Valley.

Vondolph led a temporary cavalry company in the direction of the spies.

Along the way, there are mountains and rivers, and from time to time you can see schools of trout jumping out of the water, stirring up layers of splashing.

The fish splashed, and Feng Daofu shook his fingers weakly.

Brunhilde leaned over on horseback: "Give up, you may not even be able to catch a fish when the sun goes down." ”

Feng Daofu subconsciously retorted: "How can the polar sun set, you know that you are teasing me." ”

The silver-haired girl pursed her lips and smiled.

Ava next to her forced a smile.

For the sake of the beautiful mother of the twin daughters, Feng Dolph didn't do anything.

When this battle is over, you will know what the sun never sets when the time comes!

Boom~

The fish are rippling.

Vondolph took another look at the trout, resisted the urge to throw a shot, and led the cavalry company to the river that was a little slower.

Touched the pulse of the black pearl.

The cardiorespiratory state is okay, but the body temperature is a little high.

In this way, you can't drink water immediately, and there is a probability that it will cause hernia, affect the heart health of the war horse, and further destroy the already fragile gastrointestinal digestion ability, which is the so-called drinking horse three reins.

Although the speed of the journey was not fast, and they also carried pack horses conscripted from Oslo, everyone had at least two horses, one war horse and one pack horse.

The pack horses are armed and heavy, and the war horses are well fed and drunk.

But it may be because of the polar day, coupled with the good air, no clouds, and the direct sun for a long time, the body temperature of the black pearl is a little uncontrollable.

Black is just that, it's not good, it's heat-absorbing.

The two-legged black color not only automatically awakens the long-distance running talent when the child is born, but also absorbs the heat of the weapon.

It's an amazing color.

However, the black pearl has a specialty bonus and has to be carefully guarded, if you think about it carefully, it is still humanoid black and easy to use, and it will consume a watermelon for 100 kilometers.

Feng Dolph turned over and dismounted, allowing the Black Pearl to rest for a while and sweat.

He massaged Black Pearl with his left hand and took out the map with his right hand: "Brunhilde, Ava, you guys take the light cavalry to scout here." ”

The two girls looked at it, and the map was densely packed, and the people who saw it were a little dazzled.

Fortunately, they were all professionally trained to recognize the information recorded by the spies.

The recognition was recognizable, but it still made them exclaim: "It's amazing." ”

Feng Daofu was also a little complacent.

He had never done intelligence work, only some theoretical knowledge that he had gained from watching movies.

If it is in modern times, this is definitely not enough, and the engineering tyrant is also a small dish.

But in the Nordic room, that's Zenith knowledge!

Vondolph is still very willing to invest.

Prophet of the enemy, victory like God.

Therefore, the Ming monarch is a virtuous general, so he moves and wins, and the success comes from the many, and the prophet is also.

No matter what era, no matter what occasion, as long as competition is involved, if we have the advantage of information, we will have the initiative.

Since Feng Daofu's debut, as long as he has the information advantage in every battle, he is basically stable, and he is more willing to invest when he tastes the sweetness, plus Willy, a talented and outstanding talent, has spread the intelligence network into the army of the Blonde King.

Although they don't have access to the high-ranking generals at the level of the war chief, the Norsemen have no sense of secrecy when fighting wars, and knowing the direction and movement is already a huge advantage.

Most of the time it was covert communication using a rabbit telegraph.

Because the number of rabbits limited the content of the telegram, when the amount of information accumulated was sufficient, an advanced small piece of paper would be used for a spy lurking outside the tent to pass it on.

The sentry posts are all guarding the North Sea coast, and no one is guarding against the inland direction.

By the time the deserters brought the news of the fall of Oslo, it was already a week or two later.

The time was synchronized, the deserters had passed the news to the Blonde King, and Vondolph had been on the march for a week or two.

Even after receiving the news, the Oslo army did not think that he would choose to take such a difficult route.

The result of this unpreparedness was that he succeeded in obtaining a large amount of information, and although he had just marched to the vicinity, he was already well aware of the surrounding situation.

"Poor information is the best weapon, so we must keep it until the surprise attack on Nurhemsun, and we must not let the spies of the Blonde King discover our tracks."

Vondolf made a request.

Brünnhilde asked, "To what extent?" ”

"Determine whether the ground is soft or uneven, determine if there are any obstacles, whether it is uphill or downhill, and find a suitable place to attack this enemy cavalry squad," Vondolf said. ”

After confirming it twice, and after making sure that there was no misunderstanding, they set off with the light cavalry when the horses were replenished.

