Chapter 936: Night Battle I (2/2)

”Someone! Call General Huoba Sangye over! Have him immediately take his troops here!”

Clang! Dalun Ruozan flourished his sword and stabbed it deep into the northeast corner of the map.

”Wang Chong! I underestimated you, but this game is far from over!”

Dalun Ruozan's robes blew in the wind as he glared at the map with a terrifying expression. He now had a basic grasp of Wang Chong's plan. There were twenty-some groups running around making trouble, but these were only feints meant to confuse his judgment. The primary force was stationed in the northeast corner. Dalun Ruozan had also concluded that a significant portion of this attack force was made up of Wushang Cavalry, as only soldiers of this level were capable of completing this mission.

And the person commanding these Wushang Cavalry was probably that fierce Tang general known as Li Siye.

By dispatching Huoba Sangye and the Mutri Great Cavalry, he could surround the raiding force and alter the course of this battle.

”Huoba Sangye, remember, advance along this direction. Don't get discovered and cover their retreat paths. I want to get them in one fell swoop.”

A muscular figure had appeared in front of Dalun Ruozan. Dalun Ruozan took his sword off the ground and drew out an 'S' on the map.

”Understood!”

Huoba Sangye lowered his head to take a glance, then quickly strode away.

”Great Minister! I will go as well!” Duwu Sili said vigorously as he stepped forward.

Dalun Ruozan hesitated a moment before giving a nod. ”Mm!”

In this clash, the Tibetans had already lost the initiative. Only through a thunderous blow could they reverse their fortunes and turn victory into defeat.

Thwish! In a flash, Duwu Sili was gone.

……

With the three Great Generals gone and the Mutri Great Cavalry moving out, a killing intent began to spread through the darkness, enveloping the Tang raiding force like a net.

Dalun Ruozan's intelligence was incredibly difficult to fathom. Even though there was no evidence and no reports of attack had been received from the northeast corner of the camp, Dalun Ruozan's judgment was correct. At this moment, this area was a field of intense combat.

If one looked carefully, one could see that thousands of Tibetan corpses covered the ground. In the center of this area, four thousand elite Tang soldiers wearing Tibetan armor had divided into orderly groups and were wreaking havoc on the Tibetans.

Wherever the soldiers passed, mayhem ensued, the Tibetan soldiers being cut down like weeds. Messengers, generals, and officers—all Tibetan soldiers related to passing on information—were important targets of their assaults. As a result, despite the large-scale and fierce fighting, no reports had been delivered from this section.

”All soldiers, hear my order! After ten seconds, all soldiers should withdraw!” Li Siye's voice rose from the center of the army. He grasped his massive Wootz Steel sword with both hands and swung it at the ground. Booom! A magnificent Sword Qi ten-some zhang tall swept through the air, exploding upon the charging Tibetan cavalry.

”Ah!”

The burst of energy sent ten-some Tibetan cavalry screaming through the air, while six more were cleaved open, their blood raining down over a radius of ten-some zhang. In the face of an expert like Li Siye, Tibetan soldiers of this level were far too weak.

”Kiiill!”

Shouts poured out of the darkness as Tibetans charged in from all sides. A group of soldiers twenty-some zhang away from Li Siye charged past him and into the darkness while another group of soldiers fought alongside Li Siye's 'friendly soldiers', charging at the Tibetan army opposite…

The Tibetan armor worn by Li Siye's men played a crucial role. In the darkness, the Tibetans could only hear shouting and were incapable of differentiating friend from foe. It should have been that Tibetans were shorter than people of the Central Plains, making them easy to distinguish from each other, but Dalun Ruozan's troops were the best of the elite and were thus much taller and larger than ordinary Tibetans. Their physiques were scarcely different from the Han.

And as for the characteristic blush of those who lived on the Tibetan Plateau, it was obscured by the darkness, and the light of the bonfires even cast a similar blush upon the Tang soldiers.

In this situation, the Tibetans could not tell friend from foe, throwing the entire army into chaos.