Chapter 888: Thousands of Miles of Yellow Sand
The wind was raging, the yellow sand was splashing, and Chu Tian reflexively blocked the diffuse wind and sand with his hands.
"This place...... Thousands of miles of yellow sand! ”
Wu Qi looked around, and there was gravel and sand dunes.
The wind was strong and the sand was filled, and the banners of the 100,000-strong army were struck by the gravel, and the armor was soon covered with sand.
"Seems to be a little unlucky......"
There are several terrains that even Chutian has a headache for.
The Gobi, swamps, ice fields, and rainforests are not very suitable for the garrison of 100,000 troops.
Chutian's birthplace is in the Gobi.
"Find a city as soon as possible and resupply it!"
Chu Tian knew that the most unfortunate thing about this harsh terrain was the lack of food, grass and water.
Chu Tian had already prepared and carried a large number of grain trucks, which were loaded not only with grain and grass, but also with fresh water.
It's just that if you can't capture the city, food, grass and fresh water, you can only hold out for ten days at most.
"If you find a city or a river, report it immediately."
Mulan sent Iron Eagle Scouts and War Eagles to search around.
The large army began to march slowly to the north.
The wind rose again, and patches of gravel were swept into the air by the strong wind, obscuring the view.
An army of camel cavalry, ironclad cavalry, and imperial infantry appeared in the Gobi, with a staggering 100,000 in size, and the battle flags of the Arab Empire were unfurled.
Arab imperial generals carried spears with battle flags and swords around their waists.
The first lord of the Arab Empire, Umayyad, squinted his eyes and looked at the Gobi and the hills that appeared from time to time.
"God bless us, descend on the dunes."
The armies of the Arab Empire cheered, and this terrain was not unfamiliar to them.
Even, the units of the Arab Empire fight in desert terrain and have additional bonuses.
They will play their due strength in this terrain.
"Abu, you lead five hundred camel cavalry to the south, we need clean water and a place to live. If you encounter armies from other empires, come back and report back to me. ”
Umayyad recruited a warrior.
"Listen to you, Caliph."
The Arab general, known as Abu, immediately gathered his cavalry and quickly moved south.
Umayyads watched Abu leave with a cavalry of camels for reconnaissance and rapid maneuvering.
Abu, the ruler of Central Asia in the historical Arab Empire, defeated the Tang army led by the famous Tang general Gao Xianzhi in the Battle of Talas. In the Battle of Talas, Gao Xianzhi was defeated by the servant army and mutinied, and the influence of the Tang Dynasty in Central Asia declined.
"Thirteen years, it took me thirteen years, and finally defeated all the tribes in the desert uniformly, forcing them to submit to my army, and the Arab Empire needed a more vast territory and population to become a great empire."
The Umayyads were desperate to prove the strength of the Arab Empire.
The Arab Empire once defeated the Byzantine Empire, destroyed the Persian Empire, and friction with the Tang Dynasty, while in "Lords", all civilization regions are basically in a strong period, and the rise of the Arab Empire is difficult.
The deserts of the Cold Weapon Age were undoubtedly relatively barren, and the territory of the Arab Empire could not support so many people, so they had to find a way to expand outward.
This national war was an opportunity to demonstrate the military strength of the Arab Empire.
Although the armies of other empires were equally large, the Arab empires were not necessarily afraid, because this national war could be resurrected.
The armies of the Arab Empire, with its fanatical characteristics, made all empires retreat in the desert.
Because even if you completely annihilate the armies of the Arab Empire, you will have to pay a heavy price.
In the northern ice field, the army of the Tsarist Empire descended, Catherine wore a heavy trench coat, long golden wavy hair over her shoulders, and a sword symbolizing power at her waist.
"It's good that this is an ice field, but we need to take a city as soon as possible."
Catherine led an army of 100,000 Tsarist Empire on the march of the ice field.
She didn't deliberately join Chu Tian because she didn't know Chu Tian's birth place at all.
In the desert, the Han army deliberately slowed down their march, waiting for the Iron Eagle scouts to obtain information about the city and the river.
"According to past experience, there is not much space on the battlefield of the national war, and in less than ten days, we will definitely encounter the legions of other civilizations."
Chu Tian led the Jueying, using the Chixiao Sword and the Cadre Sword as weapons, speculating on the timing of a possible big battle.
If Chu Tian was born in the Plains, perhaps he would have been at war with the armies of other empires at this time.
Xiao Xuan seemed to have discovered something, and led a small group of Khitan cavalry to leave the large army.
Chu Tian was indifferent, and Xiao Xuan would not take advantage of the national war to escape.
Her treatment in other empires was not as good as in the Han Empire.
Moreover, the population of the Khitan tribe is only about 100,000 people, all of which are under the control of Chutian.
"In the desert terrain, if you encounter the Arab Empire, the Persian Empire, the Egyptian Empire, the Ilkhanate, and the Ögedai Empire, you may fall into a vicious war."
Summer Cool lists the five most capable civilizations in the desert.
The five empires may have annexed other civilizations in Central and West Asia.
