Aziz was very frightened at this moment, and the reason why he was so afraid of the enemy was because he knew the desert environment too well.

If the Imperial Army was also made up of tribal warriors living in this desert, then Aziz would not be so uneasy.

But the Imperial Army is an outsider after all, and they haven't gotten used to the environment here.

Besides, they were still marching in the desert for many days, and the physical fitness and energy of the soldiers were more or less affected.

Considering these factors, Aziz believed that the Imperial Army would not have survived this surprise attack at all.

However, his persuasion did not shake the young general, but he allowed himself to be quiet and watch their methods.

God, could it be that the people of the Song Empire are so arrogant?

I don't know where he got this confidence, thinking that he can face this sudden battle.

Perhaps, the tribe's choice to defect to the Song Empire was a mistake at all.

In Aziz's heart, in a short moment, many thoughts had flashed through him.

Zhang Xiao didn't know these thoughts in Aziz's heart.

However, even if he knew, he would sneer when he thought about it.

After all, a person like Aziz doesn't know how strong the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army is.

You must understand that the Imperial Army is not a rookie who has not experienced the test of blood and fire, and the army of 4,000 people under his command was torn from Europe and stationed here in the Cairo Concession.

When they were in Europe, they helped the French against the Holy Roman Empire army for a whole year and a half, and with only 8,000 troops, they withstood the attack of more than 80,000 or 90,000 people.

In such a inferior comparison, the Imperial Army did not suffer many casualties, and at the same time inflicted heavy losses on the other side.

It can be seen that this Imperial Army is not an ordinary army.

Of course. In Europe, the name of this army was the 'Volunteer Army of the Americas'. However, this is all on the surface, and in private, this army is actually a professional unit established by the Imperial Army.

With a year and a half of baptism on the battlefield in Europe, the combat effectiveness of this army is not so good.

Of course, Aziz didn't know much about this, because what was going on in Europe was still too far away for the Arabs in the Cuman region.

This time when they entered Cuman, Zhang Xiao's troops did not carry heavy weapons such as artillery.

After all, considering that Cumanistan is a desert terrain, there will be a lot of inconvenience when using artillery here.

So, powerful artillery. was left in the Cairo Concession.

But even so, this army of 4,000 men was not something that the Arabs of the Cuman region could handle.

However, the Imperial Army has not yet shown its magnificent appearance, so it has led to the illusion that the Imperial Army cannot cope with the current situation.

Soon, though, Aziz will reverse his mind.

The reason is simple, as the cavalry of the Tatanirs quickly approached, the battle was about to begin.

"The enemy came into range. First Team Shoot! ”

With the order of the junior officers, groups of Imperial Army soldiers pulled the trigger of their muskets.

Immediately, the crackling sound of gunfire echoed under the sand dunes.

Sou!

Whoosh!

Wow!

Tataniel cavalry in the storm. Fell off the camel's back like straw.

It was as if they had been struck by an invisible hammer, and they were knocked to the ground in front of Aziz.

The cyan pungent smoke rose, and the soldiers in the first queue quickly retreated, and the soldiers in the second row, who had already prepared, quickly filled up. Then raise the gun...... Shoot.

Crackle!

Bursts of gunfire rang out, followed by a steady stream of charging Tatanil cavalry falling from their camels.

The Tatanir cavalry was fierce, even as their companions in front of them were constantly knocked down. But the warrior behind continued to charge forward with the scimitar in his hand.

For them, as long as they can rush in front of the enemy queue, then they can defeat these enemies.

Under the scimitar of the brave Tataniel warriors, there is no enemy that cannot be defeated.

There is nothing wrong with thinking like this, the mistake is that they do not know who the enemy is now facing.

How could the five-stage ray-shaped battle formation formed by the Imperial Army break through so easily.

If it were so easy, the Iroquois Indians in the Americas and the Holy Roman armies in Europe would not have been defeated by the Imperial Army.

The Iroquois Indians were as brave as the Arab warriors of the Cumans, if not more so.

Moreover, they are charging even more fiercely than the Tatanirs are now charging. But even so, it did not break through the Imperial Army battle formation.

The same was true of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire.

Even, the armies of the Holy Roman Empire used cavalry to charge.

But none of this was useful in the face of the Imperial Army.

It can be said that as the empire grew stronger, the strength of the imperial army gradually increased.

At the same time, because of the actual combat experience and rich combat experience, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army has been greatly improved.

The sudden attack launched by these Tatanir cavalry in front of him, not to mention Zhang Xiao, even the grassroots soldiers and those low-level officers did not pay attention to it.

From the faces of the soldiers of the Imperial Army, you don't see the slightest look of panic and uneasiness, but you can also see a strange relaxed look.

Yes, it's easy!

Hell, are these guys here for an outing?

Moreover, now they are facing a sudden attack by more than 2,000 cavalry.

In this era, any country's army would not feel as relaxed as the Imperial Army if it encountered a surprise attack by more than 2,000 cavalry.

Because most of the time, the infantry met the cavalry, and the result was defeat.

