The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 256 Riding a Horse
In the following few days, the development of the battle on the Taierzhuang battlefield developed just as Hu Biao and his men had expected.

Early the next morning, the Japanese troops entrenched in Taierzhuang no longer launched any large-scale attacks. Instead, according to various signs, they were building defensive fortifications.

The reason why the Japanese did this is very simple.

First, by now their tank units had been completely depleted, and their infantry had suffered heavy casualties and low morale, so they were no longer able to launch an attack.

Second, and more importantly, the situation on the battlefield has completely reversed.

Numerous troops from the Fifth War Zone have completely surrounded the Seya Detachment that had advanced into the Taierzhuang area.

The situation has now reversed for the worse. The Japanese soldiers of the Seya Detachment no longer dare to hope to capture Taierzhuang; instead, they have turned to a state of holding on and waiting for reinforcements, hoping that friendly forces can rescue them.

To this end, the Sakamoto Detachment of the Japanese Fifth Division and other units of the Tenth Division.

They all advanced towards Taierzhuang with all their strength, preparing to pick up the Seya Detachment.

So from that day on, the fighting in Taierzhuang suddenly stopped, but the fighting in the surrounding areas became extremely fierce.

This fierce battle on the periphery lasted for several days from the beginning.

The training of the Subei Independent Regiment's cavalry unit, as well as various other arrangements, also began under such circumstances...

On the 31st, a little after 7am.

Mr. Nan Ze, Lao Yu, Van Gogh and the other three stood on a bamboo platform about two stories high, looking at Hu Biao who was sitting in front of them.

This guy put his hands on his waist and shouted an order at the top of his voice: "Blind the horse."

The next second, the knights on the seven or eight hundred war horses, draft horses, and mules below immediately began to act in accordance with orders.

They pulled at their waists with their left hands and pulled out a long black strip of cloth.

As he leaned forward, he waved his left arm next to the horse's head, and suddenly the black cloth wrapped around and blindfolded the horse and mule.

After blindfolding their mounts, they gently kicked the horses and mules in the belly, driving them into a trot.

After running for ten seconds at most, the knights grabbed their mounts and released the black cloth that covered their eyes.

Why do they go to such lengths? Of course it's absolutely necessary.

The mules and horses that ordinary people ride on a daily basis have naturally not received corresponding battlefield training.

Even the war horses of the horse bandits have never participated in any serious modern wars. At most, they have only participated in small-scale fights.

Once they were put into battle with the Japanese, believe it or not, they would be frightened and out of control in the dense gunfire and explosions before they even reached the Japanese.

If the Japanese aren't killed, our side will be more likely to be injured by falls or tramples.

Therefore, considering that there was no way to make the war horses accustomed to the sound of guns and cannons in a short period of time, blindfolding the horses during the charge became the most practical method for Hu Biao and his team.

As for why the blindfolds of the mules and horses were uncovered in just ten seconds?
Isn't this a step-by-step process? The training of mules and horses also requires a period of adaptation; fortunately, the progress in this process is quite good.

Look! The training started early in the morning and lasted until around nine in the morning. The mules and horses were already able to be blindfolded for thirty to forty seconds without any problems.

Seeing such a scene, the four people on the stage felt proud and happy.

Because the officers who defected to the Subei Independent Regiment did not have any professional cavalry talents.

The above training methods are the result of their collective wisdom developed through the combination of modern online literature experience, and they are surprisingly reliable in practice.

In this way, they have trained all the mules and horses of the cavalry unit to barely meet the combat standards today.

We will practice shooting tomorrow and training coordinated operations the day after tomorrow.

We don't expect to be able to form square formations when practicing a charge, but we think it won't be so bad that when they all rush in, they will crash into each other.

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Unfortunately, the four people's proud time did not last long.

A second later, they heard a voice in their ears: "Boss Hu, Men Hulu, Huoyazi, Lao Cao, they can just practice in groups from now on. You guys hurry down so I can teach you how to ride."

Lao Cao, whom Annie greeted, is actually the novice time traveler Van Gogh.

He was given this nickname because he usually made dirty jokes to relieve the tension of the new recruits, and the targets were always relatively mature women.

As we all know, Cao Cao, the Duke of Cao during the Three Kingdoms period, was particularly fond of it!

After hearing Annie's greeting, Hu Biao and the other four didn't think anything of it at first.

Even though they sound very knowledgeable when directing cavalry training, they themselves can't even ride a horse, so they really need to learn.

I think it would be easy for them to learn to ride a horse since they are so smart.

But soon after, these guys were slapped in the face.

Twenty minutes later, Annie made some final summaries of what she had just taught:

"In short, you can't use brute force to fight the horse. Instead, you should follow the horse's movements, coordinate your shoulders, back, waist and hips, and easily maintain balance.

Riding a horse is pretty simple to say.

As long as you become more familiar with the basic movements and techniques, I think it shouldn't be a problem to be able to ride a horse in three days. Okay! Who of you will try it first?

"Let me do it! It's just horse riding, why does it take three days?" After a few people looked at each other, Hu Biao volunteered.

He walked up to Anne's white warhorse and carefully stroked its forehead and cheeks.

It was also through Annie's introduction that Hu Biao and others learned that this was a stallion over three years old.

The specific breed is the island country's 'Far Wave Horse'. In the old movie "The Chase" introduced in the modern dimension, the heroine rides this kind of horse.

Annie liked it very much because of its appearance, speed and endurance. She also named it "Pi Ri Gua" and its nickname is "Gua Gua".

Note! This name is definitely not a pun, nor does it mean Annie is driving. It is inspired by the "Six Horses of Zhaoling Mausoleum".

I don’t know if it was because Hu Biao had some of Annie’s scent on him, or if his gentle touch had some effect, but Gua Gua was obviously relaxed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hu Biao stepped on the stirrup with his left foot and exerted force, then he jumped onto the horse beautifully.

Seeing this, Annie was just about to say a few words of praise to give Hu Biao more confidence.

As a result, he was speechless to see that Hu Biao, who hadn't even learned to walk, was thinking of running; he slapped Gua Gua's horse on the butt with his backhand, making the warhorse run away.

But after a few bumps, he couldn't help but get nervous again.

He had forgotten all the key points that had been taught before, even forgetting how to use the reins to control the horse to turn and stop.

So this scene appeared: Guagua ran straight towards a low wall, and when he was about to hit the wall, he instinctively stopped.

Before Hu Biao, who was riding on the horse, could react, he flew off the horse.

When I came to my senses, I found that I was already riding on a low wall, but Gua Gua was running away happily.

When Annie first saw Hu Biao about to hit the wall, she was still a little worried; but when she saw him sitting on the low wall with a confused look on his face, she couldn't help laughing.

When Lao Yu and the other two saw this, they immediately burst into laughter.

On that day, Hu Biao and his friends practiced horse riding for a whole day. Their progress was slightly faster than expected, and they were already able to trot on the horse.

The only problem was that the four of them walked with their legs apart at night and gasped from time to time.

Because of long hours of training on horses, the flesh on the inside of their thighs has been worn away...

(End of this chapter)