Chapter 173 Kong Jie: I agree to expand the cavalry company
"General, I just received the news that something happened to the baggage train again?" Chief of Staff Harada Nakazuo rushed to Major General Miyazawa and reported the bad news.
"Haven't the infantry following the baggage train been replaced by cavalry? How could there be an accident... Isn't the cavalry unit a rival of the independent regiment's cavalry company?" Major General Miyazawa asked incredulously.
"Our cavalry unit was indeed defeated!" Harada Nakazuo replied with a sullen face.
"Two cavalry squadrons, only ten people escaped...the deputy captain is at the door, I asked him to come in and report to you!"
Seeing Major General Miyazawa nodding, Harada quickly asked someone to bring Major Okamura in...
There was a bandage on the arm, and blood was still leaking out. His face was pale, and he seemed to have suffered from excessive blood loss...
When he saw Major General Miyazawa, he reported with a sad face: "General, please avenge us!"
"The independent regiment prepared a reinforced company and a cavalry company to deal with us. The reinforced company was equipped with at least twenty light and heavy machine guns to block us frontally...the cavalry company launched a surprise attack from the flank..."
"Our troops were wiped out before they could even react to the chaos..."
"Stupid pig, bastard, coward... won't you retreat if you can't win? Two cavalry squadrons can't defeat one cavalry company of the Independent Regiment. You still have the nerve to come back. I'm so disappointed!" Major General Miyazawa was furious!
As soon as I went out, I saw Okamura Shaozuo's suffocating energy and started to curse!
"General, please calm down... I am not a coward because of my humble position, my opponent is too strong!"
"Although the Independent Regiment only has one cavalry company, this cavalry company has nearly two hundred people, and its combat effectiveness is no worse than ours!"
"Two cavalry squadrons were first fired upon wildly by one or twenty light and heavy machine guns of the Independent Regiment, resulting in more than one-third of the troop casualties. Before everyone could react to the chaos, the cavalry company of the Independent Regiment suddenly attacked us from the flank...
The troops hurriedly responded to the challenge and were knocked upside down by the opponent. They killed many of them in just one round of fighting..."
"But we also caused heavy casualties to them in the bloody battle!"
"The humble post wanted to bring back the news about the independent regiment's cavalry company. After a desperate charge, only nine soldiers broke through and returned to Yangquan. Please tell me, general!"
"A cavalry company of two hundred people, you are right...I remember that cavalry of this size has long been called a cavalry battalion by the Chinese army?" Major General Miyazawa did not believe Okamura's report.
Just as Okamura Shaozuo was about to explain, Harada Nakazuo suddenly interrupted: "General, this is not impossible!"
"The Eighth Route Army's regular troops have a very small establishment. Although many troops are labeled as a regiment, their total strength has grown to four to five thousand, which is more than a brigade of the Shanxi-Sui Army..."
"Main battalions with more than a thousand people abound... It's normal for a cavalry company to have two hundred cavalry!"
"They also do this to make us think of underestimating the enemy during the battle!"
"I mistakenly thought that one of their cavalry companies only had about a hundred cavalry, but in fact there were two hundred cavalry!"
"If we are not fully prepared and attack them as if they were a hundred people, we could easily be caught off guard by them!"
"Pah..." Major General Miyazawa suddenly punched the table in front of him, interrupting Harada Chuzuo's unfinished words, and then ordered through gritted teeth.
"I don't care if the cavalry company of the independent regiment has 100 or 200 people, the cavalry regiment must find a way to kill them..."
"In just a short time, the cavalry company has already killed two of our infantry squadrons and two cavalry squadrons..."
"If you add in the results they achieved on the blockade, this cavalry company has wiped out five to six hundred of our imperial troops. This is unbearable. If we don't kill them immediately, there will definitely be more when the big sweep begins.
The imperial army died in their hands."
"The six cavalry squadrons that reinforced the mopping up force will be withdrawn immediately..."
"The cavalry regiment is divided into three groups to escort the baggage train!"
"As long as the cavalry company of the independent regiment appears again, the cavalry regiment must eat them at all costs!"
At the headquarters of the Chenjiayu Independent Regiment, Huang Yu saw Kong Jie and Li Wensheng coming out as soon as he arrived at the village entrance, with smiles on their faces. Apparently, he had received the good news in advance that he had won three battles and three victories in enemy-occupied areas.
"Report to the head of the regiment and chief of staff: Assault company, cavalry company, artillery platoon... successfully completed the attack mission, request to return to the team..." Huang Yu walked quickly to Kong Jie and reported.
"The Chief of Staff and I have heard about the three victorious battles you fought in enemy-occupied areas... Each battle was more exciting than the last... Not only did you eliminate a large number of Japanese and puppet troops, but you also brought the prestige of the cavalry company out. It was amazing...
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"Before you come back, the six cavalry squadrons of the Japanese Cavalry Regiment to reinforce the mopping up troops have returned to Yangquan and are escorting the baggage trains in brigade units to deliver ammunition and supplies to the mopping up troops!"
"Major General Miyazawa of the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade also gave the troops a death order to kill our cavalry company at all costs!"
"Given the Japanese's hatred for the cavalry company, once the sweep begins, the cavalry company will definitely attract crazy revenge from the Japanese cavalry regiment as soon as it appears, and we will have a good opportunity to eliminate them!"
"I have asked the cooking team to prepare delicious food for everyone... When we return to the station, everyone must eat well, drink well, and rest well..."
"Headquarters judged that the Japanese army's large-scale raids against us will begin in five days... Everyone must recuperate and prepare for a larger-scale battle!"
Huang Yu had been traveling day and night for the past two days, traveling in secret. He didn't know that the Japanese hated the cavalry company to the point of death.
