Cheng Qianli, Duan Xiushi, and Zhao Chongxun led the main force of the Anxi Army and waited on the south bank of the Zhenzhu River. After Li Siye led the Tang Army and the partially defeated Ningyuan Army across the river, the two sides reunited and hid not far from the river bank.
Behind the hills, waiting for the food army to cross the river.
Tian Zhen's Han navy arrived last, and the cavalry under his command suffered the most serious losses in this battle, losing more than a thousand horses and men, and the whole person looked particularly decadent.
What worries him is why Li Siye insists on engaging in such a technically difficult conspiracy, because if something goes wrong, the false defeat will turn into a real defeat, and everyone including the Ningyuan Army and the Chinese Army may be ruined.
On the south bank of the Pearl River, even if the cannibal was tricked into crossing the river and was able to counterattack and win, the person who died would be dead and would never come back.
Li Siye patted his shoulder and said: "Brother Tian, don't be too sad. War is like doing business. If you can't even bear to lose, how can you win more? After this battle, I will give you three thousand horses."
Horses, if you breed them with your Turkic Dun horses, you can produce the best horse breed."
"It's only three thousand horses, which is a bit small."
"Don't bargain with me. Don't look at the three thousand horses now. When you win a big victory in the future, I can give you more."
The scouts from the front rushed over to report: "Doctor, the Geluolu cavalry has crossed the river and is forming formation by the river. Please give me instructions, Dr. Li."
He waved his hand and said: "Let's explore again and report again!"
"The front army of the Dashi Army has crossed the river, and the two armies are heading this way!"
Li Siye immediately became energetic, clapped his knees and stood up and said loudly: "Send the order, the whole army will form a formation, Han Haijun and Anxi Cavalry Army, as the first attack echelon, are in front, ready to counterattack."
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General Ziyad had just crossed the river on his white camel. He put up a pergola and looked ahead, wondering: "Isn't Dunbiga going to be the vanguard for our army? Why is the progress across the river so slow? Where is his vanguard?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the vanguard of the Dunpiga cavalry had already circled a semicircle, threw away the black flag issued by Dashi, and rushed towards the Dashi army that had just crossed the river, making weird screams from their mouths.
The originally defeated Anxi Army, with cavalry on the two wings and an infantry phalanx in the center, also rushed towards the river quickly.
"What's going on! What's going on! What's going on!" He shouted three times in surprise before he began to think: "Dunbijia betrayed the enemy twice! No, no! He did not rebel against the Tang army.
Treat me like a monkey! This beast!"
These 70,000 people are the elite of Governor Abu ***. If they are all buried here, he will have to whip himself to death.
Most of the army has crossed the river. If the order is given to reverse the crossing, firstly, there will be no time. Secondly, it would be very stupid to leave the back to others. Thirdly, those who have already crossed the river and those who are crossing are crowded in the river, leaving the Tang army alone.
The powerful arrow array must have piled corpses on the water, and the river was stained with blood.
"Quick, the front army forms a formation for me to create time for the rear army to cross the river!"
Most of those who have crossed the river are well-equipped cavalry, and they should be able to resist the Tang army for a while. When all his troops have crossed the river, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose.
A battle between cavalry and cavalry started on the river beach. The two sides first fired at each other with bows and arrows, and soon entered into a duel with horizontal knives and Damascus knives. The Gallolu cavalry outflanked the left side, and the Anxi Army cavalry teamed up with the heavy infantry Modao team in the center.
Advancing, on the right is a desperate attack from the Hanhai Cavalry Army.
They did not give the distance of the Arabs' charge at all, so the cavalry, which was suppressed on the river beach and could not move, would inevitably fall into a position of being passively beaten.
The young general who raised his horse spear pierced the chest of a large soldier holding a lance. The stainless steel spear easily tore through the chain of chainmail and threw him under the horse.
The charging horse archers dared to draw the bow string six or seven meters away from the enemy cavalry. They could even see the enemy's yellow incisors clearly. They let go of the bow string, and the enemy soldier covered his mouth and fell to the ground.
