readx; If the Great Food Army was stationed in the south of the city, perhaps Li Qing'an would hesitate, after all, the Great Food Army obviously still had more than half of the army, coupled with the large desert terrain in the south of the city, the Tang Army would not have the upper hand, but the north of the city was different. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

There is no desert terrain in the north of the city, and then to the north is the Aral Sea Delta, to the west is the Amu Darya, only after crossing the Amu Darya River and going west for fifty miles is the Karakum Desert, and to the east is the semi-arid steppe, until a hundred miles away is the Kizilkum Desert.

It was precisely under the favorable terrain that Li Qingan resolutely decided to raid the Great Food Army, and he must not let them withdraw, and in order to realize his strategy, he must drive out the 100,000 troops.

On the boundless semi-arid sand, 25,000 Tang cavalry were overwhelming, horses' hooves beating the ground, and dust was flying all over the sky, like a sandstorm sweeping towards the Great Food Barracks.

The soldiers of the Great Food Army had just returned to the barracks exhausted, they had not eaten dinner yet, some were treating their wounds, and some were lying down in their kimonos to sleep, no one would have thought that as soon as a major battle ended, the Tang Army would suddenly kill, generally speaking, even if the war continued, it should be pursued when they withdrew, and never at this time.

The alarm bell in the Great Food Barracks is 'Dang! While! The camp was in chaos, and the wounded soldiers screamed and cried, begging their companions to take them away.

At this time, Haman and Shayih ran out of the camp, their faces changed greatly, the galloping Tang cavalry was only three miles away from their camp, the monstrous murderous aura almost suffocated them, Haman was so frightened that he trembled all over, he couldn't say a word, Shayih was so anxious that he waved his fist and shouted: "Quick! Strike with a trebuchet! ”

"General Shaikh, the trebuchets are all being repaired and cannot be used."

"Bastard! With bows and arrows, and with my orders, the archers of the Seventh and Eighth Legions rushed to the front of the camp to stop them, and the army mounted and prepared for battle! ”

The order was conveyed, thousands of archers rushed to the front of the camp, at this time the huge Tang cavalry rushed like a frenzied tide, galloping, fast as flying, less than a mile away from the camp of the Great Food Army, the black and swarthy bright light armor flashed in the sun, the dense spears were like a forest, the sound of hooves was like a flat thunder, a cavalry ran wildly with great momentum, and a hundred cavalry galloped with terrifying momentum, but now it was 25,000 cavalry galloping on the endless sandy plain, just like the surging and galloping bison herd in later generations, seizing the color of the heaven and earth.

Only three hundred steps, the panic of the big food army began to shoot arrows, three thousand arrows in unison, forming an arrow net in the air, the Tang army held up the shield, waved the spear with one hand, shouted and killed the sky, there were constantly Tang army horses were shot and knocked down, there were also Tang army cavalry arrows, screaming and falling off the horse, but the archers only shot one round, the Tang army cavalry rushed to the front, the archers did not even have a chance to turn around and escape, in an instant, the vast galloping Tang army cavalry rushed into the big food archers like a devastating and decaying group, like a storm howling, impacting the enemy position, Swept the Great Food Archers beneath the hooves of the horses, slashing their necks with swords and stabbing their spears into their chests, they kill everything and destroy everything.

Then there was a loud bang on the ground, and the 25,000 cavalry of the Tang Army and the 45,000 cavalry of the Great Eater Cavalry, who had not yet fully organized the formation, collided violently, and the two armies launched a fierce battle.

The cavalry of the Tang Army is a team of ten people, a team of 100 people, a battalion of 500 people, and an army of 5,000 people, each fighting within its own range, the core is the 10,000 sharpest cavalry team of the two armies, they are all burly, infinitely powerful, like two iron fists on the left and right, in the chaos of the Great Food Army, they are responsible for cutting and disrupting the Great Food Army, while the cavalry of the other two armies annihilates the encirclement and suppression of the divided Great Food Cavalry, and encircles and kills with an absolute number of people, with simple tactics and clear rules, Li Qing'an, the commander of the Tang army, personally led 5,000 cavalry archers to gallop across the edge, each of them hanging five pots of arrows on their horses, carrying three bows, bows like thunderbolts, arrows like locusts, shooting the enemy on the edge.

Li Qing'an rode like flying, drew a bow like a full moon, and went like a meteor, he shot a big food officer, every arrow shot, an officer screamed and fell off his horse and died, only in an instant, three pots of arrows were shot out, and he had shot 100 officers.

The commander's magic arrow boosted the morale of the Tang army, the drum beat like thunder, inspiring the Tang army to fight bravely, although the strength was only half of the opponent, but the big food army was defeated and retreated, the commander of the big food army Haman has long disappeared, only Shaikh commanded the big food cavalry to fight to the death and the Tang army, under the strong command of Shaikh, the big food cavalry gradually stabilized its position, divided into four legions and the Tang army for bloody fighting.

This battle was fought from the afternoon to late at night, the battlefield has moved ten miles west, to the Amu Darya, at this time the Great Eclipse cavalry has been reduced to 20,000, and the Tang Army has also killed and wounded more than 10,000 people, nearly half of the casualties, generally speaking, the army will retreat if it loses thirty percent of its troops, and fifty percent of its losses will be defeated, but today's two armies have broken the convention, they are very clear, who is defeated and who dies today, who persists to the end, who is the winner, this concept has penetrated into the hearts of every officer and soldier, whether it is the Tang Army or the Great Food Army, none of them dare to retreat, All did their best to fight to the death.

