Video spoilers history, starting with the blitzkrieg on Poland

A new sky appeared in the yellow sand.

The rapid and powerful sound of horse hooves came from far away.

I saw a general wearing light but sturdy armor, riding a tall and strong Arabian warhorse with flying mane, rushing out from the dust like lightning.

His eyes were as sharp as torches, deep and firm, staring straight ahead, as if they could penetrate the yellow sand.

Handsome is quite handsome.

And the voice of the sky also sounded.

【Islam’s No.1 God of War! 】

[Sword of Allah - Khalid! ]

[In the early 7th century, the Arab conquest was in full swing in the Arabian Peninsula. ]

[During this historical period, there were many powerful Arab generals. ]

[But there is only one military genius who is the most famous among them. ]

【He rewrote the history of the Middle East with his thunderous offensive. 】

[This person is Khalid bin Walid! ]

[Although Khalid is not well-known on the modern Internet.]

[But this famous general, who was named "Sword of Allah" by the Prophet himself, commanded dozens of battles of varying sizes in just ten years.]

【It has created many classic examples of defeating the enemy with fewer troops. 】

[He became the undisputed number one god of war in the entire history of the Arab nation. ]

[Even the first god of war in the entire Islamic civilization! ]

……

While Tianmu was giving this opening speech, he also gave a brief schematic map.

In the map shown on the sky screen, the territory of the Arab Empire expanded like lightning.

They fought wars in the east and west, in the south and the north, and in a short time they developed from a small tribe into a superpower empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa.

Seeing the vast area of ​​the empire, even Ying Zheng couldn't help but take it seriously.

Because just looking at the area, the area of ​​the Arab Empire.

Even much larger than the Qin Empire!

Ying Zheng also developed a great interest in Khalid, the greatest general in Islamic history.

Looking at the sky, Ying Zheng said slowly:

"Although the martial virtues of the country over there are not very abundant, the difficulty of the conquest should not be too high. It is far from being as difficult as the Qin Dynasty's conquest of the six countries back then."

"But if you want to say that they got this large area for free, it was easily obtained."

"It's something any ordinary general can do."

"That's just deceiving yourself and others. It's nonsense."

"Khalid, he can become the first war god in Arabia, and even in Islam. He must have some extraordinary qualities."

Ying Zheng glanced at the ministers below.

In particular, generals such as Meng Tian, ​​Li Xin, and Zhang Han all showed serious expressions.

Obviously, everyone is looking forward to seeing the subsequent content of Tianmu.

……

[Khalid was born around 592 AD into a noble family of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca.]

[His superior background enabled him to receive good military training since childhood and develop excellent military qualities. ]

[In the early days, he was a subordinate of the Meccan noble Abu Sufyan.]

[At that time, he was still on the opposite side of Islam and participated in the battles of Uhud and the Trench, which were instigated by the polytheists of Mecca against the Prophet.]

【Khalid commanded the Meccan cavalry at the Battle of Uhud.】

[When the Muslim archers left the commanding heights without permission to fight for the spoils, Khalid seized the opportunity and led his elite cavalry to attack from behind, instantly disintegrating the enemy's defense line.]

[He also killed Abu Assela, Wakesh and other enemy generals in battle, and knocked out two of the Prophet's front teeth.]

[The prophet’s mission almost ended prematurely just as it was beginning. ]

[The Prophet's army continues to grow and expand its influence.]

[The prophet's personal charm also attracted more and more believers and tribes to join him. ]

[In early 629, Khalid came to Medina to convert.]

[He quickly became the prophet's capable general, and his military talents began to be truly utilized.]

The main battles commanded by Khalid are as follows:

[The Battle of Mu'etai in 629. ]

【3000 Muslim expeditionary forces encountered 10 Byzantine troops. 】

[After the death of the commander-in-chief Zaid bin Harisa, Khalid took over the command. ]

[Faced with an enemy that was several times larger than his own, he led the remnants of his troops to use the desert terrain to cover their retreat, and lit countless torches at night to create the illusion of reinforcements, successfully confusing the enemy.]

[Use flexible cavalry tactics to cover the main force's retreat. ]

[Although he did not win the battle, he saved half of his elite troops in a desperate situation, and was praised by the prophet as "a sharp sword unsheathed."]

