Chapter 1842: Sandworm Assault! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The Arabian hunting falcons had fierce and powerful bodies. While they were no threat to the Tang soldiers on the ground, they could pressure the Tang eagle army and effectively attack it.

Thudthudthud!

In a few short moments, the hunting falcons had entered the fray and begun a fierce battle with the Tang birds.

”Master! This is bad! Arabia's hunting falcons have joined the battle!” said Zhang Que, looking up at the sky, his voice fraught with tension.

In this aerial battle, the Great Tang's greatest advantage was that their birds far outnumbered the giant birds. But if Arabia sent all of its hunting falcons, this advantage would evaporate. And in reality, as the vast number of hunting falcons joined the battle, the situation was slowly starting to turn against the Great Tang, its forces beginning to suffer significant losses.

The Arab riders atop the giant birds were also swinging their scimitars to counterattack. If this continued, the eagle army would no longer be able to suppress the giant bird army.

”Pass my order! Change targets to the steel balls they're carrying!” Old Eagle suddenly ordered. He had been watching the skies this entire time, and his eyes gleamed with a wise light.

Buzz!

With Old Eagle's order, the situation on the battlefield rapidly shifted. The birds that had been attacking the giant birds and their Arab riders suddenly changed targets.

Bang!

A gyrfalcon suddenly drew back its wings and shot down like an arrow toward a heavy steel ball on the back of a giant bird.

The heavy impact and shock caused the steel ball next to the Arab rider to shatter. A wisp of flame leaked out from within and rapidly evolved into a fierce explosion that caused all the other steel balls on the back of the giant bird to explode.

Boom!

With a resounding boom and a fierce explosion, the giant bird and its rider turned into a fireball that even engulfed nearly ten giant birds in the surrounding area.

”Ah!”

With miserable shrieks, four or five of the giant birds were blasted to pieces, chunks of their bodies falling to the ground.

A single strike had destroyed a number of giant birds that originally would have taken much longer to kill.

The officer of the giant bird army saw what had happened and suddenly shouted, ”Watch out! Scatter!

”Protect the oil! Don't let them get close!”

Wunu Shibi, Namri Songtian, and the spectating Arab Governors and Deputy Governors were all stunned by this sight.

At this moment, those in the most danger were the soldiers of the giant bird army. Those steel balls that were originally meant for the Tang army on the ground were now being used against them. Even if they decided to ignore all the birds flocking around them, they could no longer throw out the steel balls.

The tens of thousands of birds prevented those steel balls from flying very far.

Boomboomboom!

One explosion blasted through the air after another, massive balls of fire spreading outward, radiating waves of heat like miniature suns.

Old Eagle's adjustment of strategies had caused a rapid reversal in the battle. Hundreds of the giant bird army were being killed in the explosions, and its losses were soaring.

”Throw out the fire bombs! Use them against the birds!”

The Arab bird riders were alarmed and enraged. As they shouted, they began to throw out the steel balls. In a single explosion, several dozen birds were engulfed by a fireball, but several giant birds were also caught in the explosion and, heavily injured, plunged from the skies.

On the ground, Old Eagle was cold and unperturbed. Ninety percent of the numerous birds he had brought with him had been obtained from the Rebellion of the Three Princes. He would feel no heartache no matter how many of them the Arabs killed.

The power of this eagle army came from their beaks and claws that were strengthened with Wootz Steel, not the actual birds themselves. Regardless of their losses, Old Eagle had ways of replenishing his forces.

Amidst the shrieking of birds, the situation in the air was quickly stabilized. The losses in the giant bird army continued to mount, and the assistance of the master archers on the ground ensured that this aerial army posed no threat.

Boom! In another explosion, a giant bird plunged from the sky.

On the ground, Wang Zhongsi and Abusi slowly looked away, subtly glancing at Wang Chong upon his White-hoofed Shadow, a hint of surprise in their eyes.