Chapter 326: Cavalry Battle
Iwata Fumizo reined in his steed, then looked up at the mountain beams on either side.
I saw that the mountains in the Jinzhong area are not much different from the Datong area, and the most intuitive feeling is that it is desolate, and there is rarely vegetation on the surface of the mountain.
It's all bare loess.
The dirt slopes are covered with crisscrossing ravines.
It was washed out by the rain for many years.
It is impossible to hide ambushes in such terrain.
So it is possible to march boldly and without any scruples.
"Captain!" A scout cavalry suddenly hurriedly turned back from the front, "The front found the Chinese cavalry!" ”
"The Chinese cavalry?" Iwata Fumizo asked, "How many cavalry are there?" ”
Scout cavalry said: "Thirty or forty horsemen, about a cavalry squad." ”
Iwata Fumizo said: "Order, the 1st Cavalry Squadron will attack and destroy them." ”
"Hello!" A signal soldier slammed his head, and then galloped forward on his horse.
A few moments later, a squadron of about 120 horsemen broke up from the group and accelerated along the main road in the valley.
It was about two kilometers away.
I saw more than 30 Chinese cavalry, chasing more than ten Japanese reconnaissance cavalry.
Seeing the more than 120 Japanese cavalry suddenly appearing in front of them, the more than 30 Chinese cavalry turned their horses one after another and retreated back in a hurry.
The situation is reversed.
I saw the leading Japanese squadron leader pull out his saber and lead forward.
More than 120 Japanese cavalry began to speed up, rushing over like a tide.
A chase battle began in the valley, with more than 30 Chinese cavalry running in front and more than 120 Japanese cavalry chasing behind.
Both sides opened fire while chasing.
Occasionally, cavalrymen on both sides were shot and fell off their horses.
After about a kilometer of pursuit, the vision ahead suddenly opened up.
I saw that the more than 30 Chinese cavalry had rushed out of the river valley and entered an open plain.
There was a large dense forest in the distance, and the more than 30 Chinese cavalry quickly pulled out of formation after entering the plain, and fled quickly to the forest in front.
Naturally, the Japanese cavalry would not give up easily.
As soon as the squadron leader gave the order, more than 120 cavalry cavalry rode along the harvested wheat field and caught up again.
However, it was obviously impossible to stop the Chinese cavalry before they fled into the forest.
In the blink of an eye, the more than 30 Chinese cavalry had fled into the forest, and the leader of the devil squadron frowned, and when he was hesitating whether to continue chasing into the forest, a sudden change occurred.
I saw that from that forest, all of a sudden, the Chinese cavalry appeared in black pressure!
The pupils of the devil squadron leader suddenly contracted, because the Chinese cavalry that emerged from the forest also had 500 horsemen! The stretched cavalry formation is at least two hundred meters wide!
Baga, almost ambushed!
At that moment, the leader of the devil squadron raised his right hand violently.
Seeing this, the cavalry following behind them slowed down.
Then he turned back and galloped towards the valley from which he had come.
120 rides against 500 rides, the devil squadron leader will not make this stupidity.
There is no need for them to fight hard with the Chinese, because they are still followed by more than 1,000 cavalry of the main force of the wing!
The situation was reversed again, and once again it became that the Chinese cavalry was chasing and killing in the rear, and the devil cavalry was fleeing in front, and both sides were chasing and shooting at the same time.
Although the hit rate of mounted shooting is extremely low.
But the accuracy is not enough, the number is to make up.
There are more people who shoot, more times, and there are always hits.
From time to time, Chinese cavalry or devil cavalry turned over and fell off their horses.
But in general, there are still many devil cavalry who fall off their horses.
In less than two kilometers of pursuit, the devil cavalry lost more than 20 horses, and there were less than 100 horses left.
Fortunately, at this time, the devil cavalry had fled to the northern edge of this plain, that is, the exit of the river valley, and had already seen the main force of the wing driving out of the river valley.
Almost at the same time, the Chinese cavalry saw the cavalry of the Devil's Brigade that drove out of the valley.
"Phew!" As soon as the leading cavalry raised their hands, the cavalry following behind them slowed down until they finally stopped.
About a thousand meters away from the valley mouth, the Chinese cavalry opened up a formation, two rows in front and back, and it was five hundred meters wide!
The devil cavalry also surged out of the river valley, and after a full quarter of an hour, more than 1,000 cavalry of the 26th Cavalry Wing finally drove out of the river valley.
Seeing the Chinese cavalry waiting on the plain ahead, Iwata Fumizo's eyes suddenly became hot.
"Cavalry Wing...... Attack the horizontal team! Iwata Bunsan raised his saber, and the more than 1,000 ghost cavalry behind him quickly began to line up.
Soon, the attack team was also set up-for-tat.
Four rows in front and back, each row of more than 250 rides, the same more than 500 meters wide!
All the cavalry looked serious, and the whole cavalry formation was silent, except for the dull sound of the horses' hooves plowing the ground, and the air was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
At this time, even the air of the entire battlefield seemed to be frozen.
The 1,500 cavalry of the Chinese and Japanese armies faced each other for about dozens of seconds, and in the end, it was the Chinese cavalry who took the lead in breaking the situation.
I saw that the Chinese cavalry standing alone in front of the formation suddenly raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl, and the more than 500 cavalrymen behind him put their rifles back in the saddle.
Then he drew the saber from his waist.
"Shuffle!" Iwata Fumizo smirked and raised his right hand violently.
The more than 1,000 cavalry behind him also took their guns and saddles, and then drew their sabers.
Iwata Bunzo was the last to draw his saber, and then he pushed forward, and the more than 1,000 cavalry riders who were waiting behind him screamed hysterically, and then almost at the same time urged the horse forward!
The horses are head-picked, manes are flying, first slowly, then briskly, then jogging, and finally brisk running!
In the blink of an eye, more than 1,000 ghost cavalry in the front and rear rows formed four hurricanes in the front and rear, carrying a rumbling roar, crushing the Chinese cavalry with unstoppable might.
In the face of such a mighty devil cavalry, the Chinese cavalry seemed to be timid.
The Chinese cavalry at the head did not dare to give the order to attack.
After a few moments, the confidence of the Chinese cavalry was finally completely shattered.
"It's all there, retreat, retreat!" The Chinese cavalry at the head was the first to turn the horse's head, and then ran away.
In the next moment, more than 500 Chinese cavalrymen in line followed and turned their horses' heads and ran back in a hurry, looking like a group of lost dogs.
"The people of China are all cowards!"
The corners of Iwata's mouth turned into mockery.
In the next moment, Iwata Fumizo once again raised his saber high above the top, and at the same time raised his head to the sky and howled: "Cavalry wing, shoot at full speed, destroy them!" ”
The next moment, the devil cavalry began the final charge.
In an instant, more than 1,000 ghost cavalry in the front and rear rows were like a flood that broke the embankment, surging towards the Chinese cavalry in front, and the distance between the two sides approached rapidly, leaving only 500 meters.
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