Chapter 484 The Largest Cavalry Battle Ever In China (Part 1)
Facing the full retreat prepared by Deng Wen, Liu Lang smiled slightly, pointed to a place not far from here on the map, and whispered a few words.
Deng Wen's eyes suddenly opened and he looked at Liu Lang in disbelief. After a long time, he shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Although Commander Liu fought in Luo Wenyu in several battles, he beat the Eighth Division to a bloody head.
But everyone only saw Commander Liu's prowess in laying out fortifications. Even if Commander Liu sent out a surprise attack and knocked down the heavy artillery of the Eighth Division, most people still blamed the enemy for the Eighth Division's defeat.
The commander was careless, but until today, I didn’t know that if Commander Liu was given the power of an army, no, even a division, to fight openly with the Eighth Division in a field battle, the Eighth Division would probably not be able to survive.
Walk around."
After finishing speaking, he sighed and added, "Captain Liu, he is indeed the most suitable soldier that Deng Wen has ever seen."
"No, speaking of it, Commander Deng is the most talented cavalry commander I, Liu Lang, have ever seen." Liu Lang complimented him sternly.
"Haha, are we complimenting each other?" Deng Wen relaxed and felt happy. "I'm still a little surprised why Captain Liu has so much confidence in me, Deng Wen. You know, even though the Eighth Division is a remnant,
But there are also nearly seven thousand infantry, and I only have less than a thousand cavalry!"
"I won't say any nice things about Commander Deng who is dedicated to serving the country and the people. The reason why I have the confidence to come to Commander Deng to cause trouble with the 8th Division is very simple. Commander Deng fought at Jiangqiao." Liu Lang was very happy.
Said straightforwardly.
"Oh? Tell me about it?" The expression on Deng Wen's face remained unchanged, but the pride in his eyes still stood out.
The Battle of Jiangqiao was actually the most glorious military battle in Deng Wen's life. This battle sent him to the throne of brigade commander and then army commander.
The reason why the Jiangqiao Anti-Japanese War was hailed by the world as the "first shot against fascism" in later generations was because the Chinese military and civilians led by Ma Zhanshan defeated the Japanese, the backbone of the fascist camp, on the banks of the Nen River in China.
Even the Japanese did not expect that they had aircraft, artillery and even tanks, but they were blocked by the Chinese, whom they looked down upon, at Jiangqiao for fifteen days, resulting in heavy casualties.
What caused the most pain to the Japanese army was that the Kwantung Army's ace cavalry unit, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, was severely defeated in a duel with a cavalry brigade of the Chinese defenders on the banks of the Nen River.
The establishment of a Japanese cavalry regiment was about 3,000 people. At that time, the cavalry brigade under Ma Zhanshan was called a brigade, but it was actually more appropriate to call it a regiment. It only had less than 3,000 people to break the sky.
That being said, the difference is not too big.
At that time, Deng Wen was a small battalion commander of this cavalry brigade, with a total of only three to four hundred brothers under his command.
However, judging from the horses and equipment on both sides, the Chinese cavalry at that time could not be compared with the 2nd Regiment. The Japanese horses were all improved tall horses, which are the so-called Oriental horses. On the other hand, on the Chinese side,
They are basically all smaller Mongolian horses, which are naturally a head shorter.
In addition to the poor horses, the equipment is also very different.
After World War I, the extensive application of machine guns caused various countries to begin to reduce their cavalry troops. The reason is simple. In the face of the dense bullets of machine guns, the once invincible cavalry became a living target. In addition, the cost of cavalry was higher than that of infantry.
With so many soldiers, it is inevitable that this type of military will be gradually eliminated.
However, both the Chinese and Japanese armies chose to retain the traditional arms of cavalry. The reason is also very simple. These two are slightly different from the Western powers. Their opponents do not have so many machine guns. The Japanese army has two light machine guns per squad.
It has already made the Chinese army jealous. Where can China cry with only one light machine gun in one company?
