Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1072: Su Hanshan's First Battle!

Chapter 1072: Su Hanshan's First Battle!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Boomboomboom!

The ballistae were still firing, but the vast wave of Arabs showed no signs of stopping. And there was a particularly loud rumbling that could be heard over the sounds of fighting.

"Look over there!"

A voice suddenly sounded from the army. Zhang Que, standing on a transport carriage, was pointing into the distance with a look of shock on his face.

"It's those silver war machines!"

Following Zhang Que's gaze, everyone saw the enormous silver siege weapons gleaming in the distance, slowly proceeding toward the Tang.

All of them were rather familiar with the power of these Arabian siege weapons. They had been brought over from Qutaybah's northern war zone for the express purpose of dealing with the Tang defense line. They were incredibly sturdy as well as offensively powerful, and no one could underestimate them.

"They've changed their tactics!" Huang Botian suddenly called out, his expression grim.

On the first day, Qutaybah had sent several hundred of these Silver Behemoths. The Arabs had pushed forward the Silver Behemoths as quickly as possible to the Tang defense line in the hopes of ending the battle quickly.

But this time was completely different. The Silver Behemoths were now moving extremely slowly. More than a thousand of the Silver Behemoths were arrayed in a single line, forming a steel wall. Behind this steel wall were tens of thousands of Arab soldiers.

"They're using those silver war machines as defensive tools to cover the approach of their soldiers. Our ballistae will find it very difficult to pierce through this defense, and it will be impossible to deal any harm to the soldiers behind them."

Sun Zhiming sat atop his horse, in the third row behind Wang Chong, his face tinged with deep concern.

Bang!

A ballista bolt shot forward, immediately striking one of the Silver Behemoths. There was an enormous clang, but the ballista bolt snapped without even piercing through this Silver Behemoth.

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