"Then the next step should be to use artillery. otbnkotgt After thinking for a while, Colonel David quickly adjusted his tactics.
As a front-line commander who participated in the Battle of Magdeburg.
The colonel himself admired William's command in that battle.
Colonel David still has fresh memories of William's skillful command of artillery and coordination with cavalry, which unleashed amazing lethality, breakthrough power and destructive power.
Therefore, this colonel, like many current military personnel and officers of the Hereford family, is a member of the school of thought that combines firepower and impact to win.
First, use artillery to bombard the opponent's array, then use cavalry to attack the gap in the opponent's array and tear it apart, thereby achieving the tactical effect of destroying the opponent's array, and then divide, surround, and annihilate the opponent.
This was the tactic adopted by Colonel David.
This is a tactic that can only be used by artillery and cavalry.
A favorite tactic of the Herefords.
"It's just a pity that our army doesn't have a lot of artillery."
Thinking of this, Colonel David sighed secretly.
Of course, not a lot, not nothing.
After the battle against the Swabians, William stepped up preparations for his army and transformed his army into a more powerful army with stronger firepower and greater breakthrough power.
One of the most important reforms was to equip two independent cavalry brigades, each with a reinforced artillery battalion with thirty artillery pieces.
These cannons are modified six-pound Napoleon cannons that have been significantly reduced in weight due to advances in materials and the loss of some range and stability.
In addition to the improved lightweight, the number of draft horses pulling the artillery has also changed from the standard four to eight.
At the same time, the sports car and gun mount have also been reinforced and improved to a certain extent, making them more suitable for fast maneuvers and long distances.
In this way, these cavalry artillery units, which can keep up with the artillery units during the march and can be quickly deployed in any corner of the battlefield during battles, are now completed.
For a cavalry officer like Colonel David who believed in joint operations between artillery and cavalry, and the combination of firepower and assault power to achieve victory, these cavalry artillerymen could be regarded as one of the greatest innovations of the Hereford family.
Having these thirty six-pound cavalry cannons is the best weapon that allows him to persist in fighting independently, and to persevere in the face of the enemy's superior strength, believing that he can win.
"It's such a pity.
If we initiate this battle on our own initiative and do not give warnings or give the enemy a chance to form a formation, but instead launch a surprise attack, then we can resolve the battle with just one charge."
He was thinking this in his heart, and at the same time he sighed secretly, feeling frustrated that none of him could easily obtain the most rare thing in the world, which was military merit.
"It's really bad.
It's really bad."
He thought to himself.
However, this feeling of frustration and unhappiness disappeared in just an instant.
Although he was still somewhat unhappy, Colonel David still insisted that his army was stronger than his enemy's army.
You can still win.
It's just that the price of this victory is a little bigger than I expected.
With this in mind, Colonel David immediately issued an order.
Then, his own cavalry and artillery battalion, escorted by a regiment of light cavalry, moved a total of thirty artillery pieces toward the enemy's flank at the fastest speed.
Two hundred and forty strong draft horses dismounted and ran forward at the fastest speed.
Although their speed was much slower than that of real cavalry, it was much faster than ordinary infantry and artillery.
"Opponent Artillery" Seeing the troops of the Hereford family begin to move, the dark elf commander on the opposite side felt somewhat uneasy.
Any modern qualified commander should understand the power of artillery.
For the commander of the Ottoman Empire of the Dark Elves, the land-based, heavy, monster-like sixty-four-pound cannon is the well-deserved king of war in this era, a terrifying weapon that can destroy everything.
However, it was the heavy artillery they used themselves.
"The enemy's cannon is probably only four to six pounds.
It's such a small cannon.
It's quite fast to pull, but what power can it have?"
Because of the influence of inherent impressions, the dark elf commanders did not pay attention to those artillery.
Of course, another reason is that their cavalry troops are insufficient in number.
The artillery, which was defended by a regiment of cavalry, could not be dispersed.
As for sending infantry units to attack artillery positions,
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How should I put it, this tactic is a little subtle.
Especially when the Dark Elf army doesn't value it and has almost no skirmishers.
All in all, while the Hereford family's cavalry and artillery moved quickly, the dark elves remained indifferent.
A total of three infantry regiments and two under-manned cavalry regiments were still maintaining their array and moving forward slowly.
As mentioned above, the dark elves do not have artillery.
As the vanguard, the dark elves, who expected to win with speed and maneuverability, did not pull their heavy, slow-moving artillery units with them.
If there is one thing that the dark elves regret most, it must be this.
"This kind of small artillery may not be too powerful, but it is indeed very convenient.
