Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 549 Attacking the Heart
Amr issued another order, sending a message to Muawiyah in the rear, asking him to send troops and arrange soldiers to stabilize the defense line. He made the most reasonable deployment and barely maintained the situation of defeat.

Of course, only barely.

The Tang army's offensive was more fierce than he had imagined.

Especially his left cavalry, the speed of its collapse was beyond Amur's imagination.

Logically speaking, it was reasonable for his left cavalry to collapse after their general was killed by a stray arrow, but the commander of the right cavalry, Raymond, was still there. This veteran who had followed him for twenty years had enough combat experience to deal with any unexpected events.

Out of trust in Lemon, Amur first arranged for the protection of the left wing.

However, just as he was dispatching soldiers to support the left wing cavalry, the right wing cavalry was defeated first, so that he did not even notice how it was defeated.

Only Lemon, who was in the situation, knew where he lost...

That is a crushing strength.

Raymond was experienced in combat. After being attacked by the Tang army's cavalry crossbows, he did not care about the scattered soldiers, nor did he rescue the soldiers who were slaughtered by the Tang army. Instead, he greeted the soldiers behind him, intending to avoid the edge of the Tang army's cavalry, stay away from the Tang army's sharp points, interrupt the Tang army's offensive from the flank, and buy time for Amur in the rear.

Clemens reaction was extremely quick, but unfortunately he met Heichi Changzhi.

Black Tooth Changzhi has extremely keen insight and sense of smell on the battlefield. He can smell the fleeting opportunity at the first moment and thus achieve full success.

Historically, Heichi Changzhi's famous battle in the Tang Dynasty was the one that saved the Tang Dynasty's 100,000-strong army with his unparalleled talent: due to Li Jingxuan's incompetence, Lun Qinling trapped him and his 100,000 soldiers in Chengfeng Ridge, and they were about to be wiped out. Heichi Changzhi smelled an opportunity and at the critical moment, he led 500 people to attack the Tubo camp at night, forcing the Tubo to retreat and giving the Tang army time to escape the encirclement.

Because of Chen Qingsi's relationship, Heichi Changzhi had a higher status in the Tang Dynasty and received special care.

Heichi Changzhi was best at leading a small force to defeat the enemy in battle. Chen Qingsi provided him with the best equipment and even the source of soldiers were of high quality.

Heichi Changzhi did not let Chen Qingsi down, nor did he let down the tactical experience he learned under Su Dingfang. This time, he attacked like an assassin in the shadows, hitting the target with one strike, without giving Clement any chance to react.

Clemens discovered the flaw and wanted to order his soldiers to make up for it, but before he could take any action, Black Tooth Changzhi appeared at his weak spot one step ahead of him, and like a hungry wolf, he bit him to death, tearing the tiny flaw into a crack, and then tearing the crack into a fatal wound.

Faced with such a Black Tooth Changzhi, Clemens was stunned and had no idea how to give orders.

Heichi Changzhi ignored Raymond's defeated soldiers and continued to advance deep into the territory of the Arab Empire.

Heichi Changzhi was a strong man, two meters tall, riding a tall Qinghai horse, and he rushed to the front like a killing god.

The dust was kicked up from the ground by the rapidly galloping hooves of the horses, forming a dust cloud that covered the sky and the sun, and went straight into people's noses and mouths.

Heichi Changzhi squinted his eyes and couldn't see the faces of the soldiers around him, but the hundred-tempered steel spear in his hand was not slack at all. Anyone who appeared in front of him was an enemy. He swung the spear left and right, like chopping melons and vegetables, breaking through the waves of flesh and blood, forcibly tearing a hole, and forcibly breaking the second layer of defense.

"Vos, Rick, Shane, Quinn..."

Seeing that Heichi Changzhi was unstoppable in his army, Amr called out to four generals at once and said, "The key to the victory of this battle lies in this man. The four of you attack together and surround and kill him. Whoever can get his head, I will reward him with 30% of the tax revenue of Alexandria for one year."

Amur had already realized that the key to this battle was not others, but the big man opposite him who was like a killing god. If he could suppress him, he would win the battle. If he couldn't suppress him, it would be troublesome. Voss, Rick, Shane, and Quinn were all veterans who had followed Amur in battle for many years. They felt a little aggrieved when their superiors asked them to deal with one person at a time. However, when they heard that the person who killed the enemy general could get 30% of the tax revenue of Alexandria Port for one year, their eyes lit up.

The Port of Alexandria is an extremely important port in Egypt on the Mediterranean coast, and most of Egypt's specialties pass through this port.

Most of the military expenses of the Egyptian Legion under Amr come from this port. Thirty percent of the tax revenue a year is an astronomical figure.

Under heavy reward, there must be brave men.

The four generals looked at Heichi Changzhi who was rampaging on the battlefield with red eyes, like bulls in heat.

Just when Voss, Rick, Shane and Quinn were attacking and killing Black Tooth Changzhi, Muawiya, who was far away in the center of the army, received a letter from Amr asking for help.

Muawiyah, who was always calm and mature, learned that Amr was in a tough battle, so he stood up suddenly and arranged for his generals to lead troops to support him without hesitation.

At the same time, the movements of the Tang army also reached Muawiyah's ears.

"Report to the Caliph, many Tang troops are heading towards Pei Xingjian's camp, it seems there will be a big move."

Muawiya frowned, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what the other party was thinking.

The Arab Empire had three invincible and powerful troops. One was the Syrian Legion under his command, composed of the brave and warlike Khorasan people; one was the Meccan Legion left behind by the former Caliph Ali; and the other was the Egyptian Legion under Amr.

Even if their strategy fails this time, they won't be able to defeat the Egyptian army head-on, right?

What is the reason?
"caliph!"

Someone in the tent said excitedly: "Since the Tang army is targeting Governor Amur and concentrating its forces on Pei Xingjian's army, it is meaningless for us to continue to reinforce. We can simply use Governor Amur as bait to attract more Tang troops. We can take this opportunity to open up a new battlefield. They are eager to take care of Pei Xingjian, so they will inevitably slack off in other places. Perhaps the chance of victory lies here..."

The speaker was Anselmo, a judge from the Arab Empire, and he expressed his opinion with some excitement.

There was a trace of solemnity in Muawiya's eyes. He asked Yazid to follow Amr in the attack this time in order to accumulate prestige for his son. If he was defeated with the assistance of Amr, how could he have the face to let him succeed him?

Especially now that Hussein's prestige is rising...

"No! The Egyptian army is one of the strongest forces of our Arabs. We cannot give it up easily."

Other places can lose, but Yezid cannot lose.

Muawiyah suddenly realized that this was the Tang court's intention. It was because they saw through this that they desperately sent their forces to Pei Xingjian's troops.

In this case, it couldn't be easier to break the situation...

Muawiya gritted his teeth and said, "Support Governor Amr!"

(End of this chapter)