"Yes, of course!" The brigade commander nodded quickly, fearing that the cooked duck would fly away from his mouth.
"The brigade headquarters security battalion has only five bullets per capita. The headquarters security regiment is slightly better, with only ten bullets per capita!"
"In case of an accident, this little ammunition won't even last ten minutes!"
"Send it to me when you get back to the Independence Group!"
"The appearance of the Yamamoto Agent Team shows that the headquarters has been targeted by the Japanese. Even if we kill the Yamamoto Agent Team, a Honda Agent Team may appear one day."
"In addition to taking the initiative to nip various hidden dangers in the bud, the headquarters' defense force must also be continuously strengthened."
"By taking a two-pronged approach, we can ensure absolute safety at the headquarters."
Captain Toyokawa was the captain of the cavalry squadron of the Yangquan garrison. He was usually very arrogant and never took the infantry seriously.
Captain Futian is the supreme commander of the Tanzhuang stronghold.
He is at the same level as Captain Toyokawa, but the troops under his command are several times larger than that of Captain Toyokawa. Logically speaking, Captain Fukuda will be the main force in a joint operation between the two.
But when Captain Toyokawa entered the Tanzhuang stronghold, he put on an arrogant attitude and arranged for Futian to do things in a superior tone, which made him very angry.
But now he had a request from the cavalry squadron, and for the sake of the overall situation, he decided to endure it temporarily.
At around nine o'clock in the morning, Captain Toyoda was walking inside the stronghold as usual.
In order to prevent the independent regiment from knowing that there were cavalry at the Tanzhuang stronghold, more than a hundred cavalrymen including him could only stay in the stronghold and could not go outside.
For the cavalry who often go out on the battlefield, such days are almost like torture.
Wandering to the door of Futian's office, Captain Toyokawa walked in unconsciously without even knocking. When he saw Futian, he asked with a dissatisfied look on his face.
"Mr. Futian, it's been a few days, why haven't the Eighth Route Army cavalry you mentioned shown up? Could it be that we were exposed and the Eighth Route Army cavalry was scared away and didn't dare to show up again!"
"Don't worry, Toyokawa-kun!" Captain Fukuda replied with suppressed anger.
"The cavalry squadron arrived at the stronghold in the middle of the night, so it must not have been exposed!"
"I have re-arranged patrols to serve as bait around the stronghold, they will appear soon!"
Captain Futian's mouth seemed to be open. As soon as he finished speaking, the observation post on the top of the gun tower hurried over: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army cavalry has appeared..."
"They are chasing our patrol..."
Fukuda and Toyokawa instantly became fanatical, especially Captain Toyokawa.
Hiding in the stronghold every day is almost making me sick.
When I heard that the attack target appeared, I wanted to rush out of the stronghold now.
The only reason left in his mind made him stop this impulse, push away the observation post and climb to the top of the turret at a very fast speed...
Captain Fukuda followed closely behind, his expression also very excited.
As long as the cavalry squadron helps him kill the Eighth Route Army cavalry, the Tanzhuang stronghold will be safe, and he no longer has to look at Fengchuan's face or be angry with him!
As a professional cavalryman, Captain Toyokawa knew much more about cavalry than Fukuda, and he could judge the approximate strength of his opponent just by listening to the sound of horse hooves.
After climbing to the top of the gun tower, he said excitedly: "The opponent's troops do not exceed one platoon, and the cavalry squadron can kill them with a single assault!"
"My only worry is that if they escape without a fight, it will take a lot of time to hunt them down!"
"But the horses we equip are better than their Mongolian horses. We should be able to catch up with them in more than half an hour!"
"I will organize the troops now and wait until the opponent is closer to the stronghold before killing them out!"
As soon as Captain Toyoda left, Captain Fukuda also began to issue orders: "Inform the 1st and 2nd Squadrons, the Mortar Squadron, and the 1st Company of the Imperial Association Army to prepare for an attack immediately, just in case!"
The deputy captain looked puzzled and asked: "Sir, what are you doing?"
"We are on the edge of the independent regiment's defense area. Any accident may happen. If Captain Toyokawa runs into the main force of the Eighth Route Army cavalry when he is chasing them, we can immediately send troops to reinforce."
"Be prepared and execute it immediately, and dispatch two heavy machine gun detachments to prepare for attack together!"
"Each main battalion of the independent regiment is equipped with heavy machine guns. We must have the same firepower to suppress them!"
The vice-captain admired the order and said: "Sir, you are wise, you have thought very carefully. I will make arrangements now."
Captain Toyokawa was riding on horseback, with his back straight and a saber in his hand. He stood motionless at the front of the cavalry squadron, just like a medieval knight, looking particularly mighty.
After learning that the Eighth Route Army cavalry had reached a position one kilometer outside the stronghold, they decisively raised their sabers and pointed forward to give orders.
"Open the gate of the stronghold...the cavalry will attack and kill everyone..."
As soon as the heavy wooden door was pushed open a crack, Captain Toyokawa's horse began to move.
First he took two steps forward, then trotted, his speed became faster and faster, and the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder. It sounded like thunder at the entrance of the stronghold, and he quickly rushed out of the stronghold...
The explosive power of the Japanese war horse is very strong, and it accelerates very fast. It can rush out of the stronghold by one or two hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
The Eighth Route Army cavalry seemed to be startled by the cavalry squadron that suddenly rushed out of the stronghold. The orderly team fell into chaos for an instant, and it took two or three seconds to turn around and retreat.
