The saber and the command sword collided hard, causing sparks to fly.
The Japanese captain hurriedly responded. This time he not only took a few steps back, but also fell to the ground.
The cavalry soldier continued to charge forward after one blow. His mission was to attack the Japanese artillery position. Although the opponent was a major, killing him was obviously not as important as completing the mission.
And there were a large number of cavalry behind them.
The opponent has been cut down to the ground by himself. As long as nothing happens to the cavalry behind him, he will definitely be able to kill him without missing a single blow from himself.
"kill……"
A shout suddenly sounded behind him. The cavalry soldier turned around and saw his comrade taking advantage of him and slashing at the Japanese captain who was eager to get up from the ground.
This time he was not so lucky!
His reaction was half a beat slower than that of the cavalryman. Before he could even raise his command saber, the sharp saber flashed past his eyes. The Japanese captain's right arm that was holding the command saber was cut off in an instant, and fell to the ground with the command saber.
"Ah... Baga..."
The Japanese captain screamed and fell to the ground, but he had no intention of admitting defeat.
He endured the pain and wanted to pick up the command knife with his left hand and continue fighting, but the cavalry did not give him this chance.
A cavalryman rushed towards him, and the front horse's hoof stepped heavily on his stomach...
The powerful force instantly trampled his stomach, intestines, and internal organs... They were beaten to pieces by the horse's hooves, killing him on the spot...
The captain brought more than a hundred Japanese soldiers with him. Under the attack of nearly two hundred cavalrymen from the cavalry company, they were smashed to pieces in just one charge, and almost all were lost.
"Don't worry about the remaining Japanese soldiers...the cavalry company continues to kill me...we will win if we take down the Japanese artillery positions...charge..."
Without the infantry to obstruct them, the hundreds of Japanese artillerymen were like a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, allowing the cavalry company to slaughter them.
There are also some ruthless little devils who know that they can't escape the pursuit of the cavalry, so they destroy the artillery before they die, and take the cannonballs to die with the cavalry...
Zhang Dashan saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart...
But the Japanese artillery position is too big, the cavalry company has limited strength, and there are still many cavalry who have not rushed up. I can only watch the Japanese destroy most of the mortars...
"You stupid little devil... I attacked quickly enough, but I still arrived a step too late!" Looking at the mortar that was blown into scrap metal at his feet, Zhang Dashan was very heartbroken and cursed through gritted teeth.
"There are still many mortars that can be used..." the deputy captain of the regiment's special operations team rushed into the position.
"Company commander, the little Japanese reinforcements are here, bringing heavy machine guns..." A soldier from the cavalry company ran over to report.
"All cavalry companies mount up... get ready to fight..." Zhang Dashan immediately put away the heartbroken expression on his face, drew out his command sword, mounted his horse, and gave a serious order.
"Company Commander Zhang... The Japanese reinforcements must be here to retake the artillery positions... The heavy machine guns they bring are the nemesis of the cavalry... You will definitely suffer a big loss if you rush over rashly!" The deputy captain of the special operations team quickly stopped Zhang Dashan who was about to leave.
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"There are people in the special operations team and the reconnaissance platoon who know how to operate artillery. You leave these devils to us to deal with, and I guarantee that the bombing will make them cry like ghosts and howls like wolves..."
"Wait until they are blown up by the shells and then the cavalry will attack and beat up the drowned dogs!"
Zhang Dashan said with an expectant look on his face: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's set up the artillery quickly!"
"Blow up the Japanese reinforcements first, and then blow up their offensive positions after blowing up the reinforcements. Let's try to kill all the remaining Japanese in the Tutu Temple in one attack!"
The deputy captain of the special operations team immediately ordered: "Soldiers who can handle artillery will serve as gunners, and soldiers who cannot handle artillery will serve as ammunition handlers. Except for the four large-caliber mortars, all other mortars will be set up for me to aim at the Japanese."
The reinforcements bombarded..."
"Boom boom boom..."
An explosion soon sounded among the troops. They were in a hurry to reinforce the artillery position without any precautions.
Six artillery shells roared in. Although only two of the shells hit the target, they still killed and injured seven or eight Japanese soldiers.
Before the other Japs realized it, the second round of six shells had already fallen, and a dozen more Japs were blown up during the march...
"The shells came from our artillery position!" a second lieutenant exclaimed.
"Bage Ya Road, the artillery position must have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army!" The infantry squadron leader reacted at the same time and ordered loudly.
"All our artillery is in the artillery position and must be recaptured immediately..."
"Otherwise, whatever we do, we will be beaten by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire..."
"All troops continue to advance, and while the Eighth Route Army is still on its toes, recapture the artillery positions at all costs!"
"The heavy machine gun squadron provides fire cover, and the infantry assaults...kill them all..."
The Japanese squadron leader's decision was very correct, but he encountered a different opponent, and this opponent also had six mortars that could suppress him.
If there were no mortars involved in the battle, he would still have a chance to regain the artillery position.
Unfortunately, the special operations team and the reconnaissance platoon not only had access to six mortars, they also had enough shells for them to waste.
"Boom boom boom..."
The bombardment continued, and the six mortars became more and more accurate, and began to focus on attacking the heavy machine gun squadron behind the infantry.
