"Dayan Mangpoje, come! Let's fight to the death!"
Wang Chong roared with laughter as he rode the White-hoofed Shadow toward the battlefield. With a swing of his WuZi Steel sword, he immediately beheaded an Ouzan horseman. With another slash, his scimitar snapped, and an Ouzan rider was cleaved in two along with his horse. For an expert of Wang Chong's level, after reaching the peak of the Imperial Martial realm, the power of a WuZi Steel weapon in his hands could not even be mentioned in the same breath as before.
However, Wang Chong's gaze remained fixed on the distant Dayan Mangpoje.
Dayan Mangpoje was known as the 'Asura War God' of the Ouzan Empire. This fellow was crude on the outside but meticulous on the inside, and he always came prepared. In order to deal with Wang Chong in one fell swoop, he had hired yaks to charge the formation, and he had also found barley flour to conceal himself. Alas, his cleverness had been overruled.
What Dayan Mangpoje didn't know was that the barley flour he was using to make smoke could easily cause a "dust explosion". Once the barley flour in the air reached a certain density, it would become the best kind of incense. Just a little flame would be enough to cause a heaven-shaking explosion.
To Wang Chong, this was all common sense. But it was clear that no one in this world knew of this.
And Wang Chong's strategy had succeeded. As for the result …
Everyone had seen it!
"Bastard!"
Dayan Mangpoje clenched his fists so tightly that the veins on the back of his hands bulged, and he gritted his teeth so hard that they almost shattered. Insanity, anger, and a terrifying killing intent that he couldn't suppress … All sorts of emotions flashed past his eyes. If looks could kill, Wang Chong would have died countless times over.
"I will definitely kill you, I will definitely kill you …"
Dayan Mangpoje locked onto Wang Chong, who was riding the White-hoofed Shadow in the distance. He wanted to charge forward and rely on his Saint Martial realm cultivation to kill Wang Chong with a single thrust of his spear. However, the events of the City of Steel were still fresh in his mind. Although Wang Chong's strength and cultivation were inferior to his, his ability to rotate his opponents and coordinate his attacks was something that even a Saint Martial realm expert like Dayan Mangpoje had to be wary of.
Now, Wang Chong no longer had those two hundred subordinates by his side, but he had more than five thousand elites. His military strength was even greater than before. Meanwhile, on Dayan Mangpoje's side, the earth-shattering explosion that had never happened before in the highlands had caused everyone to panic and lose their morale. The army was utterly routed and completely lost the ability to fight against Wang Chong.
"Retreat!"
Although Dayan Mangpoje was extremely unwilling, he still clenched his teeth and gave the order to retreat. Rumble! The Ouzan had already lost their morale to begin with, and upon hearing Dayan Mangpoje's order, they immediately broke down.
"After them!"
The soldiers were invigorated by this sight and overjoyed. Boom! The Halo of Dusk Stallion descended, and with a clattering of metal, it rapidly reinforced the entire army. The five thousand Wushang cavalry charged forward in pursuit. "Aaaah!" Screams filled the air as the five thousand Wushang cavalry swept past Ouzan soldiers.
Five thousand, seven thousand, eight thousand … ten thousand!
When the five thousand Wushang cavalry charged in formation, they swiftly displayed a harvest that far surpassed that of any other army in this world. The dense ranks of Ouzan cavalry were scattered in a single wave. Some of the Ouzan soldiers attempted to gather together and form a group to cover the rear, but they were swiftly reduced to dust by the charge of the main army.
"Run!"
Dayan Mangpoje's shrill voice resounded over the battlefield. At this moment, even a Saint Martial realm expert like him did not dare to linger when faced with Wang Chong's five-thousand-some Wushang cavalry, let alone the others. Stopping on their own would be suicidal, and they would not be able to stop Wang Chong's army, much less delay them.
Bwoooom! — —
At the most dangerous moment for the army, a horn suddenly blared across the battlefield. This horn was different from any other. It was even louder and exuded a grandeur, righteousness, and majesty that had never been heard before. At the same time, the earth rumbled as if something was catching up to the rear of the army.
"Stop!"
Wang Chong was charging at the very front of the army. When he heard this horn, he raised his right palm and came to a sudden stop, a wary look on his face. Bzzz! The earth trembled and the grass rustled. Behind Dayan Mangpoje and the routed Ouzan army, a black tide surged as another army of the Ouzan Empire surged forward.
In the distance, Wang Chong could clearly see a tall black war banner, upon which was a white eagle and the image of a vast snowy mountain.
"It's Dusong Mangpoje!"
Wang Chong's heart chilled as he recognized that black war banner at a glance. In Wang Chong's memories, there was only one person on the Ouzan Plateau who would use a white eagle as the image of an army's banner: the Eagle of the Plateau, Dusong Mangpoje.
"Withdraw!"
Wang Chong waved down his right hand, giving the order to retreat.
