"Well said, the Romans knew how good we were in the Scriptures, but the Sabbaths did not, the Armenians did not, and the Artashes did not know.

So we need a fight to make a name for ourselves, to use our fists to tell everyone that we are not to be messed with, so that we can qualify to compete in this area and become one of the kings. Xu Ding's hand clenched into a fist and hit the triangle area hard.

The strong are kings, and the law of the jungle is the eternal truth of this world.

Now he has 20,000 men and horses, and although the number is numerous, it also needs a big battle to temper it.

Since Xu Ding had made a big plan, everyone went down to arrange the adjustment of soldiers and horses.

The city of Hatra was the military center of the Rest Empire in the northwest.

The city was high and well-stocked, and it had always been a fortress against the eastward movement of the Roman army.

Moreover, this fortress has not been lost, even if the winter capital of Ctesiphon has been captured by the Romans several times, but Hatra has always been able to hold on.

Therefore, this place can also be called a strange city in the history of rest.

Outside the city at dusk, a few horsemen flew into the city, kicked up a thick cloud of sand, and then headed straight for the most noble buildings in the city.

"Report! An unidentified force has entered the borders of our Resting Empire and is coming to our side. ”

The guard caliph frowned slightly, his expression was serious, and he stared at the person who reported the news: "Speak clearly!" Be specific! ”

"It's the general!" Only then did the person who reported the news remember that his general was a ruthless person known as the iron-faced judge, and he was also the successor of the city, and the territory of the general's family within a radius of dozens of miles.

The general's orders here are even better than those of His Majesty the Emperor in the Winter Capital.

After swallowing his throat and forcing himself to calm down for a while, the young general who reported the news replied: "General Hui, an army from the border between Syria and Armenia is coming at us, and they are about 20,000 or 20,000 in number, and the first is a cavalry of less than 2,000.

Look at the equipment is not much worse than us, like a heavy ride is not a heavy ride, but it is better than our light riding equipment. ”

Basically, this is the news that has been found out so far, the enemy has cavalry and cannot get too close.

In the case of the former Roman army, the horses of the Sabbatical State could sneak around the Roman camp to reconnoitre.

But this time, the enemy was in the vanguard of more than a thousand horsemen in formation, which was unusual.

Therefore, the spies of the Sabbatarians did not dare to get too far ahead, and now they can find out this news, which is considered a lot.

"20,000 people, almost four legions or more than 1,000 formed cavalry as the vanguard, is it not the emperor of Rome who personally conquered our country." The caliph was shocked, but confused.

It doesn't make sense, the emperor of Rome couldn't have reached the border silently.

The attack must be preceded by a lot of hype.

Could it be that the rebel army in Rome, the caliph still knew the news of the northward transfer of the tenth legion of the Roman army.

It was the army that exterminated the so-called rebels in Rome, and of course called the rebels in terms of rest.

So he asked again: "Did they raise the flag?" ”

The young general who returned shook his head and said: "No, there are no national flags, only general flags, which seem to have the word Qin written on them, and Alexander." ”

"Sure enough, it's this group of rebels, how did these guys get into our territory." The caliph couldn't figure it out, but he still said to his subordinates: "Go and send a message and tell His Majesty the Emperor of the Winter Capital that our country of peace is in trouble." ”

"It's the general!" Chuan Men received orders from the losers of Ctesiphon, and then led the people out of the city south to the imperial capital.

Then the caliph sent his men to gather the troops and horses in the territory.

Regardless of whether the rebels are coming or not, what they are here for, whether they want to fight the Sabbatical State or the Caliphate's idea, it is necessary to gather all the soldiers and horses in the territory.

The state of the Sabbath is a very loose federal system, and there are countless kingdoms under the entire empire, as well as vassal states, which are all kingdoms or vassal states, and the actual controllers of the vassal states are the great nobles of the empire.

They have their own administrative powers, as well as soldiers and horses, and they are like the emperors of the earth, nominally loyal to the Great Empire.

Except for a limited number of direct guards, the emperor had no other troops to command.

In the event of war, he could only issue an assembly order, urging all his subordinates, princes, ministers, and nobles to gather troops and horses to come to join forces in battle.

Therefore, the following kingdoms are actually similar to vassal states, and they usually do not raise so many professional sergeants.

It was also during the war that men were recruited from the territory.

Therefore, the Anxi Empire is a bit like the nomads in the East, when they fight, they are also a tribe that gathers soldiers and horses to gather in the royal court, and then goes south to attack and plunder the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, although there are many cities in the Rest Empire, there are still many nomadic habits.

