Drorictu did buy a batch of weapons from the treasure army, rifles and ammunition were not very large, it was enough to fight a skirmish, and there were quite a few grenades and mines.

It was not used in real combat, mainly because it was not used to it, and no specific tactics were arranged.

"There are too few firearms, so we need to save some of them, and besides, we don't have enough training." Zorictu said.

In fact, Zorictu has always subconsciously rejected the use of firearms.

Wei Bao's wishful thinking is to let all external forces use firearms, and then Tiandi will become the world's largest arms supplier, and from then on make a lot of money, exchange arms for an environment for peaceful development, and develop rapidly, without having to fight, it is simply beautiful.

But it seems that it backfired, no one is stupid, and everyone can see what Wei Bao thinks.

In addition, firearms have just appeared, and the promotion is not favorable, and everyone is still more willing to use the weapons and equipment that they are used to.

Drotmur nodded, not saying anything more.

Zotmur could probably guess what his father was thinking.

Ulan Tu Yaqiqige could probably guess what his father thought, and said softly: "Father, since we are about to become a family with the Heaven and Earth Society, we should not have any doubts, as long as we can win the battle with the firearms we bought, we don't have to worry that Heaven and Earth will not supply us in the future, or raise the price arbitrarily." ”

"You are really an outgoing girl, Ulan Tuyaqiqige, what can you do is the master of Wei Bao, don't say that you haven't married yet, even if you do, you are not a big one. Even if you are the biggest, can a woman be the master of men? You can get the day when Wei Bao gives us firearms and ammunition for free, and then say that. Zorictu said coldly.

The leader of a clan is the leader, even for his beloved daughter, and when it comes to the major matters of life and death, he is very calm.

"Didn't the Heaven and Earth Society sign a contract with us? I believe in Wei Bao's person. Ulan Tu Yaqiqi curled her rosy lips.

"But the little firearms and ammunition he sold us now cost hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, which is already sky-high, even if the price does not rise, we dare not use it casually! What's more, if we have become dependent on firearms, will we not be able to fight without firearms and ammunition, and let others slaughter us? Zorictu said angrily. There are some things I don't want to say, I don't want to say it too bluntly, after all, I am still not optimistic about the cooperation with Wei Bao!

The Mongols were capricious at the end of the Ming Dynasty, going back and forth between the Jiannu in the Ming Dynasty, perhaps with the addition of a Mongol chieftain, Lin Dan Khan.

Now we have to add a Wei Bao, plus the Heaven and Earth Society and the Treasure Army.

The general tribes of Mongolia are equivalent to falling back and forth between the three sides of the Ming Dynasty, Jiannu and the Heaven and Earth Society, and they cannot be counted as falling on both sides of the wall, but on three sides of the three-headed grass.

Ulan Tu Yaqiqige pursed her lips and didn't say anything more, in fact, she could probably think of what Wei Bao and her father thought, although she believed Wei Bao, but Ulan Tu Yaqiqige also felt that her father's worries were justified.

His clan is not small, but it is very small compared to the Heaven and Earth Society, so it is better to marry Wei Bao in the future and take a look.

Thinking of marrying Wei Bao in the future made Ulan Tuya Qiqige blush.

Cao Bianjiao was also watching the confrontation between the Bao army and Jiannu, and he was also very puzzled, wondering why Jiannu did not attack.

With Jiannu's absolute numerical superiority three or four times that of the Bao Army, and with Jiannu's consistent combat bravery, one should not be afraid of such a little treasure army cavalry.

If the treasure army wants to say something like, it should be like the British and French cavalry in the late Qing Dynasty!

In 1860, the Anglo-French army defeated the main force of the Qing army, which had tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry, with a force of 8,000, at the cost of 5 killed and 47 wounded.

Although the allied artillery played a key role in the Battle of Bali Bridge, the cavalry of both sides fought many times.

In the general impression, the cavalry composed of the athletes of the steppe naturally has the strongest combat effectiveness, but during the war, the cavalry of the Qing army and the cavalry of the coalition army encountered each other, and all of them were defeated.

Why are the descendants of the Mongol army who once swept across Eurasia so unbearable?

In fact, the defeat of the Mongol cavalry at the hands of the British and French cavalry was not that its combat effectiveness was inferior to that of its ancestors, because the British and French cavalry fought against almost all the famous cavalry of ancient times in the process of colonial expansion, and the performance of the Mongol cavalry was not too bad.

