Rise From Eight Hundred

The grassroots commanders in Songjiang were amazed at the perfect and cruel firepower planning in the city.

The rumbling sound of rapid horse hooves, like thunder, suddenly came from far and near from outside the city.

Looking at a cavalry squad rushing towards the command post in the city, the faces of the northern men of the Northeast Army became serious.

With the rise of hot weapons, the king of the cold weapon era-cavalry has actually been marginalized, but it does not mean that it has been completely eliminated.

Looking at all the armies, cavalry units actually exist, not just as a ceremonial guard for decoration.

The short-range super mobility of cavalry is still an indispensable existence in the army at the beginning of this era of mechanization.

And as the most vast Northeast Plain in China, how can there be no cavalry figures on the black soil?

The two infantry divisions under the 67th Army are each equipped with a cavalry battalion, plus the cavalry battalion of the special service regiment directly under the military headquarters, a total of three cavalry battalions and six cavalry companies.

Just for the more than 1,000 war horses used by these cavalry, the 67th Army mobilized an entire military train to transport them.

You can see that these northern men love cavalry from the fact that the cavalry would rather hang themselves outside the carriage to make enough space for their beloved war horses to be comfortable during long-distance transportation.

The strongest point of the cavalry is the mobile combat capability.

At this moment, Songjiang City has become a porcupine in armor under the planning of Tang Dao. Leaving the cavalry who are good at mobile combat in the city is undoubtedly tying their own hands and feet.

Therefore, since Lieutenant General Wu saw the battle plan of Tang Dao's entire army to shrink into the city and defend it, he first ordered all his cavalry units to be scattered outside the city.

The three cavalry battalions all carried a field radio station, with Songjiang City as the center and a radius of 30 miles as the activity area. Their main task is to detect the movements of the Japanese army and report the Japanese army's deployment intelligence to the headquarters at any time. If they encounter the Japanese army, they can decide whether to fight or retreat independently, and there is no specific combat mission.

This is to give full play to the mobility and flexibility of the cavalry. If you encounter a small group of Japanese troops or a baggage transport unit, just rush up to fight them. If you encounter their main force, run away, because two legs cannot catch up with four legs.

Even if the Japanese army is equipped with motorcycles and cars, it is in vain. China's underdeveloped road network itself is one of the reasons why the Japanese army, which has entered the semi-mechanized process, cannot advance quickly.

Don't think that cavalry is just riding a horse to run faster. Fighting is like the cold weapon era, holding a saber and relying on the high speed of the horse to rush over and harvest the opponent's head. Since the emergence of machine guns, a continuous-fire firearm, the cavalry's almost suicidal tactic of charging with sabers will never be used unless it is a critical moment.

Not only the Chinese army is equipped with cavalry, but the Japanese army is even more equipped with cavalry. Almost every division has a special cavalry regiment.

The cavalry in the Chinese and Japanese troops are now basically "lancers", that is, equipped with lances and light and heavy machine guns, and even light support firepower such as grenade launchers and mortars. To put it bluntly, they are infantrymen on horseback, relying on strong mobility to reach the target battlefield, dismount to attack the enemy, and once they cannot defeat the enemy, they will ride on the horse and run away.

Of course, there is still a huge difference between cavalrymen with lances and infantrymen. Once they charge on horseback, the overwhelming momentum can scare the timid infantrymen just by feeling the vibration of the ground.

Once the cavalrymen who throw away their lances and carry sabers rush into the position, it is the end of the infantry. There is almost no need to cut with a knife. Being hit by a warhorse weighing hundreds of pounds will basically be a cripple.

Therefore, the three cavalry battalions scattered within dozens of miles around Songjiang City can be regarded as a handful of "iron caltrops" scattered by Lieutenant General Wu to the Japanese army. It would be fine if they did not step on it, but once they did, the Japanese army would be heartbroken.