The empire established by Ögedei annexed the Seljuk Empire, Khorezm, Kushan Empire, and Delhi, and ruled over a large number of Turks, Persians, Yueshi, Indians, and the Mongols were a minority.
A large number of Mongols remained in Mobei and Monan, the territory of the Han Empire.
So sometimes, Chutian thinks that the empire of Ögedai and Tuolei has actually been inevitably Turkicized, not so much a Mongol civilization as a Turkic civilization.
As Xia Liang said, encountering the above five civilizations in the desert will be a fierce battle.
"Of the five civilizations, the Arab Empire was the most reluctant to go to war."
Chu Tian listened to the words of Xia Liang, and compared with the five civilizations, he was more reluctant to fight against the Arab Empire.
Among the five civilizations, the Arab Empire had the highest attainment in desert warfare, and fought with the Arab Empire, killing 1,000 enemies and inflicting 800 casualties.
After Xiao Sui led a small group of soldiers and horses to leave the team for a while, he soon brought back twenty or thirty wild wolves and joined the large army.
The wild wolf appeared among the war horses, causing panic among many war horses.
This group of wild wolves seems to have a natural affection for Xiao Xuan, and the ferocious wolf king is as docile as a husky.
Driving the wild wolf to reconnoiter and gain a visual advantage is a common method used by Xiao Xuan, and it is also one of the reasons why Chu Tian brought Xiao Xuan here.
The Eagle is used for reconnaissance during the day, and at night, the Wolf will be a surprising means for all enemies.
Mulan is not afraid of the wild wolves in the desert, and the ferocious wild wolves are not much different from the tame hounds in the face of Mulan's force.
However, when Chu Tian approached this group of wild wolves, all the wild wolves blew their hair, opened their teeth and grinned, and they were not very friendly to Chu Tian.
Chu Tian's ability to be friendly to animals was not good, so he simply gave up his plan to pick up the wolf.
"My lord, there is a war eagle that has found a city about a hundred miles to the north."
Because the speed of the war eagle is extremely fast, it quickly discovered the traces of the castle.
Sure enough, according to Chutian's inference, in the battlefield of the national war, in order to provoke a war between all parties, there is not much space, so there must be a city nearby.
Moreover, if Chu Tian expected it to be true, there were at least two or three civilizations around this city.
"Are there defenders in the city?"
"Yes."
"How many troops?"
"Warhawks can't tell."
"Speed up the march to the north."
Chu Tian fell into deep thought.
It has been less than two hours since Chu Tian entered the battlefield of the National War, so the defenders in this city must not be the army of the main world, but the NPC defenders of the battlefield of the National War.
The NPC commander of the battlefield of the National War may be a legendary hero who has not yet appeared in the Overworld.
In any case, in the Gobi, it is necessary to occupy a city for supplies.
A distance of a hundred miles, the mixed infantry and cavalry regiment can be reached by forcing a day and night of marching.
The war eagles sent by Mulan returned as soon as they discovered the city, and to the north of the city, a small group of camel cavalry marched quickly through the desert.
In addition, the cavalry of a legendary monarch appears out of thin air in the desert.
The Iron Eagle Scout Cavalry was on guard on all sides to ensure that no enemy would approach within a hundred miles.
"There's a warhawk that spotted a squad of what appears to be Scout Cavalry."
Mulan's cavalry has uncovered important information.
For Mulan's discovery, Chu Tian was not surprised.
In this national war, there are about hundreds of big lords participating in the war, and if you add the legendary monarch, then there may be a situation where more than a dozen big lords are fighting in a region.
During the night, Chu Tian's army was already less than twenty miles away from the city, and temporarily camped, preparing to break through the city on the second day.
The Iron Eagle Scout Cavalry had arrived at the city ahead of time to investigate the city's reality.
"The weapons and armor and battle flags of the defenders of this city do not seem to be the standard of our Eastern Han Dynasty."
"The number of defenders is about 10,000 people."
"But there are more than 10,000 people, and it can be easily broken."
Chutian brought Geng Yi, who was good at breaking cities.
The Jianyan crossbowmen and the Shenji battalion suppressed, coupled with the Wei Wushu commanded by Geng Yi, it was not difficult to break through the city defended by 10,000 people.
"Inappropriate ......"
As a military advisor, Jia Xu was responsible for making plans for this national war, but he noticed a hint of unusual meaning.
Jia Xu said: "I don't doubt the ability of the generals, but what the lord once said to me, there are many legendary kings here. If they use the city as bait to lure us to attack, and then wait until we are exhausted and the main force outside the city comes to attack, we may be defeated. ”
"Not impossible."
Chu Tian looked around, the dark night of the desert was very cold, and the movements of many soldiers were stiff, maybe the legendary king who occupied this city would launch a surprise attack at night.
Chu Tian could basically determine that it was not the Great Lord of the Overworld who controlled this city, but the NPC King of the National War.
"Their armor is different from ours in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and most of them are legendary kings of the West or West Asia. I didn't expect that it was only the first day, and it was possible to fight a foreign king......"
Chu Tian looked at Xiao Xuan.
Xiao Xuan comprehended, snapped her fingers, and soon the wolves under her control scattered under the command of the wolf king, disappeared into the night, and reconnoitred around.