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Chapter 1465 Battle of Tactics
"We should use the combat mode of the Dutch army. The infantry must be lined up in at least five deep rows!"

"No, we should use the Swedish three-row formation! The firepower of the three-row formation can cover a wider front, and it is with this formation that we can take advantage of the firepower! In the war with the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden People have fully demonstrated the superiority of a three-row deep horizontal team over a five-deep horizontal team!"

"You're young... the three-platoon depth in Sweden does allow for a wider front, but the five-platoon depth in the Netherlands is stronger and easier to command, especially for inexperienced troops like ours. The Earl of Essex, the commander-in-chief of the parliamentary army, once fought against the local army on the Dutch battlefield, and I know the tactics of the Earl of Essex very well!"

Earl Lindsay, 60, and Rupert, 20, got into an altercation and neither side would back down.

Lord Lindsay, Commander-in-Chief, advocated the Dutch method of warfare, while Prince Rupert advocated the Swedish method of warfare.

Because of the 30-year war in Europe, the Spanish phalanx has long been outdated. Now the most advanced tactics in Europe are the three-row deep horizontal formation of the Swedish army, followed by the five-deep horizontal formation of the Dutch army, through different combinations of pikemen and arquebuses. achieve tactical goals.

In addition to the dispute over the three-deep line and the five-deep line, there was also a disagreement over the role of the cavalry.

Earl Lindsay advocated that the cavalry should provide close combat support for the infantry, but Prince Rupert, who liked to lead the cavalry, believed that the cavalry should fight independently of the infantry.

Charles I listened to the dispute between the two, and he was also very entangled.

The upcoming battle is likely to determine the future of Britain. The battle will be held tomorrow. At this time, two senior officers of the King's Army are actually arguing about the tactics!
"Astley, do you think it is better to have five rows in the Netherlands or three rows in Sweden?" the king asked Astley, the chief military officer, for his opinion.

Earl Lindsay added: "Your Majesty, the formation I suggest is not just five rows, but at least five rows, and eight rows should be formed when our soldiers are inexperienced."

However, Astley, the chief military and political officer, did not agree with Earl Lindsay's use of Dutch tactics. He sided with his disciple Prince Rupert: "I think it is better to use Swedish tactics."

Earl Lindsay's eyes widened: "Our infantry has already stood in the formation of the Netherlands. If it temporarily changes to Sweden's tactics, we need to reorganize the formation!"

"Mr. Sun, what kind of tactics do you think should be used?" The hesitant Charles I looked at Sun Chuanting, the military adviser.

Sun Chuanting saw the noisy soldiers of the king's army below. Due to the hasty formation, many spearmen of the king's army actually included thousands of tenant farmers holding sickles, pitchforks, and hoes, and their combat effectiveness was worrying.

Whether it is the tactics of the Netherlands army or the tactics of the Swedish army, the soldiers of the Kyushu Army have not used them for a long time. After the Kyushu Army has more advanced muskets and bayonets, they do not use horizontal formations combining pikemen and musketeers. The use of an all-round line of musketeers is denser than the tactical firepower of the Swedish army.

However, as Earl Lindsay said, it is not that the larger the firepower coverage, the better, it also depends on factors such as soldiers' quality and firearms.

"I think the infantry can use the deep and thick formation of the Netherlands. If our cavalry has an advantage, it is understandable to use the Swedish cavalry tactics. The most important thing is to determine the formation as soon as possible." Sun Chuanting said.

"I still stand by my own opinion. So, Your Majesty, what formation should we use?"

Prince Rupert and Earl Lindsay did not combine the two tactics because of Sun Chuanting's suggestion, and they were more inclined to the tactics they were familiar with.

"Use the Swedish formation." King Charles finally obeyed his nephew's idea.

"Forgive me for not being able to redeploy the formation of Sweden. Your Majesty the King, please be clever. I apply to be the head of the Lincolnshire militia in my hometown!" Earl Lindsay resigned angrily after King Charles supported Prince Rupert The post of commander-in-chief was chosen to serve as the head of an infantry regiment.

King Charles had no choice but to appoint Earl Forth, who had served under King Gustav II of Sweden in the northern army, as the commander-in-chief, and deploy infantry according to the model of the Swedish army.

In addition to the replacement of the commander-in-chief with an officer using the Swedish model, Astley, who led the infantry, and Prince Rupert, who led the cavalry, were also officers who used the Swedish model.

Sun Chuanting saw the quarrel among the senior officers of the King's Army, and lost confidence in the King's Army even more.

In fact, even if the Swedish tactics are uniformly used, there is no problem at all, but changing the generals just before the battle, disrupting the infantry and readjusting the training army when the battle is about to start tomorrow, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a group of mobs.

For Sun Chuanting, who led the standing army and had advanced muskets, he really looked down on such a makeshift army.Compared with the standing army, this group of people in front of them is far behind.

"England has experienced peace for too long. The navy has always been protecting England, and the army is better than nothing. In the era of Henry VIII, every able-bodied nobleman had combat experience. Now, only about 5 out of 1 nobles I have personally been on the battlefield. Our combat experience can basically be divided into the Netherlands faction and the Swedish faction. It is obvious that the Swedish tactics are more advanced." Astley saw the cloudy expression on Sun Chuanting's face, and explained the reason to him .

"I am worried about tomorrow's battle. I doubt whether such an inexperienced and lacking fighting force can follow orders in the battle. I even doubt whether the soldiers and officers know what they are doing." Sun Chuanting wanted it very much Give face to the officers of the King's Army, but I really can't stand it.

Only one of the five nobles has been on the battlefield. Ordinary militiamen don’t know if one out of 10 people has been on the battlefield. As for the peasants who still hold a long-handled sickle in their hands, it is estimated that not one person in a hundred may have been on the battlefield. .

In the battle in the Mediterranean Sea, Sun Chuanting felt that the performance of the Royal Fleet was not bad. However, the British Army, no, it is not an army at this time, but a militia. It is estimated that it is far behind the army of the European continent.

"The sea protects us, but it also makes our militia lack combat effectiveness...but don't worry, the members of the parliamentary army are just like us, they are also a mob..." Astley, who had served in the Swedish army, also had to admit this The fighting power of the British militia at that time was not ranked high on the European continent.

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