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After a little thought, Colonel David quickly adjusted his tactics. As a front-line commander who participated in the Battle of Magdeburg. The Colonel himself admired William's command in that battle. Colonel David remembers William's skillful command of artillery, combined with the cavalry, to burst out with astonishing lethality, breakthrough power and devastating power.

So, like many of the current military personnel, the officers of the Hereford family, the colonel was a member of the school of fire and shock that won the battle.

First, bombard the opponent's array with artillery, and then use cavalry to attack the gap in the opponent's array, tearing it apart, so as to achieve the tactical effect of destroying the opponent's array, and then divide, encircle, and annihilate the opponent......

This was the tactic that Colonel David had embraced. That is, artillery and cavalry cooperate to use tactics. The tactics that the people of the Hereford family liked to use the most.

"It's just a pity that the number of artillery in our army is not very large. Thinking of this, Colonel David sighed secretly.

Of course, not a lot, not nothing.

After the battle against the Swabians, William stepped up his efforts to rebuild his army, transforming it into a stronger, more firepowered, and more penetrating army. One of the most important reforms was the creation of two separate cavalry brigades, each equipped with a reinforced artillery battalion with 30 guns.

These guns were modified to be six-pounder Napoleon guns that had been greatly reduced in weight due to advances in materials and the abandonment of some range and stability.

In addition to the improved lightweight, the number of horses pulling the gun has also been changed from the standard four to eight. At the same time, the sports car and gun carriage have also been strengthened and improved to a certain extent, making them more suitable for fast maneuvering and long journeys.

In this way, these cavalry artillery, which can keep up with the artillery units during the march, and at the same time can be quickly deployed in any corner of the battlefield during the battle, will be installed.

For a cavalry officer like Colonel David, who believed in the combined operation of artillery and cavalry, and the combination of firepower and assault power, these mounted artillery were one of the greatest innovations of the Hereford family.

Possessing these thirty six-pounder cavalry guns was the best weapon with which he could persist in fighting independently, and in the face of the enemy's superior forces, he believed that he could achieve victory.

"It's a shame. If the battle is initiated by us on our own initiative, and the enemy is not given a chance to line up without warning. Instead, if we launch a surprise attack, then we can settle the battle with just one charge. ”

He thought so in his heart, and at the same time sighed secretly, feeling frustrated that he didn't have a thing that could easily obtain the rarest thing in the world, that is, the matter of war feats.

"It's terrible, it's terrible. He thought to himself.

However, this frustration and unhappiness only disappeared in an instant. Despite some resentment, Colonel David insisted that his army was stronger than that of his enemies. You can still win.

It's just that the cost of this victory is a little bigger than I expected.

Thinking so in his heart, Colonel David immediately gave the order, and then, his cavalry artillery battalion, under the escort of a regiment of light cavalry, moved a total of thirty guns at the fastest speed towards the enemy's flank, and under the ride of two hundred and forty strong horses, rushed forward at the fastest speed, although its speed was much worse than that of the real cavalry, but it was much faster than the ordinary infantry and artillery.

"The other party...... Artillery?"

Seeing the Hereford family's troops begin to move, the Dark Elf commander on the opposite side felt a little uneasy. The power of artillery should be understood by any modern qualified commander. For the commander of the Ottoman Empire of the Dark Elves, the land-based, heavy, monster-like sixty-four-pounder cannon is the well-deserved king of war in this era, a terrifying weapon that can destroy everything.

It's just that it was heavy artillery for their own use.

"The enemy's cannon is probably only four to six pounds, right? Such a small cannon is quite fast to pull, but what power can it have?"

Because of the influence of stereotypes, the commanders of the dark elves did not care about those artillery. Of course, another reason was the insufficient number of their cavalry units. It was not possible to disperse the artillery units defended by a regiment of cavalry.

As for sending infantry units to attack artillery positions......

Well, this tactic is a little more subtle. Especially in the case of the Dark Elf army, which is not valued and has almost no skirmishers.

All in all, while the horse artillery of the Hereford family maneuvered quickly, the dark elves were indifferent. A total of three infantry regiments and two understaffed cavalry regiments were still holding their formations, slowly moving forward.

As mentioned above, the Dark Elves don't have artillery. As the vanguard, the Dark Elves, who expected to win with speed and mobility, did not pull in their heavy, slow-moving artillery units.

If there's one thing the dark elves regret the most, it's probably this.

