"Ah!"
The surrounding soldiers were dumbfounded. The yaks were about to charge and the army was about to close in. Weren't they just waiting to be trampled by the enemy if they lay on the ground?
"But, Marquis, Dayan Mangpoje is about to arrive!"
Su Shixuan said anxiously. Although the others said nothing, they all had the same expression on their faces. They had always trusted in Wang Chong, but this order was too illogical.
The Ouzan's attacks were not as simple as the yaks. In just a few moments, they could already hear the roars of the Ouzan army behind them.
Even if they lay on the ground and hid behind the steel walls to endure the attack of the yaks, they wouldn't be able to escape the Ouzan army behind them.
Dismounting and hiding on the ground at this crucial moment was suicidal.
This was not just a simple matter of the five thousand Wushang cavalry. If they were defeated, the eight thousand craftsmen in the city behind them would also become ghosts under the Ouzan cavalry.
"No buts! Just do as I say! "
Wang Chong said firmly, looking forward.
"Yes!"
Su Shixuan clenched his teeth and left. Although he still felt that Wang Chong's order wasn't very appropriate, as long as Wang Chong was certain that this was necessary, Su Shixuan would not disobey.
Fifty zhang, forty zhang, thirty zhang, twenty zhang …
Everyone's heartstrings were stretched taut. Through the thick white mist, they could even see the yaks' flaring nostrils and their eyes that were as bright and crazy as copper bells. Their huge bodies and towering backs were like small mountains.
"Moo! Moo! "
The moos of the yaks echoed through the world like massive waves. And even more frightening than the yaks were the crazed shouts of the thousands of Tibetan cavalry.
"All soldiers, hear my order! Follow behind the yaks and kill the Tang people to avenge the Mountain Army!"
"To dare build a city on the plateau is suicidal! Everyone, follow me! "
"The general has ordered that whoever kills that brat named Wang Chong will be made a general and rewarded with the Great Snow Mountain's secret techniques."
"Don't let a single Tang people escape. Go!"
…
The war horses neighed. Tens of thousands of Ouzan cavalrymen waved their machetes and shouted crazily. Although the white mist was effective against them, all the Ouzan cavalrymen only needed to line up in a trapezoidal formation, cover their mouths and noses with coarse cloth, and follow closely behind the yaks.
Only death awaits those who dare to insult the general!
"Brat, do you really think you're safe behind the city walls? Everything comes with a price. This time, I will let everyone know the consequences of going against me and provoking Ouzan. "
In the middle of the army, Dayan Mangpoje rode on the snow-white divine steed of the Great Snow Mountain. His eyes shone with a ferocious and crazy light. No matter how Wang Chong responded, he would not be able to escape death.
He could already imagine how he would behead Wang Chong and plant his head on the edge of the plateau as a warning to the entire Tang dynasty.
"All soldiers, hear my order! Advance at full speed!"
With Dayan Mangpoje's order, the army immediately accelerated, the rumbling of the earth growing louder and louder.
"Buzz!"
The rumbling of the earth grew louder and louder, and all the grass on the plateau rustled and trembled. As the army approached, the atmosphere grew tenser and tenser. One hundred feet, eighty feet, sixty feet, forty feet …
Rumble!
Finally, thousands of yaks mooed and madly charged into the City of Steel. The atmosphere was so tense that even time seemed to stop.
"Get down!"
A loud shout resounded through the world. Almost at the same time, the sound of a bowstring vibrating could be heard from the rear of the army. No one noticed that an arrow had shot out like a bolt of lightning from the steel city behind them, heading straight for the army. And at the tip of the arrow, there was an extremely conspicuous spot of flame.
Rumble!
It seemed like only a split second had passed, but it also seemed like countless long centuries. Suddenly, an earth-shattering explosion came from the sky. Under the horrified gazes of countless people, a dazzling crimson fireball exploded violently in the sky.
This was like the first signal. Then, with a rumble, the entire battlefield, all the areas filled with white smoke, exploded violently. This massive noise drowned out the mooing of the yaks, the shouting of battle, the clopping of hooves, and the quaking of the earth.
All other sounds seemed insignificant in comparison to this explosion, like the buzzing of a mosquito to a thunderclap.
The violent explosion also triggered a terrifying shockwave that covered a large area. The strong yaks that were madly charging over let out miserable cries and were instantly sent flying like rice straws, as if they were weightless. The Ouzan cavalry following closely behind the yaks were completely caught off guard. "Aaaah!" With screams, these Ouzan and their horses were sent flying far away by the shockwave.
Some of them were thrown into the air, blown to pieces by the successive explosions. Others were sent flying into the grass. They appeared fine on the surface, but inside their bodies, all their internal energy and organs had been sent flying. Blood flowed from their orifices as they died on the spot.
