The cavalry archers and horses under the command of Artik, a volley caused a lot of damage to the elite cavalry of Abu *** who rushed over, fortunately, these elite cavalry have strong armor, and there is a small shield on the left arm, and the strength of the arrow is resisted by the armor and shield, and the damage caused will be weakened a lot.

Therefore, on the whole, the casualties of the 300 elite cavalry were not very serious, only a dozen people fell off their horses, and some of the wounded soldiers chose to withdraw because they could not fight, and the overall combat loss was not very large.

The arrows fired by the elite cavalry of Khorasan, because the distance was too far, could not cause great damage to Artik's cavalry and horses, many soldiers were only injured, and the depth of the arrows piercing the body was not large.

However, Artik's cavalry and horses were all lightly armoured, and their main means of attack was long-range shooting, and if the two sides were intertwined at close range, they would only suffer death.

So, immediately after the first round of attack, the five hundred horsemen turned their horses, ran to the side, and stepped on their crossbows, ready for the second round of shooting.

"Hahaha! See! Before the two armies could make contact, the enemy cavalry was already fleeing in fright, and sure enough, it was a group of vulnerable rabble. ”

Seeing this scene in front of him, Abu *** laughed happily, feeling that the opponent's cavalry was too weak, and he didn't even have the courage to fight in close combat, so that against such an opponent, where did he need too much energy, he seemed to feel that he only needed a slight raise of his hand to be able to eliminate his opponent.

The corners of Ziade's mouth also showed a relieved expression, he didn't see anything wrong, standing in the distance, he only saw the figure of the opponent fleeing in a hurry and the picture of his own cavalry bravely pursuing, he even expected the next scene, the opponent's cavalry collapsed under the powerful attack of his own cavalry, and completely escaped, while his own cavalry pounced on the cavalry of the next road, and painted a scoop according to the gourd, and used the same method to destroy the other cavalry.

However, the development of things did not follow the expectations of Abu *** and Ziyad, the opposing cavalry dodged, but did not flee, but very planned to keep a certain distance from their elite cavalry, and use the Fuyuan crossbow in their hands to attack the Khorasan cavalry that pursued them.

This round of attacks was the same as the previous round, and it also failed to cause much damage to the Khorasan cavalry, but even if it was only a loss of a soldier, it was very distressing for Abu ***, after all, these three hundred cavalry were all elite soldiers and horses under his command, and they were his escorts, and every soldier was like his son, and the relationship was very close.

Seeing that the opposing cavalry did not scatter and flee, but that their own soldiers suffered some casualties, this made Abu *** and Ziyad feel unacceptable, and the situation did not seem to be as they imagined.

Immediately followed by a third round of attacks, there were casualties again, and now Abu *** completely understood that the enemy cavalry was not fleeing at all, but estimated that this method would be used to consume his elite strength, which made him very distressed, and at the same time very angry, eager to wipe out all the enemy's cavalry.

However, the worse thing is that the other cavalry is also approaching, if this cavalry kills from behind, it will form a two-sided attack on the Khorasan cavalry, even if it is short-handed, with more than three times the force, it will also deal a huge blow to the Khorasan elite.

Abu *** gasped, if the three hundred guards under his command suffered heavy losses, he would be very distressed, at this moment, if he ordered to retreat, it would be too cowardly, so he was a little hesitant, and without his order, the elite cavalry under his command would not retreat.

However, the development of things was once again beyond the expectations of Abu ***, and the five hundred cavalry approaching on the other side did not outflank the elite cavalry of Khorasan, but rushed directly towards their position, trying to be more obvious, that is, to capture or kill him alive, because his costume was so high-end that even a fool could see that he was a person of high status.

"General, they're coming at us, let's evacuate quickly!"

Ziyad spoke, and asked the ten guards to get ready for the break.

Of course, Abu *** would not risk taking ten cavalry to confront the opponent's five hundred cavalry, that would be tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, so he reluctantly ordered: "Order, let all the guards return and retreat." ”

After speaking, he rode his horse and galloped in the direction of the camp.

