Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 287 Nobles Must Fight in a Noble Manner

"Cavalry regiment! Charge!"

Kuroshima Morita was leading his troops in a pursuit of Eighth Route Army soldiers who were trying to break through the encirclement.

"Commander! We've received an urgent telegram from headquarters!"

"Read!"

"Nantun Town has been captured by the Eighth Route Army. Headquarters has ordered the Black Island Cavalry Regiment to immediately return to Taiyuan to support Zhonghe Town!"

"I understand. I will lead my troops back after we have wiped out this group of Eighth Route Army cavalry."

Kuroshima Morita is currently in high spirits and doesn't want to leave just like that.

"Commander, this is an order personally issued by General Shinotsuka."

"He ordered the cavalry regiment to immediately abandon all missions and return as quickly as possible," the staff officer reminded them.

Yoshio Shinotsuka knew very well who Morita Kuroshima was, so he had made preparations in advance.

"Baka!" Kuroshima Morita was very unhappy that his interest had been interrupted.

"Hai!" Kuroshima Morita was the regimental commander, and when he cursed, the staff officer could only endure it.

However, even though Kuroshima Morita was a royal baron, he could not completely ignore Yoshio Shinotsuka's orders.

"Send the order! Assemble the troops and return to Taiyuan!" Kuroshima Morita said helplessly.

"Hai!"
The Eighth Route Army, which had been engaged by the Black Island Cavalry Regiment, was prepared to fight to the death, but the Japanese suddenly withdrew.

"Company commander, what do the Japanese mean?"

"How would I know what's wrong with them? But since the Japanese have retreated, let's get out of here quickly!"

"Commander, we've received word that a cavalry regiment has suddenly appeared in Zhonghe Town!"

When Chen Chengxing heard the operations staff report, the system also sounded a voice simultaneously.

[Side Quest Issued: Royal Nobles.]

Mission Objective: Eliminate the Japanese Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment and kill Japanese Imperial Baron Kuroshima Morita.

[Task Reward: 0-3 skill points.]

"Go and fetch Sun Desheng," Chen Chengxing ordered immediately.

The Black Island Cavalry Regiment, which suddenly appeared, may only have a thousand or so men, but it posed a significant threat to the New Second Regiment.

They can rely on rapid movement in a short period of time to appear on any battlefield north of Taiyuan.

This meant that Chen Chengxing couldn't make any rash moves, otherwise the Japanese might launch a surprise attack.

"Commander, you wanted to see me?" A few minutes later, Sun Desheng ran over.

"Do you know about the Japanese cavalry?" Chen Chengxing asked.

"I've heard about it, a cavalry regiment."

"But don't worry, Commander, our cavalry company isn't made of clay, we're not afraid of them!" Sun Desheng said.

Although the cavalry company was no match for the Japanese cavalry regiment, the cavalry's motto was to charge forward without hesitation.

"Good, that's the kind of momentum we want!" Chen Chengxing nodded.

"Only cavalry can fight cavalry. This time, we'll have to see what the cavalry company can do."

"Don't worry, Commander, there isn't a single coward in the cavalry company. We guarantee to fight to the death!" Sun Desheng affirmed.

"Fight to the death? What do you mean, fight to the death?" Chen Chengxing said irritably.

It's not easy to build such a cavalry force. If it's just wasted like this, Chen Chengxing will be devastated.

"Huh? What's the cavalry company going to do?" Sun Desheng asked, puzzled.

He only knows how to fight head-on; if you want to use any kind of strategy, Sun Desheng says he doesn't know how.

"come here."

Chen Chengxing planned to explain his ideas to Sun Desheng on the map.

After the Kuroshima Morita Cavalry Regiment arrived at Zhonghe Town, the previously rampant Eighth Route Army immediately abandoned its attack.

They couldn't help but feel satisfied with their own deterrent power.

However, before he could be smug for long, Kuroshima Morita received a report early the next morning.

"Commander, the pillbox in Niulan Village has been attacked by the Eighth Route Army."

"The Eighth Route Army? They're courting death!"

"Order all squadrons to assemble immediately!"

Kuroshima Morita threw down the chess piece in his hand, stood up, and gave the order.

Upon hearing the call to assemble, the Japanese cavalry, who had been resting, quickly donned their armor and assembled at the drill ground.

"Everyone! Attack!"

Kuroshima Morita led his cavalry regiment and thundered toward Niulan Village.

From a distance, Kuroshima Morita spotted over three hundred Eighth Route Army cavalrymen retreating northward.

"Cavalry regiment! Pursue!" Kuroshima Morita shouted excitedly.

Compared to fighting infantry, Kuroshima Morita preferred cavalry duels.

Kuroshima Morita believed this was in line with his status; nobles should fight in a noble manner.

What's the point of crawling and rolling around on the ground like a stray dog?

