新四军第四师处在淮北平原,为了更有力地打击敌人,巩固抗日根据地,彭雪枫师长决心建立自己的骑兵部队。1941年8日1日,师骑兵团在淮宝县(今洪泽县)岔河镇成立了。骑兵必须装备马刀和马枪,战马也必须配备马鞍、马镫、马缰绳、马肚带、马嚼子等。刚成立的骑兵团,骑兵们大部分没有马刀,仅有 The Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army was located in the Huaibei Plain. In order to combat the enemy even harder and to consolidate the anti-Japanese base areas, Peng Xuefeng was determined to establish his own cavalry force. On August 1, 1941, the division cavalry was established in Chahe Town, Huai Po County (now Hongze County). Cavalry must be equipped with sabers and carbines, horses must also be equipped with saddles, stirrups, horse reins, horse belly, horse chews and so on. The newly established cavalry regiment, cavalry most no Saber, only