377 Bloody Battle 2
General French's judgment was correct. At this time, the battle had entered a critical moment. Both the British and the Boers were constantly losing blood. Although the Boers were well equipped, the number of personnel was limited. Moreover, their reinforcements were suppressed by Colonel George's artillery. It was already the limit to be able to curb the opponent's attack. The so-called counterattack was more like a return to the future.
Although the British paid a greater price, a considerable number of British troops had entered the other side's trenches and began to develop in depth. It obviously took time for the Boers to completely remove these nails. The British were the number of people and had already been cast into the wedges, which naturally could not give up halfway!
As General French's order was conveyed, British cavalry companies were ready to attack. They put down their sabers and spears belonging to the cavalry, picked up short carbines with good bayonets. They threw away all the decorations and items that were not suitable for charge, and rushed to the front line without hesitation to support their comrades!
When the second wave of British troops launched a charge, the situation on the entire battlefield changed! The vibrations from the ground made General French feel a little scared! He immediately bent down and felt the vibrations on the ground. Someone came! A large number of cavalry! They were in the southeast direction!
"Their target is George's artillery team! The Boers' cavalry is coming!" The cavalry duel that he had been extremely anticipated has now become the death talisman of the British army! At the most critical moment, at the critical moment when the British invested a large number of reserves to prepare to break through the opponent's defense in one go! The Boers' cavalry finally appeared, and they appeared just right, and were in the vacuum period of the British's military limit!
If it was earlier, the British could use sufficient reserves to block the opponent. If it was later, it wouldn't matter. At that time, the opponent had been penetrated, and the British could concentrate their efforts to deal with this wave of cavalry! But now, the British were attacked on both sides!
"Villon, you are ready to support General George with 800 cavalry! Seize the opportunity. If you fail, then I will never draw enough troops to save you!" French said seriously.
"The British cavalry moved!" Kariput finally launched an attack, and he devoted all his troops to the attack on George's artillery team. The fundamental reason for choosing George over French was that the latter was not something he could eat. Even if the opponent had already invested 1,500 people to be responsible for the attack, the remaining troops were still superior! Without heavy weapons, the cavalry attacked infantry with defense and rapid-fire weapons and almost seeking death! Although George had a large number of artillery, he did not have enough infantry cover. This was an opportunity, an opportunity to turn the world around in one fell swoop!
Nearly 1,500 cavalrymen were involved in this desperate charge. This was the first time since the Boers started the war. The running of thousands of horses shook the earth and rushed towards the British artillery team like an angry ancient beast! The smoke from the horse's hooves covered half of the battlefield, and the Boers formed relatively loose shock waves.
If the opponent is also a cavalry, the Boers' wave is likely to be shattered by the opponent's rigorous and dense formation of cavalry. In modern times, cavalry used discipline and formation to gain combat effectiveness. However, now, in order to reduce the damage of British machine guns, the Boers can only choose this formation to fight. In order to defend against the British, another 500 cavalry were responsible for blocking possible reinforcements from the British!
"Draw the sword! Accelerate!" Kariput personally led the team. The huge group of Boer cavalry passed through the smoke and bomb rain and quickly approached the British positions. The British army reacted and tried to adjust the gun position, but unfortunately, there was too little time left for them. Some artillery had no fire limit at all. Some artillery had just been re-arranged, and after firing a few shells, they were welcomed by the Boer sabers!
The few remaining infantry tried their best to resist the cavalry's charge, but without formation, how powerful can a scattered rifle firepower have in the face of the galloping cavalry? Aside from the gunners, logistics personnel, and personnel involved in the frontline attack, Colonel George was able to extract less than 500 infantrymen! And they were scattered everywhere! The number of Boers attacking was three times that of the defense!
From time to time, someone was hit by oncoming bullets, and was shot and swayed twice and fell off the horse's horse's horse's hooves, and then they were stomped into pieces by dense horse's hooves. No one was sad for their classmates. They held the saber in their hands and stared at the enemy in front of them. The last few hundred meters of distance passed almost in the blink of an eye. Colonel George's last line of defense was almost as fragile as paper under the charge of the Boer cavalry!
The waving sabres slaughtered the panicked infantry wantonly, and the few British troops were soon divided and surrounded. The blood and flying heads interpreted that this was a massacre rather than a battle. The Boers used sabres and bullets to spread death, indulging the pleasure of their own revenge.
The large number of cavalry quickly dispersed into small teams to clear the remaining enemies. In just half an hour, Caripot believed that he could ship George's position, completely solve the problem, and then adjust the formation to prepare to fight French's cavalry. Unfortunately, the well-trained British cavalry did not give Caripot this time! The 800 British cavalry led by Lieutenant Colonel Velen easily tore open the defense on the side of Caripot!
If we simply talk about horse-riding charge and close-up photos, the combat effectiveness of the British cavalry is far higher than that of the Boers. Although the Boers have semi-automatic rifles, in order to support Pershing, Kariput handed over most of the semi-automatic rifles to him. Now, once there is no suitable firearm and simply using a saber to fight, the Boers, who are far inferior in training and discipline, will naturally be unable to withstand the opponent's attack! What's even more tragic is that the number of opponents is 300 more than the Boers!
A wolf was fighting with his prey, and at this time, another wolf suddenly rushed out of the grass beside him to attack. What would happen? Kariput's main force was facing this situation, but fortunately he had considered that the cavalry located on the periphery dismounted, searching for damaged artillery and vehicles as cover on the spot, and using rifles and pistols to block the enemy. Under the protection of various obstacles and with absolute advantage of military strength, although Viron's attack was fierce, Kariput barely blocked the opponent.
And at this moment, the change happened again! In the northwest direction of the battlefield, a large group of dust rose into the air! Another cavalry entered the field! The commanders of both sides held their breath. The battle on the battlefield had nothing to do with them. This cavalry would become the decisive factor. Frenchi and Kariput raised the telescope in their hands and looked into the distance. When the flag of the First Cavalry Regiment of the Boers gradually became clear, the overall situation was settled!
Chapter completed!