On each artillery position of the Japanese army, muzzle fireworks continued to flash, and 75mm artillery shells arced across the sky and fell towards the deep positions of the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei.
In the Japanese offensive position, the 11th Cavalry Regiment was ready.
Short in stature but strong in body, the Japanese cavalrymen of the Kwantung Army, who were well-dressed, drew out their shining Type 32 cavalry swords one after another.
More than a thousand white Type 32 cavalry swords flashed dazzlingly in the sun.
An unstoppable momentum spreads out from the Japanese cavalry.
In terms of combat effectiveness and fighting will, the Japanese cavalry of the Class A Division are definitely the first echelon of Asian cavalry.
Behind the Japs cavalry, waves of little Japs gathered in large groups.
However, the little devils spread out relatively far apart from each other, fearing a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army's air force.
at the same time.
On the left and right sides of the 11th Division, the Japanese 40th Division and the 56th Division were also beginning to gather to prepare for a stud attack.
However, because all the mountain artillery and field artillery of the artillery regiments of the three divisions were shelling the main position of the Eighth Route Army.
The 40th Division and the 56th Division could only use a small number of mountain artillery and Type 92 infantry artillery to bombard the Eighth Route Army positions.
Compared with the artillery fire endured by the main position, the left and right wing positions of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei Province felt like they were scratching an itch.
But Masao Watanabe and Shigeichi Aoki had no other choice.
Takashi Takamori wanted to attack in a stud style, and the two divisions could only follow up and use the last bargaining chip in their hands.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander."
"Our artillery has been shelling the Eighth Route Army positions for 20 consecutive minutes. Do you want to order the artillery to stop?"
At the headquarters of the Japanese 11th Division, Masao Nishihara asked Takamori Takashi.
Takashi Takamori looked at the watch on his hand. In the past 20 minutes, the locust army had poured at least 5,000 artillery shells into the main position of the Eighth Route Army.
And their three regiments did not have many artillery shells left.
Takashi Takamori quickly walked to the edge of the headquarters, stepped on the ladder, raised the telescope on his chest, and looked in the direction of the main position of the Eighth Route Army.
All I could see was smoke covering the sky and the sun in the direction of the main position of the Eighth Route Army.
"Order the 11th Cavalry Regiment to attack immediately, and order all artillery groups to stop firing immediately and disperse and take cover immediately."
Takamori Takashi gave the order in a cold tone.
The best way is to let the artillery regiments continue their shelling and fire in the direction of the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions.
Although there are no shooting elements from the Eighth Route Army artillery position, firing artillery in the direction of the Eighth Route Army position can also have some suppressive effect.
However, the Eighth Route Army had air support, and Takashi Takamori did not want his artillery regiment to suffer a devastating blow.
"Hi."
Saihara Zhengfu suddenly lowered his head.
Then he turned towards the phone, grabbed the phone, and quickly turned the handle.
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At the attack position of the 11th Japanese Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Tanigawa Senji, the commander of the Cavalry Regiment, who received the order to attack, raised the general's sword high in his hand and shouted hysterically:
"His Majesty the Emperor is onboard!"
"His Majesty the Emperor is onboard!"
The more than a thousand Japanese cavalrymen behind them all raised their Type 32 cavalry swords and shouted loudly.
More than a thousand Type 32 cavalry swords chilled my skin under the sunlight!
The 11th Cavalry Regiment was at full strength before today, with a total of more than 1,300 cavalry, including 1 cavalry artillery squadron, 1 heavy machine gun squadron and 3 cavalry squadrons.
However, in the morning, the 11th Cavalry Regiment was killed by aircraft of the Eighth Route Army, killing nearly 200 cavalrymen.
Compared with the cavalry troops of the Jizhong Eighth Route Army opposite, the Japanese cavalry troops were even smaller.
"Kill me..."
Colonel Tanigawa Senji suddenly pointed his sword forward in his hand and took the lead in urging his horse to run forward.
As Colonel Tanigawa Senji moved forward, more than a thousand war horses behind him began to move forward.
The war horse first cantered and then slowly accelerated.
As the horse's hooves rolled, smoke and dust quickly rose into the sky.
The Japanese cavalry looked ferocious, roaring and roaring, accompanied by the rumble of horse hooves.
It was like a huge yellow wave sweeping towards the main position of the Eighth Route Army.
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"Report to the commander, the Japanese have dispatched a cavalry regiment and are attacking our main position!"
In the headquarters of the Central Hebei Army.
Just as the gunfire stopped, the communications staff officer answered the phone and reported to District Chief Lu in a solemn tone.
The Japanese did not pour much artillery fire on the forward positions. This wave of artillery bombardment by the Japanese artillery was mainly aimed at the deep positions of the Eighth Route Army.
Because the main force of the Eighth Route Army would retreat to the artillery holes in the deep positions when the Japanese bombarded them.
During the shelling, the telephone lines at the forward position and the headquarters were blown up by Japanese artillery shells.
But it's not a big problem. The scouts in the forward positions are equipped with walkie-talkies.
