In the blink of an eye, Xu Rui had already retreated to the main formation. Seeing Sweet Potato, Bart and the others were still in a daze, so he said angrily: "Why are you still standing there, waiting for the little devil to come up and give you awards? Why don't you retreat quickly?"
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Hearing this, Bart and several other cavalry battalion commanders woke up from a dream and quickly retreated with their respective troops.
At this time, it looked like the Chahar Independent Regiment had been unable to withstand it and was being chased by the little devils. Moreover, Masairo Baba's judgment was completely correct. The horses of the Chahar Independent Regiment had passed through two consecutive battles.
After a round of charging, the physical strength was very high, so the speed was no longer comparable to that of the Japanese cavalry.
At the beginning, the distance between the Japanese cavalry and the independent regiment cavalry was at least two thousand meters.
But soon, the distance between the two sides was less than two hundred meters.
Without waiting for Masahiro Baba to issue an order, the more than 500 Japanese cavalrymen standing in the front row had already raised their rifles and aimed ahead. The cavalrymen of the Independent Regiment, who were galloping on horseback, opened fire continuously. However, if they wanted to
It is really difficult to accurately hit a moving target two hundred meters away on a horse moving at high speed.
Even Xu Ruite Battle King couldn't do it.
So even though the Japs opened fire violently, there were only a few cavalrymen of the Independent Regiment who fell after being shot. On the contrary, the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment who were escaping in front, galloping on their horses while turning around and firing, actually knocked down a few Japs.
, between chasing and escaping, the two parties had already reached the only low hilltop within dozens of miles.
This low hill with a gentle slope was also the one that Baba Masahiro had judged before that there would be no ambush.
However, as the distance got closer, Masahiro Baba suddenly discovered that the top of this short mountain had a strange shape, but he couldn't tell what was strange, but he just felt a little uneasy.
At this time, the cavalry of the independent regiment in front suddenly split up and split towards both sides.
"Want to split up and escape? It's too late!" Masahiro Baba snorted, and immediately raised his saber. Just as he was about to order the first cavalry brigade to follow suit, in his field of vision, the top of the short hillside suddenly appeared in front of him.
Seeing the dark crowd, these people seemed to have suddenly appeared from hell.
It was just that people suddenly appeared from the top of the mountain. What frightened Masashiro Baba even more was that at the same time as these people appeared, they also set up at least forty light and heavy machine guns, and the muzzles of the black holes were all without exception.
They are all aimed at them who are charging forward like a tide. Baga, what is going on?
Masahiro Baba was immediately confused. Even though he was well-informed, he still couldn't understand what was going on. How could an ambush be possible on a low hillside with such a gentle slope? But now, the Chahar Independent Regiment not only ambush the ambush on it,
, and also ambushed at least one battalion of people. What on earth is going on?
The next moment, forty various light and heavy machine guns set up on the opposite side began to fire violently.
In an instant, dozens of dazzling tongues of flame spurted out from the muzzle of the gun, intertwining into a dense fire net, completely covering the Japanese cavalry formation. Immediately afterwards, the horses in the cavalry formation also
If there were any Japs, they immediately fell to the snow, hissing and screaming in a pool of blood.
Masahiro Baba was very lucky. He miraculously passed through the dense fire net and arrived in front of the heavy machine gun position of the Chahar Independent Regiment. Then he finally understood what was going on, but it turned out that in this gentle
On the top of the low hillside, there is a crater-like depression, and the opponent's ambush troops are hiding in the pit!
It's no wonder that there is no trace of soil or excavation on the top of the slope, because the Chahar Independent Regiment doesn't need to dig holes to hide itself, so where can there be soil? What a cunning Xu Rui, really
You are so calculating, you actually found such a unique ambush terrain! It’s so hard to guard against!
Just as Masahiro Baba was lamenting, he suddenly saw a figure standing up in front of him.
Masahiro Baba raised the saber in his hand without thinking, but before he could slash it down, the figure raised a pistol faster. The next moment, Masahiro Baba saw a ball of fire in his field of vision, and then,
The old devil felt as if his face had been hit hard by a sledgehammer, and he turned over and fell upside down from his horse.
…
The shooter was the commander of the Fourth Cavalry Battalion, Li Zhengrong.
Li Zhengrong did not realize that he had caught a big fish at first. He simply saw a Japanese cavalry breaking through the firepower of the heavy machine gun and rushing to the front of the position. It had already posed a threat to the officers and soldiers of the fourth cavalry battalion.
Then he jumped up and fired a shot as fast as he could, hitting the Japanese man right in the face.
In an instant, the devil's face bloomed like a flower.
After waiting for a moment to make sure that there were no more Japs cavalry rushing to the position, Li Zhengrong finally put away his pistol and walked slowly to the Japs he had just killed. He saw that the Japs' face was completely smashed.
, it’s completely impossible to see his appearance clearly, so I can’t tell how old he is.
The epaulettes were also obscured by flesh and blood, making it difficult to see the military rank.
