Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2467
It is difficult to make a choice for Muawiya at this moment.

He doesn't care about the moment-to-moment victory or loss, the gains and losses of a city and a pool. What he cares about is that as long as he makes up his mind at this moment, the road ahead will be narrow. There is no way to retreat.

How much heritage can the Hashim family wear in the glory of the prophets, whether the Viyama family can overthrow the rule of the Caliph, and whether the benefits gained from marching to the East can make up for the loss of his resistance to the Caliph's order at this moment...

For a moment, my mind was confused.

The long wind blew across the river and set off waves, the sun was still high in the sky and scorched the earth, and tens of thousands of soldiers were silent on the sandy land by the river.

After a long time, Muawiya looked at the dust gradually rising in the distance, and raised his arms firmly: "The rear team changed to the front team, the infantry retreated, the cavalry lined up to block the Tang army, and we returned to Damascus!"

To fight outside, you must first be safe inside.

Mu'awiya finally made up his mind to return to Damascus first to consolidate his power, and then wait for an opportunity to seize the leadership of the Arab Empire.

When he unifies Arabia, it will be the beginning of the invasion of the Western Regions and the conquest of the Tang Dynasty!
The soldiers behind were well-trained, and the order was issued. Immediately, the rear team changed to the front team, and slowly retreated towards the southwest, while the cavalry in heavy armor slowly stepped forward, lined up at the forefront, and watched intently from the distance. Tang army.

Under the scorching sun, the dust billows in the distance, as if the disaster of the doomsday and the arrival of the devil king.

When the sandstorm from the flat ground swept over ten miles ahead, looking far ahead, they saw teams of Tang Jun Qingqi suddenly leaping out of the sand, holding the horizontal knife in their hands obliquely, reflecting the dazzling sunlight Brighten.

The majestic war horses and the vigorous warriors, like Lin Hengdao shining with light, are full of murderous aura!
The Arab army remained motionless, and Mu'awiya rode in the rear of the heavy cavalry, not letting go of the opportunity to observe the Tang army's formation at such a close distance.

Even though he had to retreat temporarily under balance, he firmly believed that one day he would bring the most valiant Arab fighters to this land again and fight a vigorous battle with the Tang army!
War and conquest have long been engraved in his blood and will never be erased!
However, no matter how conceited Mu'awiya is, he has to be shocked by the Tang army in front of him.

The first to see clearly from the sand and dust was the opponent's light cavalry. The warrior was wearing leather armor and the horse was sturdy. The horizontal knife in his hand was shining brightly in the sun.

Then came the heavy cavalry of the Tang army.

The configuration of heavy cavalry can best demonstrate the strength of a country's armed forces.It not only needs to spend a lot of money to build, but also embodies iron smelting and forging technology. Every heavy cavalry is a mobile fortress piled up with technology and money!
During his expedition to the Western Regions this time, he brought a full [-] troops, including more than [-] cavalry. This kind of power is a powerful force that cannot be ignored in the entire Eurasian continent. Even the overlords such as the Persian Dynasty can easily conquer Destroyed, overthrown.

However, at this moment, facing Tang Jun's armored cavalry that suddenly appeared, Mu'awiya still felt deeply afraid!
Such an army is an important weapon for a country in any country. Even if a small country can afford it, it will definitely not be able to support it.

An army may bring down a country!
However, Tang Jun put it indifferently in the Western Regions thousands of miles away from the capital...

Doesn't it mean that in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, there is still a force that is not inferior, or even far superior to this army?
At this moment, Mu'awiyah realized that he knew too little about Datang. His invincible record made him blinded by pride, and he never realized how powerful Datang was.

Fortunately, I gave the order to retreat, otherwise, if such an ignorant person enters the Western Regions rashly, when Datang senses the danger and mobilizes heavy troops to encircle and suppress...

Muawiya thanked the Prophet in his heart, but stared at the Tang cavalry with scorching eyes.

Enemy?

Conquering the most powerful army in the world and occupying the most fertile land, that is the most noble achievement!

Compared with the Great Tang Dynasty, the Persian Dynasty, which used to have hundreds of thousands of cavalry across Europe and Asia in the past but can't even make up a few armors, is just like a clay sculpture. Even if it is conquered, it will be no pleasure!
Only Datang, and only Datang, can be his opponent for Mu'awiyah!

