The morning sun is slightly dewy.

The gate of the west city of Yunnei City slowly opened with a piercing creaking sound.

Groups of soldiers with swords and guns marched out one after another, and soon they were lined up in neat formations under the tall city walls at the sound of the order.

Their number was not very large, only about two thousand people, and it didn't take much effort to form a small phalanx against the city wall.

The soldiers in the front row were heavily armoured and held strong shields, and their spears were resting on the notches in the shield wall, which looked like turtle shells with spikes.

Behind are all light infantry dressed in leather armor, holding a round shield in his left hand and a ring-headed sword in his right hand.

The standard infantry army form that relies on fortified battles.

Because of the prevalence of cavalry, the infantry formation of the Great Sui never pursued any width, and the generals were very concerned about the thickness, and how to deal with the impact of the heavy cavalry also became a very esoteric knowledge.

In fact, since the end of the Jin Dynasty, cavalry tactics are changing to turn a new page, the same is true of the infantry army, to this day, because of the great upgrade of armor skills, when the war at the end of the Han Dynasty, the strong armor shield of the Western Liang Army gradually became the mainstream.

Although it was still impossible to block the terrifying onslaught of the heavily armored cavalry, relying on the thick formation, the brave and fearless soldiers, and the excellent bows and crossbows, the infantry army could also inflict sharp casualties on the swarming cavalry.

Of course, it is undeniable that in the north, cavalry will always be the protagonist.

Examples of infantry defeating large cavalry with formed infantry are very rare, and with the flexible use of cavalry tactics, such examples will become more and more rare.

Mixed infantry and cavalry combat is the direction of the world's art of war.

And the Hu people of the north. Whether it is the Huns, Rouran, or the Turks, they never care about these, and the excellent cavalry generals among them are all from previous wars. The sharpened characters are born from blood and fighting, and then destroyed in war.

In this cycle, the degree of progress and regression is not large, and it seems that there has never been a significant change.

A desolate and muffled trumpet sounded in the camp of the Turks, who were a little sluggish in their reaction.

They can't be blamed, because they are surprised, but at the same time they feel natural.

Unexpectedly, those who had experienced the war, they felt that the defenders of Yunnei were out of the city to fight. They should choose to choose when it is getting dark, and the night will allow them to end the fighting in time when the war is unfavorable, and then retreat to the city while the night is dark.

Because everyone understands that night is never the time of battle that the warriors of the northern tribes like to fight, they naturally have a fear of the night, which is obviously one of the shortcomings caused by the grassland environment, they are not good at night fighting.

Of course. Conversely, the more vigilant they are at night. In previous battles, it has been shown that there are very few examples of raids that can reach the Turkic camp at night.

I think it's logical because they have been repeatedly told that there is a food shortage everywhere in Sui, especially these Sui people who fled north. I don't need to be told by others, and I feel that as long as the siege is ten days and a half moon, even if the defenders don't come out to surrender, it is estimated that they will have to come out to fight them.

At the urging of the sound of the trumpet. The soldiers sorted out their swords and guns, jumped on their horses, and barely discharged the loose cavalry attack formation as the generals came out of the camp one after another.

Horses' hooves were bursting, swords and guns were everywhere, and as more and more cavalry poured out of the camp and lined up a rather wide front, the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air finally became thicker.

But then, the Turks were pleasantly surprised, and felt that it was a little tricky.

Zhang Shujie was wearing a suit of armor, riding a horse and standing under the flag, dutifully in front of his mascot, except for praying for the protection of the gods in his heart, he didn't think about anything else, he couldn't command these generals under his command, and, even if he was asked to command, he didn't know what to do at this time.

The literati led the troops, almost all of them looked like this, even if they were Turkic nobles, they were average, so there was no need to repeat them.

Several Sui generals gathered together, looking at the formation of the defenders gathered under the city wall, pretending to be relaxed, they also frowned slightly.

Letting the cavalry withstand the rain of arrows to break the shells of the infantry guarding the city wall was one of the last things the cavalry generals wanted.

However, the meagre and pitiful infantry formation beneath the city walls seemed to exude endless temptation.

How many people should be in the army of a town, they know better than the Turks, just watched silently for a while, they are almost sure, even if the Heng'an town army is not all out, this should be their main force.

The rebel generals of the Sui people relaxed again, and a few people talked and laughed in a low voice, and then they began to fight back and forth, studying who to let take the lead.

The Turkic generals gathered on the other side, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed, without the slightest feeling that a big war was coming.

In addition to cursing those Sui rebel generals, they were actually discussing one thing, how to compete with those Sui rebel generals for the spoils after taking Yunnei City.

