What Xu Rui said are indisputable facts. At this stage, the Chahar Independent Regiment is far from comparable in strength, equipment or training to the Japanese cavalry group stationed in Mongolia, although the cavalry group stationed in Mongolia has just been
It was rebuilt not long ago, but the cavalry of the Little Devils are basically well-trained reserves.
In other words, the Japanese cavalry received the most rigorous training before joining the army.
In comparison, the quality of the soldiers of the Chahar Independent Regiment is much poorer.
Among the cavalry of the Chahar Independent Regiment, some of the veteran cavalry from the Headquarters Special Agent Company and the 7th Cavalry Division are of good quality. They are all veteran cavalry who have experienced battles for a long time. The rest are either herdsmen who have just been recruited or puppets who have been recruited recently.
The Mongolian cavalry, these herdsmen or the pseudo-Mongolian army are good at riding, but everything else is a mess.
Don't talk about anything else, just talking about shooting, your marksmanship is ridiculously bad!
Not only is his marksmanship poor on horseback, but his marksmanship is also poor even when shooting stationary on the ground.
After all, now is the era of hot weapons. It is impossible to let the officers and soldiers of the Chahar Independent Regiment fight with bows and arrows. Equipping mounted rifles is an inevitable choice. However, these Mongolian herdsmen can shoot arrows immediately, but not guns. Moreover, due to lack of ammunition
, there was no way to open up the training, which made the cavalry regiment's marksmanship even worse.
All in all, the current combat effectiveness of the Chahar Independent Regiment is very poor.
Therefore, there is no chance of winning in a head-to-head confrontation with the Japanese cavalry.
Of course, this has to add a prerequisite, that is, a head-on confrontation under modern conditions. The Chahar Independent Regiment has no chance of winning when facing a Japanese cavalry brigade. But if it is a hedging in the cold weapon era,
The Chahar Independent Group may not have no chance of winning.
After all, whether it is the veterans of the special agent company previously led by Ma Fei, the veterans of the 7th Cavalry Division, or Bart's puppet Mongolian cavalry recruited in the Yike Zhao League, they have fought many victories with Xu Rui, and their morale has been greatly improved.
It is extremely high, so when facing the Japanese cavalry, they will not feel timid, but will have a psychological advantage.
The more than a thousand Mongolian herdsmen who have just been added are also very good at riding.
Therefore, if they really carry out a cavalry hedge instead of using the dragoon style of play, the Chahar Independent Regiment may not be afraid of the Japanese cavalry brigade, but the Japanese cavalry has a cavalry brigade after all, so if they really fight together,
Even if the Chahar Independent Regiment wins in the end, the casualties will definitely be extremely heavy.
Maybe we can just cancel the establishment.
Therefore, simple cavalry hedging is not enough, something needs to be added.
At that moment, Xu Rui said to several cavalry battalion commanders: "You guys all listen to me."
Several cavalry battalion commanders immediately cheered up and listened to Xu Rui's explanation attentively.
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Let’s talk about the Japanese cavalry later.
Kazuaki Obara personally led a cavalry squad to serve as the vanguard, and the distance between him and the main force of the first cavalry brigade was always about ten kilometers.
The inexplicable feeling in that valley before has always been bothering Kazuaki Obara.
Finally, when traveling to another valley, Obara reined in his horse again.
The Japanese Major from before stepped forward again and asked in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Colonel, why don't you leave?"
"There are enemies, and there are Chinese troops ambushing around!" Compared to the previous valley, Obara Kazaki's intuition was much clearer this time. He paused and then said, "I can even smell their scent.
Got it!"
Kazuaki Obara was not lying. As an Orion, he had developed a sense of smell far sharper than ordinary people since he was a child.
When the Japanese Major heard this, he immediately became alert. He drew out his saber and raised it high above his head, shouting sternly: "Get ready to fight!"
The more than 30 Japanese cavalrymen behind them drew out their sabers one after another, and raised their sabers upright in front of their chests. Just as a ray of sunlight fell through the clouds, it shone on the row of bright sabers, instantly reflecting a dazzling cold light.
, the next moment, more than thirty Japanese cavalrymen formed a neat cavalry formation.
However, the Japanese cavalry waited on the snow for several minutes, but there was no movement around them.
The Japanese Major became a little out of control and stepped forward and asked: "Your Excellency, Colonel, why don't you see the Chinese Army?"
Obara Kazuaki slowly drew out his saber, pointed forward and said, "It's just ahead, in the woods less than a kilometer away."
The Jaap Major's eyes immediately turned to the sparse woods ahead at the direction of eleven o'clock. The next moment, he raised his saber again and tilted his forward finger, then shouted: "Everyone is here, move forward..."
More than thirty Japanese cavalrymen, who had already formed a neat line, immediately charged in like a wall.
After advancing about four to five hundred meters, the sound of horses neighing suddenly sounded in the sparse birch forest ahead.
Immediately afterwards, a figure of a Chinese cavalryman rode slowly out of the woods. The next moment, more cavalrymen followed. In less than two minutes, more than thirty Chinese cavalrymen were already on their way.
A cavalry formation was arranged outside the sparse birch forest, but compared to the Japanese, it seemed a little scattered.
