Chapter 474: Turning the Tide (Fifth Update!) )
Former enemy headquarters of the 108th Division.
Knowing that his large army had once again attacked the defenders' positions and was making a final attack, Sekihara Matsujiro, an old devil, happily walked out of the command post directly, and surrounded by a group of guards and staff officers, came to the front of the attacking troops' attack position, waiting for the good news from the front.
However, the good news did not wait, but waited for countless imperial troops to retreat from the front positions in a panic.
They all looked panicked, anxious like lost dogs, and busy like fish that had slipped through the net.
It's completely crushed!
"Baga Ya Road! Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
Seeing this, Sekihara Matsujiro turned his head and asked with a confused expression.
A few of the devil officers who accompanied him, you look at me, I look at you, they looked at each other, their heads were full of big question marks, and they didn't know what was going on.
Until Yu Takeshita and Jiro Tanaka also ran back in a panic with the large army.
"Yaga! What's going on? ”
Sekihara Matsujiro grabbed the neck of Yu Takeshita's shirt who was running in front and asked angrily.
Yu Takeshita was about to get angry, but found that it was His Excellency the division commander who stopped him, and he was startled, and replied with a frightened face: "Your Excellency, the division commander, something is wrong!"
The defenders on the hill were reinforced by a cavalry with very strong combat effectiveness, and suddenly launched a counter-assault on the attacking troops of the imperial army. Now it's coming after you!
It's not safe here, for your safety, Your Excellency the division commander, you better retreat with us!"
"Eight Ga Ya Road!" When Sekihara Matsujiro heard that it was the attacking force that had suffered a defeat, he couldn't help but be furious, and Matsuki came to Takeshita Yu's neck, and then raised his hand to round it, and then fanned it with a loud big ear scraper from Takeshita Yu.
"Smack! ——”
Sekihara Matsujiro shot out angrily, this slap almost used all his strength, and directly fanned Takeshita Yu in place for half a circle, his left cheek instantly swelled, and the corners of his mouth spilled blood.
When Jiro Tanaka, who was a little further behind, saw it, he was also worried for a while, and at the same time secretly rejoiced that sometimes running fast is not necessarily a good thing.
"Order the Guards and other remaining troops to immediately defend on the spot! Prepare to intercept the counterattack forces of the Chinese army!"
After slapping Yu Takeshita's big-eared scraper, Sekihara Matsujiro didn't even look at him, so he decisively ordered a contingency deployment.
In the 108th Division, there is a guard brigade directly under the division, and although the number is far less than the size of the field infantry brigade, there are nearly 800 people.
In addition, the devil soldiers who were constantly defeated and retreated were also reprimanded and commanded by the guard brigade, and turned to follow into the position and turn to defense.
This is the military quality of the Japanese army, even if it is still in a rout like a levee in the last second, it can immediately switch attack and defense.
Especially with the division commander Sekihara Matsujiro personally in command, the mobilization speed and ability of the devil soldiers are even stronger.
Almost as soon as he retreated here, he immediately stopped and turned to retreat into defense.
Yang Chen led the cavalry to rush left and right in the rout of the devil's army, killing this group of little devils all over the field.
In a panic, many ghost soldiers even trampled on each other, and it was chaotic for a while.
Dong Qiwu, Sun Lanfeng, Wang Leizhen and others had already held back the fire in their stomachs, and at this moment, they also led the defending infantry to follow closely behind, covering up and killing the devil army for a while.
"Da Da Da!"
"Da Da Da! ——”
"Bang!"
"Bang bang bang! ——”
As a result, at this moment, there was a sudden burst of gunfire in front, and Sekihara Matsujiro was not ashamed to be ruthless, in order to prevent the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Regiment from taking advantage of the situation to kill the army and cause greater casualties and losses to the army, he did not hesitate and directly chose the strong man to break his wrist.
Before the devil soldiers under his command completely retreated into the rear line, he decisively gave the order to open fire.
Rows of dense bullets hit the front, and those devil soldiers who were panicking and desperate for their positions were shot one after another, falling in pieces.
Pity these devil soldiers, instead of dying at the hands of the defenders, they died under their own guns.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, don't! These are my Imperial Army! ”
Chief of Staff Osamu Tajio did not expect that the commander of the division, Sekihara Matsujiro, would give such an order, and immediately hurriedly spoke, wanting to stop it.
"Nope! These people are all deserters! It is a disgrace to the Imperial Army of Japan! ”
Sekihara Matsujiro's gloomy face was unmistakably resolute.
"Stop!"
Seeing this, Yang Chen immediately stopped his advance, and at the same time ordered the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army under his command to stop the pursuit.
Dong Qiwu, Sun Lanfeng and others followed up with the infantry, and when they saw Yang Chen and they stopped the pursuit, and retreated to the rear, they couldn't help but ask very puzzled: "Commander Yang, why did your department stop pursuing?"
The two of them had seen Yang Chen in Taiyuan City, and more than once, they had a very deep impression of Yang Chen, so although Yang Chen's blood was soaked through his clothes at this moment, and his face was also covered with blood and dirt, the two of them still easily recognized Yang Chen's identity.
Yang Chen immediately replied with a snarled voice: "Most of the enemy has already turned to the defense and built a strong defensive firepower, and now continuing to pursue is equivalent to a strong attack!" Not good for our army!
And as cavalry, our advantage is speed, which is only suitable for surprise attacks, and the weapons in our hands make us not suitable for attacking at all.
Once the opportunity is lost, the cavalry is a live target for the enemy.
Also, don't look at the devils fleeing in panic, in terms of the current troops, they are still far more than us!
In addition, we are only a vanguard force, and most of the main reinforcements are still on the way!
It's not yet time for a decisive battle with the 108th Division of the Japanese Army! Therefore, it is the best choice to stop the pursuit and immediately withdraw to the position! ”
"Head Yang's analysis is extreme! The whole army retreated and returned to the hill position! ”
Dong Qiwu and Sun Lanfeng calmed down, and soon agreed to Yang Chen's proposal, and ordered the defenders under their command to return to their positions.
The name of Yang Chen's god of war has long been famous in the world.
The two of them even regarded Yang Chen as an idol, even if Yang Chen's current military rank and military rank seemed to be one level lower than them.
Therefore, there will naturally be no doubts about Yang Chen's proposal.
Although this time it failed to completely defeat and annihilate the 108th Regiment of the Japanese Army, the charge of more than 800 cavalry of the Tiger Ben Regiment killed no less than 3,000 devil soldiers.
Among them, Yang Chen alone chopped melons and vegetables, killing no less than 100 devils, many of whom were devil officers.
Chen Ming, Xu Hailang and Zhao Dequan also killed no less than dozens of ghost soldiers.
The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Regiment who ate the strong pill, how can it be compared to these devil soldiers?
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