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The city lord Mahamil pointed at the fleeing cavalry outside and wanted to say something, but he had no chance. A cannonball exploded directly on the city wall, less than three meters away from the city lord. The city lord was sent flying, and one of his legs could not be found.
The fate of the city lord was a bit tragic. When he flew up, he found that he had flown out of the range of the city wall. He saw his men screaming, but he could no longer speak. He fell heavily to the bottom of the city wall.
The height of the growth was not high, but the explosion caused the city lord to fall from a height of twenty meters, which is the height of a six-story building. In addition, he lost a leg in the explosion, which made the city lord extremely weak and he was dead when he fell to the ground.
If the city lord had not died, there would still be some people in the city who could continue to resist, but in the current situation, who would dare to continue to resist?
There is no leader in the city, and the 10,000 cavalrymen who leave the city are their most elite Arab cavalrymen. These people have fought in many battles and have controlled the surrounding areas. The reason why these people around them dare not rebel and obediently listen to the rule of the Arab Empire is directly related to these cavalrymen. Otherwise, they can rush into your territory at any time and teach you how to behave.
But now these invincible cavalry are useless. When facing the Tang army, they can't even get close to them. As long as you can't get close, those so-called scimitar tactics are useless. You'd better stop being so arrogant and say that you want to defeat the Tang army.
Now everyone can see very clearly that even the city lord is dead, and we don’t know how long the city wall can hold out. We might as well surrender. It’s useless for us to persist anyway. Except for the city lord, the Arab Empire court doesn’t know us at all. Isn’t it crazy to work for a court thousands of miles away?
What's more, it's not that we don't resist, but the current situation makes it impossible for us to resist. Even if we fight with our lives, everyone has seen the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides. The city wall can't hold on for long. At most, it will take a few breaths. I'm afraid the city wall will collapse. At that time, the enemy cavalry will march straight in. Even if you run over and surrender, can it be the same as now?
The people present understood the difference between providing timely assistance and adding icing on the cake, so in the current situation, they just had to open the city gates and let the Tang army come as soon as possible. This is what they are thinking now. If they don't do it now, it will be useless to do it later. Relying on others' ability to break in and opening the city gates on your own initiative are two completely different things.
Zhang Ruyi was just about to have his men continue bombarding and then charge into the city. This was the first city he had captured. Of course, Li Chengyi's men helped in the middle, but Zhang Ruyi could also see that the recruits sent by Li Chengyi were also new recruits. His new recruits were indeed different from our new recruits. It seemed that these old men who had been on the battlefield for a long time had some skills in their hands. It would not be a waste to follow them and learn for a while.
"This is too fragile. How long did the battle last? Isn't this the largest city around? We took it down just like that. 70,000 troops is too many, I think."
Li Chengyi said with some disdain, I thought there were quite a lot of troops here. Although it can't be considered a long-term fight, it should at least make it a little difficult for us. If the training of new recruits is still so smooth, it may not be a good thing for us. Letting these new recruits have some setbacks is also good for their growth.
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry into the city."
Li Xiang smiled and shook his head. The long-term victory made his men unwilling to fight this kind of war. But we don't have time to talk about this now. The most important thing is to seize the time to take this city. After taking this city, we can spread to the surrounding areas and then take over all the land east of the Caspian Sea. This will make the Arab Empire pay attention. At that time, their army will march here, and our army departing from the city of Samar Khan will be able to meet with us to annihilate them.
To deal with such a huge empire, it is difficult to conquer it by relying on the gains and losses of one city or one place. You must have an opportunity. For example, refugees are a great opportunity, but they can only weaken the Arab Empire, not destroy it.
Now that the two armies are fighting, if we can attract a large number of troops and then surround them successfully, then in the next few years, the military strength of the Arab Empire will gradually weaken. It is probably impossible to eat the fat man in one go, especially when facing such a huge empire.
Then we must be patient and cut the flesh from his body bit by bit. When this guy can't stand up, he will know how powerful we are. Now we are only taking the second blow. The Arab Empire is still capable of resisting.
Zhang Ruoshi received Li Xiang's order and led his men into the city as the first batch. Of course, many of them were very nervous. They were proud of having taken such a big city so easily, but at the same time, they had to be careful. When they came in from the city gate, there were many people with weapons on both sides. This was also because they were all new recruits and had no idea how to deal with it.
If it were Li Chengyi's men, and you surrendered but still held weapons, it would clearly mean you wanted to rebel. Don't blame us for being rude. We will use our crossbows to attack you directly. If you die, it's your own fault. It has nothing to do with us.
"Drop your weapons."
Zhang Ruoshi also had many translators under his command. They loudly ordered the people in front of them to lay down their weapons. Those who understood the words slowly put down their weapons. Although some people were unwilling to surrender, they saw the scene clearly.
Moreover, the Tang army has already entered the city. If the fighting continues, it will inevitably affect the civilians in the city. Once the Tang army massacres the city, no one in your family will survive. Having experienced many wars, they understand the horror of massacre very well, so when the victor comes, you'd better be honest.