By this time, the distance between the two cavalry had shortened to more than 600 meters.
Captain Toyokawa was like a bloodthirsty wolf, waving his saber and howling as he chased after him, his speed getting faster and faster.
As war horses, Mongolian horses and the Japanese war horses of the Japanese still have many shortcomings.
Just after chasing for one kilometer, the distance between the two sides shortened to 500 meters.
Seeing that there were bushes and rocks on both sides of the road, there was almost no possibility of an ambush. Captain Toyokawa lost all his last worries and chased faster and faster, for fear that the cooked duck would slip away from his mouth.
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"Our assault speed is faster than the Eighth Route Army... catch up with them, kill them, kill them all!" Captain Toyokawa kept urging his men to move forward and speed up. He himself also patted the belly of the war horse and urged the horse under his crotch to continue to accelerate...
In the blink of an eye, the cavalry squadron pursued another two or three kilometers.
"The Eighth Route Army seems to have slowed down. This is a rare opportunity. Hurry up and catch up!" Captain Toyokawa stared at the orders of the cavalry troops in front, completely unaware that he had already stepped into the gate of hell.
The section of road Zhang Dashan was passing through had been covered in mud by the Second Battalion.
The war horse kicked the tower down, sinking at least a foot deep.
No matter how powerful a war horse is, it will be unable to continue galloping on such ground.
Captain Toyokawa felt that he was about to win.
There was only more than a hundred meters between the two armies. The Eighth Route Army not only did not speed up their escape, but instead ran slower and slower under the drag of the mud.
The cavalry squadron can easily kill them with just one quick charge.
Raise your right arm, raise the saber to the level of your chest, bring the blade forward, and then lower your body as much as possible...
Captain Toyokawa has made final preparations for the cavalry charge.
"what happened?"
At the critical moment, the war horse started to slow down, and a lot of mud splashed under the trampling of the horse's hooves...
"Bagoya Road, why is the road so muddy!" Captain Toyokawa shouted with a look of shock on his face.
"Sir, could this be an Eighth Route Army trap?" the deputy captain on the side warned, his eyes turning around and watching the surroundings with vigilance.
"The terrain here is not suitable for an ambush. Even if there are traps, they will be elsewhere!" Captain Toyokawa observed the surrounding terrain along the way, shook his head and expressed his judgment.
"Then why did the Eighth Route Army destroy the highway?" the deputy captain asked confused.
"Slow down our pursuit!" Captain Toyokawa continued.
After thinking for a moment, he began to issue orders: "The troops continue to move forward and pass this section of the road quickly!"
"As long as we don't go into ravines and valleys, the Eighth Route Army will not even think of using an ambush to attack us!"
After a brief panic, the cavalry squadron continued to advance.
The road became muddier as we walked forward, and we had to avoid the stones in the middle of the road. The cavalry in rapid pursuit gradually turned into a trot.
Until this moment, Captain Toyokawa still did not realize the danger and continued to move forward on his horse...
After more than one hundred and twenty cavalrymen all entered the muddy field, a gunshot suddenly rang out in a bush dozens of meters away.
Captain Toyokawa was stunned. When he lowered his head, he saw a bloody hole drilled into his chest...
His face was full of shock and despair, he had no strength to speak, and he fell straight off his horse.
In the bushes on both sides of the road, there were more than a hundred Eighth Route Army soldiers with thatched heads on their heads. A few of them were holding rifles, and the others were all holding submachine guns and Mauser pistols, aiming at the Japanese on horseback...
They were riding on horseback, which was particularly conspicuous. The distance between the two sides was so close that not to mention the bullets biting the flesh, at least half of the bullets hit the target.
When a soldier kills a Japs, most of the Japs in the cavalry squadron are gone...
A raid begins quickly and ends quickly.
The cavalryman carried his horse rifle on his shoulder and held the saber in his hand. Facing the Eighth Route Army who shot at him, he had no choice but to fight back and could only watch his chest being beaten into a sieve...
"Clean the battlefield immediately. The assault platoon will reinforce the second battalion, and the reconnaissance company will reinforce the first battalion... Then take out the firecrackers we prepared in advance and light them..." The chief of staff was also startled by the battle that ended quickly, and he was so excited.
Yu quickly ordered.
At the Tanzhuang stronghold, Captain Futian has been waiting on the top of the gun tower to wait for news.
As soon as the sudden sound of firefight reached the stronghold, he realized something was wrong.
The saber is the main combat weapon of the cavalry, and the horse rifle is only an auxiliary weapon.
Both sides would put on sabers and continue fighting after firing a round of bullets before fighting, without even a chance to fire a second shot.
The firefight heard now is very intensive, including the sound of submachine guns and light machine guns.
These weapons are rarely equipped by cavalry, but now they appear on the battlefield, which shows that the cavalry squadron encountered the main force of the Eighth Route Army on the way to pursue. The battlefield for the exchange of fire was only four kilometers away, and the infantry could kill them by marching in more than 20 minutes.
With the combat effectiveness of a cavalry squadron, even if it encounters two battalions of the Eighth Route Army, it can survive for twenty minutes.
He went straight to the troop assembly area and ordered as he walked: "The cavalry squadron is attacked. We will immediately reinforce it and cooperate with the cavalry squadron to kill the Eighth Route Army that has been sneak-attacking us..."
"The troops will set off immediately and march quickly to reinforce the battlefield!"
