THE HUMAN EMPEROR

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NovelThe Human EmperorChapter 511: Major Battle (II)
THE HUMAN EMPEROR
C511: Major Battle (II)
Bangbangbang!

In an instant, almost a hundred of the shield-wielding warriors were sent flying into the air. No one could describe the power of the Tibetan cavalry fusing with their mounts when they smashed into the Tang defensive line. This power was not something any ordinary person could resist.

"Hold!"

Loud and fierce voices echoed through the clouds as countless orders were issued from the army. All of the officers were shouting so wholeheartedly that their voices were going hoarse.

Bangbangbangbang!

The intense collisions were still ongoing. The attacks of the Tibetans were like a vicious storm, far fiercer than had been anticipated. The clash of horse against shield, spear against scimitar, halo against halo, drew an arc between the two armies. The battle was violent to the extreme, with soldiers constantly dying, their bones shattered and organs pulped. Yet more soldiers continued to fill the breach.

At this moment, everyone's minds were stretched taut.

Li Siye, Old Eagle, Zhao Jingdian, Commandant Xu, and all the other officers were tightly clenching their fists. In a battle between two armies, the moment of first contact half-decided victory and defeat, almost deciding the fate of the army on its own.

The first wave of the cavalry charge was always the strongest. Similarly, the infantry defensive line was at its hardiest and most powerful on the first wave. If it could not last through the first wave and was broken, the only thing that awaited the rest of the army was death.

Rumble!

The mountain trembled more and more fiercely as the TIbetan assault continued, smashing like endless waves on the Tang army's defensive line. Everyone felt like their hearts had traveled up to their throats.

"We've held! We've held!"

Suddenly, Commandant Xu's excited voice came from the summit. Although the army's defensive line had been stretched very tightly, hundreds of shield soldiers being flung into the air by the cavalry charge, dead before they had even hit the ground, the army had managed to hold against the first wave of Tibetans.

Wang Chong's formation had proved effective!

"Wonderful!"

In the army, all the vice-commandants and captains appeared excited.

They had participated in countless battles, large and small, so they all understood what the first wave meant. Although the battle wasn't over, the great danger of the first wave had passed.

"Hmph, I don't believe that I can't break the defensive line of these Tang!"

At the foot of the mountain, Xiangyang Dalu watched this scene with an icy expression. No matter what sort of plans these Tang had, if they thought that enduring this one wave was enough, they were making a fatal error. The Tibetan Echelon Formation relied on one wave striking after another wave, their attacks never stopping until their enemy finally crumbled.

"Get up there! I want everyone up there! Break that defensive line or face punishment by martial law!"

Xiangyang Dalu's roar reverberated through the skies, giving the order for an all-out assault with the wave of his hand.

"Second Square Formation, Sixth Square Formation, Seventh Square Formation, move out!"

Before Xiangyang Dalu had even given his order, Wang Chong had waved his hand and given his own order. The second, sixth, and seventh Square Formations, made up of reserve troops, took up their large shields and stepped forward. At almost the same time, the earth shook as the second wave of Tibetans surged forward.