RHE - Chapter 2172: Advance!

Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr

"All soldiers, retreat!"

Under the cover of the arrows, the remaining less than thirty thousand infantry began an orderly retreat.

Though their formation was on the verge of collapsing, the heavy infantry maintained a high degree of discipline.

Bang!

With a metallic clatter, the large gate of the steel fortress was lifted. The formation broke apart as the heavy infantry split up into neat ranks and safely withdrew into the fortress.

Boom! The steel gate was allowed to drop back down, gears turning once more. No Tang soldiers remained outside the walls.

Once the rumbling had faded away, the battlefield suddenly fell silent.

"All soldiers, slow the assault!" Cui Qianyou immediately ordered, his eyes flashing.

Now that the Tang infantry had retreated, there was no meaning in chasing them. They still had many matters to handle, including consolidating the army and attacking the city.

Following Cui Qianyou's order, the army's speed slowed down significantly.

……

"Now comes the true defense!"

The Crown Prince's Junior Guardian surveyed the field of corpses and debris and sighed.

War was always cruel. In this battle, the alliance had left more than two hundred thousand corpses on the field while the Great Tang had left almost ten thousand.

This was one of the cruelties of war.

Even though they had won an overwhelming victory, it had not come for free.

But Wang Zhongsi didn't have time for these things. The battle just now was a 'warm-up', and the next battles would be even crueler. As one of the commanders of this army, he needed to ready himself.

Wang Zhongsi quickly turned around and left. Meanwhile, Wang Chong gave a slight nod and quickly turned his attention to the battlefield beyond the walls.

The alliance had no intent of retreating. It took only a few minutes for a new development to occur.

Rumble!

With the sound of rolling wheels, the vast army outside the walls parted, allowing small carts piled with large rocks to arrive at the front.

Bang!

The small carts dumped their loads into the long

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Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 2172: Advance!

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