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- The Arab military formations are constantly changing, but there is nothing strange about it. All the soldiers will continue to concentrate, concentrate, and concentrate again. Except for retaining a small number of cavalry troops, about ten thousand people, the rest, regardless of Whether it was Arab soldiers or Egyptian servants, they all gathered together to form a huge formation similar to the Macedonian phalanx long ago.
The Macedonian phalanx is a tactic used by early human infantry in combat. Before the Homeric era, the infantry fought in a disorganized manner like a swarm of bees. Therefore, the Macedonian phalanx with its strict formation could easily defeat a large number of people. A superior but chaotic enemy, which could be said to be a major innovation in tactics at the time.
Since the Battle of Issus in 333 BC and the Battle of Gaugamela in 332 BC, the prestige of the Macedonian Phalanx has spread throughout the ancient Mediterranean region. Macedonian enemies will tremble when they mention the Macedonian Phalanx, because Alexander The Emperor made the Phalanx a legend, making all his enemies feel that he was invincible.
The early combat mode in the ancient Greek world was mainly individual combat between warriors of noble origin. As armor and protective gear gradually transitioned from leather to bronze, soldiers' protection was enhanced, but their movements became slower. In particular, the bronze round shield widely equipped by the ancient Greek army was extremely heavy and had to be tied to the left arm with several straps to support it. It was inconvenient to use and could only protect the left side of the body.
In order to overcome these shortcomings, after the main force of the army was composed of property-owning citizens who were non-professional soldiers, in order to cover each other's unprotected right sides and fight effectively, the phalanx tactic came into being around the 7th century BC. And born.
In the 4th century BC, phalanx tactics reached their peak in the era of King Philip II of Macedonia and his successor Alexander. The basic formation was a column of 16 men armed with 6-meter long spears, with cavalry and loose formations. The light infantry provided cover and cooperation. Various arms were organically combined into a primitive multi-arms mixed force, which exerted great power in Alexander the Great's Eastern Expedition.
During combat, soldiers lined up in a long line, 16 people deep, with a large gap between soldiers. The spear was usually held 3 to 6 feet away from the handle. There were 4 to 6 rows of soldiers at the head of the phalanx. The spear point is pointed forward, and the postures of the soldiers in the rows behind hold the spears, some are tilted, some are vertical to the ground, and they are all different.
The first three people and the last person in each column belong to key positions, so brave and highly skilled soldiers are selected. During combat, the entire phalanx often runs forward in a solid, dense formation, like a battering ram violently impacting the enemy's ranks.
The diameter of the Macedonian shield was only two feet, which was one foot smaller than that of the ancient Greek heavy armored infantry. The shield hung from the neck, allowing the infantrymen to use two hands to control the huge spear and keep their bodies close to each other. Usually in the phalanx, each warrior has three feet square space to display his weapons. The standard depth is 8 or 16 people. The cumbersome equipment of the ancient Greek heavy armored infantry put a lot of thought into protecting each other, but the Macedonians strictly selected their equipment for offensive purposes: the key to a soldier's survival is not their equipment, nor their companions in the rear, but Whether it is safe to stay in the huge spear formation that no enemy can hope to break through. The Macedonian Phalanx was easier to break than its ancient Greek 'predecessor' but its offensive power was far more powerful than the former.
The first five columns of spears and spears in the formation all directly engaged the enemy in the early battles. Countless spears collided with each other to form a wall of spears, attacking the enemy like a harpoon, and like a mane, they blocked the enemy's attack. Bounce back with force.
The people at the back and in the middle were not idle either. They raised their shields to block the incoming bows and arrows, used the spikes on their rifle butts to knock the enemies to the ground, and used their shoulders to push forward into the front row of soldiers.
When soldiers in the rear are fighting, countless shaking gun butts will also cause inevitable damage to the enemy in the chaos. At the front of the battle formation, every enemy was forced to be attacked by ten spear points. The enemy soldiers as targets were in short supply for those spear points.
Once the phalanx moves smoothly and the spears start their attack smoothly, nothing can resist this terrifying power.
Imagine the unfortunates being torn to pieces by thousands of thorns, the final "execution" of the victors on the conquered, only when they had to carefully avoid the remains of weapons and the mutilated corpses of the enemy. A moment's pause.
