The 28th Cavalry Regiment has a total number of 452 people. A cavalry squadron plus the squadron leader and squadron deputy is 92 people, divided into three cavalry squads.
The cavalry directly under the Japanese army's divisions has similar fighting methods to the infantry, and the configuration is also similar. There are two crutch machine guns and two grenade launchers in a squad. The 70-person machine gun squadron is equipped with 6 Type 92 heavy machine guns.
There are 14 people in the team.
Okazaki Shoichi left Asada Unzan with 10 men from the Regiment Headquarters and 92 men from the 4th Cavalry Squadron. Including himself, a total of 103 men stayed at the rear, responsible for guarding the horses and supporting the troops.
He took the three main cavalry squadrons and the machine gun squadron of the regiment to the Jiuguan position three miles away.
Unzan Asada, who was covered in white hair and sweat after being stared at by his own corpse, ordered all the cavalry to dismount and drive the horses into the woods on the roadside, and all the personnel began to dig fortifications on the spot.
Although he felt a little inappropriate that the main force of the regiment of more than 300 people was about to attack the main position of the Chinese army, he did not think that the Chinese could do anything to the main force of the nearly two infantry squadrons. At most, they would not be able to attack it.
It will cause certain casualties to the soldiers of the regiment.
However, being cautious by nature, he still chose the safest way to build field fortifications. The 102 people he led could at least withstand the attack of two Chinese infantry battalions.
The conclusion reached after the battle on the plains.
The Imperial Army can at least achieve an exchange ratio of 7 to 1 with the Chinese.
However, Asada Yunshan ultimately ignored the fact that the exaggerated exchange ratio was because they had guns and aircraft. But now, they only have grenades similar to small-caliber mortars, and their opponents are not lacking.
The ordinary Chinese army with artillery is an independent regiment that caused the Eighth Division to flee in embarrassment at the Great Wall.
There are six Bofors Mountain Cannons, and there are ten 82-meter mortars that can hit 2 kilometers away. The frontline troops have 60-caliber mortars that are much stronger than the grenade launchers that the Japanese invaders are proud of.
It was far more than the 18 grenade launchers of the cavalry regiment preparing to attack.
Not to mention the MG42 machine guns, light machine guns, semi-automatic rifles and Somi submachine guns in the hands of the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment. Whether they are light weapons or heavy weapons, they are all-round attacks on the 28th Cavalry Regiment, which is still immersed in the indestructibility of the Imperial Army.
The existence of crushing.
Of course, this is also the result of the special attack team led by Liu Lang chasing Yuan Yoshihiro Steel and not even daring to send a telegram. Otherwise, no matter how arrogant Lieutenant Colonel Okazaki Masaichi of the 28th Cavalry Regiment is, Liu Lang's independent regiment will be defeated by the Great Wall.
Regardless of the brilliant record of defeating the 8th Division in the battle, he would not be stupid enough to attack in such a swagger. Even if he was kicked in the head by a donkey, his cautious wing deputy was still a
Sober character.
However, they did not receive any intelligence, and they themselves belonged to the reconnaissance force.
Everyone in the 28th Cavalry Regiment has no idea what kind of powerful enemy they will encounter. The most terrifying thing is that the opponent is not only well-armed, but also has troops far superior to them. The only one who is stationed at Jiuguan is the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment
The number is as high as 740, plus more than 2,000 people from the three battalions of the 772nd Regiment. It is not easy for more than 3,000 elites to defeat them.
However, if the 28th Cavalry Regiment cannot defeat them and wants to escape, with the speed of their Japanese horses, which have been carefully cultivated and improved for hundreds of years, even if they are as strong as the independent regiment, they can only do nothing.
Otherwise, Liu Lang would not have painstakingly thrown out baits one by one to lure them into taking the bait, not because he was afraid that he would not hurt them, but because he was afraid that they would run away. Liu Lang would feel distressed every time a little devil ran away.
Next time Liu Tuanzuo will hang up in front of Jiuguan not 15, but more than 400, like wind chimes.
Wind chimes made entirely of corpses of Japanese invaders.
Unfortunately, Bunzaburo Kawagishi didn't know, Shoichi Okazaki didn't know, and Unzan Asada didn't know. From the moment he started building field fortifications, the entire 28th Cavalry Regiment officially began the countdown to hell.
"Sir, there is a call from Battalion Commander Ye. As expected, the Japanese 28th Cavalry Regiment dismounted and entered the attack position. It is only 600 meters away from our position." Chen Yunfa reported to Liu Lang who was running ahead with a look of surprise.
"Hehe, order Deputy Commander Wang of the 772nd Regiment to lead the 3rd Battalion to detour from the rear of the enemy's 28th Regiment. The 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment will support one of its firepower platoons, and the entire guard platoon of the Independent Regiment will also join the outflanking force. Order them to
Tie your pockets tightly and don't let any little Japs go. In this first battle at Niangziguan, I will sacrifice the cavalry with the Little Japs to the flag. At the same time, pass my order to Captain Yu of the Special Forces Brigade, and the order is to be on the defensive line.
The special teams in addition to the Japanese aggressors followed closely with the infantry brigade and reported their positions every five minutes. In addition, all personnel of the three air defense positions in the Jiuguan area were on standby. If any Japanese aggressor aircraft dared to come and act wildly, give me all our strength.
