7.45 Japanese troops move south

"Your Excellency Shaozuo, what should we do now?"

After Asakura Shosa killed Ono Ryozo Nakasa, the supreme commander of the 17th Cavalry Brigade had become Asakura Shosa, and Captain Komuro, who was still trembling, cautiously asked his question. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Now that the 17th Cavalry Brigade is being attacked on three sides, if it does not implement the breakthrough plan of Ono Ryozo Nakasa, then Asakura Shaosa will have to come up with some way!

Asakura Shaosa lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said to Captain Komuro:

"We discard the horses! Rush out of the woods to the east! His Excellency the Division Commander will definitely send reinforcements to rescue the 116th Wing, as long as we hold on for a while, there will be no problem! ”

Asakura Shaosa's answer made Captain Komuro dumbfounded! Give up the war horse and burrow into the woods? What the hell is Asakura thinking? Can a cavalry without a war horse still be called a cavalry? Captain Komuro didn't think that with the remaining hundreds of men of the 17th Cavalry Brigade, he would be able to fight on foot until new reinforcements arrived!

Moreover, it is still a question whether new reinforcements will arrive!

In the process of fighting just now, Huang Haoran's 25th Group Army has already shown strong combat effectiveness! Such an elite unit is by no means something that the 13th Division can cope with alone! Unless it is a collective action of the Central China Front concentrated south of the Huai River!

But is this possible?

"Komuro! Have you decided? If you're not willing to keep up, you can leave it alone! ”

Asakura Shaosa's words were gloomy, and Captain Komuro immediately remembered that Asakura Shaosa had just killed Ono Ryozo Nakasa, so it was better not to offend such a person!

"Huh... Hail! Your Excellency! I will firmly follow your side! ”

"Excellent! Let's shoot under cover! I don't have as many requests as Ono Nakasa, I just need to block the pursuers of the Shina people......"

Captain Komuro bounced almost off the ground, shouted loudly, regrouped the grenadiers who had scattered to avoid the shelling of the Chinese army, and then bombarded the truck formation of the 2nd Battalion!

The grenadier canister equipped by the Japanese army has a caliber of 50 mm, a projectile length of 254 mm, a special grenade warhead weighing about 800 grams, a firing range of 300 meters, a rate of fire of 30 rounds per minute, and a killing radius of about 5 meters.

Since the 17th Cavalry Brigade was lightly armed to support the 116th Wing, the number of special grenades carried was quite limited, and after two salvos, the grenadiers under the command of Captain Komuro ran out of grenades carried by pack horses.

In addition to firing special grenades, the grenadiers equipped by the Japanese army can also fire standard grenades, but when launching standard grenades, they need to be equipped with a projectile pack, and because the grenade is not good in breath-holding when used as a shell, the range of the grenadier will drop to about 200 meters, and the shooting accuracy will also be greatly reduced.

Fortunately, all that Asakura needed was the density of the artillery fire, and there was no requirement for accuracy and range at all, so that Captain Komuro was able to get through the trick......

"Target Grove! All on foot! Hurry! ”

Under the command of Asakura Shaosa, the Japanese cavalry wearing high riding boots fought and retreated, and a large number of war horses were abandoned on the road as roadblocks, and soon, a part of the Japanese army rushed into the woods!

"Hurry! Hurry!

In order to establish his prestige in the 17th Cavalry Brigade, Asakura Shaoza deliberately stood on the side of the road near the woods, commanding two machine gun teams to act as cover, and from time to time the Japanese cavalry who ran past Asakura Shaoza threw a grateful look at him, and the captain of Komuro on the other side of the road saw it and scolded in a low voice:

"Despicable fellow! He really should be an actor! ”

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Chu Xiongfei, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the 99th Army, who had been waiting for fighters in the distance, finally moved! He led the last dozens of cavalry of the cavalry battalion to kill at high speed from the oblique spur!

If Chu Xiongfei made a move before the infantry of the 99th Division defeated the Japanese cavalry, then his dozens of cavalry would inevitably not be able to escape the fate of being strangled by the Japanese cavalry, and it might also affect the attack of friendly infantry.

Now it's just right! The Japanese cavalry had given up their war horses and chose to fight on foot, and all the machine guns were only concerned with dealing with the armored vehicles and infantry of the 99th Division, and the sudden appearance of the Chinese cavalry was like a divine soldier descending from heaven!

Chu Xiongfei's cavalry battalion crashed headlong into the Japanese troops on the side of the road, reaping human lives wantonly with his sword!

The two machine gun teams commanded by Asakura Shaoza were the first to become the ghosts of the cavalry battalion! Watching the Chinese cavalry galloping in front of him, Asakura Shaozuo's heart was cold!

