He Juan led the remaining more than 300 soldiers of the Western Qin Army to resist on the west city gate tower and at the city gate.
The tenacious resistance was beyond Ziad's imagination.
Coupled with the lack of any lights, the attack of the Dashi Army became extremely difficult.
Only these three More than a hundred people restrained his more than 2,000 troops, and fifty siege ladders had to transport nearly 10,000 Dashi infantry into the city, which wasted a lot of time.
Ziad looked at He Juan and the other soldiers of the Western Qin Army who were in the center of the siege with a tense face.
He was extremely agitated.
The original sneak attack turned into a strong attack because a soldier accidentally stepped on the air.
This cost him a lot.
He paid an extremely heavy price.
Up to now, he had lost nearly a thousand people.
These Western Qin troops were guarding the gates and towers of the city, forming a tight military formation.
It was very difficult to kill them.
"How many people outside the city have not come up?"
Ziad turned to ask the generals around him.
The general said: "There are still 6,000 infantrymen.
If we don't open the city gate, it may take at least two hours."
Ziad was very anxious in his heart.
The longer the delay was, the worse it would be for him.
The Western Qin Army was obviously not an ordinary army.
They had strict discipline and were by no means the kind of miscellaneous army that dispersed in a rush.
If the Western Qin Army in the city was allowed to The Qin army came for reinforcements.
Even if he could capture Zhaheidan City, he would pay an extremely heavy price.
Ziad thought for a while and immediately ordered: "Let the people outside the city speed up the entry into the city, and order the brothers at the city gate to attack with great intensity.
We must seize the city gate as soon as possible, open the city gate and let the troops outside the city rush in."
"Yes, General" Ziad then ordered: "Bring in three hundred archers."
The archers were still outside the city, and nearly half an hour had passed since the three hundred archers were mobilized.
The archer commander reported to Ziad: "General, three hundred archers are ready."
Ziad turned around and looked around, and saw a large number of archers on both sides of the city gate.
The bows and arrows in their hands were aimed at the soldiers of the Western Qin Army who were guarding the gate tower.
"Shoot them," Ziyad ordered loudly.
All the big food archers shot the arrows in their hands, "swish, swish, swish" "Raise your shield!"
He Juan roared, and the soldiers of the Western Qin Army raised their shields to resist, and the arrows made a clanging sound on the shields.
"Charge forward and kill."
Ziyad immediately ordered, and while the Western Qin army raised their shields to block the arrows, the soldiers immediately rushed over and killed them.
The shield formation was broken, and the soldiers of the Dashi Army rushed into the Western Qin Army formation.
The two sides fought in a complete melee.
The soldiers of the Western Qin Army could only fight on their own.
At this time, the numerical advantage of the Dashi Army was reflected. , they fight either two against one, or three against one, It was not until half an hour later that all He Juan and more than 300 soldiers of the Western Qin Army under his command were killed in the city tower and the city gate cave, but the Dashi Army paid the price of nearly 600 people.
When Ziad saw Seeing this scene, he felt chills in his heart, because he knew that this was just the local army of the Western Qin Army, and it was far from the standing army in combat strength.
The city gate opened, and a large number of infantrymen of the Great Food Army poured in, followed by a large number of cavalry behind the infantry.
Soon, lights were lit up and down the city wall, and the soldiers of the Food Army began to light torches and march toward the city along the streets according to the corresponding combat units.
At this time, all the weapons, armor, crossbows, arrows, food and other materials in the armory in the city were distributed to all the soldiers and civilians in the city.
The city lord's palace and treasury were empty, but Wang Guangyao brought hundreds of Soldiers were stationed in the military barracks in the city, while other soldiers were hidden near various traffic intersections and in sturdy buildings in the city.
The sound of a large number of footsteps, the friction of weapons and armor, and the neighing of war horses broke the peace on the street.
This sound was particularly harsh in Ziad's ears.
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As the army went deeper into the city, there were more and more doubts in their hearts.
Not a single living thing was found on the streets along the way, nor was there a trace of light.
The entire Zahedan City was pitch black, and no sound could be heard, like a dead city.
Ziad thought that the Western Qin Army might have retreated outside the city.
After all, he did not order the army to besiege the city.
The Western Qin Army could retreat from the other three gates to break through.
Thinking of this, he immediately shouted loudly: "Send an order to each thousand-man group to speed up.
Take control of the whole city, and the first, second, and third cavalry regiments of a thousand people will pursue the Western Qin army with me."
"Yes, General" During the period of the Four Caliphs and the early Umayyad Dynasty in the Arab Empire, the military system was mainly based on the universal military system and the tribal and clan military system.
During the period of the Four Caliphs, all the people were soldiers.
During the Umayyad Dynasty, the military system became a tribal and clan military system.
The army was mainly in the hands of the tribal leaders.
It served the people in peacetime and served as soldiers in wartime.
By convention, all adult men have the obligation to go to war.
They were usually organized according to clan relationships, lived in military camps with their families, and relied on plundering and dividing the spoils to make a living.
The army composed of these warriors has the characteristics of being brave and good at fighting, not afraid of hardships, moving quickly, and easy to supply.
