It turned out that although the captain of the second brigade of the army was preparing to launch a second charge on the high ground, he only had two squadrons left in his hands. The two squadrons simply could not draw up extra forces to make a feint attack from the flank of the defensive position of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, he was forced to fight an infantry squadron stationed in an artillery position.

Because, in his eyes, the current Eighth Route Army is concentrating its forces to hold the high ground and cope with the charge of its own brigade, and it is simply unable to draw excess troops to sneak attack its artillery positions. Besides, there were still five or six hundred imperial troops in the artillery position, which were less than a kilometer away from their starting positions and the wing headquarters, and they could reinforce the artillery positions with them. Therefore, with regard to the safety of the artillery positions, the group leader believed that as long as he attacked effectively, there would be no security problems.

As a result, under the coercion of the saber of the second brigade commander, and at this time, the various units saw that they completely relied on the communication corps to contact. The squadron commander stationed in the artillery position had no choice but to transfer two squadrons from his own priority defensive forces to help the second brigade make a feint attack from the flank of the Eighth Route Army without the consent of the wing commander and his own captain.

As for the captain of the artillery brigade, he only said one word, and that is a matter between you infantrymen, and the artillery is only responsible for providing fire cover and does not take on the task of reconciliation. In addition, the captain confidently believed that there were a large number of imperial troops around his artillery position, and the Eighth Route Army did not have the courage to attack him at all. Therefore, the captain of the group did not have any objection to the infantry squadron stationed on the artillery position being transferred to the task of feints.

However, he didn't know that it was because of the second captain's self-righteousness and his own carelessness and blind optimism. hastened the destruction of the main force of the army, and at the same time made himself the second captain of the entire wing to die.

"Haha, Chief of Staff, it seems that the little devil is helping us, it seems that the little devil thinks that we have too few heavy weapons in our hands, and he wants to add some weapons to us." Hehe, 18 mountain field cannons, I drool when I think about it. How about it, Chief of Staff, what are you going to do" Liu Hua saw that at this time, there was only a small squad of defensive strength around the artillery position. More importantly, the artillery position of the Japanese army was almost a kilometer away from the wing headquarters, and he immediately said excitedly.

"Commander, there's one more thing you forgot, the little devil keeps sending us cannons, and a gift. You see, the artillery position of the little devils is sandwiched between their wing headquarters and the attacking troops, and if we occupy their artillery positions, it will be equivalent to dividing the small number of troops of the little devils in two, so that it will be more convenient for us to quickly destroy it. The chief of staff replied.

"Okay, the chief of staff is right, let's go and go back and see which unit is closest to the little devil's artillery position." With that, Liu Hua walked into the headquarters with the chief of staff and came to the map of the deployment of troops in this campaign.

"Here, the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Division and their cavalry battalion," said the chief of staff, pointing to a point on the map.

"It seems that the results of this battle will be robbed by Wang Nanhu's troops, it's just that they have just wiped out two pseudo-legions, and I don't know if the combat effectiveness will be affected, especially their cavalry battalion." Liu Hua said worriedly.

"Commander, you see if it's okay to let the cavalry battalion assault the artillery positions of the little devils. You must know that now on the artillery position of the devils, there is only one squad of garrison troops, and a few hundred people in the cavalry battalion can annihilate them in the shortest time. As for the remaining hundreds of artillery on the position, those soldiers had only undergone the most basic training, plus they had basically no light weapons in their hands. I believe that as long as the cavalry battalion rushes into the artillery positions, those people are lambs to the slaughter. In this way, we can quickly occupy the artillery position before the little devil reinforcements arrive, so as to achieve our tone purpose. The chief of staff quickly spoke his mind.

"Okay, I agree. In addition, to assault the artillery positions of the little devils, it is definitely not enough to rely on the cavalry battalion alone. It was also necessary to order the 3rd Division and 1st Regiment to send at least two battalions of troops to suppress the formation, and after the cavalry battalion had rushed into the artillery position, the infantry of the two battalions should build fortifications on both flanks of the devil's artillery position in the shortest possible time. We occupied their artillery positions and choked their throats, and the little devils will definitely fight back desperately," Liu Hua added.