The Japanese cavalry fighting on foot on the main road was completely disrupted by the Chinese cavalry on war horses! Now they were left to fight on their own, leaning on their backs and trying to fight back. The Chinese cavalry on the war horse ran over the Japanese army like a chariot, and the place where these Chinese cavalry passed was full of Japanese stumps and flesh and blood!

After penetrating the Japanese line, the cavalry battalion immediately turned its horse's head and prepared to turn around and slash! Chu Xiongfei's saber was stained with blood, and the blood dripping from the tip of the knife stained a small piece of "red soil" on the road!

"Brethren! Chop off the heads of these devils! ”

Saber raised! The sound is like a bell! The officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion followed behind Chu Xiongfei and started another violent charge!

Shosa Asakura will never forget that trembling feeling! He could have fled to the woods by the roadside, but he couldn't lift his legs!

These Chinese cavalry in front of him made Asakura Shaoza completely understand that his previous judgment of the Chinese army was outdated! Ferocity and strength are by no means the preserve of the Japanese! Huang Haoran's troops have always been the real army of tigers and wolves!

Sprint! Swing the knife! Slash down!

This time, Chu Xiongfei's "one-handed saber technique" was more perfect than any of his previous moves! Asakura's head flew up from his neck, and blood poured out from a broken hole the size of a bowl, like a small fountain!

Brothers martyred! I, Chu Xiongfei, have avenge you! Waiting for me over there! I'm going to be your battalion commander too! Take you to kill the devils!

In just a few minutes, the 17th Cavalry Brigade lost two commanders in succession! Captain Komuro, who realized that the general situation was gone, did not put up any more senseless resistance, and in front of the blood-red sword, Captain Komuro raised his command knife high above his head, and then knelt down with a "plop"!

The officers and men of the 536th Regiment rushed up from all directions and killed the diehards in the Japanese army one by one. As for the devil cavalry who fled into the woods, Chen Shanhe, the commander of the 536th Regiment, was not worried at all! These Japanese must not know that at the end of the woods, there is a small river that cannot be crossed! The 536th Regiment will soon enter the woods to clear out this remnant enemy, and when Chen Shanhe and his men come out of this forest, the 17th Cavalry Brigade will be officially destroyed!!

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The 116th Wing was besieged by Huang Haoran's 25th Army in Cao Laoji, and the Japanese army was not alone in worrying about General Shun Hata! The North China Front, which was on the northern line of the Jinpu Road, also received an order from the Ministry of the Army to put pressure on Xuzhou!

The two divisions of Itagaki and Isogu began to move south in advance, and the troops of the North China Front Army were directed at Linyi!

Linyi is an important military town in southern Lunan, and the gains and losses are related to the overall situation of the Battle of Xuzhou. At this critical juncture, because several relatively capable units were involved in the southern line of the Jinpu Road, and the supreme authorities were reluctant to hand over Tang Enbo's 20 Corps to the command of Chief Li, the 5th Theater of Operations, which was attacked by the Japanese army from the north and south, actually reached the point where there were no troops to adjust!!

In a hurry, Chief Li had no choice but to push the Pang Bingxun regiment stationed in Haizhou to the battlefield in Linyi! The defense area of Pang Bingxun's corps was taken over by the Miao Liujun army stationed in northern Jiangsu.

Although Pang Bingxun's position was that of a corps commander, the army he commanded actually only had five infantry regiments, and its strength was not as strong as one corps. Pang Bingxun has always liked to preserve his strength, and he is extremely tactful, and he is a typical "tumbler" character.

It is precisely because of Pang Bingxun's character and style of doing things that the friendly forces who fought side by side with Pang Bingxun were always wary of Pang Bingxun.

However, Pang Bingxun also has his strengths, he has fought on the battlefield of the civil war for many years, has rich experience, and can share weal and woe with officers and soldiers, is honest and loves the people, and has a high reputation among the people. Although the strength of the Pang Legion is not large, the officers and soldiers are willing to die for Pang Bingxun! The troops have relatively strong combat effectiveness!

During the years of civil war, Pang Bingxun's subordinates, whether they were scattered in the flames of war or captured and recruited, would flee and return to the team at the first opportunity. This is also the reason why Pang Bingxun has been suppressed by the highest authorities for so many years, and he can still stand!

When Pang Bingxun first arrived in the 5th War Zone, he came to Xuzhou to meet with Chief Li, who had already heard of Pang Bingxun's name, and knew that Pang Bingxun was not a well-controlled general, so he deliberately gave Pang Bingxun exceptional preferential treatment, and the two talked alone for a night, in order to win over Pang Bingxun, so that he could resist Japan with peace of mind.