This battle was fought so tragically, six of the seven commanders of the Great Food Army have been killed, only two of the four legions remain, even the commander Haman was killed by Li Qing'an with an arrow in the chaotic army, and his head was cut off with his own hands, and the Tang Army also killed five lieutenant generals, Bai Xiaode was pierced through the stomach by a spear, his intestines flowed out, fainted, and was desperately rescued by his own soldiers, even the commander Li Qing'an was shot in the left shoulder by the enemy's arrow, and the blood gushed like an infusion, he simply bandaged it, and resolutely refused to withdraw, He knew that his withdrawal would greatly affect the morale of the Tang army, and as long as he was there, he could encourage the Tang army to fight to the end.

Haman's death did not affect the morale of the Great Food Army, they had already regarded the well-commanded Shayih as their commander, and pinned all their hopes on him, but even so, Shayih was almost unable to support it, he was hit by three arrows, one of which hit the left eye, and he almost fainted, but he also fought hard and insisted on not withdrawing.

At this time, both sides were exhausted, and it was almost to the final moment of collapse, depending on who could hold out to the end, but at this moment, an army, like a cunning wolf, pounced on the back of the Great Food Army at the most critical moment.

This army is the three thousand peripheral cavalry of Lifei Yuanli, they did not wait for the logistics army of the Great Food Army, but waited for the bloody battle of the cavalry of the two armies, Lifei Yuanli had already been ambushed by the Amu Darya, he had not shown up, he had been waiting for an opportunity, and finally when both sides were about to hold on, his three thousand life force suddenly killed.

The three thousand cavalry of Li Fei Yuanli is the last straw that bends the camel, in the dark, the three thousand cavalry of the Tang Army are like a rainbow, killing the blood of the Great Food Army, like the sharpest dagger, slammed into the back of the Great Food Army, the Great Food Army collapsed, Li Fei Yuanli roared like thunder, his big knife flew over, killing the heads of the Great Food Soldiers, screaming for a long time, the left wing of the Great Food Army Commander Raschel was furious, he roared, waved his spear, and stabbed at Li Fei Yuanli. Well done! Just to give Lao Tzu a drink. ”

Li Fei Yuanli smiled, dodged his spear in a flash, but slashed at his neck with a backhand, the knife was as fast as lightning, poor Legion Commander Raschel was exhausted, he couldn't dodge Li Fei Yuanli's knife, 'Poof! With a bang, Raschel was cut off half of his head with a knife, and the war horse dragged the dead body to escape, and Li Fei Yuanli laughed proudly.

With the last corps commander killed, the left flank of the Great Eclipse Army began to rout, which soon affected the right flank, and the Great Eclipse cavalry scattered and fled, unable to form an army, and Shaych knew that the general situation was gone, he sighed and shouted sadly: "Abbasid Empire, it's over!" ”

At this moment, his one-eyed suddenly saw the handsome banner of the Tang Army, his spirit was lifted, and the last potential of his life was stimulated by a **, if he could kill Li Qing'an, then although the battle was lost, the Arabs could win the entire battle.

With a spear in his hand, he yelled at the last three hundred cavalrymen who followed him: "Follow me to kill Li Qing'an!" ”

They rode their horses and ran towards the Tang Army's Shuai Qi, thousands of Tang troops swarmed up, surrounded them, Sha Yih desperately fought a bloody road, at this time he was less than fifty steps away from Shuai Qi, he single-handedly rushed to Shuai Qi, but the sky was dark, more than a thousand Tang troops under Shuai Qi galloped back and forth, he had blurred vision in one eye, and he couldn't see where Li Qing'an was? He was so anxious that he yelled and shouted in Turkic: "Li Qing'an, where are you .....?" ”

Before he could finish speaking, his throat ached sharply, and a sharp arrow pierced his throat, and at this time, he finally saw clearly, fifty paces away from him, a Tang Army general wearing a golden helmet, holding a big bow, looked at him coldly.

"Are you looking for me?" There was no expression on Li Qingan's face.

More than a dozen pro-soldiers rushed up to kill Shaikh, but Li Qingan stopped them with a wave of his hand, "Let him die quietly!" ”

Shaykh was speechless, he held the shaft of the arrow, looked up at the sky, a bright crescent moon hung in the velvety night sky, it was very bright, he remembered that today seemed to be the New Year of the Easterners.

His eyes gradually became blurred, and he looked at Li Qing'an again, and said the last sentence of his life with difficulty, "It is my glory to die in your hands!" ”

After speaking, he fell from his horse to the sky and died, Li Qingan urged the horse forward, silently watching this stubborn opponent, for a while, he sighed softly, and ordered: "According to the custom of the Arabs, bury him!" ”

．．．．．．．．． Both sides thought that they would fight a battle for several months, but it ended in just one day, the war went on quickly, beyond everyone's expectations, and the bloody and tragic war, but it was the most war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arabs for several years, the two sides used the most violent weapons, the killing was carried out to the extreme, 100,000 food army, in the end only less than 100 people escaped from the desert, returned to Damascus, 100,000 food army was completely annihilated, together with the chief and deputy commanders, 90,000 people were killed, only more than 10,000 wounded soldiers were captured, at the same time, The 30,000 Tang troops also lost 12,000 killed and 7,000 wounded, and even more than half of the 3,000 soldiers of King Khorezm were killed or wounded.

The battle was later dubbed the 'Battle of Khiva by historians', but the impact of the battle was so profound that it completely changed the landscape of Central Asia by making it impossible for the Arabs to cross the Amu Darya River again.

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the second year of the Great Calendar, Li Qing'an led his army back to the river, and he came to Nasebo to personally write a letter to the caliph al-Mansur, who was stationed on the other side of the Amu Darya River.

"I wish we could sit down and have a good talk!"

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(To be continued)