As long as the infantry can entangle the Tang army's armored cavalry at the expense of casualties, Mu'awiya can command his own cavalry to resist the Tang army's light cavalry, fight and retreat, and at the latest pass Suiye City and approach Henglus.
The Tang army had to watch helplessly as he led his army to leave calmly.
After passing Henros, the river valleys are densely covered with lakes and stars. There is the world of Arab soldiers, and the cavalry has no place to use...
Muawiya pursed his lips, put his hand on the handle of the scimitar at his waist, and looked far into the distance.
Beside him, Ye Zide looked excited and eager to try. Even the war horse under his crotch was so excited about the upcoming battle that he hissed "Herod", and his four hooves kept digging at the sand on the ground.
The long wind that blew across the river from time to time seemed to be stagnated by the tension before the battle. The only sound between the sky and the earth was the roaring sound of horse hooves, and the Tang army's cavalry that surged toward them like mountains and landslides!
Mu'awiya had already held the reins of his horse, and he would give the order to retreat until the moment the Tang army's cavalry rushed into the phalanx.
The light cavalry who originally followed the armored cavalry on both wings suddenly accelerated when they saw the Arab infantry arrayed on the spot. With their faster speed, they overtook the armored cavalry and charged directly at the Arab infantry who had already lined up.
Infantry will always suffer when fighting against cavalry, because the mobility of the two sides is too different. Mu'awiya has been prepared for this. He only shoots light cavalry with crossbows from the periphery, disrupts the infantry formation, and then uses heavy cavalry.
impact.
However, the light cavalry of the Tang Army was dispatched a little late. At this moment, the armored cavalry was less than a hundred feet away from the infantry square. In such a short period of time, before the light cavalry could cause too much damage to the enemy formation, the armored cavalry had already charged unstoppably.
Enter the formation.
Muawiya shook his head. The Tang army was indeed powerful, but their commander seemed a little stupid. He could not grasp the rapidly changing situation on the battlefield in time and make an effective response. This can no longer be described as waste.
Waste is a matter of one person, but an incompetent commander can exhaust the whole army to death!
If all the commanders of the Tang army were like this, then the war to conquer the Tang Dynasty would be much easier in the future...
Muawiya felt a little secretly happy in his heart, but then, his eyes widened suddenly, and his heart felt as if he had been hit hard by an invisible hammer!
As he expected, the Tang Army's light cavalry flew into the air with both feet in the stirrups on horseback. This was an action to maintain balance before shooting. However, the expected crossbow shooting did not happen because the Tang Army's light cavalry
He didn't take out a crossbow, but instead pulled out black objects one after another from the sash on his back...
Then they held the black lump in one hand and took out the fire folder with the other hand. They swung it slightly on the horse's back, and sparks flashed from the fire fold, bringing the black lump up.
The light cavalry rushed past the edge of the Arab phalanx like a gust of wind. Black lumps were thrown high by them and fell into the phalanx from a distance.
"Boom boom boom!"
It was as if someone had angered the Nine Heavens Thunder God. Thunders exploded from the phalanx like thunderbolts from the blue sky. Fires rose, smoke filled the air, and the exploded fragments were thrown in all directions by the powerful airflow. The fierce force severely smashed these fragments.
After being sent into the body of the Arab soldier, the shock wave of the explosion blew the Arab soldier's body away like a sack.
The Arab soldiers within the phalanx were howling like ghosts and wolves, and there were many casualties.
Mu'awiya looked at what was happening in front of him with his mouth open, and he almost regretted it and took out his knife and committed suicide on the spot!
Shocking thunder!
This is thunder!
The merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty arrived at the Red Sea coast the year before last under the protection of its imperial navy, and the "Zhentian Thunder" that Arabia exchanged for high-quality war horses has already become a super powerful weapon that the nobles of the Arab world have become jealous of!
It's just that these thunders were tightly suppressed by the Hashemite family, and not even half of them were allowed to stray outside. Therefore, with Mu'awiya's power, he only witnessed the earthquakes during a banquet with his cousin Caliph.
The test explosion of Tianlei has never been possible.
So he had forgotten about this thing for a long time. At this moment, he suddenly remembered that this thunder was traded from the Tang Dynasty to Medina. How could the Tang army not be equipped with it?
What a mistake! What a mistake!
Mu'awiya, who was standing as tall as a mountain and motionless in all directions, suddenly lost all his reserve and calmness, and couldn't help but beat his feet and chest, regretting it too late.
