Chapter 1360
Battle of Cavalry
Chapter 1360 Battle of Cavalry
Although Sun Zhen has participated in many combat operations after joining the army, this is the first time he has faced horses and horses in the wilderness.Although there have been many training sessions before this, and there are targeted combat plans for various situations that may arise in this kind of battle situation, it is still inevitable to be a little nervous when things come to an end.
Sun Zhen rubbed the trigger edge of the rifle with his right index finger. He knew very well how powerful the weapon in his hand was. As long as he had this rifle, he would have the courage to stand here and face the golden cavalry.This new type of weapon has only been gradually equipped to special warfare battalions this year, and each batch of new guns shipped from the south is only enough for one or two platoons to be equipped. It is conceivable that the production capacity of this type of rifle is extremely limited .
He remembered that Battalion Commander Takahashi had mentioned at the meeting that the manufacturing process of this new type of rifle was very complicated and the cost was extremely high, so it could only be installed in a small number of troops in batches.The Special Operations Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion are also one of the first limited elite units in the Haihan Army to be qualified for deployment, which can be regarded as a great honor and commendation.
The single-shot fixed-load rifles previously equipped by the special warfare battalion are far beyond the opponent's power on the battlefield, but even so, the military still insists on replacing the special warfare battalion with the latest weapons. A large part of the reason for this move is that the enemies that the special warfare battalion has to face in the Northeast region are the post-golden armed forces mainly composed of cavalry.Only a powerful continuous-firing individual weapon can guarantee that the Haihan Army infantry can defeat the brave and fierce Houjin cavalry even when their strength is at a disadvantage.
However, Sun Zhen has a big heart, and the nervousness is fleeting in his body, and it is forgotten in a blink of an eye.He stared at the rear golden cavalry slowly walking out of the forest, knowing that the battle was about to start.And in the platoon commanded by company commander Shiro Amakusa on his side, a bugler had already sounded the battle horn to remind all squads and platoons to stop advancing and enter a fighting state.
The battle formation of the special warfare battalion is slightly closer than when it was marching, so that the squads and platoons can get mutual support.After checking the condition of their weapons one last time, the soldiers knelt down on one leg and prepared to fight with a more stable aiming method.
When the golden cavalry saw that the opponent did not flee in a hurry, but stopped to fight in formation, the fighting spirit in their hearts immediately rose. The leader of the cavalry at the head gave a whistle, clamped his feet on the horse's belly, and began to speed up.The rear golden cavalry drew out their sabers one after another, and rushed towards the Haihan army at a faster speed, shouting chant with unknown meaning in order to increase the momentum of their charge.
Although the place where the rear golden cavalry appeared was nearly two miles away from the location of the special warfare battalion, after the horse ran, it would soon rush to the front. If it is an inexperienced infantry, it is not enough to judge the distance and speed Accurate, it will be easy for the cavalry to break through the firepower net, and once they are in close combat, the soldiers of the special warfare battalion who don't even have armor are completely meat on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered by the post-golden cavalry.
Sun Zhen didn't have much experience in combat between infantry and cavalry, but the relevant training had already clarified the safe distance and life-and-death line when fighting against cavalry. Sun Zhen naturally kept these standardized combat rules in mind.Probably only an army like the Haihan Army in this world can rely on relatively more stable weapon combat effectiveness to quantify these training contents in detail.As for the effect of such a training method in actual combat, it will be verified from this battle immediately.
"Raise the gun! Aim!" Sun Zhen's voice echoed in the air, and the muzzles of the nearly sixty rifles of the four squads under his command had all been pointed at the rear golden cavalry who were riding their horses.
The shouting Houjin soldiers on horseback and the gleaming sabers in their hands did not affect Sun Zhen's attention. He had been paying attention to the distance between the two fronts.Fire too early will make the opponent aware of the risk, and fire too late will put your troops in danger, so this measure must be properly grasped.
