The battlefield changed so fast that before the captain had time to react, the two cavalry were already fighting together.
Nearly a hundred Eighth Route Army cavalrymen, with less than seventy subordinates, crashed into each other.
The captain could see clearly that the assault speed of his subordinates had not yet reached its peak at that time.
The advantage in strength and speed lies with the Eighth Route Army.
You don't need to think about it to know that the imperial army will suffer heavy losses in this fight.
Sure enough, the two troops broke away from contact after half a minute. There were less than 30 of the nearly 70 subordinates left, and there were at least 50 of the Eighth Route Army.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is attacking the remaining dozens of cavalrymen. They are in danger." The subordinate's cry suddenly rang in his ears.
The remaining dozens of Eighth Route Army troops from the first round of fighting with the attacking troops completed their U-turn more than a minute ago without stopping to recover their strength.
Taking advantage of the gap between the attacking troops and the second Eighth Route Army, they quickly circled to the flank of the battlefield.
As soon as the two armies broke contact, they charged towards the battlefield, like an unsheathed sword, thrusting straight into the flank of the attacking army.
No matter how hard they fought, the less than thirty cavalrymen were no match for the fifty or sixty Eighth Route Army. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army still rushed over, equipped with several submachine guns, and caught them off guard.
In the blink of an eye, two of his cavalry squadrons were completely killed.
The Eighth Route Army in the second round of fighting did not sit idle and quickly gathered the extra war horses on the battlefield, as if preparing to retreat.
The captain is anxious!
Those war horses all belong to the cavalry brigade. As long as the war horses and equipment are still there, it won't take long for me to replace the two lost squadrons.
If the horses and equipment are gone, it will take at least twice as long for the cavalry brigade to regain its strength.
He immediately asked Lieutenant Colonel Aoki next to him to fight: "Sir, those war horses and equipment must not fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, otherwise they can at least form two cavalry companies. I want to lead the remaining three squadrons to kill the Eighth Route Army who are cleaning the battlefield.
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"They only have less than a hundred cavalry left. They can definitely be wiped out."
"The more than 200 war horses they equip will be ours by then, and we can expand at least two cavalry squadrons."
Lieutenant Colonel Aoki never thought that he would lose, and that he would lose so quickly.
Shocked, the cavalry captain's words woke him up.
The Eighth Route Army is famous for relying on war. Both cavalry companies are so powerful. If the captured cavalry equipment is used to expand the number of two more companies, the combat effectiveness will definitely increase. In the end, the imperial army will definitely suffer.
Therefore, we must not give the Eighth Route Army the opportunity to feed war with war.
He immediately ordered: "Why are you still standing there? You personally lead the troops to attack and eliminate the remaining Eighth Route Army to avoid future troubles."
"Hi!" the cavalry captain replied quickly as he was about to jump for joy.
More than three hundred cavalrymen broke away from their ranks and headed toward the battlefield. The formation was so large that they could be heard clearly from a distance.
The Eighth Route Army, which was gathering its horses, also saw it.
Facing the heavy Japanese troops, they seemed to be frightened, so they left their gathered horses and began to retreat.
"Chase them and destroy them..." the captain ordered with his eyes shining.
He already regarded these cavalrymen as fat in his mouth and could not let them escape at any cost.
The two sides chased each other and ran several kilometers in less than ten minutes.
The war horses under the Eighth Route Army had experienced two battles, and their physical strength was definitely not as good as that of the little Japanese.
After chasing each other, the distance between the two sides was shortened from 500 meters to 300 meters.
As long as they catch up another two hundred meters, the rifles equipped by the cavalry can hit the opponent, and the pursuit battle will be won.
The captain ran confidently in the middle of the team, constantly urging the troops to speed up and catch up.
Suddenly, a blocking position in front came into view, more than two hundred meters wide, lying in front of the cavalry brigade.
The subordinates nearby also noticed it and immediately reminded: "Sir, there is an Eighth Route Army blocking position ahead. They must be here to meet their cavalry troops."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Eighth Route Army that had crossed the blocking position began to slow down, then divided its forces and rushed towards the two wings of the blocking position.
"Sure enough, it's the Eighth Route Army's response force..." The captain not only didn't feel nervous, but became more and more excited.
Waving his saber, he shouted: "The troops will deploy immediately, we will charge forward."
"We must not only eliminate the remaining cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army, but also kill all the troops in their blocking positions."
The three squadron commanders had no doubts about this order.
The terrain here is flat, very suitable for cavalry assaults.
In their view, there is no difference between the Eighth Route Army setting up blocking positions here and blocking the cavalry head-on, and risking death.
As long as the cavalry troops are fully deployed, even one battalion of the Eighth Route Army on the position cannot stop them.
Upon receiving the assault order, the Japanese troops' concentrated pursuit formation immediately changed into an offensive formation.
One squadron attacked in the center, and two squadrons provided flank cover. They were like three unsheathed swords, thrusting straight into the blocking position.
For two hundred meters, there was no movement on the position.
One hundred meters away, there was still no movement on the position.
The cavalry rushed faster and faster, and many of them already had horse rifles in their hands and fired at the blocking position.
The captain was full of confidence, raised his saber high, and planned to personally chop off a few heads of Eighth Route soldiers to vent his pent-up anger.
"Da da da..." The sudden gunshot shattered this sweet dream.
Under the darkness of night, the flames ejected from the machine guns were particularly dazzling and could be seen clearly from a distance.
At least 40 tongues of flame suddenly appeared from the blocking position more than 200 meters wide, one every four or five meters.
The hot bullets were like meteors, intertwined with each other, forming an airtight fire network, instantly covering the cavalry troops under his command.
The first few rows of cavalry seemed to have hit a copper wall and fell off their horses in pieces.
The gunshots continued to ring out, and more and more soldiers were shot and fell from their horses.
On the plains, ten ordinary infantrymen may not be a match for one cavalryman.
But cavalry are not invincible. They are most afraid of two things.
Armored fighting vehicles and light and heavy machine guns.
If you encounter them, no matter how many cavalry you have, they won't be enough to kill them.
The captain panicked, knowing that he had been fooled, and shouted with a frightened look on his face: "Retreat, everyone, get out of here quickly... Everyone retreat..."
At this time, the captain was only 70 to 80 meters away from the position. Most of the men in front were killed or injured. The corpses of cavalry and horses were everywhere. The horses that had lost their owners but were not killed were running around everywhere, which greatly made the retreat of the follow-up troops more difficult.
The Eighth Route Army in the blocking position didn't care about this. They fired as fast as they could, knocking down one Japanese enemy after another.
"Boom, boom..." The Eighth Route Army cavalry, which detoured to both wings of the blocking position, began to take action. They did not miss the opportunity to beat the drowned dog.
The light and heavy machine guns on the blocking position chased and beat the retreating Japanese troops. They were like two sharp blades, thrusting straight into the Japanese flanks.
The battalion leader finally withdrew the effective range of the heavy machine gun, leaving only one of the three full squadrons, and the morale of the troops also dropped to the bottom.
Before I could take a breath, two groups of Eighth Route Army troops had already crossed over.
First they fired with submachine guns, then they fought in close combat...
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