Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Watching Zhang Yuntian walk away in a daze, Lin Qiang could no longer suppress the smile on his face. This time, Zhang Yuntian was really in trouble. From now on, no, there will definitely be no future.

Half of the puppet troops who defected and the prisoners of war brought back were not incorporated into the team. These people were specially left behind by Lin Qiang to select cavalry.

After such a long time, the cavalry company commander's foot injury must have almost healed. Since he had nothing to do today, Lin Qiang went to the hospital.

As soon as I entered the hospital, a familiar smell hit me.

A bit pungent.

I remember Qiangzi said last time that this cavalry company commander was assigned to the ward on the second floor.

Climbing up the stairs, Lin Qiang, with his head down, happened to bump into someone coming down from above and fell into someone's arms.

The head is also noticeably cushioned.

Before Lin Qiang could react and apologize, the other party had already run down the stairs.

Looking at the other person's back as he left, Lin Qiang always felt that he was a little familiar, but he couldn't be sure who it was.

Lin Qiang didn't take this little episode to heart. He asked a passing nurse and was able to find the ward where the cavalry company commander was.

Before entering the ward, Lin Qiang thought that the other party was a company commander and had a higher rank than himself. Should he salute first when he entered?

"Platoon Leader Lin, why are you here?"

This time was different from later times. There was no TV in the ward to pass the time. As soon as Lin Qiang appeared, the other party discovered him.

Lin Qiang didn't actually salute. He walked straight to the bedside and asked, "I came to see you. How are you? Is your foot okay?"

After hearing this, the cavalry captain seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then patted his healed foot: "It's healed now. If the nurse hadn't kept forbidding me, I would have been discharged long ago. I almost suffocated to death these days!"

With the medical level of the frontline troops during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, treating injuries was not a problem, but it would take a long time to recover.

But the hospital in the base has auxiliary recovery drugs that can help the wounded recover faster.

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "This is for your own good. We can't let you go until you're completely healed. Otherwise, you'll be sent back in right after you're discharged, and all the previous treatment will be in vain!"

"Platoon Leader Lin, you are my benefactor!"

The cavalry captain got out of bed and was about to kneel on the ground. Fortunately, Lin Qiang was quick to stop him: "What are you doing? Lie down quickly and don't move."

In Lin Qiang's eyes, he is a rare treasure.

It takes a lot of time and effort to train an excellent cavalry commander.

When fighting the Japanese, the most lacking thing is time.

The Japanese will not let you live in peace forever. From time to time they will do something to disrupt the team's development plan.

"Platoon Leader Lin, if it weren't for you, I would be either dead or crippled. There's no way I'd ever stand up again. From the moment you ordered me to be treated, I made up my mind. Once you're cured, I, Feng Deshun, will follow you wholeheartedly!"

Feng Deshun asked with some anticipation in his tone, "I just wonder if Platoon Leader Lin is willing to accept me!"

Yes, of course!

Lin Qiang was secretly delighted, but he said slowly, "As long as it's about fighting the Japanese, I welcome everyone."

I originally thought that he was once a company commander, and even if I had done him a favor, it would not stop him from wanting to return to his original unit.

Did not expect ah did not expect.

Now Lin Qiang finally understood why those ancient soldiers were willing to serve their lords wholeheartedly.

In this way, a cavalry team can be formed quickly, and the horses that have been well-fed for so long can once again show their heroic posture of galloping on the battlefield.

"I remember you said you were a cavalry captain?"

Hearing Lin Qiang's question, Feng Deshun sat up and said with a beaming expression, "Yes, I used to be the captain of a cavalry company in the xxx unit. During the great battle, my company had less than 30 men left, but I managed to overwhelm a cavalry company of the puppet army. I chopped off their captain's head, and I plan to give it to the Japanese as a gift the next time I encounter them."

"But……"

At this point, Feng Deshun's mood changed significantly, with anger and resentment. "The superiors made mistakes in command, which led to the team entering the enemy's encirclement. But no one chose to surrender. I led the remaining cavalry team to clear the way and opened a gap for the team to break through."

Lin Qiang took over and added: "Later, the main force rushed out, but you were surrounded by the Japanese."

Feng Deshun said unwillingly: "At that time, the Japanese bullet hit my foot, and my horse was also killed by the Japanese. After rolling on the ground for a few times, I wanted to commit suicide but didn't have the chance. I was captured by the Japanese just like that."

Feng Deshun was a real man. He never thought of surrendering to the Japanese from the beginning to the end. This reminded Lin Qiang of the cavalry company commander of the independent regiment, Sun Desheng, who was also a man of iron.

However, Lin Qiang had to thank the Japanese. If they had not captured Feng Deshun, he would not know when he would be able to form a cavalry company.

Cavalry's advantages cannot be brought into play in mountain warfare, but once on the plains, the cavalry will leave behind a large number of enemy corpses wherever they pass.

Cavalry is not just a soldier riding on a horse with a gun on his back and a knife on his waist.

A true cavalryman is a warrior who combines horsemanship, marksmanship, and riding and swordsmanship.

Such warriors are cavalry when mounted and infantry when dismounted.

Cavalry usually performs combat missions such as frontal assault, encirclement, pursuit, and rapid raids, and has high mobility.

During World War I, cavalry was the main branch of the military among the participating countries, with 40% to 50% of the troops being cavalry.

Such a cavalry team that can retreat quickly when the battle situation is unfavorable and can quickly attack the enemy can play a huge role in wartime.

Whether it was the Maxim machine gun or the Gatling gun, it wasn't the advent of heavy machine guns that ended cavalry. They simply ended the era of group cavalry charges.

The decline of any weapon or type of soldier is not due to the emergence of its nemesis, but rather the emergence of a weapon that can replace or even far exceeds its performance.

For example, the crossbow was a powerful weapon for close-range fire suppression and armor-piercing in the era of cold weapons, but it was replaced after the matchlock gun came out.

The rifle with a bayonet can be used for both close and long-range attacks, and naturally replaced the spear.

The impact of heavy cavalry was irreplaceable in history until the emergence of tanks during World War II, which gradually replaced the position of cavalry.

But when there are no tanks, cavalry is always a sharp weapon that can drive straight into the heart of the enemy at any time.

The two chatted briefly, and Lin Qiang asked him to wait until he was fully recovered before leaving the hospital, and promised: "After you are discharged, you can continue to do your old job!"

"Really?"

Feng Deshun's hands trembled with excitement, and his eyes were red. "I thought I would never be able to ride a horse again in this life!"