Wanli 1592

Chapter 567

First of all, it must be determined that it is very difficult to fight infantry against cavalry.

But the difficulty is not that the cavalry has some kind of suppression on the infantry, it is not like that, but that it is necessary to train an infantry unit that dares to face the roaring iron cavalry but still does not retreat like a mountain and fights bravely. A very difficult thing.

In other words, what is difficult is not the infantry against the cavalry itself, but the training and organization of the infantry itself that can resist the cavalry's attack.

In the era when there were no saddles and stirrups, most of the cavalry fought on foot. Both sides used horses to speed up the march and rushed to the front, and then dismounted to fight on foot. Few people could fight on horseback. Basically, they all lived in the northern border of the Han Dynasty. The patterns are all nomadic.

They have exercised their leg muscles since childhood, so that their legs have extremely strong strength to clamp the belly of the horse, thus freeing their hands to fight and launch bows and crossbows. There are few such people, and the Central Plains Dynasty, as an agricultural dynasty, rarely can Train such an army.

Relatively speaking, nomadic people grew up on horseback, and their legs naturally have strong strength to clamp the horse's belly, but even so, it is difficult for them to persist in fighting on horseback for a long time, so they rely on it to defeat them. The Han army is riding and shooting.

This point has not changed until now. After the emergence of stirrups and saddles, the Central Plains Dynasty can also train qualified cavalry. However, at the same time, the advantages of nomads have become greater, and the confrontation between cavalry and cavalry has escalated. Now, the cavalry is stronger.

Especially at the end of the Song Dynasty, the Jin people and the Mongols used the technology of the Han people to play cavalry tactics to the extreme respectively. The Song army, lacking horses, training and fighting will, was defeated, so the Han people left the cavalry invincible and had to deal with it. Cavalry can only use cavalry impressions.

But this is definitely not the case. To deal with cavalry is definitely more than cavalry.

When dealing with the Japanese, Xiao Ruxun's large firearm array still required large objects such as shield carts to withstand bullets, but this time, the Mongols did not have muskets. After a long-distance raid, they did not have any firearms, only steel knives and crossbows , and Xiao Ruxun's [-] Zhennan troops were enough to deal with it.

The shield soldiers build a shield line of defense on the outer layer, and the gunman stabs the spear through the gap between the shield and the shield, so that the horses will not dare to bump into it, unless the horse's eyes are blindfolded. After all, horses are creatures and will be afraid. No matter how good the training is A good horse will also be afraid of sharp objects and fire, and it will never dare to rush up.

It didn't dare to rush over on a large scale, so the most powerful impact ability of the cavalry was severely limited. If they wanted to fight close, the cavalry had to stop in front of the infantry phalanx, mount a guerrilla attack, or simply dismount and fight on foot.

At this time, the gunner will use his strength to stab the approaching cavalry and infantry fiercely, blocking them from the formation.

If it is an ordinary infantry phalanx, it will be like this. There is no stronger attack method. If there are crossbowmen in the large formation, they can also fight back from a long distance.

This is a bit uncomfortable for the cavalry. At this time, the infantry formation is similar to a hedgehog with nowhere to bite, and the spines on the hedgehog's back can still be fired. You can imagine how uncomfortable this is.

Xiao Ruxun did not bring crossbowmen with him. In fact, the number of crossbowmen in Xiao Ruxun's Zhennan Army is not many. All crossbows have been eliminated, and they will all be trained with muskets and crossbows. When it rains, they will all be replaced. They attack with crossbows and arrows, while on sunny days, they are all guns.

Shooting a bow and arrow requires extremely strong physical strength, and even a strong soldier will be panting and extremely tired after shooting ten times, and it will be difficult to continue fighting without rest.

But crossbowmen and musketeers do not have this problem. Machinery replaces manpower, and the saved strength can last longer in battle.

It snowed in Taiyuan yesterday, and it also snowed in Qi County, but not as much as in Taiyuan. Today is a sunny day. Although it is getting colder and bitterer, the dry snow in the north is not as moist and beautiful as the snow in the south. , melted, will not affect musket combat.

In addition to the seven hundred bird gunners, there are also three hundred flintlock gunners. These three hundred flintlock gunners are all shooters with superb shooting skills. Xiao Ruxun asked them to shoot at fixed points. Under the protection of the gunner and the gunner, the pawn can shoot with confidence.

Try to eliminate the opponent's fighting will and number as much as possible, and relieve the pressure on Li Rusong's cavalry. After that, they will face two or three such high-intensity battles, and there may be more intense battles in the future. The elite cavalry is only [-]. Can not consume too much.

This time it was the same, Xiao Ruxun asked Li Rusong to arrange the Jurchen cavalry to lead the charge, and let Nurhachi's two sons, Chu Ying and Dai Shan, lead the charge.

It's not that Li Rusong doesn't understand Xiao Ruxun's arrangement, he doesn't understand why Xiao Ruxun seems to have a problem with Nurhachi, and if he wants to use it, he must use it at the forefront.

Although Xiao Ruxun explained that he was going to use it on the blade, it was not the first time Li Rusong used this method of killing his enemies with the hand of war.

Nurhachi is a character, but Li Rusong has the confidence to control him by himself, but Li Rusong expresses that he is not sure if there is anyone else who can control him besides himself.

As for whether Nurhachi would feel resentful and rebellious because of this, Li Rusong was not worried either—if you dare, I will kill you first!

A house slave must have the consciousness of a house slave!Have the intention of dedicating everything to the Lord at any time!Everything you have today was given by my Li family!You have to know how to be grateful!
So Li Rusong has no objection to this.

The city gate opened slowly, and it would take a little time for the northern captive cavalry to charge up to this point, which was enough time for Xiao Ruxun to form a large array of firearms.

Xiao Ruxun pulled out his sword and moved upwards, and the soldiers on the top of the wall immediately beat the drums for marching.

Although it is possible to rely on the city to gain the joint support of the soldiers on the city, Xiao Ruxun feels that infantry who dare not confront the cavalry head-on are not qualified infantry. The first real face of the cavalry attack.

After choosing an open place some distance away from the city, Xiao Ruxun ordered the formation to unfold.

The shield soldiers acted, the gunners acted, the bird musketeers loaded ammunition and lit the matchlock, and the fusiliers quickly loaded two rifled flintlocks per person with ammunition.

The large array unfolds in a circular shape.

Naturally, Xiao Ruxun will not be blindly confident. Li Rusong's cavalry is ready to charge, and his cavalry can charge over this distance in less than 2 minutes.

If it is really lost, the troops will not face annihilation. As long as they maintain a complete phalanx, the survival rate of infantry will be greatly increased. The only thing that cannot be defeated by cavalry is speed. It is the unsolvable part of cavalry before the birth of mechanized troops.

But right now there are phalanxes and cavalry, what Xiao Ruxun wants is total annihilation!
(End of this chapter)