The war drums rumbled, the smoke soared into the sky, and the black smoke columns accompanied by the intense sound of golden drums, and the sound of killing that shook the sky and the earth.

On the wide plain, two infantry phalanxes fought each other.

They are constantly adjusting their formation to seek as many advantages as possible.

Unlike the indomitable determination of the cavalry hedging, these two infantry fight more conservatively.

Both sides try their best to avoid ineffective charges, and will not pursue a fight that will end together, but will make it the top priority to protect themselves.

In fact, this is also the normal appearance of most armies in this era. As long as they are people, they will seek benefits and avoid harm, and survive first and then win. This is also the most normal military strategy.

Unless it is a very special situation, under the strict order of the Lord General, there will be a phenomenon of attacking desperately and opening up the situation in an almost crazy way.

The current battle obviously does not belong to that extreme situation.

Both infantry troops tried to destroy the other side to protect themselves, but they took different methods, one side attacking the other side defending the other.

The offensive side constantly adjusts direction, trying to find the defensive side's flaws and cut in and then expand the results.

The defense is also making adjustments in time to prevent the opponent from finding opportunities to take advantage of.

Judging from the number of people alone, the defensive side's strength is far above the offensive side, and at least five times the gap.

The military strategy is full of cliques, and it will be attacked twice.

Even if the methods of leading troops are different, you can only let the attack with five times the strength.

However, from the scene, the more crowded side was at a disadvantage. Not only was the momentum suppressed, but the scene was also completely passive and was suppressed by the attacking side.

The infantry on the attacking side shouted and launched an attack on the opponent with a number of more people than them. The soldiers in the front row had a shield and a straight knife in the other hand, using the shield as a shield to approach the opponent.

The soldiers in the second row held a spear and followed the footsteps of the first row of soldiers, stabbing the spear in their hands towards the opponent.

The infantry on the defense side were also arranged in the same way. The first row deployed swords and shields, the second row was spearmen, and the third row of shooters held eight-dou bows, pulled the bow to the semicircle, ready to let go of arrows at any time.

In theory, whether it is infantry or cavalry, the principle is the same. Under the premise that equipment and training are similar, there will always be more people and fewer people.

No matter how courage you have or how encouraged you are, people are always flesh and blood.

There is only so much strength, and the body is just like that. If you are hit by a weapon, you will be injured or killed. If you are exhausted too much, you will lose your combat power.

Especially the soldiers in the first row are subject to the most attacks and are responsible for breaking the formation, so they consume their physical strength faster.

The more crowded side can arrange a battle formation that is more conducive to their own, and can bring the cooperation of troops to the extreme, and quickly fill the gap in the front line.

No matter how you look at it, you should be in the first position. The reason why you fight so passively is entirely because of the existence of another army.

The number of this team is not large, but a total of only 100 people, while the number of this infantry team in a defensive position is close to 2,000.

Twenty to one military force is enough to be called a huge difference, but the fact is that because of the existence of these 100 cavalry, the infantry of two thousand men became extremely passive.

The main general kept changing the formation, just because he was worried that he would be accidentally knocked into the formation by the cavalry and trampled himself and his subordinates into flesh paste.

Although the combat power of infantry and cavalry is very different, it is not as good as this level.

The most critical reason why these infantry are so nervous is the armor on the cavalry.

Soap robe, black armor, long spear, dense array.

This combination has become a nightmare on the battlefield. Some infantrymen couldn't help but tremble their legs and wanted to escape when they saw them.

Not to mention at the forefront of this team, the leader of the army was wearing a uniquely shaped pure black armor, a glaring Vajra face covering, a dragon-like treasure horse and a treasure spear. This set of military uniform belonged to only one person, an existence that could be regarded as a god and a demon: Shenwu Xu Le! Although he did not directly enter the battle formation at this moment, he always affected the battlefield, which was Xu Le and his Xuan Armored Cavalry.

The one who led the infantry to attack the enemy was the little sect god Han Yue.

His ability is to train in the battles according to the infantry, and commanding the infantry is his specialty.

In fact, if it were not for tracing Xu Le, with his ability, he could have become a general who led his own infantry army, and his military achievements might not have been much worse than Xu Le.

Behind him was Cao Fuchen, whose eyes were red, the former deserter, who was possessed by a fierce god at this moment, shouting and shouting in his mouth, actively using an iron shield to hit his opponent's spear, looking for an opportunity to break through.

That's right, this infantry, like Xu Le's cavalry, is all soldiers of the Xuanjia Cavalry.

However, the source of these infantry was not the elite generals brought by Xu Le from Chang'an, but the young and strong men who had eaten rice and grain from the Xuanjia Cavalry in Luoyang City, and the newly added Jianghuai reinforcements from Wang Shichong.

