Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Hayi!"

After Kuroshima Morita finished speaking, he drew his officer's sword, raised it high, and said, "Warriors of the Empire, the time has come to prove your worth. We are facing the main force of the Chinese cavalry. Destroy them!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"..."

In Kuroshima Morita's opinion, although the number of troops on the opposite side is twice as many as his own, cavalry has never been a team that can win by relying on numbers. Through the observation just now, it can be found that most of the cavalry on the opposite side are recruits, and some of them are still struggling to control their horses.

If such a cavalry unit encounters his veteran elite cavalry, no matter how many people there are, it will be useless. His troops can defeat this cavalry with just one charge.

"Prepare to attack!"

Following Kuroshima Morita's order, the Japanese cavalry took off their carbines, stuffed ammunition into their guns, loaded bullets, and then began to disperse into cavalry squads.

This is the most common combat method used by the Japanese cavalry in charging. They would disperse based on a cavalry squad, control the speed of the warhorses at the beginning of the charge, and continuously shoot. They would not put down their muskets and draw their swords until they were about 100 meters away.

After Sun Desheng saw the enemy's movements, he raised his carbine and said, "First, shoot them from a distance. When we get close, prepare the submachine gun!"

"Yes!"

"Warriors of the Empire, kill them!"

"Comrades, kill!"

Kuroshima Morita and Sun Desheng gave the order to attack at the same time, and the two cavalry units began to rush towards each other.

Three kilometers is a relatively long distance for infantry, but for cavalry, it is just a matter of waving the whip a few times.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

As the distance between the two sides got closer, the cavalrymen on horseback began to shoot. People were shot and fell off their horses one after another, but no one on either side retreated. They pulled the bolts of their guns and shot.

Five hundred meters, three hundred meters, two hundred meters!

As the distance reached two hundred meters and the last round of bullets was fired, the Japanese cavalry had already rushed out with sabers, ready for close combat.

But at this time, the cavalry regiment under Sun Desheng did not draw their sabers.

Instead, he threw away his carbine, raised the submachine gun hanging behind him, and aimed at the charging Japanese.

The distance was originally only a hundred meters, and with the time it took to change guns, the Japanese had already rushed to their front.

This distance is the distance at which the submachine gun has the greatest lethality.

"Da da da……"

"Da da da……"

"..."

A series of gunshots rang out, and the Japanese cavalry at the front were shot and killed continuously like wheat being cut.

After the submachine gun had finished firing a volley of bullets, the soldiers of the cavalry regiment took out their sabers and rushed into the cavalry regiment.

At this time, the Japanese cavalry regiment had experienced a round of submachine gun fire and suffered heavy casualties. Many Japanese cavalrymen only saw the Japanese soldiers in front of them falling down in large numbers and were still in shock. However, at this time, Sun Desheng led the cavalry regiment and chopped the heads of these Japanese cavalrymen with his sabers.

Some Japanese soldiers also reacted and raised their sabers to join the battle.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft..."

"Ding Dong..."

The cavalry of both sides fought in a melee until both sides broke out of each other's army formation.

The Japanese cavalry regiment had suffered more than half its casualties, with only six or seven hundred people left, most of whom were injured. Although the cavalry regiment also suffered some damage, the damage was not serious. In the middle of the battlefield, a group of ownerless war horses and the corpses of Japanese soldiers dyed the ground red.

"Cavalry, attack!"

Chapter 369: Forward Base, Arshan Region

Sun Desheng once again raised his carbine and launched a charge at the remaining Japanese cavalry!

By the time Ma Renxin arrived with the rest of the troops, the battle was already coming to an end.

“Is the loss big?”

Ma Renxin glanced at the Japanese corpses on the ground and asked with some concern, fearing that Sun Desheng would engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese again.

The cavalry under Sun Desheng's command are all new recruits who have just completed training, while the Japanese cavalry are all veterans. If a hand-to-hand fight occurs, the cavalry regiment will suffer heavy losses.

"Not a lot. We estimate that over 300 soldiers were killed and over 600 injured. We completely wiped out an entire cavalry regiment of the Japanese."

Hearing this, Ma Renxin breathed a sigh of relief: "No knife?"

"It was a submachine gun."

Ma Renxin gave Sun Desheng a thumbs up and said, "It's like this from now on. Killing the enemy is the most important thing!"

Sun Desheng touched his head and agreed.

The submachine gun used by the cavalry regiment is the Yunlong submachine gun invented by Li Yunlong.

Previously, this submachine gun was somewhat useless because the ammunition production speed could not keep up.

However, after Taiyuan's supplies were moved to Yixiantian, a new arsenal was built, and as the production of bullets caught up, the cavalry column became the first unit equipped with submachine guns.

It was used in the battle just now and the effect was quite good. At least half of the Japanese died at the hands of the submachine gun.

In the Wutai Mountain base.

Li Yunlong received a telegram from Ma Chengfeng.

"Sun Desheng, this kid, finally got it!"

After reading the telegram, Li Yunlong showed a relieved expression on his face. He asked Sun Desheng to train the troops so that this kid could feel how long it takes to train a qualified cavalryman and how difficult it is for a recruit to grow into a soldier. When fighting, one cannot just rush into hand-to-hand combat.

