Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

A few minutes later, Li Pengfei, commander of the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion, and Ma Renxing, commander of the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, came up to Xing Zhiguo and saluted him in unison.

The new regiment has three cavalry battalions, two of which are in northwestern Shanxi and one in central Shanxi. Each cavalry battalion is of regimental size, with no less than 700 cavalrymen.

The Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment led by Commander Ma had 1200 cavalrymen.

This time, under the order of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region Command, Commander Ma led a concentrated cavalry regiment from the Ji-Central Military Region, crossed the Langya Mountain and Taihang Mountain and rushed to northern Shanxi to support the New 1st Regiment in combat.

"Pengfei, Captain Ma." Xing Zhiguo saluted and said solemnly, "Our captain's plan is that even if we can't destroy the main force of the Japanese in the North China Front, we will bite off a piece of their damn flesh before the main force of the Japanese retreats from northern Shanxi."

"From now on, if we don't destroy the Japanese airport, their planes will continue to harass our troops."

"Not only will it cause us heavy casualties, but it will also slow down our march and prevent us from forming an encirclement."

"Now, I have an important mission for you. Go and attack the Japanese airport."

Xing Zhiguo pointed at the map and said, "We're only about 27 kilometers away from Datong Airport. Cavalry can reach there in an hour. Do you have any difficulties?"

"No difficulty, I guarantee you'll complete the task!"

Captain Ma had a resolute look in his eyes. Although he had surrendered from the National Army, he had actually secretly joined the Party a long time ago.

"Pengfei, are you in trouble?"

Xing Zhiguo looked at Li Pengfei, the commander of the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion.

Li Pengfei simply said, "We can just send the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion. The weapons and equipment of our brother troops are too poor..."

Regimental Commander Ma raised his eyebrows and said, "You look down on us, don't you? Although our Jizhong Cavalry Regiment's weapons and equipment are not as good as yours, our soldiers are not cowards. They have fought the Japanese head-on."

Li Pengfei said, "Deputy Commander, I suggest giving them some good equipment so they can better complete the mission."

"That makes sense." Xing Zhiguo nodded and shouted, "Guard Battalion Commander!"

"Here!" The guard battalion commander came running over. "Replace all the weapons and equipment from your guard battalion and hand them over to the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment."

"Yes!" The guard battalion commander did not hesitate and immediately went to exchange equipment with the cavalry regiment.

Xing Zhiguo then called the logistics staff over and handed over the spare weapons brought by the Jinzhong troops to the cavalry regiment.

"This is not good."

Looking at the semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns, Captain Ma swallowed his saliva, but still declined politely:
"Give us all the weapons, what are you going to use?"

"Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood." Xing Zhiguo said to him in a serious tone, "In addition to attacking the airport, I have another important task for you."

Xing Zhiguo then pointed to the map and said, "This is Yujia Mountain. After you attack the airport and blow up the runway at Datong Airport, rush here immediately to seize Yujia Mountain and cut off the Datong enemy's retreat."

"Yes!"

Li Pengfei and Captain Ma responded in unison.

Captain Ma looked at Li Pengfei with a hint of gratitude in his eyes. It turned out that the other party was not dissatisfied with the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment, but was trying to get equipment for them.

Xing Zhiguo said, "Take as much ammunition as possible. I will also send infantry to support you as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

The two men saluted and turned to walk towards their respective cavalry.

Ten minutes later, both cavalry battalions were ready, and then more than 2000 Eighth Route Army cavalrymen rumbled towards Datong Airport.

As the horse's hooves rolled, smoke and dust quickly rose.

After crossing the Sanggan River, there is a plain terrain, which is suitable for cavalry to perform.

"Captain Li, thank you!"

Captain Ma rode his horse over to Li Pengfei to thank him in person.

After the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment was equipped with new weapons, its combat effectiveness was directly improved by several levels. Half of them were PPShs, and the other half were 82mm mortars. In addition, there were six mortars and some bazookas.

Ammunition is also quite sufficient, with 500 bullets and 10 grenades per person.