Although the Baojun cavalry regiment was organized in accordance with the modernized, or modernized military system, after all, the war experience could not be compared with the Anglo-French cavalry during the Baliqiao period.

However, the current weapons and equipment of the treasure army are absolutely not inferior to the British and French cavalry during the Baliqiao period!

Because during the Bali Bridge period, the British and French cavalry still only used cold weapons, and the rifles were still breech guns, which may be slightly stronger than the current president-style rifles of the Bao Army.

But the current President's rifle is an imitation Mauser rifle, which is already a backyard charge, but it is not supported by a strong industry and is still in the stage of hand-building.

Therefore, the current president-style rifle of the Baojun is about as powerful as the breech gun used by the British and French forces during the Baliqiao period.

The Ottoman Turkish cavalry was well-armed and had a long history of combat, but during the Austrian-Turkish war in the early 18th century, Russian observers recorded that the Austrian cuirassiers were so superior that the Turks could not withstand the dense charge of the cuirassiers.

The Russians then introduced cuirassiers.

Cuirassier charges in film and television works, mainly appeared in the Russo-Turkish war in the late 18th century, due to the huge superiority of the Russian infantry, the Turks always wanted to use cavalry to detour and attack the Russian army from the flank, but each time they were defeated by a Russian cavalry reserve composed of cuirassiers and dragoons.

When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, the French army encountered the famous Mamluk cavalry.

Not only did the French have an absolute superiority in infantry and artillery, but also cavalry was superior to their opponents.

Napoleon said: "One French cavalry can certainly defeat one Mamluk cavalry, but three French cavalry can draw with three Mamluk cavalry, a hundred French cavalry can defeat a hundred Mamluk cavalry, and a thousand French cavalry can defeat two thousand Mamluk cavalry in one fell swoop." ”

Bao Jun also has a bit of such a meaning.

A treasure cavalry will definitely not be able to beat a Jiannu cavalry, at least the average is much worse!

Probably the most powerful cavalry warrior of the Baojun Army, the individual combat ability can only be regarded as a medium level at most when placed in the Jiannu Iron Cavalry.

After all, most of the cavalry of the Baojun army were selected from the descendants of Han Chinese and Han and Mongol blood, and many of them were from very humble backgrounds, although their equestrian skills were not bad, but because of their low status, they did not have much opportunity to participate in actual combat.

This is a far cry from the Jiannu Iron Cavalry, who has been fighting since childhood.

However, once it becomes a large-scale system, such as the 2,000-strong Baojun cavalry regiment, it is really not something that two or three thousand Jiannu iron cavalry can compete with.

The individual exploits of the Mamluk cavalry were appreciated by Napoleon and accepted as a guard, but their performance in the battle was mediocre.

Since the 19th century, Britain and France have been fighting for colonies all over the world, and the two countries have fought against almost all the armies famous for their cavalry, and there are countless examples of cavalry against cavalry.

Both the British and French cavalry showed a clear superiority over the traditional cavalry.

The tough opponents that France faced in colonial wars were mainly in the Rim of the Mediterranean, while North Africa and the Near East were traditionally known for their cavalry.

In the Battle of Aboukir Bay in 1799, Napoleon's French infantry was locked in a stalemate with the large Ottoman Turkish army, when General Murat led the French cavalry reserve to charge on all fronts, the Turkish army collapsed, and the French cavalry brandished their sabers and drove the Turkish infantry into the sea.

From 1830 to 1847, in the course of French colonization of North Africa, in order to deal with the harassment of Berber light cavalry, the "African Search Regiment" was formed, and in more than 10 years of fighting, the regiment relied on fast Arab horses and excellent training quality to achieve outstanding results, and it can be said that its hands were stained with blood.

Due to the spread of British colonies around the world, the British cavalry defeated more traditional cavalry, mainly in the Indian Peninsula and Afghanistan.

In India, the British fought against the Maratha and Sikhs, both of which were known for their cavalry.

The British cavalry fought against the Maratha cavalry on a number of occasions, at the Battle of Atheyer on 23 September 1803 and the Battle of Rasvari on 1 November 1803, both of which were won by fewer and more than they could, both of which were unfavorable for the initial battle.

Especially in the battle of Rasvari, the British cavalry held the enemy for 48 hours with an absolute numerical disadvantage, waiting for reinforcements.

After conquering the Marathas, the British encountered the Sikhs, who were known for their bravery.

