Chapter 214 Commander: Can they spread beans and make soldiers
The sound of the horses' hooves "Rumble, Rumble..." was very small at first, but as they ran, it sounded like thunder on the battlefield.
At first, the Japanese reinforcements thought it was the sound of artillery coming from the airport. After all, they were very close to the airport.
It wasn't until the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder and the road under their feet began to tremble that the Japanese reinforcements realized that there were cavalry coming towards them.
But at this moment, the cavalry company has already rushed two hundred meters in front of them, and the assault speed is getting faster and faster... It can kill them in front of them in ten or twenty seconds at most.
"It's the cavalry. Some cavalry are coming towards us. The troops have set up a defense line on the spot. All the machine gunners have gathered here. Only by concentrating firepower and shooting together can we stop them..." the shocked Japanese squadron leader said anxiously.
"Rumble..."
The sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, and in the blink of an eye, they were more than a hundred meters away from the Japanese, and the assault speed increased to the extreme.
"BaGeYa Road, the cavalry are coming. Fire all the rifles and machine guns, stop them...fire!" The Japanese squadron leader's eyes widened, he drew his command knife and waved it forward, giving an urgent order.
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
The sound of rifle-machine gun fire soon became audible, and the first few cavalry companies of the cavalry company were loaded onto the assault road with men and horses.
The other warriors immediately bent over and lay on their horses, hiding their bodies behind the horses' heads as much as possible.
"Hit the men first, shoot the horses first, aim all rifles and machine guns at the horses and shoot!" the Japanese squadron leader, who had some experience in dealing with cavalry, immediately ordered.
The gunfire fired by the Japanese became louder and louder, and people from the cavalry company fell down on the charge, but their assault speed was not affected.
After losing nearly a platoon in a row, they successfully fought their way to a position fifty meters in front of the Japanese.
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
Zhang Dashan fired decisively with the submachine gun in his hand, and the horse rifles in other soldiers' hands shot together with the submachine guns...
Nearly two hundred bullets of various types flew towards the Japanese defense line. Although the accuracy was poor, the blind cat killed the mouse and still killed more than a dozen Japanese.
Several of the crooked guns that were shooting misfired under the counterattack of the cavalry company...
Taking advantage of the Japanese blocking fire, the cavalry company seized the opportunity to accelerate suddenly and rushed forward another twenty or thirty meters...
The horse rifle and submachine gun in his hands have been replaced by sabers. He raised them high and killed the Japanese without hesitation...
"kill……"
Zhang Dashan shouted loudly and swung down the saber in his hand at the same time. As soon as the Japanese machine gunner he was targeting raised his head, the sharp blade sliced across his neck, and blood spurted out...
"kill……"
The remaining soldiers of the cavalry company were not willing to lag behind. They all rushed into the group of Japs with roars and raised their swords to kill the targets they were targeting.
Since the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan received the bad news of the attack on Taiyuan Airport, Yoshio Shinozuka could not sit still and paced back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back, very anxious.
Not long after the troops to reinforce the airport were sent out, they saw a communications staff officer walking towards him with a solemn face.
"Your Excellency, Commander... our contact with Jinzhong has been interrupted!"
"No matter whether they are on the phone or on the radio, I can't contact them... I suspect that something unexpected has happened to the Jinzhong garrison!"
"Where are the reinforcements? Judging from their marching speed, they should have reached Jinzhong!" Yoshio Shinozuka reacted quickly and came up with a solution as soon as he had an idea.
"Immediately send a telegram to the troops reinforcing Jinzhong and learn about the battle situation from them!"
The communications staff officer replied in a low voice: "We have been contacting the reinforcements, but we have never received any response..."
"We believe that the reinforcements are still on the march. The radio is not turned on and the telegrams we sent cannot be received."
"It shouldn't be?" Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head and analyzed!
"As long as there are no accidents on the way to the reinforcements, they should have arrived in Jinzhong more than ten minutes ago. Due to circumstances and reasons, they should have taken the initiative to send a telegram to the military headquarters to report the latest battle situation on the battlefield!"
"Even if something unexpected happens to them on the road, they will report it to the military as soon as they are attacked. How could there be no news at all!"
"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army attacking Jinzhong is calling for reinforcements at the encirclement point?" the chief of staff suddenly proposed a hypothesis.
But he quickly shook his head and said, "This is not right either..."
"If they want to encircle a point for reinforcements, the main force should be used for reinforcements. But based on the analysis of the reports from the Jinzhong garrison, the Eighth Route Army attacking them is the real main force. Otherwise, they would not have dispatched dozens of artillery pieces as soon as they came up, blasting Jinzhong.
The Chinese garrison suffered heavy casualties and asked for help from the military headquarters as soon as the fighting started!"
Having said this, another bold idea came to the chief of staff's mind.
But after looking at Shinozuka Yoshio's increasingly solemn expression, he swallowed back the words that were on his lips.
But this subtle expression was still caught by Yoshio Shinozuka, and he was so angry that he cursed in annoyance: "Bagyaji, how long has it been, and you are still hesitating in front of me!"
"To be honest, I've received enough bad news tonight, I don't care about a few more!"
The chief of staff could only lower his head and answer: "Could it be that the Eighth Route Army attacking Jinzhong is stronger than we thought?"
"Not only do they have the strength to attack Jinzhong, they can also send heavy troops to provide reinforcements and attack Taiyuan Airport!"
