Fanqi is indeed the treasure of the imperial court.
First of all, the selection criteria for Fanqi are very strict. Even the origins of those who have to go up three generations must be checked. As long as they have been party members, Tubo, Uighur and Khitan nobles within three generations, they will not be recruited.
Secondly, it also depends on whether you have massacred Han people, or if your family has been killed by soldiers of the imperial court... It is difficult to resolve life-and-death feuds. The imperial court will not cultivate some elite cavalry who have hatred for the Han people and the imperial court.
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Finally, the ability to ride and shoot is looked at. This is not difficult for Dangxiang, Tubo and some other people. They all grew up on horses. In the past, whether they were Tubo or Xixia, as long as they reached the age of fifteen, they were collectively called string-controlling warriors.
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It is precisely because of such harsh conditions that, after more than three years, the entire country has only less than 50,000 cavalry units. Of course, the cavalry units are what they are called below, and the court calls them cavalry.
At this time, the generals on the military side of the country were basically those who came from the old guard camp and the guards. The court also jokingly called the Eight King Kong. Originally there were nine people. Gao Jingting now leads the southwest military affairs, leaving only eight of them to guard the country.
North Korea's northern frontier.
Therefore, in addition to the Banqi who were still training at the Jiangwu Hall, Wang Shunchen could only be allocated three thousand cavalry.
Compared with the 50,000 soldiers of the Ansu Army and the Lutheran Army, 3,000 are really not enough. It is difficult to raise even basic cooperative combat units. It can really only be a tentative operation.
The border between Guochao and Northern Liao was nearly ten thousand miles long. It was not easy for Wang Shunchen to get these three thousand horses.
At the beginning, Wang Shunchen did not expose the cavalry and fought against the Northern Liao in the original combat method... I believe those who came from the old guard battalion and the Guards would do the same.
Chariots are the most suitable way to contain cavalry, and coupled with the sharpness of firearms, I thought it should be enough to make Beiliao drink a pot.
Unfortunately, after the first contact, I found that the Bei Liao cavalry was no longer the original Bei Liao cavalry. Not only did the horses adapt to the artillery, but the cavalry also knew how to avoid artillery and fight in skirmish lines.
At this time, we had to try coordinated combat with infantry, cavalry and artillery, and we had to expose the great weapon of light armored cavalry.
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"The battle loss was three to eight..."
"It's not bad. In the early years of the battle between Xixia and Bei Liao, the battle losses were also similar. Xixia and Tubo were also indistinguishable from each other."
"Wang Shunchen actually wanted to apologize and felt that he was ashamed of the imperial court; Zhong Jianzhong's report was realistic and he clearly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the cavalry battle between the two sides."
"The one with the largest loss ratio was Zhou Dong's group. Although it wiped out the most enemies, it also lost the most new cavalry."
"Zhou Tong is good at attacking, so that's understandable. I wonder if the enemy we encountered this time was the Pishi Army or the Palace Guards, Oruduo, Linya or the Han Army?"
"Based on the report, there should be more Pishi troops, with some participation from Orudo and Han troops. There may not necessarily be many Han cavalry in Northern Liao who tried out firearms, and they are not the core army anyway."
Reports on the tentative operations in Hebei Province gradually reached the imperial court. For the cabinet, such results were acceptable.
The new cavalry of the Guo Dynasty lost more than 700 cavalry, and killed more than 5,000 Northern Liao cavalry. This figure does not include the casualties of chariots, infantry, and artillery. It only refers to the direct contact battle of the cavalry.
For the situation of the country, which originally had almost no cavalry, such a report can indeed make people feel happy.
"One cavalry member of the Guo Dynasty can equip three or five light cavalry of Bei Liao. We are light armored cavalry, and Bei Liao is pure light cavalry. We are equipped with crossbows, grenades, and short muskets, while Bei Liao is equipped with arrows and sabers.
, put it this way, it really can’t be called a big victory.”
"It's a bit too much to be perfect. The new cavalry is still capable of improving in its first battle. It should be publicized, it should be commended...the court must do these things well."
Zhao Xi did not interfere in the cabinet discussions. He was still pondering in detail the report sent from the front.
Light-armored cavalry, after all, are armored on war horses. The impact of the charge is not as good as that of heavy-armored cavalry, and their maneuverability is slightly worse than that of light cavalry.
Although light armored cavalry avoids the bulkiness of heavy armored cavalry and can be as erratic as light cavalry, their speed is still affected.
Infantry, chariots, artillery, and light armored cavalry cooperate in combat. In terms of coordination, it is pretty good...
First, the chariots formed an array, and then slowly advanced. At the same time, the infantry began to launch tentative attacks, and artillery and artillery attacked one after another.
At this time, Beiliao's cavalry turned into skirmishers, and the light armored cavalry ambushing behind the chariots attacked from the left and right wings and quickly cut into the opponent's cavalry team...
This kind of tactics can create a situation where more people fight fewer people in a small area, which is why the battle damage ratio is so large.
In fact, in real contact battles between cavalry, firearms are not very useful. This is because the infantry's artillery and muskets have already dispersed the Northern Liao cavalry, and the grenade's main effect is concentrated damage.
When the actual fighting begins, crossbows, horse guns and even short guns are more effective than grenades.
Another thing is speed. There is still a difference in flexibility between armored war horses and unarmored war horses. Whether it is turning, jumping, or dodging, to a certain extent, light armored horses are not as good as pure light horses.
That is to say, the armor of Guochao has obvious advantages, otherwise, even if it is a victory, it will be a tragic victory.
"My lords, I am wondering if I can properly accept the former Xixia Iron Kitten?"
Since the acceptance of the Northwest Territory was still short, the imperial court basically guided the nobles of the original party to eat and wait for death. The current cavalry of the imperial court is basically based on the nature of the original ethnic group, combined with the Western Army's cavalry technology in training
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A cavalry is a cavalry, and it doesn’t just require knowing how to ride a horse, nor does it require knowing how to fight. Compared with the Northern Liao and the original Xixia, the cavalry skills of the Guo Dynasty were really unmatched.
In this tentative battle, the problem can be clearly seen. With the absolute advantage of equipment, victory or defeat is not an absolute advantage. Even in the reports of Zhe Kexing, Zhong Jianzhong and Wang Shunchen, they all mentioned the national dynasty.
The skill gap between light armored cavalry.
"In the official family, Tie Yaozi is a heavy cavalry founded by Li Yuanhao, and the selection method is hereditary. The veteran is worried..."
"Prime Minister, I do not doubt that the inheritance of Tie Yaozi is loyal to the Dangxiang ethnic group. However, after all, it has been many years since Xixia was annihilated. The life of Dangxiang people cannot be said to be changing with each passing day. Compared with the rule of Xixia in the past, it must be countless times better.
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"Guochao's selection of instructors should be able to select three or five talents who identify with Guochao among the many Iron Harrier families. Give it a try and supervise..."
People who are not of my race must have different intentions... This is a universally recognized truth. There are always surprises in everything, and they happen in any era.
When Xiongzhou craftsmen fled, there were also great craftsmen who fled from Northern Liao who were loyal to their masters.
Zhao Xi wanted to open his mouth for the sake of the country's cavalry.