Chapter six hundred and ninety-six: why should you pay for what you can rob
At this time, his warriors were being slaughtered mercilessly by Datang's steel chariots like pigs and dogs. His warriors tried their best to escape.
The Arab Empire had only experienced such a defeat once.
And this time, it's the second time.
One cannot fall twice in the same place.
But they actually fell down twice in the same place.
And this time, it's all his fault.
He had predicted that reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty might come, but he did not predict that they would come so fast and in such large numbers.
However, he had already taken precautions in advance.
He had ordered the soldiers to destroy the road and left five thousand soldiers to guard the road.
But why, even though the road was destroyed, the Tang Army's steel chariot was still not blocked even half a step?
If he only blocked them for an hour, it would be impossible for his 5,000 guard soldiers to fail to deliver the message.
why is that?
Could it be that even God is helping Datang?
But soon, Khalid knew the truth of the matter.
It turns out that God is not helping Datang.
But Datang's technology has improved again.
It turned out that just now, Khalid could really see clearly that Datang's steel chariot had been upgraded again.
Originally, they used tires.
Now, crawlers are used.
Crawler tracks, the roads they destroyed were really like walking on flat ground to the crawlers!
This time, they were defeated unjustly.
Khalid suddenly thought that in that distant and mysterious ancient Eastern country, there was a saying: Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles.
This sentence is really a wise saying.
Over the years, they have continued to collect information about the Tang Dynasty.
But their understanding of the military of the Tang Dynasty was still too little.
This war was really a wrong war at the wrong place, at the wrong time!
And this wrong war may bring disaster to their Arab Empire!
He, Khalid, is about to become a sinner in history!
puff!
Khalid felt a tightness in his chest and a sweetness in his throat, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Then, the whole person fell backward.
The soldiers around Khalid were shocked by this sudden situation.
They quickly helped Khalid up.
"General! General, wake up!"
"General, what's wrong with you?"
"General, we can't live without you!"
"General, have a good trip, woo woo!"
Khalid was just angry for a moment and his blood did not return to his menstruation.
Although I can't move for the time being, my consciousness is still there.
Damn it, what does it mean to have an easy journey?
I'm not dead yet, okay?
Khalid struggled to open his cloudy eyes, and then said tremblingly: "Retreat, make a full retreat! When you go back, tell the king that we are no match for the Tang Dynasty!"
puff!
After finishing speaking, Khalid felt a pain in his chest, spit out another mouthful of blood, and fainted.
The Arab Empire's 300,000-strong army began a comprehensive retreat.
However, they were completely unable to avoid the attack and killing of the Tang Dynasty's three thousand steel chariots.
Facing the steel chariot, they had no way to deal with it.
The most important thing is that I can't run.
The 300,000-strong Arab Empire army was being chased in agony by the Tang army's 3,000 steel chariots.
Because the pursuit was too urgent.
They were so anxious that when they passed by the city that had been captured by them before, they didn't even have time to enter the city.
Then he was chased all the way.
And the entire Persian city was previously occupied by them.
The soldiers of the Arab Empire who stayed behind to garrison were also in a state of confusion.
What's going on?
At the last moment, their army was clearly besieging the Persian city.
Why did their army start to flee in the blink of an eye?
Being chased by the steel chariots of the Tang Dynasty, with nowhere to go to heaven and nowhere to enter the earth?
This is not the most critical issue.
The most critical question is, if you run away, what should we do?
Most of the troops fled, and the troops they left to guard were actually extremely limited.
They are not the main force in front-line combat, otherwise they would not stay.
The majority of the troops had fled, and they were even less able to defeat them.
Under the current situation, escape is probably their only way out.
If you want to rely on the city wall to resist stubbornly, there is only a dead end.
In fact, in these cities, the Tang army was extremely cooperative.
They were also afraid that their relationship with the Tang army would become irreconcilable.
Therefore, they did not kill anyone.
In fact, there are still Tang troops in these cities.
It's just that they were temporarily under control.
However, the number of these Tang troops was not much less than them.
If people really want to resist, it is not certain who will win and who will lose.
It is no longer possible to stay and resist.
Then, their best choice is to run away.
But where are they fleeing to?
Flee back to their home country?
However, in front of them was the Tang Army's steel chariot, which was frantically chasing their army.
Moreover, although the steel chariot is crazy, it is not very fast in order to pursue more damage.
If they ran too fast, they would most likely catch up with the Tang Army's steel chariot.
If he really catches up, wouldn't he just be killed right before his eyes?
However, I have to run away.
It is not safe to stay in these cities.
What's more, the follow-up Tang army is expected to arrive soon.
Well, no need to do it right away.
Of the 50,000 Tang troops in the Persian city, only 10,000 were left to defend the city.
The remaining 40,000 people have all been assembled and began to recover each city one by one.
If I don't run now, I'm afraid I won't have a chance now.
Therefore, those small towns that were easily occupied by the Arab Empire.
At this time, it was easily taken back by Datang.
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At the same time, the other two groups divided their forces to attack the two groups of troops in the Da'anxi Protectorate, but suffered the same fate.
In fact, their experiences were even more miserable.
Because, their two groups of troops combined totaled only 300,000 troops.
There were fully half the number of Arab soldiers who besieged the Persian city.
Their escape also seemed even more embarrassing.
Retreating all the way, they kept running out of Persia County and retreated to their own territory.
At this time, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Returning to the territory of my own country, I finally saved a small life.
However, it turns out that they actually thought too much.
The Tang army behind them showed no scruples, no hesitation, and no pause.
He was directly behind them and chased them.
This made the soldiers of the Arab Empire extremely surprised.
Tang soldiers, how dare you?
