Ming Zuo

Chapter 236 Cavalry
"Second from the left, are we brothers?"

Zhang Haogu wore a lun scarf on his head, held a feather fan, and deliberately sat beside the teapot boiling water.In Miaomiao's steam, I waved my fan once and shivered.

"Are you sick? A big cold sky fan?"

Zhang Haogu was very angry.

"You don't see my qualifications?"

Because Zuo Menggeng was going to go to war, he was very busy and his temper was not very good.

"I don't have time to play cosplay with you, I have something to talk about."

"Die in the exam? Thunder attack? What the hell?"

Seeing that Zuo Menggeng's eyes became dangerous, Zhang Haogu hurried to speak.

"Second from the left, take me with you on this expedition."

Zuo Menggeng wanted to beat him up.

"We are going to fight, not to go sightseeing."

Zhang Haogu was very unhappy.

"How did you and Xu Ruolin say it was an armed parade? You lied to me!"

My fucking meow is to make women feel at ease, who are you?

"Okay, then you can follow, but don't make trouble."

Anyway, it's not too difficult to fight a White Lotus Sect, and it's okay to bring such an extra thing.

"Hahahaha, the one who knows me is the second from the left. Don't worry, I have my military adviser here to ensure that you will win the battle and have no disadvantages."

With Zuo Menggeng's permission, Zhang Haogu went back and prepared happily.

The troops that went out this time were the second and fourth regiments. The first and third regiments stayed after actual combat and mixed with the troops of the second division, and then the first regiment moved to Dongchangfu.

Similarly, after this battle, after the second and fourth regiments return, they will also be mixed with the second division.

In this way, the second division has a large number of available talents, and can form an army as soon as possible.

Zuo Hua happily brought the second regiment back from Dongchang, and he will be the commander in chief of this battle.

Of course, like Zuo Rong, Zuo Menggeng still plans to hand over the specific operations to the regimental commander below.

Zuo Hua also brought back a new situation.

"After receiving the order, our troops went out to investigate the area around Dongping Lake, and found that Guo Yunbiao's troops had taken extremely strict precautions against our army. The area of ​​Dongchang Mansion has long been densely populated with spies from the White Lotus Sect, and our army absolutely cannot pass through secretly."

After the Battle of Laiyang, the new army has become the focus in Shandong.

The White Lotus Sect, which is still in trouble, knows that this army is the biggest threat.

Yanzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion are next to each other, so it is impossible for Guo Yunbiao to not be wary of the tiger that is close at hand.

And if you want to go from Linqing to Yanzhou, the shortest distance in a straight line is to go to Dongchang Mansion.

Guo Yunbiao knew this very well, so he sent out sentries all over the place just in case.

Zuo Menggeng didn't care about this.

"Then let's just fight over there in a dignified way. There's no need to play any tricks."

Liu Yiyuan studied the map and said, "Actually, it's not impossible to play."

He pointed to Liangshan's position and said, "The place where Li Qingshan and others are trapped is quite far away from us. If we only attack from the front, I'm afraid Guo Yunbiao will step up his offensive and finish Li Qingshan first. But Guo Yunbiao is very afraid of us. , once we move, [-]% of the attention will be on us. Under such circumstances, we send a partial division to go to Guantao, Guanxian, Chaocheng, and Puzhou to attack Liangshan from the flanks. Maybe it will have a miraculous effect. "

After thinking about it, everyone found that this strategy was very feasible.

After all, the White Lotus Sect's military literacy is not good, so it is easy to be attracted by the new army on the front, thus ignoring the threat from the flanks.

Huang Zongxi asked a key question.

"Then who will do the flanking detour? This distance is very long. If you want to rush to Liangshan before the main force, you must be very fast."

Liu Yiyuan had already made plans.

He pointed at Zuo Shi.

"Of course it's our cavalry regiment."

Unexpectedly, he was called by name, Zuo Shi immediately straightened his waist, eager to fight.

"Seat, leave it to our cavalry regiment, and guarantee to rescue Li Qingshan smoothly."

The other troops are taking turns to go to the battlefield, but the cavalry regiment has never been named.Zuo Shi thought that this battle would not be his turn, so he kept silent.

After all, the dense water network around Dongping does not seem suitable for cavalry operations.

Moreover, the cavalry regiment didn't have much training time after all, and now the soldiers can only move on horseback.As for horse fighting, that is absolutely impossible.

Even the dragoons can't reach their current level.

If you really want to go to the battlefield, you can only dismount honestly and form a musket formation to fight.

But those with horses are definitely faster than those with legs, and it is enough to bully the White Lotus Sect.

Zuo Menggeng thought about it, and felt that using the cavalry regiment was a coup.

In particular, the Liangshan area is no longer a water park, and it will not become an obstacle to the cavalry.

"That's it, Liu Yiyuan, you act with the cavalry regiment and coordinate the command."

