Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 454 Cavalry and Tank Clash!

Li Yunlong led two tank battalions, a cavalry battalion, two heavy artillery battalions and three infantry battalions in a hurry towards Anhua County.

I was afraid that if I arrived too late, the Japanese from the 28th Brigade would run away.

Because all the troops were riding in tanks and large trucks, they marched more than ten kilometers in just over half an hour.

The communications armored vehicle with its antenna raised high in front opened its rear door, and Li Yunlong immediately signaled Dong Dahai, who was driving, to stop the car.

Today, Dong Dahai not only has a rapid improvement in military literacy, but also has first-class driving skills.

"Report to the leader."

As the jeep stopped, Zhang Zhilian, who had been promoted to the communications company commander of the new regiment, handed over a telegram:
"Captain Kong of the Independent Regiment just sent a telegram saying that the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment have surrounded the 28th Brigade's vanguard, two infantry battalions, approximately men, in the Xiangyang Mountain area..."

When Li Yunlong took the telegram and looked at it, his face suddenly turned dark.

This battle was commanded by Kong Jie, and the next battle will be commanded by Ding Wei.

According to Kong Jie's report, after encircling the vanguard of the 28th Brigade, their two regiments originally wanted to surround the point and attack the reinforcements, but they did not expect that the main force of the 28th Brigade would quickly escape.

And he did not return to Anhua County, but fled directly towards Datong.

The Japanese devils' decisiveness in cutting off their own arm caught Kong Jie and Ding Wei off guard.

So he quickly sent a telegram to ask Li Yunlong whether to attack in the direction of Datong next.

Li Yunlong frowned slightly, thought about it and decided to give up.

This battle wiped out most of the 14th Division's troops and its headquarters, which can be said to have dealt a heavy blow to the 14th Division.

Before the battle, Li Yunlong's plan was to end the battle in 3-5 days, and he received support from the headquarters to be prepared to sacrifice people.

Li Yunlong was reassured and changed his slow operation to a quick attack, mainly to catch the Japanese off guard.

but.

In the direction of Datong, there was the Japanese 26th Division. At this time, the Eighth Route Army's front line in northwestern Shanxi was stretched a bit too long by attacking Datong.

Moreover, there was no battle plan to attack Datong in advance, so it was not appropriate to attack Datong hastily.

Although catching rabbits by raking grass is Li Yunlong's style, Li Yunlong feels that it is not appropriate to continue the attack at this time.

Datong will be recovered sooner or later, but what we need to do now is to consolidate the base in northwestern Shanxi.

Once Anhua and Heyuan counties were recovered, the Japanese were basically driven out of northwestern Shanxi.

In this way, the Eighth Route Army occupied most of the 38 county towns in northwestern Shanxi.

"Xiao Zhang, send this telegram to the Independent Regiment immediately."

Li Yunlong quickly drafted a telegram, signed his name, and handed it to Zhang Zhilian.

Zhang Zhilian took the telegram and looked at it. He felt that the commander's handwriting was much better than the earthworm-like handwriting when he first came to the New 1st Regiment.

Li Yunlong often tells people that we, Old Li, are now an intellectual, and it seems that the regiment commander is not far from becoming an intellectual too.

"Yes."

After reading the telegram, Zhang Zhilian turned around and quickly walked towards the communications armored vehicle.

This communication armored vehicle was also a gift from Boss Lin. It has a large interior space and is a special mobile radio armored vehicle. It is protected from wind and rain, and the vehicle can also send and receive telegrams while driving. There is no need to leave telegrams on the march as before.

"Pass on my order. All troops must halt their advance. The rear guard will become the front guard and return to Heyuan County."

Li Yunlong gave orders loudly.

Since there is no more fat meat in Anhua County, Li Yunlong has no plans to go there.

He had already given orders to Ding Wei and Kong Jie to immediately go and recapture Anhua County after killing the Japanese in the encirclement.

"Yes."

Operations staff officer Yang Ziyun was preparing to give orders.

"Captain, Captain."

Just then, the sound of horse hooves was heard on the side of the road, and a soldier from the cavalry battalion rode over.

Although Sun Desheng was transferred from the commander of the cavalry battalion to the commander of the second tank battalion, the cavalry battalion of the new regiment was not disbanded.

Although cavalry has few opportunities to go to the battlefield, they still have their place.

For example, tasks such as reconnaissance, pursuit, and message delivery can be completed by cavalry.

"Shut up!"

When they arrived in front of the jeep, the cavalry soldiers reined in their horses and raised their hooves high.

From this move, we can see that this warrior has good riding skills.

"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese cavalry regiment has been spotted three kilometers ahead."

The soldier had a fierce look on his face and a nimble physique. He had obviously killed Japanese soldiers before and was an elite cavalryman.

"Are you sure it's the Japanese cavalry regiment?"

Li Yunlong's expression suddenly became happy.

"Sure, I saw it with my own eyes. There were at least a thousand Japanese cavalrymen and horses!"

"It's in the open space ahead!"

As soon as Li Yunlong stretched out his hand, Dong Dahai quickly handed him a map. Li Yunlong took it and found on the map that there was an open area a few kilometers ahead.

And he instantly understood what was going on.

It must be the 14th Division Commander Iseki Masataka who sent the 18th Cavalry Regiment to support the 28th Brigade.

However, the Eighth Route Army was too strong and the 28th Brigade was surrounded by two infantry battalions. The main force of the 28th Brigade not only did not come to rescue but fled towards Datong.

This put the 18th Cavalry Regiment in a terrible position.

Because there is only this one road from Heyuan County to Anhua County.

