Chapter 694 The Second Child in the World: Ming Army
The Tang Dynasty, and even the entire East Asia region, had already seen a bifurcation of history due to the arrival of Li Xuan. The tactic of queuing to kill had never appeared on the Chinese battlefield. It was introduced and carried forward by Li Xuan, and even played a game.
At the same time, it was at a higher level than its European counterparts.
When the European armies were still stuck in the Spanish square formation tactics, when they still didn't have bayonets, sights, and rulers, the Tang Army had already used arquebuses with
Bayonet, front sight, and ruler matchlock gun, and also uses paper shell fixed ammunition.
The above-mentioned bayonets, front sights, rulers and even paper shell ammunition actually have no technical limitations. The biggest limitation here is a matter of knowledge. As long as someone proposes it, it is actually very easy to come up with it.
The emergence of paper shell ammunition also made it easier for the musketeers of the Tang Army to load, which also brought about a higher rate of fire.
The front sight and ruler make it easier for musketeers to aim. Although limited by the inherent accuracy flaws of muskets, when shooting long-distance targets, the hit rate is still unsatisfactory, but at medium and close range, the shooting accuracy is
There has been a huge improvement.
The more important bayonet, the emergence of the bayonet, directly allowed the musketeers of the Tang Army to replace cold weapon infantry units such as spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, etc. to a certain extent.
This series of matchlock technological innovations has actually allowed the Tang Army's matchlocks to transcend the early and middle stages and directly enter the peak maturity period of matchlocks.
If you want to replace the existing matchlock gun, you can only wait for the flintlock gun to come out, and it must be a flintlock gun with mature technology that surpasses the matchlock gun in terms of firing rate. The early flintlock gun was not able to use it because the firing rate was too low.
To replace this mature matchlock gun.
Under the guidance of Li Xuan, the Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty carried out a series of equipment and tactical innovations, and entered the ranks of the modern army.
As the old rival of the Tang Dynasty King, the Ming army did not foolishly continue to use traditional cold weapons, such as bowl-mouth cannons and handguns to fight against the Tang Dynasty King.
After they suffered several losses, the frontline generals began to imitate the Tang Army in building guns and training new troops, and the muskets and artillery were basically copied as they were.
In this way, in fact, they also learned the skills of bayonets, front sights, rulers, and paper-cased fixed ammunition!
In terms of the technical level of the matchlock gun alone, in this era the Tang Dynasty considers itself first, then the Ming Dynasty should be second. As for its European counterparts, they are already lagging behind!
The new army of the Ming Dynasty, which used new guns and cannons, also directly copied the tactics of the Tang Dynasty Army, and they also practiced line combat.
I have used this tactic in several small-scale battles, but I have never won a single victory!
Guns and cannons can be imitated, tactics and organization can be plagiarized, but these are the most superficial things, and there are many factors that affect the combat effectiveness of an army.
Highly qualified officers, rigorous training, and combat experience are actually more important than simple equipment and superficial tactics.
The Ming army lacks these things, so although Zhang Yue currently has tens of thousands of governors and border troops in his hands, he is still so cautious and unwilling to reduce the number of troops in his hands when facing the puppet Tang bandit army rushing to attack Nanchang.
Out of the main force, only ten thousand guardsmen were sent back to defend Nanchang.
But he also knew that if he only sent back ten thousand soldiers, it would not help, so he also sent a thousand cavalry back to support Nanchang!
But it is not that easy for these thousand Ming army cavalry with a single horse to rush back smoothly!
Don't think that the cavalry marches very fast. In fact, it only moves at that speed!
The main role of the cavalry on the battlefield has never been long-distance and fast marching, but the impact brought by short-distance high-speed maneuvers and explosive power.
In order to rush for time, the cavalry of the Qian Ming Army did not stop all the way. The cavalry led the horses and did not stop all the way. Moreover, this cavalry did not have a large amount of baggage like the infantry. The small amount of baggage was carried by the cavalry themselves.
If you say that the cavalry master does not want to walk, but wants to march on horseback, or that he does not want to carry the baggage, but wants to be carried by his own horse, believe it or not, the military judge will chop him to death in minutes!
Although the marching speed of these Thousand Ming Army cavalry is not very fast, due to the urgent situation, the light load, and the total distance is not long, they have to go faster. They are expected to be able to cover about forty kilometers in a day.
It will take about two days to catch up with the fourth mixed group!
It's not that the Ming Army cavalry didn't want to go faster, but this was almost the maximum marching speed of this Ming Army supervisory cavalry while maintaining normal combat effectiveness. A cavalry unit with only a single horse, if it wanted to reach the battlefield
If you want to maintain combat effectiveness in the end, you need to ensure that your war horse still has enough physical fitness at all times.
The single horse of the Dubiao Cavalry has a slower marching speed, similar to that of the Tang Dynasty Army's cavalry, because the Tang Dynasty Army's cavalry is also equipped with only one horse!