The ranks of the rear golden cavalry had spread out in a fan shape. This was also a means to disperse the opponent's firepower, and it had been tried and tested on the Ming army.Dividing them into small combat groups with dozens of people as the unit like the Haihan people, in their view, is simply asking for a dead end, and this performance is even worse than that of the Ming army.Right now, as long as the horses are driven straight over to disperse them, the heads can be reaped happily.
The speed of the rear golden cavalry was extremely fast, and the cavalry rushing in front had rushed within a hundred meters in a blink of an eye, and this was the best firing distance for the special warfare battalion.Sun Zhen blew the copper whistle in his mouth, followed by a row of gunshots, dozens of bullets flew towards the approaching rear golden cavalry, and immediately a dozen cavalrymen and horses fell to the ground.
But this scene did not make the Golden Cavalry back down. Instead, they rushed forward even more excitedly, because they knew that this kind of musket weapon could only be shot single-shot, and it took a long time to reload after firing, and Haihan used to rely on Linear arrays are used to maintain the firing frequency and firepower output density, but today there is only such a thin row of infantry in front of them. After this shot, it is all a decoration, and the next step is a one-sided massacre.This kind of situation has happened many times in the past against the Ming army. The Hou Jin cavalry has a strong ability to grasp the opportunity, and when they see this situation, they are even more brave to fight for the first place.
However, today's situation is really special. These Haihan soldiers didn't seem to be aware of their situation after shooting. They didn't turn around and run away, nor did they start loading ammunition in a panic. Keep the posture of aiming and shooting unchanged.
Could it be that these Haihan people have been frightened out of their wits?Still pointing the gun at himself in such a daze, could it be possible that the second bullet could be fired from that gun?The rear golden cavalry who were charging couldn't help but have similar thoughts in their minds, and then they heard the sharp copper whistle sounded again and again in various small positions, followed by a burst of gunfire, those Haihan soldiers The musket in his hand spewed out sparks again!
What's happening here!Before the golden cavalry could react, more than a dozen cavalry had already been overturned by the dense rain of bullets.And it was only a few breaths before the Haihan soldiers fired the first shot. No one saw these Haihan soldiers reloading ammunition or changing their guns. They kept their shooting postures in place. Then you can continue to fire and shoot, what is going on?
However, as the survivors continued to charge forward, the Haihan soldiers on the opposite side also maintained a stable firing frequency, and continued to fire under the command of the copper whistle, as if there was no need to reload at all.
The main reason why the post-Golden cavalry dared to charge against opponents using muskets was that they knew that this weapon had only one chance to attack, and then it would turn into a firestick. However, the muskets in the hands of the Haihan soldiers seemed to break this rule. Being able to fire continuously without loading ammunition is completely beyond the understanding of the post-Golden Cavalry.
Maybe one or two smart people among them can think of the weirdness of this gun, but most people have no time to think about this problem at this juncture, and they must immediately make a decision for their own life and death——in the fourth After a round of gunfire sounded, it seemed that only half of the cavalry was left, and at this time there was still nearly twenty feet away from the Haihan battle line. Maybe when the next round of gunfire sounded, he would be the one who fell down. This short distance may not be able to be crossed in my whole life.
At this time, the platoon commanded by Sun Zhen had gathered the formation together again, forming a linear array with the squad as a single row.Although the shooting surface is narrowed, the firing frequency is faster.Each squad has to shoot the last three bullets in the gun to the rushing enemy in the fastest time, and then exit the shooting position to the rear to complete the action of loading ammunition.This is actually an improved method of using the traditional queuing and shooting tactics. However, four shifts completed a total of twelve rounds of rapid continuous shooting within a distance of [-] feet. The time spent is extremely short, and the firepower density is quite terrifying .
After closing the formation in this way, while the shooting area becomes smaller, the defensive area is actually also smaller.If the rear golden cavalry wanted to continue charging, they had to brave the more intensive rain of bullets, otherwise they could only choose to bypass this attack surface and pass between Haihan's infantry array.But the vast majority of people had no time to make a choice between the flashes, and the Haihan Army's most intensive close-range shooting had already begun.