At that time, the Sikh army brought in European instructors to train infantry artillery, and they were the strongest opponents the British had encountered in the East.

It's just that the Sikhs thought they were good at fighting on horseback, and they didn't let the Europeans get their hands on the Sikh cavalry.

The Battle of Mudji on 18 December 1845 and the Battle of Alivar on 28 January 1846 were also unfavorable for the British cavalry in the initial battles, but in both battles, the British cavalry defeated the Sikh cavalry with fewer victories, laying the foundation for the final victory.

In the Sikh army at that time, the infantry and artillery had been Europeanized and performed well, but the cavalry maintained more traditions, which slowed down the pace of modernization and became a short board on the battlefield.

The Battle of Gilivarayan on January 13, 1849, was a cavalry-led battle, the Anglo-Indian right flank cavalry was forced through the bushes stupidly and was blocked by a Sikh cavalry assault and was expelled from the battlefield, the right flank of the Anglo-Indian infantry line was exposed to the Sikh cavalry, but the Anglo-Indian left flank cavalry penetrated the right flank of the Sikhs, and then turned from behind the Sikhs and rushed back, crushing the Sikh left flank infantry cavalry.

Although the right flank of the British army was threatened by the other side, it did not collapse.

The British cavalry also performed well in the North African theater.

On September 2, 1898, the British army encountered the Sudanese army in Omdurman, Sudan, and the British machine guns stopped the large Sudanese cavalry, but the heroic Sudanese cavalry attacked the British right flank in a roundabout way, and the British 21st Lancer Brigade immediately counterattacked, crushing the Sudanese cavalry at the cost of 20% casualties, and swept the entire battlefield.

The European powers had defeated all the ancient peoples with advanced weaponry throughout their colonial expansion, but their cavalry, like their defeated opponents, used cold weapons rather than guns.

Why did the modern European cavalry give up firearms and take swords?

Cavalry did not disappear because of gunpowder weapons, but increasingly became the backbone of the battlefield assault force.

The cavalry of the early modern period also had a musket tactic known as "semi-swirl".

But soon firearms were reduced to auxiliary weapons.

Even in the era of the so-called "semi-maneuver tactics", the cavalry was unequivocal in its charge.

During the Napoleonic Wars, the French cavalry repeatedly drew their guns and fired in an attempt to stop the charge of the opposing regular cavalry, but most of them were still overturned.

Actual combat proved that compared to the less reliable musket, the sword is the decisive weapon of the cavalry.

The revolver equipped by the American cavalry was one of the few cavalrymen who could defeat their opponents with firearms in a charge because they solved the problem of rate of fire.

However, the tactics of the American army did not have much substantial impact on the modern cavalry of the European style, and during World War I, the cavalry of the European powers was still accustomed to drawing their swords and charging.

The cavalry that was defeated by the European powers was usually far more skilled in its immediate movements than the European cavalry, but the technique of killing the enemy immediately relied on generations of attack and self-exploration.

The combat movements of modern European cavalry rely on the combination of actual combat experience and calculation, constantly rationalize and standardize, and eliminate all superfluous actions.

Because of the differences in combat ideas and actual combat experience between the British and French cavalry, the standard weapons and killing actions of the cavalry were completely different.

The cavalry of the treasure army was armed with a small number of revolvers, because the number was too small to be of practical use.

The current quality of Baojun's firearms is also a big problem, with low accuracy and hand-made, not only the cost is high, but also the quality is not good.

Therefore, the weapons of the Baojun cavalry regiment are still similar to those of the British cavalry during the Baliqiao period, and they are all scimitars suitable for chopping.

The standard weapon of the French cavalry, on the other hand, was a straight sword suitable for assassination.

French cuirassier sword from the Napoleonic Wars with a blade length of 95.25 cm.

The advantage of the scimitar is that it will leave a huge wound when chopping, which is easy to shake the enemy's heart, and when charging, the slashing action is easy to complete continuously, which is convenient for repeated rushes, and the disadvantage is that the slashing is easy to injure and not easy to die.

The advantage of a straight sword is that although the wound caused is not large, it is almost certain to die if it stabs the torso or the head, and the disadvantage is that it is not easy to pull out after stabbing the opponent when charging quickly, which is not conducive to repeated killing.

Whether to use a scimitar or a straight sword, both Britain and France believe that their choice has solid practical and mathematical persuasiveness.

