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Chapter 1084 They are here!

The Peshawar military and civilian counterattack failed, but they were beaten back to the residential area. In fact, it was only a matter of time before the city fell to such a point in the war!

Luhmaru Jido’s hands were trembling violently, as were his lips. He even used the binoculars to see many Sassanid soldiers with jars hanging on their bodies. Those Sasanian soldiers were holding torches.

"It's over..." Luhmaru Jiduo turned around and took a look. The princes and ministers on Jiduoluo's side were all panicked, and the people on the Han Empire's side also looked bad: "I can't hold on for too long, okay. The news is that the other party has no intention of attacking the palace at all."

The Sasanian army has entered the residential area of ​​​​Peshawar and has already started arson.

Looking at the city from the heights of the palace fortress, one fire after another had already begun to burn. Fortunately, Luhmaru Jido ordered the removal of combustibles early, and the fire did not spread immediately.

"Angel!" Luhemaru Jido walked towards Ma Bin quickly, and asked humbly, "When will the heavenly soldiers arrive?"

"My lord, I have to make a serious statement again." Ma Bin said very seriously: "I am just an envoy sent by the lord of the shogunate, not an envoy sent by the Ministry of Rites."

Although they both represent the Han Empire, there is really a big difference in this, and they cannot be accepted indiscriminately, otherwise it is hard to say what will happen later, not only Ma Bin, but even Xie An should take it easy.

After listening to the translation, Luhmaru Jido smiled awkwardly and asked again.

"The semaphore has been issued, and the army must be on the way." Ma Bin said very firmly, but then said: "The army is coming, how long will it take to arrive..., the king should not think that Sassan has not moved?"

Luhmaru Jido's own military talent seems to be good?In addition, he had just used the binoculars to see the Sasanian camp sending troops to the north. Visually, there were about [-] chariot troops and nearly [-] various cavalry.

Not only did Ma Bin and the others not know how many Han troops were approaching the battlefield, but even Luhmaru Jiduo, an outsider, couldn't guess.

Luhmaru Jido is now worried that the number of the Han army is not enough, and he will be held back by the Sassanid army... and even defeated. In this way, the entire Jidoro will be hit to the brink of subjugation, can you? It depends on how thoroughly they can kneel and lick after the war.

Eighteen miles northeast of Peshawar, Li Tan, who was riding a horse, had already received the information from the scouts.

The situation of the offensive and defensive battle in Peshawar is one of the information that Li Tan cares about very much. He must know what the state of the battle in Peshawar is like. Once Peshawar falls, there is no need to save it at all. It is time to change the combat goal and annihilate it with all its strength. That Sasanian army dominated.

With the change of combat objectives, Li Tan didn't need to rush to Peshawar with his troops, and he could have more time to make relevant choices and arrangements.

If Peshawar continues to resist, Li Tan needs to make his own judgment based on the offensive and defensive situation of Peshawar city.

As the Sasanian army on the attacking side is firmly blocked outside the city, Li Tan will slow down the speed of rescue and focus on attacking the Sasanian army's logistics line. At the same time, he will also take necessary military operations to cut off the Sasanian back road Increases the success rate of completely annihilating that Sasanian army.

If the Peshawar defenders can't stop it, as is the case now, Li Tan doesn't need to think about anything, and directly leads the army to Peshawar to attack the camp of the Sasanian army, but there is no camp that can attack the Sasanian army. , but also to force the Sasanian army to slow down or give up the attack on Peshawar.

Li Tan also received information that Sassan sent chariot troops and various cavalry to stop the attack. He had already slowed down the troops as necessary and ordered to form a new advancing formation.

On the vast wilderness, about [-] Han troops were divided into three echelons and different formations.

At the forefront are about [-] light cavalry and cavalry archers, but if you pay attention, although they are scattered, there will be linkages between about three cavalry, and then one after another the linkage of three groups Underneath, it can be seen that there is a tactical arrangement.

The troops at the front formed an irregular straight line with a total length of more than 2000 meters, and it seemed that the thickness was relatively thin.

