Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 64

(Xiaoyu went to class this morning, so the update of this chapter is a bit late, please forgive me! I just checked the voting results: there are more ladyboys than MMs! Sweat!)

After the new drill code was implemented in front of the 88th Army, all officers and soldiers devoted themselves to it with great enthusiasm. But only Brad was absent-minded. He is only 23 years old this year, and he became a major of the cavalry. He is quite outstanding in the military, especially as an elite cavalry officer in the army. This has always been something he feels very proud of.

But ever since Xiao Jie learned that they would be equipped with a Maxim heavy machine gun capable of firing 600 rounds per minute, the cavalry's status as the king of land warfare collapsed in his heart. He was not the kind of officer with a rigid mind, and he saw the crisis of the cavalry from this. If it is a Maxim heavy machine gun, it will not pose any threat to the cavalry with strong impact, but if it is 10, 100? The bullets they fire will probably create a metal storm. Everything that is shrouded will be shattered by Sid. Powerful cavalry will become lambs to be slaughtered in front of them, and it is difficult to have the power to fight back. This made Brad, who has always been respected by the cavalry, very uncomfortable.

The cavalry is composed of a group of soldiers who have been trained for a long time to fight on horseback. Due to their high speed, cavalry are usually used for reconnaissance missions, or when the enemy troops have just formed and assembled, they will carry out guerrilla harassment work that involves continuous strikes and runs. In the era of Napoleon, cavalry transformed into an excellent elite unit, and combined with traditional infantry, deployed on the battlefield as the main force in combat. During the American Civil War, and even throughout the middle and late 19th century, cavalry was more widely used on the battlefield. But after the appearance of the bursting rifle replaced the early single-shot musket, the horse-riding combat troops gradually seemed to have no room to parry when facing the infantry.

In this era, cavalry is still used as the main force in various countries, and the most powerful of them is naturally the Russian Cossack cavalry respected by all countries. Although they are cruel, there is no doubt about their powerful fighting power. In France is no exception, Murat's cavalry corps has always been considered the main force of the empire. Although they only have 20,000 people, their combat power is definitely lower than that of the guards who are not equipped with new rifles. After the new rifles began to be equipped, the combat power of the Guards Corps was raised above that of the Cavalry Corps, but it was not obvious. After all, the super mobility and impact of the cavalry are still there. But it is different now. If equipped with a Maxim heavy machine gun, the impact of the cavalry can only be said to be a joke in front of this terrifying weapon. In the future on the battlefield, the cavalry may also have to be reduced from the main force on the battlefield to a supporting role on the battlefield.

This is a young and promising cavalry officer, a cavalry officer who has a strong sense of honor for the cavalry. The honor of the cavalry is lost, as is his own honor. He has also seen the infantry training, and he has a deep feeling for the positions they built according to the requirements of the infantry drills: it is simply a tactic designed by the devil to deal with cavalry. Several trenches more than one meter deep formed a solid position under the connection of traffic trenches. The firepower points composed of heavy machine guns and mortars (which are not equipped yet and can only be temporarily replaced by other items) overlap, forming a cross fire net, tearing apart any enemy who wants to pass through the position. The worst thing is that they put up two barbed wire fences in front of the position, one was about 200 meters away from the position, and the other was about 100 meters away. Although those barbed wire fences don't look very strong, they can be cut open with a few slashes with a saber. But that can only be done if the cavalry who are charging at high speed stop. But if they stop, they will only become the target of the enemy. But if they didn't stop, the cavalry wouldn't be able to break through the barbed wire fence at all. If they forced the impact, they would only fall down, and the final result would be different.

All this gave Brad a deep shock. He knew that no matter how powerful the cavalry could break through such a position, he could only describe Xiao Jie who designed such a position and weapon in a devil's way. What made him very uncomfortable was that the three infantry captains still respected him very much, and the cavalry belonged to the kind of role that is a senior official. But since they got the method to restrain the cavalry, the three of them no longer looked at him with that kind of respect, but another kind of provocative look, as if to say again, how about it? Not convinced? Don't wait for new weapons and equipment to compete in the future. Brad knew he had to lose in that situation, and there was really no way he could break through the solid position.

Xiao Jie discovered a strange phenomenon. After learning that the new weapons would be equipped in a few months, the other captains put themselves into daily training with confidence, but Brad, the captain of the cavalry brigade, seemed a little Absently. At first he didn't pay attention, but it happened for several days, so he had to find a time to talk to Brad.

"Mr. Major, I really want to know why other troops are training with enthusiasm, but why your troops are so absent-minded?" Xiao Jie asked, looking at Brad sitting in front of him.

"His Royal Highness, I would like to ask, do you think it is necessary for our cavalry to exist in the face of the positions and weapons used by the infantry?" Brad said honestly.

Hearing Brad ask Xiao Jie like this, he understood the crux of the whole problem: it turned out that he was afraid that the main force of the cavalry would be replaced. However, this trend has already started after the use of new rifles, and the emergence of the new Maxim heavy machine gun position only accelerated this process~www.mtlnovel.com~ To be honest, in the new weapons and new warfare After the method is used, the advantage of cavalry over infantry is indeed gone. But this is not to say that the cavalry is unnecessary. I also gave you the Cavalry Manual, which also contains new tactics about the cavalry. How do you feel about it? "

Brad said with some frustration: "I read it, but what I said above is just reconnaissance, attacking the enemy's transportation lines and other tactics. There is no tactic that is stronger than infantry."

"I have to regret to tell you that from now on, the cavalry will be far from being the opponent of the infantry. At least under the condition of being equipped with new weapons and the same number of people, it is very difficult for the cavalry to defeat the infantry. But you have to understand Yes, this is only for our French army, for other armies cavalry is still an infantry nightmare."

After hearing Xiao Jie's words, Brad's eyes lit up, yes! Only the army of the empire has mastered such advanced weapons and tactics. Other countries do not have these weapons and tactics, and they are not yet the opponents of the great cavalry. But then his eyes darkened: But anyway, the decline of the cavalry is a foregone conclusion.

Xiao Jie also understood this, so he didn't say anything more, he only hoped that Brad would understand this. The cavalry will be an arm that is destined to be eliminated by history. Even if it does not appear, after 200 years, there will be no more cavalry in the army, except for the guard of honor and a few border guards.

After being silent for a long time, Brad stood up, the gloom on his face was swept away, and he said loudly: "Let the last honor of the cavalry be reflected on the enemies of France~www.mtlnovel.com~ Welcome to the book Friends come to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~www.mtlnovel.com~

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