This force of 3,000 men, mostly infantry, with wide shields and throwing spears, swords at their waists, and armor, looked majestic!

But the great inferiority of the infantry over the archers soon proved to be overwhelming, with heavily armed heavy cavalry holding down the formation, and light cavalry galloping to and fro like a tidal wave around the Byzantine troops.

The horses' hooves crushed the vegetation on the surface, bringing out gravel and dust, and soon a storm of dust and mist made the Byzantines unable to see clearly and speak clearly, and had to huddle together.

And then a stormy attack came!

The arrows came like the sea breeze of the Sea of Marmara, and the Byzantines were horrified to find that their shields could not withstand the attack of the Don army's bows and arrows!

They linked their shields together to form a tortoiseshell formation, which proved to be a stupid thing to do.

Some of the shields were shot straight through, arrows were shot at the incredible Byzantines, and some failed to penetrate but were shot in the hands of the poor soldiers, so that they could not hold on to the shields at all.

The shield array of the Byzantines was originally very neat, but the flying arrows of the Tang army were even more powerful!

Shoot the Byzantines to the ground, pillow each other, and blood flowed wildly.

The three-edged arrows and barbed arrows made them die not at once, but in agony, and they tossed and twisted their bodies so that they broke the arrows in their wounds.

As they pulled out the hooked arrow, it pierced through the veins and muscles, and they covered themselves with bruises and flesh.

Many were hit to the point and died of blood loss, and the rest were incapacitated. Their hands were nailed to shields, their feet pierced, nailed deep into the earth, and they could neither escape nor defend themselves.

The scene was chaotic, and the rain of arrows poured down mercilessly, turning all the Byzantines into piles of dead flesh!

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Shi Wanchao said with emotion: "Only the cavalry can deal with the cavalry!" ”

This battle was a pure massacre, the Byzantine infantry had no power to fight back in front of the Tang cavalry, and the Tang cavalry did not lose one person and annihilated 3,000 enemies.

Tang Tingzhi ordered to clean up the battlefield and mend all the corpses, and then the people went to the field to recover the arrows and disappear all the shields, so that the Tang army's secrets could be kept longer.

However, this was in vain, and there were still people who observed this scene from a distance, and they reported to their official government, layer by layer, and then the Tang army's bows and arrows were not so good.

In Asia Minor before, there was a war with the Byzantines, the Tang people blocked the coastline, and the news could not reach the sea, and it was difficult to keep secrets here.

But I have to say that Tang Tian took a big advantage by sending troops this time, because Byzantium was in civil strife, and as a result, the Byzantines failed to take strong measures until the city of Tequilda was down.

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In 685 AD, Constantine IV, the powerful monarch of the Byzantine Empire, died young, and his eldest son, Justinian, inherited the vast family fortune at the age of 16 and became known as Justinian II.

During the reign of Constantine IV, the Arab caliph Muawiyah I sent troops to besiege Constantinople for four years, but Constantinople remained unmoved, and in 678, the Byzantines defeated the Arab fleet with "Greek fire" and achieved a major victory.

Constantine IV, who had defeated the Arabs, flew away like a meteor and left the empire to his son, Justinian II.

This young man was cruel, willful, and power-hungry, and wanted to imitate his ancestor Justinian I at every turn, eager to continue his great work.

He was ambitious, he was ambitious, he was bold, and under his rule, the empire was once glorious. However, his arbitrariness and willfulness eventually led him to lose the hearts of the people and bury the 100-year-old Iraklius dynasty that his ancestors had founded.

Because of Tinny's self-serving, irritable and irritable personality, he did many things that endangered the interests of the nobles and the people, making himself enemies on all sides. And his two close ministers, Stephen and Theodobus, were cruel and greedy, and adopted a ruthless repressive attitude towards disgruntled people, and the prison was full of all kinds of "human prisoners", including political prisoners who tried to plot rebellion.

Leon Titus, who had played a great role in the war of conquest of Ameria, was also imprisoned for 3 years on charges of "conspiracy". He hated Justinian and vowed to seek revenge.

Because of the Arabs' invasion again, Justinian II released Leontitus and reinstated him out of military necessity. This is a good opportunity for Leon Titus to get revenge. In 695 AD, he raised troops in the Greek military district and raised the banner of rebellion, and the populace responded, capturing Constantinople and forcing Justinian II to abdicate.

Caiontitus ordered the fallen emperor to be taken to the arena and cut off his nose in front of millions of people.

In the 7th century AD, nose punishment was a common punishment in Byzantium, and in power struggles, having the nose cut off was a symbol of humiliation for the loser.

Justinian was then sent to the Crimean peninsula on the northern shore of the Black Sea and imprisoned in the city of Kherson.

However, Leon Titus, who came to power in a coup d'état, was a martial artist and was not good at governing the country, and the Byzantine Empire was now in chaos under his rule... At that time, the defender of the Great Cannibal in Asia Minor, Lazahan, led the main force to Damascus Qinwang, and Asia Minor lacked major generals, which was a good opportunity for the Byzantines to attack the city, but they were slow to react, and when Tang Tian led the army to arrive, Byzantium did not occupy a few places, and was easily attacked by Tang Tian to the strait, not only to get a large piece of land, but the key is that the Byzantine Empire has no depth, and has to confront the Tang army across the strait.

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With the arrival of the Tang Army, the chaos in the Byzantine Empire was not alleviated at all, they neither responded to the battle more, nor did they rescue the city of Tequilda, and even the city of Tequilda was barely in combat readiness!

Hundreds of flying thunder cannons were aimed at the most well-guarded eastern city wall, and they roared in unison!

The fierce artillery fire was like a gust of iron fire, sending explosive bags over the heads of the Tang army and exploding above the city wall!

A huge and powerful explosion thundered over the heads of the Byzantines, and their bodies were blown to the ground, not hit... On the south city wall next to it, Byzantium found that there were hundreds of comrades crouching on the ground in the east city, motionless, and they fell down when they touched it in the past, bleeding from the seven orifices, and died tragically, and died inexplicably, and couldn't help but be shocked!

Those who are far away are also blown up and their ears are roaring, and they are so dizzy that it is difficult to control themselves!

There was no second shelling, "Rush!" Swanchao led the charge.

The height of the city of Tequilda is ten meters, there is no moat, and the Tang army carries a bag of soil on each person's back, tends to be put under the city, and must be sloped into a slope to the city. . . This is also the routine of the Tang army when attacking small cities.

Of course, Shi Wanchao didn't need him to carry the soil, he rode to the bottom of the slope and led the army to rush to the city.

Almost as soon as he reached the city, the enemy sergeants arrived.

Then they were horrified to see a big man fall among them like a general, with two maces and short sticks moving, like a meat grinder!