Chapter 2191 - One Star Gleams While the Rest Dim!
Chapter 2191: One Star Gleams While the Rest Dim!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Clang!
There was a metallic clatter as an invisible energy shot through the air. A moment later, the energies of the halos beneath the Tongluo Cavalry fused together into a complicated chain formation.
With a clang, a small phantom blade appeared within each Tongluo Halo.
The Tongluo Cavalry that had been engaged in fierce battle with the Sunchaser Cavalry suddenly swerved, unfolding like a chain-link sword as they rapidly accelerated. Then, like a whirlpool, the Tongluo Cavalry made a giant arc that avoided the vanguard of the Sunchaser Cavalry before finally stabbing into the rear flank of the Sunchaser Cavalry at several times their previous speed.
Boom!
All other sound in the world was drowned out by the din of numerous collisions. Exploiting their high speed, the Tongluo Cavalry battered their way through the Sunchaser Cavalry’s formation.
“Watch out! The rear flank!”
“Turn the formation around! Stop them!”
“Damn it! Don’t let them break apart the formation!”
Furious roars resounded. No matter how brutish the Khitans were, they understood that a cavalry charge relied on the strength of the collective. Once they were scattered, it would no longer matter how strong or daring they were.
This was because an individual could not contend against a collective.
Alas, the Khitans had reacted far too slowly.
When it came to tactics, the Sunchaser Cavalry were far behind Abusi.
Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, the frenzied Sunchaser Cavalry that only knew how to charge were scattered by Abusi’s Tongluo Cavalry, panicked screams ringing out amidst the din of collisions.
It took only a few moments for thousands of Sunchaser Cavalry to be scattered by the Tongluo Cavalry, many of them crushed under the feet of the horses as Stellar Energy knocked them from their mounts.
The army was in disarray!
All the alliance commanders grimaced, particularly the Khitan King, whose confident face transformed into a nasty scowl.
He knew that the Sunchaser Cavalry would have a very hard time competing with the Tongluo Cavalry that had once vied for the spot of number one. After all, their numbers hadn’t even been equal. But he had never expected such a swift defeat.
Abusi’s abundant experience played a major role in this.
In this aspect, the Khitans would never be able to match the Great Tang.
“Go! Stop them!”
A thousand feet away, Youzhou Great General Tian Qianzhen led his army in a charge, his eyes flashing with cold light.
The seven thousand Sunchaser Cavalry were extremely important, and he could not let the Tongluo continue playing ‘divide and conquer’!
Without them, the others would also find it hard to fight back.
Boom!
Tian Qianzhen led his tens of thousands of Dark Shadow Cavalry across the battlefield, thrusting into the left rear flank of the Tongluo Cavalry like a heavy sword. At almost the same time, Tiechi Bileli struck from the right rear flank with his Golden Wolf Army.
The two Great Generals had both seen how dangerous the situation was and thrown their soldiers into the fray.
“All soldiers, focus on defense!” Abusi’s voice rang out.
Rumble! Following Abusi’s order, the eighty thousand elite cavalry behind the Tongluo Cavalry rapidly formed into a defense line and charged at the armies of Tian Qianzhen and Tiechi Bileli, using offense as a defense.
The Tongluo were too few in number. This was their greatest flaw, and Wang Chong had given Abusi the eighty thousand elites precisely to deal with situations like this.
The eighty thousand elite cavalry couldn’t compare to the Golden Wolf Army or Dark Shadow Cavalry, but Abusi didn’t need them to win. He just needed them to buy time for his twenty thousand Tongluo Cavalry.
While other armies might not have had this strength, Abusi was confident that soldiers trained by Wang Chong could do it!
Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, the two forces fiercely clashed.
……
In the rear, snowflakes drifted down as the war banner snapped in the wind.
Wang Chong stood with his hands behind his back, his body exuding a domineering aura. Even veteran Great Generals like Zhang Shougui and Abusi paled by comparison, let alone anyone else.
Wang Chong stood at the apex of the stars of the continent.
One star gleamed while the rest dimmed!
This was Wang Chong.
The honing of various trials had long ago made this blade of the empire incomparably sharp.
“It’s about time!”
Wang Chong softly chuckled.
He had been watching this battle the whole time, and he could see that Zhang Shougui and Abusi were a massive threat to the alliance army, with countless soldiers converging on them.
“Pass on my order! Have the army prepare to attack!” Wang Chong confidently declared.