However, if it is replaced by frontier cavalry equipped with two horses, then the normal marching speed will be greatly improved, but the improvement will be limited. At most, it will only cover sixty or seventy kilometers a day!
No matter what type of cavalry they are, their marching speed can generally be compared with human walking speed!
For a cavalry equipped with two horses, one of the war horses does not carry any load, and the other horse carries light loads such as equipment and baggage. Please note that the cavalry still has to lead the horse.
If it is a super-luxury cavalry with three horses, there will also be one fighting horse that marches without load from beginning to end, one horse that carries equipment and baggage, and the remaining horse that the cavalry can occasionally ride when they are tired.
For a moment, please note that it is only occasionally and you cannot ride all the time. Most of the time, even when a cavalry with three horses is marching, you have to walk by yourself.
Of course, this is the standard modern cavalry marching method, and the countless cavalry described in fantasy literature are running all the way. The cavalry ride directly on horseback, or switch to multiple horses to attack or pursue the enemy hundreds of kilometers away.
Military is not the same concept!
To tell whether it is a war example or a fantasy, just look at whether the cavalry rode on combat horses during the march.
If you ride it, it is 100% a fantasy!
The cavalry horses cannot be ridden anyway before they arrive on the battlefield and launch a charge. Even those riding horses in the cavalry unit with three horses cannot always be ridden, and can only be ridden occasionally!
Therefore, don't expect to be able to ride a horse all the way with the cavalry. The cavalry has three horses attached to it, and then performs a so-called transfer!
Of course, the above situation is just a normal situation. If it is an emergency, if the horse is trying to outrun the horse and a large number of cavalry are left behind, the speed will become faster and can be increased to sixty or seventy kilometers!
But in this case, after a day of continuous maneuvering of this thousand-man supervisory cavalry unit, there will definitely not be more than half of the cavalry left for fighting. If this high-speed march continues for four or five days,
, then if only one-tenth of the remaining cavalry is left, high incense will be burned!
The Ming Army's Supervisor Cavalry used a normal marching speed. Even if it was accelerated, it was still under the premise of ensuring the physical fitness of the war horses and cavalry!
But compared to the cavalry, if the physical fitness of the cavalry is to be ensured, then the scout cavalry or the messengers will not care about the physical strength of the horses, because for them, time is the most important thing.
After finding out the enemy's intelligence, you need to send it back as soon as possible!
So they often ride horses and even use relays!
Otherwise, whether it is Zhang Yue, Hao Bainian, or Gu Shizhong, they will not be able to get news from the front line in time. However, even so, because the entire battlefield is hundreds of kilometers wide, the news they get often needs to be delayed.
One day or even two days.
The unusual information also means that Gu Shizhong still hasn't discovered that a Ming army cavalry is already heading towards his fourth mixed regiment!
After running wildly for a day, in order to prevent any accidents after nightfall, Gu Shizhong began to order the troops to stop marching near dusk and then start setting up camp.
That night, while he continued to discuss the military situation with his staff and officers, he was also waiting for the report of the reconnaissance cavalry sent yesterday to Nanchang.
Calculating the time, the scout cavalry should be almost back by now.
Gu Shizhong's estimate was correct. When it was almost nightfall, a few cavalrymen with tired faces came back, and then reported the situation in the direction of Nanchang to Gu Shizhong!
"Your Majesty, the ministry did not find large-scale Ming army movements outside Nanchang City. In addition, they interrogated several people outside the city and captured two Ming army soldiers who were patrolling out of the city. After interrogation, they said that now
There are about 10,000 puppet Ming rebels in the city, and neither the governor nor the border troops are there!"
The person who reported to Gu Shizhong was a cavalry sergeant. He was tall and powerful, and could be regarded as an old cavalryman in the Tang Army!
After hearing this, Gu Shizhong breathed a sigh of relief. As Lieutenant General Li Chunjing expected, the Ming army in Nanchang City did not have many main forces. In this case, he would work harder tomorrow and try to reach within ten miles of Nanchang City, so that the day after tomorrow dawn
We will set out in advance, try to arrive outside Nanchang City in the morning and make preparations for the siege. If nothing else happens, we will be able to carry out a large-scale artillery bombardment in the afternoon, and then launch a general attack early the day after tomorrow!
In this way, it only takes three days to make a full plan!
As long as the Ming army's reinforcements could not arrive within three days, then there was great hope for capturing Nanchang. As long as he captured Nanchang and then relied on Nanchang for defensive operations, then even if the main force of the Ming army returned for reinforcements, he would be confident of holding on.
But what Gu Shizhong doesn't know now is that behind him, a Ming army cavalry is coming quickly. According to the direction and speed of both sides, if nothing goes wrong, there is a great possibility that the two sides will meet tomorrow!