Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 233

Chapter 233 The Beginning of the Riding Battle (Please subscribe, please vote!)

One chasing and one escaping.

Two Chinese cavalrymen ran for at least three kilometers and entered a hilly area.

There are many evergreen trees in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it was late autumn, the trees were still green and shaded. The two Chinese cavalrymen who entered the woods disappeared from the sight of the Japanese army.

Fujihara, who was riding at the front, frowned slightly, tightened the reins, and waved his white-gloved right hand slightly.

The Japanese cavalry, which were galloping with half their horse power, tightened their reins and slowed down. Nearly a hundred war horses were like one body. They only rushed forward for more than ten meters before they stopped one after another. It can be seen that the Japanese cavalry was well-trained on weekdays and lived up to the large amount of investment.

Seeing the commander pick up the telescope and observe the hills 800 meters away, the cavalry around Fujihara dispersed one after another. It was a formation that could both be on guard and avoid being bombarded.

"Deputy commander, do you want to inform the artillery regiment of the coordinates of this place? It's just that the hilly area is not large enough to hide enough artillery." The cavalry captain, who was also observing the distance with a telescope, urged his horse to come closer and asked cautiously road.

"There is no artillery!" Fujihara's eyes suddenly became extremely cold, and his white gloves pointed into the distance. "It's the Chinese cavalry unit."

Following his words, hundreds of black shadows suddenly appeared in the hilly woods, urging the horses to walk out slowly.

Most of the Japanese cavalry were stunned.

This is an unprecedented scene for them.

In North China, although the 114th Division entered the battlefield late, it had fought several battles. However, the northern Chinese army was already in retreat. Their main job was to pursue, pursue, and pursue again.

The small groups of infantry they overtook offered little decent resistance. It was common for them to scatter in a flash and be chopped down by their sharp sabers in the wilderness. The few who held on to simple positions were attacked by machine gun squadrons with machine gun and grenade firepower. After suppression, once the cavalry on the two wings or even behind launches a charge, it won't take much effort to break through.

The cavalry regiment, before arriving in Songhu, already had an impressive record of killing more than 600 Chinese while only suffering no more than ten casualties.

But here, a group of Chinese cavalry actually chose to come out of their hiding place to face them. Regardless of the final outcome of the battle, this already made the Japanese cavalry feel a provocation.

In their concept, the cowardly Chinese should not have the courage to fight against the noble imperial cavalry.

"What? You know that our army will not be easily fooled, so don't you plan to ambush?" Fujihara sneered and said to himself, but the expression on his face became colder. "However, in front of the imperial cavalry, he was more or less smart by not running away."

The cavalry captain's eyes turned doubtful.

From his point of view, the Chinese cavalry, who were much more numerous than them, chose to take the initiative to walk out of the woods and no longer hide. Apart from a little so-called courage that is worthy of mention, cleverness is far from being said.

From a tactical point of view, the woods hidden in the hills can be defended with guns. It is not the best battlefield for cavalry. It is far better than being killed one by one in a cavalry battle. It is even better to just flee to the main force regardless of the situation. It is much better than taking the initiative to fight in the direction of the city.

"They are smart because, hiding in the woods, our imperial cavalry does not have to waste a single shot. The four mountain cannons that come with me and stay on the other side of the river can turn this place into a sea of fire. They will die without a doubt. If they walk out of the woods, It is a choice they have to make." Fujiwara looked at the Chinese cavalry in front of him who was slowly urging his horses to approach with cold eyes. His body was upright, but he was explaining to his subordinates who had no idea.

"As for escaping, most of the horses used by the Chinese cavalry are Mongolian horses. Long-distance marching is the horse's strength, but short-distance acceleration is not as good as our army's horses. I wonder if they have a chance to run back to the city seven kilometers away. ?"

"Brother, why don't we just wait for work and wait for the Japanese cavalry to come in and then kill them." The young cavalry who had just ran back to the cavalry company's hiding place also secretly asked his cavalry squad leader in confusion.

“Aren't the Japanese so stupid that they stopped 800 meters away without seeing them?” the cavalry squad leader replied softly, stroking the horse that was breathing heavily and sweating under him.

He looked sideways at Tang Dao, who was riding a horse at the front of the team, and nuzzled at the young cavalryman: "Did you see that this dignified Army lieutenant colonel is already going into battle with his saber in hand? In war, it's all about skill. Fighting is not enough. When it is time to fight, you cannot be timid. Some blood must be shed. "

"No, brother, I'm not afraid, I am" the young cavalryman explained with a blushing face.

