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Chapter 55 Cavalry Charge!

Chang Gang Kuanzhi turned his head and saw smoke and dust filling the air behind him as horses' hooves rolled.

It was the cavalry brigade.

Although cavalry can sprint faster than infantry, and their instantaneous charge speed is faster than that of a car.

However, the marching speed and endurance of cavalry are inferior to those of cars.

and so.

The Japanese cavalry support troops arrived here half an hour later than the infantry and artillery support troops.

Not long after, the Japanese cavalry troops passed by the Japanese trucks and arrived at the location where the Japanese infantry were gathering.

Cavalry Battalion Commander Major Mori Shigeta came to the headquarters riding a chestnut Japanese horse.

Major Mori Shigeta dismounted and saluted Tsuneoka Kanji with his hand:
"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, the Cavalry Battalion has been ordered by Lieutenant General Itagaki to reinforce the Dike Detachment and the Transport Team."

"Mori Shigeru-kun, the dike detachment and the transport squadron have been completely destroyed."

Chang Gang Kanzhi said coldly.

"Nani?"

Mori Shigeta's pupils shrank. Is it so fast?
Those are more than a thousand elite locust soldiers, not more than a thousand pigs!

A few days ago, Mori Shigeta led his cavalry to Wangdongbao. He ordered the burning of villages, the rape of women, and the chopping off of the heads of all Chinese people he encountered to vent his anger at the bombing of Daixian Airport.

He didn't expect that in just a few days, the Chinese army would retaliate at Wangdong Fort and kill thousands of locust soldiers.

"But..." Chang Gang Kanzhi continued, "The Chinese are transferring the combat supplies they seized from the locust army and attacking Daixian County. We must rush to Wangdong Fort and Daixian County as soon as possible!"

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, what are you waiting for? Our cavalry battalion is willing to be the vanguard!" Mori Shigeta was an impatient person. If this batch of combat supplies could not be recovered and the supplies in Daixian County fell into the hands of the enemy, it would have a great impact on the entire Xinkou Campaign.

"There's an enemy group ahead blocking the path of our reinforcements."

The Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Ogawa Xuesong, had a gloomy expression on his face:
"The enemy's firepower is very strong, equipped with many machine guns, submachine guns and other automatic firepower. Our brigade's two attacks failed. If we don't defeat this enemy, our troops will not be able to reach Wangdong Fort."

Mori Shigeta raised his binoculars and glanced ahead, only to see the smoke filling the air and the corpses of the locust soldiers lying there...

Suddenly, a serious look appeared in Major Mori Shigeta's eyes.

It seems that the enemy's firepower is very strong, just as Lieutenant Colonel Yoshikawa said.

Chang Gangkanzhi said in a deep voice: "Commander Itagaki ordered us to reach Wangdong Fort within half an hour. Now there are only ten minutes left."

"Brigade Commander," Mori Shigeta asked, "how strong is the enemy's artillery firepower?"

"The enemy has no artillery firepower," said Tsuneoka Kanji.

"In that case," Mori Shigeta said sternly, "then please ask the Brigade Commander to provide artillery cover for the cavalry battalion. My cavalry battalion is willing to act as the vanguard and open a gap for the infantry and artillery."

"If the cavalry tears a hole in the Shina army," Lieutenant Colonel Ogawa Xuesong said, "the enemy's defensive formation will inevitably be thrown into chaos."

"Yoshi!"

A sharp light flashed in Changgang Kanzhi's eyes:
"The enemy's right flank is a weak point in defense, with fewer than 15 machine guns. My artillery will bombard the enemy's right flank. After the bombardment ends, your cavalry will charge forward and crush the enemy's right flank defenses in one fell swoop. Then, you can outflank the enemy from behind and work with the infantry to eliminate them."

This flat terrain is very suitable for cavalry to perform, but the enemy has weaknesses.

In the third attack, Kanji Tsuneoka could not find any reason for failure.

