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The organization of the original cavalry is the same as that of the infantry-chariot mixed force, the only difference is that there are no chariot troops.
So that means that there is infantry in the cavalry establishment? Yes, infantry does exist in the cavalry unit, but it is replaced by mounted infantry.
However, since ancient times, whether it is cavalry, chariots, or tanks, there has always been an infantry establishment. It is not that cavalry or armored forces do not have infantry. In fact, the number of infantry in them is not large at all, which means that they have always been
Mixed troops.
Wei Tao was promoted and took over a "brigade" that was not fully staffed. After reading the roster and walking around the camp, he had to lament that this was what happened during the war.
The under-strength "brigade" has more than 700 cavalrymen and more than 500 mounted infantrymen. Taking into account the care of the horses and various auxiliary personnel, the total number is about 1,800 people.
Both cavalry and mounted infantry are classified as combat soldiers. Others can fight when necessary. The problem is that they are not considered as members of the combat soldiers.
The difference between combat soldiers and non-combat soldiers is not only in name, but also in quality. To put it more clearly, there are obvious differences in training level and equipment.
"The total number of enemy troops is 180,000?" Wei Tao just learned the news not long ago.
As a member of the Guards, let alone 180,000, the enemy's 300,000 to 50,000 would be frightened to death.
After all, the most glorious moment of Weiguo was when he raised three legions of 37,500 troops. They were beaten violently by Chidi. After moving the capital and weakening, they never sent out three full legions again, let alone
Now that I have served as the leader of the alliance, I act as my junior brother when I go into battle.
Among the 180,000 coalition forces, 80,000 were Chu troops, 50,000 were Song troops, and 50,000 were the Vietnamese troops participating in the war for the first time.
Because he has become the brigade commander, Wei Tao has access to more information. He knows that of the 80,000 Chu troops, 20,000 have entered "Wan" city, 30,000 are scattered around "Wan" city, and the remaining 30,000 are guarding positions.
It is located at the baggage storage point of "Yangling"; 50,000 Song troops are located in the direction of "Changge", and 30,000 of them should be less than 20 miles away from "Xinzheng"; 40,000 Yue troops are stationed in "Zhitian"
In this area, 10,000 people were left in "Tu's" to guard the retreat.
So at first glance, it seems that the original army is well aware of the deployment of the coalition forces? In fact, this is also the case. The original army sent a lot of scouts, and may not be able to fully grasp the movements of various coalition forces. They are always monitoring the location of the large coalition forces.
The coalition forces are not united? It can be seen that the Chu State is no longer the absolute core of the coalition forces. Without an absolute core, the coalition forces are destined to have no coordinated operations. Whether they will rescue their allies when they know they are in trouble is a question.
"Our army will attack the Chu army first, and then fight the Song army?" Ning Xing was the prisoner of Wei Tao's "brigade".
The so-called supervisors are logistics managers. Naturally, they need to understand the next tasks of the army first, so that they can make all the preparations that should be made in advance.
Wei Tao didn't know Ning Xing before, and they haven't gotten along yet.
However, the role of the former army's complete official system and training process is there. Even if colleagues are completely unfamiliar, they will not let the team collapse just by doing their jobs.
"Attack the Chu army first. Our troops will go west to Yingshui and attack the Chu army's baggage." Wei Tao gave the answer.
The Chu army hoarded their supplies in "Yangling", which was later known as Xuchang City.
Wei Tao heard a speculation at the meeting that the senior officials believed that Zhaogu's determination to rescue "Xinzheng" was limited, otherwise the baggage would not have been placed in "Yangling" 180 miles away from "Xinzheng".
In fact, the Chu army's baggage was constantly being targeted, which really frightened them.
The distance between "Wan" and "Yangling" is relatively close, but it is still about eighty miles away.
Based on the distance between them, there was another saying at the military meeting that the Chu army had suffered enough from the harassment of the original army's cavalry, and the repeated loss of baggage made Zhaogu afraid to place the storage location too close to the main battlefield.
The order received by Wei Tao's troops was to attack the Chu army's baggage storage area at "Yangling". They were required to arrive within one day and at the same time carry out an effective attack on the Chu army's storage area.
"Here, the enemy has 30,000 garrison troops." Ning Xing himself was the person in charge of logistics management. He understood that since the Chu army attached so much importance to the placement of materials, the guards must be very tight. It might not be that easy to achieve an effective attack.
What they need to be aware of is that "Yangling" is not a city, but a place name.
What if it was a city? Presumably the top brass of the original army would not destroy it with just one "division" of cavalry.
Precisely because "Yangling" is a place name, even if the Chu army built a camp, as long as it was not protected by a city wall, the difficulty of attacking it should be much lower than that of a city, right?
On the same day, Wei Tao issued a series of orders and left the rest to officers at all levels.
At night, Wei Tao was called to attend the meeting again, and the participants were colleagues from the same "division".
"This is the mountainous terrain of 'Yangling'. The deployment of the enemy's camp can only be seen from the outside. The scouts have no way of spying on how the camp is arranged." Yang Duan stood in front of a sand table.
Yang Duan is the "handsome" of this "teacher". He looks to be in his thirties, and looking back on his origins will raise eyebrows. He was once one of Zhiyao's personal guards.
Even though Yang Duan served as Zhiyao's bodyguard, he was actually not that high in origin. His father was only a quasi-noble "scholar", and he was selected as a bodyguard based on his strength.
Because he had served as Zhiyao's personal guard, Yang Duan became the commander of the soldiers as soon as he was sent down, and it took him eight years to climb to the rank of "handsome".
Needless to say, it only took Yang Duan eight years to become "handsome", which must be related to his experience as Zhiyao's personal guard, and this is unavoidable no matter what era.
After all, people's resumes are there. People with good moral integrity saw that Yang Duan had the experience of serving as Zhiyao's personal guard, and Yang Duan's own merits were sufficient, so he was happy to sell him a favor.
In a similar situation, it is the same as having a strong background. As long as the backing is strong enough, with the same merit, the person with strong backing will definitely be promoted more smoothly.
Yang Duan finished introducing the terrain of "Yangling" and the known enemy deployment, and then said: "This time, the prince will accompany our troops."
All participants, including Wei Tao, were stunned.
There is no need to deliberately add a prefix to the prince. Who else can he be? It can only be Zhikai.
When Yang Duan learned about it for the first time, he was confused and even wanted to refuse. However, due to the seniority of his boss, he had no choice but to accept.
"Therefore, in addition to our troops, the prince will lead five hundred cavalry and a thousand retinue." Yang Duan added.
The sudden cavalry? The entire original country only has one "brigade" establishment.
As for the retinue of the Assault Cavalry? This is about the equipment of the Assault Cavalry unit. The knight will wear a breastplate during battle, which is accompanied by a helmet, visor, arm armor, and skirt. The war horse also has a visor.
, breastplate and neck armor. It is difficult for them to take care of so much by themselves. They usually bring one or two followers to help take care of daily life, war horses and maintenance of armor.
This kind of thing used to happen before, that is, when only "scholars" and "disciples" could enter the army to pay tribute, they would also bring retinue. However, retinue was not included in the army establishment.
The name of the army is only because the country has the right to establish auxiliary troops.
Auxiliary soldiers recognized by the state can eat public food, but soldiers who accompany them privately do not have that kind of treatment.
Even though he is already a mid-level officer, Wei Tao is a cavalryman. How could he not know what a cavalryman is?
Like everyone else, they thought it would be a troublesome thing for the prince to accompany him. But when they heard that there were five hundred cavalry accompanying them, their thoughts immediately changed.
Ordinary cavalry, also known as light cavalry, have always played a supporting role on the frontal battlefield. They either interfere with raids or patrol around the periphery looking for opportunities to shoot arrows. When encountering prepared enemies, they can only keep a distance and watch or stand in despair.
withdraw.
No kidding, that's how the light cavalry fights. If you have options, you won't be too stubborn to offend a well-prepared enemy.
If the light cavalry wants to have a highlight moment? The only way is to defeat the enemy with a mixed force of vehicles and infantry, and then the light cavalry will chase and cover up the enemy.
Precisely because of this, the light cavalry has always been considered by the infantry and chariots as guys who like to take advantage.
Do you think the light infantry has nothing to say? They have repeatedly emphasized that they are the first to attack, always fighting behind the enemy's rear, sweating and bleeding to attack the enemy's logistics line.
However, the high-level officials are clear about the contributions between the military services, and the contradictions between them cannot be explained clearly in a few sentences. Mutual exclusion will not only occur in the cold weapon era, but will continue to exist for a long time to come.
Wei Tao only saw Prince Zhikai before setting off in the early morning.
If no one had specifically warned him, Wei Tao would not have recognized Zhikai from his appearance at first sight. He had the intention to step forward and act like a familiar face, but was about to take action but endured it.
Commanders who do not need to be on the front line of the battlefield usually dress up in a more glamorous manner, with the intention of letting the entire army know where they are at a glance.
Need to fight on the front line? Dressing up beautifully is like shouting to the enemy: Come on, I'm here, come and kill me.
"Except for the cape, you are all black?" When Wei Tao saw the Rangers for the first time, he wondered if it was an illusion and felt a sense of oppression.
The cape of the Rangers is bright red, while the tabard and armor are black.
The nail plate will be black, mainly because it is painted, not for the purpose of turning it black. In fact, an extra layer of paint can also prevent rust and increase defense.
What also gave Wei Tao a sense of oppression was the difference in the war horses.
The height of the cavalry's war horses is generally about 1.30 meters. They must have been carefully fed, and each one looks fat and strong.
Do you know what the horseback height is for 70% of the light cavalry horses? It is usually about one meter and ten meters, and the body length, limbs, etc. are also relatively ordinary.
Just the difference in the horses is enough to make the light cavalry feel envious, not to mention the difference in equipment.
In addition to armor for knights and horses, the Rangers also have a lance, a saber, a riding bow or a riding crossbow, and even a small iron buckler.
"The value of a batch of war horses is more than ten ordinary war horses, and a set of equipment is equivalent to the annual output of hundreds of families." Ning Xing is a man who knows things, and what he said made his colleagues feel very upset.
When the sky was slightly light, the troops set off.
Talking is not strictly prohibited during the march. Most of the light cavalry are asking about how to become a trooper, and it is clear that they want to become a member of the trooper.
"A knight has three horses, two are used for transportation and one is a pack horse; he has two horses with him."
"Looking at the armor and weapons, we can see that just being a slave is the threshold."
"Isn't it limited by the property? I heard that the cavalry is also a standing army. The horses and armor used are given by the emperor."
Since it is a light cavalry, it must not be wearing armor. It is not that the light cavalry cannot afford to buy it, but the main reason is that the war horses cannot bear weight.
Light cavalry do not wear armor, and their weapons are only a bow and a saber. Many of them are actually capable of using long weapons on horseback, but there is no place to buy professional lances, and the use of homemade weapons is not allowed by the army.
Why is that? Because the army pursues collective strength and is not a place to show individual heroism. If you want to show your personality, you can become a ranger. It is recommended not to stay in the army, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable having nowhere to perform. It can happen anytime and anywhere.
It harmed Pao Ze.
Do the cavalry gallop at high speed when they are marching? No.
If you really maintain a high-speed galloping posture, the endurance of a horse is actually no longer than that of a human being, and it is very easy for the horse to become scrapped if it is galloped for a long distance or used for too long.
Let's interpret some real battle examples. In the middle and late period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when he fought in Mobei for more than 2,000 miles, the Han army dispatched 140,000 war horses, and less than 30,000 were able to return. It can be seen that long-distance marches have a negative impact on war horses.
How much is the consumption?
So, what is the advantage of cavalry over infantry? The so-called advantage is actually the high speed and mobility of short-distance marching.
Let's take several real battle examples from the American Civil War. It turns out that infantry is faster than cavalry on long-distance marches. The reason is that the maintenance of war horses is too particular, and people don't need to be so meticulous.
How much is considered a long distance? If you use cavalry, more than two hundred miles is considered a long distance.
Under normal circumstances, even if a message is delivered at a post station, that is, the eight hundred or hundreds of miles expedited in film and television works, it is actually a matter of changing horses but not people. Generally, it is a hundred miles or even shorter distance to go to the post station to change a new mount, and
It’s not like a horse has ridden hundreds of miles.
In the marching posture of this group of former troops, most of them were actually sitting on carts pulled by horses. Only soldiers on guard duty would ride astride war horses.
Now only the original army can do this, but there will be many people who will do this in the future, including the so-called Mongolians who grew up on horseback. They mount their horses during war and ride on Lele chariots when marching.
Those forces that have not yet learned this trick, such as Qin, Bai Zhai, Lou Fan, Lin Hu, etc., their cavalry can only be beaten to a pulp when they encounter the original army, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is far lower than that of the original army.
of cavalry.
The speed of marching by car is not fast, but at least it is faster than marching on foot, and it can also allow the soldiers to maintain their physical strength.
"Don't approach the prince easily." Ning Xing only spent a few days with Wei Tao and could feel that Wei Tao had a strong ambition.
Wei Tao was stunned at first, and then said: "It's so measured, how could I not know."
Anyway, Wei Tao has made up his mind to perform well and try to impress Zhikai deeply enough.
Wei Tao is definitely not the only one who has similar thoughts. All he wants is to be valued by noble people.