Under this situation, Niu Jinda also knew that they could only stand still and wait for the enemy to attack. Once they attacked, the advancing infantry formation would inevitably reveal flaws. Once the opponent seized the opportunity to break the formation, the cavalry would charge into the formation.
, if your infantry loses the coordination of the battle formation, they will become lambs.
While Niu Jinda was observing the Turks, Carter Bear was also sizing up the military formation on the opposite side. Seeing the five forest of spears standing solemnly, two in front and three in the back, with the cold light shining at the tip of the spear slanting upward, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "
No wonder our Great Turkic Khanate lost to the Sui people ten years ago. With the power of our clan’s iron cavalry, it is difficult to say that we will win when facing the Great Sui Dynasty with their footwork and cavalry skills.”
A Turk leader behind him laughed and said: "Captain, as long as we can rush in, penetrate their formation, cause them confusion, and prevent them from forming a neat battle formation, then they are no different from pigs and sheep.
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Carter Bear shook his head and said: "If we want to do this, we have to pay a huge price. The Sui Dynasty has a vast territory, a large population, and sufficient soldiers. It only takes about a year for an infantryman to become a qualified warrior.
, and our elite knights take ten or twenty years to grow up, we can’t afford it.”
The leader smiled ferociously and said: "Captain, are we going to continue to confront them like this?"
Carter Bear remembered that Xue Qiluo told him the overall plan of the chief when he divided the troops, and couldn't help but smile: "Fight, of course we have to fight, otherwise how can we hold them back? We don't seek to win, but we want to drag them here, so that we can hold them back."
The longer the time goes, the more advantageous it will be for the little chief."
The leader behind him said dissatisfiedly: "Captain, here we are gnawing bones, but the others only face more than a thousand people in Shifeng Village, and they are not easy to capture."
Carter Bear knew that this leader was the son of Xue Kabu, the second son of the chief, and he knew the other side's little thoughts. He couldn't help but raise his hand and whip him, scolding: "Damn, the little chief's plan is very good, so we can
We can capture Shifeng Village at a small cost. There are a lot of weapons and supplies in Shifeng Village, which is a great supplement for us. Moreover, we have occupied Shifeng Village. No matter how many reinforcements the Sui army comes, we can advance, attack or retreat.
Shou. Put away your thoughts!"
The leader who was whipped endured the pain, lowered his head and said, "Yes, Sir, I was wrong."
Carter Bear snorted, ignored him, raised the scimitar in his hand high, and more than a thousand elite men behind him shouted, and they were ready to charge.
"Shabi! You lead the 300 men under your command to conduct the first wave of exploratory attacks. Remember, our mission is to delay time, so we must minimize our casualties, but let the other party understand our determination to fight to the death."
"As you command, Lord Commander." Shabi, who had been whipped, was full of evil fire. He wanted to burn this fire on the Sui people opposite.
Hooray! With a strange cry, Shabi galloped out, and behind him, three hundred cavalry roared out.
Boom, boom, boom! Seeing the Turks charging towards us, under the command of the regiment leader Hudafei, rhythmic drums sounded from the Sui Army's central military station. Following the drums, the soldiers in the first row of the two phalanxes in front
Stretch out the spear, point it upward, and dig the tail of the spear deeply into the soil behind you. The soldiers in the second row stretch out their feet to press the tail of the spear, and the spear itself is also stretched out, and the same goes for the rear row. It is as long as seven
The half-foot-long spears were all stretched out, and the two square formations suddenly turned into two hedgehogs.
After the three hundred cavalry led by Shabi jumped out of their formation, they quickly dispersed. They knew that the Sui army had a powerful crossbow carried with the army. If the formation was too dense, it would become a living target, but as long as the formation was dispersed,
This kind of crossbow is difficult to aim and has a low hit rate, which can effectively avoid casualties.
A sharp whistling sound sounded in the air, and it was indeed this kind of powerful crossbow. But obviously, Niu Jinda's army did not carry many such strong crossbows. Listening to the whistling sound in the air, Shabi felt certain, but there were only more than fifty powerful crossbows.
It's just a crossbow and poses no threat to myself.
The Turkic cavalry flexibly manipulated their horses, avoiding crossbows and bows, and rushed straight towards the enemy's formation. When they were still a hundred steps away, three hundred Turkic cavalry drew their bows and fired arrows, and three hundred arrows roared towards the opponent's dense military formation.
In terms of shooting skills, the Sui army naturally cannot compare with the elites of Xue Yantuo who grew up on horses and started shooting bows and arrows from an early age. What's more, the Sui army's formation is dense and there is no need to aim at all. In one breath, ordinary soldiers can already shoot.
Two arrows were shot, and the skilled ones even shot three to five.
But the soldiers of the Sui army were unmoved. Seeing the rain of arrows in the sky, they just lowered their heads to protect their faces. The formation did not loosen at all. There was a jingling sound, and countless arrows poured down, hitting everyone's armored helmets.
Some slipped away, and some hung on the soldiers. Only a few unfortunate guys were hit by arrows at the seams of the armor and were slightly injured. This was the advantage of the Sui army - the advantage of weapons and armor.
In the first round of confrontation, both sides' shooting was in vain. The defenders of Shifeng Village had few crossbows and a low hit rate, while Xue Yantuo's cavalry shot arrows quite accurately, but they were helpless against the armored Sui army.
Some soldiers in the forward selection battalion were covered with arrows, looking like hedgehogs, but they could still continue to fight.
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At the same time, everything was quiet under Shifeng Stronghold. Both above and below the city, everyone fell into a strange silence. Xue Qiluo seemed to have no intention of attacking the city, but just sent troops outside the wall. However, Ren Junshuo and Tian Ming, who stayed behind in the stronghold, felt that
The days were like years, and they were always frightened and always felt that something big was about to happen. After Niu Jinda left, they did not dare to slack off at all, and even moved to the city tower to live.
But something was obviously wrong with the situation at hand. When can the Captain return? Over the past day, the two of them had asked this question countless times.
Through the dusk, the two of them looked at the bright lights in Xue Qiluo's camp in the distance. Tian Ming suddenly asked: "Master Ren, do you think Xue Qiluo will attack the city?"
Ren Junshuo's expression changed slightly, but then he smiled and said: "Mr. Tian, you are too worried. Xue Qiluo only has a thousand people in the camp now, how can he attack the city? If he attacks the city with so few troops, he is simply looking for death.
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Tian Ming's expression did not relax. If Niu Jinda could not leave and defended the city with 3,000 people, then Shifeng Village would be as stable as Mount Tai. But right now, there are only 1,000 people in Shifeng Village... If Xue Qiluo has more reinforcements...
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In Xue Qiluo's camp, although it was late at night, Xue Qiluo was still in good spirits. He sat in the camp, looked at several messengers, and asked: "How is the situation? Can you arrive on time before noon tomorrow?"
Several messengers nodded and said: "Don't worry, little chief. The big chief personally ordered that the big tent troops have transferred three thousand more. At the same time, they have recruited five tribal cavalry and brought some simple siege equipment. They will arrive before noon tomorrow."