When the main force of the British army led by Ralph loomed not far away, Mana knew that it was time to retreat, otherwise, I was afraid that the British army would tear their thousands of French cavalry to pieces.
In the telescope, Ralph naturally saw the movement of the French ** team, and when Ralph saw that almost all the French cavalry on the battlefield basically had no infantry, Ralph exclaimed that it was not good "Samaran!
You immediately rush in with your men and drag those hateful French people to the death, and you must not let them run away!
” As soon as Ralph gave the order, Samaran, who was the commander of the 15th Cavalry Division of the British Army, roared, and then decisively blew the horn of the 15th Cavalry Division's charge.
Different from the Prussian military system, in other countries except Prussia, the various arms are still independent of each other, for example, the French cavalry division is a special cavalry division, of course, the cavalry division is also divided into cuirassiers, lancers and chasseurs, and the infantry is naturally the whole infantry division, of course, the establishment of these divisions is not very large, a cavalry division is about 5,000 people, and the infantry division is around 7,000 people.
Of course, as Prussia's biggest opponent, the current Austria has also borrowed from Prussia's army to a certain extent, at least an Austrian division has about 10,000 soldiers, although there are not as many soldiers as a Prussian division, but it is much larger than that of other countries.
The five thousand cavalry under Samaran's command immediately drove the horses under their crotches to rush towards the French cavalry like arrows from the string, fortunately because Mana's order was given a little earlier.
Therefore, after the British cavalry charged, the French cavalry basically broke away from the contact with the previous British ** team.
However, the cavalry of the 1st French Cavalry Division had already experienced more than an hour of fighting, and the energy of both men and horses had been greatly depleted.
The British, though they had expended a lot of energy on the way to the arrival, were much better than the French cavalry.
Although the war horse under the crotch was galloping, Mana still looked behind him from time to time, the British cavalry was daring to chase after the French ** team, and even some French cavalry with similar physical strength had gradually been caught up by the British and then killed!
"Quick!
and a little faster!
If this continues, the British will be able to catch up before we reach Beveren!
” Mana was yelling.
But on the back of a galloping horse, the sound of the hula wind obscured everyone's ears, and Mana's shout could be heard by as many people.
Only God knows.
Fortunately, when the British cavalry was about to catch up, he was relieved to see that the British cavalry, who had been chasing closely a moment earlier, suddenly and gradually slowed down their horses.
But at the same time, Mana's heart was lifted high.
According to Napoleon's plan.
It is to use this series of so-called defeats to stimulate the British, this move can not only make the French ** team show weakness in front of the British, but also stimulate the British through a series of blows to the British ** team, so how can the British, who underestimate the enemy and be enraged, not lose!
But the key to this plan was that it must not be seen through by the British, and as the first stick to the beginning of the plan, Mana's performance was directly related to the success or failure of the entire French army's battle plan!
When Mana saw that the distance between himself and the British was gradually getting farther away, and even the British stopped pursuing, Mana gritted his teeth fiercely and shouted at the herald beside him: "Give me a trumpet.
Order all the soldiers to immediately turn back and attack the British there!
” When the trumpet sounded, all the French cavalry were stunned.
You must know that this place is not very far from Beveron, and even after a little more run, they can catch up with the two infantry divisions that have returned lightly before.
But now, Mana's order is to let them turn back and fight the British, you must know that the previous battle of more than an hour plus the current nearly an hour of running, nearly two hours of time has made everyone almost exhausted, and at this time to fight the British, no matter how you look at it, it is an act of looking for death!
However, as the second-in-command of the French army, that is, in the absence of Napoleon, the supreme commander of the French army, Mana's order was equivalent to the highest holy decree, and everyone only had the responsibility to carry it out and had no right to resist.
It has to be said that the results of Napoleon's strict management of the army are quite remarkable, at least at this moment, in the face of Mana's seemingly unreasonable order, no one dared to refute it, and all the French soldiers slowly slowed down their horses, and then re-formed a charging formation with Mana as the center.
Seeing the movements of the French in front of him through the telescope, Samaran felt incredulous, and then when he saw the French cavalry turn their horses and take up battle formation, his heart was filled with ecstasy.
