mtl008 Chapter 386 Islamabad
Chapter 386 Islamabad
In this round of attack, the Arabs lost several thousand more soldiers and horses.
But soon, the Arab army launched another attack
About an hour later, the Arabs were defeated again, and another three to four thousand people were killed or wounded.
But Hasli was not discouraged. Instead, he ordered the army to rest and prepare for another battle tomorrow.
Since you have made up your mind to fight at all costs, then fight to the death.
Jadya was convinced that he could capture Karachi with an army of 300,000.
……
The next day, the army launched another attack.
Of course, the result was still a failure.
The battle went on like this for ten days. The Arab army suffered nearly 40,000 casualties and still failed to capture the city of Karachi.
At the same time, Yue Fei's troops finally arrived in Islamabad, the capital of the Arab world.
As the capital of the Caliphate, Islamabad has tall and strong city walls, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Many trenches have been built around the city.
Outside the city, Harris's 300,000 Persian troops were already prepared for the battle.
Yue Fei stood on the battlefield, looking at the city from afar with a solemn expression.
Islamabad has high walls, a wide moat, dense trenches, and the Persian army is outside the city, so it is not easy to take it easily.
"Order the army to rest where they are, and send out scouts to investigate the surrounding situation."
After thinking for a while, Yue Fei gave the order.
With his existing military strength, he could not take the city at all, and could only wait for the arrival of the armies of Bai Qi and General Huo Qubing.
Upon learning that the Daqian army was at the gates of the city, Philip III was terrified and immediately ordered his troops to step up their vigilance.
Hasri outside the city also looked cautious.
He had intended to launch an attack while the enemy was still unstable, but he retreated at the last moment.
Although he had an army of 300,000, Daqian also had nearly 200,000 troops. A rash attack would result in mutual destruction.
The main purpose of his leading the army this time was to assist the Arabs in defending their capital and ensure that they would not be destroyed.
If his rash actions resulted in serious casualties to the army, he would be guilty of a serious crime.
So in the end, Hasri chose to defend and wait for the enemy to attack.
The two sides were in a stalemate.
Three days later, another large army from Daqian arrived.
This is Bai Qi's army, with a total strength of nearly 200,000.
Four hundred thousand troops is not a small number, but it is still not enough to threaten Islamabad. After all, the total number of defenders is close to eight hundred thousand.
But at this moment, bad news suddenly came.
A large cavalry force suddenly appeared from the north and headed towards Islamabad.
This army was actually the 200,000 Xiongnu cavalry led by Huo Qubing.
Upon hearing that another 200,000 troops were coming, both Philip III and Hasli's faces changed drastically.
An army of 600,000 is enough to pose a fatal threat to Islamabad.
Huo Qubing, in particular, is even more feared.
Huo Qubing successively destroyed the Eastern and Western Xiongnu, and later destroyed the Shiwei. Later, he even defeated the Rakshasa Kingdom and made it miserable. His reputation had already spread far and wide.
At this moment, he is definitely one of the top commanders in the world today.
"Damn Rakshasa Country."
Philip III roared angrily.
If the Rakshasa Kingdom had given a little more strength, Huo Qubing would not have been able to go south, and the Arabs would not have been so passive.
Now, a full 600,000-strong army is at the gates of the city.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
The Prime Minister asked urgently.
"Hmph, what should I do? Of course I'll give it my all."
"I just don't believe it. The people of Daqian are all powerful. We have 800,000 but cannot defeat 600,000, and we are still defending the city."
"Order the entire army to prepare for a decisive battle."
Philip snorted coldly and immediately gave the order.
So the Arab army quickly prepared for battle.
At the same time, Bai Qi and Huo Qubing came into Yue Fei's tent.
"Long time no see, Generals! Thank you for your hard work!"
Seeing Bai Qi and Huo Qubing, Yue Fei bowed and said.
"General Yue, you are too polite. Serving Your Majesty is my duty."
Huo Qubing said with a smile.
"Haha, General Huo is really good at talking. Please come and sit down."
Yue Fei laughed loudly.
Soon, the three of them sat around the round table and discussed the next battle.
"I just saw the Persian army stationed outside the city. Needless to say, we must destroy them first, and then we will attack the city."
Huo Qubing spoke.
"General Huo is absolutely right. The enemy probably doesn't know the power of our artillery fire, so they dare to deploy their troops outside the city."
"That's perfect. Just blow them to pieces."
Bai Qi spoke slowly with a fierce light flashing in his eyes.
"Well, then, let's start with the Persian army."
"General Huo, your cavalry only needs to prevent the enemy from escaping. General Bai and I will be responsible for the attack."
Yue Fei opened his mouth and gave orders.
"Don't worry, leave it to me!"
Huo Qubing patted his chest and said.
Afterwards, the three of them took action separately, preparing to launch an attack the next day.
The next morning, Huo Qubing took the lead and left the military camp with 200,000 cavalrymen, and then disappeared.
"What? The enemy cavalry has left?"
After hearing the news, Hasli was surprised.
"General, have the enemy cavalry gone to capture the surrounding areas? After all, cavalry are not good at attacking cities, and there is no point in staying here." The deputy general guessed.
"Hmm, that should be the case." Hasli pondered for a moment and said, "Inform the entire army to be on high alert at all times."
"Report, General, the Daqian army has moved. They have launched over a hundred artillery pieces and appear to be preparing to launch an attack."
At this time, a soldier suddenly came to report.
"What? Artillery?"
Hasli was startled and hurried outside the tent to see what was happening.
Outside the Daqian military camp opposite, a group of soldiers were carrying more than a hundred black cannons and arranging them neatly in front of the formation.
On both sides of the artillery, more than 100,000 Daqian soldiers had already lined up and were preparing to launch an attack.
"How powerful are these artillery pieces?"
Looking at these artillery pieces, Hasli was puzzled.
Hasli had only heard that the Daqian artillery was quite powerful and that the previous defeats of the Arab army were due to these artillery pieces.
But he had never seen it with his own eyes, so he always remained skeptical.
Not only him, but other generals in the Persian camp also held the same idea.
They thought that the Daqian artillery was just hype and was not that powerful in reality.
But now that Daqian has really launched so many artillery pieces, they feel the crisis.
Thinking of this, a sense of uneasiness arose in the hearts of the generals.
"Get ready to fight, we won't lose!" Hasli said gritting his teeth.
"Yes!"
Soon, countless troops gathered in the Persian camp.
On the other side, after the artillery was ready, the Daqian soldiers began to carry ammunition.
They pushed out the shells in carts and piled them next to the cannons.
Half an hour later, all the shells were ready.
"let's start!"
"emission!"
With Yue Fei's order, more than a hundred cannons fired a deafening roar.
In an instant, endless artillery shells whizzed through the air and slammed into the Persian camp.
“Bang, bang…”
The shells landed inside the barracks and exploded.
In an instant, flames shot up into the sky and thick smoke billowed.