Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 232 Cavalry Pursuit
Under the urging of the soldiers, the two war horses galloped furiously.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes spread all over the world in an instant.

Although separated by a distance of nearly 800 meters, the Japanese cavalry who were lining up were also alarmed.

Looking around, two small black dots are running at high speed in the distance.

"Damn it, it's a Chinese observation post!" The Japanese cavalry reacted instantly.

A major Japanese soldier sitting on a tall horse picked up the binoculars hanging around his neck. In his field of vision, two Chinese cavalrymen were frantically fleeing.

"Catch up and kill them. We must not let them bring back the coordinates of our army's crossing and landing site." Shao Zuo put down the binoculars and ordered simply.

"The deputy captain, the task given to us by the division commander is to find out if there are any artillery positions hidden by the enemy within a five-kilometer range, and there is no such thing." A cavalry captain urged his horse and leaned over to suggest.

"Mr. Suzuki, tell me, what is the purpose of the Chinese keeping cavalry here as sentinels?" Shao Zuo glanced at his subordinates with a gloomy look.

"Observe the movement of our army and report to its commander." The captain replied respectfully.

Major Zuo's expression already represented that he was very unhappy.

Not to mention that this Fujiwara Kazuo is still his direct superior, and his family background is not comparable to that of a small noble family like him who lives in Kyoto.

"Mr. Suzuki, the Chinese we are about to meet have already proved their artillery sharpness with the blood of the warriors of the Imperial Army, and their commanders have to deploy fast horse sentries on the riverside more than ten kilometers away from the city. The purpose is not obvious enough. Is it?" Seeing the respect of his subordinates, the Major softened his eyes slightly and said coldly.

"That means they must have hidden artillery positions nearby, and the sentry ran away in a panic. Didn't they just take us there?" the major commanded while slowly urging the horses.

"Pass my military order, the whole army keeps horse speed, don't chase too close, I will let the Chinese artillery take the initiative to expose themselves. Also, the whole army stay vigilant, once encountering shelling, the whole army will disperse into the field, without my Order, do not attack without authorization."

"Hey! The deputy captain is wise!" The Japanese captain bowed his head heavily, and at the end he did not forget to offer a flattery to make up for his blundering just now.

In fact, as the deputy squadron leader of the cavalry squadron, I suggested just now that it was his duty, otherwise the battlefield would suffer losses. This noble second generation who came from a big noble in Kyoto to be gilded may be fine. He, the deputy squadron leader who is actually in charge of commanding the battle But bad luck is about to come.

Not only did he understand this point, but also the arrogant deputy captain of the 18th Cavalry Wing and the leader of the [-]st Cavalry Squadron.

However, what made him agree to this decision was really not his official position and background.

As early as when he left North China and boarded the ship and headed southeast of China, the captain of the Zhongzuo United personally told him in private that everything must be military affairs. If the second generation of Gilded Gui is right, it is naturally him, but if it is foolish, then He is about to obey the captain's direct disobedience.

And now the reason why he nods in agreement is that his analysis is correct and the arrangement is no problem. Isn't that a happy thing for everyone!

Watching his deputy squadron leader make arrangements according to his order, the young major showed a hint of imperceptible anger in his eyes.

As a direct descendant of the Fujiwara family, if he wants to reach a higher position, he must have experience in the army. In order to ensure safety, the family arranged for him to train in the 114th division, a second division, and he chose to join the cavalry regiment. The noblest branch of the army.

Riding a tall horse and holding a shiny saber in hand is much better than the gang of infantry bumpkins.

Unexpectedly, as the deputy captain, the second in command of the dignified cavalry regiment, and with a prominent background, he was still constrained everywhere in a second-class division.

Just like this deputy squadron leader, he has great respect for himself on the surface, but in fact, he can feel that this, like those cavalrymen with noble and small backgrounds, doesn't particularly think highly of himself, who can only stay for a year at most. The gilded who will ascend.

Although he seldom contradicts head-on, the respect that is only shown on the surface is an insult to the young Japanese nobleman.

He needs one year's qualifications in the frontline army, but it doesn't mean that the proud young major should be so wasted.

Qualifications, military exploits, respectful gazes from the bottom of the hearts of the subordinates, and satisfied appreciation from the superiors
Adults don't make choices, they want what they want.

