Chapter 2188: The Sunchaser Cavalry!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
A lion would use its full strength to hunt even a rabbit. Gao Shang did not dare to underestimate the Tongluo Cavalry.
“Okay!”
The Khitan King immediately agreed to Gao Shang’s request, and he turned to a Khitan general at his side.
“Pass on my order! Mobilize the Sun Rider Tribe’s Sunchaser Cavalry!”
The Khitan Tribe was divided into eight divisions, and the Sun Rider Tribe was the most elite division. As for the Sunchaser Cavalry, it was the Sun Rider Tribe’s cream of the crop. There were around seven thousand of them, each one carefully selected. They were also the cavalry the Khitan King had selected to be his royal guard.
Rumble!
As the Khitan King gave his order, a howling snowstorm came out from behind the army, and in the middle of this army, amidst the clattering of armor, a baleful energy shook the heavens.
Neigh!
In a flash of light, the snowy mist parted, and a man more than eight feet tall rode out, appearing like a fiendish god wearing heavy armor and a cape of beast fur on his shoulders.
That man’s eyes swept over his surroundings. A moment later, whoosh! All of the surrounding Khitan cavalry drew away in fright.
In the distance, the cavalry of the other countries were also frightened, and looked away.
The northeast was a region in which numerous factions interacted. Besides the Great Tang, the countries also fought with each other.
The majority of those who were able to survive this sort of battlefield, who had been tempered in blood and fire, were elites.
But this Khitan force was different. ‘Fierce’ was no longer enough to describe them. In their eyes, one could see a bestial energy, as if they were looking for their next prey.
This was an extremely bloodthirsty, crazed, and dangerous force.
Thudthudthud!
Behind this leading Khitan horseman, even more Khitan cavalry emerged, all of them wearing the same kind of armor and all of them eight feet tall.
Whoosh!
The surrounding soldiers grew even more disorderly at the sight of these cavalry.
“Out of the way! Hurry! It’s the Sun Rider Tribe!” the surrounding soldiers yelled as they backed away.
Among the eight divisions of the Khitan Tribe, the Sun Rider Tribe was even more renowned than the Golden Wolf Army. It wasn’t because of their fighting strength, but because they would really eat people on the battlefield.
In the eyes of the countries of the northeast, each member of the Sunchaser Cavalry was a living devil!
“Heheheh!”
The leader of the Sunchaser Cavalry looked at the reactions from the surrounding soldier and disdainfully smiled, revealing his white teeth.
“Though I’ve eaten so many horsemen, I’ve truly never tasted the flesh of the Great Tang’s Tongluo Cavalry. Such strong soldiers should taste rather good!”
The leader of the Sunchaser Cavalry savagely laughed. Turning away from the surrounding horsemen, he looked across the battlefield at the Tongluo Cavalry that were tearing through his allies.
The Sunchaser Cavalry had an obsession with conquering strong opponents, and not even the Khitan King had been able to control it.
“Hyah!”
The Sunchaser Cavalry leader suddenly spurred his horse into a gallop and shot forward like a cannonball.
As if this was some kind of starting signal—
Boom!
The seven thousand Sunchaser Cavalry rode out like savage devils, approaching the battlefield with inconceivable speed.
As An Lushan observed this intense battle, his eyes gleamed. Finally relaxing a little, he sent a stream of Psychic Energy to Gao Shang.
“Tell Tian Qianzhen that it’s about time for him to move out!”
After a moment of hesitation, Gao Shang nodded. “Mm!”
The reputation of the Tongluo Cavalry was simply too great. The Golden Wolf Army and the Sunchaser Cavalry still might not be enough to suppress them. Tian Qianzhen was already at the front, and if he joined his forces to the others, the chances of success would be much greater.
Gao Shang quickly made a gesture, and an order was sent to the front. Tian Qianzhen immediately led out his tens of thousands of Dark Shadow soldiers in a charge at the Tongluo Cavalry.
Rumble! The entire battlefield shuddered.
As these three armies moved out, Yeon Gaesomun turned and whispered to a Goguryeon general at his side, “Pass on my order! Have the Golden Crow Division prepare to move out!”
The mention of the ‘Golden Crow Division’ made the general shiver, but he swiftly lowered his head and bowed.
“Yes!”
He swiftly turned to leave.
The three-legged Golden Crow!
This was the ancient god venerated by all of the Goguryeo Empire.
The division that held the name of the Golden Crow was the most elite army in all of Goguryeo.
