In this chapter, Xiong Ba Hand Fighting) Faced with huge casualties, these Cossack cavalry faced the rain of bullets and artillery fire, stepping on the corpses of their companions and continued to move forward. Time seemed to suddenly become very slow. Duri is used to describe these soldiers who are struggling in the rain of bullets.

The Russian cavalry was not overly aggressive at all. However, they finally approached the target step by step. The distance between the two sides was less than 150 meters. The cavalry could cross the distance in front of them in less than half a minute! They had already passed through the mine array, and machine guns and mortars were used.

Soon they will no longer be able to be threatened.

"Brothers, fight the Russians." Suddenly combat pistols with extended barrels appeared in the trenches. These weapons, equipped with 20-round magazines and capable of firing, will form the last line of defense in Guo Bin's hands! Encounter on a narrow road.

The brave wins. Since ancient times, the most important thing to deal with cavalry is not weapons, but iron.

There is a general chance that whether it is the spearmen in the Spanish infantry phalanx or the heavy infantry in the Song Dynasty who had to wear heavy armor and stay in front to fight against the northern cavalry. They must have the determination to die! Times are changing, but infantry versus cavalry

The last line of defense is always the indestructible will and iron discipline!

Dozens of soldiers holding combat pistols bravely rushed to the front line. They used the rifles in their hands to hold up the last line of defense. They bravely faced the sabers and rifles of the Cossack cavalry on the opposite side, ignoring the possibility of being killed by the enemy at the next moment.

He was stepped on by the big horse's hooves, and used his own backbone to block the opponent's attack for the brothers behind him!

In an instant, dozens of submachine guns completely blocked the frontal battlefield. In just ten seconds, the Cossack cavalry rushed through the defense line one by one. Some Beiyang soldiers had a huge wound on their body with a saber.

Some were trampled directly by the horses, and some were knocked down by cavalrymen who fell from the horses. However, the submachine gunners who suffered heavy casualties still protected their comrades behind them.

Even if they will be trampled to pieces by war horses in the next moment, they still have to fire bullets at their opponents before dying. In an instant, the front line of the confrontation between the two sides was in a mess, and the thick smell of blood filled the battlefield along with gunpowder smoke. Cossacks

The cavalry surged up like water, and the Beiyang Army's defense line was in danger, but it was that shaky defense line that prevented the Russians from breaking through in the end.

The cavalry that lost its speed was equivalent to losing everything. Under the attack of flanking fire, the Cossack cavalry in the rear row was stopped by the opponent's firepower, and the mortars behind the Russian army had already been destroyed by Beiyang's 82mm mortars.

, the Russians lost everything. The cavalry who had already entered the battlefield had no chance of survival. No matter how fast the horses were, they could never be faster than bullets. What was left could only be a one-sided massacre.

"Let's go. If we don't go, we won't have a chance." Looking at the Cossack cavalry who were dying, Pavlov, who was holding the battle behind, had no sympathy. Those Cossack cavalry were just hawks and dogs of the Russian Empire. They were cannon fodder and expendables.

. He was not worthy of the sympathy of a Russian nobleman! Then, he glanced at his subordinates who were still struggling on the battlefield. He left the battlefield with dozens of soldiers and ran towards the supply point.

"Want to leave? I'm afraid you can't." Guo Bin watched a small group of cavalry running towards the distance. He sneered. Then he ordered: "The first cavalry company and I will pursue the enemy, and the rest will stay behind to clean the battlefield.

.We can't leave any regrets." Then Guo Bin led his company's genuine cavalry in the direction of Pavlov's retreat. As he said, he didn't want to leave any regrets. What he wanted was a

The perfect ending.

Guo Bin led the cavalry as a reserve team and rushed forward. Beiyang still attaches great importance to real cavalry. After all, these people who fight on horses are fundamentally different from those mounted infantry who only use horses as a means of transportation. After all, in

In this era, cavalry is still the only assault force on the battlefield. If we really want to end the cavalry, we must

In the First World War, there was a confrontation in trenches that stretched for hundreds of kilometers. However, in the vast and flat areas without the support of the trench system, the cavalry still flourished! And for this small number of cavalry, Beiyang also tried its best to give the best.

Horses, equipment, personnel and salaries are all allocated as much as possible. Today, this army built with a lot of money is finally going to show its power.

The distance between the two sides gradually narrowed. After knocking off the two Russian cavalrymen with the short rifles on hand, the distance between the two sides was close to less than 100 meters. Hunting the opponent with a rifle on a bumpy horseback is a technical job in itself. Think about it.

It is impossible for everyone to become a sharpshooter, so Xu Jie's approach is to make up for the lack of finesse with quantity. Therefore, in addition to the regular Beiyang cavalry,

In addition to a rifle, there is also a combat pistol with an extended barrel. The latter is called the 1897-type repeating pistol. It is also called the 1897-type submachine gun. It has a longer barrel with a handguard underneath and uses a 20-round magazine.

It has bullets and is shoulder-towed. Its precision is greatly improved compared to ordinary combat pistols. Its size is smaller than that of a rifle. It is suitable for use at close range and can provide excellent firepower density when fired continuously.