The Macedonian phalanx itself has high mobility and can bravely rush towards the enemy with a complete line and deal a heavy blow to the enemy. Compared with the heavy infantry phalanx, the defensive capabilities of the Macedonian phalanx were slightly inferior, but the attack was much more powerful. The defeated Athenians described it this way: every soldier who attacked the Macedonians had to deal with at least ten spearheads at the same time. It is not difficult to understand why the Athenians quickly retreated under the attack of the Macedonians.?They were defeated and overflowed the Theban position, but still could not escape the pursuit of the Macedonian phalanx.
However, the Macedonian phalanx also has a fatal weakness, that is, as long as you try not to let it have a unified battlefield and only attack its two wings or back, but not its front, you can kill it.
Once the opponent breaks through the flank, it will be difficult for the spearmen in the spear formation to resist the attack of the swordsmen. The ability to deal with dense arrow arrays is weak. Whether it is light cavalry archers or infantry archers, as long as the light infantry can be dispersed, the spearmen in the formation can almost be shot at will.
The Romans defeated the Macedonian phalanx in the Second Macedonian War. The tactical organization of the Roman legions allowed one person to act as the smallest unit. Their arrangement was not close. When the Romans encountered the nearest threat, such as the flank, They could easily and simply face the front in any direction by turning around, although Alexander's Macedonian Phalanx had its unique flexibility and could be transformed into a variety of formations to adapt to various terrains and conditions. The enemy formation, but in fact it is a bit troublesome to achieve this point in the dense phalanx. It is very troublesome to use their spears, not to mention turning around quickly. Compared with the Romans, this kind of team was very flexible in Alexander's era. But the shape seems much slower.
Indeed, the Macedonian phalanx could overwhelmingly defeat the Roman left wing at the beginning of the battle, but trouble came. The terrain on the battlefield was uneven, and the Macedonian phalanx had difficulty chasing the Roman left wing. Maintaining formation, when the Roman right wing repelled the Macedonian left wing, the victorious right wing of the Macedonian phalanx could not turn around. The Romans bypassed the front of the phalanx and used daggers and large shields. The advantage was immediately apparent. The advancing dense phalanx could not be kept completely neat. When gaps appeared in the phalanx, the Romans attacked the phalanx from the flanks, using soldiers with 21-foot-long spears. , how could it be the opponent of the Romans who used short swords and large shields? At this time, every inch was short and every inch dangerous. The Macedonians who were crowded together could not even swing their spears. Besides, except for the first row, the Macedonian soldiers in the back row did not have heavy armor or shields.
In other words, the shortcomings of the Macedonian phalanx are also obvious. Such a dense phalanx has to rely on cavalry and other arms to protect its two wings. However, the cavalry is stronger in offense than defense. Once defeated, the flanks or back of the phalanx will be easily If attacked by the enemy, this rigid formation may collapse and become out of control.
Historically, relying on the fighting capabilities of the Macedonian phalanx, Philip unified Greece, Alexander destroyed Persia, and established the Alexander Empire. But the weaknesses of the Macedonian phalanx are as outstanding as its strengths. The biggest weakness is that its combat power is concentrated in the front, and the sides can only rely on mutual protection. Once the opponent breaks through the flanks, the spearmen in the spear formation will not resist, let alone resistance. There was no chance of escape.
Many years later, the Roman legions' tactics, which were much more flexible than the Macedonian phalanx, easily spread out in the narrow valley in the war with the last powerful enemy in the Mediterranean, the Greek kingdom of Syria, and put the same people who were crowded in the valley but unable to The 40,000-strong Syrian army with the Macedonian phalanx spread out was completely wiped out. After this battle, the Macedonian phalanx, which was so prosperous for a while, completely disappeared.
The Macedonian phalanx put up by the Arabs is still very different from the legendary phalanx. The Arabs are not good at using spears. Most of them use scimitars, and their shields are smaller than those of the Macedonians. , when cavalry fights, they can rely on their flexibility to avoid the enemy's long-range attacks, but once they line up in such a neat formation and charge on foot, they are simply a group of living targets.
The Arab soldiers were obviously very resistant to Ali's arrangement. In order to protect their own safety, most Arab soldiers would hold on to an Egyptian servant army in front of them. If possible, they would even want to kill those poor Egyptians. People put it on their heads.
Moreover, it was the first time in the war for the Arabs to leave their beloved horses in a huge military formation of 200,000 people. Using this clumsy phalanx would inevitably make it inconvenient to command, from one side of the military formation to the other. The shouting, accompanied by the noise of human voices, could not be transmitted at all.
