With the emergence of automatic weapons, the status of cavalry continued to decline. ￡∝After the Imperial Army began to use trucks to replace war horses on a large scale, the cavalry reached the point where they were about to be eliminated. After all, the attack power of the armored troops of the Imperial Army is much stronger than that of the cavalry. Many of the mobile interspersed tasks that cavalry had previously undertaken can be completed by armored troops. Moreover, armored troops can also complete tasks better.

It is precisely for these reasons that large-scale cavalry battles are hard to see. This duel between the Imperial Cavalry and the Boer cavalry on the South African grasslands will probably be the last large-scale battle for the Imperial Cavalry. Both Major General Song Jian and Major General Surile attach great importance to this battle. They hope to give the Imperial Cavalry a perfect ending with a refreshing victory.

On the morning of August 3, the 7th and 8th Imperial Cavalry Army, who were well prepared, left Cape Town and moved to the front line. At the same time, the Boers' cavalry, who received the news, also began to move. Because the firepower of the Imperial Navy was too strong, the Boers' cavalry did not dare to approach Cape Town at all. Even if they fought with the Imperial Army, they would only dare to choose to leave Cape Town.

"General, the Chinese came out of Cape Town, with a total of 70,000 to 80,000 people, all cavalry!" A Boer officer reported to General Ruber.

"The Chinese cavalry finally came out! Order all the troops to gather together, and the decisive battle with the Chinese is right in front of us! For the freedom of the Boer people, we must win this battle!" General Ruber ordered.

Although General Ruber was a little worried, he showed no sign of any performance. The 7th Cavalry and 8th Cavalry of the Chinese Army were in the last world war. Even in the last world war, the Boer cavalry was just a hasty army. Ruber had no confidence in whether he could fight against the elite Chinese cavalry.

However, for the future of the Boers, he must fight this battle and win this battle. Otherwise, the Boers will be completely finished. The Chinese will never let the Boers go. At that time, the Boers may really be exterminated by the Chinese.

The Imperial cavalry was like a black wave, pushing towards the Boers' positions. Although in terms of military strength, the number of Imperial cavalry was 30,000 to 40,000 less than that of the Boers' people. However, the Imperial cavalry was not afraid at all, but was full of excitement and excitement. This could almost be regarded as the final battle of the Imperial cavalry! After this battle, the Imperial cavalry mainly took on the task of reconnaissance and protecting the logistics supply line. After the war, the Imperial cavalry would carry out large-scale layoffs, only retaining a small number of cavalry in the border defense forces. Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Imperial cavalry all hoped to fight this battle well and leave no regrets in their lives.

As for winning, every imperial cavalry is confident. Although the opponent has a lot of troops, the combat power of the imperial cavalry is not comparable to that of these mobs. Not to mention anything else, hundreds of artillery cannons moved in line with the imperial cavalry, as well as more mortars and heavy machine guns, are much more than similar weapons of the Boers. The tactics of the imperial cavalry are not the old-fashioned cavalry. Fully using the weapons in their hands is the most important tactic of the imperial cavalry. The Boers' cavalry obviously do not understand such tactics.

Major General Song Jian and Major General Surile stayed behind the queue, surrounded by dozens of cavalry. In front of them were the artillery of the Imperial Cavalry. One 75mm field cannon was dragged by war horses, and the artillery could be bombarded at any time. In front of the queue, there were weapons such as mortars and heavy machine guns. Compared with the simple-equipped Boer cavalry, the Imperial Cavalry could be said to have been armed to the teeth.

Although the Germans transported a lot of weapons to the Boers, they were only enough to equip tens of thousands of people. The current number of Boers' troops is as high as tens of thousands, which makes many Boers only able to equip old weapons, or use swords and guns. Anyway, sabers are also standard weapons for cavalry. In cavalry battles, sabers can play a great role. At least, the Boers think so, and they do not worry about their weapons being backward. Faced with more than 70,000 elite Chinese cavalry, these Boers still have considerable confidence.

