Chapter 1007: All Make Wind Chimes (Part 2)
The total number of the 28th Cavalry Wing was 452 people, and one cavalry squadron plus the squadron leader and squadron deputy was 92 people, divided into three cavalry squads.
The cavalry directly under the division of the Japanese army itself is similar to the infantry in its own combat style, and the configuration is also similar, respectively, a small team of two crutch machine guns and two grenadiers, a machine gun squadron of 70 people equipped with six Type 92 heavy machine guns, and a wing headquarters of 14 people.
Okazaki Shoichi left Asada Unzan with 10 men from the wing headquarters and 92 men from the 4th Cavalry Squadron, plus himself, a total of 103 people stayed in the rear and were responsible for guarding the horses and receiving them by the way.
He took the main force of the wing, three cavalry squadrons and a machine gun squadron, to the Jiuguan position three miles away.
Asada Yunshan, who was covered in white sweat by his own corpses, ordered all the cavalry to dismount and drive the horses into the woods by the roadside, while the whole crew began to dig fortifications on the spot.
Although the main force of the wing of more than 300 people was about to attack the main position of the Chinese army, he did not feel that the Chinese could do anything to the main force of the nearly 2 infantry squadrons, at most, it would cause certain casualties among the soldiers of the wing if they could not attack it.
However, he was cautious by nature and chose the safest way to build field fortifications, and the 102 men he led could withstand the attack of at least two infantry battalions of the Chinese, which was the conclusion he came to after fighting with the Chinese army on the Pingjin Plain in the past three months.
The Imperial Army can at least play a 7-to-1 exchange ratio with the Chinese.
It's just that Asada Yunshan ignored the fact that he played that exaggerated exchange ratio because they had cannons and planes. Now, they only have grenadiers similar to small-caliber mortars, and the opponent is not an ordinary Chinese army that lacks artillery, but an independent regiment that fled in disarray after the battle of the Great Wall.
There were six Bofors mountain guns, and 10 of the 82 guns that could hit 2 kilometers away, and the 60-caliber mortars, which were much stronger than the grenadiers that the Japanese were proud of, were far more than the 18 grenadiers of the cavalry wing that were ready to attack.
Not to mention the MG42 machine guns, light machine guns and semi-automatic rifles in the hands of the first battalion of the independent regiment, as well as the Suomi submachine gun, whether it is light weapons or heavy weapons, they are all in an all-round way to crush the 28th Cavalry Wing, which is still immersed in the invincibility of the Imperial Army.
Of course, this is also the result that Liu Lang led people to chase after Yuan Yihonggang's special attack team did not even dare to send a telegram, otherwise, the 28th Cavalry Wing Okazaki Shoichi Nakazo was arrogant, and Liu Lang's independent regiment defeated the 8th Division in the Battle of the Great Wall, where is the glorious record, he will not be stupid and swaggering to attack. Even if he had let the donkey kick in his head, his cautious lieutenant would still be a sober figure.
It's just that they did not receive any information, they themselves belonged to the reconnaissance unit.
Up and down the 28th Cavalry Wing, there was no idea what kind of formidable enemy they would encounter. The most terrifying thing is that the other side is not only well-armed, but also far superior to them, the number of the first battalion of the independent regiment stationed in Jiuguan alone is as high as 740 people, plus more than 2,000 people in the three battalions of the 772nd regiment. More than 3,000 elites beat them, it's not too easy.
However, if the 28th Cavalry Wing could not defeat and wanted to escape, at the speed of the Oriental Oceanian Horse, which they had carefully cultivated in Japan for hundreds of years, even if it was as strong as the independent regiment, it could only be helpless.
Otherwise, Liu Lang would not have painstakingly thrown out baits one by one to lure them into the bait, not because he was afraid that he would not hurt them, but because he was afraid that they would run away. Every time he runs a little devil, Liu Lang will feel distressed.
The next time Liu Tuanzuo hangs in front of the old pass, there are not 15, but more than 400, just like wind chimes.
Wind chimes made up entirely of the corpses of Japanese criminals.
It's a pity that Kawagishi Bunzaburo didn't know, Okazaki Shochi didn't know, and Asada Unzan didn't know, since he began to build field fortifications, the entire 28th Cavalry Wing officially began the countdown to hell.
"Sir, Battalion Commander Ye called, the 28th Cavalry Wing of the Japanese invaders really dismounted and entered the attack position, which is only 600 meters away from our position." Chen Yunfa reported with a look of surprise to Liu Lang, who was running wildly in front of him.
"Hehe, order the deputy commander of the 772nd Regiment Wang to lead the 3rd Battalion to detour the rear of the enemy's 28th Wing, and the first battalion of the Independent Regiment will support one of its fire platoons, and the entire guard platoon of the Independent Regiment will also join the detour troops. Ordered them to tie their pockets tightly and don't let go of a little devil, this lady will fight for the first time, and I will take the little devil's cavalry that does not know the height of the sky to sacrifice the flag. At the same time, I passed my order to Captain Yu of the Special Brigade, ordering the special squad located outside the defense line to closely investigate the follow-up infantry brigade of the Japanese invaders, and report their location once every five minutes. In addition, all the personnel of the three air defense positions in the Jiuguan area are on standby, and if any Japanese planes dare to come and scatter wilderness, I will fire them with all my strength and beat them down, I will make Kawagishi Fumizaburo, an old devil, feel distressed for a while. Liu Lang's footsteps did not stop at all, and he casually issued military orders as he spoke.