But at the moment, Ali had no better way. In order to get rid of the Tang Army's blocking troops as soon as possible, he could only use this method to focus on the Tang Army's middle road, hoping to disperse the Tang Army in one go, and then cross the Oronte River.
"Start the attack! For the sake of Allah Almighty!"
¡°For the sake of Allah Almighty!¡±
The Arabs took the first step neatly, and the loud sound that erupted almost shook the earth, but soon their true colors were revealed.
Although the Arab soldiers fought extremely bravely because of their religious fanaticism, it was obvious that their discipline was far inferior to that of the Macedonian soldiers more than a thousand years ago.It is difficult for a large military formation to maintain a consistent advance and retreat.
Those Arab generals had to act like nannies, constantly shouting loudly to keep the soldiers at a unified pace, but this was really difficult.
Outside Kadesh City, although the terrain is flat, there is yellow sand everywhere. As the Arab soldiers advance, yellow sand soon fills the air, and smoke and dust overflows. In addition, the Tang army officers and soldiers in front of them are all wearing Mingguang armor, and they are shining in the sunshine. Under the refraction, it was simply a huge wall of light, so dazzling that the Arabs could not open their eyes at all.
"Damn! My eyes! How can I fight with this!"
"Damn Tang people!"
"It's Ali who should die! Look at his stupid idea, asking us to leave the horse. Doesn't this mean we are going to die?"
"Look at those lowly Berbers, they are actually comfortable!"
The Berbers lived in North Africa and later in Libya. They are often mentioned in the historical records of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and ancient Rome. The earliest recorded mention of the Berbers comes from the Predynastic period of ancient Egypt, and during the New Kingdom, the Egyptians fought against tribes on their western frontier.
The Berbers, like the Samoans, are natural warriors. They endure hardships and are not afraid of any hardships. Historically, the Berbers led by Shishaq I even established the 22nd Dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Since then, Egypt has been ruled by the Berbers for a long time, and even the newly emerging Byzantine Empire was often attacked by them.
In history, northern Africa has been invaded and colonized many times. Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Alans, Byzantines, and Arabs all invaded northern Africa. Almost all of these invaders had some influence on the Berbers, and some Europeans were even sold as slaves to the Berbers.
The Arabs invaded Egypt and vigorously spread Islam and Arab culture in North Africa. Under the influence of the Arabs, and in their struggles with the Arabs, the Berbers established two powerful dynasties: the Almoravids and the Almohads.
When its power was at its strongest, it reached as far as Mauritania in the south, Spain in the north, and Libya in the east. Later, it was replaced by the Hafsid dynasty of Tunisia, the Zianid dynasty of Algeria, and the Manin dynasty of Morocco. During the reign of these dynasties, Arabs immigrated in large numbers and most Berbers were assimilated. Some of the unassimilated people expanded southward into the Sahara Desert, replacing local black people such as the Soninke people.
Unlike previous religious and cultural invasions, Islam brought by the Arabs has had a long-lasting and lasting influence on northwest Africa. Islam in its different forms penetrated almost all aspects of society, bringing with it armies, scholars, and mysticism that replaced most tribal religions and created new social standards and political dogma.
¡°Nonetheless, the Islamization and Arabization of this region is a long and complex process. Although the nomadic Berbers quickly converted to Islam and aided the Arab invaders, it was not until the 12th century, during the Almohad dynasty, that the Christian and Jewish communities shrank to insignificance.
When the Arabs first arrived in North Africa, the Umayyad dynasty occupied the entire North Africa with the help of the Berbers who converted to Islam. The capital of the governor-general appointed by the Umayyad caliphs was Kairouan, the capital of the newly created province of Iflica. This province consists of later Tripolitania, Tunisia and eastern Algeria.
But the spread of Islam among the Berbers did not guarantee their support for an Arab-controlled caliphate. The Arabs taxed the Berbers heavily, treated them like second-class Muslims, and enslaved them, which turned the Berbers very much against the Arabs.
Under the banner of the Islamic Exodus, the Berbers rioted. Exodus Islam opposed the Umayyad dynasty and resisted the Umayyad dynasty in the eastern part of the caliphate. It also preached that any suitable Muslim could become the caliph regardless of his race, rank, or whether he was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. This was very important to the Berbers. Very appealing.
