Chapter 1180. Yarmouk River

In September and October, it was the windy weather in the Arabian Peninsula, the flat sand was reckless, mixed with yellow, and the sand and dust on the armor of the soldiers were like rain, and soon the black iron armor was covered with a layer of yellow, and the people who were blown by the wind and sand could hardly open their eyes.

In the hot weather, the iron armor seems to have become a steamer, and it is wet with sweat and sweat that cannot be dispersed, so stuffy that people want to go crazy, and the footsteps are stepping on the soft sand, and there is no cool feeling of the hard road, and the pervasive sand is often unconsciously filled with half a boot, in order to keep up with the queue, the infantry often have to drag the heavy military boots to continue to move forward.

In the pale yellow world, it seems that the whole world is in trouble with people, recruiting people to suffer, and suffering is like this. Circling like this, it did not stop the Long Dragon rolling forward of the Great Min Legion, with a forest of banners, ironclad forests, with a dull stubbornness unique to the land of Guanzhong, the legion stubbornly moving forward.

The wheels of the majestic moving palace swayed like leaves ready to be blown away by the wind in the dust, and the wheels were no longer able to roll in the soft sand, replaced by a sleigh-like smooth backing, which left a heavy mark in the sand under the drag of the Tianzhu elephants.

The entrance of the palace is busy like a beehive entrance, each folding house, the messenger of the corps is like a worker bee in and out of the non-stop, busy heel hit the back of the head, even stopped drinking saliva, on the small hall in the palace, the cabinet ministers and the important ministers of the ministry are also gathered together, constantly cooperating with the maintenance of the army's indomitable rolling pace, here is the brain and heart of the long dragon that cannot be seen at a glance.

Just when the imperial meeting was in full swing, an uninvited guest brought by Eguanbo interrupted the process of recollection.

"Report! Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, the Arab bandits attacked and disturbed the grain route of our army, and the officers and soldiers of our department who transported grain did not retreat, and the general Chen Guang led the cavalry to reinforce in time, and this morning the Arab bandits were destroyed at Huangshitan, and the officers and soldiers of all departments beheaded more than 4,000 sand bandits, and the rest were all scattered in the sea of sand and no longer formed an army! ”

Speaking of the number of beheadings, the strong general Fang Renyu was a little weak-hearted, after the last time he killed the legion, the Mesopotamian soldiers and the Caucasian mountain soldiers already hated the Arabs, and this time they were even more red-eyed, regardless of whether the Arab soldiers surrendered or not, they all cut off their heads, and there was not a single prisoner.

However, in general, Fang Renyu's voice is still passionate, defeating nearly 10,000 enemy troops, and this is also a great achievement in the side work, the last time he was also implicated as the head of the rear army, and the official was demoted to the third rank and retained on behalf of the post, and now it can be regarded as turning over.

It's a pity that Fang Renyu's happy eyebrows did not attract attention in the imperial meeting, but Li Ji, the secretary of the military department, raised his eyebrows irritably and asked: "Is it the first day that your official has joined the government and doesn't understand the rules?" ”

The victory was certainly joyful, but the defeat of 10,000 men had nothing to do with the overall situation, and the credit was reported by the imperial history and the military officials who accompanied the army, not him, the front-line commander, who left the army and ran in person.

Recently, the Damin Legion has gone deeper and deeper, and now it has almost walked out of the border of Syria in the later generations, and has arrived at the Sea of Galilee belonging to Jordan, that is, the Tiberias Lake region where the Arabs are hiding, the climate is getting worse and worse, and the form of the Damin Legion is becoming more and more unfavorable.

Seeing that the rest of the generals and ministers were also staring at him impatiently, his boss Fang Yiai even made a straight look at him to let him get out quickly, but Fang Renyu didn't dare to retreat rashly before King Min, and fell into the embarrassment of not being able to advance or retreat for a while.

Fortunately, at this time, Li Jie, who was immersed in the case, finally finished reading a piece of music that he didn't know who it was, and raised his head.

"Okay, Li Laoqing's family, the soldiers are eager to make meritorious contributions and are eager to perform, it is not incomprehensible, the war is imminent, morale is the most important, we can't dispel the performance psychology of the soldiers, and the military department should focus on rewarding."

"The old minister takes the order."

Li Jie said so, even if he was unhappy, Lao Li Ji still respectfully agreed.

Seeing Fang Renyu's back happily leaving, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Li Jie's mouth, it was really not easy to make this group of lazy guys behave like this.

Looking at the silent imperial meeting, Li Jie was in a good mood and picked up the next piece of information, but at this time, the silence of the imperial meeting was broken again, and a panting general couldn't help but break in.

"Where's the big win?"

This time Li Ji was really a little angry, although the army was under the management of the North and South Ya, but the military department was also regarded as the direct boss of the generals from all walks of life, one by one there were no rules, Li Ji, the military minister, was also pale, and couldn't help but slap the table and stand up and roar.