"I agree that the combat mission will be issued now," the chief of staff nodded in agreement.

"Well, let them grasp the specific attack time. In short, we must keep these cannons, we must not let the little devils retake them, and we must nail them firmly to the enemy's artillery positions like a nail. Liu Hua nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Commander, I'm going to give a new combat mission," said the chief of staff, picking up the telephone on the table and starting to connect the phones of the three divisions and one regiment. Assignment of combat missions

"Yes, Chief of Staff, the cavalry battalion of the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Division guarantees the completion of the task, please rest assured that the chief of staff and commander." Soon, the voice of Li Yong, the head of the first regiment of the third division, came from the other end of the phone.

The "correspondent" put down the phone, and Li Yong, the head of the first regiment of the third division, shouted loudly at the door of the temporary regiment headquarters.

"Report to the head of the group, what are the instructions?"

"Immediately notify the three battalion commanders, the artillery company commander, and the cavalry battalion commander Wang Battalion Commander to come to the headquarters for a meeting and have a new combat mission." The head of the regiment, Li Yong, said with excitement on his face.

"Yes, regimental commander" After listening to the order, the communicator turned around and disappeared at the door of the regimental headquarters.

In less than a few minutes, under the leadership of the correspondent, five people came to Li Yong's regiment headquarters one after another. gathered around Li Yong and began to chatter about the combat mission. At the same time, they are also grinding hard hopes that their battalion will be assigned a better task when the time comes.

"Okay, it's all quiet. Just now the chief of staff called from the General Command and gave our regiment and cavalry battalion an important task, which was to raid the artillery positions of the little devils, and then drive there like a nail. How about it, this piece of fat is big enough, you know, the little devil's artillery position has 18 mountain and field guns, and I have never seen so many cannons in my life? Do you have the confidence to complete the tasks assigned by the General Headquarters personally? ”

"Yes" Because of the victory in the battle of the total annihilation of the puppet army, everyone was extremely excited, and the call for war became higher and higher. Hearing that the task was to raid the artillery positions of the little devils, everyone who was excited immediately began to gear up and answer loudly.

"Good. According to the results of reconnaissance by the General Headquarters, the artillery positions of the Japanese army now have only one defensive strength of an infantry squad. But he himself also has an artillery crew of nearly 500 people, and the command means that more than 500 little devils are annihilated. Of course, we raided the artillery positions of the little devils, on the one hand, to capture these artillery, and on the other hand, the existing forces of the little devils, to destroy them little by little. Therefore, when the time comes, the command of the Devil Wing will definitely send troops to reinforce it. In this case, there is a matter of time, we have to occupy the position in the shortest possible time. Before the little devil's reinforcements arrive, build fortifications to meet the little devil's counterattack. Li Yong introduced the enemy situation and analyzed.

"Regiment commander, you just give the order, the soldiers can't wait for a long time." The cavalry battalion commander Wang Kai urged. The reason why Wang Kai was in such a hurry was because when he first attacked the junction of the little devils, the cavalry battalion lost almost half a company. You know, this is the biggest loss since the cavalry battalion was established. Now the entire cavalry battalion is holding its breath, wanting to find the bad luck of the little devil and avenge the sacrificed comrades.

"Battalion Commander Wang, don't worry. Now I will announce the order for the battle. The cavalry battalion is on an assault mission, and it is necessary to rush into the artillery positions of the devils in the shortest possible time, and use the sabers in your hands to destroy the infantry squads and artillery of the little devils. The 1st and 2nd Battalions followed closely with the cavalry battalion to launch a charge, outflanking the entire artillery position from both flanks of the artillery position, and then leaving a company of troops to build fortifications on the spot, and the rest of the men immediately joined in the ranks of destroying the devil artillery. The artillery company finally entered the position, and after entering the position, the artillery position was built on the spot, and Li Yong's little devil's cannon was ready to give the little devil who came to reinforce a head-on attack. ”

"Yes, regimental commander, guarantee the completion of the task," several battalion company commanders immediately replied.

