Three flares were fired into the sky by the Japanese.
Although Wang Ping couldn't see what the Japs were doing now, he guessed that the Japs were definitely observing him and understanding the defensive positions he had prepared for them.
"Sir, they are just a group of Eighth Route Army infantry...and they don't even have a position. They lie directly on the ground. Although they are equipped with a lot of light and heavy machine guns, it is a delusion to block our cavalry regiment in this terrain!" The cavalry!
The adjutant next to the captain shouted arrogantly.
From the moment they entered the Chinese battlefield, the cavalry regiment they commanded has always been a match for them and has never encountered an opponent.
"Order: 1st Cavalry Squadron, frontal attack..." The commander of the regiment was also very arrogant and ordered without hesitation.
"Two squadrons, two and three, attack in a roundabout way from the flanks and eat the Eighth Route Army in front of us!"
"Rumble..."
Soon, the quiet battlefield was once again enveloped by the sound of horse hooves.
More than 300 Japanese cavalrymen were divided into three, and under the cover of night, they galloped towards the Eighth Route Army, waving their sabers.
There were not many Japs, but their offensive momentum was very strong. More than 300 cavalrymen created a posture of more than 1,000 people attacking together.
The deafening sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and the ground beneath everyone's feet began to tremble slightly.
Coupled with the cold light reflected from more than 300 sabers, many of the fighting faces lying on the ground showed panic expressions. Some of the recruits with slightly worse psychological quality had their hands holding weapons beginning to tremble slightly.
"bump……"
Wang Ping, who was calculating the distance of the cavalry in his mind, decisively fired a flare into the sky and shouted loudly.
"The riflemen concentrate their firepower and shoot immediately to kill them!"
"Pa bang bang~"
More than two thousand rifles were fired at the same time, and the crackling gunfire was as dense as firecrackers. Just listening to the gunfire is very scary!
Of course, the lethality is also very strong.
On the frontal battlefield, more than 600 rounds of bullets flew at the Japanese from all directions. The cavalry at the front fell to the ground without a chance to react.
However, the assault speed of the cavalry squadron was too fast. Before the second round of bullets flew over, they waved their sabers and rushed forward dozens of meters past the corpses.
The second round of gunfire rang out, and a dozen more Japanese fell down on the assault road.
When the third round of gunfire rang out, the Japanese cavalry, which had lost nearly one-third, had already rushed to a position less than 200 meters away from itself.
Wang Ping looked serious, raised his signal gun, fired two signal flares in succession, and then shouted.
"Fire all the light machine guns and kill the Japanese who are coming~"
More than seventy light machine guns fired at the same time, and the dense tongues of fire intertwined an airtight net of bullets directly in front of the Japanese.
At this time, some of them fell down on the assault road as they took a step forward, and were trampled to pieces by the cavalry behind them.
The commander supervising the battle behind was also frightened. Seeing his subordinates being beaten to death in droves, he frowned and gave orders hurriedly.
"Baga~ The enemy's firepower is too strong. If you charge like this, you will die~"
"Retreat, the attacking troops will come back immediately!"
In the end, the three cavalry squadrons only returned less than fifty cavalry, and the rest remained on the battlefield.
Although the losses were heavy, the captain also saw hope of taking over the Eighth Route Army position in front of him.
Because the cavalry at the front had already rushed to a position fifty or sixty meters away from the position before falling down.
At that time, if there were follow-up troops that continued to rush forward, they would definitely be able to enter the Eighth Route Army's position.
"Continue the attack!" the commander ordered through gritted teeth.
"Liulin County is in danger. We must break through the interception of the Eighth Route Army in front of us and arrive as soon as possible... The second cavalry brigade, the frontal assault, the third brigade, the seventh squadron, and the eighth squadron, attack in a roundabout way to distract their blocking firepower. Others.
The troops are prepared and ready to rush forward at any time, expand the breach, and kill the Eighth Route Army in front!"
"I am sure that there are at least two regiments of the Eighth Route Army blocking us. If we can kill them, it will be a great achievement for us. When the time comes, I will personally find the division commander to ask you for credit!"
After a blocking battle, both the three brigade commanders and the cadres and soldiers in the trenches became calm.
In just a few minutes, he killed more than 200 of the arrogant Japanese cavalry. The strong smell of blood blown by the wind from the battlefield made them understand that the Japanese cavalry was not invincible. Even a single bullet would still kill them.
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"Deputy Chief of Staff, the Japanese cavalry has begun to attack again. This time it seems that the whole army is dispatched. How should we fight?" the brigade commander asked excitedly.
The thick smell of blood that filled the air gradually made him believe Wang Ping's bold words at the beginning: Kill the Japanese cavalry unit here!
"Fight the old way, let the Japanese see the hope of defeating us, and then they will launch a desperate attack on us!" Wang Ping's face did not change much, and he answered very calmly!
The brigade commander quickly reacted: "First shoot with the rifle, then use the light machine gun. When the Japanese rush to a position a hundred meters in front of the formation and see hope of victory, the heavy machine gun suddenly fires!"
"Although the Japs Cavalry's assault speed is very fast, it also has a shortcoming. After the assault speed increases to the extreme, it is very difficult to turn around and retreat!"
"When the Japanese react and want to retreat, they will be within our fire range for the next two to three hundred meters from the beginning of the retreat!"
Wang Ping affirmed: "That's what it means!"
"Brigadier Zhang, you will command this battle, I will go to the artillery position... No surprise, after this blockade, the Japanese cavalry in front of us will definitely choose to retreat. Our two legs will definitely not be able to outrun the four legs of the little Japanese.
When the time comes, only artillery can stop them!"
Soon, the battlefield erupted with intensive gunshots.
I saw my subordinates charging forward in the face of bullets, and they were only a hundred meters away from the Eighth Route Army position.
In another five seconds, the troops would advance another fifty or sixty meters, and the cavalry would be able to charge into the Eighth Route Army's position and slaughter them all with their sabers. Three signal flares suddenly rose up, and then ten lines of fire flashed out of the commander's field of vision.
A few thicker tongues of fire.
Then we saw that the casualties of the attacking troops increased significantly, and the forward assault speed also slowed down. Every move forward was very difficult and had to pay a very huge price.
"It's a heavy machine gun. The Eighth Route Army deployed at least ten heavy machine guns in front of us~" the adjutant next to us exclaimed.
The captain also reacted from the shock and ordered anxiously: "The enemy's firepower is too strong, we can't rush through at all!"
"They are so cunning. They arrange various firepowers in layers, fire alternately, and lead us to hit the muzzle of their heavy machine guns. They are not trying to block us at all, but they are trying to eat us here..."
"Retreat, the attacking troops will retreat immediately~"
"We will also retreat. As soon as the attacking troops retreat, we will leave here, bypass the Eighth Route Army in front, and reinforce Liulin from other places!"
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