"Bastard! This brat is too crafty! "
In Mengshe Zhao's army, Fengjiayi clenched his fists. He was sure that Wang Chong had arranged for these ballistae to be there when Tumi Sangzha had attacked.
In the previous battle, those ballistae had never been there.
"Even Mengshe Zhao's sea of fire was used by him. This fellow is truly terrifying. The Wang Clan is known as a clan of ministers and generals, but this sort of foundation is too frightening. "
The Mengshe Zhao generals were also alarmed, a deep apprehension rising in their hearts.
What sort of person was Dalun Ruozan?
What sort of person was Huoshu Huizang?
Although Mengshe Zhao and Ouzan weren't enemies, there was no one on the southwest border who didn't understand these two. If either of these two had appeared on Mengshe Zhao's border, everyone would have felt as if they were facing a great foe.
But this youth called Wang Chong was actually able to face them head-on, attacking and defending at the same time.
Even Dalun Ruozan's fireballs were being used by him to protect himself and neutralize the attacks of the Ouzan.
Everyone even suspected that this Wang Chong was intentionally luring the Ouzan into gathering them at the base of the mountain. Once they reached the peak of their numbers, he would immediately take out the Tang Dynasty ballistae.
In normal circumstances, the Tang Dynasty ballistae, no matter how formidable, would only be able to kill three or four people, and this was even when the enemy was charging at them. But now, against such a dense army of cavalry, a single arrow could kill more than ten people.
Some ballista bolts even pierced through and killed fifteen or sixteen cavalry in a straight line.
In just a few moments, this volley of ballista bolts had killed at least four or five thousand Ouzan soldiers. Boom, boom, boom. Another wave of arrows whistled down from the top of the mountain. This time, the effect was not as obvious as before, but two to three thousand Ouzan cavalrymen and their horses fell heavily onto the hillside.
Blood flowed down the mountain like a gurgling stream. The warhorse Neigh's terrified cries rang out incessantly. The whole mountain was in a state of panic.
This scene caused Huoshu Huizang's eyelids to twitch madly.
Even though he had been in the southwest for so long, had clashed with the Tang people many times, and had seen the power of these weapons of the Tang Dynasty more than once, even though he was a veteran of battle, he still found it hard to remain calm when he saw the ballistae in Wang Chong's hands.
Although the Ouzan Ngari Royal Lineage still had more than two hundred thousand cavalry and the loss of several thousand cavalry wasn't much, it had to be realized that the Ouzan Empire had spent thirty-some years and a great deal of time and energy to create these two hundred thousand cavalry.
Even if the Ouzan people wanted to create another one in such a short time, it would not be so easy.
"Change targets! Destroy those Tang Dynasty ballistae!"
Huoshu Huizang suddenly raised an arm and firmly ordered.
"Yes, General!"
Before the order could reach the rear, a new change occurred on the hillside. After two volleys of arrows, Tang Dynasty ballista soldiers suddenly appeared and swiftly pulled the ballistae back behind the steel walls.
In just a few seconds, the ballistae vanished without a trace, just as if they had just appeared.
But at this moment, Tumi Sangzha, Ciren Xiangxiong, and Zajiexiji, the three warriors of the Ouzan Eight Tribes, felt a deep sense of apprehension. The fact that the Tang Dynasty had withdrawn the ballistae was far more worrying than if they had allowed them to continue firing.
No one knew when the ballistae would reappear and fire again.
This sort of feeling was almost impossible to guard against.
Moreover, the ballistae of the Tang Dynasty needed to be reloaded after firing two or three bolts. By withdrawing the ballistae, Wang Chong could use this opportunity to reload, and when they reappeared, they would be reloaded with bolts.
At that time, it would be a new round of harvesting!
Everyone who understood Wang Chong's strategy felt a chill in their hearts. This was not the first time the ballistae of the Tang Dynasty had appeared, but no one had ever used them to such a terrifying degree like Wang Chong.
"Damn it! Delay them for me! As long as we can delay those Tang people, they won't be able to fire normally! "
"Someone, charge! Destroy those ballistae!"
"Pay attention, use their steel walls to dodge!"
… …
The Ouzan army had no lack of intelligent people, and some of them immediately saw through the crux of this matter.
If they tangled with the Tang people and began to fight, the Annam Protectorate would have some misgivings and would never randomly fire ballistae. In addition, the steel walls that Wang Chong had set up on the mountain could also be used to dodge the attacks of the ballistae.
But the Ouzan were famed for their cavalry charges, and they excelled at offense. Defense and positional warfare were things that only the infantry of the Tang Dynasty excelled at. If the cavalry hid behind the steel walls, there would be no point in attacking.
