The cavalry is the nemesis of the infantry. In front of the cavalry, the infantry has only the fate of being massacred!
This battlefield truth was not only believed by the Japanese army, but also by the Eighth Route Army.
After hearing Wang Ping's words about annihilating the Japanese cavalry brigade, the faces of several people not only did not show the expected enthusiasm and excitement, but also looked worried. No one was optimistic about this battle that had not yet started.
Wang Ping doesn't blame them.
In Wang Ping's memory, whether it was the Red Army period or the Eighth Route Army period, the first battle he encountered with a large-scale cavalry was the Western Expedition during the Red Army period.
With so many elite Red Army troops, there was almost no room to fight back in front of the Ma Jiajun, a pure cavalry force.
After this brutal and bloody battle, although the Red Army had not yet reached the point where their expression changed when talking about cavalry, everyone was full of fear of cavalry and would never provoke cavalry unless absolutely necessary.
However, only Wang Ping knew that the reason why the Red Army was defeated by the Ma Jiajun, in addition to various other reasons, was that the Red Army had no experience in dealing with cavalry and did not know how to concentrate and use automatic weapons when facing cavalry.
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Wang Ping also knew that other powerful military countries today have been completely eliminated by those countries because of the large number of tanks on the battlefield and the cavalry that has no room to fight back in front of the tanks.
Only in the Asian battlefield, because the troops and equipment were generally backward, did the cavalry have a place to play.
In the absence of heavy weapons such as tanks, cavalry is called the nemesis of infantry. But Wang Ping knows that there is a weapon in his army that can also be called the nemesis of cavalry, and that is the light and heavy machine gun!
The independent regiment's seven heavy machine guns, plus the six heavy machine guns just captured by the Japanese army, totaled thirteen.
With so many machine guns lined up in a row and firing together, even if the Japanese army dispatched 500 cavalry at a time, it would be impossible to break through the dense intercepting fire network fired by so many machine guns.
Wang Ping did not speak out his analysis and thoughts. There were too many involved. And even if he told them all, everyone might not believe them. After all, the common sense that cavalry is feasible as infantry has been deeply ingrained in their minds.
With just a few words, it is impossible to convince them. Unless Wang Ping proves it to them with facts, they will never believe it.
Therefore, Wang Ping did not explain, but directly ordered: "I must eat this cavalry brigade that the Japanese army came out, otherwise I will be sorry for the comrades who died on the battlefield!"
"Also, don't worry, everyone, if I am not sure of killing the Japanese cavalry brigade, I will not make this determination."
"The next thing everyone needs to do is to execute the order. I also plan to tell everyone through this battle that cavalry also has weaknesses before infantry and is not invincible!"
Zeng Quan, who has been Wang Ping's partner for the longest time, although still very worried, finally chose to support: "Captain, give the order!"
"The first battalion suffered the most casualties. You should not participate in the next battle against the Japanese cavalry!" Wang Ping did not hesitate and began to issue orders directly.
Although Zhang Qing was worried about defeating the Japanese cavalry, he would definitely not be willing to let him participate in the battle. Just when he subconsciously wanted to ask for it, Wang Ping waved his hand directly and said: "But your first battalion is not without its mission.
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"The Japanese cavalry brigade is not a fool. If there is no gunfire here, they will be alert when they are seven or eight miles away from here, and may even retreat directly! So, you have to put on a show for the Japanese cavalry here to let the Japanese cavalry know
, the infantry they rescued are still there. Only in this way will they rush here at all costs!"
"A company brought over by the second and third battalions, plus all the heavy machine guns of the whole regiment and the heavy machine guns of the captured Japanese, follow me to an open space more than three miles ahead to pick up the Japanese and eat them!"
Fighting with cavalry in an open field on the plains, isn't this a recipe for death? This thought immediately came to everyone's mind.
Just now, out of trust in the group leader, everyone chose to believe in the group leader.
Now that they heard that the regiment commander planned to fight with the cavalry on the plains and made such a stupid mistake, all the subordinates became worried again.
Wang Ping reacted suddenly, and in order to dispel everyone's concerns, he explained directly: "Since I chose to deal with the Japanese cavalry in the plains, I must have already thought of a way."
"The reason why we choose to fight in the plains, which is conducive to cavalry attack, rather than in the mountainous areas, which is conducive to us, is because the cavalry will be very cautious when fighting in mountainous areas. If it is not done well, the Japanese cavalry will be fooled when they see that the situation is not going well.
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"But it's different in the plains. They will definitely think that they are invincible in the plains, and they will be arrogant when facing us, which is the so-called underestimation of the enemy. As long as they underestimate the enemy, I will have a way to eat them and let them fight for me.
You will pay the price for underestimating your enemy!"
"Okay, everyone, just follow the order and follow me, Wang Ping, to fight, and you will definitely not suffer!"
Under the attack and harassment along the way by the First Company of the Independent Regiment, the Japanese cavalry brigade walked for a full hour and a half on the road that should have been completed in more than half an hour, and also lost more than thirty cavalry.
At this time, the cavalry captain who was hurrying on his way could already hear the faint sound of gunfire coming from the ambush battlefield.
"Yo Xi, the infantry is still holding on. Soldiers, speed up the infantry reinforcements and cooperate with the infantry to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army that besieged them. Kill them!" the captain waved his command knife and ordered loudly.
Soon, they rushed to the tomb prepared by Wang Ping for them.
On a piece of flat land with a front width of more than fifty meters and slopes on both sides, which was not suitable for hiding in an ambush, a temporary bunker made entirely of sandbags lay in front of them, blocking the passage for their infantry reinforcements.
The first time he saw the blocking position in front of him, the Japanese captain suddenly had a thought in his mind: "The Eighth Route Army is crazy!"
With such good terrain, the cavalry could reach the Eighth Route Army's blocking position with a single charge.
As for the bunkers they piled up with sandbags, they were of no use in front of the cavalry.
The fast-running war horses could easily cross the bunker with just one jump, and then trample the Eighth Route Army behind the bunker into a pulp.
Although it was unclear why the Eighth Route Army chose this place to block them, the Japanese captain was very happy, and then shouted arrogantly: "The stupid Eighth Route Army must have never seen the powerful assault capabilities of the Imperial Japanese Cavalry. In this case, warriors
We, let Tubalu see our fighting power today! Let them pay for their contempt!"
Attacking the Eighth Route Army's defense line on a flat ground without much preparation was a matter of easy success in the eyes of many Japanese soldiers.
Therefore, as soon as the captain's scream spread, several captains rushed over to ask for a fight.
"Your Excellency, Captain, the Eighth Route Army across the way has given me the First Squadron, and I promise to kill them all!"
"My second squadron can also do it, please let the captain give the order!"