The improvised cavalry company consisted of a total of one hundred men, roughly divided into a platoon of heavy cavalry and a platoon of light cavalry.

I learned from the horse breeder that when the Blonde King bought the horse, he also came into contact with the three-piece riding suit through the maritime trade, and the cavalry was fitted.

So this time Vondolf didn't hide like the Norse tribe, and also changed all the clothes of the temporary cavalry company - everything was ready-made in the homes of the Oslo nobles.

By the way, he also used the high-quality linen of the nobles, and made a full set of linen vests for the heavy cavalry on the road - something is better than nothing.

The heavy cavalry platoon was directly led by Vondolph, and the members were all plate ascetics, with a total of only forty horsemen.

Because Andalusian horses were originally kept for breeding, and now it is the season for breeding, ten of them were pregnant before the capture of Oslo and were raised in the large army.

The remaining sixty horsemen were all light cavalry, and the horses came from the mixed-race fjord horses that the nobles enthusiastically sponsored.

The hussar platoon was led by Brunhild and Ava, and the riders were predominantly Sami people.

Different types of cavalry have different functions in warfare.

Heavy cavalry is mainly used to launch a decisive attack in a general battle, and a certain angle positioning is the same as that of giant war ordnance, so it is natural to use it with careful maintenance.

They should not be overworked, they should not participate in unnecessary marches, and they should not perform such duties as avant-garde, reconnaissance, escort, collection of grain and straw, and escort of baggage.

The light cavalry is the hearing and sight of the army, which is responsible for scouting enemy positions, and is often divided into small units, walking in front and away from the main force, protecting their own troops from enemy raids, and monitoring enemy light cavalry detachments performing similar reconnaissance duties.

For this purpose, the lighter the rider acting as a light cavalry, the lower the weight of the horse, and the greater the durability and speed it will be.

The Southern Expeditionary Army was mainly selected from among the young people, and the young generation of the Sami people had kept up with their nutrition for most of the year, but after all, their ancestors had been malnourished for dozens of generations.

Eating and drinking spicy with the sage, the average height of the young Sami people who joined the army is only about one meter five, their weight is relatively light, and they have been exposed to how to train reindeer since they were children, and they are also good at archery.

The cavalry company has done a good job of tactics.

Although this was a small-scale raid, Feng Daofu wanted to train a cavalry company to prepare for the real war with the Blonde King in the future, so he was not ready to use trickery and frontal combat to level up.

During the break, Vondolph began to simulate the pace of combat.

This raid is mainly about impact.

The best and most effective way to assault the cavalry is to have the cavalry split into several parts and attack in a staggered formation.

The first round of shocks was followed by the second round.

Vondolph put himself at the front.

It was indeed necessary for the cavalry to achieve as high a speed as possible in the assault, but at the same time it was necessary to maintain a tight and flat formation.

However, some horses are faster and more endurance than others, because of the skill gap of the riders, coupled with uneven terrain to slow down, and some need to go around obstacles, etc.

If you want to keep the formation intact and launch an attack, this seemingly simple thing is actually an advanced technique of cavalry.

Even approaching the enemy at a low speed, changing to a high speed in the last few hundred steps, and reaching full speed only when only a few dozen paces away from the enemy is a seemingly simple requirement, which can only be achieved by elite cavalry units that have been professionally trained for many years.

The temporary cavalry company didn't have that ability, so there was only one solution left: he would lead the cavalry and suppress the rhythm.

You don't need to care if the formation is complete or not, just poke people to death with a sharp knife!

The lead rider has to face wind resistance, and the physical exertion is more.

Fortunately, Black Pearl's physical strength is better, and he has a higher range of specialty bonuses, coupled with his personal force factor, he already has the conditions for hard solution.

However, there is only one ride on the sideboard, even if one ride is strong enough, the effect of the scattering formation is still a little low.

After the drill, Feng Dolph lined up in two horizontal columns.

Theoretically, the ideal formation for shock cavalry was three horizontal columns, which could occupy a wide frontage.

But in the field, the terrain cannot be as smooth as a concrete road, and the three horizontal columns are too complicated.

Feng Dolph thought it was impossible at first, how could it be complicated with only three columns?

Later, I experienced dirt horse racing myself, and I knew what the problem was.

In the uneven terrain of the wild, the horses will be crowded together as they run.

Neighboring riders will squeeze each other, and the confusion will quickly spread to friendly troops on the same front, and the formation will be gaped in the chaos.

This is a problem with the physiological structure of the horse when running, and it is not something that can be solved by training and organization.