After the riots, the exodus established many theocratic tribal kingdoms in the local area. Most of these kingdoms were short-lived and faced difficulties. Some kingdoms located on important trade routes, such as Tlemcen, were relatively prosperous and powerful.
Until now, most Berbers are still in a semi-hostile state with the Arabs, but this does not seem to affect the cooperative relationship between them.
Many Berbers are also willing to be hired by the Arabs to serve the Arabs in exchange for remuneration. This team is the predecessor of the Mamluk cavalry.
The Mamluk cavalry gradually developed into slave soldiers serving the Arab Caliphate in the Middle Ages, mainly serving the Ayyubid Dynasty of Egypt. Later, with the decline of the Caliphate and King AyyubidAfter the disintegration of the dynasty, they gradually became a powerful military ruling group and established their own Burghi dynasty, which ruled Egypt for three hundred years.
The original meaning of Mamluks is "slave". They first appeared in the Umayyad Dynasty of the Arab Empire. Most were composed of Berbers. Later they were gradually replaced by Turks. Some were captured by slave traders and sold to the Middle East. , were then organized into mercenaries by the Caliph, while others were tribes from the east who were favored by the Caliph and became their mercenaries.
The true characterization of the Mamluks was completed in the late period of Saladin. During Saladin's rule in Egypt, he reformed the original slave guard system of the Arab Empire to a considerable extent. In order to stabilize his family rule, Saladin abandoned the original system. The Gulam selection system is no longer a mixture of slave soldiers and free civilian mercenaries, but a thorough selection of strong men from private slaves for military training, and then unified distribution of equipment, thus gradually forming a unique military aristocratic group.
The Crusades in the eleventh century had a major impact on the Arab region. The Mamluks, under the command of Saladin, appeared on the Arab political stage as a powerful military group. And because of their outstanding military exploits, these slave generals established their own dynasty in Egypt, which lasted for more than three hundred years.
From the time of the Crusades to before the Napoleonic Wars, the Mamluk slave soldiers were a group of feared troops who once defeated the Mongols at a ratio of 20,000 to 20,000 in Ain Jarut. They are soldiers who are powerful in mounted shooting and close combat, but they cannot escape the fate of the group's decay. In 1517, the Mamluk dynasty was eliminated by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Although the Ottomans later supported a group of Mamluk nobles, the era of being an independent country was over.
The Mamluk cavalry has always been feared by Du Rui. Its combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the Flying Tiger Army, the predecessor of the Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army.
But now in Egypt, the Berbers, the predecessors of the Mamluk cavalry, are not very large in number, only about 20,000. Because of their strong combat effectiveness, Mubak has always regarded them as his own bodyguards. to use.
Like the nomadic peoples that have emerged several times on the grasslands of northern China, the Berbers are also a natural horse people. They have received military training since childhood. Everyone is a qualified warrior and can adapt to fighting in any situation. The mercenary army composed of 20,000 Berbers has now become Ali's trump card.
"General! The big food dog is coming!"
Du Xuewen nodded and ordered the big banner to be left. The two sharpshooters from the guards immediately jumped out, bent their bows and nocked arrows. Following Du Xuewen's order, two feather arrows flew towards the sky, drawing It crossed a long parabola and then stuck on the ground.
Du Xuewen watched and silently calculated the range in his heart. His own troops were at an absolute disadvantage. He must use all means to consume the Arabs' effective strength, delay the enemy as long as possible, and buy time for Xue Rengui.
Those two feather arrows also made Ali's heart tremble. He could see at a glance that the range of the Tang army's crossbows was far beyond his own. In other words, within this distance, his soldiers could only accept The Tang Army's arrow array was baptized, and there was no possibility of fighting back.
"General Ali! Do you want to speed up! This way we will suffer a lot!"
Because the Arab army had to march in a hurry, all those heavy trebuchets were thrown into the desert. There was no way to deal with the Tang army's bow and crossbow array.
Without even thinking about it, Ali shook his head and said: "No! The formation cannot be messed up! Keep moving forward!"
The Arab soldiers had no choice but to follow the orders and move forward in neat steps. Every time they took a step towards the two dazzling arrows, their hearts trembled wildly, which also meant that they were getting closer and closer to death. It's getting closer.
¡°Bang!¡±
At the same moment when the Arab military formation stepped into the range of the bow and arrow, Du Xuewen's eyes suddenly shot out, and the sword in his hand was raised high.
