I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 475

The formation of the original country's cavalry is the same as that of the mixed infantry and vehicle troops, the difference is that there are no chariot troops.

That is to say, there is an infantry unit in the cavalry establishment?Yes, there are indeed infantry in the cavalry unit, but they are replaced by mounted infantry.

However, since ancient times, whether it is cavalry, or after having chariots and tanks, there has been an infantry formation. It is not called cavalry or armored troops, there will be no infantry, and even the number of infantry in it is not a lot, which means that it has 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 is what happened in wartime.

The under-staffed "brigade" has more than 800 cavalry and more than [-] mounted infantry on the list. In addition to taking care of the horses and various auxiliary personnel, the total number is about [-].

Both cavalry and cavalry infantry belong to soldiers, and others can fight desperately when necessary. The problem is that they are not considered a member of soldiers.

The difference between combat soldiers and non-combatant soldiers is not only in name, but in fact the difference in quality. To put it more clearly, there are obvious differences in training and equipment.

"The total number of enemy troops is 18?" Wei Tao just learned the news not long ago.

If it were a member of the guards, let alone 18, an enemy army of [-] to [-] would be scared to pee.

After all, the most glorious moment of Weiguo was when the [-] troops of the three legions were raised. He served as the leader again, and played as a younger brother.

Among the 18 coalition forces, [-] are the Chu army, [-] are the Song army, and [-] are the same as the Vietnamese army that participated in the war for the first time.

Because he has become the commander of the brigade, Wei Tao has access to more information. He knows that [-] of the [-] Chu troops have entered the "Wan" city, [-] are scattered around the "Wan" city, and the remaining [-] are guards. It is located at the storage point of "Yangling"; [-] Song troops are located in the direction of "Changge", and [-] of them should be less than [-] miles away from "Xinzheng"; [-] of the Vietnamese army are stationed in "Zhitian" In the area, [-] people stayed in the "Tu family" to take care of the back road.

Looking at it then, the original army seemed to be well aware of the deployment of the coalition forces?In fact, this is also the case. The original army sent so many scouts that they may not be able to 100% grasp the movements of the coalition forces. They are constantly monitoring where the coalition troops are.

Didn't the allied forces join forces?It can be seen that Chu State is no longer the absolute core of the coalition forces, and the coalition forces without an absolute core are doomed to have no coordinated operations.

"Our army will attack the Chu army first, and then fight the Song army?" Ning Xing was the supervisor of Wei Tao's brigade.

The so-called supervisors are logistics managers. Naturally, they need to figure out the next tasks of the army first, so that they can make preparations in advance.

Wei Tao and Ning Xing didn't know each other before, and they haven't finished getting in with each other yet.

However, the role of the original army's perfect official position system and training process is there. Even if the colleagues are completely unfamiliar, they will not let the team collapse if they only perform their duties.

"Attack the Chu army first. Our troops will go west to Yingshui to attack the Chu army's supplies." Wei Tao gave the answer.

The Chu army hoarded their luggage in "Yangling", which is near Xuchang City in later generations.

Wei Tao heard a guess at the meeting that the high-level officials believed that Zhaogu's determination to rescue "Xinzheng" was limited, otherwise he would not have put his luggage in "Yangling", which is 180 miles away from "Xinzheng".

In fact, it was the Chu army's luggage that had been targeted all the time, which really scared them.

The distance between "Wan" and "Yangling" is relatively close, but it is about eighty miles away.

Based on the distance between them, there was another statement at the military meeting that the Chu army had suffered enough from the cavalry raids of the original army, and the repeated loss of supplies made Zhaogu dare not place the storage place too close to the main battlefield.

The order Wei Tao's troops received was to attack the place where the Chu army's supplies were stored in "Yangling", and it was required to arrive within one day, and at the same time carry out an effective attack on the Chu army's storehouse.

"Here, the enemy guards [-] troops." Ning Xing himself is the person in charge of logistics and supplies, and he understands that since the Chu army attaches great importance to the placement of supplies, the guards must be very strict.

What they need to be sober is that "Yangling" is not a city, but a place name.

If it is a city?Presumably, the high level of the original army would not just use a "division" of cavalry to destroy it.