Bwoooom! A horn blared from within the fortress.
This was the first time in this war that the Great Tang had used this sort of attack signal.
Whoosh!
Beneath the six banners of the alliance, An Lushan, Yeon Gaesomun, Ozmish Khagan, the Khitan King, the Xi Queen, and all their Great Generals looked toward the fortress, their eyes widening.
Rumble!
A few moments later, the earth rumbled as an army marched out of the three gaps like water out of floodgates.
“He’s made his move!”
Yeon Gaesomun’s eyes narrowed apprehensively.
Though Abusi and Zhang Shougui were formidable, they were far less frightening than Wang Chong. None of them had yet taken action precisely because they were worried about Wang Chong.
So long as Wang Chong did not move, none of them dared to be careless.
All was quiet beneath the six giant banners as everyone stared at Wang Chong. Even Gao Shang, this shrewd strategist, had an entirely different expression on his face.
“Three hundred thousand soldiers…” Gao Shang muttered, estimating the number of soldiers emerging from the fortress. Wang Chong had given Zhang Shougui two hundred thousand soldiers, and Abusi commanded one hundred thousand. Besides a few tens of thousands of soldiers left in the fortress as a garrison, Wang Chong had deployed almost his entire force, at least three hundred and fifty thousand soldiers.
“What is he planning?”
Gao Shang was disconcerted.
Though the three giant metal balls the men in black had provided had broken three gaps in Wang Chong’s steel fortress, the steel fortress covered a massive area. Those three gaps were unable to shake the structure of the fortress or the formation beneath it.
With several hundred thousand soldiers under his command, Wang Chong could have stayed within the city and exploited the layout of the fortress to fight against the alliance.
Wang Chong had no reason to leave the fortress and attack.
This was the renowned War Saint with knowledge as deep as the seas. Gao Shang sensed that Wang Chong had some ulterior motive with this offensive.
The man acknowledged as the Saint of warfare had the title for a reason.
Buzz!
Wang Chong seemed to sense Gao Shang’s thoughts, and his gaze shot across the battlefield to glance at Gao Shang as he smirked.
Wang Chong smiled as he raised his arm and declared, “Pass on my order! Craftsmen team, prepare to repair the walls!”
“Yes!”
A messenger bowed and swiftly departed.
Following Wang Chong’s order, the fortress erupted with activity.
Bang!
An enormous boom came from within the fortress, so loud that it could be heard from several dozen li away. A moment later, massive steel modules began to appear at the gap.
Countless craftsmen, joined by part of the fortress’s garrison, had also appeared at the gap.
Dark plumes of smoke rose into the sky along with tongues of flame, standing out even on this intense battlefield.
Clangclangclang!
Tens of thousands of craftsmen appeared at the three gaps. Some of them worked to tear down the shattered parts of the wall while another group worked to erect new walls. These new walls were identical to the originals.
In this way, the damage dealt by the three cannonballs from the men in black would be completely neutralized.
As hammering rang out and fires blazed, Zhang Shouzhi’s craftsmen team worked with astonishing speed. It took only a few moments for basic walls to appear at the three gaps.
Even the Divine Works Elder couldn’t help but pale at this sight.
Although the three metal balls had only used small energy cores, they were still extremely precious, and could have been used on spacetime teleportation gates.
Moreover, the three small energy cores were all that the Divine Works Elder could get from the organization. If Wang Chong was able to so easily repair the walls, then wouldn’t those three priceless energy cores have been wasted?
The Divine Works Elder turned around and hollered, “Stop him!”
But there was no need for his warning.
If Wang Chong succeeded in repairing the walls and withdrew his army back into the fortress, then all of their previous effort would have been in vain. They would once more have to fight a vicious battle on the walls.
The alliance had already lost four hundred thousand soldiers. They could not lose another four hundred thousand.
“All soldiers, move out! Kill them all!”
An Lushan’s body rippled with Stellar Energy as he called out, a beam of energy soaring into the heavens.
“Does he really think that our two million soldiers can’t do anything against his seven hundred thousand?!”
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled as if in response to An Lushan’s rage. Under the dark clouds, the blizzard intensified.
Ozmish Khagan’s eyes chilled as he took two steps forward and called out, “Pass on my order! All soldiers, move out!”
There was no going back now. This battle was no longer a struggle for power, but one in which the fate of his country was on the line. As long as they could kill Wang Chong, there would be no one left in the Great Tang that could stop them.
