Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 539: The mentality exploded.

Two hundred PPSh submachine guns unleashed massive firepower within a few seconds.

The PPSh submachine gun weighs only 3.6 kilograms, is small in size and easy to carry, and has strong firepower.

Therefore, the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion was equipped with a large number of PPSh submachine guns, as well as some P65 submachine guns.

Although the Type 3.3 cavalry rifle used by the Japanese cavalry weighs kilograms and is lighter.

But this thing is a bolt-action rifle, and the power is too weak.

In just a few seconds, hundreds of Japanese cavalrymen were hit. Either the Japanese soldiers or the horses were shot, and they fell off their horses one after another.

About one hundred Japanese cavalrymen were hit, but the casualties to the entire Guards Cavalry Regiment of more than a thousand cavalrymen were not great.

However, this move by the Eighth Route Army directly disrupted the offensive formation of the Japanese cavalry and caused considerable psychological pressure on them.

At this critical juncture, if the attacking formation is disrupted and the cavalry is in panic, it will be very fatal.

This is the situation of the Japanese cavalry at this time. The Japanese cavalry in front are about to encounter the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment.

The interrupted Japanese cavalry was directly cut off. Although the Japanese cavalry behind heard the gunshots, they didn't know what was going on and continued to rush forward.

The fallen Japanese cavalrymen were trampled into meat patties on the spot by the horses' hooves that followed.

What was even more terrible was that a large number of Japanese soldiers and horses were hit and fell to the ground, and many of the Japanese soldiers and horses in the rear were directly tripped.

Except for the front, the attacking formation of many Japanese cavalry in the middle and rear sections was directly disrupted.

But at this time, the submachine guns in the hands of the soldiers of the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion continued to fire, and the Japanese cavalry kept falling off their horses.

Empty the magazine.

However, at this time, the soldiers of the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment were entangled with the Japanese cavalry.

"kill!!"

Captain Ma took the lead, holding a Cossack cavalry knife in his hand, and cut down a Japanese cavalryman from his horse. At the same time, he bent down to the side of the horse's back to avoid the slashing of two Japanese cavalrymen.

However, these two Japanese cavalrymen were quickly killed by the Eighth Route Army cavalrymen who followed closely behind.

Accompanied by the flashing of swords, the sound of cavalry swords cutting into flesh, and screams, many cavalrymen on both sides fell off their horses wailing.

For those who are good at riding, every blow of their sword cuts into the flesh.

This is true for both Captain Ma and the Japanese cavalry regiment commander. Not only are they excellent riders, but they also have extraordinary swordsmanship.

Moreover, the reason why cavalry charge is so powerful is that the cavalry sword in the hands of the cavalry not only has the strength of the cavalry's arm, but also the power of the warhorse charging at high speed. One blow from the sword can break the arm at best, and the head can fly off and half of the body can be chopped off at worst.

The cavalry clash was extremely brutal and the scene was extremely tragic, with the sound of horses' hooves, the clash of swords and screams mixed together, as if traveling back hundreds of years.

However, although the Guards Cavalry Regiment was well-trained, it was vulnerable to the submachine guns of the Eighth Route Cavalry.

If the charge formation of the Japanese Guards Cavalry Regiment was a long snake formation, then the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion was like an indestructible sword, directly cutting the Japanese cavalry formation in half.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment, who charged from the right side, surrounded the remaining Japanese cavalry.

"idiot……"

After a wave of charges from both sides, Colonel Kataoka saw that the Eighth Route Cavalry still had a large number of troops and the losses were not great.

The Guards Cavalry Regiment was left with not even half of its men, with more than half of them killed or wounded, and they were so angry that their faces turned blue on the spot.

"Comrades, use submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles."

Captain Ma sheathed his cavalry sword, held the reins with one hand, and raised the truth in front of his chest with the other.

He looked at the devils provocatively.

In the previous confrontation, although their Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment killed two or three hundred Japanese devils, it also suffered two or three hundred casualties.

The Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion killed three or four hundred Japanese devils, and suffered casualties of its own, but the casualties were very small.

Truth is more powerful than a cavalry sword.

The soldiers of the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment picked up submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles.

"The Eighth Route Army has no moral principles."

"retreat."

Seeing this, Colonel Kataoka Tou's face changed and he led the remaining cavalry regiment to run away, intending to escape.

The Royal Guards Cavalry Regiment is very powerful in cavalry and swordsmanship, but they have no opportunities to display their skills.

Colonel Kataoka Tō was very capable. Even in terms of horse riding and archery, the Imperial Guards Cavalry Regiment was no match for the Eighth Route Army.

Because the Type 44 rifles equipped by the Japanese cavalry regiments were certainly no match for the Eighth Route Army's fully automatic and semi-automatic firepower.

Moreover, the mission of the Guards Cavalry Regiment was to delay the main force of the Eighth Route Army and buy time for the main force of the North China Front Army to advance.

