Chapter 582: Cavalry Clash!
As the commander of the 1st Cavalry Battalion, Cao Jiang, shouted loudly.
The new regiment of cavalrymen who were resting got on their horses one after another and looked towards the direction of Anhua County, with cold murderous intent in their eyes.
The 1st Battalion of the New Regiment Cavalry has nearly 600 cavalry and a total of 6 cavalry companies, including 3 new companies and 3 veteran companies.
The current new regiment, plus the 400 horses of the Cavalry Battalion, as well as the horses captured in the Xinzhou battlefield, have more than 100 horses alone.
In addition to the transportation battalions, infantry battalions, and artillery battalions used for transportation of horses and mules, the number of livestock is about 0,000.
Coupled with more than 100 vehicles, as well as tens of thousands of militiamen and young people, the new regiment has a very strong transportation capability, not weaker than the Japanese Type A division.
Although the soldiers of the three recruit companies, rifle riding, shooting and sprinting and slashing, were not very effective in combat due to insufficient training.
But in this battle, the soldiers used submachine guns, charging at the Japanese cavalry and horses.
Nearly 600 soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Battalion lined up in two rows. They put their submachine guns behind their backs and drew out their "Yunlong Swords" to prepare for the attack.
At this moment, three new cavalry regiments came galloping from the front.
"Batalion Commander, this is the reconnaissance captain Yang Ergou." Deputy Battalion Commander Gao Zhiquan said loudly.
Battalion Commander Cao nodded. He had very good eyesight and recognized that the person who came was the reconnaissance captain of the cavalry battalion.
After a while, Yang Ergou came closer with two scout cavalry soldiers.
"Report to the battalion commander!" Yang Ergou reined in the reins, the horse slowly stopped, and panted, "Just now our reconnaissance team had a fight with the Japanese reconnaissance cavalry, and we killed three Japanese reconnaissance cavalry, and now the Japanese
A large group of cavalry is catching up. The distance is kilometers, and the strength is about one cavalry regiment!"
"A cavalry regiment?" Cao Jiang narrowed his eyes, "Just in time!"
Then, Cao Jiang looked at Gao Zhiquan and said to him: "Deputy battalion commander, I will give you all the light machine guns in the battalion. You can ambush on the left and right sides with these light machine guns. Once the Japanese enter the shooting range, fire immediately."
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Although they are cavalry, the equipment of the cavalry battalion is no worse than that of the infantry.
The equipment is similar to that of infantry. Each squad is equipped with a Bren light machine gun and a bazooka. The other soldiers use system-customized M1 carbines.
There are also 8 M heavy machine guns and 8 60mm mortars.
The firepower is quite powerful.
However, in this battle, the M heavy machine gun, bazooka and 60mm mortar were not brought.
The 1st Cavalry Battalion has a total of 4 squads, so there are a total of 4 Bren-type light machine guns. This firepower is also terrifying.
These are all leftovers from Sun Desheng's play.
Not long after the new cavalry company was formed, Cao Jiang followed Sun Desheng and Li Yunlong to Qi County to conduct reconnaissance.
Sun Desheng used cavalry to attract the attention of the Japanese from the front, and arranged side fire from machine guns on both sides, wiping out a squadron of Japanese cavalry.
At that time, the cavalry company of the New Regiment had only more than 100 people. Now the 1st Battalion of the New Regiment has nearly 600 people. Adding the cavalry battalion of the New Regiment, the number of cavalry of the New Regiment exceeds 1,000.
And the firepower is also very powerful.
However, this time, the opponent of the 1st Cavalry Battalion was a cavalry regiment of a Class A division.
"Heavy Gunner, follow me!"
"Be careful not to let the war horse overwhelm the corn stalks and let the Japanese see the flaw!"
Under the order of the deputy battalion commander, the machine gunner immediately walked out of the queue and set up defenses on both wings. The army horse lay down among the corn stalks, and the machine gunner lay on the ground and set up the light machine gun.
