Cavalry duels are fought with courage, wisdom, and the flexibility of the commander's arrangement. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although the cavalry of the Ma family army is also notoriously strong in the northwest. But when it comes to the better-equipped Eighth Route Army, they don't have much chance of winning.

Although all divisions of the Eighth Route Army have formed cavalry units at present, if it is said that the cavalry troops are the strongest, they are naturally independent columns. After entering Yulin, He Zhengdao formed a cavalry regiment as a seed force.

After the subsequent capture of Suiyuan and Ordos, He Zhengdao also recruited many herdsmen's children who were good at riding from these places. For these herdsmen's children, riding is something they have mastered since childhood.

After entering the army, they first learned the military rules and discipline of the Eighth Route Army, and then cavalry combat training. It can be said that at present, the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army are not inferior in the slightest even if they encounter the Japanese cavalry.

Even many people have gradually felt that the cavalry is gradually declining. But He Zhengdao's definition of cavalry troops is more about the formation and training of mobile emergency units.

This means that in addition to having excellent cavalry combat quality, cavalry divisions also need to have infantry combat quality. In terms of weapons and equipment, He Zhengdao also armed the cavalry division to the teeth.

Compared with the cavalry units of the Ma Jiajun today, most of them equip the cavalry with sabers and cavalry rifles. He Zhengdao's cavalry division, in addition to having more personnel than other cavalry divisions, was also equipped with a large number of submachine guns, pistols and machine guns.

Even in the cavalry division, a mortar battalion was mounted. This means that once a cavalry division has a combat mission, they can also be sent to the front line as an infantry division to carry out combat missions.

It is precisely this kind of training with high standards and strict requirements that has enabled the strength of the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army to also develop rapidly. Before this duel, the cavalry of the Ma family army felt that they should be equal in strength with the other party, and the victory or defeat should be comparable.

But the result was much more than they expected. In addition to the first round of cavalry shooting, they also killed a lot of Eighth Route cavalry, and when the cavalry of the two armies clashed, most of the cavalry who fell off their horses were their men.

In such a battlefield where horses gallop, the consequences of the cavalry falling from their horses are self-evident. Even if you don't die if you fall off the horse, you will be trampled to death by a whistling war horse. For many cavalrymen, falling off their horses in a duel meant death.

Looking at the slope of the gap, there were piles of horse corpses and human corpses. Many of the cavalrymen who planned to follow up on the troubled waters immediately realized that this was a death trap and chose another direction to break through.

At this time, the cavalry of the Ma Family Army, which finally broke through the first round of the charge of the Eighth Route Cavalry, no one paid attention to how many people were still alive. Their first reaction at this moment was to desperately slap the war horses they stepped down to widen the distance between them and the Eighth Route Army.

After all, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, which rushed down the hillside, would still need some time to turn around and pursue. And if they still hesitate, the surviving cavalry of the Ma Family Army, they will waste precious time to escape.

For these cavalry of the Ma Family Army who escaped, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, which ended in the first round of duel, did not seem to be in a hurry to catch up at all. Instead, they quickly stopped their pursuit and began to clean up the battlefield.

'Quick! Save our wounded as fast as possible! Medic, hurry up and get the medics over! ’

After many fights, the cavalry officers of the Eighth Route Army, covered in blood, did not bother to check their own situation. Instead, he began to order his cavalry to rescue his own cavalry who might still survive the duel.

If you can save one, you can reduce one casualty. For many of the cavalry who went out this time, these few cavalry who had escaped from the encirclement did not want to flee back to Pingluo.

Because on the way to escape, there were also heavy interceptions by the Eighth Route Army. As long as they want to return to Pingluo, this kind of return journey will become extremely bloody and long. So, the cavalry at the end of the battle was not in a hurry at all!

Looking at the fallen cavalry who were carried out of the battlefield one after another, the commander of the third cavalry regiment felt a little sad in his heart. But he knew that this was war. For cavalry, the horse leather shroud was also the highest honor.

On the other hand, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army did not pay much attention to the cavalry wearing the costumes of horse bandits. Even if some horse bandit cavalry are still alive, the Eighth Route Cavalry, who is responsible for cleaning the battlefield, is the first to rescue their comrades.

After the corpses of the dead comrades were cleaned up, the cavalry commander said: "Treat the wounded on the spot!" The wounded, who were able to move, were sent to the rear hospital as quickly as possible, and the nearest guerrilla brigade was notified to come and clean up the battlefield. ”

With so many corpses, it is natural to dig a pit and bury it. Even though it's winter, even if you stay here for a while and don't clean it, you won't have a problem. But exposing corpses in the wild is still somewhat inappropriate.

As for these killed war horses, as well as the remaining supplies, they also need to be pulled back to the rear base. These horse corpses can also be made into food or other supplies, and can also make up for the losses of the cavalry division.

After the cavalry regiment has cleaned up the battlefield, it naturally has other combat missions. The return of these captured materials and booty was the business of the guerrilla brigade. This can be regarded as a kind of mutual cooperation between the main force and the local troops.

