Chapter 41: The Battle on the Tip of the Knife (3)
7.41 Confrontation on the tip of the knife (3)
"Yaga! Warriors of the Empire! Charge!! ”
Seeing Akino Shaosa buried under the sword of the Chinese cavalry, Ono Ryozo Nakasa became a little hysterical! What he couldn't accept the most was that the Chinese officer who killed Akino Shaozo actually used a ghost-headed knife! How could the elite of the 17th Cavalry Brigade be defeated by such a layman?
Shame on you! Absolute shame!
Ryozo Ono decided to go into battle to save the honor in person!
With the order of Ono Ryozo Nakasa, the Japanese cavalry under the hillside launched a group charge, but because there was not enough distance for the Japanese cavalry to accelerate the charge, and the 99th Army cavalry battalion occupied a favorable position, so in the initial battle, the 17th Cavalry Brigade suffered a big loss!
Only about one-third of Chu Xiongfei's cavalry is equipped with sabers, and the rest of the cavalry use ordinary broadswords, in normal battles, bulky broadswords are naturally not as good as the sabers equipped by the Japanese cavalry, but in this special environment of the competition, the bulky broadswords have become an advantage of the 99th Army cavalry battalion! The condescending high-speed impact coupled with the weight of the broadsword itself, the result of the collision between the Chinese broadsword and the Japanese saber is often that the saber in the hands of the Japanese cavalry is cut off on the spot! Some of the Chinese cavalry's broadswords cut off the opponent's saber and directly cut the Japanese cavalry in two, and this extremely bloody picture seriously stimulated the nerves of the Japanese cavalry and boosted the morale of the Chinese cavalry. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, because the number of cavalry of the 17th Cavalry Brigade greatly exceeded that of Chu Xiongfei's cavalry battalion, and the tactical literacy of the Japanese cavalry was relatively high, after surviving the initial chaos, the Japanese cavalry had begun to gain an advantage. Especially after Chu Xiongfei's cavalry battalion all rushed down from the hillside and lost its geographical advantage, the advantage of the Japanese cavalry began to become more obvious!
The well-trained Japanese cavalry and the war horses under their crotch are like a fusion, advancing and retreating freely in the battle formation, and the immature Chinese cavalry is also fighting to urge the war horses to cooperate while resisting the attacks of the Japanese cavalry, and even half of the combat effectiveness can not be exerted under the chaos, so often two Chinese cavalry are no match for one Japanese cavalry!
"Your Excellency, Captain! The cavalry of China is very fast! The use of heavy knives is very disadvantageous!! You should retreat right away and use the usual tactics! ”
After more than five minutes of fighting between the two sides, Ryozo Ono finally got the right advice! After carefully observing the situation on the battlefield, Ono Ryozo Nakasa agreed to Asakura Shaosa's suggestion.
There is no need to fight physically with the Chinese, mechanized troops bring a crisis to the Japanese cavalry, and at the same time bring benefits to the Japanese cavalry! The current Japanese cavalry is no longer an army that can only rely on sabers and lances!
Ono Ryozo Nakasa wants to let the Chinese cavalry see the firepower advantage of the Japanese cavalry!
"Stand back! Don't dwell on it! Back off! ”
The first to withdraw from the battlefield was the machine gun group of the 17th Cavalry Brigade, the Japanese cavalry was also equipped with light and heavy machine guns, usually 3 of the 4 people dismounted to operate the machine gun, and the other 1 person led the other 3 horses on the horse, although some people could not participate in the battle because of the horses, but it did not affect the play of firepower!
Under the urging of Ono Ryozo Nakasa, the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the crooked light machine gun were quickly set up, as well as seven or eight mortars, and the muzzle of the black hole was also raised, Chu Xiongfei on the war horse noticed this new change in the Japanese army, and he knew that the Japanese army must not be allowed to get the opportunity to display firepower, otherwise his cavalry battalion would be wiped out in the dense firepower!
It is necessary to get entangled with the Japanese cavalry and use them as human shields!
"Stick it up! Fight with the devils! Use less broadswords! Use more pistols! Fire! ”
If Ono Ryozo Nakasa's killer weapon is his machine gun and mortar, Chu Xiongfei's killer weapon is the Mauser pistol, in order to mention the combat capability of the cavalry battalion in a short period of time, Chu Xiongfei got a batch of Mauser pistols from the army commander Shen Yuanlong, almost the entire battalion has one.
In the melee combat of cavalry, the pistol is a very fierce weapon! As soon as the cavalry battalion flashed its Mauser pistol, it immediately turned the tide of the engagement!
Chu Xiongfei himself even took two Mauser pistols to shoot left and right, and the Japanese troops in front of him fell off their horses one after another, and in a short time, the cavalry battalion recovered all the losses suffered in the previous white-knuckle battle!
