Chapter 652: Decisive Battle (Part 1)

After preparation, Peter was ready to lead the army to the battle site.

Looking at the generals ready to go, Peter asked: "Everyone, are you ready to fight?"

"Ready!!"

The firm answer reassured Peter, and he waved his right hand forward: "Then let's go!"

The whole team passed through the spacious camp passage and soon left the camp.

More than two hours later, the teams walked out of the place burned by the Arabs one after another, and the walls of Mecca could still be seen from here.

They arrived at the agreed location, but did not see the Arabs coming. Were they afraid, or was there a conspiracy?

After a while, the Romanian soldiers began to vaguely hear a rumbling sound from far ahead, as if thunder was rolling on the clouds in the sky, and the sound became clearer and clearer.

Then, a brown-yellow cloud appeared at the junction of heaven and earth, slowly floating towards them, and the initial small smoke column gradually turned into a rolling dust storm covering the sky and earth, stretching for more than ten miles.

When the dust moved closer, the sharp-eyed Romanian soldiers could see the situation inside from afar through the flying dust: this was a real sea of ​​people! Tens of millions of soldiers wearing various clothes, holding various weapons, speaking different languages, densely packed and boundless, like a vast ocean, surging towards them, the heavy pressure even suffocated them to the point of being unable to breathe...

The legion leaders quickly issued an order: "Gather the troops and prepare to line up!"

Peter rode through the gap between the legions and came to the front of the team. Looking east, the Arab army was stationed a mile away. Although the dust was still flying, the flat and vast plain was unobstructed, and the situation inside could be seen more clearly, and even the shouts of the Arab generals could be heard.

The soldiers were so excited when they saw their beloved king passing by, and they shouted: "Long live His Majesty! Long live the Empire..."

"What happened?" Hashim, who was at the rear of the army, heard the thunderous roar and couldn't help asking the generals in front.

Soon, the scouts sent back the news that the Romanian emperor was reviewing the army. This made him a little jealous. He said directly, "The victory or defeat of a battle is not determined by the strength of the sound." Then he ordered to speed up the deployment of the formation.

More than an hour later, the Arab army finally lined up. Then they launched a fierce attack. This was mainly because the Arab army was relatively weak, and they believed that Romania had come from a long expedition and could no longer endure the hot climate there. At this time, they would definitely be able to defeat the opponent and capture the emperor alive.

"Woo...Woo..." As the bugle sounded, Hashim continued to give orders: "Archers attack!" The archers in the front of the Arab army, in a loose formation, began to slowly advance towards the Romanian army.

Why archers instead of cavalry? This is mainly because all the camels and horses in their hands were lost in the last battle. All tribes were unwilling to contribute their horses, so they could only advance with infantry, which also weakened their attack power invisibly.

As soon as they heard the bugle call from the opposite side, all the officers immediately raised their spirits and shouted to their soldiers: "Brothers, pay attention, the pagans are going to attack!"

While shouting, they saw that some soldiers in the squad were too excited and eager to try, and immediately reminded them: "Everyone must strictly follow the pre-war arrangements and be prepared for defense! Anyone who dares to violate military orders will be severely punished!"

The archers advanced very slowly, because they knew that there were also a large number of infantrymen with strong combat effectiveness in the Romanian army, so they were carefully guarding against the appearance of the opponent. But they didn't expect that they hadn't entered the range, and the opponent came directly.

"Fire the artillery, kill them!"

The prepared muskets and artillerymen began to fire ammunition at them. This time the preparations were sufficient, and they could let go.

Bang!

A round of ammunition hit an Arab archer, blood splattered, and he fell to the ground in pain.

This was only the first one, there were the second and third ones, and the originally loose Arab army formation was instantly scattered, and behind them, a large number of shells fell into their positions. Although the accuracy was not good, it was a great deterrent to the enemy.

"Don't retreat, attack!"

Hashim and other generals maintained the formation, and at the same time sent cavalry to attack quickly, trying to use mobility to harass the enemy.

"Your Majesty, the enemy cavalry moved." Iancu reported to Peter.

"The artillery continues to attack, they don't have many cavalry in their hands, this time we have to knock down all their cavalry!"

For this war, Romania can take the artillery units it has trained. 240 artillery pieces bombarded the enemy at the same time, plus muskets and crossbows, which is a nightmare for cavalry.

The Arab cavalry had to advance under the enemy's firepower, and only one or two of them rushed to the front. Even if they could charge, they had no combat effectiveness.

No mistakes, no mistakes!

The cavalry offensive was in vain, and now the enemy had only the whole army to attack. Life and death depended on this.

"People of Allah, for the sake of our faith, let us attack the pagan camp with fearless courage!"

At Hashim's command, they attacked immediately. They were all the most devout believers, so they naturally fought with all their strength.

At this time, the Romanian firearms unit had also completed its mission. The cavalry took the lead and fought in the enemy camp. Iancu led hundreds of cavalrymen into the enemy camp and saw the commander's flag. Iancu bent his bow and shot an arrow. The commander's department was in chaos.

At this time, the Romanian army had already engaged the enemy. Even though they had a considerable advantage in close combat, the infantry confrontation would not be decided in a short time.

However, shortly after the battle began, the Arab army on the left suddenly retreated, shouting loudly: "We lost, we lost! ! ..."

Like a virus, the reaction brought by this news directly broke the rhythm of the Arab army. Some of the fearful ones retreated, and the Romanian army took the opportunity to attack.