However, what should be arranged tonight still needs to be arranged. At night, the Persian army once again held the line. Ostam took a deep breath and spent another most difficult day. His nasal cavity was already full of rich The smell of blood.
The dry and hot air allowed the smell of blood to spread far. Ostam looked at the surrounding land that was gradually enveloped in silvery white light. If it weren't for these six thousand armored cavalry, he would have been ready to die in battle.
The expressions of the surrounding Persian soldiers have become numb. They are no longer the Persian soldiers of the Achaemenid Dynasty. The Persian soldiers of that period were invincible. But now, the faces of these soldiers are only numb. If it is not behind them, it is their land. Behind them Even their family members might not be able to hold on for long.
Today, the casualty rate of Persian soldiers was much higher than that of the Arabs on the opposite side. In the dead of night, the news quickly came together. Today, the casualties of Persian soldiers were close to 10,000.
Ostam's face was a little ugly, which meant that the Persian army of 60,000 had already gone to close to 20,000. If there were no 6,000 cavalry tomorrow, the casualties would probably increase tomorrow, and the army would not be close to collapse by then. Far.
Ostam's face was not good-looking, and the Arab commander Said bin Abi Waqqas bin Uhayb bin Abd Manaf al-Zuhh, who was only a few kilometers away Here, his face is equally ugly.
According to statistics, the casualty rate of Arab soldiers is close to 10,000, and they only have 30,000 soldiers! If the Persians cannot be defeated within two days and the Persians start to flee, the Arabs' numerical disadvantage will be discovered by the opponent. At that time, the opponent's morale will be greatly boosted, and they will be defeated!
Selder knew very well that the numerical disadvantage did not matter within a certain range, because ordinary soldiers could not observe that much.
It's like 60,000 people fighting against 30,000 people. Whether it's the enemy or one's own side, they actually don't know how big the gap between the two sides is. The soldiers on the battlefield see nothing but borders and think that the number of soldiers on both sides is almost the same. .
1,000 people versus 2,000 people, 500 people versus 1,000 people, it will be very conspicuous at a glance. When the time comes, the party with more people will naturally have a huge advantage!
The point is that their casualty rate can reach 1:3 at the beginning, but as the number of casualties among their soldiers increases, this casualty rate will gradually decrease, or even remain the same!
There was no talk all night. Most of the soldiers who had fought all day fell directly to the ground and fell asleep. Only the reserve troops who had not had time to participate in the war during the day were on guard. In this quiet and vast land, there were still faint sounds of wailing and moaning. Come.
It was an injured soldier among the densely packed corpses of soldiers in the center of the battlefield.
In the early morning of the third day, both sides began to do the same thing in unison. Both sides maintained a tacit understanding, which was to drag away the corpses from the battlefield that stretched for several kilometers between the two sides and carry the wounded down for treatment.
Arab women and children have dug graves in the valley behind, and these corpses will be carried there and buried directly. Almost all the men the Arabs can mobilize have already entered this war.
The injured soldiers were taken care of by Arab women. There were no military doctors and only simple bandages. Whether they survived or not depended on their lives.
The death of the Persians the day before had already made the morale of the Persians very decadent. After collecting the bodies of their comrades, the battle between the two sides was triggered again. At this time, the reinforcements led by Hashem arrived and rushed to the battlefield in an instant, returning with a great victory. , and the Persians who were caught off guard suffered another defeat, but the Persians' war elephants, which had been trimmed the next day, still posed a huge threat to the Arabs.
And the Persians are still resisting desperately!
However, seeing that the Persian defense line was in danger, Hashem, who came with the support of the Caliphate (the early Arab political system, the person who served as the political, military, judicial, educational, and religious leader of the country was called the Caliph), led the reinforcements and rushed into the enemy position again. , entangled with the enemy, all the Arab soldiers were greatly shaken in morale, shouting the name of Allah, but at this time.
Something happened that should not have happened in history.
"Woo..." A low and harsh horn sounded throughout the battlefield. The sound of more than a dozen horns blowing together was like a basin of cold water, suddenly poured directly on the battlefield where both sides were fighting.
Everyone knew what the sound of the horn meant, but they didn’t know whose reinforcements it was. At this time, Ostam was shocked. He had been riding on the war elephant and saw the mountain climbing behind in the distance. The black line came, "Our reinforcements have arrived! The reinforcements of the great Isai III..." Ostam's tone stiffened when he shouted here.
Because the soldiers who appeared in the sight were shining with dazzling light. This... wasn't their Persian armor, could it be the Arab's? !
But soon Ostam came to his senses because he saw the Persian flag!
"The reinforcements of the great Isei III have arrived! Kill!" Ostam was shocked and immediately roared. The surrounding messengers immediately roared this sentence continuously.
The morale of the Persian soldiers who were trapped in a bitter battle was instantly shaken!
And similarly, the general of the Esai Guards, who blew the horn and commanded the entire army, took a deep breath and shouted: "Kill!"
Wearing Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty, there were a thousand cavalry in iron armor as the front team, followed by the cavalry who were also wearing Mingguang armor, but the horses only had leather armor. They all pulled out the long swords at their waists and charged towards them. The Arabs launched a deadly charge!
After a night's rest, they crossed the river from the lower reaches and traveled a short distance, but it was no problem for the horses because they did not rush into the battlefield, but waited for the Arabs to completely lose their formation before joining the battlefield, so everyone The armored cavalry are all extremely energetic!
Although they do not have the typical Western disposable lances in their hands, because those lances have already supported the front line, but how terrifying would it be for the cavalry to charge even if they only have long swords?
There is no complete infantry array. When the real heavy armored cavalry charges into the battlefield from the side, the terrifying deterrent power is instantly highlighted!
The enthusiasm on the faces of the Arabs, who had always had an absolute advantage, faded, and fear filled their hearts.
What does it feel like to be in a battle with the enemy and suddenly be surrounded by a heavy cavalry force behind you and launch a fatal charge? !
The dull sound of horse hooves echoed across the earth like thunder! The smoke caused by the collective charge of six thousand cavalry was like a sandstorm coming from the sky. The bright armor reflected the sun's rays like the scythe of death.
The terrifying cavalry rushed towards them like a tide!
Viewed from a high altitude, a black cavalry line rushed straight into the hinterland behind the Arab army! All the Arab soldiers were distracted for an instant. At this time, the morale of the Persian soldiers who were strangled with the enemy was greatly shaken. Many took advantage of the enemy's distraction to directly fight back. In an instant, the Persian soldiers directly launched a counterattack.