Unintentionally, the Japanese 18th Cavalry Regiment was surrounded by the New st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New nd Regiment.

The 18th Cavalry Regiment was in a dilemma.

"God is going to make me rich!"

Li Yunlong's expression was instantly filled with joy. "Pass on my orders," he shouted. "Tank Battalion 1 and 2, charge forward and destroy the Japanese cavalry regiment. The rest of the troops, press forward."

"Yes!" The previous order was not given.

After receiving the order, Yang Ziyun quickly issued the order.

Qi Yilin and Sun Desheng were like sharks smelling blood. They immediately mobilized more than 50 tanks from two tank battalions and charged towards the Japanese cavalry regiment.

……

at the same time.

In an open area 3 kilometers away, the Japanese soldiers of the 18th Cavalry Regiment were having lunch.

Not far away, more than a thousand Japanese military horses were freely eating the newly sprouted grass on the ground.

They received an order from the division headquarters in the middle of the night to support the 28th Brigade, and only carried a small amount of food, weapons and ammunition when they left.

"No news from the division headquarters yet?"

At this time, the commander of the 18th Cavalry Regiment, Kaneto Yasuda, looked at the communications captain with a frown.

More than half an hour ago, the 28th Brigade Headquarters sent a telegram stating that the locust troops of the 27th Brigade and the Division Headquarters in the direction of Heyuan County had all been destroyed, and ordered the 18th Cavalry Regiment to quickly take a detour towards Datong.

But Kaneto Yasuda didn't believe it at all.

The 27th Infantry Brigade is the elite brigade of the Locust Army, and its combat effectiveness ranks among the top Type A divisions.

Not to mention the division headquarters, the logistics regiment and the powerful field artillery regiment.

It was all destroyed in just half a day.

How can this be?

"not yet."

The communications captain shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Kaneto Yasuda's brows were furrowed like the shape of a river. It was bad enough that he couldn't call the division headquarters, but he couldn't even get through the radio signals of the 27th Brigade Headquarters, the Quartermaster Regiment, and the Field Artillery Regiment.

These troops used the same code book. The cavalry regiment used this code to call each other on the same channel and wavelength. After the other party's telegraph operator heard the signal, he would respond with a radio signal.

"Is it really all over?"

Kaneto Yasuda asked his adjutant to bring a map and quickly determined the route to Datong, but he had to march about eight kilometers towards Heyuan County first.

"Immediately contact the First Army Headquarters and confirm with them."

"If the division commander and his men are truly defeated, we will head to Datong."

"Hi." The adjutant suddenly lowered his head, turned around and made arrangements.

At this moment, Colonel Yasuda suddenly discovered that all the horses that were grazing suddenly stopped and their heads were looking in the same direction.

"what happened?"

Kaneto Yasuda frowned and looked in the direction of the military horse's gaze.

Suddenly, the ground began to tremble slightly, and some soldiers and horses became as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

The Japanese soldiers who were eating rice balls stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.

A few seconds later, the Japanese soldiers and horses saw a tank emerging from the road at the top of the hill, followed by the first and second tanks.

"Colonel, it's a heavy tank from the Eighth Route Army."

The adjutant came to Kaneto Yasuda and said to him solemnly:

"I suggest retreating immediately and calling for aviation support."

Tanks are made of iron wrapped in flesh, cavalry are made of flesh wrapped in flesh, and the Eighth Route Army also has many heavy tanks.

If you encounter cavalry, you can only run as far as possible.

"The air force will take at least an hour to arrive. Four horses can't outrun tanks. It's too late." Yasuda Kaneto suddenly looked fierce and shouted, "Pass my order, mount the horses!"

"Shh!"

Kaneto Yasuda drew out the colonel's sword.

He had a clear idea. Even the 28th Brigade had fled. Going towards Anhua County was a dead end. The only way was to attack towards Heyuan County. There was no need to reach Heyuan County. Only by taking another road could there be a chance of successfully entering Datong.

More and more Eighth Route Army tanks appeared and formed up in a wide area. The Japanese cavalry could already hear the sound of tracks colliding and the roar of engines.

The Japanese cavalry mounted their horses one after another and faced the direction of the Eighth Route Army tanks. The sound of drawing swords filled the air. More than a thousand Type 32 cavalry swords were drawn out, and the blades made their skin feel cold under the reflection of the midday sunlight.

It has to be said that the cavalry regiment of the Type A division was a group of desperate men. Facing dozens of tanks crushing on them, the Japanese cavalrymen had fierce expressions on their faces and were not afraid at all.

"Perhaps many of us will die today!"

"But it's just a little setback now!"

"My brother country will win the holy war, His Majesty the Heavenly Locust will be on board, and the Great Japanese Locust Army will be on board!"

As Kaneto Yasuda spoke a few short words, the eyes and expressions of the Japanese cavalry suddenly became fanatical.

The cavalry unit is an aristocratic branch of the Japanese army, and the officers and soldiers who can become Type A division cavalry officers and soldiers are basically fanatics.

Even in the current situation, this group of Japanese cavalry is full of confidence in the holy war of their brother country. Now it is just a small setback, and they are also full of confidence in the sky locusts.

It can be said that almost all the devils, including those in the 14th Division, are die-hard fans of Tianhuang.

"Cavalry Regiment, attack!"

Kaneto Yasuda pointed the colonel's sword in his hand forward and took the lead in attacking.

"Kill me..."

"Onboard!"

Amidst shouts of killing and long live, the Japanese cavalry regiment rushed towards the two tank battalions of the New 1st Regiment with a rumbling sound.

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(Now is the double monthly ticket period, begging for the guaranteed monthly ticket, thank you brothers!)

(End of this chapter)