Chapter 11 The Siege of Khotan
The city of Khotan was in danger, and the army of Great Food poured into the city like a tidal wave, and the Tang army led by Bian Lingcheng was exhausted, and could fall at any time and could no longer stand up. However, they were indomitable and unhesitating, launching a final charge against the Great Food Army.
The eyes of everyone in the Great Food Army flashed with essence, ready to kill these Tang troops and seize Khotanese City, brandishing a scimitar, and rushing up like a fierce god.
Seeing that, the two armies were about to collide like ocean waves. At this moment, an earth-shattering battle horn sounded, rushing straight into the sky, shaking the earth and trembling.
"Long live Datang!"
The battle horn came suddenly, majestic and powerful, and when you heard it, you knew that it came from the mouths of thousands of troops and horses, and it was by no means something that the hundreds of exhausted Tang troops in front of you could break out.
The Great Food Army and the Tang Army in the charge invariably stopped, looking at the direction from which the battle horn came, and their expressions were different.
The Great Food Army looked puzzled, and they all became confused: "Where did the Tang Army come from?" ”
"How can there be a Tang Army?"
But Tang Jun's reaction was completely different, everyone was excited and overjoyed, raising their arms and cheering: "Reinforcements are coming!" Reinforcements are coming! ”
For the Tang Army, they didn't need to think about it and knew that this must be the arrival of reinforcements, because they were too familiar with the battle numbers of the Tang Army.
Since the siege of Dashi, the Tang army has been fighting hard, they are looking forward to reinforcements all the time, they have been looking forward to reinforcements, they have not been looking forward to reinforcements, they have been desperate, thinking that it is impossible to see reinforcements in this life.
However, what no one expected was that the reinforcements really came, which was a great joy, and they couldn't wait to sing loudly.
What made them even happier was that they knew that there were a lot of reinforcements coming when they heard it, otherwise there would not be such a big reputation.
On the occasion of the city's breakdown, on the last charge road, in a desperate situation, suddenly got such great good news, Tang Jun was excited, tears flowed for a long time, and cried with a whin.
"Reinforcements are coming!"
"Reinforcements are coming!"
Wave after wave of cheers resounded in the sky, and it was really strange that the originally hoarse and already roared throat miraculously erupted into earth-shattering cheers.
"Damn it!" Ziad raised his eyebrows and scolded: "Damn the Tang Army!" The time has come! ”
Now is the last siege of the Great Food Army, with the fatigue of the Tang Army, it is impossible to resist it no matter what, it only takes half an hour, you can destroy all the Tang troops stationed in Khotan, and the important town of Khotan can be pocketed. However, at this critical moment, the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty arrived, and Ziad only felt very depressed, which was more uncomfortable than eating flies.
Turning his head and looking for prestige, he saw a waterline in the distance rushing rapidly, and the waterline was beautiful and smooth.
Above the waterline, there is also a huge hanging dark cloud, black and oppressive, giving people a dull sense of oppression.
"Rumble!" There was also a thunderous hoof sound, which made people feel frightened, as if a giant hammer had smashed on their hearts.
The waterline was closer, and it became a surging tide, which was magnificent, unstoppable.
Countless flags fluttered in the wind, stretched and picturesque, and the word "Tang" on it was particularly beautiful and imposing.
A handsome flag is particularly eye-catching among the many flags, and the word "Li" is written on it.
"Lee? Was there a famous general surnamed Li in the Tang Dynasty? Qi Yade had a big question in his heart, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and he turned his thoughts, but he couldn't think of any famous general surnamed Li in the Tang Dynasty.
China was the primary target of conquest for the Arab Empire, and of course Ziyad had to study the situation of the Tang Dynasty, which he was very familiar with, and there was no famous general with a surname.
"Li Jing has died a long time ago, and there is no more famous general surnamed Li in China, who will it be?" Ziad couldn't figure it out.
Li Changguo is a rising star, a famous general who has risen rapidly in the past two years, although he is very famous in the Tang Dynasty, however, Ziad does not dare to let Li Changguo become the commander of the first army, after all, Li Changguo is too young, only twenty-three years old.
The twenty-three-year-old young commander, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, and fighting a decisive battle with the Great Eclipse, this is a bit fantastical for Ziad, and he does not dare to think about Li Changguo.
Not only Ziad is curious, but even Bian Lingcheng in the city is also curious: "Who is in charge?" Datang does not have a famous general surnamed Li. If the surname is Wang, it must be Wang Zhonghei, and who will be the surname Li? ”
When Li Changguo left the Western Regions, he was just a school captain, although he had done a good job in the past two years and his reputation had risen, Bian Lingcheng did not dare to think that Li Changguo would become the commander of hundreds of thousands of troops. Not to mention, this is still the commander of the war with the Great Food, and he will be thirty or fifty years old, and he will only be a famous general for a long time.
That's it, Bian Lingcheng didn't think about which famous general surnamed Li was in charge.
"Brethren, our reinforcements have arrived, and the time has come for us to take revenge! Kill all the big dogs! Bian Lingcheng roared, took the lead bravely, waved half a horizontal knife, and rushed towards the Great Food Army.
"Kill all the big dogs!" At this moment, the Tang army is all excited, as if it has been beaten with chicken blood, and the originally exhausted body miraculously emerged with powerful strength, like a new force, waving broken weapons, like a tiger descending the mountain, rushing towards the Great Food Army.
The charge is extraordinary, like the top of Mount Tai, unstoppable.
