After the order was given, Kagura led two squads of one hundred cavalry, galloped their horses and whipped, and left.
Looking at Kagura leaving, Uesugi Chihiro sneered, "A narrow-minded and stingy guy actually troubles me for such a trivial matter! Huh, since you are afraid that I will steal the military glory, I wish you will meet the Eighth Route Army soon! I believe that in the future With the strength of your two teams, you should be able to kill them all against the poor Eighth Route Army. Haha, if this is the case, your rank of lieutenant colonel will probably be able to move a little!"
"Young Master, do you mean there might be an ambush by the Eighth Route Army on this road?" Masao Hirano, the adjutant who is a retainer, approached Uesugi and asked in a low voice.
"Did I say that?" Uesugi said casually while looking ahead, but his tone and demeanor were obviously sure that Kagura would be ambushed when he went there. However, he did not want to raise this question again. He just said it casually. Just whining.
As a retainer and having followed Chihiro Uesugi for many years, Masao Hirano could naturally see what Chihiro Uesugi meant, so he changed the subject and asked, "What about our training?"
"Hmph!" Uesugi snorted coldly and urged the war horse on his crotch, "Why don't you train? This is a military order! We have a few heads to disobey!"
The first quarter moon is on the seventh and eighth day of the lunar month, and the half-full moon faces west. Today is the ninth day of the lunar month, the gibbous moon is waxing, the moonlight is very bright, and the wind is northwest, which is a tailwind for Kagura who is on his way, and can save some energy of the war horse.
The roads built in this period were not very wide. If judged according to the standards of later generations, they were rural roads, two-lane roads seven or eight meters wide. However, even building such roads in this way required a lot of financial and material resources, and these Basically every meter of the road is soaked with the blood of Chinese people.
One hundred and one war horses maintained the posture of four horses abreast, galloping on the road leading to Linxian County at a very fast speed. The horse's hooves made a "pat, pat" sound on the hardened road surface, which was urgent and powerful! Like rolling thunder, all kinds of small animals on the roadside were startled and fled in all directions. Kagura Goro took the lead, leading two teams like a thick giant snake squirming quickly on the road in the dark night.
The war horses of the Kagura Squadron are Hequ horses. They originate from the Hequ area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. The average body height is 132 to 139 centimeters and the weight is 350 to 450 kilograms. They are considered tall horses in China. This kind of horse has strong load-bearing capacity, can run fast, and can impact. Strong ability, but slightly lacking in endurance. Generally, they can travel hundreds of miles in a day.
Qingyuan Town is more than forty miles away from Linxian County, that is, more than twenty kilometers. It does not consume much physical energy, so after leaving the station, Kagura did not skimp on horsepower and began to accelerate towards Linxian County. At this moment, he probably We have traveled a little more than half way, and as far as we can see, the road ahead becomes much wider. Looking through the moonlight, we can see that the road ahead is basically flat and smooth.
The war horse ran forward for a while again, and a hill appeared in front of him.
Below the hill is the only way!
As an experienced commander, he could tell at a glance that the hill in front of him could ambush the enemy, so he first made a gesture to slow down, so the team that was moving quickly suddenly paused slightly, and then the speed of the march also followed. Slowed down.
Immediately afterwards, he made continuous dispersal and warning gestures.
The originally neat and tight cavalry team immediately became loose after receiving the order.
At the same time, a pair of green eyes in the bushes on the roadside quickly approached and followed him.
It's a wolf!
And there was not just one, they were scattered on both sides of the road, silently clinging to the advancing horse team.
As if aware of the wolves, Kagura's sitting horse felt uneasy and snorted, conveying the uneasiness to its owner.
However, its owner didn't understand its uneasiness and just thought it was a little tired.
As he got closer to the hill, Kagura waved his hand again, calling to the two Qingqi to lead the way as scouts.
"Hi!" The Qingqi scout nodded slightly and immediately urged his war horse to speed up and rush out.
The vanguard includes not only infantry but also cavalry, and now these two light cavalry are the vanguard of the Kagura Squadron. Their mission at the moment is to lay mines and see if there are any traps ahead to deal with the cavalry.
They did not carry heavy weapons, only basic sabers and self-defense pistols. After accelerating, the speed of the war horses reached thirty!
Under the night, the two light cavalry separated from the cavalry and galloped forward along the road. After they ran a certain distance, Kagura also gave the order to speed up to match their speed.
However, this order was not implemented quickly, because most of the horses in the cavalry team felt uneasy because of the approaching wolves. If they had not received strict training, they might not even be able to maintain the basic formation at this moment.
The war horse under Kagura's crotch shook its head and wanted to continue to escape from this dangerous area, but Kagura used superb equestrian skills to comfort it and stopped it from accelerating. The reason why he did this was because he wanted to fight with The scout Qingqi in front keeps a safe distance of 200 meters so that he can respond quickly if danger appears ahead.
More and more wolves are gathering on both sides of the road!
The war horses felt the danger becoming more and more intense, especially the two light cavalry scouts running in front.
At this moment, their horses were accelerating out of control and rushed forward again.
The expressions of the two scouts sitting on top of them immediately changed.
Because, as the saying goes, this scares the horse!
Hequ horses have very good acceleration ability. At this moment, they have already exerted their ability to the limit. If there is a speedometer next to them, the number fifty will be clearly displayed on it!
The moonlight was hazy, and the two Qingqi paused for a moment, and then their two heads flew into the air one after another.
The cavalryman who had lost his head was still sitting on his horse, and the blood sprayed from his neck was like a fountain, infecting the land.
The night concealed the truth that two Qingqi were beheaded by the owl!
From Kagura's point of view, it all happened too suddenly and was weird!
As a senior commander, he had experienced many battles, so he immediately judged that there might be a trap ahead!
So, he immediately ordered the cavalry to stop advancing!
However, danger is still lingering around. This time, not only the war horses, but also the Japanese cavalry on the horses can vaguely feel the smelly and dangerous atmosphere around them.
Kagura stopped walking and sat on the horse, quickly looked around, then took out his pistol and fired several shots at a pair of green eyes on the side.
"Ouch~" After a tragic cry, the pair of green eyes disappeared into the darkness. I don't know if he died or escaped!
The atmosphere around him was getting weirder and weirder, and Kagura now knew that he had been ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.
"Baga!" After he cursed in a low voice, he shouted in blunt Chinese to the hill on the side, "Balu, come out."
It’s the college entrance examination again, and I wish the student Qianqian got everything right.
(End of chapter)