The cavalry who rushed towards the Haihan army formation from the front did not even last until the infantry on the opposite side poured the bullets in their guns, and they all fell on their backs almost instantly.When the infantry aimed and shot, in order to pursue the success rate, they did not deliberately aim at the people, but almost all aimed at the largest part of the horse. Falling to the ground at high speed, even if you don't die, you often only have half your life left.
The few post-golden cavalry who were not within the strike range were lucky enough to pass through the death charge and rushed past the formation formed by the Haihan infantry.But it was the Haihan cavalry who rushed to greet them.
Except for Ming's heavy armored cavalry, the Houjin cavalry had never encountered any nemesis before. Even the Mongols, who were famous for their cavalry, were no longer the opponents of the Houjin cavalry.But starting today, there was another difficult enemy in their battle records, the Haihan cavalry who were also equipped with repeating rifles.
This is equivalent to stuffing a war horse under the buttocks of these terrifying Haihan soldiers just now, so that their mobility can be greatly improved.Facing such an enemy, the post-golden cavalry could not even win a chance for a close encounter.While avoiding the pursuit of the Haihan cavalry, they also had to deal with the cold guns fired by the infantry, which was quite difficult to parry.
From the moment when the golden cavalry rushed into the distance of a hundred feet to being wiped out by the combined formation of Haihan infantry and cavalry, it took only a short while, and the battle came to an end.And the situation of the battle was not at all as expected by Houjin's side to take the Haihan infantry lightly. On the contrary, the Houjin cavalry who launched the charge were defeated in a very short period of time, and it could even be said that they were defeated without any power to fight back. , It's just rushing over and becoming a bunch of live targets for Haihan soldiers to shoot at will.
Mutbu was also stunned from the top of the city. He saw the two lines of cavalry that he had ambushed outside the city appear, and then charged. Seven or eight.And there was almost no suspense in the ensuing battle. Under the joint killing of Haihan Buqi, the few remaining troops were quickly cleared.During this process, probably less than one-tenth of those who took advantage of the loopholes turned around and escaped from the battlefield.
Mutbu really didn't understand what happened on the battlefield outside the city. There were only a few Haihan infantry, and they didn't form a large formation. The back golden cavalry of Baiqi were beaten to pieces.He realized that Haihan might have adopted some new tactics that he had never heard of, but just watching the battle from such a distance, he could not understand the specific situation.Fortunately, he saw that there were countless horsemen and horses who had fled back in the first place. He should be able to know the tricks of the Haihan people just by asking these survivors.
However, things were not as simple as Mutbu thought. After listening to the reports of these survivors, he still didn't quite understand what happened. Can the rifle in Hai Hanbing's hand keep firing without reloading?What the hell is that?
Mutbu recalled the rumors that the Haihan people knew strange magic. Could this be some kind of sorcery that the Haihan people used on the battlefield?It seems that this is the only way to explain why the Haihan people were able to deal with the hundreds of cavalry they sent with a small number of infantry.
But how to crack this thing, Mutebu has no way at all. It is obviously unwise to send cavalry to fight the enemy head-on. The battle just now has proved that this approach is completely useless. Mutebu has already lost Hundreds of cavalry were spent, and the local cavalry could not withstand such squandering.
Defending the city, this is probably the only way that Mutbu's limited mind can think of.Since you can't beat your opponent in mobile warfare, you can only choose the next best thing, choose to stick to the city, and hope that the opponent will retreat in the face of difficulties.
But Mutbu also knew that the Haihan people did not start a formal siege battle when they came here before, and the so-called defense of the city was actually just the post-Jin army talking to themselves.Not to mention that Hou Jin was not good at defending the city, and it would be extremely troublesome if there were no cavalry troops outside the city to contain the enemy.This means that the Haihan people can safely and boldly transport artillery and other supplies to the city, and then slowly bombard the city with heavy weapons.As for whether this small city snatched from the Ming army can withstand the bombardment of Haihan artillery, Mutebu really has no idea.
