"What's going on here?!"
Abu Muslim, who had been sitting in the rear of the battlefield as steady as Mount Tai, shuddered and stood up from his seat, a look of extreme shock on his face for the first time. He had participated in so many wars and conquered so many countries, but he had never encountered such a thing. The auras of more than two hundred thousand elite Arab cavalry had been greatly weakened in a single moment.
Not only that, this abrupt change had thrown the Arabs fighting at the front into chaos. The Arab cavalry at the very front, unable to react in time, were turned into sieves by the pikemen. Boom! A long ballista bolt howled through the air, instantly crossing over the heavy shields and appearing more than twenty zhang away as it shot toward the rows of Arab cavalry. Translated by: Hypersheep325 Edited by: Michyrr
Roooar!
A soldier of the Iron Beast Army roared as he grabbed the corpse of a warhorse and lunged at that thick ballista bolt. But this time, the Dark Blood Shield and Iron Beast Halo that could be used to resist the power of the crossbow bolts didn't come into effect. After the huge crossbow bolt pierced through the warhorse's corpse, it effortlessly pierced through the Iron Beast soldier's heavy armor. Then, it didn't slow down at all and dragged him into the air.
Then a third, a fourth … In a few short moments, the black ballista bolt had pierced through the bodies of eight or nine Arab horsemen and nailed the last four to the ground.
Plushplushplush! Similar scenes were taking place all over the battlefield. Tens of thousands of ballista bolts filled the air, covering the entire battlefield. They were still firing ballista bolts, but the effect this time was completely different. Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of corpses falling to the ground could be heard as the first line of defense was instantly emptied under the barrage of crossbow bolts.
"Release!"
"Release!"
"Release!"
… …
Within the ballista army, Chen Bin had a cold and aloof expression as he stood atop a transport carriage, his sword constantly swinging down. After fighting with Wang Chong for so long, Chen Bin was well aware of what had happened just now. This was an extremely rare opportunity, the perfect opportunity for the ballista army to display its might.
Swishswishswish!
Nine thousand!
Ten thousand!
Eleven thousand!
Twelve thousand!
…
The Arabs instantly suffered heavy casualties under the barrage of ballistae, and the number of casualties continued to rise. In this single volley, twenty-five thousand Arab cavalry had fallen to Chen Bin's ballista army.
At the same time, the Arabs were not the only ones affected. The Ouzan and Western Turks on the eastern front had also been affected.
On the eastern front, the Ouzan and Western Turkic cavalry had relied on their overwhelming numbers to temporarily suppress Li Siye, Sun Zhiming, Zhuang Zhengping, and Chi Weisi, but the moment Wang Chong used the Bane of the Battlefield, the situation immediately reversed. The Western Turks and the Ouzan were in a very bad situation, and many of their soldiers were killed in the charge of the Wushang cavalry and the other Tang dynasty cavalry.
"What's that? What did that kid do just now? "
In the rear, Duwusili's eyes narrowed, his pupils constricting. He was just as shocked as Abu Muslim. Almost subconsciously, Duwusili turned to Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang. This was Duwusili's first encounter with Wang Chong, but Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang were different. If there was one person who could explain what was happening on the battlefield, it was probably Dalun Ruozan.
"Great General, I also have no way of explaining this matter."
Dalun Ruozan bitterly smiled. He naturally knew what Duwusili was thinking, but Dalun Ruozan also had no way of explaining this situation. Even though this was not his first time fighting with Wang Chong, there were still many mysteries about Wang Chong that he did not understand, like what was happening right now.
"In truth, I already encountered this sort of thing in the war of the southwest, but it was far from being as powerful as it is now. It seems like it's not just his status in the Tang Dynasty that has risen, but his strength outside of the art of war has also grown."
There were far too many mysteries about Wang Chong. His art of war, his use of steel modules, the thousands of li of cement roads he had built in the Tang Dynasty, and his use of that unique halo … Dalun Ruozan had never encountered an existence as inexplicable as Wang Chong.
His background and growth could be traced, but the things about him could not be explained with that. It was as if they were two completely different people!
"There's no other way. Perhaps only a Great General can counteract this wave of influence."
Dalun Ruozan said, his eyes fixed on Duwusili and Huoshu Huizang.
