The Sun and the Lion

Just like the Romans in the Battle of Calle, the Turkmen riders, who were attacked on three sides, were silently enduring the enemy's fire suppression, with arrows coming from the side and unable to avoid them.

The shields in the hands of the cavalry were like straw boats for borrowing arrows, with arrows stuck on them. Some even penetrated the shield and injured the hands of the Turkmen cavalry. The poorly made leather and iron armor on their bodies could not stop the red heads' long-range damage, and a few lucky ones even fell off their horses because of a well-timed arrow.

Under such circumstances, many people have collapsed. They want to escape like crazy, even if they lose their mounts, it doesn't matter.

But they couldn't get through. The rear troops didn't know the real situation at the front. Alvand was still organizing troops to reach the battlefield through the bridge. The retreating riders and reinforcements collided on the bridge. The scene was so chaotic that the reinforcements could no longer move forward.

Some people go to extremes and simply don’t cross the bridge, riding directly into the water with the intention of crossing the river directly.

Suddenly, as if they had been rehearsed before, the arrows suddenly disappeared like a sudden storm. Although many Turkmen who were on the verge of collapse felt relieved that they were no longer suppressed by enemy projected fire, there was still a bad feeling, like the calm before the storm.

After shooting the last arrow in their quiver, the horse archers waved their sabers with their hands that were not as strong as before the battle, ready to charge forward at any time. When Gaolaberi realized that the quivers of his cavalry were empty, he asked the drummers and trumpeters to convey the order for the general attack.

The order was delivered to every cavalry officer with the sound of drums and bugles. After receiving the order, the horse archers, who had been keeping a distance of less than a few dozen meters from the enemy, took the initiative to engage in hand-to-hand combat. For a time, the situation on the battlefield was extremely stalemate, making people anxious.

Although there were no arrows flying in the air, the face-to-face confrontation tested both armies even more.

The bone hit his unprotected throat, and the Turkmen cavalryman was knocked down from his horse. Because of the huge pain in his Adam's apple, he let go of his shield and scimitar, and pressed his neck firmly with both hands, just like this Doing can alleviate his pain.

His pain was quickly ended when the horse's hooves stepped heavily on his body, causing the left calf, lower body, chest and head to bear a weight they should not and could not bear.

The sounds of hammering and chopping boards came and went, interspersed with swear words and war cries. Thousands of people were fighting on a small flat ground. There is no gap for troops to easily move around, especially since both sides almost fill the width of the battlefield.

The red heads who were strengthened on the right wing also charged with their comrades. They were at the front, using lances and bones to kill all enemies who dared to block them. The overwhelming and overwhelming force made Alvand's cavalry feel for the first time what it meant to pass through the formation.

After the enemies in person were dispersed, the red heads ignored them and continued to rush towards the bridge, quickly defeating the insects blocking the entrance and exit of the bridge. Many people either died under lances or were forced to dive. athlete.

The drumming and killing shouts of the enemy in the distance made Alvand feel a little uneasy. He didn't know how to judge whether it was the enemy's counterattack before they died? still……

Several soldiers dragged several wet riders to Alvand's horse. Their armor and equipment were incomplete and were probably lost in the chaos.

As soon as they saw Alvand, the knees of several defeated soldiers softened uncontrollably and they knelt down directly.

"Intercept the defeated troops..." Alvand came to his senses, and then said painfully: "Don't continue to attack, retreat first."

He overestimated the bridge's capacity and underestimated the number of enemy troops. Such a huge mistake had been made, and now it was time for him to reap the consequences.

The signal to retreat was undoubtedly the last straw for the riders. On the chaotic bridge, pedestrians finally reached a unified opinion on the direction of travel. The will to continue fighting was interrupted by orders to retreat.

"It's just, it's too late."

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The bridge was covered with blood and broken limbs. You can get something on it if you just step on it.

There were countless corpses floating on the river under the bridge, and the river water had been dyed red. Then it continued to flow, and was led to the farmland outside the city along with the canal.

The unlucky ones who passed by the river were completely hopeless.

Alvand hurriedly gathered the defeated troops and retreated. At the same time, he sent troops to withstand Gaolaberi's offensive to buy himself time.

The distance from the bridge to the mountain pass is not far, and the distance between them can be measured in meters instead of kilometers.

Before the riders who were surrounded on the other side of the river were all eaten up, Gaolaberi detached another group to cross the river to pursue them.

The two groups of red-headed men who were pursuing across the river joined forces and met the light cavalry who came to block them in close combat. In just one encounter, several people were cut off and dismounted. Then the attack ended and the two sides entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat.

This unit that Alvand picked out to delay was not just a rotten fish, and it took a lot of effort from the red heads who came to pursue it.

When Alvand saw that the small force he sent to stop the pursuers was defeated, he simply became heartbroken and took all the cavalry who could still obey his orders, including his own guards. Just bet on whether you can rely on your numerical advantage to defeat the pursuing troops before your comrades on the other side are wiped out, and then enter the mountain road.

Then, under his personal leadership, the remaining riders launched a wild boar charge. The pursuit force went through at least three battles and suffered great physical exertion. This time they finally failed and were forced to retreat to the bridge.

Seeing that the enemy army was successfully repelled this time, Alvand breathed a sigh of relief, and then headed west with the remaining soldiers.