"Captain Ma," Li Pengfei said, "there's no need to thank me. Just don't hold us back when the battle starts." "Don't worry, our Jizhong Cavalry Regiment will definitely not hold us back."

With the new equipment, Captain Ma is full of confidence.

He also realized that Captain Li spoke rather directly, but it was also to reduce the casualties of the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment.

On the side, Ma Chengfeng stroked his newly acquired pistol and submachine gun, his face full of joy.

However, not long after the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment and the Jin Zhong Cavalry Battalion set out, they encountered the Japanese cavalry regiment head-on.

The reconnaissance cavalry on both sides returned to report to their respective officers.

"Reporting to the regiment commander, the Eighth Route Army cavalry has been spotted ahead, approximately 2,000 of them, heading towards the airport."

A reconnaissance cavalry squad leader reported to Colonel Kataoka To, commander of the Imperial Guards Cavalry Regiment.

"We must not allow the enemy cavalry to attack the airfield!"

Colonel Kataoka Tsuyoshi immediately made a decision and drew his command sword. In fact, he had already seen the Eighth Route Army cavalry in the distance and the dust raised by the marching Eighth Route Army cavalry.

"Prepare to attack!"

Colonel Kataoka Tou drew his command sword first with a cold look in his eyes. Behind him, more than 1300 Japanese cavalrymen drew their Type cavalry swords. More than a thousand cavalry swords made their skin feel cold under the sunlight.

This was an encounter between cavalrymen. Both sides had no time to build positions and could only resolve the battle by riding and swordsmanship.

However, Colonel Kataoka Tou was very confident about the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards Cavalry Regiment.

The Imperial Guards Division is one of Japan's regular Type A divisions and is also the royal guard of the Tianhuang. Every cavalryman is an elite carefully selected from the cavalry units of other Type A divisions. No matter they are dismounted and fighting on foot or mounted on horseback, they can fight one against five.

There are only two thousand cavalry on the opposite side, and five thousand cavalry will be enough to kill the locust cavalry.

On the other side, the Eighth Route Army reconnaissance cavalry also reported the situation of the Japanese to Li Pengfei and Commander Ma.

The Japanese sent a cavalry regiment, with at least a thousand cavalrymen, blocking the road to the airport.

"There's no time to build a position, let's charge forward."

Captain Ma immediately drew out his cavalry sword. He became jealous as soon as he saw the Japanese.

Behind him, the soldiers of the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment drew their cavalry swords, their fighting spirit boiling.

Li Pengfei, standing aside, pulled out his pistol and shouted, "Comrades, the regiment commander told us that if we meet on a narrow road..."

"The brave wins!"

The soldiers of the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion all raised their submachine guns.

Seeing the soldiers' high morale, Li Pengfei nodded with satisfaction. "Captain Ma, you will charge ahead with your swords raised, and we will follow behind you. When you are 500 meters away from the Japanese cavalry, you will circle to the sides, and our cavalry battalion will fire at the Japanese with submachine guns."

Considering that the soldiers of the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment were not familiar with the new weapons, Li Pengfei thought about it for a moment and came up with this tactic.

Captain Ma was stunned: "Aren't we fighting against the Japs?"

Li Pengfei chuckled and said, "Who wants to fight the Japs with machine guns?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you in this battle."

The Japanese soldiers a kilometer away were about to charge, and Captain Ma nodded without thinking too much.

This battle requires the tacit cooperation between the two cavalry battalions and the riding skills of the two cavalry units in Ji Zhong and Jin Zhong. None of them can be missing.

"If we run into the Japanese cavalry later, empty your magazines."

Li Pengfei drew his cavalry sword, and the soldiers of the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion also drew their cavalry swords.

The soldiers of the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment stepped forward, and in a position where the Japanese cavalry could not see them, the soldiers of the Jin Zhong Cavalry Battalion sheathed their cavalry swords and raised their submachine guns.

Li Pengfei smiled coldly: "Little devil, times have changed." (End of this chapter)