mtl008 Chapter 385: All-out Advance
Chapter 385: All-out Advance
On the other side, eight hundred miles northwest of Kunshidu.
Bai Qi was leading his army towards the capital of the Arab Empire.
Since Persia sent out reinforcements, His Majesty changed the plan in time to prepare to take over Persia as well. Bai Qi's army only rested in Kunshidu for three days before immediately setting out and attacking the capital of the Arab Empire.
"General, our army is still about 400 miles away from the capital of the Arab Empire, and Arab scouts have appeared ahead."
Wei Qing came forward to report.
"It doesn't matter."
"They are only here to monitor our movements. There is no way they can intercept us with a large army. Defending the capital is their priority."
Bai Qi said with a smile.
"General, that's what I think."
"But we can't just let the Arab scouts continue to harass us. I've ordered them to attack and eliminate them all."
Wei Qing said immediately.
"Well! I'll leave this matter to you. Try your best to eliminate these Arab scouts."
Bai Qi nodded and said.
"I obey your command!"
“Haha, okay, go ahead and get busy!”
Bai Qi laughed, patted Wei Qing on the shoulder, and motioned him to get busy.
"promise!"
Wei Qing bowed.
Soon, the scout team set out to track down the Arab scouts.
"General, there's news from General Huo. His army has arrived in Dushanbe, seven days' journey from Kunshidu. He inquired about our army's current location and plans to rendezvous with us directly instead of heading to Kunshidu."
A deputy general came to Bai Qi and reported.
"Haha, General Huo is really anxious."
"Well, since he doesn't want to rest in Queenstown, let him join our army directly. His troops are all cavalry anyway."
Bai Qi smiled and said.
"Yes!"
The deputy general received the order.
"Is there any news from General Yue?"
Bai Qi then asked again.
"General, we have news from General Yue as well. He has already arrived in Kandahar City, and his time is roughly the same as ours."
"Good! Very good, pass the order to continue moving forward!"
"Yes!"
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At the same time, in the capital of the Arab Empire.
Three hundred thousand Persian reinforcements finally arrived.
The arrival of the Persian reinforcements immediately brought relief to the entire Arab government and the people.
These days, the people in the imperial capital are living in fear every day, and many high-ranking officials have even prepared to escape.
Now, the Persian reinforcements have arrived.
With 300,000 reinforcements and 500,000 Arab troops, a total of 800,000 troops, it would definitely not be a problem to defend the imperial capital.
Philip III was even more delighted. Not only did he go out of the city to greet them in person, he also held a grand welcome dinner for the Persian commander, Duke Harris, and a group of Persian generals that night.
At the banquet, Philip III and Duke Harris had a pleasant conversation and discussed in detail the issue of the defense of the imperial capital.
In the end, the two men agreed that the Persian reinforcements would not enter the city, but would be stationed outside the city to assist the Arab army in taking the city.
"Mr. Harris, thank you for your support."
After reaching an agreement, Philip III expressed his sincere gratitude.
Philip III must of course thank Harris, because even if Harris was reinforcements, he would not dare to let the Persian army enter the city.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. As long as we can defeat the Daqian army, everything else will be fine."
Duke Harris waved his hand and said something polite.
"By the way, I wonder how the war in Karachi is going?"
Duke Harris then asked.
"In Karachi, General Jadeja is currently attacking with all his might, but the Daqian army's defense is quite strong, and they haven't made a breakthrough yet."
“Oh, you haven’t taken it off yet?”
Duke Harris frowned when he heard this.
The Karachi Daqian army has only 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers, while Jadya has an army of 300,000 soldiers under his command. They have an absolute advantage in terms of manpower. According to common sense, they should have been able to capture it quickly. How come they haven't succeeded after fighting for seven or eight days?
Is the Daqian army really that powerful?
Thinking of this, Harris felt that he also had to re-examine the Daqian army and not underestimate the enemy.
……
Meanwhile, in Karachi city.
In Jadya's military camp, Jadya was discussing with a group of generals how to deal with the Daqian army.
There was no time to negotiate. After seven or eight days of fierce attacks, not only did they fail to capture Karachi, but they also lost nearly 30,000 troops.
On the other hand, the casualties of the defenders were not heavy, estimated at no more than 5,000.
This won't work. Even if we take Karachi, the Persian army will probably be completely wiped out.
Jadya was also very anxious, but he was always calm and composed. He quickly calmed down and immediately summoned all the generals to discuss countermeasures.
But after discussing for a long time, there was no good solution. There were tens of thousands of defenders in Karachi City, which provided sufficient manpower and food supplies. Moreover, the city was close to the port of Karachi and could get support from the Daqian Fleet at any time.
"Everyone, I think we can only attack by force, there is no other way.
After a moment's silence, a general spoke.
"But this is too much of a loss."
Jadeja frowned.
"General, even if the losses are great, it's worth it. Our mission is to capture Karachi. As long as we capture Karachi, what does it matter if we lose everything?"
Another general said.
"That's right. We attacked Karachi mainly because Karachi is the barrier of the three western states of the Arab Empire. As long as we capture the three western states of Karachi, we will be protected. Therefore, even if our army suffers a complete loss, it will not be a loss."
"Okay! Let's do as you say and continue the attack."
Seeing that everyone agreed, Jadya had no choice but to nod in agreement.
The generals were right. As long as he could capture Karachi, he would have accomplished his mission even if his entire army was completely destroyed.
At that moment, everyone dispersed.
Jadeja ordered the army to continue the attack.
Half an hour later, 30,000 Arab troops launched another attack on Karachi.
"Haha, I thought they would give up."
Seeing the Arab army launch another fierce attack, Ning Quan said with a smile.
"The enemy commander probably has no other options."
On the side, Xiao He echoed.
"Haha, maybe, but this is just right."
"Let them attack for another ten days. After ten days, they will start to counterattack."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, Xiao He quickly responded.
"Charge, kill..."
As the two were talking, the Arab army had already rushed to the foot of the city and was climbing up the city wall, waving swords.
"Archer suppression!"
"Spearmen, swordsmen and shieldmen, get ready, kill them!"
Seeing this, Xiao He shouted.
"promise!"
All the soldiers obeyed the order.
Suddenly, rows of spearmen and sword and shield soldiers rushed forward and thrust their spears.
The archers were not willing to be outdone and they drew their arrows and shot at the Arab soldiers.
In an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams continued to ring out.
Soon, a thick layer of corpses of the Arab soldiers covered the city.
Seeing this scene, many of the timid Arab soldiers were trembling with fear.
But they were a well-trained army after all. Even though they were afraid, they did not run away. Instead, they gritted their teeth and continued to attack.
Half an hour later, the Arab army retreated.