About a kilometer away from the river beach, there is another dense patch of reeds.
In this dense reeds, the third and fourth companies of the Seventh Battalion lay quietly, with their heads in the saddle and their horses' harnesses chewing. The more than two hundred riders did not make a single noise. Only the wind blew the reeds, making a rustling sound.
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In this ambush, the fifth company dismounted and took charge of the main attack, while the third and fourth companies were responsible for cleaning up the mess, that is, chasing down the remaining enemies! Yes, that's right, Cheng Luming, Zhao Hao and Li Zhengrong expected that the Japanese cavalry would suffer a disastrous defeat.
But not all the officers and soldiers of the 7th Cavalry Battalion thought so. Brothers Xiang Dalong and Xiang Dahu did not think that the 7th Cavalry Battalion could win.
The Xiang brothers are soldiers of the Puppet Mongolian Army who just surrendered last night. By the way, although the two brothers serve as soldiers in the First Cavalry Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army in the Yike Zhao League, they are not actually Mongolians, but of Han descent.
When their father was young, he came to Yike Zhaomeng from the west entrance of Yuncheng, Shanxi, and worked as a clerk in a ranch. Because of his hard work and sweet mouth, he was recruited as his son-in-law by the Mongolian owner of the ranch, and then they had two brothers.
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Although the Xiang brothers are half Han ancestry, they grew up in the same environment as the Mongolians. They both grew up on horses, and because their family background was decent, the two brothers not only had superb riding skills, but also had good archery skills.
He is also very good at martial arts, and he also learned excellent skills from an old martial artist.
After joining the army, the two brothers quickly became cavalry company commanders with their excellent skills. In the entire First Cavalry Division, the two brothers were only slightly inferior to Bart, and the two of them still had a good relationship with Bart.
If Bart hadn't gone out of his way to talk to them last night, the brothers might not have been willing to surrender.
However, the two brothers were dissatisfied.
Like Bart, the Xiang brothers have also heard of the names of Xu Rui and Lang Ya, but they are not as honest as Bart. Both Xiang brothers are people who don't let go of eagles when they see rabbits. Even the reputations of Xu Rui and Lang Ya
Even if it blows to the sky, they won't believe it unless they have seen the performance of Xu Rui or the Langya team with their own eyes.
Someone said that if the Langya Brigade won the battle of Yikezhao League without any blood, wouldn't it count?
The Xiang brothers really felt that this was nothing, because they were unprepared, so they allowed the Langya Brigade to take advantage of it.
All in all, all in all, the Xiang brothers were unconvinced and were not optimistic about the battle before them. They both felt that the Seventh Cavalry Battalion would suffer heavy losses at the hands of the Japanese cavalry.
At this moment, the two brothers gathered together and whispered sarcastic remarks.
Xiang Dalong said: "Second brother, do you think we can win this battle?"
"Win?" Xiang Dahu spat out a piece of grass he was holding in his mouth and said disdainfully, "Idiots are talking about dreams."
"I also feel very suspenseful." Xiang Dalong nodded and said, "The Japanese are chasing an entire squadron of cavalry this time. If there is a head-on confrontation, even if we have all seven cavalry battalions, we may not be able to win, but the surname Cheng
It's a good thing that only one cavalry company is left to deal with the Japanese, but two of our companies are ambushed here, what the hell is going on?"
Xiang Dahu said: "Didn't the man named Cheng say that we should go out and clean up the mess in the end?"
"Cleaning up the mess? That's right!" Xiang Dalong said disdainfully, "However, it's not about cleaning up the mess made by the Japanese, but the mess made by the Fifth Cavalry Company. I really don't know where he got the confidence? He is so arrogant that he thinks that just by relying on
A fifth cavalry company can defeat a Japanese cavalry squadron, my God, that is a squadron!"
In fact, the puppet Mongolian army and the Japanese had fought against each other.
More than two years ago, various Suiyuan bandits headed by Wang Ying organized an army. Under the banner of the Han Rebel Army, they joined the puppet Mongolian army. However, they were defeated by Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army during the Suiyuan Anti-Japanese War.
During the defeat, the Han rebels returned to their old ways and even tried to rob the enemy, but were easily destroyed by the enemy.
Facing the charge of the Japanese cavalry, the Han rebels were like paper.
That battle left a deep impression on the Xiang brothers. After that, the two brothers cooperated with the Japanese Cavalry Fourth Brigade and fought several battles with the Seventh Cavalry Division. Their fear of the Japanese cavalry became even deeper, so they
You would think that Cheng Luming was looking for death by leaving only one cavalry company to ambush a Japanese cavalry squadron.
The two brothers still had little knowledge. They only knew that cavalry was powerful when charging, but they did not know that cavalry actually had fatal flaws. As long as the flaws of cavalry were grasped, a small number of infantry could easily defeat a large number of cavalry.
While the two were whispering, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
The two brothers looked up and saw Cheng Luming standing two meters away, looking at them with cold eyes. The two brothers quickly closed their mouths and finally bit the reed stick in their mouths.
Then, the rumble of horse hooves suddenly came from the horizon ahead.
Brothers Xiang Dalong and Xiang Dahu subconsciously raised their heads and looked outside. Through the gaps between the reed leaves, they could vaguely see a group of cavalry running over in a panic. Look at the colors and colors of the military uniforms they were wearing.
After seeing this scene, the two brothers immediately became nervous.
