Rise From Eight Hundred

One chasing and one escaping.

The 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 has entered late autumn, they are still green and shaded. The two Chinese cavalry who entered the woods disappeared from the sight of the Japanese army.

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

The Japanese cavalry, which were galloping at half horsepower, 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 picking up a telescope and observing 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 shelled.

"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.

For them, this was completely unprecedented.

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 chose to come out of their hiding place to face them. No matter what the final battle situation was, 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?" Fujimoto said to himself with a sneer, 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.

In his opinion, 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 some so-called courage that is worth mentioning, 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 their necessary choice." 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 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.

"The Japs are not that stupid. Didn't you notice they stopped 800 meters away?" 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 lieutenant colonel of the army is already going into battle with his saber? In war, you just want to be smart. 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 narrowed.

The young cavalryman could not see the complexity in his cavalry squad leader's eyes.

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 had done their best to kill more than a thousand Japanese cavalrymen 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.

However, he didn't know who would say goodbye to whom.

The only thing he could do was to kill the enemies he could meet.

The veteran was right.

Two whole Chinese cavalry companies, more than 130 war horses, came out so swaggeringly. Not to mention that the pride of the Imperial Japanese Cavalry did not allow them to refuse, even their commander Fujimoto Ichi would never give in.

In his mind, let alone the fact that the number of cavalry on both sides was similar, even if the Chinese cavalry was twice as much, what would happen?

The Japanese army was waiting, not waiting for the commander to give orders, but waiting for the Chinese cavalry to completely leave the hilly area.

They were very cautious. What if the Chinese cheated and hid heavy machine guns in the bushes and waited for them to rush over and shoot?

Most of the Japanese cavalry were from noble families, proud and excellent riding skills, and their brains were also bright enough.

It was not until the Chinese cavalry formation slowly walked out of the hilly area for 300 meters and completely entered the field, with the distance between the two sides only one mile, that Fujiwarahara Ichi slowly took off the white gloves in his hands, threw them on the ground, and pulled out the Type 38 cavalry rifle from the holster hanging diagonally on the horse's back with one hand.

The Japanese cavalry began to move closer, forming a goose-shaped formation like the Chinese cavalry on the opposite side, with their two squadron leaders as the arrows, and the rest of the cavalry on the two wings, with 90 cavalry in two rows.

Of course, the two cavalry squadron leaders guarded three cavalry on each side, and that was to block the knife for the two chief officers when necessary.

The chief officer can die, but not easily, let alone Fujiwarahara Ichi.

If something happens to him, not to mention the lieutenant colonel-level cavalry regiment commander will be unlucky, even a lieutenant general like Suematsu Shigeharu may face the questioning from the army headquarters.

Otherwise, why don't the front-line army troops like these second-generation rich people who come to gild themselves? If these guys just want to get experience, it's fine, but the key is that they all think they have the aura of the protagonist, and the more dangerous it is, the more they want to go.

The gilded one is dead, but the key is that the living one has a headache.

Both sides have already set up their positions and each slowly urged their horses forward.

This is the most common tactic in cavalry duels. Leave the horses with 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 horses reach their peak speed. The people use the horsepower, and the sabers made of high-strength fine steel can even split the body.

"Deputy Director Tang, you still have time 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 a big role in cavalry warfare.

Riding skills may be practiced. Looking at the movements of Tang Dao riding on a warhorse, he should have received professional training, but the saber slashing in cavalry warfare is not something that can be trained. It requires actual combat and life-and-death tests, which is not comparable to the hand-to-hand combat of infantry holding a long spear.

Anyway, in Gong Shaoxun's opinion, Tang Dao was playing with his own life, and he was not willing to use the life of a lieutenant colonel with some command talent as a footnote to this cavalry battle.

"Captain Gong, maybe, it won't be my turn to take action, and I will knock the Japanese down." Tang Dao pointed at the guns behind the cavalrymen beside him and smiled faintly.

Gong Shaoxun was speechless.

It seems that this is really possible. ...

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