Chapter 52: Fanaticism

A hundred elite hussars charged under the onslaught of hundreds of Arab projectile infantry - because the opponent was lightly armed, it did not need a dense formation to deal with it. () Dense formations can also increase casualties when facing projectile classes. Therefore, this hussar centurion directly ordered: "The formation is scattered!"

The whole hundred-man team quickly took the middle two groups as the central axis, and the cavalry on both sides deflected their horses' heads and moved to the sides. Stretch the distance between arrays during the charge. Fight loose formations against loose formations.

"Allah!" Seeing that a large number of Norman hussars rushed in front of them, these Arab light infantry did not retreat, but advanced, dropped their bows and javelins, drew their axes at their waists, and in turn charged at the hussars.

"What a group of crazy people!" Seeing the opposing light infantry rushing towards their side, the cavalry were angry and hated, and they all had a feeling that they were being underestimated. I made up my mind with a roll of my eyes - don't take them prisoners! Kill them all and make them into crosses!

The Norman cavalry made up their minds and attacked with great vigour, even though the Arabs did not know what the wrong medicine had taken and were unusually brave. But war is not something that can be won with a single bloody courage. Although the Norman hussars belonged to the light cavalry, the impact power, volume and weight of the horses under the crotch were not as strong as those of the Norman knights. But compared to the dry and thin Arabs, they are still considered behemoths.

The roaring cavalry knocked down the unprotected Arabs in formation, trampled them, skillfully swung their scimitars, and cut off the heads of the enemies on both sides of the horses. The moment the two armies came into contact, hundreds of Norman hussars killed an enemy soldier close to their own!

However, under the fierce momentum of the hussars, the Arabs still resisted frantically, even if the ribs were broken by the horses, the limbs were crushed by the horses' hooves, and the Arabs were still willing to wave their tomahawks in their hands and try to cut off the hooves of the hussars' horses with a very small possibility. Others still switched back to their crossbows and javelins, and attacked the soldiers in the melee, often killing more of their own men than the enemy. But the Arabs still howled wildly, as if they didn't care.

Under such fierce resistance, the casualties of the hussars began to increase. In the midst of such a scuffle, more than thirty hussars were knocked off their horses, and then hacked to death by fanatical Arabs. The corpse is chopped and crushed.

"Damn it—" Seeing this, the hussar centurion scolded, and then swung his saber and slashed another enemy who was howling at him: "These people are really crazy - let's retreat!"

When he had said this, the centurion turned his horse's head, and at the same time raised the horn hanging around his neck, and blew it. When the hussars, who were still fighting hard, heard the sound of the trumpet, they left their enemies, turned their horses, and began to retreat—a small number of archers remained a little longer in the rear of the palace, and with a flurry of arrows, they knocked down a number of the Arabs who were about to pursue, and then they also retreated.

"We are victorious, Allah!" The Arabs cheered as the hussars departed with hatred - although the Arab light infantry, which numbered less than three hundred, was now only a little more than a hundred, and the battle loss ratio was close to six to one. If it weren't for the hussars being too cautious, the centurion wouldn't want to surf the Internet too much. That's why I retreated for the time being. But the Arabs, the mostly illiterate and simple-minded Arabs, still cheered loudly. Call on the name of Allah. Celebrate your victory loudly.

This is a group of Islamic martyrs. In Egypt, the Caliph Saladin said, "Start the holy war." After that, people from all over the Islamic world came to join the holy holy war against the infidels. The vast majority of them do not come to survive, but to die - those who have died valiantly in the holy war will ascend to heaven! And the rebelliousness domesticated in the barren desert area, and the brutality that does not take life seriously, have become the greatest weapons of these people. Although poorly equipped, the martyrs, who possessed an excellent will to fight, were confident that they would be victorious and would defend their faith and their homeland under the guidance of Allah...,

"Really, what a bunch of crazy people......"

