Water Margin people

Chapter 1634 Collapse without a fight

"Be alert? Tell the troops at the front to push forward and force the enemy to retreat!"

Sun Lei said that he drove these sand bandits to Baghdad to let them cause trouble. If they stayed outside the city, they would not be able to accomplish anything.

"It's your Majesty!"

Du Fu took the order and went.

"As for these iron plates, they are nothing! Go tell Baldwin IV to do what he should do, so that he can stay alive. The medicine is not given for nothing!"

Sun Lei spoke again.

……

On the banks of the Euphrates River, Baldwin IV looked at the rushing river alone with a complicated expression.

"Your Majesty has ordered that you do your job well, and the medicine will not be given for free!"

The soldier rode up to Baldwin IV and spoke, then left.

Baldwin IV didn't even have a chance to speak. He could only walk to the rear of the team alone and inform them of Qi's attitude.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Qi State does not want to negotiate!"

William whispered that Qi was much stronger this time than before and was ready to fight to the death.

"This is what I fear the most. If he wants to play a trick, there will always be a way to crack it. But if we fight head-on, our chances of winning are too low!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"Now we have no choice but to cooperate with the Arabs!"

William said that their 50,000 troops were definitely not enough to face the State of Qi, and they could only temporarily ally with the Arabs.

"I'm just afraid that the Arabs might have some plans!"

Baldwin IV said.

"Aren't they going to deal with Qi?"

Several nobles were puzzled. They thought that the Arabs should be more anxious than them now, after all, Baghdad was under siege.

"Let's go back!"

Baldwin IV led his men to the camp in the north without any explanation.

……

The Qi army advanced on all fronts, and the sand bandits outside Baghdad were so scared that they hid behind bunkers and dared not show their heads.

"Listen carefully, if the army attacks we must run back!"

Han Shizhong looked at the people around him and spoke.

"It would be great if we could retreat into the city!"

Yue Fei looked at the loess walls of Baghdad behind him and said that this wall was far inferior to the walls in the Central Plains, and he even doubted whether he could climb it directly.

"That would require creating a huge commotion. We need to let the others enter the city first, and then we can enter the city so that we won't be suspected!"

Han Shizhong shook his head and said that it was obvious that the Qi army was only launching a tentative attack in order to compress the enemy's formation and erode the enemy's position.

"How about contacting them and asking them to fight harder?"

Yue Fei said.

"That would be so cruel. Moreover, if they only attack us, the defeated army may not necessarily go to the city, but may run to the sides, and it may not succeed!"

Han Shizhong shook his head and rejected it.

"You know a lot of foreigners, don't you? Go and encourage them. Tell them that we are living outside the city in fear and exposure to danger. We are fed up with this kind of life. We want to go into the city too!"

Yue Fei said that the bandits in the desert were stupid and impulsive and could be easily instigated.

"If those bandits were as smart as you, it would be easy. If you told them to go into the city to burn, kill and loot, they would definitely go. They wouldn't understand what you said at all!"

Han Shizhong shook his head and said, the people here are much dumber than one might imagine. Even those who stutter can sing and dance, and they never think about tomorrow.

With a cannon shot, the Qi army began to advance.

Han Shizhong and Yue Fei were just about to retreat with their men when they saw out of the corner of their eyes a group of sand bandits on the flank who had already fled back on horseback.

"Damn, these guys are too aggressive." Han Shizhong cursed. It's really hard to keep up with the heat even if they run away.

Without any confrontation, the Qi army successfully occupied a position on the periphery, and the chain reaction was quick, and the bandits in other positions gave up their positions and ran back without hesitation.

The Qi army only advanced a short distance before occupying the positions outside Baghdad.

"Why are you running? Fight!"

Muktafi roared on the top of the city wall. He was very angry that these bandits gave up their positions without even putting up a fight.

"Your Majesty, if this continues, the enemy will soon be at the gates of the city!"

All the nobles became worried. The bandits stationed on the periphery did not play any role in stopping the enemy. Instead, they were blocking the city. Now even the city gates could not be opened.

"Crossbow ready!"

Muktafi gave orders to the army on the city.

The defenders on the city immediately drew their bows and crossbows, ready to shoot at any time.

The bandits below the city were so frightened when they saw the defenders were so frightened that they hurried away from the city wall. Compared with the enemies in the distance, if the defenders on the city shot arrows from a high position, they would be dead for sure.

"Go back to your positions and take back the ground that belongs to you! I won't feed useless people with my food!"

Muktafi roared at the bandits under the city.

"You can't do this to us! We have a right to enter the city!"

"There is no shelter outside the city, how can we fight!"

"We have no equipment, we shouldn't go and die!"

……

The bandits outside the city roared and wanted to enter the city. They did not dare to fight against the Qi army.

"I tell you, anyone who dares to approach the city again will die!"

Seeing that the sand bandits were clamoring to enter the city, Muktafi directly issued a death order.

"Why? You guys are enjoying yourself in the city, while we are dying outside the city!"

Seeing that the bandits seemed frightened, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei immediately started to incite them.

When the bandits heard this, their anger was aroused and they started pointing at the city and shouting curses.

The sand bandit's curse was so vicious that it instantly angered Muktafi in the city.

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

Muktafi shouted and gave orders. He was the Caliph of the Abbasid Empire and was respected wherever he went. How could he be insulted like this?

Arrows were shot, and the bandits didn't expect that Muktafi on the city would really attack them. Fortunately, they retreated out of the range, otherwise there would be corpses everywhere.

The enraged bandits started cursing even louder than before.

"Trebuchet! Trebuchet!"

Seeing that these bandits were still cursing, Muktafi ordered his soldiers to start the catapults. He wanted to kill those cursing bandits.

When the bandits saw the catapult, they were really scared and turned around and ran away.

"Hehe, these guys really don't need us to come up with a solution, they are in chaos on their own!"

Yue Fei ran while smiling. Everything went more smoothly than he had expected. They just said a few words of encouragement.

"Hehe, even if the two sides have become mortal enemies now, the bandits are not good men and women. After Muktafi's actions, the bandits will definitely not swallow their anger. Let's connect with each other!"

Han Shizhong smiled and said that the bandits never suffered any loss, but today they suffered a big loss, and they will definitely take revenge.

The bandits came to a high ground and set up camp temporarily.

"That Muktafi is too much!"

"How dare he attack us!"

"Allah said we are all brothers, how dare he not allow brothers to enter the city, and even kill them!"

The bandits started cursing, their faces full of anger.