“Wheeze…”

Under Adu's command, the Arab army rushed directly into the Tang camp.

The war horses are strong and some can carry people over low fences.

The Arab cavalry had to break through the camp heading south to allow their infantry to escape.

The Tang army's sword formation and heavy armor were the biggest obstacles for the Arabs.

They can go around the edge, but they can't guarantee that there are other threats in the high valleys.

After all, there are 30,000 infantry and cavalry from the Anxi coalition forces in the southern camp.

"Warriors, show the Tang army the strengths of us Khorasans. God will give us strength, and we will be rich and noble when we live, and fragrant when we die."

A general of the Arab Empire shouted loudly and rushed towards the Tang Dynasty's Modao formation.

He was lucky that the crossbow arrows shot from the Tang army's formation did not hit him.

He galloped through the night, scimitar in hand, ready to strike at any moment.

The scimitar has a wide back and a light blade, making it very scientific to wield and suitable for quick slashing. It was one of the main weapons of the Arab cavalry.

They would chop off the heads of their enemies as they galloped.

Although this Arab general could not see through the weak points of the Tang army's armor in the snowy night, his target was the heads of the Tang army.

Because the Tang army's Mo Dao was not in a defensive posture, it seemed difficult to charge without a huge shield and a large spear.

As they got closer, the Arab general was about to swing his scimitar!

Unfortunately, his opponent was Li Siye.

Li Siye was seven feet tall, wearing double layers of armor and holding a large Mo Dao in his hand. He stood in the snow like an iron tower.

Facing the Arab cavalry attacking him, his eyes were fierce.

Like Zhang Xing, Li Siye stood at the forefront of the Modao soldiers in every battle.

The Arab general was preparing to swing his sword.

Li Siye took the lead in swinging his longer and larger blade.

"Pfft!"

The Mo Dao drew a white light in the darkness, as if splitting the entire snowy night into pieces.

Finally it landed on the horse's neck. The warhorse didn't even utter a scream, but blood spurted out.

Before the Arab general could bring down his scimitar, his body tilted and he fell off his horse.

"Pfft!"

This general had no neck protection and was immediately beheaded by Li Siye.

"Kill the Tang army, God bless you!"

The Khorasan cavalry did not panic because of the death of the vanguard commander.

The soldiers in front of them, with the determination to die, tried to use their lives to disrupt the Tang army's Modao formation.

Just as the fallen Arab generals said, the soil behind the brave Arab men who died in battle will emit a fragrance.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The other Modao warriors of the Tang Dynasty first used their Modao to hold back the Arab war horses to prevent them from charging, and then killed the enemy.

Most of the Modao warriors could not be as quick-eyed and quick-handed as Li Siye.

The sword strikes fell one after another, blood flows everywhere, and all the hundred riders in the vanguard are defeated.

The Arab cavalry believed that this was just an inevitable sacrifice and did not realize the strength of the Modao Army. More Arab cavalry rushed into the Modao formation with swords drawn.

The gap between the Modao soldiers was large enough for a horse to gallop.

Since the Arab cavalry had little armor and equipment, it was difficult for them to directly charge into the bodies of the Tang army's Modao soldiers.

More Arab cavalry slipped through the gaps and then killed the Tang infantry.

They are bound to regret their actions.

Whether it was the Anxi Mo Dao or the Helong Mo Dao, they were distributed in small teams, holding the Mo Dao tightly and slashing.

Even if some Modao soldiers were knocked down, the Modao soldiers next to them would complete the formation and use Modao to kill horses and people.

With just one wave of attack, accompanied by shouts and neighs of horses, hundreds of Arab cavalrymen became victims of the Tang Dynasty's Modao soldiers.

The role of the Anxi Modao was also highlighted. Among the Arab cavalry attacking them, there was a group of iron cavalrymen with both men and horses fully armored.

The Modao soldiers at the front used their Modao to block the way forward.

"Oh!"

There was a loud bang, and a soldier holding a big stick hit the chest of the Arab heavy armored cavalry holding a spear with the top of the stick.

