The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Zhao Tan was shocked when he received the news that Yelu Yuqi was besieged. This was not only because Yelu Yuqi was defeated, but also because the large group of black Tatars heading south confirmed his suspicion. They were not just here to fight the autumn wind, but

Driven and bewitched by the Jurchens, they came to contain Xijing's troops.

If Yeluyu died in battle, the exodus of King Liang that had just been settled would surely cause a new wave of turmoil in Xijing. He decided to personally lead troops to reinforce, but he was attacked by a small group of Tatar troops halfway through the journey.

These people are interested in guerrilla tactics

Self-taught, they are like a swarm of flies surrounding the Xijing Army. If you ignore them, they will buzz around you non-stop. Once you are too disturbed, you will stop and prepare to beat him, but you just

Raise your hand, he has already disappeared!

Today, Zhao Taer ordered the brigade to go first. He personally led a group of people to escape halfway and ambush behind a mesa, preparing to ambush the Tatar guerrillas. When a group of about 500 Tatars appeared in the field of view of the telescope, Zhao

Tama did not order an attack, but continued to hide.

The Tatars seemed to be born experts in guerrilla warfare. The harsh living environment and ferocious beasts were the best teachers. They seemed to smell danger in the air. They suddenly reined in their horses and sent a ten-man team to search and explore. Fortunately,

Zhao Tong lurked in the background, otherwise he would have been exposed.

The telescope brought the figures of the Tatars close to his eyes. They carried scimitars and horse bows on their waists, quivers on their backs, and long guns in their hands. Under their seats were short Mongolian horses, and they wore short-eared hats on their heads.

Wearing a large leather robe, you can't see

There is nothing special, but these people became the overlords of the grasslands a few decades later, swept the entire Central Plains, and climbed to the pinnacle of world hegemony. They established a huge empire across the Eurasian continent, which was beyond the reach of future generations.

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But Zhao Tao breathed a sigh of relief. Before Genghis Khan, the prairie cavalry mostly used scimitars to charge and kill. This style of knife originated from the Arab region. After the expansion of the Arab Empire in the early days, they spread the Arabian scimitar to Central Asia.

region, and the Turks took the mechanical principles of the scimitar and the impact power of the horse into full play.

The Turks used the impact of their horses and the mechanics of their scimitars to easily cut off the enemy's body and even their armor and weapons even if the sword was not sharp. The most powerful cavalry before Genghis Khan was the Turkic cavalry, and

They are not Mongolian cavalry. So the change of the sword is indispensable.

As one of the most critical elements in cavalry, horses, Mongolian horses are actually just inferior horses in the eyes of cavalry. Mongolian horses are short, slow in sprinting over short distances, and have poor ability to travel long distances, which is not what many people misunderstand.

The Mongolian horses are famous for their ability to travel long distances. Moreover, the Mongolians are not tall and their strength is not as strong as that of other nomadic peoples around them. Coupled with the well-known reasons for the backward cultural and technological level, it is difficult to imagine Mongolia in any case.

Man was actually able to rule almost the entire Eurasian continent in the future.

Since cavalry is different from infantry, it is impossible to carry highly lethal but heavy weapons, and can only be equipped with some small bows. As a result, cavalry's mounted archery not only has a short range, but also has little lethality, and even has a moderate effect on some heavy equipment.

Infantry with protective capabilities cannot effectively kill. Therefore, the cavalry was equipped with bows and arrows for defense.

Function. For example, when the reconnaissance cavalry is discovered by the enemy and needs to escape, it first uses bows and arrows to keep the enemy at a certain distance to facilitate escape. Or when dealing with light infantry and other light cavalry, it first gives the enemy a certain amount of time before approaching the close combatants.

Kill, or at least disrupt the enemy's preparation, in order to facilitate the melee combat when sprinting in front of the enemy!

Another important point is that the hit rate of cavalry's mounted shooting is usually not high. This is because the horse must not only balance the body, but also control the direction of the horse and the hit rate. It is indeed a very difficult thing. To

The difficulty of training a cavalry with a high hit rate is no less than that of modern special forces. Coupled with the problems of cavalry range and lethality, many tribes and nomads are unwilling or feel that it is not worth spending so much time.

and energy in training qualified mounted archers.

The reason why Zhao Tong focused on their equipment was because he knew that the reason why the Mongolian cavalry of later generations were able to dominate the world was not only due to their proper tactics and strategies, but also their improved bows and arrows, and their rise came from

The improvement of bows and arrows began...

In order to deal with tribes stronger than himself, Genghis Khan first started with the bows and arrows used by cavalry. The strength of the bows was greatly increased, but the size was not increased very much. At least the cavalry could still use the bows without affecting the control and flexibility of the horse.

Use it under certain conditions. The bow used is obviously larger than the bow of other cavalry, but it is not longer than half a person's body. In this way, it can also be used on horseback.

