With such powerful intercepting firepower, even if the opponent was close at hand, it was impossible for the cavalry to rush over. Although the captain was unwilling, he gritted his teeth and issued the retreat order.
Retreating under heavy fire from the cavalry battalion is definitely very painful for the Japanese.
Ma Houshou, who was reloading the submachine gun with a magazine, also saw the Japanese starting to retreat. He immediately held the gun with one hand, freed one hand to hold the reins of the war horse, and then controlled the war horse to chase them out.
"Comrades, there are not many Japs left. Go over and kill them!"
The sound of horse hooves sounded, and the gunfire continued without stopping. Bullets chased the Japanese butts, and dozens of meters away, Japanese cavalrymen who were retreating were shot to death in the back and fell to the ground.
"Leave a small team to launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army's pursuing troops and hold them back while the others continue to retreat!" the Japanese commander ordered with a heartbroken look on his face as he decided to cut off the warrior's wrist.
After riding on horseback and running for nearly twenty minutes, the panting captain stopped only after the sound of gunfire could no longer be heard.
The cavalry following behind stopped one after another, and the captain of the third battalion who was still alive came over with his head lowered: "Sir, the entire regiment has only withdrawn less than 300 people, and most of them are heavy machine gunners and heavy machine gunners who stayed behind.
Artillery~There are 138 real cavalry left!”
"It's over!" These two words suddenly popped into the captain's mind.
It took five minutes for his pale face to regain some color, and then he replied: "Well, since we have been defeated, there is no point in continuing the rescue... Is the telegraph operator still there? Contact the division headquarters immediately to report the situation.
...No matter what? The remaining people in the regiment cannot die anymore, otherwise our regiment will become the first regiment of the Imperial Cavalry Group to be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, and all of us will be labeled with shame!"
Five minutes passed, and there was still no movement on the radio in front of the correspondent. Seeing that the commander of the regiment next to him was getting more and more anxious, he could only bite the bullet and report: "General, we can't contact the division commander. Several departments at the division headquarters
I’ve tried all the radio stations, but no response!”
"Nani?" A thick shadow cast directly over the captain's forehead!
More than a thousand cavalrymen in his two cavalry brigades were severely damaged by a newly formed cavalry battalion of the Eighth Route Army, and were almost wiped out. After this incident, the regimental commander's first thought was that something had happened to the division headquarters!
If a newly formed cavalry battalion of the Eighth Route Army can severely damage itself, it may also severely damage the division headquarters.
Thinking of the order given by the division headquarters an hour ago to retreat to Linfen City after reuniting with the 135th Regiment, the Regiment Commander was even more certain of his judgment.
He frowned and ordered: "Either something happened to the division headquarters on Bage Ya Road, or it is being transferred... We will no longer contact you, and we will retreat directly to Linfen... While the main force of the Eighth Route Army is still scattered on various battlefields, leave quickly.
Here! Leave now!"
"Then why don't we contact the chariot brigade...after all, they came out with us!" reminded the only remaining brigade captain of the brigade.
There are still several hours before dawn, and it is too dangerous for less than 300 cavalry to travel through the Eighth Route Army base. If there are more than a dozen tanks from the chariot brigade following, the possibility of successfully holding on until dawn will definitely be greater.
The commander of the regiment, who was still frightened by the battle just now, immediately replied: "Contact us now and send a telegram to the tank brigade immediately!"
The call back from the chariot brigade arrived soon.
"On Bageya Road, the chariot brigade has always been a match for the Chinese battlefield, even when facing the elite Jinsui Army. Why were the losses so huge after arriving at the Eighth Route Army base? It took only a short time for three losses to be lost.
A tank!" Looking at the telegram, the shocked commander asked with an expression of disbelief.
The captain reminded: "Sir, according to their current marching speed, it must be dawn when they arrive at the 135th Regiment. By then, the 135th Regiment must have been wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. More importantly, they will be attacked along the way.
More Eighth Route Army attacks, more tanks lost!"
"I suggest sending a telegram to them and asking them to return the way they came. We can go back to Linfen together!"
"Cavalry and tanks cooperate with each other, and their mobility will not be affected at all, and safety will definitely be more guaranteed..."
The commander immediately replied: "Then why are you stunned? Go and send the telegram now!"
In less than five minutes, the reply from the chariot brigade reached the commander.
"It's over! The chariot brigade is over too!" After reading the telegram, the regiment leader's glimmer of hope was gone again, and he said in despair.
"The chariot brigade is almost running out of fuel. They didn't expect that so many things would happen tonight, so they didn't prepare any spare fuel... They plan to stick to it and wait until daybreak for the plane to airdrop fuel to them before they can continue!"
The battalion commander immediately understood why the wing commander said the chariot brigade was finished, and added immediately.
"When the chariot brigade runs out of fuel and stops, the Eighth Route Army will definitely not miss this opportunity to kill them. They will definitely be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army before dawn!"
"Ignore them!" the captain forced himself to calm down.
Frowning, he ordered: "We will retreat by ourselves... march all the way and retreat directly to Linfen. Let's leave now!"
Outside Xiangfen City, the fighting continued.
However, Wang Ping, who has a keen sense of smell, has already sensed that the enemy's blocking firepower is gradually weakening.
At this moment, the sound of guns and artillery on the southern battlefield suddenly became louder and more intense.
Then I saw a large number of armored vehicles with their headlights on, and Zhang Xinbian's Second Battalion launched a counterattack from different angles.
The Japs charged too suddenly, and the newly formed Second Battalion was not equipped with anti-tank weapons. The attacking troops were disrupted by the Japs using armored vehicles before they had time to organize their defense line.
Immediately afterwards, the remaining armored vehicles and infantry, like a flood that burst a dam, quickly rushed towards the gap opened in the position of the newly formed Second Battalion.
"The Japanese want to break out!" Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang reminded with a frown.
"Their reaction speed was too fast! We had just captured their artillery position, and immediately decided to break out. The leader of the Japanese division was really vicious. As long as his breakout was delayed twenty minutes, the artillery that had just been captured would be ready.
, it will be impossible for them to break through again!" Wang Ping analyzed with a long sigh.
"Then we'll just watch the cooked duck fly away from under our noses!" As the battle progressed, the situation had completely shifted to the new group. Under Wang Ping's stimulation, political commissar Huang Yuanqiang's appetite became more and more intense.
Da Yue asked, staring at Wang Ping with a look of reluctance.
After Wang Ping hesitated for a few seconds, he frowned and analyzed: "There are not enough troops, and the troops are too scattered, and they cannot be concentrated in a short time. If you rush to send out small troops to intercept, you might be bitten by the Japanese."
.I don’t know in the future, but in the remaining two or three hours tonight we will definitely not be able to do anything to them, we can only watch them escape!"
The situation of the troops was right in front of him, and Huang Yuanqiang also knew that the regiment leader was powerless.
At this moment, Wang Ping changed the topic and continued: "However, if you want to leave our base so easily, you must leave something behind?"
"Guards, immediately gather all the cavalry correspondents at the regiment headquarters and ask them to notify the guerrillas along the way to clear the field. At the same time, destroy the road, slow down the enemy's march, and force the enemy to abandon their armored vehicles and all their baggage!"
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