However, it also has the weakness of poor military discipline.
If it wins, it will loot everywhere, if it loses, it will flee in all directions, and it can no longer fight.
By the middle and late stages of the Arab Empire, the life of the Arab aristocrats was becoming increasingly corrupt, and they were no longer willing to undertake arduous combat tasks.
Instead, they relied more on Persian or Turkic mercenaries to form a standing army.
The government paid monthly salaries to the mercenaries, and conducted centralized training and command. , this is the Guards of the Arab Empire.
Sometimes the Arab imperial government also recruited some temporary troops from among the Bedouins, urban civilians and farmers, paid them during their service, and demobilized immediately after the war.
Until Mansour became the caliph of the Great Food Kingdom, the army of the Great Food Country also consisted of two parts, the Guards and the clan army.
The Caliph's Guards are the standing army of the entire country.
They are professional soldiers with complete training, military equipment and logistical supplies.
Their strength is maintained at about 125,000 people all year round, consisting of cavalry, infantry and archers.
Half of the troops were cavalry, which gave them the mobility to quickly rush to various places to quell rebellions and suppress popular uprisings.
The organization of the Guards continued the military organization of the Persian Empire.
The army was organized into four levels: ten thousand men, one thousand men, one hundred men and ten men.
Its officers were respectively the captain of ten thousand, the captain of thousands, the centurion and the squad leader. .
The food army that entered the city quickly took action.
After receiving the mission, they rushed to the areas they needed to control.
However, there was not a single resident or figure in the entire Zahedan City, and all the houses were dark.
When Ziad rushed to the north gate with three thousand cavalry, he found that the city gate was tightly closed.
"If the Western Qin army in the city wants to retreat, the most likely way is to retreat to Jiling City in the north.
There are heavy troops garrisoned there, but this city The door is closed.
Could it be that they retreated south, preparing to go to Shulgaz City to join the King of Western Qin?
This seems unreasonable.
After Zahedan City was captured, the King of Western Qin's army became a lone army.
There was no reason for them to die.
Let’s go on the road.”
A general next to him said to Ziad: "General, this city is too quiet.
Don't you think it's strange?"
Ziad looked back at the city, "We captured this city.
The residents here were afraid of us.
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They extinguished the lights and closed the doors.
This is normal.
Why do you think it's strange?"
The general said: "Sir General, even if the residents are afraid of us, the livestock will not be afraid, right?
Since I entered the city, I haven't heard a dog barking or a livestock cry.
Look at the houses in the city, their They are all shaped like fortresses.”
Ziad frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
"I think they are all hiding.
Not only the residents are hiding, but the Western Qin troops are also hiding.
Maybe we will be in big trouble."
"Ah" suddenly a scream came from far away.
Ziad's heart skipped a beat: "Where did that sound come from?"
A soldier next to him said: "General, it seems to be coming from the southeast.
It should not be far from here."
“Go and have a look” A quarter of an hour passed, and the soldiers who were sent never came back to report.
Ziad felt something was wrong, and he immediately ordered: "Everyone, pay attention, search in small teams, search house to house, and do not miss any house." " "Yes, General" The three thousand people who followed quickly dispersed and searched house to house along the streets in the city, but all the houses were closed tightly.
If they wanted to break into each house and search, they would have to knock down the door, but this was not possible.
An easy thing to do.
None of the soldiers of the Food Army knew that what was waiting for them was traps, poisonous arrows, spears and swords thrust out of the darkness.
All the soldiers of the Food Army who broke in would never see anyone again after entering the house they broke into.
When they came out, the soldiers of the Food Army who were waiting and on guard outside could not wait for their companions to come out, so they naturally became suspicious.
They all carried weapons and carefully walked into each house to search.
Ziad, who was waiting at the north city gate, suddenly had a very bad feeling.
Soon, the general responsible for leading the search ran back with some soldiers in great embarrassment.
Ziad immediately asked: "What's going on?
Didn't you lead people to search the houses in the city?
Why did the others become so embarrassed?"
The light of the torch shone on the general's face, and the general looked miserable: "General, our troops scattered in the city are under attack.
Not only the infantry who advanced into the city are being attacked, but also the two thousand cavalry I brought with me.
We were also attacked by the Destruction Line."
Ziad was shocked and immediately grabbed the general's shoulders and asked: "What on earth is going on?
Please tell me quickly."
The general took a breath and said: "The Western Qin army did not escape.
They all hid in the houses in the city, and the residents in the city hid in the rooms with them and shot our people on the streets with bows and arrows.
If Our people broke into the house and searched it, and they did it secretly , so far we have suffered heavy casualties.
I don’t know about other areas.
The two thousand cavalry I brought with me are estimated to have only a thousand left.
If you are on the street or in an alley, you have no idea what will happen next moment.
From somewhere is an arrow shooting to kill you?"
After listening to the general's description, Ziad immediately thought of something, his face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Quickly order the cavalry outside the west city gate not to enter the city, and to stay outside the city for the time being.
All other cavalry who have entered the city must retreat."
Near the West City Gate, everyone else is following me and retreating to the West City Gate, hurry up”: