I Peter III, Emperor of the Hexagon of the Goose Chapter 77 Which one has the best marching speed? In the 20th century in the East (this chapter popular science)
Chapter 77 Which one has the best marching speed? In the 20th century in the East (this chapter popular science)
Madame de Arnime wrote on the small note she left behind:
"Dear Your Majesty, your bravery has made me unforgettable for the rest of my life. I hope to ride with you again, your loyal pony.",
Peter smiled, put the note aside, and then fell into trouble.
He didn't know how to improve the flintlock.
To be precise, he couldn't determine the details of the improved firearms, he could only remember a general outline.
And now a year has passed. The second stage of the system is fashion and literature, and now it has achieved results that satisfy him. Russia has also had a significant influence in the world in these two areas, but the system seems to be dormant.
, there has been no prompt yet.
Peter really hopes to have system assistance, after all, he still owes him a periodic reward.
But if the system doesn't show up, there's nothing he can do.
Put aside the idea of improving the flintlock gun for the time being. Compared with the flintlock gun, there is an equally important thing that can be done.
He would have almost forgotten it if he hadn't mounted the filly.
Although Madame d'Arnime pleased him, so did riding a real horse.
Good horses involve a major element of warfare, marching speed.
Speaking of marching speed, Peter remembered an analysis he had seen in his previous life. If the Eastern infantry from the 20th century were transported to the 17th and 18th centuries and used the same weapons to fight, what would be the result?
The result of the analysis is that even with the same weapons, this group of infantry can defeat all current armies.
This is not to look down upon the strong army at this time, but the marching speed at this time is simply a snail's pace compared to a certain army.
During the Long March, a certain army marched at an average daily speed of 71 miles, or 35 kilometers. This number was simply unimaginable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
During the Thirty Years' War, Gustav's Swedish army was an iron army that the Germans looked up to. The Germans even believed that the Swedish army could cross rivers with ease and could control weather changes. There were rumors that there were werewolves in the Swedish army.
The Swedish army is regarded as a tireless non-human army that is not afraid of the severe cold, never mutinies, never runs away, and can survive on very few supplies.
But what is its fastest speed?
King Carl X Gustaf of Sweden personally led more than 20,000 people to attack Harry's Ferry. He used various incentives to cover 270 miles in 27 days, at a speed of only 16 kilometers per hour per day.
This speed was already the fastest among mercenaries at the same time, and most mercenaries could not travel more than ten kilometers a day.
By the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, European armies entered the age of flintlocks. Flintlocks and bayonets formed the basis of queuing to kill tactics, but the speed of the army did not improve.
The army of the Sun King Louis XIV violently defeated all neighboring countries and made most of Western Europe tremble. The French army was not fast either. The fastest French army marched was 220 miles in 33 days, and the marching speed was 11 kilometers per day.
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The glory of Louis XIV was eclipsed by the twin stars of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugen. The secret of their victory was speed.
In 1704, the Duke of Marlborough led his army on a rapid march from the Rhine River to the Danube River. It took 37 days to cover 350 miles, and the average daily marching speed reached an "astonishing" 15 kilometers. This only surpassed France's maximum marching speed of 11 kilometers.
The army was far behind.
By the 18th century, Europe finally had a powerful army that could barely match that force's speed, namely the Prussian army under Frederick.
The Prussian army and the Swedish army, as well as Prince Eugen's army, have quite a connection. The Prussian army was originally a copycat of the Swedish army. The Prussian army was often rented out to the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Frederick even met Prince Eugen when he was a boy.
As a boy, Frederick felt that Prince Eugen was getting old, and his marching speed was far faster than that of his predecessors.
Twelve years later, in September 1757, Frederick performed an extraordinary feat of walking 150 miles in 13 days, averaging 18 kilometers per day.
Two months later, I walked 225 miles in 14 days, averaging 25 kilometers per day.
In September 1758, the Prussian army, which was besieged by the "Three Skirts Alliance", performed extremely well and walked 140 miles in a week, reaching an astonishing average speed of 32 kilometers per hour per day.
Frederick's jumping-over-the-wall marching speed amazed Napoleon, because when Napoleon pursued the Prussian army in 1906, his average daily speed was only 22 kilometers a day, but this was still not enough compared to a certain 20th century infantry.
That unit achieved a record of marching 240 kilometers in one day and night, and also recorded a march of 72.5 kilometers in 14 hours.
These differences are not differences in physical fitness. Not everyone in a certain army is Liu Xiang, but because it is an army of the new era, not mercenaries of the old era.
The European army was relatively fast in the 18th and 19th centuries because mercenaries withdrew from the stage of history.
The army in the mercenary era was like a swarm of war locusts advancing. When the soldiers advanced, they also brought with them the prostitutes, washerwomen, and children who accompanied the army. Many of these children were illegitimate children and small businessmen and hawkers.
During the Thirty Years' War, an infantry unit with only 480 soldiers had 74 servants, 3 vendors accompanying the army, 314 women and children, and 160 horses.
They also look around for residential houses, looking for suitable "prey", and physically mingle with the local people wherever they go.
This was true even for the revolutionary armed forces of the British bourgeoisie. During the march of the British army in Scotland, the troops burned many villages and killed all the villagers they could find.
All the mercenary leaders advanced huge amounts of capital to the kings and emperors, and were eager to get their capital back as soon as possible. They allowed their soldiers to rob, and naturally their marching speed could not be faster.
Although the mercenary system was abolished in the European armies in the 18th and 19th centuries, soldiers were still forcibly recruited. The Prussian army even kidnapped Lomonosov into its own army.
Officers rely on whips to maintain military discipline, and soldiers are war machines that have been beaten to numbness. If the marching speed is too fast or marching at night, the troops are likely to break up, so the army's marching speed at this time is not fast.
So I came to the conclusion that the infantry army in the 20th century was a new type of armed force, an armed force rooted in the people. Its average combat enthusiasm and speed were really not comparable to that of the old army. Even with the same weapons, it could
You can use your speed advantage to completely defeat all opponents.
Since Peter came to the throne, he has not taken any action on the military side, but is just trying to consolidate feelings and loyalty.
He knew that there was still a lot he could do. If the Russian army could be trained to be three-quarters as strong as that army, Peter would laugh even if he laughed.
But he does not intend to rely entirely on the soldiers themselves. In addition to strict systems, military discipline, and beliefs, there are naturally external forces that can speed up the march -