Dawn, Kabul River.

In autumn, the cold has begun to appear in the Western Regions, and the hot air when the soldiers on both sides breathe is as thick as clouds.

The sound of the army's neat footsteps, accompanied by the fierce drums of war, caused ripples on the surface of the reverberating Kabul River.

Although they were only 5,000 infantry formations, their tight formations, billowing smoke and dust, and loud shouts made them look like a flood.

Fifteen thousand soldiers of the Anxi Army stood silently on both sides of the Kabul River, lined up in a neat line to meet the coming battle.

Feng Changqing looked ahead with a solemn face, his mind a little heavy.

The Tang Dynasty's tactics for facing the enemy were the most changeable, relying on the cooperation of the troops.

Generally speaking.

According to their functions, the armies are divided into archers, crossbowmen, garrisons, battle fronts, horse troops, jumpers, surprise soldiers, and so on.

Whenever the battle unfolded, and the enemy was at a hundred and fifty paces, the crossbowmen began to fire; When the enemy was at sixty paces, the archers began to shoot arrows; When the enemy enters 20 steps, the crossbowmen will hold their swords and spears after sending arrows and the front team will fight together, and after their hoplites and the enemy's infantry cavalry are short-handed, the odd soldiers, horse troops, and jumping troops are not allowed to act rashly, if the battle situation of the infantry in front is not smooth, the jumping, the odd soldiers, and the horse army can meet the enemy in front of them, and the heavy infantry will retreat and reorganize and prepare to reinforce, if the jumping, the odd soldiers, and the horse army attack unfavorably, all the infantry will cooperate with the horse army to fight at the same time.

This style of play is also included in Li Jing's "Law of Guarding the Guard".

In this way, the cooperation of the various arms can make up for the shortcomings between the various branches of the army to the greatest extent.

Relatively all arms, this kind of mixed combat method of many arms is obviously more sophisticated and can be applied to any place.

And the many alien races who fought with the Tang Army, because of various relationships, the arms were relatively monotonous. A famous general like Feng Changqing, as long as the command is orderly, it is not difficult to win.

But it is obvious that the Arab Empire can crisscross the four directions and become an empire that can compete with the Tang Dynasty, and it is by no means in vain.

There is a big difference between the Western military and the Tang Dynasty, but with Feng Changqing's own military quality, it is not difficult to see the cattiness.

The axe and shield soldiers in the front row have the same effect as the sword and shield soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but the opponent's shield is a long shield, a super-large shield covering the whole body, not to mention the axe, the heavy weapon in the short weapon, when it comes to deterrence, it is indeed above the sword and shield soldier.

The pikemen that followed were also different from those common in the Tang soldiers.

Their spears are heavier and longer, and are the kind of spears that have no melee ability at all. But as you can imagine, the power of the long-range thrust must be terrifying, so the pikemen have melee scimitars on their bodies in addition to their heavy spears.

As for the swordsman who was heavily armored and holding a sword in both hands, it was the first time he had seen it beyond Feng Changqing's understanding......

But you can imagine how lethal that terrible double-edged sword is.

Feng Changqing remembered that before he came, Pei Shuai had talked to him about the core combat power of Arabia.

The reason why the Arab military is strong is that their military system is just like that of the Qin state.

In the past, the people of Qin lived in extreme poverty, far less than the six eastern countries, but their system was used very well. The Shang Dynasty established a complete system of conferring titles based on military merit, under which soldiers who killed the enemy on the battlefield could receive land and real estate as rewards, as well as many policy considerations.

Only military merit can improve life, so it is warlike and crazy.

The Arabs, on the other hand, took slave soldiers to the extreme, gathering sturdy children, imparting their faith and training them in battle.

Therefore, these soldiers are born to fight, they don't know anything, they know how to kill, and when they use the blessing of faith, they are not afraid of death.

Westerners tend to be barbaric, and their strength and body shape are generally higher than those of Easterners.

If it really wants to fight, the Tang army may not be able to gain the upper hand.

Feng Changqing originally felt a little unimpressed, but when he saw the Arab military formation in person, he knew that Pei Min's words were true.

"Try it first!"

Feng Changqing waved his hand, and the herald gave the order.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......

The sparse crossbow bolts shot out more and more into the air.

Only a few "aggressive" sounds were heard, and the most powerful crossbow arrows of the Tang Dynasty did not achieve miraculous results this time.

The oversized long shield used by the Arabian axe shield soldiers, wrapped in a layer of iron sheet, is made of Western hardwood, and the defense against crossbow arrows is amazing.

The crossbow arrows of the Tang army were all fixed on the super-large long shield, as if a stone had entered the sea.

"Poof!" Boom!

One of the generals beside Abu Muslim couldn't help but laugh.

Kahetaba smiled: "This is the Tang Dynasty's strong bow and crossbow? It's not good! ”

After allied with the Tibetans, the Tibetans shared all the strengths and weaknesses of the Tang Dynasty with the Arabs.

Among them, the Tibetans repeatedly mentioned the strong bows and crossbows of the Tang Dynasty, which were unparalleled in the world, giving them great damage.

Now, it seems, that's not it.

Abu Muslim did not answer, continued to look at the battlefield, and suddenly noticed that the Tang army on the other side of the Kabul River and the Tang soldiers on the bank were defeated!

Behind Tang Bing, there were actually five strange wooden tools, a bit like ancient Roman ballistas, but the appearance and posture were very different.

Feng Changqing licked his lips, waved his hand again, and gave the order to shoot.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

……

This time it was not the light sound of a crossbow, but a thunderous roar.

Five thick bolts shot out of the air, and thirty smaller spear-like bolts were scattered in all directions.

The crossbow bolts crossed the Kabul River and actually caused a ripple on the water.

Thick crossbow bolts were fired into the great Arab shield in an instant.

The huge crossbow arrows that were two meters long and weighed eighty catties were not hindered in any way, and the crushing force directly exploded the big shield.

The tremendous force shattered the bones of the arms of the shield-wielding soldiers, and the crossbow arrows pierced through their bodies, piercing the Arab formations.

The spear-like small crossbow arrows are much less powerful, but they are not something that a long shield can resist.

Shot directly into the wooden shield, and smashed the Arab formation with the wooden shield and the soldiers holding the shield.

The military formation of 5,000 people directly tore the five giant crossbows into five sections, and the thirty small crossbows were missed.

"Shoot!"

Feng Changqing's eyes were fierce and he waved the order flag.

Tang Jun, who was lying on the ground, stood up together, revealing their swarthy crossbow arrows......

The sky is full of crossbow arrows, and the more you shoot them in the air!

Kahetaba's smiling face stiffened at this moment, and he saw the crossbow arrow pierce into the flesh under the soldier's leather armor, and red blood splashed like a fountain!

As the shield soldiers in front of the array fell, multiple cracks appeared in the well-organized formation embankment.

The well-trained crossbowman seized the opportunity, and the attack immediately infiltrated with mercury. In that short moment, thousands of crossbow arrows came like the rushing water of the Yellow River, sweeping away hundreds of lives!