Under the unreasonable linear impact and crushing of the heavy cavalry, it was almost a turn, and the results of the orcs fighting for a long time were instantly shattered!

Unlike heavy knights, William's light cavalry is much more flexible. To make an inappropriate analogy, heavy cavalry is equivalent to heavy main battle tanks, heavy armor and heavy artillery, with strong defense and strong attack power. It is like having a 125mm smoothbore cannon, which can penetrate the opponent's armor effortlessly. The same is true for heavy cavalry, heavy helmets and heavy armor, and it is holding a terrifying heavy cavalry rifle. Under the action of acceleration, it is not difficult to penetrate the armor of the orc heavy infantry.

When these heavy cavalry with a straight line and a not-so-thick array thickness crushed, most of the orcs on the impact route, whether they were snakes, cats, or tigers, were all burping...

It’s not that they have never achieved any results. In fact, many heavy-armed knights were also knocked down by the enemy’s various counterattack methods, and the ending that they were waiting for might not be wonderful.

More orcs had to leave the enemy's impact route in panic, or group to fight against the knights at a certain point, some succeeded and some failed. The impact of heavy cavalry, like a comb, sorted out the enemy and themselves...

The reason why I sorted out myself has to start with the charge array of heavy cavalry...

We know that the training of heavy cavalry consumes money! Burns money!

It's amazing to want to arm a heavy knight...

The knight himself has to equip him with the best armor, and it is full of iron armor, the best helmet, and the best knight spear. This iron lump is a lot of money, and the knight armor also requires a high requirement. Not only to pursue defense, but also to pursue comfort, which cannot hinder the movement of the joints, right!

If conditions permit, it is necessary to provide the heavy cavalry with good-equipped knight swords. Once the impact reaches a certain level and loses speed, the knight spear will become a burden from a weapon. We know that the impacted knight spear has enough impact kinetic energy and strong and sharpness, which is a domineering weapon that even the dragon does not want to try easily.

But what if the knight loses the necessary speed? Such a long riding rifle is too hard to swing, and it is made into a conical riding rifle. It only depends on the sharp point at the top, and there is no sign of a blade around it...

Unless you can swing it like a big stick, this weight is an absolute burden for the knights. You should know that even when charging, the knights mostly put their spears on the fixed fulcrum of the horse armor, which is even harder to even have a flat end.

After losing speed and falling into the opponent's siege, the knights will abandon their guns and replace their swords without hesitation, and switch from the mode of charging with the gun to the mode of riding and killing. This will be very effective. Relying on their own strong defense and the cooperation of the war horses, they must also include the condescending advantages. They are still very efficient in battlefield killing tools. Therefore, knight swords are almost a must-have. What is cheating is that this sword is really valuable...

In addition, the requirements for heavy-armed knights are very strict. A good horse is necessary. Ordinary military horses are simply unable to bear the full weight of their own horse armor and knights. The result of barely armed forces is bound to be a sharp reduction in combat power...

The best war horse! That price is doubled and doubled again...

This is not considered a high-quality stuff like saddle horseshoe.

If the above things can also bring direct benefits to the heavy cavalry, in other words, I can directly see the results after investing money. Then the following things will definitely discourage investors.

Replacement war horses! Each heavy cavalry must be equipped with at least one such replacement war horse. In order to maintain the physical strength of the high-quality war horses, these precious horses do not have armor in normal times. Therefore, whether it is heavy horse armor or the heavy armor of the knight, another horse must be carried and followed the action. The heavy knight and his war horse will only wear these heavy armors when fighting.

The physical fitness of human warriors is not as good as that of orcs, and their endurance is far from the gap. Few knights can keep themselves in that heavy and expensive heavy armor, and there are not many good horses. They can always wear heavy armor and can also exert 100% of their combat power in the face of war.

How to maintain the endurance of the heavy-mounted knight in non-war? This has always been a big problem and can be solved, but the loss is huge!

At least one flattering horse with excellent gravity and good endurance will help them carry supplies! At least one or two servants must be arranged to wear armor and unload armor for the knights.

That’s right! These heavy knights are so expensive. It’s not that they are pretentious, but that this kind of heavy full-body armor specially created is really difficult to complete the process of armor and unloading armor alone, and someone must assist. It is inconvenient for the knights to wear knight gloves, so they really have to be equipped with servants...

Fortunately, these servants are not too wasteful. They can serve heavy knights in normal times, and they also bring simple weapons in wartime. It is not necessary to follow behind as armorless infantry, but they will generally not be asked to attack unless there is an emergency... because their strength is really limited, and it is okay to make up the number of people, but they cannot rely too much on it.

Given the many expenses and expenses of this heavy-armed knight, this kind of military service is really powerful, so all countries hope to maintain as many heavy-armed cavalry as possible. However, the reality is that it is either limited by the difficulty of finding good horses or the high-quality armor, and the huge military expenditure, all countries have to consider the practical value of this military service.

I love the Qing Dynasty, a country with prairie and large plains, will naturally train heavy cavalry without any effort, because this terrain is the best way to play the role of heavy cavalry. Other countries, such as mountains, water and swamps, mostly only maintain a very small scale, and will hardly be sent out to fight in actual combat. Most of them are used as the king's guard of honor and become expensive troops to serve as the storefront.

So, when you see a country's heavy cavalry, equipped with beautiful equipment and wearing various luxurious decorations, don't think that this country attaches great importance to the construction of heavy cavalry units... On the contrary, this means that they are almost all that are left in front of them.
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