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After two days of exposure to the sun, the soil on the ground has recovered its hardness, but it will not become muddy after being trampled a little, and it will still become soft after repeated trampling.

The horseshoes stepped down heavily one after another. When the horseshoes stepped up, a piece of mud was turned up, and a horseshoe pit about five or six centimeters was left on the ground.

Habibula looked back and forth between the two Han army light cavalry on the left and right flanks. They were relatively far away, and then there was a cloud of smoke and dust as the cavalry galloped. In fact, it was hard to see how many people there were and what kind of equipment they were equipped with. cavalry.

The Sasanian army met the Han army face to face without knowing it. Fortunately, the terrain on this side is flat, and the two sides saw each other from a long distance. If the terrain is complicated, it should be the time to see each other. Next moment It's time to fight.

"Let the cavalry go out!" Habibullah was not so sure whether the Han army was equipped with firearms, and he did not have much confidence in organizing the frontal defense: "The troops in the rear line should be separated!"

No matter how you say it, Habibullah is a high-level person, and he has never seen the scene of the firearms in action, but he can know from some channels how to face the Han army equipped with firearms.

In short, when fighting with the Han army's firearms troops, you must never put up a dense formation, or you will give the Han army's artillery a head.

Next, once you launch a charge, you must not hesitate at all. You must rush up as quickly as possible to mix with the Han soldiers.

The current Sasanian army is not in an offensive position. Because of the mixed formation of infantry and cavalry, they discovered that the Han army that came was all cavalry. According to tradition, they chose to stop for rectification and arrange the necessary defensive front formation. .

The range occupied by about [-] cavalry is actually not small, and the space it occupies is constantly increasing after being spread out.

This area is an absolutely flat terrain, with no slopes visible, no dense vegetation, and not even a few trees. At first glance, the surface is gray-yellow.

About [-] Sasanian cavalry attacked under the order of Habibullah. Not long after they left the main formation, they were divided into two columns, one with about [-] cavalry and the other with about [-] cavalry. To the Han cavalry who charged from the left and right wings.

On the battlefield, the sound of drums and trumpets has long been incessant.

The main war instrument of the Persians was a long horn, which sounded like the low-pitched call of an elephant.They have been using this instrument for more than a thousand years, and their opponents have always been uncomfortable with this kind of war horn. The evaluation given by the Romans is soft.

Now, when the Han army listened to the long horns of the Sasanian army, countless people’s evaluations appeared in their minds as "the sound of exhaustion".

The Sasanians didn't just have a war instrument, they actually had war drums too.It is a kind of big drum that has been flattened. It sounds crisp when it is struck, and it is not as thick as a war instrument.

Every country will have its own war instruments. Taking the Han army as an example, they use horns and war drums, and the sounds will sound relatively strong.

What the Han people knew was that the Romans’ war instrument was mainly a brass trumpet, and the sound waves would not be too long when blown, probably a kind of “doo-doo-doo” rhythm.

The Habayashi Army did not carry war drums, but had trumpeters who carried a horn-shaped horn with them.

The war drums of the Han army would be played continuously after the war started, while the horns would only be blown when conveying military orders.

On the current battlefield, the sounds of war instruments all come from the Persians, which makes the officers of the Han army wonder what kind of situation it will be when the Persians keep using war instruments to make noise, waiting to use war instruments to convey military orders .

On the battlefield, the sound of war drums and trombones continued, the thumping of horse hooves also continued, and the Sasanian infantry also began to shout continuously.

"What are they shouting?" Li Jun asked the translator who knew Persian: "Why does the syllable sound so fixed?"

The interpreter listened for a while and replied, "It's the sound of shouting for killing and the names of some gods."

"There shouldn't be languages ​​other than Chinese in this world!" Li Jun showed a disgusted expression: "That sounds so weird!"

What can the translator do? He can only nod in agreement.

One of the cavalry of the Han army who attacked from the left and right flanks was about to come into contact with the Sasanian cavalry of about [-].

