Chapter 193 Delivering Food to the Cavalry Company
Zhang Xuelin marched in an armored vehicle with the radio and received telegrams from the brigade and headquarters anytime and anywhere.
As soon as the brigade commander's reminder telegram arrived, he jumped out of the armored vehicle and delivered it to Kong Jie.
"Captain, urgent call from brigade headquarters!"
Kong Jie looked happy after reading the telegram and said: "The brigade commander's reminder came too timely... I only thought that the Japanese would send reinforcements to chase us, and I planned to set up a pocket formation to kill them with a carbine. I forgot that the little Japanese might still be there."
Send troops to penetrate in front of the team to stop us!"
"The cavalry company will set off immediately. If we find that the Japanese are building blocking positions on our way forward and we don't have many troops, we can directly launch a surprise attack to kill them without asking me for instructions!"
"If the Japanese and puppet troops have a lot of troops, the cavalry company is no match...Immediately use cold guns and artillery to harass them, prevent them from setting up a blocking force, and wait until the main force of the regiment arrives before attacking!"
The Uchiyama Brigade is a reinforcement force that reinforces the Kurokawa Brigade.
After the Kurokawa Brigade was defeated, the captain Uchiyama Shaozuo immediately received an order from the brigade commander to go straight to Xiaoli Village.
In terms of marching distance, the Uchiyama Brigade was five kilometers further than the Independent Regiment.
Both sides marched on two legs. If Uchiyama Shaozuo wanted to complete the mission, he had to use all his strength to rush to Xiaoli Village.
"No, according to our current marching speed, we definitely can't occupy Xiaoli Village before the independent regiment!" Uchiyama Shaozuo, riding a war horse, analyzed with worry.
"But this is already our fastest marching speed!" the adjutant reminded with a frown!
"The warriors not only have to march, but they also have to carry baggage and ammunition, the artillery has to carry mortars, and the heavy machine gun squadron has to carry machine guns... There is no way to continue to speed up the march!"
After hearing this, Uchiyama Shaozuo hesitated for three seconds, as if he had made a big decision, and then ordered!
"Let the troops throw away all their baggage and rations, take only weapons and ammunition, and march quickly to Xiaoli Village!"
"Artillery squadron, heavy machine gun squadron, follow the infantry. Don't worry, we will meet at Xiaoli Village!"
"This is an area occupied by the Imperial Army, not an Eighth Route Army base. There is no main force of the Eighth Route Army. Even if we divide our forces to occupy Xiaoli Village, there is no way any troops will be attacked on the road!"
"If the Eighth Route Army breaks through the first blockade and breaks out of the encirclement like the Independent Regiment did, they should just run for their lives and not dare to stop and attack us!"
The adjutant couldn't think of a reason to refute, so he could only nod in agreement: "I'll give you the order now!"
Without the burden of heavy baggage and dry food, the Japanese soldiers' burdens were lighter and they were obviously more energetic than before, and their marching speed unconsciously accelerated a lot.
The Japanese armed with heavy machine guns and mortars could not catch up with the light infantry no matter how hard they tried.
The Japanese soldiers who were huddled together gradually separated from each other, and the distance between them became wider and wider.
At one o'clock in the morning, the Neishan brigade, which had been running for five hours, finally arrived near Xiaoli Village.
Uchiyama Shaozuo was very fortunate that there were no signs of large troops passing by on the road next to the village, which meant that the independent regiment had not yet reached here.
I saw that all my subordinates were gasping for air and seemed to be about to collapse on the ground as soon as they stopped.
Uchiyama Shaozuo was heartbroken after seeing this and wanted them to take a rest.
But when he thought that the independent regiment might attack at any time, he must dare to build a blocking position in front of the independent regiment. Otherwise, without mortars and heavy machine guns, it would be almost impossible for the Uchiyama Brigade to block the independent regiment's attack!
I can only give the order harshly: "The troops will establish blocking positions on the spot and then rest!"
"Everyone, please hold on, otherwise when the independent group comes to kill us, we won't even have a bunker to hide in, and we will have to be passively bombed."
Uchiyama Shaozuo's decision was very wise, but he had no chance to implement it.
After the Japanese cavalry regiment was eliminated, there were still more than 140 cavalry companies left, which were reduced to four cavalry platoons and two companies directly under the cavalry squad.
After receiving the task of opening a road for the main force, Zhang Dashan led the cavalry company to patrol back and forth on this section of the road. He also sent two cavalry squads out to keep an eye on all the small roads along the route.
Whenever Japanese and puppet troops approach the highway, report them immediately.
When the Neishan Brigade rushed to the vicinity of Xiaoli Village, Zhang Dashan had already received the news in advance and led his cavalry company to ambush Xiaoli Village.
"Company commander, the scout is right..." The commander of the cavalry platoon personally went to the vicinity of the Japanese to explore the enemy's situation. When he returned to the village, he reported excitedly.
"The Japanese are marching in a hurry to kill them... There seem to be a lot of people, but they are not equipped with any heavy weapons, not even a heavy machine gun!"
"They have traveled for several hours and are very tired. If we launch an attack now... we will definitely catch them off guard..."
"After the formation of the cavalry company, the largest number of Japanese and puppet troops we faced in a battle was only more than 300... If we defeat the little devil in front of us, the cavalry company will definitely become famous throughout the independent regiment..."
"No, it should be famous throughout the 386th Brigade..."
Zhang Dashan is not a person who procrastinates. After making sure that the information sent back by the investigators was correct, he began to issue orders: "Cavalry 1st platoon, 2nd platoon, follow me to attack the little Japanese from the flank..."
"The third platoon of cavalry launched a sheep attack from a position two hundred meters from the left wing..."
