Count Belata's army had been passed down for several generations, and by his generation, there should be more than 10,000 people, and he also had his own territory. Within the Byzantine Empire, he was considered a very capable person. Unfortunately, he encountered people from the Arab Empire two years ago, and his army suffered a crushing defeat.
At that time, the cavalry of the Arab Empire fought against them. Since they were light cavalry facing heavy cavalry, they originally thought that the Arab cavalry had no protection and should be able to win easily, but the final result surprised them.
The light cavalry's defense is not very good, but their flexibility is really strong. When the two armies meet, if they can beat you, they will fight, and if they can't beat you, they will run away. Anyway, it is impossible for you to chase them. Once you pass this section and find a good terrain, they will come back again.
In short, the Arab cavalry was extremely flexible. If the number of heavy cavalry was not enough, they would be defeated by the light cavalry. Count Berita was defeated at that time. During these two years, he continued to train his troops, hoping that they could adapt to such tactics.
He sold most of the valuable things in his family and only then was he able to gather these several thousand cavalrymen. He originally wanted to avenge his previous defeat with the Arab Empire, but who knew that the Arab Empire's army would become his own people. However, an enemy even more terrifying than them appeared on the battlefield.
He was very happy about the Arab Empire's crushing defeat, but when he saw the weapons and equipment of the Tang army, he could not be happy at all. He really didn't know where the people of the Tang Empire got these things from. Although the two sides had not started fighting yet, they had no idea of winning at all.
The Berita family has always been brave and warlike. From his great-grandfather to the present, no matter what happens to the empire, they will lead their warriors to the front. But at this moment, he really doesn't want to be in the front because he doesn't have weapons and equipment that can match it. In this case, courage may be useful, but it is more likely to be useless.
However, Red Dragon City is now the hope of the entire Byzantine Empire, and the city lord has issued an order that all the troops from all over the place must accept the management of the city lord. Since the city lord has said it, there is no possibility of disobeying it, so they can only lead their people forward.
Sima Jun is also a bad boy. When he saw someone coming out, he immediately ordered his troops to stop shelling. Our goal has been achieved. If no one comes out, we will continue to attack their city walls until they are destroyed.
But now that they have come out, if you continue to bombard them, what if they are driven back? How can you lure them out? When these people are standing behind the city walls, there is no weapon other than artillery that can harm them. But when these people are standing in front of us, we have many ways to prevent them from returning home.
"Tuyuhun cavalry."
Sima Jun originally wanted to let the musketeers charge forward, but in the end he chose cavalry against cavalry. Although the cavalry in front of him were all heavily armored, our Tuyuhun cavalry were equipped with chain crossbows. Let's see what the penetration ability of the chain crossbows is like?
Two thousand Tuyuhun cavalrymen immediately left the main group and began to ventilate the front. Count Bolaita was also a little surprised. Why didn't the Tang army use those artillery? Don't we have those artillery?
According to what they knew, whenever the Tang army attacked, artillery would be the first to be fired. If artillery was not fired, it could only be said that you were not worthy of such a thing.
All the cavalrymen were furious. We were the best cavalrymen in the entire Byzantine Empire, but in the eyes of you people, we were not even worthy of artillery. Perhaps artillery was too precious and was only used to attack cities. But if you don't use it to attack us now, you will regret it sooner or later.
The speed of the war horses was increasing rapidly, and the cavalry of both sides were approaching each other quickly. The cavalry of the Byzantine Empire had drawn their swords. They would use their weapons to make these cavalry from the East pay the price and let them know that this was God's territory, not a place where you could come and go at will.
The Tuyuhun cavalry did not have such an idea. They had placed the chain crossbows properly and would be able to attack from a distance of thirty meters. They had also trained in such tactics. Now the only thing to look at was the penetration power. If the opponent's armor was too thick, we would have no choice but to escape halfway.
The Tuyuhun cavalry had a lot of trouble recently, which was a very bad thing for them. A traitor appeared within the group, causing the entire Tang Empire to start a new round of screening. This was not good news for the vassal troops.
But then again, they thought they were doing a good thing. If we hadn't exposed these troubles, the Tang Empire would still be living in peace and prosperity, and would have no idea that such things were happening inside. So in a way, we were helping the Tang Empire.
General Sima has promised again and again that the internal traitors were all their personal acts, and no one, including their superiors and subordinates, were implicated in this incident. So you can continue to develop in the same way as before. The Tang Empire is still your platform for development, and your treatment will never be reduced because of this incident.
Although many people thought General Sima was fooling them, what else could they think besides accepting this argument? After all, judging by the weapons and equipment they used, they were basically the most advanced among the vassal armies. Many other countries' armies couldn't even compare to them. What else could they ask for?
In this situation, apart from winning a resounding victory, they have no other way to prove themselves. The Tuyuhun army was the first to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Now General Sima has dragged them to the battlefield, which is also a chance for you to prove yourself. It depends on whether you can hold on.
