"If you can win, it's okay. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Although the other party seems to be very powerful, it is perfectly fine, and we will definitely win. On the battlefield, Shaybani Khan thought silently. Cheer yourself up. If it weren't for this kind of thought, which made him feel very angry, then maybe at this moment, his already frightened face would have changed.

In any case, even if the war really ends with the defeat of their Uzbeks. But you can be killed, but you can't be scared to death. He is also a khan, and he has eaten and seen it. It would be a shame to be frightened by William like this and collapse before a fight.

"Hold your breath, even if you lose this battle, it's no problem. As long as I can hold on, as long as my main force is still there, then there will be a day when I will make a comeback. He kept saying this to himself in his heart.

Yes, for nomads, such a thing as a comeback is very simple, not even once or twice. The uncertainty of the nomads, and the dependence on the strong, make it very possible for such a thing to make a comeback.

As long as they have the ability to rise, the army will snowball and grow - just like Temujin back then. Genghis Khan was also defeated back then, and after the Battle of the Thirteen Wings, he was beaten by his godfather and his brothers, who could only hide next to the stinky ditch and drink mud soup to live...... What was the result, didn't it still turn out to be up?

If Temujin already had a certain foundation at that time and his strength was not damaged, then it would be good to talk about Yelu Dashi. At that time, the entire Liao State was defeated by the Jurchens who were rising to the sun. In the battle of Hubu Dagang, the 800,000-strong army was overturned by 20,000 people on the opposite side. Although Yelu Dashi was also one of the top talents of that era, he was still powerless in the face of the general trend and could only flee.

How many people were there with Yelu Dashi, who was on the run at that time?

Two hundred.

Yes, two hundred people, in one fell swoop, ran from the East to what is now Central Asia. In what came to be known as the Great Expedition, Jerodashi's army also snowballed. By the time he reached Central Asia, he had enough to build a powerful nomadic empire.

This is the Western Liao, which can be called the hegemon of Central Asia in history. After the establishment of Western Liao, it once fought with the Jurchen Jin State, and the result was a powerful existence with one victory and one defeat.

And then there is the Mughal Empire that is now and in the memory of William's previous life. Formerly known as the self-proclaimed descendant of Genghis Khan and a descendant of the Turkicized Mongol hero Timur, Babur Khan traveled several times in the Persian region, but was ultimately unable to establish Persian hegemony. The Timurid Empire, once the hegemon of the Middle East, was no longer able to recover. Under these circumstances, Babur Khan did not hesitate and resolutely withdrew. Later, it established a large territory in India. The Mughal Empire, which ruled a large area of India, emerged from this.

Of course, this also shows that the third brother's combat effectiveness is really not good. No wonder it has been enslaved for thousands of years.

So, for a nomadic tribe, as long as there is an army, a leader, and the ambition of a moment of conquest, then everything is possible.

It's just that...... That being said, isn't it a bit ...... to anticipate what will happen after the defeat before the war has even started Not so good?

Well, it's just not good. It's not even bad, it's too bad. Even this Shaybani Khan thought so in his heart, let alone the rest of Shaybani Khan's men. These guys must be scared to death too. Surely there is no confidence in this war. Everyone from top to bottom does not have any confidence in the war, so there is no need to fight this war anymore. Everyone surrendered to the province as soon as possible.

So, in this case, Shaybani Khan wanted to boost morale.

It's just a pity that because it was also in this situation, Shaybani Khan's method of boosting morale was nothing but shouting, "The other party is not terrible at all!"

Because now the situation is already obvious. The battle between the strikers and scouts on both sides was coming to an end. There are no miracles, no accidents, no mercy. It took little effort for the Heritford Clan's vanguard army to defeat or even destroy their enemies.

When the time comes, it's really over.

Confidence, faith, many times this is more important than strength and strength. It's like there were only 200 cavalry under Yelu Dashi back then, and he fought a Central Asian overlord. It is also like in the Battle of Hubu Dagang, the 800,000 army of the Liao State was knocked to the ground by 20,000 Jurchens. left behind the legend of the Jurchen dissatisfaction.

Belief determines morale. Now, the Hereford family is rightfully on the higher morale side.

"Cavalry tactics are all about speed. It's a shame that there was no wireless telegraph in this era. Although I tried to get those bastards to recognize the flag as much as possible, I am afraid that these guys did not have much decentness, and the use of heralds was too slow for a cavalry battle. So, in the end, the best tactic is still that. ”

William thought so in his heart. At this moment, he was standing at the front of the heavy armor and riding on the most powerful horse, the two-headed black eagle banner representing the imperial Caesar, and he was beside him. A brigade in total, armed to the teeth of the Praetorian cavalry, with him, was at the forefront.