Mu'awiya's eyes are shining, his fighting spirit is high!
He was reining in his horse, and was about to turn around and retreat. He went back to Damascus and prepared his troops. After seizing the supremacy of the Caliphate, he would definitely come back and fight the Tang army!
However, before he turned around, he was shocked to find that instead of stopping, Tang Jun's armored cavalry was gradually speeding up...

Black iron helmets, armored men and horses, the long swords in the hands of the knights on horseback stand upright, thousands of blades are pointed at the sky, the sharp and bright blades are like pieces of steel forest, the horseshoes are stepping briskly, Gradually speeding up, the hoofbeats gathered together were like thunder rolling, hitting people's hearts and stimulating blood vessels, even if separated by a distance of more than a hundred feet, the oppressive feeling like a wall rushing in like a mountain avalanche and an earth crack !

Mu'awiya's eyes widened, and he watched in disbelief as he rushed forward, and Tang Jun, who didn't even stop to reorganize the formation, launched a charge by heavy cavalry!

In all his tactical cognition, the heavy cavalry, a big killer on the battlefield, is of course infinitely powerful, and often a hundred or ten people can determine the outcome of a medium-sized war, but its weakness is also very prominent, that is, Because both men and horses wear heavy armor, the overall weight is too large, which is not only not conducive to long-distance raids, but also not durable.

All the heavy cavalry had to sit and rest before launching an attack, so as to give the soldiers, especially the horses, enough time to recover their strength.

The scene in front of him completely overturned his cognition...

Is it because Tang Jun is too crazy to pay attention to the brave Arab fighters at all?

Or is there another way for the Tang army to quickly restore the physical strength of the heavy cavalry?

However, at this moment, he can't allow him to think too much. The infantry is slowly retreating. A rash attack will only cause chaos in the formation. Tang Jun's heavy cavalry charged aggressively, but the light cavalry on both sides scattered far away. , Cruising on the two wings of the heavy cavalry, once the Arab infantry array is found to be chaotic, they will rush over without hesitation.

The speed of light cavalry is much faster than that of heavy cavalry. If they are killed by them, a disastrous defeat will be inevitable with the natural restraint of cavalry against infantry.

Muawiya made a decisive decision, raised his arms high, and ordered loudly: "All infantry step forward, set up shields, stand up spears, and resist the enemy!"

"boom!"

Following his order, the infantry who were originally standing behind the cavalry and responsible for breaking the rear quickly ran forward for a certain distance, left the cavalry behind, and formed a square formation, with shields on the outermost periphery, and densely packed spears standing diagonally inside. , like a huddled steel hedgehog!

This is the most effective phalanx for the Arabs. It is not very effective against light cavalry. After all, light cavalry can quickly turn and run to the two wings when they are in battle, and then use their bows and arrows to shoot and kill the soldiers in neat formation...

But against the relatively slow but extremely inertial heavy cavalry, it can often play a miraculous effect.

The heavy cavalry is heavy, with strong impact and greater inertia. It is impossible to turn around under the impact of thousands of troops. One carelessness will cause one's own horse to fall and trample. The chain disaster is enough to make the future To the enemy's position, most of the self-injury.

Of course, no matter how strong the phalanx is, it cannot stop the impact of heavy cavalry.

The huge kinetic energy carried during the charge can easily knock the outermost shield hand to pieces, and then be trampled into a pile of minced meat by the iron hoof.But the spears erected high in the back row, like anti-wave lifts, offset the impact of the heavy cavalry bit by bit, and finally exchanged human lives for buffering. When the impact force of the heavy cavalry disappeared, it was already Going deep into the formation, the heavy cavalry at that time lost their powerful impact and were deeply encircled, like a tiger without teeth, waiting to be slaughtered.

Mu'awiyah didn't want to entangle with Tang Jun here. Tang Jun's strength was beyond his expectation, and his original faith in life had already been shaken, and he was unwilling to pay a painful price. , Shaking the foundation of his rule in Damascus, which in turn affected the plan to compete for the caliphate.

He decided to give up the ten thousand infantry.

As long as the cavalry of the Tang army rushed into the formation, he would decisively lead the cavalry to withdraw from the battle group and return to Damascus...

(End of this chapter)