The first thousand two hundred and thirty-five chapters of the Tang Dynasty cavalry, indomitable
The cavalry establishment of the Tang Army has gone through many reforms since the Unification War. It was not until the twelfth year of Xuanping that the basic cavalry establishment was finalized. It was basically a standard cavalry regiment, whether it was a division or a division.
Whether it is a cavalry regiment, a cavalry regiment under a cavalry division, or an independent cavalry regiment, the theoretical organization is the same. The strength of a cavalry regiment is 800, with four teams of 200 each, and there is no cavalry in the middle.
Camp establishment.
However, in actual operation, the establishment of divisional cavalry regiments is often reduced, while independent cavalry regiments are also expanded. For example, the Third Musketeers Regiment has a thousand cavalry.
The Sixth Cuirassiers Regiment has two thousand cavalry.
The 1st Lancers also numbered more than 2,000 people.
However, the cavalry establishment of the cavalry division is a standard establishment. If it is said to be 800, it is 800, without discount.
The eight hundred cavalry were divided into four waves and advanced slowly. The distance between the cavalry and the cavalry was very small. At the same time, each row was kept on the same horizontal line. This strict and dense formation was the wall-mounting tactic implemented by the Tang cavalry.
fundamental.
In the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, you can't do all kinds of complicated tricks on horseback, and even the tactical moves of slashing are mediocre, but you must be able to maintain the formation, otherwise, you will not be able to cooperate with your comrades in combat.
The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty has never been particular about fighting alone. Instead, they rush forward in dense formations and use the dense formations to gain local strength advantages, creating a situation where several of one's own troops are fighting against one enemy.
Today, the various cavalry regiments belonging to the First Cavalry Division are gradually advancing in this classic dense formation. Their speed is not fast, just the normal walking speed of the horses!
A total of four cavalry regiments plus a cavalry battalion directly under the division headquarters, with a total of about 3,500 combat cavalry, formed a huge arrow, and then slowly advanced towards the Tatars in front.
Although the total strength of the First Cavalry Division is more than 4,000, some are auxiliary troops and cavalry artillery units. These troops will obviously not directly participate in charge operations. Only 3,500 cavalry will participate in charge operations!
When each unit of the 1st Cavalry Division got on their horses and started to move, the Tatar forward cavalry in front also moved instantly. Naturally, they immediately discovered the abnormal movement of the 1st Cavalry Division on the opposite side.
Soon, they also gave up on resting in formation, and instead mounted their horses, and started moving at the same time.
The combat effectiveness of a stationary cavalry is not even as good as that of infantry. Therefore, whether it is defensive combat or offensive, the cavalry must move. It is best to charge. This will not only bring a huge impact, but also
Has excellent mobility.
These are the special skills of the cavalry. If you stay stupidly, you will give up your own advantages.
Standing still and fighting on the ground is the specialty of infantry!
The 1st Cavalry Division moved, and the 5th Cavalry Division on the side also moved. The 5th Cavalry Division participated in the charge battle with about 3,500 cavalry. They advanced slowly beside the 1st Cavalry Division, also forming a formation.
A huge arrow!
These two huge arrows moved forward in parallel, about three hundred meters apart from each other.
But soon, these two huge arrows began to shorten the distance, from three hundred meters to two hundred meters, or even one hundred meters!
For the huge cavalry unit, the distance of a few hundred meters is basically the same as nothing. The two cavalry divisions have already merged together and are ready to launch a charge together!
At this time, I saw another middle-aged man in the front wearing the uniform of a senior general and the rank of major general, slowly pulling out the saber from his waist!
This person was Major General Liu Zi'ao, commander of the First Cavalry Division, and Lieutenant General Lu Yu, director of cavalry of the Tang Dynasty Army, who was his confidant and right-hand man during the Unification War. At the end of the Eighth Year of Xuanping Unification War, he was already an army brigadier general. When the war ended,
It took him four years before he was promoted to Army Major General in the 12th year of Xuanping's reign. In the 13th year of Xuanping's reign, he served as the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division until now.
From Longzhi, he was still a young man in his twenties, and now he is a middle-aged man of thirty-eight. After fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, he faced the Tatar cavalry forward of nearly ten thousand people.
, showing no fear at all.
Back then, when he was fighting with Lu Yuzhi, he dared to attack the Tatars with hundreds of cavalry and thousands of cavalry!
Today, he has 3,500 generals under his command, as well as an equal number of friendly troops on his side, a total of 6,000 cavalry against 10,000 Tatar cavalry!
enough!
After slowly pulling out his golden command sword, Major General Liu Zi'ao said to the adjutant beside him: "It's almost done, we can speed up!"
Immediately, his adjutant nodded towards the messenger behind him, and immediately, the messenger behind him blew the horn.