"What should it be? Alexander's companion cavalry stormed King Darius? Or rather, the overlord of Western Chu who was in array?

Well, but if you think about it, it seems that it is my side that has the advantage. William thought to himself—

Yes, in this era when information is not spread fast enough, there is only one best tactic for cavalry warfare at the campaign level. That is, the cavalry commander is on the front line, tears apart the opponent's array with incredible morale, incredible courage, and incredible combat effectiveness, and then achieves victory.

As for the above three conditions, it just so happens that William has all of them.

In this case, the use of this tactic is simply more appropriate.

Of course.

Before that.

It's still shelling.

A total of four cavalry divisions and four full-fledged Cossack cavalry brigades, carrying a total of 600 cavalry guns, were barely inferior in firepower to some of the weaker conventional units.

With such firepower, bombarding the other side, William simply couldn't bear to look at it directly - while the scouts on both sides were fighting bloodily, the first troops deployed at the forefront were the Imperial cavalry artillery. Each of these guns had eight of the strongest horses in horse-drawn and lighter than the average six-pounder gun, and although they had a shorter range, they were incredibly powerful.

Speaking of which, one of the reasons why Her Majesty Queen Victoria thought that William could not compete with her in this war was because she thought she had the advantage in firepower.

Here's the thing. With warships and enough supply points, she was able to pull more and heavier artillery. In general, artillery and cavalry could not act together, and the former's poor mobility prevented the latter's speed advantage from being exploited.

And in a regular battle, the side with absolute firepower superiority will naturally win - at least that's what Victoria thought.

Bombard each other with hundreds, if not thousands, of army heavy artillery, and even navy eighteen-pounder guns and twenty-four-pounder super-heavy artillery. Pull the other into a fire hell. In this way, it is naturally impossible for the enemy to win.

Just thinking about it makes you feel excited. true

It's just a pity, if he knew that William's army had six hundred six-pounder cavalry guns, and even hundreds of twelve-pounder Napoleons that he didn't usually use, then she probably wouldn't have thought so

Thinking so in my heart, I saw that the battle on the front line was almost over. William smiled, gave the order, and opened fire - a total of six hundred guns, seven artillery positions deployed, and in a matter of more than three minutes, they opened fire in unison.

In an instant, the roar of the cannonballs shook the earth, almost making the enemy on the opposite side feel unbelievable, as well as ......

Unbelievable casualties.

The enemy troops, which had not yet been properly arrayed, were in an instant a little chaotic - neither in the battle with the Zoroastrians, nor in the battle with the Tartalya Khanate, they had never encountered such a thing, they had not endured such a terrible bombardment, and they had not been sufficiently conscious and mentally prepared.

Violent explosions, shells with new ****** and explosives caused huge casualties and confusion in the opposite camp.

Shaybani Khan and the people around him only felt like the sky had fallen.

"Is this the end of the world? Is it the end of the world? Why can humans possess such terrible weapons?!" Seeing his army of 100,000 wails under such a fire bombardment, the other party made a sound like a dream.

However, the next moment, Shaybani Khan gritted his teeth and persevered-

"Charge! Charge! The other side is just relying on the strength of their artillery! Any soldier can cut off their heads with their scimitars in close combat! These cowards who can only hide behind the cannons! Don't be afraid of them! Tengri's darlings, charge! Tear them apart! Crush them! Just rush over, their artillery is useless!"

With the order of Shaybani Khan, a large number of Uzbek cavalry gritted their teeth and charged towards the artillery positions of the Hereford family. Tens of thousands, tens of thousands, and even more cavalry moved at this moment. The sound of horses' hooves shook the earth, and even gave people the illusion that there was an earthquake.

This is the power of the most powerful hegemon in this steppe. It was Shaybani Khan, an Uzbek, who was the basis on which the court of Bukhara Khan was able to rule over the region.

His prestige, his ability, his reputation for brutality, and his great fear were like a huge hand in an instant, holding the nomadic cavalry to the death, and in an instant they made the most terrible decision of all—to charge—

Although the formation was not organized, although the army was not prepared. But in this case, they don't have enough time to prepare the formation and make any preparations.

Charge, or retreat. Now they are left with only two paths to take. In that case, it's good to charge.