The other cavalry of the Han army on the right flank was making a relatively large roundabout, leading the Sasanian cavalry of about [-] around.

The cavalry of the Han army gathered up the long line during the movement, and gradually turned into three cavalry teams. Each cavalry team consisted of two cavalrymen driving side by side.

Looking down from a high altitude, you will see three long lines elongated by the cavalry of the Han army. The lines are not absolutely straight, but twisted like snakes, which will constantly change shape under the leadership of the knights in front.

Using Zhuxia's war formation to explain, the three Han cavalry teams are all arranging long snake formations.This cavalry formation is not used for charging purposes, it is mainly to pull the enemy's formation, and at the same time attack with long-range weapons after entering the range.

Every knight of the Han army will keep a safe distance of more than three meters from Pao Ze, making the formation look elongated again.

The light cavalry of the Han army, their main equipment is a cavalry spear, a cavalry sword with a curved range, a cavalry crossbow and a cavalry bow.Because it is a light cavalry, the horse does not have any defensive armor. In fact, it is wearing a light cavalry-style leather armor.

The so-called cavalry-style armor was a type with a skirt, the length of which covered the thighs.

Leather armor is basically not very effective in defending against melee weapons, and the defense against long-range metal arrowheads is not high, unless it is against arrows that use bone or stone arrowheads, otherwise it is actually to prevent abrasions, and then it is A kind of psychological comfort.

"shoot!"

Soldiers in different languages ​​and from different camps shouted at almost the same time.

The cavalry of the Han army did not use crossbows here, and the knights who entered the range of the shooting, they held the bows and fired arrows.

On the Sassanian side, professional cavalry archers used a large bow, while ordinary cavalry used horn bows.

The cavalry bows of the Han army and the bows used by the Persian cavalry archers look very similar in appearance. The length of the bow body is longer than that of ordinary bows, and the arrow shafts used are also slightly longer.

The sound of the bowstring was not obvious in the thunder of the horseshoes. The arrows that were shot were flying in the air. When they fell, only a very small part of them hit the knights and war horses. Once people were shot, most of them were hit. The arrow shaft passed through, and the horse would stumble and fall heavily to the ground if it was shot.

This cavalry of the Han army is a long snake formation. While shooting at each other, the overall formation not only bends sharply, but even divides them into more long formation parts by "broken joints".

The Sasanian cavalry fighting against the Han army unknowingly followed the Han army cavalry, and they divided the troops separately.

The two sides kept shooting at each other during the movement, and knights fell from their horses with arrows all the time, or the arrows from their horses lost control.

The Han cavalry had already formed up and waited for the Sassanid cavalry to "collide" with them. They were also shooting arrows, but more Han cavalry shot arrows at the same time.

In this way, for every knight that fell on the side of the Han army, at least three knights would fall on the side of the Sasanian army. There are at least [-] more, but Sasanian's [-] cavalry are less than [-] left.

It can be regarded as two groups of cavalry that have officially engaged in battle. After there is no formation between each other, the development of the battle has gradually become a contest between squads, or a fight between individual cavalry.

After the battle situation changed, the equipment advantage of the Han army cavalry was maximized. For example, during the recovery period, it didn’t take much effort to pick up the cavalry crossbow and aim and shoot. Shoot and dismount.

The cavalry of the enemy and us in the hedge, the cavalry of the Han army has a spear with a length of six meters, and the cavalry of the Sasanian is mostly a short weapon such as a scimitar. The scimitar of the Shan cavalry was still a few meters away from the cavalry of the Han army, but it was pierced by the spear of the cavalry of the Han army.

At the beginning, the number of the two cavalry was about 5. It took only about [-] minutes for them to enter the fighting state and evolve into a melee.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Li Jun only pays attention to the troops entering the fighting state in the front, and puts more thoughts on the overall mobilization.

"The Han people are really good at not only using firearms." Habibullah paid more attention to the fighting situation after the battle: "We lost about three soldiers before we could wipe out a Han army!"