At the same time, Ziad roared and said, "Quick, kill all the Tang troops and take Khotan!" ”
Ziad was a rare and good general, and he certainly knew that the most important thing at the moment was to take the city of Khotan, before the Tang reinforcements lifted the siege.
Otherwise, once the Tang Dynasty army came to kill, rushed into the city, and relieved the siege of Khotan, he would have lost all his efforts.
On the spot, Ziad sent another 3,000 men to join the siege.
"The rest, follow me and block the Tang Army!" Ziad knew very well that the first priority at the moment was not to defeat the Tang reinforcements, but to block the Tang reinforcements and buy time for the siege.
As long as Khotan has it, and then he has his hands free to fight with the Tang Dynasty reinforcements, at that time, everything will be afraid.
At the sound of an order, the Great Food Army began to line up. The Great Food Army is elite and well-trained, and although it has changed in a hurry, it is not chaotic at all, methodical, and quickly formed.
As long as the Great Food Army is in formation, it can fight a big battle with the Tang Dynasty reinforcements.
However, Ziad's idea was destined to be only a fantasy and could not be realized, and Li Changguo certainly knew the benefits of a dignified array, and if the Arab army was to form a formation and use a dignified array to oppose the Tang army, it would create a lot of trouble for the Tang army.
Li Changguo was dressed in Mingguang armor, riding on a war horse, and with a wave of his right hand, the Tang Dynasty cavalry responded to the order and launched a whirlwind offensive against the Great Food Army.
"Rumble!" The sound of thunderous hooves was earth-shattering, where the horses' hooves were stepped, the smoke and dust were filled, and the Tang Dynasty cavalry held crossbows and rushed towards the Great Food Army.
"Woohoo!"
Suddenly, a sharp sound of breaking the air sounded, sharp and piercing, making people's ear drums faintly painful.
A crossbow suddenly appeared in the air, densely packed, like a huge arrow net, covering the Great Food Army.
"Ahh Yes! Yes! A scream rang out, one after another, endlessly.
The Great Eclipse Army, which was arraying, was inevitably chaotic, and the speed of the array inevitably slowed down.
"Woohoo!" Just after the first round of crossbows, the second round of crossbows broke through the air again, and another huge net of arrows was sheathed against the Great Food Army.
The strong crossbow is a unique weapon in the world in ancient China, and the hand crossbow improved from the strong crossbow is also China's superior weapon, and the number of hand crossbows equipped by the Great Food Army is not much, far from being comparable with the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the cavalry of the Tang Army could shoot far away from the Great Food Army, but the Great Food Army could not cause effective damage to the Tang Army, and only took a shot.
Under the rounds of shooting by the cavalry of the Tang Army, the casualties of the Great Food Army became higher and higher, the situation became more and more chaotic, and the possibility of forming a formation was greatly reduced.
"Damn it! Damn hand crossbows! Ziad looked at the hand crossbow of the Tang cavalry, his eyes lit up, and he was admired, if only the Arab army could be equipped with such a good hand crossbow. At the same time, he was very angry, because under the shooting of the crossbow, the Great Food Army had no power to fight back, and could only be beaten passively.
Finally, the Tang army rushed to the range of bows and arrows, and Ziad took a long breath and shouted: "Bow and arrow, prepare!" Shoot! ”
"Woohoo!" The sound of a strong breaking of the air rang out, and I saw a huge net of arrows suddenly appear in the air, facing the Tang army that was charging at high speed.
The rise of the Arab Empire was very rapid, and its conquest was as fast as a whirlwind, because the Arab Empire had a well-trained, well-equipped, advanced tactics, and loyal and faithful army capable of fighting well.
Archery is the basic requirement of the Arab Emperor [***] team, everyone has a strong archery skill, this power is indeed good, not inferior to the Tang Army.
"Ding, ding, ding!"
However, what made Ziad so depressed that he wanted to hit the wall was that the dense arrows like spider webs shot at the Tang cavalry, which only produced a beautiful metal impact music, and the lethality to the Tang army was limited.
Not for anything else, just because the cavalry of the Tang Army that charged this charge was the Longwu Army. The dragon warriors wore Mingguang armor, and the defense of Mingguang armor did not need to be said, it was the world's top armor at that time, and the arrows could not be broken. The arrows of the Arab army were shot at the bright light armor, and in addition to the crisp metal impact, there was also a spark, which was dazzling at night, like fireworks.
It's a pity that it's broad daylight, and I can't see this gorgeous scene.
"Long Wujun! Damn the Dragon Warrior Army! "Of course, Ziad knows the name of the most elite army of the Tang Dynasty, the Longwu Army. He was anxious and didn't pay attention, but now he can see it, and then he understands.
In the face of the Long Wu Army, Ziad has the bitterness of dog biting turtle and nowhere to eat.
The whole body of the Long Wu Army is wrapped in steel, like a steel monster, not to mention the arrows, even the Arabian scimitar is slashed on the body, it is just a scratch, a crisp sound, and a spark, it is difficult to hurt the Long Wu Army, unless there is a powerful weapon, such as a heavy club or a strong crossbow.
Only the Longwu army fought the Arab army, and the Arab army could only watch.
Soon, Long Wujun rushed closer, first stabbing with a horse lance, and then pulling out a horizontal knife to slash. This kind of slashing and killing was asymmetrical, and the Longwu army had the advantage, and soon broke through the Great Food Army and rushed towards the gate of Khotan.
(To be continued)