The sun never sets in America

Chapter 409 Han Cavalry and Train Cannon
Tap! !
Thousands of cavalry swept through the flat wind, kicking up large amounts of dust and also picking up the enemy's heads.

With a "crack" sound, the shining silver saber was swung down, and a helmeted human head went up to the sky, and was finally kicked into a ball by a steady stream of horse hooves from behind.

The war horse galloped through one so-called obstacle after another, and finally reached the end.

Long Hetian, who was riding on the war horse, raised the saber in his hand and pointed forward. The tip of the saber just coincided with the sun hanging high in the sky.

Then came the classic "charge into the formation", and Qianqi accompanying him.

Tap tap tap tap! ! !

When Wuyangyang's cavalry formed a black and gray storm and rushed towards the scattered enemy troops that had been washed away, the final result was often a tragic ending.

Neighing sounds continued throughout this battlefield where thousands of people had died. This was the first time such a thrilling fight and death was staged on this ancient plain of the American continent.

When the war ended, this field where wheat once grew was filled with corpses. Most of these corpses died from injuries in the back, not the front like most land battles.

This shows how desperate these American soldiers were in the recent war, so much so that they lost even the most basic ability to resist.

From this we can see Yu Wenqi's status in the cavalry and even the army.

"We are currently engaged in a firefight with the Railway Army. Can our army go to support us?"

In the Han army's system, there are clear regulations on the use of cavalry, of which detour and consumption are the two most important ones.

The entire cavalry army is divided into six cavalry divisions, with a total of 24,000 cavalry, which is basically equivalent to nearly a quarter of the current 100,000 cavalry in the Han Dynasty.

The railway army in Longhe Tiankou was actually the army that protected the railway in the early Yuanqing Plan. It was later officially transformed into a railway army with a strength of 30,000 people.

The most important metaphor refers to the fact that the 75mm cavalry gun can travel as fast as the 55mm.

Since then, Yu Wenqi has been promoted all the way to the rank of lieutenant general.

After Long Hetian dismounted, he immediately saluted Yu Wenqi. He looked more serious and rigorous than when he usually commanded battles.

Until the war, he was specially appointed as the commander-in-chief of the cavalry of the Right Route Army, also known as the commander of the cavalry corps.

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What follows is consumption. The essence of consumption is not the consumption of one's own vitality, but the enemy's baggage and even artillerymen with limited mobility. These people are often the best targets for cavalry to ambush. In addition, It is an army that is alone and lacks large-caliber artillery. The scene that just happened on the battlefield is a true proof.

"General Yuwen, according to our regiment's investigation, the enemy is moving along the railway line."

Graduated from the third phase of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, second only to Li Zihao and the same generation as Dong Ziqin.

You must know that being able to serve as a staff member in the cavalry and participate in tactics and strategy formulation can be imagined.

Facing the two leading US infantry battalions, the 5th Cavalry Regiment used almost all means. The 75mm customized cavalry cannon was the biggest highlight in this war, apart from the cavalry.

The cavalry rifle can be said to be a shortened version of the Type 20 rifle, but it can also be said that it is a new product developed based on the Type 20 rifle.

In addition to artillery, there are cavalry guns. In today's era of extremely high popularity of firearms, cavalry can no longer be as willful as they used to be. They think that they can fight all over the world with a saber.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, if you take a closer look at Yu Wenqi's resume, you will find that this guy is simply a pervert.

You must know that this is Tang Wuwei, and to be his guard is to be personally appointed. Of course, everyone can understand the secrets involved.

When cavalry guns appear on the battlefield, in fact, most of the time, the Han army has the advantage. After all, just like what Long Hetian said:

This longbow cavalry gun basically absorbed the mistakes made in the original design of the old cavalry gun. Whether it is shooting accuracy or the accuracy of use on war horses, it is not comparable to ordinary rifles.

It seems that the tactics are very simple, but in fact the degree of difficulty is very high, especially the requirements for cavalry command officers, which are several times that of ordinary army officers.

As for the gunshots heard during the charge, most of them were caused by the enemy troops themselves, rather than accidentally fired by the Han army.

In fact, detour is best understood. In essence, it is to use the mobility advantage of the cavalry to continuously switch back and forth to the enemy's weakest place to launch an attack.

There are many types of cavalry combat, and charging is just one of them, not the only one, or as Yu Wenqi said:
"Charging is a last resort, but it's not the only one!!"

The cavalry artillery of the Han army, except for the 55mm which has always been the standard, is the 75mm with the widest application range.

Because this is "inertia".

During the same period, he ranked among the top three in the Army with perfect scores in the cavalry department. After graduation, he studied under Tang Wuwei and served as a "guard".

It can be said that this longbow cavalry gun is the second life of the cavalry.

Compared with infantry, cavalry war looks more majestic and comes and goes like the wind, but in fact everyone understands that the cavalry that charges up is the most useful, and the cavalry that cannot charge up or stops midway is the most dangerous. .

"If you have a cannon, don't use it. I'll use a gun. I'm not a fool!!"

