"Bright Sword" is a classic TV series adapted from a novel, in which Li Yunlong has already been played badly by various netizens. There was a cavalry company under Li Yunlong, which was Li Yunlong's treasure. In fact, the cavalry company did not fight a few battles, and the most classic battle was the final suicide charge. There is a saying called "Since the invention of Makqin, the nomads have become able to sing and dance", so why does Li Yunlong still value this cavalry so much?
In ancient times, if you had a strong cavalry, you could basically go sideways. In this matter, the Northern Song Dynasty has a lot of say. However, since the modern Franco-Prussian War, the cavalry has been unable to decide the outcome of a war. The most typical example of the war is when germany invaded Poland, and the Polish cavalry was useless in the face of a powerful German armored group. Cavalry was useless, in fact, it was mainly aimed at European countries in World War II. Because of Europe's strong mechanical motorization ability, the cavalry really has no effect. But in Asia, cavalry still has some room to play. Even the Soviet Union had numerous cavalry units.
The Asian battlefield is actually to some extent a rookie pecking at each other. Don't look at the Japanese army in front of China, Korea, and Southeast Asia, but its army strength can only be regarded as second-rate in front of European and American countries. And the main role of cavalry in the Chinese battlefield is also rapid mobility, when fighting, many times also have to dismount. In other words, the cavalry at this time was a kind of "lancers". Although our Party's troops often run faster on two legs than on four wheels, no one is willing to go on horses.
Therefore, in addition to quick card points and support in the Chinese battlefield, cavalry can also charge. Yes, cavalry can really charge in the Chinese battlefield. The army equipment of the Japanese army is only much higher than that of the Chinese army, and it is actually inferior to that of European and American countries. Tanks were quite inferior, and the Japanese army still used the three-eight-big cover rifle as the standard equipment in the Chinese battlefield. Of course, in the Pacific Theater, the Japanese army was equipped with the Type 99 rifle, which was superior to the three-eight-big cover. However, due to the limited production, this rifle is mainly used to fight the US army.
Since it was a rifle, it gave the cavalry room to charge. Without the cover of heavy weapons, if it encounters plains, this infantry naturally becomes a living target for cavalry. For example, in North China, the role of cavalry is very large. At that time, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army had a cavalry regiment, and at that time, when the breakthrough was made, it was the regimental commander Zeng Yuliang who personally led the charge, thus turning our army around the danger. In our party's attack on the northwest, for example, it suffered a heavy defeat because it did not have heavy weapons. At that time, the northwestern Qingma and Ningma had powerful cavalry. Also in the face of our Party, when the War of Liberation is fought, the well-armed Northwest Field Army can violently attack the Northwest Cavalry.
However, it was not very difficult, and the Chinese army did not have many cavalry. This is primarily the problem of the occupied territories. When Japan invaded China, it occupied Manchuria and Mongolia first and then attacked North China and East China. Like the Southern Song Dynasty, our army was short of horses. The main horses, in addition to carrying supplies, were assigned to officers at all levels.
The Japanese cavalry, on the other hand, played a more prominent role. For example, In "Bright Sword", Li Yunlong's cavalry was captured from the puppet army. During the Battle of Xuzhou in the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Japanese cavalry became a battalion pursuing the Nationalist army and finally annihilated it. But after all, the cavalry could not keep up with the trend of the times, and in the time that followed, the cavalry gradually faded out of people's vision and was gradually eliminated by various countries.