Seeing this, Obara Kazuaki's mouth immediately turned into a sinister smile. Do these Chinese cavalry want to compete with the cavalry of the Imperial Japanese Army? Well, since you want to die, then you can only do it!
"Forward!" Kazuaki Obara raised his saber and pointed forward, then rode his horse forward slowly.
However, the Japanese Major said worriedly: "Your Excellency, Colonel, will there be an ambush in the woods ahead?"
"Shimahara-kun, don't worry, there are no Chinese cavalry ambushing us in the woods ahead." Kazaki Obara said with certainty, "All the Chinese cavalry are already in front of us."
"Yo Xi!" Major Xiao Lin was completely relieved.
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Seven or eight hundred meters ahead, the Chinese cavalry also began to move forward slowly.
In order to ensure victory in the first battle, these thirty or so cavalrymen were all veterans of the Chahar Independent Regiment, and were personally led by Xu Rui, the commander of the regiment. Therefore, this was done to give the entire regiment an actual combat demonstration, using the Japanese's weapons.
The blood told them that the Japanese cavalry were nothing more than that and could be defeated and killed!
Kazuaki Obara's judgment was either right or wrong. There was indeed no ambush in the birch forest behind Xu Rui and the others, but in the hills further away, in the larger birch forest, there was silence.
The main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment was lurking in ambush, and they were observing the actual battle that was about to break out from two kilometers away.
After advancing forty or fifty meters, Xu Rui took the lead in drawing out his sword and raising it to his chest.
Seeing Xu Rui pull out his saber, more than 30 cavalry veterans following behind him drew out their sabers one after another.
"Brothers!" Xu Rui raised his saber twice against the remaining snow falling from the tops of the birch trees, and then said with a ferocious smile, "Cheer up, you must not only win this battle, but also win beautifully!
"After a short pause, he added, "Don't forget, all the brothers in the regiment are watching from the mountains on both sides."
The thirty or so veterans behind him immediately started shouting.
"Captain, don't worry. When it comes to killing people, who do we, the Seventh Battalion, have to fear?"
The person who said this was a veteran of the 7th Cavalry Division. The veterans of the 7th Cavalry Division have experienced many consecutive battles and fierce battles. Those who can survive to this day are definitely strong.
"It sounds like you guys who ride in the seventh battalion can kill people. Are we who ride in the first battalion just for show?"
Those who spoke were the veterans of the special agent company of the Yan'an headquarters. These veterans were even more incredible. They were able to survive the 25,000-mile Long March and became soldiers of the special agent company. They were the kings of soldiers!
"Don't make any noise and charge on horseback. We Mongolians are the ancestors!"
The person who said this was the Mongolian cavalry from the Second Battalion, all of whom had surrendered from the Yike Zhao League.
More than 30 officers and soldiers from three different camps got into a quarrel and couldn't fight.
Xu Rui said impatiently: "Stop arguing. Who is good and who is not? Let's have a competition to find out. When the battle is over, we will count them according to the number of heads. Whoever kills the most Japs will be the first!"
More than thirty cavalrymen cheered loudly and said: "Commander, is there a reward for being first?"
"Of course." Xu Rui said cheerfully, "The one who gets the first place will be rewarded with a wild horse!"
Upon hearing this, the more than thirty cavalrymen immediately became excited, because they had long heard that the regiment leader had brought back more than a hundred wild horses from Mongolia. These wild horses were not only strong, but also fast, and they were all the best in a hundred.
Good horse, it is said that several cavalry battalion commanders asked for it from the regiment commander, but no one gave it to the regiment commander.
The thirty or so cavalrymen were all extremely excited.
Of all the people, only Di Gua was a little worried.
Digua said: "Captain, what if the little devil's cavalry doesn't hedge against us?"
After all, they are all dragoons, and they are equipped with not only sabers, but also lances. If the Japanese cavalry does not choose to hedge, but chooses to shoot with mounted rifles, it is not impossible. In this case, Xu Rui and the others will suffer a big loss.
Because the more than thirty veterans selected this time are all masters of slashing and killing, but their marksmanship is not very good.
Xu Rui shook his head and said, "Don't worry, the little devil will never do this."
Regardless of whether he is stupid or driven by faith, the little devil is indeed very insistent on some things.
For example, the cavalry, out of the pride of samurai, will never refuse when the enemy issues a close combat provocation. Even if they know they are losing, they will charge resolutely! Of course, the Japanese are not really stupid. If there are really many
After suffering a big loss for the first time, he will still innovate his tactics, but at least not now.
So Xu Rui is sure that the Japanese will definitely confront each other this time.
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two sides was less than 500 meters. Then, both sides began to speed up their horses in a tacit understanding and began the final sprint. In order to prevent the king from rushing too fast, Xu Rui had to tighten the reins continuously.
, and rub the neck of the king's horse at the same time, otherwise, once the king is allowed to open up and charge forward, it will be able to throw other cavalry down a hundred meters in less than 500 meters, and Xu Rui will be alone by then.
For more than thirty Japanese cavalry, that is no joke.
The distance was approaching rapidly, and the Japanese cavalry did not change their guns as expected. Xu Rui had expected it again.
