Chapter 609: The Battle of Manchuria (2)
"01 reported that at 1 o'clock, at a distance of about 6 km, enemy cavalry was spotted, numbering about 300. β
"01, see clearly, is the enemy army Russian army or the Mongolian army. β
"Looking at the costumes, it should be the Mongol army. β
"Good, 01 continues to monitor and report on enemy movements at any time. β
"Do you need us to do it this time?"
"There are only 300 enemy troops and you don't need to make a move, so let's let us ride and practice, as long as we keep a good eye on the enemy army. β
"Understood. β
Yang Yongjun put down the intercom and said, "What did I say, it's impossible for us to fight this time." β
The driver Gao Feng said: "Commander, we have been out for 3 days, and we have destroyed several enemy troops, but they are all cavalry troops, and we have not done anything, isn't this a toss in vain?"
Yang Yongjun said: "Why is it in vain? We are mainly responsible for reconnaissance, and this is the most important thing. Although we haven't fought yet, there will always be a chance, and as long as we have a decisive battle with the Russian army, we will definitely need to take action. So for now, let's do a good job of reconnaissance. Keep an eye on this enemy army. β
At this time, Xu Bin, commander of the 1st Brigade and 1st Regiment of the KPA Cavalry, also ordered the 2nd Battalion to attack and attack the enemy according to the direction provided by the 01 warrior car, and at the same time ordered other warrior vehicles to remain vigilant.
Although the KPA cavalry has been expanded into 2 brigades, the 1st brigade retains most of the veterans, and has the actual combat experience of the early battle, so the combat effectiveness is relatively strong. Compared with the Mongolian cavalry, there is still a certain gap, but it is not far behind, and the cavalry of the People's Army is organized according to four four, the number of a cavalry battalion is about 650 people, according to the results of the 01 warrior car reconnaissance, the strength is about 2 times that of the enemy, and it is completely enough to deal with this enemy, and through such a battle, let the cavalry soldiers accumulate experience and improve themselves.
The distance of 6 kilometers is not even 10 minutes for the cavalry, so the KPA cavalry quickly approached the Mongolian cavalry, and at this time, the battalion commander Han Kui who led the team received a notice from the 01 car, and it turned out that the Mongolian cavalry had also discovered the KPA and was moving in the direction of the KPA.
Han Kui is a native, is the first soldier to be selected into the cavalry, and participated in most of the cavalry battles, promoted to battalion commander by virtue of seniority and military merits, has a certain amount of actual combat experience, after receiving the notice of the 01 car, Han Kui immediately ordered, ordered the 1st and 2nd companies to attack the enemy from the front, and the 3rd and 4th companies detoured back to the enemy's flank to attack.
After the order was issued, the 3rd and 4th companies immediately divided their troops from the flank, and Han Kui led the 1st and 2nd companies to continue to advance, and after less than 1,000 meters, the enemy had already appeared in front. Han Kui immediately ordered the army to stop advancing, set up the array on the spot, and prepare for battle.
This Mongolian cavalry was originally a subordinate of Babu Zabu, a Mongolian nobleman who was originally from the Tumut Left Banner, and was quite powerful in Mongolia and had great ambitions, so when Japan and Russia competed in Northeast China, both sides pulled Long Babu Zab. However, during the Russo-Japanese War, Babu Zab fell to the side of the Japanese and entangled more than 1,000 troops, known as the Manchurian Rebels, to help Japan fight. However, the People's Army entered the war, and the Japanese and Russian armies were defeated by the People's Army, and Babu Zabu, under the introduction of Japanese spies, turned enemies into friends with the Russian army and helped the Russian army to fight. This time, Babu Zabu sent his own right-hand man Zamuk to lead a 500-man cavalry army to assist the Russians, and he had made several sorties to attack the KPA garrisons and patrols, but after several fierce battles, the army was reduced to more than 360 people.
The KPA marched into Yakeshi, and the Russian army also knew that it was not good, so they ordered the Munk cavalry attached to them to attack and harass the KPA's reinforcement line. However, this time it met with the KPA cavalry on a narrow road. However, seeing that the number of KPA cavalry is roughly the same as his own, Zamuk also breathed a sigh of relief, since this period of time, he and the KPA's cavalry have fought twice, of course, both are company-platoon level battles, knowing that the KPA cavalry is still a certain gap compared with himself, if it is in the case of a comparable number of people, he has at least 70% certainty. So Zamuk also ordered an attack to meet this cavalry army.
The equipment of the Mongolian cavalry is very simple, that is, a rifle, a sabre, and more than half of the people are equipped with bows and arrows or crossbow arrows, because the Mongolian cavalry is equipped with rifles of unevenness, including repeating rifles, single-shot rifles, and pistols, and about 100 people are not equipped with guns, so they can only use cold weapons such as bows and arrows, crossbow arrows, etc. And there are only a few soldiers equipped with repeating rifles, although Babu Zabu is a Mongolian nobleman, but it is still not enough to maintain an army, so he can only equip his own personal guards with repeating rifles, the number of which is about 100, but none of them are in Zamuk's army.
And the KPA cavalry, although not large in size and too experienced, is not badly equipped. Now the tactical helmet has been popularized in the People's Army, and the helmet of the cavalry has increased the protective surface, and the tactical vest equipped with a layer of 3 mm thick steel plate has also been added, and there are also guard plates on the arm, so that the defense is stronger than that of the general army, this is because the cavalry conducts more white-knuckle combat than the general army, and the cavalry has a war horse to travel, and the weight-bearing capacity is much stronger than that of the general army, and the protective gear that can bear a certain weight.
