Alim, the guard of Viramala City, called one of his subordinates.
"Battuta, how are you? Any news recently?"
"General, nothing has happened recently, why are you so nervous?"
Battuta didn't understand. They were the powerful Arab Imperial Army. When had they ever been afraid of them?
But this time, Alim, who led the army, not only sealed the entire Viramala City, but the five thousand people also made a gesture of just defending the city and would never go out even half a step.
And they kept asking if there was anything new.
"Hey!" said Alim, who was already full of white hair: "Didn't we send some wounded back home in the past few months? I heard from several wounded that they were chasing after the city of Ratan. He was injured when he attacked the fleeing Tianzhu people.”
"These Tianzhu people are vulnerable. Are there too few of them?" Battuta asked.
"No, it was General Jafar who led an army of 50,000 in pursuit. However, the other party suffered almost no casualties, but we lost several thousand people, and General Jafar was also killed."
"What!" Battuta whispered: "Is General Jafar, who has been following Lord Amru for many years, killed in battle?"
He really couldn't believe it. How could a general with tens of thousands of troops die in battle so easily?
Alim nodded: "This news has been temporarily blocked for fear of affecting the morale of the army. It is said that the reason for such heavy casualties is because some of the Tang Dynasty and its troops appeared among them."
"Datang?" Battuta came to his senses: "Some time ago, we met several scouts. Those people were extremely ferocious. When we arrested them, the four of them killed more than 20 of us, and we were finally trapped. In a private house, they set themselves on fire directly inside."
"Later, the merchants who came to the city identified them and said that they should be from the Tang Dynasty, and they are very similar to the caravans from the Tang Dynasty."
"Yes! They are the scouts of the Tang Dynasty!" Alim said: "Later, I specially sent people to several nearby cities to inquire, and traces of these scouts were found in several cities."
Battuta is also a veteran who has experienced many battles. Hearing what Alim said, there is nothing he can't understand.
"So these scouts are stabbing
Explore our military situation and prepare for the Tang Army's attack! "
He walked a few steps back and forth in the camp before asking again: "But we are in Viramala City, the farthest place from the Tang Dynasty. How could they attack us first?"
"What if they want to cut off the retreat of our entire Arab army?" The somewhat elderly Alim's eyes flashed with wisdom: "They are powerful and unknown enemies, so we have to guard against them."
"Cut off our retreat?" Battuta stayed where he was, because if the opponent wanted to cut off the Arab army, there was only one possibility, that is, they were absolutely confident that they could defeat the Arab army in Tianzhu.
But how is this possible? They are the most powerful Arab Empire army in the world. They have never tasted defeat in a war in the past few decades.
This time, an army of 400,000 attacked the country of Tianzhu, which was said to have thousands of years of civilization. The legendary and powerful Harsha Dynasty was as vulnerable as paper in front of them.
It seems that Master Alim is still old. I heard that people become less courageous when they get older, but I didn't expect that he would be so timid.
Just when he was thinking this, he was slapped in the face.
A soldier came to report: "General, we found a large army outside the west city. Judging from the costumes, they are not from our Arab Empire or Tianzhu. They have camped a few miles outside the west of the city."
Alim's heart was shocked. Are you really just worried about something?
He picked up the sword next to him and rushed out.
Seeing this, Battuta quickly followed.
The two of them left the camp, mounted their horses, and rushed towards the city wall. Within a moment, they reached the city wall. Alim looked outside, and sure enough, an army came in force.
Judging from the looks of it, there were probably about 20,000 people, but they came towards Viramala City in a chaotic formation.
Alim said to Battuta: "Go to the city and bring some businessmen who can speak Tang dialect and Arabic."
Although he did not recognize the Tang military flags in the army below the city, Alim knew that they must only be the Tang army.
Unexpectedly, he guessed it right. The other party wanted to capture Viramala City and cut off the Arab Empire's retreat.
Several businessmen were caught on the city wall by Battuta. Alim glanced at them and said, "Don't be afraid. Ask them if they are troops from the Tang Dynasty. Why did they come to Viramala City?"
When those businessmen looked outside, no need to ask, just saw that the military flag was a big Chinese character "Tang", it must be the army of the Tang Dynasty.
He shouted to the city, and it was Duan Zhixuan who led the troops. Hearing the questions from the city, Duan Zhixuan shouted angrily: "Thousands of merchants from the Tang Dynasty have been innocently killed by you. Now that millions of troops from the Tang Dynasty have entered Tianzhu, they must I will kill you all to appease their souls in heaven.”
Several businessmen communicated with each other, and then a businessman who knew Arabic honestly translated Duan Zhixuan's words to them.
"Ha Haha, that's nonsense!" Battuta said disdainfully: "If it's really an army of one million, then the supply line can drag them to death! And if it's really a hundred With an army of ten thousand, I'm afraid there are only twenty thousand people coming to our place. Sir, they must be bluffing."
Alim nodded. Although he was worried about Datang, he didn't think they had a million-strong army. He had not shown his face just now, but was secretly observing from the side.
It seems that this Tang army does not have the mysterious weapon with the black pipe.
Lord Amru specially told all the senior generals that when meeting the Tang Army, they must pay attention to hiding their identity. They can only wear the armor of ordinary soldiers, or find a substitute by their side.
The opponent has a kind of black pipe that is quite powerful, but there should not be many of them. It seems to be the case now. None of these Datang troops have that kind of weapon.
Thinking about the military appearance of the army I just saw, I feel that this army is not elite.
Of course, Alim was mature and prudent. Even if he suspected that the opponent was not an elite force, he was determined not to go out of the city to meet the enemy.
"Stop talking nonsense, will you surrender or not?" Duan Zhixuan asked, pointing to the top of the city.
"Humph!" After hearing the translation, Battuta drew his bow and shot an arrow.
Of course, Duan Zhixuan and the others couldn't shoot beyond a stone's throw, but that was their answer.
"In that case, prepare to attack the city!"
Duan Zhixuan gave an order, but his men only gave a few weak replies.
