Chapter 2212 - Strategic Withdrawal to the Fortress! (2/2)

If they couldn’t stop the Yeluohe, all of them would die!

After several years of bitter effort, Wang Chong finally began to reap the fruits of his labour. All of Wang Chong’s numerous generals shared a tacit understanding, and his soldiers were some of the strongest on the continent.

In the Great Tang, so long as Wang Chong provided the plans and strategic objectives before the war, numerous generals would faithfully carry out his orders.

Bang!

On the other side of the battlefield, the elite Aswaran Cataphracts and Abusi’s Tongluo Cavalry pierced through the alliance army like two spears and successfully met in the center.

Cui Qianyou, Tian Qianzhen, and Tiechi Bileli had tried their best to stop them, but the repeated assaults of the Xuanwu Army, Azure Martial Army, Divine Martial Army, and Mo Saber Unit swiftly dismantled their attempts.

In the midst of these assaults, the elite Golden Wolf Army had lost half its number, and Youzhou had also lost numerous soldiers. This development left the hearts of Tiechi Bileli and Cui Qianyou bleeding in sorrow.

“Damn bastards! Is even this not enough to stop them?”

An Lushan couldn’t help but gnash his teeth in anger, his eyes red.

Gao Shang had nothing to say to this.

The alliance had a vast army, but in the end, it was an impromptu union. Compared to a hegemon like the Great Tang that had accumulated decades of resources, it was still lacking.

This was even more so with Wang Chong, who had fully utilized all these resources and advantages.

Trying to defeat it with soldiers that had been trained up in a timespan of days was simply not plausible.

After some thought, Gao Shang provided some comforting words.

“Master does not need to worry. The advantage is on our side. The Great Tang’s renowned Wushang Cavalry has sustained massive losses. Once we defeat them, we can have the Yeluohe deal with the Xuanwu Army and Mo Saber Unit, which will undoubtedly be an easy task.

“Wars are about the result, not the process. In this war, Master wishes to annihilate the enemy’s main force and take the Central Plains. So long as we take the realm, it does not matter how many soldiers we lose. Isn’t this what you said, Master?”

After a long period of silence, An Lushan unclenched his right hand.

It was true. So long as he could kill Wang Chong and wipe out the Great Tang, he did not care how many soldiers he lost.

Meanwhile, now that Abusi and Bahram had joined together, Xue Qianjun’s force had an open path across the battlefield to the steel fortress.

“Great General, my thanks!” Bahram sincerely said to Abusi.

“General does not need to be polite. Our first priority is to return to the steel fortress as soon as possible. The Wushang Cavalry can’t last for long,” Abusi calmly replied.

“What? Those Yeluohe…” Bahram was alarmed to hear this.

Abusi simply nodded.

The Tongluo had fought alongside the Wushang Cavalry before, so he was well aware of how frightening this cavalry force was. The Mamelukes, the Mutri Great Cavalry, the Celestial Wolf Cavalry… these elite cavalry forces that had been renowned throughout the world had all been slain by the Wushang Cavalry.

But this powerful Wushang Cavalry had sustained massive losses against the Yeluohe. The thought of it made Abusi shiver.

If the Wushang Cavalry and their Meteoric Metal armor couldn’t stop the Yeluohe, how long would the Tongluo Cavalry be able to last?

Abusi almost couldn’t bear to think about it.

They were still surrounded by enemies, and now was not the time to let down their guard.

“Hyah!”

A moment later, the Tongluo Cavalry and the Aswaran Cataphracts began to charge toward the steel fortress.

Behind them, an army of tens of thousands followed.

“Go! Everyone, keep up! Don’t fall behind!”

Xue Qianjun’s every nerve was tense as he commanded his men to follow the Tongluo Cavalry and Aswaran Cataphracts.

Having served Wang Chong for so long, Xue Qianjun had gained some understanding of military strategy. Thus, he did not order his army to purely retreat, but also attack the enemies on both sides to sow chaos in the enemy ranks and reduce the losses to his own army.

While retreating, they could also weaken the enemy.

“Ballistae, support them!” Keenly aware of his surroundings, Su Hanshan saw that Abusi and Bahram had joined together, so he ordered the ballistae to fire in volleys, clearing the battlefield around them and reducing the pressure.

Zhangchou Jianqiong commanded the Divine Martial Army and Xuanwu Army to launch another offensive, scattering the forces of the alliance.

Through this joint effort, Xue Qianjun’s men managed to cross the most dangerous northern part of the battlefield and enter the southern zone.

Seeing this, though they were extremely reluctant, Cui Qianyou and the others could only let Xue Qianjun’s men go.