"put!"
¡°Bang!¡±
There was a sudden sound, and tens of thousands of feather arrows suddenly rose into the sky, even the light of the sun was blocked, and then fell like raindrops.
"Poof!"
"ah!"
The arrows pierced the simple wallets of the Arab soldiers, piercing their bodies, and screams suddenly broke out.
"When the person in front falls, the person behind immediately fills in. Be careful to protect yourself with a shield!"
Ali shouted at the top of his lungs, but the Arab soldiers' protective capabilities were really limited. Their tiny shields were not enough to protect their bodies, and even if they were blocked, the wooden boardsA shield covered with leather could not stop the penetrating power of Tang Jun's arrows.
The Arab soldiers could still remain calm under the encouragement of their fanatical beliefs, but the Egyptian servants were different. They did not want to fight for the Arabs in the first place and were only thinking about escaping, but they were held hostage and could not be found. When the time came, facing the terrifying arrow array of the Tang army, the remaining fighting will of the Egyptian servant army immediately disappeared.
Each of the Egyptian servants wanted to retreat, but they were blocked by the people behind them. Gradually, riots began, and the Arab military formation became a bit chaotic.
When Ali saw it, he was furious and roared: "If you dare to retreat, you will be killed without mercy!"
After hearing the order, the Arab soldiers who were already feeling aggrieved immediately found a window to vent their anger. The Egyptians who tried to escape became their tools to vent their anger, and the military formation became even more chaotic.
But this iron-blooded method also frightened the Egyptians. After a period of chaos, they gradually calmed down and could only sadly accept their fate.
The two armies gradually approached. In this short distance, the Arabs dropped countless corpses. Seeing that they were about to succeed, they believed that with their superior strength, as long as they could get close to the enemy , they can easily defeat the Tang army.
Du Xuewen felt that the Arab soldiers' scimitars were right in front of their eyes, and immediately issued an order: "Mo Dao's battle formation is in front, and retreat slowly in the middle! No chaos!"
The discipline of the Tang Army was obviously much stronger than that of the Arabs. Under Du Xuewen's order, the Tang Army officers and soldiers still carried out the orders in an orderly manner even though they faced strong pressure from the Arab army.
The calmness of the Tang army also infected the Egyptians who had taken refuge with the Tang army. Under the protection of the Tang army, they also retreated. Under the command of the Tang army, they continued to shoot bows and arrows and throw javelins at the Arabs who rushed towards them. Stones to hit the enemy.
At this time, the Arabs' bows and arrows also came in handy, but the damage to the Tang army was extremely limited. The Tang army's strong Mingguang armor was just like the body armor of later generations. When the Arabs' bows and arrows were shot, they could only make a crisp sound. , leaving a few traces that are not traceable.
But the Egyptians behind the formation were not so lucky. They began to suffer casualties, but they were not serious.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Ali was extremely excited. Over the years, whenever the Arab Empire faced off against the Tang Empire, it never took advantage. If he could defeat the Tang Army here, he would become a hero of the entire Arab Empire.
"Send the order! Launch a charge and storm the middle of the Tang army's formation!"
The Arab generals were also extremely excited. They had been tormented by the Tang army's arrow array for a long time. Now it was finally their turn to show off. One by one, they volunteered to rush to the front line and commanded the soldiers to charge.
But what depressed them was that the Tang army seemed unwilling to engage them in close combat. The Tang army in the middle was constantly retreating, and what stood in front of them was the terrifying Mo Dao battle formation. Although they approached the Tang army several times, they failed. There was no way to rush through it, it felt like a punch on cotton.
Ali looked secretly anxious, but at this moment it was impossible for him to change the formation. He could only continue to encourage the soldiers to charge forward and attack the Tang army's formation.
Du Xuewen also fulfilled his promise at this moment. He stood on the front line of the military formation. When the Arabs rushed up, he was the first to fight the enemy.
One hand is holding the sword tightly, and the other hand is holding the family's bright silver gun. This big gun was used by Du Rui when he first followed Li Jing in the Northern Expedition. This time Du Xuewen was going to join the army in the western expedition. Rui also took it out specially and gave it to Du Xuewen.
The originally beautiful white helmets and white armor were soon stained by blood, but precisely because of Du Xuewen's presence, the Tang Army officers and soldiers were determined. While slowly retreating under Du Xuewen's order, they were still slashing and killing everyone. Arabs approaching.
