(342) Ten thousand horses galloping
When Marshal Yi Wan led the steppe cavalry army to the front line, the situation in the central area of the battlefield was already chaotic.
The infantry lines of our troops were bitten together like dogs' teeth, and in some areas where the fighting was most intense, the vegetation and trees on the ground had been severely damaged, and the topsoil had been ploughed into a soft swamp by artillery fire.
Groundwater seeped out of the surface, and the long leather boots of the enemy soldiers stepped on the muddy water, and were immediately intercepted by Valstadi**'s ferocious rifle fire and shotgun fire.
These slave soldiers fell in pieces like wheat harvested by a sickle, and the seriously wounded and undead fell in the mud screaming and wailing, only a blurry red from a distance, and it was even impossible to distinguish the red uniforms of King Solan** and their blood.
Yi Wanshuai put down the binoculars and sighed: "The so-called purgatory on earth, but that's it. β
General Alessandro, the deputy commander of the army, said:
"Commander Enemy Rao didn't take those slave soldiers as human beings at all! With these almost inexhaustible cannon fodder, they can keep their real main forces until the critical moment and then transfer them out, and now, I can understand what kind of strategy the Solan Kingdom has used to unify the Yawen Continent! It's all piled up with human life! β
"Yes, the strength of the Solan Kingdom is built on the bones of slaves, and now I can finally see it with my own eyes, which is really shocking."
The breathless herald brought the latest information: "Lord Ivan! Marshal DalΓ's Third Army is about to run out of support! Especially the 7th Infantry Division in the center of the defensive line, they have repelled five large-scale attacks in a row, and according to the observation of the scouts in front, the enemy's sixth attack is going to be real! β
"What? They don't send slave soldiers anymore? Mobilized the real main force? General Alessandro asked.
"Yes!" The herald replied: "The vanguard of the enemy's sixth wave of attack is still composed of as many as 2,000 Rao slave militia, but it has been followed by at least 4,000 to 5,000 Rao elite infantry divisions, which are much better equipped than slave soldiers.
According to the observations of our scouts, it can be determined that these are the regular troops of the Solan Kingdom, these troops are composed of noble officers and professional soldiers, and their training is by no means comparable to that of improvised cobbled slave soldiers, not only that, but there are also a large number of cavalry on the two flanks of the enemy infantry column, the specific number of cavalry is unknown for the time being, and Zheng is still being explored"
"Oops, that's not good!" Alessandro asked: "What is the state of the defensive line?" β
"Not optimistic!
Due to the compression of our defensive lines, the enemy has crossed the border and occupied two border villages, Barron and Kostenberg, which are our villages, but fortunately we have already evacuated the villagers.
Now the enemy is using these two villages as a springboard for a general assault on the Ramvedence Farm Fortress, the headquarters of Marshal DalΓ's Third Army. β
Marshal Iwan and General Alessandro glanced at each other, and the two of them knew each other.
They all knew very well that the enemy's attack was aimed at completely breaking the defense line of the Imperial Third Army, and if the Ramvedence Farm fortress was captured, there would be a fatal hole in the defense line, which would mean the destruction of the Valstad Imperial Army.
The enemy's plans must be stopped in time, and nowadays there is no point in striking on a side-by-side scale, and there is no other way to save the current decline than to block the enemy's offensive with a massive cavalry charge.
"Sounds pretty bad, how far is the enemy's sixth wave of attack troops from the defensive line?"
"Fortunately, they are marching slowly, my lord, and it is expected to make contact with our 7th Infantry Division in twenty-five minutes, and Marshal Dali has already asked for help from us."
"It's okay...... It's still too late to ......" Marshal Yi Wanwan looked down at his pocket watch: "It's 15:21, Alessandro, I want our cavalry army to assemble in ten minutes, and then follow me to attack on all fronts!" β
Hearing that it was finally his turn to play, General Alessandro excitedly stood up from his stirrups, raised his whip and shouted at the trumpeter: "Blow the assembly trumpet!" All the army assembled! Get ready to charge! β
Every cavalry division, every brigade, every regiment, and every squadron were quickly assembled together, man by man, horse by horse, and more than 10,000 cavalrymen lined up in dense columns according to their respective duties.
