Rise from the sword

Chapter 505 The first battalion and the second battalion have arrived at the scheduled location.

Three kilometers behind the fifth Japanese position.

No.20 Seventh Cavalry Regiment position.

"United Captain."

A horse-riding communication ghost soldier rushed over and handed an order to the captain of the cavalry regiment, a senior Japanese cavalry lieutenant:
"Order from General Yamamoto."

"An order from General Yamamoto?"

Hearing this sentence, the captain of Zhongzuo Lian was stunned for a while before taking the order.

The 27th Cavalry Regiment was established three years ago and has been stationed near Zhangjiakou. It is responsible for maintaining law and order, eliminating guerrillas, and putting pressure on the Jinsui Army to support nearby troops.At its peak, there were more than 1000 military horses and a team of more than [-] people.

A real formation of a cavalry regiment.

A year ago, he accompanied General Gibbon to the First Army to support the Shanxi operation.

but.

Now, a year later, the No.20 Seventh Cavalry Regiment has less than 200 members.

As an imperial lieutenant, he can serve as the captain of a cavalry regiment, and he has no adverb, which is already very self-explanatory.

Today's Tuba Road is no longer Tuba Road.

Not to mention the outrageous independent regiment with fierce firepower in front of them. In the entire Shanxi region, a guerrilla unit was randomly pulled out from the corner of the mountain.

Cavalry is really not suitable for war now.

After reading the order in his hand, the captain of the Zhongzuo Lian was silent for a while.

As a lieutenant commander, he has rich experience in actual combat and knows the situation on the front line.

For this mission, if they are required to bring anti-tank grenades and tanks to their deaths, there is absolutely no return.Not to mention, they haven't undergone similar training, so it's hard to guarantee the actual combat effect.

It is impossible for General Yamamoto to be ignorant of this situation.

He took a deep breath, drew out his samurai sword, and ordered the troops to assemble with a grim expression.

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"Chong Chong..."

On the front line, the front of the fourth Japanese position.

The company commander of the tank company took the lead and drove the No. 75 tank on a rampage. The coaxial machine gun on the tank and the [-]mm main gun fireworks kept blooming.

Beside him, the remaining 27 tanks in a company formed an offensive formation, slowly and firmly rolling towards the devil's position in the distance.

Behind, more than 300 soldiers armed with submachine guns and recoilless guns followed closely behind the tank, using the cover of the tank to avoid the firepower of the devils, and at the same time cleared the tanks of the approaching devils who exploded and the devils hiding in the bunker.

Although it was night and it was pitch black, the flares from the sky kept falling, and the flares fired by the 120 mortars were very effective, almost illuminating the entire battlefield.

Not to mention that there are four half-track armored vehicles carrying high-power searchlights behind them.

"idiot····"

On the opposite side of the first company was the group of devils in a circular position. At this time, watching the approaching company, the captain of the Seventh Battalion commanded by the front line gritted his teeth, and the hand holding the samurai sword was almost soaked with blood.

Around him, from time to time, there was a series of explosions, the sound of bunkers and forts being destroyed by shelling.And the swishing sound like raindrops.This is the sound of bullets passing by.

At the same time, there were screams one after another.

Facing the attack of the tank unit of the Independent Regiment, his brigade was completely beaten and unable to hold its head up, and it was even difficult to retreat.

The communication trench of the position was destroyed, the connection between the circular fortifications was interrupted, and the bunker fortifications were incomplete. Soldiers could not move in the trench at all, and they had to leave the trench if they wanted to transfer.

But at this time the battlefield is almost like daylight.

There are more than ten flares in the sky at all times, illuminating the battlefield at all times, and there are four large searchlights one kilometer away on the opposite side. Anyone who comes out of the bunker will definitely be found.

Facing the crossfire composed of more than 20 tank guns, nearly [-] coaxial tank machine guns, and [-] large-caliber machine guns, going out of the bunker is undoubtedly fatal.

