Chapter 231 Cavalry company, attack!
"Wow!"
Under the thick clouds, a black hawk like a sharp arrow quickly flew over the Japanese positions at the junction of Tongshi Town and Yuxi Town below, and then rushed towards a mountain.
"boom!"
The constant thunder and lightning in the clouds are announcing the power of nature to the world.
"what is that?"
On the Japanese position, a Japanese soldier pointed at the mountain where the eagle landed in the distance with a look of confusion on his face.
"That was an eagle just now, what else could it be?"
"No, I mean, there seems to be someone on the mountain over there?"
The Japanese soldiers around heard this and quickly looked up.
But there was not enough light, there was only darkness in their eyes.
"Nothing, don't be suspicious.
By the way, the fighting at the Dajing Town stronghold was quite intense.
I don’t know what the situation is like over there now…”
"What else can we do? The Eighth Route Army over there must have been wiped out by us..."
"boom!"
A few Japanese soldiers were talking to each other when a loud noise suddenly reached everyone's ears.
Everyone thought it was the sound of thunder and were not moved at first, so they continued chatting.
Until a Japanese officer stood up and shouted.
"Enemy artillery fire, anti-artillery fire!"
As the shells exploded on the Japanese positions, many Japanese soldiers finally realized that the sound just now was not the sound of thunder.
It's the sound of a cannonball exploding!
It was just that the constant thunder in the clouds covered up the whistling sound of the flying shells, and the Japanese here were all new recruits and were not familiar with the sound of exploding shells, so they didn't react for a while.
Before the Japanese soldiers started to dodge the artillery shells, a burst of dense footsteps and shouts were carried by the strong wind into the ears of the Japanese soldiers on the position.
But before the Japanese could listen carefully to what was going on.
The thunder in the sky suddenly became more intense, and heavy rain fell instantly.
The sound of rain once again covered up the strange footsteps.
……
On the mountains.
A man wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army, leather boots, with a very rough appearance and curly hair heard the long cry of the black eagle in the sky and immediately raised his right arm wrapped in thick cowhide.
The black eagle in the sky discovered the man with the brief light brought by the lightning and swooped down from the sky.
The claws, like sharp blades, grabbed the man's raised arm.
"Wow!"
The man stroked the Black Hawk and removed a bullet casing from its sharp claws.
"Captain Qi, Captain Sun of the Pioneer Cavalry Company, and Captain Zhang of the New First Cavalry Company are all here!"
The man was none other than the company commander of the cavalry company of the independent regiment. Li Yunlong spent a large sum of money and had the brigade commander transfer a Mongolian named Qi Tao from another division.
"Oh? Captain Sun and Captain Zhang are here? Where are they? Take me to see them."
When Qi Tao listened to the soldier's report, his eyes lit up and he quickly asked the soldier.
Originally, Li Yunlong arranged for him to lead the cavalry company to break through the Japanese positions first, and then quickly launch support for the vanguard regiment. He was still worried that the number of people might not be enough.
After all, they are all light cavalry. The more cavalry there are, the stronger the combat effectiveness will be.
The cavalry company of the independent regiment had only more than a hundred people.
If the Japanese set up machine guns and more than a hundred people charge forward, the risk will be considerable.
"I'm at the regiment headquarters. The regiment commander asked me to call you, the company commander, down to attend a meeting."
"Okay, I'll be there right away!"
Qi Tao shook his arm, signaling his Falcon to leave for the time being, then he jumped on his horse and rode quickly towards the independent regiment headquarters which had moved to the front line.
……
"Hahaha, three cavalry companies and one cavalry battalion.
Brigade Commander, you didn't expect that I, Li Yunlong, would get another cavalry battalion after many twists and turns."
In the headquarters of the independent regiment, Li Yunlong looked at the two cavalry company commanders who came from the New 1st Regiment and the Vanguard Regiment, and spoke happily to Zhao Gang beside him.
Listening to Li Yunlong's words, Zhao Gang couldn't help but think of what Li Yunlong had told him: Ding Wei had sent him a cavalry battalion, but that cavalry battalion had long been wiped out by Qin Yangming, and in the end, all the men, guns, and horses were intercepted by the boss.
Although Li Yunlong, Qin Yangming and others later captured a horse farm and seized a large number of war horses, Li Yunlong also formed a cavalry company.
But Li Yunlong still couldn't forget the cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town.
I haven’t even taken a look at the entire cavalry battalion.
As a result, they were all robbed by the boss.
If it was the brigade commander who robbed them, would Li Yunlong dare to fight with the brigade commander...
But after being robbed by the boss, Li Yunlong didn't dare to say a word.
Even the brigade commander is afraid of the boss, let alone Li Yunlong.
