Just because there were only a few officers in the Engineer Regiment equipped with war horses, and he was riding a tall war horse in the center of the queue, and he was so conspicuous in Tang Jian's telescope, he naturally became the target of the artillery bombardment.
"Boom...Boom..."
When Lieutenant Commander Mizoguchi Yuki was thrown into the sky by air waves from his horse amid the deafening explosion, his sight was instantly raised to a height where he could overlook the entire Japanese army.
Then he saw Colonel Jiro Kawatani at the end of the team jumping off his horse, seeming to be shouting something.
He also saw countless soldiers and broken limbs flying in the sky like him in more than a dozen fireworks.
He could even clearly see a soldier who had flown to the same height as him. Half of his face had been blown away, and his cheeks had turned into bloody holes with pieces of flesh hanging on them. His cheekbones were as white as dough that had been shaved by a knife.
It looks so smooth and dazzling.
Finally, before he was completely overwhelmed by darkness, he seemed to see a neat black line appearing at one end of the horizon.
"There are enemy cavalry..."
But it was too late for him to issue a warning. This was his last trace of consciousness in this world.
The Japanese formation was in disarray after being bombarded by the first round of 12 artillery shells. After all, they were only second-line engineers and lacked the experience and methods of an infantry unit in emergency situations.
The Brandt 81mm mortar from France has a rate of fire of up to 18 rounds per minute, which is theoretically one round per 3.3 seconds.
According to the training level of the mercenary group, it can basically shoot every 4 seconds.
But Tang Jian had to match the speed of the cavalry, and the shooting rhythm was controlled at about 6 seconds.
Therefore, before the Japanese army could respond effectively to the first wave of shelling, the second round of shelling followed, followed by the third and fourth rounds.
Commander Taro Tanimura saw his captain boarding a clay plane with his own eyes. Amidst the countless flying limbs, the rising flames, and the shaking of the earth, he finally knew he was afraid.
Seeing the scene of dozens of cannonballs exploding in the queue, Taro Tanimura could only lie helpless on the ground, and then prayed that the cannonballs would never fall on him.
When five rounds of artillery shells were fired, Taro Tanimura found the sixth round of artillery shells whizzing past his head. He knew that the Chinese army's artillery began to extend its fire, and he was temporarily safe.
But wait, he was still in the smoke, but he felt that the ground beneath him was still shaking. Could it be an earthquake?
Lacking battlefield experience, before he could react, he heard the panicked and sharp screams of his squadron leader: "It's the cavalry, it's that man's cavalry coming."
Zhou Wen led the infantry company and rushed out of the woods on horseback at the beginning of the first round of shelling in accordance with the agreement with Tang Jian. Since they were charging down from the hill, if they were to sprint with all their strength, they would only be able to cover a distance of less than 1 kilometer.
It takes 1 minute.
Zhou Wen was worried about accidental damage from artillery shells, so he slowed down some speed in the first 500 meters. After the eight rounds of artillery bombardment, Zhou Wen and the cavalry team of the first infantry company were less than 200 meters away from the Japanese army.
At this time, the entire cavalry team had already reached its fastest speed.
More than 900 cavalrymen formed several long queues in this not-so-large mountainous area, and swept towards the Japanese engineering regiment, like a mountain torrent, with momentum like a rainbow.
For a war horse sprinting at full strength, the distance of 200 meters only takes more than ten seconds, which can be said to be reached in an instant.
And within ten seconds, for these Japanese soldiers who were still lying on the ground and had not had time to get up, did they still have the opportunity to organize their formations and fire volleys?
What's more, the gunpowder smoke that had not yet dissipated also blocked the Japanese army's sight. Before Taro Tanimura could even figure out the direction of the enemy cavalry's attack, he saw a war horse suddenly jump out of the filled gunpowder smoke, and a cold light flashed in the hands of the horseman.
saber.
Then, the earth shook and the horses neighed.
One after another, war horses appeared in front of the Japanese army.
Rows of horses are leaping up, and groups of horses are rushing in and stepping down, like a continuous torrent, as if there is no end in sight, as if there is no end...
Taro Tanimura was stunned by the scene of thousands of horses galloping. In his eyes, the surrounding scene suddenly seemed to be still.
No, it's not static, but the flow of time has slowed down.
He saw the countless Japanese soldiers in front of him, as if they were hit by a train of speeding trains and flew away. Their limbs were twisted and irregular, like broken leaves flying in the wind.
The horse is like a dragon and the sword is like a forest.
The dazzling red blood bloomed and splashed like flowers in the air.
The flying heads were still opening their eyes of fear and confusion.
He seemed to see among those heads, there were the squad captain he was familiar with, as well as his commander Cao.
Those shouts and screams could not be heard by Taro Tanimura, as if his ears were deafened, as if there were no sounds at all.
He knelt down and sat there blankly, the rifle in his hand having long since slipped out of his hand.
At this moment, he no longer panicked or feared. He actually had time to think about his hometown, the peaceful village in the Kumamoto Mountains, and Miss Jiamei in the village...
It wasn't until he felt a chill on his neck and the earth and sky kept rolling in his sight that he suddenly remembered the thin old Chinese man with no arms and wriggling on the ground. At that time, he felt that what he stabbed with his bayonet was just a maggot.
.
Now, my body should be regarded as maggots by these Chinese cavalry, right?
After Zhou Wen led the mercenary group into the enemy's position, the surrender troops of the puppet Manchu Army had to follow closely.
There was nothing we could do. Just now, a few terrified officers tried to slow down their horses, but the colonel who looked like he had eyes on the back of his head turned around and shot them to death.
Among those who were beaten to death was the deputy commander who peed his pants while riding a horse.
The other puppet troops knew that they had no way out, and when the war horses began to sprint with all their strength, it was impossible to find a way out. There were high-speed galloping horses in front, on the left, and on the left. If you didn't want to turn into a pulp, you could only follow.
Rushed.
Delengtai was riding on the horse, constantly signaling Guan Xiaoxi, who was in shock, to follow him. The other puppet soldiers knew that Delengtai was very good at horseback riding, and unknowingly, more than a dozen people followed him closely and rushed into the Japanese army.
position.
Delentai naturally knew the essentials of cavalry charging into battle, and maintaining speed was the greatest guarantee of his own safety.
So he just tried to keep his body as low as possible without swinging his sword to kill. The main purpose was to save his life, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.
However, this is on the battlefield. The little Japs don't care whether they are national troops or surrendered troops. In a hurry, some Japs with quick reactions will either shoot at the cavalry formation, or they will raise their rifles and stab them with bayonets.
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