Chapter 124: Observing government according to orders (8)
After testing the reliability of the firearms and coming to the conclusion that they were simply a pile of rubbish, Gao Pragmatic, who had been completely disappointed with the North's military firearms, decided to find a few more reasons to add chips to his involvement in the military industry, so he faced Wang Chonggu and
Ma Fang began to test the shooting accuracy.
Since it was not necessary to hit the barrel this time, Gao Pragmatic ordered each three-eye gun to fire only two rounds, with ten people in a row, firing in twenty groups, and then recording the results to calculate the overall shooting rate.
Because the three-eyed gun has three barrels, firing two shots actually means shooting six projectiles. However, this does not matter. The important thing is that this thing has never relied on accuracy, so it is understandable that the results are a mess.
After the accuracy test, Gao Pragmatic still refused to let go, and began to test the effective range and maximum range. As expected, the results of this test were no exception. For these three-eyed muskets stored in the warehouse, only a few ranges can truly effectively kill the enemy.
To thirty steps - the average calculation results in just 27.1 steps.
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but sigh. No wonder the soldiers of the Northern Army directly used it as an iron rod. With such a small killing distance, and the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side, if there was a real fight, it is estimated that if the opposite side charged, they would have been in front of him in the blink of an eye. Then
It's obviously better to just shoot something than just hit it with a stick.
However, Gao Pragmatic's approach to the Mongolian cavalry was obviously wrong. In fact, the Mongols have made almost no progress from the Yuan Dynasty to the present. His favorite combat method is still the one used by Genghis Khan - Manguya.
It is said that the Mangu evil tactics summed up by Genghis Khan are called "Parthian Archery" by Westerners. In fact, to put it bluntly, the mounted archers are escaping while shooting arrows at the enemies in the rear. The core of this tactic is to pretend to flee.
, to induce the enemy to pursue, and its essence is speed and suddenness.
The essence of this tactic lies in three points: first, attack the enemy from a long distance; second, attack the enemy continuously; third, do not give the enemy a chance to fight back.
Under such an attack, no matter how strong the enemy's spirit and armor are, theoretically speaking, it is only a matter of time before complete collapse. At that time, most European knights were equipped with heavy helmets and heavy armor. Although they were very powerful in close combat, their mobility was simply not comparable to that of the Mongolian cavalry.
In comparison, if you encounter a Mongolian cavalry archer, not only will you not be able to catch up, you will not even be able to escape. You will only be used as a target for arrows.
Moreover, the Mongolian cavalry did not rely entirely on force attacks like the European knights. They could only kill most of the enemy with bows and arrows before engaging the enemy in close combat. In April 1241, the Mongolian cavalry relied on this tactical method to defeat Europe's most elite troops on the banks of the Danube River.
The 100,000 Hungarian army (led by King Béla IV of Hungary) killed more than 70,000 enemies in the first battle, played a song "The Bloody Danube" with bows and arrows, and almost completely wiped out the resistance in Europe.
This tactic has been used by the Mongols to this day. However, since the Han people have been at war with the Mongols for a long time, they have gradually found a way to deal with this tactic, which is to use strong formations and firearms.
However, the response method is only a response after all, and it is still very difficult to defeat. If the Mongols insist on leaving, the Han army has no good solution because its mobility is far inferior to the opponent. This is why the Northern Army always produces some numbers that are difficult to see in terms of results -
When someone comes, you can only form a formation to meet the enemy. If someone wants to leave, you can only follow them. Therefore, even if Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese pirates and annihilated them all at every turn, after arriving in northern Xinjiang, he would probably only be able to "defeat" them and "force the prisoners to retreat."
Wait, if you can decapitate hundreds of people, that would be a great achievement.
Fortunately, the Mongols do not always have only one set of tactics. They will also have the so-called "cavalry attack". At this time, the Mongolian battle formation is generally divided into five rows. The heavy cavalry forms the first two rows.
They wield spears, battle axes and maces as their main striking force, and of course they also bring strong bows. Light cavalry wearing light armor or without armor form the last three rows, and their main weapons are short swords and throwing spears.
, of course a strong bow is also indispensable.
When the two armies are fighting, other light cavalry units will first disperse to engage in small-scale battles with their opponents, and then turn to the two wings during the battle to form the front with the main force.
When this step is completed, the light cavalry in the last three rows of the main force will pass through the heavy cavalry array and shoot arrows and throw spears at the enemy to cause confusion in the enemy's array. If this does not cause confusion in the enemy's array, the light cavalry will move to one side.
Mangu's evil tactic of retreating while turning around and shooting arrows lures the opponent to pursue him and causes confusion in his formation.
Once the enemy camp was in chaos, the light cavalry moved to both wings, leaving a clear path for the heavy cavalry to carry out a decisive blow.
If the light cavalry fails to achieve its goal, the leader will usually order the light cavalry on one wing to attack the enemy's flank from the side to attract the enemy's attention. At the same time, the heavy cavalry will outflank the flank and launch a fatal attack from the rear.
In view of this situation, as soon as Qi Jiguang's Southern Army arrived at Jizhen, they were all equipped with war horses and became "mounted infantry". The gunmen in his army also became somewhat like the so-called "dragon cavalry" in Europe.
Ma Fang, on the other hand, has a different style. He was captured by the Mongols for many years when he was a boy, and even made a good name there. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, he has always been a model of riding against riding, that is,
Use Mongolian tactics to deal with the Mongols. However, because this method of warfare requires proficiency with bows and horses, the number of Ma Fang's direct cavalry troops has never been increased, and there are many Mongolians among them.
However, although Gao Pragmatic was temporarily distracted, he actually understood the Mongolian tactics. He even knew about the deeds of the British lobster soldiers who relied on hollow square formations to defeat the Mongolian Green Qin Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, so he specifically tested the three eyes.
The effective range of the musket - of course, the result is that the effective range of this thing is not as good as the Mongolian bows and arrows. Even if you set up a hollow square formation, you will give away the results to the opponent in vain.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire Qi Jiguang, Ma Fang and even Li Chengliang. They were able to win often without the support of the hollow square array. They were really capable. Anyway, he felt that if he had gone there, he would not have a large number of birds with strict military discipline.
The gunslinger formed a hollow square formation, which means he is bound to lose...
However, this also strengthened his determination to get involved in the military industry, especially the production of muskets, because whether it was Qi Jiguang, Ma Fang, or even Li Chengliang, such military talents could not be copied in the late Ming Dynasty. Rather than expecting a steady stream of military geniuses to appear,
It would be better to steadily improve the level of weapons and tactics, and rely on technology and wisdom to challenge the final glory of the nomads.
Not only Mongolia, but also wild boar skins, and even in the distant future, they may have to face the Tsar's sharp knife-the Cossack cavalry.
