Zhang Ruoshi's hands were shaking a little at this moment. He had seen the military supplies of the Tang Dynasty army before, and had also seen how powerful the Tang Dynasty army was. However, these people were all new recruits under his command. They had not yet experienced battle and could not be considered the real Tang Dynasty army. It was normal for him to be nervous.
"shooting."
The observer next to him was waving the flag in his hand desperately, which meant that he could open fire in three seconds. When Zhang Ruoyi saw this, he waved his saber and gave the order to shoot.
The soldiers in the front row started shooting. This was also the longest shooting distance. At this time, the people above told them that they didn't need to aim at all. At such a long distance, they had to rely on the parabola. The rest was left to God. After firing, they immediately went to the back to make room for the people in the second row.
The charging Arab cavalry had already reached their limit of speed. They also wanted to rush in quickly. Only by stopping the Tang Dynasty's artillery from continuing to fire could they save their city walls. If they could not stop the Tang Dynasty's artillery, then in a few moments, their city walls would become a pile of waste.
Just when they could clearly see the Tang army in the distance, a row of white smoke suddenly rose in front of them. Although they didn't know what this row of white smoke was, these people felt a little scared from the bottom of their hearts. They thought that this row of white smoke must be coming to take their lives.
Obviously, there was nothing wrong with these people's feelings. When they felt fear in their hearts, the soldiers in the front row fell down one after another. Before these people understood what was happening, blood flowers appeared on their bodies. It looked very beautiful to outsiders, but to them, it was heart-wrenching pain and the loss of life.
The uninjured Arab soldiers were stunned. They had never encountered anything like this before. How could such injuries be caused? The distance between the two sides was so great that even the strongest person could not have shot an arrow at such a location. Could it be that they were all born with supernatural powers?
In the Arab army, there are also some people with natural supernatural powers, but there are too few of them. Often, there is one such person in a team of a thousand people, which is already a very good thing. Most of them are just ordinary people, and it is impossible for them to hit the bow and arrow at this position.
However, many soldiers at the scene fell down, and some war horses were also hit. The defensive capabilities of war horses are much stronger than those of humans, but when those war horses were hit, blood flowers bloomed on their bodies, and then they slowly fell on the road ahead. Many cavalrymen behind them were unable to dodge and were affected by the fallen war horses.
The hit rate of the first wave was only about 15%, and there were about 800 shooters, so the impact of the first wave was not that great, but the second wave was different. The hit rate of the second wave was as high as 35%, and there were also 800 shooters, but hundreds of people fell.
When the third wave of shooting started, the distance had reached 60 meters and the accuracy rate could rise to 50%. Four or five hundred people fell down in unison, which could be seen clearly on the city wall.
The cavalry charging on both sides almost encountered this situation. Sixty meters was like a wall. Many people fell here, and the cavalry charging behind them had to slow down. If you don't slow down, you can only crash into the corpses of your own soldiers. So when their speed slowed down, the Tang Dynasty's musketeers also seized this opportunity to release more gunpowder in the shortest time.
Fifty meters...
Someone rushed to fifty meters, which was a dangerous signal. The combat effectiveness of the Arab cavalry here was still good. You know, no one could rush to fifty meters elsewhere. Even the elite under the third prince could not rush to fifty meters.
At this time, I remembered that these people were not veterans of the Tang Dynasty. They were all new recruits of the Tang Dynasty. Their accuracy and tension were reduced, so these people allowed the enemy to rush to fifty meters.
However, fifty meters is the final limit. In addition to the musketeers who are firing, the five hundred soldiers behind them are also ready. They all have crossbows in their hands. If there are more soldiers coming, they will have to rely on them.
At a distance of thirty meters, the chain crossbow is absolutely invincible. It can shoot out ten arrows in an instant, and they are extremely sharp. No matter how fierce the enemy's charge is, they will be stopped by the chain crossbow.
The Arab cavalry were brave, at least during the charge, but they were also tragic and could not even cross a distance of fifty meters.
All the Arab soldiers understood that as long as they could cross it, victory would be waiting for them, but unfortunately they could not cross it. It was as if there was an invisible barrier here. Whenever they rushed to this place, there would always be a row of invisible bullets to shoot them down.
Moreover, at this distance, some projectiles have amazing penetration capabilities. After penetrating the soldiers in front, they can also hit the soldiers behind. Because all the Arab soldiers have no armor, their protective capabilities are very poor.
Large numbers of Arab soldiers fell off their horses, and no one knew what happened to them, but one thing was certain: their fighting spirit was shaken.
When sprinting to a certain distance, the Arab cavalry is the strongest in the world. No one can stop their progress. It has always been like this. However, at a distance of fifty meters, they can't move forward. Seeing more and more casualties, the invincible hearts of many people are shaken.
"Lord City Lord, they are no longer able to survive..."
Listening to the voices of his men, the city lord also noticed that something was wrong with the cavalry. Those cavalry had stopped charging forward, and those behind them had begun to slow down. If they tried harder, they might still be able to make it through. However, the two groups of troops leaving the city, totaling about 10,000 people, have suffered more than one-third casualties.
In this situation, if you ask them to continue fighting, it is obviously impossible, unless their brains are full of water. If they are not full of water, I believe these people will not continue to rush forward. They have to find a way to escape, otherwise they will become corpses on the ground.
