Chapter 694: The First Battle of the Western Expedition (3)
A sentence of "the sun sets on the long river, the desert is lonely and straight" exhausts the majesty and magnificence of the desert, but the beauty is beautiful, but it can only be seen from a distance can not be blasphemed, look at the scenery, enjoy the scenery is safe, but if it is really a march on it, it is not very fun, the scorching sun is like a flame overhead, the hot vapor on the ground is steaming and attacking, the smooth sand is loose and soft, walking on it, it is very difficult, even if it is a horse to hurry, it is also very laborious, Rao is the big food army has long been accustomed to such occasions, but it is also tired enough to choke, Most of the day is about to come down, everyone is tired, listless, everyone is depressed, and the forward army of more than 10,000 people is stunned for several miles, and the formation is so loose that it does not look good.
"Phew, his grandmother's, what the hell weather!"
In the center of the marching army, the general of the Great Food Forward Army, Giad Ben Salisa, who was dressed in cyan plate armor, raised his hand and rested his eyebrows, looked at the sky, and then spit heavily on the ground with thick phlegm full of fine dust, scolded viciously, looked back at the long team, frowned, and shouted with displeasure: "Order: The rear team speed up, keep up immediately, and those who dare to delay will be killed!" ”
"Woo woo woo ......"
Giad Ben Salisa was brutal by nature, originally in the Western Front as a general, but the exploits were impressive, killing people did not count, but staying was extremely mean, not less committed the crime of abusing and killing soldiers, this will be demoted to the Eastern Front as an official, but the bad habits are still difficult to change, in the army has the name of "blood butcher", he has given the order, the herald waiting on the side did not dare to slack off, hurriedly untied the horn hanging on the waist, puffed up his cheeks, and blew wildly, in an instant, the original sparse forward army immediately heard the wind, and rushed forward in a honeycomb.
"Hmph, a bunch of rubbish, if it's really in the west, it's all dead goods!"
The vanguard army is already one of the most elite cavalry on the Eastern Front, and the only thing that can be stronger than this cavalry is the Guards cavalry in the hands of Mustafa Ibnyan, the governor of the Eastern Province, but in the eyes of Giad bin Salisa, it is still pitifully weak, and it cannot be compared with those hundred battles on the Western Front.
"Report, five miles ahead of the discovery of the remnants of the Persian military camp, please the Great Emir (the title of the general of the Great Food Army) to make it clear!"
The forward army had just gathered in a column, and a flying horse had already rushed at high speed from the east, and as soon as he saw Giad bin Salisa, who was standing on horseback, he hurriedly dismounted from his saddle, nodded to the ground on one knee, and said in a loud voice.
"How many centaurs? Have you ever found the Tang people? ”
Although Giad ben Salisa was a warlike man, he was not a reckless man, but a fierce general who had survived a hundred battles, and when he suddenly heard the news of the enemy, although he was very excited, he did not act recklessly, but cautiously asked questions.
"When I returned to the Great Emir, I found only that there were more than 4,000 remnants of Persia, stationed by the stream, and there were no Tang people for miles around."
The army of the Great Food Empire is basically cavalry-based, with extremely strong mobility, and also attaches great importance to the grasp of battlefield dynamics, every time there is a war, the sentinel is often sent more than ten miles away, and there is only one purpose, that is, to keep abreast of the changes in the enemy's situation, although the combat effectiveness of the troops on the eastern front is far less than that of the western front, but it is the same in terms of tactical arrangement.
"Four thousand? Hehe, the herald: the whole army will attack and wipe out the remnants of the Persian bandits in one fell swoop! ”
Giad bin Salisa had been on the Eastern Front for some years, and knew that the so-called Persian army was nothing more than a rabble of Tocharian tribes, and when he heard that there were only 4,000 Persian troops in the front barracks, he did not look at it, smiled coldly, waved his hand, and gave the order to attack in a loud voice.
"Woo, woo, woo......"
At the command of Giyad bin Salisa, the terrible sound of the horn immediately rang out, and in the gallop of thousands of horses, sand and dust rolled up, and more than 10,000 troops rushed eastward like a wrenched dragon, and the murderous spirit rose into the sky, rolling straight up for nine days.
"Report, king, the big dog thief is here, and it is less than three miles away from our army!"
Under the launch of the Great Food Cavalry, the momentum was like a rainbow through the sun, and the momentum was extremely great, and it was immediately discovered by the Persian cavalry sentinel in charge of vigilance, and hurriedly reported to the Nini Division who was waiting for news in the big tent of the Chinese army.
"It's a good time, give the order, the whole army immediately retreats to the southeast, and there is no fighting!"
