"Oh no, the Tang army has an ambush..."

Seeing the Tang army suddenly attack from the east, the face of the Arab cavalry commander changed drastically.

They didn't know that the Tang army still had so many cavalry.

But it was too late to turn around now, as more Tang cavalry were chasing them from behind.

The more than 8,000 Tang cavalry in front were coming here to block the enemy. Their formation was well-arranged, and it was impossible to bypass the Tang army.

The Arab cavalry became even more panicked when they saw wolves in front of them and tigers behind them. The Tang army in front of them did not want to shoot freely and obviously wanted to attack their formation.

The first time they clashed with the Tang army, they were faced with cavalry all over the mountains. They couldn't help but feel nervous, and the speed of their horses' charges slowed down.

In a cavalry battle, the most important thing is the charge speed of the horses. Once the horses slow down for various reasons, the enemy will be passive even if they have an advantage in numbers.

What's more, the Arab cavalry was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

"Send a message to the troops. We have enemies in front and behind us. We have no way to retreat. If we are afraid of the enemy and forget to resist, we will be killed and will not be able to see the Lord. But we share the same hatred for the enemy. We will win the victory like we did in the Battle of Rohri with a small number of people."

"Today, we are pioneers, conquering this land as we conquered the Sindhis. What does it matter if we die in battle? The fragrance of the soil proves the immortality of our souls."

"Warriors, sacrifice your lives!"

The Arab cavalry commander spoke to the surrounding cavalry generals, asking them to convey the message to each team.

His words were passionate and full of the tragic heroism of heroes who would never return.

Since its establishment, the Arab Empire has always been aggressive.

The expansion of the Tang Dynasty was expansion, but the expansion of the Arabs also brought their religion, under the euphemism of saving the local people from suffering.

The words of the Arab cavalry commander finally made the entire team increase its speed.

"Boom!"

The war horses sped up, preparing to use one round to smash the Tang cavalry in front of them into pieces.

"Woooo..."

The Tang army's horn has also sounded.

The Turkic tribes had less armor and were light cavalry. They were divided into two teams and occupied the left and right wings of the Arab cavalry.

The three thousand brave warriors selected from the Anxi countries were basically wearing iron armor. Although most of them were chain mail and lamellar armor captured from the Arab world, they were a symbol of close combat.

They will follow Li Xuan and Li Xuan's five hundred personal guards to launch an attack.

"kill!"

The sound of trumpets mixed with roars, and morale was high.

Li Xuan also had a purpose. He wanted to disperse the Arab cavalry in one fell swoop.

In this way, it would be easier for the Qarluk cavalry and Anxi Beiting cavalry in the rear to catch up and destroy the Arab cavalry.

The two sides were soon more than a hundred steps away from each other.

Li Xuan took out a strong bow, bent it and put an arrow on it.

Seeing a flag in front of the Arab cavalry, they shot at the flag bearer.

"Boom..."

"Pfft..."

The Arab standard-bearer fell at the sound of the arrow.

"Li Shuai Tianwei!"

The guards shouted and took out their bows and arrows.

As they rushed and shot, the Arab soldiers in front fell off their horses one after another.

The Arabs also fought back with archers and javelin throwers.

But most of their arrows were blocked by the iron armor.

The Tang army dispersed and attacked quickly, so the javelins did not cause much damage.

Occasionally, arrows would hit the horses, causing the Tang horses to neigh and the soldiers to fall to the ground.

While running, Li Xuan shot three more arrows, hitting three Arab armored soldiers in the face.

The Arab cavalry was shaken.

When the two sides were thirty steps apart, Li Xuan put down his bow and picked up his spear.

Li Xuan's Huoyun horse is covered with a special vest, and he also wears a face guard.

As the two sides approached, a member of the Arab cavalry collided with Li Xuan on horseback. Seeing that Li Xuan was armed to the teeth, he didn't know how to strike with the scimitar in his hand.

Li Xuan didn't care about all that. The heavy iron spear was as light as a feather in his hand.

