Wearing yellow military uniforms and sharp sabers, the Japanese cavalry troops quickly rushed into the mountain pass and headed straight for the open area. The cavalry at the front held carbines in their hands and was galloping and shooting in this direction. Behind them were the cavalry holding sabers.
, there is a distance of about three or four miles between the two.
"Captain, what should I do?"
The soldiers from the guard squad rushed forward. They gathered around He Jian and watched the Japanese cavalry pouring out from the mountain pass on the opposite side.
"The third column will deal with the remnants of the enemy as soon as possible, join us and the second column, and prepare to fight." He Jian thought for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "The enemy on the opposite side is a tough one, and I'm afraid there will be a bloody battle, but this is
This is the first battle since our He family army joined the Yanhuang Corps, so we can only win but not lose, let alone disappoint Commander Luo Corps."
"yes."
All the cavalry responded in unison.
After receiving his order, the first and second columns quickly broke away from the battle and rushed to his side, setting up a battle formation, while the third column accelerated the pace of clearing out the remaining Japanese troops, trying to join the battle before the Japanese arrived.
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Two columns, one hundred and twenty horses, one hundred and twenty sharp sabers, and one hundred and twenty hot-blooded men stood quietly on the battlefield, waiting for the enemy's arrival.
The Japanese cavalry galloped over and passed Mukai Kageaki. Then someone escorted him to the rear to join the infantry, while the remaining cavalry gathered into a battle formation, waiting for the arrival of the follow-up troops.
After receiving a report that the Mukai Keaki Squadron was ambushed, the Japanese independent mixed 18th Brigade immediately sent a cavalry regiment and an infantry brigade to support. However, they never expected that the Mukai Keaki Squadron, which had excellent combat effectiveness, would be ambushed so quickly.
They were defeated, and even squadron leader Mukai Keaki was almost killed.
This is incredible.
Because of this, the captain of the cavalry regiment Ampei Shisan, who was in the vanguard and came to support, cautiously stopped and waited for the arrival of all the cavalry units behind him.
The Japanese mixed 18th Brigade has two cavalry regiments, namely the Ampei Thirteenth Cavalry Regiment and the Jing Er Four-column Cavalry Regiment. Each cavalry regiment has 300 cavalry and 500 horses, and its combat effectiveness is quite strong.
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With Ampé's sophisticated eyesight, having served as the captain of the cavalry regiment for more than 13 years, he could tell at a glance that although the cavalry unit on the opposite side did not appear to have received formal cavalry training, it was very powerful in combat, and its fighting style was flexible and eclectic.
He felt a shiver in his heart, knowing that such a team is the most difficult to deal with, because you can't figure out their fighting style, so you can only improvise and improvise.
However, Ampei Thirteen was quite confident that he could win. After all, he led 300 elite cavalrymen who had undergone formal training, and they were also supported by infantry behind them.
While he was thinking, a large force of the cavalry regiment arrived. Three hundred elite Japanese cavalry were arranged in a neat attack formation, quietly waiting for the regiment commander to give orders.
At this time, He Jian's third column on the opposite side had also finished cleaning the battlefield. Mukai Kageaki's squadron was completely destroyed in the hands of his cavalry. In the end, less than ten people were able to escape alive.
After the third column arrived, He Jian pointed his saber, and the team slowly dispersed, forming the most accustomed offensive formation.
The two sides were facing each other at a distance of about one mile. No one launched an attack, but they were all observing the other's situation.
There was silence in the open land, except for the occasional neighing of the war horses, and the only sound was the whistling of the wind.
Anbei Thirteen held the horse's rein in one hand and held the saber in the other. He sat upright on the horse. His eyes fell across the distance between the two sides and fell on a person in the opposite cavalry group.
The man also seemed to be sizing him up, and their eyes collided.
"This is a difficult opponent to deal with." He Jian's heart trembled. He saw the sophistication, perseverance, and battlefield-experienced composure in Anbei Shisan's eyes.
Similarly, Amp Thirteen also had the same feeling in his heart.
"First Battalion of the Cavalry Regiment, attack!" After a moment of silence, Anbe XIII raised his saber in his hand and gave the order in a hoarse voice.
One hundred Japanese cavalry shook the reins in their hands, and the horses immediately stamped their hooves and began to sprint. The smoke behind the horses rose straight into the sky, as if a huge tornado had risen from the ground.
With their sabers raised high and shouts shaking the sky, the Japs' cavalry training was very good. During such a rapid gallop, the formation was not chaotic and they maintained a relatively orderly formation.
He Jian took a deep breath, inserted the blood-red long knife back into his back, then pulled out his double sabers, slashed in front of him, and roared, "Kill!"
The soldiers of the third column mobilized their horses and rolled forward like a hurricane, facing the Japanese cavalry.
The distance between the two sides was quickly approaching, and as the distance got closer and closer, they could already clearly see each other's faces under their military caps.
At this moment, Zhu Hua, the captain of the third column, shouted loudly, and then suddenly increased his speed, "Fighter formation, charge."
While galloping at high speed, the third column magically changed its formation. The originally horizontal formation turned into a narrow and sharp formation in the blink of an eye, crashing into the Japanese cavalry.
The two sides collided fiercely, sabers were raised to each other, and they screamed repeatedly. Blood splashed everywhere along with their limbs. Some people fell off their horses, and then the ownerless horses ran away whining.
Ampei Thirteen frowned subconsciously. He did not expect that the cavalry team on the opposite side was so skilled in riding skills and could change formations while running at high speed without any confusion.
"The commander on the opposite side is very outstanding." For Anbei Shisan, who has always been strict in running the army, to give such a comment, it has proved He Jian's power.
The Japanese First Cavalry Brigade adopted a horizontal charge formation, but the third column that was supposed to counterattack them suddenly changed at the last moment into a forward formation that was most conducive to breakthrough. It was like an awl piercing cardboard.
, of course it was Ampei Thirteen’s cavalry troops who suffered the loss.
In just a few seconds, the third column broke out from the Japanese cavalry and successfully penetrated their ranks.
After rushing behind them, Zhu Hua whistled. The third column did not run forward in a straight line, but separated to the left and right, running in an arc towards both sides of the Japanese First Cavalry Brigade. From a distance, it looked like a pair of pliers.
With his teeth on both sides, he moved towards the Japanese troops to outflank them.
"Um?"
Anbei Thirteen opened his eyes wide in surprise. This was the first time he saw such a magical cavalry tactics. You must know that he was studying orthodox cavalry training, which was all very regular, orderly, and upright as if it were a machine.
This rather creative way of playing suddenly opened his eyes, and he seemed to have discovered something.