The Mo Dao team formed a long formation, waving their blades and advancing forward. After the long swords were struck, the flesh and blood burst, and the strong horses were chopped to the ground. The moist air by the river was also filled with the smell of blood.
smell.
Li Siye led the Chinese army and stood on the hills and couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity, those are some good horses."
"Doctor Li, there is no need to feel pity. Now is the time when the enemy and we are fighting fiercely. When the enemy army is defeated, there will definitely be prisoners." Cheng Qianli said calmly from the side.
His opponent, Ziad, was no longer an opponent. General Ziad finally couldn't hold on any longer and turned his camels to flee to the other side of the river. The cavalry followed him, turning their horses' heads and trekking into the river to escape. Some of the soldiers who crossed the river were still in the water.
After soaking, they had to turn back and swim to the other side. The soldiers who had just crossed the river and were struggling to survive by the river finally turned around and swam into the river.
"Send the order, and the whole army will pursue and kill the enemy division. The cavalry will cross the river to outflank and kill them, and the infantry will intercept them at the rear."
The infantry formation of the Tang Army rushed to the river and fired wildly at the large food army that covered the water like ducks. Longbows, crossbows, and bamboo pole crossbows fired different arrows. Several large food soldiers were still in the water.
After fluttering, several arrow clusters were inserted into his back in the next second. Blood rose from the surface of the water, gradually dyeing the entire river red, and slowly floated downstream. A body wearing chainmail floated in the water,
The river water gradually silted up, and the water surface became thicker and the flow rate of the river slowed down.
Many people held their noses and crouched at the bottom of the water, swimming slowly without showing their heads. Arrows fell in the water one after another. Comrades fell down one after another. Their bodies fell into the water and bloodshot eyes spread, and blood continued to overflow from their mouths.
, they can see their pale faces.
An Arabian horse overturned in the water while crossing the river. The horse's body pressed the rider's right leg, causing him to struggle and scream. He could only reach out a palm from the water, and then the water washed away and bubbles continued to rise upwards.
He moved. An arrow shot through the air, and his palm was penetrated into a bleeding hole, and finally fell into the water.
The Tang army crossed the Zhenzhu River in hot pursuit of the big cannibal. Li Siye stood on the bank of the river and loudly ordered each army and battalion: "Listen to me. I will give you an estimate of the enemy you want to kill and chop him down."
The head of an infantryman is three hundred gold, that of a cavalryman is four hundred gold, that of an officer above a centurion is doubled, that of a captain of a thousand is four times that of a legion commander is eight times, and whoever captures Ziyad, whether dead or alive, will be rewarded with eight hundred Sasanian gold coins.
The horses and weapons are seized and turned over, and the personal property seized is yours!"
The cavalry and infantrymen who crossed the river cheered thunderously: "Doctor Li is wise! Dr. Li is mighty!"
Li Siye waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and continued to shout loudly: "At this stage, we are only allowed to pursue the city of Talas. I can give you the power of command, but you must eventually meet under the city of Talas! Remember this military order, and those who violate it will be punished.
cut!"
The officers of each battalion crossed their hands and said hello, and happily summoned their subordinates to pursue the big cannibal as a unit. In the battle, they use their lives to gain credit, but in pursuit of defeated troops, they use their legs to gain credit.
If your legs run slowly, don't blame your brothers for being the first.
In order to leave opportunities for the infantry army to make meritorious deeds and prevent the cavalry from being robbed, Li Siye ordered Tian Zhen of the Han Navy and Wang Tao, who led the Anxi cavalry, to order that those on horseback could only pursue those on horseback and not take credit from the infantry.
Anyone who dares to violate the rules will have their merits reduced by half and their pay fully waived.
This military order is equally effective for the Ningyuan Army and the Geluolu Cavalry. With this order, all Tang Army soldiers participating in this battle, except the Chinese Army, will join in the pursuit of the remaining troops of Dashi.
Facts have proved that the extensive free-range method can create subjective initiative. What drives them to pursue the enemy is no longer military orders, but the bloody heads, and the property and clothes ripped from the dead. Everyone in the world is seeking profit.
, The world is full of turmoil for profit. Although this profit seems too bloody, it is indeed the soldiers' real yearning for life and wealth.