The Persians still have a relatively deep understanding of the strength of the Han people. They really do not regard the Han people as novices. On the contrary, they value and fear them more than the Romans.

In the back, the firearms of the Han people were too eye-catching, which made the firearms more fearful to the Persians. In a way, it ignored the strength of the Han army except for the powerful firearms.

"Your Excellency Governor!" Sha Zhan is a Persian general who has been paying attention to the headquarters of the Han army: "They are moving!"

Habibullah shifted his gaze, and saw that the headquarters of the Han army was slowly approaching his side.

"This Han army has not been found to be carrying firearms." Sha Zhan was still quite excited about this discovery: "If they don't have firearms, shouldn't we be more daring?"

Not counting the previous battle where the Persians and many allies entered the territory of the Hunnites, they were actually the first Sasanian army to fight the Han army in their own country.

As the first Sasanian army commanders to fight against the Han army, Habibullah's psychological pressure was beyond imagination.It was precisely because of too much pressure that he tended to be more conservative when making choices. It was necessary to divide his troops to attack the Kingdom of Jidoruo, and it was a strategic consideration to lead the army to press up.

Just now, Habibullah was still thinking about pulling a cavalry from the main formation to save his own cavalry that seemed destined to be defeated. Before making a decision, the main headquarters of the Han army was pushed in.

When the Han Army Headquarters pressed in, the Han Army cavalry on the right wing, which had been cruising, had already formed a formation of arrows and charged at the [-] or so Sasanian cavalry in front.

Li Jun will let the headquarters move forward to support his own cavalry on the left and right wings. One of them is to ensure that the left wing is about to win the battle, and the other is to put more psychological pressure on the enemy general.

In the contest between the army and the army, the victory or defeat mainly depends on the commanding general's grasp of the battlefield. Usually, the dispatch is to give the own troops that have entered the fighting state more opportunities to achieve results.

Generally speaking, it is the most basic quality of a general to prevent a certain part from being at a disadvantage and ensure the expansion of the advantaged part.

What Li Jun is doing is to ensure the expansion of local advantages, and will make the next choice according to the state of the enemy army.

"Cavalry..." Habibullah gritted his teeth and shouted: "All the cavalry leave the formation, don't need to think more, and charge directly to the enemy that can be seen!"

Habibullah came to his senses when he was reminded by Sha Zhan. They were ten times more numerous than the Han army. Being too cautious was not only damaging the morale of their own soldiers, but also giving the enemy a chance to eliminate them one by one.

Li Jun, who was leading the advance of the headquarters, heard the drums and horns of the enemy's main formation changing rhythm, and saw the cavalry rushing out of the enemy's main formation, and the infantry forming the front line were also moving forward. He cursed secretly, Order: "Order the left and right wings to leave the battlefield, and the headquarters to turn north!"

The situation that Li Jun didn't want to see the most still appeared. What he hoped was that the enemy army would be afraid enough of his own side, and only send an appropriate number to fight each time. If you can drive a few nails, you can only choose to distance yourself.

"Hahaha!" Habibullah laughed while pointing at the retreating Han army: "The Han people would be afraid too!"

The withdrawal of the Han army caused the Sasanian soldiers to cheer. It seemed that they discovered that the Han people were not invincible. Finally, their hearts no longer beat so fast, their hands and feet no longer trembled, and their courage suddenly returned.

"The evacuation speed doesn't need to be too fast!" Li Jun heard the enthusiastic cheers from the Persians, and responded with a sneer: "Let them chase!"

The Han army was all cavalry, but the Sasanian army was a mixed formation of infantry and cavalry. Li Jun was very happy to see the Persians happily chasing them.

Li Jun was still depressed before that the enemy army was calm enough. If the enemy army really maintained their formation, the Han army, which is all cavalry, would not be foolish to attack.

Now, the Sasanian army started to move on its own, stepping away while chasing, the army is getting more and more scattered...

(End of this chapter)