"Hehe, boy, I won't care about you when we fight with the Japanese with real swords and guns later. Remember, after shooting the bullets in the lance, throw it away. In a cavalry duel, the saber is the real thing. Something that can save your life." The veteran reiterated to the young soldier the key points in the cavalry duel. "Don't try to dodge your opponent's knife. You will either kill him first or be killed by him."

"What if the Japanese don't confront us head-on?" It was probably the first time for the young cavalry to experience such a cavalry duel, and he used dialogue to relieve his extreme fear.

“They will.” The veteran licked his lips. "When we choose to walk out of the woods, we are handing over a letter of challenge. How can the proud Imperial Japanese Cavalry refuse?"

The veteran's eyes were narrowed.

The young cavalryman could not see the complexity in the eyes of his cavalry squad leader. As a new cavalry member in the Battle of Jiangqiao in Heilongjiang Province six years ago, how could he not know the stubbornness of the Japanese cavalry? They were proud, but they did have the capital to be proud. Their horses were strong and their riding skills were superb.

In that battle, although he and his comrades tried their best to kill more than a thousand Japanese cavalry and won the cavalry battle, their own losses were also extremely heavy.

This time, for this veteran, he knew that it was time to say goodbye again.

It's just that he doesn't know who will say goodbye to whom.

The only thing he can do is to kill the enemies he can meet.

The veteran is right.

Two companies of Chinese cavalry, with more than 130 horses, walked out in a swaggering manner. Not to mention that the pride of the Imperial Japanese cavalry did not allow them to refuse, and even their commander Fujihara Kazuo would never give in.

In his mind, not to mention that the number of cavalry on both sides is almost the same, so what if the Chinese cavalry is twice as large?

The Japanese troops were waiting, not for the commander to issue an order, but for the Chinese cavalry to completely walk out of the hilly areas.

They are very cautious. What if the Chinese are cheating and hide heavy machine guns in the bushes, waiting for them to rush over and shoot them?

Most of the Japanese cavalrymen came from noble families, were proud, had excellent riding skills, and had a bright mind.

It wasn't until the Chinese cavalry array slowly walked 300 meters out of the hilly area and completely entered the fields. The distance between the two sides was only one mile. Fujiwaraichi then slowly took off the white gloves in his hands, threw them on the ground, and hung one hand diagonally on the horse's back. He pulled out the 38-horse rifle from the holster on his body.

The Japanese cavalry began to move closer, forming a wild goose formation like the Chinese cavalry on the opposite side, with their two squadron captains as arrows, and the remaining cavalry on both wings, with 90 cavalry in two rows.

Of course, the two cavalry squadron captains guard three cavalrymen on the left and right, who must protect the two chief officers from the sword when necessary.

The chief officer can die, but he cannot die easily, let alone a second-generation nobleman like Fujiwaraichi.

If something happens to him, let alone the lieutenant-general-level cavalry captain, even a lieutenant general like Suematsu Shigeharu may have to face criticism from the army base camp.

Otherwise, why don't front-line army troops like this kind of noble second generation who come to gild their ranks? It would be fine if these guys just have seniority. The key is that they all still feel that they have the aura of protagonists, and the more dangerous they are, the more they want to go up.

The gilded one is dead as well, but the key is that the living one's head hurts.

The two sides have already set up their positions, each slowly urging their horses forward.

This is the most commonly used tactic in cavalry duels. Leave the horse's strength and gradually trot until the two sides are close to 300 meters before starting to accelerate. When the two sides come into contact, the horse reaches its peak speed. The horse uses the horse's power to fight with high-strength stainless steel. The saber made by him can even split a human body in half.

"Deputy Director Tang, it's too late for you to retreat now. You are not a cavalryman." Gong Shaoxun looked at the Tang Dao beside him and advised again.

He admired the courage of Lieutenant Colonel Tang, but he did not think that a pure infantry commander could play much role in a mounted battle.

Riding may be something you can practice, and you should have received professional training when you look at Tang Dao's movements on a war horse, but a saber slash that can mean life or death in a riding battle cannot be trained. It requires actual combat, and it requires The test of life and death cannot be compared to hand-to-hand combat with infantrymen holding spears.

In any case, Gong Shaoxun felt that Tang Dao was joking with his own life, and he was not willing to take the life of an army lieutenant colonel who was relatively talented in command as a footnote to this cavalry battle.

"Battle Commander Gong, maybe the Japanese will be knocked down before it's my turn to take action." Tang Dao pointed at the guns behind the cavalry beside him and smiled lightly.

Gong Shaoxun was speechless.

It seems that this is really possible.

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