Moreover, there are tank units of the same size interspersed on the two wings, and they have already passed his position and the No.17 Brigade position in the rear. At this time, he has been pocketed by the enemy.

He has fought for the empire for five years, and he has never fought such a frustrating battle.

Forget about the flares. The independent regiment has powerful firepower and sufficient ammunition. He has seen it before, but it is extremely aggrieved to let the searchlight on the opposite side shine on his face and deal with the counterattack.

Like a bunch of lost dogs.

Even the bayonet that the empire is most proud of, the bayonet that represents the warrior's bravery, General Nogi Noki's pig-jumping tactics have no chance to play.

"Withdraw. Withdraw."

Gritting his teeth away and letting go of his katana, the devil captain reluctantly gave the order to continue retreating.

There are no complete fortifications, no pre-ambush death squads, fighting the enemy tanks here, the rest of his brigade will be wiped out in 10 minutes.

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10:30 at night.

The battle on the front lines continues, and it's reaching its height.

Inside the command post of the Frontline Independent Regiment.

"The second company of the tank and the third company of the tank have arrived at the predetermined position and are establishing a defense line."

Li Yunlong is summarizing the frontline battle situation:
"The encirclement has been formed."

"However, the devils gathered five brigades to storm the three-company line of defense, and the encirclement was temporarily unstable."

"Five brigades?"

Ding Wei touched his chin:
"Yamamoto is really willing to spend the capital. We surrounded only two brigades in total. I'm afraid this old devil still has a backup."

Because of the lack of combat experience of the tank troops, and the main purpose of this time is to cover the penetration of the first battalion and the second battalion, coupled with the night combat, the appetite of the three tank companies has decreased.

At the beginning, it was intended to encircle the front-line brigade of the devils, to try their appetite. Unexpectedly, at the beginning, Yamamoto sent a new brigade to the front-line positions, which was equivalent to stuffing meat into the mouths of the independent regiment. Swallow it down.

But the two brigades were only about 2000 people. Facing the three tank companies of the independent regiment and more than 5000 infantry following behind, Yamamoto actually dispatched five brigades to try to rescue. Obviously there was a problem.

"hey-hey···"

Li Yunlong snorted coldly, speaking confidently:

"No matter what old devil Yamamoto wants to do, labor and capital are waiting for him to make a move."

"Ha ha···"

Ding Wei laughed out loud.

The strength gap is here, no matter how Yamamoto jumps, he is still a grasshopper after autumn.

Moreover, the first battalion and the second battalion have still kept their radio silent, which means that the interspersion is smooth and smooth. According to the time, I am afraid that they have already traveled half of the distance. Even if they are discovered now, they can still reach the reserved position.

This time the plan is solid.

Jingle Bell···

Suddenly, the phone in the headquarters rang, and a staff officer answered the phone and quickly reported to Li Yunlong:
"The second company was attacked by devil cavalry."

"cavalry?"

"cavalry!"

Ding Wei and Li Yunlong expressed surprise at the same time.

No wonder the two were surprised at the same time.

In fact, it has been a long, long time since I have seen the devil's cavalry.

The most recent time was during the battle of Shou County, the Black Island Cavalry Regiment.

In the past, the devil cavalry was very active, and they would come out from time to time to sweep and clear the countryside. At that time, the troops had a headache when they saw the devil cavalry, and they rushed into the mountains. But at that time, the troops had poor weapons.

Now, any army, even the county brigade and district squad, has popularized 772-gun shell guns, and others, such as the [-] regiment, are equipped with a large number of submachine guns.

The submachine gun given by Brother Chen was simple in structure and easy to produce. The base area had already mastered the production technology, but the production capacity was insufficient, so there was no production. After the amount of weapons and ammunition was sufficient, Li Yunlong exchanged a large number of them for other brother troops.

Anyway, ammunition and shell guns are common.

