The northern region of Oman stretches across this mountain range.
To the south of the mountains, there is mostly desert.
To the north of the mountains is the Gulf of Oman plain, which is adjacent to the sea. There are many small rivers flowing out from the mountains, passing through the plains and entering the sea. This is Oman's elite grain-producing area.
The King of Oman occupied two-thirds of these elite lands.
The remaining one-third was controlled by Zaid, so he was able to raise three hundred cavalry.
The cavalry is indeed a cavalry, but it is a bit irregular. Only a few leaders wear chain armor, the rest don't even have leather armor, and fight in linen robes.
These guys were frightened by the enemy troops in the city. They fled north in panic, hoping to hide in the mountains to avoid the sharp attack and wait for the Datong army to leave by boat before returning. They still have more than 240 riders. I heard that
When the horn sounded, he turned around and saw that Lu Tianxiang was chasing after him with only about twenty horses.
Zaid was frightened and angry. He turned his horse's head, raised his machete and said, "Blow the trumpet and kill these pursuers!"
Due to panic and fleeing, these Arab cavalry had distanced themselves from each other. After hearing Zaid's order, many of them had no time to stop and continued to run a long way.
Looking down from the sky, more than two hundred cavalrymen, one in the east and one in the west, gathered in twos and threes to watch.
"Warriors, come with me to seek refuge with Imam Said!"
A leader in chainmail ignored Zaid's orders and suddenly rode towards the east.
Moreover, the cavalry near this man rushed to follow him, leaving Zaid alone.
"Come back, come back quickly!" Zaid shouted in panic.
Strictly speaking, Said I of Oman was not the Sultan of Oman. Because he implemented a patriarchal system and did not even establish a country, the territory was just divided into various parishes. The identity of Said I was respected by the whole of Arabia.
of Imam.
Moreover, the capital of Said I was just five hundred miles away to the east, and there were plains all along the way. Even if you only need to run twenty or thirty miles east, you have already entered the territory of Oman.
As mentioned earlier, the Gulf of Oman plain is an elite land, and Said I occupied one-third of it.
Second, how could you not covet the remaining one-third?
He had already secretly sent people over to win over Zaid's cavalry and pirates, but the price had not been negotiated yet.
At this time, Sohar City was captured by the Datong Army, and all the families of these cavalrymen were in the city. In their opinion, the Datong Army would definitely burn, kill, and loot, and most of their family members would be killed or taken away. Anyway, their families were ruined, and their future was hopeless.
It is better to go and seek refuge with the great hero Said.
More and more Arab cavalry, ignoring Zaid's orders, rode towards the east.
Zaid could no longer care about panic and anger, because Lu Tianxiang had already chased him dozens of steps away. As for his cavalry, there were only about a hundred people left, and they were standing scattered here and there, seeming to be considering how to make a decision.
Lu Tianxiang rushed closer and closer, and suddenly a cavalry leader dismounted and knelt down with a few of his cronies, and actually surrendered directly to Lu Tianxiang. They were reluctant to leave their families in the city, no matter they followed Zaid to escape into the mountains or go to
The great hero Said from the east felt that his family might be in danger.
If this is the case, then surrender directly!
From now on, if you follow these Chinese people, you will not only be able to keep your family, but you will also be able to eat well and drink spicy food.
"kill!"
Zaid knew that he was doomed. If he didn't kill his pursuers, all his cavalry would have to leave him.
When Zeid ordered a countercharge again, more than thirty cavalrymen turned east to join the hero Said. There were also more than ten cavalrymen who deliberately kept a distance, neither fighting nor escaping, and observed the battle situation to decide how to choose.
More than eighty Arab cavalrymen did not form a team at all, and they had no time to form a team. They launched a sparse charge.
"Protect the empress!"
A guard leader shouted, and several knights rushed forward, surrounding Lu Tianxiang and charging.
Some of the horses they rode came from the Nanjing Racecourse, and they could all be called "royal horses."
As we were sailing out to sea, one of the horses died on the way, and two others fell ill and were left in India. Most of the remaining war horses were Indian Marwari horses, and a few were good horses bought from Persia.
The main origin of Persian war horses is Sistan, which is located in the border basin between Iran and Afghanistan in later generations. It is now a place where Persia and the Mughals fought desperately. The number of horses there is still there. Some documents say 800,000, and some documents say 400,000.
Anyway, whoever takes it will dominate.
It can be summed up in one sentence: Lu Tianxiang has all good horses under his command.
Although Zaid's cavalry all rode Arabian horses, their quality was somewhat uneven.
Several sentries followed closely, and Lu Tianxiang's cavalry finally exceeded 30. The sentries actually circled to the side of the battlefield, trying to outflank and intercept the enemy troops that were two or three times their size... Boo hoo hoo!
The Arab cavalry fired arrows in the middle, and then circled diagonally to both sides, unwilling to contact the Chinese cavalry. They were all light cavalry, and the enemies were all armored. They would fight against each other only if they were mentally ill.
Lu Tianxiang's side were all the emperor's personal guards selected from the Northeast Cavalry Division.
To be honest, it is very annoying to fight, and it is easy to be kited by the light cavalry.
However, as the fighting continued, the battlefield changed again.
The Arab cavalry that circled to the east saw that the arrows they fired were not very effective. In fact, more than a dozen of the cavalry accelerated towards the east, unwilling to continue fighting, and took the opportunity to defect to the great hero Said.
Lu Tianxiang thought that the enemy army on the east side was defeated. After the charge, he immediately waved his sword and shouted: "Chase the enemy!
