Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 904: The Wise Minister's Stratagems!

Chapter 904: The Wise Minister's Stratagems!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

"Lower your eyes, avoid the sunlight, and pay attention to the shadows on the ground!"

Wang Chong's familiar voice suddenly rose from the rear of the Tang army. His words immediately calmed his soldiers and they lowered their eyes. Xu Keyi quickly calmed down as well.

"Adjust the angle. Pay attention to the area under the horses. Ready!"

Xu Keyi soon gave off a string of orders, but just when his sword was ready to swing down, he suddenly heard a piercing whistle. A round shadow rapidly began to expand behind the second defense line, and before anyone could react, a boulder two armspans in circumference dropped from the sky and crashed into the area behind the ballista army.

"Stone throwers!"

Wang Chong's eyes flew open at the sight of this boulder dropping from the sky.

"Careful!"

But before he could give any further warnings, a massive explosion came from behind him. Turning his head, Wang Chong saw a blazing fire belching out black smoke, fed by a thick, black liquid flowing across the ground.

Arabian Kerosene!

Wang Chong's pupils constricted as he recognized this liquid. In a flash, countless thoughts flew through his mind.

Catapults!

Arabia and Ü-Tsang had used these things against him at the same time!

"Release!"

On the eastern end of the battlefield, hundreds of catapults stood unseen behind the hills. Tense Tibetans continued to assemble catapults from wooden parts.

The Tibetan Plateau was primarily grassland and lacked tall trees, so Dalun Ruozan had obtained the lumber needed to build these catapults from Mengshe Zhao merchants. The internal makeup of Wang Chong's steel modules, as well as their methods of construction and assembly, were still mysteries for the various countries, but Dalun Ruozan had been inspired to use this modular method for his catapults so that he could transport them to Talas.

The Great Tang was famed for its ballistae. On the battlefield, these weapons were nigh unstoppable.

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