Commander Lu was still asking for advice humbly. There were not many opportunities like this, and he might be able to use it in the future: "What you said... seems to make sense. It means that on the battlefield with guns and cannons, the cavalry cannot charge directly. ?”
Commander Zeng wanted to end this topic, but the man surnamed Lu refused to give up: "Not only our cavalry have to dismount to fight, but also the Kuomintang cavalry and the Japanese cavalry. In battle, it is rare to encounter horseback fighting. It’s such a scene! Because everyone is lying on the ground and shooting, even if I want to fight with the enemy with a saber, no one will accept me."
"Then... what is the role of your cavalry?" Captain Lu finally understood the key. It was not the era of cold weapons, and the decline of cavalry was not unreasonable.
"We all belong to the Lancers. We are mainly responsible for pursuit, outflanking, and insertion. We can walk faster and farther than infantry, and we can also carry some heavy weapons to participate in offense and defense."
"Can you not repeat these sentences?" Captain Lu asked quickly. He seemed to have learned a lot.
Commander Zeng almost cursed: "Well, when our cavalry dismounts to fight, it is more troublesome than the infantry. First of all, we need reliable 'horse stakes', which requires that the rear must be stable. For us lancers, when marching, War horses are important tools, but they can become a heavy drag during combat. Another point is that you have to spend time feeding and washing the horses. Now that there is a lack of water in these places and the weather is hot, these war horses can't run fast at all. I understand. Bar?"
"Well, in a guerrilla combat environment, if the enemy advances and we retreat, we can just shoot a few shots and run away. That's our world! But if the Japanese use cavalry to surround us, they are taking advantage of the cavalry's flexible mobility. To put it bluntly, the main purpose of cavalry is to It only serves the purpose of transporting troops, am I right?" Commander Lu finally grasped the real weakness of the cavalry.
"What do you think? Even at a distance of a hundred meters, we can't hit the Japanese lying down. Do you think we can hit the Japanese while riding on horses?" Commander Zeng told the truth.
"Interesting, according to what you say, you really know how to deal with these cavalry, don't you?" Captain Lu began to make calculations in his mind.
"Don't worry, mother-in-law, please leave a pleasant message before leaving. You two are still mumbling nonsense." The commander next to him looked away from the map.
"Since you asked our independent regiment to come for reinforcements, and you ran away before the battle was over, wouldn't it be embarrassing to say so? Then let's go, let's go to Luxi to have a look!" Captain Lu looked at the dozen or so people in the room, Express your stance immediately.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese on the west defensive line finally showed signs of a large-scale attack.
The Japanese launched an artillery bombardment first, then the cavalry surrounded them on both sides, and the eight groups blocking the attack stood ready.
On the east side of the plain, there are now only more than two hundred Japanese and puppet troops who have slipped out. With this number of people, it is impossible to form an overall defense line.
The second lieutenant held up his binoculars and watched the Eighth Route Army gathering in the west, feeling chilled in his heart!
Obviously, the direction of the eight-way breakout is from our side!
The cavalry brigade is still parked about five miles to the east and is building a defensive line, which is like protruding nails.
He had a bad feeling. Although the cavalry brigade did not give him any orders, he still ordered his men to dig trenches with the puppet troops, trying to buy some time for the cavalry behind to establish a defense line.
It wasn't until he saw an armored vehicle suddenly appearing in front of the eighth road on the opposite side that he was a little dumbfounded. When did Tubal Road bring the imperial army's armored vehicles over?
Behind the armored vehicle, the dark Eight Route Army was slowly pressing towards its position.
What's even more outrageous is that a dozen Tubal soldiers are still pushing a 92 infantry gun?
Visually estimate the strength of at least one brigade on Tubal Road!
How can we fight this battle? Looking at the current situation, even if the Eighth Route Army has not rushed to the position, those damn Imperial Alliance troops next to them will probably escape!
For the military division, with the Japanese army pressing down on the border in the west and the Japanese cavalry encircling the border in the east, the situation seemed equally precarious.
Do you really think that the Eighth Route Army is a soft persimmon if you dare to block the enemy in the front group?
Fighting with large forces is a competition of strength, and all tactics are useless!
One battalion of the cavalry regiment took the lead to outflank again.
He did not underestimate the mixed defense line of the Japanese and puppet troops, which numbered just over 200 people in front.
The second lieutenant began to despair. The cavalry brigade failed to deploy its troops on time. With his own manpower, there was no way to form a solid defense line!
Two hundred versus two or three thousand? Even the elites can’t afford it? What's more, the Imperial Association Army has no combat effectiveness at all!
The second lieutenant twisted his bitter face together, and big beads of sweat fell from his forehead!
"Taijun, there are too many people on the Eighth Route Army. The cavalry did not arrive on time. You see, the squadron was under personal command and was seriously injured. We have been blocking the Eighth Route Army here for half a day. We have already passed half of the casualties in the north. I think we should withdraw first. "Wang Ying hurriedly gave Taijun some advice. He didn't care that Taijun would be angry at this time. Maybe Taijun just couldn't live with it because of his face. Well, I can just put down my face, right?
The second lieutenant saw that Wang Ying dared to come to him with the translator to persuade him to retreat. He was furious. The hand holding the command knife was trembling. He wanted to chop him alive with the knife, but there were more than a dozen people holding guns behind him. The Chinese, obviously, they came prepared!
Then he turned around and looked at the approaching Eighth Route Army brigade. He finally gritted his teeth, snorted from all the nostrils, and then ordered: "Withdraw!"
Holding his rifle, Hu Yi walked beside the steaming armored vehicle, keeping an eye on the movements of the Japanese in the east.
I finally felt a little excited. I had been chased by the Japanese before and was still being chased this time. However, I could crush the small group of Japanese in front of me!
Until, the voice from the nearby observation post changed from reporting distance to: "The Japanese have escaped!"
His excitement became a little suppressed again. The situation was very serious. If these Japs stayed here to stop them, it would be the best result for the military division.
At least the devils on the east side can be defeated one by one.
News came from the military division that there was a cavalry brigade ahead. The strange thing was that the cavalry brigade, which was always the attacking cavalry brigade, was nowhere to be seen this time!
With his rich battlefield experience, Hu Yi had a bad intuition. There was only one possibility at present. The cavalry must have established a defense line somewhere in the east!
Coupled with the Japs chasing from the west, their tactics are easy to understand: attack from the east and west!
If there is a good way to escape now, it is to turn north.
However, he didn't know why the military division didn't issue this order. With the command ability of the division leaders, it was impossible for them not to know. There must be other reasons.
It feels very strange now. The Japanese escaping in the east seem to have fallen out with the Eighth Route Army and turned into Japanese soldiers fighting guerrillas. Are they playing the game of enemy advancing and we retreating?
Why didn't the cavalry regiment send people to attack the fleeing group of puppet soldiers and Japanese?
His thoughts were interrupted by cavalry orders on the left flank.
"One battalion of cavalry, attack!"
At an order, the cavalry on the left wing, which had been lined up in advance, attacked the fleeing puppet soldiers.
The Japanese second lieutenant sat on the three-wheeled motorcycle, turned his head, and watched the cavalry two miles away behind him launch an attack.
He knew that the cavalry from the Eighth Route Army had begun to attack!
Frustrated! When will the elites be driven away by Tubalu?
Fortunately, not far ahead is the defense line established by the cavalry brigade. When we get there and join together, we must annihilate these Tuba Road!
