Chapter 755: Zhangzhung Wiped Out! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The general's intervention had instantly altered the course of this battle. Wang Chong's Wushang Cavalry had initially been charging through the Tibetans as if cleaving through bamboo, but this Tibetan general had put a stop to that, immediately dealing them a setback. Not only that, the Tibetan cavalry were clearly beginning to rally, gathering behind him to form a new line of battle.
”Hmph, Dayan Pugyal!”
Wang Chong's gaze chilled, his gaze passing over that red highland steed as he instantly recognized the general. If everything was as expected, then the highest commander of Zhangzhung Recruit Training Camp should be 'Dayan Pugyal'.
Like Dayan Mangban, he came from Ü-Tsang's renowned Dayan Clan.
If one said that Dayan Mangban was Ü-Tsang's Asura, a 'mad dog' or 'venomous snake' to be used against the surrounding countries, then Dayan Pugyal was Ü-Tsang's 'source of vitality'.
In Dayan Pugyal's decades presiding over Zhangzhung, he had trained countless soldiers for the Ü-Tsang Empire. Batch after batch of herdsmen, ordinary Tibetans, and tribal warriors entered this camp and were trained by Dayan Pugyal into the fierce and valiant Tibetan cavalry that made all the surrounding countries tremble in fear.
It was precisely the existence of Dayan Pugyal that allowed a madman like Dayan Mangban to crazily pursue his conquests without fear of consequence.
Dayan Pugyal had been managing this training camp for a very long time. Based on the information Wang Chong had in hand, this general had begun to preside over Zhangzhung in the era of Great Tang War God Wang Zhongsi, even before Geshu Han had made his name.
Many of the soldiers that Wang Zhongsi had battled against in Longxi had been trained by this man.
In Ü-Tsang, these two cousins, Dayan Mangban and Dayan Pugyal, were often called the 'Two Heroes of Dayan'. Although Dayan Pugyal rarely headed to the front lines or took part in battle, he was no less of a threat than Dayan Mangban. From a certain perspective, he was an even greater threat.
”Since I've run into you, then… I might as well just kill you!”
Wang Chong's pupils constricted and his eyes instantly began to explode with killing intent.
Dayan Pugyal was extremely powerful. From his attack just now, although he was not as formidable as Dayan Mangban, he was at least at the Saint Martial realm, stronger than Wang Chong. At any other time, Wang Chong was truly not necessarily a match for him, but now that he had his five thousand formidable Wushang Cavalry, everything was different.
”Cutting Formation!”
With Wang Chong's order, the Wushang Cavalry elegantly scattered, once more dividing into the fifty hundred-man groups. Each of these groups was like a chain that ripped into the Tibetan army.
Their adjustment was so fast, their strength so formidable, and their cooperation so superb that even Dayan Pugyal couldn't help but widen his eyes. He had been training the soldiers of the plateau for decades and had seen all levels of soldiers. But not even the strongest of the soldiers he had trained could be so well-trained as this, working with such superb cooperation and discipline… This level of soldier was not something any normal commander or military camp could produce.
If he had not seen it for himself, he would have found it very difficult to imagine that there was an even more capable trainer of soldiers than him, and this person would be a Tang, from a people who did not emphasize cavalry!
But it took only a moment for Dayan Pugyal to regain his composure.
”Die for me!”
With a chilling gaze, Dayan Pugyal waved his scimitar in Wang Chong's direction. He could already see that this seventeen-year-old youth was the commander of this strange group of Tang cavalry. If he could just kill him, the Tang would naturally collapse and the crisis would be averted.
Neigh!
His warhorse neighed as Dayan Pugyal became one with it, lunging forward like a celestial dragon toward Wang Chong.
”Hmph!”
On the other side, Wang Chong looked on with cold eyes and sneered. Slap! Patting his warhorse, he turned around and also became one with it, blurring into a straight line as he charged toward Dayan Pugyal.
”Kiiill!”
A cry shook the heavens, Wang Chong pointing his sword at Dayan Pugyal as he gave the final order to charge.
Rumble!
Neigh!
The two commanding generals were travelling at such high speeds that the distance between them instantly shrank to nothing. There was a massive boom as the two figures leapt into the air and clashed.
At the moment of collision, Wang Chong's body suddenly flashed, the radiance spreading out from Wang Chong's feet and attaching itself to Dayan Pugyal.