The cavalry of the Ma Family Army, who fought out of the encirclement, and a small number of horse bandits, galloped for a distance, and found that the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army was not chasing. Finally, he breathed a long sigh of relief and slowly slowed down the speed of the military horse galloping under him.

'Ahh Finally escaped! Oh, my God! Why are there only so many people left? ’

Looking at the scarce number of cavalry around him, the cavalry of many cavalry regiments felt full of bitterness. As for the words of some horse bandits, they also felt shocked in their hearts. After all, these are the regular cavalry of the Ma Family's army!

Even they were planted in the hands of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, it is conceivable that these horse bandits could not get a bargain when they encountered the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army? This time, many of them are afraid that they will be more than lucky!

When the three cavalry regiments surrounded and annihilated the Pingluo cavalry regiment that had crossed the river, a large number of horse bandits had already gathered and they also launched a tentative breakthrough. As a result, naturally, a large number of horse bandits who were preparing to cross the river to break through were killed by the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the smaller and smaller number of horse bandits, the mountain tiger finally sighed and said, "It seems that we can't go back!" If you want to escape for your life, you can only detour to the territory of Bayan. Breaking through from here, there is only one dead end! ”

In the face of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, which was also gathering more and more, and after sending a lot of horse bandits to death and trying to try, the mountain tiger finally chose a detour with the same risk. This means that they need to be in the wild for a long time.

Not to mention that they have to deal with such a bad weather and environment, they also need to worry about the encirclement and pursuit of the Eighth Route Army. But for the Sitting Tigers, if they continue to break through, they will only consume their vital strength in vain.

After making this decision, looking at the gradually darkening sky, the mountain tiger finally said: "I decided to break through in the direction of Bayan and make a detour back to Crouching Tiger Mountain from there. It's risky, but it's better than staying here and waiting to die.

If you want to break through with me, come with me tonight. If you don't want to break through, then continue to wait here for your chance! However, when the Eighth Route Army finishes cleaning up the affairs in the territory, it will definitely carry out a large-scale search, arrest, encirclement and suppression of us. ”

It was a simple statement, but it left the surviving bandits with no choice. In the various mountain passes and rivers along the Wo River, a large number of horse and human corpses have gathered. This bloody example shows that there is no way out!

After receiving a telegram from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, the troops of the 2nd Cavalry Division, which was also responsible for blocking this group of horse bandits, quickly rushed to the side of the Wo River, preparing to carry out the final encirclement and annihilation of the horse bandits.

But the mountain tiger is worthy of being an old bandit, and he retreated immediately when the timing was wrong. When the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army were encircled, Zaishan Tiger also chose to break through at night, and many horse bandits who broke through with him also became pawns for sacrifice.

Receiving the telegram from the front-line troops, He Zhengdao also frowned and said: "It seems that this horse bandit is not simple!" ”

'Commander, according to the information we investigated, this is the largest group of horse bandits in Crouching Tiger Mountain, and their leader is nicknamed the Mountain Tiger. When we crossed the border to harass our base area, we brought with us thousands of horse bandits.

When attacking one of our small towns, most of them were surrounded and annihilated by our garrison troops and peripheral troops. Later, on the banks of the Wo River, many of his horse bandits were also killed by us. However, when this guy broke through, he annexed a lot of small groups of horse bandits.

Although it is not clear how many horse bandits he took to break through. But according to the direction of their breakthrough, they should have gone in the direction of the 3rd Cavalry Division. I guess I want to take a detour back to Crouching Tiger Mountain from there! ’

Listening to the report of the operational staff officer, He Zhengdao also said directly: "Such a cunning horse bandit is a huge evil, we must find a way to eliminate it." Zhu Fei sent a telegram to the Eighth Special Operations Team, and their actual combat assessment task was this horse bandit.

I will draw a cavalry battalion from the 2nd Cavalry Division to cooperate with them in the pursuit. Even if it is heaven and earth, this horse bandit leader must be eliminated. It is a sin for the people to live one more day of this blood-indebted horse bandit leader! ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

In addition, a telegram was sent to the 3rd Cavalry Division, asking them to send a cavalry regiment to carry out a dragnet search in the company and battalion units, and make sure that all the horse bandits were wiped out in our territory. This time, I'm going to root out the horse bandits in Crouching Tiger Mountain! ’

In He Zhengdao's view, the Eighth Route Army could not adopt a policy of softness when managing such complex border areas. An appropriate iron-blooded policy would also be conducive to the Eighth Route Army's management of these places.

It is believed that the anti-bandit operation organized this time will let those tribes who usually disguise good citizens and turn into horse bandits from time to time know how serious the consequences of angering the Eighth Route Army are. This is also conducive to increasing the prestige of the Eighth Route Army.

In the final analysis, whoever has the biggest fist in these years will obey whoever the people will obey. In such a complex border area, many people and nomads like to follow the strong. In their opinion, believing in the strong is also the law of survival!

That being the case, why didn't He Zhengdao show the iron blood and strength of the Eighth Route Army? At least let those who are hostile to the Eighth Route Army know that the Eighth Route Army is not easy to mess with. It is also necessary to let people who have a good impression of the Eighth Route Army know that the Eighth Route Army is very strong! (To be continued.) )