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After Chi Wen arrived at the battlefield, he asked his cavalry to stop temporarily to recuperate their horsepower.

After about Mo Zhuxiang's kung fu, he saw that his subordinates were almost finished, so he raised the scimitar in his hand and shouted, "Kill!" Kill all these dogs! Victory belongs to our invincible Turkic warriors! ”

Behind him were 50,000 Turkic cavalrymen, all dressed in leather armor and shaved heads, looking fierce. They rode on tall horses, raised their weapons and shouted in response.

After the morale was raised, Chi Wen pointed his scimitar forward and shouted, "Charge!" ”

With that, he took the lead in waving his scimitar and rushed forward.

More than 50,000 Turkic cavalry followed behind him, and rushed towards the Sui army array that was waiting in front of him.

Chi Wen was full of confidence, they had already discovered that the Sui army in front of them had come after a rapid march, and they had not rested well before entering the battle. In this plain area, if the dignified Turkic cavalry could not defeat the infantry of the Sui army in a head-on battle, then they should have wiped their necks a long time ago, and what would they have to dream of entering the Central Plains?

Step!

Chi Wen held a scimitar in his hand and rushed forward with a scream, and the momentum of more than 50,000 horses galloping forward together was still very magnificent. By this time, the Turkic cavalry had taken their spears and scimitars out of their hooks......

Now that they were getting closer and closer to the Sui army formation in front, Chi Wen could vaguely see the Sui army infantry on the opposite side with a shield in one hand and a gun in the other, looking nervously at the Turkic warriors who rushed over.

Two steps!

"Haha! These Han dogs are really scared silly! We didn't even fire our arrows as soon as we rushed over. Chi Wen was ecstatic in his heart, and secretly said that as long as these Turkic wolf cavalry rushed into the formation of the Sui army's infantry, he would definitely be able to kill them without leaving a single piece of armor.

One-step!

At this time, the cavalry of the Turkic army had already entered a high-speed sprint state, and at this speed, it would only take a moment to rush to the phalanx of the Sui army.

However, Chi Wen finally discovered something abnormal: in the Sui army's array, there was suddenly a veteran on horseback, and this person he also recognized was Lai Hu'er, who had participated in the Sui army's expedition to the Turks more than ten years ago. He was looking at him with a smile on his face.

"That's not right! This is a strange performance, I heard that he is one of the famous generals in the Sui army, both wise and brave, how could he be so indifferent in the field? And his expression just now ......"

Chi Wen suddenly became alert, feeling as if some trap was waiting for him.

Fifty steps!

"Everyone, stop! Don't rush! Something is wrong! Chi Wen hurriedly reined in his horse, trying to slow down.

He reacted in time, but his men were not so lucky. They still rushed towards the phalanx of the Sui infantry at great speed......

I only heard a loud "boom", and the flat ground in front of the Sui army collapsed and turned into a long and deep trench, about two zhang wide and more than one zhang deep.

The Turkic cavalry that rushed ahead fell into it at once, and the men turned on their backs, screaming again and again.

Lai Hu'er smiled slightly, he commanded the Sui army to quietly dig a trench about seven zhang long and two zhang wide behind the phalanx, and then covered it with branches and weeds on the ditch. After arranging it, he let the phalanx in front of him pretend to be invincible, and retreated back fifty zhang distance, just in front of the phalanx that was waiting for him, as a barrier.

And how did the Turkic wolf rider know that the Sui army had laid such a trap, and now they are all in the ditch and crying bitterly.

How could the Sui army, which had been waiting for it for a long time, let go of such a good opportunity. With Laihu'er's order, the spear and shield soldiers standing in the front row immediately squatted down, revealing more than ten rows of archers in the rear.

As early as when the Turkic cavalry began to charge, they used a unified movement, put the sharp arrows in their hands on the longbows that had been opened, and prepared to shoot. As soon as the spear and shield men crouched down, they aimed their bows and arrows at the Turkic cavalry, which was close at hand, but in disarray.

"Shoot!" Laihu'er pulled out his waist knife and shouted with all his might.

"Hum—"

Thousands of longbow bowstrings trembled at the same time, emitting a terrible humming sound. With this sound, countless elite iron arrows densely rose from the Sui army's infantry phalanx. They crossed the crouching Sui spear and shield soldiers, crossed the trench, and flew straight into the sky.

Moments later, the black-pressed arrow rained down from the sky with a fatal "whoosh-whoosh" sound, and fell precisely over the heads of the densely packed Turkic cavalry on the other side of the trench. In the blink of an eye, the Turkic cavalry, who were still trying their best to restrain their horses, fell like wheat.

"Second round salvo ready!"

Laihu'er touched his beard, his wrinkled face did not show a little pity, he knew that war is a life-and-death struggle, and being merciful to the enemy is ruthless to his own people, not to mention that these Turkic cavalry have been killed from Dingxiang here, I don't know how many Han people have died in their hands, only by killing can the Turks know that the Han people cannot be bullied! The Great Sui is inviolable! When you come to the Sui Dynasty to spread the wilderness, you have to pay the price of your life.

