Chapter 608: The Decisive Battle! The Mighty Miracle God! (2/2)
In their victory at Erhai, Duan Gequan had experienced Xianyu Zhongtong's Vajra God. The Vajra God was hailed as the strongest formation of the southwest. If Zhangchou Jianqiong were the one using it, Duan Gequan would definitely have to keep his distance, but Xianyu Zhongtong did not even have seventy percent of Zhangchou Jianqiong's strength, so Duan Gequan naturally had nothing to fear from him.
He couldn't do much against Xianyu Zhongtong, but Xianyu Zhongtong couldn't do much against him. Thus, these two stood to the side while Wang Yan and Huoshu Huicang battled it out.
Boom!
While Wang Yan was engaged in fierce combat with Huoshu Huicang, the sounds of fighting erupted from elsewhere. Wang Chong quickly turned and noticed that a vast army was currently using this opportunity to charge up the mountain.
Dalun Ruozan!
Wang Chong's eyes narrowed as his gaze immediately locked onto that familiar figure in the ranks, garbed in a blue robe and waving his feather fan. It was none other than Dalun Ruozan.
Only Dalun Ruozan could possibly use the moment when everyone's attention was on Wang Yan and Huoshu Huicang to launch an attack.
His army of hundreds of thousands instantly began to exert a powerful pressure.
There was no doubt now that this was the main thrust of Dalun Ruozan's assault. The area where Wang Yan and Huoshu Huicang were fighting was just bait.
Wang Chong could smell danger in the air.
”All soldiers, hear my order! Assume positions!
”Archers, get ready!”
Wang Chong's voice resounded through the battlefield.
Swoosh!
With Wang Chong's order, the entire summit suddenly fell silent. All the soldiers and generals seemed to be fixed in place while a somber energy began to rise into the heavens. Wang Chong's Myriad Stars Formation was slowly beginning to come to life.
Although this was not its complete form, although this was only a rudimentary form, in Wang Chong's hands, this was enough power.
”Great Minister!”
At the base of the mountain, a rather aged Tibetan elder stood together with Dalun Ruozan, a concerned look in his eyes. This was a tribal elder from the Tibetan Plateau. When Ü-Tsang went to war, a few of their wise and farsighted elders would occasionally follow the army.
The battles Wang Chong had directed had left a very deep impression on this elder, making him feel a great deal of apprehension toward that youth on the summit.
”We have no path of retreat. Wang Zhongsi is already headed toward Longxi. If the King of Generals loses, Geshu Han will lead his army south, resulting in our total failure in this campaign. War requires sacrifice. No matter what, we must win this battle.”
Dalun Ruozan stood at the base of the mountain, his eyes brimming with unprecedented determination. At this moment, he seemed not like a minister, but a valiant general.
”The Central Plains is awash with strategies and tactics that allow them to multiply the power of their attacks. Right now, we have many more soldiers than them, and this is currently our greatest advantage. No matter what tactic they use, as long as we can maintain this absolute advantage and continuously apply pressure, squeezing and constricting them, all their tactics and strategies will crumble. This is the most effective mechanism we have for destroying them.”
”This… I understand.”
They both fell silent, but the army around them only redoubled their efforts, their killing intent causing space itself to warp.
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1. Om Mani Padme Hum, or Om Mani Peme Hung, is a Tibetan Buddhist mantra associated with Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. In Tibet, he is known as Chenrezig, and in China, he is more known through the female incarnation Bodhisattva Guanyin.↩
2. Vairocana is a Buddha who is primarily associated with the concept of emptiness. His name in Chinese literally translates to 'Great Sun', hence its manifestation here.