The improvement of the bow mainly involves a substantial increase in strength, which also leads to problems. The increase in the strength of the bow makes it impossible for ordinary people to draw it, so it cannot be used by every cavalry, and naturally the scale of the cavalry archers is limited;

Furthermore, even if it can be drawn, it cannot be controlled well, and accuracy becomes a problem; in addition, a stiff bow usually affects the rate of firing.

Speed ​​is the most fatal problem in shooting. If the speed is slow, there will be pauses during the process of sprinting and shooting, unable to maintain continuity, and will inevitably be counterattacked by the enemy. And the cavalry cannot form an array like the infantry.

Round shooting, because a stable formation cannot be guaranteed when sprinting, the people in the back row may shoot down all the people in the front row without causing significant damage to the enemy, resulting in a significant increase in accidental injuries.

In order to solve these problems, Genghis Khan made a series of bold innovations from the training system, models to later combat methods. In order to enable the warriors of his tribe to use the strong Mongolian bow he invented, he began to train the men of his tribe when they were very young.

Various stimulating and rewarding training and competitions are carried out. The winner is rewarded, and the loser reduces the family's wealth and food distribution.

In the same way, similar rewards and punishments are also implemented for training on horseback shooting level, hit rate, etc., in order to stimulate and promote the men of the entire tribe to master the hard bow and horseback archery technology improved by Genghis Khan, so that the men in the tribe will be able to master it within ten years.

At the age of four, they can basically draw a hard bow. Therefore, rather than saying that the boys of the Genghis Khan tribe grew up on horses, it is better to say that they grew up on the combination of bows and horses...

After some inspection, Zhao Tong discovered that the Tatars still used small bows. Thinking about the great emperor in history who wandered in time and space, his grandfather might be in this ambushed team. Seeing the enemy

Slowly approaching his preset ambush position, Zhao Tong waved his hand, and the charge bugle sounded immediately. The Leopard General Chasseur Brigade waiting in hiding immediately rushed out from behind the mountain. The first battalion met the Tatars, and the second and third battalions came from behind.

Surround it with both wings.

The Chasseur Cavalry Brigade was a new unit formed by Zhao Tao based on new combat methods and experience after he captured the Tiande Army and other Tatar gathering places. The situation at that time was similar to now. They encountered endless pursuit and harassment by the Tatar cavalry.

It is advantageous when encountering frontal resistance from the Xijing Army.

They used their good mobility to evacuate quickly, and when they were relaxed, they suddenly appeared to attack. The losses of the Xijing armies were higher than in large-scale battles. Under their pursuit and harassment, they not only suffered the loss of personnel, but also left behind

left an indelible psychological shadow.

So Zhao Tao formed a cavalry team in a targeted manner. The cavalry all rode Huihe war horses and fought in the style of nomadic cavalry, focusing on sneak attacks and scattered charges. The formation of this "special" regiment was influenced by Zhao Tao's ideas.

He attached great importance to them and their training was extremely sophisticated. He wanted to turn the Chasseurs into better light cavalry than the local cavalry. He trained them to often use various complex terrains to conceal their whereabouts and suddenly hunt down the local light cavalry guerrillas.

, looking for a sneak attack on the enemy's camp.

Most of the members of the newly formed Chassis Cavalry Brigade were from the local indigenous people and were recruited from tribes loyal to the Xijing government. These people were proficient in riding and shooting, and were skilled in horse fighting skills and familiar with cold weapon combat. If the Xijing army at this time can be called regular

As for cavalry, then they can be called irregular cavalry. They do not receive the group cavalry combat training that the Zhongxing Army must practice. Instead, they still retain their unique combat method and fight in the same flexible way of dispersed light cavalry.

Irregular cavalry mainly requires personal skills, and personal riding and martial arts are the inherent talents of these horseback peoples. In addition to choosing the weapons they are good at using, they must also undergo strict firearms training because they often handle

are encounters and skirmishes. In this small scale

In a large-scale battle, the power of the cavalry's large-depth group charge cannot be reflected, but the musket plays a very important role in the battle. Individual marksmanship is as important as their personal riding and martial arts. Therefore, the hunting cavalry is not only good at using

Famous for his spear and saber, he is also famous for his accurate marksmanship.

If they encounter the wandering cavalry of nomadic cavalry, the hunting cavalry will fight back with muskets, and in close combat, they always appear to be braver. However, the hunting cavalry often no longer use spears, but tend to use sabers.

.The sabers equipped by the Zhongxing Army were designed and manufactured based on Zhao Tao’s past life memories, but the modern sabers

Traces of the Arabian scimitars of the past can be found in them, but the improved ones are more suitable for horseback fighting. Because they and the enemy are irregular cavalry, they often have to engage in fast horseback melee without any formation. At this time, the saber

Much more flexible than spears, they are equally effective in close combat.

Zhao Tao looked at the two armies fighting on the vast grassland. The snow mist stirred up by the horses' hooves was like a sudden blizzard. He watched the fierce battle quietly. At this moment, the balance of victory was tilting towards his side... (To be continued.

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