"Bastard! Follow me! "
Tumi Sangzha, wrapped in thick metal armor, suddenly roared. A pitch-black Halo of Thorns shook the area. Cries of alarm rang out as the armor of the Tang people soldiers burst out of their bodies, transforming into hundreds of metal men that charged into the sea of fire and the ballistae.
At the same time, Tumi Sangzha struggled to free himself from the attacks of The Eagle, Luoji, and Lin Wuguan. His mountainous steel body charged up the mountain. The blazing sea of fire didn't even reach the metal giant's knees and was completely incapable of harming him.
Rumble! The entire mountain trembled beneath Tumi Sangzha's footsteps. But before Tumi Sangzha could take more than a few steps, he seemed to sense something. His body shook and he raised his head.
In the overcast sky, a massive ball of fire like a blazing sun grew larger and larger. With a boom, it crashed into a place ten-some zhang away from Tumi Sangzha. Flames, shockwaves, and explosions swept out in all directions.
But as this massive ball of fire fell, the sky instantly fell silent. No more fireballs fell.
At some point, the siege weapons in the rear had used up their last fireball. This dense rain of fireballs had finally come to an end.
For a moment, the entire mountain was deathly still, not a single sound coming from it.
"It's over!"
On the summit, Wang Chong watched as the final fireball fell, a hint of a smile on his lips. Everything had gone as he had expected. No matter how monstrously intelligent Dalun Ruozan was, no matter how meticulous he was, he would never have predicted that he would be here, nor that he would have built a Lion City and a 'steel fortress' in the southwest.
In such a short period of time, Dalun Ruozan's reserves were bound to be insufficient.
Thus, this fireball attack was bound to not last for too long.
"Let's go!"
Wang Chong indifferently said as he looked down the mountain in the breeze.
Roooar!
An earth-shattering roar came from the summit, as if time had stopped moving. In the blink of an eye, countless figures appeared on the previously empty summit.
Now, it was the Annam Protectorate's turn to counterattack.
"Kiiiill! — — "
Waves of roars shook the mountain and soared into the sky. The Annam Protectorate, which had been hiding behind the steel walls, suddenly charged out of their hiding place. Tens of thousands of them gathered into a flood of steel that surged toward the base of the mountain.
Their momentum was overwhelming, capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas!
"Foreign traitors! Hand over your life! "
Fierce shouts came from the summit. Countless Annam Protectorate generals with powerful auras were mixed in with the storm of Annam Protectorate generals as they charged down the mountain.
At this moment, even someone as arrogant as Tumi Sangzha couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Although the Tang Dynasty had indulged in peace and was no longer as powerful as before, a starving camel was still larger than a horse, and its army was still filled with talents. The number of generals it had far surpassed that of Ouzan and Mengshe Zhao.
One Eagle, one Luoji, and one Lin Wushou were more than enough to deal with, and now there were so many of them charging at him.
"Retreat! Retreat! Hurry and retreat! "
Tumi Sangzha bellowed.
The thirty-thousand-some Ouzan soldiers could not stop so many Tang people, and without the support of the fireballs, they had lost their advantage in this battle.
"Neigh!"
The warhorses neighed. After the ballista attacks, their morale had fallen to rock bottom, much less now. In a flash, the entire battle had been reversed. The first to flee were the farthest Ouzan soldiers at the base of the mountain.
Next, the cavalry on the mountain also turned and began to flee.
Tumi Sangzha and the others, after holding them back for a while, also began to flee down the mountain.
— — In this kind of war, getting entangled in a battle like this would only mean death!
"Hah!"
Seeing the Ouzan soldiers flee, the mountain exploded with cheers.
… …
"Huoshu Huizang also failed!"
In a place where no one was paying attention, Gelofeng stared at the summit, his eyes flashing. After a long time, he said nothing. His gaze was so profound that no one could tell what he was thinking.
"In order to construct these things, Dalun Ruozan spent a great deal of our resources. But in the end, their killing power was limited. "
A cold voice came from behind Gelofeng.
"It's not that Huoshu Huizang is too weak."
"Yes."
Another voice echoed.
"The crux lies in that child. That child is even more difficult to deal with than we imagined. "
"The Tang Dynasty is already powerful enough. One Duke Jiu was enough back then. There's no need for a second, or a third … "
A cold light flashed in Gelofeng's eyes. In truth, he had not experienced yesterday's battle, just like Dalun Ruozan. He simply listened to the narration of those who had come back.
However, there were some people whom a mere meeting was enough to make people want to kill them.
"In this battle, it's no longer important that the Southwestern Protectorate army isn't completely destroyed. But that youth called Wang Chong must die! "
With these final words, Gelofeng's eyes shone with astonishing killing intent.
"Your Majesty, be at ease. He won't be able to walk out alive. "
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