"Regiment commander, what about the three battalions, why don't you have the task of the three battalions." Just as everyone was about to end the meeting, the small regimental headquarters remembered the voice of the third battalion commander.

"The third battalion serves as a reserve for the whole regiment, and in addition, the troops are ready for battle at any time, ready to attack at any time. As for the specific time of the attack, that is, when the little devil reinforcements were beaten to the end of our crossbows, it is the time for your three battalions to attack, and I will give your three battalions a chance to beat the water dogs, how about it? Head Li Yong said with a smile.

"Yes, regiment commander, the third battalion guarantees that the task will be completed, and the little devil will be defeated." The third battalion commander replied excitedly.

"Okay, let's all go down and gather our troops for 5 minutes, and then prepare to attack," Li Yong finally looked at the watch in his hand and ordered.

After receiving their respective tasks, the happiest among them was Wang Kai, the commander of the cavalry battalion. You must know that when he just eliminated the puppet army, his cavalry battalion was the vanguard, and this time the artillery brigade that eliminated the little devils, you once again let him get the task of the main attack.

"Cavalry battalion, assemble immediately" As soon as he returned to the camp, the battalion commander Wang Kai couldn't take a break, so he ordered the trumpeters around him to blow the assembly horn, and in less than half a minute, hundreds of cavalry gathered in front of Wang Kai from all directions, and stood in four phalanxes with the company as a unit.

"Comrades, I have just received an order from Commander Liu of the General Headquarters, who has entrusted our cavalry battalion with an important task. Do you want to know what the task is, comrades? Wang Kai shouted loudly to the hundreds of cavalry in front of him.

"Think" An earth-shattering roar sounded.

"Okay, I can tell you that the commander has made our cavalry battalion the main attack again. You know, now the cavalry regiment of the headquarters is still resting there, and our cavalry battalion is the second time to be the main attacker. How about it, do you have the confidence to rush into the artillery position of the little devils with me and kill them by surprise. Wang Kai shouted loudly.

"Yes," everyone shouted.

"Okay, now I order, the whole battalion will take the first company as the center, the second company will be on the left flank, the third company will be on the right flank, and the fourth company will follow closely behind the first company, and the whole battalion will form a sharp knife shape and go straight into the artillery position of the little devils. Let's go now" Wang Kai shouted loudly, stepped on his war horse, and was the first to rush to the starting position of his cavalry battalion.

When Wang Kai took his cavalry battalion and rushed to the starting position in an attack formation. Regiment Commander Li Yong Li had already led his troops to prepare the offensive troops, and the morale of the infantry of those two battalions was not inferior to that of the cavalry on war horses. The bayonets on the rifles in their hands were polished brightly, and the grenade pouches around their waists were stuffed with various grenades.

"Battalion Commander Wang, are the troops ready" Seeing Wang Kai who was walking at the front of the cavalry battalion, Li Yong, the commander of a regiment, rode a war horse to greet him and asked.

"Report to Commander Li, the cavalry battalion is ready, ready to attack, and ready to attack at any time," Wang Kai replied with a salute.

"Okay, very good, I'll get two battalions of infantry in place right away, and all of them are ready to attack," Li Yong replied briskly. Wang Kai, the commander of the cavalry battalion, came to the mountain beam, raised his binoculars and looked at the artillery position of the Yue Army 500 meters away.