Yu Wenqi was about to be reused, and sure enough, after the Battle of Brazil, Yu Wenqi, who was the deputy commander of the cavalry regiment at the time, not only received a promotion, but was also promoted to the chief of staff of the cavalry brigade.

"General!!"

In fact, there was a lot of controversy over whether to use 75mm artillery as cavalry accompanying artillery at the earliest, the most important of which was "weight", which was the most difficult point for both sides to control.

Among them, the weight reduction alone took at least two years. It was not until recent years that we finally successfully developed, or in other words, reduced the size of a gun that can be quickly towed and has a relatively small power compared to ordinary 75mm artillery. Artillery, this artillery is also named the Type 19 75mm Cavalry Artillery.

They just ran away blindly, so that when Han Qi came in to harvest, they didn't even need to take the most basic precautions, because this group of people had basically given up resistance.

This is the official name. In Han Jun's own mouth, it also has a good nickname, "Miss Pulley".

After all, this is the famous General Yuwen, known as the future "Tang Wuwei".

But looking at the entire battlefield, the opportunity to use the cavalry gun actually lies in the detour before charging into the formation, and at the end of the charging into the formation.

Although there will be differences after all, in the eyes of the cavalry themselves, this kind of "sliding" artillery is their dream lover.

It can be said that there are only two types of standard rifles in the entire Han army. One is the Type 20 rifle used by infantry, and the other is the so-called "pirated" longbow cavalry rifle.

It can be said that it has strong military strength, and relies on railways and cities along the way, so it is easy and difficult to defeat.

"Railway Army..."

When Yu Wenqi heard this, her expression instantly became serious, and then she answered:
"According to the instructions of Chief Yuan, our army's mission is to disrupt the enemy's rear..."

"Go to the railway line at this time, forget it, notify the divisions below and prepare to set off..."

Originally, Yu Wenqi was very hesitant. After all, according to their previous battle plan, they were to penetrate directly into the enemy's rear and cut off the US military's supply lines, thus gaining a chance to win the war.

But now that something like this has happened, they are all friendly forces. If they don't help, they may not be able to escape blame after the war. In this case, it is better to just send troops.

Long Hetian looked at Yu Wenqi and wanted to say something, but finally kept his mouth shut. After all, he had made up his mind. If he changed it at this time, he might easily offend the "majestic" General Yuwen.

After Long Hetian left, Yu Wenqi looked at the withered grassland, the lush woods, and the not-too-high but long mountains, with a "Xi Yi" color in her eyes.

For Yu Wenqi, traveling on the battlefield was not his wish, but herding horses in the Tianshan Mountains was his lifelong wish.

But it is a pity that before the end of this war, his so-called "horse herding" will be completely invisible.

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Boom boom boom! ! !
Cannon is always the protagonist of war. No matter how the times change, cannon is still the king of war.

Even in the "Russian-Ukrainian War" in later generations, artillery was still indispensable, even the most important part.

What does the lack of artillery mean to one's own side? It basically means being passively beaten or even defeated.

"Boom boom boom!!"

The huge train cannon, along the railway line, continued to roar the most angrily at the enemy troops in front.

This kind of train gun is mainly modified from old trains.

The old trains were armored and modified, and naval guns that only appeared on warships were installed.

The size of this kind of naval gun is 280 mm, which is modified from the main gun on the Zhou-class battleship.

From the original 305 mm, in order to adapt to the size of the train, it was shortened to 280 mm. It can be said that except for the reduction in power, there is no difference in other aspects.

And compared with ordinary army artillery, this kind of train gun transformed from a naval gun has a speed and range far exceeding those of the army's immovable artillery.

"Five hundred meters forward..."

"Five hundred meters forward..."

Following the command from the conductor at the head of the train, the entire train went through a short but busy "movement".

"Crack, click..."

"Beep..." The wheels stopped, and a burst of white smoke came out of the front of the car.

"Raise the angle forty-five degrees!!"

"Raise it at a forty-five-degree angle..."

Just like before, everything needs to be obeyed.

"Load and prepare!!"

When the sound of reloading resounded loudly in the train, the commander in the command room kept staring at the watch in his hand.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock!!"

When the hour hand turned and hit the number six, the commander shouted without hesitation:
"fire!!"

The "rumbling" sound of shelling and the sound of projectiles continued to sound in the distance and around.

The train gun even shook a little due to the long-term large-caliber shelling.

The US military position more than ten kilometers away was being hit by howitzers from fifteen kilometers away.

"Pa", the land turned upside down, black and yellow dust hit the soldiers, covering their green military uniforms with a layer of "camouflage".

"Fight back, fight back!!"

When the US military officers clamored for counterattack, they were surprised to find that their artillery could not reach the opponent's position.

It even once made the US military observation artillery suspect whether the other party was using artillery, or whether their ranging figures were accurate.

Otherwise, it would make no sense. At such a long distance, the guns were fired at their key positions. The accuracy seemed not to be land cannons, but naval cannons used by the navy.

