Thousands of cavalrymen rushed into General Ibudul's camp like a torrent of wind and rain. This guy's army originally had some organization, but when they were rushed by the Tang army, they lost their way.
They had just assembled a part of the army, waiting to launch a counterattack later, but unfortunately there was no need to fight now. When they saw the Tang army coming, they had only one thought in their minds, which was to escape as soon as possible.
The main reason is that there are too many injured people around, and there are wailing everywhere. If we continue to wait here, we will probably be beaten like this by the Tang army. In addition, before the expedition, there were some rumors in the army that they had been defeated once. Although many generals strongly opposed it, judging from the current situation, it is pure nonsense from those generals.
"Come back! Have you forgotten your honor? We are believers in the great true God. No one can defeat us. We will conquer all the pagan lands..."
General Ibdul still wanted to stop his men, but unfortunately he no longer had the ability to do so. Usually, his men were very obedient and would almost do whatever they were told to do. But now is no longer the time. Everyone is very afraid of death. If they continue like this, the Tang army will come and kill them.
"Hurry, look, look..."
Several soldiers pointed in the direction of the Tang army's charge, their mouths almost uncontrollably. A flood of arrows was shooting out from the direction of the Tang army's charge. How could there be so many arrows? What on earth were they using? Could they shoot arrows that fast?
In fact, the first wave of people charging were all carrying chain crossbows. The charge of the Tang Dynasty cavalry was different from that of other countries. We used our chain crossbows to harvest the first wave and kill the enemy's outermost troops. After the troops inside saw all this, the wave of fear alone was enough to take their lives. No matter what kind of fighting style we used next, we would not encounter much resistance.
"The gods have blessed them..."
"The real body abandoned us."
No one knew who had shouted this, but it soon spread throughout the entire military camp. General Ibdul didn't know what to say at this moment. Even if the real God appeared at this moment, I'm afraid these people would not be able to survive.
In this situation, he could do very little. He could only mount the only camel nearby that was still able to run and follow his men south. He would certainly not have a good ending if he just ran away. He might even be beheaded when he returned. But then again, would he not be beheaded if he stayed here? Would he be able to have a good start if he stayed here?
But they have all heard that many people did not return last time and were all captured by the Tang Dynasty army. It is said that these people are doing hard labor in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. They have no time to rest from morning to night, and the supplies are insufficient. If they get sick, they will be thrown there to fend for themselves. They don't want to live such a life, so no matter how fast they came, they have to be even faster now than when they came.
The cavalry of the Arab Empire once again demonstrated what a crushing defeat meant. At this moment, many people also wanted to regain their strength, but unfortunately, there was no such opportunity. When the Tang army rushed over, it was like a flood, and did not give them any chance to resist.
Many people can get through this difficult time if they lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, but if you have other ideas, several arrows will fly at you in an instant. No one knows how the Tang Dynasty army plays, but their attack surface is so wide.
As for those who were running away, because of the collisions between them, many of them could not run fast at all. The Tang Dynasty soldiers were wearing armor, but they still caught up with them. The speed of the Arab Empire cavalry was completely surpassed by them.
Li Chengyi watched the battle coldly. Of the second group of troops that appeared, only a few hundred people escaped, and the rest were all captured. However, more than a thousand people escaped from the first group of troops, and the remaining people were either injured or had no means of transportation.
In a place like this, if you don't have a camel or a warhorse, it will be useless even if you run away. The sun in the sky is so big that it is evaporating the water in your body every moment. If you don't have a warhorse or a camel, you can only hold on for an hour at most, and you may fall down by the side of the road. Once you fall down, you may never be able to get up again.
So many people in the first group of Arab troops lost their camels and could only kneel on the spot. This was also a tradition of their warfare. After losing their camels in the desert or wilderness, it meant a dead end. They had to honestly entrust their lives to the true God and go wherever he let them go. This was their destiny.
Li Chengyi didn't know what to say to these Arab soldiers kneeling on the ground. Running away was at least an opportunity. Of course, if he also lived in the Arab region, he would naturally understand why these soldiers made such a choice. Running away was just a more painful way to die. If they died of dehydration, it would make them even more uncomfortable. It would be better to wait here as a prisoner of war. At least they would not die of thirst or heat.
"General, based on our preliminary investigation, these two teams should be three 10,000-man teams, divided into two groups. In addition, there are more than 4,000 civilian laborers who transport various supplies for the two teams."
After more than an hour of investigation and questioning, we finally figured out who these troops were. They were the Western Army of the Arab Empire, and they had the fastest movement speed. However, they were only half of the Western Army. There was another group of troops fifty miles away. Those who ran away just now were heading towards their camp.
Fifty miles away?
"Send the order down. Tie up all the prisoners. Leave 500 men to watch them. Anyone who dares to escape will be shot. The rest of you will continue the march. A long march of 50 miles."
Li Chengyi took a quick look at the soldiers around him and found that these people still had fighting capacity. There was no need to continue resting. We had to continue doing some real work.