"Notify Ma Renxin and have them return to the base as soon as possible. We will set off to the Arxan area tonight."

"Yes!"

Then Li Yunlong looked at Shen Quan and asked, "Where is the officer's sword that the political commissar left here?"

"Here it is."

Shen Quan took out a major general's officer's sword. Li Yunlong pulled it out and took a look. It was not fake, but real.

"Notify the troops to prepare to move to Daqingshan. From now on, your Chahar Column will be relocated to Daqingshan!"

"Yes!"

After Li Yunlong left, Shen Quan slapped himself hard and said, "Political Commissar, keep an eye on me from now on. If I drink again, you'll just flip the table. Oh, I have to find a way to get some war horses again!"

Li Yunlong's troops needed to continue moving northward, from Taihang Mountains, through Wutai Mountains and then into Daqing Mountains. Finally, they could continue moving northward to Outer Mongolia, or they could head northeast to the deep mountains and forests of Daxinganling.

Li Yunlong needs a safe material supply route. The Wutai Mountain base is the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. Li Yunlong does not need to place Shen Quan here. On the contrary, there is only one Daqingshan Detachment in the Daqingshan area. Compared with Wutai Mountain, the defense is relatively weak. Li Yunlong needs to strengthen his control over the Daqingshan area.

Shen Quan is the most suitable candidate. He is familiar with the terrain of the Chahar area and has a good relationship with the Daqingshan detachment. In the future, the supplies transported from Taihang Mountains can be circulated through Daqingshan.

Although it may be a bit of a detour, it is at least safe and is a key channel for contacting headquarters.

Carrying the general's sword, Li Yunlong prepared to take a tour of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. After meeting several leaders and having a meal, Li Yunlong returned to the command post in Shenquan.

Wait until after dark.

Li Yunlong set out again.

However, this time there were many more people setting out. Originally there was only one guard battalion, but this time there was also a cavalry column setting out, with Shen Quan's Chahar column following behind.

Li Yunlong's route was to start directly from the Wutai Mountain base and head directly north to the Arshan area.

Now Li Yunlong could almost understand why the headquarters assigned the Chahar region to Li Yunlong instead of the Rehe region.

The reason is very simple. The northern area of ​​Chahar region will face much less pressure from the Japanese. The headquarters is worried that if Rehe is assigned to Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong will lead his troops directly into the Rehe area.

The Rehe area was surrounded by three Japanese forces: the Kwantung Army, the North China Expeditionary Army, and the Mengjiang Garrison Army.

If Li Yunlong dives in, even if he has three heads and six arms, it will be difficult for him to struggle out.

But the Chahar area is different, there are only the Japanese Mengjiang garrison troops here.

Moreover, the Mengjiang garrison army has been severely damaged because of Datong. Only half of the 26th Division is left, one of the two cavalry regiments has been wiped out, half of the two mixed brigades have been wiped out by Shen Quan, and the Heishima Cavalry Regiment heading north from Taiyuan has just been wiped out.

If the 14th Division had not joined, this amount of troops might not have been enough to control the entire Chahar region.

Moreover, the 14th Division’s current mission is to defend the Taiyuan direction and Wutai Mountain area, and it has no way to support the northward advance.

The Arshan area was the forward base chosen by Li Yunlong after careful consideration, and it was also the bridgehead for entering the four northeastern provinces.

Here we only need to face a small number of Japanese border guards. With the strength of Li Yunlong's troops, we can easily kill the Japanese border guards.

Li Yunlong was not afraid of exposing his position. The Mengjiang garrison had no troops to mobilize, and the Arxan area and the four eastern provinces were separated by the Greater Khingan Range. Even if the Japanese Kwantung Army sent troops over, they could not carry a large number of heavy weapons and equipment due to the terrain.

Moreover, even if the Japanese wanted to mobilize a large force to attack Li Yunlong, Arshan was right next to Outer Mongolia, and not far away were the Russian troops stationed in Outer Mongolia.

After the tragic experience of the Battle of Nomonhan, the Japanese did not dare to act rashly.

There is no problem in establishing a base in Arshan except that the geographical location is a bit remote.

At that time, Arshan was still a small city with a population of several thousand people, but Li Yunlong knew that this city was very rich in resources.

First of all, Arshan is very suitable for growing sugar beets, which is also the most important economic crop in the Arshan area in later generations. This is what Li Yunlong needs.

In addition, there are rich mineral resources here, including coal mines and iron mines. Li Yunlong can use local materials here and directly build an arsenal.

In addition, the water resources here are also good. Several rivers are rich in water resources, and we can also secretly build a small hydropower station to generate electricity.

The reason why Li Yunlong knew this so clearly was that when he was studying for his doctorate, his doctoral supervisor brought him to the Arxan Hydropower Station, which is one of the main power supply hydropower stations in Mongolia.

Therefore, when Li Yunlong was choosing a base, he immediately considered this place, which he would be more familiar with in later generations. In addition, it was less than 100 kilometers away from the place where the Battle of Nomonhan broke out.

It is also convenient for the Anti-Japanese United Army comrades who have retreated into the Russian territory to gather.

Half a month later, the weather in the entire four eastern provinces began to recover and the ice and snow began to melt. Li Yunlong led his troops to Arshan and met Lao Zhao and others whom he had not seen for almost seven or eight months.