A voice suddenly sounded not far away, and the captain who had left contact with the infantry ran over hesitantly!
"Say, what's going on? The Eighth Route Army was clearly in front of us, why did it suddenly run behind us?" Chuan Teng immediately asked!
The gunshots nearby are becoming more and more intensive, and more than one unit must have been attacked!
If we cannot figure out the cause and solve this problem as soon as possible, the entire cavalry brigade will be attacked from behind by the Eighth Route Army, and then wiped out, and die inexplicably!
An expression of pain quickly flashed across the captain's face!
This must have caused him some painful experiences!
"Sir, I fought against the Eighth Route Army last night, and they used this kind of fighting style!"
"Abandon the streets and alleys that we focus on defending, climb over the wall from our weakly defended yard and go behind us, and the troops will suddenly launch an attack without any defense!"
"Yesterday, I had more than a hundred people under my command. Facing this kind of attack, I only lasted less than two hours and more than half of them were killed or injured!"
"Our troops are scattered in the courtyard and staring at the streets and alleys. We have no defense at all behind us and on both sides!"
"The enemy suddenly launches an attack, and everyone is completely defenseless!"
"Also, they are equipped with a large number of light machine guns and automatic pistols with plenty of ammunition, which is very suitable for street fighting!"
The captain gave some instructions, and a battle scene appeared in Chuan Teng's mind!
When the subordinates were waiting in formation and staring at the streets and alleys, the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared behind them. Some were holding machine guns, and some were holding pistols. With an order, they fired at the subordinates' backs!
The subordinates didn't even have time to react or even turn around. Bullets had already drilled several bloody holes in their backs, killing them instantly!
Many of his subordinates were still fighting in their original fighting state when they died!
Holding guns in both hands, staring at the street across the wall...
"team leader……"
The deputy suddenly spoke, bringing Chuan Teng back to reality!
Then he asked anxiously: "The enemies attacking us all come from behind. The Eighth Route Army must have used this method to attack us!"
"Everyone's attention is focused on the streets and alleys. There is almost no defense behind them. If they are suddenly attacked, they will be caught off guard and suffer heavy casualties!"
"I propose to give them an order immediately, and divide half of our troops to defend our rear, so as not to give the Eighth Route Army a chance to surprise us!"
"too late!"
Before Chuan Teng could speak, the captain next to him hurriedly answered!
"The number of troops we have to defend each yard is limited, and they are extremely scattered. Coupled with the cover of night, it is impossible to defend against them!"
"Hearing the sound of gunfire, more than a dozen courtyards have been attacked. Once the order is passed, more courtyards will definitely be attacked or targeted!"
Chuan Teng is also anxious!
The more than 200 people under his command were all elite cavalrymen trained by him. It was such a shame to die here in such an unexplained way!
As an elite cavalryman, even if he really has to die on the battlefield, he should die on the assault road, on horseback!
It’s not as frustrating as it is right now. You don’t even know what your opponent looks like when you die!
Thinking that the captain had more experience in street fighting than me and was more familiar with the Eighth Route Army's fighting style, I immediately placed my hope on him and asked with expectation: "Tell me, is there any way to solve the current predicament!"
"Retreat immediately, as many people as you can evacuate!"
"Retreat toward the ammunition depot, then gather the troops and defend a few yards!"
"There are still many Chinese in the city. The garrison has not dared to use heavy weapons because they are afraid of accidentally injuring them! As long as we defend until dawn, the garrison will voluntarily withdraw from Lingqiu City. We will survive tonight!"
Chuan Teng did not answer immediately, but looked hesitant!
There are two issues involved here!
The rear cover mission has not yet been completed, and the retreating troops have not yet established positions around the ammunition depot.
The troops just withdrew and let the Eighth Route Army attack the ammunition depot. The street fighting that the commander wanted to fight would probably turn into an encounter!
Regardless of whether the war situation gets out of control in the end, one cannot escape the responsibility of disobeying military orders!
This is the first question!
Of course, if this was the only one, Chuan Teng would definitely give the retreat order without hesitation!
After all, he is a reinforcement force and is not directly subordinate to Colonel Aoki. Even if he disobeys military orders, he will not embarrass himself too much!
What really made him hesitate was the second question!
Directly issue a retreat order, and evacuate as many as you can!
This means that all the subordinates who are being attacked by the Eighth Route Army will be abandoned!
The captain also said just now that more than a dozen courtyards have been attacked now. When the order to retreat is passed, more courtyards will definitely be attacked!
If we abandon them all, more than half of the cavalry brigade will suffer casualties in one fell swoop!
They are all elite cavalry trained by himself. He will give up when he says it, and he is very unwilling to do so regardless of circumstances or reason!
But the increasingly bad situation on the battlefield did not allow him to think or hesitate!
A subordinate suddenly shouted: "Sir, the gunfire from our south is getting weaker and weaker. Some of our people defending there must have been eliminated!"
"Captain, the gunfire from the south has also become weaker!"
