The Cavalry Charge That Destroyed Everything
When the cavalry charged, Rashu had been watching the entire process.
Looking at the 100 surviving soldiers of the Chiyou Army being beheaded in a short time, Luo Xiu finally understood why Li Yun Long cared so much about the cavalry when he was drawing his sword.
Under specific conditions, the lethality of a cavalry charge was simply too powerful.
No wonder the cavalry could dominate the history of human warfare for more than 2,000 years.
The killing power of the cavalrymen could be described as crushing the ordinary infantrymen.
Even in this era, with the Maxim machine gun being used wantonly on the battlefield, the era of cavalry had officially entered its glory.
Machine guns and barbed wire simply restrained the cavalry.
However, in a field environment, cavalry could still play a good role.
This was why in this era, both Great Qin and Great Qin still had a certain number of Cavalrymen.
Even if more horses were used as workhorses for logistics.
However, cavalry still had a certain status on the battlefield.
What truly ended the cavalry was not machine guns and barbed wire, but a large number of trucks.
It wasn't accurate to say that the cavalry ended with machine guns. Ever since the rifle was invented, the era of cavalry had been in danger.
During the Second Opium War, the allied forces of the Northern Zhou and Western Zhou fought against the Great Qin's Iron Cavalry at Baliqiao. In the end, the Northern Zhou and Western Zhou suffered less than 50 casualties, and the Great Qin's Iron Cavalry was completely wiped out. At that time, the allied forces of the Northern Zhou and Western Zhou were only equipped with infantry guns. In an era before machine guns were invented, cavalry could not withstand a single blow from firearms.
However, the cavalry did not disappear. It did not even disappear 80 years after Ba Li Qiao. Even until this era, the Eastern Zhou army, the Chiyou Army, and the Dragon God Emperor Qin army still had large numbers of cavalry.
It was because the machine gun only offset the cavalry's offensive effect, but not its mobility. In the cold weapon era, cavalry had two main functions.
The first one could run faster and move faster than the infantrymen. The second one had stronger combat strength. If the infantrymen and cavalry clashed on the plains, it would be equivalent to courting death.
With the rifled gun, the cavalry's offensive ability was greatly reduced, but the advantage of mobility was not reduced. Machine guns could also end the cavalry's attack, but infantry could not carry machine guns and run with horses, right? War was not a silent battle. The troops had to move from one place to another. At this time, the value of the cavalry was displayed.
The speed of cavalry was much faster than infantry, and the load capacity of warhorses was much higher than that of soldiers. In the war between the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had a large number of cavalry troops, which could quickly penetrate the enemy's rear and launch a surprise attack. They did not have to worry about weak firepower. The Eastern Zhou people directly installed machine guns behind the carriages.
However, with the widespread use of vehicles in this era, coupled with the appearance of armored units, which could replace the expected rapid mobility, cavalry gradually withdrew from the stage of history.
On the other hand, in the Divine Dragon Empire, even if Rashu had an armored force, the cavalry could still play a role on the battlefield.
The problem was that the Divine Dragon Empire's roads could not compare to Great Qin's, and there were many places that lacked bridges. As such, the Cavalrymen were still able to use their advantage in mobility.
In addition to the good weight and stamina of the super warhorses, it was an excellent supplement for the mobility of the troops.
However, reinforcements were just reinforcements. No matter how much the army needed them in the future, they would only be reinforcements on the battlefield. They would basically not become the absolute main force.
Otherwise, Rashu would definitely not be stingy with recruiting more cavalry.
At this moment, under the city wall, the Chiyou Army was completely suppressed by the artillery fire and the firepower on the city wall. They had no way to fight back.
A real infantry station, even if it was a garrison station, was still a complete and well-organized station. It was finished just like that.
Hiding behind the artillery fire, the Chiyou Army's station commander was filled with despair.
Under the concentrated artillery fire, at least half of the infantrymen were killed.
The remaining half also suffered heavy casualties from the firepower on the city walls.
The entire village had basically lost its fighting capacity.
As the military commander leading the team, he had an unshirkable responsibility. Even if he could return alive, the best outcome would be to cut open his stomach to apologize.
If they were unlucky, they would have to go to the military court and would not even have the chance to perform a C-section.
Therefore, the infantry station commander made up his mind in despair. If he had to die, he would die on the battlefield.
Looking at the artillery gradually stopping in front of him, he said to the telegram operator beside him,"
" Send a farewell message to the leader of the 1,000-man squad. I have betrayed the trust of the leader of the 1,000-man squad. Death is my only destination. I am not looking for an excuse for my failure. It is the so-called private armed forces of Luo Town. Their firepower is unimaginable.
The enemy is powerful and unprecedented. Not only do they have a ten-meter-tall city wall to protect them, but they also have more than a hundred heavy cannons. Thousands of Empire warriors have been killed by these heavy cannons.
The first step is to gather all the troops and end the writing."
The station commander watched as the telegram operator sent out the last telegram and destroyed the code book and the radio station. He nodded slightly, took out a headband from his pocket, and tied it to his head.
Then, he led the infantry squads under the command of the Chiyou Army and charged towards the city wall on the other side.
At this moment, Luo Xiu, who was on the city wall, knew when the Chi You Army sent out the farewell message.
There was a special communication system in the command center of the military base. It was the most basic function to intercept and decipher the enemy's messages.
If they had a professional signalman, they could easily locate the enemy's radio station or activate radio interference.
After deciphering it with the computer, the general content of the message was out.
This was obviously a farewell message. As for the message, which conveyed the news of his possession of a hundred heavy cannons, Rashu didn't really care about it.
This was because he had yet to reveal his true trump card in this battle, so there was nothing to worry about.
As for the enemy knowing about the heavy artillery, he didn't care. On the contrary, this would explain why an infantry station was gone just like that.
Otherwise, how could the enemy continue to look down on him?
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