The heavily armored cavalryman of the Arab Empire fell off his horse in an instant, spitting blood.

The stick soldiers in the Anxi Modao Camp did not hold wooden sticks, but blunt iron weapons with hammer-like tops.

The stick soldiers are specifically used to restrain the enemy's heavy infantry and heavy cavalry.

Following the same method, although the Arab heavy cavalry knocked down some Tang soldiers, they suffered greater losses with the cooperation of the Tang army.

The charge speed of the Arab cavalry also slowed down as a result.

The axe soldiers in the Anxi Modao Camp also have room to play.

They chopped off the horses' legs and bodies, and after the Arab cavalry fell off their horses, they killed them with axes.

The scimitars and spears of the Arab cavalry often attacked the Tang Dynasty's Modao Army.

But the Tang Dynasty's Modao Army wore heavy armor, helmets, and neck guards.

It was difficult for the Arab cavalry to cause casualties with scimitars and spears, so they could only charge.

Especially the Helong Modao soldiers, they not only have face guards, but also inner armor.

Even if it is hit, it can rely on the special inner armor to cushion the impact and stand up again to fight.

When the attack speed of the Arab cavalry slowed down, Li Siye and other Modao generals finally let go.

He stepped forward with a Mo Dao in his hand and swung it down, causing the enemies to bleed and there was no one to stand against him.

"Soldiers, charge! Perform meritorious service! Kill the enemy!"

Although the shouts of killing were loud, Li Siye's voice was still the loudest one.

His voice infected many Anxi Modao warriors, and they quickly gathered.

The Modao soldiers in the rear stepped forward to make the formation more dense.

The whole team marched in like a wall!

"Pfft!"

Li Siye was able to display his bravery even better. When he saw a large horse stop out of fear, he roared and chopped it down.

With a powerful blow of the sword, Li Siye split the enemy and his horse into two halves.

"clang!"

Li Siye was at the front of the army, so it was inevitable that he would be stabbed by the enemy, but he was wearing double armor and inner armor. It was not easy to pierce his defense.

"Pfft!"

Li Siye swung his sword in reverse, and the Arab cavalryman who was stabbing him with a spear was instantly cut in half.

This brutal massacre finally discouraged the surrounding Arab cavalry.

Tian Zhen, another Mo Dao general of the Anxi Mo Dao Team, was also an expert in using Mo Dao.

Although he was not as brave as Li Siye, he was very agile in using the Mo Dao.

He usually did not kill horses, but with the flying of his Mo Dao, he was always able to cut down the Arab cavalry on horseback.

Not to mention Zhang Xing, he has been through hundreds of battles and his Mo Dao skills have already reached perfection.

Moreover, the Modao soldiers under Zhang Xing were better trained and after several rounds of hacking and killing, the Arab cavalry were defeated.

Some Arab cavalrymen did not dare to charge into the mountain of swords and moved around to the sides in the snowy night.

Of course, they were not afraid. They tried to find a way to go around the back and flanks of the Tang army's Modao soldiers and try to besiege them from other directions.

But they should know that the Anxi coalition forces still have 20,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.

When the Arab cavalry wanted to take a detour, 10,000 infantrymen from the Anxi states appeared behind the tents on the left and right wings of the Modao Army.

These are all made up of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.

"Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions" does not mean only thirty-six countries, but a name given to the Western Regions by the Han and Tang dynasties, also referring to the large number of countries.

A total of seventy-six tribes and countries were under the command of Li Xuan.

It includes the various Turkic tribes and the Xiaobolü that was previously conquered by Gao Xianzhi, as well as the Dabolü that was historically pacified by Feng Changqing.

After the fall of Tubo, the title was changed to Zamp. The Tang Dynasty could no longer tolerate Dabolü's surrender to Tubo.

The King of Dabolü was also very sensible. He took advantage of Mashang Zhongbajie's struggle for power to expel the few remaining Tibetan troops and submit a petition to the Tang Dynasty, requesting a title.

