Chapter 1275 The Cavalry Is Not Dead, Just a New Look

The hilly area seems to be full of war fortresses, but in fact it did not consume many soldiers of the Northern Border Army. More troops of the Northern Border Army were deployed at various entrances and exits in the hilly area.

Every exit is led by a row of artillery.

Followed by the musketeers, the two wings are covered by sword and shield soldiers, and the sword and shield soldiers are flanked by cavalry.

The Mongolian cavalry suffered heavy losses in the hilly area. It is really difficult to break through such a line of defense. According to Chen Yucheng, the deputy commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army, this place is the graveyard of the Borhu tribe.

The artillery was blocked, and there was a hail of bullets.

One hundred and thirty thousand Mongolian iron cavalry were trapped in the hills to death.

There is nothing more hopeless than this.

In just one afternoon, nearly 70,000 Mongolian iron cavalry were buried in the hail of bullets from the Great Xia Army. The Mongolian iron cavalry who managed to get out had to face the chasing and interception of the cavalry and infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

There is no way out.

No hope in sight!

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, during a charge, Borhu was hit by a shell fragment and seriously injured. The general wanted to take Borhu out desperately, but Borhu refused.

The Mongolian general, carrying a serious injury, launched a final charge to the enemy.

With Borhu's death in battle, the remaining Mongolian cavalry finally lowered their proud heads and surrendered to the Great Xia Army. In this way, in just one day, the Northern Xinjiang Army defeated one of the nine Mongolian tribes.

As soon as the news came out, the entire Mongolian Empire was shocked.

Hara and Lin, the royal palace.

Upon receiving the news that Bolhu died in battle and his troops were defeated, Genghis Khan almost lost his footing, his face turned pale, and he muttered to himself: "How is it possible, how is it possible, how is it possible..."

Such a result was really unacceptable to Genghis Khan.

After reading the detailed battle report, Genghis Khan only felt a chill that couldn't be dispelled, which instantly permeated his whole body. Facing such a Great Xia army, the Mongolian army, which is basically cavalry, still has a chance of winning?

The prestigious Mongolian iron cavalry in history encountered an unprecedented natural enemy.

Tuo Lei, who was on the opposite side, saw him and asked, "Father Khan, do you want to temporarily recruit young people to join the army?" The Mongols are all soldiers.

Tuo Lei obviously lacked confidence in this battle and wanted to temporarily recruit troops.

"Forget it, let's leave some seeds for the tribe!" Genghis Khan waved his hand wearily. Facing such an opponent, temporary conscription is nothing but draining the blood of the Mongols themselves.

"Don't let the whole family be buried with us for the sins we have committed." Genghis Khan closed his eyes in pain.

When Tuo Lei saw this, for the first time, a trace of regret arose in his heart. If he hadn't advocated going to war with Daxia, perhaps there would be no defeat today, and the Mongol Empire would not be dragged into the abyss of blood.

It is even said that there is a trace of resentment towards the third brother Wo Kuotai and Tuo Lei.

But there is no turning back when the bow is opened. Since the Mongol Empire has declared war and the Great Xia has joined the war, there will never be peace again. There are only two roads before the Mongol Empire.

Either bow your head and obey your ears, or die with pride!

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Not only the Mongol Empire, but even the Great Xia Army was amazed by this battle. Many generals had never imagined that the power of firearms was so terrifying!

In this round of disarmament in Daxia, it is clearly stipulated that the proportion of firearms such as musketeers should be increased, the proportion of cold weapons should be reduced again, and cavalry and pikemen should be substantially abolished.

To be honest, some generals in the army did not understand this.

During the disarmament process, there was no shortage of voices of protest.

When the Battle of the Unknown Hills was disclosed in detail by the Privy Council, those generals of the Great Xia Army who muttered that they would resolutely defend the glory of cold weapons lost their voices collectively and obediently cooperated with the Privy Council to complete the disarmament.

Ouyang Shuo got the report, and Long Yan was very happy. He immediately decreed that Chen Yu be promoted to be the commander of the Northern Frontier Army, and awarded the rank of Third Rank General of Pingbei. Yue Fei, the former commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army, had another appointment.