At this time, the artillery bombardment of the high ground had ended. On the devil's artillery position, which was full of gunsmoke, the shouting and scolding of the little devil came from time to time. On the high ground about a kilometer away from the artillery position, the troops of several squadrons of the little devils were engaged in a fierce battle with the troops of the Bayi Battalion on the high ground, and looking at the headquarters of the army wing on the other side of the artillery position, although it seemed to be busy, the soldiers were constantly patrolling the position, going in and out. However, the defensive strength of only one squadron could only take care of the defense of the headquarters of its own wing, and it could not take care of the artillery positions so far away. Besides, due to the interference of the electronic detachment of the reading force. The little devil's radio stations have long lost their role in connecting with each other.

"Haha, Commander Li, you see, the defense forces of the little devil squad are not vigilant at all, and they are chatting with each other? This is really God help me," said Wang Kai, who was lying next to him.

"Well, not only the vigilance troops, but also the artillery, it seems that these little devils died in our hands today without complaining? Okay, let's go back and prepare, immediately launch a charge, and catch the little devils by surprise, it's best to let them have no room to fight back. Li Yong said.

"Okay, let these little devils have a good taste of the sabers of my cavalry battalion" As he spoke, the two of them had already returned to the attacking unit. Wang Kai took the reins of the war horse in the communicator's hand and stepped on his war horse. Seeing that Li Yong and Head Li nodded to him, Wang Kai also nodded knowingly.

"The whole cavalry battalion obeyed the order and rushed into the artillery position of the little devils later, don't show me mercy, cut off my head in front of them. Remember, don't leave me alive to prevent the little devil from jumping over the wall and blowing up so many cannons. Wang Kai finally reminded.

"Yes, battalion commander, you give the order," the fighters replied behind him.

"Okay, cavalry battalion, all pay attention, prepare to charge, target, little devil artillery position, kill me" Wang Kai ordered loudly, and at the same time kicked the butt of his mount, and was the first to cross his position.

"Killed" the hundreds of cavalrymen behind him, and when he received the order, he drew his saber almost at the same time. He yelled loudly and followed closely behind his battalion commander. In an instant, a cold-glowing sharp knife formation composed of sabers in the hands of cavalry and soldiers quickly interspersed with the artillery positions of the army, and the speed became faster and faster.

Finally, when the cavalry battalion climbed over the mountain beam in front of him, the speed of the cavalry battalion had reached its limit. And the artillery position of the little devil is already less than 500 meters away.

"Comrades, kill me," the battalion commander shouted loudly, waving his hand and scolding. Wang Kai, the commander of the cavalry battalion, who has fully entered the state, is the same as when he first served as the main attacker. When he sees the enemy, he no longer sees his usual gentleness, but more like a leopard, a leopard that smells blood, desperately rushing to his prey. The soldiers behind the "kill" were also rendered by the image of their battalion commander, and shouted loudly, urging their war horses to speed up and rush towards the battalion commander who was charging forward. The entire cavalry battalion, under the leadership of Wang Kai, slowly entered a state of selflessness, at this time, in their hearts, in addition to assault, it is to kill devils.

"Nakata-kun, listen, what is the voice? Isn't it going to rain, why is there such a loud thunder" heard the loud roar of the cavalry battalion as it charged. The captain of the army squad who was in charge of defending the artillery position looked at the empty surroundings and asked the deputy captain beside him.

"Your Excellency Captain, it shouldn't be thunder! You see, with such a good sun, there is not a single cloud in the sky, how can there be thunder? The vice-captain looked at the clear and cloudless sky and replied.

"Nani, where did that loud roar come from? Baga, it can't be an earthquake. Nakata-kun, you see, the ground under your feet is already shaking now" As the cavalry battalion got closer and closer, the position under the feet of the cavalry battalion also began to shake rhythmically with the sound of horses' hooves in the cavalry battalion.

"Your Excellency Captain Baga, it's the cavalry, it's the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, you see" Just as Nakata-kun was about to answer, the cavalry battalion was just right, turning over the mountain beam in front of him. appeared in front of the Yue Army, and was just looked at by the deputy captain of the Yue Army who was searching around.

(To be continued)