If I dare to have a quarrel with the boss, let alone being the director of the clothing factory, it would be considered good enough to be able to take the blame in the kitchen.
"Captain Li, our commander has given us orders to obey your command. Please assign us combat missions!"
Sun Desheng looked at his old commander and asked Li Yunlong respectfully.
When he was in the New 1st Regiment, Li Yunlong was his commander. Later, when he followed Qin Yangming to the Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong was still his commander.
So Sun Desheng had no objection to Qin Yangming's arrangement.
As for the company commander of the cavalry company of the new regiment, he had even less objection.
The captain of the cavalry company of the new regiment was also a veteran of the regiment. He was originally the captain of the special forces company, but was later changed to the captain of the cavalry company by Ding Wei.
Li Yunlong is still his old regiment commander.
"report!"
"Independent Regiment Cavalry Company Captain Qi Tao has been ordered to report for duty!"
At this moment, Qi Tao also rode to the regiment headquarters and reported to Li Yunlong.
“Well, now the captains of your three cavalry companies are here.
Your three cavalry companies will join together to form a cavalry battalion.
Cavalry can naturally exert their greatest power only when they gather together.
This kid Qi Tao used to be the battalion commander of a cavalry battalion of the Mongolian army.
Everyone knows the might of the Mongolian cavalry led by Genghis Khan in the past.
So I decided that Qi Tao would temporarily command this temporary cavalry battalion. How about that? Do you have any questions?"
Seeing that the three cavalry company commanders had all arrived, Li Yunlong immediately began to assign tasks.
However, before assigning the task, a commander who is specifically responsible for commanding the three cavalry units needs to be selected first.
Just as Li Yunlong said, the three cavalry companies would not be able to exert much power if used separately.
Cavalry itself is a type of military force whose combat effectiveness increases with the number of people it has.
The more cavalry there are, the higher their combat effectiveness. It is not like the infantry, which relies entirely on the number of people, where one plus one equals two.
The increase in the cavalry's combat effectiveness is the kind of increase where one plus one equals three.
The more cavalry there are, the higher the combat effectiveness will be.
If ten horses charge the infantry, the infantry will not feel anything.
But what if there are a hundred horses?
If thousands of horses charge at the same time, there is no need for the cavalry to get close. The momentum created by thousands of horses charging alone is enough to terrify the defending infantry.
So Li Yunlong planned to gather all the cavalry together, form a cavalry battalion to charge together, and first break the psychological defenses of the Japanese devils with momentum.
The Japanese positions were full of new soldiers, and the infantry guns, grenade launchers, and most of the heavy machine guns had been moved away. Facing the charge of a cavalry battalion, the Japanese were scared to death.
Moreover, without sufficient machine gun firepower, the Japanese devils would be dreaming if they wanted to stop the cavalry battalion's charge with only the rifles in their hands.
But a unit can only have one voice at a time.
If there is too much noise, it will interfere with the troops' battle.
So Li Yunlong needs to select a cavalry battalion commander first.
Li Yunlong knew the situation of Sun Desheng and the commander of the cavalry company of the New 1st Regiment.
Although Sun Desheng was once a cavalryman, he was only a platoon leader. In terms of strength and technology, he was still not as good as Qi Tao, a company commander who was originally a battalion commander of a Mongolian cavalry battalion.
When it comes to the use of cavalry, Qi Tao has more experience, so he is the natural choice for the battalion commander of this cavalry battalion.
"Captain, our Vanguard Cavalry Company is fine. We promise to obey Captain Qi's orders!"
Sun Desheng was the first to express his opinion. He didn't know how strong Qi Tao was, but he was clear about Li Yunlong's strength.
Besides, Qin Yangming had already said when he came that he would obey Li Yunlong's orders completely.
Out of compliance with Qin Yangming's orders and trust in Li Yunlong, and the fact that the Eighth Route Army did not engage in such ridiculous things as using other troops as cannon fodder while retaining the strength of their own troops, they decided to follow Qin Yangming's orders.
Sun Desheng naturally had no objection.
When the captain of the cavalry company of the new regiment saw that Sun Desheng had no objection, he quickly nodded as well.
"Captain, rest assured, our new cavalry company will obey Captain Qi's orders."
"Well done."
"Qi Tao, after the meeting, you will lead all the cavalry to Hongshiling."
"I will order the artillery to bombard the Japanese positions in a moment, giving priority to destroying their firing points.
The bombardment will continue for ten minutes. After ten minutes, Qi Tao, you will immediately lead all the cavalry to rush down the mountain.
The straight-line distance between Hongshiling and the Japanese position is less than two hundred meters.
A distance of two hundred meters can be covered in thirty seconds even by a human.
What's more, it was cavalry? Moreover, they were charging from top to bottom, and they could reach the Japanese position in at most 20 seconds.