After all, the cost of army artillery is naturally lower than that of the navy. Under such a situation, it has become inevitable to reduce the performance and volume by a certain proportion.

But for train guns modified from naval guns, there is no such problem.

The huge size of the train perfectly provides the space required by the train gun, as well as the buffer when the recoil occurs, and even includes an operating speed that most land guns cannot provide.

After all, the operating speed of most army artillery, except for those shrink-mounted cannons used by cavalry, basically depends on two points.

One is the pulling power of the horse, and the other is the speed of the artillery.

As long as you do these few things, it's basically difficult to slow down.

But it's not slow anymore, but that doesn't mean how fast it will be.

In fact, most of the army's artillery is very slow. It can even be said that the artillery positions that were destroyed in the war were destroyed after the firing position was discovered by the opposite party and it was too late to move.

As for train guns, this problem does not exist, because the train follows the rails, and where the rails are, the muzzle points.

Railway Army, temporarily designated as the Second Division Headquarters.

(The early Type B division adaptation was classified as temporary because it was a temporary establishment)
"The Cavalry Army requires our army to squeeze the American division on the opposite side to the west bank..."

"This is a letter from General Yu Wenqi, commander of the Cavalry Corps, to you."

Looking at the letter handed to him, as the commander of the temporary second division, Wen Changhong showed respect and took it with both hands.

After receiving the letter, he opened it in front of everyone. After reading it, he announced directly:

"Everyone, Chief Yuwen asked our troops to squeeze to the west and move to the south to surround."

"Wow!" A brief discussion sounded in the command post.

But he soon calmed down. After all, the order had been given and all that needed to be done was to execute it.

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"Da da da", the machine gun is always the best weapon of the Han army. This has been proven countless times in countless wars.

Even in such a railway battlefield, machine guns can still achieve complete dominance.

"Fight west, not east!!"

This is the order received by almost all frontline command officers.

"Boom!!"

The mortar shells fell, and the machine gun that had just been showing off its glory was reduced to a pile of parts.

"Whoosh", another mortar shell landed on the place where it was just bombed, turning the machine gun that had already fallen apart into a "scum" that didn't even count its parts.

"Humph!!"

The US military's mortar crews have made a lot of progress compared to the original. Basically, as soon as they hear the sound of machine guns, they will fire shells as soon as possible, which will not give the Han army's machine guns the capital to continue going crazy.

War is not just about one's own thoughts, and the enemy is not the "idiot villain" in the comics.

They are living people, they live in the real world, and they cannot spin in the so-called direction.

"Continue to increase troops!!"

"Don't worry about so much, it's not enough, send my guard battalion up too!!"

Wen Changhong, who was at the rear, directly sent his only guard battalion to the battlefield in order to complete the plan.

"Attack, don't stop!!"

"Supervise the team, shoot them!!"

Looking at the deserters who were beaten back, Tox was furious and directly issued an order to shoot them.

The earliest U.S. military did not have such an almost "incompetent" thing as a war team.

However, as the war continued to lose, incompetent management teams such as the Supervisory Team also appeared in the ranks of the US military.

From the perspective of the entire battle situation, the entire battlefield presents a gray-green confrontation scene.

The gray area is constantly expanding, and the green area is constantly decreasing, or retreating.

If you look carefully, you will find that the entire gray movement trajectory is basically moving along the west.

The green was also forced to turn towards the river bank on the west side.

On the west side is a small river only tens of meters wide. This kind of small river is not uncommon in Youzhou. Even nearby, you can only find an "exaggerated" name of "Phoenix River".

On the east side of the Phoenix River, Yu Wenqi, riding on the back of a white war horse, has been waiting for news about the temporary second division.

"Report, the second division has called, everything is normal!!"

Hearing this, Yu Wenqi held the scabbard and immediately ordered:

"Split your forces and head south!!"

"Artillery covering the west side!!"

This kind of division of troops, with flowers blooming in the middle, is simply child's play for Yu Wenqi. This is a tactic he was able to command during exercises at the Army Sergeant School.

Even when the division of troops was still in progress, Yu Wenqi drew his saber and shouted:

"Go west and attack the thief!!"

When the artillery just hit the sides of the American troops on the opposite side, the vibrations on the ground immediately attracted the attention of the 32nd U.S. Division, which was originally guarding the Han army, to the side.

The biggest difference between infantry at the division level and infantry at the regiment and battalion level is that there are more dense artillery and more defensive personnel.

In the current war, it is impossible to imagine a cavalry division defeating an infantry division. After all, there is a huge difference in the strength and even firepower of both sides.

But this is not a problem at all for Yu Wenqi, because he understands the Army better than the Army.

"Click, click, click", the machine gun carriage turning at high speed, like a "beggar's tank", constantly compressed the U.S. troops who were trying to fight back into the west coast of only three square kilometers.

And behind them is the Phoenix River.

Riding on the war horse, the saber in Yu Wenqi's hand was still white and unstained by dust.

Looking up at the dazzling sun, Yu Wenqi shouted: "Plancer attack!!"

(End of this chapter)