But judging from the woolen coat that the Japanese was wearing, he was at least an assistant officer.
At that moment, Li Zhengrong kicked open the coat with his feet, and finally saw the collar badge clearly, and then he was stunned for a moment. His sister was actually carrying a gold-inlaid shoulder badge with two general stars on it? It turned out to be a lieutenant general?
…
While Li Zhengrong was stunned, the cavalry formation of the Japanese First Cavalry Brigade had been defeated.
In modern warfare, it has been proven countless times that cavalry cannot break through the firepower net of heavy machine guns. In fact, let alone heavy machine guns, even the three-stage shooting of matchlock guns is difficult for cavalry to break through. Among them, the most famous
The most famous battle example is the battle between Senggelinqin’s Mongolian cavalry and the British and French forces at Qili Bridge!
The 70,000 Mongolian cavalry charged forward one after another, but they could not break through the three-stage matchlock guns of the 3,000 British and French allied forces!
What's more, Li Zhengrong's fourth cavalry battalion is still calculated and unprepared, and the Japanese have no power to fight back.
In less than a moment, most of the Japanese cavalry charging forward were dead and wounded, and less than five hundred cavalry were left. They turned around, panicked like a bereaved dog, and ran towards the way they came. However, at this time, the six who were able to separate left and right took the lead.
More than a hundred cavalrymen from the Chahar Independent Regiment had already circled back and formed an encirclement.
Although there are still more than 400 Japanese cavalry at this time, and the Chahar Independent Regiment only has more than 600 cavalry, the numerical advantage is not very obvious, but the problem is that the morale of the Japanese has dropped to the bottom, and the independent regiment's
But morale has skyrocketed. As one goes down and the other goes up, the gap becomes clear.
The Independent Regiment pursued them for seven or eight miles, and finally killed all the remaining Japanese cavalry.
Facing the lightning-fast macho man, the poor Japanese cavalry had no chance of escaping.
Two hours later, the battle ended. Xu Rui led the main force of the independent regiment back to the original battlefield. The fourth cavalry battalion led by Li Zhengrong had already cleaned the battlefield. The corpses of the Japanese cavalry were piled together, poured with mutton fat, and prepared for cremation.
Of course, all the clothes on the Japs were stripped off, and they were made of fine materials.
The bodies of the fallen officers and soldiers of the independent regiment had also been gathered together and wrapped in white cloth.
Looking at the corpses of soldiers wrapped in shrouds lined up on the snow, Xu Rui's eyes dimmed. Although the attack was successful and even wiped out a Japanese cavalry brigade, the police officer
The price paid by the Hal Independent Regiment was definitely not small. In this battle, nearly 600 cavalry soldiers were killed.
Looking at the soldier's body spread out, Xu Rui's eyes dimmed.
Li Zhengrong came over and whispered: "Captain, a total of 589 people were killed, 563 of them were new recruits, and 18 others were seriously injured."
Xu Rui sighed softly and said: "Search the battlefield carefully again to ensure that no one is left behind. Before taking them to the expedition, I promised their relatives that I will definitely take them back to Baotou."
"Yes!" Li Zhengrong agreed and turned around.
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Zhangjiakou, Headquarters of the Mongolian Army.
A straight-looking colonel officer strode into Naosaburo Okabe's office. After entering, he stood upright and paused to report: "Your Excellency, Commander, the commander of the Special Operations Group directly under the Central China Front, Machida Ryuji is here.
Reporting to you and asking for your instructions."
Naosaburo Okabe quickly stood up, stepped forward and patted Machida Ryuuji on the shoulder, saying: "Machida-kun, I have been waiting for you, but you don't know that Xu Rui's Wolf Fang Special Forces can defeat us."
The fight was miserable, but now it's better. With your special operations team, we don't have to be afraid of them anymore."
"Hai!" Machida Ryuuji paused and said, "Our special operations brigade will do our best to serve the empire and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! We will contribute all our strength to the Holy War of Greater East Asia!"
Machida Ryuji paused again, then raised his head and said: "Miss Inoue has to stay in the mainland and continue to recruit more special forces, so she has no time to come to the Chinese battlefield."
"So that's it." Naosaburo Okabe was slightly disappointed when he heard this.
If Chiyoko Inoue had not come in person, the strength of the special operations brigade would undoubtedly drop by a notch. In this way, it would be difficult to gain the upper hand when facing the Wolf Fang brigade. However, Naosaburo Okabe soon felt relieved. Even if
Even if Inoue didn't come, even if there was a special operations brigade, it wouldn't be as strong as the special operations brigade!
At that moment, Naosaburo Okabe called the adjutant in and asked him to settle Machida's special operations brigade.
Adjutant Matsumoto Hiroshi left with Machida Ryuji. As soon as Okabe Naosaburo sat back in the executive chair, the phone on his desk rang. The call came from Zhang Bei's cavalry group headquarters, reporting to him.
There is news that the first cavalry brigade following the attack by Baba Masahiro has been completely destroyed, and Baba Masahiro is also dead.