Even if the cavalry dared to come to the base area, he would not be able to go back to such a big target.

"how is the situation?"

Ding Wei hurriedly asked, at this moment he was a little dignified.

Although the era of the devil cavalry has passed, and now a district squad can bully the devil cavalry, the problem is that it is night, and although the front-line flares are flying all over the sky, and there are large searchlights, there is still a big gap from daytime.

There are many dead angles and blind spots in the field of vision.

Moreover, the flares mainly illuminate the offensive positions of the first company, and there are not many second and third companies on the edge.

It is really possible for the devil cavalry to rush into the army relying on speed.

"The devil cavalry broke into the second company's position."

The staff officer continued.

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front.

Tank second company position.

"Give it to Yaji..."

The leader of the Devil Cavalry Lieutenant General, holding a magnetic anti-tank grenade in one hand and the reins in the other, leaned on his horse and rushed towards the second company's position at a distance of only 50 meters.

Beside him, nearly [-] army horses and [-] devil cavalry also held magnetic anti-tank grenades, lying on the horse's back, staring fixedly at the second company tank group in the distance, howling and rushed over.

For a time, the momentum was menacing.

"Left, devil cavalry."

Because they were fighting the devils in front of them, and because of the night vision and some problems with the formation during the attack, they didn't find this group of enemies until they were 50 meters away and the devil cavalry began to charge.

Can't blame Erlian either.

It has only been half a year since the tank unit of the Independent Regiment was formed.

Although most of these tankers and tank crews are selected from veterans and have good actual combat experience, infantry and tank soldiers are completely different types.Relying on a pile of tank training manuals, relying on a few foreign grassroots tank soldiers, and relying on bits and pieces of news, they formed it by themselves with difficulty.After less than half a year of training, and the previous actual combat, the second company has grown rapidly, but it is still seriously insufficient.

Although the first night attack was generally smooth, there were still a lot of problems.

The attacking formation is scattered, there are loopholes in the defense line, there are vehicles in the middle that get separated, and so on...
After all, lack of experience.

When the second tank company and the infantry in the rear reacted, the muzzle and machine guns pointed to the left, and it was too late to spread the firepower. After only paying the price of more than a dozen people being killed, the last large-scale cavalry unit of the Locust Army in Ping'an County Broke into the second company.

boom····

A [-]kg magnetic anti-tank grenade was thrown at the rear of the tank, and violent explosion waves rose up. Accompanied by the flames, a No. [-] tank was blown up, and then even burned up, illuminating the surroundings.

Although the quality of Devil's anti-tank grenades is extremely poor and their magnetism is relatively low, although the German tanks provided by the system do not come with troublesome and complicated anti-magnetic coatings, they also provide a simple and easy-to-install anti-magnetic cover.

But at this time, all the tanks of the second tank company were almost at a standstill.

and.

Due to the inexperience of the commander, the lack of attention, and the insufficient number of logistics personnel, the anti-magnetic cover kit was not installed.

Therefore, the devil's magnetic grenade is firmly attached to the tank. With the help of the height of the horse, the devil can easily throw the grenade on the back of the tank.

boom···

Immediately afterwards, another tank was blown up.

"Start up."

"Start up."

Seeing this scene, the commander of the second company quickly realized the mistake he had made.

He actually made the tank almost stop.

Tanks not only have powerful firepower and high defense, but also have extremely high mobility.

The combination of the three is the king of land warfare.

With the order, the driver quickly shifted into gear and stepped on the accelerator. With the black smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe and the engine humming, the rest of the tanks quickly started to start a confrontation with the devil cavalry team.

With speed, even without an anti-magnetic cover, the inferior anti-magnetic anti-tank mine in the devil's hand is difficult to stick to, and it will fall down as soon as it is thrown.

At the same time, the commander of the second company ordered again:
"Flares."

Following his order, a few flares went into the air, and the infantry in the rear immediately had a vision, raised their submachine guns one after another, and fired at the devil's cavalry.

