Chapter 950: Wang Chongs Hidden Move! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

”We will be striking, but now is not the right time…”

As if sensing the gazes of the three Great Generals, Dalun Ruozan spoke, but his reply left them dazed and confused.

”But will it not be a great pity if we miss this opportunity?” Duwu Sili said.

The winds caused Dalun Ruozan's wide sleeves to dance as he shook his head.

”Have none of you noticed? Such an excellent chance, but the Arabs have still done nothing!”

These words immediately caused the mood on the hills to shift. The three Imperial Great Generals frowned, turning to the Arabs as one. Looking past the two defense lines, they saw the vast Arab army to the west, a black sea that stretched to the horizon.

But it was precisely as Dalun Ruozan had said. Even though the Behemoth's attack had provided such an excellent chance, the Arabs remained like an unmoving fortress, showing no intention to attack.

The three Great Generals fell silent, their brows furrowing even tighter.

”The Arabs have remained silent. If they are not attacking, that can only mean one thing: Abu Muslim does not believe that this is the ideal chance to strike… They still have more moves waiting in reserve!” Dalun Ruozan said, his eyes glowing with wisdom.

The trio were silent, but the shock was plain on their faces. This was an impressive beginning, but if the Arabs still had more methods up their sleeves, then the Tang army at Talas was truly facing an unavoidable calamity.

Most shocking of all was that the Arabs apparently had even more dreadful moves. With such power at their command, who could possibly stand against them?

”This is still a war between Arabia and the Great Tang. We already did all we could earlier, so it's not right for us to once more supersede the host. Moreover, even though the Tang army is in chaos, they still have the strength to counterattack. Don't forget, with their formations, they have at least four Imperial Great Generals on their side. If we force the issue right now, we might ourselves fall into chaos, and if we take heavy casualties, the Arabs might view us with contempt,” Dalun Ruozan said.

These last words sent a tremor through the three men. As generals, they only thought about how to defeat their opponent on the battlefield. In political matters, their insights were much less clear and penetrating than Dalun Ruozan's.

It was true. While the Tibetans and Turks had agreed to ally with the Arabs, it was not a very deep alliance. If their impulsiveness caused a large drop in strength, drawing the disdain of the Arabs and the end of the alliance, the losses would far outweigh the gains.

And neither Duwu Sili nor Huoshu Huicang wished to confront those enormous Behemoths!

”Heh!”

Dalun Ruozan softly chuckled, knowing that the generals had understood.

”Intimidation is far more useful than actually attacking. Just by standing here, we block the retreat path of the Tang. This is the true threat we pose. Right now, they don't dare to retreat, but if we do actually begin to attack, at least half of the Tang will use this chance to escape… That truly wouldn't be worth the gain.”

……

While Dalun Ruozan was counseling the three generals, the four Great Tang commanders behind the steel defense lines were in the final stretch of their battle with the Behemoth. Wang Chong's Godking Yama was seated on the enormous rhino-shaped beast, pummeling its body with the vajra pestle, his other three arms also raining punches down on the monster.

But in the midst of this fierce assault, Wang Chong suddenly had a strange feeling. It was like there was a flame within him that was exactly the same as the one burning within the Behemoth.

The Strength of Lu Wu!

This flash of insight seemed to break Wang Chong out of a trance.

”What's going on here?”

Wang Chong froze for a moment. He could sense that the Strength of Lu Wu that had been quiet all this time had suddenly awakened, even developing a powerful attraction toward the Behemoth. Wang Chong could sense that this desire to devour, this hunger, was only getting stronger and stronger.

Bang!

There was no more time to think. Wang Chong bellowed and punched, and the moment his fist shot forth, a violet flame immediately engulfed it and slammed into the Behemoth.

Awoooo!

The Behemoth which had still been struggling in madness just moments ago now gave a howl of unprecedented pain. Its thick vitality was instantly given a hefty blow, this attack dealing more damage in one go than any previous attack.

Not only that, Wang Chong could sense that the moment the punch connected, a mighty stream of vitality had flowed from the Behemoth to himself.