Dusong Mangpoje was a Great General of the Ouzan Empire, even stronger than Dayan Mangpoje. Although Wang Chong was not surprised that he would appear here, this was not the best time to fight him.
Rumble! Wang Chong immediately turned his horse around. Behind him, the five thousand Wushang Cavalry stopped their pursuit and began to ride toward the steel fortress at the base of the mountain.
"This brat, what a fast reaction!"
In the distance, Dusong Mangpoje slightly closed his eyes at this sight. If Wang Chong dared to pursue, he wouldn't mind slaying him with a single palm.
But Wang Chong's senses were sharper than anyone else's. Before Dusong Mangpoje could strike, he had already given the order to retreat. Not even Dusong Mangpoje could do anything at this moment.
It seems like it's not time to kill him yet. I have to wait a little longer.
Dusong Mangpoje quietly said to himself.
This was not his first time meeting Wang Chong. The first time they had met was in the capital of the Tang Dynasty. At the time, Dusong Mangpoje had used the strategy of exchanging a leopard cat for the crown prince, using a valiant general to replace the First Prince in the capital of the Tang Dynasty, killing no small number of Tang Dynasty experts.
In the end, Wang Chong had seen through this plan, and even Dusong Mangpoje's identity had been exposed. On his way back to the capital, he had been pursued by the experts of the Tang Dynasty and had almost been forced to stay in the Central Plains.
That encounter had left an extremely deep impression on Dusong Mangpoje.
But that youth from the capital of the Tang Dynasty had been far more formidable than he had imagined. Huoshu Huizang and Dalun Ruozan had been defeated in the southwest, and the hero of the Dayan Clan, Dayan Pugyal, had been killed by him at Zhangzhung. Even Dayan Mangpoje had lost to him.
This wise and farsighted youth from the capital of the Tang Dynasty was rapidly maturing into a threat and hidden danger to the Ouzan Empire.
But even though his heart was bursting with killing intent, Dusong Mangpoje was forced to restrain himself. With Fomonlința, an Imperial Great General of the Tang Dynasty, present, Dusong Mangpoje had to restrain himself no matter how much he wanted to strike.
"Fomonlința, just what do you want? Do you want me to kill him or not?"
Dusong Mangpoje gave one last profound glance at the distant Fomonlința, and then he quickly looked away.
"Sound the gongs to withdraw."
The army was in chaos, and if they wanted to sweep away the Tang Dynasty's obstacle at the base of the mountain, they would have to regroup and start all over again.
… …
As the Ouzan army sounded the gongs to withdraw, the first battle came to an end. In the distance, the Qixi Protectorate officers were dumbstruck.
"This kid's too formidable!"
"Did he deliberately cause that explosion just now? If he did, then that's too shocking! "
"Dayan Mangpoje has probably kicked him in the foot. This kid is even more difficult to deal with than he imagined. He's truly met his match this time. "
… …
No one had expected this turn of events in the battle. The generals of the Qixi Protectorate were completely stunned by the result of this battle.
These were all valiant generals of the Qixi Protectorate who had presided over Qixi for many years. They were extremely experienced in fighting and had faced all sorts of storms.
But even these proud generals of the Qixi Protectorate had to admit that if they were in Wang Chong's position, they would have never been able to survive Dayan Mangpoje's frenzied assault.
"All of you, shut up!"
Fomonlința was infuriated by the voices of the generals. Had these bastards forgotten who their enemy was? They were even praising Wang Chong!
"Is there nothing else to do? Go and inspect the soldiers for me! Prepare to enter the battle at any time! "
"Yes!"
The generals felt their hearts chill as they hurriedly lowered their heads and left.
… …
"Hahaha …"
Unlike the oppressive atmosphere on the other two sides, behind the silver-white steel walls of the triangular gap, the soldiers were beaming with joy.
In the small fortress behind them, the eight-thousand-some craftsmen who had been involved in the construction poked their heads out and excitedly cheered.
"Marquis!"
"Marquis!"
"Marquis!"
… …
The heaven-shaking cheers made Fomonlința, the distant Dayan Mangpoje, and Ouzan all grimace.
"Marquis, how did you do it just now? Why did that white smoke suddenly explode? "
After the battle, Cheng Sanyuan, Su Shixuan, Xu Keyi, and the others gathered at Wang Chong's side, their curious gazes focused on him.
In this battle, they were most curious about that explosion that had routed Ouzan's army. Even now, with the battle over, that scene still seemed like a miracle to them.
Everyone knew that this had to be related to Wang Chong, but no one knew how he had done it.
"Don't ask any more questions. I will naturally tell you in the future. Although the battle has ended for now, the war is far from over. The Ouzan won't give up so easily. "
Wang Chong said.
"Yes!"
Hearing Wang Chong speak of proper matters, everyone's hearts trembled and they lowered their heads.
"Li Siye, send out scouts to take stock of the losses in this battle."
Wang Chong said.
"This subordinate will make the arrangements."
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