Chapter 561: Meeting! Dalun Ruozans Probe! (1/2)
Chapter 561: Meeting! Dalun Ruozan's Probe!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Crack!
With a flash of light, a spear imbued with destructive energy lightly touched the stone stele. The stele toppled as cracks began to crawl across it. With a thud, it crashed to the ground in pieces.
”Hmph! The Stele of Wu of Han Opening Dian! It was fine as long as I didn't know about it, but now that I know, why should I let it remain?”
A general bursting with explosive power slowly rode his horse out of the rear, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.
”In the future, the Tang will no longer be able to step past the Erhai. The southwest will become our world.”
The general's gaze was filled with pain and loathing as it swept over those shards of stone by the road. Only the generals of Mengshe Zhao could feel such hatred toward this stele commemorating Emperor Wu of Han's edict to open Dian.
”Haha, an excellent strike, General. The Han treated the people of Mengshe Zhao like slaves, so you should have smashed it. However, our Ü-Tsang is different. Ü-Tsang is Mengshe Zhao's ally, so we should naturally deal with the Tang together.”
Dalun Ruozan waved his fan as he slowly walked out. A faint smile hung over his face and he exuded an air of grace and elegance.
”Hmph, it better be!”
The general snorted before standing to the side.
”Great Minister, do not blame him. Generals are all rough people, as is their way of speaking.”
The King of Mengshe Zhao, Geluofeng walked out from the rear, bringing with him Crown Prince Fengjiayi, Great General Duan Gequan, and a group of generals from Mengshe Zhao.
”Hahaha, it's fine, it's fine. I take no offense, no offense!”
Dalun Ruozan heartily laughed as he waved his hand, but a strange gleam flashed through his eyes.
”We Tibetans are the same!”
The two smiled at each other and put the matter aside, their gazes turning as one toward the mountain. They were now fifty zhang from the base of the mountain, where a massive wall of steel now stood.
These steel walls were made of extremely heavy and thick chunks of metal. Thousands of them, section by section, layer by layer, row by row, extended all the way to the summit.
And thousands of Great Tang infantry were hiding behind these walls, standing at the ready. Like hungry wolves, they stared down at the Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army below.
Although the battle of Erhai had inflicted massive casualties on the Annan Protectorate army, and less than seventy thousand remained, each one of these survivors was an elite who had only gotten stronger from their experiences, not weaker.
In terms of fighting power, the Tang soldiers actually ranked above the soldiers of the Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army. In terms of soldier quality, not even the Tibetans could compare.
This isn't good!
Dalun Ruozan's eyebrows rose. Even though he wasn't skilled in the art of war, he could tell at a glance that the Tang had succeeded in establishing a series of incredibly troublesome fortifications.
This was certainly not good news for the Tibetans, whose expertise lay in cavalry charges.
Dalun Ruozan suddenly raised his head toward the summit.
”Wang Yan, Xianyu Zhongtong, come out and speak with me!”
Kakakakaka!
The creaking of mechanisms responded to Dalun Ruozan's words. Countless ballistae probed out from behind the steel walls, their bolts gleaming with cold light. All of them were aimed at Dalun Ruozan.