Bang!
A massive halberd smashed against the mountain. This simple movement seemed to carry the weight of ten thousand jun, and even Longqinba couldn't help but raise his brows.
"Longqinba, we meet again."
A low and deep voice rang out from the cliff. In the vast and mighty gale, that person's long hair fluttered in the wind. On that rock-hard face was a pair of eyes that were as deep as the ocean.
"Sun Liuyue!"
Longqinba's expression darkened as he stopped.
This person's armor was completely different from that of the Annam Protectorate. It was simple and heavy, and there was nothing special about it other than its weight.
In truth, this person was not a member of the Annam Protectorate.
Wang Yan had several valiant generals under his command. These people were different from ordinary generals. They did not hold any official positions, but their status in the army was so high that not even Chen Shusun could compare.
Sun Liuyue was one of them. He was not only Wang Yan's personal guard, but also a retainer of the Wang Clan. When Wang Yan had joined the army, Duke Jiu had sent him to stand at Wang Yan's side.
These people were all experts that had been carefully selected from the army. Whenever Wang Yan joined the army, these people were almost inseparable. They were like Wang Yan's shadow.
And when Wang Yan was not present, they could take Wang Yan's place to oversee the army and respond to any unexpected situations.
In the month that Lion City had been besieged, Longqinba had been able to kill gods and buddhas alike. Only Sun Liuyue's appearance had managed to curb his arrogance.
"Annoying fellow!"
Longqinba's pupils constricted as he gripped his scimitar and charged forward. Rumble! The moment he charged forward, there was a flash of light as a massive shadow appeared behind him like a demon god.
… …
"It's finally my turn."
As the two armies fiercely clashed, no one noticed a short but capable figure appear on the back of the mountain. Tumi Sangzha looked up at the 'caltrop waterfall' that was several dozen zhang wide, an inexplicable smile on his face.
Boom!
With this thought, Tumi Sangzha stomped his foot down. Boom! An invisible ripple spread out in every direction.
In the next moment, the picture on the hillside suddenly changed. Hundreds of iron men, thousands of them, suddenly stood up from the Caltrop Waterfall. These iron men glanced around and quickly cleared the surrounding caltrops.
Peng, peng, peng. These metal men picked up the caltrops on the mountain and continuously threw them down the mountain. Nearly a hundred metal men moved together, and their speed was incredibly fast.
"Buzz!"
Tumi Sangzha turned his eyes and quickly aimed at the two massive steel walls. He spread open his fingers and began to summon.
"Get up!"
"Roar!"
The two huge steel walls twisted as if they were melting. Amidst the deafening roars, two prehistoric beast-like steel giants rose from the ground and climbed up the mountain.
With the addition of these two steel giants, the speed of clearing immediately sped up.
"Once this path is cleared, it will be the best path for cavalry to charge!"
Tumi Sangzha gave a sinister laugh as he looked up the mountain. With the two armies engaged in battle, this was the best time to clear away the caltrops. The Prime Minister's plan was not just to defeat them on the battlefield.
Leaving the iron men behind, Tumi Sangzha quickly climbed up the mountain.
… …
This was an unprecedented battle, far more intense than any of the previous battles. The dense ranks of the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army surged forward like a massive wave.
Although the one hundred thousand soldiers of the White Stone Legion had attacked in a frenzy before, the numbers this time were far greater.
Every soldier of the Annam Protectorate was under an unimaginable pressure. Although the soldiers on the outermost perimeter each had a large shield in their hands, these shields were trembling like raindrops. The frenzied and concentrated attacks were on the verge of shattering all the bones in their bodies.
Not only that, the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army was also clearing away the steel walls on the mountain. This further reduced the area in which the soldiers could move, making the Annam Protectorate's situation worse and worse.
"It's about time."
Wang Chong looked down from his vantage point at the entire battlefield. Although the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army was coming with a ferocious momentum, everything was still within his control.
"Boom!"
As the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army pressed forward, layer by layer, layer by layer, Wang Chong's eyes flashed as he suddenly stomped down. Boom! This stomp caused the mountain to sway, and an invisible energy began to radiate out along the surface of the mountain, spreading over the entire battlefield.
The Bane of the Battlefield Halo — Wang Chong had finally released the strongest halo in his body. Buzz! An invisible ripple spread out, and the halos beneath the feet of the tens of thousands of Mengshe – Ü-Tsang soldiers dimmed like candles in the face of a powerful attack.
"Buzz!"