"Oh!"

The head of his iron spear hit the head of the Arab cavalryman. With a dull sound, the head exploded and the headless body fell from the horse.

The Arab cavalry nearby felt their hair stand on end and a sense of fear spread throughout their bodies.

"Go to hell!"

A captain of the Arab cavalry bravely prepared to pierce Li Xuan's armor with his armor-piercing spear.

But he thought too much.

When he stabbed Li Xuan with his spear, Li Xuan did not resist at all.

In order to achieve the greatest deterrent effect, he dodged sideways and grabbed the spear that was stabbing at him.

He grabbed the spear in one go.

Li Xuan threw away the spear in an instant, and when the two horses passed each other, he stretched out his arm, grabbed the captain of the Arab cavalry by the collar, and pulled him off the horse.

He held an iron spear in his left hand and raised the captain of the Arab cavalry high above his head with his right hand.

The captain of the Arab cavalry was pale as dirt and was thrashing about on Li Xuan's head.

"Oh!"

When a desperate Arab cavalryman took the opportunity to rush over to deal with Li Xuan, Li Xuan threw the Arab cavalry captain out, knocking the Arab cavalryman off his horse, causing him to spit blood.

Another horse approached, and Li Xuan thrust out with his iron spear.

"Pfft!"

The Arab cavalrymen on horseback were pierced through the heart before they could even charge.

Li Xuan held his body high above the gun blade.

The next moment, Li Xuan threw the corpse out and knocked another horse off its horse.

In just a dozen breaths, Li Xuan's bravery made the Arabs open their eyes wide in disbelief.

They didn't know what face was under the armor, but the oppressive feeling of devastating power and unparalleled divine power was suffocating.

"He...he seems to be a general from heaven. It is said that he can move mountains and eat lions and leopards alive."

The Arab cavalry were not completely ignorant.

After all, they all knew that their enemy was General Tian.

There were many curious Arab cavalrymen who asked the merchants on the Silk Road about the deeds of General Tian.

The result is that the more it is passed on, the more magical it becomes!

General Tian conquered Tubo with his own strength, and his deeds have been passed down and continuously processed through art.

At first, the Arab soldiers were unbelievers because they believed in the Lord.

But now seeing Li Xuan's heroic performance on the battlefield, his faith is shaken.

Li Xuan’s benchmark was the Governor of Khorasan.

Li Xuan was able to lead the troops, charge into battle, and was invincible, which gave great encouragement to the soldiers.

However, the Governor of Khorasan was commanding the army far away in Samargan and had not reached the front line.

It is a taboo in military strategy for the commander to charge into battle, because once the commander is killed, the army will inevitably lose its will to fight.

However, Li Xuan is too brave and well-protected, so such a thing is unlikely to happen.

As long as Li Xuan is on the battlefield, he is the stabilizing force.

When the soldiers saw how brave their commander was, their fighting power and courage increased exponentially.

"So what if we kill the Heavenly General? If we kill the Heavenly General, the Tang army will be like a headless fly!"

The commander of the Arab cavalry was also shocked when he heard the news.

He had always doubted General Tian's bravery, but now he saw it with his own eyes. Although he was frightened, he could not let the army lose morale.

Fortunately, after the battlefield was laid out, most of the Arab cavalry were unable to pay attention to the situation here.

The Arab cavalry commander was not a man of words, he was good at javelin throwing.

In particular, the short javelin on horseback could penetrate the enemy's armor.

He stared at Li Xuan intently, and deliberately led his personal guards on horseback to Li Xuan's vicinity, preparing to give Li Xuan a fatal blow.

If he could shoot General Tian to death, he would be credited with great achievement and might even become the governor in the future.

Li Xuan did not think so much. Even though the Arab cavalry avoided him out of fear, Li Xuan took the initiative to rush in and seek battle.

They swung their spears and attacked fiercely, and the Arab cavalrymen's swords and spears broke, and they fell off their horses one after another.