Open fire and beat them, I will make this old devil Kawagishi Bunzaburo feel really sad." Liu Lang's footsteps did not stop at all, and he casually issued military orders as he spoke.
Zeng Shui secretly smacked his tongue. Fortunately, he did not make a bet with the regiment commander, otherwise he would probably lose without even wearing his trousers. Liu Tuanzuo was trying to surround the Japanese cavalry troops!
"By the way, remind Deputy Commander Wang to control the firepower and don't kill all those big guys! That's a meeting gift I gave to Master Liu. Whatever I can keep, it's all theirs." Liu
Lang thought of something again and explained it hurriedly.
That Deputy Commander Wang is a famous general. Once he goes crazy, God knows whether he will use all his firepower. It doesn't matter if he kills all the little devils, but if he kills all the hundreds of tall horses, it will always be a disaster.
It feels a little distressing. Liu Lang knows the importance of horses to the red army. Until now, only brigade commanders have mounts, while regimental leaders have to rely on iron legs.
If these hundreds of Japanese horses can be captured, while solving the transportation problem of senior commanders, they might be able to form a cavalry unit to improve the red army's mobile combat capabilities.
Chen Yunfa was ordered to convey Liu Lang's military order through a walkie-talkie to the communications platoon standing by near the field hospital, which was only seven or eight kilometers away in a straight line. They then relayed the order to the Jiuguan frontline headquarters.
However, of the original six special forces following Liu Lang, only he and Zeng Shui were left, and the remaining four were all missing.
Not only were the four special forces missing, except for the two special forces teams of Shan Ying who were returning from Zhaojiacun and the special forces team led by Cai Dadao who was conducting reconnaissance outside the defense area, the remaining three special forces teams did not attack the Japanese outside the defense area.
The bandits were about to infiltrate the area where they were active, but they quietly moved out and disappeared without a trace. At the same time, the death camp in Qigen Village also sent an infantry company to quickly move toward the Niangziguan area.
Although the commanders at all levels were a little confused about the somewhat nonsensical military orders that Liu Lang continued to issue on the way and had nothing to do with the Jiuguan front line, Liu Tuanzuo's military orders had been issued, but they were carried out without hesitation.
Even Chen Yunfa and Zeng Shui, when they sent Liu Lang to an infantry squad at the intersection to greet him, they gave Liu Lang a military salute, then turned back and left, gradually disappearing into the mountains.
The battle has not yet started on the front line of Jiuguan, but three special teams of the Independent Regiment and an infantry company of 160 people have gathered in the rear behind Jiuguan.
When Liu Lang arrived at the top of the hill six or seven kilometers away from Jiuguan, the first gun attack on the Jiuguan front line also started.
The 28th Cavalry Regiment, which also built simple field fortifications in front of Jiuguan, finally began to attack.
Although Okazaki Shoichi is arrogant, as the captain of the cavalry regiment, he is naturally not stupid, and his military quality can even be said to be very strong.
Through previous investigations, he already knew that the entire defense area of Jiuguan was based on the Jiuguan Pass sandwiched between two mountains, and the mountains on both sides were Chinese cover positions. If you want to capture the main position, then
It is necessary to attract the firepower of the two wing positions that are no more than 800 meters apart. Otherwise, when the Chinese attack in the direction of the main position, the heavy firepower of the Chinese flank positions will be able to cover the front of the main position.
Therefore, he each sent a machine gun squad, a heavy machine gun, and two cavalry squads, 4 light machine guns, 4 grenade launchers, and 60 people to conduct a feint attack. However, in the direction of the main position, 4 squads of 4 were left.
The main force with a total of 200 heavy machine guns, a complete cavalry squadron and two cavalry squads, 10 light machine guns and 10 grenades began to attack.
Okazaki Shoichi was very cunning and sent out a cavalry squad to alternately cover and start attacking the mountain. At the same time, four heavy machine guns began to suppress fire in temporary field fortifications 600 meters away on both sides. At the same time, ten grenade launchers also
Arrive close to the foot of the mountain.
That means that once the firepower points on the Chinese position are detected, they will use their best long-range suppression "small artillery" to destroy those machine gun firepower points.
The Chinese have few artillery, and machine guns are already their most important firepower, so this tactic of theirs has been used repeatedly on the battlefields of Pingjin and Tianjin. As soon as the firepower point of the machine gun is exposed, the grenade can hit the target with extremely accurate two shots from 500 meters away.
Japanese grenadiers can blow up machine guns into a pile of parts.
As he wished, the 30-man cavalry team conducting a feint to attack the reconnaissance firepower point moved to a place about 400 meters away from the Chinese position. Six light machine guns on the Chinese position began to roar, and 30 Japanese troops were beaten to the point where they were hiding behind rocks.
They couldn't even get their heads out, and there were even two unlucky guys who were mowed down by sudden machine guns because they couldn't dodge.
The Chinese machine guns were a little different from the Czech-made machine guns that the Japanese were familiar with, which had a slow rate of fire. At least three or four bullets were fired into the Japanese soldier who was shot. The blood came out in large pools, and the screams gradually became fainter. What he saw was that
It is impossible to live.
But Masaichi Okazaki, who had been hiding in the bunker and observing secretly under Yamashita, was not surprised but overjoyed: "Hey, the Chinese can't calm down anymore."