After listening to the regimental leader's introduction, he realized that the preparations for the independent regiment to completely annihilate the Japanese cavalry regiment had been completed. As long as there were no major surprises in the subsequent operations, the independent regiment had at least an 80% chance of winning.
His mood suddenly became particularly good, and he continued to report: "Captain! In addition to completing the mission, we also brought back a large amount of loot..."
"Excluding the food, weapons and ammunition left for the armed workers, the ammunition we used on the battlefield also brought back two mortars, one heavy machine gun, nine light machine guns, eight grenades, and 128 horses.
, 140 rounds of mountain artillery and infantry artillery shells, 450 rounds of mortar cannon, ten boxes of heavy machine gun bullets, thirty boxes of rifle machine gun bullets, and ten boxes of grenades!"
"The cavalry company lost one cavalry platoon in three battles, but Company Commander Zhang has a platoon of 80 recruits... I suggest that we equip most of the captured horses with the cavalry company and integrate all the recruit platoons into the main force...
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"After the sweep begins, the more people there are, the more the Japanese will pay attention to it, and the greater the chance that the cavalry unit will be fooled!"
"I agree!" Chief of Staff Li Wensheng spoke first.
"The three battles fought by the cavalry company in enemy-occupied areas have shown everyone their strong combat effectiveness, especially the assault infantry. After several rounds of artillery bombardment, twice the number of infantry had no choice but to be beaten passively in front of the cavalry!"
"I think this style of play can be vigorously promoted in counter-sweeping!"
"Jinzhong also has an arsenal. As long as we capture Jinzhong, we can replenish a large amount of ammunition. The ammunition reserved by the independent regiment can last until Jinzhong!"
"If dozens of mortar shells combined with a cavalry company can kill an infantry squadron, our reserve of mortar shells is enough to kill dozens of infantry squadrons!"
"In addition to adding horses to the cavalry company, I also want to add more people to the cavalry company!"
"There are four to five thousand people in the whole regiment. There must be many soldiers who can ride horses or even serve as cavalry. Send them all to the cavalry company... and expand it to two hundred people at one time."
After listening to the chief of staff's proposal, the happiest person was Zhang Dashan!
When the Eighth Route Army was first reorganized, the headquarters was directly under a cavalry battalion...
There seemed to be only two hundred men in that cavalry battalion...
If the cavalry company can really expand to 200 men, then he will be a cavalry battalion commander wearing the hat of company commander.
Huang Yu actually despised the cavalry in his heart. He felt that the cavalry was a unit that would be eliminated sooner or later.
This time he went out into the enemy-occupied area and saw the cavalry company killing all directions among the Japanese infantry, and he changed his mind.
As long as there is no large-scale use of armored forces on the Chinese battlefield, and as long as the Chinese and Japanese armies are not equipped with large-scale semi-automatic and automatic weapons, the cavalry will have a place to play, and even play a leading role in some local battlefields...
This was also a very important reason why he wanted to expand the cavalry company.
Seeing that Li Wensheng also wanted to expand the cavalry company, Kong Jie seemed to be very moved, but before he could make up his mind, Huang Yu decided to add fuel to the fire.
"Captain, I think the chief of staff's proposal is very good!"
"If the regiment headquarters adds more submachine guns to the cavalry company, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry company will increase!"
"When the cavalry company and the Japanese cavalry clash, both sides will use horse rifles to fire a round of bullets first..."
"The preparation for shooting on horseback was very low, and they could only fire one shot, so the shooting effect was very poor."
"If you equip the cavalry company with some submachine guns and shoot at the Japanese before a fight, you can kill a large number of opponents just by relying on the density of bullets..."
"Whoever achieves greater results in a duel will have a greater chance of winning in a cavalry duel!"
"If the regiment cannot deploy submachine guns, the assault platoon is willing to mobilize three submachine guns to support the cavalry company!"
Huang Yu's words were hesitant and a shot of tranquilizer instantly made Kong Jie make up his mind: "I agree to expand the cavalry company!"
"All soldiers and cadres below the squad level in the regiment, as long as they can ride a horse and have experience as a cavalry, can join the cavalry company!"
"The captured war horses are also given priority to be equipped with cavalry companies..."
"The cavalry company is fully organized into six platoons, each platoon plus thirty-two positive and negative platoon leaders, plus the company commander, instructor, deputy company commander, deputy instructor, and correspondent, for a total of two hundred people.
"I'll take care of the submachine guns, there's no need to transfer them from the assault company!"
The submachine gun has strong firepower and a longer range than the Mauser pistol. It is not only suitable for killing enemies at close range, but can also be used as a machine gun within the effective range to suppress the enemy. It has long been regarded as a treasure by battalion commanders.
The regiment leader wanted to get the submachine guns in their hands back to equip the cavalry company, but the difficulty was not ordinary.
Li Wensheng knew this very well. When he heard that the regiment leader wanted to get a submachine gun himself, he couldn't help but ask: "How to solve it?"
Kong Jie pointed to the light and heavy machine guns and mortars brought back by Huang Yu and replied: "After training, the equipment level of each main battalion in the whole regiment is exactly the same. It is unfair to give these equipment to anyone else!"
"I decided to exchange them for submachine guns equipped by each main battalion."
"A crooked handle and a grenade are exchanged for a submachine gun, a heavy machine gun is exchanged for two submachine guns, a mortar is exchanged for three submachine guns... I don't believe those battalion commanders will not be moved..."
"When we equip the troops with all these light and heavy machine guns and mortars, we will be able to replace at least sixteen submachine guns for the cavalry company, just one for each of the deputy platoon and above cadres!"
