The Human Emperor (200-400)

C374: Ambush!

If a cavalryman were to start accelerating from the peak of the mountain, how fast would they be by the time they reached the bottom?

At this moment, the Tibetan cavalry were clearly displaying this to the army before them. With their astonishing swiftness and the incredible robustness of their highlands steeds, the might from their charge was nearly unbelievable.

Hong long!

Like a comet had fallen from outer space, the first echelon of ten cavalry collided heavily against the giant tower shields. Hong long, a deafening explosion sounded, reaching up to over a hundred li away!

Steel against steel, halo against halo, Stellar Energy against Stellar Energy... All kinds of different powers were clashing violently with one another at this instant.

At the point where the cavalry collided with the tower shields, there were even bright sparks.

Neighhhh!

The loud collision and the ferocity from the encounter left the steeds behind neighing in agitation.

Weng, the tower shields reverberated intensely. Under this kind of powerful attack, even a piece of metal could be ground into pieces, let alone a human body.

Behind the tower shields, the shield bearers' faces paled, and their bodies jolted under the impact. Some of them even had the areas between their thumb and forefinger splitting under the fearsome pressure, and fresh blood trickled down their hands.

But eventually, they still managed to stand their ground.

Holding back a Tibetan cavalrymen who had charged down at full speed from the top of a mountain; only a shield bearer could achieve such a feat.

Their powerful and sturdy bodies allowed them to achieve what would have been impossible for other soldiers.

But even so, the commandant of the army couldn't find the slightest comfort in it. This was because the second, third, fourth, and fifth waves were about to arrive as well...

Hong hong hong!

One after another, the Tibetan cavalrymen collided heavily against those tower shields with incredible speed, and the deafening explosions sounded ceaselessly, with minimal intervals in between.

The shield bearers had barely withstood the first charge when the subsequent ones arrived right after. Under the continuous impact, their shields reverberated with great intensity, their knees trembled uncontrollably, the capillaries in their arms ripped open, and the halos beneath their feet shook weakly...

Pressure and injury was gradually heaping up on them. In just a short moment, they had already sustained fearsome injuries.

How many times could even a qualified shield bearer withstand the full power charge of elite cavalry?

The answer was seven times on average!

To be able to do so, every shield bearer would have to push their physical resilience to the very limit.

But even so, this was far from enough for them to fend off the Tibetan cavalry!

This was because their charge didn't stop with just one wave of attack. No matter how powerful a shield bearer might be, how could he withstand relentless waves of impact by the cavalry?

Hong long!

It was just a few moments, but it felt as if it had been stretched beyond several eons. By the time the eighth echelon of Tibetan cavalrymen struck the tower shields, hong long! The seemingly invulnerable tall wall was finally torn through.