More and more flying thunder cannons joined the battle, and the Eighth Route Army completely locked the battle situation.
Not only did the 1 and 4 squadrons fail to break through the interception of the east and west commandos, they also lost a large number of soldiers during the assault.
The commandos took the opportunity to narrow the encirclement and launch a final attack.
Captain Zhou's attack was the first to end. After handing over the task of cleaning the battlefield to his subordinates, Xing hurried over.
Seeing Li Hao, all the excitement that was suppressed in my heart burst out, and he said with excitement.
"Captain Li, it's incredible. In just a short time, more than 1,500 Japs have been killed by our two regiments."
After finishing his sentence, he continued without giving Li Hao a chance to speak.
"I just went to the Japanese artillery position and took a tour. Mortars, infantry guns, and mountain artillery were all set up and placed on the ground."
"Except for four cannons which were blown up by the Japanese before their death, all the other artillery pieces were intact."
"There is also a Japanese baggage train, a total of twenty-five carts, filled with food and ammunition. Now they are all ours."
"By the way, the Japanese captain was also killed. He was a lieutenant commander and was killed by machine gun bullets."
"The most regrettable thing is that the radio station was bombed by the Japanese."
Li Hao was very happy and comforted: "Captain Zhou, isn't it just a radio station? I promise to seize one for you after this battle, no, I will get you two radio stations."
"But it's not the time to be happy yet."
"This is an area occupied by little devils. It is surrounded by dangers. We must remain vigilant at all times."
"Order the troops to clean up the battlefield immediately, end the unfinished battle as soon as possible, and then evacuate here."
"The Japanese have planes, and the troops must hide before dawn."
Commander Zhou also slowly calmed down and quickly replied: "Captain Li, don't worry, I have already given the order."
In less than half an hour, the sound of gunfire to the east of the Japanese camp began to weaken, became more and more sparse, and finally disappeared completely.
Suddenly, the radio station not far away rang.
Zhou Liang grabbed the earphones and started to receive the message. A few minutes later he hurried over to report.
"Captain, there's a situation!"
"The little Japanese reinforcements have just been divided. Two cavalry squadrons are marching towards the battlefield, and the three infantry squadrons are marching at the same speed."
"The telegram said that more than two hundred cavalry could kill them in an hour at most."
More than half an hour ago, Li Hao received news that reinforcements were sent from the Japs gathering area, but he did not take it seriously.
The assembly area is thirty kilometers away from here. The reinforcements are a mixture of infantry and cavalry. In order to ensure the safety of the march, they will not be easily divided. It will take four hours to reach the battlefield during a forced march.
By then the battle was over and the troops had retreated far away, making it useless for them to come.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese took the risk of dividing their troops in order to rescue Kato's brigade.
Doesn't the Japanese Chief of Staff know that he can take some of Kato's battalion, and he must have the strength to defeat them one by one and eat their reinforcements after they are divided?
Captain Zhou saw that Li Hao had been silent and immediately became anxious.
The terrain along the highway is very flat, which is very suitable for cavalry assaults.
If I were the commander-in-chief, I would definitely order the troops to retreat into the mountains immediately.
The cavalry cannot fight in mountain warfare, but the Eighth Route Army is good at mountain warfare. If the Japanese cavalry dares to chase into the mountains, the final winner will definitely be themselves.
Seeing that Li Hao was silent and frowning as he thought about something, he immediately reminded him.
"Captain Li, the Japanese cavalry will come as soon as they come. Our cavalry is not here. We must make a decision quickly whether to fight or withdraw, otherwise it will definitely be too late."
"Eat it!" Li Hao blurted out without any hesitation.
"Time is limited, we will kill them on the road five hundred meters west of the battlefield."
Commander Zhou did not approve of this style of fighting, and quickly reminded: "Captain Li, the ones the Japs came to kill were the cavalry."
"I remember that there were flat fields on both sides of the road west of the battlefield. It was too dangerous for infantry to fight cavalry on the plains."
"If we hadn't blocked it, the damage the cavalry would have brought to us would have been devastating."
Li Hao answered confidently: "Don't worry, Commander Zhou, I won't give the Japanese a chance."
"It seems that your independent regiment does not have any cavalry yet. After this battle is over, I will ensure that the equipment and horses captured on the battlefield will be given priority to replenish you and form a cavalry company."
"That's it. We'll intercept and kill the Japanese reinforcements on the highway 500 meters west of the battlefield."
"Captain Zhou, now you return to the battlefield, go to Chief of Staff Chen, and ask him to slow down his attack speed, and tell the Japanese cavalry who are coming over that Kato's brigade has not been wiped out by us yet, and we must rush to the battlefield if we want to rescue them.
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"Correspondent, order to Chief of Staff Hong Linfeng: The 23rd Company of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment will stay to clean the battlefield. Other troops will immediately assemble to a position 500 meters west of the battlefield. All troops must be in place within 20 minutes."
"The middle commando team left the fourth and fifth companies of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment to clean the battlefield, while the other troops marched quickly to the position 500 meters west of the battlefield."
"Four main companies, two firepower companies, plus two heavy machine gun platoons, and two mortar platoons, we can definitely kill the Japanese cavalry."
On the road, more than two hundred cavalrymen held torches and galloped forward at a very fast speed.
They could already hear the sound of gunfire coming from the battlefield.
The deputy captain of the cavalry brigade was the temporary commander of the two squadrons. He ran in the middle of the team, constantly urging the horses under his crotch to speed up.
Seeing firelights appearing from time to time at the end of the road, the anxious expression on his face immediately relaxed and he commanded at the top of his voice.
"The troops are ready for battle. Kato's brigade is still fighting. When we arrive, we will immediately enter the battle to reduce the defensive pressure on Kato's brigade."
After speaking, the deputy captain was the first to draw his saber, raised it high above his head, and was ready to fight.
The other Japanese soldiers raised their rifles and prepared to shoot.
On their only path, more than two hundred soldiers were either squatting or lying on the ground, cutting off the road leading to the battlefield.
A total of twelve heavy machine guns, spaced ten meters apart, were placed in front of the soldiers.
Behind each machine gun squatted a master, two auxiliaries, three machine gunners and an ammunition hand.
A light machine gun was placed between every two heavy machine guns, and the machine gunner and ammunition hand were lying on the ground.
There were more than a hundred riflemen scattered among the light and heavy machine guns, each with their rifles in their hands and ready to shoot.
The cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the sound of horse hooves reached everyone's ears like thunder.
Soon, the ground beneath my feet began to tremble.
It was the first time for many people here to have a direct firefight with the cavalry, especially the soldiers of the independent battalion.
Many people became nervous involuntarily.
Li Hao squatted next to a machine gunner, patted the machine gunner's trembling body, and ordered confidently.
"Don't be nervous. We have more than 20 light and heavy machine guns. The Japanese cavalry can't charge through them even if they are made of steel and iron."
"Listen to my orders and shoot whoever I tell you to shoot."
"No one can move without orders."
"Turn off the safety on the light and heavy machine guns. Don't let the gun go off if you get nervous."
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