Cao Fuchen had previously expressed his request for war to Xu Le, but he did not get permission.

This is not the kindness of Xu Le's wife, but the fact that there is no need for that, and I don't think that these people can really play a role.

After all, the fighting style of Xuanjia Cavalry is different from that of conventional cavalry. It is even that wall formation, and it cannot be practiced immediately.

The children of Luoyang are not all veterans like Cao Fuchen who have fought a war and have a foundation. Most of them are actually ordinary people, and they are also people in the vain area, not brave border residents.

Whether it is martial arts or courage, they are all a big difference.

For elites like Xuanjia Knight, simply pile up people's heads is meaningless.

If you cannot meet the Xuan Armor standard and forcefully increase the number, it will only slow down the movement of the entire army, and in the end it will cause trouble. If you cannot help, it will only cause trouble.

With such frequent battles, there is no time to train them to ride horses and form formations to fight back and forth, so they just want to be the assistant soldiers.

What caused Xu Le to change his mind was Wang Shichong's dispatch.

Originally, Wang Shichong turned a blind eye to the Xuanjia Cavalry, and almost made a clear position to use the Wagang Army to consume the Xuanjia Cavalry.

But not long ago, he suddenly changed his attitude and sent reinforcements but also sent a batch of supplies and rations.

Although the total amount of these materials is very limited, it is better than nothing.

And what is more important than those materials, money and food is reinforcements.

Originally, Xu Le thought that even if Wang Shichong sent troops, he would be the old, weak, sick, and disabled, but after the reinforcements arrived, he realized that he had guessed wrong this time.

The reinforcements sent by this tribe were actually a serious infantry soldier.

Although its military strength is only one thousand people, it is not enough to reverse the situation on the battlefield, considering the current situation in Luoyang and the comparison of front-line forces, it is rare to have such a soldier coming.

This is a man from Jianghuai, and the most elite Chu soldiers under Wang Shichong are the villagers. They are fully equipped and have all kinds of armor and weapons, unlike those who were temporarily arrested to make up for the numbers.

When Xu Le started, he couldn't understand why Wang Shichong was kind and sent such an elite force to himself. It was not until he had a conversation that he knew the whole story.

Of course, Wang Shichong was not so kind, nor did he suddenly realize that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, so he supported Xu Le in order to protect Luoyang.

This team is not reinforcements at all, but a hot steamed bun that Wang Shichong himself could not solve. It was thrown to Xu Le purely for the sake of purity in front of him and to avoid ruining his own major affairs.

The main reason why Wang Shichong was able to obtain money, food, materials and reinforcements from the Jianghuai River was the Emperor Taizhu he supported.

The officials who were still loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty regarded him as a loyal minister who continued the great Sui Dynasty. It was because of this reason that they were willing to pay money and grain to transport soldiers.

Of course, some people here may have similar thoughts to Wang Shichong, but actually have their own thoughts in the name of loyalty to the emperor.

However, the Sui Dynasty had the merit of ending the chaos of the north and the south and recreating China, and there were still people in the world who sincerely worshiped them.

Therefore, the arrangement of troops is also complicated.

The troops sent by Wang Shichong were such an anomaly.

They were a real Great Sui army, supporting the Yang family father and son from the bottom of their hearts.

Most of the supplies sent were actually brought by this group of people.

The main source was that several generals led their troops lost their money, destroyed their families and helped them to help them get things done. They came to Luoyang with their own money, grain and supplies to serve the country and protect the emperor and the emperor.

This army once followed him, but although he was not selected as a Xiaoguo, he was also a powerful force among the Eagle-Yang soldiers in the south.

He fought with Du Fuwei, Li Zitong and others many times and had a victory or defeat. He had seen hard-working and knew how to fight.

But the more elite he is, the less dare Wang Shichong dare to use it.

After all, he supported Emperor Taizhu just as a puppet.

I am afraid that I will even turn a blind eye to sleep with such a loyal army by my side.

Sending them to Xu Le is Wang Shichong's trick.

Not only did he save himself from trouble, but he also caused problems for Xu Le.

According to what Wang Shichong thought, since this team was interested in the Sui family, it would be incorrect to fight Xu Le, the Li family.

The powerful Jianghuai team's Xuan Armored Iron Cavalry must first distinguish the top and bottom within.

No matter what the outcome of this contest is, I will not be a loser.

It’s a pity that man’s calculations are not as good as God’s calculations. Even if Wang Shichong had lost his head, he wouldn’t guess, but the result was exactly the same as what he expected.
Chapter completed!