Chapter 1112: The Army Victorious! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Rumble!
The earth rumbled and mountains shattered. The golden beam of Sword Qi shattered the giant blue hand into pieces, but soon after, Qutaybah's Sword Qi was shattered to pieces in turn by the Demonic Emperor Old Man's fist.
”Let's go!”
Even though Qutaybah's pride made it difficult for him to draw back, when confronting the Demonic Emperor Old Man, the Wushang Village Chief, the black-armored guard, and all the other Great Tang Great Generals, Qutaybah was compelled to retreat.
Hwooo! In a golden flash of light, another massive beam of Sword Qi penetrated through the heavens and toppled toward the Demonic Emperor Old Man, the Wushang Village Chief, and the vast sea of Tang soldiers.
As for Qutaybah, he transformed into another golden beam that shot off toward the rear.
”Withdraw!”
With Qutaybah's departure, the Arab soldiers together with the Western Turks and Tibetans finally began to recede back into the west!
”After them!”
With this order, the energized Tang army charged off after the Arab army.
”All ballistae, advance at full speed!”
In the rear of the army, Su Hanshan's gaze was calm as he seized the opportunity and ordered his ballistae to advance without the slightest hesitation!
”Release!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Ballista bolts howled through the air, instantly piercing through the fleeing Arab cavalry and cutting them down in swaths.
In just a few moments, tens of thousands of Arabs, Tibetans, and Western Turks were killed in the middle of their retreat. The Tang were leaving the defense lines and pursuing the enemy, holding the advantage completely.
”Flee!”
”Run!”
”The Tang are coming!”
The faces of the Arabs, Tibetans, and Western Turks were stricken with panic and fear as they fled into the distance. Plush!An Arab horseman that was too slow was caught by a pursuing Tang horseman and stabbed through the neck. The air flickered with more sharp light as the scene repeated itself across many other Arab horsemen.
The retreat was so disorderly that the cavalry in the rear were being obstructed by the cavalry in front. Occasionally, horsemen even crashed into each other and caused both riders to drop to the ground, where the soldiers of the Divine Martial Army, Divine Prison Army, and Dragon Stallion Army would end their lives.
”All Tibetan cavalry should travel on the left flank! Duwu Sili, send out all your gray wolves to stop the Tang soldiers!”
Dalun Ruozan's mind was in turmoil as he issued out a string of orders.
Duwu Sili had not brought many soldiers with him to this battle, but he had brought an enormous number of wolves. Even though many of them had been shot to death by the Great Tang, there were still twenty to thirty thousand. These wolf packs might not have been able to pose much of a threat to the Tang soldiers, but they were perfect for slowing down the pursuit.
Swooshswooshswoosh!
As swords swung down, a massive wolf even larger than an adult man was cleaved in two by a top-class Tang soldier right through the forehead. Blood and organs dropped down from the corpse, but this did not stop the wolf packs from madly charging into the Tang army.
The alliance between Duwu Sili and Dalun Ruozan had always been a conservative one, with every order having a greatly reduced effect. But this time, Duwu Sili showed no hesitation and truly did send all his wolves to stop the pursuit.
This battle had ended up completely beyond what he had expected, leaving even Duwu Sili feeling rather timid and alarmed.
If they didn't stop the Tang soldiers, even his Western Turk soldiers might end up being completely wiped out.
”Release!”
With a wave of Su Hanshan's arm, sharp ballista bolts shot forth and quickly cut straight lines through ten-some wolves. Even though the ballista bolts were extremely precious and had always been used on enemy soldiers, at a crucial moment like this, Su Hanshan couldn't worry about such things.
Awooo! The wolves yowled as they were ceaselessly cut down and slaughtered. In a single spurt, the Tang army killed all the wolves and began to pursue their foes once more.
But in the end, Duwu Sili's wolf packs had managed to buy the soldiers a crucial moment to breathe.
The tens of thousands of soldiers continued their pursuit without obstruction, and this time, they did not stop the pursuit halfway. All the Tang soldiers worked together to chase the Arabs, Tibetans, and Turks to the western edge of the battlefield and then continued onward in a dogged pursuit.
They pursued for ten-some li, leaving a trail of corpses and blood to mark the path that the three-party army had retreated in.
”All Wushang Cavalry, hear my order! Charge at full speed!”