"Get closer to the general! Get closer to the general!" As Luo Shixin shouted, the soldiers around Luo Shixin also shouted loudly. Other officers of the Tornado Battalion also shouted loudly one after another, and then they desperately moved closer to Luo Shixin.
Soon, more than 3,000 people gathered around Luo Shixin in the Tornado Camp.
Seeing this, Li Shimin also shouted to his troops and gathered them together as much as possible.
Other Sui generals also followed suit and began to shout and gather their troops.
And Ashina Dubi Si sneered: "I was affected by those defeated troops just now and failed to charge. Since the Sui army gathered people and wanted to end this melee, how could we Turkic warriors still be afraid of them, blow the trumpets, and gather together?"
Centaur and horse.”
As the Turks gathered and blew their horns, a strange scene happened on the battlefield.
The men and horses on both sides no longer fought, but each gathered around their leader as quickly as possible and formed a battle formation as quickly as possible.
Before long, the troops on both sides had separated and were trying to distance themselves as much as possible.
"The order is given, all of the Tornado Battalion are to dismount and use infantry battle formation to meet the enemy. The other troops are deployed behind the side of the Tornado Battalion to protect the two wings." This was the order given by Wang Junlin, who was standing at the rear and commanding the overall situation.
After Luo Shixin received the order, he immediately ordered the soldiers of the Tornado Battalion to dismount. Except for a thousand people who led the horses to the rear, the remaining soldiers of the Tornado Battalion formed a spear battle formation as quickly as possible.
Li Shimin, Wang Rengong and other Sui armies also obeyed Wang Junlin's orders. The cavalry protected both sides of the Whirlwind Camp infantry formation, while the infantry deployed the battle formation at the end.
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More than 17,000 Cyclone Battalion soldiers, their heads trembling like scales, were densely packed. With a thousand-man team as a combat unit, they rushed towards the rushing Turkic cavalry.
The Turks thought they were good at cavalry charges, so they chose to end the melee without hesitation and regroup.
But as everyone knows, Wang Junlin saw it more clearly. He didn't know about other Sui armies, but their Far Eastern Army must not disperse into melee like the Turkic cavalry. Otherwise, the battle formation they trained would be difficult to exert any combat effectiveness.
Although the Turkic cavalry had poor morale and mental state in the battle, the number of subsequent reinforcements and the previously reorganized defeated troops was no less than theirs, and their individual fighting capabilities were stronger than most of the Sui troops on their side, so they won in the end.
It's hard to say what a loss is. Even if you win, you will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Luo Shixin's main general's flag tilted forward slightly, and all the infantry's thousand-man troops sounded neat drum beats at the same time.
All the infantrymen in the first two rows held iron spears in both hands, and in the back one held an iron spear and the other a quick crossbow. Under the command of their respective captains, they walked towards the enemy with their heads high, and stopped a hundred paces in front of the Turkic cavalry line.
At this time, the Turkic cavalry that rushed up had already begun to throw bows and arrows. The soldiers of the Tornado Battalion who stood in the rain of arrows did not panic at all. They were as peaceful as standing in the sun enjoying the spring breeze.
At this time, a group of Turkic cavalry was already 400 steps away. Ashina did not send all the cavalry, but sent 20,000 cavalry first. They maintained the basic formation while galloping. When they saw this
After the Whirlwind Battalion dismounted and fought on foot, although they were greatly surprised, they were still vigilant.
Moreover, these Turkic cavalry were very fierce and experienced. They roared towards the Whirlwind Battalion infantry battle formation, intentionally keeping a distance from each other. Some rangers nearby, actively sent by Li Shimin, could not withstand so many cavalry, and rushed to both sides.
Back away.
"The first two rows squat down! Reject the horses!" Luo Shixin immediately loudly ordered, and the orderlies around him passed the order to the following teams as quickly as possible, and it was quickly implemented.
In front of them were the cavalry rolling in. The other Sui troops on both sides and behind were a little nervous, but the officers of the Tornado Battalion in the middle looked indifferent and murderous. They obeyed the orders subconsciously according to their usual training. The first two rows held their spears at an angle.
Aiming diagonally at the front, they were performing standard horse-repelling movements, while the rows at the back were aiming with the quick crossbow sockets and preparing to shoot.
When the infantry faces the cavalry, the first two rows squat down first and let the last two rows shoot with fast crossbows. This is the basic training in the Far Eastern Army's infantry regulations.
At this time, there was no need for Luo Shixin to order an attack. The captains of each thousand-man team would make their own decisions and issue orders.
The Turkic cavalry was already at about 120 steps, and all the captains of the Thousand-man Tornado Battalion looked ferocious almost at the same time, shouting loudly: "The last two rows of fast crossbows are ready!"
The two rows of soldiers behind each thousand-man team stepped sideways at the same time, looking for shooting points. The captain did not give them much preparation time, and immediately roared: "Aim!"
Each thousand-man team is guaranteed to use one hundred fast crossbows at the same time. The eighteen thousand-man team square formation consists of nine thousand-man teams in the front and nine thousand-man teams in the back. Those who can face the Turkic cavalry directly are nine thousand-man teams.
The team of nine hundred fast crossbows aimed at the oncoming Turkic cavalry. Amidst the thunderous sound of hooves, all the captains waited coldly for the Turkic cavalry to enter about eighty steps, and then shouted loudly: "Let go!"
There was a buzzing sound, and each fast crossbow fired nine consecutive shots at once. In order to avoid hitting all the enemy soldiers in the front row, they would space each crossbow arrow by one breath. There were more than a thousand Turkic cavalry in the front row.
The cavalry fell to the ground in response. While the cavalry was majestic, it also provided a larger target. Most of the hits were horses. They rolled violently on the ground, causing chaos in the Turkic cavalry queue.
"Stand up in the front row! Take aim!" The captain of the nine thousand-man squadron in front still sounded very calm, but issued the order a little faster.
Amidst the roars of the nine captains, the soldiers in the front row stood up and raised their fast crossbows, while the row behind them began to load arrows into the fast crossbows.
"emission!"
Another round of nine hundred fast crossbows fired at intervals with nine bursts. The Turkic cavalry in front of them fell down nearly a thousand again, causing chaos again, but the other cavalry accelerated and rushed in frantically. At this time, it was too late for the next round of shooting.
"Reject the horses in the front row!" Each captain gave an order. The soldiers in the front row who had just finished shooting all squatted down, and the soldiers in the second row stood up and raised their guns. The military formation was like a hedgehog with spikes.
The Turkic cavalry roared in, but the soldiers of the Tornado Battalion in front of them did not panic at all as they expected, but arranged such a spear formation.
The Turks don’t know that the Far Eastern Army, whether it is cavalry or infantry, and infantry battle formations are all basic and common training subjects. Moreover, when training infantry battle formations, there will often be confrontation training between infantry and cavalry. The psychological endurance of the soldiers has already been tempered.
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The dense formation of iron spears stimulated the eyes of the horses under the Turkic cavalry. These sensitive animals suddenly became a little irritable. Regardless of the control of their owners, they could not help but turn their heads at the last moment, or wanted to stop in front of the formation, which greatly affected the final collision of the cavalry.