The middle road of the Tang Army was retreating, and the originally protruding parts were gradually recessed. At this time, the Tang Army on both wings was slowly approaching. It seemed that the area facing the enemy was gradually becoming larger, but the two wings of the Tang Army closed up and attacked. But the two sides of the Arab army's formation had the weakest protective capabilities.
Ali was a shrewd man. Seeing the changes in the Tang army's formation, he immediately woke up and couldn't help but be secretly frightened by Du Xuewen's bold plan.
The general of the Tang Army on the opposite side actually wanted to rely on more than 30,000 people to surround his army of more than 200,000 people!
"Damn it! Send the order quickly and let the Berbers attack the left wing of the Tang Dynasty!"
The Arab generals also noticed that something seemed wrong. They did not dare to hesitate and immediately took action.Went to deliver orders.
The Berber cavalry had been waiting for a long time. Now that they received the order, no one was afraid of fighting, because war means merit, and merit means generous rewards.
A roar sounded, and more than 20,000 Berber cavalry mounted their horses one after another. When they fought, they did not pay attention to any formations, but relied on their bravery. The leader gave an order, and the Berbers shouted, and they charged towards the left flank of the Tang army. past.
It was Xue Ne who guarded the left flank of the Tang army. His men also retained 5,000 cavalry. Seeing that the Arabs used cavalry, they did not neglect. They gathered the 5,000 Liaodong cavalry who had been ready to go and charged at the Berbers. He went up to meet him.
At this time, Du Xuewen also discovered the Arab cavalry, slashed an Arab who was approaching, and shouted loudly: "Let the fusiliers move towards the left wing to assist General Xue and deal with the cavalry of Big Dog." !¡±
The Fusiliers were Du Xuewen's trump card. When the Arabs charged in, he didn't even use them, just to wait for this opportunity.
When Du Xuewen and Xue Rengui divided their forces, Xue Rengui specially gave Du Xuewen 5,000 fusiliers. After days of raids and battles, they had not yet been put to use. It was time for them to show off their power.
Five thousand fusiliers, led by the captain, moved to the left wing, divided into three rows and stood in front of Xue Ne's cavalry. The first group raised their flintlocks, waiting for the captain's order.
The commander-in-chief was also calculating the shooting range. Seeing that the Berbers had already rushed within the shooting range, he gave the order: "Let go!"
¡°Bang! Bang! Bang!¡±
There was an explosive roar, a burst of white smoke rose up, and more than a thousand projectiles were fired at the charging Berbers. The Berbers thought that the Tang army was casting a spell, and they were all stunned, but still Before the white smoke dissipated, the hundreds of people at the front fell headlong under their horses without even letting out a scream, and were immediately trampled into a pulp by the galloping horses from behind.
At first, the Berbers thought that their companions fell because the legs of their war horses were sprained. But when they looked down, they found that not only their companions fell to the ground, but also many war horses. They were all lying on the ground, with one or several huge wounds on their chest and abdomen, bleeding gurglingly.
The Tang Army would not give them a chance to breathe. After the first row of fusiliers fired, they immediately retreated along the gap to the end, followed by the second row of firing, alternating back and forth with almost no interruption.
The rising white smoke made it difficult for the fusiliers to see what was happening in front of them, but they did not need to aim, they just had to pull the trigger in a fixed direction.
No matter how brave the Berbers were, facing a weapon like a flintlock that was far beyond their knowledge, they had no choice but to rush forward desperately.
When each fusilier had completed ten rounds of shooting and needed to cool down the barrel, the Berbers finally rushed to them, but of the more than 20,000 Berber cavalry, there were only less than a thousand left at this moment. People, some of them were also concentrated, but they were lucky and were not hit in vital parts.
However, their good luck ended here. Xue Ne, who had been impatient for a long time, brandished his horizontal sword and led his five thousand Liaodong cavalry to charge forward. It was only one charge, but the Berbers who had already been frightened Everyone is told here.
The tremendous power of hot weapons when faced with cold weapons was perfectly demonstrated at this moment. From the moment the Berbers launched the charge to the moment they were all annihilated, in less than a quarter of an hour, all 20,000 people were killed. dead bodies lying on the battlefield.