The iron spear was waved in Li Xuan's hand, splashing blood. Some were shot away by Li Xuan's heavy spear, and blood was splashed all the way.

Some Arab cavalrymen saw that the defeat was inevitable and fought to the death, but they did not get close to Li Xuan. After two or three rounds, all of them fell off their horses.

Li Xuan led his personal guards to pursue and fight calmly among thousands of troops.

Wherever the iron spear pointed, the enemy would be killed. When the Qarluk cavalry and the Anxi Beiting cavalry joined the battle, Li Xuan had already killed dozens of people.

The warriors of the Anxi states, led by Yuchi Sheng, also charged at the enemy lines with swords and spears, regardless of their lives.

These brave warriors were selected from among ten miles away and were wearing iron armor. Their fighting capacity was not much worse than that of the main force of the Tang army.

The bravery of General Tian seemed to inject strength into them. They engaged the enemy on horseback, killing many of them with their own hands. Each of them was extremely brave.

As a king, Yuchi Sheng fought with a short handle. He chopped and killed the Arab cavalry who had no armor, and with the help of the power of the warhorse, he could easily take off the enemy's heads.

The Turkic tribes on both wings used their rangers to tie down part of the Arab cavalry.

These Arab cavalry soon fell into the trap of the Tang Dynasty and were surrounded by the Qarluk light cavalry.

Nomadic peoples are better at this kind of wilderness guerrilla warfare.

The growth environment of the Arab cavalry meant that they were not good at riding and shooting, so they incorporated the Turkic slaves into their own guards.

After the establishment of the empire, they were best at using Khorasan armored cavalry with Persian traditions.

Even the infantry were Roman-style Syrian heavy infantry.

It has very distinct melee characteristics.

However, in the battle of the Eastern Expedition to Anxi, thousands of Khorasan armored cavalry led by Ziyad ibn Sari died in unclear circumstances.

This new force that came to support Hezhong was not equipped with armor or cavalry.

Even armor was scarce.

The battle situation was as expected, with the Tang army constantly circumventing, encircling and cutting off the enemy.

Few Arab cavalry broke out of the encirclement.

Whenever Li Xuan rushed into the battle, his personal guards shouted loudly and were brave and fearless, always attracting a large number of Arab cavalry.

After the conflict, Li Xuan turned his horse to attack again. He always went into the battle alone, took the heads of the cavalry generals, and returned covered in blood.

He held an iron spear in his hand and charged left and right, killing people like cutting grass. Under such a powerful impact, the Arab cavalry collapsed one after another.

The Arab cavalry commander saw it and was worried.

The hundreds of personal guards around him fell behind while running and were entangled by the Tang Dynasty troops.

After falling into the trap, the morale he had boosted had already plummeted.

Some Arab cavalrymen had already abandoned their faith and knelt down to beg for mercy.

The leader of the Arab cavalry, holding a short javelin, gradually approached Li Xuan to a distance of more than ten feet.

He didn't dare to get any closer because Li Xuan's personal guards would attack him from all sides.

However, Li Xuan's horse jumped and clashed, and he was always left behind by his guards, which gave the Arab cavalry commander an opportunity.

His eyes were determined; the entire battlefield situation depended on this javelin.

If this throw could pierce Li Xuan's armor, they could turn defeat into victory.

If the attack fails, Li Xuan's personal guards will surround Li Xuan and there will be no chance.

"May God bless you!"

The Arab cavalry commander took a deep breath and sped up his horse.

When they were ten feet apart, he suddenly threw the javelin at Li Xuan.

"Li Shuai, be careful with the javelin!"

The guards at the rear saw the Arab cavalry commander throwing javelins and shouted a warning.

He had no time to ride his horse to block Li Xuan.

Li Xuan killed a Arab cavalryman and immediately turned back when he heard the noise.

"call out……"

I saw that the javelin had been thrown and was flying quickly towards Li Xuan's chest.

"clang!"

Li Xuan swung his spear and the javelin that was about to reach Li Xuan was shot down.

