Chapter 142: Cavalry Duel
As the sharp knife of the independent column, the cavalry company that is fighting with the Ma Jiajun reconnaissance cavalry at this moment is also the cavalry with the most powerful riding and marksmanship in the independent column. In a sense, this cavalry company can also be called a reconnaissance company.
In a cavalry unit, the scout cavalry is often the elite cavalry. Looking at Ma Jiajun's reconnaissance platoon, he actually rushed towards him. The commander of the reconnaissance cavalry company who led the attack was also very angry.
But he knew that a cavalry duel could mean life and death. Even if it is him, once he is hit by the opponent's bullet, it is also difficult to escape the serious consequences of falling under the war horse, being stepped on and seriously injured or directly killed.
'Platoon, ready for battle!' Two hundred meters away, start shooting! The second platoon, which is responsible for the attack of a hundred meters, and the third platoon is responsible for sweeping the tail. This time, I will completely annihilate the enemy's reconnaissance platoon in one go. Be vigilant, the enemy is not a good fork. ’
The commander of the cavalry company, who was riding in the center of the ranks, gave a loud battle order. The platoon, which served as the vanguard of the cavalry company, began to lower its body and clamp the horse's belly, ready to shoot at any time. Two of them are machine gunners, too!
When the two cavalry faced each other, the scout cavalry of the Ma Jiajun was also ready to shoot. It's just that in the cavalry duel, most of them will choose a distance of 150 meters to shoot, so that the accuracy is a little higher.
To their surprise, the Red Army cavalry company in front of them opened fire from a distance of 200 meters. More than forty riflemen, leveling their rifles in their hands, fired the first round of bullets.
Even the range of the rifle is a little floating at a distance of two hundred meters. The cavalry platoon of the Ma Jiajun reconnaissance cavalry, which could be fired by this round of guns, soon had seven or eight cavalrymen fall from their horses. Watching these cavalrymen roll around on the ground a few times, I can't think about it.
Cavalry duel. It's often so bloody and cruel! As long as you fall off the horse, the consequences are very serious!
When entering a distance of one hundred and fifty meters. A platoon of the reconnaissance company had already fired a second round of bullets. And this round of attacks also took away the reconnaissance of several Ma Jiajun. And this time. The Ma Jiajun scouts also fired.
Similarly, a platoon of cavalry of the reconnaissance company that was hit, and soon several fell off their horses. Even the comrades-in-arms next to him wanted to save their lives, but they also knew that they couldn't stop at all, and they had to keep the formation and rush over.
Once the stormtroopers are disorganized, the consequences can be fatal. What they can do at the moment is to launch a counterattack as quickly as possible. In this way, the two cavalry soon entered a deadly range of a hundred meters.
In this case. The first row, which had slowly let go of some formations, soon had the cooperation of the second platoon of cavalry. Under the double blow, the oncoming Ma Jiajun reconnaissance cavalry was seriously reduced again, and there were less than ten cavalry left.
When the first and second platoons of the reconnaissance company pulled the formation wider, the third platoon of cavalry, equipped with a charge, began to strafe with a submachine gun. Under the crisp burst of gunfire, the surviving Ma family army detectives all fell from their horses.
When a company of scout cavalry rushed past them. This army of forty or fifty Ma family scouts all fell under their guns. The commander of the company, who turned the horse's head and came back, was also distressed and shed tears.
The reason is simple, they eliminated the reconnaissance platoon of the Ma Jiajun. He also paid the price of nearly twenty people. Even if such a duel is 2 to 1, they can also be called a complete victory. But the problem is, the most elite cavalry of these independent columns!
The commanders of the two sides who also saw this cavalry confrontation. It seems that everyone is shocked by such an outcome. Compared to He Zhengdao, when he saw this result, he directly decided not to easily send the cavalry of the reconnaissance group.
The cavalry division commander of the Ma Jiajun who saw this scene on the opposite side. He was also surprised: "The strength of this cavalry of the Red Army is not weak!" One of our reconnaissance platoons only inflicted such losses on them. ”
Faced with such a small cavalry duel. The cavalry of the Ma family's army, who was watching the battle in the rear, would also not press on it in a big way. The reason is very simple, this is also a bit of a pre-war general. It is also a way to test the strength of the opponent.
The loss of a reconnaissance platoon was a trivial loss for the Ma Jiajun, which had more than 30,000 cavalry. And seeing that the Red Army actually had cavalry, they did seem a little surprised.
'It seems that the Red Army is afraid that there are still cavalry! However, this cavalry seems to be their elite. Come on! The reconnaissance is almost the same, let's discuss how to attack!
Continue to drag here, I am afraid that by the time we arrive at Tianshui, the Red Army will have already run away. If we can't complete the task, we won't have any good fruit to eat when we go back. The position is very well constructed, but I really think that a few fences can stop us, so I underestimate us.
If there are more than 10,000 cavalry, it is invincible. We now have three divisions of cavalry, a total of more than 30,000 cavalry. It is simply wishful thinking that they want to block our progress. I think, how about ending the fight at once? ’
Not a single soldier was lost, and the cavalry division commander who came here first looked at the other two division commanders and said this with great spirit. In his opinion, as long as the cavalry rushed to the defensive positions of the Red Army, the Red Army would have to wait for death.
