Chapter 465 Thirst
More than 20 kilometers away, Aken can feel the anger of his opponent! Patiguli truthfully told Aaken about the consequences of the crusaders' discovery that they brutally humiliated the bodies of crusader knights and soldiers. The whole crusader army was furious! Even the conservative Count Raymond can no longer make suggestions to defend Safuria. Even if there is really an abyss ahead, these crusaders will rush over without hesitation!
"Shame! A real shame! This is the consequence of our kindness to the enemy! Since the founding of the Crusaders, they have never been so humiliated! These humble Muslims should burn them all to death on the cross!" Gerard blushed and patted the table and roared loudly! The slogans of condemnation outside the tent made the whole crusader battalion tremble!
"Who else thinks that we should not take the initiative now?" King of Jerusalem asked in a cold voice.
The main tent was silent, "Then I think all of them have passed, and we will attack!" The last few words were almost squeezed out of Gui's teeth, and a cross sword was heavily inserted into the city of Taibalie on the map!
Next, the impassioned mobilization said that the crusader soldiers who had been angry would be fueled! If this anger and fighting enthusiasm can be used to attack the enemy, then the Muslim army has been defeated a hundred times!
This time, Ju Yi, who has always been known for his indecision in later generations, felt his incomparable decision for the first time! He enjoyed the pleasure of being crazily embraced by his subordinates! Once the event is raised to a higher religious level than the political height, then all obstacles are floating clouds! Crusader kingdom, unprecedented unity!
Although Count Raymond, who stood aside, was also shouting and condemning evil Muslims with everyone, his eyes were full of deep concern under his frown...
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It seems that your plan has succeeded! The crusaders will leave today. You have run far enough... Be careful not to be caught, you will be torn to pieces!" Patiguli looked at the excited crusader camp in front of her with satisfaction and teased Aken.
"Haha, I won't participate in the war. I'll leave the rest to you." Aken is also very proud. This time, he aroused the anger of the crusaders and let them attack in advance. They should be rewarded by the scene.
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The crusaders advanced three days in history. At the call of Bishop Acre, who held the 'true cross' high, marched on to the Pacific with the largest lineup in history! However, this 'true cross' does not emit a surging holy light as usual, boosting the morale of the crusaders, although the morale of today's crusaders is already very high. This 'true cross' seems to have turned into an ordinary wooden shelf. The knights who used to guard next to the real cross can even feel that their bodies are always at their peak. Today, it seems that the cross is still slowly absorbing its sacred power...
The clearest thing is Bishop Aka, who stroked the cross he was extremely familiar with and sighed silently in his heart...
Sir Raymond seemed to want to make up for his mistake in opposing the attack and led the knights to the front. The king and the 'true cross' were escorted in the middle, and Gerrard led the 'Temple Knights' and the 'Holy Knights'.
The weather is surprisingly sultry! Saladin sent harassing troops and kept harassing them along the way. Some of them are teams of ringers with a high degree of freedom like Aken. These light cavalry roared around and did not fight, but attacked with bows and arrows from afar.
This has put a lot of pressure on the crusaders! If you send light cavalry of the same speed to chase and fight, it is easy to be divided by opponents and defeated one by one! But if you keep restraint and want to pass through this vast arid plateau in a complete formation, I'm afraid it's not easy! Because except for heavy cavalry, infantry and light cavalry cannot effectively defend against this long-range attack.
Therefore, the march of the crusaders is very slow!
In fact, even if the crusaders want to send troops to pursue these Arab light cavalry from Syria, it is not easy. Because the horses of these Arab light cavalry are dexterous and fast country horses. It is much faster than the powerful and powerful war horses ridden by the crusader cavalry! This is the difference in tactics between the two sides. The less disciplined Muslims are used to fast and free disturbance warfare and guerrilla warfare, while the crusaders pay more attention to position warfare and fighting with the Grand Army.
Under the high frequency attack of Muslim light cavalry, the crusader troops began to be a little disconnected. The leading forces led by Raymond have been far away from the Chinese army and have advanced for about five kilometers. This is exactly what Saladin wants, because. The Muslim troops are now in a large curved moon-shaped layout, with concave center and two wings protruding forward, forming a large encirclement and gradually closing.
The attack of the light cavalry, which maintained a high-pressure posture, made the heavy knights of the Knights Templar and the Hospital Knights begin to fall behind, because their armor was too heavy. After a whole day of march, heat and thirst, the war horses were a little weak.
At this time, the first wave of Muslim organized troops attacked! Countless cavalry rushed from the side, and the arrows were like rain. The tired and thirsty crusaders were caught off guard and caught off guard! Because at the beginning, the knights thought that it was still a small-scale attack of their opponents and did not pay attention to it. When they felt wrong, a large number of their own personnel had fallen into the rain of arrows!
In the panic, the professional military literacy of the crusader knights was reflected. Soon, under the leadership of nearly 100 knights, the crusaders launched a counterattack! The rumble of horses' hoofs trembled the earth! The two armies hedged, each calling for the names of their religious gods and prophets, and launching an unreserved impact on their opponents!
The positive impact, in this medieval battlefield, will always be the world of heavy knights from the West! The thick riding gun, mounted on the gun frame of the high battle horse, is neatly formed, like a huge chariot with countless long thorns in front of it, with unparalleled momentum, hitting the enemy who dares to hedge in front of him!
The cavalry of nearly 10,000 troops are hedged, and courage is no longer the key to victory, because the huge impact of the reloaded knights crushes the opponent's courage with their flesh and blood in one fell swoop!
In the center of the battle, people turned upside down! With just one impact, hundreds of Arab light cavalry were roughly crushed by crusader knights! And since the crusaders launched the attack, there have been no casualties!
The Arab cavalry retreated, as fast as they charged, and disappeared clean on the battlefield in an instant. Needless to say, the retreat of the Arab cavalry is much stronger than their offensive ability! It seems that the fearless attack just now is to prepare for the escape at this moment. This made the crusader knights who had just warmed up very unaccustomed, and their strength seemed to have nowhere to vent, turning into a cavity of fire burning their throats. It's so fucking hot! I'm so thirsty!
You know, the medieval heavy knights wore a tight leather coat under the heavy armor. In order not to be burned by the sun and burn their skin, they also had to put a robe on the armor. This summer in the Middle East is very scary! And the heavy knights in so many clothes just had a violent exercise! This makes their armor sweaty and stink! This chronic damage is far more uncomfortable than rushing on the battlefield and being injured by the enemy's sword!
More importantly, this weapon rack contains all the weapons that can kill the enemy, but it does not carry a water bag. They thought that a day's march could quickly attack places with water. As a result, this small negligence caused the powerful crusaders to lose this important battle in history, and it was completely destroyed!
The Muslim army that has lived and fought in the desert Gobi for a long time has always believed that the water bag is their second life. Even in the wettest battlefield, they never forget to bring a skin full of clean water!
The rapid retreating Arab cavalry did not really escape. Another wave of light cavalry just returned to the team and rushed over. This time, they did not hit their opponents head-on. The scene just now made them too impressed by the attack power of these heavy knights! The Arab light cavalry, roaring and shooting a shower of arrows, turned around and ran when the crusader heavy knights had just organized an attack formation! Only a dust and some horse manure were left for the reloaded knight who chased him!