The Dashi fleet gradually sailed into the Tang Army's range, and the leading ships impatiently launched an offensive towards the Tang Army's camp. Fireballs rose into the sky and shot into the Tang Army's camp. The fireballs shattered when they hit the ground.
, burning kerosene was poured all over the ground, it turned out to be a clay pot filled with kerosene, and the outside of the clay pot was lit, looking like fireballs.
However, the Tang army's tents within 300 steps from the river were all demolished, and the Dashi army's stone-throwing range was only a hundred steps away. Although the kerosene ignited a raging fire in the Tang army's camp, it did not cause any damage. More than a thousand Tang soldiers who had been arranged in advance ran
Shout and appear confused to confuse the enemy's judgment.
Li Fei Yuanli ordered: "Hold still! Wait for the order to shoot."
The soldiers of the Tang Army have undergone strict training. Without a shooting order, no soldier can shoot an arrow to expose their presence.
The Tang army must wait until all enemy warships enter the shooting range before launching an attack.
But the food army was not fools. Halfway through the journey, they discovered something was wrong. There were no tents in the camp, and all the kerosene was only burned on the ground. The leading ships slowly stopped, and there were soldiers
Shouting from the stern, the first ship began to turn around.
Li Feiyuanli suddenly realized something was wrong and immediately ordered: "Soldiers, chase and kill!"
"The whole army is chasing and shooting boats! The whole army is chasing and shooting boats!"
Five thousand soldiers jumped out of the ditch one after another, stretched their bows and fired at the ship. They were forty or fifty steps away from the enemy ship. Explosive arrows shot at the enemy ship like raindrops. There were loud explosions, blowing the ship apart.
Another big hole was opened, and the river surged into it.
At the same time, Bai Xiaode sent 20,000 cavalry to monitor the enemy's raid. He knew very well that the enemy must have cavalry behind them ready to raid the Tang army's camp.
Bai Xiaode sent cavalry to protect the crossbowmen. The crossbowmen had already rushed out of the camp and were chasing the enemy's ships along the river.
However, it was not the Tang Army's cavalry that prevented the Dashi Army from launching a surprise attack, but the exploding arrows that flashed with fire on the ships. Under the night, there were crackling explosions, flashing firelights, and smoke filling the air from thirty large ships.
General Bachmann, who led 20,000 cavalry, was extremely shocked. Seeing the large ships sinking into the river, he could not imagine what kind of weapons the Tang army used. It seemed to be very powerful.
"Retreat to the camp immediately!"
Bachmann decisively issued the order, and the 20,000 cavalrymen turned around and returned to the Dashi Army Camp.
At this time, Ziad was still eagerly waiting for news of victory. Unexpectedly, all the troops he sent retreated. Ziad was shocked and asked urgently: "General Bachman, what happened?"
Bachmann stepped forward and bowed and said: "Inform the governor, the Tang army has prepared and set up an ambush. I dare not act rashly because of my humble position. Moreover, the Tang army seems to have a new type of weapon that is very powerful."
Ziad's heart sank and he hurriedly asked: "What kind of new weapon?"
"I don't know, it's like a kind of arrow. After hitting the ship, it explodes and bursts into flames. It's so powerful that all the ships are destroyed and sunk."
Ziad frowned. What he was most worried about was that the Tang Army would launch new weapons. The last time the Tang Army used kerosene weapons, they were defeated in Talos. After more than ten years, the Tang Army wouldn't have stronger weapons again, right?
Ziad was silent for a moment and nodded, "It is right to retreat back. Since the Tang army has seen through our attack, they will definitely have an ambush. To fight against the Tang army, you must be extremely vigilant. If you are a little careless, you will fall into their trap.
"
At the fourth watch, the gate of the Tang Army's camp slowly opened, and large trebuchets one after another slowly drove out of the camp, followed by 20,000 cavalry, slowly following forty trebuchets towards the food.
Heading towards the military camp.
Ziad, who was sleeping soundly, was pushed awake by the soldiers. When the Tang army attacked, he was frightened. He quickly put on his armor and rushed out of the tent. In front of the camp where he had been coming, Ziad stood on the camp fence and looked into the distance. Under the moonlight,
I saw huge black shadows approaching the Dashi military camp.
"No! It's a trebuchet!"
Ziad reacted suddenly and immediately turned around and said to Lieutenant General Bachman: "Send an order to the army to dismantle the big tent immediately!"
The Tang army's revenge came very quickly. They sent out trebuchets in the first half of the night, and in the second half of the night, the Tang army's trebuchets came.
He shouted: "Archers at the ready!"
Five thousand archers from the Great Food Army lined up in front of the camp fence, ready to shoot.
