Chapter 1856: Giant Beast Traps! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Bang!
With an order from Zhang Shouzhi, a massive crate next to him exploded, and then with a deafening rumble, a large piece of dark metal howled through the air and struck the legs of an armored giant.
Clack! The dark piece of metal swiftly separated into an object akin to a bear trap and clamped around the giant's legs. Clack! Its clamping strength was so powerful that it even managed to pierce through the legs of the giant, instantly drawing blood.
”Ah!” The giant screamed in pain at this sudden attack. He tried to shake off the dark metal on his legs, but it was far heavier and sturdier than he had imagined.
Each metal piece weighed several thousand jin, and the armored giants were already rather clumsy. Dragging around this piece of steel that weighed so much immediately made him lose his balance and stagger to the ground.
”Release!”
”Release!”
”Release!”
Zhang Shouzhi continued to issue his orders, launching more and more of these dark metal contraptions at the armored giants.
Giant Beast Traps!
This was a method Wang Chong and Zhang Shouzhi had developed together to deal with the armored giants.
From the incomplete Skyquaking Giants in the war of the southwest to the green-armored giants of the Battle of Talas, and finally to these even more powerful giants now, the Arabs had been gradually perfecting this army. Wang Chong and his generals had long ago predicted this.
The giants were much more intelligent than the Behemoths, and their tenacious vitality, terrifying strength, and formidable outer defenses made them very difficult for the Great Tang to deal with.
The ballistae were effective against them, but one or two bolts was not enough to kill them, and they could be easily dodged!
Thus, Zhang Shouzhi thought of the idea of the Giant Beast Traps.
From a certain perspective, the armored giants were like massive beasts. If they were held down so that they could not move normally, their threat would be minimized and they could be more easily killed.
”Mo Saber Unit, kill!”
Li Siye bellowed, using this chance to charge in with his Mo Saber Unit, whose soldiers seethed with killing intent.
War cries instantly filled the air.
”Kill them all!”
Fear appeared in the eyes of the armored giants, and they began to crazily struggle. Massive armored fists punched here and there, and weapons swung down.
”Die!”
The first to charge was none other than Invincible Great General Li Siye, his expression as cold as ice. With one swing of his giant Wootz Steel sword, he jolted the weapon out of an armored giant's hand, and he took a flying leap and swung his sword at a crack in the armor of the giant, fiercely slashing at the neck.
Plush! Blood gushed out as the giant's head spun through the air, traveling more than seventy feet with eyes wide open in fear. It was as if even in death, the giant could not believe that he had died so quickly at the hands of a human.
”Kiiill!”
With resounding cries, the Mo Saber soldiers split into teams of ten and began to attack the armored giants.
In the rear, the Confucian Sect experts provided support. Whenever an armored giant rallied, they would send a powerful burst of Psychic Energy into their minds, causing the giants to once more fall into disorder and pain.
Plush! Plush! Plush! In just a few moments, several dozen giants were beheaded and the situation rapidly reversed. But at this time, Wang Chong no longer had the leisure to worry about the giants.
Rumble!
At the front line, the earth was quaking as the Behemoth Army rapidly approached.
Boom! A massive palm slammed down, fierce shockwaves spreading out amidst churning clouds of dust and knocking over ten-some steel walls.
Roooar!
As furious roars resounded over the heavens, the Behemoth Army placed the Tang defense line in grave danger.
But the Behemoth Army was only the start. As the Behemoth Army charged forward, piercing shrieks came from above. A dark cloud appeared above the sea of Arab cavalry and began to approach the Tang defense line with astonishing speed.
”The giant birds!”
The Tang soldiers cried out in alarm. The Arabian Empire had shown no hesitation this time and had immediately sent their giant bird army, mixed together with their hunting falcons.
But moving even faster was the Arab cavalry on the ground, surging forward in a steel torrent under the cover of the Behemoths to rapidly close the distance with the Tang defense line.
Ten thousand feet, five thousand feet, two thousand feet…
Although the two sides had yet to collide, the massive cloud of dust stirred up by the army had already engulfed the Tang army like a great wave.
”Kiiill!”
”For the Caliphate!”
”Exterminate these infidels!”