Chapter 1273 The cavalry does not die, but it has a new look
The hilly area seems to be full of war fortresses, but in fact, it did not consume many soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and more troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army were arranged at various entrances and exits in the hilly area.
At each exit, a platoon of artillery was at the head.
They were followed by musketeers, covered by sword and shield soldiers on both wings, and cavalry on either side of them.
The Mongol cavalry, which had suffered heavy losses in the hilly area, was really difficult to break through such a defensive line, and in the words of Chen Yucheng, deputy commander of the Northern Frontier Army, this was the graveyard of the Borhu Division.
Artillery seals, bullets rain.
130,000 Mongolian iron horsemen, trapped in the hills, advancing is death, retreating is death.
It couldn't be more desperate.
In just one afternoon, nearly 70,000 Mongolian iron cavalry were buried in the rain of bullets and bullets of the Great Xia army, and the Mongolian iron cavalry that barely rushed out had to face the encirclement and interception of the cavalry and infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army.
There is no way to live.
There is no hope in sight!
At 5 p.m., during a charge, Borhu was hit by fragments of a shell, seriously wounded. The general tried to take Bolhu out desperately, but Bolhu refused.
The Mongol general, carrying a mortal wound, launched a final charge against the enemy.
With Borhu's death, the remaining Mongol cavalry finally bowed their proud heads and surrendered to the Bactrian army. In this way, in just one day, the Northern Xinjiang Army defeated one of the nine Mongolian tribes.
As soon as the news came out, it shocked the entire Mongol Empire.
Hala and Lim, the royal palace.
Receiving the news that Borhu had died in battle and his troops were defeated, Genghis Khan almost did not stand firm, his face turned pale, and he muttered to himself: "How is it possible, how is it possible, how is it possible......"
Such a result was really unacceptable to Genghis Khan.
After reading the detailed battle report, Genghis Khan only felt a chill that could not be dispelled, which instantly permeated his whole body. In the face of such a Great Xia army, the Mongol army, which is basically cavalry, is there still a chance of victory?
The famous Mongolian iron cavalry in history encountered unprecedented natural enemies.
Tuo Lei on the opposite side saw him and asked, "Father Khan, do you want to temporarily recruit young people into the army?" "The Mongols are all soldiers, and if they want to, they will soon be able to recruit hundreds of thousands of new troops.
Tuo Lei apparently had little confidence in this battle and wanted to recruit troops on an ad hoc basis.
"That's it, leave some seeds for the clansmen!" Genghis Khan waved his hand tiredly, in the face of such an enemy, temporary conscription was nothing more than squeezing the blood of the Mongols themselves.
"Don't let the whole family be buried with the sins we have created." Genghis Khan closed his eyes in agony.
When Tuo Lei saw this, a trace of remorse appeared in his heart for the first time, if he had not advocated a war with Great Xia, perhaps there would not have been today's defeat, and he would not have dragged the Mongol Empire into the abyss of blood.
Even said that there was a trace of resentment towards the third brother Wokotai and Tuolei.
But there is no turning back from the bow, since the Mongol Empire has declared war and Daxia has also been warned, there will never be peace again, and there are only two roads in front of the Mongol Empire.
Either bow your head or die with pride!
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Not only the Mongol Empire, but even the Great Xia Army was also surprised by this battle, many generals did not expect that the power of firearms would be terrifying!
In this round of disarmament, it was clearly stipulated that the proportion of firearms such as musketeers should be increased, the proportion of cold weapons should be reduced again, and cavalry and pikemen should be greatly reduced.
To be honest, some generals in the army do not understand this.
In the process of disarmament, there was no shortage of protests.
When the Battle of the Nameless Hills was disclosed in detail by the Privy Council, the generals of the Great Xia Army, who were muttering that they would resolutely defend the glory of cold weapons, collectively lost their voices and obediently cooperated with the Privy Council to complete the disarmament.
Ouyang Shuo got the report, Long Yan Dayue, and immediately issued an order, promoted Chen Yu to become the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and awarded the rank of Sanpin Pingbei General. Yue Fei, the former commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army, was appointed separately.