In this conversation, Chief Li found from Pang Bingxun's words that although Pang Bingxun had the habits of many warlords, he was still a patriotic general, so he strengthened his determination to use Pang Bingxun's army in the Battle of Xuzhou!

Chief Li deliberately raised Pang Bingxun very high, and he said to Pang Bingxun: "General Pang has been in the army for a long time, in terms of seniority, you are the eldest brother, I am the younger brother, and I should not have commanded you." However, in this war of resistance, in the battle sequence, I was assigned as a commander and held a relatively important position. Therefore, in official terms, I am the commander, and in private affairs, we are really comrades-in-arms like brothers, and there should be no distinction between the upper and the lower. ”

Seeing that Pang Bingxun was very useful to his words, Chief Li continued: "General Pang! You and I have been in the civil war for more than 20 years, and although the times are pressing, we have also committed a lot of sins! Now that I think about that life, it's so meaningless! Black and white are not clear, right and wrong are not distinguished, although defeat is not shameful, victory is not enough force. Today, the sky is as people wish, let us have a chance to resist and serve the country in this life, and if we can fight and die on the battlefield for the country and the nation in the future, we can really die a worthy death. You and I are both people over the age of 50, and it is worth dying so that we can be worthy of being a soldier for the rest of our lives. ”

Originally, Chief Li was able to lower his posture so much that Pang Bingxun was quite moved, and now he heard Chief Li say such heartfelt words, Pang Bingxun was even more embarrassed, so he said loudly: "Chief Virtue and Might, we are subordinates, we can serve the country under the Commander, every day is on the top, never give up, Chief, please rest assured, I will never save my strength this time, and I will fight the enemy to the end." ”

Commander Li asked Pang Bingxun again: "Are there any difficulties in your troops that I need to solve for you?" Pang Bingxun sighed and said: "I originally had five regiments, but now there is an order from the central authorities to merge a special service regiment into four regiments. Sir, my troops are all full, where shall I merge this regiment? If it cannot be merged, it can only be dismissed. Now is the time to use troops, all units are expanding, but it seems that it is not the original intention of the command to dismiss my troops! ”

Chief Li naturally understood that all this was being done by the highest authorities behind him, but he couldn't tell it in front of Pang Bingxun, so he could only play sloppy: "Maybe Wuhan doesn't know the actual situation of your troops......

Pang Bingxun is not a fool, he just hopes to use the power of Chief Li to keep his legion, and now that Chief Li wants to use the Pang legion, why will he wait if he doesn't ask for it at this time? So Pang Bingxun said loudly: "Report to the commander, if I don't follow the order to merge, the central government will stop paying the food and salary of the entire army!" ”

Chief Li knew that he had to take care of this matter today! If you want to use Pang Bingxun, you must first show the sincerity of the 5th war zone, which can be regarded as paying money with one hand and delivering it with one hand!

After thinking for a while, Chief Li said: "It is unfair for the central government to deal with it like this, and I should fight for you on this matter." Then Chief Li asked Pang Bingxun, "What are you lacking in your troops?" Pang Bingxun was not polite, and replied directly: "There is a shortage of bullets, and the guns are also old, and they are not ready to fight." ”

On the spot, Chief Lee promised to make as many additions as possible within his powers.

During the days when Pang Bingxun's regiment was stationed in Haizhou, Chief Li sent telegrams to Wuhan several times, requesting the Military Commission to withdraw the order. Since the highest authorities had to rely on Chief Li to command the Battle of Xuzhou. He could only signal the Ministry of Military Affairs to reply and agree to Chief Li's request to allow Pang Bingxun's regiment to maintain the status quo for the time being.

Chief Li told Pang Bingxun the news, and Pang Bingxun's army was overjoyed! Pang Bingxun himself was even more grateful to Chief Li and expressed his willingness to do his best for the War of Resistance, and Chief Li naturally understood the truth of striking while the iron was hot, and he ordered the commander of the 5th Theater Military Station, Shihualong, to replenish the ammunition and equipment of Pang Bingxun's regiment as much as possible. Later, Chief Li came to Pang Bingxun's regiment to give a lecture, and saw that the soldiers of Pang Bingxun's regiment were jubilant, and the army was very prosperous, as if it was a strong army.

This time Linyi was tight, and Chief Li's previous hard work finally came in handy! After receiving the order, Pang Bingxun's corps immediately rushed to Linyi, stuck to the county seat, and prepared to meet the North China Front army moving south!

This "motley army", which Wuhan regarded as a thorn in its side and had long been ready to be dismissed, will face off in Linyi against the so-called "best Itagaki division in the Imperial Japanese Army...... (To be continued.) )