Chapter 37 Slap in the face
Kahtaba couldn't say a word, and just now he joked about the fact that the crossbow arrows of Tang Jun were not very good.
The next moment, the fierce crossbow that chased the soul and killed the death, caused Arabia to suffer heavy losses and his eyes were about to turn red.
Especially when he saw those swordsmen wearing heavy armor falling down like wheat, he was even more angry and shouted: "General!"
The two-handed swordsman is a special Arab army. He holds the sharpest big sword and wears heavy armor. He has always been invincible on the battlefield.
But today, more than a hundred casualties were suffered without even touching the enemy.
These two-handed swordsmen were all wearing hard armor, and ordinary bows and arrows were hard to hurt at all, but they didn't want to face the powerful crossbows of the Tang Dynasty, just like paper.
Abu Muslim's eyes fell on the five giant crossbows, and his eyes were shining with a bright light, and he said, "This thing is much better than the crossbow we seized from Byzantium."
The crossbow is not a unique weapon in China.
There are also powerful crossbows in the West. The Greeks created a belly bow in the fourth century BC. Like the divine arm bow, it is called a bow, but it is actually a crossbow.
But there is no doubt that in the crossbow, the Chinese dynasty is the eternal king.
From the origin of crossbows to the elimination, the Chinese dynasty was in the leading position for this long millennium.
With the development of Western crossbows to the present, there is a powerful crossbow called a crossbow. Its style is roughly the same as the heavy crossbows of the Tang Dynasty, but its power is completely incomparable.
Western crossbows only fired one arrow, and their power was not as powerful as that of the Tang army's hard crossbows.
"It's not just a little bit stronger!"
A hint of greed flashed in Abu Muslim's eyes and said, "This should be the winch crossbow mentioned in the Tubo literature. I remember the book writes: The winch crossbow is about 700 steps away, and it can be used to attack cities and villages, and it can also be used to defend the defense line. There are twelve stones of power, and human power cannot push it. The winch needs to be stringed and opened. There are seven arrows on the crossbow arm. There are huge arrows in the middle. There are three small arrows on each side. You need to use a strongman to hit the machine with a hammer to shoot, and you can shoot indestructible. When you see this today, it is true. If we have this winch crossbow and produce it in large quantities, why worry about Constantinople not falling? You can see me take such a magical object to help me achieve great achievements."
The winch crossbow is indeed powerful, and the rate of fire is a fatal problem.
In the battlefield situation, there is no chance of a second shooting.
Arab soldiers have experienced a long battle formation, but after a short period of chaos, they began to change formations.
They gathered their formation and protected the infantry formation again with undamaged axe and shield soldiers, and continued to advance.
The Tang army also took back the crossbow arrow as soon as possible and retreated.
The Zhan Strike team was already ready and began to advance.
The thick and long spear pierced out of the gap deliberately left by the axe and shield soldiers.
The Arab spearmen used a much longer spear than the Tang army's spear. This time, they directly gained the advantage of weapons, pierced heavily into the Tang army's body, and pushed forward step by step.
The Tang army was well-trained, and the Zhanfeng team tasted the power of the war spear, and they were flexibly and effectively dodging and approaching quickly.
As long as you rush to the nearest place and contact the shield and axe soldiers, the power of the spearman will be greatly weakened.
The two sides finally fought together.
The shield of the shield is too heavy and cannot be flexible and free in hand-to-hand combat.
The Tang army is also known for its flexibility. As long as there is a little gap, the quick Tang Heng knife inserted into the gap, bringing out a blood mist.
The Arab spearmen had to choose to abandon their guns and fight with a scimitar.
The two sides strangled each other and charged each other, accompanied by the fall of corpses, the smell of blood, and the battlefield was filled with the battlefield.
Abu Muslim and Kahtaba were so nervous that they couldn't speak.
Their Arab army traverses the West, invincible, almost invincible.
The strength of the soldiers is a crucial reason, and they have never been at a disadvantage in field battles.
The Arab military system is the root of the Arab Empire's traversal in the West.
However, even if the battle with the Tang army was not considered as the damage caused by the previous crossbow arrows, they were at a disadvantage in the short battle.
Abu Muslim's bold change of lineup put his killer weapon, two-handed swordsman on the front line.
Feng Changqing, the other party, also had a tense face.
The situation in the Tang Dynasty was the same as that in Arabia. Since the Tang army changed the recruitment system, the Tang Dynasty changed the weakness of the government troops and its combat effectiveness has increased dramatically.
There has never been an opponent in the field, but I felt the pressure in this fight with Arabs today.
However, after a quarter of an hour of fighting, the proportion of damages in the battle was so high.
Even if the Tang army's vanguard team gained a slight advantage, they were still exchanged for terrible casualties.
Moreover, with the opponent's two-handed swordsman's investment, his weak advantage was instantly changed.
Feng Changqing's response was extremely fast and he directly transferred the heavy infantry to the battlefield.
The two sides fought each other, and they were in a stalemate and fought in full swing.
You can see broken limbs and broken arms in every inch of land, shouts of killing and howlings, rising and falling.
As the war stalemate was stalemate, Feng Changqing's eyes showed a hint of unwillingness. Although the Tang army had not shown its defeat, he had already seen it.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the soldiers under his command should be slightly inferior to the other party.
If it were the governor of Shazhou, he would definitely believe that he would win the Hexi Yumen Army.
However, he had just succeeded as the governor of Anxi, and the Anxi Army had fought with the Tuqi Shi before. Because Meng Lingcha was greedy for me, the Anxi Army suffered heavy losses.
After Feng Changqing succeeded, he made another rectification.
Because of Pei's relationship, Feng Changqing received support from the court and had no shortage of armor, weapons and weapons.
Feng Changqing also attached great importance to training and used the methods learned from Pei to train troops. After more than a year of training, the Anxi Army also had the power to fight.
But the Arab two-handed swordsmen are suicide squads composed of warriors in the Arab army, and have more than five years of qualifications. In terms of combat effectiveness, they are indeed better than the Anxi Army.
"Retreat, let's withdraw the troops!" Feng Changqing retreated very bravely, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to transport the winch and crossbow away.
The sound of golden gongs rang out in the camp behind.
The soldiers who had fought to the death earlier began to retreat in an orderly manner when they heard this.
The Tang army was not in chaos, but went to camp step by step, fighting and retreating.
"Why did you retreat?"
Kahtaba looked surprised. He was just a tiger general and did not have a strategic vision.
"Because the opponent's general knows that if they continue to fight, they will lose." Abu Muslim saw the reason and said: "They are not as many as us, and their combat effectiveness is slightly inferior. If you hold on, you will only lose even worse. It's not easy to know how to advance and retreat! Kahtaba, you lead the soldiers to suppress me. How many people will be killed in this battle? If you don't remember your merits, you will snatch one or two of the five winch crossbows of the opponent. I will remember your full merits."
Chapter completed!