Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 57 slipped away.

In the distance, the Japanese headquarters.

As Ogawa Xuesong and Tsuneoka Kanji were about to get on the passenger seat of the truck and move forward, they saw that the cavalry had been shot and killed.

He froze in a moment, like a sculpture.

The current situation was completely beyond the expectations of the two old Japanese devils.

They originally thought that this Eighth Route Army unit was directly defeated by the bombing and the cavalry charge, and had no power to resist.

Even the last bit of resistance is just a last-ditch struggle.

All the cavalry brigade had to do was catch up with the Eighth Route Army and kill them, then turn back and kill them again, and then the infantry would rush forward to collect the corn.

However, reality gave the two old devils a heavy blow. After the cavalry brigade launched a charge, it not only failed to catch up with the Eighth Route Army infantry, but was instead subjected to intensive firepower from the Eighth Route Army, and the cavalry brigade was almost wiped out.

Lieutenant Colonel Yukio Ogawa, who was standing by, was the first to come to his senses and glanced at Kanji Tsuneoka, whose face had become extremely gloomy.

The opponent's commander's tactical command ability is simply too strong.

If the Japanese army had not suffered such heavy losses and the other party had not been the commander of the Chinese army, he would definitely have applauded and cheered for him.

The enemy commander seemed to know that the Japanese cavalry battalion would come to support, and that the cavalry battalion would launch an attack from the right wing where the Eighth Route Army's firepower was weak.

Therefore, the commander of the Eighth Route Army deliberately deployed hundreds of light and heavy machine guns and submachine gun fire points on the right wing in advance.

The cavalry brigade's charge fell into the trap set by the enemy commander.

Just now, the Eighth Route Army fled in panic under the bombardment, and Ogawa Xuesong also suspected that it was a false illusion deliberately set up by the other party in advance.

Ogawa Xuesong was simply amazed by the accuracy of the opponent's commander's prediction.

Great!

"Eight, gah!"

Chang Gangkuanzhi's face turned pale and he gave the order in a rage:

"The flag bearer immediately notifies all artillery positions to fire all shells. No, fire all chemical bombs. I will make sure that all Chinese troops are annihilated without a burial place!"

The cavalry battalion and the tank unit are both treasures in the hands of Division Commander Itagaki. Now the cavalry battalion has been almost wiped out in his hands. The situation is serious.

After this battle, he will definitely be severely punished by Lieutenant General Itagaki, and may even be dismissed from his post.

If you don’t have a good time, the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side will not have an easy time either!

The reason why poison gas bombs were not used at the beginning was because there were not many of them and they were very precious, and every time he attacked, Kanji Tsuchioka believed that victory was certain.

However, after three consecutive attacks, with Japanese casualties exceeding 1500, Tsuneoka Kanji finally gave up and prepared to use poison gas bombs.

"Hi."

Ogawa Xuesong suddenly lowered his head, turned around and quickly conveyed the order to the flag bearer.

……

"Haha, well done, the quad-barreled Maxim rifle has incredible firepower!"

Watching the Japanese cavalry brigade being slaughtered, Li Yunlong's mouth curled up.

As a commander with 10 years of experience in battle, Li Yunlong has rich combat experience and tactical command experience. He is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of the four-chamber Maxim rifle.

The advantage of this thing is its strong firepower and long-lasting firepower.

But the disadvantages are also obvious. The base, ammunition box, and gun body weigh more than 500 kilograms. When adding water to the barrel during combat, the weight exceeds 600 kilograms. The disadvantage is that it is too heavy and difficult to move during combat. The Japanese artillery is not a vegetarian. It is not suitable for frontal battlefields or guerrilla warfare.

But the situation today is a little different, because this area is flat, so it is easier to move than in the mountains.

Therefore, it is very useful for raiding Japanese cavalry or air defense, but it is useless in positional warfare.

Li Yunlong, who is rich in combat experience and tactical command, knows very well how to bring out the advantages of the quadruple Maxim rifle and avoid its disadvantages.

In the field of war, theory is pale, and rich combat practice is what is important.

Beside Li Yunlong, the soldiers grinned as they looked at the corpses of the Japanese soldiers' horses and cavalrymen that looked like they had been slaughtered.