[From then on, he was given the title - Sword of Allah! ]

[Battle of Hunain in 630.]

[The prophet led an army of 1.2 and was ambushed by a 2-strong polytheist coalition in the Hunain Valley.]

[Khalid remained calm in the face of danger, led 3000 cavalrymen to the enemy's flank, and suddenly launched a charge.]

[He held a double-edged battle axe and killed three chieftains of the Hiwajin tribe, including the eldest son of Malik, the commander of the coalition forces.]

[In this battle, the Arab army annihilated 6000 enemies, seized 2.4 camels and 4000 taels of silver, and completely destroyed the last resistance of polytheism.]

【War of Rida in 632.】

【After the death of the Prophet, 18 tribes in the Arabian Peninsula rebelled. 】

[The false prophet Tulaiha gathered 4 people to fight against the Medina regime. ]

[Khalid was ordered to lead a mixed force of 1.3 (including 4000 auxiliary troops) to suppress the rebellion. ]

[He first marched quickly to the Najd region and used the desert terrain to divide the enemy.]

[Then he personally led the cavalry to raid Tuleha's camp, killed his deputy general Uyena in battle, and forced Tuleha to flee.]

[This battle annihilated more than 10,000 enemies and quickly stabilized the situation in the central part of the peninsula.]

[Then the false prophet Musaylimah, nicknamed "the great liar", gathered 4 troops in Yamamah and threatened the eastern part of Medina.]

[Khalid led 1.3 troops to fight, but suffered setbacks in the early stages because the enemy defended the city walls.]

[He pretended to retreat, and lured Musailimai out of the city with 500 light cavalry to pursue him, leading the enemy into the pre-set sand valley pocket. ] [After the main force of the rebels entered, the ambushers threw kerosene cans from the sand dunes on both sides, and 3000 heavy cavalry charged from high ground. ]

[Khalid personally charged and killed the enemy's vanguard commander, Rajdar.]

[In the end, Musailimai fled and was surrounded and annihilated in the "Garden of Death". ]

[In this battle, 1200 Muslim soldiers were killed and more than 2 enemies were annihilated. The garden where Musaylimah was located was named the Garden of Death.]

【Khalid also completely crushed the rebellion in the eastern part of the peninsula. 】

【Chain War in 633.】

[Khalid led an army of 1.5 across the Death Desert and detoured to Kazma, forcing the Persian army to run for its life.]

[At the Battle of Kazma, the Persian army was already exhausted. ]

[The two armies then engaged in battle, and Khalid immediately killed the Persian commander Hormuz, and then took advantage of the fatal flaw of the Persian army being connected by iron chains, and used fire to cause a chain of chaos.]

[Finally, the trapped enemy troops were massacred, marking the first major victory over Persia. ]

[The blitzkrieg of Walaja in 633.]

[Khalid led 1.5 Arab cavalrymen to the heart of Persia and encountered 2.5 elite troops of the Sassanid Empire in Walaja.]

[Khalid's intention in this battle was to completely annihilate the main force of the Sassanid Persians, and to annihilate them completely! ]

[First, Khalid personally led the army to attack and killed the Persian vanguard Khazarmard in battle. Then the infantry of the two armies engaged in a bitter battle.]

[Until the battle between the two sides reached a white-hot stage, after Persia had deployed all its troops, Khalid's reserve Arab cavalry suddenly rushed out and Persia was defeated.]

[In this battle, 2 Persian soldiers died, while the Arabs lost only more than 2000 people. ]

【This battle opened the door to the conquest of Iraq.】

……

Outside the sky.

Xiang Yu also showed an appreciative expression and praised him.

"He is good at commanding troops, and he is also very brave and brave, and he can kill generals at will?"

"This Khalid personally charged into battle and was invincible. He is somewhat similar to me."

“But looking at Khalid’s record so far, they are all small fights.”

"There still hasn't been a top-level battle like the Battle of Julu that could decide the outcome of the battle."

[Battle of Ulais in 633.]

[Khalid led an army of 1.2 to set up an ambush on the banks of the Euphrates River, using lightly armed troops to lure the enemy deep into the area.]