Although it is said that the frustration of the forward 100-man team and the loss of thirty or forty people is not a big deal. But the intuitive Nemulis still picks out this information and sends it to Egil's desk - as Sonya's intelligence department grows stronger and more competitive, Nemulis feels that his lord has become more and more difficult to serve. Especially more than a month ago, during that hand-to-hand fight on the HMS Victory. At that time, the knight captain Alpha was guarding outside the bridge, and Queen Artoria was chopping people's heads on the deck. can't come, and the only masters around Egil are him and Sonya.

As a result, the Barbary pirates attacked, and Nemulis wanted to put on a good show by Egil's side, so he was the first to rush out. Later, the Pirate King confronted Egil, but Nemulis was held back by several other men and could not help. In the end, it was Sonia who saved Egil's life...... In this way, Egil is more fond of Sonya, but he is not pleasing to Nemulis. This made Nemulis feel like crying without tears. I had to clamp my tail and be a man. The work has been very hard in recent times.

"Sure enough, this piece of information is very interested. Seeing Egil's pensive appearance, Nemulis breathed a sigh of relief and secretly said that he had made the right bet.

"Earlier, I remember, you also sent me a piece of information about Saladin's temporary recruitment of the Mujahideen, do you remember the contents?" asked Egil.

"This, this ......," Nemulis thought about for a moment, as if it had just come to the Holy Land. It's been a long time. Although I still have an impression, I can't remember the specific content anyway.

"That's right, master. Seeing that his opponent was deflated, Sonia beside Egil coughed lightly, held back a laugh, and said seriously: "The data written on that intelligence at that time was that the spontaneously organized troops from Syria, Egypt, Arabia, Persia and North Africa, and Ethiopia called the Jihadist Army totaled more than 100,000. Poorly equipped, the vast majority had no armor, most had only wooden clubs as weapons, a small number of Tomahawk and projectile troops, and a small number of desert cavalry and camel cavalry. As an auxiliary unit to Saladin's main force, as well as cannon fodder exists. ”

"I see. Egil nodded, "Sonya, your memory is pretty good." ”

"Thank you host for the compliment. Sonia smiled. And the happier she was, the more uncomfortable Nemulis became, and she lowered her head through some gritted teeth.

"Okay, you've worked hard too, go down. Egil looked at Nemulis, who was silent, frowned, and said this to send him away.

"Yes, my lord. Although he was reluctant, but to no avail, Nemulis bowed his head and left.

"Originally, I thought it was just a rabble, with no combat power...... But in this case, it is time to re-evaluate the ...... From the beginning to the end, Islamic fanatics should not be underestimated. Egir chuckled, turned to Sonia and asked, "Recently, there have been quite a few Muslims who have come to assassinate me, right?"

"Yes, master. But as long as I have a breath left, they can't hurt their master in the slightest. Sonia nodded and said.

"It's really reliable. Egil nodded, and then went back to military affairs, though not like Zhuge Liang, who had to do everything himself. But as the commander of an army of hundreds of thousands, there are really a lot of things that Egil has to deal with personally every day. Although Egil's sense of responsibility is not very strong, he can fool the past, and if he can push it to the bottom, he will solve it himself. But I still have to spare part of my time every day to solve some things that can't be pushed out and can't be fooled.

At the same time, Saladin, who was more than 100 kilometers away from Egil, also expressed a similar feeling: "In recent times, the activities of the Assassins have been really powerful-and in terms of ability, they are not inferior to Assasin in the ordinary sense. As for the guards, I'll leave it to you, Old Hassan. ”

"Of course, that's what we're good at. Nearby, in the shadows where the sun could not reach, an old voice replied, "You support our Assasin sect, and we will serve you." What's more, this time to fight those crusader heresies, which is also the duty of Muslims. ”

"When you say that, I'm relieved. Saladin nodded.

Neither Saladin nor Egil were decent gentlemen - or Saladin disguised himself on the surface, but in reality he was dirty on the inside, and he was no different from Egil. After Egil led his army to the Holy Land, the assassination of their opponents reached its peak. The elite Assassins of the Norman spy system and the religious killers of the Assasin sect fought against each other, continuously assassinating their respective lords. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and neither Egil nor Saladin had any incidents. The two sides barely managed to reach a draw.

Therefore, it is not possible to rely on crooked ways. Then you still have to fight with real knives and guns.

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