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
Suddenly, the gunshots that had just weakened became intensive again, mixed with a lot of explosions!
The captain in charge of liaison was anxious. Although Chuan Teng was not his direct boss, he couldn't care so much!
Immediately shouted: "Sir, the gunshots are getting closer and closer to us. Another yard must be attacked by the Eighth Route Army!"
"If we don't retreat, more yards will definitely be attacked, and we won't be able to evacuate even if we want to!"
Chuan Teng finally made up his mind and ordered in a deep voice: "Retreat, contact all the troops you can still contact, and retreat immediately!"
The advantage of cavalry is frontal assault, and they can quickly break through the enemy's defense line with their speed advantage!
But here, they not only gave up their own advantages, but also gave up their war horses and switched to infantry fighting. They used street fighting that they had almost never experienced to fight the enemy. How could they not fail!
From the moment they gave up their war horses, it was determined that this was a battle destined to fail!
Because of the shortage of troops, battalion commander Liu Senyun also went to the battlefield. Together with the attacking troops, he personally held a light machine gun and led a guard squad to shuttle back and forth in the middle of the yard, charging and killing!
As he continued to fight, he realized something was wrong!
"Battal Commander, there is something wrong with these little devils. They are much easier to fight than the little devils we met before. They seem to have not been trained in street fighting!" The guard squad leader also noticed some clues and reminded thoughtfully!
After Liu Senyun carefully inspected the corpse of the Japanese in front of him, a look of realization appeared on his face!
"Look at the rifles they are equipped with. The barrels of the rifles are shorter than the 38 guns we use, and each Japanese soldier is equipped with a saber!"
"This is not infantry, it is the cavalry that has reinforced Lingqiu City in the past two days!"
"Haha, the little devil is finished. Even the cavalry is sent to the battlefield as infantry, so there must be no troops left!"
"Tell comrades, what we are fighting is the Japanese cavalry. They have no experience in street fighting, so be bolder and speed up the attack!"
"Let the cavalry fight in the streets, the little devil can really think of it!"
"However, this also makes it easier for us to catch them all."
"What are you still doing? Go and give the order immediately. The others will follow me and continue to kill!"
"This is fat meat brought to your mouth. If you don't eat it, you won't eat it for free!"
As soon as Chuan Teng and his guards began to retreat, the gunshots behind him became thicker and louder, and the sound of grenade explosions kept reaching their ears!
"Da da da……"
A series of gunshots suddenly rang out from their flank!
"Sir, be careful!"
The two guards realized the danger the moment they saw the tongues of fire coming out of the muzzles of their guns, and then subconsciously rushed towards Chuan Teng, blocking the bullets with their bodies!
Although Chuan Teng was beaten and bitten by a dog, his life was saved!
The two guards were not so lucky. Each of them had several bloody holes drilled by bullets!
"Baga, I'm going to kill them!" Chuan Teng became angry and cursed with a pair of red eyes!
His hands were not idle, so he drew out his pistol and fired at the machine gun fire point!
"Sir, it's useless. The Eighth Route Army is hiding behind the courtyard wall. Unless there are cannons blasting from the sky! Otherwise, they can only outflank them, reach into the side courtyard, and attack from the flanks!"
"Just do it!" Chuan Teng immediately ordered!
"With this machine gun blocking the road, even if we rush over, the follow-up troops will suffer a big loss here and must destroy it!"
"Da da da……"
Before his men could move, another string of flames emerged from the darkness not far away!
Several cavalrymen were caught off guard and were beaten into pieces in an instant!
The captain quickly advised: "Sir, it's too late!"
"The enemy has discovered that we are about to retreat and is outflanking us. They want to keep us all here!"
"We must retreat immediately, and attack as many people as we can, otherwise more and more Eighth Route Army troops will block our retreat, and we won't be able to leave even if we want to!"
The deputy captain also realized the danger and shouted: "Captain, the cavalry brigade cannot be destroyed here!"
"You must not let anything happen to you. The captain of the protection team rushes over from here immediately. As many people as can get out!"
"Kill me..."
Chuan Teng rushed out, but his subordinates did not. Nearly two hundred people, including his deputies, were left on the battlefield!
Looking at the remnants of less than fifty soldiers behind him, Chuan Teng had the idea of committing suicide!
At the same time, I also understand that I can't continue fighting in the streets here, otherwise the entire cavalry brigade will have to answer here!
"Let's go find the war horses. We are cavalry. We must not leave the war horses. Even if we die, we must die with our own horses!" The heavy casualties made Chuan Teng understand the huge gap between cavalry and infantry. Although doing so was disobeying military orders, he
Don't care either!
As the captain, what he cares most about is how to save the cavalry brigade and prevent the whole army from being destroyed here!
But the garrison didn't intend to give him this chance!
The order just now was also Chuan Teng’s last order in his life!
As soon as they passed through the main force of the special agent battalion to intercept them, they ran into the most elite guard platoon, reconnaissance platoon, and several company squads of the special agent battalion!