When the battle of Mongolia is over, the Great Xia Army will usher in a round of adjustments, and Yue Fei will also be reused.
Ouyang Shuo's move was not only to reward Chen Yu for his first contribution in the battle to establish Mongolia and boost the morale of the whole army, but also to reward Chen Yucheng for eliminating a major hidden danger in disarmament through the use of firearms.
Chen Yucheng, who was born in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was familiar with firearms, and he really did not disappoint Ouyang Shuo.
Chen Yucheng took advantage of the special terrain and formulated the most suitable tactics for the Mongolian cavalry in a very targeted manner, and became famous in the first battle.
As the saying goes, "Seeing is believing!" ”
Some generals of the Great Xia Army, who had never seen the power of firearms, would inevitably have a certain prejudice against such new weapons, and even stubbornly believed that cold weapons were the mainstream of warfare.
Because of the different experiences and the limitations of the times, it is understandable that the generals have this understanding.
But Ouyang Shuo can understand, it doesn't mean that he can agree.
The battle of the nameless hills was like a slap in the face, waking up these stubborn generals, and they really began to face up to the power of firearms and learn to keep pace with the times.
Even Huo Quai, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, was deeply inspired.
To put it bluntly, the battle of the nameless hills was a very big blow to Huo Quzhi.
Geinho Qu was a genius general in cavalry warfare, and the Praetorian Guard under his command was also mainly cavalry, and he had made great achievements for the empire, and was regarded as the most dazzling pearl in the crown of the empire, but now he was in an embarrassing situation.
Is the loneliness of the Mongolian Iron Cavalry also a tragic silhouette of the future of the Praetorian Guard?
In this round of disarmament, in addition to the 100,000 people who were cut off by the Praetorian Guard, more than half of the cavalry left behind will also be transferred, especially the light cavalry, which will all be transferred to lancers.
This gun is not a long spear, but a musket.
Although Huo Quai's confidence was seriously frustrated, Ouyang Shuo had high hopes for this love general.
Huo Qubing is good at blitzkrieg, long-distance running operations, in the post-cavalry era, it still has its unique charm, especially in the real world, it is even more useful.
The Air Force, for example, is known as the Sky Knight.
In addition, super-mobile armored units such as motorized troops and tank units are actually an evolved version of the ancient cavalry, except that the mounts are replaced by grazing war horses to oil-eating machines.
Generals with distinctive combat styles like Huo Qubing will never be left behind.
"The cavalry never dies, but has a new look!" Ouyang Shuo comforted Ai Jiang so much.
Ouyang Shuo has instructed the [Imperial Army University] and the [Imperial Naval University] to take advantage of the opportunity of disarmament to temporarily set up a training course for senior officers to carry out thermal weapons combat training for a number of generals.
Huo Quzhi was the first general to sign up.
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The Battle of the Nameless Hills is by no means a special case, but only the beginning.
On November 19, Guo Ziyi led the Fengxiang army to attack the Chagatai Department and kill 30,000 enemies. In this way, the Mongol Empire was declared lost.
On the 20th, Li Mu led the Yingyang army to fight a decisive battle against the Muhua Li Division, and completely annihilated 50,000 troops and horses.
Mongolian General Mu Huali died on the spot!
On November 23, Hou Junji, the newly appointed general of Pingxi, led the Hedong Army to meet the Jochi Division, which had temporarily moved south from the north, and killed 20,000 enemies.
The southern front of the Mongol Empire was declared lost.
In just four days, the Mongol Empire lost more than 100,000 troops.
Although the three-way army did not create the "miracle of Chen Yucheng", with the cooperation of muskets and artillery, the Great Xia army had indeed crushed the Mongolian iron cavalry.
You must know that these three major battles were all decided on the grassland, and the vast Mongolian steppe was the most suitable main battlefield for Mongolian iron cavalry operations.
didn't want to, the Mongolian iron cavalry still couldn't escape the fate of rout.
Pure cavalry, seven years in Gaia, where firearms rose in full force, is doomed to be eliminated by history.