Chapter 3: The Heroes (Five Upper)

"Boom!" With a dull sound of crossbow strings, more than a hundred iron-winged giant crossbows flew out again. All the soldiers who are in front of the main formation, whether they are veterans of a hundred battles or temporarily recruited volunteers, turn their mounts and run away.

After all, it could only do a straight line attack, and most of the iron-winged crossbow arrows fell into the air, not causing huge damage to the enemy like the first two shots. However, for the Great Food Army as a whole, the effect of this wave of attacks was much better than the previous two waves. Within three feet of the path of the giant crossbow, there was not a single great cannibal standing around. At the final landing place of the crossbow arrow, it actually opened up circles in the big cannibal team. The large cannibals near the landing site crowded each other and fled desperately into the distance. If someone dares to block it, they will push it away, and they don't care whether the person who stands in the way is alive or dead.

"Squeak squeak...... The Qingzhang crossbow, which was nearly half smaller than the Fuyuan crossbow, was pushed forward unhurriedly and lined up. Before the crossbowman could pull the mechanism with a rope, the big cannibal who was blocking in front of the ** main array screamed and ran away. The attack array composed of tens of thousands of people was actually crushed by the Anxi army's crossbow arrows.

Panic spread rapidly from front to back. Several of the generals who led the troops tried their best, but they couldn't gather the team again. Soon, after the interception of the battle group, another group of Great Food soldiers and horses who were busy strangling Li Siye's ** heavy armor under the command of Ai Kailamu, the commander of the Great Food Eastern Expeditionary Army, were also alarmed. They all turned their heads on their horses and looked at the place where the panic had originated.

At first glance, everyone was shocked, and the offensive was stalled.

When two armies fight, no matter how outnumbered they may be, before one of them collapses, the actual range of contact is limited to the length of the perimeter of the smaller one. At this moment, there were more than 40,000 large black armors surrounding the heavy infantry of the Anxi Army, but the only ones who could really fight with the heavy infantry were the few thousand closest to the three conical arrays. The big food black armor on the periphery of the war group is completely emboldening his own people. Only after the big cannibals who fought with the Anxi heavy infantry were hacked or poked to death, it was their turn to step forward to fill their positions, so as to continue the crowd tactic of "more ants bite the elephants to death".

It's a pity that this trapped "elephant" is too ferocious, and every time he shakes his body, he has to trample hundreds of "ants" to death. And the several big food soldiers and horses responsible for intercepting the main force have collapsed, and another behemoth is stepping on the drum and is rumbling closer. Everywhere they passed, all living things were turned to powder.

At this moment, the commander of the Eastern Crusade Holy War Army, Ai Kailam, was still in control of the situation. This side hurriedly waved the command flag, and dispatched troops and horses from the rear team to stop the retreating rebels. The other side was unwilling to let the ** heavy armored infantry, which was already close at hand, break out of the encirclement and kill his own commander. I was so busy that I was dizzy. Several orders in a row did not match the preamble, which made the soldiers under his command more and more confused.

"Knock, knock, knock!" Compared with the chaotic appearance of Da Shi's side, the ** main formation that was slowly approaching not far away seemed calm and relaxed. Under the unified dispatch of the war drums, they steadily moved forward, still the crossbowmen in front, and the other branches of the army followed after the crossbowmen, and whenever they encountered obstacles, they first used the Fuyuan crossbow and the Qingzhang crossbow to greet in turn, and then used the horned crossbow to completely shoot the recalcitrant into hedgehogs.

Seeing that the crossbow arrow of ** was about to shoot into his back, Ai Kailamu, who was the commander-in-chief, was still talking nonsense. Several generals who had been ordered to besiege and kill the ** heavy armor foot soldiers looked at each other, and the shouting and shouting of the battle stopped abruptly. Those holy warriors had long been terrified by the Mo Dao and the long lance, and it was completely because of the forced force of the Overseer behind them that they had to rush up desperately in waves. Feeling the pressure from behind disappear, his footsteps immediately stopped.

The pressure trapped outside the heavy infantry battle formation suddenly weakened. Li Siye has experienced a hundred battles, where does he not know how to grasp such a good opportunity? Immediately, he used his arms to chop over the enemy soldiers in front of him, and then raised the Mo knife high above his head, "Enter!" ”

"Enter!" All the Anzai heavy armor with long soldiers in their hands responded loudly, took a step forward in unison, and slashed the human wall in front of them.

"Ahh Behind the human wall, several low-level generals who supervised the battle were shocked, turned around, and fled. Li Siye was not interested in wasting time on these small fish and shrimp at all, Mo Dao pointed diagonally forward, shouted "enter", and took a big step forward with his feet.

"Enter!" The long lance Mo knife waved together, and the cold light changed the color of the wind and clouds.

The surrounding big eaters and black armor retreated in unison, in order to escape the fate of being chopped into pieces or poked into a sieve, even if they squeezed their own people off the war horse, they didn't care.

"Enter!" There was another broken drink, and flesh and blood flew sideways. Li Siye has taken another big step forward. The brothers who were still able to pick up weapons also strode forward.

The Great Cannibal was forced to take another big step back. Then continue to take the initiative and stride back. Suddenly, there was a hula, and each of them scattered, running faster than the frightened rabbit.

The three cone-shaped military formations corresponded to each other, like three shiny wolf teeth, slowly pushing out from behind the black armor that spread out in all directions. The blade is still the handsome banner of the Great Food Eastern Crusade Holy War Army.

