The Tang army's advance was very fast, so fast that even the Arab Eastern Legion could not have time to summon troops.

They were running lightning all the way, using half-track armored vehicles and heavy trucks as transportation tools. They did not repair them if they had any faults, and they just threw them away and replaced them.

This mechanized legion marched rapidly along the Silk Road at an average speed of more than 20 kilometers per hour. At the fastest time, it could run 150 kilometers a day. This was much faster than when the Mongols fought in the west.

Some brainless novels can be written in which trucks and off-road vehicles can speed at least fifty or sixty kilometers per hour, and if they drive twenty-four hours a day, they can drive at least one or two thousand kilometers. How can they only run more than one hundred kilometers a day?

Otherwise, it would be a brainless abortion, let alone a convoy of tens of thousands of people. Even if there is only one car, it is impossible to drive for one day in one go.

The driver needs to eat, drink, water, go to the toilet and sleep, and he has to bring a few packs of cigarettes to refresh himself. The car needs to be maintained and maintained, and various minor problems may occur at any time.

Thousands of cars drive together, camping, garrisoning, or arranging queues. In addition, the extremely tragic road is completely destroyed after a large number of tracks and wheels crushing. It is already very good to be able to run one or two hundred kilometers a day.

This is because the technology upgraded in Suchen base, the quality of the vehicles produced was much better. If it were the vehicles produced by the technology from the previous World War I, the fleet would have to be replaced every three days.

Relying on the unprecedentedly powerful speed of this era, this mechanized legion rushed across the Khorasan area before the local garrison could react.

This is not because Su Chen insists on engaging in a blitzkrieg, but because Khorasan has a large population, so it would be no problem to recruit hundreds of thousands of troops if they give them enough time.

Su Chen will not be afraid to kill the enemy on the battlefield, and will not refuse when he may avoid trouble.

If it weren't for the frequent need to stop and fight against the troops coming from all directions, and to divide their troops to garrison important places, this mechanized legion could even reach Baghdad within a month.

Two and a half months after Su Chen and his team set out from Sailye City, they finally arrived in Iram, more than 100 kilometers east of Baghdad.

This is the junction between Khorasan and Mesopotamia, and it has always been a place where military strategists must compete for.

Assyrian, Babylon, Persia and Alexander all fought extremely fiercely here. Now, it was the Tang Dynasty and the Arabs' turn.

The messenger galloping along the post station had already conveyed the news of the rapid advance of the Tang army here, and the king in Baghdad also immediately issued an order to summon the army.

The Arab Empire had a large territory, bordering the Tang Dynasty to the east, and even to Morocco on the Atlantic coast to the west. It would take at least one year to mobilize nationwide.

When the mechanized legions of the Tang Dynasty arrived, the king only mobilized troops from Damascus, Egypt, Mesopotamia and some areas in southern Khorasan.

For example, the more distant North Africa, India and the mobilized troops bordering the Byzantine Empire either did not have time to come or could not move.

At this time, the Byzantine Empire was still strong and was in a state of war with the Arab Empire for many years. The king did not transfer all the border guards in the frontier like Li Longji, which shows that his reason still exists when he is in danger.

Of course, this also has something to do with his strength in his hands and his lack of understanding of the opponent's strength.

If he knew that this Tang army had begun to gradually become firearms and that there was a supernatural phenomenon like Su Chen, he would definitely not be as confident as he is now.

Most of these places in the modern world are filled with yellow sand, but they were very fertile land a thousand years ago. Fertility of the land means that it can raise a large population, and a large population means that it can mobilize more troops.

When Su Chen and his team arrived here, the king had already gathered a huge army of more than 400,000.

This is far from the limit of the Arab Empire. If it is fully mobilized, a million troops will be no problem.

"There are so many people." Su Chen stood on the roof of the car holding a telescope. "Is this the legendary army of millions?"

"It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a million troops, but it is definitely less than one million." Guo Ziyi, who was standing beside him, skillfully adjusted the focal length of the telescope, and silently used Han Xin's pointing troops to estimate the number in his mind. "There are definitely some forty or five hundred thousand."

Millions of troops have always been propaganda to attack the anger of the enemy. This is the case with Prime Minister Cao’s 830,000 troops.

"We have enough ammunition." Since Su Chen decided to give him more weapons and ammunition, Guo Ziyi has entered a stage of overwhelming confidence. Not to mention that there are only 400,000 or 500,000 people, he is not afraid even if there are a million troops. As long as the ammunition is enough, it is enough.

"It's easy to say." Su Chen's smile was kind and "It's definitely enough."

At the same time, the Arabs on the opposite side were also holding pre-war meetings.

The king standing on the platform looked surprised and asked the ministers around him in confusion, "The only one among the Tang people? Could it be that this is their vanguard?"

