Chapter 897: The Celestial Wolf Great General! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”How was it?”
Gao Xianzhi rode up on a brown steed to meet with Wang Chong outside of Talas.
”Dalun Ruozan was planning this with the Arabs for some time. They will begin their assault soon,” Wang Chong calmly replied.
”So between the Arabs and Tibetans, you're choosing to deal with the Tibetans first?” Gao Xianzhi asked. Wang Chong had placed almost eighty percent of his forces on the eastern line, so he was apparently placing a very high priority on dealing with the Tibetans.
Wang Chong shook his head and corrected this statement with a smile. ”Not the Tibetans. I'm first dealing with the Tibetans and the Western Turks!”
”The Western Turks?”
Gao Xianzhi's body trembled and a look of surprise appeared on his face. Rumble! While he was still confused, the earth began to quake, and another cloud of dust rose from behind the seventy thousand Tibetans, a sign that another army was arriving.
Buzz!
A few moments later, a massive banner was thrust over the horizon. Upon it was a golden wolf, its claws and teeth bared. The sight of this golden wolf immediately caused everyone's eyes to narrow and the atmosphere to turn solemn.
Amongst all the various countries of the continent, only one faction would use a massive wolf as their symbol: the Western Turkic Khaganate! And amongst the Western Turkic Khaganate, only the most revered and supreme of figures could use the golden wolf as their symbol.
The commander of these forces was an Imperial Great General of the Western Turks!
”Duwu Sili!”
Gao Xianzhi's face became extremely serious. Although there were many people Gao Xianzhi had not met in his time in the Western Regions, he knew of all the elite Great Generals in the area.
The Celestial Wolf Great General!
This was one of the Great Generals of the Western Turkic Khaganate, an extremely experienced veteran who had even defeated Beiting Protector-General An Sishun once! Most importantly…
”Wang Chong, be careful! The one who's come is the Celestial Wolf Great General Duwu Sili of the Western Turks,” Gao Xianzhi gravely said. ”The Black Wolf Yabgu, Agudu Lan, who you killed in Qixi, was once his subordinate, one that he had carefully nurtured and promoted. Not only that, he commands of the three strongest cavalry forces of the Western Turkic Khaganate, the Celestial Wolf Cavalry! There aren't many people in this force, but they are all extremely terrifying fighters. This was precisely the cavalry force that defeated Beiting Protector-General An Sishun back then.”
”Mm?”
Wang Chong's eyes widened as he subconsciously turned to look at the massive golden wolf banner. Wang Chong was no stranger to the name of Duwu Sili. Amongst the commanders of the countries bordering the Great Tang, the Celestial Wolf Great General was definitely one of the best.
This person was wholly capable of sitting on the same level as Gao Xianzhi.
But Wang Chong had never imagined that Duwu Sili would have some relation to Agudu Lan.
So, did the death of Agudu Lan draw him out?
Wang Chong's eyes flashed as his mind churned.
Dusong Mangpoje, Duwu Sili, and even… Wang Chong turned to that fiery-red figure standing behind Dalun Ruozan. Wang Chong was no stranger to this man either. It was precisely Dalun Ruozan's constant companion, Huoshu Huicang!
A tiny Talas had managed to gather three Great Generals of Ü-Tsang and the Western Turks. If one added on the Abbasid Caliphate's Governor of the East Abu Muslim, the Great Tang was facing four Great Generals and was suddenly in great peril.
Not only that, Duwu Sili had also brought with him the Celestial Wolf Cavalry, a force of cavalry that stood at the apex of power in the continent. Together with the Arabian Mamelukes and his own five thousand Wushang Cavalry, three of the greatest cavalry forces in the world had gathered at this place.
Such a thing had never happened in recorded history.
”No, wait!”
Suddenly, Wang Chong's heart thumped as he turned his gaze back to the hills. Behind Dalun Ruozan, the Tibetan army parted to reveal a distinctive force of cavalry. Their horses were robust and well-built, their armor mottled with blood-red symbols.
These cavalry exuded a cold aura, and comparing them to the Tibetan cavalry around them was like comparing an adult to a child.
They were cloaked in storms of energy that immediately placed an invisible pressure on everyone who saw them.
”The Mutri Great Cavalry!” Li Siye suddenly blurted out, his entire body tensing up as he stared at those Tibetan horsemen wearing golden-red armor.