"Order the troops to stop, the artillery immediately build positions, and heavy machine guns and mortars enter the battle position!" Major General Song Jian issued an order. The imperial cavalry would not rush out like this and cut and kill the Boer cavalry. First use the superior firepower of one side to eliminate the Boer's living power, which is the kingly way. After all, the imperial cavalry has much less force than the Boer. If you charge directly, the imperial cavalry will not easily gain an advantage. What's more, the lives of the imperial cavalry are precious. How can the Boer's life be comparable to that of the imperial cavalry?

The imperial artillery and machine gunners immediately took action, and one cannon was untied from behind the war horses and began to build a simple artillery position. The hideous muzzle had already pointed at the Boer army.

At this moment, the Imperial Artillery was less than five kilometers away from the Boers' queue, completely within the range of the Imperial Artillery. The Boers seemed to have not felt that the crisis was coming.

"The Chinese, 70,000 to 80,000 Chinese cavalry. As long as they can defeat these Chinese cavalry, we will win. The Chinese will have no strength to threaten us anymore! Order the troops to prepare for battle and obey the orders of the attack!" General Ruber ordered. The war was about to begin, which made him excited. This battle was directly related to the fate of the Boers! If they could win, then the fate of the Boers could be reversed. The Chinese would not send troops into South Africa for at least a long time, and the Boers would have more time to develop. At that time, they would become the real masters of the entire South Africa.

"Fire the artillery!" After the artillery was ready, Major General Song Jian directly issued an order to fire.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Hundreds of cannons that had been prepared began to bombard the shells immediately. With the rumbling sound of cannons, one by one, one by one, flew towards the Boer queue. The sharp roar of the shells slashed through the air at high speed, almost piercing the human eardrum.

This voice changed the faces of many experienced officers among the Boers, and they knew what this voice meant.

"Architecture, Chinese artillery fire! Hidden!" The officers shouted loudly. However, the Boer cavalry who were already riding on the horses were not so easy to hide. They seemed to get off the war horse and then find a place. However, more than 100,000 people gathered together, where could they hide!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A dense explosion sounded in the Boer queue, and fireballs burst out on the ground, and countless Boer cavalry were directly blown away and swallowed by the fireballs. The shrapnel shot everywhere, easily harvesting the lives of the Boer people. Although the power of the 75mm field cannon is not great, it is enough to deal with the Boer cavalry.

The war horse was killed and the fragile human body was torn into pieces. The fierce fire of the imperial artillery caused great losses to the Boers, and even more panicked many Boers who had never been on the battlefield. The battle in their expectation was not like this at all.

"The despicable Chinese people actually use so many artillery. Aren't they cavalry? How could there be so many artillery?" General Ruber's eyes were red and his teeth were about to be broken!

General Ruber did not expect that the Chinese would use so many artillery soldiers. According to the information they received, weren’t the Chinese cavalry fighting? How could the Chinese cavalry have such powerful artillery fire? General Ruber just felt that he seemed to have been fooled!

"Idiot! So many people gathered together, didn't they find so many targets for the empire in vain?" Major General Surile said with a smile. In his opinion, these Boer cavalry were simply too stupid.

Major General Song Jian smiled, but didn't say much. This was clearly the imperial cavalry bullied these Boers with advanced tactics and powerful firepower!

"General, order an attack! Otherwise, let the Chinese bombardment be carried out, and we will collapse directly!" a young general suggested.

General Ruber hesitated and adopted this suggestion and issued the order to attack the general.

"The brave Boer cavalry, for our nation and for freedom, charge!" General Ruber shouted loudly.

"Crash! For the sake of the nation and for freedom, charge!" Countless Boer cavalry shouted slogans and launched an attack on the positions of the imperial cavalry.

However, what greeted these Boer cavalry were the mortars, heavy machine guns and light machine guns of the Imperial Cavalry. In the face of dense firepower, countless Boer cavalry fell on the way forward. How could a fragile human body fight against steel? The firepower of the Imperial Cavalry was extremely strong, and using a steel storm was enough to tear these Boer people to pieces.

The brave Boers continued to charge. However, when they approached the Imperial Cavalry's position one kilometer, they seemed to have entered the death zone. No matter how hard they tried, they could not rush over.

The huge casualties greatly affected the morale of the Boers. People with poor psychological qualities immediately chose to escape. This easily caused a chain effect. The Boers' offense did not last long, and then caused a collapse. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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