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The three thousand whirlwind battalion infantry formed three battle formations, took up positions and set up their positions.
The soldiers in the first two rows stood with guns in hand, while those in the third row to the fifth row held crossbows in one hand and carried guns in their right hands. There were also six giant crossbows and guns on each side of the three infantry battle formations, for a total of eighteen giant crossbows and guns. Launcher. This was just sent by Shen Guoer's military intelligence agents before they chased the enemy.
No matter whether you look horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, this battle formation is in a straight line. The remaining soldiers were arranged in three neat square formations. Wang Junlin and Luo Shixin led the other 14,000 Whirlwind Battalion soldiers without dismounting. Behind the three square formations, flags were flying, and a whirlwind battalion messenger was beating the drum excitedly. He only waited for Luo Shixin's order to beat the drum of attack.
Eight hundred steps, five hundred steps. Luo Shixin silently counted the distance between the opponent and himself in his mind. When he reached four hundred steps, Luo Shixin waved his hand fiercely, "Crossbow. Gun!"
The eighteen giant crossbows and gun launchers that were ready to go fired at the same time, and the eighteen crossbows and guns shot out like lightning with a harsh scream, stabbing the Turkic charge cavalry fiercely. group.
The five thousand Turkic cavalry made a strange cry when the crossbow and gun were launched. They swung the weapons in their hands based on their feelings, trying to block the crossbow and gun, but how could it be possible? With the speed and power of the crossbow and gun, except for the lag, The masters of the solid stage can barely catch the trajectory and dodge it, the masters of the broken stage can catch the trajectory and block it, and ordinary generals in the army, no matter how brave they are, can't resist or dodge it at a distance of 400 steps.
However, the Turkic cavalry responded quickly to this situation. They immediately dispersed the charge formation and opened up the distance between the cavalry. When the Turkic general leading the team saw the giant crossbow and gun, he gave the order. These five thousand Turks The cavalry changed battle formations on the galloping horses, showing extremely strong riding skills, which made Wang Junlin who was watching the battle full of praise. His own cavalry was really incomparable to these Turkic cavalry in terms of individual riding skills. After he witnessed it, After dismounting these Turkic cavalry, with only a slight confusion, the formation change was completed.
Eighteen crossbows and guns, half of them missed, and half of them hit the Turkic cavalry. Each crossbow and gun shot through six or seven people in a row, and they all fell off their horses and were trampled to pieces by their companions behind them.
In the first wave of crossbow and gun attacks, nearly a hundred Turkic cavalry fell off their horses and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"Crossbow and gun!" Luo Shixin shouted again, and another wave of giant crossbow and gun was fired. Nearly a hundred Turkic cavalrymen were shot to death. At this time, the distance was only 200 steps.
"Set up the guns!" There was a swish sound, and rows of long guns were neatly set up.
"Crossbow. Gun!" Luo Shixin finally shouted this word, and eighteen giant crossbows and guns fired the last round of crossbows. After the gun, he moved backward neatly, turned over and got out of the car, and passed through the gap in the crowd behind him. One by one, they picked up the crossbows on their waists and became the last row of crossbowmen in the infantry formation.
Three waves of crossbows and guns caused the Turks to lose more than 300 people, but they had not yet reached the Sui army.
Close, close, finally close. The horses in the first row neighed and turned suddenly on their own. The bright spear points of the infantry formation made these intelligent horses automatically avoid. The knights on the horses flexibly bent their bows and fired arrows. , shot a sharp arrow at the infantry battle formation, and the arrows came, and the soldiers lined up neatly could not avoid them. All they could do was lower their heads, and let their low-brow face shields protect their faces, but the distance was Too close
, a Turkic man was so good at archery that he actually shot through the gap in the armor, causing seven casualties in the infantry square. Immediately behind the gap between the fallen soldiers, new spearmen came up, keeping the formation still tight.
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The horse in front could avoid it, but the horse behind was blocked from sight and could not turn in time. It slammed into the spear battle vehicle and was stabbed to death. The knight on the horse was thrown high and fell towards the forest of spears.
, was immediately met by several spears in the air, and was pierced into a sieve. The huge momentum caused the spearmen in the front row to be knocked back heavily. The Turkic cavalry with excellent horsemanship leaped forward, trying to seize the opportunity to rush forward.
Come in and break through the spear formation.
"Stab!" The three lieutenants shouted at the top of their lungs. Without thinking, the entire row of soldiers raised their spears and stabbed forward.
The Turkic cavalry who crashed into the formation stood up, only to find that around him were gun blades shining with cold light. He shouted desperately and violently slashed out the sword in his hand, but before he could strike with his long sword,
In reality, several holes appeared on their bodies. At the same time, the three rows of fast crossbowmen behind them never stopped firing crossbow arrows.
The Turkic cavalry found that the infantry phalanx was still so despairing. The first wave of attacks caused him to lose more than 500 knights, but the opponent's military formation remained motionless, raking a phalanx across the battlefield.
Circle, they were preparing to lead their troops to pounce again.
Wang Junlin gave an order, and Li Shimin and Wang Rengong led tens of thousands of cavalry to kill them from both sides.
"Ignore the two sides and continue to charge forward!" The Turkic general who led the team knew that although the other Sui army's cavalry were easy to deal with, the problem was that they had no time to turn their horses around at this time and could only continue to charge towards the infantry battle formation in front.