When the Japanese dispatched cavalry to attack the position, the scouts immediately reported directly to the headquarters using walkie-talkies.
"The target of the Japanese cavalry is probably our artillery position!"
"Sending infantry up, it's too late!"
District Chief Lu frowned slightly:
"Send out the cavalry regiment immediately to fight against the Japanese cavalry!"
So far in this battle, both sides have risked their lives, and the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong troops have suffered considerable casualties.
but.
The Jizhong troops must hold out until the main force of the new regiment arrives.
The Japanese wanted to defeat the Jizhong Eighth Route Army before the main force of the new regiment arrived.
"yes!"
The communications staff member straightened up and immediately picked up the walkie-talkie:
"Call the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, call the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, this is the Jizhong Command, and I order you to go to the main position immediately to fight the Japanese cavalry regiment!"
District Chief Lu raised his wrist and looked at the watch on his hand.
In a few minutes, a new regiment of air support would arrive.
The enemy's artillery fire has begun to become a little sparse.
Within a few minutes, the Japanese would definitely not be so quick to disperse and conceal the three artillery regiments. The aircraft of the new regiment should be able to make considerable gains.
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Following the order from Jizhong Headquarters.
At a location not far from the main position.
"Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, mount up!"
The leader of the newly formed Jizhong Cavalry Regiment put away his mobile phone, got on his horse and shouted loudly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Behind him, more than a thousand cavalry regiment soldiers mounted their horses.
The original Jizhong Cavalry Regiment has been merged into the New Regiment and became the 2nd Cavalry Battalion of the New Regiment.
After the 16th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese 4th Cavalry Brigade was killed, the Jizhong Eighth Route Army captured almost all the horses of the Japanese Cavalry 16th Regiment.
Li Yunlong also gave the Jizhong Eighth Route Army a batch of equipment including Yunlong knives and carbines to strengthen the cavalry regiment.
Therefore, the head of the Jizhong Military Region reorganized the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment.
After half a year of training and enhanced equipment, the new Jizhong Cavalry Regiment carried forward the bloody fighting spirit of the old Jizhong Cavalry Regiment.
The combat effectiveness of the new Jizhong Cavalry Regiment has exceeded that of the old Jizhong Cavalry Regiment.
"Shoot with your carbine from a distance, and chop with your saber if you're close!"
"Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, attack the enemy!"
As the cavalry commander gave the order, the soldiers followed the cavalry commander and headed towards the main position to fight.
On the smooth terrain, the Jizhong troops were equipped with a large number of Czech and Maxim weapons.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the Jizhong Eighth Route Army puts dozens of Maxims and dozens of Czechs in front, the Japanese cavalry will die as many as they come.
but.
This time the Japanese attack was different from the previous attacks.
The Japanese assembled three artillery regiments and covered the forward and deep positions of the main position with artillery fire.
Any Maxim and Czech tanks placed in position will be bombarded.
Moreover, when the Japanese cavalry was charging, the Japanese artillery did not stop the bombardment immediately, but waited until the Japanese cavalry was about to enter the forward position before the Japanese stopped firing.
The Japanese demonstrated a wave of ultra-high-level cavalry and artillery coordination to the Jizhong Eighth Route Army.
Facing the Japanese offensive infantry, the Eighth Route Army still had the opportunity to wait for the Japanese artillery to end before setting up Maxim and Czech artillery.
However, facing the coordinated attack of the Japanese cavalry and artillery, there was simply not enough time to set up the artillery.
What's more, under the bombardment covered by Japanese artillery fire, the deep positions of the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei suffered heavy casualties.
However, the artillery fire interception of the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei Province had not yet had time to take effect.
The Japanese cavalry has already attacked the forward position of the main position of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei Province.
However, at this time, there were only a few Eighth Route Army scouts on the main position of the Eighth Route Army.
These Eighth Route Army scouts cleverly buried themselves in the soil, or pretended to be dead and lay under the bodies.
Not meeting the Eighth Route Army infantry, Japanese Cavalry Regiment Captain Tanigawa Senji did not feel surprised and continued to urge the horses forward.
Their combat target is not the infantry of the Eighth Route Army, but the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army!
The infantry of the Eighth Route Army can be handed over to the infantry of the Locust Army behind.
As long as the Eighth Route Army's artillery unit is killed, the infantry can directly charge into the Eighth Route Army's position.
At this moment, a hail of bullets struck, and a dozen elite Japanese cavalry fell beside Tanichuan.
A burst of crackling gunfire also reached his ears.
"Nani?"
Colonel Tanigawa Senji's pupils shrank.
Did the Eighth Route Army set up heavy machine guns?
So fast?
The Eighth Route Army position ahead was filled with smoke, and Colonel Tanigawa Senji couldn't see clearly. He only knew that dozens of elite Japanese cavalry fell down in a few breaths.
In the smoke.
The shouts of killing and the rumble of horse hooves suddenly sounded, and the Eighth Route Army cavalry jumped out of the smoke and charged towards the Japanese cavalry unit.