This battle, for them, seems to be a joke.

This shows their low quality of warfare, and it also means that this is definitely not an elite Turkic cavalry.

Of course, such a perfunctory mentality also made this war lose its suspense.

The Heng'an town army, which was waiting for the battle, was carrying out their simple but effective plan, and had been silently waiting for the start of the war.

The time was a bit long, and even Chen Yuan and Wei Chixin, who were leading the troops, were anxious to wait, and once thought that the Turks were very smart and should not launch an attack today.

You must know that attacking the infantry formation, which relies on the protection of the city walls, will definitely pay a lot of price.

Especially the terrain, it is impossible for the cavalry to charge like in the field, if they change themselves, they will definitely let the infantry army attack first, and the cavalry will act as archers to suppress the defenders on the city wall, and then inflict long-range damage to the infantry army under the city.

The wait was over, and the battle began with the muffled trumpets of the Turks.

Obviously, the Turks did not intend to give up their advantage, and groups of cavalry came to the front, and they still did not have any intention of attacking the city at this time, but only thought of destroying the Sui army gathered under the city walls.

When the Turks attacked, the momentum was very strong, and almost thousands of cavalry urged the horses, slowly moved forward, slowly loosened the reins, and let the horses run.

Subsequently, thousands of horsemen followed, looking at their posture, as if they were going to squeeze the Sui army to death at the base of the city wall.

The sound of horses' hooves finally became one, making the ground tremble, dressed differently, and the weapons were also varied, most of them were still wielding ring-headed knives in their hands, wearing Sui army standard armor, and they all screamed, and rushed to their former comrades in a mess.

At the sound of the herald, the bowstrings on the walls vibrate, and a rain of arrows rose into the sky and rained down.

The sharp whistling of the arrow as it fell, mixed with the sound of popping into the flesh, sounded extremely terrifying.

The warrior fell from his horse in a scream, and the horse fell to the ground in a scream, but all these sounds were drowned out by the rumbling hooves.

As soon as the battle began, it quickly entered its usual rhythm.

The enemy began to come to the right distance and began to shoot back with bows and arrows, and from time to time someone on the wall was shot to the ground.

Arrows flew through the air, and the Grim Reaper began to show joy over Yunnei City.

The cavalry rushed up, crashed into the tight shield wall, and made a loud noise, and suddenly a group of people turned on their horses, spears pierced the horses, and the knights on the horses were picked down one after another, and there were countless figures, and the blood spurted wildly by the rushing horses, and flew to the rear.

The semi-circular infantry formation was not fragmented under the impact, they only loosened a little in the impact, and withstood the attack.

They are very well prepared, and the officers and men in the army, from top to bottom, can be said to have been in battle for a long time.

Most of them are Hebei and Shandong, compared to the Sui people in Jin, they are much taller and stronger, they have experienced a lot of battles in Hebei and Shandong, they are almost the best infantry candidates in the Sui army today.

Of course, how to fight against large-scale cavalry, they still seem a little rusty, but there is almost no need for the generals to appease them, and their fierceness and wildness are displayed.

The people in front died, and someone immediately made up for it, and the people in front didn't have the slightest intention of taking a step back, and the people in the back pressed against the backs of the hoplites in front, gritting their teeth to meet the waves of impact.

Obviously, this is far from the bottom line that they can bear, because they have witnessed too many deaths, and they all understand a truth, as long as they hold on at this time, someone will survive, and as soon as the formation is dispersed, the people around them and themselves will all die.

In the process of integrating into the Heng'an Town Army, as infantrymen, they are naturally a vulnerable group, and it is inevitable that they will be isolated and excluded.

They are actually different from the previous Hengan Town Army, their sense of honor and loyalty are not high, but this does not affect them to take the greatest courage and strength to defend everything they have now after they have eaten and drunk.

Moreover, what reassured them was that they did not have to endure the attacks and ravages of the enemy all the time here, and they had a much better chance of surviving than in the previous battles, especially because their physical strength was very sufficient, and they did not die of hunger, which was actually a very happy thing for them.

The Turkic attack looked crazy, but it was very short-lived.

When the enemy retreated, the Sui army's shield wall was stained with blood, and there were countless corpses lying outside, but the shield wall was still solid and intact, and their casualties were not much more than the archers on the city wall.

This undoubtedly allowed the men of Hebei and Shandong to find self-confidence, the enemy on the opposite side was very weak, although they rode war horses, but it was not much more difficult to deal with than those chaotic troops. (To be continued.) )