After chasing for a while, the deputy regimental commander, Yasui Kazumi, still couldn't catch up, so he spoke up:
"Commander, the Eighth Route Army's cavalry are also Japanese horses. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to catch up in a short time."

Just by looking at the speed of those horses, you can tell that the Eighth Route Army has not mistreated them.

In this situation, a prolonged pursuit is not a good thing, as it could easily lead to an ambush.

"Yasui-kun, don't worry. According to intelligence, the New Second Regiment only has this one cavalry unit."

"As long as we can eliminate them, the Second New Regiment will lose its ability to launch an offensive."

"Keep chasing!"

Kuroshima Morita had full confidence.

The Black Island Cavalry Regiment is an elite cavalry unit, with Olympic champions among its members.

In terms of both combat strength and numbers, the locust army has an absolute advantage.

"Hai!"
Sun Desheng turned his head to look at the relentlessly pursuing Japanese cavalry, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

The commander was right.

These Japanese cavalrymen were so outstanding that they didn't even take the cavalry company seriously.

But this is just right; once they enter the ambush, we can wipe them out in one fell swoop.

"Comrades! We're almost there!"

"Attention everyone! Follow the drill as we practiced before!" Sun Desheng shouted.

A few minutes later, Sun Desheng led the Black Island Cavalry Regiment to the pre-arranged position.

The two groups of cavalry began to confront each other, separated by a distance of one or two hundred meters.

"Draw your sword!" Sun Desheng shouted, putting away his pistol.

The soldiers drew their sabers and pretended to engage in a cavalry duel.

Seeing the cavalry company's movements, Kuroshima Morita became even more excited.

"Yosh! That's it!"

"Commander, this is a suicidal attack by the enemy," said Kazushi Yasui.

This place is flat, so even if the Eighth Route Army wanted to ambush, there would be nowhere to do so.

To try to take on the battle-hardened Black Island Cavalry Regiment with only 300 cavalrymen is nothing short of suicide.
"A cornered beast's struggle is nonetheless commendable in its courage."

Kuroshima Morita still approved of this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers.

After all, not everyone has the courage to engage in a cavalry duel.

"A cavalry regiment!"

Upon hearing Kuroshima Morita's shout, all the Japanese cavalrymen put away their rifles and drew their sabers from their waists.

"Attack!" Kuroshima Morita shouted, urging his warhorse to charge.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers getting closer and closer, Sun Desheng shouted, "Scatter!"

The well-prepared cavalry company suddenly split into two and began charging in both directions.

Kuroshima Morita looked at the cavalry company's movements with some confusion.

This is not the movement of a normal cavalry unit at all.

The cavalry regiment is now in a state of acceleration, while the Eighth Route Army cavalry is only in its initial stage.

Even if they wanted to escape, they couldn't.

Before Kuroshima Morita could figure out what was going on, he suddenly heard a burst of gunfire.

"Da da da" "Da da da".
"Baka!" Kuroshima Morita's eyes widened instantly. What are cavalrymen most afraid of? Tanks and machine guns, besides tanks!

But now there are more than a dozen heavy machine guns in front of him, and they are constantly firing bullets!
The night before, the new Second Regiment had already dug more than a dozen pits on this flat land.

The machine gun crew was hidden inside, and their bodies were camouflaged.

Even if the Japanese soldiers were far away, they might not be able to spot them even if they walked right up to us.

In order to deliver a severe blow to the Japanese cavalry.

In addition to the 3 Type 92 heavy machine guns already in the cavalry company, Chen Chengxing also transferred 10 more heavy machine guns from several other battalions.

The Type 24 heavy machine gun, which had just been seized from Nantun Town, was also brought over.

The Type 24 heavy machine gun uses canvas ammunition belts, which gives it better sustained firepower than the Type 92.

While the cavalry company was locked in a standoff with the Japanese, the machine gun crew in the pit had completed all their preparations.

Therefore, as soon as Sun Desheng led his team to disperse, they immediately began firing at the Japanese machine gunners who were exposed in their field of fire.

The bullets fired from more than a dozen heavy machine guns formed an invisible wall.

Japanese cavalry would fall to the ground if they encountered them.

"Retreat! Retreat!" Kuroshima Morita shouted.

However, the cavalry had already begun their charge, and retreating was not so easy.

At such a speed, it's difficult to even turn.

Kuroshima Morita watched as the cavalrymen in front of him fell one after another, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

If the troops continue to advance, they will only face certain death.

If you want to retreat, you first have to slow down, which is a matter of life and death.

Since entering Fengtian, the Black Island Cavalry Regiment had never encountered such a situation.

The Empire's elite cavalry was mercilessly slaughtered.

Upon hearing Kuroshima Morita's order, the Japanese cavalry began to slow down and then turned to leave the machine gun's firing range.

However, the range of heavy machine guns exceeded 700 to 800 meters, making it extremely difficult for the Japanese to leave.