Abu ***'s battalion is more than ten miles away, which is not too far away, so as long as they retreat, it will definitely be in time.

After receiving the order, the elite Khorasan cavalry that rushed forward immediately withdrew, because of the haste of the evacuation, even the corpses of their companions could not be carried, so they could only be thrown behind, and the wounded soldiers could only pray that they would survive.

The five hundred cavalry chasing Abu ***, after chasing for three or five miles, saw the dense enemy camp in the distance, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat with fright, and did not dare to pursue any further, otherwise, they were very likely to not be able to go back, and after turning the horse's head, they encountered the elite Khorasan cavalry, so the two horses and archers began to surround the Khorasan elite cavalry, and the rounds of heavy crossbow attacks caused a lot of losses to the retreating Khorasan cavalry.

However, it is unlikely that this elite force will be completely annihilated, after all, they are equipped with excellent armor and strong defense, and many soldiers have many crossbow arrows inserted in their bodies, but they have not suffered much damage, and they can continue to gallop on their horses.

Not enough, the cavalry archers and horses are all light cavalry, and the speed is more than the elite Khorasan cavalry, so it is completely possible to carry out a rain of arrows while pursuing in the back, so as to destroy the enemy's living force, but after chasing for a while, you must stop, because the enemy is promised in the distance, and if you continue to pursue, they will fall into a dangerous situation.

After the enemy had fled, the cavalry began to gather their troops, examine their own and the corpses of the enemy, and by the way, capture the wounded enemy soldiers and bring them back to the city.

After a great battle, a thousand cavalry archers and horses, lost thirty soldiers, and fifty were wounded, but the results were not bad, so that the opponent's elite Khorasan cavalry lost nearly eighty people, of which, there were more than thirty prisoners, of course, in fact, there were many people injured, but the injuries were not very serious, and they fled back.

Although the difference in casualties between the two sides is not very large, the other side is the elite Khorasan cavalry after all, which makes the soldiers of the cavalry and archery unit full of confidence, and the cavalry of the other side is actually not as strong as imagined.

After returning to the camp, Abu *** was in a very bad mood, he did not return to the big tent, but stopped his horse and waited for the cavalry behind him.

"General, most of the guards have returned, and the losses are not very large."

Ziyad's face was not very good, however, in this case, he could not add fuel to the fire, and he had to try to maintain the face of the Khorasan cavalry.

"At least seventy or eighty sons have not returned, this is still called a small loss, pass the order, transfer 5,000 cavalry to fight, we must completely annihilate this group of enemy cavalry, not a single one can be left."

Abu *** ordered very angrily.

Qi Yade hurriedly persuaded: "The general is angry, it must be too late to send troops now, it is estimated that the enemy cavalry has already fled back to the city, and it will be in vain to go." ”

"Then you have to go, Qi Yad, you personally lead the team, even if you can't find the enemy cavalry, at least you have to transport back the corpse of our army's son."

Abu *** said.

Ziyad could only obey the order and immediately led the armed cavalry in charge of the guard to rush to the place where the previous battle had been fought.

Abu *** looked at the more than 200 guards under his command, most of them had arrows stuck in their bodies, and his mood was quite heavy, his original estimate was not accurate, although the enemy cavalry were all recruits, but they were all equipped with elite weapons provided by the Tang Dynasty, and the power was not small, if he didn't insist on equipping all the cavalry with small shields, it was estimated that the casualties would increase a lot, but fortunately, the number of enemy cavalry was not much, otherwise, it was really a big threat to his Khorasan cavalry.

"Let the soldiers hurry up to heal their wounds, and use the best medicinal herbs."

Abu *** loves his own guards very much, and for this reason, the treatment given to the guards is the best and the best.