(End of this chapter)
Although Sun Zhen has participated in many combat operations after joining the army, this is the first time he has faced horses and horses in the wilderness.Although there have been many training sessions before this, and there are targeted combat plans for various situations that may arise in this kind of battle situation, it is still inevitable to be a little nervous when things come to an end.
Sun Zhen rubbed the trigger edge of the rifle with his right index finger. He knew very well how powerful the weapon in his hand was. As long as he had this rifle, he would have the courage to stand here and face the golden cavalry.This new type of weapon has only been gradually equipped to special warfare battalions this year, and each batch of new guns shipped from the south is only enough for one or two platoons to be equipped. It is conceivable that the production capacity of this type of rifle is extremely limited .
He remembered that Battalion Commander Takahashi had mentioned at the meeting that the manufacturing process of this new type of rifle was very complicated and the cost was extremely high, so it could only be installed in a small number of troops in batches.The Special Operations Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion are also one of the first limited elite units in the Haihan Army to be qualified for deployment, which can be regarded as a great honor and commendation.
The single-shot fixed-load rifles previously equipped by the special warfare battalion are far beyond the opponent's power on the battlefield, but even so, the military still insists on replacing the special warfare battalion with the latest weapons. A large part of the reason for this move is that the enemies that the special warfare battalion has to face in the Northeast region are the post-golden armed forces mainly composed of cavalry.Only a powerful continuous-firing individual weapon can guarantee that the Haihan Army infantry can defeat the brave and fierce Houjin cavalry even when their strength is at a disadvantage.
However, Sun Zhen has a big heart, and the nervousness is fleeting in his body, and it is forgotten in a blink of an eye.He stared at the rear golden cavalry slowly walking out of the forest, knowing that the battle was about to start.And in the platoon commanded by company commander Shiro Amakusa on his side, a bugler had already sounded the battle horn to remind all squads and platoons to stop advancing and enter a fighting state.
The battle formation of the special warfare battalion is slightly closer than when it was marching, so that the squads and platoons can get mutual support.After checking the condition of their weapons one last time, the soldiers knelt down on one leg and prepared to fight with a more stable aiming method.
When the golden cavalry saw that the opponent did not flee in a hurry, but stopped to fight in formation, the fighting spirit in their hearts immediately rose. The leader of the cavalry at the head gave a whistle, clamped his feet on the horse's belly, and began to speed up.The rear golden cavalry drew out their sabers one after another, and rushed towards the Haihan army at a faster speed, shouting chant with unknown meaning in order to increase the momentum of their charge.
Although the place where the rear golden cavalry appeared was nearly two miles away from the location of the special warfare battalion, after the horse ran, it would soon rush to the front. If it is an inexperienced infantry, it is not enough to judge the distance and speed Accurate, it will be easy for the cavalry to break through the firepower net, and once they are in close combat, the soldiers of the special warfare battalion who don't even have armor are completely meat on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered by the post-golden cavalry.
Sun Zhen didn't have much experience in combat between infantry and cavalry, but the relevant training had already clarified the safe distance and life-and-death line when fighting against cavalry. Sun Zhen naturally kept these standardized combat rules in mind.Probably only an army like the Haihan Army in this world can rely on relatively more stable weapon combat effectiveness to quantify these training contents in detail.As for the effect of such a training method in actual combat, it will be verified from this battle immediately.
"Raise the gun! Aim!" Sun Zhen's voice echoed in the air, and the muzzles of the nearly sixty rifles of the four squads under his command had all been pointed at the rear golden cavalry who were riding their horses.
The shouting Houjin soldiers on horseback and the gleaming sabers in their hands did not affect Sun Zhen's attention. He had been paying attention to the distance between the two fronts.Fire too early will make the opponent aware of the risk, and fire too late will put your troops in danger, so this measure must be properly grasped.