The British and French schools differed, perhaps because the British army had enemies all over the world, many of whom were poorly disciplined Eastern cavalry, while France, as a continental country, fought against well-trained and disciplined European armies.

Patton, a famous American general who had also struggled with whether cavalry should use a scimitar or a straight sword, finally succumbed to the French's craft in 1912 after a week of intensive study with Clary, a European professional sword champion.

The combat action of the American cavalry changed from chopping to assassination, and the 1913 type cavalry sword equipped by the American army according to Patton's research is also known as the Patton sword.

However, during the Battle of Bali Bridge, the Qing army was more keen on long-range weapons.

On the morning of the battle, the Mongol horse team quietly approached the French advance team, and was only discovered at a distance of 50 meters, which greatly shocked the enemy.

However, instead of launching a deadly charge, the Mongols played with bows and muskets, and were finally repelled by cannons and rifles, missing a good opportunity to destroy the enemy.

The Qing army in the Battle of Bali Bridge, with the Mongolian horse team on the right, was equipped with firearms, bows and arrows and sabers, and the Qing army lost more than 1,200 people in this battle.

In addition, another key piece of equipment for cavalry was horses.

Although Europe is not the origin of high-quality horses, through the introduction of excellent breeds and scientific artificial breeding technology, the horses of European cavalry are more suitable for the battlefield needs of modern cavalry.

The average height of the Mongolian horses mainly ridden by the Qing army was only about 130 centimeters, which did not meet the standard of modern European light cavalry horses.

However, even if the European cavalry is scientifically trained, in terms of individual soldiers, it can only draw with those Eastern cavalry who have been skilled since childhood, and even more often will fall behind.

They will only show overwhelming superiority when fighting in groups.

There is infinite combat power in discipline.

In September 1812, during a battle on Napoleon's expedition to Russia, the French cavalry was exposed to Russian artillery fire for more than three hours due to the delay of the offensive plan.

The shells tore through the lines of the cavalry, and some units had lost more than half of them before they could attack.

However, the French army did not move, and some angry master commanders demanded to charge or retreat, which was severely reprimanded by the officers.

The Qing army only lost about 1,200 people at the beginning of the Battle of Bali Bridge, which is not high compared to the total strength of more than 30,000, but after the Mongol cavalry was hit by this blow, they did not recover and reorganize their combat effectiveness, but immediately dispersed and abandoned most of the wounded.

The vast difference in discipline and morale is what really makes the European cavalry more effective than the traditional cavalry.

The French cuirassiers saluted the emperor before charging, and the squadron leader took the lead in a traditional cavalry that won all battles, and also had high morale and relatively strict discipline, but the systematic tactical training based on modern scientific calculations and the formation of timely and powerful control were the insurmountable "generation gap" between the traditional cavalry and the modern cavalry.

Later generations believed that modern European cavalry relied on dense "wall charge" tactics to defeat relatively loose traditional cavalry.

This is not an accurate statement, as the cavalry will form local clusters when they accelerate their charge to the point where they are close to engagement, and it is difficult to maintain a neat and dense formation.

Many examples of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe show that in most cases, two cavalry teams charging in opposite directions will inevitably retreat due to demoralization, or simply stop for a skirmish and disengage, or both sides will open their formations and allow each other to pass and fight with the wrong horses.

What truly embodies the tactical literacy of modern cavalry is mainly the rapid transformation of the battle formation; Short recovery after the rout, the whole team, and superb infantry artillery coordination, etc.

In the Napoleonic Wars, the retreating cavalry was often able to quickly find its commander and flag, and in a very short time it was reorganized and put back into battle.

What exactly is the root of the control of modern cavalry in Europe.

The contrast between Britain and France, the two most striking cavalry in the colonial war, is perhaps the best key to unlocking the control and combat effectiveness of cavalry.

Wellington, a famous British general during the Napoleonic Wars, once said: "One of our cavalry squadrons can be equal to two in France, but four squadrons are inferior to their four, and the more numerous they are, the less they can match."

The British cavalry has always been known in Europe for its excellent horses and individual skills, but when it rose to a certain size, it was inferior to the French army, due to the difference in cavalry control between the two sides.

At that time, the entire queue of the French cavalry squadron was firmly controlled by a large number of officers and non-commissioned officers, and was divided into three parts: the front row command, the main body of the squadron and the ranks of the queue officers.

Each of the four parts of the main body of the squadron has officers to control the front rows, and the two wings have their own non-commissioned officers to ensure the control of the flanks.