Even though he had made ample preparations for this battle, there were still some things that were beyond Dalun Ruozan's abilities, like a battle between martial artists. Dalun Ruozan was famed for his intelligence, strategy, and strategy, so he was called the wise minister. He considered the overall situation, not the strength of a single individual.
That aspect was something that top-class Great Generals like Duwusili, Huoshu Huizang, and Dusong Mangpoje had to consider.
This scene had become Wang Chong's challenge to Duwusili and Huoshu Huizang.
"That's all we can do."
Duwusili subconsciously creased his brow. As the highest commander, he normally would not lightly step onto the battlefield. Only in a few crucial moments or when the enemy Great Generals entered the fray would he make an exception. But the Tang Dynasty had not sent any Great Generals into the fray. A single halo was enough to force him to break convention and enter the fray early. This made Duwusili very unhappy.
Not only that, all halos consumed energy. In other words, they would consume the strength of Duwusili's forces. In the later stages of the battle, when Great Generals fought against Great Generals, this would become extremely fatal. This was also why all the commanders of the armies had tacitly agreed to not enter the fray in the early stages of the battle.
But the current situation was beyond his control!
If he did not enter the fray, the Western Turkic cavalry would quickly be routed by the forty thousand Tang Dynasty cavalry.
This was something that Duwusili could not allow.
"Buzz!"
Duwusili raised his head and straightened his back, his eyes flashing with a sharp and cold light as he took a step forward. Rumble! The moment Duwusili's war boots stomped on the ground, the hills trembled and a golden flame spread out from under Duwusili's feet. It instantly transformed into a dazzling golden halo of the Saint Martial realm, within which were several imperial crowns. These crowns were different from those of the Central Plains. These crowns were carved with images of sheep and wolves, and atop the hemispherical crown was a golden eagle spreading its wings.
This was the typical crown of a Western Turkic Khagan.
Bzzz! As Duwusili moved, golden halos began to spread from Duwusili's feet to cover the entire Turkic army. In a flash, Wang Chong's Bane of the Battlefield Halo was greatly weakened.
Bang!
At almost the same time, Ouzan Great General Huoshu Huizang took two steps forward and stomped down, unleashing his own war halo. Another powerful halo flew through the air like a storm, spreading beneath the feet of the tens of thousands of Ouzan cavalry to resist Wang Chong's Bane of the Battlefield Halo.
The Ouzan and the Western Turks were not the only ones doing the same thing. Outside the second defense line, the earth rumbled as if some enormous power had struck the ground. Abu Muslim had also moved, pitch-black halos bolstering his army and radiating to the feet of the Arab cavalry.
Wang Chong's halo had mobilized the Western Turks, Ouzan, and Arab forces, forcing three elite Great Generals to take action at the same time. This was unprecedented in history.
"As expected, they've moved out!"
In the distance, Wang Chong and his White-hoofed Shadow stood beneath the fluttering banner of the Qixi Protectorate. Not only was he not surprised by this sight, he even gave a faint smile. There were hidden schemes and open schemes. Wang Chong had used an open scheme for the first time on the battlefield, and this was his second.
In order to resist the effects of the Bane of the Battlefield Halo, Huoshu Huizang, Duwusili, and Abu Muslim were forced to use their strongest halos to passively respond. The battle had only just begun, but the three highest commanders of Ouzan, the Western Turks, and the Arabs were already beginning to weaken.
Halos consumed energy, and the longer this battle continued, the faster Huoshu Huizang, Duwusili, and Abu Muslim's strength would fall. If this battle continued for more than an hour, the three of them would fall from the peak of the Saint Martial realm. But this was completely different for Wang Chong.
Although the Bane of the Battlefield Halo consumed energy, it was so minuscule that it had almost no effect. What it consumed was the energy in the world itself.
"Since that's the case, I might as well fulfill your wish!"
Wang Chong's hair rustled in the wind as he faintly smiled and unleashed his other halo. Boom! There was another flash of light from Wang Chong's body. Right after the Bane of the Battlefield Halo, Wang Chong's second Bane of Generals Halo burst out of his body and engulfed the entire battlefield.
Bzzz! In a flash, the battlefield that had been under the control of Huoshu Huizang, Duwusili, and Abu Muslim changed once more. The Ouzan, Western Turkic, and Arab generals in the middle of the army suddenly felt their auras flicker like candlelight. In a flash, all of them had dropped an entire level.
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