He wore two layers of armor, outer and inner.

Unless someone has the same divine power as him, it is impossible for the short javelin to penetrate his armor. "Damn it!"

Seeing Li Xuan's reaction, the Arab cavalry commander was very angry.

He thought he was just a little bit short.

"General, be careful of arrows!"

This time it was the turn of the Arab cavalry commander's personal guards to give a reminder.

After Li Xuan blocked the javelin, he placed the iron spear on his thigh and took out a strong bow from the side of the horse like lightning.

At the moment the strong bow was aimed at the Arab cavalry commander, an arrow also appeared in Li Xuan's hand.

The bow is like a full moon, but it only takes a blink of an eye.

In order to throw the javelin, the Arab cavalry commander separated from his personal guards, making it impossible for the personal guards to block the arrows for him in the first place.

"Boom!"

Although the battlefield was chaotic, the sound of the bow being released could be clearly heard.

There was a flash of white light in the eyes of the Arab cavalry commander, and there was no way to avoid it.

"Pfft!"

The distance was only ten feet. How could Li Xuan, holding a two-stone strong bow, have any space to dodge?
The arrow pierced directly through the eyes of the Arab cavalry commander and shot through his head.

His consciousness disappeared in an instant, and he fell off his horse before he could even scream.

Upon seeing their commander's tragic death, the personal guards of the Arab cavalry commander rushed towards Li Xuan without hesitation.

But there were only dozens of them, and before they could get close to Li Xuan, they were hit by spears and lances from Li Xuan's personal guards and fell off their horses one after another.

The death of the Arab cavalry commander became the last straw that broke the camel's back and accelerated the defeat of the Arab cavalry.

The encirclement and suppression by the Tang Dynasty coalition forces of more than 20,000 ended the battle in just over an hour.

Only a few hundred Arab cavalry broke through and fled south; the rest either died or surrendered.

The Tang Dynasty made preparations in advance and had a peerless general like Li Xuan, so the coalition forces did not suffer great losses.

"The Turks left behind a thousand cavalry to guard the prisoners and care for the wounded."

"The rest of you follow me westward."

After defeating the Arab cavalry, Li Xuan gave orders to his subordinates without stopping.

"As ordered!"

After receiving the order, the generals marched towards the battlefield.

……

The infantry of the Arab reinforcements led by Allen Rafar are almost reaching the battlefield.

The Tang army did not actually charge, but only blocked their advance and did not stop them.

At this moment, the defense of Talas was becoming increasingly difficult.

Because the Anxi army sent a part of the cavalry, following the breakthrough of the infantry, rushed into the formation of the Talas infantry and tore it apart.

The soldiers of Anxi Beiting were brave and strong. Although they were exhausted after fighting for more than two hours, the defenders of Talas were even more destitute.

The wilderness was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river.

Especially wherever the Modao Army passed, there were broken limbs and arms everywhere.

Li Siye once approached the main banner of the Talas defenders, forcing Sayyid ibn Humed to retreat again and again.

If Sayyid bin Humaid had not avoided Li Siye's edge, he would probably have become Li Siye's dead soul.

The coalition forces in Hezhong took advantage of the Tang army's favorable situation and started a massacre, constantly squeezing the living space of the Talas defenders.

Some of the divided Stone Kingdom soldiers have surrendered!
Even some frightened Arab soldiers knelt on the ground.

The reinforcements that Sayyid bin Humaid had been expecting were slow to arrive.

He knew that the soldiers under his command were only holding on with their last breath.

Perhaps before dusk the entire army would collapse completely.

"The reinforcements have finally arrived!"

Said bin Houmed first saw a large number of Tang cavalrymen in his field of vision, and then he saw their black flags, and he was immediately extremely excited.

"Attack the rear of the Tang army!"

Allen Rafar saw that the battlefield was brutal and they had no way to retreat.

The messengers waved the battle flags, the drums and horns sounded, and only more than 20,000 infantrymen were left, charging into the battlefield and trying to turn the tide of the battle.

