Bright sword, I have a red police base car

As the Red Alert soldier carrying the black box left the headquarters, Chen Xi returned to the headquarters.

The reason for avoiding others was not because he did not trust the other commanders, but because in the department to which the Red Alert soldier carrying the briefcase belonged, only Zhang Shijie, Zhang Ning and Chen Xi were capable of commanding.

After arranging this force, the next thing to follow is the troop assembly in the Henan direction and the subsequent counterattack plan.

The southern suburbs of Zhengzhou, Henan.

At this time, militiamen from a detachment of the Red Alert Force's engineering construction militia were gathering and replenishing supplies here.

Although the troops are still in retreat, the Red Alert has set up a large number of assembly points along the way to facilitate the retreating troops' supply along the way.

"Comrades, hurry up, we should cross the Yellow River after we have our supplies!"

As the last supply point set up by the Red Alert on the south bank of the Yellow River, there are a battalion of militia from the Red Alert and a company of Red Alert soldiers from the combat force.

After all, at this stage when the Red Alert forces are retreating on a large scale, the Japanese armored troops and cavalry are still marching very fast.

And because of the need to relocate the disaster-stricken people in Henan back to Henan later, the Red Alert troops did not lay many mines along the retreat route, and the minefields they laid were composed of a small number of real mines and a large number of fake mines.

After many stages of mine-tripping and mine-clearing, the Japanese discovered that the number of mines laid by the Red Alert Force was not large, so they simply ordered the troops to ignore the mines and wade through them.

If it is a large-scale minefield, the Japanese will also consider whether it will cause too many casualties and affect the combat of the troops, and may even injure their senior officers, but if there are only a small number of mines, the Japanese will not have such concerns.

After all, with the current pursuit force of the Japanese army, the death of a few hundred people is no big deal!
Compared with the casualties in the head-on battle with the Red Alert Force, the casualties in the current pursuit process are basically negligible.

According to the Japanese's battle reports, they are still engaged in fierce firefights with the Ping'an County Security Corps!

While "annihilating" so many troops of the Ping'an County Security Corps, there were only such few casualties. The Japanese command must be really lucky!

"Reporting to His Excellency, the commander of the corps, our reconnaissance team has discovered traces of a large number of troops five kilometers ahead. It is estimated that they are the disaster relief troops of the Ping'an County Security Corps in Henan!"

After hearing the report from the cavalry scout, the Japanese cavalry regiment commander's mouth curled up harder than an AK47.

"Yoshi! This time we can launch a surprise attack on the Ping'an County Security Corps. I want to use their blood and flesh to commemorate the warriors who died in their mines!"

After saying that, the Japanese regiment commander looked at the map and saw that Zhengzhou was in front of them.
Afterwards, under the order of the Japanese cavalry regiment commander, thousands of Japanese cavalry immediately launched an attack towards Zhengzhou with screams and howls.

The Japanese captain's name was Kuroshima Morita, a member of the Japanese royal family and a hereditary baron.

That’s right, it’s the cavalry regiment that confronted the cavalry company of the independent regiment during the 1942 mopping-up operation in the original plot!

Because the regiment commander was a member of the royal family, the fighting will of this Japanese cavalry regiment was very determined. At the same time, it was also the fastest marching among all the Japanese troops in this pursuit operation.

Because there are many mountain roads, the Japanese armored forces are moving slowly because their maintenance troops cannot keep up with the main force. Therefore, most of the pursuit forces on the front line are the Japanese cavalry troops.

At this time, the Red Alert's reconnaissance aircraft was not in the Zhengzhou area, and the militia supply station in the south of Zhengzhou did not discover the Japanese cavalry troops in advance.

The Japanese cavalry was rushing towards them.

Nanjing, inside the Japanese Army’s China Headquarters.

Hata Shunroku was reading the telegram from the gangster Morita carefully. The chief of staff next to him looked at the smiling corner of Hata Shunroku's mouth and knew that this must be good news again.

"Commander, what news brings such joy?"

Hata Shunroku: "The Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment has now reached the southern part of Zhengzhou, less than 30 kilometers away from Zhengzhou!"