Not only that, the fierce explosions had also unleashed a terrifying sea of fire. The entire battlefield, including the City of Steel behind Wang Chong, had been transformed into a sea of fire of unprecedented scale. The air within the battlefield, as well as the lungs of some of the Ouzan cavalry, was completely incinerated.
Before these Ouzan cavalry could even react, they had already suffocated to death.
Boomboomboom!
Wave after wave of explosions, screams, neighing, and mooing filled the air, throwing the battlefield into chaos.
… …
"Impossible! How could there be such a thing!!! "
In the distance, Fomonlința saw this inconceivable sight, his entire body trembling and he couldn't help but cry out. As a top-class general of the Tang dynasty and a titan of the Hu generals, Fomonlința had spent his entire life on the battlefield. He had seen all kinds of battles and was extremely experienced.
But not even Fomonlința had ever encountered such a thing.
He had already ordered Heba Ye to bring his army to the edge of the battlefield. All he needed was an order to charge through the gap where Dayan Mangpoje's Ouzan army would fall into chaos after killing Wang Chong. But Fomonlința had never expected such a thing to happen.
It was just a few arrows, but Wang Chong had created such a large-scale explosion and such a terrifying sea of fire, and it had happened right in front of him. Even though he was very far away, Fomonlința could still feel the searing waves of heat. At this moment, Fomonlința's mind was in turmoil, and he felt an unprecedented shock.
Everything before him had completely surpassed common sense and common sense. How could an Imperial Great General like Fomonlința? Even if he was right next to him and had witnessed the entire process, he still wouldn't be able to understand how Wang Chong had managed to create such a massive explosion.
Even an Imperial Great General like Fomonlința couldn't understand what was going on.
"Kiiiill!" "Kiiiill!"
Before Fomonlința could think too much, the distant cries of fighting shook the entire steppe. After this wave of explosions, the Wushang cavalry led by Wang Chong finally began to attack. Neigh! Wang Chong's robes fluttered in the wind as he was the first to leap out from behind the silver-white walls, his white hooves flapping in the wind.
Behind him, all the Wushang cavalry mounted their horses and formed into neat ranks, neighing as they followed Wang Chong. Wang Chong and the others had also been caught up in that wave of explosions. Fortunately, Wang Chong had warned everyone, including their horses, to lie down and lean against the walls. As a result, almost no one had been injured.
And the steel walls in the rear were more than six zhang tall, allowing them to block the white barley powder, allowing the craftsmen in the city to escape disaster.
"All soldiers, hear my order! Attack!"
Wang Chong unsheathed his sword, his cold and determined voice echoing through the heavens.
"Boom!"
The mountains and rivers trembled and the earth was silent. In a flash, the five thousand Wushang cavalry, along with the one thousand elites of the old tribes of the southwest, surged out from behind the silver-white walls like a tide, seething with killing intent. At this moment, the explosions had stopped, the sea of fire had been extinguished, all the white barley powder had been burned away, and the white smoke that shrouded the battlefield had finally dissipated. The scene on the battlefield began to become clear to the eyes.
In front of Wang Chong's steel defenses, corpses were strewn all over the ground in a radius of nearly one thousand zhang. One after another, the yaks were roasted until their bodies were charred black, and they were sprawled on the ground. The thick black fur on their bodies had become one of the fatal triggers in this explosion and sea of fire.
Tens of thousands of yaks lay on the ground, their bodies burned bare. They had suffered the greatest impact in this wave of explosions. And behind these yaks were the corpses of countless Ouzan cavalry. These people were brave and skilled warriors of the plateau, all of them riding on sturdy highland steeds. Because they were standing high up, when the air burned and the shockwaves struck them, they suffered the greatest impact and shock.
But the greatest impact and shock came from their minds. Even now, none of the Ouzan soldiers knew what had happened. Just the thought of that explosion was enough to make one tremble in fear.
But no matter what the Ouzan thought, Wang Chong's strategy had been successfully carried out. The five thousand Wushang cavalry, together with the one thousand elites of the old tribes of the southwest, formed into an arrow formation and charged from the rear like a tide. Swish! A sharp saber slashed through the air. One of the Ouzan cavalrymen standing at the very front, closest to the steel walls, did not even have time to react before his bewildered face was slashed across the neck. His massive head flew high into the air.
And all this was only the beginning!
Rumble! The earth rumbled as tens of thousands of Wushang cavalry surged out, destroying everything in their path. The moment Wang Chong had chosen was precisely when the Ouzan had suffered heavy losses, their morale had plummeted, their formation had collapsed, and even their speed had fallen to rock bottom.
At this moment, it was truly a crushing defeat!
"Ah! — "
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