"Bow and arrow wind!" His cold voice sounded again.

"Shoot the arrows!"

I only heard the sound of "buzz-", and the terrifying hum sounded again. Thousands of fine iron arrows rushed out from behind the Sui army's spears and shields with a black cold light......

On the battlefield next to the trench, the screams of soldiers after being hit by arrows were constantly heard from the Turkic cavalry group. One by one, the Turkic soldiers, whose minds were full of thoughts of looting in the Central Plains, fell unwillingly under the ravages of this black iron arrow.

Although these 50,000 Turkic cavalry are not the most elite Golden Wolf Army, they are also the elite cavalry of the Turkic Army, and they are all composed of Turks, both loyal and morale are very high. Shibi Khan arranged for them to charge at the front, but also to take the lead, reverse the original psychological disadvantage of the Turkic army to the Sui army, and establish confidence in victory.

In his opinion, the 50,000 Sui infantry without cavalry on the plain with more than 50,000 elite cavalry could not be defeated, at most because the Sui army was tightly defended, so they could not rush across the Sui army formation.

But now, these Turkic cavalry had already suffered thousands of casualties before they could rush in front of the Sui army.

"We also have bows and arrows, let's take out the arrows and shoot at the Sui army! I don't believe that the Han Chinese can be better at archery than our Turks! Chi Wen shouted when he saw this.

When the chaotic Turkic cavalry heard the order, they immediately took out sharp arrows from the quiver on their backs and began to shoot at the Sui army. The Turks' cavalry and archery skills were indeed much more powerful than those of the Sui army, and their shooting was accurate. This pair fired, and casualties immediately began to appear in the Sui army.

And the Turkic soldiers who were trapped in the ditch also struggled to climb out of the ditch. However, as soon as they climbed to the ground, they were stabbed in the heart by the pikemen of the Sui army, who were waiting for them.

The joy on Chi Wen's face didn't last long, and his expression became grim again. Because he found that the Turkic cavalry not only did not have the upper hand, but was suppressed by the archers of the Sui army.

This is not because they are not good at archery, but because the Turkic army is all cavalry, and they are also wearing leather armor, which belongs to light cavalry and has poor protection.

And the archers of the Sui army wore iron armor, and there were platoons of spears and shields in front of them to resist. Most of the arrows fired by the Turks were blocked by shields. Even if a small half pierced through the gap in the shield and shot some unlucky guys. But that's a minority, after all. If it goes on like this, I am afraid that most of the 50,000 Turkic troops will be lost.

"Leader, why don't we turn the horse's head and go back first! It's hard to get past this ditch!" Chi Wen's lieutenant said with a bloody face.

Chi Wen looked at the battle situation nearby, and saw that more than 50,000 Turkic cavalry had suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and the rest were all on horses, running while desperately firing sharp arrows into the Sui army's array, but the arrows they shot were resisted by the opponent's shield and heavy armor, and had little effect.

Although the archers of the Sui army were not as accurate as the Turkic army, they used longbows with longer range and greater strength, and as long as they shot a Turkic cavalryman, they could easily pierce their leather armor and take their lives.

"Hateful! If only there was no such trench! Chi Wen clenched the mace in his hand and said angrily.

If it weren't for this ditch, he would definitely have been able to rush across the infantry phalanx of the Sui army, even if they were all elite divisions, it would be the same consequence.

"Collar! If you don't withdraw, everyone will be here to explain! You know, it's all our Turkic troops! It's not Tiele, Hui and Murowei! The lieutenant said with a hint of tears.

Chi Wen woke up at this time. Although the Turks are the overlords of the steppe, their number is only a small number in the entire steppe, and it is thanks to more than 200,000 elite wolf riders that they can deter these subordinate tribes. In the past, the attack on the Sui Dynasty was all led by the Khitan, Xuyantuo, Tiele and other tribal armies. This not only weakens the strength of the subordinate tribes, but also hits the enemy. If the headquarters of the Turkic army suffered too heavy losses, resulting in a situation in which the servants were strong and the masters were weak, it would be greatly detrimental to the hegemony of the Turks.

Chi Wen thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!" Let's withdraw first! Let's go back and report to the Khan and see if there is a way to break through the Sui defenses! ”

However, just as he was about to give the order to retreat, he suddenly heard the sound of a horn in the rear "Woo-woo-woo", which was an order in the Turkic army to continue the offensive.

When Chi Wen looked back, he saw that a large number of Turkic cavalry had been reinforced, and these troops were mainly of the Murowei, Tiele, and Hui tribes, led by the Turks. The sea was being overwhelmed from behind.

Chi Wen was taken aback, and when he was hesitating, he saw a herald waving the golden wolf banner rushing up, and shouted: "Lord Chi Wen, the Khan has ordered to continue the charge, even if it is filled with corpses, this trench must be filled!" ”

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