Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 882: The Arab Commander-in-Chief!

Chapter 882: The Arab Commander-in-Chief!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The army of one hundred thousand Tang reinforcements quickly calmed down. Only the thick odor of blood in the air and the corpses of the Bakr Cataphracts strewn over the battlefield remained as proof of the Great Tang's might and terror.

"Don't worry about the other side. Hurry and get those fortifications up!"

"Begin to treat the wounded and count the casualties!"

"Service the ballistae! Check over all the equipment!"

Order after order was sent down, causing the entire Tang army to get to work in an orderly fashion, all of it according to Wang Chong's plans.

Meanwhile, with the retreat of Amur and the Bakr Cataphracts, all the Arab forces had completely retreated, and there were no further attempts to sound out the Tang defenses.

One of the people at Abu Muslim's side, Ziyad, noted, "Lord Governor, Amur failed. The Tang did not pursue them!"

Ziyad was a man of around thirty-six, with a short beard and brown eyes that were as sharp and fierce as swords. As the Deputy Governor of the East as well as Abu Muslim's adjutant, Ziyad had an extremely important role in this operation.

Although he was not as powerful as Abu Muslim, Ziyad was still a peak Brigadier General, almost on the verge of stepping into the Great General level. Not only that, Ziyad was also one of those rare strategic generals. His intelligence and mind for strategy had always been traits that made Abu Muslim value him.

In the previous battle, Ziyad had been handling the withdrawal of the soldiers, doing his utmost to minimize the casualties, so only now did he appear at Abu Muslim's side.

For some time, all was silent, and then Abu Muslim finally spoke. "Ziyad, what is your view of the new Tang commander-in-chief?" His eyes shone with a profound light and his expression was calm. No one could tell what he was thinking.

"I do not know. I have no understanding of him whatsoever…"

Ziyad frowned, a pensive look in his eyes.

"This person isn't from Anxi.

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