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When he arrived at a place six or seven hundred meters away from the village, all the Marines got off camels and quickly lined up in two rows. "》 This is the improved formation of Langya. Through last night's battle, he thought that it was a waste for the third row of soldiers to take turns to shoot against camel cavalry who ran slower than horses. The shooting interval was too short sometimes not a good thing. Many camels would not fall to the ground immediately after being shot first, but ran for dozens of meters before falling. At this time, it would be meaningless. Some camels had seven or eight bullet holes on their bodies, which were too inefficient.
"No charge without my order. If you charge without authorization, I will be behind you and you and the enemy will shoot. You only need to protect our wings. It is up to me to decide when to charge." Although Langya had secretly checked the marks on the camels of the Fatim tribe and confirmed that their camels did not appear in the sneak attack that night, Hong Tao was still not relieved of these people. Before the Marines launched the attack, he pulled Alin and repeatedly reminded the Fatim brothers, telling them not to act without authorization.
The number of people on both sides was actually similar, and the opposite tribe was even more, and they were all cavalry. On the contrary, Hong Tao's team not only had a slightly smaller number, but more than half of them also had camels and became infantry. However, these infantry were quite powerful. Under the command of the whistle and small trumpet, they lined up long horizontal lines, taking firm steps, and slowly pressed towards the cavalry on the opposite side. Not far behind them were two teams of camel cavalry, with no intention of charging, but just kept a fixed distance and followed the infantry slowly.
The Bedouin had never seen this kind of combat method. Except for the few knights who participated in the sneak attack a few days ago, most people didn't know what these infantry wanted to do. As they approached the cavalry team, wasn't this for nothing? Even the riders who participated in the sneak attack did not understand it very well. It was night at that time, so who could see clearly. They only knew that there was something strange about the other party. A flash of light and smoked people and camels on their side would be killed and injured, but no one believed this statement.
Faced with the approaching infantry, the Bedouin cavalry began to charge again. In fact, there is no need to use too complicated tactics to deal with infantry with thin formations. Just rush up and hit with a camel and use a scimitar to chop. There are not many people who really rush towards the infantry, and most camel knights still put their targets on the cavalry behind the infantry. In their eyes, that is the most threatening person.
The tall and gentle camels are so elegant when they run. They take big steps and sniff, sticking their necks forward, as if they are dancing in Swan Lake. But they are not accompanied by silk and bamboo, but the roar of iron and fire. Every five or six seconds, more than a hundred high-speed lead bullets will hit the dancers, hitting them all over their bodies and falling into dust. They will fall heavily on the gravel ground together with the knights on their bodies. Before they can react, they are stepped on by their companions who are swarming behind them.
Now Said finally saw how the brave and fierce Bedouin cavalry were massacred. They were like waves, pounced on the reef layer by layer, followed by a hustle and bustle, full of momentum. But the final result was that the reef was still motionless and the waves were all crushed to pieces. Now the two rows of infantry fighting positions were like reefs. Although they looked rigid, dull, without any passion, let alone beautiful. But they smashed the camel cavalry layer after layer.
When three louder explosions suddenly broke out on the battlefield, several large gaps appeared in the middle of the cavalry team, and the entire cavalry charge formation was directly penetrated. The cavalry team, which could still maintain the direction, immediately became scattered. Some camels were frightened and began to run to both sides; some knelt on the ground, spitting white foam in their mouths and giving up the idea of escaping; some camels were controlled by the riders and wanted to turn around. After a little hesitation, a layer of bullets swept over, and the cavalry team fell down again.
"Oh Allah, this is the wrath from hell, asking Allah to forgive its sins." Said had already kneeled on the ground and kept praying in the direction of the holy city.
He had heard of the terrible artillery and had even seen test firing on Hong Tao's ship, but he didn't think it was a scary weapon. They were too heavy and too small, and they were of no use except for being placed on a large ship. But these hand cannons that could be held in their hands and carried on their shoulders were completely different. They were 100% powerful weapons for killing.
There are less than 300 people now. If the emperor had five thousand soldiers in his hands, all of them were holding hand cannons. What would the world become? Although he was not a soldier, he had seen many wars at all. Whether in the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Byzantium or the European continent, he could not think of any country or region's army that could withstand the attack of these five thousand people. It was not necessary to add the cannons that had two wheels, which could be installed on the ship and pulled the ground.
