The Sun and the Lion

Chapter 66 Battle of Miane River Bridge (Part 1)

Northwest of the city of Miya, the bridge over the river has been built with horses and simple towers. Behind the towers and the horses, the red heads used bows and arrows to drive away the invading enemies.

After extorting a lot of money from Qazvin, Gaolaberi spent several days marching and arrived at Miane. At this time, Miane was under Alvand's control and was also a node in the supply line. However, even so, Gaolaberi effortlessly recaptured the small city and stored all the loot plundered in The warehouse in Miyana so that the army can march as quickly as possible to complete Ibrahim's plan.

However, it seemed that it would not be completed, because Alvand did not stay in the camp and continue the siege of Tabriz as planned.

After flogging the messenger and venting his anger, Alvand was forced to calm down and deal with the situation in front of him. Then, after many discussions with his cronies, he was finally convinced by the defeatist counselors.

A person can run quietly, but Alvand has 20,000 people under his command, and he also brings his women with him. So, he came up with a plan to survive with his broken arm.

The so-called survival with broken arms is actually selling teammates. A wise man once said: "When you are chased by a beast, you don't need to run faster than the beast. You only need to run faster than your companions to get out of danger." And he has some mercenaries and soldiers contributed by vassal tribes under his command. , these people don’t feel bad even if they die.

So he divided his troops and left the camp with only his direct lineage and a small amount of property including people, in the name of countering the rebellion. The cost he paid to keep the outcast from becoming suspicious was high. He does not require these thousands of people to resist desperately in order to help him turn around. Even if there are thousands of pigs, it will take a lot of effort to catch them.

"General, a large number of enemies are attacking, and the bridge in the northwest of the city cannot be defended." The messenger ran into the castle in a panic and reported to Gaolaberi.

The news of the attack quickly spread through the army with the messengers, and many troops spontaneously gathered to wait for orders. Then Gaolaberi took his personal guards as scouts and went to check the battle situation in person.

Juma is like a natural chasm in the middle of the bridge. The narrow passage and obstacles are a nightmare for the attacker. The superb archery skills of the red heads also made the cavalry who tried to dismount and destroy the obstacles pay a slight price.

"Move the rebel horses!" Gaolaberi sent his soldiers to give orders to the red heads guarding the bridge, and returned to the city to shake people off. He planned to be reckless first and directly attack the enemy in front of him with the red-headed wave.

Seeing that the obstacles on the bridge were gradually cleared, Alvand, who was supervising the battle on the front line, ordered the cavalry to prepare for the next round of offensive. At this time, he already knew who was standing in front of him through previous attacks, and the red head's appearance surprised him.

"Logically speaking, Ibrahim has no usable troops. The troops in front of him must have been transferred here urgently. They have just experienced a siege. They should not be in good condition and need to rest. Moreover, they are very It may be to divide the troops, after all, the original battle cannot be given up easily, war comes easily, but it is difficult to go."

After a rough analysis in his mind, Alvand made a decision based on the local terrain: the entire army drew A, which can also be called a wild boar charge.

Accompanied by the sound of the horn that lasted for more than ten seconds, the Turkmens launched an offensive against the bridge. The charging formation could not be said to be neat and tidy, at least it was chaotic. The cavalry at the front were fully armored, and Alvand also had a small number of armored cavalry among them.

Seeing that a large number of enemies were approaching, the red heads did not choose to fight head-on. After all, the only person looking at the bridge was a ten-man team that was not full of members. They fired a few symbolic arrows - all of which were blocked by the Turkmen shields - and then began to retreat. Gaolaberi had already finished shaking people, and the main force of the red-headed cavalry was exiting the city gate in an orderly manner according to its own organization. Come out and assemble.

A Turkmen cavalryman crossed the bridge with little resistance, and he was lucky enough to hit a slow-running red head with his bone. Not only was Red Riding Hood knocked down, Gu Duo also created a crater on the back of his head with the impact of the war horse.

This is the first blood when the main forces of both sides fight.

"Come on, come on. The more people cross the bridge, the more people will be buried here!" Gaolaberi became excited. After all, the narrow bridge deck was not conducive to cavalry operations. And if most of the enemy's troops or even all of them cross the river, then you can arrange a small force on the flank. The main force will act like a magnet to pin down the enemy in front of you. Then the small force will take the opportunity to sneak attack and occupy the bridge deck, forming two sides. The potential of clamping.

The archers first opened their bows to meet the enemy. For a moment, many half-moons were stretched into full moons, and the military formation was filled with the sound of tight bowstrings and the sound of arrows piercing the air. Thousands of arrows were poured upon the Turkmens who were crossing the bridge. Arrows were inserted into shields, armor, and horses for a while, and many people were shot off their horses or thrown off their horses. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan. com

Then the archers spread out and maneuvered toward the enemy's flank, opening a wide passage for their own heavy cavalry. Then came the rapid sound of trumpets and drums, and it was the tin cans' turn to attack.

The two cavalry units quickly completed the short distance, colliding with each other and stalemate. Because the bridge's passing capacity is not enough, Alvand can deliver far fewer troops to the other side than Gaolaberi in the same period of time. For a time, the red heads had both quality and quantity advantages.

Seeing that the soldiers on the front line were rushing too far, Gaolaberi immediately asked the trumpeter and drummer to give the signal to retreat, and asked the red heads to play the trick of pretending to retreat to lure the enemy. A few minutes later, the heavy cavalry who received the order first broke away from the Turkmen cavalry on the opposite side under the cover of the archers, took the initiative to move the battle line back, and at the same time took out their horse bows and turned around to shoot arrows backwards.

The Turkmen cavalry took a breath, reorganized themselves against the harassment of enemy arrows, and took a short rest. As more and more Turkmen crossed the river, they also actively pursued the retreating red heads.

The scouts who were sent to the city gate tower to observe the entire battlefield realized that the enemy had taken the bait and went to report it to Gaola Berry who was supervising the battle behind the Chinese army.

"Everything is going well, General..." Gaolaberi got the latest battlefield developments from the scouts who were deployed at high altitudes.

The general formation of the red heads has become a crescent moon. If the opening is tighter, it will be in the shape of a horseshoe. Many Turkmens have been pocketed and are being attacked on three sides.

Gaolaberi quickly ordered the reserves and soldiers to join together and move behind the battle line to the enemy's side, close to the bridge. After sending his soldiers abroad, he was left with only a flag officer, drummers, trumpeters and a few messengers.

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