But why did a cavalry squad rush into the city in such a hurry in the early hours of the morning? What important military information can't be reported by radio? Is there a change in the military situation on the Japanese side?

The officers with some brains were a little nervous and couldn't help but urge the soldiers to speed up the construction of fortifications.

Before sunrise, the fortifications that were taking shape must be completed.

Under the huge threat to life, the whole city of Songjiang, regardless of military and civilians, almost dug out their last bit of potential.

Songjiang Command!

A ragged Chinese soldier wrapped in bandages was lying on a stretcher. His lips were chapped due to extreme thirst, revealing fresh flesh. The straw sandals on his feet were gone, but the bloody soles of his feet showed that he had walked a long way.

However, the thought of walking on the ground with bare flesh and blood would make even the most tenacious soldiers feel cold in their hearts. It was undoubtedly walking on the edge of a knife.

But this person may have walked dozens of kilometers like this.

The armband on his uniform says he is from the 367th Regiment of the 62nd Division of the 28th Army, and the division and regiment seem to be stationed in the Jinshanwei area 50 kilometers away.

The bandage was tied on him by the cavalry company. In the words of the major cavalry battalion commander who personally sent this Hunan Army soldier to Songjiang: "When I saw this corporal, he was crawling on the road. According to the traces at the scene, he had crawled at least three miles. The scars on his body were all caused by rubbing. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard to believe that a person would have such a will. He should have crawled three miles while almost in a coma."

Yes, the corporal who was still in a coma was not seriously injured, but exhausted. When two cavalrymen brought him back to Songjiang City from ten kilometers away in a soft bag, he was still sleeping in a coma. Even when Tan Tai Mingyue used a wet towel to moisten his chapped lips, he did not move.

The reason why the cavalry battalion commander personally escorted the corporal from the Hunan Army to the headquarters was that before the corporal completely fell into a coma, he confirmed that the 67th Army Cavalry Company was his own and told them that he came from Jinshan County.

Jinshan County was the second checkpoint for the landing of the 10th Army of the Japanese Army. He might have the information that the superiors wanted. The cavalry battalion commander dared not neglect it and hurriedly escorted this live information.

In the headquarters, the two lieutenant generals and Tang Dao were patiently waiting for the soldier who was exhausted and unconscious to wake up.

Looking at his bloody feet and hands, no one had the heart to wake up the Hunan Army soldier.

As for whether he was a Japanese spy, a spy who could make himself so miserable that he had difficulty breathing must have a lot of brains.

It was still early before dawn, and the generals had time to wait.

When Tan Tai Ming Yue fed the unconscious soldier several spoonfuls of rice soup with a spoon, the soldier who finally got some energy supply gradually opened his eyes. Perhaps the bright light in the room made him a little panicked, and he didn't look closely at the shadowy figure in the house. In a panic, he first knocked the spoon out of Tan Tai Ming Yue's hand, and then rolled off the stretcher, and his hand habitually touched his waist.

But obviously, he would be disappointed, because the bayonet originally hung there was still on the conference table a few meters away.

Tang Dao looked at the corporal with a look of despair on his face with some pity, stepped forward, and whispered: "This is the Songjiang Command, soldier, report your number!"

Until then, the corporal, who had gradually adapted to the bright lights in the room, finally saw the Chinese standard military uniform on Tang Dao standing in front of him. Perhaps he also remembered the people he met before he fainted. Looking around, there were two soldiers wearing Chinese uniforms, with golden stars on their collars, and a gentle female soldier.

"Is this Songjiang? Where are you brothers from?" The soldier asked blankly with a thick Hunan accent.

"Yes, this is Songjiang. This is Lieutenant General Wu Keren, commander of the 67th Army, and that is Lieutenant General Guo Rudong, commander of the 43rd Army." Tang Dao nodded affirmatively.

"It's really Songjiang! Woohoo! Commander, Sanwa promised you and did it." The corporal squatted down and suddenly burst into tears with his mouth wide open.