To put it bluntly, compared with the Western powers that have moved towards mechanized troops, the first-line firepower of the two Eastern countries can only be the big brother laughing at the second brother. One is slightly better than the other.
There are two types of cavalry, one is called "light cavalry" and the other is called "lancer" or "dragoon".
The so-called "lancer" can be summarized in eight words, that is, "march on horseback, dismount to fight." In other words, cavalry troops often take advantage of rapid maneuverability to reach designated positions, and then the cavalry has to dismount to fight. In fact, it becomes
They became infantry. The "light cavalry" was different. They marched on horses and fought on horses.
To put it bluntly, "light cavalry" is the combat mode of ancient cavalry, except that it has a shorter rifle. When charging, it fires two shots at the opponent and then goes up to kill them with a saber.
Both types of cavalry have their own advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage of the "lancer" is that in wartime, at least one-third of the people must be allocated to watch the horses. On the one hand, the number of combatants is greatly reduced, and on the other hand, these horses are enemy troops.
The weakness of attack. "Light cavalry" does not have this problem, but when attacking on horseback, the target is too large and the casualties are high.
Of course, both China and Japan chose "lancers" so as to avoid encountering the enemy's heavily guarded defensive positions and still have a certain degree of combat effectiveness. They would not have to stupidly attack other people's machine guns. Both countries have
I'm relatively poor, but I don't dare to do things like being a prodigal.
For example, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Kwantung Army, in addition to cavalry, is also equipped with a machine gun squadron and an infantry artillery battalion. It can be used as an infantry regiment at any time to go into battle. The entire cavalry that can be mounted for combat is actually only 2,000 people.
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But the equipment of the cavalry brigade on the Chinese side is much worse. In addition to each person being equipped with a carbine, which is also a slender saber, they only have seven or eight machine guns, and only two or three mortars.
They are "lancers" rather than light cavalry.
In other words, judging from the situation at the time, no matter how you look at it, the ace cavalry unit of the Kwantung Army was able to crush the Chinese cavalry opposite them, who were about the same number as them, into scum.
2,000 cavalry versus 2,000 cavalry, the largest cavalry showdown in the Far East of China began on the banks of the Nen River in China.
At this point, it was Deng Wen who was the most shining star in this battle. Although he fought against the Japanese with a death wish, Deng Wen did not want to die in vain, so he gave a suggestion to the cavalry brigade commander at the time.
.Perhaps Deng Wen's performance in this battle was so brilliant that even the name of his cavalry brigade commander Shangguan was not recorded in the history books, because after this battle, Deng Wen was directly promoted to cavalry brigade brigade.
Longer.
Deng Wen's suggestion was actually not complicated. He simply asked a cavalry regiment of 800 people to line up and pretend to attack the Japanese army.
Colonel Nishiki, the commander of the Japanese 2nd Cavalry Regiment, believed it immediately.
They are lancers. In addition to horses, they also have machine guns and even infantry cannons. However, the Chinese army opposite them looks like poor "light cavalry". Mounting their horses and charging with sabers is their only choice! Deng Wen poses
This formation is a typical light cavalry attack tactic.
He did not know that the Chinese cavalry brigade actually ambushed all the belongings of the cavalry brigade on both sides of the cavalry, including 8 machine guns, three mortars, and nearly 800 dismounted cavalry armed with rifles. Moreover, the order given to them was that when the Japanese army
When the cavalry charged, they had to use up all the bullets in their bodies.
For the Chinese army, which is not rich in bullets, its subtext is a bit like Li Yunlong’s classic line from the later TV series "Bright Sword" that 90% of Chinese people are familiar with: "It's a dog's day, but it's not a day."
Already."
ps: I would like to dedicate this chapter to the heroic soldiers who fired the first anti-fascist shot in the "Jiangqiao Anti-Japanese War". The Republic will not forget you and you shall be immortalized forever.