At this moment, the handsome banner of the Holy War Eastern Expeditionary Army was less than twenty steps away from Li Siye. The big food commander Akelam also counted on a miracle under the blessing of Allah, handing the scimitar to his left hand and grabbing the horn with his right hand, ready to blow the horn himself to boost morale. Unexpectedly, he grabbed a void. Looking at it again, the herald in charge of carrying the horn had already turned his mount and was about to flee with his stirrup.

"Whoever betrays Allah, die!" Akelam quickly raised his scimitar and threw it into the air towards the herald. The poor herald was blocked by his own rout, and it was impossible for him to run too fast. Akailam's sword swirled in and sliced his head off his neck from behind.

"The time has come to test your loyalty. The time has come to test your loyalty! Akiramu didn't take any other weapons, waving his two empty hands, shouting at the rout around him.

**'s Mo knife is about to hit the buttocks, where do the routs still have the courage to ignore him? With his head down, he drilled under the armpit of his own coach and continued to flee for his life. Seeing this, the guards on the left and right hurriedly rushed forward. Pulling the arm, pulling the reins of the horse, pulling the reins of the horse, pulling Akailam, joining the flow of fleeing people. No matter how the latter cursed and threatened, he refused to let go and let him go to the Mo Dao Array to die.

"Let go of me, let go of me. I'm going to kill you! Kill you! Akelam roared like a madman, struggling. Then suddenly his shoulders shrunk, he lowered his head, and howled loudly, "Let me give my loyalty." Let me give my loyalty. The battle is like this, how can I go back and explain to the Great Caliphate! ”

"The Prophet Muhammad was under the city of Mecca and tried to deceive the enemy by showing weakness. However, the final victory was obtained! A shrewd Imamu who had followed him to escape for his life saw that Akailam didn't really look like he was looking for relief, so he stepped forward and said loudly.

When the words fell, Ai Kailamu really stopped howling, opened his teary eyes, and asked in a low voice, "You, what did you say?" ”

"The Prophet Muhammad was also frustrated when he spread the glory of Allah. But he was able to endure the humiliation until he won the final victory. Although the general has not won a brilliant victory today, how can you know that this is not a test of Allah for you? The young Imam thought for a moment and continued to quote the scriptures.

"Right?" As if he had seen a glimmer of light in the dark night, Aikelamu's eyes were suddenly full of life again. No wonder everything is wrong today, it turned out to be a test given to me by Allah. After silently repeating this reason a few times in his heart, he finally pulled himself together, and while desperately knocking his mount out of the crowd, he asked in a low voice, "Who are you, and how can I look at your face so familiarly?" ”

"I am Ali ibn Ahmad bin Polk ...... from Mecca Adi! Despite being on the run, the young Imam still remembered to give a lengthy name.

Ai Kailamu only heard the words Adi clearly, and his eyes became brighter and brighter. Although the name of the cannibal may seem very complicated to the outside world, it actually has a very well-established naming convention. The names of the young Imam included the names of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, but the last one clearly stated that he was from the famous Adi family. He is one of the four great saints, a descendant of the great merchant Omar.

Although his command ability is average, Ai Kailamu's standing ability is first-class. Otherwise, he would not have been able to take charge of the Eastern Crusade Army when the generals of the former Abu *** faction were severely suppressed. "You're following me. As long as I can pass the test of Allah, I will not forget your reminder! Glancing at the young Imam again, he commanded in a low voice. His legs clamped the horse's belly fiercely, and he led a group of guards to quickly turn west.

As soon as the coach fled, the rest of the big food black armor had no intention of fighting, although the number was much higher than **, but they couldn't even organize an orderly retreat. Many high-ranking generals who had just been transferred from the Western Front left behind the soldiers they were not familiar with to flee for their lives alone. The soldiers who lost their backbone scurried around, some rode their horses to the west, some rode to the south, and some turned to the north, as long as they did not turn back to face **, even if the desert was in front of them, they did not hesitate.

Those servant troops who were originally forcibly brought in were even more excessive, and simply ganged up and dismounted to beg for the nearest ** general. Then he wrapped his helmet in a white cloth, jumped on his mount again, and acted as a servant of the Tang people, leading the pursuit and killing the great cannibals who fled in all directions.

In terms of skill, those Great Eater Mujahideen and volunteers are far above the servants who have been forcibly recruited, and any one person can knock out two or three servant troops. However, they did not have the courage to delay on the battlefield, and when they encountered the servant army outflanking from the side, they either turned their horses' heads to change the direction of their escape, or continued to rush forward with their heads in their hands, as long as they were not hacked to death on the spot, even if they escaped for the time being.

Fortunately, the number of ** is small, and the sprint speed of the Anxi war horse is far below the heavenly horse on the whole. So as long as they flee regardless of their lives, it will be really difficult for the Anxi army to leave them all. Most of the jihad Gazi and the volunteers escaped, running far away for more than thirty miles, until they could no longer hear the sound of war drums, and then slowed down their mounts a little, and howled loudly in front of each other. Crying, crying, they suddenly found that the soreness of hands and feet that had plagued everyone before was gone. Except for the tiredness and thirst of running, everyone has no abnormal physical condition.

"Could it be that Allah didn't want us to attack the East in the first place?" At this time, not only a small number of volunteers began to doubt the necessity of this crusade, but even the mujahideen and imamu, who had always been known for their steadfast faith, were also suspicious. **'s neat formation, sophisticated equipment, and clever tactics all undermined their confidence in continuing to spread their teachings eastward. Especially that such as Lin Mo's knife, whenever I think of it, it makes everyone shudder.

Before a few lucky imamu could sort out the confusion in their hearts, at the end of the fleeing procession, a terrible scream began again. In the pale yellow smoke and dust, a member of the Tang Dynasty killed the horse, and with a stroke of the chain hammer in his hand, he swept several jihadists who could not avoid under the horse.