In addition to the cavalry rifles in their hands, the sabers on their waists were also used to cut off people's heads. It is precisely because of this style of cavalry that the infantry is afraid of cavalry. Once you get close to the cavalry, your head will be cut off!
Regarding the suggestion of this division commander, the rest of the cavalry division commanders, who were suffocated in the other two places, also said directly: "Okay, whoever is the first to rush to the position of the Red Army will be the leader of this battle, how about it?" ”
'Good! That's it! ’
With the three divisions of cavalry gathered together, three groups began to be formed, ready to launch a assault. He Zhengdao, who was standing in the rear, sneered: "I have always heard that Ma Jiajun is very crazy in the northwest, it seems that this is really the case!" ”
Listening to He Zhengdao's words, Wang Tianlin said very seriously: "Commander, the charge launched by more than 30,000 cavalry should not be underestimated!" As soon as the cavalry rushes to our forward positions, our entire line of defense is in danger! ”
'No problem! In front of the machine gun, no matter how much cavalry there is, it is also a target. Pass my order to transfer some more machine guns from the second blocking position. I want these arrogant Ma Jiajun to know whether they have more people or more bullets. ’
He Zhengdao, who was very confident in the cross-fire network he had set up, felt that since the other party wanted to fight a war, the overall situation would be decided. Then he gave the other party this opportunity, ended the battle in the first battle, and even saved the back hand of luring the enemy deep.
The Ma Jiajun who accompanied the front began to mobilize before the war, blocking the Red Army on the position, and also making final preparations. The machine guns that were originally placed in the back were also quickly placed in the front-line positions.
Next to the heavy, stacked cartridge belts are stacked next to the machine gun. This is also to ensure that when the next shot is fired, there will be no bullet fire. The artillery units of the column were also prepared before the shelling.
It's just that when they will open fire, they will have to wait for He Zhengdao's order. In the words of He Zhengdao, once the artillery unit fired, it realized that the battle had come to an end. And the assembled cavalry was also in full array.
While the Red Army in all positions was looking at the plain ahead, three cavalry divisions launched a surprise attack almost at the same time. From the previous jogging to the slow acceleration at the end, the Red Army in the blocking position could feel the ground shaking.
Even if these Red Army troops were the backbone of independent columns, in the face of such a group charge of cavalry, everyone felt that their palms were sweating. Even He Zhengdao felt that these scenes looked really shocking.
'Tell the front-line commander that the enemy advance is within 400 meters and the rifle begins to counterattack. You don't need to aim, you just need to shoot the bullet at the rushing cavalry, not into the sky.
Light machine guns, fired at 300 meters, heavy machine guns fired at 200 meters. I want to let the enemy know that they want to break through the defensive positions of our separate column with one blow. I'd like to solve them all at once! ’
Accompanied by He Zhengdao's order, he was quickly conveyed by the messengers around him. The grassroots commanders at the front, after receiving the order, also began to calm down and convey the order to every soldier on the position.
It was this order that made many riflemen in the trenches look at the machine guns around them. I felt that with so many machine guns, it was impossible for the opposing cavalry to rush to their positions.
With this awareness, the morale of the Red Army on the forward positions seems to have risen considerably. The soldiers who were still sweating and trembling in their palms before also hurriedly wiped the sweat from their palms, took a deep breath and looked at the cavalry of the Ma Family Army who were getting closer and closer.
And the cavalry, who served as the vanguard of the three cavalry divisions, each cavalryman held a large saber in his hand. What they had to do was to destroy the independent column, the fence wall set up at the front of the position, and open the way for the subsequent cavalry to charge.
Even many cavalrymen, with a shield in front of them, seemed to know that they were the ones who were taken care of. As the cavalry reached the fence posts at the front of the position, they were ready to swing their sabers to break the fences.
The commanders of the Red Army at the grassroots level of the blocking positions had already given the order to 'shoot'. These fences, in some cases, are a distance gauge. It is convenient for the commander of the forward position to know the enemy's range from his own.
Shooting from 400 meters away, hearing the gunfire from ahead, the cavalry of the Ma Jiajun who followed behind had an urge to laugh. At such a distance, how can they aim accurately?
These shield-wielding cavalrymen quickly broke the fence walls of the Red Army, and from time to time people were killed. The cavalry behind, like waves of huge waves, rushed to the front of the Red Army's blocking position.
The broken hedges were quickly crushed by the rushing cavalry. And at this time, the light machine guns on the position also let out a roar. Under the blows of light machine guns, the casualties of the attacking cavalry began to increase.
Just when the cavalry, which had paid a lot of losses, rushed into the range of two hundred meters. Heavy machine guns are placed in forward positions, and are also added to the sequence of reaper cavalry. Like a rain curtain pouring bullets, the charging cavalry was once again inflicted heavy losses.
Gradually, the cavalry charging behind suddenly found that they could no longer rush. The reason was that the corpses accumulated by the cavalry in front of them had blocked their offensive passages. This realization began to make them shudder! (To be continued.) )