"This small cannon may not be too powerful, but it is very convenient. Perhaps after we go back, we can go to Sudan and equip our mobile units with some small artillery. ”

The Dark Elf Commander thought to himself. At the same time, the most advanced army infantry regiment was only three hundred meters away from the Hereford family's array.

At this distance, the legionnaires began to prepare their formation. The infantrymen armed with halberds, scimitars, and shields formed an array with shields in front and halberds behind, and then slowly advanced in a horizontal array.

Around them were small groups of musketeers, as well as archers. These marksmen will provide fire support to the main hand-to-hand units.

This is a modified version, more complex, and not very easy to assess the combat effectiveness of the classic Phalanx of Asturias.

If it was in the Middle Ages and modern wars, then a unit like this would definitely be an elite division that would be vigorously sought after by all commanders.

It's just a pity that the time has passed. The era of cold weapons, the era of alternating use of cold and hot weapons, has passed to the era of hot weapons as the mainstay, and cold weapons as supplements.

It's like the classic phalanx of Asturias is outdated and useless. This phalanx of the Ottoman variant was equally useless.

"If I had a unit of musketeers, I would shoot three shots at a time, and then another round of grenade throws. And then you can break them down. ”

Colonel David thought to himself. It's just a pity that he doesn't have any musketeers in his hands. Armed with carbines and pistols on a large scale, the Hereford family was the 2nd Separate Cavalry Brigade, which was currently in the Cuman-Kipchak steppes, bloodbathing the steppe tribes who had taken refuge in the Dark Elves.

In contrast, the 1st Cavalry Brigade still retains the tradition of cold weapons. And there was almost no training in the subjects of gunpowder weapons, gunpowder guns. The only gunpowder weapon it was equipped with was the revolver unit that had shined in previous battles.

But the pistol battalion, first, was insufficient in strength, only 300, and second, the effective range of the pistols was too close, only less than 30 meters. At this distance, the arquebusiers and archers on the opposite side could already kill twice.

These revolvers are Colonel David's treasures, and they are reluctant to die casually.

That's it, Colonel David thought for a moment. It was decided to wait until the artillery unit had fired a round before attacking.

And in the ensuing campaign, this decision proved to be correct.

The cavalry artillery deployed as fast as they could, then unloaded the guns and aimed them at the enemy. This distance is only about two hundred meters, which is already quite close.

If it weren't for the cavalry guards of a regiment around, then the cavalry artillerymen here would probably not dare to calmly load ammunition and fire artillery.

Then, there was a round of artillery roar.

A total of thirty six-pounder Napoleonic cannons roared, followed by a few waves of flesh and blood in the enemy's array - the vast majority of the guns missed.

But it doesn't matter, no one is a god, and being able to hit the first hit is a thing that can be bragged about even if William is in the twenty-first century. Not to mention that it was now 1744.

After stabilizing their minds a little, the artillerymen began to adjust the position and angle of the gun's muzzle according to the impact point. A few dozen seconds later, a second round of artillery roared - this time, the hit rate was much better.

Encouraged by this, its artillerymen began three rounds of rapid fire. Loading ammunition as quickly as possible, ignoring the extremely heated chamber of the gun, and not cleaning the chamber of gunpowder -

It is in this situation that the danger of artillery firing is greatly increased, and the speed of artillery firing is greatly increased - basically only when the chamber is at its coldest, that is, when the first few rounds of artillery are fired, can the artillerymen do such a powerful and dangerous thing -

In this way, after three rounds of rapid fire, the artillerymen began to clean the chamber of the gun, poured water on the gun body to cool it, and then cleaned out the gunpowder that had not yet burned in the gun body.

As a result, the rate of artillery firing was greatly reduced - but it didn't matter, yes, it didn't matter, the power of three rounds of rapid fire was completely sufficient. That is, under the artillery bombardment of the Hereford family, the first array of the enemy, the legionary infantry, suffered heavy losses.

The first time they encountered an enemy equipped with flowering shells, the dark elf generals, officers and soldiers had their eyes straightened. It is unimaginable for everyone that the small cannon equipped with the Hereford family, which looks inconspicuous and seems to have a faster speed, has such a fast firing speed, and the accuracy of the shooting is so accurate, and the shooting power is so great......

After three rounds of rapid fire, nearly a hundred flowering shells exploded in the first array of dark elves. Hundreds of legionnaires were blown to slag and died horribly dead. The morale of the infantry plummeted, and the formation was scattered. It was in this situation that the cuirassiers of the two cavalry battalions rushed towards them with a roar.

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