There were no trenches or chevaux de frise on the Japanese position, only some simple sandbags.
The cavalry launched a charge, supported by artillery fire. Two minutes, Qi Tao, I'll give you two minutes to take down the Japanese's first line of defense.
While you are attacking the Japanese's first line of defense, the artillery of our independent regiment will launch an artillery attack on the Japanese's second line of defense.
Two minutes later, the cavalry company continued to attack the Japanese second line of defense.
After completely breaking through the Japanese defensive positions, the three cavalry companies advanced at top speed towards Baihu Ridge, joined the New 1st Regiment, and together wiped out the large forces of the Japanese 4th Brigade. "
"Yes!"
"Zhang Dabiao!"
"To!"
"The cavalry is charging, and the infantry must not sit idle either. As soon as my flare goes up, you must lead a battalion and follow the cavalry to charge towards the Japanese position.
If the Japanese attack back, you must stop them!"
"Yes!"
"Second Battalion Commander, after the cavalry and the first battalion launch their charge, your battalion will be responsible for outflanking and attacking the Japs from the sides. I want the Japs to be attacked from all sides!"
"Yes!"
"Captain of the Third Battalion, after the First and Second Battalions attack, the Third Battalion and the New Recruit Battalion will take over the defense line of Yuxi Town as quickly as possible."
"Yes!"
"Remember, you are not allowed to let any of the Japanese escape. The brigade commander has issued an order to carry out an annihilation operation.
I don’t need to explain to you what annihilation means.”
After hearing Li Yunlong's words, several battalion commanders and company commanders in the regiment headquarters immediately gave their assurances to Li Yunlong.
"Captain, don't worry, I guarantee that all the heads will be chopped off!"
"Well, everyone, get ready and check the time!
Each of us has ten minutes to prepare. When the time is up, we will immediately launch an attack on the Japanese."
……
Seeing that the battalion commanders and company commanders had all gone out, Zhao Gang quickly opened his mouth to ask.
"Old Li, why don't you keep a reserve team?
You have sent out all the troops and assigned them tasks.
If something happens to any of our troops, we won’t have any soldiers to support us.”
Xing Zhiguo on the side nodded, agreed with Zhao Gang's opinion and spoke.
"Yes, Captain, should we leave some reserves?"
Listening to what Xing Zhiguo and Zhao Gang said, Li Yunlong simply waved his hand.
"This time, to besiege the Japanese Fourth Brigade, our 386th Brigade dispatched three main regiments to carry out the siege.
There is also support from the headquarters' heavy artillery regiment.
We have more people than the Japanese, more guns than the Japanese, and more cannons than the Japanese.
We had more tanks and more ammunition than the Japanese.
Moreover, our combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Japanese.
It can be said that the advantage is on my side!
I, Li Yunlong, have never fought such a powerful battle in my life. There is no need for reserve troops. All the people are on the main attack.
If we, with so many people and so much equipment, are unable to defeat the Japanese 4th Brigade and let them escape.
Then let me see, we, the regimental commanders, should stop commanding the troops and just go back to the brigade headquarters.
Those who feed the horses will do so, those who fetch water will fetch water, those who carry the big pot will carry the big pot, and those who light the fire will light the fire."
Now the balance of power between the enemy and us is extremely clear.
The Eighth Route Army had completely gained the upper hand.
We have the people, the equipment, and enough ammunition.
If this happened, the Japanese Fourth Brigade would have found a gap and escaped.
Then there would be no need to be a regiment commander and command the troops.
……
On the top of the mountain, Qi Tao, Sun Desheng and the commander of the cavalry company of the New 1st Regiment led their respective cavalrymen to stand on the mountain, looking at the Japanese positions below that were being bombarded by artillery fire.
Qi Tao glanced at the time and spoke.
"You two, the time is up, how about you all shout attack together?!"
"it is good."
"no problem!"
"Cavalry Company!"
"attack!"
As the order to attack came out of the three people's mouths, the three of them took the lead and rushed down the mountain on horseback.
Following closely behind were the rest of the cavalry and the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment.
……
Rumble~
The dazzling thunder pierced the darkness again.
As the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire ceased, without the sound of artillery explosions to cover their ears, the Japanese soldiers on the defensive positions were able to see the cavalry and Eighth Route Army soldiers rushing down the mountains with the help of the light brought by the thunder.
As the saying goes, a thousand soldiers can cover the sky with clouds.
There were more than a thousand Eighth Route Army soldiers charging into the battle.
What's more, there were nearly four hundred cavalrymen rushing in the front.
The Japanese were terrified when they saw the Eighth Route Army charging towards them in the heavy rain and under the light of thunder.
"cavalry!"
(End of this chapter)
