"What is that?" A cry of surprise shattered the captain's dream.
When I looked up, I saw a cavalry force coming out from the flank of the chariot force, like an unsheathed sword, thrust straight into the rapid-fire artillery position.
The speed is very fast, some people hold their sabers high, others hold their submachine guns...
The subordinates' attention was focused on the chariots, and the battlefield was too chaotic. The rapid-fire artillery positions had just been built, and there were not many soldiers to protect them. Facing the sudden appearance of cavalry, the guard troops were unprepared.
After more than 200 meters, the machine gun started to intercept, killing several cavalrymen in an instant.
The remaining cavalry dispersed quickly to reduce the probability of being hit by bullets.
Gunfire continued, and more and more cavalry were killed.
When nearly a cavalry platoon leader was lost, the surviving cavalry finally reached a position fifty meters away from the rapid-fire artillery position.
"Bah bah... da da da..."
Submachine guns and horse rifles, shoot quickly, bullets fly towards the two machine gun fire points like a rain of bullets.
The two light machine guns named Zheng Huan instantly misfired.
More than sixty cavalrymen seized the opportunity, kicked their horses hard on their crotches, and charged over them as fast as they could.
"kill……"
There was a burst of shouting among the cavalry. The first few cavalry raised their sabers high and slashed hard. They raised the sabers and dropped them. Several Japanese soldiers who came back quickly raised their guns to block, but the sabers were too powerful. They could not even make a round.
Unable to hold on, he fell to the ground with a scream.
After the sabers were swung out, these cavalrymen didn't take a second look at the cavalrymen who were hacked to death. They looked forward and continued to urge the horses forward. The sabers that had been cut down were also raised again, preparing to chop them down a second time.
The cavalry assault was too fast. In the blink of an eye, dozens of infantrymen protecting the rapid-fire cannons were killed. They rushed towards the Japanese rapid-fire cannon positions without stopping...
The captain of the regiment was stunned and shouted in surprise: "How is it possible? Why are there cavalry here?"
The chief of staff had always believed that the garrison had backup, so he was not too surprised by the sudden appearance of the cavalry. He was the first among several commanders to react.
Immediately reminded the captain: "Sir, the rapid-fire artillery position was raided by cavalry."
"Without rapid-fire artillery, infantry alone cannot stop the attacking tanks."
The captain finally calmed down and looked at the battlefield with a look of despair in his eyes.
There were only two tanks left to attack him, but there were at least four armed vehicles.
Without the threat of rapid-fire artillery, tanks and armed vehicles immediately became unscrupulous.
They lined up in a row, charging forward while firing wildly at their subordinates.
The cavalry that destroyed the rapid-fire artillery positions did not stop either. They rushed to areas with few people and soon detoured back to the mortar positions.
"No, the mortar position is being targeted by the cavalry!" the regiment leader shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of cavalrymen rushed into the artillery position.
There was a flash of sword light, and one gunner after another was hacked to death and wounded.
In the blink of an eye, the cavalry was fighting back and forth, and the roaring cannons stopped.
The co-captain was really blinded this time and didn't react for a long time.
The situation of the war changes too quickly.
It was still a sure win just now, but as soon as the cavalry came out, the situation took a turn for the worse...
Rapid-fire guns and mortars are your trump card against tanks and armed vehicles. Without them, the rifle machine gun alone will definitely not be able to stop the overwhelming tanks and armed vehicles.
At that time, thousands of people under his command will be chased and beaten by tanks and armed vehicles.
As long as they have enough ammunition and fuel, no matter how many members of the imperial army there are, they will kill them all.
In a blink of an eye, the attacking force composed of tanks and armed vehicles advanced nearly a hundred meters further.
The assault road was littered with the corpses of killed Imperial and Imperial Army soldiers, densely packed in various postures.
At a glance, at least five hundred people fell on the entire assault route.
This does not include those killed by the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery and cavalry assaults.
There are more than 5,000 troops in the middle mopping up force, which seems like a lot, but after being divided into each infantry group, the total number of the Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army is only 1,300 to 1,300.
The second infantry brigade where the regiment headquarters is located has a slightly larger number of people. There are more than 1,600 people from the Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance Army.
After deducting the casualties caused by the garrison regiment's chariot troops, heavy artillery troops, and cavalry troops, there were less than a thousand people left.
If we continue to hold on here, there is no doubt that we will be severely damaged. If not, we may be completely wiped out here.
The captain's expression kept changing, but he didn't speak.
The chief of staff was anxious and couldn't help but remind: "Sir, we must leave here immediately and continue to let the tanks and armed vehicles equipped by the garrison attack. It won't take long before we are all killed."
"Either charge forward desperately, or retreat, get rid of the pursuit of the tank troops, and escape the effective range of the heavy artillery."
After the commander slowly calmed down, he raised his eyebrows and asked: "How to break out of the encirclement? How to escape?"
"We only have two legs. The Eighth Route Army has wheels and horses. No matter how fast we run, we can't beat them."
After hearing these words, many officers around had expressions of despair on their faces.
Compared with speed, two legs are indeed inferior to a war horse and a chariot.
What's more important is that if the chariots and horses are allowed to chase everyone behind them, the retreat will immediately turn into a big rout. Then the troops will lose faster and die in vain, with all of them being shot in the back.
If you are very unlucky, you will be treated as a deserter, and you cannot explain why.
"Let's break out!" the captain suddenly said.
"The speed of the chariots and cavalry is too fast. If you escape from their pursuit, the possibility of success is almost zero."
"But they have a fatal flaw: there are too few of them."
"We divide our forces to break out. They can only focus on a few of the breakout troops and pursue them. The remaining breakout troops will definitely be able to escape and leave here."
Hope rekindled on everyone's despairing faces.
Although many people will be killed as cannon fodder in this way, at least half of the troops can survive, which is better than being severely damaged and annihilated here.
As for who becomes cannon fodder and who successfully breaks through, it all depends on luck.
The chief of staff immediately supported: "Captain, I agree to fight like this!"
"But there is one question that must be made clear: whether the troops should reinforce Wushan'ao after they break through."
The captain replied without hesitation: "Continue to reinforce."
After hearing this, many officers showed expressions of incomprehension.
In their eyes, the reinforcements had been severely damaged and even self-protection was a problem. Is it meaningful to reinforce the east road mopping up troops?
If there are still Eighth Route Army ambush troops ahead, will the troops that finally break out be trapped in a desperate situation again and be eaten?
At that time, not only did he fail to bring help to the East Road mopping up troops, but he also got himself into trouble, losing his wife and losing his troops.
Everyone focused their attention on the captain, and they needed an explanation.
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