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Chapter 396 Cavalry Formation
The emperor's preference for generals is not hidden.

Most of them are rough and bold men, who are occasionally rude, but never blame them.After being summoned, there were many rewards. Anyway, the emperor prepared a lot of knives, swords, armor, and short spears.

But none of the generals dared to make mistakes, and they tried their best to maintain the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers.Although this made the emperor a little unhappy.

"Everyone dear." Zhu Youxiao asked with a Hexi smile on his face, "You can speak freely about the establishment of the cavalry battalion. What I said is just talk on paper, and there must be something wrong. "

You know it's not right and you still say?I don't know that you are the emperor, so it's hard to say it!
Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, Cao Wenzhao and others looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.

The establishment mentioned by the emperor is a bit of a hodgepodge.There are two thousand flying cavalry in the three thousand cavalry battalion, plus six or seven hundred lancers, and three or four hundred cavalry artillery, who can not only slash and kill on horseback, but also bombard and shoot.

Sounds good, almighty!Whether it's cavalry hedging, or disrupting the enemy's formation with shelling and shooting, it's all good!

The emperor also needs to equip two thousand flying cavalry with flintlock short guns. At a distance of more than ten or twenty meters, he will shoot the enemy twice from the left and right, and then draw a knife to slash. Isn't it amazing?

However, the generals had their own considerations, and some felt that such an establishment would have little impact, and that it would be fine to do so to save the emperor's face.

Others feel that the battle for victory and life and death are important matters, and the emperor should not let the emperor think about it.Although it sounds good, it may not perform well in actual combat.

Sun Yingyuan secretly smiled wryly, he was the highest official in the capital camp, and he also wanted to stay to defend the capital and protect the emperor.The emperor is so trusting, no matter how clever his words are, he is not a loyal minister.

Of course, Sun Yingyuan did not think that the emperor's suggestion was unreasonable.But the flying cavalry training has been completed, and adding new tactics may delay time.Moreover, whether it is successful or not needs repeated verification.

"Long live Qizuo." Sun Yingyuan came out and bowed to report, "The training of flying cavalry is very effective, but the weight is the key. If it is not to guard against bows and arrows, I would like to remove the armor of the cavalry and let them only wear leather armor , even commoner."

Zhu Youxiao blinked his eyes, and suddenly felt that Sun Yingyuan's words seemed to have been verified in history, and the French cavalry seemed to charge only in military uniforms.

OK, I get it.Equipping the flying cavalry with flintlock guns and ammunition increases the load.The war horses of the Ming army were not as tall as those in Europe, and they were more sensitive to load.

Zhu Youxiao was a little helpless, and he also knew that he was a little bit taken for granted, and it was far less practical than these generals who had experienced themselves through long-term training.

The one with the flintlock is a cuirassier, right?Zhu Youxiao thought about it, and he didn't want to play with this tall and powerful unit.

"You also agree with Sun Zongbing's statement?" Zhu Youxiao looked around at the generals, saw that they all bowed their heads, couldn't help smiling, and said: "Then there is no need to equip the flying cavalry with muskets."

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor said again: "However, it is necessary to mix flying cavalry and dragon cavalry. I think it is more appropriate for a battalion of three thousand cavalry to have two thousand flying cavalry and one thousand dragon cavalry."

After finishing speaking, the emperor cast his eyes on Zhou Yuji and asked, "Please answer, Zhou Qing, when is it difficult for the flying cavalry to exert their power, and there is a possibility of a disastrous defeat."

This question is not difficult, martial arts has been studied, and the answer has been given.

Zhou Yuji bowed and replied: "It takes a certain amount of time for the cavalry to organize a wall charge, so when the encounter is too late to organize, not only will they not be able to exert their power, but because our army's riding skills are not high, there is even a possibility of a disastrous defeat."

Wall charge relies on collective strength, organization, discipline and training.In terms of riding skills, the cavalry is definitely not as good as Jiannu, let alone the Mongols.

Therefore, in a sudden encounter or surprise attack, flying cavalry who have no time to organize will fight the enemy alone, and will definitely be at a disadvantage.

"How to avoid it?" the emperor asked briefly.

"Strengthen reconnaissance, avoid encounters, and make it difficult for the enemy to attack." Zhou Yuji replied.

The emperor nodded and said, "Then add the cover of the dragoons. The cavalry battalion can not only fight against the enemy's cavalry on the battlefield, but also have long-range firepower projection, and the ability to rely on solid defense or blocking."

After a pause, the emperor finally swallowed back the words to mount the artillery again.Almighty troops are not bad, but if they are too complicated, they will be disjointed and difficult to command.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao believed that infantry with flintlock guns and bayonets, or coupled with infantry line tactics, could already resist or defeat cavalry on the battlefield.

But with broken cavalry, and the cavalry has the speed of pursuit, the damage to the enemy will be greater.

"My minister complies with the order." The generals bowed and saluted, accepting the compromise proposal proposed by the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao's arrangement also has his reasons. It was originally planned that the Beijing Camp would dispatch more than 1 flying cavalry, which was almost two-thirds of all flying cavalry.

Based on the calculation of 1 flying cavalry, with the addition of dragoons, six cavalry battalions can be formed.The three cavalry battalions are organized by the Cavalry Association, which are the two major cavalry groups.

Coupled with the mixed formation of Mangui's naturalized cavalry and Fan Hualong's dragoon cavalry, there are three iron cavalry in Liaodong, which happen to be distributed to Liaoxi, Liaonan, and Liaodong.

Moreover, six cavalry battalions can arrange six generals, and Zhu Youxiao has already decided.Huang Degong, Liu Xingzuo, Jin Riguan, Yang Guozhu, Cao Bianjiao, Hou Shilu, and Zhou Yuji and Cao Wenzhao were the main generals of the two cavalry associations.

All of them are elite soldiers, and the most famous ones in history are Cao Cao and Zhou Yuji who defended Ningwu Pass.

And besides Zhu Youxiao, who else could make such a luxurious lineup?This does not include Xiong Dashouzui and Captain Mao, as well as their many strong generals.

Not only people, but also money, if he can't beat Jiannu, Zhu Youxiao thinks it's really a hell.

The list of people summoned for an audience was personally determined by the emperor, and those who went to Liaodong were naturally among them.There are also Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Tingchen and others who have been transferred to the Beijing camp to make up for the officers who were transferred from the Beijing camp.

The admiral Jiumen was finally replaced by an internal official, and Zhu Youxiao promoted the newly promoted eunuch Fang Zhenghua to take the position.

Even if elite flying cavalry were drawn from the Beijing camp, there would still be tens of thousands of horses.With factory guards as eyes and ears, Zhu Youxiao was not too worried about the safety of the capital and the safety of the palace.

You know, Cao Bianjiao, Huang Degong and others sent can fight.Those who cannot fight but are loyal, or those who have insufficient experience, will stay in the Beijing camp so that the emperor can continue to firmly control the military power.

As for the imperial conquest, Zhu Youxiao has thought about it, but he is afraid of death, and he is even more afraid of becoming a burden to the generals in commanding operations. On the contrary, destroying slaves will not lead to failure.

Being killed by the enemy on the battlefield, Zhu Youxiao thinks it is impossible.However, he has been vigilant against the assassination from within Daming, and dare not relax a bit.

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(End of this chapter)