Chapter 1029: New Plan!
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Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1029: New Plan!

Chapter 1029: New Plan!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The Great Tang had just been through a bitter battle. The army had originally stood at more than one hundred thousand soldiers, but now, even with Gao Xianzhi's Anxi Protectorate army, the Great Tang had only sixty-thousand-some soldiers. Moreover, quite a few were wounded. They could truly be considered to have suffered severe casualties. And this was not even considering the damage done to the primary intimidation force, the ballista army.

The army of what was once more than three thousand Tang ballistae now had only around one thousand, even after adding the Anxi Protectorate army's ballistae and doing the utmost to repair the rest. One could easily imagine how severely its fighting capability had been reduced.

These forces were definitely not sufficient to defeat seven Great Generals and four hundred thousand elites. Moreover, Talas was surrounded by plains. Other than some hills, there was no other usable terrain to speak of. To a general, this was the most disadvantageous geographic terrain possible.

In this place, one could only rely on strategy, formations, and the abilities of the commanders on both sides to decide the battle.

"The Central Plains is very far away from Talas. Even cavalry will need a month to get here. We might not have that much time," Gao Xianzhi said with a bitter smile.

"We truly don't have much time, but the Arabs won't be acting too quickly. Based on what that Khorasani said, the two other Arab governors will need some time to arrive with their troops. Considering that the three armies will then need to reorganize before setting off, they'll need a lot of time before they're ready. I estimate that even if we don't have a month, it won't be much less."

Wang Chong faintly smiled, surprisingly unconcerned by this worry of Gao Xianzhi's.

"One month?" Gao Xianzhi said in shock, not daring to believe his ears. Arabia was much closer to Talas than the Great Tang, and Gao Xianzhi's greatest concern was that there wo

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