The main force of soldiers and horses is mainly cavalry.

There are heavy cavalry and light cavalry, as well as infantry archers.

It was just opposite to the Roman legions, which were mainly infantry.

This is also a very important reason why the two empires are mortal enemies of each other.

This is inherently mutually restrictive, prepared to restrain each other.

When the news reached Ctesiphon, the entire imperial capital was shocked, and immediately sent a message to all parties, asking the major nobles to gather troops and horses and prepare for battle.

Soon, the entire western region of the Anxi Empire was filled with the atmosphere of war, and soldiers and horses kept marching to Ctesiphon.

The caliphate even collected the soldiers and horses from the territory to the city of Hatra in the shortest possible time.

Going east along the two river basins, basically the places in front of you are poor and barren areas where people don't and birds don't poop.

Now that they finally saw a decent city, Xu Ding and the others were a little kind.

The city of the resting people is not small in scale.

Xu Ding sent a soldier who knew the words of rest to communicate with the people of Hatra.

"Listen to the Sabbatarians in the city, we are the army of light from the east of Rome, the great army that fought to bring light to mankind, we have no intention of violating the Sabbatarian Empire, we just want to go to the east of Armenia by the way, I hope you don't misunderstand, if we can, we can also cooperate and deal with the Romans together......"

"What? What are these clowns talking about? No offense intentionally offended us, so why did you come to our Empire to rest in peace? ”

"Borrow? As for the liar, only a three-year-old child believes this. ”

"That is, they still want to cooperate with us, even the remnants of their defeated soldiers also want to cooperate with us, and deal with the Romans, let's save their lives first!"

The generals and nobles in Hatra City couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

The cavalry, which is less than 2,000, dares to make a big fuss in front of them, and they really don't know whether they are dead or alive.

They were the most professional in playing cavalry, and the only cavalry legion of the Roman Empire did not dare to show off in front of them.

The caliph also sneered, staring at the rebel cavalry in the city, without saying a word.

As a superior, being steady and quiet is an excellent quality.

Women need to talk more to show their charm.

All a man needs is one look.

The shouter translated the words of the resting people in the city to Xu Ding, and Xu Ding was not annoyed, but said: "Tell the resting people, just say that they are all a group of cowards, and the resting people do not have a single warrior, they are all a group of cowards, so they have to defend the city as turtles, and they are not even a little bloody, and they are not worthy of being a collaborator of our rebel army." ”

"This ...... Commander, this will anger the Sabbaths of the city of Hatra, I heard that the Caliphs have always been known for their iron blood, with a unique personality, never surrendered to anything and anyone, but are the staunchest supporters of the Sabbath Empire, and have a very dominant position among the soldiers of the Sabbath Empire, if they are angered, I am afraid that it will be very unfavorable for us to rest in the future. "This Sabbath-speaking man was once a minor nobleman in the province of Syria, and because his family was in the middle of the road, he was exiled to Silicia, so he still knows a lot about the situation in the Sabbath country, and he also knows some of the languages of the various ethnic groups in this area.

After Xu Ding found out, he made him a personal guard, and he stayed by his side to facilitate communication with all ethnic groups.

Xu Ding sneered: "Don't scruple, just translate according to what I said, the tone can be fiercely sarcastic, the more you can anger the rest people in the city, the better, I just want them to defeat them in the proudest and best aspects, and trample all their pride on the ground."

Some people are like this, the more you ravage them, the more they will appreciate you, and the more they will respect you.

This world depends on ability, people will look up to you if you have the ability, and if you don't have the ability, even if you are born in the nobility, you will still be spurned. ”

The translator's heart couldn't help but feel sour, and his mood was a little complicated.

He was a declining aristocrat like Alexander Qin, and naturally he knew the most about it.

So he truthfully translated Xu Ding's words to the resting people, and added his own sarcastic tone, venting the grievances in his heart.

"Bastard! What is he saying? He wants to die! ”

"Kill them! Kill them, kill that translator, kill Alexander Qin. ”

"No one can mock us to rest in peace, no one can mock us Hatra......"

"General, I ask to go out of the city to fight and kill these bastards."

At that moment, the generals in the city asked to fight, and they were extremely angry.

The caliph glanced at everyone, his face was still so solemn as usual, and he only heard him say calmly: "This is the enemy's method of agitation, Alexander Qin wants to lure us out of the city for a decisive battle, and then take the opportunity to take the city."

But when my city of Hatra has feared any enemy, neither the Romans nor the rebels, can insult my caliphate.