In a flash, the auras of the hundreds of thousands of Ouzan and Mengshe Zhao soldiers on the mountain dimmed by an entire level. At the same time that Wang Chong unleashed the Bane of the Battlefield Halo …
"Attack!"
The Annam Protectorate, which had been on the defensive, chose to take the initiative to attack. Twangtwangtwang! Deafening booms filled the air, but the first to attack were not the infantry at the base of the mountain, but the ballistae of the Tang Dynasty.
On flat ground, it was almost impossible for ballistae to circle around the soldiers at the front. But on a mountain like this, everything was possible.
Boomboomboom!
The tens of thousands of soldiers on the battlefield became the best place for the ballistae to harvest. When the thick inscribed crossbow bolts flew out, spears pierced through the gaps between the shields in front of the frontline.
In the past, the attacks of these spearmen would have been limited, but now, all the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang soldiers, whether they were Ouzan or Mengshe Zhao, were greatly weakened.
The elite spears jolted aside their Stellar Energy and stabbed into their bodies, raising them high into the air and tossing them away. Squelch, squelch, squelch … In a few short moments, the spear formation was like a forest, constantly lengthening and contracting. Each time it was extended, it was bright, but when it was retracted, it was scarlet.
In the blink of an eye, the area around the shieldmen was covered in corpses.
The valiant soldiers of the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army were now as limp as rags. Not only that, the shieldmen at the front of the line, who had been under enormous pressure, now sensed that the attacks were greatly weakened, and the line stabilized.
"Axemen, get out! … … "
At some point in time, a series of earth-shattering roars came from all directions at the edge of the battle line. With a furious roar, massive axes spun and flew out, smashing into the dense sea of Mengshe – Ü-Tsang soldiers.
The moment the axe flew out, the earth quaked in the Great Tang camp. Stalwart figures charged out like the most terrifying of beasts, charging straight at the Mengshe – Ü-Tsang army.
"Kill for me!"
The strong axemen had ferocious expressions on their faces. Their veins were bulging, and they were clad in sturdy, high-quality armor. The axes in their hands were inscribed with Xuanhua patterns, and they were rampaging through the enemy's camp.
"Ah! … … "
Screams filled the air as the Ouzan and Mengshe Zhao soldiers were sent flying like straw. Some of the Mengshe Zhao soldiers were even cleaved in two by the axes from left to right.
Axemen had always been the strongest of all the infantry soldiers, and they had all been carefully selected. Each axeman was at least at True Martial Tier 6 or 7, and with the massive weakening effect of Wang Chong's Bane of the Battlefield Halo, one could easily imagine the power of these axemen.
In the army, axemen possessed immense offensive power, and they were always used for breaking formations when the odds were against them.
Boomboomboom!
To the southeast, southwest, northwest … in all directions, the armies that had held the advantage were instantly routed, unable to stop the enemy.
"What, what … what's going on?"
"How can their strength change so quickly?!"
"What kind of power can cover such a large area?!"
… …
The changes on the mountain shocked everyone. This was not the first time Wang Chong had used the Bane of the Battlefield Halo, but the first time, it had stopped at the frontlines in a battle of tens of thousands of soldiers. But now, it was completely different.
Even a fool could sense that the Bane of the Battlefield Halo was affecting the entire mountain, and perhaps even far beyond that.
"Prime Minister, what should we do?"
All eyes turned to Dalun Ruozan at the foot of the mountain.
"Don't worry about it. Such a large halo must consume a lot of energy. Pass on my order, continue the attack!"
Dalun Ruozan waved his hand and said without hesitation.
Although he didn't know how Wang Chong had done it, to weaken the enemy's halo to such an extent, for Dalun Ruozan, in this world, there was only one thing that could do it: a halo.
But as long as it was a halo, it would consume energy, and the more people it covered, the greater the consumption. Wang Chong's halo covered such a large area, for Dalun Ruozan, it would not take long for it to run out.
More importantly, in a war, no matter how powerful a halo or how powerful an existence was, in the face of an army of hundreds of thousands or even millions of soldiers, its effect was negligible.
— — If Huoshu Huizang alone could win the war, what was the point of having others?
But soon, Dalun Ruozan realized that he was wrong.
"Neigh!"
An impassioned and intense neigh sounded. Under the gazes of countless people, an exceptionally handsome colt with snow-white hooves and beans in its mouth appeared under the flagpole at the top of the mountain.
On the back of the horse, the tall and handsome figure was like the sun in the sky, attracting everyone's attention.
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