Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

A cavalry team was galloping along the rugged mountain road. They each carried carbines on their backs and cavalry swords on their waists. Their bodies were constantly bumping as the horses ran.

It can be seen from the armband pattern that they are Cossack cavalry.

The Cossack cavalry was once a brave and invincible army that frightened the enemy.

There is a saying in Russia: Most of Russia's territory was broken out by Cossack cavalry.

At that time, Russia was only the part west of the Ural Mountains and had not yet set foot in Asia. The hard-working Cossacks expanded their territory to the east of the Ural Mountains and built a fortress on the Heilongjiang River in 1643.

The Cossacks' method of survival was very simple - eat whatever was available and use whatever was available. In the bitter cold of Siberia, profit ethics are all bullshit, and survival is the real truth. They still relied on the tricks of their ancestors, looking for local indigenous people to rob their homes, and finally obtained a large territory for Russia.

During the reign of Russia's famous Peter the Great, Cossacks also participated in large numbers in the war against the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate, and achieved impressive results.

Napoleon also fought against Cossacks. He said frankly: "If my army has Cossack cavalry, my army will sweep the world."

Although the Cossacks were brave and good at fighting, they had a rather bad reputation. The Cossack cavalry was more brutal than the Mongolian cavalry back then. They would kill and drive away everyone, and would even eat human flesh and drink human blood. They would throw children to death, and would catch women on horseback and rape them. The Cossack cavalry also never welcomed prisoners, probably because they had never been prisoners themselves, so they didn't know how to treat prisoners.

And they are not very honest either. Cossack tribes have repeatedly rebelled, causing the Russian ruling class a headache. In the end, in order to control these unruly Cossacks, Russia adopted a "combination of grace and power" approach. Later, the Red Empire called this method "carrot and stick", which means that while giving you a mouthful of food, you must also use a stick to turn you around.

As the war completely entered the era of hot weapons, the cavalry, which relied on scimitars and bows and arrows to fight, gradually lost its former glory.

However, Poland and the Soviet Union retained a considerable number of cavalry during World War II.

For the armies of these two countries, the cavalry is not only an arm, but also a representative of the past glory and pride of this army. A large number of those in power in Poland in the late 1930s were cavalry colonels during the Soviet-Polish War. Among the five marshals at the top leadership of the Soviet army, two were directly from the cavalry (Budionny and Froshilov), and the cavalry became "the symbol of the proletarian army." Therefore, the vested interests of the cavalry branch will naturally try their best to defend them when faced with military reforms that will weaken the cavalry branch and their power. For example, Marshal Tukhachevsky's mechanization reform of the Red Army was slandered as "sabotage of the proletarian army" during the "Great Purge".

Moreover, the cavalry also has its own advantages. The cavalry has strong cross-country capabilities, is less dependent on logistical supplies, and has greater advantages in performing deep penetration missions. In the winter counterattack of 1941, the Soviet army in the original time and space invested heavily in cavalry divisions and tank brigades mixed into cavalry mechanized groups to carry out deep assault missions and achieved relatively good results.

In addition, when clearing the mountainous areas where the guerrillas are located, because the infantry is slow, it is inconvenient for the armored troops to move in, and the cavalry and mountain troops have shown their tremendous power. For example, when the German army wiped out Tito's guerrillas in Yugoslavia in World War II, they mainly relied on the SS's Prinz Eugen Mountain Division and cavalry units.

However, the cavalry unit also has fatal shortcomings. Although it moves quickly, it cannot carry heavy weapons and the amount of ammunition it carries is limited. It cannot undertake frontal offensive operations. It is almost helpless against the strong support points held by the German army. This is a common problem of light infantry units. . We often see that the Soviet cavalry units can penetrate very far into the German rear, but they are unable to capture those important transportation hubs and supply bases. They can only temporarily cut off some important transportation lines, but once the German army chooses The Soviet cavalry units were almost unable to stop the armored combat units from transporting supplies, so the cavalry units played a less significant role in the battle. In the later stages, the Soviet army mainly relied on tank corps and other heavy-armed units with stronger assault capabilities. Only in complex battles Only in mountainous and swamp forest areas will rapid clusters of cavalry and tanks be deployed.

And these cavalry divisions only relied on horses for maneuvering. When performing combat missions, they dismounted and fought like infantry, instead of charging as a whole cavalry like in World War I.

At noon they came to a valley.

This is a valley with no bottom in sight, with steep slopes on both sides, sparse vegetation and many bare rocks. It is a veritable barren land.

The bare rocks here are relatively large. Many large bare rocks can hide several people, and even some huge bare rocks can hide more than a dozen people. The distance between the top of the valley and the bottom is only more than a hundred meters, which is the best range for firearms shooting. Definitely a good place for an ambush.

"Captain, do you want to send someone up to investigate first? If someone is unfavorable to us and hides above to shoot cold shots, we will be in trouble."

The group leader Victor shook his head disapprovingly. Although it was indeed easy to be ambushed in a place like this, it was far away from the front line and there were two Turkish defense lines in the middle. He didn't think anyone would come here to set up an ambush. "Quickly pass through the valley, and we will reach our destination in another thirty miles."

But just after the cavalry team all entered the valley, there was a loud rumbling sound from behind, and countless boulders rolled down, instantly blocking their way back.

"Damn it!" Victor, the leader of the group, was shocked. There was an ambush!

He suddenly clamped the horse's belly and roared. "Quick, move forward and get out of here!" Although they don't know who set up an ambush here, they must leave this valley quickly if they want to survive.

Just as they rushed forward desperately and were about to reach the entrance of the valley, there was a loud "Boom!" and a huge boulder above the entrance of the valley was blown apart in half. It slowly fell down and hit the ground hard, raising a cloud of debris. dust. The whole earth shook as if it were an earthquake. The war horse under Victor's crotch was frightened. It raised its two front hooves high and almost stood upright on the ground. It neighed and almost knocked Victor to the ground.

Victor finally managed to stabilize his mount and roared. "Quick, dismount and take cover!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of intensive gunshots suddenly rang out from the top of the mountain, and bullets swept down like raindrops. With screams, a large number of the cavalrymen fell down before they could dismount.