Take 2,000 men out of the city, and destroy them beautifully and cleanly. ”

"It's the general!" The generals who asked for their lives were overjoyed, and then they went down to the city one after another.

The caliph set his eyes back on Xu Ding, and the general who was surrounded must have been Alexander Qin.

It is said that he is a descendant of Alexander the Great, with Eastern and Western blood, infinite strength and bravery.

I'm going to see if the Romans are so good.

Is it that the Romans can't lift their swords, or are your rebels floating?

The gates of Hatra were pushed open, and a sabbath cavalry with light and heavy cavalry rushed out.

In fact, the number of heavy cavalry was very small, all composed of nobles, noble knights and horses were approved with copper or iron armor, the nobles who could afford the money were more equipped with more complete equipment, and the rich knights could add additional iron gloves, iron leggings or headdresses in addition to the general cuirass and helmets.

It is impossible for the rest of the country to take out the heavy cavalry alone into an army to form a battle squad to break the enemy and attack, after all, the heavy cavalry is the highest rank and the richest people.

You let them become soldiers alone to charge into battle, which is not recognized and supported.

The more identities come in, the richer people are, the more afraid they are of death, which is a common disease.

Therefore, light and heavy cavalry often fight together, after all, except for their own protective equipment and stronger equipment, there is not much difference in combat effectiveness.

Seeing the cavalry of the Sabbath rushing out, Xu Ding curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and then turned back to take over the command.

As soon as the long sword was drawn, the horsemen were ready, and the sword pointed at it, and rushed to destroy all enemies.

"Kill!"

The billowing smoke and dust swept like two earth dragons, and the killing intent was thick.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Almost both sides noticed the distance, then took their bows and wound them and shot at each other.

Mounted archery is one of the most basic operations of cavalry, and no one is worse than the other.

Arrows interspersed with each other in the air.

"Puff ......"

The soldiers on both sides of the arrow fell one after another.

At this time, the advantage of the heavy cavalry was reflected, and the arrows were fired, and the armor was blocked on the body, and none of them were injured.

However, the speed of this part of the people was significantly behind by a few positions, and they fell behind the cavalry.

Of course, although there were many people on Xu Ding's side who were hit by arrows, there were still many people who avoided the arrows that came from them.

Their horsemanship may not be as skilled as that of the Sabbat.

But they have saddles, and they have saddles, and they can make all kinds of evasive maneuvers.

After the long journey training, they are also good horses one by one.

Therefore, seeing that the rebel army did not fall off their horses much, there were many light voices in the cavalry ranks of the Sabbatarians.

Even the caliph in the city of Hatra was a little surprised by the rest of his men.

A rain of arrows fired, and the casualties on both sides were almost the same.

This was a bit of a surprise.

Both sides accelerated, firing once at each other to shorten the distance, and one after another lowered their bows and changed into their own weapons.

The cavalry of the Sabbatarian Nation was mainly armed with a three-meter-long lance, which was to be held with both hands, and the knight controlled the direction of the horse with his knees.

The secondary armament is a sword, a battle axe, and a bow that has just been used.

The first wave of sprint rifles was undoubtedly the best choice.

So the Sabbatarian light cavalry were all replaced with cavalry spears, and the heavy cavalry were replaced with shorter weapons such as swords and battle axes.

Xu Ding's side was different, they did not equip their men with spears, but javelins and small round shields.

The javelin was thrown at the oncoming Hushalt Hussars.

In an instant, countless people fell from their horses, and their long spears also fell, and they accidentally brought their companions in front of them or on one side.

There are pros and cons, the long cavalry spear is very powerful when it sprints, but the sequelae are also strong.

For example, now it is more difficult for your own friendly team.

So the Sabbatarians had another way of playing, and the cavalry sprinted at a somewhat wide lateral distance from each other.

This made the rest team, which was already more than the cavalry of the rebel army Xu Ding, appear twice as strong.

The flanks rushed towards the flanks and rear of the rebels.

This is a classic way of playing in peace, the light cavalry surrounds the enemy's sides and rear, and the heavy cavalry suddenly becomes the arrow impact force in the middle, one can make the opponent at a loss, the second gnaws the opponent, and the third can outflank the enemy's soft underbelly.

This style of play was widely used in the war against the Roman Empire.

It was by virtue of it that the rest, which had weakened the national strength by one level, simply pushed the Romans in the valley of the two rivers, so that they could not advance eastward, and they could not perish and rest in peace when the national strength and strength were in full danger.