. Combined with the war movies I watched before, I will write something casually and discuss
it. The war movies I have seen before are mainly related to tactics. It is:
"Heaven and Earth", "Alexander", "Seven Samurai", "Braveheart"
There is a war with Darius in Alexander, the description is relatively detailed, so it is the key reference object.
In the battle of Shucheng, the main questions were:
1. Many people questioned the use of the musketeers, why the Taiping Army did not send cavalry to attack when the Shanzi Battalion attacked. 2. Why the musketeers
of the Tianping Army were deployed on the front line without protection
3. The guns, guns and horses did not cooperate.
Let’s discuss one by one
Cavalry attacked.
Since the birth of the infantry phalanx, it has been difficult for light cavalry to break through.
Napoleon said that without the protection of the infantry, the cavalry cannot deal with the infantry phalanx.
Therefore, light cavalry is usually used to outflank the flanks and chase down defeated soldiers.
See "Seven Samurai", a group of peasants using bamboo spears, using very small-scale pocket tactics, can easily deal with the cavalry and then destroy them individually.
At the same time, in ancient battlefields, the cavalry was the only mobile force, so it was often used as a reserve team.
Either fight against the opponent's cavalry, or wait until the critical moment to invest in a critical position. It
will not be dispatched until the critical moment.
Let recall the war scenes in the West, For example
, in the battle between Alexander and Darius, how was the cavalry used?
Alexander took his cavalry and kept pulling out.
Darius ' cavalry kept following him, ignoring the Macedonian infantry.
In the end, Alexander used a small number of infantry to entangle Darius' cavalry, and he took the cavalry to attack Darius' main formation, which is the most classic example of the use of cavalry.
Although light cavalry has such a problem, the impact power of heavy cavalry is still very strong.
Riders and horses are usually covered with heavy armor, and ordinary bows and arrows are not very lethal to them.
If you add the kidnappers commonly used by Jin Wushu and others, it is simply It is the tank on the ancient battlefield,
so when facing a weaker opponent, the heavy cavalry will often take the lead, attacking the opponent's infantry camp
. Compared with the movie "Braveheart", everyone has seen
it. The reason why the heavy cavalry of the British army was from the beginning Just attacking the Scots
is because the Scots have no heavy cavalry and no strength to check and balance, so there is a huge disparity.
As long as you can scramble the formation, you will basically win,
but everyone knows the result. This is actually the role of the infantry phalanx.
The phalanx of infantry with lances is a nightmare for cavalry.
Due to the strong impact, heavy cavalry often played a greater role, until the appearance of the crossbow.
The crossbow has a very strong launch force, so the arrows it shoots can easily penetrate heavy armor.
Since the training is so simple, as soon as this thing appears, a casual soldier can shoot and kill a thousand tempered knights.
At that time, the nobles of Europe once demanded to ban the use of this weapon, because:
the most humble peasant can easily shoot a noble knight with a crossbow.
With the musket, the armor is even more irresistible, so the role of the cavalry is gradually weakened.
Let's look at it again . In the "Battle of Waterloo"
, when the French army attacked the Austrian army and broke part of the enemy's front, some cavalry were eager to win, and they attacked the infantry phalanx alone. In the face of a dense infantry phalanx, they could not kill the opponent at all, and they were quickly defeated
. So summed up one time,
1. Cavalry, as the only fast-moving force, is usually used as a reserve force. In the early stage of the battle, very few people will send cavalry to attack infantry . 2.