Mashang Zhongbajie could do nothing about it.

He knew very well that if the King of Dabolü did not voluntarily submit to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty would not only attack Dabolü, but would also take the opportunity to cause trouble for Tubo.

Having suffered such a defeat, Tubo no longer had the strength to extend its tentacles into the Western Regions.

Some of the Anxi countries are very small, but what Li Xuan needs is attitude.

Even if we only send a hundred soldiers, we must participate in this war.

Therefore, the real main force in the coalition forces of the Anxi countries was Qiuci, Khotan, Yanqi, and Shule, the four traditional Anxi countries.

There were also tribes newly conquered by the Tang Dynasty, such as Sapi (now Ruoqiang), Boxian (now Aksu), and Dabolü, each of which sent more than 2,000 troops.

As the kings of Kucha, Yanqi and Shule were not here, Li Xuan let Yutian King Yuchi Sheng take the command, which was enough to convince the people.

"Point your spears outwards to stop the Arab cavalry from getting around us. General Tian will do us a great service!"

Yuchi Sheng, the King of Khotan, gave orders to his subordinates.

Teams of soldiers from the Anxi states formed a large spear formation to protect against the Arab cavalry.

The formation of the Arab cavalry was already somewhat disorganized, and it was very difficult to break through the 20,000 soldiers from the Anxi countries in a short period of time.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The soldiers of the Anxi countries were not useless. They worked as a unit of their country to stop the advance of the Arab cavalry.

The Arab cavalry was bleeding continuously.

With the Tang army as the main force, the soldiers of the Anxi countries had high morale.

Yuchi Sheng deliberately left a loophole, allowing hundreds of Arab cavalry to charge out from a wide path on the side of the camp.

"Boom!"

Just as these hundreds of Arab cavalry were preparing to bypass the Tang Dynasty's Modao Army, the sound of horse hooves rang out.

Tens of thousands of cavalrymen from the Anxi states, led by Yuchi Yao, suddenly charged out and directly attacked the hundreds of Arab cavalrymen.

With a gap of dozens of times in troop strength and a tactical disadvantage, no matter how strong the Khorasan cavalry of the Arabs was, they could not be stopped.

The cavalry from the Anxi states surrounded and attacked, and in just three rounds, all the Arab cavalry were knocked off their horses.

"The Tang army knew we were going to break out from the south, so they had already set up an ambush. We were fooled!"

While Adu was listening to the shouts and screams outside the camp, he also heard the messenger's continuous reports.

The result made his heart bleed.

Their elite cavalry of the Arabs charged several times but failed to break through the Tang army's heavy armor and Modao formation. They suffered bloody heads in front of the formation and lost many generals.

The detours on both wings were also thwarted, and it was impossible for them to break through the Tang army's southern defense line.

"Retreat for now!"

Adu gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat.

The Tang army soldiers armed with broadswords clearly had restraint over the cavalry.

Even though the situation of the Arab coalition was extremely urgent, they had to wait for Ziyad ibn Sari to arrive with his infantry before making any long-term plans.

"Woooo..."

At the sound of trumpets, the Arab soldiers wanted to leave the battlefield.

The Arab soldiers who came into contact with the Modao Army were in bad luck.

In their panic, before their horses could even turn around, they were caught up and hacked to death by the Tang Dynasty's Modao Army.

At least three hundred riders were killed without any resistance.

The Tang Army's Modao Army also had weaknesses. Wearing thick armor and wielding heavy Modaos, they had very poor pursuit capabilities and could only watch the Arab cavalry slip away.

However, the strategy of the Modao Army has been completed.

It hindered the Arab cavalry from breaking through and dealt a heavy blow to them.

In this battle, more than 5,000 Arab cavalry were killed or wounded, further reducing the combat effectiveness of the so-called Khorasan cavalry.

Even if Ziyad ibn Sari ignored the infantry and only led the cavalry to break out, it would be difficult to accomplish.

Because the cavalry of the Anxi Army and the Beiting Army had already moved.

