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Chapter 1635 Reverse Attack

"What do we do now?"

Suddenly, a famous sand bandit leader raised a question: scolding Muktafi would not solve the current problem.

All the bandits were silent. They couldn't enter the city now, and the Qi army had captured their positions. They were caught in the middle, and it seemed that they would die either way.

There was deathly silence, and all the bandits lowered their heads. They didn't know how to solve the problem before them.

"There is only one way into the city. Staying outside means death!"

A soldier under Yue Fei shouted in the crowd, and then he immediately lowered his head and pretended nothing had happened. When everyone looked over, he also pretended to be looking for someone.

"Who, who is talking!"

The bandit leaders searched everywhere, but no one admitted to it.

"I think that person is right!"

Han Shizhong took the opportunity to speak.

"How do we get into the city? Didn't you see the crossbows and catapults on the city wall? I'd rather fight the State of Qi!"

Some people immediately shook their heads. Although the walls of Baghdad were not too high, they were still difficult to cross. Compared to Qi State, it was even more difficult to cross the wall.

"You go and fight Qi State, but I won't go!"

Han Shizhong didn't expect that there would be such bold bandits, and he spoke immediately. However, he soon realized that not all bandits had fought with the State of Qi, and there would always be some who were ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.

"I won't go either!"

"I won't go either!"

"Fighting Qi is just seeking death!"

The rest of the bandits who had fought against Qi State all started shouting. They had seen how terrible Qi State was, so they were not willing to die at this time.

The bandits who originally wanted to scold Han Shizhong didn't dare to say anything at this time. If they called the first man a coward, they would be scolding the rest of them, and no one dared to offend the public.

"You were defeated by the Crusaders' surprise attack. You don't know how terrifying the Qi army is. Every soldier in their army is equipped with armor, from head to toe, even the horses. How can you fight them? If you cut them with your sword, they don't even need to dodge. If they cut you with their sword, how can you survive?"

"Also, the weapons of the Qi soldiers are also exceptionally sophisticated. Not only do they have spears for charging in formation, but they also have sabers for close-range combat, as well as bows and crossbows, flying knives, and chain hammers..."

Some bandit leaders who had fought against Qi State spoke with lingering fear, as if they remembered the terrible battlefield again. Qi State was like a steel torrent, and they held fire sticks.

"The people of Qi are different from the armies we have seen. They are well coordinated. The army is a large-scale military formation. When they charge, they are invincible and can sweep away a large area in one fell swoop!"

"During a melee, they will be divided into small teams, one hundred people in a team, one fifty people in a team, one ten people in a team, and one five people in a team. With the cooperation of each other, even if there are more people, they may not be the opponent!"

Several more sand bandit leaders spoke up.

"I don't believe it. There is no such army!"

Those bandits who had never seen the power of Qi's army still spoke in a dissatisfied tone.

"Then go ahead and give it a try. If you can recapture the position, Muktafi will definitely celebrate for you!"

Han Shizhong used provocation with a sarcastic look on his face.

"What did you say?"

The bandits who advocated fighting were furious and drew the scimitars from their waists and were ready to attack.

"If you have the guts, speak on the battlefield!"

Han Shizhong also drew out his scimitar and shouted.

"You think we don't dare? Everyone is as useless as you northerners!"

Someone glared at Han Shizhong and yelled.

Han Shizhong and others had oriental faces, so in order to blend in, they claimed to be Turks from the northern part of the Persian Plateau, which had always been considered a barbaric place by the Arabs.

"Go ahead if you dare!"

Han Shizhong said disdainfully.

"My Lords, take out our weapons!" "Show your might!"

“Can’t lose face!”

Yue Fei immediately brought people to fan the flames.

The Arab leaders were immediately held up. The arrows were on the string and had to be shot. If they didn't fight, they would not be able to speak in the future.

"Watch it carefully!"

Several people turned around and were about to lead their troops to seize the positions occupied by the State of Qi.

Some Arab leaders immediately tried to dissuade them, saying that they would die if they went and they should not be impulsive.

But the few people who were being held up were not going to listen and rushed towards a position with 8,000 cavalrymen. The terrain there was flat and the position was built very simply. The earthen wall was not even waist-high and could not be crossed.

In the city of Baghdad, Muktafi finally felt relieved when he saw the Saudi bandits launching a charge. This was the result they wanted. The Saudi bandits were going to consume the Qi army. More than 100,000 Saudi bandits were killed, and Qi's knife was blunted.

The charge of eight thousand cavalrymen was quite powerful, raising a huge cloud of dust.

On the Qi army's side, the soldiers had no reaction and just watched everything coldly.

However, when the enemy was one mile away, the bows and crossbows were already drawn.

"Obey my orders!"

Hua Rong looked at the enemy rushing towards him and gave orders calmly.

When the enemy was two hundred steps away, Hua Rong gave the order to shoot. A rain of arrows fell on the Arab cavalry. The Arab cavalry, who lacked armor, fell down row by row like grass cut by a sickle.

The soldiers under Hua Rong were very skilled in archery. The archers were divided into three groups, who took turns shooting continuously. The attack of the Arabs was blocked by the coverage line of the arrows.

The Arab cavalry that advanced one after another soon formed a wall of corpses, blocking the army behind them.

"Escape! Escape!"

These Arabs finally became scared and turned around and ran, never daring to move forward again. They had witnessed the horror of the Qi army.

There was no other sound on the battlefield except the neighing of war horses. All the Arabs were stunned by this battle.

The Arabs also had bow and crossbow formations. They were also a nomadic people, proficient in riding and bows and crossbows. They knew how to fight the enemy and how to respond to the enemy.

To deal with a crossbow formation, as long as you charge fast enough, you can rush in and use the cavalry's advantage to strangle the enemy at the cost of some casualties.

But now the charge of 7,000 cavalrymen was actually blocked, and they were unable to move forward. How terrible it was.

"Qi! Qi!"

Muktafi's face turned pale as he watched the sand bandits being easily defeated. He had seen the terrifying Qi army before, but it was still hard for him to accept what he saw now. He didn't know how to fight this battle.

The bandits who escaped back no longer dared to say anything, as the horror of Qi State was obvious to all.

"So I think we still have to enter the city. Only the city walls can stop the State of Qi! There is still a lot of food in the city. We can consume it. The coalition forces are to the west. We just need to wait for them to arrive!"

Han Shizhong took advantage of everyone's fear and spoke immediately.

“But Muktafi won’t let us into the city!”

No one objected anymore, but they were a little worried.

"If he doesn't let us in, then we won't go in? If he wants us to die, then we will die? He is the emperor of Abbasid, not ours!"

"Let's fight our way in!"

"Punch it in!"

"Punch it in!"

The shouting was extremely unified.

"It's hard to get into the city during the day, so let's sneak up on it at night, climb up the wall and open the gate, and then everyone can get in!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Han Shizhong told us his plans.