Maybe after returning, we can ask Sudan to equip our mobile troops with some small artillery."
The dark elf commander thought so in his heart.
At the same time, the forward Army Infantry Regiment was only 300 meters away from the Hereford family's array.
At this distance, the legionary infantry began to prepare their formation.
The infantrymen equipped with halberds, scimitars, and shields formed an array with the shield in front and the halberd behind, and then slowly moved forward in a horizontal formation.
Surrounding them were groups of musketeers and archers.
These marksman units will provide fire support to the main melee troops.
This is a modified version of the Asturian classic phalanx that is more complex and whose combat effectiveness is not easy to evaluate.
If it were in medieval or modern wars, then troops like this would definitely be elite divisions that would be highly sought after by all commanders.
It's just a pity that the current era has passed.
The era of cold weapons, the era of alternate use of hot and cold weapons, has passed to the era of hot weapons as the mainstay and cold weapons as the supplement.
It's like the classic grand square of Asturias is outdated and useless.
This variant of the Ottoman phalanx is also of no use.
"If I have a musketeer unit in my hand, I'll fire three shots at a time, and then throw a grenade.
Then I can beat them to pieces."
Colonel David thought so in his heart.
It's a pity that he doesn't have any musketeers in his hand.
The Hereford family is equipped with carbines and pistols on a large scale.
It is the Second Independent Cavalry Brigade.
This unit is currently on the Cuman Kipchak prairie, brutally brutalizing the grassland tribes who have taken refuge with the dark elves.
In contrast, the 1st Cavalry Brigade still retains the tradition of cold weapons.
And there is almost no training in gunpowder weapons and gunpowder guns.
The only gunpowder weapons equipped were still the revolver musket units that had shined in previous battles.
But the pistol battalion, firstly, has insufficient troops, only three hundred, and secondly, the effective range of the pistols is too short, less than thirty meters.
At this distance, the arquebusiers and archers on the opposite side could already have been killed twice.
These revolver cavalry are Colonel David's treasures, and they are not willing to die casually.
That's it, Colonel David thought for a moment.
It was decided to wait until the artillery unit fired one round before launching an attack.
In the following battle, this decision proved to be correct.
The cavalry artillery deployed as quickly as possible, then unloaded the artillery and pointed the muzzle at the enemy.
This distance is only about two hundred meters, which is quite close.
If there wasn't a regiment of cavalry guarding around, the cavalry artillerymen here might not dare to load ammunition and fire artillery calmly.
Then, there was a roar of artillery.
A total of thirty six-pound Napoleon cannons roared, and then blasted out several sprays of flesh and blood in the enemy's array.
Most of the cannons missed.
But it doesn't matter, no one is a god, and being able to hit a first-ball hit is something that even William can brag about in the 21st century.
Not to mention the year 1744.
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After calming down a little, the artillerymen began to adjust the position and angle of the artillery muzzle according to the impact point.
Tens of seconds later, the second round of artillery roared.
This time, the hit rate was much better.
Encouraged, the artillerymen began three rounds of rapid fire.
Load ammunition as quickly as possible, ignoring the extremely heated barrel of the gun due to firing, and without cleaning the gunpowder in the barrel.
That is to say, in this case, the danger of artillery firing is greatly increased, and the speed of artillery firing is also greatly increased.
Basically, only when the barrel of the artillery is the coldest, that is, when the first few rounds of artillery are fired, can the artillery perform such powerful actions.
Such a dangerous thing In this way, after three rounds of rapid firing, the artillerymen began to clean the gun barrel, watered the gun body to cool it, and then cleaned out the unburned gunpowder in the gun body.
In this way, the speed of artillery firing has been greatly reduced, but it doesn't matter.
Yes, it doesn't matter.
The power of three rounds of rapid fire is completely enough.
That is to say, under the artillery bombardment of the Hereford family, the enemy's first array and the legionary infantry suffered heavy losses.
The first time they encountered an enemy equipped with explosive ammunition, the eyes of the dark elf generals, officers and soldiers were all opened.
Everyone can hardly imagine that the small artillery piece equipped by the Hereford family, which looks inconspicuous and only seems to have a faster speed, can shoot so fast, the accuracy of the shooting can be so accurate, and the shooting power can be so powerful.
After three rounds of rapid shooting, nearly a hundred explosive bombs exploded in the first array of dark elves.
Hundreds of legion infantry were blown to pieces and died miserably.
The morale of the infantry dropped sharply and their formation was disorganized.
It was under this circumstance that the cuirassiers of the two cavalry battalions roared towards them. 160420oshow7: