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"The first thing the Americans wanted to send their cavalry was not to counterattack, but to intercept our landing force, disrupt our war season, and prepare for their two armies on the front line to eat the 101st Regiment that had broken their two positions!" Wang Xiangzong said with a calm expression. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Mississippi River, as the longest and largest river in North America, has the world's third largest plain in its lower reaches, with an area of more than 1.5 million square kilometers of the American Great Plains, and the Memphis located in the lower reaches of the river is also a flat terrain conducive to the plain terrain of cavalry combat power, more than 40,000 American cavalry is a very big threat to the black servant army that lacks machine gun fire and artillery support, if they cannot be eliminated in time, then even with the support of the fortress heavy artillery, the 101st Regiment will never be able to support for long under the encirclement and suppression of dozens of times the enemy。

Wang Xiangzong took a few puffs of cigarette, and after thinking for a few seconds, his eyes became bright and firm, "Since the Americans want to use the cavalry to disrupt our attack rhythm, I won't let him do it!" After a pause, Wang Xiangzong turned around and said to the staff officer who followed him: "Order the airship troops to attack, their task is to blow up the American cavalry for me completely!" In addition, send the Seventh Fleet to be ready, although their gun barrels are not thick enough to reach the positions of the Americans, but they still have the range to fight the American cavalry and protect the landing force!"

"Order, all the troops that have not yet crossed the river, to abandon all unnecessary baggage and all artillery except the 60 mortars, and to advance lightly. Cross the river as fast as you can!"

"Order, the 1st and 3rd divisions, which have already crossed the river, to have them each set aside a regiment to snipe the cavalry of the Americans. The remaining troops will reinforce the 101st Regiment at all costs!" Wang Xiangzong said with a solemn expression.

"Commander, do you want to move Li Zhenwu and Meng Changgui's cavalry?" Wu Min asked with a worried expression. Although the Huo Jiajun had made many arrangements before the war for the large number of cavalry under the command of the US Southern Front Army, the black servant army was only issued rifles and grenades two years ago, and now almost every division is equipped with 50 light and heavy machine guns, 20 mortars, and 10 75mm field guns. These are although compared with the regular troops of the Huo Jiajun. There is still a very large gap, but it is not bad compared to the American Army. But these alone were still not enough to compensate for the huge gap in the mobility of the infantry, and it was also responsible for supporting the 101st regiment. Whether the infantry of the Huo family's army, which could not build a tight firepower network, could withstand the impact of more than 40,000 cavalry was a problem.

As the chief of staff of the Huo Jiajun American Theater, Wang Xiangzong certainly understood what Wu Min was worried about, but in terms of the gap in combat power with the infantry and cavalry. He prefers to believe that he personally trained the soldiers for more than two years.

"Nope. It's not time to use them yet!" Wang Xiangzong said slowly, shaking his head. Wang Xiangzong had his own considerations about how to use the cavalry of the two divisions that crossed the Mississippi River and came out day and night across the wilderness of nearly 500 kilometers to the outskirts of Memphis, and when to let them join the battlefield!

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"......!" Joseph Pershing shook his whip fiercely and slapped the buttocks of the war horse under him, although the speed of the war horse was a little faster after the pain, but Pershing still felt that it was too slow!

As the commander of the U.S. Third Cavalry Corps, he holds the rank of lieutenant general. It would have been possible to stay in the rear without having to go to the battlefield in person. But Joseph Pershing, who still can't forget the U.S. Army catastrophe two years ago, is eager to wash away the shame of the Battle of Pittsburgh with the blood of the enemy and a glorious victory!

And now is an opportunity, although the Chinese artillery is still sharp and occupies the advantage of a surprise attack, which really makes the unprepared American Southern Front Corps very passive. But these were nothing in the eyes of Joseph Pershing, because this time they were not facing the elite Chinese regular army, but a group of who had just put on their military uniforms not long ago! Although more than 20 years have passed since the Civil War, and the United States has long been free of black slaves, in the eyes of most white Americans, these black men are still their slaves! And this man who rose to prominence in the United States in later generations because of the suppression of the Indians General Hammer', who also has the pride of white people in his bones, also looks down on these black soldiers, even if they are led by lieutenant ** officers who have defeated the US Army many times!

"Long, ......!"

More than 40,000 groups of war horses gathered together, like ants, unable to see the edge at a glance, the sound of thunderous horses' hooves shook the American Great Plains, which had turned yellow and black, even without a radio announcement from the headquarters, the first division of the black servant army, which was running for reinforcements, saw a large number of cavalry surging like a tide in the distance!

"Immediately concentrate all the light and heavy machine guns and mortars of the whole division, cooperate with the second regiment to fight snipers, and the third regiment, the guard battalion, and the first regiment and three battalions reinforce the 101st regiment according to the predetermined plan!" Kong Hai looked at the American cavalry who were speeding up not far away, and quickly gave the battle order!

"Division commander, isn't it too risky, the Americans on the other side have 40,000 cavalry. We can wait for the reinforcements of the 3rd Division to come up and then move forward to support the 101st Regiment, and I believe that the personnel losses of our troops will be minimized at that time!" said Li Chunfu, deputy commander of the 1st Division.

On the plains, two legs can never outrun four legs, and when the automatic fire is not strong and there are no strong fortifications to rely on, playing sports warfare with cavalry is completely looking for death. Kong Hai, who graduated from the former Taipei Army Military Academy and has rich experience in warfare, certainly understands this truth! However, he now has no choice, because he has been ordered to reinforce the 101st Regiment at all costs and hold the gap they have opened in the two outer defensive lines of the Southern Front Army.

"Lao Li, you have also read the telegram from the headquarters, you should understand what we should do now?" Kong Hai replied with a serious expression.

"I know, but it took us two years to train these soldiers!" Li Chunfu said with a sad expression. Of course, he understands the truth of 'how can there be immortals in war', but if he understands it, he can accept it psychologically, that's another matter!

In the face of the overwhelming galloping American cavalry, there was a commotion within the black servant army that experienced the battle formation for the first time, but it was soon placed in it by the Huo Jiajun, and the squad platoon-level officers composed of a large number of veterans were pacified, and the two regiments plus the troops directly under the division totaled more than 12,000 people, and began to change formations in an orderly manner, the machine guns opened the safe, and the mortars were set to Zhuyuan, although there was no defensive position, but an irregular diamond-shaped defensive formation had already appeared.

Pershing, who was riding on a horse, held high the telescope and observed the defensive formation of the squadron not far away, and the Battle of Pittsburgh two years ago made him completely remember the machine gun and trench warfare of the Huo Jiajun, so even if this time he was not facing the regular Chinese troops, but the black miscellaneous troops that he had always despised from his heart, he did not dare to have the slightest carelessness in his heart! Because Joseph Pershing, who was determined to become the best soldier, needed victory, and it was enough to have one experience of defeat.

"General, do we need to go on the offensive immediately?" asked George Beirut, moving his neck for a moment, then turning his head to look at the young man beside him who was shiny in riding boots and meticulous in the lieutenant general's uniform.

"No, the squadron has a large number of machine guns and small-caliber artillery (mortars) in their hands, and although the cavalry charge can achieve victory, the casualties are too great. In addition, we were tasked with delaying the reinforcements of Chinese troops and buying time for the other two armies to regain their defensive lines, so we did not need to win the encounter. "Speaking of which. Pershing's words paused, and his eyes became sharper, "Order the cavalry to disperse, pull down more than ten meters between each horse, and surround the Chinese troops in front, if they don't move, then we don't have to go into the attack." If they move forward, then storm their advancing troops!"

"Understood, General!" Although he was dissatisfied with Joseph Pershing's strict requirements for military regulations and military discipline and the appearance of soldiers, George Beirut still admired the military talent of this boss very much, so after receiving the order, he did not question it, but chose to carry it out very happily!

Looking at the American cavalry that surrounded them like a tide, but stopped five hundred meters away, and did not immediately attack, and the distance between the cavalry was very wide, Kong Hai's eyebrows gradually tightened, and the look on his face was also serious, originally he wanted to concentrate all the machine guns and mortars in his hands, and when the American cavalry charged, he would beat them up first, make them pay a lot of casualties, and after deterring them, he chose to forward to support the 101st Regiment. However, judging from the current situation on the battlefield, it is obvious that the American cavalry officer who is fighting against him is also a smart guy, and he knows very well the advantages of all the weapons and equipment used by his side, so he made the distance between the American cavalry widen and try to reduce the lethality of the machine gun to the troops. Moreover, from the fact that the Americans were not in a hurry to attack, it was shown that their purpose was to prevent the Huo Jiajun from supporting the front line!

"There's no way, it seems that there is only a hard fight!" Kong Hai clenched his fists, and his face was determined.

"Order machine guns and mortars to pay attention to the American cavalry, and we move on!"

"Attack!" Looking at the squadron moving forward step by step, the cavalry of the US Third Army in front picked up a short-barreled cavalry gun and galloped like a fly that smelled fish. With the roar of Huo Jiajun's mortars, the continuous fire of machine guns and the earth-shattering gunfire, as well as the sabers that lit up from time to time, the originally beautiful North American plain was filled with bloody wind and rain. (To be continued.) )