Ali was also dumbfounded, although he knew that the Tang army's strong combat effectiveness was because they had a variety of sophisticated equipment. Some even said that the flowing fire that the Byzantines relied on for survival was purchased from the Tang people.
But what is this powerful weapon in front of you?
There was just a sound of thunder, followed by white smoke, and more than 20,000 heroic cavalry were completely dead?
If every Tang Dynasty was equipped with such a powerful weapon, there would be no room for their Arabs to survive in this world. Thinking of this, Ali couldn't help but feel chills all over his body.
"General Ali! This~~~~~~~~This~~~~~~~~~"
The Arab generals all looked frightened and didn¡¯t know why.
Ali tried to calm down. He knew that the only mobile force had been wiped out, and their situation would be difficult. The only way now was to penetrate the middle of the Tang army and cross the Oronte River.
"Go ahead, regardless of casualties, charge! Charge!"
This is Ali¡¯s only way and the best way. TheyThey actually had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength. Although the Tang army relied on strong armor, sharp swords and guns, and flintlocks and other magical weapons, their strength was too small. If the Arabs attacked regardless of all odds, Even Du Xuewen didn't know how long he could hold on.
At this moment, on the battlefield, the Tang army had completed the encirclement and was constantly oppressing the Arabs from all directions. However, the front where Du Xuewen stood firm was under tremendous pressure.
Xue Ne, who was wandering outside the encirclement, saw it and quickly brought people over to support, but five thousand people were just a drop in the bucket. After the Tang army took the advantage at the beginning, it gradually began to move towards the disadvantage of the battlefield.
No matter how brave the soldiers of the Tang Army are, they are not robots. They have endless strength. They will also get tired and exhausted. Now it is clear that the Arabs are taking human lives and consuming the strength of the Tang Army. As long as they wait until the Tang Army is exhausted. , this is a good opportunity for them to fight back.
Seeing this, Ali gradually relaxed. He could guess that in order to stop them, the Tang army must have mobilized most of its troops. As long as they could cross the Oronte River, the Tang army's defense force in the entire Nile River Basin would be strong. It must be extremely empty. After capturing Cairo, he can rely on the strong city to defend Egypt. If he can defend Egypt, he will be the hero of the Arab Empire. When the time comes, it will be a matter of course to replace Mubak.
Once he gained confidence, Ali pushed the army forward at all costs and paved the way with human lives.
More than an hour has passed since the battle began. All the soldiers of the Tang Army were almost mechanically waving the swords in their hands until they were hit in vital parts and died on the battlefield.
Du Xuewen is also tired. He is not an unparalleled warrior like his father Du Rui, and his physical strength has its limits. He is already exhausted at this moment, but he knows very well that at this time, he must not fall. If he falls, the Tang Jun next to him will The morale of the soldiers will be gone, let alone the servants. He must persevere and give confidence to the soldiers.
"Click!"
The sword of a Tang Army soldier was actually broken. However, without any hesitation, the Tang Army soldier took out the sword from his waist and rushed forward. The position behind him was reserved for his brother Pao Ze, and he chose a fatal path. the road.
The same thing is happening constantly. The soldiers of the Tang Army have long been determined to die. They want to use their own sacrifices in exchange for the victory of the Tang Dynasty's entire Egyptian strategy.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Such a word "kill" has replaced all the heroic war cries. Now they only think about killing, they can only kill, and then be killed. Death is not terrible to the soldiers of the Tang Army. What they fear is failure, even if it is Even if they die, they will become the final victors. It is this firm belief that supports them and prevents them from being exhausted.
Ali could also see that the Tang army had gradually reached its limit, and he was in a good mood for a while: "Send the order! After defeating the Tang army later, we must snatch their magical weapon that can emit white smoke to kill the enemy!"
Ali was paying attention with his flintlock gun. Du Xuewen also thought about this problem. He grabbed his guard captain and said loudly: "Go and give orders to the Zuotun Guards. Once we can't hold on here, we will Let them destroy all the flintlocks, and they must not leave them to the big eating dogs!"
Du Xuewen knew very well how powerful the flintlock gun was. Once it fell into the hands of the Arabs and was copied by them, it would definitely be a disaster for the Tang Dynasty.
The war is still going on, and hundreds of people lose their lives with almost every breath. Outside Kadesh City, this place that has long been forgotten by people, after more than a thousand years, has once again become a place that determines the direction of the entire world's history. The key. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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