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Chapter 1719 Empty City Strategy?
"Chug, tug, tug, tug!"

"Da da da da da!"

The sound of gunfire continued, and the Arab cavalry fell down in groups. As long as they were not hit in the head, they would hardly die on the spot. Although the bullets had strong penetrating power, they took time to kill.

The fallen Arab cavalrymen wailed on the ground, and after the initial struggle, they fell to the ground and waited for death.

Saladin, who was preparing to watch the show, turned pale. They thought they could destroy this group of enemies by making arrangements, but in the end they were destroyed by the enemy.

"Saladin, die!"

Yue Fei shouted at Saladin who was standing in the firelight, saying that if Saladin wanted to watch the show, then he would let him enter the show and play the role of a loser.

"Run!"

The rest of the Arab high-ranking officials had no time to stay there. Seeing the enemy rushing towards them in an unstoppable manner, they all ran back with their men.

At this moment, no matter how Saladin shouted and comforted them, those people would not listen.

"I still have to prepare! Still more!"

Saladin roared, trying to get those people to stop.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The sound of trumpets of different tones rang out, these were the rallying horns of various kingdoms and tribes.

The sounds of explosions and attacks from the periphery had stopped. The army, which had been preparing to return to defend, heard the retreat horn and saw the enemy rushing close to the central army. They immediately knew that something had happened to the central army, and without caring about anything else, they withdrew.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Saladin roared, his careful arrangements were disrupted.

The Arab army had already withdrawn out of control. Even if the war drums from Saladin's side were very secretive, the soldiers could not listen to them and only wanted to escape.

"Well, something is wrong!"

Yue Fei, who was charging, suddenly noticed something unusual. Saladin did not run away, but remained in the same place, as if ready to fight to the death.

"General, let's charge!"

The generals who had dealt with the enemies around them were all excited and asked to fight. They were very close to Saladin and could go back with a charge.

"It's a bit strange. Saladin doesn't have many soldiers around him, and the outer army has also been defeated. Why is he staying here?"

Yue Fei said with a frown.

"Have you accepted your fate? Have you given up resistance?"

Everyone quickly analyzed.

"Your Majesty said that this is not a simple person. He will never resign himself to death just because of this setback!"

Yue Fei shook his head. Sun Lei had praised Saladin highly at the beginning. In this land, the only ones who could be praised by Sun Lei were Saladin and Baldwin IV. Sun Lei never missed a person.

"What should I do?"

Everyone was a little anxious, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.

Yue Fei looked at the sky. It was already bright. There was a clear road between them and Saladin, and there was not even a defensive fence in the middle.

"General, could this be an empty city plan?"

One of the generals spoke up, it seemed like Saladin was bluffing at this point, trying to scare them off.

"The Empty City Strategy requires at least a city. Besides, we have fought against Saladin several times, and he was defeated and fled that time. What right does he have to use the Empty City Strategy?"

Yue Fei directly denied this possibility. The Empty City Strategy is for the victor, because the victor has the capital and possibility to turn the tables. How could a perennial loser have this qualification?

"Prepare the mortars and fire!"

Yue Fei still felt that something was wrong. He did not rush forward easily. Seeing Saladin looking at him like that, he immediately had an idea. He was not going to kill him. Rushing forward would be no different from killing him by firing a cannon.

The soldiers quickly assembled the mortars, and they assembled them behind the army, completely hidden.

Saladin was very anxious. He hoped that Yue Fei would bring his troops here quickly so that he could set a trap and eliminate Yue Fei and his men in one fell swoop.

"Why hasn't he come yet? Are you afraid?" Saladin waited for a long time, and when he saw that Yue Fei was leading his troops in formation but there was no movement, he became worried. He didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Yue Fei, I am here, and I will kill you today!"

Saladin was worried that Yue Fei would not come, so he roared angrily. He was confident that his arrangement was flawless and Yue Fei would never be able to discover the trap.

"Saladin, when did you become so confident?"

Yue Fei shouted with laughter.

"You outsiders will die without a burial place!"

Saladin continued to roar.

"Stop yelling, you have already arranged the ambush, just wait for me to get there!"

Yue Fei looked at Saladin and shouted.

Saladin's face changed. Yue Fei actually knew about it. In order to keep this matter secret, even the kings and tribal leaders and nobles who had just escaped did not know about it.

"What a problem!"

Yue Fei looked at Saladin's expression, and his guess turned into certainty.

"fire!"

Yue Fei didn't wait for Saladin to react and directly ordered the artillery to fire.

The cavalry in front immediately made way, as the mortar position had already been prepared.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

There was the sound of a mortar firing.

"No, leave quickly!"

Saladin, who was about to start yelling to provoke Yue Fei, immediately roared after seeing the mortars. He knew how powerful these things were.

As soon as Saladin finished speaking, an explosion sounded beside him.

"Boom boom boom!"

The violent explosion instantly disrupted the Arabs' formation, and the soldiers fled in panic.

The mortar bombardment was continuous and the explosion covered a large area, which made the army that was preparing to escape even more chaotic.

"Ignite! Ignite!"

Seeing that the situation was not right, Saladin did not care about anything else and directly ordered the fire.

As the fuse was lit, loud explosions sounded in the open space between the two armies. Yellow sand and smoke were blown into the sky by the violent explosion, instantly blocking the vision of the two armies.

"There is indeed a conspiracy!"

Yue Fei looked at the violent explosion and couldn't help feeling fortunate. If he was hit by the explosion, although the possibility of death was very low, he would be trapped in the yellow sand and smoke, and his eyes would be blinded, and he would probably lose his combat effectiveness. By then, the gun in his hand would be no better than a fire stick, and Saladin would be able to win with just a charge.

At this time, Yue Fei also realized that weapons such as firearms were not invincible. Although the enemy seemed weak, with some strategies, there was still a possibility of a comeback.

"Take a roundabout way with both wings and kill!"

Yue Fei ordered the soldiers around him that the enemy had already revealed all their cards and now was the time for them to start the slaughter.

Saladin turned around and left with his men, knowing that their chance of escape was only for a brief moment when the sand and dust blocked their view.

After the explosion, gunshots continued to ring out, and the Qi army teams began to massacre the fleeing enemies.

The battle lasted less than half a day and ended. At noon, there was no enemy standing in the original Arab camp.

"General, Saladin and his men are running towards Jerusalem!"

A general came on horseback to report that they had chased for dozens of miles but ultimately failed to catch up with the enemy who were familiar with the terrain and environment.

"Forget it, if he runs away, he runs away. We are outnumbered and cannot pursue him further! Order the army to assemble!"

Yue Fei nodded.