Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1173: Surrender?

Chapter 1173: Surrender?

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

It wasn't that Bahram doubted Wang Chong, but Wang Chong seemed so self-assured, as if this Arab assault posed no threat to Khorasan whatsoever. However, other than telling everyone that they only needed to resist the Arabs for half a day, Wang Chong had divulged nothing else. Bahram truly couldn't understand why Wang Chong was so confident.

"Haha, you'll understand when the time comes!"

Wang Chong grinned. There were some matters for which explaining too much was detrimental. The more people that knew, the greater the possibility of the secret being leaked and the higher the chance of failure would become.

"Su Hanshan, get ready!"

"Yes!"

Su Hanshan bowed and quickly withdrew.

Kaclack!

A few moments later, following Su Hanshan's order, the walls of Khorasan began to creak with the turning of gears.

After so many days of constant labor, Zhang Shouzhi's craftsman team had managed to repair thirty thousand ballista bolts gathered from the battlefield of Talas. In addition, there were twenty-thousand-some damaged bolts. These no longer had the power of regular ballista bolts, but the fifty to sixty percent that they could exhibit could still play an enormous role on the battlefield.

The walls fell silent. Wang Chong, Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, Wang Yan, Wang Fu, the Demonic Emperor Old Man, the Wushang Village Chief, and the rebel leaders all stood in a row as they observed the opposition.

The world was gray and overcast, the only sounds the bleak howling of the frigid winds and the quaking of the earth.

Neigh!

The almost metallic neighing of a horse came from the distance, and in the blink of an eye, a black warhorse charged up, leading tens of thousands of Arab cavalry to Khorasan. This surprising action immediately captured everyone's attention.

"The Tang and Sassanid remnants on the wall, listen well! This is your last chance! Open the gates and immediately surrender. Otherwise, when the city falls, all of you will die!" th

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