I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 885 Result of Trial Combat
Fanqi is indeed the treasure of Guochao now.

First of all, the selection criteria for Fanqi are strict. Even the family background has to be checked up to three generations. As long as they have been Dangxiang, Tubo, Uighur and Khitan nobles within three generations, they will not be recruited.

Secondly, it depends on whether the Han people have been slaughtered, or whether the family has been killed by the imperial army... It is difficult to resolve the life and death enmity. The imperial court will not train some elite cavalry who have hatred against the Han people and the imperial court. .

The last thing to look at is the ability to ride and shoot.This is not difficult for some people such as Dangxiang and Tubo. They all grew up on horseback. In the past, whether they were Tubo or Xixia, as long as they were 15 years old, they were collectively called string-controlling warriors.

It is precisely because of such strict conditions that it has been more than three years, and the Guochao is full of less than [-] cavalry teams.Of course, the Fanqi team is called the following, and the court called it cavalry.

At this time, the generals on the military side of the country were basically those who were from the old guard battalion and the guards, and the court also jokingly called the Eight King Kongs.Originally there were nine people, but now Gao Jingting is in charge of military affairs in the southwest, leaving eight of them to guard the northern border of the dynasty.

Therefore, apart from the Fanqi who were still training in the martial arts hall, Wang Shunchen could only get [-] riders.

Compared with the [-] soldiers of the Ansu Army and the Xinyi Army in the war, [-] is really not enough, and it is difficult to raise even basic coordinated combat units.It really can only be an experimental battle.

The border between Guochao and Beiliao was nearly ten thousand miles away, and it was not easy for Wang Shunchen to get these three thousand riders.

At the beginning, Wang Shunchen did not expose the cavalry, and fought against Beiliao in the original combat method... I believe that those from the old guard battalion and guards will do the same.

Chariots were originally the most suitable way to contain cavalry, coupled with the sharpness of firearms, I thought it should be enough to make Beiliao drink a pot.

It's a pity that when I first came into contact with them, I found that the Beiliao cavalry was no longer the original Beiliao cavalry. Not only the horses adapted to the artillery, but even the cavalry knew how to avoid the artillery and fought in skirmish lines.

At this time, we have to try the coordinated combat of infantry and cavalry, and we have to expose the big killer of light armored cavalry.

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"Battle damage three to eight..."

"It's not bad. In the early years of the battle between Xixia and Beiliao, the battle losses were quite similar. Xixia and Tubo were also indistinguishable from each other."

"Wang Shunchen was apologetic, feeling ashamed of the court; Zhong Jianzhong's report was realistic, and clearly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the cavalry battle between the two sides."

"The one with the largest loss ratio is actually Zhou Tong's. Although it wiped out the most enemies, it also lost the most new cavalry."

"Zhou Tong is good at attacking, so I can understand it. I don't know if he encountered the Pishi army or the palace guards, or Wu Luduo, Lin Ya, or the Han army?"

"According to the situation in the report, it should be that there are many Pishi troops, and some Wuluduo and Han troops are involved. There may not be many Han cavalry in the Northern Liao Dynasty training firearms, and they are not the core army anyway."

Reports of Hebei Province's tentative battles gradually reached the court. For the cabinet, such a result was acceptable.

The new cavalry of Guochao lost more than [-] cavalry, and beheaded more than [-] cavalry of the Northern Liao Dynasty.This data does not take into account the damage caused by chariots, infantry, and artillery, and only refers to the direct contact battles of cavalry.

For the situation of Guochao, which originally had almost no cavalry, such a report can indeed make people somewhat happy.

"One cavalry of the Kingdom Dynasty is enough to equip three or five light cavalry in Beiliao. We are light armored cavalry, while Beiliao is pure light cavalry. We are equipped with strong crossbows, grenades, and short muskets, while Beiliao is equipped with arrows and sabers. , In this way, it can’t really be said to be a big victory.”

"It's a little bit of a blame. The new cavalry has the possibility of improving in the first battle. It should be publicized and rewarded...the court must do these things properly."

Zhao Xi didn't get involved in the cabinet's discussion, he was still thinking about the report sent ahead in detail.

Light armored cavalry, after all, are still armored for war horses. They are not as powerful as heavy armored cavalry in charge, and their mobility is slightly worse than light cavalry.

Although light armored cavalry avoids the bulkiness of heavy armored cavalry and can be as erratic as light cavalry, the speed is still affected.

Infantry, chariots, artillery, and light armored cavalry cooperate to fight together. In terms of coordination, it is not bad...
First the chariots lined up, and then advanced slowly. At the same time, the infantry began to attack tentatively, and the artillery and guns attacked one after another.

At this time, the cavalry of Beiliao changed into a skirmish line, and the light armored cavalry ambushed behind the chariot attacked from the left and right wings and quickly cut into the opponent's cavalry team...
This kind of tactic can form a situation where you fight more and fight less in a small area, which is why the battle loss ratio is so large.

In fact, in the contact combat of real cavalry, firearms do not play a big role.Because the infantry's artillery and muskets had already dispersed the cavalry of Beiliao, and the grenade's killing was mainly concentrated killing.

When the real fight begins, crossbows, horse spears and even short spears are more effective than grenades.

The other one is speed. There is still a difference in agility between armored horses and unarmored horses. Whether it is turning, jumping, or dodging, light armored horses are not as good as pure light horses to a certain extent.

That is to say, Guochao's armor has an obvious advantage, otherwise, even if it is a victory, it will be a miserable victory.

"My lords, I'm thinking, is it appropriate to accept the original Xixia iron kite?"

Due to the short period of time to accept the land of the Northwest, the nobles of the original party, the imperial court basically guided them to the point of eating and waiting to die.The current cavalry of Guochao is basically based on the nature of the original ethnic group, combined with the cavalry skills of the Western Army in training.

A cavalry is a cavalry, and it is not enough to know how to ride a horse, nor is it enough to know how to fight.Compared with the Northern Liao and the original Xixia, Guochao's cavalry skills are really inferior.

In this trial battle, the problem can be seen completely.Under the absolute advantage of equipment, victory or defeat is not an absolute advantage.Even in the memorials of Zhe Kexing, Zhong Jianzhong, and Wang Shunchen, the skill gap of the light armored cavalry of the Kingdom was mentioned.

"Officials, the iron kite is a heavy cavalry founded by Li Yuanhao, and the selection method is hereditary. The veteran is worried..."

"Prince Wang, I don't doubt that the inheritance of the iron kite is the loyalty to the party group. However, after all, it has been many years since Xixia was wiped out. Now the life of the party members can't be said to be changing with each passing day. Compared with the previous rule of Xixia, it must be countless times better. .”

"Guochao's selection of instructors, among the many iron kite families, should be able to select three or five talents who agree with Guochao. Try it, and do a good job of supervision..."

Those who are not of my race must have different opinions... This is a generally accepted truth.There are always surprises in everything, in any era.

At the time when the Xiongzhou artisans fled, there were also the Beiliao escapee craftsmen who were loyal to their masters.

For the sake of the cavalry of the country, Zhao Xi wanted to let go.

(End of this chapter)