Cavalry is usually used to duel with the opponent's cavalry
. . Pursue
and kill the enemy when winning In fact, it is just an archer with a long range. For troops who have not received sophisticated modern training, that is, when an archer is used, and the musketeers are different from archers, they cannot shoot in a curve, so the musketeers must be used in the first line. Referring to the ancient methods of warfare, in order to let the opponent's attacking troops be attacked by the arrow rain as early as possible, the archers generally try to move forward as much as possible. If the preparation time is sufficient, two rows may be placed in front of the archers to resist the horse, and then a small number of people will be sent. Protection Judging from various war movies such as "Braveheart" and "Heaven and Earth", archers are generally light-loaded and have no melee ability. Because archers are relatively simple to train, they do not need to be equipped with good fighting weapons and armor, so the cost Relatively low Under normal circumstances, after the enemy approached, either let it fend for itself, or leave it behind. (Those who have played shoguns basically know that) The Taiping Army's use of musketeers may have followed this management. And it uses a breech charge, which has a very slow loading speed. At most 3 shots are fired in 1 minute, 200 guns are divided into 3 rows, and each row is 70 rounds. The threat of firing at the same time is not very big. At a distance of 300 meters, you can rush to the front in 1 minute, and you can only shoot 600 bullets at most. At you will also be attacked by the opponent's arrow rain. From the front of 100 meters, the threat is really not big.
Such troops are used as archers, and there is really no problem.
The only problem is that the musketeer training will be much more difficult, and it should not be left to fend for itself.
At the same time, it is puzzling that the Shanzi Battalion does not have a shield when charging, but it may be
because of the need to stick to the past at high speed to avoid artillery fire, so try to Pack light.
3. The coordination of spears, artillery, and horses The analysis of the
first two items is basically sufficient for the analysis of spearmen and cavalry, and now let's talk about artillery.
At that time, there were generally two types of cannonballs.
One . Not too lethal.
However, in the movie, it seems that the bomb is used, which can blow up the cavalry.
In China, because the army was not organized in the West and lacked specialized artillery, artillery was generally used to siege or defend cities at that time.
During field battles, they are deployed in higher places and bombard the opponent from a height, so that they can fight farther and avoid being hit on the front line. If it is on the plain, it can only be deployed on the front line.
Napoleon's use of artillery was very rational, often concentrating on the use of cannons. He believed that in the face of 16 well-equipped cannons, it would be difficult for infantry to break through.
Judging from the "Courtesy of the Name", there are about 10 cannons. Since the Taiping Army was embargoed by Western weapons at that time, they generally used their own local cannons, which were not very powerful in range.
Compared with the musketeers, the Taiping army was more closely protected for the artillery, surrounded by soldiers with spears.
Artillery is very effective against troops in dense formations, but when used against a few fast-moving cavalry, the effect is very poor. The
charging and reloading are very slow. In the face of cavalry, it can shoot 2 artillery, which is basically in front of you.
Therefore, Pang Qingyun's small number of cavalry attacked from the side, and the method of single-handedly betting on the enemy was more effective.
The only question is why the cannons were not used against the first wave of infantry assaults.
There are several reasonable explanations:
1. Underestimate the enemy;
2. The shells are limited; it is difficult to manufacture open shells, so the number is very small, and they are often used sparingly.
3. In addition to the hundreds of people in Shanziying, there are also a large number of Qing troops next to it, so I plan to use it later.
Finally, a few words about training.
Military training, especially the transition from cold weapons to hot weapons, is a very troublesome thing.
Although there were musketeers and artillerymen, it was the ordinary infantry and cavalry that determined the battle situation at that time,
and coordination between arms had always been a big problem. The lack of modern military training made it even more difficult to cooperate.
Fighting is not a video game, use the army as you want. All kinds of situations are changing rapidly.
Maybe the coach hesitates, and the scene is very different.
The breakthrough of a hero at a key position, breaking the local balance, is likely to bring about a chain reaction.
Once a phalanx collapses and the soldiers flee, the entire army may be defeated immediately. For
example, Darius vs Alexander, it seems that Darius has more troops in advance. Impossible to lose,
but Alexander's sudden picture near the main formation caused chaos, and Darius' escape caused a global collapse.
Even if other parts of Darius' army had a clear advantage, it was useless.
Therefore, it was only possible to face the bullets without hiding, to stick to it and fight hard, only to have 800 people chasing 5,000 people, and only then did Pang Qingyun take a gamble to defeat the enemy with a single sword.
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