In the previous two attacks, Chang Gang Kuanzhi had already discovered that the weak point of the Eighth Route Army's defense was on the right wing.

The right wing was the position of the 769th Regiment. Ding Weixin's rd Regiment, which had been strengthened in firepower, was much stronger in firepower than the main regiment.

The reason why Tsuneoka Kanji did not attack from the right wing during the second attack was that

This was because he was very confident that after the bombardment, the enemy would suffer heavy casualties, and a sudden attack by two infantry battalions would be enough to resolve the battle.

However, ideals are full of hope, but reality is very skinny. The second offensive not only failed to defeat the Eighth Route Army, but also suffered heavy losses.

Fortunately, the cavalry arrived, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort to deal with this enemy.

Mori Shigeta suddenly lowered his head, turned around, jumped on his horse, and rode towards the cavalry assembly position.

"Bombard the enemy's right flank for 5 minutes!"

The Japanese flag-bearing soldiers quickly sent flag signals to the artillery positions.

……

at the same time.

At the main position of the Eighth Route Army, guard Zhang Hu reported to Li Yunlong:

"Report to the regiment commander, Minister Zhang just sent a message via radio that the combat supplies have been brought into the mountains, and we can withdraw."

The officers and soldiers around him all looked at Li Yunlong.

"It's too late to retreat now."

Li Yunlong put down the telescope, narrowed his eyes, and looked a little solemn:
"The Japanese cavalry will bite us hard and devour us completely!"

Looking at the fierce aura of the Japanese cavalry through the telescope, Li Yunlong felt a little dazed at that moment.

The Japanese cavalry reminded him of the extremely brutal Ma family cavalry.

The Western Route Army encountered the Ma family army on the way west, and more than 2 people were killed like grass.

This made Li Yunlong extremely wary of cavalry, but at the same time he had a special liking for this type of troops and had long wanted to form a cavalry unit.

pity.

He had no war horses, no talent in riding rifles, sabers, or cavalry, and he did not have enough food to support an elite cavalry unit.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

On the side, Second Battalion Commander Chen Ziyuan asked.

"Let's fight that bastard! I've already paid enough!"

Third Battalion Commander Zuo Ye spoke in a fierce tone.

"Don't panic."

Li Yunlong's eyes were calm:
"Although the Japanese cavalry is powerful, they also have weaknesses. Pass my order. The machine gun and submachine gun reserves are deployed behind the 769st and nd Battalions of the th Regiment. All heavy machine guns are ready. As soon as the Japanese artillery fire stops, the Japanese will definitely attack from the right flank... If the Japanese cavalry dares to attack from the right flank, we will kill all the damn Japanese cavalry and avenge our fellow villagers."

"Yes!" The signalman quickly conveyed Li Yunlong's order.

As Li Yunlong expected, the Japanese artillery bombardment began not long after he gave the order.

Boom boom boom boom boom…

Artillery shells continued to fall on the positions of the 769th Regiment on the right wing of the Eighth Route Army, and the soldiers of the 769th Regiment were forced to retreat.

On horseback, through the telescope, he saw that the Eighth Route Army had been defeated by the bombardment just two minutes after it began. Mori Shigeta felt that his sword was thirsty for fire, so he drew out the major's sword with a swish.

"attack!"

He pointed the major's sword in his hand forward.

Although the artillery had not yet completed its fire preparations and the standard attack process had not been completed, the major had already issued the order to attack, so they had no choice but to follow suit and launch the attack.

"Long live the Japanese Empire."

"Long live the locust."

Amidst the clamor of shouts and the clatter of the board, the impatient Japanese cavalrymen drew their Type 32 cavalry swords and urged their horses forward. As the horses gained speed, a rumbling sound like thunder rose up, and the earth shook.

The charge of more than 500 Japanese cavalrymen actually created the momentum of a powerful army.

(End of this chapter)