"Enough! Let them do as they please!"
As Wang Chong and Cheng Qianli were continuing to press their advantage, Gao Xianzhi's voice stopped them. His eyes were fixed forward, and his voice was tinged with a unique ripple of emotion.
Wang Chong raised his head and followed Gao Xianzhi's gaze. He immediately saw two majestic figures riding atop two divine steeds in the middle of the vast Arab army, towering over the Arabs like a vast ocean. Even the hundreds of thousands of Arab cavalry around them could not suppress their sharpness.
The two of them didn't attack. They simply stood there quietly, and yet, two enormous streams of essence energy exploded out from them, piercing through heaven and earth. Even at this distance, Wang Chong could sense the boundless energy exuding from their bodies. Moreover, they were even stronger than his Godking Yama.
"Abu Muslim!"
This thought flitted through Wang Chong's mind as he gazed at that stalwart Arab commander in the black cloak, his entire body exuding a steely aura. Wang Chong had never seen Abu Muslim before, but the moment he saw him, Wang Chong immediately recognized him.
Abu Muslim's eyes were cold, valiant, and devoid of emotion. They were like cold steel, and his aura was like the undulating tide, vast and boundless. Wang Chong felt that he was even stronger than the Celestial Wolf Great General Duwusili, one of the top three experts of the Western Turkic Khaganate.
At this moment, Wang Chong suddenly understood why Gao Xianzhi, the Western Regions War God of Gao Xianzhi, had been so heavily injured upon his arrival at Talas that even his armor had been shattered. This person was extremely powerful, even stronger than Gao Xianzhi.
"Next to him is Arab Vice Governor Ziyad. Abu Muslim and him are both extremely powerful. If we continue to advance, Abu Muslim and Ziyad will have to enter the field. In our current situation, both sides will be heavily injured, and we won't have much of an advantage. If Huoshu Huizang and the others return at this time, they will really fall into an extremely passive situation. "
Gao Xianzhi said.
When speaking of Abu Muslim, Gao Xianzhi's voice was tinged with extreme apprehension. It was obvious that Gao Xianzhi viewed this Arab governor, whom he had been fighting with for the last two months, as a formidable foe.
The entire battlefield was silent, with only the sound of both armies retreating like the tide.
Wang Chong's group and the two highest Arab commanders stared at each other from a distance, all of them silently restraining themselves.
…
"Dalun Ruozan, what's going on? Why did they give the order to retreat at this time? If I had a little more time, I might have been able to kill that brat for you. "
At the same time, as the vast sea of Arab soldiers retreated, Duwu Sili rode his Turkic steed back to the hills behind the battlefield. At the most intense moment of his battle with Wang Chong, Dalun Ruozan's horn had put an end to it, forcing him to retreat. This left Duwusili very dissatisfied.
"Great General, don't be in such a rush. Wang Chong is still trapped in Talas. If Great General wishes to fight and kill him, there will still be a chance in the future. But if this battle continues, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us. "
Dalun Ruozan indifferently said, his expression relaxed and carefree. Duwusili's harsh tone had not the slightest effect on him.
"Disadvantageous? What disadvantageous? "
Dalun Ruozan's words finally brought Duwusili to his senses. Dalun Ruozan was a civil minister. His martial arts were not very high, but he had a unique temperament that could calm even the most irascible of people. This was something that only Dalun Ruozan possessed.
Even Duwusili had been unwittingly influenced by it.
"This one can understand that Great General wishes to avenge Agudu Lan, and this one can also understand that you wish to quell the rage of those two hundred thousand warhorses for Ishbara Khagan. But now is far from the time to fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty. Has Great General forgotten who the main force fighting against the Tang people is? "
Dalun Ruozan faintly smiled. With a wave of his sleeve, he placed his hands behind his back, his entire being exuded a scholarly and dashing aura that seemed to be able to guide the world.
"Buzz!"
Duwusili's mind trembled at these words, and he finally came back to his senses. His eyes, which had been agitated by rage, gradually regained their clarity.
"Haha, it seems like Great General has already understood. No matter what, we are not the main force fighting against the Tang Dynasty, and with our few people, we would never have been able to defeat the Tang Dynasty. Has Great General not realized? Even now, the Arabs have not succeeded in breaking through the Tang people's first steel defense line. "
As Dalun Ruozan spoke, he waved his sleeve and took two steps forward, his gaze fixed on the receding tide of Arab cavalry.
In this battle, Huoshu Huizang, Dusong Mangpoje, and Duwusili had all been in the center of the battlefield, so they had not been paying attention to the other sides of the battlefield. But Dalun Ruozan had been overseeing the entire situation, paying attention to all the changes taking place in the various areas of the battlefield.