Although the Japanese cavalry is also equipped with a certain number of pistols, but it is still far from a manpower, under the heavy attack of the Mauser pistol, the Japanese cavalry can only quickly retreat, hoping to give full play to their cavalry and machine gun fire after the 99th Army cavalry battalion is at a distance, but Chu Xiongfei is willing to fly, he takes the cavalry battalion with him, and he refuses to lag behind even a step!
"It's despicable! Ordered the artillery to carry out artillery shelling on the front of the Shina cavalry! They must be separated from us! ”
"Your Excellency, Captain! Our cavalry has already mixed up with the Chinese cavalry, and if you do so, you will hurt your own people! ”
"Yaga! Do you want to watch the people of China change the tide of battle with their pistols? The necessary losses are acceptable! Asakura Shaosa, what you have to remember now should be revenge for Akino Shaosa! Mortar!! Shoot! ”
Ono Ryozo Nakasa's right arm was first raised high, and then fell hard, and after a few "puffs", a 60 mm caliber mortar shell burst into the melee's cavalry pile!
Chu Xiongfei didn't expect that the Japanese would actually fire on such a dense area of engagement! You must know that every shell that falls now will take the lives of five or six Chinese cavalry and Japanese cavalry at the same time! This is simply hurtful! No wonder Shen Junzuo and Commander Huang mentioned more than once in their speeches to the officers of the 25th Army that the Japanese are some madmen!
The violent explosion exposed another shortcoming of the Chinese cavalry, the war horses of the 99th Army cavalry battalion have not undergone strict training, and the reason why these Mongolian horses have not collapsed until now on the battlefield with the sound of gunfire is because Chu Xiongfei ordered to put earplugs in the ears of these Mongolian horses, such an expedient measure narrowed the gap between the war horses of the cavalry battalion and the war horses of the Japanese cavalry!
But the ears of the war horse can be blocked, but the eyes cannot be blinded! The fire from the explosion of the mortar shell made these Mongolian horses of the 99th Army cavalry battalion panic, and it was not uncommon for them to stop in place or turn around and run.
On the other hand, the 17th Cavalry Brigade of the Japanese Army, because their horses have undergone strict training and have adapted to the environment of the battlefield, they have been affected very little!
The indiscriminate artillery bombardment of the Japanese army received unimaginable results, not only blocking the pursuit of the Chinese cavalry, but also plunging the Chinese cavalry's horses into chaos! Of course, Ono Ryozo Nakasa would not let go of this opportunity, he ordered the light and heavy machine guns to fire immediately, and the raindrops of bullets swept towards the cavalry battalion of the 99th Army!
Chu Xiongfei had no follow-up tricks, if he hadn't gotten the death order that he had to hold off the 17th Cavalry Brigade before he set off, he would have withdrawn a long time ago!
I don't know when reinforcements will arrive, the cavalry battalion can't hold it anymore!
"Attack the Japanese machine-gun positions! Fight to the death! Fight to the death! ”
Chu Xiongfei raised the saber in his hand and began to shout loudly, what his cavalry battalion can do now is to win a little more time for the friendly army, Chu Xiongfei decided to concentrate the last strength to attack the Japanese machine-gun positions and artillery positions, so as to relieve some pressure on the troops of the 17th Cavalry Brigade for the follow-up attack!
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! ”
"Charge! Cavalry battalion! ”
In the rain of bullets and bullets of the Japanese army, the remaining 200 cavalry battalions of the 99th Army launched a charge without hesitation!
"It's a group of warriors! Very good! Asakura Shaosa! Let them see the blood of Yamato men! Shout out to these Chinese cavalry! We are willing to play a fair game with them! Everyone is a cavalryman! Let's see the best on the sabre! ”
After seeing the 99th Army cavalry battalion launch a decisive charge, Ono Ryozo Nakasa actually began to praise the bravery of the Chinese cavalry, and Asakura Shaosa on the side couldn't help but open his mouth again to remind Ono Ryozo Nakasa not to confuse the situation.
"Your Excellency, Captain! Our mission is to support the 116th Wing! Can't spend too much time here! ”
Ono Ryozo snorted coldly, and he said in a deep voice:
"Asakura Shaosa! Don't you really understand? These cavalrymen were given the order to stop us from coming to the rescue of the 116th Wing! That's why they won't retreat! I now have reason to believe that the 116th Wing has fallen into the encirclement of the Chinese army, and I am afraid that there is not much left! Don't forget! The commander of this Chinese army is Huang Haoran! Isn't there enough pain he left for the Imperial Army? ”
Ono Ryozo Nakasa's words made Asakura Shaosa feel unacceptable, and he thought that Ono Ryozo Nakasa was a bit alarmist! Moreover, this is also disobeying military orders!