Soon, the Beiyang cavalry followed suit. They put away their rifles and replaced them with 1897-style submachine guns. Soon, the Russian infantry running wildly in front heard the sound of gunshots behind them like exploding beans, and then bullets slid past their ears.

The sound of whooshing was accompanied by the screams of the cavalry behind being wounded, which resounded through the entire Russian cavalry group.

Some people tried to fight back with rifles in their hands, but turned around on the back of a high-speed moving horse to shoot at an opponent who was also moving at high speed, and still shot against the opponent's absolute firepower advantage. The effect of this kind of counterattack can be imagined. Turn the horse

Turning back to block the attack is a dead end, but if you keep running like this, you will be nailed to death one by one by the pursuers behind you! If nothing unexpected happens, the Russian cavalry will only end up with a dead end.

But things were not as Guo Bin expected. During the pursuit, Guo Bin, who was born in the Lian family, suddenly felt some abnormal vibrations on the ground. This was definitely not the result of two groups of cavalry chasing each other, with a total of less than 200 people.

The situation is more like the vibration caused by a large number of cavalry coming from a distant place moving here, and this speculation

Guo Bin's heart was tight! Beiyang did not have a larger cavalry in this area, and those Mongolian princes were even less likely. Since they were not friendly forces, the only possibility was the Russians. As for how the Russians could cross such a long distance

Guo Bin doesn't know how far you have come, but being unclear doesn't mean he can't make the right decision.

"The first company commander led the team back to rendezvous with the main force and then evacuated to a nearby stronghold. I took the reconnaissance platoon to see the situation." Although Guo Bin pursues perfection, he can still distinguish the priorities when the situation may be reversed.

The reconnaissance of the opponent's large force is far more important than the destruction of a small force of the opponent.

After giving up the pursuit of the Russian cavalry, Guo Bin led a few men to search. In order to hide himself as much as possible, he led the cavalry to move through hills and occasional woods as much as possible. Water sources were necessary for the movement of a large number of troops.

, so it is most efficient to search along nearby lakes and rivers according to the markings on the map.

Half an hour later, at the edge of a forest, Guo Bin finally found the target he was looking for - a large Russian cavalry unit preparing by the river. A large number of rangers were patrolling the surrounding area.

"There are at least more than 3,000 Cossack cavalry, and there should be a certain number of Mongolian cavalry. Judging from the flags, they should belong to the princes of Outer Mongolia, these scum." A soldier spat.

"There is also artillery. Look over there, it should be the baggage and artillery units. Those artillery don't look like old goods, they are completely different from the ones the Russians gave to the Japanese during the Qing Dynasty War. They are a bit like the French M1897 artillery.

"The platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon said after carefully observing the artillery behind the team with a telescope.

"M1897? This is more terrifying than a machine gun." Guo Bin said with some worry. Machine guns are indeed extremely lethal to infantry, but machine guns are still guns no matter how powerful they are, and artillery has a longer range and more powerful destructive power.

During the Franco-Prussian War, the French were equipped with volley guns capable of firing 25 bullets, but they were defeated by the Krupp artillery of the same era, especially modern guns.

After the equipment of rapid fire cannons, the cavalry's ability to attack fortresses with rapid fire cannons has been greatly improved. Compared with the equipment of the Northeast Armed Guards, the Zhili garrison's equipment is poor, and coupled with the scattered deployment, it is easy to be

A gap was opened, and the Beiyang troops who lacked cavalry were unable to mobilize in time. If this Russian cavalry was allowed to walk in the hinterland of Zhili, the consequences would be very serious.

"The correspondent will take a squad of people to send the intelligence, and we will continue the reconnaissance." After hesitating for a moment, Guo Bin ordered. Although the enemies in front of him were huge in number, Guo Bin did not believe that the Russians and the servant army were so confident that they only used a few thousand people.

You can run rampant in Zhili. You must know that there are 60,000 troops in Beiyang Zhili! This does not include the troops that are being reinforced, so these Russian troops may only be part of it. Guo Bin needs to know the overall size and situation of the Russian army.

To understand.

A few minutes later, the Beiyang reconnaissance force split into two groups and left. One group went to deliver intelligence, while the other group was responsible for continuing the reconnaissance. In the following days, Guo Bin discovered that the situation Beiyang faced was serious.

Beiyang's war preparations have always been focused on the Northeast, while Zhili's focus has been on cleaning up the remnants of the emperor and empress.

The Russians, with the support of some Outer Mongolian princes, suddenly led a large number of cavalry from Outer Mongolia to Inner Mongolia, which was beyond the expectations of Beiyang senior officials. Although the distance was long and supplies were difficult, the Cossack cavalry was already strong in their ability to attack.

In addition, the Far Eastern Railway has been built to Bega.

Near Erhu, a lot of accumulated materials can be requisitioned on the spot. Coupled with the transportation capacity provided by the servant army, it is still possible to maintain a cavalry force of more than 10,000 people entering Inner Mongolia. Of course, this cavalry cannot be equipped with heavy artillery, 75mm speed

She cannons and 82mm mortars are reaching the sky.

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