Anyway, the submachine guns in their hands did no harm to the tank at all.

Immediately, facing the raging firepower, the devil's cavalry did not make any waves, and after a few minutes, they were submerged in the rain of bullets.

But Erlian also paid a price.

"Damn it, the devil actually has a magnetic grenade."

At the end of the battle, the commander of the second company's complexion was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Because of his command error and careless failure to install a magnetic shield, his second company lost seven tanks, three of which were blown up, the crew suffered heavy losses, and four had damaged tracks and were unable to move.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

boom···

The track on the side of a No. [-] tank exploded, the track broke, and the road wheel fell off. However, because of the resistance of the track and the road wheel, the internal members were unscathed.

After Yamamoto dispatched the cavalry, he actually sent a squadron with four anti-aircraft guns to follow, waiting for an opportunity to attack the flanks.

"On the left, 300 meters, two Devils anti-aircraft guns."

With the help of muzzle fireworks, the enemy is quickly spotted.

At the same time, another tank was hit, and another tank lay down again.Although the Devil's 47mm anti-tank gun is weak against frontal armor, it can indeed penetrate the side.

"Kill them."

The commander of the second company, who was blaming himself and reflecting in his heart, immediately became furious and rushed over with the rest of the tanks.

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Inside the frontline headquarters of the Independent Regiment.

"After being attacked by the devil cavalry, the second company of the tank was attacked by four anti-tank guns of the devil. Although the second company eliminated these enemies, it also caused a loophole in the encirclement. Although it was blocked afterwards, a large part of the devils escaped. out."

Li Yunlong also received news from the front line.

There are a large number of radio stations in the army, so that he can receive various front-line intelligence in time.

"This old devil Yamamoto is not bad."

The devil ran away for a while, but Li Yunlong was not angry at all.

"We are inexperienced."

Looking at the telegram in his hand and the pleading report of the commander of the second tank company, Ding Wei smiled.

The second company of the tank was ambushed by cavalry units and anti-aircraft artillery this time. More than half of the tanks were lost, and they almost lost their offensive capabilities.

Then Ding Wei continued to smile and said:

"It's a good thing to suffer a little bit."

Only by making mistakes and suffering losses due to mistakes can we remember the lessons, and then correct them to avoid making similar mistakes in the future, so that we can grow. This is true for people, and it is also true for an army.

"Receive the Internet cafe."

Li Yunlong nodded in agreement, and then gave the order to close the net:

"Now, just wait for news from Zhang Dabiao."

Li Yunlong then asked Ding Wei:
"Are you all ready?"

"The fourth tank company, the fifth tank company, five infantry battalions, three independent companies, and three towed artillery companies, a total of 8000 people are ready and ready to go at any time."

Ding Wei said:

"Just waiting for news from Zhang Dabiao."

As long as Zhang Dabiao cuts off the road, the [-] troops, armed with heavy artillery, will set off immediately, and the troops will head straight to Pan County and Pingan County.

at the same time.

Inside the Frontline Devils Command.

"General, the No.17 Brigade has withdrawn."

The staff officer is reporting:
"However, the Seventh Battalion, the No.20 Seventh Cavalry Regiment, and the squadron in charge of the assault were all broken."

The news was mixed, but Yamamoto breathed a sigh of relief.

The Seventh Brigade is a new brigade, so it would be a pity if the jade was broken.

As for the 27th Cavalry Regiment, it is actually just a squadron. The captain of the Zhongzuo Regiment is a joke.

The No.17 brigade is an elite brigade with many veterans and sufficient combat power, so there is no room for loss.

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55:[-] the next day.

A telegram was sent to the frontline command post of the Independent Regiment:

"The first battalion and the second battalion have arrived at the predetermined position."

　Chapter 2 will be late, watch it tomorrow morning!
　　Also.

　　Help catch a bug...

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(End of this chapter)