Chapter 2382 - Times Have Changed! Immense Strength! (1/2)

Chapter 2382: Times Have Changed! Immense Strength!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The caravan was divided into three camels per team, with each team pulling a specially designed cart that was packed with oil barrels. This caravan stretched into the distance in a spectacular sight.

Gao Xianzhi waved his hand and firmly declared, “Move out!”

A moment later, with the clinging of camel bells, the caravan slowly began to move toward the east, escorted by several thousand elite cavalry.

Both Gao Xianzhi and An Sishun sighed in relief as they watched the caravan depart. After three years of constant work, they had finally completed their mission.

The rest will depend on the others, the two mentally remarked as the caravan disappeared into the distance.

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Moving away from Arabia’s Riyadh oil extraction region eastward toward Samarkand, then to Talas, then to Suiye, and finally to the City of Steel in Wushang, it was possible to hear the sounds of fighting, a somber energy shaking the heavens.

Amidst clouds of dust, large numbers of soldiers were locked together in ‘combat’. Arabs, Sassanids, Han, Mengshe Zhao, Tibetans, Turks… all kinds of soldiers were fighting against each other.

Judging by the clouds of dust and the thundering of hooves, there were at least five million soldiers gathered here.

Careful inspection would reveal that the soldiers had been divided into seven regions. Each region had been assigned a different color and its own tents, barracks, training camps, and stables—so many that they stretched endlessly into the distance.

“Kill!”

With a resounding war cry, two forces of soldiers seething with killing intent charged out from their hiding spots and clashed in a place near the Cong Mountains.

Before the two forces had even clashed, there was a metallic clatter as dazzling war halos erupted from their feet. Each soldier had at least six halos, and from a distance, they appeared like brilliant stars.

Boom!

The two forces collided like comets, a collision that lacked any sort of gaudiness. The crashing and booming made the earth shudder and rumble.

In the first clash, countless soldiers were thrown into the air. Despite this, these soldiers were able to display extraordinary skill and ability. As they were knocked into the air, they immediately somersaulted to shed the force. Some of the soldiers even pushed off the backs of their horses, using the power of the collision to shoot out, smoothly avoiding the center of the battle while reducing the shock to the minimum.

The two forces quickly began to fight. The soldiers began to swiftly maneuver on the horses, constantly shifting between the back and abdomen of their horses. Some of the cavalry directly dismounted from their horses, one hand holding the saddle as they ran alongside the horses and swiftly struck out with the sword in their other hand. With incredible skill, they cut down their opponents from their mounts.

Their bodies were as light as swallows and as agile as apes. A few moments later, with a great rumble, several more forces entered the battlefield, these soldiers exuding a harsh and savage aura.

These newcomers did not display any kind of prodigious skill. Simply by thrusting out their spears, they unleashed terrifying torrents of Stellar Energy, using this most practical and simple method to knock aside everyone in front of them.

As these soldiers entered the fray, they sent flying the soldiers of the other two forces and threw the entire battlefield into disarray.

Neigh!

As the battle was beginning to intensify, a loud neighing came from the direction of Talas. Those two forces of unstoppable heavy cavalry turned around nervously and immediately took up a defensive posture.

One wave, two waves, three waves… An area for several thousand li around the Cong Mountains had become an intense battlefield, with different soldiers with different styles and different traits emerging on the battlefield, one by one. This continued from sunrise to sunset, as if the battle would never end.

And when a force of soldiers finally dropped from exhaustion, a new force was certain to emerge from a nearby barracks. It was like this was a war game that would never end.

Ten-some li away, there was a tall metal observation platform, banners and flags flapping around it. Several powerful figures, storms of energy gathered around them, were observing the nearby battlefield from this platform.

Compared to the intense din of fighting, this place was so quiet that it seemed to be part of another world.

Bahram, Yeon Gaesomun, the Khitan King, the Xi Queen, Ozmish Khagan, We Tadra Khonglo, Namri Songtian, Wunu Shibi, Mengshe Zhao’s Duan Gequan and Fengjiayi, Ü-Tsang Imperial Minister Dalon Trinling, and Great Tang War God Wang Zhongsi were all gathered on this small platform, their expressions solemn.

In that conference three years ago that had lasted several days and lights, the upper echelons of each country had gathered together and ultimately divided the continent into several large regions. Amongst all the regions, the central region being overseen by Crown Prince’s Junior Guardian Wang Zhongsi and Ü-Tsang Imperial Minister Dalon Trinling, assisted by the Great Generals of the land, had the most important role.

In the first year, the countries had all embarked on massive recruitment drives and put the troops through intense training. But in the second year, the veterans and new recruits were organized into different groups to train separately. And in the third year, the armies were broken up and the veterans and new recruits mixed together. The region was divided into seven separate sections, and battles between these sections began to take place.