"Four rows of cavalry circled around two hundred meters to the right wing and launched a sheep attack..."
"If the enemy's blocking firepower is not strong, the team is in chaos and has no resistance strength..."
"Immediately change the sheep attack to the main attack, kill a large number of little devils, and defeat them..."
More than 600 Japanese soldiers were carrying rifles on their backs and holding engineer shovels in their hands, preparing to dig trenches. When they were three to four hundred meters away, the third and fourth platoons of cavalry suddenly launched an attack.
"Roaring..." the sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder on the battlefield.
The Japanese were feebly digging trenches. When they heard the cavalry coming towards them, each of them seemed to have lost their souls. They quickly threw away their engineering shovels, raised their 38 caps, and fired in the direction of the sound of horse hooves. They didn't care at all.
Has the opponent entered shooting range?
They are too tired, and no matter how vigilant they are, it will affect their judgment.
The Japanese officers scattered among them were a little more rational, and immediately organized the surrounding machine gunners to move closer to the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from.
It is a well-known fact that cavalry are afraid of machine guns.
Only by gathering a sufficient number of machine guns could they possibly block the cavalry assault.
As a result, Zhang Dashan's real target of attack was not many machine guns.
Seeing that the Japanese's attention was completely attracted by the sheep attacking troops, Zhang Dashan did not mount his horse and charge immediately.
Under the cover of the night and the sound of horse hooves, he led the war horse and quickly moved closer to the Japanese, intending to get closer and launch a sudden attack, without giving the Japanese a chance to deflect!
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
The third and fourth platoons of the cavalry had already exchanged fire with the Japs. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, they rushed to a position two hundred meters away from the Japs and then started to retreat, not giving the Japs a chance to massacre the cavalry.
After retreating to their starting position, the cavalry platoon launched a second round of attacks on the Japanese to continue to attract their attention.
The Japanese were very tired. Faced with the continuous provocations from the cavalry platoon, each one was smeared with anger and tried desperately to shoot in the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from.
Even if they knew that the bullets they fired could not kill the cavalry, they did not care.
"Everyone mount up... load the bullets and prepare to attack..." Zhang Dashan suddenly ordered.
The first one got on the horse, with his saber inserted into the scabbard and a submachine gun on his chest, ready to attack at any time...
"Cavalry company, kill..."
Uchiyama Shaozuo was organizing his troops to stop the sheep from attacking his cavalry. The limited light machine guns were all concentrated on the attack positions of the third and fourth rows of the cavalry. There were only a bunch of messy riflemen in other places.
Zhang Dashan suddenly launched an attack, which really startled Uchiyama Shaozuo.
"Captain, there is a cavalry force that is heading towards the 3rd Squadron... All the machine guns they are equipped with are here with us, and rifles alone will definitely not be able to stop the cavalry assault!" the adjutant asked anxiously, hoping that Uchiyama Shaozuo could come up with a solution.
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"The enemies have already rushed more than 200 meters away... No matter how fast the machine gunner moves, there will be no time to rush over to join the battle!" Uchiyama Shaozuo ordered helplessly.
"Let the Third Squadron fight to the end and hold back the Eighth Route Army cavalry at all costs!"
"Deploy half of the light machine guns to reinforce the third squadron and surround the cavalry there!"
"Rumble..." The cavalry company's assault speed became faster and faster, and the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder. Under the gaze of Uchiyama Shaozuo, the cavalry company was like a sharp blade, thrusting straight into the third squadron.
The subordinates guarding there were no match at all. The entire defense line was like a paper lake, collapsed in one blow...
In the blink of an eye, several rows of subordinates who took the initiative to fight were killed.
The cavalry company's offensive was not affected in any way.
Uchiyama Shaozuo was shocked. In his plan, the third squadron made an all-out assault. Although the soldiers in front would be killed by the cavalry, the cavalry offensive would also be blocked.
The most powerful thing about cavalry is their speed advantage. If the speed decreases, the overall combat effectiveness will be weakened.
The remaining soldiers of the third squadron took the opportunity to rush forward and fight with the cavalry. With their desperate posture and superior strength, they can definitely drag the cavalry on the battlefield and buy time for the machine guns to return reinforcements!
As long as the cavalry attacking them can be killed, the entire Third Squadron can be destroyed.
As a result, he just watched the cavalry troops sweep away fallen leaves in the autumn wind, quickly defeating the counterattack of the third squadron. Not only was the cavalry offensive not weakened, but it rushed faster and faster, and the third squadron was about to be penetrated by the cavalry company.
"How could this happen?" Uchiyama Shaozuo said with disbelief on his face as he looked more and more frightened.
"Captain, our soldiers are too tired... No matter how hard we try, we can't stop the cavalry attack..." The adjutant was the first to see the reason.
"Nani?" Uchiyama Shaozuo then realized that the troops had just experienced several hours of rapid march.
In order to rush on the road, I lost all my luggage and dry food.
The current troops are not only tired, but also hungry and thirsty. They are panicked after being suddenly attacked by cavalry... In this state, there is really no chance of winning against the cavalry.
But there is no regret in the world. When he focused his attention on the cavalry company again, they had already penetrated the third squadron.
The surviving soldiers lost the courage to continue fighting and fled towards the 4th and 2nd Squadrons like lost dogs, colliding with the machine gunners who were reinforcing them.
Zhang Dashan decided to beat the drowned dog hard, and ordered while attacking: "The first platoon and I will attack the little Japs on the left, and the second row and me will attack the little Japs on the right...kill..."
The cavalry company split into two and took the opportunity to attack the Japanese machine gunners without giving them a chance to fire.
Otherwise, no matter how many soldiers the cavalry company has, they will not be enough to massacre them!
