Chapter 47: The Iron Cavalry of the Attack
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"That idiot is really useless. ”
After the meeting, Victoria and Freya had almost the same things on their minds. They all think that the other party is an idiot, and it is unbearable to be in a country with such an idiot......
But of course, the final result is to wait until after the end of this battle to find out who is an idiot, or who is an idiot in both songs, or who is more idiot in both songs.
At least, though, Freya thinks she's got it. Victoria, that guy just doesn't know anything.
Or rather, the guy simply doesn't know how strong the current Russian Gothic Imperial army really is.
While deciding to let Freya lead the army and fight with the Visigoths to take a good look at the other party's condition, William was still a little worried. If on the other side, the Visigoths are really very strong, then if Freya is a little unexpected or something, it will be a great loss for the Hereford family and for the Russian Gothic Empire.
In this case, William naturally had to choose a good army for Freya to lead. Of course, of course, if all of them are the main forces and the elite troops are brought over, then even if they win in the end, they cannot be used as practical examples. So the three legions that were brought to Freya were like this.
A standing cavalry corps, a standing army corps, an ordinary reserve corps.
The first two were the top elite of the twenty standing legions of the Russian Gothic Empire. Pulled out one-on-one, William thinks that any army in the world is the absolute main force. The other reserve corps is the current standard of military strength of the Russian Gothic Empire if it wants to expand its army on a large scale and expand its army to one million.
Therefore, William's meaning is very clear, the first two legions are for Freya to hold the amulet, and to play the prestige of the Russian Gothic Imperial Army. And the last one was for her to test the combat effectiveness of the Russian Gothic Empire's army against the Visigoths.
That's pretty much it.
So, this time, Freya is going to use the cavalry legion.
With enough industrial power, enough population, and enough resources, the Russian Gothic Empire was armed with an elite standing army.
After expansion, expansion, and expansion, the Russian Gothic Empire, which was once equipped only with elite cavalry units, can now be used as standard equipment.
That is to say, the current Russian Gothic Empire no longer has a specially established musketeer cavalry unit, or in other words, almost all the current cavalry units of the Russian Gothic Empire have become musketeer cavalry units.
In the same way, for this reason, the Russian Gothic Empire no longer had a formed slasher cavalry unit.
Because of the upgrading of weapons and equipment, as well as the popularity of musket units. The firepower of today's army is much stronger than in previous years. So, the slower full armor, the so-called cuirassiers, had been eliminated by the armies of the Russian Gothic Empire.
Of course, of course, the same canceled is the Lancer troops.
Because the army of the Russian Gothic Empire was gradually regularized and standardized, the Russian Gothic Empire no longer needed this kind of army, which required a long period of training to be obtained.
And in this era, the musketeers, the assault of cavalry units armed with revolvers, in fact far surpassed the lancers. Therefore, the only advantage of the lancers is gone.
That's it, the further reform of the cavalry units of the empire, the abolition of the three arms of musketeers, lancers, cuirassiers.
At present, there are only two branches of cavalry left, one of which is the standard cavalry, which has been abolished, and only cuirass remains, and it is equipped with two six-round revolvers and a short-barreled carbine. In addition to this, it is equipped with a saber as a melee weapon...... Of course, in many cases, this kind of cavalry basically does not use sabers......
And the other kind of cavalry is the light cavalry. Compared to the standard cavalry, the light cavalry was only equipped with one less cuirass and one less revolver. The purpose was simply to make the light cavalry faster so that it could be easier to detect and maneuver.
Of course, the division between these two types of cavalry is actually not very obvious. Even in the army there was no special division of a large number of hussar units. Usually there is only one cavalry regiment with a scout cavalry company.
Basically, the cavalry units of the Russian Gothic Empire, after this reform, almost doubled in combat effectiveness, sharper muskets and revolvers, and simpler, but more effective, and lethal cavalry tactics, all of which made Freya very confident. Confident that in this war, she will definitely be able to rely on such a powerful cavalry force to win.
The cavalry corps under Freya now consisted of eight cavalry regiments. Each cavalry regiment in the empire now consists of three integrated cavalry battalions, as well as a reconnaissance cavalry company. A total of 8,000 cavalry armed to the teeth constituted the core of the cavalry legion, as well as the most valiant cavalry group, with the strongest lethality and breakthrough ability.