The reason why the British ** team slowed down was because the pursuit of the French ** team was too long, which caused a little disconnect between Samaran's army and the British ** team in the rear, and in Ralph's opinion, the disconnection of the army was likely to cause unnecessary losses, so under Ralph's order, Samaran gradually stopped.
Of course, this is not the only reason, the second reason is that the British cavalry is already a little overwhelmed.
Unlike the French cavalry, which had been brought out of the battlefield, the British cavalry were mostly civilians before they came to the continent, and they had only been trained in equestrianism for a few months after becoming cavalry.
And a few months can certainly make these cavalry look quite the same thing, at least very pleasing to the eye and majestic, but it is a little unsatisfactory to use.
Although these British cavalry did not experience more than an hour of fighting like the French cavalry, they also had been bounced on horseback for nearly two hours with the time they had previously arrived in Recht.
The back of a war horse is not as comfortable as the cars of later generations, and riders know that even with the protection of the saddle, a novice can bump around on a war horse for half an hour, and his inner thigh does not wear off a layer of skin (of course, it is definitely not the kind of bumpy ride like a leisurely walk).
Even these trained cavalrymen could not have been able to jolt or even fight on horseback for long periods of time.
Although many people dislike the Mongols very much, they have to admit that in the era of Genghis Khan, the Mongols relied on the spirit of hardship and hard work, not afraid of hardship, and skillful equestrianism trained since childhood to conquer most of the world.
"Prepare for battle!"
Samarantz shouted in ecstasy, but his cavalry didn't think so.
You must know that after receiving the order from Samaran to stop the pursuit, a considerable part of the British cavalry quickly stopped their horses, and then immediately jumped off their horses and moved their legs, and some of the cavalrymen who were bleeding from the inner thighs took off their pants and stood naked on the side of the horses.
At least while Mana's troops quickly turned around and formed a charge formation, some of the British cavalry were busy jumping on their horses and looking for their positions.
You must know that the war horse charge has its own battle formation, like the tanks of later generations, if you rush over in a scattered way, I am afraid that there will be no bones left to be eaten by the other party before it has set off any waves.
Therefore, in the cavalry formation with the regiment as the unit, different formations are often arranged according to the division of labor of the cavalry.
For example, the cuirassiers were placed in the first line, and then the dragoons were placed on the flanks, and the chasers acted as the glue between the cuirassiers and the lancers.
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This formation not only takes care of the long-range lethality of the dragoons, but also uses heavy cavalry such as cuirassiers as the center, and can also use its own advantages to break through the opponent's defense line in the first place.
Of course, compared with the British ** team, the French cavalry also has an advantage, that is, the French cavalry has a considerable number of cuirassiers, and in Britain, because the construction of the cuirassiers is expensive, so the cuirassiers under the command of Samaran are quite few.
And the horses under the crotch of the French cuirassiers are also extraordinary, the horses of these cuirassiers are all a strong breed in the Normandy region, and these cuirassiers are also more than one meter eight big men, you must know that Napoleon can be said to be quite fond of the cuirassiers, so the cuirassiers in Napoleon's army are selected from the whole army.
The sun shone on the bodies of the French cavalry, especially those cuirassiers, and the exposed cuirass covering the entire front chest not only looked majestic, but also made people have a chilling taste under the support of the sun.
Samaran suddenly felt as if he had underestimated the French cavalry, or rather, God was playing a joke on him, and the enemy, who had been hunted down by him all day long, was now attacking him like a soldier from heaven.
"Charge the whole army!"
With a shout, led by the cuirassiers, the French 1st Cavalry Division launched a charge towards the Samaran Division, which had just completed the formation at this moment.
"Quick, keep in formation and meet the enemy's charge!"
It was also a shout, Samaran gritted his teeth and yelled out the word charge.
Life is wild, and as the strongest class on the battlefield before the perfection of firearms, the combat effectiveness of cavalry is never covered.
Thousands of cavalry charged each other, not only competing with each other for the superb equestrian skills but also for the physical strength of the war horses.