Wang Siyu looked coldly at the Dashi Army that had emerged from the way. It also had nearly 20,000 people. Everyone rode tall Arab horses, holding short spears and shields, and carrying more than ten guns on their backs. This was the elite army of the great cannibals. One was the Persian Sassanian cavalry that fought with the Tang army, and the other was the Damascus cavalry swept across Egypt. They were neatly arranged and majestic.

At the front of the Great Food Army, a lion-like general stared at their prey, with a sense of pride after the prey was arrested on his face. He was Moyali, the leader of the Great Food Army.

In order to counter-capture the Tang army, he made a military order in front of Agush, and then lent out his most elite Damascus cavalry. Now, he has successfully introduced 20,000 Tang army to his beast net, and it is time to close the net below.

Just as Moyali appeared, Rasher, the chief general of the Great Food Reinforcement Army, led his army back. They sandwiched the Tang army from left to right, "Kill!" Moyali roared, and the 20,000 Great Food Army's army aroused a huge murderous aura and swept towards the Tang army.

But Rasher did not move. Although the 20,000 Zhaowu cavalry he led was far from comparable to the Dashi native army, his status was much higher than that of Moyali. Moreover, when he was in Baghdad, the two of them were both guards in the palace and had long grudges due to different factions. Now, he was unwilling to become a vassal of Moyali. He would rather be a rotten vulture and wait to deal with the remnants of the Tang army.

Facing the overwhelming Dashi Cavalry, Wang Siyu suddenly laughed. He was not frightened by the Dashi Army. On the contrary, an inexplicable excitement burned in his blood. His 20,000 cavalry was also the most elite cavalry unit of the Western Liang Army, so why not be afraid of them?

What made him even more excited was that there was no governor beside him today to supervise the battle. He could fully play his tactics and fight with the Dashi Army. Moreover, he also saw that the cooperation between the two Dashi Army was obviously a bit out of touch. There seemed to be some contradiction between them. Perhaps this was a great opportunity that he could take advantage of.

"Eagle-style arrow formation!"

With a low order, the Tang army's camp immediately changed. Six thousand Tang troops formed two square formations in front and back, forming an eagle head and an eagle belly, while four thousand Tang troops dispersed to the left and right, forming eagle wings.

The 20,000 Tang troops instantly turned into two eagles, about 500 steps apart horizontally, independent of each other, but echoing each other, and distributed on the three-mile-long front.

The Dashi Army was only a few miles apart from the Tang army. With the explosive power of the Arab war horses, the Dashi Cavalry instantly rushed to the Tang army three hundred steps away. The rolling yellow dust under the horse's hooves almost flooded the entire land, and they did not give the Tang army a chance to arrange a formation.

"Shoot!" Wang Siyu gave the order in a short time.

The Tang army fired thousands of arrows at the same time, and powerful crossbow arrows roared at the enemy cavalry, as dense as a storm. The Dashi cavalry running in the front fell off their horses, and the war horses neighed and screamed, and nearly a thousand people were shot down in an instant.

The Tang army's wheel archery array was launched, as if two huge wheels were rolling rapidly in the wilderness. The eagle head and eagle belly were constantly changing roles, rolling, posing arrows, aiming, firing, turning back, and completing them in one go, like flowing clouds and water, without any obstacles. The guard's wings were flat with long spears, and they retreated, and fell together, just like the wings of two eagles flapping their wings.

The crossbow arrows are accurate and have a long range. They are one of the most sharp weapons against cavalry and the most advanced weapon in the Tang army. The cavalry crossbows of the Xiliang Army are slightly different from the traditional hard crossbows. When the traditional hard crossbows are turned, they require hand-pulling, which is very difficult. However, the cavalry crossbows of the Xiliang Army designed two copper rods on both sides of the crossbow. Using the prying force of the lever, it can be easily turned, which is somewhat similar to the principle of later red wine bottle openers.

But its weaknesses are also obvious. Its operation is complicated and the winding is slow. It often takes place before the second arrow is shot. The enemy's cavalry will rush to the front of him. Therefore, using the arrow array that takes turns to shoot can perfectly solve this problem, so that the arrows can always be shot like a rainstorm, without giving the enemy time to breathe. However, this also has extremely high requirements for the cavalry. Not only must the winding skills be proficient, but also superb horse control technology, and strict discipline and cooperation are required to ensure that on the one hand, they can retreat quickly, and on the other hand, they can shoot smoothly.

The Tang army's arrow formation caused heavy losses to the Dashi Army. The dense arrows like storms made their shields unable to play a great protective role, especially the war horses were very sensitive. Although they were extremely sensitive, the Tang army's arrow rain was too dense, making them inevitable. Rows of war horses fell down, throwing the cavalry on the horse's back to the ground, and immediately trampled to death by the Ranma behind. Even less than 100 steps away from the Tang army, the powerful crossbow arrows shot through the shield.

