Chapter 2210 - The Samsara Battle Armor! (1/2)

Chapter 2210: The Samsara Battle Armor!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

“Kill!”

The Yellow Sands Army quickly charged into the alliance army from an angle, throwing its ranks into chaos.

Meanwhile, the rest of the army began to fall back without delay.

Rather than going straight to the fortress, they chose the more complicated route of going through the Eastern Turkic steppe, back the way they had come.

While this was rather time-consuming, it was also much safer.

“Retreating so quickly? These Yeluohe are really more frightening than I expected!”

Bahram heard Wang Zhongsi’s whistle. He had only been in the Central Plains for a short time and still did not know much about the Yeluohe. Moreover, with more than half the battlefield between him and the rest of the war, all he could hear was the fierce sounds of fighting. However, even though he lacked the details, he could tell that the Yeluohe held the advantage on the field.

“Tell Xue Qianjun that the Aswaran Cataphracts will open the path. Have the others charge with us! We’ll go straight through and return to the fortress!”

Bahram’s gaze was confident, and he elected to choose a completely different path from Wang Zhongsi’s.

The Aswaran Cataphracts were different from other soldiers in that both soldier and horse were covered in thick metal armor.

Moreover, the Aswaran Cataphracts had been established for the purpose of fighting on a fierce battlefield against several times their number.

Aswaran Cataphracts were not meant to challenge armies one by one, but precisely to deal with circumstances like this.

The Sassanid Dynasty had been founded on a small and barren land. A lack of population meant that he could not go about recruiting an army of millions, so he had to make up for it with quality.

“Kill!”

Bahram led his ten thousand Aswaran Cataphracts in a fearless charge forward.

Bahram looked in the direction of the Tongluo Cavalry as he remarked silently, Our ten thousand Aswaran Cataphracts won’t be enough. Great General Abusi, I’m counting on you!

Hearing the war cries behind him, Abusi, who had been preparing to retreat, frowned and looked back, upon which he realized something.

“This is… Bahram can’t go back by sea, so he plans to punch his way through the battlefield!”

The sea had been frozen, so Xue Qianjun’s men had been able to anchor the boats not far from the coast, after which they had crossed to land using plank bridges.

This was no problem before the war, but if one wanted to retreat, using plank bridges to return to the boats was unrealistic.

If An Lushan sent an army in pursuit, Bahram would suffer heavy casualties.

“All soldiers, follow me to receive Great General Bahram!”

Armor clattered as Abusi gathered his Tongluo Cavalry and shot into the battlefield toward the distant Aswaran Cataphracts.

This time, however, Abusi’s Tongluo Cavalry did not stay and fight. Fully displaying the flexibility of cavalry, they swiftly charged into the distance.

“Stop them!”

Tian Qianzhen immediately noticed this development and led an army in pursuit.

But Abusi’s ten-thousand-some Tongluo Cavalry swerved around, penetrating through the alliance army and avoiding its elites.

“Ballistae, move right thirty-five! Shoot level!” Su Hanshan also noticed what was going on and ordered part of his ballista army to give Abusi and his men some supporting fire.

Swaths of the alliance army were cut down under the flurry of ballista bolts, and the ranks grew even more chaotic.

“There’s no need to worry. Focus on helping the Wushang Cavalry deal with the Yeluohe! I’ll go and receive Bahram!” A deep voice rang out in Su Hanshan’s ears, and Su Hanshan turned and saw that Zhangchou Jianqiong had arrived from the rear with reinforcements.

Zhangchou Jianqiong had not joined up with Su Hanshan’s men, instead entering the battlefield from another point.

Su Hanshan’s eyes flashed as he spotted many familiar faces and banners: the Xuanwu Army, the Azure Martial Army, the Divine Martial Army… The renowned forces of the Great Tang had finally arrived on the battlefield.

Su Hanshan had even spotted the Mo Saber Unit.

The Mo Saber Unit was entirely infantry. Equipped with heavy armor, they had heavy and sweeping attacks, essentially a moving wall on the battlefield. The Mo Saber Unit was cavalry’s worst nightmare, but they lacked mobility.

To get this elite force onto the battlefield, Wang Chong had provided each soldier of the Mo Saber Unit a top-class Western Turkic warhorse!