"But even if that's the case, there's not much to say...... What really needs to be worried about is another thing. www.biquge.info William thought as he looked at the White Legionnaires in the center, these warriors armed with bayonets and guns were naturally much inferior to the Bretons armed with extra-long spears.

In fact, William wasn't quite sure how effective the use of these warriors for cavalry countermeasures would be......

Speaking of which, although the vast majority of people believe that it was gunpowder weapons that eliminated the cavalry tactics of the Middle Ages, in reality this is not the case. In the early days of battle, gunpowder weapons played only a secondary role. It's like the forces that are now widely used by the human nations of the Old World.

What really eliminated the cavalry of the Middle Ages was the revival of the phalanx of super-long spears. Faced with phalanxes with extra-long spears raised one by one, the cavalry was powerless to cope. And on this basis, the position of the infantry is becoming more and more important. And the armor of the cavalry became lighter and lighter. Its tactical positioning, from a striking force that overwhelms the enemy's array, has changed to a tactical arm that is mobile and flexible, attacking and attacking artillery positions with speed, detours, flanks, or cavalry against cavalry.

In the original world, the evolution of cavalry, infantry, musketeers went up in a spiral. In the case of the Thirty Years' War, for example, the Spanish phalanx was still the dominant European model at that time. With the pikemen as the main force.

The disadvantage of this super-long spear phalanx is very obvious, that is, the lack of mobility.

As a result, Prince Morris of the Netherlands invented the tactic of volleyball. With the continuous bombardment of musketeers, the super-long pikemen of the Spanish phalanx were broken.

This tactic, combined with the defense of the fortress that was still insoluble at the time, allowed the Dutch to win a war of independence.

And on this basis, Sweden's Gustav carried this tactic forward. He even reorganized his cavalry into dragoons - that is, cavalry units that mainly shot muskets.

This tactic of focusing on musket bombardment led him to inflict a bloody defeat on the Catholic princes who used the Spanish phalanx during the Thirty Years' War. At the same time, however, against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was dominated by traditional cavalry, it was Gustav who was bloodied.

The musketeers were no match for the hussars, whose main means of attack was assault. With the accuracy and lethality of an arquebus, exchanging a salvo for a charge would be foolish. In addition to this, infantry units that were not equipped with enough extra-long guns were also quite powerless in the face of cavalry charges.

In fact, the famous hollow phalanx in later generations has also evolved many times. Its final product, the double-row hollow phalanx, was not first invented by the British until the time of the Napoleonic Wars. During the period of unification, Russia and Austria-Hungary, which had poor military technology, were still using solid phalanxes that wasted manpower and firepower. Prussia, on the other hand, was using three rows of hollow phalanxes.

At the same time, however, it cannot be said to be correct if it is completely claimed that the double-row hollow phalanx is a cavalry nemesis.

At the Battle of Waterloo, the British Red Shirts did defeat the famous French cavalry using a double row of hollow phalanxes. However, the French army was already in decline. At the same time, to make matters worse, the French cavalry units used simple and primitive cuirasses. At the same time, these remnant cavalry are all quick sabre cavalry. Most of the Guards Polish lancers that he got from the Grand Duchy of Warsaw were dead in Russia.

"But...... Although it is said that it is so, it is really a three-row hollow phalanx that is more reassuring. William thought so in his heart - compared with the flintlock smoothbore guns that had been fully matured in the Napoleonic War era and standardized technology, the smoothbore guns that William was currently equipped with were still a little backward. To make matters worse, the Visigoths on the other side clearly have a retro spirit......

"I hate the organization of the army in this era. William couldn't help but sigh.

Yes, the so-called light cavalry regiment of the other side is actually an abbreviation, and the official name should be "light lancers". These cavalrymen, who rode unmounted horses, were all equipped with extra-long lances similar to those of hussars. At the same time, it is equipped with half-body plate armor, which is definitely a heavy cavalry unit if it was placed in the Napoleonic era.

On the other hand, the so-called cuirassier regiment of the other side is also an abbreviated name, and their full name is the cuirassier regiment. The so-called cuirass is not the wretched cavalry cuirass of the Napoleonic era. Rather, it refers to the reinforcement of the chest and neck of the war horse with steel armor. The cavalry, on the other hand, was equipped with lightweight, full-body plate armor.

