Deep in the Maosuwu Desert, a cavalry team was meandering.
Even though it is already evening, the scorching sun has fallen below the western horizon, but the rolling yellow sand that has been burned all day is still emitting heat, so people and horses can easily get burned when walking on it. In order to avoid
Whether it was a war horse or a cavalryman who was burned by the high temperature, they all took necessary protection.
All the cavalrymen were covered with gauze, and the hoofs of the war horses were wrapped in cotton cloth.
However, the high temperature was unstoppable. Not long after walking, the men and horses were already sweating profusely.
The Mountain Leopard wiped the sweat from his face, couldn't help reining in his horse and turned around to complain to Xu Rui: "Captain, you said we left the main road on the west bank of the Yellow River alone, but we insisted on running to this place.
What are we doing in the Maosuwu Desert? We've been walking here for three days and haven't even found a spring. We don't have much water to bring."
Cavalry company commander Ma Fei said: "Captain Leopard, don't worry, Dalengtu is not far ahead."
"Dalengtu?" Zhuanshan Leopard said angrily, "What bullshit Dalengtu? What I want is the spring!"
Ma Fei shook his head and smiled bitterly and said: "Dalengtu is Mongolian. When translated into Chinese, it means lake in the desert."
"A lake in the desert?" Zhuanshan Leopard immediately perked up after hearing this and said, "You mean, there is a lake ahead?"
Ma Fei smiled slightly and said: "Two months ago, I went to deliver a letter to Commander Li in Suiyuan. I took this route at that time. The lake was still there at that time, so unless a stone suddenly fell from the sky, and
It happened to fall in Dalengtu, otherwise, this lake would not have disappeared so quickly."
"Damn, this is so cute." Zhuan Shanbao said, "When the time comes, I have to take a good bath!"
What Ma Fei said was indeed true. After walking for about ten miles, a bright lake suddenly appeared in the rolling yellow sand. That kind of strong color contrast and that kind of visual shock, especially in the desert
After traveling for a few days, I suddenly saw this large lake. My joy cannot be described in words.
After a moment of silence, the members of the Langya team and the cavalry company cheered.
The next moment, everyone including Xu Rui unanimously urged their horses to rush towards the lake. They did not stop after arriving at the lake, but directly rushed into the shallow lake, and then
He fell down from the horse and immersed his whole body in the lake water. While greedily drinking the sweet lake water, he felt the refreshing coolness. Damn, no one can experience such sourness. It is simply better than
It's more fun to be with a woman.
When the bright moon rose, the soldiers of the Langya team and the cavalry company finally had enough. They climbed out of the lake and lit a bonfire under the night to prepare dinner. After several days of rapid marching, both the Langya team members and the cavalry company
The soldiers were all exhausted, and Xu Rui decided to relax tonight.
Xu Rui took the mountain leopard and sweet potato out for hunting, preparing to hunt some game for the brothers to eat.
The Maosuwu Desert looks extremely desolate, but there are quite a lot of birds and beasts living in it. Within a short time, the three of them had already shot several yellow sheep and a moose, but Langya and the cavalry were added.
There were more than two hundred people together, but this amount of prey was not enough, so the three of them continued walking further away.
While looking for prey, Xu Rui casually said to the mountain leopard: "Leopard, haven't you always wanted to know why we have to go to the Maosuwu Desert?"
Zhuan Shan Bao hummed and asked, "Yes, why?"
Xu Rui said in a deep voice: "According to the judgment of the chairman and the boss, the target of the little devil this time is not us, but Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army entrenched in Suiyuan, or to be more precise, the 7th Cavalry Division under Fu Zuoyi!
If nothing else happens, the 7th Cavalry Division will move south from Jiuyuan into Qianluo, and the rear flag on the right wing of Ordos will be the only place it must pass!"
Zhuanshan Leopard was completely confused about the terrain of the Hetao, scratched his head and asked: "What does this have to do with us walking in the Maosuwu Desert?"
"Idiot, you should really learn to read maps." Xu Rui said angrily, "If you have seen the map of Hetao, you will know that the right rear flag of Ordos is the most suitable for ambushes, because there are not only large areas of
Grasslands and large areas of dense woods make it easy to ambush large troops."
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "If the real target of the Japs is really Fu Zuoyi's 7th Cavalry Division, they will definitely choose the battlefield at the right rear banner of Ordos. Do you understand now?"
Zhuanshan Bao said, "Captain, are we here to save people?"
Xu Rui nodded and said: "The only thing I'm worried about now is whether I can make it in time..."
Although the Langya Brigade and the cavalry company were fast enough, marching more than 500 miles from Yan'an to the northern edge of the Maosuwu Desert in less than three days, Xu Rui was not sure that Fu Zuoyi's cavalry at this time was
Whether the Seventh Division has entered the right rear banner of Ordos, it is even less certain whether it has been ambushed by the Japanese.