"Charge!" he yelled.
Like a torrent crashing on the rocks, dozens of infantrymen in the front row were killed alive, but they still pressed their bodies against their spears, successfully slowing down the horses. The infantrymen behind them were yelling at the captains sharply
Amidst the whistles, rows of people advanced neatly.
"Stab!" There was a swish sound, and rows of long spears stabbed in neatly.
"Second row, stab!" Another row. "Third row, stab!"
The forest of guns seemed to be endless, one row after another. At this time, the three dismounted infantry phalanxes of the Whirlwind Battalion had gathered together and formed a huge phalanx. There was about one step between each row.
The moment the platoon finished stabbing and retracted their guns, the row behind them had already inserted their guns. After stabbing more than ten times in a row, the gunmen at the back rushed forward amidst the deployment of the company commander and the whistle of the captain.
The soldiers in the front row whose arms were sore.
The Turks felt that they were trapped in an endless forest of guns. The opponent's formation had been advancing for so long, but it was still arranged neatly, without leaving them any gaps. He and his soldiers
Tired of dealing with the waves of spear points.
Their formation was completely broken up. After some soldiers fell into the forest of guns, they were stabbed by several guns at the same time and thrown out in the blink of an eye. There were even more dozens of cavalry, and dozens of cavalry were forced by the forest of guns.
Within a small area, it was difficult to even turn around, let alone move quickly.
In this case, Li Shimin and Wang Rengong led other Sui Dynasty cavalry to rush in and instantly overwhelmed the remaining Turkic cavalry.
Not long after, all the remaining Turkic cavalry were killed. Wang Junlin gave an order and the army continued to pursue the Turks.
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Half an hour later, Wang Junlin led all the Sui Dynasty cavalry to
The soldiers finally caught up with the rearmost troops of the Turkic army. The reason why they were able to catch up was because Wang Junlin had already made arrangements. On the way these Turks were retreating, Shen Guoer had already led the secret agents of the Military Intelligence Agency to lay the groundwork along the way. Thousands of landmines were fired, which seriously affected the marching speed of the Turkic cavalry. Otherwise, they would have been blocked by the 5,000 death-defying Turkic cavalry for half an hour, enough to widen the distance.
However, although they had already caught up, they were faced with another five thousand dead Turkic soldiers. These five thousand people had expressions of absolute despair on their faces as they looked crazily at the Sui cavalry chasing after them.
The Turks organized another 5,000 death cavalry so quickly. Wang Junlin looked a little solemn. The rest of the Turks had slowly disappeared from his sight, leaving only this troop to stop him, waiting for him to kill them all. , it will take at least half an hour, maybe the Turkic brigade will have fled back to the camp outside Yanmen City by then?
Sure enough, if any nation is forced into a desperate situation, they will burst out with the courage to fight to the death, and many dead soldiers will emerge. Wang Junlin shook his head mockingly, suddenly feeling that their previous judgment was wrong. They thought that the morale of the Turks was low, and the Turkic cavalry Most of them are tribal in nature. In fact, most of them are herdsmen in normal times, so they should lack discipline.
But they forgot that there is another truth - that is, the truth is that the soldiers who mourn will win, and they will survive after being put to death.
The spear battle formation that Nie Xiaoyu personally researched has already been verified by countless wars and countless cavalry corpses - it is the nemesis of all cavalry. Therefore, in order to reduce losses, and in order to quickly kill the five thousand Turks in front of them, After being killed, Wang Junlin without hesitation once again ordered the other three thousand Whirlwind Battalion cavalry to dismount and form a formation to fight on foot.
Five thousand Turkic cavalry launched a charge like a lunatic...
Half an hour later, there was no longer a living Turk in front of Wang Junlin. After a brief mobilization of the army, Wang Junlin led his men to pursue them again.
If he hadn't asked Shen Guo'er to lead the spies from the Military Intelligence Agency to plant many landmines along the way as the Turks retreated, it would have been difficult for Wang Junlin to catch up with the main force of the Turkic cavalry who were escaping just because of the delay of these two waves of dead soldiers.
Only this time, Wang Junlin had to stop on the road and decisively led his people to retreat, because the Turkic Shibi Khan got the news and led a part of the Turkic army to come for support. Fortunately, the spies from the Military Intelligence Agency under Shen Guoer came to report in advance. , otherwise, when Wang Junlin and his army are exhausted in pursuit, if the Turks come back with a hundred thousand new troops, they may be in danger.
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Outside Yanmen City, there is the Turkic camp.
When Shibi Khan saw that Ashina Du Bihe had brought back only about 100,000 horses, his face was so gloomy that he could drop ink.
He sent out 200,000 cavalry one after another, not wanting to return with only half of them. He didn't know how much the Sui army had lost, but he knew that as a result, plus the 80,000 lost in the previous siege, they had only 200,000 Turks left. Twenty thousand, they lost so much without knowing it. This was obviously not the result that Shibi Khan wanted to see.
But the problem is, first send 100,000 troops, and then wait a day, and then send 100,000 troops to support. This is the order Nie Xiaoyu asked him to give. If Nie Xiaoyu directly let Shibi Khan die, or surrendered to the Sui army, this would He would not obey orders that were obviously against his will, but the strange thing was that as long as Nie Xiaoyu's orders did not cause obvious contradictions in his heart, he would obey them.
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