The mission has not been completed yet, and Colonel Kataoka Dong does not want to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army cavalry.

Seeing the Japanese cavalry fleeing like the wind, Li Pengfei and Regimental Commander Ma smiled at each other and did not lead the troops to chase them. The direction in which the Japanese cavalry fled was the direction from which the main forces of Jinzhong and Jin-Cha-Ji were coming.

If these four or five hundred Japanese cavalrymen dared to attack the tens of thousands of main forces of the Eighth Route Army, they would be dead.

This time, the Jinzhong base was equipped with 20 machine guns and 40 anti-aircraft guns, which were much more ferocious than submachine guns and mm and a half rifles.

After hastily cleaning up the battlefield, the Jinzhong Cavalry Battalion and the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment turned around and left with the wounded.

"Report to the colonel, the Eighth Route Cavalry didn't catch up. They went towards the airport."

The reconnaissance cavalry squad leader ran to Colonel Kataoka Tou to report.

"Nani?"

"idiot!"

After hearing the report from the reconnaissance cavalry squad leader, Kataoka Dong's mentality exploded.

He originally wanted to lure the Eighth Route Cavalry into chasing and holding them back. With the riding skills of the Locust Army of the Guards Cavalry Regiment, he would definitely give the Eighth Route Cavalry a dog-walking show, but he didn't expect that the Eighth Route Cavalry would ignore him at all.

Now, Kataoka-dono was embarrassed.

There are not many guarding troops at the airport, and if this cavalry unit attacks the airport, the airport will inevitably be greatly threatened.

However, now, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is advancing towards this side in the direction of Sanggan River.

"Immediately call the Deputy Chief of Staff for tactical guidance..."

……

"Nani?"

"That useless Kataoka-dono can't even defeat a mere 2,080 cavalrymen!"

Not only Kataoka Dong but also Colonel Muto Akira of Datong were upset.

Upon learning that the Imperial Guards Cavalry Regiment had been defeated and the Eighth Route Cavalry were heading towards Datong Airport, Muto Akira had a complete mental breakdown.

Although he knew very well that Datong could not be defended, Datong Airport would certainly not be defended either.

but!

At this critical juncture, Datong Airport still plays a very important role. The combat troops such as the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 7th Tank Regiment, as well as the retreating main force of the North China Front Army, all need the support of the air force.

Datong Airport is very close to these battlefields. After the ground forces call for support, the air force can arrive in support in more than half an hour.

If Datong Airport was attacked, the remaining troops of the 21st Flying Regiment would have to move to Zhangjiakou Airport.

Although the air force can provide air support at Zhangjiakou Airport, the support speed is much slower.

What the main force of the North China Front Army needs most now is time.

Moreover, after the Eighth Route Cavalry attacked the airport, they were likely to continue moving north to Yujia Mountain to cut off the retreat route of the main force of the North China Front Army.

The railway and highway from Datong to Zhangjiakou both pass through here. Once this place is occupied by the Eighth Route Army, the main force plan of the North China Front Army will inevitably be thwarted.

"Send the Royal Guards Cavalry Regiment to seize Yujia Mountain?"

Muto Akira stared at the map with a sinister look and shook his head:
"If the Guards Cavalry Regiment can't hold on, the entire main force of the North China Front will be finished."

"We can't get through the northeast, so it looks like we have no choice but to retreat north."

"However, the retreat will take some time. Order the Royal Guards Cavalry Regiment to hold back the Eighth Route Infantry."

"All transport, combat, and logistics units in Datong, bring combat supplies and rendezvous with the main force."

"All supplies that cannot be taken away will be blown up or burned. Not a single bullet or grain of food will be left for the enemy."

"Hi." The communications staff quickly went to convey the order.

Muto Akira stared at the southwest direction of Datong on the map: "Now, it depends on whether the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 7th Tank Regiment can hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army..."

The main force of the Eighth Route Army southeast of Datong is nothing to be feared.

In addition to the 2000 cavalry, there are the Eighth Route Army infantry. 2000 cavalry cannot cause a big storm, and it will take time for tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army infantry to reach Datong.

but.

To the southwest of Datong is the authentic mechanized force of the Eighth Route Army.

When advancing at full speed, this Eighth Route Army mechanized unit could run 30 kilometers in an hour, and its two-hour march was equivalent to a day's forced march by the Japanese infantry.

If this mechanized unit of the Eighth Route Army had gone around to the northwest and north of Datong, it would have cut off all the retreat routes of the main force of the Japanese North China Front Army.

The main force of the North China Front Army was surrounded near Datong, and the entire main force of the North China Front Army was at risk of being wiped out.

Thinking of this, Muto Akira immediately asked Sugiyama Moto for tactical guidance with a serious expression, and asked Sugiyama Moto to try to advance the Kwantung Army.

If the war situation deteriorates to that point, the only option is to ask the main force of the Kwantung Army to enter the pass, which may be the only way to resolve the dangerous situation of the main force of the North China Front Army.

(End of this chapter)