The formation is used as a cage and officers and non-commissioned officers are locked, which effectively prevents soldiers from scattering and escaping during combat.

The British cavalry also has a large number of officers and non-commissioned officers on both flanks of the squadron, and the number of officers in the rear row is also dense, but the front row command of the squadron is only the squadron leader, which will not cause the front row command to be weak.

This is evidenced by the large number of examples of the Napoleonic Wars.

The British cavalry could not stop once they charged.

The British cavalry was able to defeat several squadrons of French cavalry in many battles, but then almost without exception fell out of control, and the soldiers were desperate to charge and pursue, and the order was disorganized, resulting in a combined massacre of the French cavalry reserves and the reorganized cavalry after the rout.

It can be inferred from the desperate fighting in the British and French cavalry encounters that the number and position of officers and non-commissioned officers directly determine the strength of modern cavalry control and maintain the discipline and morale of the team.

A similar conclusion can still be drawn from a large sample of cavalry officers and non-commissioned officers of the participating countries in Europe during the war period, combined with the performance of historical battlefields.

During the Napoleonic Wars, the British cavalry drill code stipulated that the four squadrons of a cavalry regiment change direction about 45 degrees in line changed directions, and the entire operation required about 30 individual language instructions.

In addition to riding and swordsmanship drills, officers should regularly practice formation changes or larger-scale coordinated training with the assistance of non-commissioned officers.

Modern cavalry can ensure the full development of squadron and regimental level cooperative training, so as to cultivate organizational coordination and organizational control capabilities.

For warfare, this is much more important than the so-called "horseback riding" and individual martial arts.

If one thinks that the defeat of the Mongol cavalry at the hands of the British and French cavalry was just an accident, the Mongol cavalry of Genghis Khan's time must not have been like this.

It is a historical inevitability that the old-style cavalry, which is still stuck in the ancient training method and the army building system, loses to the new-style cavalry of the modern military system.

Jiannu finally couldn't help but launch a charge, mainly because Mang Gurtai couldn't help it, the army surrounded the Baojun cavalry regiment on all sides, if you don't fight such a good opportunity, how will you see people in the future?

Mang Gurtai left only two thousand men to serve as a reserve, mainly to prevent the support of the Mongols.

More than 5,000 people attacked the cavalry regiment of the treasure army from four fronts.

The 2,000 members of the treasure army stood still.

The first round of the Jiannu Iron Cavalry ended in failure.

The cavalry formation of the treasure army is stable, and the military discipline is strict on the one hand, in addition, the Jiannu cavalry at this time, the combat effectiveness is not as good as yesterday, after all, yesterday fought with the Mongols for a whole day, no matter how good the physical strength was, it was not so quickly recovered, and the treasure army was a new army that had just joined the war, and it was the most energetic time.

The solid front cavalry, plus the rear row of cavalry throwing grenades, guns, and dismounting, can be said to be very easy to repel the Jiannu iron cavalry.

All this stunned the Mongols and the border troops of the Ming army who were watching the battle.

"Father, don't you send someone to reinforce the treasure army?" Ulan Tuyaqige kept urging: "People are here to help us, and now that we see the Jin people beating them, how can we stand idly by?" ”

Zotmur and several brave and warlike Mongol generals also kept asking for battle, asking to bring people to reinforce the cavalry of the Bao army.

Zhuo Liktu said with a smile: "It's not that I'm reluctant to send reinforcements, it's not that I don't dare to send reinforcements, the Eight Banners only left 2,000 people to defend, and they can't stop the charge of our more than 20,000 troops at all!" ”

"Then why didn't my father send us to reinforce the treasure army, could it be that my father wanted to watch the treasure army being beaten by the Jinren?" Drotmur frowned, unwilling to speculate on his father's intentions in such a dark way, but reality forced him to think so.

In addition, most of the Mongols are outspoken, so Zhuo Temur directly expressed the doubts in his heart.

"I didn't expect you to think of me like that." Zhuo Liktu was a little unhappy, "I don't let you go over, first, I want you to see how the treasure army fights, although we are experts in cavalry, cavalry is our old business, but we really have to learn from the cavalry of the treasure army, people are so few people, in the face of two or three times their own Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, not weak at all, not chaotic, the formation has been maintained very stable, is not worth learning from you?" In addition, the cavalry of the treasure army showed no signs of defeat, so why should we bother others at such a good time to stand on our feet? ”