"Your Excellency, Captain! Do you mean we can leave the 116 wing alone with life or death? If the commander of the Continental Division knew about it, he wouldn't let us go! ”
"You're wrong again! Asakura Shaosa! If the 116th Wing is really irretrievable now, I am afraid that the commander of the Continental Infantry Division will immediately order my 17th Cavalry Brigade to retreat! To the north of the Huai River, our strength has not yet reached the level of a decisive battle with the Chinese army! Empires don't need senseless sacrifices! Alright, you should go shouting! ”
After saying this, Ono Ryozo Nakasa ordered the light and heavy machine guns and mortars to stop firing, and the Japanese cavalry of the 17th Brigade lined up in front of the machine gun position, and the sabers in their hands pointed diagonally to the ground in the right rear, which was a preparatory action before the cavalry charged!
Although Chu Xiongfei didn't understand why the Japanese stopped shooting, he knew that this was a good opportunity for the 99th Army Cavalry Battalion, and Chu Xiongfei urged the war horse with all his strength and crashed directly into the saber jungle of the Japanese cavalry.
The clash on the tip of the sword unfolded again, the Chinese broadsword and the Japanese saber waved in the air, splashing wisps of blood, and the cold blade slashed over the body of the cavalry, leaving a shocking wound!
Asakura Shaosa, who knows a little Chinese, reluctantly served as the human body megaphone of Ono Ryozo Nakasa, he first cleared his throat vigorously, and then straightened out the military uniform on his body, Asakura Shaoza is grinding like this to delay time, he hopes that the 17th Cavalry Brigade can deal with all the Chinese cavalry before he speaks, so that he doesn't have to carry out Ono Ryozo Nakasa's ridiculous orders!
There was a Chinese cavalryman who fell from the horse, and Asakura Shaosa applauded loudly in his heart, but there were still nearly 100 Chinese cavalry still alive on the battlefield, and it was obvious that this battle would not end in a short time!
And Ryozo Ono's face is already ugly!
"Ahem! Cough! Attention the Chinese cavalry! Attention the Chinese cavalry! I'm Shosa Asakura of the 17th Brigade of the Japanese Cavalry! Our Captain Ryozo Ono wants to have a fair fight with you! Both sides do not use firearms, only sabers to decide the winner! If you agree, go back twenty meters! Show that you are willing to accept it!
When Asakura Shaozo shouted, Chu Xiongfei was being attacked by two Japanese cavalrymen, he first used the saber in his hand to open the saber stabbed from the left, and then hit the chest of the Japanese cavalryman on the right with the handle of the knife, successfully resolving the crisis. Ono Ryozo Zhongsa saw Chu Xiongfei's bravery, and he had already seen that Chu Xiongfei was the most powerful of these Chinese cavalrymen!
Ryozo Ono decided to keep this Chinese officer to himself!
Asakura Shaoza shouted again after shouting for the first time, and the Japanese cavalry in the battle with the cavalry battalion of the 99th Army also received orders and began to hold back. Chu Xiongfei soon felt that the pressure on him began to gradually recede, and just as Chu Xiongfei was about to continue to approach the Japanese machine-gun position, the commander of the first company, Jiang Zaibin, came to his side.
Jiang Zaibin was slashed in the left arm by the Japanese cavalry during the engagement, and the wound was deep to the bone, and the blood had already stained half of the sleeve of his cotton coat red. Jiang Zaibin repelled the Japanese cavalry who were entangled with Chu Xiongfei with a knife, and then said loudly to Chu Xiongfei:
"Camp! The little devil wants to compete with us! Did you hear that? ”
Chu Xiongfei didn't even reply and said, "You take the words of the little devil seriously!?" If we do retreat, we'll be machine-gunfired! Want to deceive Lao Tzu? Grandmother! ”
Jiang Zaibin had long thought that Chu Xiongfei would not believe it, and when the devil officer shouted at the beginning, Jiang Zaibin also thought it was a trap, but as the Japanese cavalry took the initiative to retreat, Jiang Zaibin began to believe it a little!
If what the little devil said is true, it's a good opportunity to stall for time!
"Yingzuo, I don't think the little devils need to lie to us, they have the advantage now, and they can't play yin! We should take advantage of this opportunity!
While speaking, Jiang Zaibin stopped in front of Chu Xiongfei on his horse, and then used the big knife in his hand to block the saber of the devil cavalry, and then Jiang Zaibin did not make any more movements, he just pointed at the Japanese cavalry on the opposite side with the big knife to prevent the other party from raiding.
Chu Xiongfei was just about to shout out about danger, but he saw an extremely abnormal scene, in front of Jiang Zaibin's big knife, the inextricable devil cavalry that had been killed by Chu Xiongfei before chose to retreat, but the distance to withdraw was very limited.
Could it be that what Jiang Zaibin just said is true?
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I'm sorry, I'll make more compensation tomorrow!! (To be continued.) )