At the same time that the Norman emperors, and their large crusaders, marched towards the battlefield at a relatively fast pace. Saladin finally made up his mind.

"Let's have a bigger battle...... Although the situation is not in our favor. But this is probably the best solution to the problem. Saladin was like this, and he didn't know whether he was talking to himself or to someone, and Zhao Haier stopped talking beside him. In the end, he closed his mouth and said nothing.

At Saladin's orders, the four gates of Jerusalem were opened. Huge numbers of Arab armies poured out. Among them were more Mamluk hoplites, Mamluk archers, and more Ghulam heavy cavalry, heavily armoured, heavily armed Sibien archers with compound bows. In addition, there were a large number of Arab light cavalry, from Numidia armed with light leather armor, or simply* upper body, armed with javelin shields and scimitars, from Armenia mercenary heavy cavalry wearing chain mail, hooded helmets, armed with maces and round shields, desert light cavalry from desert tribes without armor and armed with spears, scimitars and other light weapons, and camel cavalry from the same costume and equipment, but on camels.

Among them, a group of troops from the Middle East and Persia farther away came to participate in the jihad. These warriors, who were originally under the command of Timur Khan, abandoned their original territories and migrated westward after successive defeats by the Mongols. Many of them joined the crusade for luck, and of course for their faith, and the heavy cavalry among them also used oriental-style scale armor, piercing armor, and spear scimitars. These are not surprising. However, their light cavalry sequences are very different from those of the desert peoples, showing the free-spirited spirit of the Central Asian nomads - compound bows, scimitars, and the fur garments of the steppe peoples (which made them very wounded in desert warfare). They seemed closer to the steppe cavalry involved in the crusade. Therefore, it was vaguely hostile to many people.

Such a large number of regular troops, irregular cavalry units, the number is about 18,000 to 20,000. In the same number as the Crusader cavalry. However, the equipment is slightly inferior - the scale armor equipped by regular heavy cavalry, the piercing armor is heavier than the heavy chain mail and plate chain composite armor of the Western style, but the defense is slightly inferior. The Mamluk cavalry, armed with spears, was not as powerful as the Western European knights armed with heavy cavalry spears - however, the Eastern cavalry, armed with a large number of scimitars that were better suited for slashing and maces with better armor-piercing ability, was better at hand-to-hand combat than the Crusader cavalry.

Behind these mixed cavalry were the elite heavy infantry under Saladin's command. An Egyptian janissary armed with a two-handed axe and wearing heavy scale armor. These soldiers are extremely elite assault infantry. Although inferior in equipment to the Norman assault infantry dressed in plate-chain composite armor, metallurgically improved tomahawks. But compared to the two-handed swordsmen of other European countries, the halberdiers are even more powerful. Discipline is also stronger. With a total of 5,000 Janissaries, it was the strongest infantry under Saladin's command.

In addition, Saladin's only two regular infantry sequences consisted of 20,000 armoured spearmen armed with scales, armor, shields, and spears—men who were eager to learn the tactics of the Roman Empire. He was the backbone of the infantry sequence under Saladin. The lines of shield spearmen were often the strongest on the Egyptian side.

It's just a pity that Egypt – and indeed the whole of Arabia, the entire Islamic world – has always focused on the development of cavalry. and even took the lead in organizing and training heavily armored cavalry. However, when it comes to infantry, the Islamic world is now lackluster. Saladin had only 20,000 regular troops under his command. The rest were all improvised conscripts from the emir's domains, tribes, and cities, as well as the jihadist forces that had come on their own. ...,

Those soldiers from the wealthy emir's domain, or those from Saladin's direct cities, were slightly better. Most of them were armed with shirts with bare arms and no protection for the lower body, or armor in the style of crotch armor, or leather armor at worst. In addition to this, most of them are equipped with helmets. This is due to the rich economy and well-developed agriculture of the two river basins and the Nile Valley. Their weapons are spears and shields, which are the most versatile and simple equipment.

However, the infantrymen from various tribes were not so lucky. With the exception of a few commanders with armor, the others were usually dressed in robes traditional to desert peoples. They were also poorly disciplined and trained compared to those infantry from the cities. The only consolation is that these people are usually very capable of fighting - the brutal desert environment breeds bravery, making them stronger than the city people who grow in better environments.