The Nini division was ordered to lead the tribal coalition army to camp this time, with only one purpose, that is, to lure the enemy deep, don't look at the lack of vigilance outside the barracks, in fact, the soldiers in the depths of the barracks are already ready to retreat at any time, people do not take off their armor, horses do not unload their saddles, and what they are waiting for is the arrival of the Great Food Army.
"Chase, catch up, kill all the thieves, and leave no one behind!"
The land of three miles is really not a long distance for the cavalry army that runs wildly, not to mention in the vast desert, the field of vision is very broad, the Great Food Cavalry Army has only launched not long ago, and the chaotic Persian military camp has been exposed in front of the Great Food Cavalry, this time the Persian army is rushing out of the military camp in a mess, not even a complete formation, Giad Ben Salisa's heart immediately rolled a bloodthirsty impulse, stretched out his tongue and licked his chapped lips, let go of his throat and roared, and led his troops to launch a wild charge.
The Great Food Cavalry rode all Arab horses, although the war horses owned by the Eastern Front troops were not as good as those on the Western Front, but they were not comparable to those variegated horses under the crotch of the Persian coalition army. That kind of situation fell in the eyes of the Great Food Cavalry, which naturally stimulated the wild bloodthirsty instinct of the Great Food Army, and they roared and rushed their horses one by one, only to frighten the Persian tribal coalition army to flee for their lives, and all kinds of banners were thrown to the ground along the road, and the armor was lost.
"Report, General, the forward of the Great Food Army has been attracted by the Persian army, and it is less than three miles away from our army!"
Under the chase and escape of the Great Food Cavalry and the Persian Tribal Alliance, the momentum was amazing, and it was soon discovered by the ** outpost in front, and hurriedly reported to Li He, who led his troops to ambush behind a tall sand beam seven miles from the Persian military camp.
"The whole army is on horseback and ready for battle!"
Since the defeat and annihilation of Tibet, Li He has not seen blood for more than a year, and when he heard that the enemy army was so big, not only did he not panic, but he secretly became excited, but he did not bring it to his face, but flattened his face, waved his hand, and drank his throat.
"Huh!"
Li He brought out not many troops this time, only 3,000 cavalry, but it was basically an elite division based on the veterans of the Hehuang Army.
"Go to Shaliang!"
Li He glanced at his subordinates with high morale with great satisfaction, but he didn't say anything about it, turned over, got on the horse, pointed to the high sand beam with a horsewhip, shouted, and took the lead in riding his horse along the slope towards the top of the sand beam.
"The whole army stops, forms formations, formations!"
In the end, Jiyad Ben Salisa is a veteran of a hundred battles, although he is in the high excitement of chasing and killing the rebels, he has not forgotten to abandon the instinct to observe the four directions, ** although the movement of rushing to the sand beam is not too big, but he is keenly aware of the wrong, and he no longer cares about chasing and killing the Persian rebel army that is close at hand, and shouts and gives the order to form a formation to meet the enemy.
"Woo, woo, woo......"
As soon as Jiyad Ben Salisa gave the order, the poignant horn sounded wildly, and the big food cavalry that rushed forward like an angry wave instantly lowered the horse's speed, and everyone reined in the horse, and the originally neat queue became a mess, but at this time, it was still a mile and a half away from the sand beam where the ** was located, but it was not afraid of the Tang Dynasty cavalry's sneak attack, and the generals at all levels roared again and again, and more than 10,000 cavalry finally barely stabilized their positions and put on a square formation.
"Withdraw, withdraw!"
The Ni Ni Division's headquarters was already one line away from being caught up by the Great Food Army, and was panicking, when he saw that the Tang cavalry on the left flank of Shaliang finally came to meet according to the predetermined plan, he was at ease, but he didn't dare to delay a little, and he didn't go to the round with Li He's department, shouting and leading the chaotic army to bypass Shaliang, and fled to the Surhan River valley non-stop.
"It's the Tang people! Sure enough, it's the Tang people, hehe, it's just in time, the whole army obeys the order and raises the sword! ”
Giad Ben Salisa originally served on the Western Front, and he had heard of the fact that the Red Sea Navy was completely annihilated by the Tang Fleet, and he had also seen the sharpness of the large ballista built by the Tang people for the Great Food Army, and he did not dare to underestimate the combat effectiveness of the large ** team, but at the same time, he had long wanted to compete with the **, and at this time, he saw that the strength of the Tang cavalry on the mountain beam was not much, and his competitiveness was uplifted, and he laughed fiercely, raised his knife, and shouted loudly.
"Huh!"
Although this big food cavalry army is far from being a strong army of the big food country, it is not a miscellaneous army, and the basic tactical literacy is still good, Giad Ben Salisa only gave an order, and more than 10,000 snow-bright scimitars have been raised like a forest, pointing obliquely at the ** on the sand beam, the meaning of the demonstration is extremely strong, and the first head-to-head battle between the two military powers is already on the line, and it will break out......