Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 507: The Situation in the Southwest! A Powerful Foe!

Chapter 507: The Situation in the Southwest! A Powerful Foe!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The summit of the mountain was quiet, the entire place drowned in a deathly stillness.

"But, Young Master, if the Imperial Court has not sent reinforcements, the small number of forces we have here would be like a cup of water on a burning carriage. It's far from enough to alter the situation in the southwest!" An officer couldn't help but vent his disappointment through his words.

"Young Master Wang, I won't hide anything from you. The Tibetans are currently operating at full power. We might have five to six thousand soldiers here, but we can only barely manage to defend this place. It's far from enough to actually advance. Just those three thousand Tibetan cavalry waiting outside were impossible for us to deal with. That force is extremely formidable, and if we leave this place and the geographic advantage it offers, the Tibetans will attack us midway, instantly inflicting heavy casualties on our forces. In addition, cavalry are much faster than infantry, so we wouldn't even be able to escape!"

Xu Shiping looked up to the skies and gave a long sigh, an expression of helplessness on his face.

How could he be willing to defend this place? How could he not want to do more? But the situation was stronger than the man. If he risked advancing, he might not only fail to aid the Annan Protectorate army, but many of the brothers at his side might die without a place of burial. As a commander, he could not betray the trust of his brother.

"Hahaha!"

It would have been fine if Xu Shiping had not said anything, but upon hearing about those three thousand Tibetan cavalry, Old Eagle, Li Siye, and the other guards who had followed Wang Chong up the mountain began to roar with laughter. Even Wang Chong couldn't suppress a faint smile.

"Commandant, are you talking about this man?"

Rather than acting modest, Old Eagle roared with laughter as he threw a prepared metal box over. The box opened, and a round head flew out

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