The Tang Dynasty's Jinglüe Army and the Great Wall Army also surrounded the enemy under the personal leadership of Li Xuan.

Li Xuan ignored the Arab infantry and went straight to the cavalry.

As long as the Arab cavalry is destroyed, Li Xuan will have plenty of opportunities to torture the infantry.

"What? The Tang Dynasty has set up an ambush and has not broken through the southern front. What should we do?"

It was daybreak, the heavy snow had stopped, and Ziyad ibn Sari was leading his infantry rapidly southward.

The news sent back from the front made Ziyad ibn Sari extremely uncomfortable, and his voice was trembling.

It's not the coldness, it's more the coldness of the heart.

The breakout in the south was their last attempt. Failure to break out meant that they had no way up or down.

Is there still a chance to return along the Qianquan Ancient Road now?

Only then did Ziyad ibn Sari realize that he had been led by Li Xuan.

If he had known this, he should have given up attacking Suiye City as soon as he arrived in Anxi and had a fair battle with the Tang army in the field.

He now knew the difficulty of crossing mountains and rivers and fighting in other countries.

I also know that a general must always be decisive.

He sent out messengers every day to convey what he saw, heard and thought to the Governor of Khorasan.

Ziyad ibn Sari had not received any message from the Governor of Khorasan. He knew that the Tang army had closed all the important roads and he would definitely not be able to convey the message to the city of Samakan.

"Report! A group of Tang army heavy cavalry appeared to the east of our army, and they seem to want to attack us!"

At this moment, the guard reported to Ziyad ibn Sari.

"The entire army will temporarily stop advancing and prepare for defense."

Upon hearing this, Ziyad ibn Sari immediately issued a military order.

Heavy cavalry is no joke. Once a hole is torn in them, it will definitely be a nightmare for the infantry.

Ziyad ibn Sari himself rode to the east.

They saw a steel torrent appearing just two or three miles away from them.

Definitely more than a thousand riders.

All of them were fish scale heavy armor and all of them were vests.

This magnificence and grandeur are accompanied by a sense of oppression.

It seemed as if these Tang Dynasty cavalry could crush their tens of thousands of infantry if they rushed over.

Many Arab infantrymen also saw this scene. They had no choice but to stop and defend. Some of them were trembling with fear.

The iron-like oppressive feeling of the armored cavalry equipment, especially as they were on their way to break out, had too much impact on them.

Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty's armored cavalry did not charge immediately.

But the situation of the Arab infantry was not good at all.

A moment later, another ten thousand elite cavalry and light cavalry of the Tang Dynasty appeared in front of them.

Block their way south.

This is the Great Wall Army of Anxi.

The armored cavalry were equipped for deterrence, and two thousand iron cavalry and eight thousand light cavalry blocked the road.

It is obvious that the Tang Dynasty was splitting the connection between the Arab infantry and cavalry.

It’s far from over.

The elite troops of the Tang Dynasty's Anxi Army and Beiting Army appeared to the west of the Arab infantry.

After completing the battle in the north, the Qarluk light cavalry appeared to the north of the Arab infantry.

This was the closest Tang Dynasty had been to them since the war began.

Each unit of the Tang Dynasty coalition forces was only two miles away from them.

This is the distance where a war is about to break out!

The Arab infantry's active breakout meant that their formation was in disarray.

Conflict between armored cavalry and armored cavalry is certain!

But if they don't move, more than 40,000 infantrymen will be waiting to die.

Because they came to an open area, this was the tomb chosen by Li Xuan for them, which was enough for the Tang Dynasty to move around.

"Judge Feng, you are here to command the troops. There is no need to actively attack the Arab infantry who are lined up for defense. They are at the end of their rope, don't let them take a bite. Every soldier is a family member, their lives are precious, there is no need to make meaningless sacrifices."

Li Xuan, dressed in military uniform, gave instructions to Feng Changqing.

In this situation, the Arab infantry gave up defense and went on the offensive, and the Tang Dynasty was able to defeat them with overwhelming advantage.

