Chapter 27: Retreat (2)

The basic principle of war is always to attack the weak with the strong, whether it is tactics, equipment or other means, all in order to be stronger than the other side at the moment of engagement. This is something that has been repeatedly emphasized many times in the Black Dragon Society's non-commissioned officer-officer training camp, and as the great leader of the Black Dragon Society, His Excellency Lin Mengchu has well abided by this principle.

When the cavalry of the Eight-Nation Alliance Army was shot coldly on the way to the march, these foreign devils naturally divided a team of men and horses to eliminate those pesky fly-like guys, and then the small group of soldiers sent out naturally fell into the trap, and more than 100 people who were rushed out of the grove became meat sauce, and only a dozen people were left to go back.

It was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and the German captain who led the team angrily ordered the whole army to attack. Tens of thousands of horses' hooves struck the earth, causing a rumbling sound that seemed to be thunder. It was impossible for thousands of cavalry to follow behind such a small number of enemy in pursuit, and the German captain had also sent a considerable part of his men and horses to outflank him from both sides.

Between two points, the straight line is the shortest. So, can the separated soldiers and horses run in front of the opponent to block the opponent? This is not a boring question, but a major military one. Since it is an army used to outflank, it is natural to emphasize mobility, and the mentality of pursuing and being pursued is not the same, and the psychological pressure of the pursued side is greater, and it is easy to get tired. Coupled with the fact that the pursued party has to engage the pursuers behind them from time to time, then they may be blocked on a certain road. It's just a possibility, not necessarily a success.

But the German captain was very confident that he could block the other side, and in his opinion, these yellow-skinned monkeys in front of him could not be more difficult to deal with than those French. In the Franco-Prussian War, when he was still a lieutenant, he once relied on the assault of cavalry to capture thousands of Frenchmen. This captain is a man of courage and a lot of the initiative that is needed in war. However, the Russian cavalry in the Napoleonic Wars were also very active, but they rushed to death several times and were beaten to slag by the fire of the platoon guns on the preset position.

This time, the captain unfortunately encountered the preset position of the Black Dragon Society. Because it was urgently transferred, the number of heavy machine guns preset in the woods was not very large, only six, and there was no rapid-fire cannon that Chen Cheng called a secret weapon. Those heavy machine guns can also be forcibly moved by mules and horses and the masters in the guild, but the cannon is basically a ton of weight, and there is really no way to get it in a short time.

But even six machine guns are enough. Soon after the more than 100 people who were used as bait galloped over, the cavalry of the coalition army had already entered the ambush circle. After a muffled command sound, the shooters of the heavy machine guns began to tense. The six tongues of fire were like whips of flame that left and right the water, bringing out countless blood flowers in the dense pursuers.

Although the coalition cavalry, which had been knocked on their backs by the surprise attack, was in disarray, they did not turn around or assault the preset position in the woods under the reprimand of the officers, but instead accelerated the speed of passing through this death trap. At this time, the act of courage and brains, the greatest advantage of the cavalry is to rely on the short-range ultra-high mobility to carry out a surprise strike, and now that it is ambushed, it is better to rush over. If you stop the whole team, you will be huddled together and slaughtered by the opponent's machine guns.

The cavalry in front of them had passed through the death zone of a rain of bullets and were about to assemble their ranks when they heard a dense sound of horses' hooves coming from a fork in the road. The German captain was lucky enough to rush out, and the cavalry he had thought had been outflanked had come and joined him. However, when the black tide on the other side came rushing over, he knew that he had made a big mistake.

"Whole team, whole team," the captain yelled hoarsely, and although a small part of his troops were killed by heavy machine guns, although they were smaller than the other side, the captain named Schneider still had the courage to charge at the enemy who was also charging with cavalry arrays.

The tactics of both sides were almost the same, and the cavalry fired from rifles with truncated barrels, causing considerable casualties in their respective arrays. Then the leading officers of both sides roared at the same time and made the cavalry draw their sabers, and for a while, the cold light of the white blade filled the entire battlefield, making people wonder if they had returned to the era of cold weapons in an instant.

The hedging situation left neither side with time to make more adjustments, and the narrow road left no room for tactical maneuver for either side. The current situation is that two rats are fighting in a cage, or a narrow road to meet, and only the brave and strong can achieve the final victory.

The sound of white blades slashing into human bodies, roars in different languages, screams after being wounded, the sound of blades slashing at each other, and all sorts of sounds filled the entire road. Because it was not a cavalry charge in the open field, these brave and skilled cavalry did not complete the task of penetrating the enemy position. Later, the two sides were already in a scuffle, and the impact of the cavalry was naturally thrown aside.

The brutal and short white-knuckle battle soon ended, and when Schneider found that his side had not broken through the enemy's formation, and that there were only a few hundred men able to fight, he naturally chose to surrender.

"What's your name?" Surrounded by samurai, the girl said to the former Prussian officer, who had made great contributions in the Franco-Prussian War, "What is the rank?" Are you a Junker aristocrat in Germany? ”

"Hey, when did you learn German?" Chen Cheng was shocked, "I didn't know that you had learned this foreign language." ”

"Hmph, shouldn't you be on the train station right now? If you're here, what if something happens on the ground over there? ”

"No, I don't think those rigid guys will be able to launch such a big infantry charge until their heavy artillery arrives, but who knows. Even if the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces continues to charge with a hot head, it will only consume more of our ammunition. So, I wasn't worried at all at the train station. On the contrary, if we catch a few big fish, it will be very beneficial for us to export technology and other transactions in the future, so "

"I'm just casually saying that you don't need to answer so much"

"Your Excellency!" Ignored, Schneider took off his rifle and command knife, and then said loudly in German: "I am a captain of the German Empire, and I hope to be treated in accordance with my status." ”

"Very well," said the maiden, taking his weapon, "you will get what you deserve." ”