As soon as Xu Rui finished speaking, Di Gua, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and turned around to make a silent gesture.
Xu Rui and Zhuanshan Leopard said that Sweet Potato had found a new prey, and immediately fell silent. Almost at the same time, Xu Rui also closed his eyes and released his senses. However, they did not find the prey, but heard a mess of horse hooves.
From the sound, based on experience, Xu Rui judged that there were more than 20 cavalry, and they were divided into two groups, one group was chasing the other group.
At that moment, Xu Rui opened his eyes fiercely, and continued to use sign language, ordering Diamond Mountain Leopard and Sweet Potato to prepare for battle.
Zhuanshan Leopard gave a thumbs up, but Digua made a face at Xu Rui. Although his perception distance has almost caught up with Leng Tiefeng, reaching 500 meters, he still lacks experience after all, and he is still unable to distinguish from the complex
Among the ambient noise, it was possible to distinguish the sound of horse hooves, and it was even more difficult to distinguish the sound of more than 20 cavalrymen.
The three people spread out and hid in the rolling yellow sand.
Soon, the clear sound of gunfire came from the desert ahead, followed by the continuous sound of horse hooves. After a while, more than ten cavalrymen appeared from the dim night, with their horses on their backs.
The cavalry galloped, turned around, raised their guns and fired continuously behind them, and the gunshots continued to sound.
Behind this group of cavalry, groups of fires bloomed from time to time in the night.
With experience, Xu Rui and the others were able to determine that it was the pursuers who were shooting.
Due to the poor lighting at night and the bumpy ride on horseback, the hit rate for both the escaping party and the chasing party is not very high, but it can still be seen that the escaping party has already
They were at the end of the road, because their horses began to foam at the mouth.
When they were less than 50 meters away from where Xu Rui and the others were hiding, one of the horses finally couldn't hold on any longer and rolled to the ground. The cavalryman on the horse was also thrown off and flew several meters away.
Far away, when the cavalryman got up in disgrace and crawled back to the horse, he found that the horse was already lying on the ground, unable to move.
Horses, especially war horses after being tamed, are really loyal to the extreme. If the owner does not give instructions, it will keep running until it finally dies of exhaustion! The horse that fell to the ground was obviously exhausted.
No matter how he called, the cavalryman could no longer stand up, and only two crystal tears fell down his long eyelashes.
"General, stand up, General, stand up! Stand up quickly!" the cavalry shouted.
However, the war horse nicknamed "The General" was unable to respond. It could not even raise its head and lick its owner's face. It was exhausted. Before that, it had been injured.
It was bleeding constantly on the road. Now, the blood on its body is almost gone and it has reached the end of its life.
The companions fell off their horses, and the other ten or so riders also turned back one after another.
"Damn it, I can't run away anyway, I have to fight the Japanese!"
"That's right, I've had enough for a long time. I won't run away anymore, I'll fight hard!"
"Yes, if you fight with the little devils, if you kill one, you will be enough. If you kill two, you will make a profit!"
More than ten cavalrymen lined up, all throwing away their lances, and one by one drew their curled-blade sabers.
Seeing the Chinese cavalry showing their swords, the Japanese cavalry chasing after them also put away their lances and drew their sabers. Most of the little Japanese cavalry were warriors and were extremely arrogant.
A dozen Japanese cavalrymen soon formed a row, holding bright sabers, and advanced like a wall.
It must be admitted that the tactical quality of the Japanese cavalry is really good. The formation of the horses and the uniformity of the pace when marching are almost up to the level of the Olympic Games. By the way, as a digression, in the just-concluded
At the Berlin Olympics, Japanese athletes achieved unprecedented results in equestrian events.
Seeing the Japanese cavalry rushing in like a wall, the dozen or so Chinese cavalrymen could not help but feel a little ashamed of themselves.
But the next moment, more than ten Chinese cavalrymen were filled with grief and anger. These bastard Japanese devils had killed so many innocent Chinese people. Today, even if they both die together, they must be killed to give sacrifices to their dead comrades and compatriots.
Revenge, in an instant, the momentum of the Chinese cavalry rose to an unprecedented high again.
"The Ninth Cavalry Company..." The leader of the cavalry company suddenly raised his saber and looked up to the sky howling.
Accompanied by the hoarse and tragic long howl of the cavalry company commander, the remaining ten or so cavalrymen of the ninth cavalry company raised their sabers that had been chipped or even curled, and then urged the horses under their crotches to follow behind the company commander,
Slowly facing the Japs in front, their eyes were focused on the company commander's raised saber.
As soon as the company commander's saber falls, they will charge.
This may be the last charge in their lives, but so what? Life is endless and the battle is endless. There is no coward in the ninth cavalry company. Even if they die, they will definitely die on the way forward!
The next moment, the cavalry company commander's saber dropped heavily: "Attack..."