Grand Duke Michael had ten cavalry brigades under his command. Even after deducting the brigade artillery and other direct troops, there were still close to sixty thousand pure cavalry troops who could mount horses and fight.
These cavalrymen were already prepared for battle.
After receiving the order, these cavalrymen immediately took a detour from the side of the battlefield and attacked.
At the same time, Grand Duke Michael also gave the order for the other five infantry divisions to enter the battle.
Now, it was time to counterattack. Naturally, there was no need to hide anymore. All the main forces could be thrown into the attack. Thus, they could ensure their victory in this battle.
"Da da! Tada!"
A large number of cavalrymen appeared on the battlefield, quickly attracting the attention of Grand Duke Nicholas.
"Your Excellency, Michael has sent his cavalry to attack us from the north!”General Mirolaf reported.
"Order the rest of the cavalry to join the battle and stop Michael's cavalry!”Archduke Nicholas immediately gave the order.
When the cavalry attacked, Grand Duke Nicholas also left some leeway. He did not put in all his cavalry, but left more than 20,000 Cossack cavalry to protect the flanks of the army.
Now, these troops could be put to use.
"Wu La! Wu La!"
20,000 Cossack cavalrymen with sabers at their waists and spears in their hands bravely charged forward.
Even though they were facing three times the number of enemies. However, these Cossacks were still fearless.
In other words, they were definitely the kings of cold weapons in this era.
The Cossack cavalry of the Russian Empire were not equipped with rifles. They were only equipped with sabers, spears, and a small number of cannons.
These Cossack cavalry were skilled in riding and fierce in battle. They could be said to be the most powerful cavalry of this era.
However, they were facing Grand Duke Michael's cavalry. Not only were all of the cavalry equipped with horse-lances, but they were also very powerful. Furthermore, the rest of the equipment was no different from an infantry unit. In layman's terms, these cavalrymen were just infantry who could ride horses. Of course, their cavalry tactics were still very good. Even if they couldn't compare to elite cavalry, they wouldn't be too bad.
Therefore, when faced with the attack of the Cossack cavalry, the cavalry did not charge at them but immediately stopped.
The cavalrymen dismounted and placed their warhorses in front of them. Then, they placed their lances on the backs of their warhorses. In this way, a simple line of defense was undoubtedly formed.
At the same time, the rest of the light machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, and cannons were ready to fire.
"Hahaha! A bunch of cowards!"
"Wu La! Wu La! We are the strongest cavalry!"
"Defeat those cowards and kill them all!”
The Cossack cavalrymen shouted loudly with mocking expressions.
Perhaps they had never seen such a cavalryman who dismounted during battle. In their eyes, this was simply a sign of weakness.
"Fire!"
When the Cossack cavalrymen were only a hundred meters away, Lieutenant General Guarko, the cavalry general of Grand Duke Michael, ordered.
"Dong dong dong! Da da!"
Mortars and light and heavy machine guns began to fire fiercely.
The concentrated cannonballs and bullets rained down on the Cossack cavalry like a storm.
"Boom! Boom!"
The shells exploded, killing many of the Cossack cavalrymen and causing many to fall off their horses.
"Da da!"
The concentrated bullets from the light and heavy machine guns slowed down the momentum of the Cossack cavalry's attack.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The lances in the cavalry's hands were also firing fiercely, killing the Cossack cavalry.
For a moment, the brave Cossack cavalry were under intense fire.
They had never encountered such a battle mode before. Or rather, they had never thought that they could play like this in a cavalry battle?
As a result, when the Cossack cavalry attacked, they suffered heavy losses under the firepower of Grand Duke Michael's cavalry.
Their brave charge was useless in front of the enemy's powerful firepower. Instead, it was like courting death.
The fiercer he charged, the more miserable his death.
"Bastard! These damned fellows were the shame of the cavalry!”
"Are they cavalry or infantry?”
Many Cossack cavalrymen had this question in their minds before they were shot to death.
In their eyes, Grand Duke Michael's cavalry was too unpredictable.
Wasn't it a cavalry showdown? You guys are still fighting with numbers. How can you play like this? This was simply bullying!
The increase in losses caused the Cossack Cavalry's boiling blood to cool down.
Many Cossack cavalrymen began to retreat in a sorry state. However, at this moment, they collided with the cavalrymen behind them, causing them to fall.
This allowed Grand Duke Michael's cavalry to unleash their powerful firepower at this moment, causing even more casualties to the Cossack cavalry.
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