Just because "Yangling" is a place name, even if the Chu army has built a camp, as long as it is 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 the officers at all levels.

At night, Wei Tao was summoned to attend a meeting again, and the participants were colleagues from the same "division".

"This is the terrain of the 'Yangling' mountains and rivers. The deployment of the enemy's camp is only seen from the outside. The scouts have no way to see 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 his background is eye-catching. He used to be one of Zhiyao's personal guards.

Regardless of the fact that Yang Duan was Zhiyao's personal guard, in fact he was not of a high background, his parents were only quasi-nobles like "scholars", and he was selected as the personal guard based on his strength.

Because of being Zhiyao's personal guard, Yang Duan became a pawn as soon as he was sent down, and it took eight years to climb to "handsome".

Needless to say, it only took eight years for Yang Duan to become "handsome" must have something to do with being Zhiyao's personal guard, and this cannot be avoided no matter what age.

After all, people's resumes are there. The people of Lun Gong saw that Yang Duan had the experience of serving as Zhiyao's personal guard, and Yang Duan's own credit was sufficient, so he was happy to sell a favor.

A similar situation is the same as having a strong background. Under the premise that the backing is strong enough, with the same credit, the person with the backing must be promoted more smoothly.

After Yang Duan introduced the terrain of "Yangling" and the known deployment of the enemy troops, he said: "This time, the crown prince will go with our troops."

All the participants, including Wei Tao, were completely dumbfounded.

Who else can the prince who doesn't need to deliberately add a prefix can only be Zhikai.

Yang Duan was confused when he first learned about it, and even wanted to refuse, but his boss's seniority overwhelmed him, so he had no choice but to accept it.

"Therefore, apart from our troops, the crown prince will lead five hundred cavalry and one thousand retinues." Yang Duan added.

Sudden ride?The entire country of origin was organized in one "brigade".

As for the retinue of the sudden cavalry?This is about the equipment of the assault cavalry. Knights will wear breastplates in battle, and matching helmets, visors, arm armors, and skirt armors.Warhorses also had visors, breastplates, 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 armor maintenance.

This kind of thing was before, that is, when only "scholars" and "disciples" could enter the army to pay taxes, they would also bring retinues with them.And the retinue is not counted in the army establishment, there are auxiliary soldiers in fact, there is no name for auxiliary soldiers, only because the country has the right to give auxiliary soldiers establishment.

Auxiliary soldiers who belong to the state can eat public food, and the entourage brought by soldiers without permission does not have that kind of treatment.

Even though he was already a mid-level officer, Wei Tao was still a cavalryman, so how could he not know what a cavalryman was.

Like the others, they thought it was troublesome for the prince to go with him, but when they heard that five hundred cavalrymen were accompanying him, they immediately changed their minds.

Ordinary cavalry, that is, light cavalry, have always played an auxiliary role on the frontal battlefield, either for interference and harassment, or for cruising around the periphery looking for opportunities to shoot arrows. When encountering a prepared enemy army, they can only keep a distance and wait and see. withdraw.

No kidding, that's how the light cavalry fight. If you have a choice, you won't offend the well-prepared enemy.

Hussars want to have a bright moment?It can only be that the mixed troops of chariots and infantry of one's own side defeated the enemy, and the light cavalry came to the field to chase and kill for a while.

Precisely because of that, the light cavalry has always been considered by the chariot infantry to be the guy who loves to take advantage.

Do you think the light infantry has nothing to say?They have repeatedly emphasized that they are the first to attack, and they often fight behind the enemy's rear, sweating and bleeding against the enemy's logistics line.

However, the high-level leaders are relatively clear about the contributions between the arms, and the contradictions between them cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Mutual exclusion will not only appear in the cold weapon era, but will continue to exist in the long run.

Wei Tao only saw Prince Zhikai before leaving in the early morning.

If no one reminded him, Wei Tao didn't recognize Zhi Kai from his attire the first time he saw him.

They don't need to be the commanders who are on the front line of the battlefield. They usually dress up in a more glamorous direction. Of course, the intention is to let the whole army know where they are at a glance.