Not to mention facing a sudden attack by cavalry.

But the Imperial Army was the complete opposite, and did not think that such an attack could bring any losses to its own side at all.

It's just a small appetizer to pass the boring days after entering Cuman.

After several days of desert marching. Although everyone is a little uncomfortable because of the environment, I feel a little irritable in my heart.

At this time, you really need to vent to be able to calm down your heart.

Well, now that some people have come to the door, they can be used by the soldiers who are holding back a breath of anger to vent.

This is considered the bad luck of these guys, and they are so good that they will not die to find them at this time, and it can only be said that they are unlucky.

The cavalry came in waves, but none of them could rush into the 150-meter range in front of the Imperial Army, and they basically fell at a distance between 160 and 200 meters.

The army commanded by Zhang Xiao had 4,000 troops. After forming a five-stage shooting line-shaped battle formation, it is a row of 800 people.

A one-time salvo could have eight hundred muskets fired at the same time. Taking into account the accuracy of such a musket, as well as the movement of the enemy's charge, then one salvo can solve about two hundred enemies.

This is still calculated as less.

In fact, due to the ignorance of the Imperial Army, the Tatanir cavalry who launched the charge were crowded together, forming a dense charging formation.

In the face of such a charging formation, the Imperial Army's five-stage shooting can be said to be like a fish in water. Greatly increased the accuracy of killing enemies.

The effect can be seen from the fall of the Tatanir cavalry like wheat harvesting.

In addition, the soldiers of the Imperial Army were constantly trained, and the speed of the five-stage shooting was maintained at a very high level.

A minute of time. Basically, a round shot is guaranteed.

In other words, the charging Tatanir cavalry would be fired at by 4,000 muskets and 4,000 projectiles in just one minute.

Even if the hit rate is not taken into account. The probability of them being hit is also very high.

Not to mention that the targets of the camel cavalry are much larger than the cavalry in a normal environment, and they are even easier to hit.

Meantime. Although the camel cavalry has a great advantage in fighting in the desert, its speed is not as fast as the speed of the war horse in the normal environment battlefield.

And in this way, the soldiers of the Imperial Army can easily hit the target.

This encounter made Aziz stunned.

The whole battle took a short time, from start to finish was only fifteen minutes.

However, these fifteen minutes made Aziz experience the feeling of riding a roller coaster ride from hell to heaven.

Of course, Aziz can't have known what a roller coaster is, but it's not an exaggeration to describe him.

The Tataniel cavalry, which had been 'whining' and charging fifteen minutes ago, had now covered the dunes in front of them.

Many Tatanir warriors who had lost their combat effectiveness, but had not yet died, continued to let out painful moans and screams that completely resounded throughout the place.

How the hell is it done!

The Tatanirs did not come closer, and one by one they fell off their camels.

No matter how desperate they charged, they just couldn't get in front of the Imperial Army.

Hell yes!

"How? Do you still think that we are no match for these people? ”

Having dealt with these sudden attacks, Zhang Xiao is now in a good mood.

He turned his head sideways to look at Aziz, who had a long mouth and a demented look, and asked with a cold face.

Aziz's fear and proposal before made Zhang Xiao's heart very uncomfortable.

Now, he told Aziz with facts that he should not underestimate the power of the Imperial Army.

"Here's how it was done! Did you use magic? “

Aziz was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, and then asked stupidly.

And the tribal envoys who went to the Cairo Concession with Aziz and are now returning together are all like Aziz, showing that kind of stupid appearance in disbelief.

Yes, Aziz is not the only one who is curious about this question, everyone else is very curious.

"This is the power and damage of the muskets used by the soldiers of our Imperial Army!"

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Muskets!

Oh, muskets!

Aziz suddenly remembered that when the Imperial Army was fighting, it was not a musket that was used.

Although this musket was very different from the muskets he had seen, the Song Empire did use muskets.

It seems that he also bought 200 rods for the tribe......

Zhang Xiao didn't bother to pay attention to these turtles, but shouted to his adjutant and ordered: "Send someone to clean up, I only need a few live mouths to ask for intelligence information, and the rest of the half-dead guys will be disposed of for me." Since they dare to charge our imperial army, then they will have to bear serious consequences. “

The adjutant nodded, and then took the order.

Zhang Xiao didn't pay too much attention to these enemies, because he didn't think that these enemies could bring losses to his army.

However, he didn't care, but what he needed to know was where these enemies came from and why they were attacking him.

Moreover, whether there are any of their companions around here....... etc., these information needs to be obtained.

And the order to deal with the injured people is that Zhang Xiao doesn't want to be captured.

After all, the other party left three or four hundred prisoners in this battle, and these prisoners will be healed and guarded to disperse the power in his hands, Zhang Xiao doesn't want his combat power to be scattered, so the best solution is to 'clean up'.

That saves you a lot of trouble, doesn't it?

In this way, a thousand soldiers were divided, and the muskets were loaded with bayonets and began to 'clear' the Tatanir cavalry...... (To be continued......)