In addition, if the cavalry wants to peel potatoes, that is, the kind of Three Kingdoms fighting generals, the two sides continue to rotate in circles on horseback, and the number of rounds will also affect the speed of the circle - professionals call this action rotation.

Because the longitudinal depth of a horse is about 3 times the transverse width.

When the cavalry cuts potatoes in three columns, the lateral width is one-third more than that of two columns, and the effect is that the circle speed will be one-third slower.

Those who have seen the fighting generals of the Three Kingdoms have the impression that many people will be killed by a macho man if they turn around and beat slowly, let alone a third slower.

It happened that the training time of the temporary cavalry company was not enough, so Feng Dolph chose a two-column horizontal team that was easy to use and had many advantages.

"In other words, against this cavalry, it is unlikely that you will cut potatoes like you would fight infantry."

Feng Dolph looked at the equipment of the cavalry platoon: "They are afraid that they will start running away if they don't see it." ”

The famous military historian and witness of the Napoleonic Wars, Alexander Ivanovich Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky ridiculed many people as a stream of impressions of cavalry.

Many imagine the opposing cavalry either charging at each other and then slashing or stabbing each other face to face until one of them retreats, or one of the cavalry staying in place waiting for the other to come and engage.

But this can only happen during training or exercises.

In actual combat, one side's cavalry group will attack, and the other side will retreat, and after meeting with the reserves, it will turn its horse's head and launch a charge to repel the enemy.

This fluctuation will continue until one of the cavalry clusters completely expels the other from the battlefield.

In a constant fluctuation, the cavalry would always slash and stab those who were left behind, that is, those who were being pursued by them.

The information left behind by these people who really experienced cavalry warfare shows that the frontal impact of cavalry mainly produces the following results:

1. One of the parties turns around and flees at some point in the approaching process;

2. Both sides slow down in the final stage, and a white-knuckle battle ensues, which ends with one of them fleeing;

3. The two sides pause when they are very close, and one of them engages in hand-to-hand combat under the influence of a certain role model, which ends with the other side fleeing;

4. The two sides run through each other.

The first is the most common, and the fourth is the least common.

It's like two high-speed motorcycles colliding against each other, comparing who is more daring.

Cavalry VS Cavalry is a game of the brave.

In the eyes of many experienced cavalry officers, although various factors such as weapons, formation, and tactics are also important, it is morale that really plays a decisive role.

Bismarck believed that cavalry used more mental power than material force in battle, and three-quarters of the cavalry's combat strength was mental power.

Mental power.

Feng Daoff looked at the religious fanatic buff that the ascetics of the plate armor were hanging on everyone.

Whether it's morale, mental strength, equipment, or horse breeds, all of them are superior!

Can I lose? It's hard to be spicy!

All that is needed is a terrain that can swallow all enemy cavalry!

It just so happened that the drill was almost complete, and the light cavalry also brought back the news: "A suitable ambush site has been found!" ”

……

It's a fairly smooth mountain slope.

"I watched with a telescope, and they're going downhill here."

Brunhilde drew a topographical map: "We're blocking here, and when the time comes, we're going uphill with our backs to the sun, and they're going downhill with the sun, and we're in the favor!" ”

A counterintuitive trivia of cavalry: in a mountainous environment, uphill is the dominant terrain for cavalry.

This is also a physiological influence of horses.

The horse's main muscles are on the hind legs, and when going downhill, the front hooves carry much more weight than on flat roads.

At this time, if you want to speed up, it is easy to cause the horse to lose its front hooves.

On the contrary, when going uphill, the horse's hind hips can exert more force.

It's definitely slower than the flat road, but it's definitely a lot faster than the downhill.

Hatov, a military expert on the woolly bear, pointed out that the cavalry attack was more powerful when going uphill than when going downhill - only on slopes with a slope of less than 10 degrees, and the ground was required to be solid.

On slippery or potholed slopes, with bumps and rocks, even if the slope is not large, the cavalry formation is difficult to navigate, sometimes even impassable, and it is impossible to take off as casually as in the game.

If you have a terrain advantage, you can have a speed advantage.

In cavalry battles, the side that can maintain the formation and density of the personnel, and reach the highest speed at the decisive moment of the meeting, has almost the entire chance of victory.

Plus the morale and spirit at the core

Vondolf picked up the binoculars and looked at the Oslo cavalry squad leading the horses slowly down the mountain without noticing.

He changed into a spare two-handed Tang Zhidao and put on a visor.

"Put on your armor and get on your horse!"

"Recently, the harvest has been getting smaller and smaller."

