On the ancient battlefield, heavy cavalry existed just like today's heavy tanks. On the battlefield, it was not said to be invincible, but its lethality and deterrence were also extremely strong. However, heavy cavalry appears more in Europe, but it is rarely seen in Asia, especially China. Why? Because this thing is not very useful in China; heavy cavalry is not only extremely expensive, but also requires extremely high terrain, so there are very few heavy cavalry; although there are few, there are still some, and here, let’s take a look at the history The four elite heavy cavalry.
TOP, 4 Iron Harrier
Iron Harrier is a heavy cavalry unit founded by Li Yuanhao of Jingzong in Xixia. It is divided into ten teams, each with 300 people, and the team has a captain. , As the captain of the "All-Time Titans." In the early days, the iron harrier was used as the guard and honor guard of the supreme ruler of Xixia, but with the development of warfare, this army gradually developed into the main force of Xixia, as the "front army" for charging and attacking the enemy.
This cavalry is well-equipped, riding on a good horse, heavy armor, and thorns. In Yuuzhan, the iron cavalry bursts out first, and the chaos will attack it; the infantry takes the cavalry to advance." Moreover, the selection method of the iron harrier is basically hereditary, the father’s armor is passed on to the son, and the son’s armor is passed on to the grandson, which is passed down from generation to generation. Created Wu Yong flowing in the blood.
Iron Harrier uses fish-scale formations in combat, of course, not because of the formation of civil servants. In fact, it sounds good. Their formation is called fish-scale formations. It sounds good. It’s basically the wolf pack tactics. But I have to admit that this tactic is very effective. After all, for the heavy cavalry, the formation is of little significance, as long as the power of the heavy cavalry is fully utilized; so This cavalry was one of the most fierce cavalry in the world before the emergence of the Mongolian cavalry, and it was also a nightmare for all party enemies.
TOP、3铁浮图
Tiefutu, also known as Tiefutu, is a kind of iron riding guide of the Golden State, very similar to the European Crusades, belonging to the generals of the Golden State Wanyan Wushu (Jin Wushu), and the kidnapper horse Together with Jin Wushu in the South and North Wars, he made great achievements. In 1140, Jin Wushu led his 100,000 army, 15,000 kidnappers, and 5,000 Tiefutu. Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. On the way, Tiefutu and the kidnapper horse were invincible and invincible, and they continued to aggressively kill Shunchang on the edge of the Yangtze River.
Although the ironwork and kidnapper horses cooperate perfectly, one is a heavy cavalry. One is the elite light cavalry, but the Yangtze River China has experienced countless winds and waves, and heavy cavalry has not never appeared in history, so the wise Han people quickly thought of a way to crack it. In the battle of Shunchang, they sent someone first. Quietly poisoned Yinghe. A few days later, most of the golden soldiers fell ill and lost most of their combat effectiveness.
Liu Qi thought that the time had come. He organized a team with everyone holding a long axe and The long javelin lined up at the front of the position, specifically cutting the horse legs of the cavalry that the enemy rushed over first. After the cavalry fell to the ground, he used the javelin to assassinate it, smashing the golden army’s iron floating figure and the kidnapper horse, causing it to lose more than half. The remaining half of the iron floating figure and the kidnapping horse were eventually wiped out by Yue Fei. It can be said that this is the worst heavy cavalry in Chinese history.
TOP, 2 Mongolian iron riding
In fact, Genghis Khan also has heavy cavalry under his command, and the scale is extremely large, but the Mongolian cavalry team is obviously improved, because each Mongolian cavalry team is a mix of light and heavy cavalry, and the ratio is about Three to two; during the rise of the Mongol Empire, Mongolia’s heavy cavalry was also very powerful. During Mongolia’s second west expedition, the heavy cavalry accounted for about 40% of the entire cavalry army.
The battle between Mongolia and the European coalition forces reflects the powerful combat effectiveness formed by the cooperation of the cavalry. Mongolia first lured the European cavalry into pursuit with a small number of light cavalry, and then the Mongolian cavalry archers outflanked the chasing European cavalry from both wings, and continuously fired arrows at the European cavalry to kill the European cavalry. Stand by nowThe Mongolian heavy cavalry attacked the European cavalry, and the Mongolian horse archers surrounded by two wings completed the encirclement of the European cavalry. Due to the continuous destruction of Mongolian horse archers before, the European cavalry formation has been scattered and was defeated by the Mongolian heavy cavalry.
The most terrifying thing about Mongolian cavalry is that their tactics can be replicated. When encountering an enemy with insufficient strength, it is an assault for the whole army; when encountering a powerful opponent, the light cavalry is to lure the enemy. Destroy the enemy formation, and then heavy cavalry assault. Some people may ask, isn't it that building heavy cavalry is very resource intensive? The first is horses. Will Mongolia still lack horses? After that is the resources for forging armor. Why do you think Mongolia plunders so many resources? They are all here to build an army, and it is precisely because of this that there is an invincible Mongolian cavalry.
TOP, 1 Mystic Armored Iron Cavalry
Since the Invincible Mongolian Iron Cavalry can only be ranked second, who can rank first? Not to mention, there is still a certain gap between the Mongolian cavalry and the mysterious armored cavalry in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. According to the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" records of the Xuan Jia iron cavalry: Qin Wang Shimin selected more than a thousand elite horses, all of whom were dressed in Xuan Jia, divided into left and right teams, with Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, and Zhai Changsun divided into them. In every battle, Shimin was taken as a striker by Xuan Jiashuai, who took advantage of the opportunity to destroy everything, and the enemy feared him.
The reason why this mysterious armored cavalry is so famous in history, of course, is backed by a record. Li Shimin once used a thousand mysterious armored cavalry to defeat Wang Shichong and capture more than 6,000 people. In the battle at Hulaoguan to determine the world’s belonging, Dou Jiande led more than one hundred thousand elite main forces to support Wang Shichong. Li Shimin used only 3,500 black armored cavalry as forwards to reinforce Hulaoguan. The result was a big breakthrough for Dou Jiande and more than 100,000 people. Dou Jiande Only a few hundred horses escaped, and then Luoyang surrendered...
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he split the black armored iron cavalry. Some of them became the "Hundred Horses" of the Imperial Palace Guards, which were stationed near the Imperial Palace for a long period of time, only for internal rotation without leaving the capital. The main part of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry was handed over to Li Jing, and it played a main role in Tang's war of destroying the Turks. By the time of Wu Zetian, the Xuanjia iron cavalry began to expand, and the combat effectiveness also declined significantly. By the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a large-scale reorganization was carried out, and the combat effectiveness continued to decline, and finally became an ornament.
However, in history, there are actually many heavy cavalry, especially in the Eastern Jin Sixteen Kingdoms and the Southern and Northern Dynasties and Sui and Tang Dynasties. Heavy cavalry was the mainstream configuration at that time, even in the chaotic times of the late Tang Dynasty, heavy cavalry It is also quite a lot, and the later Liao Kingdom has a very large heavy cavalry regiment, and the Northern Song Dynasty also has a part; but later due to the emergence of methods of restraining the heavy cavalry (there is related records in the "Water Margin"), the mobility is strong and light The cavalry gradually gained the upper hand, and then the heavy cavalry began to be slowly eliminated...
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