When the cannibal vanguard finally approached the Tang army, his guns immediately shot overwhelmed. The rows of Tang soldiers in front stabbed to the ground one after another. Wang Siyu immediately ordered, "Guards on both wings, and retreated from the crossbow formation."

The cavalry on both wings immediately closed up to resist the impact of the Dashi Cavalry, and at the same time covered the cavalry's retreat, and once the distance was opened, the two wings immediately scattered to both sides, revealing the vanguard of the Dashi Army. The Tang army's crossbow arrows began a new round of shooting.

In this way, the Tang army's arrow formation had shot more than ten rounds, and more than 100,000 arrows were poured into the cavalry of Dashi. In just a quarter of an hour, the Dashi Army had suffered more than 40% casualties, but the Tang army lost less than 10%, and most of them were injured by the enemy's guns.

Melia's passion had disappeared. He tasted the power of the Tang army's bow and arrow in pain. He changed two tactics in succession, first assaulting on both sides, but the Tang army's arrow formation was also scattered to both sides. Immediately afterwards, he ordered Dashi to form a square formation and connect the shields into one. But in this way, the speed of the cavalry slowed down significantly, which made the Tang army's arrow rain more dense, and the shield could not withstand the powerful crossbow arrows.

Seeing that his casualties were getting worse, Melia finally stopped the attack unwillingly, but the Tang army continued to retreat until it was two miles apart.

The wilderness that lasted several miles long was densely covered with the bodies of the Dashi Army and the wounded and wailing cavalry. The unowned war horses wandered around like ghosts. The 20,000 sect troops were only more than 10,000 left, and the formation was incomplete. However, the Tang army only injured a thousand people and still maintained a strict formation. Melia's heart seemed to sink into the abyss. At this time, he would rather his army be not a disciplined elite. He could stop chasing himself when he saw the opportunity was not good, but could save more soldiers.

He turned around suddenly and stared at the Rasher tribe in the distance with viciousness, so much hated that his eyes almost spit out fire. At this critical moment, if they could cooperate and attack the Tang army from the side or behind, the situation would be completely different, but they did not. They watched themselves be killed by a large number of injuries. Don’t they know that there is no reason to complete the eggs when the nest is destroyed?

"Rashel, I'm going to tell you to Cali!" He roared in a low voice with gritted teeth.

At this time, the commander of the Damascus Cavalry Legion was extremely dissatisfied when he saw his army suffered heavy casualties. He looked forward with a gloomy face and asked, "General Melia, do we still have to fight!"

"I'm afraid we can't help it." Melia pointed to the Tang army, whose formation had changed in the distance, and smiled bitterly: "The hunter did not expect the strength of the prey, but was bitten by it."

He had already discovered that today's Tang army was completely different from the Tang army he saw during the last battle. In other words, the last time they preserved their strength, Melia felt sad. He began to believe in another statement about the Battle of Talas that was circulated in the army that was circulated in private. The Great Food Army was no match for the Tang army at all, but it was only successfully instigated the Geluo people to win the battle.

The facts told him that the official propaganda about the weak and vulnerable Tang army would completely fail.

The Tang army's formation has changed, and it has changed from a defensive arrow formation to an offensive spear formation. Nearly 20,000 long spears have risen flat, like an endless black forest.

They did not have a violent impact, but formed three square arrays. In the two rows in front of each square array, the Tang army's "V"-shaped shield formed a complete shield protection system to deal with the Dashi Army's guns.

The Tang army slowly moved closer to the Dashi Army. This slowness seemed to drag tens of thousands of pounds of mud and sand, exuding an extremely solemn and powerful momentum like a mountain pressing on the top.

"General, what should I do?" asked the commander of the Damascus cavalry corps in some horror.

Melia's heart was full of contradictions, and it was a fight but not a fight. If he retreated like this, he would be severely punished by the prince. However, if he wanted to fight the Tang army to the death, they were obviously not opponents and would most likely be wiped out.

The commander of the Damascus cavalry corps also turned around and glared at the retreating Rascheer tribe. He whispered to Melia: "General, I am willing to testify for you. The defeat in this battle was caused by Rascheer's uncooperation." He also tasted the powerful strength of the Tang army and did not want his Damascus army to be wiped out here.

Melia sighed long, "Okay! Let's withdraw."

With a wave of his hand, more than 10,000 cavalrymen retreated like a gust of wind, and evacuated northward with 20,000 reinforcements.

"Don't pursue!" Wang Siyu waved his hand and ordered the Tang army to stop. He stared at the Dashi Army gradually moving away, and immediately turned to Liang Tingyu and said, "You stay and clean the battlefield. The governor has an order. The injured enemy army must not be killed and will be brought back to the camp."

"What about you, the Governor?"
Chapter completed!