The Japanese Chief of Staff laughed and said, "It seems that the troops of the Ping'an County Security Corps have completely lost their fighting spirit. It's only been a few days. Not only have they been completely defeated in the central line of Henan, but even their troops have been driven to Zhengzhou by us. The so-called Ping'an County Security Corps is so vulnerable, and they dare to send electricity to the world. They are really not afraid of losing face!"

"Based on the current retreat progress of the Ping'an County Security Corps, they are very likely to have assembled a large number of troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, intending to rely on the natural barrier of the Yellow River for defense, so we may have to pay a certain price in the battle on the Yellow River." Hata Shunroku looked at the map of Henan in front of him and began to analyze the movements of the Red Alert forces.

But after thinking about it carefully, Hata Shunroku changed the subject and said, "In that case, there is no need for the Ping'an County Security Corps to send a telegram. Could it be that after Zhang Shijie was injured, there was a factional struggle in the Ping'an County Security Corps, and now they have no troops to defend themselves, so they sent such a telegram to interfere with our thinking?"

When the Japanese general staff heard what Hata Shunroku said, there was an uproar.

With the current retreat speed of the Ping'an County Security Corps, this situation is really possible!

Moreover, the Japanese knew very well that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are disputes. The struggle between their army and navy is so serious. They don't believe that there are no disputes given the combat effectiveness of the Ping'an County Security Corps.

However, some people still questioned the Japanese's optimistic view. A senior Japanese staff officer asked Hata Shunroku: "But, Commander, could this be a trick by the Ping'an County Security Corps to lure the enemy?"

"Yes, yes, Zhang Shijie's troops are all cunning. If they lure us over, our losses will be huge!"

Hata Shunroku smiled and said, "We can tell whether this is an internal dispute among their troops by just testing them!"

Then, Hata Shunroku said to the Japanese signalman beside him: "Send a telegram to the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment, asking them to quickly annihilate the current Chinese army, and then immediately go to the Yellow River to check whether the Ping'an County Security Corps has blown up the bridge. If the other party has not blown up the bridge, immediately advance to Dagu Mountain!"

"Hai!"

After agreeing, the Japanese signalman immediately went to the confidential room to convey the order.

Although the retreat of the Red Alert Force has greatly boosted the confidence of the Japanese army, the shadow cast by the Red Alert Force on them before cannot be covered up by a few victories. In this situation, Hata Shunroku can only send troops to conduct reconnaissance.

After all, in the area controlled by the Red Alert Force, the Japanese had no source of intelligence at all, and the only way to analyze the actions of the Ping'an County Security Corps was to determine the opponent's intentions through reconnaissance troops.

The Kuroshima Regiment, which was advancing rapidly towards Zhengzhou at this time, immediately stopped after receiving Hata Shunroku's telegram.

"Your Excellency, Commander, this is a telegram from Commander Hata Shunroku!"

After reading the telegram, Kuroshima Morita also changed his action plan and began to split his troops into two groups.

One group led a battalion of troops to pursue the Ping'an County Security Corps members, while the other group searched for a bridge to cross the river along the Yellow River.

After arranging the troops' actions, Kuroshima Morita excitedly sent a telegram to Hata Shunroku, saying that they would be the first to break through the Yellow River defense line of the Ping'an County Security Corps, occupy Dagu Mountain, and capture Zhang Shijie alive! After hearing this, Hata Shunroku, who received the message, also wrote this ancient saying in the orders to the various attacking troops.

For a time, the slogan of occupying Dagu Mountain and capturing Zhang Shijie alive resounded through the Japanese army.

If Zhang Shijie heard the Japanese slogans, he might feel very honored.

After all, he had once shouted the slogan of liberating Zhurihe and capturing Man Guangzhi alive in Zhurihe. The attention from the enemy was the best compliment for a soldier!

So on the Chinese battlefield, in addition to "It's dark and the cards are on board", the Japanese had a new slogan before attacking.

At the Red Alert supply point in the southern suburbs of Zhengzhou, the militia troops on guard at the periphery also felt the tremor of the troops. As the scout looked into the distance, a cloud of smoke was spreading in the distance.

The militia soldiers of the Red Alert Force immediately determined that a large-scale enemy force was marching here, and they were less than 10 kilometers away from the supply station!
Then the sentry immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called to the rear: "Supply station, supply station, this is sentry post No. 6. We have discovered that a large number of Japanese troops are approaching quickly. The distance is about 8 kilometers. Please prepare for battle immediately!"