Perhaps Songjiang's battle is an opportunity.

Of course, the young major who is eager to show himself has received the top-level education and the most rigorous training since he was a child, and he will never be greedy for success just because he wants everything, so he can still make tactical arrangements extremely calmly.

It is the right way to chase the opponent on the sentry post, find the real target, and then call your own artillery or even fighter planes to destroy the target.

Even if the cavalry just fled to Songjiang City, that's okay. He searched the five-kilometer area according to the military order and successfully completed the task.

It was also based on this that the deputy of the squadron, who was holding on to the thigh of the captain of the Lieutenant Army who was not here, obeyed the order neatly.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes sounded, and as the Japanese cavalry urged the horses to accelerate, the ground trembled slightly.

This is just the power of nearly a hundred war horses acting together. If it is replaced by thousands or even thousands, what will happen to that devastating momentum?

It may be difficult for soldiers who have entered the age of modern firearms to see them again.

Cavalry is still the most expensive unit in this era except for mechanized troops. If you don't have money, you can only look at it.

Even in the Japanese army, there are only a small number of configurations, one division and one cavalry regiment.

Although the cavalry regiment directly under the Japanese army division is a regiment, it is different from the infantry regiment with thousands of people, and it is also different from the independent cavalry regiment. Its establishment is roughly 4 cavalry squadrons and a machine gun The squadron has 452 personnel, more than 500 horses, and is equipped with six heavy machine guns, 24 light machine guns and 24 grenadiers.

Although there is no infantry artillery, this kind of firepower can basically deal with an ordinary Chinese infantry regiment.And because it is equipped with horses, its mobility is far superior to that of ordinary infantry. In field battles, unless the infantry regiment holds its ground, it will be continuously attacked and bitten by such a cavalry regiment, and eventually collapse.

It is a tactical unit of the Japanese army that the Chinese army is extremely unwilling to encounter.

A single cavalry squadron has 98 people, and it is the most backbone combat unit of the cavalry wing.

The 114th Division where Fujiwara Ichizuo belongs is a Type B division, and the cavalry regiment is a terrible gold-swallowing beast, and the cost is even comparable to that of an artillery regiment. And of course it showed up.

A cavalry regiment has two cavalry squadrons and a machine gun squadron, and the staffing has been cut in half. Otherwise, as the second member of the 18th cavalry regiment, Mr. Fujiwara Kazuo said he would have to command two cavalry squadrons. Instead of bringing cavalry with less than 100 people like now, chasing the backs of two Chinese cavalry galloping into the wilderness.

If it is only used for forward reconnaissance, it is not too small, but if it encounters enemy situation, it is definitely not too much.

Songjiang City is the largest commodity distribution center around Songhu. 50.00% of the goods shipped to Songhu from across the country are concentrated here and then transported by land to Songhu City dozens of kilometers away.

In other words, this is a city dominated by commerce. Not only is the waterway traffic well developed, but also various small roads outside Songjiang City are criss-crossing. In addition, after autumn, the crops in the fields have already been harvested, and the fields are dry. In the middle, there will be no deep horseshoe.

It is very suitable for cavalry to gallop on horseback.

Of course, the Jiangnan water town is not the endless North China Plain. Looking around, you can see lush and small hills everywhere in the fields. They are not high or dangerous, but they fall in the open wilderness, but they have a little bit of beauty.

This is also the main reason why after observing with a telescope, Fujiwara concluded that the Chinese would have artillery positions to hide.

If they were all plains stretching as far as the eye could see, where would the artillery be placed?Hills and woods are the best cover.

But this proud cavalry major probably didn't expect that his opponent, from the very beginning, didn't intend to play a half-cross attack, and the mobile artillery returned to the city early after a round of big sticks, leaving only the purely mobile Sexual cavalry in the field.

The cavalry of the Northeast Army was the only Chinese cavalry that was not inferior to the Japanese cavalry in the early days of the war.

Moreover, because of Tang Dao's judgment, as the leader of the cavalry battalion, Gong Shaoxun left two cavalry companies at this ferry, plus a cavalry company to escort the artillery back, about 200 cavalry.

The cavalry of the Northeast Army decided to play a game before the city attack and defense battle with the Japanese cavalry on the land of Jiangnan.

Hunt and anti-hunt game.

(End of this chapter)