And in the kung fu of the guards under his command to heal the wounds, Abu *** began to think about how to attack the city, since Mansur gave him the task, then, he must complete the task, no matter how great the difficulties encountered, he must complete the task, through this round of fighting, he suddenly found that the enemy he had to face was not as fragile as he imagined, but relatively strong, if the enemies defending the city all used powerful heavy crossbows, this would definitely cause great damage to his attacking troops, It is estimated that even if he captures a city, there will be a huge loss of troops, and this is something he is unwilling to do.

How can you reduce your casualties while still being able to conquer the city? Abu *** began to think about it, and he was willing to give everything to achieve this goal.

Ziyad soon returned, and it was clear that he had not encountered the enemy cavalry just now, and they had only brought back the remains of some of the dead soldiers, and some of the wounded soldiers had been taken prisoner.

"General, there are more than twenty soldiers missing, and it seems that they have been captured by the other party."

Ziyad reported the situation truthfully.

"Ziyad, you sent to Ar to ask for our soldiers, and told them that if you don't return our soldiers, all the people will be left after the city is broken."

Abu *** said fiercely.

"Isn't it a little too cruel to leave one."

Ziyad felt a little frightened.

Abu *** smiled: "For the sake of victory, you can do anything, you don't want to have this kind of woman's kindness, it will hurt you, you know?" Ziyad. ”

"Yes, I'll send someone to Arcity to ask for someone."

Ziyad could only obey orders.

"Ziyad, you know, the enemy's crossbows are very powerful, much more powerful than ours, so that our army's soldiers and horses attacking the city are bound to suffer huge losses, what do you think we should do?"

Abu *** asked.

Qi Yade thought for a moment and said: "General, this battle has not been fought yet, and I don't know how to attack, at least, I have to make a feint first to determine how strong the defensive force is." ”

"Haha! You're right, you must first understand the enemy's defensive strength, and then you can formulate a corresponding attack strategy, and if you don't have enough soldiers, then grab more carpenters from the surrounding area and let them work together. ”

Abu *** ordered.

"Yes, General."

Ziyad replied and immediately went to make arrangements.

The defenders of Archeng were very happy to see that the cavalry had achieved great results after the battle, and hurriedly asked the cavalry for credit, so that all the cavalry officers and soldiers who participated in the battle had a good meal and drink, and as for the dead cavalry, they were given huge subsidies to their families, and the wounded were given timely treatment.

And for the more than 20 enemy cavalry who were captured, of course, they must also be treated, otherwise, if these guys die, it will not be good.

These captives can show the exploits of the cavalry soldiers very well, so as to clearly tell all the soldiers that the enemy army is not invincible, as long as the soldiers fight with all their heart, they can completely defeat the enemy army, and if the soldiers on their own side are captured in the future, they can also exchange these prisoners, and even, let the captured soldiers act as messengers between the two sides.

"General, Abu *** sent one at the gate of the city to shout that we should release the captives immediately, or he will slaughter all the people in the city on the day the city is broken."

A soldier reported.

"Abu *** is really ruthless, he actually threatened us with the slaughter of the city, we are not scared, what's the big deal, cut off the ears of the people who came."

The guard of Al City gave an order very unceremoniously, for this extremely unreasonable request, he would definitely not agree, otherwise, what prestige does he have at all, if he can even agree to such an rude request, then it is better to surrender directly, and make a fart!

However, after giving the order, the defenders of Ar City asked all troops to step up the reinforcement of the city walls and prepare as many materials as possible to defend the city in order to meet the upcoming battle to attack and defend the city.

The soldier, who had lost two ears, returned to the camp in disgrace and told him what had happened to him, which caused the great anger of Abu ***, who vowed to slaughter all the people in the city as long as he breached the city of Ar, so as to appease the shame of the day.

Abu ***'s preparations are accelerating, in order to guard against possible reinforcements from the enemy, he divided 20,000 soldiers and horses, stationed in the east and west of Ar City, about twenty or thirty miles away from the city, as long as there are reinforcements, they can annihilate the reinforcements in the field, if it is a large share of reinforcements, he will report upwards, mobilize more troops to attack the reinforcements, so as to eliminate Artik's living force.