Even if the Arab infantry continues to hold out, the food will not last long.

It would be even better if we could capture a group of prisoners!
"As ordered!"

Feng Changqing bowed and accepted the order.

He knows what to do.

"drive……"

Li Xuan nodded, whipped his horse and left.

Five hundred personal guards followed him.

After a while, he caught up with a team.

This team had 6,000 cavalrymen, all wearing the Tang Dynasty's Ming Guang armor. Everyone was armed with a spear and could shoot a bow on horseback.

There were 4,000 light cavalry wearing leather armor on each wing.

They held bows in their hands and had swords hanging from their horses.

This army is the Anxi Jinglüe Army. Now that they have discovered the movements of the Arab cavalry, Li Xuan personally leads the elite troops, ready to deal a fatal blow to them.

"The Tang Dynasty has divided our army. We have no way to retreat. All the tribes must abandon their defenses and advance from the south!"

Ziyad ibn Sari finally gave the order.

Li Xuan’s current tactics couldn’t be clearer.

If the most elite Khorasan cavalry were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, these infantrymen would be waiting to die.

Instead of doing this, it is better to give it a try.

At the most critical moment, Ziyad ibn Sari chose to act decisively.

The other Arab generals also understood and formed their troops into battle formation with a determination to die.

"Armored cavalry should not act rashly. Light cavalry should prepare to roam and shoot, and let go of the Arab infantry first!"

After Feng Changqing saw the intention of the Arab infantry, he issued orders to the east, south, west and north.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

Let the Arab infantry run more than ten miles first, sharpen their fighting spirit, find their weaknesses, and then give them a fatal blow.

……

More than twenty miles to the south.

The Arab cavalry fled north in panic, abandoning thousands of bodies of their comrades.

Longyou was tricked by shrimps in the shallows, and tigers were bullied by dogs when they fell to Pingyang.

Several miles behind them, nearly 10,000 light cavalry from the Anxi states, led by Yuchi Sheng, followed closely.

Yuchi Sheng understood Li Xuan's strategy. He wanted to target the main force of the Arab cavalry and cooperate with Li Xuan.

Yuchi Sheng is exactly 30 years old this year. In the fifth year of Tianbao, he went to the capital and presented famous horses and beautiful jades to Li Longji. Li Longji was very pleased and admired him very much. He married him to a clan daughter and appointed him as the General of the Right Guard and the Governor of Bisha Prefecture.

After returning to Khotan, Yuchi Sheng, together with Anxi Jiedushi Gao Xianzhi, defeated Sapi and Boxian. For his merits, he was promoted to Yinqing Guanglu Dafu, Honglu Qing, and later Guanglu Qing, all of which were the same as regular officials.

Therefore, Yuchi Sheng was very loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

In history, after the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Yuchi Sheng passed the throne to his younger brother Yuchi Yao, and he led 5,000 Khotanese soldiers to the Tang Dynasty to defend the king.

Eventually he became a great general of the Tang Dynasty and held the highest position in the country.

Yuchi Sheng yearned to achieve merit, and he cherished the opportunity given to him by Li Xuan to command the coalition forces of the Anxi states, and he was determined to make this battle foolproof.

Now the Arab cavalry commander Adu only wants to reunite with Ziyad ibn Sari and has no intention of caring about the cavalry of the Anxi countries.

"General, a large number of Tang cavalry are heading south, less than ten miles away from our army."

The messenger warned Adu in panic.

"Now that things have come to this, the only option is to fight to the death."

Adu took a deep breath.

Since the Tang army's southern defense line was a trap, he had already guessed this outcome.

You must go all out to survive!
"war!"

The Arab general shouted and encouraged himself.

They overcome their fears.

After a night of rushing and fierce fighting with the Modao, although they were exhausted, they had to cheer up.

Adu finally picked up the spear that had accompanied him in achieving success.

This time, he will charge forward with the soldiers.

Only by joining forces with Ziyad ibn Sari would there be other opportunities.

"Rumble..."

