At three o'clock in the afternoon, the first company of the independent regiment and the guard company all rushed to the cavalry battalion assembly area.
Looking at the cavalry battalion ready to go in the woods, the two of them had eyes full of envy.
Although the regiment replenished all the light and heavy machine guns captured last night to the front-line combat troops, the firepower of the two companies has more than doubled compared to before, but it is still dwarfed by the cavalry battalion.
In order not to affect the mobility of the cavalry, the cavalry battalion was not equipped with bulky mountain field artillery and infantry artillery, but it was equipped with a lot of mortars and heavy machine guns that the horses could carry on the march.
Everyone knows that light and heavy machine guns are the nemesis of the cavalry, and the cavalry battalion will definitely fight against the Japanese cavalry on the battlefield.
If heavy machine guns are used in conjunction with the battle, the Japanese cavalry can be caught off guard at critical moments, and unexpected results can be achieved.
Therefore, the cavalry battalion specially formed a firepower company, equipped with two heavy machine gun platoons with six heavy machine guns, and a mortar platoon with three mortars.
In addition to this heavy firepower, each cavalry company is equipped with three light machine guns, ten submachine guns, one captured Japanese horse rifle, and one saber."
The submachine gun is a Jin-made submachine gun bought in the transaction between the garrison and the Jinsui Army. It has strong firepower, long range, and large ammunition capacity. It is especially suitable for cavalry assault use when the two armies confront each other.
Faced with such firepower, it is impossible not to envy the two main companies of the independent regiment, which are only equipped with three or four light machine guns.
"Report to Battalion Commander Zhou, the independent regiment security company, the first company has been ordered to come and report." The two company commanders found Zhou Wu and reported.
"Just in time!" Zhou Wu asked without talking nonsense, pointing to the map.
"You are more familiar with the terrain here than I am. Do you know the three beams three kilometers northeast of Tangjiazhuang?"
"I know where it is." Captain Zhang of the guard company replied.
"Three mountain ridges with an altitude of more than 30 meters lie across the road, so they are called Three Liangzi."
"Just understand!" Zhou Wu continued to order!
"I ask you to bring your troops there immediately and establish a defense line on the first mountain ridge to stop the Japanese and puppet troops coming over."
"Intelligence shows that the Japanese will get there in two hours. You can march there in half an hour and leave an hour and a half to establish a defense line."
"It's three o'clock now. The battle starts at five o'clock. You guys will stay there for two hours. Is there any problem?"
The guard company commander hesitated and replied: "The problem is no, the Japanese have artillery and heavy machine guns, and the casualties of the troops will be huge."
"I will strengthen the firepower company of the cavalry battalion for you. In addition, I will temporarily strengthen each of your companies with three light machine guns and 20,000 rounds of rifle ammunition. They will be returned to me after the battle." Zhou Wu ordered decisively.
The two of them did not expect Zhou Wu to be so generous and use so many weapons and ammunition. It took them a few seconds to recover from the shock, and then they vowed to do so.
"Don't worry, Battalion Commander Zhou, with so much firepower supporting us, we can withstand it for four hours, not to mention two hours."
On the road one kilometer away from Sandao Liangzi, the puppet troops were advancing at a very fast pace for nearly 800 days.
A cavalryman suddenly appeared in front and rushed towards the captain along the road.
Before the horse could stop, the cavalryman jumped off the horse and rushed to the captain, panting heavily.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is setting up blocking positions on the three beams one kilometer ahead."
"How many people!" the captain asked expectantly.
"At least one battalion!" the cavalryman replied.
"With so many troops, they must be the independent regiment we are looking for." The captain shouted happily.
"Just now, I was worried that the independent group would temporarily avoid the front line and go back into the mountains to fight guerrillas with us as soon as we arrived. Unexpectedly, they didn't leave. This is an opportunity given to us by God."
"Order the Third Squadron, the Seventh Company of the Imperial Association Army, to march forward in a hurry, launch an attack as soon as they reach the three beams, kill them if they can be killed, hold them back if they can't be killed, wait until all the heavy machine guns and artillery are in place, and then annihilate them all
them."