After a great deal of hardship, the Black Island Cavalry Regiment retreated in disarray, leaving behind more than 70% of its members dead.

The remaining cavalry of the Black Island Cavalry Regiment had lost all morale.

At this time, Sun Desheng had already led his cavalry company to regroup.

"Cavalry company! Attack!" Sun Desheng shouted.

The Japanese are like dogs in distress now; if we don't fight them now, when will we?

"kill!".
Faced with the charge of the Eighth Route Army cavalry, even if Kuroshima Morita was unwilling, he could only force himself to be alert.

"Cavalry regiment! Charge!"

However, after the Japanese troops had engaged in a series of actions, including charging, attacking, and then desperately fleeing, they were still defeated.

The warhorses were already exhausted, and the cavalrymen were becoming weak as their adrenaline gradually subsided.

The two sides rushed past each other quickly.

The cavalry company, at the cost of 30 casualties, wiped out over a hundred Japanese soldiers.

"Cavalry company! Continue the attack!" Sun Desheng shouted.

They now have the absolute advantage, and they can't let these Japanese devils get away.

Sun Desheng had long coveted the warhorses they were riding.

"Attack!"

As a royal baron, Kuroshima Morita would never allow himself to dishonor his family's honor.

Even though he knew he was going to die, he had to die on the way to the front.

After about ten minutes, Sun Desheng picked up Kuroshima Morita's command sword.

"Clean up the battlefield! Find the runaway horses!"

"This knife is good. Let's send it to the regimental commander along with the regimental flag."

As Sun Desheng spoke, he handed the knife to the soldier next to him.

"yes!".
At this moment, Chen Chengxing was leading a battalion, squatting in Zhao Family Village, less than 2 miles from the battlefield.

He wanted to provide a safety net for the cavalry company.

The opposing force was, after all, a cavalry regiment, numbering over a thousand.

If the plan fails, the cavalry company will retreat here.

Then Chen Chengxing will use infantry to block the Black Island cavalry regiment.

However, after hearing the system's voice, Chen Chengxing felt relieved.

The battle is over. Battle assessment: A resounding victory!

[Gained 6000 Honor Points.]

[Current Honor Points: 199865/300000]

Side Quest: Royal Nobles. Completed!

[Gained 3 skill points.]

Looking at the newly added skill points, Chen Chengxing originally wanted to add a little to War Intuition to see the effect.

[This skill can only be upgraded after Insight and Tactical Command are maxed out!]

Chen Chengxing could only allocate his skill points to Insight and Tactical Command.

However, both of these skills are already at their maximum level at LV9.

For the remaining point, Chen Chengxing returned to the topic of war intuition.

As his war instincts intensified, Chen Chengxing sensed something different.

But when asked how he felt, he couldn't say anything.

I just had a feeling that war was about to break out.

However, because my level is still low, this feeling is a bit vague.

"Is this Peter's 'One Gasp'?" Chen Chengxing scratched his head.

"Commander, the cavalry company is back." Xu Wu walked in with his communications officer.

"Reporting to the commander, the Black Island Cavalry Regiment has been completely annihilated!"

"Okay, I understand." Chen Chengxing nodded.

"Commander, this is what our company commander asked me to bring to you."

"The regimental flag of the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment, and Kuroshima Morita's command sword."

The messenger unfurled the flag and placed it on the table along with the knife.

"A fine sword," Chen Chengxing exclaimed, drawing out Kuroshima Morita's command sword.

This knife is clearly not a Japanese military knife; it is at least a famous one.

There are inscriptions on it too.

"Monk, put away the Japanese flag. When we send it to the military region, hehe, Commander Chen will have to treat me to a drink today."

"Xu Wu, take a battalion to the battlefield and help clean up, especially those dead horses. Take them all back to Nantun Town."

"yes!".
Wei Dayong, standing next to him, grinned from ear to ear.

He couldn't control the regimental flag, but he could eat his fill of horse meat.

A few hours later, the aroma of stewed meat gradually filled the entire town of Nantun.

The entire cavalry regiment consisted of 1200 warhorses.

After deducting the more than 300 surviving horses, the rest were either dead or injured.

Injured horses can be kept alive for now, and slaughtered only if they cannot recover.

The rest were military horses that were killed on the spot, numbering more than 500.

The horse offal and horse bones alone were enough to make the soldiers' mouths water.

Even the residents of Nantun Town enjoyed a meat dish.

The entire town of Nantun was even more joyful than during the Spring Festival.

Can't finish it, can't finish it at all.

Chen Chengxing even specially sent some to the Third Battalion, which was harassing the Japanese Fourth Brigade, so they could heat it up and eat it.

As for the pure meat that is cut off, it can only be made into jerky first.

Fortunately, the weather is cold now, so it won't spoil for another two or three days.

However, unlike the jubilant New Second Regiment, the Japanese soldiers in Taiyuan City were in a state of utter despair.

(End of this chapter)