Chapter 290: The Battle of the Trench (Part II)
"Get the news out as soon as possible, I suspect the plan won't keep up with the changes."
Several demons in the form of civilians assisted the entire Crescent Order in digging a trench so that it could be of maximum use before the other party arrived.
For the demons, this kind of physical work is not a troublesome place for the consumption of energy, and there is no time to discover the demons inside the army now, a civilian who works hard is better than a civilian who grinds foreign workers.
So, in the trenches, there were figures fixed in them, digging gravel ground, and of course, there were no shortage of civilians and soldiers.
However, it does not mean that the devil will not hide in it.
The Demon Realm has begun to infiltrate here, and in the past few years in the land of exodus, the Crescent Moon Sect has continued to grow and grow, so the chance of seeing the saint is much smaller.
The current Crescent Sect is not willing to accept any demonic temptation at all, because in this time of crisis, those who can still fight it are staunch believers.
Therefore, just as he proposed to dig a trench, Shenqi also did the opposite, directly sending demons to assist the Crescent Cult in its growth, rather than tricking humans into joining the demons.
Compared to the Zoroastrian religions, such an opportunity to destroy Persia when it is weakened cannot be allowed to escape.
But as for more help, it will be impossible, and it is dangerous enough to stuff these demons into Medina, if you don't want to be attacked by a group, then it is better to let the humans decide the victory and defeat themselves.
So, in less than three days, a wide trench was dug up that was as deep as a man.
There are no spiked stakes or anything like that, it's too late for the first time, and second, there's not enough resources here to do those things.
So, on Muhammad's orders, dozens of lookouts and archers' firing stands were erected, which, although of doubtful practical use, could at least demoralize the attacking side and buy them precious time.
And on the sixth day after the trench was built, the Confederates came.
The allied forces led by the Quraish, the Kanaina, the Taihama, and the Serim attacked Medina from the south, while the other combined forces of the Khatafa and the Al Said attacked from the east of Medina.
For Medina, an army of nearly 20,000 alone was enough to make the city look extremely crowded, and the army crowded outside the city naturally spread out its own formation and prepared for the attack.
10,000 men spread out in a narrow valley, and they deliberately set up their tents at a leisurely pace outside the range of their bows and arrows. At first glance, it seems to be a busy market, crowded with people, and the shouts are endless, the sword is their currency, and death is their goods.
"It's a ...... of hubris"
Suppressing his anger, Abu Bakr stood on one of the few completed lookouts, observing the situation on the other side.
He and Ali each brought a reserve of 200 men, ready to go to the line of defense to put out the fire in times of crisis, and now all he had to do was to follow the orders of the prophet and observe the situation on the battlefield.
And the Prophet is now in the rear of the trench, commanding the entire battlefield at any time, according to the situation of the battlefield.
But when the formation unfolded and the spies reported back to Medina, Abu Sufyan's face was not good.
"Shameless guy! Ungrateful infidels!
Why don't you fight according to the methods of the Arabs! ”
But insults can't break the city, and insults won't make the people on the other side come out from behind the trenches, anyway, both sides know that the forces of the Crescent Moon Sect are weak, and the generals who plan to go out of the city to fight at this time have commendable courage, but they don't have brains.
"Get the cavalry ready!
We've got to get through that trench! ”
Su Fuyan understood that in this battle it was necessary to concentrate superior forces, cross the trench, and pull out a beachhead so that his infantry could pass.
Then, Medina will fall.
Their ideas are good, but the weakness lies in this part of the trench. Three thousand men had to defend a trench twenty miles long, and on average, only one hundred and fifty men were defending one mile.
But they had to prepare a reserve to put out the fire, and the focus of each place was different, and now, when it was time to knock on the shell of the egg, as long as the air chamber could be found, then the egg white and yolk protected by the egg would be easily exposed to everyone.
He did not press all the cavalry, but had three hundred cavalry go around the city, looking for that weak point.
It's just that although the arrow tower, which has not yet taken shape, cannot play its maximum role, it is still more than enough to obstruct and harass those cavalry.
Moreover, arrows are rarely fired, because they are a precious resource, and most of the time, sharp and swift pebbles are thrown at them with primitive catapults.
This kind of injury will not kill people at all, and it is actually very small to hit people's bodies, but the feeling of bleeding from the head and frightened horses is not the same thing.
People are angry, especially when they have a huge advantage, but they are still provoked by the other party. In less than a round trip, they were hit by stones I don't know how many times, and I don't know how many times they pacified the horses under their crotches, and although the captain of the cavalry was also very angry, he still maintained the last trace of reason because of the order.
The cavalry hired by the Quraish tribe from Asinibia had at least sufficient combat experience and discipline, so they could still calm down in the face of such a provocation.
But this was not the case with the Confederates attacking from the east.
"Kill them!"
The defensive team to the east was cut off by the defenders behind the trench as soon as the opposing cavalry rushed through the trench.
And the archers on the tower immediately alerted the situation outside the city, and if the bows and arrows could not cover the cavalry at this moment, then they carefully watched the situation of the infantry.
"Quick!"
Spears and pitchforks immediately rushed to the cavalry that broke through alone, and the superiority of long-handled weapons compensated for the height of the cavalry; And the cavalry that slowed down fell into the encirclement, especially the light cavalry, and half a foot stepped into hell.
The horse and the abrupt rider, at this moment, became the greatest disadvantage: a scimitar struggled to block a pitchfork, while the other spear, passing under the armpit holding the pitchfork, directly poked the opponent's waist into a dozen holes.
Several warriors, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the opposing cavalry, took the opportunity to pull off their horses, and then spears and daggers pierced the poor man's body, and before he could scream, he was already transformed into a corpse that could never speak again.
Moreover, the target was deliberately the rider rather than the horse: the most lacking thing now was the cavalry, and the horse itself was expensive, so if you could not attack the horse, you should try to greet the rider as much as possible.
In just a short time, twenty-six healthy horses were brought into the city, while the remaining four horses, like other corpses, were moved to a no-man's land to be burned.
"Attack now."
Sufyan had no sense of such a loss, especially when the cavalry of the other tribes died, and it didn't matter to him: he had to conquer Medina and slaughter all the heretics inside.
Now, then, let's just press the fifteen hundred cavalry.
Now that you're ready enough, now is the time.
"Lord Sadiq! The prophet said that the opposing side was ready to disperse all the cavalry into four groups and then disperse the attack in the south! ”
"Damn! Ali, you take another fifty of my men and go to the frontal defense!
You're brave enough to withstand their attacks! I'll go east and check it out!
If there is no situation, I will go right away! ”
"Understood, Abu!"
There was no time for small talk, no time for rebuttal, and as a loyal and right-hand man of the Prophet, there was little to refute what he said.
Therefore, before the blood on the horses was wiped off, Ali led thirty-two cavalrymen, including himself and other fire brigades, to the frontal battlefield.
And the fifty people here also rushed to the east like a wind.