Not only Said kneeled on the ground and prayed, but many people in Fatim's cavalry also jumped off the camel's back and knelt on the ground to pray. They had never seen guns and cannons before, and could not understand or explain this phenomenon, so they could only blame the gods. Since it is a god, then mortals should be more pious. Moreover, the gods have come, so don't expect mortals to fight this battle. It is true that they don't let the gods blame them for the first time.
In fact, there is no way to deal with the smoothbore guns of this era, especially musketeers without other types of troops. They just need to find a little bit of right and resolute attack. The smoothbore gun is not accurate enough, and can only hit the surface but not deal. The projectiles can deviate by more than ten meters away from a hundred meters, and the drop is also very powerful. If the charger can reduce the bullet surface and adopt multiple columns, regardless of casualties, they can still break through.
Unfortunately, this kind of experience requires continuous summary, with countless blood and life. When these Bedouin cavalry first saw the scene of guns and cannons firing together, they no longer had to summarize the experience and lessons. Should they kneel down and pray for the gods' forgiveness, or run far away to avoid the gods' punishment, choose one of them.
"Fatim, it's your turn to charge for the sheep, camels, their property will be gone if you don't go." Hong Tao almost blew his cheeks, but the Fatim brothers were still sitting on the camel, opening their mouths in a daze, without responding to the agreed signal. There was no way, Hong Tao had to run over by himself, slap them on the butt, and then took out his killer weapon, money
The leaders rushed out, and the knights of the Fatim tribe had to climb up the camel and charge together. In addition to being shocked, victory and property were also very attractive. Now the village in front of them had no defense. Every time one more person was lost, it was the loss of their own tribe.
The Marines did not charge together. They were divided into a group of thirty people, led by the officers, gradually approaching the large tent, but they never went in and just wandered around the periphery. Anyone who wanted to run out would be shot and killed immediately if they did not kneel down and surrender.
The battle lasted very short, from the formation of both sides to the complete defeat of one side, it only took twenty minutes at most. However, the time for cleaning the battlefield was very long. The cavalry of the Fatim tribe was worse than those who picked up rags. They wanted everything, and they didn't even let go of the ropes to tie the tents, and they packed them all with camels, and they kept tossing until the evening to be considered cleaned up. Then the settlement area disappeared from the ground, and could not see anything except the traces on the ground, and was cleaner than the plates licked by their tongues.
Hong Tao did not enter the village either. The Fatim brothers abide by the agreement. While chasing the enemy's defeated soldiers, they sent people to rush into the village. They soon captured the tribe's Sheikh family and gave them all to Hong Tao. This was a tall old man with gray hair and beard, but he was not treated at all by Hong Tao. He was directly stripped off by Langya and tied it into a tent.
"Ask him who asked him to sneak attack me. By the way, tell him that if he didn't say it, I would strip all his family and tie it up on the camel's back, pulling down Masca to parade. Then I would go to Hormuz and Basra, and maybe I would go to Mecca to go around. Langya, shaved his beard and hair first, which is my warning." Faced with such a pious old Muslim, Hong Tao did not even test it and directly used his ultimate move. Are you not pious to religion? Okay, let's do whatever you despise your religion. This is what Carl is best at, and it turns out to work.
"Your Majesty, it is inappropriate to do this. It is a blasphemy to the entire Muslim world. Can you please let me try to convince him first?" Said did not translate Hong Tao's words to the old man. He did not agree with Hong Tao's actions.
"Old Sai, if I respect any religion in peacetime, in fact, you have seen it, that's what I did. But if I dragged me into a state of war, for example, now, even if Allah appears, I have to fire at him. You have heard of the bombing of the church of Genoa, that's what I did. In my eyes, my soldiers and my people will take out one of them, which is more noble than the Pope, the Caliph, and the Emir. My responsibility is to protect them. Now my soldiers die because of them. If he doesn't tell me the truth, the city of Masca will soon no longer exist, and it doesn't matter if it starts war with the entire Arab world. As long as my people agree, I will be happy to blow up every city here. Please remember my identity, first of all, I am the emperor of the Golden River Empire, and secondly your friend, don't make any mistakes."
This time, Hong Tao did not give Sayed face, and even brought him in. What does it mean to be confident in speaking? This means to be confident. If you have food at home, you are not panic, but Hong Tao is not panic when you have guns at home. At this time, you cannot give in. They have to dispel their fantasies. In many cases, fear is the most effective means of peace.
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