Need to fight on the front lines?Dressing up brightly is tantamount to calling out to the enemy: Come on, I am here, come and kill me.

"Except for the cloak, the whole body is black?" Wei Tao wondered if it was an illusion when he saw the cavalry for the first time, and felt a sense of oppression.

The cavalry's cloak is bright red, while the tunic and armor are black.

The nail plate will be black, mainly because it is painted, not for the purpose of turning it into black. In fact, an extra layer of paint can also prevent rust and increase defense.

What gave Wei Tao a sense of oppression was also the difference from the war horse.

The horses of the assault cavalry generally have a back height of about 1.3 meters. It should be due to careful feeding, and each horse looks fat and strong.

Do you know the height of the back of 1.1% of the light cavalry horses?Generally, it is about [-] meters ten, and the body length and limbs are also relatively ordinary.

The difference in horses alone is enough to make light cavalry feel envious, not to mention the gap in equipment.

In addition to the knights and horses equipped with armor, the cavalry also had a lance, a saber, a bow or a crossbow, and even a small iron shield.

"The value of a batch of war horses is more than ten ordinary war horses, and a set of equipment is almost the annual output of a hundred families." Ning Xing is a man of knowledge, and his words made his colleagues very upset.

When the sky was slightly bright, the troops set off.

Talking is not strictly prohibited in the marching state. Most of the light cavalry are asking how to become a cavalry, and it is clear that they want to be a member of the cavalry.

"A knight has three horses, two are used for transfer and combat, and one is a pack horse; the retinue brings two horses."

"Looking at the armor and weapons, it can be seen that it is only the property of Zi, which is the threshold."

"Isn't it limited by Zi's property? I heard that Tuqi is also a standing army. The horses and armor used are bestowed by the emperor."

Since they are light cavalry, they must not be wearing armor.It's not that the light cavalry can't afford it, but the main reason is that the horses can't bear the weight.

Hussars don't wear armor, and their weapons are just a bow and a saber.Many of them are actually capable of using long weapons on horseback, but there is nowhere to buy professional lances, and the use of self-made weapons is not allowed by the army.

why?It is because the army pursues collective strength, 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, or you will feel uncomfortable when you have nowhere to play, and you may harm Paoze anytime, anywhere.

Do cavalry gallop at high speed when marching?not really.

If you really maintain a high-speed galloping posture, the horse's endurance is not longer than that of a human, and it is very easy for the horse to be scrapped if it is galloped for a long distance or used for too long.

Take some real battle examples to interpret. In the middle and late period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Mobei fought for more than 14 miles. The Han army dispatched [-] horses, and less than [-] horses were left to go back. It can be seen that the long-distance march consumes horses. How big is it.

So, what cavalry has an advantage over infantry, the so-called advantage is actually the high speed and mobility of short-distance marches.

Taking several real battles of the American Civil War, it turns out that infantry marched faster than cavalry on long-distance marches.

How much is long distance?If cavalry is used, more than two hundred miles is considered a long distance.

Under normal circumstances, even if the post station transmits news, that is, in the film and television works, the urgent matter of eight hundred miles or hundreds of miles is actually changing horses without changing people. It is not a horse that has ridden hundreds of miles.

The marching posture of this group of former troops was that most of them were actually sitting on chariots pulled by horses, and only soldiers on guard missions would ride on horses.

Now only the original army can do this, and there will be many people who will do this in the future, including the so-called Mongols who grew up on horseback.

For those forces that haven't learned this trick yet, such as Qin, Bai Di, Lou Fan, Lin Hu, etc., their cavalry will only be beaten up when they encounter the original army, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is far lower than that of the original army. cavalry.

The speed of marching by car is not fast, at least it is faster than marching on foot, and it can keep soldiers physically strong.

"Don't get close to the prince easily." Ning Xing only got along with Wei Tao for a few days, and he could feel that Wei Tao had a strong self-motivation.

Wei Tao was stunned at first, and then said: "How could I not know such a measure."

Anyway, Wei Tao has made up his mind to perform well and try to impress Zhikai enough.

Wei Tao is definitely not the only person who has similar thoughts, what he wants is to be valued by noble people.

(End of this chapter)