However, the distance of more than a hundred feet was about to reach the charging heavy cavalry in just a moment. The Arab phalanx was blown up by the thunder and the formation was in chaos. The armored cavalry that followed had suddenly rushed into the formation!
War horses, soldiers, and armor add up to a huge weight, and when this weight carries the war horse at full charge speed, the force generated is unmatched.
The armored cavalry slammed into the formation, and the soldiers in the front row screamed and were knocked away. Their bodies danced in mid-air uncontrollably. When they landed, they were already spitting out blood and died on the spot.
How can manpower resist the power of the cavalry when they charge?
Just this one impact, even if there is a shield to block it, the bones will be broken, the tendons will be broken, the internal organs will be shattered, and you will die.
The armored cavalry rushed unstoppably into the dilapidated and chaotic phalanx. A sharp and long sword was like a sickle from the god of death in hell. Cold light flashed between the vertical and horizontal swings, blood spurted out, and the remaining limbs flew around, harvesting unscrupulously.
Live life.
When the infantry array is in chaos, it is the saddest thing in the world to deal with such armored cavalry. The brave Arab soldiers in the past were slashed like lambs, blood spurted into the air, splashed to the ground, and pieces of light yellow sand were instantly
It was rendered blood red.
All the Arabs watched with trepidation, feeling chilled in their hearts.
Once upon a time, they were the ones massacring other tribes, but have they ever experienced being massacred like this by others? Human cruelty is all relative, and one can be cruel and indifferent to the life and death of others, but it definitely does not mean that one will still care about life and death when one is on the verge of despair.
disregard.
Muawiya's eyes were about to burst, the hand holding the handle of the knife trembled slightly, and blue veins popped out.
Because of his own negligence, these more than 10,000 infantrymen became the targets of massacre by the Tang army's cavalry, and all his plans for a leisurely retreat were disrupted. His mind went blank.
But after all, he was a hero. After a brief shock, he quickly recovered and shouted loudly: "Everyone, retreat!"
He would rather die than be disgraced in front of the Tang people, but he had to retreat!
Once these infantry were slaughtered, the Tang army's cavalry could calmly join the main force of the infantry that had retreated. Being surrounded by such a ferocious and powerful Tang army... it makes me shudder to think about it.
Only by organizing all the cavalry, blocking the infantry's rear, constantly harassing them, and blocking the large-scale charge of the Tang army's cavalry, can it be possible to bring more soldiers back to Damascus alive.
However, the vastness of the Western Region, with its yellow sand and Gobi desert, is most conducive to long-distance raids by cavalry. When the remaining cavalry were exhausted by the Tang army bit by bit, why couldn't I?
From here to Suiye City, and then to Henglus, it is nearly a thousand miles away. For such a long and flat journey, I don’t know how many Arab warriors will lie on it, fertilizing the land of the Western Region with their own blood...
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Xue Rengui's iron spear and white horse lead the way.
Following the armored cavalry, they fiercely charged into the Arab phalanx, the iron spears in their hands swallowing the letter like a poisonous dragon demanding life, constantly harvesting the lives of the enemy.
The commander took the lead, and what was originally thought to be a fierce battle turned into such an easy massacre. The cavalry beside him was greatly boosted in morale, and they slashed and charged with their swords. After just a few cups of tea, they felt that everything in front of them was suddenly empty.
The enemy formation has been defeated!
Looking back, the rolling yellow sand has been completely soaked with blood and is shiny red. Countless Arab infantrymen are struggling and wailing in the pool of blood, either kneeling down to beg for mercy or waving their arms to fight back. However, they all end up being killed without exception.
The heavily armored cavalry killed them ruthlessly.
In the first charge of the cavalry, there will be absolutely no prisoners. All enemies standing in front of them will be torn into pieces without mercy.
Xue Rengui shook his spear, turned around again, stared at the Arab army that was slowly retreating south, and shouted: "Follow me and kill the enemy!"
First, the horse leaped with its spear, its hooves leaped into the air, and its blood-red cloak fluttered in the wind behind it. It was majestic and murderous, and it chased the Arab army.
Behind him, the light cavalry circled around the two wings of the Arab infantry phalanx like a gust of wind, then regrouped and galloped away after Xue Rengui's horses, chasing the retreating Arab army.
However, the armored cavalry of the Demon God coming into the world generally did not have the ability to chase and kill them. At this moment, they all jumped off their horses, still wearing heavy armor, and calmly killed the enemy invaders and gathered the prisoners.
Broken leaf water rushed by on one side of the battlefield, the river was whimpering, the wind was blowing, and the scorching sun in the sky seemed to be reflected red by the blood on the ground.