There are many rivers in Tianzhu.
The first settlements of human beings were all along rivers, and then they gradually multiplied and developed, and towns were gradually formed.
Malava City is such a city. Not far away is the Najta River, a river that flows from east to west into the Arabian Sea.
Rashid calculated against all odds, only that the Tang Dynasty would no longer be able to use fire attacks, but he never imagined that the Tang Dynasty could still use the power of nature.
What is lacking in Malava City is not only wooden building materials, but also many other building materials.
So to say that the wood demolished from Malava City was used to burn them in Urayana City was completely deceived by Tang Ping.
The real effect is that Tang Ping and the others used these building materials to dam the upper reaches of the Naimituo River.
Then a shallow ditch was dug in the direction of Malava City.
The Malava City was originally on a low ground and was located in a depression.
So after dark, Tang Ping and Duan Zhixuan directly ordered to dig out the temporary dam they had created.
The accumulated river water found an outlet and rushed directly towards the newly dug shallow ditch. The huge force soon rushed out of a new river channel.
As a result, the entire Naimituo River changed its course and rushed towards Malava City.
"Did you hear anything?" asked a soldier guarding the city.
"Nothing..." Another soldier was halfway through his words, and he seemed to hear some rumbling sound.
"What is this sound?" The two of them carefully identified it, and it seemed that it was not the sound of cavalry charging.
When the sound got closer, the two of them could even feel the city wall trembling slightly under their feet.
But because it was night, I couldn't see anything clearly. I could only call people into the city to report the news, while holding my weapons tight and staring outside the city.
Finally, their "enemy" appeared in front of them, and they realized that it was actually a rushing river.
"Hurry... go and report to the General..." a garrison leader shouted, but he got stuck.
Report what? Said that a river came to attack the city?
And how fast does the water rush up?
The wall of Malava City was originally not high. The rushing river water hit the city wall and stirred up huge waves. Then, when the water from behind was washed away, many people on the city wall were swept down.
The soldiers who entered the city to report were not as fast as the water. Before he could report, the water in the city was up to his calves.
"Run quickly, run quickly!"
"It's flooding, it's flooding, everyone, run to higher ground outside the city!"
The Arab army, who originally thought they could have a good sleep, was once again awakened in the city.
Last time it was burned by fire, this time it was flooded.
After the diversion, the Naimituo River continued to send water to the direction of Malava City, and the water in the city soon reached the waist.
Anyone who has ever swum knows that it is actually the most difficult for people to swim at this depth.
If your lower body walks in the water, the resistance will be huge, but if you want to swim, the water is a little too shallow.
What's more, not every Arab soldier is proficient in water and can swim.
At this time, the heavy cavalry and heavy infantry could only throw away their armor while walking hard outside.
They are elites, yes, but they can't swim in armor weighing more than ten or twenty pounds.
The only good news is that Rashid looked at the terrain before entering the city and knew that the terrain was higher as he went north.
"Everyone, retreat north!"
At this time, no matter the baggage or equipment, the only thing that can be fought for first is to save one's life.
"Arab friends, I heard that we all encountered a fire a few days ago. It must have been very hot, right? So today I brought you some cold water. Tell me loudly, is it cool?"
It was naturally impossible for the Arabs to answer Tang Ping's nonsensical questions. Moreover, they did not find Tang Ping humorous at all, but found him terrifying.
The Tang army, which had disappeared for several days, lined up at the high point and looked at them coldly.
The Arab army had no armor on their bodies and no weapons in their hands, and behind them was the raging water of the Naimuta River.
If you don't want to drown, you can only go to the northern highlands.
But the Tang army was waiting there, and when someone entered the shooting range, they pulled the bow and arrow mercilessly.
The bows and arrows fell, and the Arab army, which had no armor or shields and even had difficulty moving, was no different from a target under such an attack.
Some people got scared and swam southward, relying on their ability to swim.
But halfway through the swim, I realized that there were more people in the south. Although they were not the Tang army, they were the angry Tianzhu people.
These Tianzhu people will not be lenient to these invaders, and they all hold agricultural tools such as wooden sticks and pitchforks in their hands.
As long as someone came close, there would be seven or eight hands holding sticks and wooden sticks to knock them down, just like whack-a-mole.
Rashid never thought that someone could fight the war like this. Helplessly, he said to his men: "Surrender."
Not to mention whether they have the strength to fight, now they don't even have a chance to fight against the Tang Expeditionary Force, and they will be shot in the river.
"Surrender, we surrender!"
"Spare your life, we surrender, let us go ashore first!"
The general gave the order to surrender, and the Arab soldiers shouted loudly.
Being elite does not mean that they are not afraid of death. They used to think that they were not afraid of death, just because they had never lost and were never forced into such a desperate situation full of powerlessness by the enemy.
Now they know that such desperate situations can really frighten and break people.
"What are they shouting?" Duan Zhixuan asked Tang Ping.
Only Tang Ping was able to understand what the Arabs were saying through his high-tech simultaneous interpretation headphones.
Tang Ping scratched his head and said with a smile: "Hey, didn't I also leave your name as Duke Fan on the stone tablet in the city? They are scolding you now, saying that you are despicable and shameless, and that you don't respect martial ethics, and... they are scolding you anyway. It’s so dirty!”
After speaking, Tang Ping glanced coldly at the Arab army in the river. Tang Gui and the others also said at that time that they could keep the goods of the caravan and asked the Arab army to let them go.
Duan Zhixuan said to the deputy general with a cold face: "For the record, the Arab army was besieged by our army. Instead of surrendering to our army, they actually dared to scold the Duke of Tang Dynasty."
"Second Battalion Commander, where is the Second Battalion Commander? Bring those Datang Shenwei cannons from your artillery battalion and fire them!"
They also brought a few light Tang Shenwei cannons, but because they never had a head-on confrontation with the enemy in the battle, they were never used.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ping, Gou Shaoqun and Li Shan started laughing wildly.
