In Yang Shuang's impression, the war on the grassland should be all cavalry groups rushing against each other.

For example, in a certain Condor Shooting, Jebe played against Genghis Khan.

No matter how good you are, taste the bow and arrows in my hand.

But when the Turks in the east and west blew the horns of general attack respectively, they realized that war is war, and there is no impulse or recklessness.

Even if Apo wants revenge again, it is impossible to rush forward regardless of the loss as soon as he comes up.

The cavalry of the two armies cruised in front of their respective formations, and quickly threw their feathered arrows into the opposing ranks.

Subsequently, the cavalry groups dispersed to the sides, revealing their main forces.

On this side of the sand bowl, the boundless army array was densely packed with flags, and under careful counting, there were 200,000 infantry!

Moreover, the military attire at the front of them was almost the same as that of the Sui army, and they no longer looked like barbarians at all.

Armor!

100,000 armor soldiers!

Although the armor of the rear team is a bit rudimentary, the sergeant in front is indeed a sergeant!

Not only that, but the hundred-hundred

200, 300, 400......

From ancient times to the present, whether human beings are strong or not is not reflected in the strategy of burning brain cells extremely, but in the war equipment that is stronger than the generation from generation to generation!

When firearms were not yet commonplace, trebuchets and bed crossbows were tantamount to the existence of future tank cannons.

Yang Shuang understood in his heart.

The strength of Sha Boluo did not lie in the tempering of the confrontation with the Sui army, but from the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Not only because they belong to the same barbarians, but also because of the relationship of interests that arise in the face of the threat of Northern Qi and Southern Chen!

On top of that, Apo seems to have no chance of winning this battle.

Thinking of this, Yang Shuang couldn't help but look at the Western Turkic army array.

However, when he saw the strange infantry in front of him when the cavalry group dispersed, he was even more surprised in his heart.

Roman phalanx?

No!

This is a modified Macedonian phalanx with cavalry as the mainstay, pikemen as a supplement!

In fact, the concept of the Roman phalanx is the same as that of the Macedonian phalanx, the difference lies in the tightness of the military formation, as well as the way the young, middle, old, and three generations of soldiers stand.

The Roman phalanx was created because of the great destruction caused by the barbarian invasion.

In the Dark Middle Ages, the population of the European continent was drastically reduced, and it had to be composed of young soldiers in the first column, in the prime of life in the second column, and in the adult and third column.

Because of the lack of training of the young soldiers, they could only form light infantry, armed with ordinary javelins and throwing darts.

And the young soldiers, with some combat experience, could form the first column of the legion, armed with two heavy javelins, a broad-edged short sword and a round shield.

As for the prime-age soldiers, they were around thirty years old, and they were the core of the army, forming the second horizontal column of the legion. Equip two heavy javelins, a broadbladed dagger and a round shield.

At the end of the line are the adult soldiers, the oldest and most experienced. It usually constitutes the reserve of the army. The third column that formed the legion was armed with a twelve-foot spear.

Only by experiencing the washing of iron and blood can you become an elite soldier in a hundred battles.

No matter how far the war goes, as long as the elite soldiers do not die and the spirit of the army is not extinguished, the team can be easily reorganized in the future.

And this configuration also makes the Roman phalanx extremely strong in single phalanx combat ability, and its ability to fight against all kinds of troops is not inferior.

However, these powers are only reflected in the simplicity of Europe.

Datou may be transferred from Sassanid Persia, or perhaps the elite transferred back from the Roman Empire, can he really adapt to the war brought by Sha Bolu from the Central Plains?

Knock knock!

Bursts of trumpets blowing, three-way war drums beating.

After the cavalry of both sides played their role, they returned to both sides of the main battle formation.

Subsequently, the infantry phalanx stepped forward.

The two armies were five hundred meters apart.

The Awa army, arrayed, raised shields, erected spears, and prepared to charge.

And the Sand Bowl Army was also carrying out the same action, but they flashed several passages that looked like loopholes in the military formation.

The trebuchet churned, and the bed crossbow creaked uncomfortably.