The first thousand and forty-eight chapters show their hands
Wang Ping kept his eyes fixed on the captain of the Japanese Cavalry Regiment and the more than two hundred cavalrymen who were not moving beside him.
Seeing them preparing to retreat, he frowned and ordered: "Target the road between 650 and 800 meters, fire immediately, shoot rapidly for two minutes, don't save me shells!"
"Target: Highway... distance, 650 to 800 meters, no need to test fire, just fire directly!" the two company commanders following Wang Ping ordered excitedly.
A total of twenty cannonballs passed over Wang Ping's head with a screaming sound. In less than three seconds, a string of fireballs shot up among the Japanese cavalry in his field of vision.
Many Japanese soldiers and horses were blown up, and then a violent explosion came.
"Boom~"
Before the first round of explosions ended, the second round of fireballs soared into the sky among the chaotic Japanese cavalry.
The greatest advantage of the mortar is its rate of fire, which is even better demonstrated by rapid shooting.
Artillery shells in groups of twenty, like rain, kept hitting the road and exploding nearby. No one knew where the shells would fall from.
The reaction speed of the Japanese cavalry was not slow either. After a brief period of confusion, they sat up and dispersed, leaving the road.
Then, regardless of the troops on the battlefield that had not yet been withdrawn, he turned around and ran back, hoping to leave quickly.
"The direction remains unchanged, the distance is increased by 300 meters, there are no guns and five shells, fire now!" Wang Ping stared at the battlefield, silently calculating the distance between the Japanese and himself and their retreat speed, and ordered after a brief analysis.
At this time, some people will say that the cavalry is too fast, and firing with them will definitely not hit the target.
However, Wang Ping did not follow the retreating Japanese cavalry. Instead, he pointed the muzzle in front of the Japanese, the only path they must pass, and then fired when they passed.
"Boom boom boom~"
The sound of the explosion came, and even though it was far away, the two company commanders could still vaguely see the image of the Japanese cavalry being blown away in the explosion.
All the doubts he had just now disappeared, and he showed an expression of sincere admiration.
At this time, Wang Ping's order came to their ears again: "The distance is increased by 400 meters, and there are no more ten shells for the cannon. Fire immediately!"
The two company commanders immediately reacted: "Why are you still standing there? Adjust the artillery and fire immediately~"
In less than a minute, ten rounds of artillery shells were fired. The two company commanders quickly turned their attention to Wang Ping, waiting for new orders.
In their eyes, although Wang Ping was not a professional artilleryman, the hands he showed just now were more professional than those of a professional artilleryman.
"The direction remains unchanged, the distance is 600 meters, and the enemy's attacking troops have just retreated. We have no guns and five shells!" Wang Ping's new order woke them up from the shock. They responded immediately.
"Yes, Chief~"
The two mortar companies adjusted their distances twice more, and after each fired five rounds of shells, Wang Ping finally put down his telescope, and the serious expression on his face relaxed!
Then he ordered the brigade commander not far ahead: "Let the troops rush out and clean the battlefield!"
"There must be many wounded Japanese soldiers on the battlefield. Let the soldiers pay attention and kill them all!"
"Also, send more troops to search the surrounding area. Many of the horses that were not killed have escaped. Collect them all for me. Maybe the first cavalry battalion in the military region will rely on these horses!"
The regimental commander led the remaining soldiers and ran for three kilometers before stopping.
After taking a look at the men around him who were missing almost half, the commander's face, which had just regained some color, turned pale again.
Before he could speak, the adjutant next to him reported with a stern face: "Sir, the Guard Squadron and the Ninth Cavalry Squadron that did not participate in the attack lost a total of eighty-nine cavalry, all caused by the Eighth Route Army's shelling. The attacking troops originally withdrew two hundred
Many people were killed, and nearly a hundred people were lost in the end due to the Eighth Route Army’s shelling!”
"I just counted the number of people, and there are 284 cavalry left in the entire regiment... Of the three major captains, only the captain of the first brigade has withdrawn, and the other two are all in pieces!"
"Also, the heavy machine gun team and artillery team reinforced by our cavalry regiment were all left on the battlefield and have not been withdrawn!"
"The troops suffered heavy losses, and after losing the heavy machine gun team and artillery team, our firepower on the battlefield will be greatly weakened. What to do next, sir, please decide as soon as possible!"
The captain had a sullen face and said nothing, but he was struggling in his heart.
There are less than 300 cavalry left in hand. It would be too dangerous to continue to reinforce Liulin. The cavalry regiment might end up here tonight.
The bloody battle just now had allowed him to calm down from his arrogance and realize his current strength.
However, Liulin is too important. To put it more seriously, it is not only related to whether the cavalry regiment can complete the reinforcement mission, but also related to the life and death of thousands of imperial troops on the front line.
If the cavalry regiment is wiped out and less than 300 cavalry are left to rescue thousands of imperial troops on the front line, it will definitely be a profit for the empire.
Soon, the hesitant captain made a decision!
"Is there any other road that can bypass the Eighth Route Army's blocking position in front and reinforce Liulin?"
"Yes!" the adjutant affirmed.
"But it will take at least three more hours to get to Liulin!"
The captain frowned again: "If we give it another three hours, it will be three o'clock in the morning by the time we arrive at Liulin. I don't know if we can still make it!"
"In this way, the troops will rest first, and we will immediately send a telegram to the commander-in-chief to report our current situation. By the way, let him ask about the situation in Liulin County and confirm whether we still need to reinforce Liulin. If so, we will go around
We will go to the road for reinforcements. If there are no reinforcements, we will retreat directly to the station!"
At the Japanese and puppet army station, Colonel Yongsheng was in the same mood as the previous two nights, very bad.
He was unable to defend against the Eighth Route Army's night attack. In addition, he was short of troops and ammunition. Faced with a sneak attack, he could only bite the bullet and ninja, not even daring to fight back with fire too hard.
"Sir, something happened to the cavalry regiment!" Just as he was frowning and thinking about whether there was any way to solve the Eighth Route Army's night attack once and for all, the adjutant rushed into the tent and shouted with fear on his face.
"The Cavalry Regiment encountered the Eighth Route Army's blocking position less than 20 kilometers away from the station... The Cavalry Regiment failed to break through the Eighth Route Army's interception, and instead lost more than 700 cavalry. They reported that the troops could only detour to reinforce Liulin.
But it will take three more hours, why don’t we continue to reinforce it!”
"What? More than 700 cavalry were lost... How is this possible? The Eighth Route Army in the Suide Military Region has no cavalry, only infantry. How can the infantry cause such heavy casualties to the cavalry regiment? Don't their heads run away?"
"I don't know about my humble position, but they are waiting for a call back!" the adjutant replied, shaking his head!
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