The Arab infantry reinforcements were shouting and killing, and were about to surround the Anxi Beiting infantry.

Cheng Qianli immediately ordered some of the infantry to turn around and form a defense line just in case.

At the same time, the Tang cavalry began to charge formally.

The Arab infantry wanted to charge and join the battle at that time when they had the most flaws.

Including the 10,000 cavalrymen left behind in Talas, they all gave up their bows and arrows and drew their scimitars.

The Anxi Beiting Army had a total of 300 armored cavalrymen, who were put to use at this time, forming a sharp knife to attack the weakest point.

"Rumble..."

Although there are only 300 cavalrymen, their roar is like thunder, a torrent of steel, and their momentum is as strong as a mountain.

"Defend where you are!"

When Allen Rafar saw that the Tang army was serious about taking action, he immediately stopped the infantry that was rushing to support the Talas defenders.

But this was exactly the opportunity the Tang army was looking for.

On the chaotic battlefield, the moment Allen Rafar gave the order, the soldiers in the front had already rushed forward.

How easy is it to interrupt the order?

Among this infantry reinforcement force, a considerable number of them were new volunteers who had not received much training.

So when Allen Rafar gave the order to defend, most of the infantry just rushed to the battlefield without stopping.

The Tang cavalry charged from all directions, giving the Arab infantry a huge sense of oppression.

The blocking of teams made it difficult to prevent the Tang cavalry from entering the formation.

There were a few Arab battle formations that used spears to block a small number of horses from the Tang coalition forces.

Most of the Tang coalition forces rushed in wielding swords and spears.

"Pfft!"

A Qarluk cavalryman found a lone Arab infantryman, and with the help of the power of his horse, he chopped off the head of the Arab infantryman with a scimitar.

Similar scenes kept happening on the battlefield.

The Tang army was very skilled in the use of cavalry and understood how to use cavalry to kill infantry.

"Quickly, gather the formation and block it! Block it!"

Alan Rafal screamed hysterically.

If the Tang army did not move, it would be fine. But when it moved, it was like thunder and lightning, and its momentum was so swift and fierce that when the Arab infantry wanted to rescue the Talas defenders, they put themselves in disaster.

The Tang coalition forces of just over 10,000 easily defeated the nearly 30,000 Arab reinforcements.

The Tang coalition forces continued to weave in and out of the Arab infantry formations, group after group.

In particular, the three hundred armored cavalrymen successively broke through the Arab defense team.

Some of the Arab infantrymen were afraid of the charge of the iron cavalry, so they dropped their weapons and fled for their lives while the armored cavalry were still dozens of steps away.

The Tang army once again taught the Arabs a lesson.

With equal military strength, the Arabs have no advantage.

Trying to use infantry to fight cavalry is a pipe dream.

Since King Wuling of Zhao established the Hufu Cavalry, China has always attached great importance to the development of cavalry.

Constantly seeking to breed war horses.

Generation after generation of men, chasing after the grassland tribes, have made the Tang Dynasty cavalry so powerful today.

The Tang cavalry took the initiative to bypass the heavy infantry that the Arabs were proud of.

Instead, they slaughtered the Arab light infantry and archers.

Those infantrymen without even armor had no power to resist under the horses' hooves.

As for the heavy infantry of the Arabs who huddled together for warmth, we will deal with them slowly later.

The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the battlefield in the wilderness red. The red afterglow in the sky covered this land of war and iron with a layer of tragic gauze.

The sunset on the horizon was like a huge blood-red painting, reflecting on the blood and corpses, making the battlefield look even more tragic.

The tattered flag of the Arab coalition swayed slightly in the wind, contrasting with the blood-red setting sun. This was all Sayyid bin Humaid's so-called hope.

Because Li Xuan led 20,000 cavalry to join the new battlefield.

He ordered Yuchi Sheng to lead the warriors of Anxi and other countries to attack the defenders of Talas.