The ranks of the rear golden cavalry had spread out in a fan shape. This was also a means to disperse the opponent's firepower, and it had been tried and tested on the Ming army.Dividing them into small combat groups with dozens of people as the unit like the Haihan people, in their view, is simply asking for a dead end, and this performance is even worse than that of the Ming army.Right now, as long as the horses are driven straight over to disperse them, the heads can be reaped happily.
The speed of the rear golden cavalry was extremely fast, and the cavalry rushing in front had rushed within a hundred meters in a blink of an eye, and this was the best firing distance for the special warfare battalion.Sun Zhen blew the copper whistle in his mouth, followed by a row of gunshots, dozens of bullets flew towards the approaching rear golden cavalry, and immediately a dozen cavalrymen and horses fell to the ground.
But this scene did not make the Golden Cavalry back down. Instead, they rushed forward even more excitedly, because they knew that this kind of musket weapon could only be shot single-shot, and it took a long time to reload after firing, and Haihan used to rely on Linear arrays are used to maintain the firing frequency and firepower output density, but today there is only such a thin row of infantry in front of them. After this shot, it is all a decoration, and the next step is a one-sided massacre.This kind of situation has happened many times in the past against the Ming army. The Hou Jin cavalry has a strong ability to grasp the opportunity, and when they see this situation, they are even more brave to fight for the first place.
However, today's situation is really special. These Haihan soldiers didn't seem to be aware of their situation after shooting. They didn't turn around and run away, nor did they start loading ammunition in a panic. Keep the posture of aiming and shooting unchanged.
Could it be that these Haihan people have been frightened out of their wits?Still pointing the gun at himself in such a daze, could it be possible that the second bullet could be fired from that gun?The rear golden cavalry who were charging couldn't help but have similar thoughts in their minds, and then they heard the sharp copper whistle sounded again and again in various small positions, followed by a burst of gunfire, those Haihan soldiers The musket in his hand spewed out sparks again!
What's happening here!Before the golden cavalry could react, more than a dozen cavalry had already been overturned by the dense rain of bullets.And it was only a few breaths before the Haihan soldiers fired the first shot. No one saw these Haihan soldiers reloading ammunition or changing their guns. They kept their shooting postures in place. Then you can continue to fire and shoot, what is going on?
However, as the survivors continued to charge forward, the Haihan soldiers on the opposite side also maintained a stable firing frequency, and continued to fire under the command of the copper whistle, as if there was no need to reload at all.
The main reason why the post-Golden cavalry dared to charge against opponents using muskets was that they knew that this weapon had only one chance to attack, and then it would turn into a firestick. However, the muskets in the hands of the Haihan soldiers seemed to break this rule. Being able to fire continuously without loading ammunition is completely beyond the understanding of the post-Golden Cavalry.
Maybe one or two smart people among them can think of the weirdness of this gun, but most people have no time to think about this problem at this juncture, and they must immediately make a decision for their own life and death——in the fourth After a round of gunfire sounded, it seemed that only half of the cavalry was left, and at this time there was still nearly twenty feet away from the Haihan battle line. Maybe when the next round of gunfire sounded, he would be the one who fell down. This short distance may not be able to be crossed in my whole life.
At this time, the platoon commanded by Sun Zhen had gathered the formation together again, forming a linear array with the squad as a single row.Although the shooting surface is narrowed, the firing frequency is faster.Each squad has to shoot the last three bullets in the gun to the rushing enemy in the fastest time, and then exit the shooting position to the rear to complete the action of loading ammunition.This is actually an improved method of using the traditional queuing and shooting tactics. However, four shifts completed a total of twelve rounds of rapid continuous shooting within a distance of [-] feet. The time spent is extremely short, and the firepower density is quite terrifying .
After closing the formation in this way, while the shooting area becomes smaller, the defensive area is actually also smaller.If the rear golden cavalry wanted to continue charging, they had to brave the more intensive rain of bullets, otherwise they could only choose to bypass this attack surface and pass between Haihan's infantry array.But the vast majority of people had no time to make a choice between the flashes, and the Haihan Army's most intensive close-range shooting had already begun.