[When the 30,000 Persian troops crossed the river, they suddenly launched a naval attack.]

[He personally led the heavy cavalry to break through the enemy formation, killed Andalziga's deputy general Jaban in battle, and captured the famous general Andalziga alive.]

[The Persian army was scattered everywhere.]

[Khalid captured the fleeing Persian soldiers and executed them collectively by the river. In the end, the Persian army was completely annihilated and the bodies blocked the river. This is known in history as the "Battle of the Blood River."]

[Battle of Ajnadain, July 634.]

[In order to support the Syrian front, Khalid led 800 camel cavalrymen from Hillah, Iraq, and crossed the 530-kilometer-long "Desert of Death" Samawa.]

[During the 18-day forced march, the soldiers quenched their thirst by drinking the blood of slaughtered camels.]

[Finally, he appeared behind Damascus like a divine soldier descending from the sky.]

【Then, on July 7, the Battle of Ajnadein. 】

[Khalid defeated the Byzantine army of 1.5 with only 5 troops. During the most intense stage of the battle, Khalid personally led 500 death squads to attack the enemy camp and killed the Byzantine deputy commander Vardan on the spot.]

[In December of the same year, in the Battle of Fehler, Khalid personally led a cavalry charge and captured the Byzantine general Theodore Triturius alive.]

[3 enemy troops were annihilated in this battle, and the enemy corpses alone, as recorded in Muslim historical records, blocked a tributary of the Jordan River.]

[Battle of Margilaht in 634.]

[Battle situation: Khalid led 8000 light cavalrymen to attack the camp of 1.2 Ghasani coalition forces at night, used torches to create chaos, and personally led the elite troops to attack the central army, capturing the Ghasani king Jabala alive. ]

[This battle destroyed Byzantium's most loyal Arab allies and cleared the flank threat for the Syrian campaign.]

[The Siege of Damascus in 635.]

[Khalid led an army of 2 to besiege the city. Facing the strong walls, he adopted psychological tactics:]

[Use archers to suppress the city walls and shout slogans during the day, and send small teams to climb up at night to create panic. ]

[After six months of siege, he killed Thomas, the defender who broke through the siege, and forced the local patriarch to open the city for negotiations. Khalid agreed that local residents could save their lives by paying a poll tax.]

【So Damascus surrendered.】

[Battle of the Yarmouk River in 636.]

[This was also the peak of Khalid's military career.]

[The Byzantine Emperor Heraclius mobilized the entire country and assembled 5 to 8 elite troops (claiming to be 20) to try to retake Syria.]

【Facing the elite Roman troops sent by Emperor Heraclius. 】

[Khalid deployed a mobile fortress formation with only 2.5 troops.]

[Use the sandstorm to hide the main force and hide the cavalry behind the infantry. ]

[When the Roman army's formation is scattered, suddenly attack.]

[The Arab cavalry was divided into five echelons, using the alternating tactics of "riding archery + charging" to divide the Byzantine army into several sections. ]

[When the sandstorm reached its peak, Khalid led 2000 guards to attack the enemy commander's tent and killed the Byzantine prince Theodora. The Byzantine commander Vahan was killed in the battle.]

[In the Battle of the Yarmouk River, 4 Byzantine soldiers were killed, while the Arabs lost only 5000.]

[This battle completely ended Byzantine rule in Syria. ]

……

I have to say that Byzantium is indeed very popular.

Barrages of comments flew out one after another.

《Jingluo sheds tears.》

"Farewell, Syria."

"Heraclius was also a man sent from heaven, a great man who could turn the tide, but unfortunately he encountered a new man sent from heaven when he was old."

"Heraclius was too old to lead the army."

"If Heraclius was 20 years younger... Khalid was good at killing enemy generals in battle, and Heraclius was also good at killing enemy generals in battle."

"This man is a true hero, but also a true hero in his twilight years."

"No matter how many achievements I have made in civil and military affairs, they are not as good as the words, 'Farewell, beautiful Syria.'"

"In his later years, his heart was broken, his mentality collapsed, he had lost his mind, had been idle for a long time, was blind, and was paralyzed..."

"It is not a good thing that the emperor has lived too long. It would be better if he died earlier." (End of this chapter)