In terms of offensive weapons, each cavalry was equipped with a Type 01 rifle, a pistol, plus a sabre, and 1/3 of the soldiers were equipped with an assembled spear. In fact, in this era, it is very common for cavalry to be equipped with spears in various countries, after all, in cavalry combat, spears are actually better than sabers. Moreover, the spear equipped by the People's Army is divided into two sections, the main spear is 1.8 meters long, which is used in peacetime, and there is also a 1.2-meter-long extension rod, which is connected to a total length of 3 meters, which is not only convenient for carrying in peacetime, but also has a great advantage in battle.
The two sides adjusted their ranks at about the same time, Bi Jing only had more than 300 horsemen, and it didn't take much time to change from marching columns to battle formations, and at the same time forced the other side to pass. And the front cavalry of both sides raised their rifles, pointing at each other.
When the distance gradually narrowed to within 300 meters, the two sides fired almost simultaneously, and accelerated the running speed of the horses, after the first round of shooting, nearly 10 soldiers on each side fell from the horses, and several horses fell to the ground in the miserable neighing, but at this time the advantage of the KPA repeating rifle was reflected, and the soldiers quickly pulled the bolt, threw out the cartridge case, and then immediately pushed the bolt back and fired again. And most of the Mongolian cavalry because it is a single-shot rifle, can only be a stream of shots, after all, it is too difficult to re-stuff the chamber into the chamber of the galloping horse, of course, some Mongolian cavalry after shooting, immediately reined in the horse to slow down, let the companions behind them catch up and shoot, but compared to the shooting speed of the People's Army, it is still much inferior, and in this way, the originally neat team has become a little chaotic.
However, Zamuk has also been prepared for this, Bi Jing has fought with the People's Army twice, and knows the weapon configuration of the People's Army, so he also urges the soldiers to speed up their advance, contact the People's Army as soon as possible, and engage in close combat, which is also the biggest advantage of the Mongolian cavalry.
And at this moment, only to hear the sound of horses' hooves on the side, only to see a cavalry army rushing from the side of the battlefield, Zamuk couldn't help but be surprised, because he had seen clearly from the flag, clothing, this is the cavalry of the People's Army, I didn't expect that the People's Army still has a cavalry army, and has returned to the side of the battlefield, so now the Mongolian cavalry is in a very dangerous situation.
But at this time, the Mongolian cavalry only had no way to retreat, because once they turned around and fled, they would inevitably be pursued by the People's Army, coupled with the attack on the flank, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties, so they could only rush forward against the People's Army, and strive to be able to penetrate the array of the People's Army in a short time, only in this way can they get rid of the People's Army, and then retreat calmly. So Zamuk ordered the whole army to speed up the attack. As a result, the Mongol cavalry also urged the horses to accelerate.
On the KPA side, most of the KPA soldiers in the front row had shot all the bullets in the gun magazines, and even if they did not shoot out, there was only one shot left, and at this time the spearmen of the KPA cavalry had already received their spears, and urged their horses to speed up, leaping past their companions in the front row, holding their spears flat with one hand, and pointing the tip of the spear at the enemy. The KPA cavalry, who had retreated to the rear, put away their rifles, drew their sabers and pistols, and prepared for close combat with the enemy.
That is, a few seconds later, the two sides finally collided head-on together, and started a hand-to-hand combat, for a time people shouted horses neighing, spears stabbed, sabers slashed, people turned horses upside down, the two sides added up to more than 100 horses fell to the ground or soldiers fell off their horses, and the soldiers who were still on horseback continued to wield spears and knives, engaged in fierce fighting.
However, although the Mongolian cavalry was superior to the People's Army in horsemanship and cavalry warfare, the spears and bayonets of both sides killed an evenly matched enemy for a while, and Zamuk's hope of penetrating the ranks of the People's Army as soon as possible was not realized. Because in the hedging and mutual shooting before the confrontation between the two sides, the People's Army has the advantage of weapons, and has a clear advantage, and when the two sides hedge each other, the People's Army is headed by the spear cavalry, at this time the spear is of course much better than the sabre, so the People's Army still has a slight upper hand, and although the cavalry combat ability of the People's Army is not as good as the Mongolian Army, it is not far behind, and the Mongolian Army wants to break through the array of the People's Army, but it is not easy.
Of course, if the two sides continue to fight like this, the Mongolian cavalry may be able to win with its superb cavalry combat ability, at least it can maintain a situation of parity, but at this moment, the People's Army cavalry that has rounded the flank has been killed from the rear of the Mongolian cavalry, and at this time, the Mongolian cavalry is unable to take care of its own flank and rear, so it was suddenly killed by the People's Army, and countless injuries and deaths were killed, and at this time, the People's Army in the frontal battle was also suddenly refreshed, while the Mongolian cavalry was suffering from the enemy on the back of the abdomen, and the whole team was also in chaosγ
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zamuk had to lead part of the cavalry to fight hard to get out of the people's army's flank, and the people's army fled for a while, and the people's army pursued for a while, and finally the Mongolian cavalry escaped, less than 100 horsemen, and the rest were either killed or captured by the people's army, and the people's army also killed 42 people and wounded 47 people in this battle, and won a cavalry battle.