Upon receiving the news, the supply station immediately sounded the combat alarm. The logistics supply troops of the supply station and a detachment of militia immediately picked up their weapons and entered the defensive positions.

"Sergeant, the Japs are coming so quickly, could it be their armored forces?" a militia soldier asked worriedly.

As a militia force, their weapons and equipment have much less firepower than the main force, and they lack heavy anti-tank firepower. It's okay when facing the Japanese's small tanks, after all, that thing can even penetrate 7.62mm armor-piercing bullets. But now the Japanese's main tanks have been replaced with Type , and their heavy machine guns are no longer so useful when facing Japanese tanks.

Of course, the militia's detachment-level combat force still has an anti-tank artillery company equipped with Type 56 85mm cannon, so they are not without the ability to resist the Japanese armored forces.

As the militia troops entered the position, a battalion of Japanese cavalry troops also came into the visual range of the forward guard post.

"Report to the supply station, the Japanese troops. Huh?! Cavalry?!"

After seeing the Japanese troops, the militia scouts were surprised and speechless.

"What?! Cavalry?!"

After hearing the call from the sentry post, the militia troops in the rear were also a little amused and helpless.

I thought you were an armored unit chasing us, and now you tell me you were cavalry?!
I took off my pants and you show me this?!

Then, the militia commander at the supply station asked, "How many cavalrymen do the Japs have?"

"About. A team?"

"grass!"

After hearing that the Japanese only had one cavalry battalion, the militia commander immediately ordered: "Notify the artillery battalion and the anti-aircraft battalion to pack up and come back for dinner. We don't need them anymore."

"Yes, detachment leader!"

Cavalry has basically no survivability when facing a force fully equipped with automatic weapons. Therefore, in the military organization of various countries in later generations, except for a very small number of ceremonial troops and complex terrain guard troops, there are very few cavalry.

The World War II period can be said to be the last active period of cavalry. During this period, the penetration rate of fully automatic equipment in the armies of various countries was not that high.

Except for the Red Alert!

Now within the Red Alert Force, the militia units are now basically all equipped with Type 56 submachine guns, with only some non-key units and female militia still equipped with Type 56 and Type 63 semi-automatic rifles.

The firepower of the troops that are able to carry out missions in Henan must have been significantly enhanced.

Since the militia forces are programmed according to the PLA's troop organization, they are not short of heavy firepower equipment, and can even be said to be quite abundant in this era.

As time went by, the Japanese cavalry brigade finally appeared within the sight of the militia's defensive positions.

Similarly, Japanese cavalry also discovered the militia units preparing for defense.

"Yoshi! We finally found these Chinese people!"

The Japanese captain who led the team immediately drew out their cavalry swords and held them upright in front of them. Seeing this, the other Japanese cavalry also drew out the long swords at their waists.

"Warriors, occupy Dagu Mountain and capture Zhang Shijie alive! Cavalry Brigade, Yasi, give it to us!"

“Ah~! Ah~!”

Amid the Japs' screams and howls, hundreds of Japanese cavalrymen raised their swords and rushed towards the militia.

The Red Alert soldiers looked at the Japanese cavalry charging towards them, calmly loaded their bullets, and prepared to open fire.

"Attention, all units, don't rush to open fire. Wait until the Japanese enter the 100-meter line before opening fire!"

"understand!"

The reason why we had to wait until the Japanese soldiers were within 100 meters before opening fire was not for accuracy considerations, but to prevent them from escaping!

The Japanese cavalry targets are very large. When charging, the Red Alert troops don't even need to aim. They can hit the target by just shooting roughly.

After all, in this case, there is no difference between hitting a horse and hitting a person.

"Fire!"

"Thump, thump, thump, thump"

在民兵支队的开火命令下达之后，民兵战士们手中的56式冲锋枪、56式轻机枪、67-2式通用机枪、53式重机枪、高射机枪等自动火力纷纷开火，日军的骑兵大队也在由子弹组成的金属火力网中纷纷坠马倒地。

The Japanese captain who led the charge was hit directly by a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun bullet and was killed instantly.

The remaining Japanese soldiers also entered the storm, and both the men and horses turned into a pool of blood and flesh. (End of this chapter)