This battle had originally been extremely simple. The Ouzan, the Western Turks, and the Arabs had joined forces, relying on their superior numbers and top-class fighting power to utterly crush the Tang Dynasty. The Arabs had used their main force of several hundred thousand to delay the Tang Dynasty, and the Ouzan and the Western Turks had supported them from the side. In just a few hours, the battle had ended.
But this ordinary and simple battle that didn't require much strategy or tactics had, because of Wang Chong's two steel walls and Wang Chong's special tactics, the Arabs had 'supported' the Tang Dynasty while the Ouzan and the Western Turks had become the main force of the decisive battle.
This was a completely different version of Dalun Ruozan's and Duwusili's plans.
"You mean … that the Arabs are using our strength to wear down the Tang Dynasty?"
Duwusili suddenly said.
"That's not necessarily true. The Tang Dynasty has placed all its heavily armored shieldmen, spearmen, and other defensive forces behind the first steel defense line so that they can use their main force to deal with us. This has always been the result that they want to create. But we can't rule out the possibility that this is the first time we've allied with the Arabs, and we're still far from having a deep alliance. If we can use our strength to weaken the Tang Dynasty, I'm sure that Abu Muslim would be happy to do so! "
Dalun Ruozan indifferently said.
If the main force of this battle became the Ouzan and the Western Turks, he would have completely lost. In the end, the only ones who would benefit would be the Arabs or the Tang Dynasty.
"I understand."
Duwusili was quiet for a few moments, the anger on his brow finally beginning to fade. Wang Chong truly needed to be killed, but Dalun Ruozan's words were not without reason. This Battle of Talas was far too special, far different from any battle that Duwusili had experienced in the past. A tiny Talas had gathered far too many Great Generals, far too many soldiers, and far too many factions.
Pulling one hair could affect the entire body. This was something that both sides needed to carefully consider.
"You understand the Tang Dynasty better than I do, so I'll leave this battle to you."
Duwusili said.
From the very beginning, Dalun Ruozan had finally obtained his approval.
"Buzz!"
But at this moment, a massive disturbance came from the western side of Talas. Dalun Ruozan, Duwusili, Huoshu Huizang, and Dusong Mangpoje all turned in that direction.
"It's him!"
Dalun Ruozan's pupils constricted, his mind in shock.
"Just what is this brat up to?"
At almost the same time, Duwusili, Huoshu Huizang, and the others also noticed that thin figure in front of the first defense line, but brimming with boundless power.
… …
"Abu Muslim!"
In front of the first defense line, Wang Chong rode the White-hoofed Shadow out of the army and toward Abu Muslim's location under the shocked and respectful gazes of countless soldiers. Wang Chong had not said this name in the language of the Tang Dynasty, but in the somewhat choppy Arabic.
His voice immediately attracted the attention of almost all the Arab cavalry in the distance. This was the first time they had heard the name of their own commander from the mouth of the Tang people's commander.
"Wang Chong!"
Nearby, Gao Xianzhi's face flickered as he stared in shock at Wang Chong. He was not proficient in Arabic, but from Wang Chong's pronunciation, he could tell that it was a familiar name. Whether it was Gao Xianzhi or Cheng Qianli, these two commanders of the Anxi Protectorate army, none of them knew what Wang Chong wanted to do by walking out at a time like this.
Wang Chong did not turn his head, only made a reassuring gesture with his back to the pair.
In the distance, the retreating Arab army was in an uproar. Abu Muslim and Ziyad stood side by side, their steely eyes showing a hint of emotion for the first time. It was not common for a Tang Dynasty commander to be able to speak Arabic.
"The Abbasid Caliphate's Governor of the East, Abu Muslim, is here. Who is speaking on the other side? Report your name!"
Abu Muslim lightly patted his black Sassanian steed as he slowly rode against the retreating army. His speed was neither fast nor slow, but it exuded an extremely powerful aura. It was like an enormous mountain was slowly moving toward them.
Everyone who saw his body would feel a powerful, ocean-like pressure pouncing on them.
"Empire of the Tang Dynasty, Qixi Protector-General, Wang Chong!"
Wang Chong's eyes flashed as his body exploded with a powerful aura. Even though he had not reached Abu Muslim's level, Wang Chong's aura was as vast as the sun, moon, and stars in the sky, not one bit inferior to Abu Muslim's.
At this moment, Wang Chong had finally exploded with the aura of the War Saint of the Central Plains!
One was the strongest War Saint of the Central Plains while the other was the most iron-fisted governor of the west. The most outstanding and important figures of the empires of the east and west were like meteors crashing into the Earth, meeting for the first time in this tiny city of Talas!
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