In addition to these main arms, the rest are dispensable jihadist forces. In previous wars, most of the organized jihadist armies had been turned into living corpses on the cross by order of the Norman Emperor. And the small remaining part of the defeated soldiers also had depressed faces and low morale. Looks like it could crash again at any moment.

In this way, after Saladin's order, the outermost defenders of the entire Jerusalem, about 70,000 troops, who accounted for about a quarter of Saladin's total number, immediately rushed out of the city as fast as possible and advanced towards the battlefield. The rest of the army was immediately organized, ready to come to reinforcements at any time for Saladin's orders.

In this way, an accidental, Saladin's attempt to boost morale caused the decisive battle between the Crusaders and the Muslims to be staged earlier.

At that time, it was around one o'clock in the afternoon. When the Norman cavalry was completely superior, reinforcements from both sides entered the battlefield. Make the whole front wider - almost three kilometers long, sand dunes, flat land, Gobi desert...... Soldiers from both sides occupied almost all of these places. And it's on the rise - there is no shouting, heads-up or other brain-dead actions on either side. As soon as they made contact, a terrifying battle broke out. Inspired by faith and honor, the vast majority of Christians and Muslims are fighting to be the first to spill their blood on the battlefield!

"Bow and arrow! Bow and arrow cover! Seize that position! Soldiers, attack, break them, break !!"

Because the sound of the horn was no longer able to command the battle, Egil shouted in his voice at this moment, and the knights of the guards around him also began to serve as heralds to convey Egil's orders - however, no matter how capable Egil was, he could not control the overall situation in such a chaotic battlefield at this moment. The two kings of Burgundy and France already served as deputy commanders of the two wings. Of course, having learned the lessons of the last battle, the Second Battle of Budapest, Egil was particularly interested in Philip, who was the commander of the left flank, and hoped that he would not make any mistakes. But vaguely, Egil wanted something to go wrong with this guy so that he could kill him in God's name.

Under Egil's orders, a large number of Norman longbowmen who were placed on the second line, as well as archers from other regions, began to shoot - of course, they would inevitably shoot their own people - but there was no need to care so much for a moment - under the cover of bows and arrows, the Norman assault infantry armed with two-handed battle axes opened the way, pushed away the Norman knights in front with the assault infantry of other countries, and fought a bloody way among the Mamluk heavy cavalry - Having lost their mobility, these heavy cavalry had no chance of winning against heavy infantry armed with axes and halberds on a chaotic battlefield. Soon, the soldiers occupied the high ground that Egil had mentioned. Guarded by a group of pikemen, more longbowmen, crossbowmen, and archers also advanced towards the dunes in front of them. A large number of arrows were then poured over the opponent's head. ...,

"Take it back!" Seeing that their own army had suffered heavy losses under the suppressive fire of the Crusaders, several Arab officers on the Arab side, at the forefront, noticed the badness and shouted like this, leading the Egyptian Janissaries, as well as some Mamluk heavy cavalry who had lost their horses, and a small number of Ghulam cavalry to attack the dune position.

At this moment, Alpha, who was deeply trapped in the enemy formation and even thought that he was going to die here, saw the arrival of his own reinforcements, and his spirits were greatly lifted. However, the captain of the knights looked over to his side, but he could not see any of his own, so he knew that he could not do anything, turned his horse and broke out backwards. When Alpha rushed towards Saladin's side, the Casaji Guards were naturally desperate, but when he was about to break out, no one wanted to stand in the way of this evil god - the five hundred Casaji Guards, at least more than eighty of them were killed by him. Together with other Mamluk heavy cavalry and Arab light cavalry, Alpha killed at least 200 Arabs in this battle!

At this moment, on the frontal battlefield, the Crusaders gained some advantages because of Egil's command. On the left flank, however, the situation remained deadlocked—Philip, King of France, was not as fluent in N languages as Egil, and it was difficult to even command an army in such a chaotic state. The soldiers from Italy were a little better—some of them knew French and Latin. And the German army, which was more and more illiterate, and the troops of Eastern Europe, could not. Although the Norman soldiers understood his broken Norman language, they did not take his orders seriously at all, and went their own way, and Philip jumped to his feet. In total, the only thing he could fully command was the less than a thousand French soldiers gathered around him......

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