When the Mongolian War is over, the Great Xia Army will usher in a round of adjustments, and Yue Fei will also be reused.

Ouyang Shuo's move not only rewarded Chen Yucheng for his first victory in the Mongolian War and boosted the morale of the entire army, but also rewarded Chen Yucheng for eliminating a major hidden danger of disarmament through the use of firearms.

Chen Yucheng, who was born in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was familiar with firearms, so he did not disappoint Ouyang Shuo.

This time, Chen Yucheng used the special terrain to formulate the most suitable tactics for the Mongolian cavalry, and became famous in the first battle.

As the saying goes: "Seeing is believing!"

Some generals of the Great Xia Army who have never seen the power of firearms will inevitably have certain prejudices against such new weapons, and even stubbornly believe that cold weapons are the mainstream of warfare.

Due to different experiences and the limitations of the times, it is understandable for the generals to have this understanding.

But Ouyang Shuo can understand, but it doesn't mean he can agree.

The Battle of the Unknown Hills was like a slap in the face, waking up these stubborn generals, and really began to face up to the power of firearms, and learn to keep pace with the times.

Even Huo Qubing, the commander of the imperial guards, was deeply inspired.

To put it bluntly, the Battle of the Unknown Hills dealt a huge blow to Huo Qubing.

Geinhuo Qubing is a genius general in cavalry warfare, and the imperial guards under his command are also mainly cavalry. He once made great military exploits for the empire and was regarded as the most dazzling jewel in the crown of the empire, but now he is in an embarrassing situation.

Is the desolation of the Mongolian iron cavalry also a tragic silhouette of the future of the Imperial Guards?

In this round of disarmament, in addition to the abolishment of 100,000 people from the imperial guards, more than half of the remaining cavalry will also be reclassified, especially the light cavalry, which will all be reclassified as Lancers.

This gun is not a long gun, but a musket.

Although Huo Qubing's confidence was severely frustrated, Ouyang Shuo had high hopes for this general.

Huo Qubing is good at blitzkrieg and long-distance raids. In the post-cavalry era, he still has his unique charm, especially in the real world, where he is very useful.

For example, the Air Force is known as the Sky Knight.

In addition, super-mobile armored units such as motorized units and tank units are actually the evolution of the ancient cavalry, but the mounts have been replaced by oil-eating machines instead of grass-eating horses.

A general with a distinctive combat style like Huo Qubing will never fall behind.

"A cavalry soldier never dies, it just takes on a new look!" Ouyang Shuo comforted his beloved general in this way.

Ouyang Shuo has instructed [Imperial Army University] and [Imperial Naval University] to take advantage of the opportunity of disarmament to temporarily set up a training class for senior officers to train generals in combat with hot weapons.

Huo Qubing was the first general to sign up.

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The Battle of the Nameless Hills is by no means a special case, but just the beginning.

On November 19, Guo Ziyi led the Fengxiang Army to attack the Chagatai Department, killing 30,000 enemies. In this way, the Mongol Empire was declared to have fallen.

On the 20th, Li Mu led the Yingyang Army to a decisive battle against the Muhuali tribe, wiping out 50,000 troops.

Mongolian general Mu Huali died on the spot!

On November 23, Hou Junji, the newly appointed general of Pingxi, led the Hedong army to face the Shuchi tribe who had temporarily moved south from the northern border, and killed 20,000 enemies.

The southern front of the Mongol Empire was declared to have fallen.

In just four days, more than 100,000 troops of the Mongol Empire were killed.

Although the three-way army did not create the "Chen Yucheng miracle", with the cooperation of muskets and cannons, the Great Xia Army has indeed crushed the Mongolian cavalry.

You must know that these three battles were all decided on the grassland. The vast Mongolian prairie was originally the most suitable main battlefield for Mongolian cavalry to fight.

Unexpectedly, the Mongolian iron cavalry still could not escape the fate of defeat.

Pure cavalry, in the seven years of Gaia, where firearms have risen in an all-round way, is destined to be eliminated by history.