All twelve heavy guns of the artillery brigade were aimed at Laiyuan City, and the artillery position of the garrison was behind them.
Counterattack meant they had to turn all their heavy artillery before they could fire.
Turning a cannon weighing several kilograms under artillery fire is not easy.
"Rumble..."
Explosions continued to ring out from the artillery positions, and soldiers were constantly being blown away or blown to pieces on the ground.
Many artillery pieces were blown crooked or reduced to scrap.
The captain was lucky that no shells hit the area.
But it was also heartbreaking to see with my own eyes that the heavy artillery brigade was drowned in artillery fire, losing its combat effectiveness little by little, just like being cut by a knife.
"Sir, the bombardment has stopped!" the adjutant suddenly shouted, his face full of excitement.
The captain was not happy at all.
The bombardment only lasted two minutes, but at least a hundred heavy artillery shells were fired.
With such fierce artillery fire, even if the heavy artillery brigade did not completely lose its combat effectiveness, it would not be much worse.
"Rumble..."
Suddenly, a roar reached the captain's ears.
The thick smoke completely obscured the position, and the captain could not see anything, but could only hear the sound.
The roar got closer and closer, like thunder.
As the ground beneath his feet began to tremble slightly, the captain finally understood and his face quickly turned pale: "It's the cavalry on Bageya Road. There are cavalry coming towards us."
"What do the security forces do? Why didn't they discover them in advance and give us an early warning?"
"Everyone stops on the spot and stops them at all costs, otherwise our heavy artillery brigade is really doomed."
After saying that, the captain picked up a rifle from the headquarters and rushed to the position, shouting as he rushed.
"Let's go too. Those who have machine guns will use machine guns. Those who don't have machine guns will use rifles. We can't use grenades. We will die together with the overcoming Eighth Route Army cavalry. We must stop them at all costs and must not let them enter the artillery position."
The cavalry's assault speed was too fast.
Two minutes of artillery fire cover, directly from the forest one kilometer away to a position 200 meters away from the artillery position.
All the guard posts they encountered along the way were eliminated by them with horse rifles.
Although the sound of gunfire was very harsh, it did not attract anyone's attention under the cover of the gunfire, especially the captain who was separated by an artillery position. His ears were full of gunfire, and it was impossible to hear it.
When the bombardment was over, the two cavalry companies had reached the side of the position.
The assault distance of two hundred meters is fleeting for the cavalry.
On the artillery position, there were not many Japs still alive, and many of them were stunned by the heavy artillery blasts.
When the cavalry rushed over, only a dozen Japanese soldiers could really fight back.
As soon as the first shot was fired, the cavalry began to counterattack, shooting a stream of horse rifle bullets at them.
The little devil who was lucky enough to survive was just about to fire his second shot when the cavalry rushed in front of them.
The horse rifles in the cavalry's hands had been replaced by sabers. They held them high in their hands and rushed towards the Japanese in an assault posture.
When he raised the knife and dropped it, the Jaap only had time to let out a scream, and a deep blood mark appeared from his neck to his chest. He stared at a pair of eyes full of fear and fell to the ground on his back.
At the Japanese Army Command Headquarters, Colonel Takahashi's face had no color at all and was a bit frighteningly pale.
Standing at the door of the tent, looking at the artillery position behind him that had been shrouded in artillery fire, his eyes were filled with despair and without any color.
"It's over..."
After these two words came out of his mouth, his whole strength seemed to be drained out of him in an instant, and he fell directly to the ground.
The chief of staff had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly helped him.
"Sir, you must not let anything happen to you. The army is in danger. If something happens to you, we will really be doomed."
Colonel Takahashi nodded, forced himself to stand up, and it took several seconds to regain his composure.
Seeing the panic expressions on the faces of many of his subordinates, he decisively ordered: "This battle cannot be fought again!"
"According to intelligence, the heavy artillery battalion of the garrison has lost its combat effectiveness because of lack of ammunition. In fact, on the contrary, not only has they not lost their combat effectiveness, they still have sufficient ammunition."
"The heavy artillery brigade hasn't started a counterattack yet and has been passively being beaten. It's definitely over."
"Without the heavy artillery battalion, we will have no troops to compete with the heavy artillery battalion of the garrison. If we continue to fight, we will definitely die."
"Sir..."
A messenger suddenly rushed over and interrupted Takahashi before he finished speaking!
"The heavy artillery brigade was jointly attacked by the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery battalion and cavalry units. The entire army was destroyed and the brigade leader also died in the battle."
This result was completely expected by Colonel Takahashi, but he still had a shocked expression on his face.
He stared closely at the messenger and asked, "Wait a minute, you just said that in addition to the heavy artillery battalion of the garrison regiment, there is also a cavalry unit attacking the heavy artillery battalion."
"Hey, there are at least two cavalry companies." The messenger confirmed.
"No, we are in danger." Takahashi's face turned pale again.
"Heavy artillery cover and cavalry raid are so powerful. The field infantry has no chance to counterattack when encountering this kind of attack, let alone the heavy artillery brigade."
After glancing at his watch, he continued: "It has been less than five minutes since the bombardment began, and a heavy artillery brigade has been lost."
"If we are targeted, it only takes a few minutes for them to come over from the artillery position."
"Pass my order and all the troops in the north of the city will immediately retreat to the southwest, join the chariot squadron to reinforce the troops stationed in the west of the city, and then break out of here together."
"Contact the troops stationed in the south and east of the city, break out of the encirclement at all costs, and join us."
"Woooooooo..."
The messenger received the order, but before anyone could move, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky sounded in the air.
The sound became louder and louder, and it was obviously flying towards them.
"Artillery attack, we are being targeted by heavy artillery. Protect the regiment leader and move immediately..." The artillery staff officer was the first to respond.
Several guards rushed to Takahashi's side as if they were electrocuted. Two of them supported him on the left and right, while the others used their bodies to block the surroundings, forming a tight protective circle. Then they held him and ran to a concave area to the side.
"Rumble..."
The shell exploded more than a hundred meters away from them.
Takahashi was lucky, and other than feeling a wave of air hit him, he didn't suffer any injuries.
The troop assembly area not far away was not so lucky.
Amidst the sound of artillery, flames splashed out, and thick and thick black smoke rose into the sky in the artillery fire.
Even if the soldiers who were resting at the assembly area lay down on the ground for the first time, they still could not avoid the damage from the heavy artillery.
The air wave swept over like a wind, and instantly blew the Japanese lying on the ground into the sky, where they were baptized by the shock wave.
When it hit the ground, the Japs had turned into corpses, all internal organs were shattered, and blood was flowing from the corners of his mouth and nostrils.
"Retreat, retreat now..." Takahashi got up from the ground and shouted anxiously.
The bombardment has begun, and the cavalry must not be far from here.
Once they charge over, the remaining infantry in the assembly area will definitely be killed by the cavalry.
Even he might die at the hands of the cavalry.
Only by finding the chariot squadron and joining them can he block the cavalry assault.
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