Behind them is a large formation in the shape of an inverted "pin" in the two "mouths" that are also the second echelon. They are all archers in the front row, but behind them are quite thick cavalry; the last echelon The "mouth" is composed entirely of light cavalry, and Li Tan is also in this position at the same time.

This area is vast, but unlike Hunnit or the eastern part of Sassanid, it looks like a flat plain with not many plants.

The plants in this place are quite dense, with trees of various sizes distributed irregularly, and some slopes that look like mountains but not like mountains can be found everywhere.

Since Li Tan chose to march, he must be aware of the terrain on the marching route.

The Sassanian army still has chariot soldiers. It is not a comprehensive and flat terrain, so it is not appropriate to dispatch chariot soldiers at all.

It's just that the Sasanian chariot soldiers should not rush into areas with complex terrain foolishly. They will stay in a relatively flat area with a lot of weeds and vegetation?
Because there are still forests on the road, of course the advancing Han army's overall formation will be distorted from time to time. They will move forward about five miles, and there will be a relatively open area about seven or eight miles ahead.

In this open area, the faster Sasanian cavalry has arrived.

About [-] Sasanian light cavalry stopped temporarily. Their officers sent out a considerable number of scouts, but they didn't get much feedback.

Since they sent out scouts, but did not get much feedback, then there is actually only one explanation, and their own scouts must be fighting fiercely with the Han army's scouts.

These Sassanid officers received little information, which showed that there was no large force of the Han army for the time being. The experienced scouts judged based on the number of Han army scouts, and speculated that the number of Han army would not be less than [-].

It should be said that no one who can be a scout is a simple idiot. Elite scouts can indeed infer the total number of enemy troops from the number and regularity of scouts sent by the enemy.

It's a very simple thing. Every army has a scout limit, but not just anyone can be a scout. You can basically find out whether the opponent is a scout or not. Ordinary soldiers just want to pretend Not sure how to act like a scout.

The Han army has not yet approached. They marched at a slightly faster speed before. Even if people can hold on, the horses should recover a bit. Otherwise, if the horse battle starts later, the lack of physical strength of the horses under the crotch will be too disadvantageous. up.

Another reason for not going into the complex terrain is that their current position is the most beneficial to them. The geographical advantages of our side going in and the Han army coming out are very different, and it can even affect the victory or defeat of the battle.

The final reason is that their follow-up troops have not followed up. It is only [-] light cavalry to face at least [-] Han troops.

Now most of the Sasanian cavalry began to feel guilty. They knew that they only had 1 chariot soldiers and about [-] various cavalry. They thought they could not defeat them, and they did not have an absolute advantage in numbers. , just want to delay the Han army for a while, victory is an unimaginable luxury.

Due to the lack of confidence in winning, the morale of the Sasanian cavalry was really low, and they were lifeless before the real fight started.

It's not that there were no Sassanid officers who wanted to boost morale, some of them also tried, but it was better not to say anything, but when they did, it only made the uneasiness and fear on the soldiers' faces worse.

"coming!"

In front of the area where the woods did not block the view, there were seven Sasanian scouts running away on horseback, and chasing them behind were four Han scouts.

The two groups of people who were fleeing and chasing were affected by the uneven terrain and the taller grass, and they would disappear from the sight of many Sassanid cavalry from time to time.

After a short period of time, there were only five Sasanian scouts left. When they reappeared in the sight of the Sasanian cavalry, two more fell off their horses.

Obviously, it was another contest between the scouts, but the Sasanian scouts were clearly at a disadvantage.

"Go to a cavalry!"

About fifty riders broke away from the Sasanian cavalry brigade. They controlled the horses with a bang, without even buffering the acceleration. They drove the horses to the fastest acceleration from the beginning.

The remaining three Sasanian scouts had already seen their cavalry reinforcements, and they began to shout.

The four Han army scouts who were chasing after them accelerated without hesitation, assuming that they would not stop until they completely wiped out the Sasanian scouts who were chasing after them.