Forty large trebuchets stopped about 150 steps away from the Dashi Army's camp, and the Dashi Army's bows and arrows had a range of about 100 steps.
This is an uncomfortable distance. The bows and arrows of the Great Food Army could not hit the Tang Army, but the Tang Army's trebuchets could hit the camp.
"Governor, send the cavalry to kill us!"
Ziad looked back at the empty military camp and said calmly: "Wait a minute, let's see what tricks the Tang army has in store?"
The Tang army was ready. Each fifty-pound iron fire thunder was put into the throwing pocket. A commanding general shouted: "Light the fire!"
A long torch lit the match rope, and suddenly, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" was fired one after another. Forty iron fire thunders rose into the sky and shot three hundred steps away.
Forty iron fire mines suddenly exploded in the Dashi military camp. Fires burst out, thick smoke rose, and a large number of iron nails were shot out at the same time during the explosion. The Dashi soldiers thought they were fire oil cans, so they just had to dodge a little. Unexpectedly,
What the Tang army shot turned out to be a demonic weapon.
Countless soldiers were killed and injured, and more soldiers were shot with iron nails. There were screams in the camp.
Immediately afterwards, the Tang Army's second round of iron fire thunders flew out, over the camp fence, and fired into the camp. This time, the Tang Army fired a little later, causing many fire thunders to explode violently in the air, and the soldiers were volleyed into the air.
The explosion of fire and thunder was so frightening that they were running around, and there were cries and cries everywhere.
Ziad was also stunned by the powerful weapons of the Tang army, but he still reacted quickly and shouted: "General Abdullah, attack with 10,000 cavalry and destroy these demonic weapons for me!"
Ziad knew very well that if this powerful explosive weapon was allowed to continue to rage, his soldiers would be frightened and there would be no hope of winning this battle. It would be better to fight directly with the Tang army.
The camp gate opened wide, and 10,000 cavalrymen surged out and charged towards the trebuchet 150 steps away.
At this moment, an overwhelming barrage of exploding arrows shot from the air and fell like raindrops on the cavalry group. Ten thousand exploding arrows exploded in the cavalry group. The cavalrymen fell down one by one, even those guarding the fence of the camp.
Five thousand crossbowmen were also affected.
Exploding arrows were extremely lethal. In a rain of arrows, ten thousand cavalrymen were killed or wounded in more than four cities. The cavalrymen behind them were so frightened that they all turned around and fled towards the camp.
Immediately afterwards, ten thousand Tang Army cavalry rushed up and fired arrows together again. Ten thousand exploding arrows rose into the air, fell in a parabola, and exploded when they hit the ground. A large number of horses fell down, and the soldiers fell off their horses one after another.
Of the 10,000 cavalrymen, less than 2,000 cavalrymen escaped in a short period of time.
Ziyad was also almost hit by two explosive arrows. He personally felt the terror of the air waves when the explosive arrows exploded around him. The attack of the Tang Army's iron fire thunder and explosive arrows completely frightened him.
While fleeing, Ziad ordered, "Send the entire army to retreat to Bukhara!"
The 60,000-strong army abandoned the camp and retreated southward in panic. At this time, the horn of the Tang Army's pursuit sounded, "Woo--Woo--"
The 40,000 cavalrymen of the Tang Army chased the Dashi Army on horseback. The Dashi Army could no longer organize a formation to fight. The 60,000-strong army was defeated. The Dashi Army was defeated. The Tang Army cavalry killed corpses all over the field and blood flowed into rivers. Tens of thousands of
The army was chased and killed.
Only less than 30,000 of the 70,000-strong army fled to Bukhara, but at this time the people of Bukhara revolted. Tens of thousands of people killed thousands of Dashi defenders and occupied the city gate. When Dashi's army retreated,
When we arrived, the gates of Bukhara were closed, and the flags of Anguo were all over the city.
Ziad did not dare to stay, so he rushed into the desert with 27,000 cavalry and fled towards the Amu Darya River. Although the desert was three hundred miles away, the food army had a small supply town in the desert that allowed them to get water and
With food supplies, he could barely escape back to Mulu.
In this battle, the Great Eaters were bound to win the Hezhong area and swept through the Sogdian countries with an army of 70,000. Unexpectedly, they were attacked by the Tang army. The powerful firearms of the Tang army were a crushing attack on the Great Eaters.
, First of all, the morale of the food army collapsed.
This battle completely destroyed the confidence of the Food Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. For the next thirty years, the Food Army never crossed the Amu Darya River again.
In the second year after the Battle of Nasebo, the special envoy of the Caliphate of Great Eclipse arrived in Guangzhou by boat, went to Chang'an to meet with the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, and submitted the Caliphate's credentials, wishing that the two countries would be reconciled and never fight again.