Complaints are complaints, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, but the Xiang brothers still hope that Qi Qiying can win.
But the reality is very cruel. Under the watchful eyes of the Xiang brothers and more than 200 officers and soldiers of the 3rd and 4th Cavalry Companies, more than 100 defeated soldiers of the 5th Cavalry Company ran into the river beach, and soon discovered that the war horses were trapped in the river.
After the river beach was muddy, it was impossible to walk fast, but in the direction from which I came, the Japanese cavalry had already appeared on the horizon.
If nothing else happens, the Japanese cavalry will be able to catch up with them before they cross the river.
Then the only fate waiting for them is to be shot one by one by the Japanese as living targets.
At that moment, the more than a hundred defeated soldiers of the fifth company panicked, and then they actually made a shocking move.
The over 100 defeated troops of the fifth company dismounted and hid in the reeds on the river beach. They didn't even want their horses. However, the reeds were not forests and could still block the Japanese cavalry.
Can bullets still provide them with shelter? Seeing this, the Xiang brothers were completely desperate.
The Japanese cavalry chasing them from the distant horizon also saw this scene.
Seeing the Chinese cavalry dismounting in panic and hiding in the reeds on the left bank like headless flies, Xiaolin Xiuyi immediately looked up to the sky and laughed, these stupid Chinese!
Xiao Linxiu laughed and shouted: "Stupid China people, abandon their horses and hide in the reeds, how can they be safe? This is simply the thinking of an ostrich!" After a pause, Xiao Linxiu pulled out his saber and moved forward.
As soon as he raised his head, he looked up to the sky and howled, "The whole army assaults, assaults, kills all the Chinese people, kills them all..."
Amidst Kobayashi Shuichi's long howl, nearly two hundred Japanese cavalrymen drew their sabers and accelerated their horses. In just a moment, nearly two hundred Japanese cavalrymen began to sprint at top speed. As the horses' heads moved, their manes flew.
There was only the thunderous sound of iron hooves between heaven and earth. At this moment, the earth was trembling.
Kobayashi Shuichi's heart was even more filled with pride. He seemed to have seen the cavalry under his command rushing into the reeds by the river like a tiger rushing into a herd of sheep, and then pursued and killed the Chinese cavalry who were escaping in a panic. Facing the high-speed sprinting Japanese army
The cavalry, the dismounted Chinese cavalry had no power to fight back, and they were all killed easily.
In a daze, Kobayashi Shuichi could smell the blood of the Chinese cavalry.
In the blink of an eye, the Japanese cavalry's cavalry formation had already approached outside the reeds. Xiaolin Xiuyi, who was leading the way, had already broken half of his body into the reeds. However, at this moment, in the originally dead reeds, suddenly,
Suddenly there was a dull sound of machine gunfire: Puff, puff, puff...
Accompanied by a dull popping sound, bullet trajectories visible to the naked eye shuttled through the reeds. Where these bullet trajectories passed, the dense reeds fell one after another. Immediately afterwards, the Japanese cavalry formation that had approached the reeds was also attacked.
As soon as it spread, everyone was on their backs, and Shuichi Kobayashi, who was at the front of the team, was the first to bear the brunt.
While running, Kobayashi Shuichi felt his chest sink suddenly, as if he had been hit hard by a sledgehammer. Then, his body immediately flew back. The next moment, Kobayashi Shuichi's body flipped over in the air again.
, and then he saw an unbelievable scene. He saw bullet trajectories visible to the naked eye, whizzing and crisscrossing through the reeds. Wherever these bullet trajectories passed, there were those who were charging forward behind him.
The cavalry fell down piece by piece.
In just a moment, the originally neat and majestic cavalry formation was in disarray.
The next moment, Kobayashi Shuichi fell heavily to the ground, and then his vision went dark and he lost consciousness.
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This is a perfect lure and annihilation.
Cheng Luming first angered Shuichi Kobayashi through his "despicable" performance without any limit, and then concentrated the main force of the fifth cavalry company, causing certain losses to Shuichi Kobayashi's vanguard squad. After Shuichi Kobayashi suffered the loss, he became furious and concentrated the main force of the cavalry squadron, desperate
A mad pursuit was launched against the fifth cavalry company.
Then, the Fifth Cavalry Company fled into the battlefield chosen in advance.
Then, by riding the horse into the river beach, abandoning the horse, and hiding in the reeds in a panic, the Japanese lost their last vigilance and finally rushed into the ambush circle. At this time, the dismounted rider
The officers and soldiers of the fifth company had already deployed a dozen light and heavy machine guns and more than a hundred rifles, and were waiting in the reeds.
There was no suspense about the final result. Facing the firepower network formed by more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns and more than a hundred rifles, Kobayashi Shuichi's cavalry squadron had no chance! In less than half a minute, nearly two hundred Japanese cavalrymen were captured.
Most of them were killed and injured, and less than fifty riders were left, turning around and running away hastily.
However, when I thought of running away, it was already too late.
The loud bugle suddenly sounded, and the next moment, more than two hundred officers and soldiers of the Third Cavalry Company and the Fourth Cavalry Company, who had already been unable to hold on any longer, rushed out from the reeds where they were hiding like tigers down the mountain. The situation on the battlefield was completely reversed.
, the Japanese cavalry who were frantically chasing the Chinese cavalry just now were turned into lost dogs by the Chinese cavalry in the blink of an eye.
