In 634, at the Battle of Edinadein, 30,000 Roman troops were defeated, the commander Theodorus fled, and the deputy commander Vardan was killed. Heraclius's cobbled together powerful legion, vulnerable to the "Great Eclipse" cavalry, was famous for Khalidway, which was the misfortune of Heraclius in his later years.
Heraclius, the most talented emperor, revived the majesty of the Eastern Roman Empire. In 615, the Persian emperor Kuslao II attacked the Two Rivers Valley, and the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire fought again and fought for decades.
At first, Rome was defeated in successive battles, Persia and its allies once arrived outside Constantinople, and Rome was in danger of extinction. After Heraclius carried out the reform of the "military district system", the combat effectiveness of the army increased greatly, gradually reversed the decline, and turned to a counter-offensive.
At the Battle of the Caucasus, the Battle of the Sarus River, and the Battle of Nineveh, Heraclius swept through the Persian legions, forcing the opponents to negotiate peace and ending the war. Recovering the "lost territories" from Persia and capturing the Two Rivers Valley was Heraclius's record.
When the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire fought each other, a powerful dynasty arose in the Arabian Peninsula, which was called the "Great Food" in Chinese history books. Umayyad dynasty, historically known as the "Great Eater of White"; The Abbasid dynasty, historically known as the "Black Clothed Food".
The emerging "Great Food" pursues an expansion strategy and expands towards the surrounding areas of the Two Rivers Valley, Central Asia, North Africa, Southern Europe, and Eastern Europe. The Persian Empire and the Roman Empire were fierce enemies on the road of "great food" expansion, and they were also the key targets.
The dying Sassanid Persia could not withstand the attack of the "Great Eater", and the same was true of the Roman Empire. At the Battle of Edinadein, Heraclius mobilized 30,000 elite troops, with Prince Theodorus as the commander, and as a result, he was beaten by the "Great Food", and the Roman legions suffered more than half of the casualties.
At the beginning of 634, at the Battle of Dassin, the Roman legions were destroyed, and the main general Servius was killed, making Heraclius realize the strength of the "Great Eater". The "Great Food" is not an ordinary desert nation, and Khalid is not an ordinary famous general, and it must be taken seriously.
Theodorus took command, assisted by the famous general Vardan, and 30,000 Roman legions converged and began to counterattack. Khalid marched more than a thousand miles from the lower reaches of the Two Rivers valley to fight Rome at Edinadein.
The Roman legions were well-equipped, with heavy armor, light cavalry, infantry, crossbowmen, javelins, and heavy shields, and were a powerful force both offensive and defensive. Moreover, after a long war with Persia, the combat effectiveness of Roman soldiers was also very strong.
Relatively speaking, the "big food" is dominated by light cavalry, with a small number of infantry and poor equipment. Cavalry charged with spears, fighting with short swords, machetes, and small shields. The infantry is similar, and there is hardly any bright spot in the equipment.
Well-equipped and numerous, the advantage of the Roman legions was clear. Khalid only had fifteen thousand men and his equipment was shabby, but the "big food" soldiers also had the advantage of having a firm will to fight, strong fighting skills, and a spirit of fearlessness and fearlessness.
Theodorus sat in the large camp, Vardan sent troops in formation, cavalry covered the sides, and the middle road was infantry, and the traditional phalanx was used to meet the battle. Khalid was also a lightly armored cavalry on both sides, personally leading the middle infantry, and there was a reserve in the rear of the position.
In the previous battle, Vardan's son was beheaded by Khalid, who was furious and took the lead in attacking. Rome charged with infantry, throwing stones and javelins at the "Great Eaters" in an attempt to disrupt the opponent's middle path.
Although the Roman trebuchets were of average quality, they were more than enough to deal with the weak defensive "big food" light infantry. A dense rain of arrows, as well as rocks falling like meteorites, smashed the small shields of the "Great Eater" infantry.
Attacking from a distance, the "big food" wants to fight, and there is no chance. At this time, the "Great Food" cavalry general Azwar rushed out of the army alone, braved the rain of arrows to launch an attack, and flaunted his might in front of the line.
Not to be outdone, Vardan sent cavalry into battle, but was beheaded by Azwar's men. The Roman cavalry general Stephen came to challenge him, but he was also cut off his horse, and the morale of the "big food" cavalry was high and they were killed from the position.
The cavalry hedged between them, the Roman cavalry had the advantage of equipment and a large number, and the "big food" cavalry was highly motivated. The two sides crossed the line many times, engaged in fighting, from the morning fierce battle in the evening, the victory and defeat were not divided.
Rome blocked the attack of the "Great Eclipse", killing more than 3,000 people, including more than a dozen generals. The losses of the "Great Food" were relatively small, with only more than three hundred casualties, thus overwhelming the opponent in momentum.
Theodorus and Vardan realized that the "Great Eater" could indeed be beaten, far from being comparable to Persia. Moreover, Khalid had good command, flexible scheduling, and could calmly respond to emergencies on the battlefield, and it was very difficult for Rome to win.
Vardan decided to negotiate peace with Khalid, in exchange for the "Great Food" to retire. Vardan ambushed the knife and axeman at the venue and executed Khalid if he did not agree to the peace talks.
Who knows, Khalid had "detectives" in the Roman army and had already learned of Vardan's plan. Khalid bribed the ambushed knifemen with a lot of money to make them defect and promised a heavy reward when it was done.
Khalid did not agree to the peace talks, and the two sides tore their faces, and the knife and axe men rushed out and killed Vardan. In a fight, Vardan and his attendants were defeated, and all of them were killed.
Vardan was killed, the Roman legions were in chaos, and the "Great Eaters" cavalry launched an all-out attack in accordance with Khalid's "agreement", and the Roman legions were defeated.
The "Great Eater" cavalry rushed to kill, Rome collapsed into an army, and the camp was breached. Theodorus, who did not have the courage to fight to the end, learned that Vardan had died in battle, had already fled, and ran to Emesa to complain to his brother Heraclius.
The Roman legions, without their commanders, were slaughtered, with more than half of the casualties and heavy losses. Heraclius was not convinced, and once again formed a powerful army, personally sat in the rear, and fought a decisive battle with Khalid.
Who knows, at the Battle of the Yamuk River, Rome was again defeated, the commander Váhan died in the battle, and Heraclius fled back to Constantinople and died depressed.