"Hi……"
The cavalryman quickly climbed onto the horse and kicked the horse hard in the stomach, causing the horse to run wildly. The whole set of movements was clean and neat.
Five minutes later, the sound of exchange of fire began to sound in Sandaoliangzi.
In a mountain col nearly two kilometers away from the battlefield, three cavalry companies of the cavalry battalion were ready to go, waiting for the assault order.
Battalion Commander Zhou Wu stood on a high ground not far away, where he could see the entire battlefield.
"Battal Commander, the Japs have been repulsed again. This is their third attack!" the first company commander shouted excitedly.
"Order the troops to set off in ten minutes." Zhou Wu put down the telescope and ordered.
The guard company and the first company fought very well, not giving up an inch of ground.
In just over an hour, sixty or seventy Japanese soldiers and half a company of puppet troops were killed.
The Japanese army seemed to believe that they were the main force of the independent regiment. As soon as the third attack was broken up, the remaining troops in the offensive position were all deployed. Infantry artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns were all set up, preparing to launch an attack with thunderous momentum.
Destroy the Eighth Route Army on the mountain ridge.
Of course Zhou Wu would not let the Japanese plot succeed.
He decided to wait for the next attack by the Japanese and puppet troops to start, and then launch an assault directly from behind to catch them off guard.
"Start the attack!" The Japanese captain stood in the offensive position, drew out his command knife, and gave the order with a wave of force.
After putting the command sword back into its sheath, he raised his telescope and looked at the battlefield.
Mortars and infantry artillery bombarded the mountain ridges by themselves, filling the mountain with smoke and making it impossible to see even one's fingers.
The only two heavy machine guns left had not stopped since the beginning of the attack. Bullets flew into the smoke like rain, covering the infantry assault.
More than a hundred imperial troops and more than a hundred imperial associate troops, armed with rifles and light machine guns, lined up as skirmishers and approached the ridge step by step.
Seeing this, the captain seemed to have seen victory waving to him, and an unnoticed smile quickly flashed across his lips.
"Boom boom boom..."
Three explosions suddenly reached the captain's ears, startling him, and then he saw three clouds of black smoke rising from the center of the attacking troops.
The moment the soil flew with the fire, several soldiers were also blown away.
"Baga, the independent regiment is also equipped with mortars, why didn't the intelligence department report it?" the captain cursed with dissatisfaction, but was not too worried.
I have four mortars and two infantry cannons, twice as many as the independent regiment. In terms of power, because of the existence of the infantry cannons, it is more than twice as powerful. I can completely overwhelm the opponent.
Immediately ordered: "Artillery counterattack, kill these three mortars."
After saying that, he raised the telescope again and looked at the battlefield.
Three one-round shells have caused at least fifty casualties to the attacking troops. Although it will not affect the overall situation, it will definitely weaken the morale of the attacking troops and cause many changes in the subsequent attack.
Only if the artillery counterattacks quickly and destroys these three mortars as soon as possible can there be no surprises in the attack.
Most of the Japs on the offensive position had this idea, keeping a close eye on the battlefield, hoping that the artillery would counterattack quickly.
Once the cavalry battalion reached one kilometer behind the Japanese, it could no longer move forward.
Placing guard posts and scouts around the battlefield is a must for every commander on both sides, and the Japanese are no exception. If the cavalry continues to approach, they will definitely be discovered by the guard posts, so it is better to start the assault from here.
"The first company assaulted the Japanese artillery positions and heavy machine gun positions. The second and third companies followed me to assault the Japanese offensive positions. After killing the Japanese and puppet troops there, we went to kill their attacking troops." Zhou Wu was riding on a war horse, holding a submachine gun in his hand, looking serious.
He ordered with excitement.
"kill……"
This was followed by a loud roar and a hard knock on the horse's belly with both shoulders.
The war horse seemed to be frightened and rushed out, speeding up faster and faster.
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