In addition to this, the cavalry regiment consisted of four mounted infantry regiments, which were fought in no different way from the standard infantry units of the Russian Gothic Empire. Riding warhorses was only to increase their mobility so that they could keep up with the cavalry legions.
Each mounted infantry regiment was indistinguishable from an ordinary infantry regiment, and the same was a large battalion system of one hundred and fifty men, that is, one thousand and a half thousand men per regiment, for a total of six thousand infantry, as well as a three-pounder light cavalry artillery company under each infantry regiment, which constituted a strong shield of the cavalry regiment.
Then there were two regiments of cavalry artillery with 150 guns each, which possessed not only six-pounder cavalry guns, but also eighteen-pounder cavalry guns, which were superior to the Napoleonic guns of the army.
A total of 300 artillery pieces and 1,500 cavalry artillery pieces formed the most powerful offensive and supporting firepower of the cavalry corps.
cavalry clusters, mounted infantry units, as well as cavalry artillery...... In addition to the three branches that make up the cavalry corps, the cavalry corps also had two other regimental auxiliaries, one of which was used for logistics, baggage, a large amount of fodder, and a large number of wagons and mules. Its number is as high as two thousand.
In addition to two battalions of baggage men and two battalions of guards, there were nearly five hundred grooms and veterinarians of their profession. They were to take care of the health and safety of the more than 50,000 horses and pack horses of the Legion - of course, the cavalry and mounted infantry usually took care of their own mounts, and all they had to take care of was the horses and pack horses that were prepared.
The other regiment is currently in the limelight in the Imperial Army, and although its actual task is to build fortifications and conduct defensive operations, its actual combat effectiveness is by no means inferior to that of the Combat Engineer Regiment of the General Army Corps - of course, in order to cooperate with the cavalry corps, the combat engineers are all cavalry and mule-horse.
That's it, just like the other three standing cavalry regiments of the Russian Gothic Empire, the cavalry regiment that Freya currently controls is the most powerful cavalry regiment in the world, with eight regiments, eight thousand cavalry, four regiments, six thousand mounted infantry, two regiments, fifteen hundred artillery and three hundred cavalry guns, two thousand baggage soldiers and one thousand combat engineers.
The entire legion had more than 18,000 soldiers, more than 300 artillery pieces, and more than 50,000 horses and pack horses. It's incredibly powerful. Not to mention fighting alone, even if it is an independent battle, it is not even impossible to complete a campaign independently.
Now, Freya was going to lead the legion to attack a unit that had only been established for a few days, and was almost entirely filled with new recruits from top to bottom. This army didn't even have much artillery, and not even a single musket. Although in today's world, almost everyone who knows a little bit about military affairs can understand that superlong guns or something are outdated. But without any other weapon, you can't just let them kill with their bare hands, can you?
So, that's pretty much it. Freya simply thought it was overkill. This is also the reason why she thinks that she does not need to care about the other two legions on the east and west flanks of this legion at all.
For she did not think that these poor Visigoths were capable enough to wait for their allies to come to their aid.
Yes, they don't have any chances at all. Because they couldn't even hold up the first round.
All Freya had to do was to knock out the poor creatures in one fell swoop in the first round, and then walk away before the rest of the opposing allies could react. With the mobility of the cavalry troops, it was simply impossible for them to catch up.
And behind the cavalry corps, the two army corps brought by the Russian Gothic Empire, have already begun to set up their positions.
It might be better if those guys don't catch up, but if they do, then they'll know what a strong line of defense awaits them, and what hell awaits them.
"So, that's it, everything is just right, no matter what the final outcome of this war will be, at least I know that I will win this battle. ”
Before confirming the order to attack, Freya went through everything she could think of, everything in her head, and finally made sure that she hadn't missed anything important.
Thinking about it again, thinking about what kind of face the hateful little girl of the Normandy family would put on after she lived a victorious life, Freya couldn't help but turn up the corners of her mouth and smile happily.
At the end of the day, she still didn't like Victoria, just as she didn't like Victoria's mother, Lady Mary.
It's like "her mother snatched my brother from me, and now she's going to come here to snatch my nephew", which is very unpleasant.
(To be continued.) )