We watch the footage of the cavalry company of "Bright Sword" being surrounded, and finally committing suicide attack on the Japanese cavalry is very bloody. After the blood boiled, we have to ask, why did this Japanese army not shoot in the end? Is this what the plot needs? In fact, the plot needs must be there, after all, "Bright Sword" was originally adapted from the novel characters. In real terms, the Japanese could not have fired. Let's first look at how much damage did hot weapons do to cavalry during World War II?
During the Second Battle of Changsha in 1941, the japanese third and sixth elite divisions were very skilled in the use of cavalry. At that time, the Japanese cavalry attacked the Continental Army positions at night on the mountain roads in the countryside. The 10th and 190th Reserve Divisions, which were sleeping at the time, felt a night battle of the Japanese army. The 10th Reserve Division alone lost more than 300 men. It should be noted here that most of the soldiers of the National Army lack nutrition, so many of them have night blindness. Under the night attack of the Japanese army, the Nationalist army had a great disadvantage in terms of discipline organization and physiology. In contrast, we have to admire the organizational discipline of our army. Because the troops led by our party are inferior to most of the national army in terms of nutrition, and our army is best at night raids.
It looks like the cavalry is strong? In fact, this is only a special case, most of the time the cavalry is just fish on the board. Even the Japanese cavalry did not dare to charge the elite of the Nationalist army during the day, but more often dismounted and fought. Moreover, the Japanese cavalry divisions or brigades will be equipped with tanks, and the pursuit of mobility is not impact. Because the rate of fire and range of hot weapons are far greater than in the era of cold weapons, crossfire can completely block the cavalry out of range. So why did the cavalry company fight the Japanese in the end? This is an objective need, and the So-Called "Bushido" of the Japanese Army allows this kind of behavior.
At that time, Sun Desheng's cavalry company did not start a white-knife battle with the Japanese cavalry, but after a fierce battle, the cavalry's bullets had been exhausted, and a white-knife battle had to be carried out. At this time, the distance between the two armies was not very far, and the cavalry company pursuing was also the Japanese cavalry, not the infantry carrying heavy weapons. The guns assigned to the cavalry by the Japanese army were shortened versions of the "Three-Eight Big Cover", that is, the Three-Eight-Type Mounted Gun. Now the two armies feel like the Guanning Iron Horse with the Three-Eyed Rifle (regardless of range) in the Ming Dynasty against the Eight Banners Cavalry.
The rate of fire of the Japanese mounted guns was not fast, and if they were fired, the cavalry company would rush to the front after a round of shooting. The Japanese cavalry was not equipped with a gun that could both shoot and be used as a weapon. Therefore, rather than shooting, white-knife warfare may be more cost-effective.
Another point is that the Japanese army has the spirit of "Bushido". The "Bushido" here is certainly not the reserve Japanese army that was supplemented by the later period, but the Japanese army that was deeply educated in militarism.
The Spirit of the Japanese Army's "Bushido" made them particularly fond of white-knife warfare. Therefore, the Japanese army did not pay attention to firepower, but paid more attention to training. This led to the Japanese being pressed against the floor when facing the Soviets or Americans. In addition, the number of cavalry companies at this time was not large, and the Japanese army was a cavalry company, such a huge gap, the Japanese army was originally a stable victory. Such a white-knife battle is actually very possible in the context of the TV series.