With the advent of automatic weapons, the status of cavalry continued to decline. After the Imperial Army began to massively adopt trucks instead of war horses, the cavalry was on the verge of becoming obsolete. After all, the attack power of the armored forces of the Imperial Army is far stronger than that of the cavalry. Many of the tasks previously performed by cavalry could be performed by armored units. In addition, the armored forces are also able to do their job better.

It is for these reasons that large-scale cavalry battles are already rare. This duel between the Imperial cavalry and the Boer cavalry on the South African steppes will probably be the last large-scale battle of the Imperial cavalry. Both Major General Song Jian and Major General Su Rile attached great importance to this battle, and they hoped to make a perfect end for the Imperial Cavalry with a hearty victory.

On the morning of August 3, the well-prepared 7th and 8th armies of the Imperial Cavalry left Cape Town and moved towards the front. At the same time, the cavalry of the Boers, having received the news, also began a movement. Because the firepower of the Imperial Navy was so strong, the cavalry of the Boers did not dare to approach Cape Town at all. Even if they were fighting against the Empire* army, they would only dare to choose a place far away from Maptown.

"General, the Chinese came out of Cape Town, a total of seventy or eighty thousand people, all cavalry!" A Boer officer reported to General Joubert.

"The cavalry of the Chinese, finally out! Order all the troops to assemble, and our decisive battle with the Chinese is just around the corner! For the sake of the freedom of the Boers, we must win this battle! General Joubert ordered.

Although, General Joubert was a little worried in his heart, but. It shows that there is no table xiàn on it. It was the 7th and 8th Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army that fought, even in the last world war. It has also made a great reputation. And the cavalry of the Boers was nothing more than a hastily constructed army. Whether it can confront the elite Chinese cavalry, Joubert has no confidence at all.

It's just that for the sake of the future of the Boers, he has to fight this battle, and he has to win this battle. Otherwise, the Boers would be doomed. The Chinese will definitely not let the Boers go, and when the time comes, the Boers may really be exterminated by the Chinese.

The Imperial cavalry was like a black wave, pressing towards the Boer position. Though. In terms of troops, the Imperial cavalry numbered thirty or forty thousand fewer than the Boers. However, the Imperial cavalry did not have the slightest fear at all, but were full of excitement and excitement. This can almost be regarded as the final battle of the Imperial cavalry! After this battle, the Imperial cavalry was mainly responsible for reconnaissance and protection of logistics supply lines in the war. After the end of the war, the Imperial cavalry would be dismantled on a large scale, leaving only a small number of cavalry among the border guards. Therefore, the officers and men of the Imperial Cavalry hoped to be able to fight this battle well. Let yourself have no regrets in your life.

As for victory, every Imperial cavalry was confident. Although the opponent has a large number of troops, the combat power of the Imperial cavalry is not comparable to that of these rabble. Don't say anything else. The hundreds of guns that followed the ranks of the Imperial cavalry, as well as a much larger number of mortars and heavy machine guns, were much more than their Boer counterparts. Tactics of the Imperial cavalry. It's not the old-fashioned kind of cavalry. Making full use of the weapons in your hands was one of the most important tactics of the Imperial cavalry. And the cavalry of the Boers. Apparently do not understand such tactics.

Major General Song Jian and Major General Su Rile stayed at the back of the queue, around the two of them. Protected by several dozen cavalrymen. In front of them were the guns of the Imperial cavalry. A 75-mm field gun was dragged by a war horse, and the artillerymen were ready to carry out artillery fire. And at the front of the queue, there are weapons such as mortars and heavy machine guns. Compared with the poorly equipped Boer cavalry, the Imperial cavalry can be said to be armed to the teeth.

Although the Germans transported a lot of weapons to the Boers, they were only enough to equip tens of thousands of people. The Boers now have an army of more than 100,000 people, which means that many Boers can only be equipped with old weapons, or use knives and guns. Anyway, sabers and the like are also standard weapons for cavalry. In cavalry battles, sabers can play a great role. At least, that's what the Boers thought, and they weren't worried about the backwardness of their weapons. In the face of more than 70,000 elite Chinese cavalry, these Boers still had a lot of confidence.

