bane of his xiphodon.
This was also one of the main reasons why Jiao Serro avoided him.
"However, Jiao Serro, it won't be so easy for you to leave this time!"
The corner of Wang Chong's mouth revealed a trace of a cold smile.
"Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Chen Qiong, Li Zhi, Fang Tang, Zhou Han!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Xu Shiping, Xu Andun!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Go with General Luo! You know what to do, right? "
"Yes, sir!"
… …
Wang Chong waved his sleeves, and the six Black Dragon Gang elites that Li Siye had sent along with Xu Shiping and Xu Andun immediately left to carry out the order.
— — Luoji's strength was enough to pose a great threat to Jiao Serro, but it was far from fatal. These six Black Dragon Gang elites, Xu Shiping and Xu Andun were the best assistants that Wang Chong had specially prepared for Luoji.
"General Luo, wait a moment!"
Just as Luoji was about to descend the mountain, Wang Chong pondered for a moment and suddenly took out a spear barrel from his waist. With a flick of his wrist, he tossed it over.
"If we want to deal with Jiao Serro, we can't do without this. Take it!"
Even with Luoji's maturity and composure, he couldn't help but be moved by the retractable spear barrel. More importantly, the spear Wang Chong had given him was definitely no ordinary spear. There was only one thing that Luoji could think of:
— — WuZi Steel Weapon!
"Thank you, gongzi!"
Luo Ji turned around. Even though his heart was in turmoil, his face remained calm and steady, without much of an expression on it.
"Go!"
Wang Chong smiled and didn't say anything else.
This retractable spear barrel was a replica of Marchioness Yi's weapon. In truth, the material used to forge the spear barrel wasn't too high. It was made out of top-notch superior steel, mixed with the crushed metal from overseas, and inscribed with a large number of toughening inscriptions.
The true crux of the spear was the spearhead!
— — There was simply too little WuZi Steel in stock. That was why Wang Chong thought of crafting a spearhead made of WuZi Steel to conserve materials.
Hong long long!
Regardless of what Wang Chong was thinking, after obtaining the WuZi Steel spear from Wang Chong, Luoji was like a tiger that had grown wings. Riding on a massive black steed, he kicked up a cloud of dust and charged down the mountain toward Jiao Serro.
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