Compared with Zuo Rong, Zuo Hua, and Zuo Yong, Zuo Shi is still lacking in ability and experience, so Zuo Menggeng asked Liu Yiyuan to accompany him.

Because of the cavalry regiment, the armor forging that was originally abandoned by Zuo Menggeng had to be done again.

This is also impossible.

In this era, cavalry is the number one arm, especially on the northern battlefield, without cavalry, it will be very passive.

Originally, Zuo Menggeng wanted to get dragoons, relying on the attack effect of muskets to fight the tug of war.

However, after research and testing, it was found that this does not work at all.

First of all, the main enemy the dragoons deal with is the enemy who uses the skirmish line.Once the enemy is grouped together, the dragoons have no ability to penetrate the defense and can only look at the ocean and sigh.

As for the so-called dragoons who rode horses to attack nearby, dismounted and shot, and then rode far away, this could bully infantry who were also equipped with muskets in Europe.

On the Chinese side, there are overwhelming archers.

The dragoons got off their horses and shot within [-] steps. Guess it was the muskets that shot faster, or the bows and arrows that covered them faster?

So the old Wang next door playing dragoons on Chinese soil is pure nonsense.

Secondly, among the several forces on the land of China, all of them have a large number of cavalry troops.

Large-scale cavalry group battles, the dragoons are not even qualified to approach.

Therefore, in order to ensure the survival of the cavalry and sufficient breakthrough capabilities, wearing armor has become an inevitable choice.

However, in order to maintain the mobility of the cavalry, Zuo Menggeng did not choose the European breastplate, but the traditional chain mail.

The cavalry regiment is also equipped with muskets, and can also serve as a guest dragoon.

In addition to muskets, the weapons of the cavalry regiment also include steel sabers and large wooden handle grenades.

Clay pot grenade has withdrawn from the stage of history.

Soldiers generally responded after field application that the clay pot grenade was not as effective as expected.

The main reason is that the ceramics are too brittle. Many times after the grenade is thrown out, the clay pot breaks before the fuse can ignite the explosives.

Only experienced veterans can accurately grasp it.

According to the opinions of the soldiers, the Military Industry Institute began to focus on the development of wooden handle grenades.

Because of the increase in production, the flash cap is no longer limited to the use of muskets.In addition to the application of shells, the military industry also used it in grenades.

The specific method is to place a reed in the wooden handle, and the reed is usually stuck.When the grenade is used, the soldier pulls the rope, and the reed will reset due to the strong elasticity.

During the reset process, the reed will push a firing pin with a length of about one centimeter.The striker strikes the cap, igniting the fuse.

The fuse then ignites the black powder in the chamber, causing the grenade to explode.

This grenade is bigger than the German M24.

The main reason is that the explosive power of black powder is not as good as that of TNT, so it can only be won by quantity.

After testing, the effect of this new grenade is very good.

The range of the explosion can reach five meters, resulting in a certain range of damage.The most important thing is that there is no need for an open flame to be lit, and the cavalry can throw it right away.

In this way, cavalry equipped with muskets and grenades can effectively kill two rounds before engaging in close combat with the enemy, greatly weakening the enemy and increasing their chances of winning.

In view of the increase in the production of flash caps, Zuo Menggeng has already come up with the concept of a mortar and handed it over to the Military Industry Institute for development.

Once developed, the cavalry will have more means of attack.

After the cavalry regiment is upgraded to a cavalry division, it can also be equipped with Zuoying artillery to truly improve its firepower equipment.

It was time to go out again, and Xu Ruolin was packing Zuo Menggeng's luggage again, her eyes were red again.

"Why are you crying again? Didn't you see it before, this kind of fighting is not dangerous."

Xu Ruolin pouted and said angrily, "I can't help it."

Not to mention sending relatives to war, even sending them on a long journey is a bitter feeling.

How could Zuo Menggeng not know her feelings?

He had no choice but to hug her tightly and comfort her softly.

"Oh, what are you two doing? I'm still here."

Wang Siyi covered her eyes, her face turned red.

Okay, just show this to my big girl with yellow flowers?
Only then did Xu Ruolin remember that someone else was there, she pushed Zuo Menggeng away angrily, turned around and ran into the room.

"Zuo Menggeng, I want to go with you this time."

Wang Siyi's words made Zuo Menggeng extremely speechless.

what's up?
Zhang Haogu wanted to join in the fun, and even Wang Siyi wanted to join in the fun.

"Is this going to war?"

Wang Siyi is not afraid.

"Qingshui Pass is so dangerous, I've already beaten it, what are you afraid of? Also, none of your soldiers are my opponents. This time, I'll go and kill it to my heart's content."

She said nothing about it.

As soon as she said that, Zuo Menggeng felt a headache.

Just because this girl is in the new army, she looks like a devil in the world, and everyone's face changes when they talk about it.

(End of this chapter)