But in this way, the first row of Cyclone Battalion soldiers were still knocked away a lot, and more than 300 people were killed and injured on the spot. However, they successfully blocked the charge of the Turkic cavalry.
The cavalry lost the advantage of charging, and their weapons were too long to hit the soldiers of the Tornado Battalion holding long spears, so they became the target of the infantry armed with fast crossbows behind the Tornado Battalion. Before dying, some Turkic cavalrymen threw out the mace in their hands, and the Iron Bone Duo
, but it didn't have much effect, knocking over a dozen Cyclone Battalion soldiers.
But this still cannot change the result of this strange infantry and cavalry battle - the Turkic cavalry was defeated. The more than 20,000 cavalry were defeated by the Cyclone Battalion infantry formation of about 18,000.
When the last Turkic cavalry could not bear the casualties, and the leader ordered them to retreat in embarrassment, Wang Junlin ordered Li Shimin and Wang Rengong to lead their respective cavalry to launch a sudden charge until the Turkic reinforcements arrived. Under the cover of the Tornado Battalion's arrows, another
Withdrew.
The 20,000 cavalrymen were defeated and retreated in the face of the more than 10,000 people of the Far Eastern Army who dismounted and fought on foot. This scene was seen by Ashina Dubisi, but he was shocked and at the same time, his face was so gloomy that he could drop ink.
But now it is impossible to turn around and retreat. Ashina Dubisi really doubts whether the strange infantry battle formation of the Far Eastern Army can be destroyed by sending people to attack again.
But no matter what, this decision had to be made, and Ashina Dubisi sent another 30,000 troops to rush towards the Far Eastern Army's Tornado Battalion infantry battle formation opposite.
Luo Shixin had already adjusted and exchanged the nine thousand-man teams in front and the nine thousand-man teams in the back. The final result was naturally the same. The Turks returned with a disastrous defeat again, but it was different from the previous one. This time, halfway through the battle, Wang Junlin
Then he ordered Li Shimin and Wang Rengong to lead the cavalry to attack from the side. The Turks on the opposite side also hurriedly sent reinforcements. Finally, the Turks abandoned nearly ten thousand corpses and withdrew.
Wang Junlin did not let the army pursue him, waiting for the Turks to attack again.
Ashina Dubisi sadly discovered that he had an advantage in terms of overall military strength, and all of them were cavalry. However, because of the Far Eastern Army on the opposite side, which was able to dismount and fight on foot, he was inexplicably at a disadvantage, especially when the Far Eastern Army was fighting on foot.
More than 10,000 people are like a nail drilled into their stomach, making them extremely uncomfortable but unable to remove it.
Lowering his head in pain, Ashina said bitterly: "Send the order to Agdo and let him lead the five thousand men who dare to die to cut off the rear. The others retreat, retreat..." His eyes were bloodshot, and he spoke unwillingly.
Order, after saying this, his teeth actually bit his lip.
Ashina ordered the men to blow the retreat horn. The soldiers of the Tornado Battalion, whose physical strength was about to fail, all took a breath. Looking at the Turkic cavalry retreating like a tide, Wang Junlin smiled brightly.
Wang Junlin knew that based on his own military strength and combat power, he was already at a disadvantage and could not stop the Turks from retreating. What's more, stopping the Turks at this time would definitely force every Turk to fight to the death. Then
Even if all these Turks are killed, there probably won't be many left on their side. Such a result is not what Wang Junlin wants to see.
Therefore, Wang Junlin did not bother the main Turkic force to retreat. Instead, he personally led all the cavalry to cover up the enemy for a while, like a wolf pack tactic, trying to kill as many Turkic cavalrymen as possible.
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The Sui army led by Li Shimin and Wang Rengong each had 60,000 cavalry. In the past, they would not dare to chase the 1,340,000 Turkic cavalry, but now with 60,000 cavalry, they dare to follow and kill 13
More than 40,000 Turkic cavalry, this is naturally due to today's series of victories, especially behind them, the 17,000 or so soldiers of the Whirlwind Battalion also caught up after they mounted their horses, and the most important thing was to lead them to hunt down the Turks.
It's Wang Junlin.
The Turks traveled thousands of miles away from their hometown and fought for more than ten days, not to mention a third of the casualties. Compared with the past when they went south to plunder, they didn't grab anything. Whether they were generals or ordinary soldiers, everyone's morale was low.
Don't say it, but still harbor resentment.
In addition, and most importantly, they had just experienced a defeat. It was not so much a forced retreat as an escape.
On the other hand, the Sui army had the feeling of protecting their homeland and the country, and in their hearts of killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds, they were all holding back their energy. The two sides were competing with each other. Even though their military strength and combat power were originally weaker than the Turkic cavalry, the Sui army still dared to pursue them.
Go up and bite the Turkic army bit by bit, striving to cause maximum losses to the Turkic army.
Just as Wang Junlin led his men to catch up, smoke and dust suddenly rose in front of him. A spy from the Military Intelligence Agency had already passed back the information. About 5,000 Turkic cavalry who had been cut off from the rear launched a countercharge against them. Wang Junlin picked up his telescope and looked at it.
, I couldn’t help but feel a sinking feeling in my heart.
With his eyesight, he could tell at a glance that these five thousand or so Turkic cavalry were selected by the opponent to dare to die. It would not be a big deal to kill these five thousand Turkic cavalry, but most of them would be entangled for a long time.
In the flash of lightning, Wang Junlin had already made up his mind and shouted: "Send the order, Li Shimin and Wang Rengong's troops will block the situation for a moment, the Whirlwind Battalion will be divided into three thousand people to dismount and fight on foot, and form a battle formation as quickly as possible."
The Far East Army ordered the ban and acted very quickly. Li Shimin and Wang Rengong also immediately obeyed Wang Junlin's order. When the Turkic five thousand dead soldiers were one mile away from them, according to Wang Junlin's request, Li Shimin and Wang Rengong led their respective cavalry to charge.
In this state, three thousand whirlwind battalion soldiers were separated from the rear and dismounted to form an infantry battle formation.
The dust was flying, and these five thousand Turkic dead soldiers could not see the specific situation of the Sui army at all. They only saw the Sui army speeding towards them when they were 800 steps away. Seeing this, these Turkic dead soldiers could not help but be ecstatic. This distance from the Sui army
The military cavalry cannot increase their speed at all, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry charge is bound to be greatly affected.
However, the changes in the next scene surprised the Turkic cavalry. When they were about 400 steps away, they saw the Sui cavalry suddenly turning their horses' heads, splitting into two, and galloping away in both directions. The Turkic cavalry
Their hearts were beating wildly, and they knew something was wrong. Sure enough, the Sui cavalry that was charging towards them in front of them dodged to both sides, and what was exposed in front of them was an infantry battle formation, which was exactly the same damn infantry battle formation as on the previous battlefield.
The faces of the five thousand Turkic cavalry all changed greatly. The previous battle between infantry and cavalry made them understand that the spear battle formation of the Sui Dynasty's Far Eastern Army was simply the nemesis of their poorly armored Turkic cavalry. However, at this time's distance and speed, they could not defeat them at all.
I couldn't stop, so I had to keep rushing forward.