After the rhythmic horn sounded, the commanders of the cavalry regiments in the rear also issued orders in response: "Get ready, trot forward!"
"Strictly order all ministries to prohibit the use of pistols!"
Although they are all equipped with Suifa pistols, in actual combat, especially in this kind of charge combat, not every cavalry can use it. Often only the cavalry in the front row can use it, and the cavalry in the rear can directly use the sword.
Because the formation was too dense, it was difficult for the cavalry in the rear to have a chance to shoot at the beginning of the battle.
At the same time, because the final charge of the cavalry is very fast, there is often only a short period of one or two seconds from the twenty or thirty meters range of the pistol to the direct engagement.
Replace the saber promptly.
Therefore, in this kind of direct charge combat, only some of the most elite cavalry in the front row can smoothly switch to saber combat after using pistols.
This also leads to the fact that in some specific situations, especially when they plan to charge directly into hand-to-hand combat, many cavalry officers prohibit cavalry from using pistols.
They prefer to use sabers from beginning to end!
The cavalry generals of the Tang Army had absolute trust in the saber!
They even gave up spears, hollow lances, etc., and only used sabers as cold weapons.
Although Suifa pistols and long guns are equipped, they are generally only used under specific tactics, such as repeated charges and similar tactics to cavalry and archery!
However, when launching a charge and hand-to-hand combat, the officers of most troops usually strictly prohibit the cavalry from using pistols!
The officers were running faster to check whether any cavalrymen in their ranks were using pistols, and at the same time they were shouting various slogans!
However, when the horses began to trot, the sound of hoofbeats became too noisy, and it was difficult for the cavalry to hear clearly what orders their superiors were shouting.
At this time, the trumpet in the hands of the messenger comes into play.
The cavalry's actions, even their speed, all follow the rhythm of the trumpet.
Following the officers' orders, the cavalrymen each held the handle of their sabers with one hand, the back of the saber directly against their shoulders, and the other hand grasped the reins, urging the horses to trot forward.
While trotting forward, the officers rode back and forth on their horses, shouting: "Stay in formation, stay in formation!"
Formation is the foundation of the Tang Army. Whether it is infantry or cavalry, its operations are heavily dependent on various formations.
Strict formations are also the foundation of the Tang Army. Without strict formations, which would lead to situations such as fighting alone, the Tang cavalry would not be able to defeat the Tatar cavalry in terms of their personal qualities.
The Tang cavalry was speeding up, and the Tatar cavalry on the opposite side was also speeding up. Instead of turning around and waiting for the main force to arrive, they chose to fight and charged directly forward.
If they were facing the Tang Dynasty infantry phalanx, they might not be able to charge, but if they were facing the Tang Dynasty cavalry, and with their own strength and cavalry prepared to confront them, they would not give in!
If you avoid this, you may be chased and beaten, and the situation will be difficult to deal with.
In this case, they will naturally not choose to avoid it!
They are born to fight on horseback!
As for those Southern Tang barbarians, they were just a group of farmers. They thought they were cavalry when they mounted horses!
Today, they are going to teach these Southern Tang barbarians what a real cavalry is like!
The Tatar cavalry sped up and roared towards the Tang Army cavalry on the opposite side!
If you look down from the sky at this time, you will see that two huge arrows on the ground are approaching quickly, and their speed is getting faster and faster.
When Major General Liu Zi'ao, commander of the First Cavalry Division of the Tang Army, who was wearing light half-body armor, pulled down the visor of his helmet, waved his saber forward, and shouted: "Kill!"
The entire 1st Cavalry Division reached its highest speed, and the cavalrymen shouted in unison: "Kill!"
And pointed the saber in his hand diagonally forward!
The war horse and the knight galloped quickly!
The distance between the two sides soon approached from 100 meters to 20 meters. At this time, whether it was the cavalry of the Tang Army or the Tatars, they all gave up using pistols or bows and arrows!
Because when the cavalry of both sides clashed, the speed was too fast. Bows and arrows could not be used, and pistols could not be used. The most useful thing was to fight directly with sabers.
The cavalry at the front of both sides soon collided with each other, and sparks flew everywhere!
It’s really sparks flying!
Because their sabers collided with each other, or the sabers saw the armor, and then sparks burst out!
Just at the moment when the cavalry from both sides met, at least hundreds of enemy cavalry fell down. The confrontation between cavalry was far more violent than the battle between infantry and infantry, or between infantry and cavalry.
There were so many people there that people were overwhelmed.
But when the cavalry in the front row were on their backs, the cavalry in the back row filed in, and row after row of cavalry launched an attack on the enemy in front!
Between the Tang Dynasty and the Tatars, the largest cavalry battle to date officially kicked off!