Immediately led all the cavalry to charge towards the enemy in the east, and several sentry cavalry over there also cooperated in the charge.
Zaid led his troops back, chasing Lu Tianxiang and shooting arrows. Lu Tianxiang ignored it and rushed towards the enemy on the east side at full speed, not caring about the Arab cavalry in other directions. Under the scorching sun, the imperial concubine from China flew as fast as a sharp arrow.
Charge, thirty cavalrymen ran out of the formation of thousands of troops.
The enemy on the east side actually collapsed.
They no longer flew kites and shot arrows, but fled in a swarm. Anyway, they could take refuge in Said in this direction.
Choose. Under the leadership of the two leaders, they led the troops and rushed straight towards Zaid. The remaining cavalry who surrendered also cooperated and shot arrows at Zaid.
The Arab cavalry on the east side fled further and further away. Lu Tianxiang felt that it was difficult to catch up. Seeing that the enemies in the rear were fighting among themselves, he immediately seized the opportunity to lead his troops to kill them.
Zaid, who was entangled by the traitors, was so angry that his lungs were almost exploding. He shot arrows and fled north.
Lu Tianxiang's blood was boiling at this moment. He bent his bow and arrow, and shot down the enemy in front of him with one arrow. That was a guy wearing only a linen robe.
"drive!"
Lu Tianxiang's crotch is a real royal horse. Even at the Nanjing Racecourse, it is not open to the public and only members of the royal family are allowed to ride.
The speed was getting faster and faster, and the guards behind him could not catch up. Lu Tianxiang took the lead and rushed into the enemy's formation.
In fact, there was no formation at all, everything was in chaos. The Arab cavalry were fighting on their own, and were being chased so much that they were shooting arrows and running away.
"call out!"
An arrow was shot, and Lu Tianxiang couldn't avoid it. The arrow was nailed to his shoulder and staggered. He was not injured, and was blocked by the lined chain armor...
"Protect the empress!" the guards shouted in panic.
But they couldn't catch up at all. Lu Tianxiang ran too fast, and in the blink of an eye he had thrown his men far away.
Lu Tianxiang held the bow in his left hand and slashed with the sword in his right hand, knocking off an enemy in front of him. His speed did not slow down at all, and he actually rushed towards Zaid, hoping to kill the enemy leader.
Along the way, Lu Tianxiang swung his sword one after another and chopped down two more Arab cavalrymen.
It wasn't that the imperial concubine was superior in martial arts, but that she was well-equipped and not afraid of bows and arrows at all. At the same time, she was riding a BMW, and when she charged, she felt like flying, while all the enemies were running away. Lu Tianxiang's wounds were all on her back.
Zaid lay on the horse and looked back from time to time. When he saw Lu Tianxiang slashing several people, he was so frightened that his scalp was numb. He didn't even shoot the arrow and just ran away at full speed. After approaching more than ten steps, Lu Tianxiang once again
Archery.
The arrow missed a bit and hit Zaid's horse's butt. The horse was in pain and immediately ran faster. Lu Tianxiang was so angry that he continued to chase.
After chasing for five miles, the two horses finally got close.
Zaid turned around in a panic and shot an arrow, but Lu Tianxiang subconsciously dodged. Because the distance was too close, he was hit in the face by an arrow. The arrow scraped past the skin, leaving a deep wound on Lu Tianxiang's face that could see his cheekbones.
"when!"
Two horses running in parallel.
Lu Tianxiang slashed with his sword, Zaid raised his scimitar to block, and then he saw clearly that the person chasing him was a woman.
"Da da da da!"
Another war horse chased after him, but it was a guard serving as a sentry rider. He was not wearing armor, and he was riding a good horse. He was lightly dressed and could run fast. At this moment, he finally came to protect the imperial concubine.
Lu Tianxiang and Zaid fought side by side for a long time, with neither winning nor losing.
But the guard who didn't wear armor was simply crazy. In his first attack, he chopped off Zaid's scimitar, and then reached out and took Zaid, who was wearing chain mail, from his horse.
Lift it up on your back.
This man is just a little captain of the guard...
Zaid didn't understand the situation at all, he felt like he was flying in the clouds, and then he was violently knocked to the ground. He fainted the moment his head hit the ground.
The guard reined up his horse and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, I am frightened. Your rescue will be late."
Lu Tianxiang was so depressed that she wanted to roll her eyes. She finally caught up with the enemy general. Although it was difficult to win for a while, she could definitely defeat the enemy. At this critical moment, she was actually killed, but she had to be grateful to this person for his help.
"Thank you."
Lu Tianxiang dropped the word "." He didn't bother to pay attention to the enemy general and immediately killed him on horseback.
The guard quickly dismounted, grabbed the unconscious enemy general, threw him on the Arabian horse, and rushed to chase Lu Tianxiang in a panic.
The main battlefield had long been decided. A total of 56 Arab cavalry turned against them, killing 47 enemy cavalry and capturing 18 enemy cavalry. The rest of the enemy cavalry all fled. These light cavalry were really difficult to chase.
On Lu Tianxiang's side, one person was seriously injured and many others were slightly injured.
The one who was seriously injured was shot at the war horse. He and the horse fell down together, and his calf and tibia were crushed.
Lu Tianxiang was also injured. The wound was so deep that his cheekbones were visible. It was estimated that there would be scars on his face. Fortunately, the wound was not big. If it healed well, it should not be too conspicuous.