The cavalry who rushed towards the Haihan army formation from the front did not even last until the infantry on the opposite side poured the bullets in their guns, and they all fell on their backs almost instantly.When the infantry aimed and shot, in order to pursue the success rate, they did not deliberately aim at the people, but almost all aimed at the largest part of the horse. Falling to the ground at high speed, even if you don't die, you often only have half your life left.
The few post-golden cavalry who were not within the strike range were lucky enough to pass through the death charge and rushed past the formation formed by the Haihan infantry.But it was the Haihan cavalry who rushed to greet them.
Except for Ming's heavy armored cavalry, the Houjin cavalry had never encountered any nemesis before. Even the Mongols, who were famous for their cavalry, were no longer the opponents of the Houjin cavalry.But starting today, there was another difficult enemy in their battle records, the Haihan cavalry who were also equipped with repeating rifles.
This is equivalent to stuffing a war horse under the buttocks of these terrifying Haihan soldiers just now, so that their mobility can be greatly improved.Facing such an enemy, the post-golden cavalry could not even win a chance for a close encounter.While avoiding the pursuit of the Haihan cavalry, they also had to deal with the cold guns fired by the infantry, which was quite difficult to parry.
From the moment when the golden cavalry rushed into the distance of a hundred feet to being wiped out by the combined formation of Haihan infantry and cavalry, it took only a short while, and the battle came to an end.And the situation of the battle was not at all as expected by Houjin's side to take the Haihan infantry lightly. On the contrary, the Houjin cavalry who launched the charge were defeated in a very short period of time, and it could even be said that they were defeated without any power to fight back. , It's just rushing over and becoming a bunch of live targets for Haihan soldiers to shoot at will.
Mutbu was also stunned from the top of the city. He saw the two lines of cavalry that he had ambushed outside the city appear, and then charged. Seven or eight.And there was almost no suspense in the ensuing battle. Under the joint killing of Haihan Buqi, the few remaining troops were quickly cleared.During this process, probably less than one-tenth of those who took advantage of the loopholes turned around and escaped from the battlefield.
Mutbu really didn't understand what happened on the battlefield outside the city. There were only a few Haihan infantry, and they didn't form a large formation. The back golden cavalry of Baiqi were beaten to pieces.He realized that Haihan might have adopted some new tactics that he had never heard of, but just watching the battle from such a distance, he could not understand the specific situation.Fortunately, he saw that there were countless horsemen and horses who had fled back in the first place. He should be able to know the tricks of the Haihan people just by asking these survivors.
However, things were not as simple as Mutbu thought. After listening to the reports of these survivors, he still didn't quite understand what happened. Can the rifle in Hai Hanbing's hand keep firing without reloading?What the hell is that?
Mutbu recalled the rumors that the Haihan people knew strange magic. Could this be some kind of sorcery that the Haihan people used on the battlefield?It seems that this is the only way to explain why the Haihan people were able to deal with the hundreds of cavalry they sent with a small number of infantry.
But how to crack this thing, Mutebu has no way at all. It is obviously unwise to send cavalry to fight the enemy head-on. The battle just now has proved that this approach is completely useless. Mutebu has already lost Hundreds of cavalry were spent, and the local cavalry could not withstand such squandering.
Defending the city, this is probably the only way that Mutbu's limited mind can think of.Since you can't beat your opponent in mobile warfare, you can only choose the next best thing, choose to stick to the city, and hope that the opponent will retreat in the face of difficulties.
But Mutbu also knew that the Haihan people did not start a formal siege battle when they came here before, and the so-called defense of the city was actually just the post-Jin army talking to themselves.Not to mention that Hou Jin was not good at defending the city, and it would be extremely troublesome if there were no cavalry troops outside the city to contain the enemy.This means that the Haihan people can safely and boldly transport artillery and other supplies to the city, and then slowly bombard the city with heavy weapons.As for whether this small city snatched from the Ming army can withstand the bombardment of Haihan artillery, Mutebu really has no idea.
(End of this chapter)