The ministers were all a little embarrassed and finally recommended an unlucky guy to reply, "The Tang army that came here this time is indeed the only one. They dispatched a lot of people to station in various places along the way, and even if everyone is added up to 50,000 or 60,000 people. There are about 40,000 people in front of them."

The king grinned, but it was definitely not a happy smile.

"I have heard that the Tang Dynasty's army is very capable of fighting, but I never expected that it could fight so much. Tens of thousands of people broke through Khurashan. OK, it's great."

The king was almost angry to death. Khorasan, the origin of the Abbas family, was able to raise more than 500,000 troops. He was defeated by tens of thousands of Tang troops and entered the hinterland of Baghdad so quickly. It was definitely a very embarrassing thing for the king.

"It is said that those Tang troops have gods' weapons." Some ministers who learned the inside story whispered. "They can use thunder and lightning, and borrow the power of the god of fire to release the big fire, and they are completely unable to fight against it."

It has been several months since the introduction to Kings's School. Unfortunately, although Doudizhu plays well, he has no superpowers or something.

Originally, he was very upset that he was fooled by Su Chen, but now he mentioned the gods, superpowers and other things in front of him, which made the king's face turn red.

"Attack!" The king pulled out his sword and roared. "Go and defeat the Tang army for me. I want to see if they are really three heads and six arms, and whether they are really helped by the gods!"

The morale of the Arab army is quite high, after all, the numerical advantage lies there.

The Tang army opposite has at most 30,000 people, and their number is as high as ten times, and the publicity is as high as dozens of times. With such a big advantage, the game is stable.

After receiving the king's order, the Arab army located in the forefront immediately launched an attack.

Not all Arab troops were cavalry riding horses. Hundreds of thousands of military horses could not be supported for a long time with the powerful financial power of Emperor Wu of Han, and the Arabs could not do it.

Not to mention the Arabs, even the Mongols with the strongest cavalry could not do it. A large part of their army was surrendered from all over the country, and they were still mainly infantry.

In the Arab Empire, only the elite standing troops were mainly cavalry. Those recruiting soldiers were still infantry.

The Arab soldiers in the front row rushed out like a tide. These were the soldiers recruited from Damascus and Egypt, and they were of cannon fodder.

However, the number of people in the first round was as high as tens of thousands. When they ran, they were crowded with scattered people, looking very imposing.

"Don't rush to use cannons." Su Chen grabbed Guo Ziyi, who was preparing to make a big formation with ten thousand cannons, "It is very likely that they would scare them away with cannons as soon as they come up. It is not easy to gather so many people. It is better to defeat them on the battlefield than to fight guerrilla wars after scattering all over the place."

Although Guo Ziyi didn't understand what guerrilla warfare was, since Su Chen said it, he must have nodded repeatedly to show that Su Chen was right.

The Clone Legion still did not step forward, and the Tang army who were on the front line were still those who had changed their clothes.

The reason why I delayed on the road for more than two months was that in addition to the difficulty of traveling on the road and the need to suppress the local area, another thing was that these dress-up Tang soldiers were allowed to conduct shooting training.

The training share of 200 bullets per person must be completed.

The charge Arab Legion saw that all the Tang troops in the distance were climbing on the ground, and he was unable to understand this magical operation. However, their pace did not stop and they were still moving forward quickly.

Looking at the Tang soldiers who were wearing armor but lying on the ground with a Type 38 rifle, Su Chen felt like laughing. If the Japanese people in Zhu world who admired the Tang Dynasty saw this, they would probably be able to directly suck them over.

The Type 92 heavy machine gun and the Crooked Light Machine Gun were both placed properly. Although these weapons were rated as garbage, they were magical tools here.

After the Arabs entered range, the order to fire was immediately issued.

More than a hundred light and heavy machine guns began to shoot violently. Of course, these short-term trained shooters did not understand what a combination of long and short shooting is and what a cross-shooting is. The only thing they could do was pull the trigger at those running people.

Although the skills are poor, the opponent is even worse. The Arab soldiers didn't understand how to deal with fire strikes at all. They still rushed forward with their bodies in a stubborn manner.

Whether wearing leather armor or iron armor, whether or not holding a shield, everyone treats the bullet equally.

Due to technical reasons, the firing distance is about 400 meters. Rows of Arab soldiers on this line fell down like harvesting wheat. Every step forward was a huge price, and they were completely paving the way with corpses.

The efficiency of massacre of modern weapons is difficult for people in the era of cold weapons to understand. The people in the front row fell down, and the people in the back row didn't know what was going on. They were still rushing forward foolishly until they were knocked down.

However, in an incense stick, the first wave of rushing to the formation was wiped out. Those who noticed that something was wrong and turned around and ran away, were chased and knocked down by guns with extremely long range.
Chapter completed!