Chapter 38: Cavalry
Although the little devil is powerful, after all, the Dongxue Party is numerous, and it is already the end of the strong crossbow to be able to hold on until now. Jin Deming led the pro-military battalion to join the battlefield, which became the last straw that crushed the little devils, and soon more than 300 little ghosts were all overwhelmed by the crowd of Dongxue Army.
"Fortunately, I was not dishonored! The vanguard forces of the little devils have all been annihilated. After the battle, Quan Qizhun personally came to Ren Chao to ask for credit.
"What are the casualties of your army?" Ren Chao asked with concern.
Ren Chao's words made Quan Qizhun almost cry with excitement, "Lord Ren, our army's equipment is really poor, that's why it caused such heavy casualties!" ”
"General Quan doesn't have to be sad!" Ren Chao walked over and patted Quan Qizhun on the shoulder and said, "I was deeply moved by the bravery of your army, please rest assured that when the new batch of munitions arrives, I will definitely replenish your army, improve your army's equipment, and improve your army's combat effectiveness!" Another point is that in view of the backward equipment of your army, it is inevitable that you will suffer losses if you fight hard with the little devils, so your army should appropriately change its strategy and minimize casualties. ”
"Please advise me!" Quan Qizhun couldn't help but light up when he heard this, and asked Ren Chao for advice very sincerely.
"It is definitely not possible to go head-to-head, because your army is not only inferior in weapons, but also far from the Japanese army in terms of training. Since it can't be done in the open, then let's come to the dark, sneak attack! Ambush! Night attack, harassment, as long as the tactics are used properly, it is not difficult to defeat the little devil, your army must fully explore the weaknesses of the little devil, with their own strengths, attack the enemy's shortcomings, is the way to win. ......" Ren Chao briefly introduced the principle of guerrilla warfare to Quan Qizhun , but it was only a brief introduction, after all, if they were taught today, in the future, this group of Goryeo sticks would use the same method to deal with the Celestial Empire, just like the Vietnamese monkeys in later generations, wouldn't it be a stone to shoot themselves in the foot?
Even if it was just a brief introduction, Quan Qizhun benefited a lot after listening to it, bowed down and saluted, "Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years!" Thank you for your advice. ”
At this moment, there was a sudden rumbling sound in the distance, like a war drum ringing in unison, thundering into the sky, Ren Chao couldn't help but change his face. Even Quan Qizhun, who was reminiscing next to him, suddenly woke up, and then the earth-shattering shouts of killing came, and Ren Chao hurriedly raised the binoculars.
In the distance, a large cloud of dust was raised, and sturdy horses galloped forward quickly with their hooves raised, rushing towards this side like a whirlwind and clouds. From a distance, I saw a plaster flag waving in the wind, it was so dazzling.
"It's the cavalry of the little devils!" Ren Chao couldn't help but exclaim.
At this time, the soldiers of the Dongxue Party, who were still busy cleaning up the battlefield, saw the Japanese cavalry coming like a surging tide, and instantly lost the courage to resist, and immediately scattered and fled.
"General Quan! Immediately order your army to retreat into the mountains and forests! Ren Chao saw that the Dongxue army was already in a mess, and knew that they could no longer stop the cavalry of the little devils, so he did not hesitate to order them to retreat.
Cavalry is a unit or detachment in the army that carries out tasks on horseback. It can fight both on horseback and on foot. It is usually responsible for frontal assault, roundabout encirclement, pursuit, rush and other tasks. It is light and agile, and is less affected by terrain and meteorology. Historically, cavalry used to be the main combat arm of the army. The South African War, which lasted from 1899 to 1902, was a farewell show for cavalry units as the main force of the war. With the development of technology and equipment, especially the development of motorization and mechanization of the army, the cavalry gradually lost its original status as a branch of the army.
During the Mongol era, the Mongol cavalry became a symbol of terror in the eyes of the enemy, and the Mongols pushed cavalry tactics to the peak of the Cold Weapon Age. The advantages of cavalry such as long-distance running, detours, and outflankings were brought to the limit. Hundreds of thousands of Mongol cavalry conquered almost all of Eurasia.
Before the Russo-Japanese War, Japan organized two cavalry brigades, the commanders of which were Prince Zaihito Kanin and Yoshiko Akiyama, both of whom graduated from the French Cavalry School. In the use of light cavalry to break the relationship, the detour is very powerful.
And the cavalry brigade belonging to the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army in front of him, with a strength of about five hundred, rushed to North Korea with Nozu Michikan, but this cavalry brigade was one step slower than the main force of the Fifth Division, Nozu Michikan was anxious to make meritorious contributions, and did not wait for the cavalry to arrive before waving his army north, until today the cavalry brigade caught up with the main force of the Fifth Division, just when Nozu Michikani learned that the forward troops were attacked, he immediately sent a cavalry brigade to support, but unfortunately they were still a step late, The forward units of the Japanese army have long been completely annihilated.
The enraged captain of the Japanese cavalry brigade, Ito Nakasa, did not hesitate to give the order to attack, he wanted to behead the Korean rebels who dared to attack the locust army in front of him, only in this way could he vent the anger in his heart.
"Lord Ren, the Japanese cavalry is menacing, are we temporarily avoiding the edge?" Yan Shiyong was already frightened when he saw that the Japanese cavalry was so powerful.
"Humph! Lord Yan, today is the first battle of our army, and if we are defeated, it will be a great blow to the morale of our army! Ren Chao said angrily with a blank look at Yan Shiyong, and suddenly remembered something and said to Yan Shiyong with a smile, "Lord Yan, for now, using cavalry against cavalry is the best way to deal with cavalry!" I remember that there seems to be a battalion of cavalry under Lord Yan, and now that General Quan has won the first battle, it seems that Lord Yan should also show the strong combat power of the Korean official army! ”
"This," Yan Shiyong immediately broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, and said tremblingly, "Don't hide it from Lord Ren, there is indeed a battalion of cavalry under the humble army, but our army is backwardly equipped, I'm afraid it's not the opponent of the Japanese Kou!" ”
"Humph! A few hundred little devil cavalry will scare you like this! Ren Chao snorted coldly, no longer paid attention to Yan Shiyong, and ordered casually, "Order all battalions to prepare for battle, put up a handsome flag and bring the little devil cavalry to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will personally send these little devils to meet the king of Hades!" ”
"Order!" The three battalion commanders of the Tiger Army responded in unison.
"Think twice! How can an adult's golden body be lightly involved! Yan Shiyong listened to Ren Chao's words, almost sat on the ground in fright, and hurriedly persuaded.
"Don't be rash, please think twice!" At this time, Quan Qizhun thought about it and couldn't help but persuade.
"I have my own measure, you don't have to persuade me anymore! Today I'm going to show you two how I defeated the little devil! Ren Chao said loudly.