"Order the troops to stop, the artillery immediately build positions, and heavy machine guns and mortars into battle positions!" Major General Song Jian gave the order. The Imperial cavalry would not have rushed out to slash and slash with the Boer cavalry in such a daze. Using your superior firepower to destroy the living forces of the Boers is the way to go. After all, the Imperial cavalry was much smaller than the Boers. It is not easy for the Imperial cavalry to gain an advantage if they charge directly. What's more, the lives of the Imperial cavalry are precious, how can the lives of the Boers be compared to the Imperial cavalry?

The Imperial artillerymen and machine gunners sprang into action at once, and one cannon after another untied from behind their horses and began to construct simple artillery positions. The hideous muzzle of the cannon was already pointed at the Boer army.

At this moment, the Imperial artillery was already less than five kilometers away from the Boers' queue, completely within the range of the Imperial artillery. The Boers, on the other hand, do not seem to have sensed the impending crisis.

"Chinese, seventy or eighty thousand Chinese cavalry. As long as we can defeat these Chinese cavalry, we will win. The Chinese have no strength to threaten us anymore! Order all troops, get ready for battle, and listen to the order to attack! General Joubert ordered. The war is about to begin, which makes his blood boil, and this battle is directly related to the fate of the Boers! If victory had been achieved, the fortunes of the Boers would have been reversed. The Chinese, at least for a long time, will no longer send troops into South Africa, while the Boers will have more time to develop. When the time comes, they will be the true masters of all of South Africa.

"Fire!" After the artillery was ready, Major General Song Jian directly gave the order to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Hundreds of cannons, which had already been prepared, immediately began to bombard, and with the rumbling of cannons, shells whistled towards the Boer ranks. The high-speed whistling sound of the shells cutting through the air almost pierced a person's eardrum.

This voice made the faces of many experienced officers in the Boers change dramatically, and they knew what this voice meant.

"Shelling, shelling by the Chinese! Hide! The officers shouted loudly. However, the Boer cavalry, who were already on their horses, wanted to hide, but it was not so easy, they seemed to dismount from their horses, and then find a place. However, these more than 100,000 people gathered together, where is there a place for them to hide!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Dense explosions rang out in the ranks of the Boers, and fireballs erupted on the ground, and countless Boer cavalry were directly blown away and swallowed by the fireballs. Shrapnel was everywhere, lightly harvesting the lives of those Boers. Although the power of the 75-mm field gun was not large, it was completely sufficient to deal with the cavalry of the Boers.

The war horse was killed, and the fragile human body was directly torn to pieces. The heavy fire of the Imperial artillery caused great losses to the Boers, and even caused panic among many Boers who had never been on the battlefield. The battle they had envisioned was not like this at all.

"Despicable Chinese, actually using so many artillery, aren't they cavalry? How could there be so many artillery? "General Joubert's eyes are red, and his teeth are about to be crushed!

General Zhubert did not expect that the Chinese would use so much artillery. According to the information they received, wasn't it the Chinese cavalry who went to war? How could the Chinese cavalry have such powerful artillery fire. General Joubert only felt as if he had been deceived!

"Idiot! With so many people gathered together, didn't they find so many targets for the empire in vain? Major General Su Rile said with a smile. In his opinion, these Boer cavalry were simply too stupid.

Major General Song Jian smiled, but didn't say anything more. This is clearly the Imperial Cavalry bullying these Boers with advanced tactics and powerful firepower!

"General, give the order to attack! Otherwise, let those Chinese shell, we will collapse directly! "A young general built yì said.

General Joubert took this advice with a little hesitation and gave the order for a general attack.

"Brave Boer cavalrymen, for the sake of our nation and for freedom, charge!" General Joubert yelled.

"Rush! For the sake of the nation, for the sake of freedom, charge! "Countless Boer cavalry, chanting slogans, launched an attack on the positions of the Imperial cavalry.

However, these Boer cavalry were greeted by the weapons of the Imperial cavalry, such as mortars, heavy machine guns and light machine guns. In the face of intensive firepower, numerous Boer cavalry fell on the way forward. How could a fragile human body stand up to steel? The firepower of the Imperial cavalry was extremely strong, and a direct storm of steel was enough to tear these Boers to shreds.

The brave Boers rushed forward and charged one after another. However, when they approached the position of the Imperial cavalry for a kilometer, it was as if they had entered a death zone, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not rush through.

The huge casualties greatly affected the morale of the Boers. People who have a bad psychological element immediately chose to run away. And this, it is easy to cause a chain effect. The Boer offensive did not last long at all, and then caused a collapse. (To be continued......)

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