But this army was not cavalry. On the contrary, it was a force specifically meant for countering cavalry. In previous battles, this army had relied on its terrifying offensive capabilities to slaughter numerous infantry and cavalry.
Even when cavalry was charging at full speed, Goguryeo’s Golden Crow Division dared to charge against them, relying on their frightening saber arts to slaughter all the cavalry they faced.
Following Yeon Gaesomun’s order, a Goguryeon force on the northeast corner of the battlefield slowly began to move forward.
Unlike the Sunchaser Cavalry or Golden Wolf Army, these soldiers were not so muscular or tall. They were generally around six feet tall, and they all wore specially crafted and somewhat strange armor. They each had three pitch-black sabers on their back with extremely thin and long blades, and their bodies were brimming with energy.
But most striking of all was the symbol of the three-legged Golden Crow on their left breast.
“Brothers, it’s our time!”
The Goguryeon general leading them coldly laughed as he fixed his eyes on the Tongluo Cavalry.
His body shifted around, his joints crisply cracking.
The killing intent in the air began to thicken.
……
“Your Highness, An Lushan has made his move!” Zhang Que called out, watching those three plumes produced by those cavalry forces with worry in his eyes.
There was no doubting the power of the Tongluo Cavalry, but the alliance had many elite soldiers under it. If several of these elite armies worked together, they could pose a major threat to the Tongluo Cavalry.
Most importantly, the other side had sent two Great Generals!
Wang Chong merely smiled.
War was not so simple that one could just pile on numbers. An Lushan and the alliance would have to work a little harder if they wanted to win.
Before Wang Chong could even speak…
A foot stomped down, and an imposing figure appeared behind Wang Chong.
“King of Foreign Lands, let this old man go!
“That fiend was created by this old man, so this old man will personally correct it!”
Zhang Shougui looked through the gaps in the walls toward that figure standing beneath the banner of Youzhou, his eyes burning with hatred.
Ever since he had fallen for An Lushan’s trap and been demoted to the Kuo Province, he had spent every day and night wanting to wash away his shame.
The mighty Zhang Shougui, the Andong Protector-General, had not died on the battlefield to a foe, but he had been deceived by a lowly man. He had failed to maintain his dignity and had become the laughingstock of the realm. This was something he had never imagined to be possible.
Suffering, pain, torment… Those days he had spent biding his time made each day like a year.
The more he waited, the greater his hatred grew. And all of this was for this moment, when he could finally end this traitor.
Zhang Shougui thought that Wang Chong would need some more work to persuade, but to his surprise, Wang Chong chuckled and instantly agreed.
“Lord Protector-General, I will give you one hundred and fifty thousand elite infantry, including the remaining heavy infantry. In addition, I will also give you fifty thousand elite cavalry. I will not give you any orders on the battlefield.
“I have only one request. Defeat the enemy and kill at least six hundred thousand soldiers. Can Milord do it?”
Zhang Shougui’s eyes were red as he stared at the Youzhou army, squeezing out from between his clenched teeth, “Okay!”
“Okay!”
Wang Chong nodded.
“Zhang Que, bring me my token. I am handing command of two hundred thousand soldiers to Lord Zhang!”
Although Zhangchou Jianqiong had the title of Tiger of the Empire, in Wang Chong’s heart, there was only one person that truly deserved this title: Zhang Shougui!
A Zhang Shougui that was brimming with hatred, hungry for revenge, and completely recovered was a frightening killing machine.
And when it came to strategy and formations, Zhang Shougui was even more frightening than Tongluo Great General Abusi.
Wang Chong had helped Zhang Shougui recover and told him to hide and wait for so long precisely so that his suppressed rage would build up to be unleashed at this moment.
Not even Wang Chong knew just how frightening this sword of the empire would be.
Wang Chong placed his hands behind his back and mentally remarked, Lord Zhang, it’s up to you!
The two hundred thousand soldiers quickly fell under Zhang Shougui’s command. Wang Chong had even produced Zhang Shougui’s banner.
Whoosh!
As Zhang Shougui’s unique banner appeared at one of the wall gaps, it instantly drew everyone’s attention.
“Zhang Shougui! It’s Zhang Shougui!”
Upon seeing that armored and cold-faced god at the gap, everyone grew restless.
In the distance, An Lushan, Yeon Gaesomun, Ozmish Khagan, the Khitan King, and the Xi Queen all widened their eyes in fear, their expressions turning strange.