General Moren basically understood what they were doing. They were simply here to mislead people, but he was still unclear about their true strength, so General Moren drove them out for the time being.
"The Western Regions are so vast, it's impossible for you to completely control them. Even if I disappear before your eyes, can you still catch me somewhere else? I've heard that in the Western Regions, if two people meet in youth, they may never meet again in this lifetime."
This guy said very arrogantly that as an official of another great empire, although he was on someone else's territory, he would not retreat. After all, the surrounding countries had been persuaded by them, but because of the arrival of the Tang army, some countries were destroyed again.
Those who escaped ran to him, hoping that the Arab Empire could step in and stop the Tang army from moving further west. If they continued to move west, the countries to the west would probably suffer as well.
"You're not going to accept my toast, but I'm going to drink the forfeit. That's really great! If you don't leave, your head will probably become a tool for my promotion. Goodbye."
After General Moren finished speaking, he immediately led his men back. Although there were still people talking behind him, General Moren was no longer listening. Is there any need to continue talking here? After following Datang for a long time, he also learned Li Xiang's way of doing things. Don't nag when you can take action.
"Calibrate coordinates, three rapid-fire rounds..."
After receiving the signal from the front, Li Chengyi stopped watching the fun. The eight crossbows nearby had already been deployed, and they were within our range. What else was there to say? As the saying goes, enemies are particularly jealous when they meet. You are treading on our Tang territory and still speaking so shamelessly here. If I don't greet you with cannonballs, I will feel sorry for the cannonballs in my hands.
These people from the Arab Empire are not good people either. They saw General Moren walking back, but not very fast. Some of them even wanted to launch a sneak attack. They were very brave. You have to know that there is a city a few hundred meters away with nearly 20,000 troops in the city, and you only have a few hundred people.
The Arab Empire did not gain power over the years for nothing. Originally, they were only in the Arabian Peninsula, but now they have reached the Pamir Mountains. One can imagine how many battles they have fought in the meantime.
Just as they were about to turn their horses around, they suddenly heard the sound of shells cutting through the air in the sky.
What is this?
Many people saw the small black dot in the sky. Because it was shot out with cow tendon, the speed was relatively slow. If it was shot out with gunpowder, the speed would be much faster than it is now, and it would be difficult for them to catch it with the naked eye.
boom…
Something surprising happened to the Arab soldiers. A cannonball hit the camp on their left directly, and three cavalrymen were blown away.
They had never seen such an attack method. From the blood on those people, it could be seen that this thing was extremely powerful. The advantage of the Arab cavalry was their speed. They had no defensive armor on their bodies. The explosion killed these three people and also injured several people around them.
"Retreat quickly."
Kudullah realized that this should be the kind of artillery they were talking about, but unfortunately their Arab Empire did not have it.
After leaving behind dozens of corpses, these people disappeared outside the city like a gust of wind. General Moren was still planning to take his men to kill them for a while, but when they arrived, these people had already run to the west.
It was certain that they were only three or four hundred strong, and that they had no ambush behind the hill.
Although we had the upper hand and killed more than sixty of their people, there was no smile on General Moren's face. He could tell from the close combat just now that these enemies of the Arab Empire were definitely different from before. Their speed was simply too fast.
General Moren was already very fast, and he rode good horses. When he fought in the Western Regions before, there was basically no one he couldn't catch up with. But in this situation, he couldn't even reach the person with his arrows.
"What kind of horses are they riding? How can they be so fast? Our warhorses are already very good, but compared to theirs, we can't even catch up to one-tenth of their speed."
The soldiers were also puzzled. They were General Moren's most elite soldiers. They had originally thought that they would fight for a while, and with the support of artillery, they would definitely be able to kill more people. But now, apart from those killed or injured by the artillery, the rest of the people had fled in a flash. Those who could escape their hands were considered elite.
"Look at what we are wearing, and then think about what they are wearing. These people have no armor on their bodies. Besides their robes, I'm afraid the only thing they have is the turbans on their heads."
After General Moren finished speaking, everyone present nodded. Just based on this point, their total weight is much lighter than ours, so the warhorse can reach the maximum speed at the very beginning.
"Kill all those guys."
Hearing someone humming nearby, General Moren was somewhat dissatisfied and told his men to draw their knives and kill these guys. It was you who came to a place you shouldn't have been to. If you want to blame someone in hell, blame yourselves.
After returning to the city, General Moren quickly wrote a memorial. He had to report this discovery to his superiors as soon as possible, otherwise he might suffer losses in future battles.
We have nothing to fear in a head-on battle. As long as the strength of both sides is similar, we will have the advantage when fighting together. After all, we have enough defense. What we fear most is that they will launch a surprise attack.
If they launch a surprise attack, we will definitely not be able to cope with it, mainly because they give us too little time to react. You can see that the distance between the two sides is very far, but their speed is really too fast. No wonder His Highness calls them demons on horseback.
However, one thing is certain, that is, these so-called demons are just like us. They will be killed when they encounter artillery shells, and the blood flowing out of their bodies will also be red. It is not like what is said on the grassland that these black demons are invulnerable to swords and guns and cannot be killed no matter how hard you hit them.