After doing all this, the sound of horse hooves in the ears of the new regiment of cavalry soldiers became louder and louder, and the Japanese cavalry had entered within a kilometer.
"go ahead!"
The cavalry brigade of the 1st Battalion of the New Regiment Cavalry, under Cao Jiang's order, urged their horses forward to prepare to face the Japanese cavalry regiment.
Even with the cover of cornfields, Cao Jiang was afraid that the Japanese cavalry would notice the ambushes on both sides.
If there is a flaw, if you ride on a military horse and watch carefully with a telescope, the ambush may also be discovered.
After marching about 300 meters, we saw the Japanese cavalry regiment 300 meters away, a large black mass, like a yellow torrent slowly rolling towards us.
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The leading Japanese officer wearing the rank of Colonel clenched his hands into fists, and the Japanese cavalry stopped one after another.
The Japanese Cavalry Regiment faced off with the 1st Battalion of the New Regiment Cavalry at a position of 00 meters.
The soldiers of the cavalry battalion of the new regiment were already holding up their "Yunlong Swords" and staring fiercely at the Japanese cavalry 300 meters away.
The Japanese cavalrymen, holding Type 44 rifles in their hands, stared at the new regiment of cavalry with fierce expressions.
Masao Tanaka, the adjutant of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, rode his horse to Takeo Takagi and said in a deep voice: "Captain, it seems that the cavalry of the Eighth Route New Regiment are going to engage in a cavalry hedging and slashing battle with us?"
"Tanaka-kun, prepare to fight."
Takeo Takagi was eager to try, with blazing fire in his eyes.
He quickly pulled out the Colonel's sword, and the Japanese cavalry put their Type 44 rifles behind them and drew out their Type 32 cavalry swords.
More than a thousand sabers reflected the cold light and chilled the flesh.
Tanaka Masao hurriedly said: "Captain, the Eighth Route Cavalry seems to have only more than 00 cavalry, while our cavalry regiment has more than 1,300 cavalry."
"Baga!" Takagi Takeo's face darkened, "Tanaka-kun, what exactly do you want to say?"
"Captain, I'm worried that this is a trap." Tanaka Masao said: "The Eighth Route Army only has more than 000 cavalry, and fighting against the cavalry regiment's more than 1,300 cavalry will undoubtedly lead to death. The Eighth Route Cavalry is not that stupid!"
"Trap?" Takagi Takeo was startled. Is there an ambush?
He took a telescope and looked into the distance. All he could see was a flat wilderness filled with corn stalks, which were taller than a person.
"Is there any ambush?"
No abnormality was found, Takagi Takeo snorted coldly:
"Li Yunlong was afraid that the cavalry regiment would go behind the Eighth Route Infantry and cut off the infantry's supply line, so he gave their cavalry a death order to stop our cavalry regiment here."
"In short, even if all the Eighth Route Cavalry Battalion is killed, we must stop the Locust Army Cavalry Regiment. We must not be allowed to detour behind the Eighth Route Infantry."
Masao Tanaka nodded: "It seems reasonable for you to say so, captain."
"All cavalry attack!" Takagi Takeo ordered loudly.
As his order was issued, three Japanese cavalry squadrons, one machine gun squadron and one cavalry artillery squadron, a total of more than 1,300 Japanese cavalrymen, urged their horses to march out slowly.
The Japanese cavalry raised their sabers to their chests.
At this moment, the soldiers on both sides looked at each other from 300 meters apart, and the sound of wind in the wilderness seemed to disappear.
Only the horses on both sides snorted dullly from time to time.
A moment later, Cao Jiang, commander of the 1st Battalion of the New Cavalry Regiment, and Takeo Takagi, commander of the regiment, pointed their swords forward almost at the same time.
"The 1st Battalion of the New Regiment Cavalry!"
"kill!"
Cao Jiang let out a roar full of anger and murderous intent.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Almost at the same time, the Japanese cavalry captain Takagi Takeo shouted at the top of his lungs.
This chapter has been completed!