He led other cavalry to encircle and suppress the reinforcement infantry of the Arab army.

"The Tang army never had so many cavalry before! Where are our cavalry?"

Alan Rafar rode on his horse, escorted by his personal guards, muttering to himself as he watched the large number of cavalrymen who suddenly joined the battlefield.

"General, we have fallen into a trap. The Tang Dynasty should have more troops and ambushed our 10,000 cavalrymen."

The staff member's eyes changed, he seemed to understand what was going on, and reminded Alan Rafar.

The Tang troops that entered the river were not just those that besieged Talas City.

There were some cavalry hiding in the area of ​​Shuijian City, and they suddenly rushed out and dealt them a fatal blow.

"The Tang army is not only powerful, but also insidious. Prepare to break out!"

Alan Rafar clutched his chest, breathing rapidly.

He had to order a breakout.

Any general could see that their situation was hopeless and there would be no chance of a comeback.

The Tang Dynasty had too many cavalrymen, and they were struggling to hold on on the northern battlefield.

The battlefield in the south was also falling apart. With so many cavalry joining the battle, defeat was inevitable.

Alan Rafar was unwilling to die like this, he must escape back to Samarcan City.

Their Grand Emir is about to arrive with his guards, and they still have a chance to turn the tide and hold on to the river.

"Woooo..."

After the order to break out was issued, the Arab infantry became like headless flies, confused and desperate.

Even the Arab heavy armored infantry who were waiting in place formed a formation and moved south.

The new recruits were even more panicked and fled when they saw an opportunity.

With so many infantrymen, there will always be some lucky ones who can escape.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Alan Rafar tried to escape with his staff and a hundred personal guards as the sky gradually darkened.

Unfortunately, they failed to hide the main flag well, and Bai Xiaode led a group of light cavalry to catch up with them.

He held a short spear in one hand and rode forward on horseback.

Allen Rafar's personal guards wanted to stop him, but the double spears in Bai Xiaode's hands were as flexible as his arms.

Either blocking one attack at a time or stabbing with both spears, the personal guards who blocked his way fell off their horses one after another.

He killed more than ten people by himself, and the cavalrymen who followed him charged fiercely, killing all of Alan Rafar's relatives.

Alan Rafar was terrified and tried to escape alone.

"Pfft!"

Ten steps away, a short spear was thrown out from Bai Xiaode's hand like a javelin and hit the butt of Allen Rafar's horse.

The warhorse felt pain and roared, and Alan Rafar fell off the horse and was captured alive by Bai Xiaode.

Even at night, it was still very difficult for the Arab reinforcements' infantry to escape.

Whether they were light infantry or heavy infantry, most of them died under the arrows of the Tang Dynasty coalition forces.

Seeing that the Arab reinforcements had dispersed, Li Xuan led his personal guards to attack the Talas defenders!
Sayyid ibn Humaid watched with his own eyes as their reinforcements were lost under the hooves of the Tang army.

He was shocked by the Tang army's use of cavalry.

But Sayyid bin Humaid still wanted to make one last effort, and he ordered the surviving soldiers to break out towards the city of Talas as much as possible.

The city of Talas was only a dozen miles away from the battlefield and had city defense equipment inside.

There is still a glimmer of hope if we escape back to Talas.

Li Xuan anticipated that the Arabs would do this, so he asked Che Guangqian to lead the cavalry to block the Arab infantry's way back to Talas City.

The darkness made the Talas defenders even more terrified.

After fighting for half a day, one is exhausted both physically and mentally. Even the strongest will cannot last long.

The surviving Arab infantrymen surrendered immediately when they saw the Tang army catching up with them.

Said bin Humaid also wanted to return to Talas.

But unfortunately, during his escape, Sayyid bin Humaid was caught up by Ma Lin's cavalry.

Sayyid ibn Humaid, who refused to surrender, was beheaded by Ma Lin.

The second most important general under the Governor of Khorasan was killed in battle!

(End of this chapter)