In a short period of less than 30 meters, there was only one Sassanian scout who was hunted down, but at this time the Han army scouts made a roundabout, and the time for a big turn was to shoot arrows at the Sassanian cavalry who galloped up and entered the shooting range. It took two turns to retreat so swaggeringly.

That scene was witnessed by four thousand pairs of eyes. The timid Sasanian cavalry could not help but tremble, and some Sasanian cavalry who were still courageous also became hesitant.

"Here they come! They are here! They are all over the mountains and plains, and there are a large group of them!"

The surviving Sasanian scouts were obviously on the verge of collapse, and they started shouting loudly before they got close to their own army, which was not very good news.

An officer decisively drew his bow and shot an arrow at the mentally broken scout. The accuracy was extremely accurate. When an arrow hit his chest, he fell off his horse and rolled on the ground in an instant.

"The whole army!"

"Get on the horse!"

As long as you have eyes to see, you can indeed see the Han army entering the field of vision from the gaps in the woods. Experienced people will not be less than two thousand.

Listening to the more and more clear sound of horseshoes, and a large cloud of misty dust behind the [-] or so Han cavalry, it is not difficult to judge that the large group of Han cavalry is approaching quickly.

This group of Sassanid cavalry did not mount a charge, but began to make a U-turn under the command of the commander, and then slowly retreated.

dash forward?It is impossible for the Sassanian commander on the scene to lead a charge far less than the Han army in his entire life.He thinks that he is very sensible, and it is better to cooperate with the overall situation than rushing up to make unnecessary sacrifices by gathering his own troops in the rear and making plans. He must manually like it.

The Sasanian cavalry of about fifty men who had been sent out before was embarrassed. They were still chasing the four scouts of the Han army. First, they saw a large group of Han army cavalry appearing in front of them. Everyone turned around and ran away. A few who had poor mental endurance fell off their horses directly, while many others quickly took a detour.

Chase?Still chasing a fart, hurry up and keep up with the big troops, whoever continues to chase is an idiot.

The picture became a little bit funny. The four Han army scouts were changing horses in a galloping state during the turn and roundabout process. They became the frontline Han army chasing the Sasanian cavalry, each of them was proud and excited .

Looking down from a high altitude, the vanguard of the Han army seems to be about [-]. They are not gathered together, but are divided into seven large groups by the terrain. many.

Those small teams could be scouts who were on the front line before. They gathered and saw most of their own side coming up and charged forward.

Some small teams around the centurions are cavalry teams sent out to meet their own scouts, and they can also serve as vanguard raiding teams.

"They fled without fighting?"

"Isn't this normal!"

"Right……"

"Ha ha!"

The advance speed of the Han army is not fast, it is advancing at a speed of about thirty miles.

It would be a stupid behavior to speed up without encountering an enemy. After all, they were not riding motorcycles, but horses that were also living creatures.And the movement of living things will cause fatigue. Once you ride a tired horse to fight, you dislike yourself for not dying fast enough.

Wherever the Han army passed, some Sassanid scouts who had been hiding probably felt that there was an infinite possibility of being trampled to death by horse hooves or being found and killed if they continued to hide. The Sassanid scouts chose to leave their hiding places and escape. I want to surrender.

The Sassanid scouts who chose to surrender were extremely lucky. The Han army needed some living prisoners of war to interrogate intelligence.

The Sasanian scout who continued to hide with a fluke mentality was either trampled to death by a horseshoe, or killed directly after being found out.

The first cavalry team of the Han army came out of the area with relatively complex terrain. They did not move forward too far, but stopped about a mile in front of the edge.

About four or five miles in front of the halted Han cavalry, the four thousand Sasanian cavalry who had previously withdrawn began to make another U-turn.

Further back, a misty cloud of smoke was flying in midair.

That was the smoke and dust produced by the Sasanian follow-up troops. Their chariot troops and the rest of the various cavalry were slowly advancing.

Two armies of the enemy and ours are about fifteen miles northeast of Peshawar and will soon encounter each other.

(End of this chapter)