The officers shouted: "The cuirassiers are responsible for the storm, in the first line, the rest of the heavy cavalry is close behind, the lancers are supporting on both flanks, and the light cavalry is in the rear responsible for harvesting and pursuing the fleeing enemy!" β
Marshal Yi Wan, riding his horse, came to the front of the procession and took the reins, he drew his curved-bladed saber studded with jewels, and shouted:
"Valsta brothers and sisters! Today, we want to let those mongrels of the Solan Kingdom feel the warm greetings from the grassland! Follow me! Long live His Majesty Emperor Sarantos Midnet! β
The cavalry's various sabers and swords were unsheathed one after another, forming a jungle of thorns of steel:
"Long live the Emperor!" They shouted hoarsely.
Marshal Yi Wanwan turned his head and began to urge the war horse to run forward, and the cavalry army behind him poured out, and the sound of horses' hooves spread around like an earthquake, and the sound was very amazing.
The cavalry slowly stepped over the steep slope and braved artillery fire into the muddy core of the front.
When the officers and men of the Third Army saw their cavalry reinforcements coming, their morale was greatly boosted, and they waved their hats on their bayonets and shouted at the cavalrymen:
"Friends of the prairie! Knock down those gringos! β
A large-caliber cannon shell swept past Ivan at high speed, and a whole column of cuirassiers was crushed to pulp, but this strong force was unmoved, and the follow-up troops stepped on the corpses of their comrades and continued to advance, still following the commander at a constant pace.
Marshal Ivan Mikhainovich Ivanovsky took the lead with a curved saber, and in his point of view,
The slave militia of the Solan Kingdom lined up in front of them were getting closer and closer, their red uniforms becoming more and more distinct, their bayonets reflecting in the sun, and the cavalry army was only about 250 meters away from the enemy.
Yi Wanshuai shouted: "Prepare to charge!" It's starting to accelerate! β
More than 10,000 cavalry left the muddy center of the battlefield and stepped onto relatively flat and dry land, which is the most popular terrain for cavalry.
"Alessandro! Are you by my side? Ivan asked in a loud voice.
"Yes, my lord, I'm right behind you! The two commanders of the cavalry division are also there! A familiar voice replied.
"Hahaha! Keep up! If it's slow, you won't get the credit! β
At this time, a childish voice suddenly came from behind:
"Father! I'm with you too! β
It turned out to be Shaxia, the adopted son of Yi Wanshuai, the eldest boy who finally violated his adoptive father's orders and secretly joined the stormtroopers
Ivan was not surprised at all, after all, what this child had received was the fierce education of the steppe people, and this child would definitely not stay in the camp obediently, so he just said to his adopted son: "Sha Xia, be careful." β
But the next voice completely made Yi Wanshuai panic:
A girl's voice as beautiful as a silver bell came into his ears: "Father, I am with you too!" β
"What? Oh my! Martha? What a hell of a life! You disobedient girl! β
(I almost forgot that this girl was her brother's henchman!) She follows Shasha wherever she goes! What a damn one! I should have locked Martha in the camp! I forgot about it when I was busy! Ivan cursed in his heart.
But by this time he was less than a hundred yards away from the enemy, and there was no time left for him to think, so he turned to the most skilled officers under his command for help.
"Major Dzerchinsky! Help me take care of this disobedient pair! If something happens to them, I'm the only one to ask! β
"Don't worry, I'll protect them with my life, sir!"
When he was only 60 meters away from the enemy, Marshal Yi Wanwan became attentive and distracted.
His legs clamped the horse's belly, the spurs at the tail of his boots dug deep into the flesh of the war horse, and the black steppe horse under his crotch was stimulated by the pain to foam at the mouth, spread his hooves and galloped.
"Alessandro! Let the trumpeter blow the trumpet! Prairie warriors, crush these gringos for me!
Come on! β