Cavalry with this kind of equipment, even in the Middle Ages, could be used as heavy cavalry. In the Napoleonic era, it would be called cheating.

So, William felt very ...... Accurate.

Yes, it's just not cool. Cavalry like this seemed to him to be clearly foul. Wouldn't it be good for everyone to fight a modern war? Why bring this level of cavalry back to the battlefield? Especially when these bastards are clearly capable of breaking through the lines of the White Army. Don't all learn from Wellington's bastards and think about playing with English longbows in the eighteenth century!

It is the same as William's heart, which is full of a sense of disobedience for the battle situation. The Visigothic and Asturian cavalry on the opposite side were also full of disobedience to the battle situation.

Yes, the so-called knightly glory of this era has not yet declined. The swordsmanship, martial arts, spear riding and riding skills inherited from childhood to adulthood still exist. At the knights' jousting tournament, several galloping lancers pass each other with riding spears carrying women's handkerchiefs, and the unbelievable scene of not falling halfway is also occasional, and from time to time it will be staged...... However, who genius came up with it to let the cavalry go head-on to charge the infantry units in formation?!

After receiving this order, the Visigoths and the cavalry commander of Asturias were stunned for a moment, and then they suspected that their commander was amused.

Soon, though, they understood Count Warren's intentions.

They were sent to death.

That's right, they're going to die.

Their task was not to "suffer huge losses" and then tear through the enemy's front.

Their task was to "suffer huge losses" and then drag the enemy into a close-quarters phase. Then let the follow-up infantry units break through the enemy's line.

Thinking of this, these cavalry commanders could not be happy.

No one wants to sacrifice himself for the sake of others. Even the army and the soldiers are the same. It's just that since they are soldiers, as soldiers, they must obey orders. Their commander, Count Warren, wanted them to die, so they had to sacrifice.

As soon as they thought of this, the cavalry commanders felt a little sad.

Especially the light cavalry regiments of Asturias.

Because this war is not very much related to Asturias. Even if he did seize the entire colony of the thirteen states, the miserly Louis XVI would probably not give a single acre of land to the kingdom.

Even if they gave a few acres of land to Asturias, it didn't make much sense, and Asturias, which occupied a large part of the territory of the central New World and the southern continent, had no shortage of colonies at all.

Therefore, let the Asturian army, which is already not highly moraled, carry out such a mortal mission. Naturally, their morale has become even lower.

"That's our chance to win. ”

So William saw in this a chance of victory—the other party, the Earl of Warren, although on the surface he seemed to abide by aristocratic etiquette, was a gentleman. But in fact, he is a vicious guy. His use of the subordinate Asturian army was even more brutal.

- They were going to attack the White Legion of House Hereford.

Therefore, their results may be greater, but in comparison, the casualties will definitely be heavier.

"Deploy firepower. William quickly gave orders to the front-line troops, and then directed most of his artillery fire at the Asturian light cavalry.

"Defeat this enemy first. If you can do it. William thought to himself. At the same time, the cavalry on the opposite side began to advance. The roar of artillery rang out.

Five hundred meters away, the roar of artillery instantly overturned several war horses. The cavalry screamed loudly, crushed under the half-dead horses. Very fortunately, now the cavalry units have not yet run. They could barely get out of the horses' legs...... Otherwise, there is only one end for falling horses, and that is to be trampled to death.

At a distance of five hundred meters, although Hereford's Napoleonic guns were excellent, the skills of the Britons artillery were good enough. But the artillery technology of this era was destined to not be able to inflict much damage at this distance.

In addition, what puzzled the Cherokees who participated in this war was that the cavalry on the opposite side did not mess up after being shelled.

Their war horses, like horses that have nothing to do, continue to move forward calmly and calmly, unhurriedly......

To the Cherokees, who had little insight and did not know what systematic training was called a military horse, it was clear that the whites had applied witchcraft to their horses.

The thought of fighting an enemy who had inflicted sorcery made the Cherokees feel their hearts beat a drum. But if you think about it, there seem to be a lot of white people on your side who can do sorcery, and the Cherokees are a lot more down-to-earth.

If the descendants of immigrants look at their native comrades on the left and right, they can see that these guys are more or less chanting words in their mouths, and they don't know which god they are praying to to bless them with what spells.

But of course, these descendants of Gothic immigrants are no better. There are many people who will take the time to take out the silver-plated cross hanging around their necks and kiss it.