Once the water secretly smacked his tongue, fortunately he didn't bet with the regimental commander, otherwise he would have lost the pants he wouldn't have worn. Liu Tuanzuo, this is the rhythm of the cavalry troops of the Japanese invaders to be collectively rounded!
"By the way, remind Deputy Commander Wang, control the firepower for me, don't kill all those high-headed horses for me! That's a gift I gave to Master Liu, how much I can keep, it's all theirs. Liu Lang thought of something again, and hurriedly explained.
That deputy head Wang is a famous general, he is crazy, God knows if he will be full of firepower, it doesn't matter if he slaughters the little devils, but if he slaughters all the hundreds of high-headed horses, it will always make people feel a little distressed. Liu Langke knew the importance of horses to the Red Army, and until now, only the brigade commander-level commander had mounts, and the regiment commander had to rely on iron feet.
If these hundreds of Oriental horses can be captured, it may be possible to form a cavalry unit to improve the mobile combat capability of the red troops while solving the transportation problem of senior commanders.
Chen Yunfa was instructed to convey Liu Lang's military orders through walkie-talkies to the communications platoon that was on standby near the field hospital at a distance of only seven or eight kilometers in a straight line, and then they conveyed the military orders to the Jiuguan front command headquarters.
However, only he and Zeng Shui were the only two of the original 6 special forces who followed Liu Lang, and the remaining 4 were all missing.
Not only did the four special forces disappear, except for the two special forces teams of Shanying who were returning from Zhaojia Village, and the special forces team led by Cai Dadao who was conducting reconnaissance outside the defense area, the remaining three special forces did not infiltrate the area outside the defense area where the Japanese were about to operate, but also quietly dispatched and disappeared. At the same time, the death battalion located in Qiqian Village also sent an infantry company to quickly move towards the Niangziguan area.
Although the commanders at all levels were a little confused about Liu Lang's military orders that had nothing to do with the Jiuguan front line that they kept issuing on the way, Liu Tuanzuo's military orders had been issued, but they were carried out without any condensation.
Even Chen Yunfa and Zeng Shui, at the intersection where they sent Liu Lang to an infantry squad to greet them, the two of them gave a military salute to Liu Lang, turned around and left, and gradually disappeared into the mountains.
The battle had not yet started on the front line of Jiuguan, but the rear behind Jiuguan had gathered three special squads of the independent regiment and an infantry company of 160 people.
And when Liu Lang arrived at the mountain, which was still six or seven kilometers away from Jiuguan, the first shot on the front line of Jiuguan also fired.
The 28th Cavalry Wing, which had also built simple field fortifications in front of the old pass, finally began to attack.
Although Okazaki Shoichi is arrogant, as the captain of the cavalry wing, he is naturally not stupid, and even his military literacy can be said to be very strong.
Through previous reconnaissance, he already knew that the entire defense area of the old pass was the main position of the old pass between the two mountains, and the mountains on both sides were the covering positions of the Chinese. If you want to capture the main position, you must attract the fire of the two flanks that are only 800 meters apart, otherwise when the direction of the main position is attacked, the heavy fire on the two flanks of the Chinese can cover the front of their main position.
Therefore, he sent a machine gun squad, a heavy machine gun and two cavalry squads, 4 light machine guns, 4 grenadiers, and 60 people to carry out a feint attack, but in the direction of the main position, he left 4 squads and 4 heavy machine guns, a complete cavalry squadron and two cavalry squads, 10 light machine guns, 10 grenadiers, and the main force with a total strength of 200 people to attack.
Okazaki Shoichi was cunning, and while a cavalry squad alternately covered the attack on the mountain, four heavy machine guns began to suppress fire in the makeshift field fortifications 600 meters away on both sides, and at the same time, ten grenadiers also approached the foot of the mountain.
That was the intention to destroy the machine-gun fire points with their most advantageous long-range suppression "small artillery" once they detected the firing points on the Chinese positions.
The Chinese have few artillery, and the machine gun is already their heavy firepower, so their tactics have repeatedly tasted sweetness on the Pingjin battlefield. As soon as the machine gun fire point is exposed, the grenadier canister is extremely accurate, and the Japanese grenadier soldier who can hit the target with two shots from a distance of 500 meters can blow the machine gun into a pile of parts.
As he wished, the 30-member cavalry squad that was carrying out a feint to reconnoiter the firing point moved to a distance of about 400 meters from the Chinese position, and six light machine guns on the Chinese position began to roar, so that 30 Japanese soldiers could not even come out of their heads behind the stones, and even 2 unlucky people were swept down by the sudden machine guns because they could not dodge.
The machine guns of the Chinese were somewhat different from the Czech-made ones that the Japanese army was familiar with, and the Japanese soldiers who were shot were swept away by at least three or four bullets, and the big pool of blood came out while the howl gradually weakened, and it was impossible to live.
But Okazaki Shoichi, who had been hiding in the bunker and secretly observing, was not surprised: "Yo Xi, the Chinese can't hold their breath." ”