Chapter 499: Cavalry! Impact! (1/2)
Chapter 499: Cavalry! Impact!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
As if feeling its master's will, the White-hoofed Shadow let out a neigh, its mane flying behind it as it increased its speed. The two forces of cavalry rapidly approached each other, faster and faster, closer and closer…
Caw caw!
Countless birds took flight as more and more dust was stirred higher and higher into the air. Two floods of black steel heedlessly charged toward each other with a determined momentum.
”Hahaha, one thousand people, one thousand! They dare to meet our charge with only one thousand people!”
In the distance, that stalwart Tibetan commander didn't dare believe his eyes. As a famous general of the battlefield, he could estimate the size of his opponent's forces with a single glance.
One thousand men dared to charge against his three thousand Tibetans? He didn't know if he should praise the enemy commander for his courage or say that he had lost his mind and was seeking his death!
”What in the world is going on?”
At this moment, even Dengba's faith was shaken. He had always believed that the enemies in the north were a strong foe, but for them to do such a thing…
Their northern comrades being wiped out… was it really just a fluke?
”Kill! Destroy them so thoroughly that not even a shred of armor is left!”
The brawny Tibetan commander pushed his three thousand cavalry to an even faster speed.
Awoooo!
The killing intent of these Tibetan warriors was provoked, and they began to brandish their scimitars, howling in excitement. It had been a very long time since they had fought a battle involving more than one thousand enemies.
……
”Hmph, let me see how strong more than one thousand Tibetans really are!” Wang Chong said with a grim smile.
Wang Chong had naturally noticed the change in the aura of his opponents, but he felt no fear. On the contrary, this only stimulated his fighting intent.
Putting aside the standpoints of the two sides and the critical role this war would have on the Great Tang, there was no question that this era was one that belonged to generals.
Compared to the world he had come from, this world had far too many renowned generals. Even an obscure Tibetan general could possess an astonishing decisiveness and courage to launch an assault across one thousand li.
In his last life, even though he had become a general in a league of his own, praised by the entire world as a War Saint, all the other generals had died by then, their stars fallen. That feeling of loneliness at the top had been a little too dismal.
The Wang Clan's premature decline and the political coup d'état had made him miss out on far too much.
In his last life, during that generation of generals, he was still an obscure wanderer who could only watch as those generals clashed with dazzling and resplendent radiance.
This was the best generation to be a renowned general! And it was the best generation for a general to die in!
Even though the generation that would come next would be the darkest of them all!
Buzz!
As a cold light flashed through his eyes, Wang Chong pushed the Halo of Dusk Stallion to its limits and transformed into a blur.
These three thousand cavalry were his first trial on his journey south!
Only by defeating these three thousand Tibetans would he have the right to deal with the vast army of Mengshe Zhao and Ü-Tsang further south.
This was a pass he had to get through!
”Hyah!”
Forty li, thirty li, twenty li…
As the armies charged toward each other, the fifty-li distance quickly shrank.
Killing intent twisted in the air while dust filled the skies.
Ten li, eight li, seven li, six li…
The horses had almost reached their maximum speeds, a nigh unimaginable speed. And once an arrow left the bow, it was impossible to retrieve.
At this moment, neither the Tibetans nor Wang Chong could stop.
There was no retreat, only forward, and certainly no stopping.
Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters…
Weapons had left their sheaths and the air was fraught with tension. When one pulled the string of the bow, one had to loose the arrow. At this point, no one could retreat.
”Young Master!”
In the back, Zhao Jingdian's face was pale from anxiety.
His strength had been insufficient for Wang Chong's plans, so Wang Chong had arranged for him to be in the rear with other hired experts. It was evident that he knew nothing about Wang Chong's plans.
But it was too late to say anything now.
Two hundred meters, one hundred meters…
At this distance, it was possible to see the grimaces on the other side's faces, the bulging veins on their arms. The clattering of their armor clearly rang out in their ears.
At this distance and at their speeds, one hundred meters could be covered in a few seconds.
Ninety meters, eighty meters, seventy meters…
The atmosphere grew exponentially more tense while killing intent continued to crazily soar. Every person could hear the heavy breathing of their foes, and the sound of scimitars, spears, and swords madly vibrating in the air.
Everyone's nerves were taut to the extreme.