In the Oslo cavalry squad, someone muttered: "There is no place to loot, and Bergen doesn't need us, how can we be rewarded for meritorious service if we continue like this." ”

"There is no hope for Bergen but for the Lord of Finland to appear soon."

Stomp –

"What's going on?"

The team leader was stunned for a moment: "This voice seems to be a little familiar"

Willie's heart moved, and he quietly withdrew.

"Willy, you."

Someone noticed it, and was about to speak, when suddenly he looked at the rocks that shook on the ground.

Their eyes widened, and an impossible thought popped up in their brains.

This movement will not be ......

Willy, who had run away, turned around and smiled at them: "Lord of Finland, you ordered, enjoy it!" ”

Stompe!

The horse's hooves are windy, and their manes are flying.

Under the incredulous gaze of the Oslo cavalry squad, under the polar day, two columns of heavy cavalry rushed uphill like a silent steel wall!

The team leader tried to shoot an arrow, but when he saw that the plate armor was directly bounced away, he rode his horse without hesitation and ran, followed by the others.

But before he could go far, the ambushed hussar platoon fired crossbow arrows to harass him.

It doesn't take a lot of damage, just keep them from speeding.

As soon as this delayed, the people at the back were caught up by the heavy cavalry array.

"Ahh

The Oslo cavalry screamed in horror and wanted to swing his weapon.

As soon as he turned around, his eyes were already filled with knife light.

Feng Dolph was hunched around his waist, and his two-handed knife of astonishing length was wrapped in white air, grazing his body with a Devil May Cry scream.

Burst!

Half of the body and two broken arms flew out!

Bathed in the blood rain, the whole body armor of the dark gold rim was dyed scarlet.

Feng Dolph was like the embodiment of fear, and in their howls of fear, he ruthlessly and ruthlessly led the heavy cavalry to cut through the cavalry squad!

Everywhere the heavy cavalry went, countless bright red colors exploded, human heads flew high, and there was no longer the previous contempt and expectation on the faces of the miserable white despair!

Call~

Vondolph grabbed the reins and slowly slowed down to a halt.

Holding the helmet and blowing the mountain wind, the ramp has turned into a silent river of death!

……

There were not a single casualty, and the 50-man Oslo cavalry squad was completely annihilated.

It's just that the formation is still a little scattered in the end, which is not controlling the physical strength of the war horse.

After all, it is uphill, although it is an advantage, but the physical exertion is definitely more than the flat road.

Moreover, they are not professional heavy cavalry, and it is no problem to fight the fish pond bureau, but it is impossible to master advanced techniques immediately.

There is no way to solve this, you can only fight more, and the more you kill, the more you will become proficient.

The preset tactics were successful, and Vondolph praised everyone fiercely, leading the trophy back to the main army.

In the last leg of the march, the Southern Expeditionary Army was already half-resting and half-hurrying, and the daily itinerary was halved to adjust the state, and there was no need to rest for too long.

After resting for a long time, the state was adjusted, and before the Ostos army noticed that something was wrong, Vondolf ordered the army and went straight to Nurhelmsson!

Science:

The Cavalry Handbook, published after the Napoleonic Wars, recorded in detail the data related to the power of the cavalry.

(1) On long marches, the speed of cavalry drops to 125 paces (88.75 m) per minute or 5 versts (5.335 km) per hour

Considering that the horses had to rest more and had to eat at a fixed time, a long march was far inferior to the two legs of an Homo erectus.

Even if one person is paired with three horses, it will not improve much - with three horses, all three horses will have to follow suit, and the state will be affected.

It's not a game, you can put a backpack, and it's full when you take it out.

(2) Medium-distance rushing, usually brisk walking, that is, 12~15 kilometers per hour, can be used to walk 360 steps per minute (255.6 meters) for half an hour without exhausting horsepower.

(3) Running will only be used for short-distance combat, 18~24 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to marching 150 sand ropes or 500 steps (320-355 meters) per minute

At this rate, the horse can only move for a maximum of 6 minutes, beyond which the horse will quickly accumulate lactic acid and quickly reach the threshold of physical fitness.

Combat usually does not use up these 6 minutes in one go, and divides them into short/multiple intervals to maintain the cavalry's energy.

It's about the same as a full battle.

Ignoring factors such as horse breeds, equipment, environment, spirit, and combat techniques, cavalry combat, whoever has more energy has a greater chance of winning.

- All of the above refers to the maneuvering of large and somewhat dense cavalry clusters.

Scattered cavalry can advance slightly faster than a group, and a rider on a good horse alone will be much faster than a group.

(End of chapter)