As soon as the chief of staff's analysis came out, the person in charge of intelligence on the side became anxious.
The intelligence department has not yet figured out the identity of the Eighth Route Army that attacked Jinzhong.
It was already dereliction of duty enough.
If the commander thought that the Eighth Route Army attacking Jinzhong had a large number of troops, but was able to cover up the situation, pass through the occupied area of more than 100 kilometers under the nose of the intelligence department, and secretly enter Taiyuan...
The intelligence department is definitely more guilty and may be sent to a military court.
Quickly explain: "I think the chief of staff is too alarmist!"
"I admit that the Eighth Route Army that attacked Jinzhong is very strong, but no matter how powerful they are, they can't be much stronger, and they won't have too many troops!"
"Otherwise, it would be impossible to escape the eyes of so many garrison troops and intelligence personnel and quietly reach the territory of Taiyuan... Commander, please give me a clear warning!"
Not to be outdone, the chief of staff retorted: "If the Eighth Route Army that attacked Jinzhong is not strong, then where did the Eighth Route Army that attacked Taiyuan Airport come from!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army exposed at Jinzhong and Taiyuan Airport alone is already very strong. If our Eighth Route Army reinforcing Jinzhong also encounters an accident, then the Eighth Route Army operating in Taiyuan will definitely be far beyond our imagination..."
"We must be mentally prepared in advance for the reinforcements to be wiped out, the airport to fall, and Jinzhong to be captured!"
Yoshio Shinozuka was obviously persuaded by the chief of staff, and his eyes towards the person in charge of intelligence were obviously colder.
The person in charge of intelligence immediately broke out in a lot of cold sweat on his forehead, and kept praying in his heart: his subordinates can gain some momentum, quickly find out the identity of the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan, find out their strength and equipment, rescue themselves, and at the same time improve the commander's understanding of intelligence.
A bad impression of the department.
Otherwise, when this war is over, the intelligence department will definitely become the one taking the blame...
"Sir, have we figured out the identity of the Jinzhong Eighth Route Army?" The subordinate's report finally sounded at the door of the war room like a timely rain.
The person in charge of intelligence hurried over and took one look at the intelligence handed over by his subordinates. His frown relaxed, and he also realized that the intelligence department could not be blamed for this defeat.
He quickly walked to Yoshio Shinozuka and reported: "Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, the attacking Eighth Route Army is all affiliated with the Independent Regiment..."
"In the previous frontal counterattack, we broke through three lines of defense of our army and severely damaged the independent regiments of our three brigades in Xingling!"
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked the airport is also an independent regiment!"
"Our troops reinforcing Jinzhong have indeed encountered unexpected events..."
"The gunfire in Jinzhong County has stopped, and the entire county has been occupied by the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army..."
"According to statistics, there are only more than 3,000 independent regiments of the Eighth Route Army operating in Taiyuan, but their equipment is very good. There are no less than ten Guangshan artillery and infantry cannons, and they are also equipped with no less than 20 mortars.
, twenty heavy machine guns!”
"The intelligence department also found that the independent regiment was equipped with three armored vehicles..."
"Our reinforcements to Jinzhong were defeated by these three armored vehicles. The Eighth Route Army that attacked the airport was also equipped with three armored vehicles. The two places are not very far apart. The Eighth Route Army must have used armored vehicles to defeat the reinforcements first, and then attacked the airport.
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"Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment..." Yoshio Shinozuka kept repeating these words.
It's not because he doesn't understand this army, but he is too familiar with it.
Before the big sweep, the Independent Regiment was listed as a serious threat to the Shanxi garrison. The key target of this sweep was...
In order to kill him, the military headquarters assembled six infantry brigades and three regiments of the Imperial Army.
I thought that the Independent Regiment would be unable to escape, but in the end, they counterattacked from the front and broke out of the encirclement. They also broke through several blockades and killed a large number of imperial troops...
A few days ago, my attention has been on the independent group...
Major General Miyazawa of the 4th Mixed Brigade told himself that after continuous battles, the independent regiment lost troops and generals. It was trapped by them and would be eliminated in one step.
Feedback from the front line was not much different from the judgment of the military staff.
No matter how strong the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness is, there will be times when it will be exhausted. No matter how many troops it has, there will be times when it will be exhausted, let alone when the opponent only has the strength of one regiment.
No matter which aspect you analyze, the Independent Regiment does not have the strength to continue fighting.
As long as you keep an eye on them and keep sending planes to bomb them, it won't take long to blow them all up.
With this conclusion, everyone in the military, including Yoshio Shinozuka, no longer paid attention to this independent regiment that was destined to be eliminated.
As a result, after a few days, the independent regiment was not only not wiped out, but became stronger and stronger, and even had the strength to conquer Jinzhong County. This was really surprising.
More importantly, the strength of the independent regiment has not decreased but increased, and it still has more than 3,000 people and a large number of heavy weapons.
Yoshio Shinozuka remembers very clearly that when he last contacted Major General Miyazawa, the total strength of the Independent Regiment had dropped sharply to a few hundred people, and now it suddenly increased to more than 3,000. Could it be that the Independent Regiment has the ability to spread the word and make an army?
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Or was Major General Miyazawa's judgment of the Independent Regiment wrong from the beginning, causing the military department's judgment of the Independent Regiment to be unexpected?
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