The regimental commander was quite cunning! "Second Battalion Commander!" Li Yunlong shouted, "Go and bring back those stray horses."

The Japanese cavalry were basically shot dead, but some horses still passed the soldiers of the 769th Regiment and the machine gun positions of the New st Regiment.

There were probably dozens of war horses whose masters had died and stopped charging, standing there in a daze.

There were also a dozen or so military horses that seemed to be frightened and kept running forward, and no one knew where they ran to.

"Yes!"

Chen Ziyuan responded loudly and then said:

"Company 5, come with me to get the military horses."

Li Yunlong admitted that he had taken some gamble to be able to kill the Japanese cavalry battalion. He had not unleashed all the machine gun and submachine gun fire on the front line. If he had, the Japanese infantry casualties would certainly have been much greater.

He bet that the Japanese cavalry brigade would definitely reinforce the dike detachment and that the Japanese cavalry brigade would definitely attack from the weak points of the Eighth Route Army's firepower.

Obviously, he made the right bet.

Li Yunlong shouted, "Pass on my order, fire the signal flare, and all troops will immediately take the wounded and retreat!"

The blocking mission has been completed, even exceeded, and it's time to get away.

In this kind of plain terrain, if both sides face off and fight to the death, the Eighth Route Army will definitely not be a match for the Japanese.

The Japanese artillery firepower was too strong. The Eighth Route Army had no solid bunkers and fortifications, and their flesh and blood bodies could not withstand the artillery shells.

But that's how war is. The outcome of a war does not entirely depend on the paper strength of the two sides, unless the gap in paper strength between the two sides is too large. It also includes the commander's tactical command level and strategic decision-making.

Otherwise, if the two countries put their respective military strengths on the table and the weaker side surrendered directly, wouldn't there be no war in the world?

The artistic charm of war lies in defeating the strong with the weak.

A red flare rose slowly into the sky. Ding Weixin's Third Regiment and the 769th Regiment both saw the flare. The soldiers took the wounded and weapons and ammunition and retreated to the mountains to the east like a tide.

On the Japanese side, Chang Gang Kuanzhi saw a red flare rising into the sky, and his anus suddenly tightened.

The Eighth Route Army is about to launch a general offensive?
But soon, a scout came on horseback and reported: "Report to the general, the Chinese army is found fleeing eastward!"

"Baka!" They ran away right away? Chang Gang Kanzhi was furious. "Where are the artillery? Why haven't they fired yet?"

At this time, Kanji Tsuneoka was like a gambler who lost a huge amount of money at the gambling table. The other party won his money and left, leaving him no chance to win the money back.

Chang Gangkanzhi felt very uncomfortable, as if ants were crawling all over his body.

The Eighth Route Army just ran away like that. How am I going to explain this to General Itagaki when I get back?

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander," Lieutenant Colonel Ogawa Xuesong said in a deep voice, "The artillery has just withdrawn its position and now needs to be re-positioned."

Only then did Tsuneoka Kanji remember that he had just thought victory was certain, so he ordered the artillery to withdraw from their positions and prepare to advance with the infantry.

At this time, the truck had been hooked with the mountain gun and infantry gun, and the ammunition boxes had been moved onto the Douding truck.

Setting up the gun and calculating the firing parameters takes a lot of time, but putting the gun away is very simple.

The Japanese artillery had to re-set up the guns, unload the shells, and recalibrate the shooting parameters.

Seven or eight minutes later, the Eighth Route Army had run so far that the Japanese mortars and infantry guns could no longer reach them, and the Japanese mountain artillery shells came over.

Rumbling explosions sounded behind the Eighth Route Army.

"Old Li, what do the Japanese mean? Seeing us retreat, they're firing cannons to send us off?"

Ding Wei, who led his troops to meet up with the New 1st Regiment, laughed loudly at Li Yunlong.

"Haha..." Li Yunlong laughed wildly, "The Japanese are getting angry."

As he spoke, Li Yunlong glanced back and his laughter stopped abruptly: "Damn it, run! The devils are releasing poison gas bombs!"

Ding Wei turned his head and looked back, and sure enough, he saw various yellow, green and red poisonous gases floating not far behind the troops.

"Fuck!" Ding Wei's face also changed. "Damn Japs! Comrades, speed up!"

(End of this chapter)