Most of the Tang army's cavalry came with their horses' hooves raising up the snow.

The formation was still maintained with elite cavalry in the middle and light cavalry on both sides.

The Tang Dynasty's light cavalry was the first to move, led by Lu Jing and Che Shensai respectively, and they flanked the two wings of the Arab cavalry.

Li Xuan needed to rely on the mobility of the light cavalry to shoot at the two wings of the Arab cavalry and disrupt their troops.

The 500 personal guards and 6,000 elite cavalry led by Li Xuan will be the spearhead to break through the Arab cavalry formation.

Yuchi Sheng led the cavalry to surround the rear in a fan shape and wipe out the remnants.

As soon as the formation tactics were deployed, the Arab cavalry fell into a disadvantage.

Because the purpose of the Arab cavalry was to join the infantry.

Li Xuan grasped this point and was able to maintain absolute suppression of the Arab cavalry in terms of formation.

"General, that big banner and fluttering flags look like the formation of Li Xuan, the commander of the Tang army..."

When the two sides were approaching, a cavalry general spoke to Adu with a horrified look on his face.

In the past, people had only heard of the Heavenly General. The Arabs who believed in the Lord did not take the Heavenly General seriously and even resented the title.

But in the battle, Li Xuan showed such bravery in killing Arab generals one after another that even Adu, the most powerful general of Khorasan, did not dare to leave the camp.

Only after being severely beaten did they realize the weight of the "Heavenly General".

"Kill Li Xuan, and we will have a chance to turn defeat into victory. God will bless me!"

Adu looked at Li Xuan's flag and his eyes changed.

He was no longer afraid, as if the Lord had endowed him with supreme power.

At this time, Adu had the mentality of a gambler. The more desperate he was, the more he wanted to give it a try.

The only thing that could turn the tide of the war was to kill the Tang Dynasty's main general. How could he not seize the opportunity?

"Follow me and find a chance to kill this pagan who dares to call himself General Tian!"

Adu also gathered thousands of cavalry around him.

He ordered the light cavalry to attack separately to block the Tang light cavalry on both wings and the cavalry of the Anxi states in the rear.

He led the main force to fight a decisive battle with Li Xuan.

"Kill!"

In order to maintain their advantage, the elite cavalry of the Tang army charged faster and faster, and finally galloped on foot with long spears in hand.

Li Xuan held a horse lance and, protected by his personal guards, led his troops to charge again.

As Li Xuan's strength reached its peak, his bravery on the battlefield was unprecedented.

The two armies came together and fought with swords.

Li Xuan rode his horse and thrust his spear forward.

Li Xuan wielded the fifteen-foot-long horse lance with ease.

The blade of the lance was as sharp as a sword, and wherever it passed, it knocked the Arab cavalry off their horses.

He used both strength and skill, and took advantage of the speed of the warhorse to wield the spear as fast as a shadow.

"Go to hell!"

A Arab general raised his scimitar and attacked Li Xuan at close range.

He thought he could kill Li Xuan at close range.

"Pfft!"

But he thought too much. When he was two meters away from Li Xuan, Li Xuan had already put away his spear and straightened it.

He swung his spear like a dragon, piercing the armor of the Arab general and piercing his heart.

Li Xuan lifted his body high onto the tip of his spear and threw it at a Arab soldier two feet away, knocking him off his horse.

The Arab soldiers were horrified when they saw this.

"That is the enemy's commander's flag. Follow me to take his head."

Li Xuan saw the black flag a hundred feet away to the north and knew that it was the commander of the Arab cavalry.

He then led hundreds of his personal guards to charge.

Along the way, he charged forward, waving his sword, soaring across the snow like an eagle, as if he was in an empty space.

Hun Yu, Che Guangqian, Pei Ying and others each led a small team of personal guards, and roamed beside Li Xuan, killing the enemies calmly and causing confusion among the Arab cavalry.

Ah Du was determined to fight to the death. Seeing Li Xuan rushing towards him, he led thousands of cavalrymen to meet him...

(End of this chapter)