They have stopped and set up machine gun positions on the spot to provide fire cover for the attacking troops...
Compared with a moving target, a fixed target that is stopped is easier to hit.
"We are equipped with many automatic weapons. Let's get the Japanese closer and then fire. We will try to defeat them in one battle and create opportunities for the cavalry to attack!" the deputy captain of the special forces commanded, holding a box cannon.
Hiding behind the sandbag bunker, through the gaps between the sandbags, quietly waiting for the Japanese to arrive.
"Fire... bang bang bang... click, click, click..."
The deputy captain of the special operations team gave an order, and a row of gun muzzles appeared on the sandbags. Most of them were submachine guns and pistols. The bullets shot out were like rain, and they immediately swept the first two rows of Japanese soldiers into a sieve...
The Japanese did not expect that their opponents had such powerful close combat firepower, so they killed one of their own squads. They immediately threw themselves on the ground and shouted anxiously: "Why haven't the heavy machine gun squadron opened fire yet? Do you want to see us all killed by the Eighth Route Army?"
"Captain, the heavy machine gun squadron was targeted by the Eighth Route Army artillery. Six of them were bombed. The remaining three machine guns can only be transferred continuously and cannot provide us with continuous fire support!" said a second lieutenant.
"Then you're attacking a shitty artillery position!" The squadron leader felt that he had been fooled and cursed angrily.
"The enemy is equipped with ten or twenty submachine guns alone... If the artillery doesn't help us kill these submachine gunners, no matter how many people the troops charge in, they won't be enough to kill them!"
"All retreat...return to the offensive position immediately...report the situation here to the commander!"
"The artillery position has been lost. We must not continue to fight, otherwise the troops will risk being suppressed by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire!"
The battlefield is not a child's play. You cannot come and leave whenever you want.
Seeing that the Japanese were showing signs of retreating and that the heavy machine gun squadron was almost completely bombed, the deputy captain of the special operations team immediately looked at Zhang Dashan.
"The rest of the battle will be left to the cavalry company..." Zhang Dashan understood and immediately drew his saber to answer.
"You immediately bombard the Japanese offensive positions... After we kill the reinforcements, we will raid there and try to defeat all the Japanese and puppet troops on the battlefield in one go!"
After saying that, he mounted his horse, raised his saber high, and loudly ordered: "Cavalry company... kill me... kill the little devil in front... charge..."
The squadron leader, with less than a hundred remaining soldiers, had just turned around when the thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded behind him.
When he turned around, he saw a group of cavalry rushing towards him, waving their sabers, running faster and faster.
"Baga, it's the cavalry..." the squadron leader shouted, his face turning pale at the same time.
He knew very well: without the cover of heavy machine guns, the infantry would only have the fate of being massacred in front of the cavalry.
Since he had no other choice, he decided to do something before dying.
Without hesitation, he turned around and rushed towards the cavalry company, and at the same time issued his last order since he became the squadron leader.
"The Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire has only warriors who died in battle, and no cowards who retreated..."
"We will die on the charge... We will fight with the Eighth Route Army... Kill them all..."
"The cavalry company is following me...kill all the little Japanese who died in the front...charge..." Zhang Dashan ordered at the same time.
More than a hundred cavalry collided with less than a hundred infantry, and the result can be imagined!
The moment the two sides came into contact, twenty or thirty Japs fell.
The remaining Japanese had almost no power to fight back in front of the cavalry.
Except for a few Japs who took the initiative to detonate grenades and died with the cavalry, they all gained something. The other Japs were all killed by the cavalry.
When the Japanese and puppet troops attacked the position and saw more than 200 Eighth Route Army troops coming to block the attack, Colonel Miyamoto immediately dispatched two squadrons to meet them, eliminate them, and at the same time ordered artillery to cover them.
But after the order was issued, no one followed it.
"Sir, we have no more troops to mobilize!" an adjutant reminded.
"The only two squadrons left are to reinforce the artillery positions. There are only some guard troops, wounded, and a heavy machine gun squadron left here!"
"Let the guard troops come up... Doesn't the Imperial Alliance Army still have a guard company? Let them join the battle!" Colonel Miyamoto did not expect that the two to three thousand troops would be wiped out by him so quickly. He was shocked and quickly ordered
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"The artillery fired immediately to intercept the Eighth Route Army's counterattack force..."
"Kill some of the artillery, some more of the guard troops, and the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops deployed at Tutu Temple will be finished!"
The surrounding Japanese and puppet troops immediately dispatched and rushed towards the Eighth Route Army counterattack troops under the watchful eye of Colonel Miyamoto. However, he did not hear the firing of artillery. Instead, he heard a series of explosions ringing out from the artillery position.
"What's going on? Haven't the reinforcements arrived at the artillery position yet? What happened with the explosion just now?" Colonel Miyamoto asked with a frown.
"Sir... something happened. The Eighth Route Army cavalry rushed into the artillery position..." A messenger ran towards them in a panic, shouting as he ran, with a look of horror on his face.
"Why so fast... What did the reinforcements do? Why didn't they stop the cavalry... Do you know what happened with the explosion just now?" Colonel Miyamoto was so frightened by the news that he almost lost his balance and asked with fear on his face.