"Kill me..."
Colonel Tanichuan Senji did not show any weakness and rushed towards the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
The faces of the Japanese cavalrymen behind them showed ferocious killing intent.
More and more Eighth Route Army cavalry came out, forming a gray tide. The two tides suddenly collided. Countless white cavalry swords were waved, and the two rifles slashed at each other without any protection.
As the sword flashed, blood arrows flew.
The Japanese cavalry regiment's offensive was hindered, and the Eighth Route Army's artillery position was able to use its artillery position to continuously fire at the front of the position to provide artillery support for the infantry.
at the same time.
Under the order of the Jizhong headquarters, the reserve machine gun troops immediately moved around the artillery position, set up the Maxim and Czech artillery positions, and protected the artillery position.
The Japanese even dispatched engineering regiments, heavy baggage regiments and other logistical units.
At the same time, the Jizhong Eighth Route Army Headquarters also dispatched all reserve teams.
The huge battlefield was filled with smoke, the sound of artillery was loud, and the sound of gunfire kept ringing like exploding beans.
The battle became fierce again.
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Just when the battle on the ground was in full swing.
23 Saber fighter jets from the Independent Fighter Squadron of the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army arrived.
At this time, the Japanese artillery had just withdrawn the mountain artillery from the artillery position.
The Japanese mountain artillery was relatively heavy and had to be pulled by mules or horses.
The Japanese were preparing to move the 75mm mountain artillery and 75mm field artillery to a nearby artillery pit to hide them.
In order to prevent the artillery regiment from being bombed by the new regiment's aircraft, the Japanese dug a cannon pit for each mountain gun and field gun, pushed the gun into the cannon pit, and covered it with branches or camouflage nets above.
This method effectively avoided the first few waves of bombing by Eighth Route Army aircraft.
but.
In order to prevent the artillery regiment from being wiped out in one fell swoop, the Japanese artillery pits were built relatively dispersedly.
Some mountain artillery and field artillery have been pushed into artillery pits by the Japanese and hidden with branches or camouflage nets.
But some mountain artillery and field artillery were still being pulled by mules or military horses on their way to the artillery pits.
As for the Japanese 94 trucks that hauled artillery and shells, they were hidden in the woods further away.
Once the Japanese dispatch these Type 94 trucks, they will be a living target for Eighth Route Army aircraft.
This time, the independent fighter squadron's combat mission was to bomb the Japanese artillery positions.
so.
Regarding the battle on the ground, the pilots only looked at it twice and then looked away.
After a while, Yanagisaki and the pilots saw the Japanese artillery troops on the ground, and without hesitation, they swooped down with their Saber fighter jets.
When the Japanese artillerymen saw this, they abandoned their artillery and ran away without hesitation.
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How could a Japanese's legs be faster than a Saber fighter?
The fighter jet passed by at low altitude, and huge napalm bombs fell.
With the overwhelming explosions, the Japanese artillerymen were burned to ashes, and the mountain cannons and field guns were melted into molten iron.
"Baga!" Takamori Takashi, who saw this scene through a telescope in the distant headquarters, was immediately speechless.
Although I was prepared, the Eighth Route Army planes still arrived too quickly...
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after an hour.
"Captain, our vanguard is only 5 kilometers away from the Jinzhou battlefield!"
Wang Dehou stepped out of the telecommunications detection vehicle and said to Li Yunlong, who was wearing a black leather jacket and sunglasses and sitting in the back of the jeep.
If a certain five-star general didn't look like he was holding a pipe, he would look a bit like Li Yunlong.
"What is the current situation on the Jinju battlefield?"
Li Yunlong asked.
The independent fighter squadron has reported the severe damage to the Japanese artillery unit to the regiment headquarters.
and.
When the independent fighter squadron went to the Jinzhou battlefield and returned to Taiyuan Airport, it flew over the heads of the new ground marching troops.
Every time a fighter jet flies overhead, a new group of infantrymen on the ground will wave to the sky and howl with excitement.
There are the Eighth Route Army's own planes in the sky, what a damn sense of security!
"Just now a telegram was sent from the Central Hebei Military Region Headquarters. At this time, the two sides are still continuing to fight, and the battle has become intense."
"The Japs sent all the logistics troops to the battlefield, and the Jizhong Military Region pressed all the logistics troops on."
"Judging from the current situation, the Japanese have no idea that our new regiment of troops is approaching!"
Wang Dehou replied to Li Yunlong.
"Haha!" When Li Yunlong heard this, his face suddenly showed a look of ecstasy, "One type A division, two type B divisions, God is trying to make us, old Li, rich!"
"Send me the order to have the Katyusha rocket launcher unit first cover the Japanese area with a wave of artillery fire."
"The intersecting troops immediately pressed up from the north."
"The heavy tank battalion troops immediately pressed forward from the east, and the cavalry troops blocked the Japanese troops from escaping south."
"I want to make dumplings today!"
Li Yunlong issued the order in an arrogant tone.
"yes!"
Wang Dehou straightened up, turned around and went to deliver the order.
