Just because there were only a few officers in the Engineer Regiment equipped with war horses, and he, riding a tall war horse in the center of the formation, was so conspicuous in Tang Jian's telescope, he naturally became the target of the artillery bombardment.
"Boom...Boom..."
When Lieutenant Commander Mizoguchi Yuki was thrown into the sky by air waves from his horse amid the deafening explosion, his sight was instantly raised to a height where he could overlook the entire Japanese army.
Then he saw Colonel Jiro Kawatani at the end of the team jumping off his horse, seeming to be shouting something.
He also saw countless soldiers and broken limbs flying in the sky like him in more than a dozen fireworks.
He could even clearly see a soldier who had flown to the same height as him. Half of his face had been blown away, and his cheeks had turned into bloody holes with pieces of flesh hanging on them. His cheekbones were as white as dough that had been shaved by a knife. It looks so smooth and dazzling.
Finally, before he was completely overwhelmed by darkness, he seemed to see a neat black line appear at one end of the horizon.
"There are enemy cavalry..."
But it was too late for him to issue a warning. This was his last trace of consciousness in this world.
The Japanese formation was in disarray after being bombarded by the first round of 12 artillery shells. After all, they were only second-line engineers and lacked the experience and methods of an infantry unit in emergency situations.
The Brandt 81mm mortar from France has a rate of fire of up to 18 rounds per minute, which is theoretically one round per 3.3 seconds.
According to the training level of the mercenary group, it can basically achieve one shot every 4 seconds.
But Tang Jian had to match the speed of the cavalry, and the shooting rhythm was controlled at about 6 seconds.
Therefore, before the Japanese army could respond effectively to the first wave of shelling, the second round of shelling followed, followed by the third and fourth rounds.
Commander Taro Tanimura saw his captain boarding a clay plane with his own eyes. Amidst the countless flying limbs, the rising flames, and the shaking of the earth, he finally knew he was afraid.
Seeing dozens of cannonballs exploding in the queue, Taro Tanimura could only lie helpless on the ground, and then prayed that the cannonballs would never fall on him.
When five rounds of artillery shells were fired, Taro Tanimura found the sixth round of artillery shells whizzing past his head. He knew that the Chinese army's artillery began to extend its fire, and he was temporarily safe.
But wait, he was still in the smoke, but he felt that the earth under him was still shaking. Could it be an earthquake?
Lacking battlefield experience, before he could react, he heard the panicked and sharp screams of his squadron leader: "It's the cavalry, it's that man's cavalry coming."
Zhou Wen led the infantry company and rushed out of the woods on horseback when the first round of shelling began, as agreed with Tang Jian. Since they were charging down from the hill, if they sprinted with all their strength, it would only take 1 minute to cover a distance of less than 1 kilometer.
Zhou Wen was worried about accidental damage from artillery shells, so he slowed down some speed in the first 500 meters. After the eight rounds of artillery shelling, Zhou Wen and the cavalry team of the first infantry company were less than 200 meters away from the Japanese army.
At this time, the entire cavalry team had already reached its fastest speed.
More than 900 cavalrymen formed several long queues in this not-so-large mountainous area, and swept towards the Japanese engineering unit, like a mountain torrent, with momentum like a rainbow.
For a horse sprinting at full speed, the distance of 200 meters only takes more than ten seconds, which can be said to be reached in an instant.
And within ten seconds, for these Japanese soldiers who were still lying on the ground before they had time to get up, where did they still have the opportunity to organize their formations and fire volleys?
What's more, the smoke that had not yet dissipated also hindered the Japanese army's sight. Before Taro Tanimura could even figure out the direction of the enemy cavalry's attack, he saw a war horse suddenly jump out of the filled smoke, and there was a cold light flashing in the hands of the knight. saber.
Then, the earth shook and the horses neighed.
One after another, war horses appeared in front of the Japanese army.
Rows of horses are leaping up, and groups of horses are rushing in and stepping down, like a continuous torrent, as if there is no end in sight, as if there is no end...
Taro Tanimura was stunned by the scene of thousands of horses galloping. In his eyes, the surrounding scene suddenly seemed to be still.
No, it's not static, but the flow of time has slowed down.
He saw the countless Japanese soldiers in front of them, as if they were hit by a train of speeding trains and flew away. Their limbs were twisted and irregular, like broken leaves flying in the wind.
Horses are like dragons and swords are like forests.
The dazzling red blood bloomed and splashed like flowers in the air.
The flying heads were still opening their eyes of fear and confusion.
He seemed to see among those heads, there were the squad leader he was familiar with and his Cao Commander.
Those shouts and screams could not be heard by Taro Tanimura, as if his ears were deafened, as if there was no sound at all.
He knelt down and sat there blankly, the rifle in his hand having slipped out of his hands.
At this moment, he no longer panicked, no longer feared. He actually had time to think about his hometown, the peaceful village in the Kumamoto Mountains, and Miss Jiamei in the village...
It wasn't until he felt a chill on his neck and the earth and sky kept rolling in his sight that he suddenly remembered the thin old Chinese man with no arms and wriggling on the ground. At that time, he felt that what he stabbed with his bayonet was just a maggot. .
Now, my body should be regarded as maggots by these Chinese cavalry, right?
After Zhou Wen led the mercenary group into the enemy's position, the surrender troops of the puppet Manchukuo army had to follow closely.
There was no other way. Just now, a few terrified officers tried to slow down their horses, but the colonel officer who looked like he had eyes on the back of his head turned around and shot them to death.
Among those who were beaten to death was the deputy commander who peed his pants while riding a horse.
The other puppet troops knew that they had no way out, and when the horses began to sprint with all their strength, it was impossible to find a way out. There are high-speed galloping war horses in front, behind and on the left and right. If you don't want to turn into a pulp, you have no choice but to follow them.
Delengtai was riding on the horse, constantly signaling Guan Xiaoxi, who was in shock, to follow him. The other puppet soldiers knew that Delengtai was very good at horseback riding. Unknowingly, more than a dozen people followed him closely and rushed into the Japanese army. position.
Delengtai naturally knew the essentials of cavalry charging into battle, and maintaining speed was the greatest guarantee of his own safety.
So he just tried to keep his body as low as possible without swinging the knife to kill. The main purpose was to save his life, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.
However, this was on the battlefield. The little Japs didn't care whether they were national troops or surrendered soldiers. When they were in a hurry, some Japs with quick reactions would either shoot at the cavalry formation, or they would raise their rifles and stab them with bayonets.
