Cavalry has the following advantages:

First, the cavalry has strong mobility and is easy to complete a series of tactics such as interspersed with division and encirclement. The long-distance rush march, the surprise, the sound of the east and the west. None of these characteristics are possessed by infantry

Second, the cavalry has a strong impact, and the cavalry gun does huge damage, even if it is a sabre, it can cause great damage to the infantry by simply flattening the knife edge in a high-speed charge

Third, the cavalry is condescending, which can easily make the infantry feel a great sense of oppression. The high-speed cavalry was a serious test of the infantry's morale, and after the infantry was defeated, a high-quality cavalry unit could inflict a chain collapse on the infantry several times its own in a very short time. Basically, it is the state of devastation, and the pursuit is to chop melons and vegetables, and unilaterally slaughter

Fourth, cavalry is also comfortable with some operations aimed at harassment. The skilled light cavalry is the most troublesome of any other class on the battlefield. Represented by the Eastern cavalry, they were basically equipped with composite bows and sabers, and adopted tactics such as hit-and-run, or keeping a distance to avoid a fight, which could consume the vital strength of infantry or heavy cavalry with a very small loss of troops.

It is worth noting that cavalry is a sharp weapon for attack, and defense is not good. The main front was still to be maintained by medium and heavy infantry. Cavalry, no matter how light or heavy, was used as a surprise soldier on the battlefield. To use a popular analogy, the infantry is the chopping block that drags the enemy, and the cavalry is the kitchen knife. The main attack mission was still cavalry.

Of course, in history, for various reasons, there are also some countries or nations where cavalry is completely chicken ribs, or the status is not so high, such as Rome, Greece, etc. But in general, it was difficult for infantry to compete with cavalry in field battles.

In addition, the cost of training and maintaining cavalry supplies and equipment personnel is much higher than that of infantry. Therefore, except for a few nomadic armies, most of the armed forces account for the largest number of infantry. But this small number of cavalry was still a very important factor in determining whether the war was won or lost

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