Stunned, he was sprayed with saliva, and looked at the angry military department Shangshu for some reason, and he didn't even wipe the water stains on his face, and he was stunned for a moment before the army Mingxuan general Du Zhuangguo pounced and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong, the king of the river county sent the last man to report, and the Arab army suddenly abandoned the half-cooked and plundered the supplies and baggage of our army, and suddenly accelerated its speed and got out of the sight of our army!"

Li Ji almost choked out of breath, and the ministers were also caught off guard by this sudden news, and they were in a mess, and Shangzhu Guoxi Jun bought an anxious pat: "Have you ever sent scouts to catch up?" ”

On the other side, the general of the chariot cavalry, Wanyan Aguta, simply knelt down in front of the emperor and asked: "Your Majesty, please send your ministers to the front line with the Flying Eagle Army in person to assist the king of the river to find the traces of the Arab army!" ”

This matter is indeed serious, the Arabs have been playing and seeking with the Damin army for more than a year, and the ability of these Bedouins to run away is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Hundreds of millions of dollars a day, such a hard march to pursue the other side for more than a month, if this is to let the Arabs run away, for the entire Fujian army, that kind of morale blow will be incomparable, and it is no wonder that the high-ranking and powerful ministers are all in a hurry.

Li Jie himself couldn't help frowning and stood up, but he immediately thought of something, but he eagerly knocked the letters and documents on the table to the ground, stretched out his hand and pulled out the strategic map provided by the Kingdom of Israel, and after searching twice with his fingers on the rudimentary sheepskin map, he immediately let out a sigh of relief, shook his head with a light smile.

"Li Lao Aiqing, pass on the military order of the widow, the army slows down, rests on the spot, and orders the king of Hezhong County to send scouts to search for all nearby terrain and water sources, mountains, rivers and rivers, and tomorrow the army will be deployed in battle formation and move forward to attack the Arab barbarians."

Listening to Li Jie's order, the ministers all grew their mouths incredibly, now that the Arab army is about to run away, if you don't hurry up the pursuit, you have to stop and soak mushrooms, King Min won't be busy and faint, right?

"Your Majesty, what if the Arab army flees into the desert and our army can't catch up?"

After hesitating, Li Ji couldn't help but ask, his words also represented the voices of most of the generals, and everyone looked at Li Jie who was smiling lightly behind the imperial case with frowns.

Who knew that Li Jie's smile was bright, and his finger was still on the point marked with ink on the parchment map, and he nodded affirmatively.

"Prepare for battle! The Arabs will definitely not run! ”

That place is called the Yarmouk River, when the Arab army first extended the tentacles of expansion to the Roman Empire, it was here that the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius almost all the army of Western Asia was fought, that battle was the first battle of the decline of the Eastern Roman Empire, and it was also an important battle for the Arab Empire to lay the foundation for the expansion and rise, and winning more with less was regarded as the blessing of Allah.

Even in later Jordan, the Syrian army also had the Yarmouk Brigade to commemorate this victory, which can be imagined the special significance of this place name in the hearts of the Arabs.

Therefore, Li Jie concluded that Hussein would never run again this time, the war had dragged on long enough, and he had to decide who would be the king in the end with Damin here.

After giving the order, Li Jie turned around easily, actually went out of the main hall, and went to the harem to relax for the upcoming decisive battle, leaving a room of important ministers looking at each other, and after a while, Lao Li Ji waved his hands helplessly at the helpless ministers, and said like a duck.

"Your Majesty has a will, you should do it quickly!"

With a feeling of helplessness, the generals gathered together left their seats one after another, and led their pro-troops down to the legions under their command, and slowly stopped like a black dragon swimming in the yellow clouds, and then entrenched in an aggressive group according to Li Jie's will, the sappers took out piles of wood from the carts accompanying the army, and the majestic battalion that spanned dozens of miles appeared majestically in the yellow sand.

It seemed that he faintly felt the rolling killing intent of the black dragon steaming, and the wind, which had been entangled, actually stopped.

Although the land was dry and barren, the nearby Sea of Galilee was the largest freshwater lake in West Asia, and herds of camels came to the lake and brought back barrels of precious fresh water for the army more than ten miles away.

After many days of asceticism, it can be regarded as a respite, and not long after the tent has been set up, hundreds of thousands of troops have already let out bursts of thunderous snoring.

However, the soldiers could take a breather and recuperate, but the brains of the Fujian army could not, and they were still full of apprehension, and Li Ji sent thousands of scout cavalry to the southeast as the secretary of the military department, just to find out the traces of the Arab army.

In the evening, before the sun set, the scouts once again came with new news, which also made the ministers look at each other.

About one hundred and fifty miles away from Damin, on the bank of the Yamouk River, the Arab army that suddenly accelerated really stopped there, and it was also a joint operation for dozens of miles, and the swarms of counterweight trebuchets were assembled on the position by the Arab army like ants.

Suddenly, a group of ministers were surprised, His Majesty the King of Min really expected things like a god, and even Lao Li Ji shook his head with emotion.

"No wonder His Majesty King Min can dominate the world, and there is really a destiny in the underworld!"