How dare you pursue them into their country so recklessly?
Do they dare to provoke a war between the two countries?
But the next moment, they suddenly remembered.
It seems like they were the first to initiate this war?
In this war, they were the first to attack the Tang Dynasty?
So, why can't Datang counterattack them?
Is it just that you are allowed to attack others, but others are not allowed to attack you?
Well, maybe it's because the Arab Empire has been around for so long, and they have always attacked others, and no other country has ever attacked their homeland, right?
If you are used to bullying others, it is always difficult to adapt to being bullied by others.
But you'll be fine once you get used to this kind of thing.
Tang Jun was chasing after him, Lao Tie, don't say anything, just run away!
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The speed with which Datang's reinforcements arrived made the Arab Empire feel horrified.
quick!
It's so fast!
It was so fast that it completely exceeded their expectations.
In just one month, the 600,000 troops they sent to attack Datang not only ended in complete defeat.
Their own territory was occupied by the Tang army in three administrative provinces.
The Arab Empire really did not expect that the Tang Dynasty would be so fast.
Carrying the power of thunder, it is as powerful as lightning.
Yes, the speed of all this is as fast as lightning.
Before the Arab Empire could react at all, it seized three of their administrative provinces with lightning speed.
But before this, in this era, there had never been such a fast blitzkrieg.
It was so fast that they couldn't react at all.
Those cities that seemed to them to be extremely strong were completely vulnerable to steel chariots.
When the steel chariot is driven, it can directly knock open the city gate.
Then the steel chariot drove into the city, rampaged and massacred for a while, and then the whole world became peaceful.
In one day, you can conquer ten cities in a row.
For more than half a month, it occupied three of their administrative provinces.
Only then did the Arab Empire react.
They dug trenches one after another on the road leading to the fourth administrative province.
Now, unless Datang's steel chariots can fly, there is really no way to get through.
And this fully proved that Li Min's previous judgment was completely correct.
Before the war began, Li Min's advice to the Tang Emperor was to occupy the three administrative provinces of the Dashi Empire.
Because with the speed of Datang's steel chariots, it was easy to occupy three of their administrative provinces.
However, the Dashi Empire has been expanding crazily during these years of conquests in the north and south, and its strength cannot be underestimated.
It is definitely not something that can be destroyed easily.
Although there is a huge gap in weapons between the two sides.
But after all, this is on the other side's territory, and they occupy the geography.
Naturally, they can come up with various ways to limit their weapons.
If the Tang Dynasty really wanted to destroy the Dashi Empire, it would have to pay a heavy price.
And such a choice is not in the interests of Datang.
Therefore, three administrative provinces were just a good thing for Datang.
At this time, the Arab Empire faced the menacing Tang Dynasty and felt like it was facing a formidable enemy.
Their 600,000-strong army invaded the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty massacred more than 200,000 people, suffering heavy losses.
Now, they have invaded their country and captured three of their administrative provinces at lightning speed.
The Arab Empire has provoked tough opponents that they should not provoke.
This made them very upset.
At the same time, they were very frightened. They deployed countless troops on the border and laid out layers of ambushes.
It can be ensured that the Tang army will not be able to attack in a short period of time.
But for them to regain the three administrative provinces that have been occupied by Datang, they really do not have the ability and courage to do so at the moment.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was constantly dispatching large armies to station in these three administrative provinces.
At the same time, they are also rebuilding the defense of these three administrative provinces.
At this time, they were actually not too afraid of what happened to the Arab Empire and that they would attack.
Because in order to prevent the invasion of their steel chariots, the Arab Empire has cut off all roads.
Now even if they want to come over on their own, they can only come over as infantry.
There is no way the cavalry can come over in a short time.
If you only have infantry, facing a steel chariot will really cost you your life.
Well, okay, actually even if the cavalry fights against the steel chariot, the consequences will not be much better.
And in the following time, the Arab Empire will feel even more headache.
For some reason, the Eastern Roman Empire has also received this news.
The troops were stationed on the border between the two sides, watching eagerly, as if they might invade at any time.
This made the Arab Empire even more panicked.
Just the fact that the Tang Dynasty was watching them with eager eyes made them feel the boundless pressure like Mount Tai weighing them down.
If the Eastern Roman Empire is added to the equation, then their Arab Empire will be in a very dangerous situation.
The strength of the Eastern Roman Empire was originally much worse than them.
In recent years, they have occupied a large amount of land in the Eastern Roman Empire.
However, in the past two years, the strength of the Eastern Roman Empire has developed significantly.
It actually made them feel threatened.
In fact, even their invasion was blocked.
And now, if the two great empires, the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Roman Empire, attack them from both sides, I am afraid that even their Arab Empire will not be able to survive this level.
Therefore, after the Eastern Roman Empire deployed troops on the border between the two countries, the Arab Empire began to become nervous.
They are really nervous, if these two countries are really determined to attack with all their strength.
Their Arab empire is afraid of being destroyed.
At this time, the Arab Empire was in a hurry.
Their diplomatic department acted quickly, dispatching envoys to submit a truce to Datang, and decided to use diplomatic means to resolve the crisis.
This time, the Arab Empire really wanted to resolve this crisis.
Therefore, the attitude of confession is extremely sincere.
First he admitted that he was wrong in attacking Datang, and then he took the initiative to admit his mistake and was willing to compensate for the losses caused to Datang.
Finally, they asked Datang to return the three administrative provinces they occupied to them.
Facing the Arab Empire's request, Datang's reaction was to sneer.
Are you kidding me? Why should we return the three administrative provinces that we snatched away based on our ability?
Next, Datang ignored the letter of credence submitted by the Arab Empire and instead began to prepare for war, seemingly for the next round of attack.