Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 907: Sharp Edge, the General Stars of Deflecting Blade Manor!

Chapter 907: Sharp Edge, the General Stars of Deflecting Blade Manor!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

"Release!"

Xu Keyi led the remaining ballista teams in working with the beehives to frenziedly fire at the oncoming Western Turkic and Tibetan cavalry.

Dalun Ruozan's catapults had been far more effective than expected, especially against Xu Keyi's ballista teams, as they had been the primary target. In those successive rains of stones, forty to fifty ballistae had been destroyed, and a significant portion had been damaged and were still being repaired.

Even though the steel catapults on the walls had succeeded in bringing an end to the attacks, the Turkic and Tibetan cavalry had succeeded in reaching the second defense line. Xu Keyi could only make as much as he could of the time remaining to fire on the enemy soldiers.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Volley after volley of ballista bolts was fired, howling through the air and causing chaos in front of the second defense line. Tibetan and Turkic cavalry were dying in droves, their bodies kicking up dust as they were dragged along the ground. But in truth, the lethality of Xu Keyi's assault was far less impressive than it seemed.

Dalun Ruozan and Duwu Sili had equipped almost all their cavalry with those round shields, which their soldiers hid behind, pressing their bodies against their horses. Thus, the same ballista bolts were made several times less effective.

A ballista bolt would only kill four or five, at most six enemy cavalry. To an army of one hundred and twenty thousand, this did not even count as a severe wound.

"Ready!"

A calm and energetic voice roared over the eastern battlefield. Li Siye rode forward on his Ferghana steed and flourished his emblematic Wootz Steel sword. As this massive sword was raised, the five thousand Wushang Cavalry quickly assembled behind him.

All of them wore Meteoric Metal armor and wielded Wootz Steel swords. In terms of both mental and physical strength, they were at their prime and could be considered the strong

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