In Babylon at the beginning of summer, the city was green outside the city, the fields were scattered with many villages, the peasants were busy working outside, and the abundant precipitation in the mountains of Armenia continued to flow into the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, and it was precisely because of the abundant flow of the two river basins that the fertile land of the plains was moistened, and the Babylonians were able to extract enough water from the rivers to irrigate the fields, and how could they bloom the flowers of civilization in the arid and barren land. At this time www.biquge.info the Plain of the Two Rivers was a green field with lush forests and ridges, and with ditches, a dense network of rivers, and dense populations, it is not a lie that the Jews and Greeks called it "paradise".

Abdullah's Arab cavalry came to the fields outside Babylon, where any small plot of land yielded far more yield than a large oasis in the desert, where wheat, barley, date palms, and all kinds of vegetables were grown, and goats, sheep, cattle, and even fat pigs were scattered scattered among the vast and fertile meadows. All the Arabs were fascinated by the sight and the character of a robber, and before Abdullah could speak, some of them rode their horses and tried to plunder, but Abdullah stopped them by his voice.

"Listen to me, everybody, you have to figure out what we're here for! The captivity is only a pretense, and our aim is to lure the Babylonian defenders out of the city, trick them into the ambush spot predetermined by General Kassandris, and then gather and annihilate them. Do you all get it? ”

"Understood!"

"Okay, let's split into three operations, and we must attract enough people out of the city, but General Cassandrus has asked us not to kill civilians indiscriminately, so you'd better act in a measured manner!" Abdullah didn't have much nonsense, and after finishing the point, he was the first to gallop away.

Far outside the peaceful city of Babylon there was a great flutter of sand and dust, followed by a loud "rumbling", and the earth began to shake, and in a moment the Arab cavalry had rushed into the fields or meadows, and the soldiers chased the frightened goats and sheep, and the peasants, frightened by the sudden barbarians, hurried into the city, and the robbers did not raise their butcher's knives and slash at the poor peasants, but they were only frightening with their teeth and claws or driving people like cattle and sheep. The guards on the city walls soon noticed the situation, and they sounded their trumpets to inform the people and governors of the city that there was an emergency.

"Newspaper—" Patrocles, who heard the sound of the trumpet, had just wanted to go out to see what was going on, when a soldier hurried into the governor's palace to report the situation.

"What happened? How can there be a horn sound? ”

"Report to the sir, there are a large number of bandits outside the city, and they are looting."

"Bandits? How can there be bandits? Who are they? ”

"Some of them rode horses, some rode camels, wore white or gray robes, and wore turbans, and they were probably Arabs or Bedouins who had lived in the desert for a long time."

"How could these barbarians come here to rob, they just don't want to live. Gather the men at once, and teach them a good lesson. ”

"General, there are a lot of them, and the city outside the west is full of dense people, there are thousands of people!"

"What! There are so many people, where do so many people come from? ”

"Who knows."

"Utlerus, you can go on a trip, except for the necessary city defense troops, you can take as many people as you want."

"500 fine riders are enough." Utelus clearly expressed contempt for these unorganized and undisciplined Arab bandits.

"Don't be reckless, the enemy's combat strength is unknown, so there are too few people."

"These Arabs are a rabble, and I'm afraid they'll have to flee as soon as I get out of the city."

"Well, I'll wait for you at the head of the city." …,

After the Arabs ransacked the city for more than half an hour, the city gate opened, and the cavalry slowly poured out from inside. Utelus was furious, but his cavalry had not yet fully come out. At this time, the archers at the head of the city also began to call for the Arab cavalry under the city. After losing dozens of cavalry, Abdullah quickly withdrew his men out of range, because among these Arab cavalry, the archers did not have shields, and the other broadswords were only equipped with a small shield, which could only protect themselves in hand-to-hand combat, and could not effectively defend against long-range attacks. So the cavalry of Uutlerus made it out of the city safely, and then slaughtered the Arab cavalry.

Abdullah didn't seem to want to engage them at all, and blindly retreated with the cavalry archers, shooting as he retreated, but the hand-to-hand cavalry was all arranged on both sides, and the whole team gradually formed a crane wing formation. Utelus did not pay attention to these Arabs at all, and did not pay attention to their small movements, but just blindly rushed forward, because as long as they caught up with these archers, their hand-to-hand combat ability was very weak, and they were no match for the Babylonian cavalry at all. But it was this overconfidence that brought ruin to his team. After the Arab cavalry surrounded the opponent on three sides, Abdullah began to counterattack. Facing a siege on three sides, Utelus was a little worried, but the honor and self-confidence of the soldiers did not frighten him, and he continued to shout and fight. But soon he couldn't bear it, his own troops were small, plus they were besieged, the Babylonian cavalry was in an extremely disadvantageous situation, many cavalry had begun to retreat, Utlerus had no way to stop his men from fleeing, they were not fools, it was impossible to win in such a situation, not to mention that many of them were recruits, if they were friends, they would never be afraid. So Utelus had no choice but to give the order to retreat, but his own team had been squeezed very tightly by the other side, and it would be devastating to order a retreat in such a situation, and the outermost platoon of cavalry became the first to be the ghost of the Arab broadsword. In the end, only a hundred people escaped, and the vast majority were killed not in the confrontation but in the escape.

"Alas, this reckless fellow is defeated because of this."

The Arab cavalry came to a halt when they were 2 stadia away from the city, and then shouted and provoked there.

"General, I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to be the result, please give me another chance, I'll be—" Utelus escaped, gasping for breath, he tried to atone for his crimes, but was quickly stopped by Patrocles.

"No need, I'm going there myself this time, and I must kill these bandits."

"But—"

"Needless to say, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, I will take 1,600 infantry and another 800 cavalry to attack, and you will stay in the city. However, the enemy is full of cavalry, so it is not easy to deal with, so you must find the opponent's lair. ”

"But these Arabs have come and gone without a trace, I'm afraid there is no fixed nest?"

"They must have a corner, okay, when they finish robbing, send someone to follow him, and give him a sneak attack at night after they find it."

"Then shall we watch them rob?"

"If you want to achieve great things, you have to learn to be patient, most of us are infantry, how can we catch up with them!"

"But it's not convenient for them to move with so many things!"

"That's right, they can't drag their cattle hundreds of miles in the desert, and if my guess is correct, they will enjoy the looted food at a distance outside the city, so all we have to do now is wait."

"The general is wise!"

Abdullah's army plundered the city for a while, but no one left the city, so he sent back to consult Kassandros, who was finally told to retreat to the camp, and Abdullah had no choice but to return in despair. But his men were all very happy, and they all returned with a full load.