Chapter 3: The Morning Star (6 Up)

It has to be said. The quality of the officers and men of the Kwantung Army is not at the same level as the left-behind troops in the devil's place. Although the morale was a little low after being slapped twice in a row. However, he can still quickly execute the orders of his superiors. Soon. Two cars that were supposed to be used to transport munitions were vacated. Saburo Suzuki picks out two of the most elite squads in his squadron. Each in a car. Set up four crutch-handled heavy machine guns specially assigned to the 1st Squadron by Kuniaki Kawada. Chase forward with great momentum.

I chased three or four miles. It was under a hill that they saw the Chinese cavalry again. This time. The Chinese cavalry failed to do the same as the previous two times. Take advantage of the devil. Four heavy machine guns and two light machine guns that have long been mounted on the carriage . Before the Chinese cavalry could get closer, they spewed out fiery snakes. They retreated in panic. And has been chasing the footsteps of the war horse for more than two miles. Until Kuniaki Kawada sent a herald to come over to remind Saburo Suzuki to be careful of the Chinese ambush. The latter reluctantly ordered the car to slow down. While waiting for the follow-up troops to follow. While discussing aloud the gains and losses of the battle that had just ended.

"Haha. It turns out that the Chinese cavalry has such a little ability. I thought they were different from the Chinese people in other places." Sanada Muraichi, the leader of the Japanese squad who had previously suffered a loss under the Chinese cavalry, let go of his fingers that had been clasped on the trigger of the crutch. Fist up. Hit the car wrench in front of you hard. In the contact battle just now. At least five of the mid-** people were hit by machine-gun bullets. Although it is not clear what method they employed. Stuck to the back of the mount and didn't fall off in the end. But with the experience of previous operations . Sanada Muraichi believes that these five people must have completely lost their combat effectiveness. If surgery is not performed in time, the bullet will be removed. I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult to save my life.

"yes. I always think I can run fast. There's nothing we can do with them. Run as fast as you can. Can you outrun heavy machine gun bullets?" Several other devil soldiers in the same car also raised their eyebrows. I was too embarrassed by the two big slaps of the Chinese cavalry before. They were so aggrieved that they could barely straighten up and breathe smoothly. Fortunately, in this round, the field was finally recovered. Everyone no longer has to carry humiliation all the way to the destination.

As the top boss of these two carts of devil soldiers. Squadron Leader Saburo Suzuki's heart is also happy. But he pretended to be serious." Don't rejoice too soon, everybody. Those Chinese won't die so easily. Maybe in a while. They also wanted to come and try their own pounds."

"They. Will come back. Come and die.." Sanada Muraichi shook his head. Pouting and sneering." Then let's get the bullets ready. If the Chinese dare to come over and make trouble next time. Just get rid of them once and for all."

"yes. Oh, yes. Kill them all."" Kill them all. lest they be entangled on the road again." The other devil soldiers also shouted arrogantly. As a soldier of the Kwantung Army of the Great Japanese Empire. There should be a little bit of arrogance of the Kwantung Army of the Japanese Empire. The first two times suffered losses. That's because you don't have your opponent in your eyes. And once the Kwantung Army decided to take it seriously . No one wants to get anything more out of them.

"Hmm." Listen to the ghost soldiers under his command one by one. Squadron Leader Saburo Suzuki nodded in satisfaction. Then the men cheered up. Get ready for the next battle. This grassland. will witness our glory."

While speaking encouraging words. He raised his head. Gaze scanned back and forth over the low green hills around it. Chinese cavalry. Where are you hiding? I don't have the courage to come out again and cause chaos for the Imperial Japanese Army. And don't have the courage to do it.. You're not going to throw in the towel.

Just behind a hill five miles southwest of Saburo Suzuki. Zhao Tianlong is working with his brothers to recover his strength. The wounded man and the war horse were sent to a sheltered place by the hygienist for first aid. Now there were twenty-one cavalrymen left with him. Both men and horses were covered in sweat. Every time the horse's hooves move. will leave a large wet mark on the grass.

Tired. Three consecutive high-speed attacks on the devil and then high-speed throwing off the enemy. Almost every cavalryman's physical strength was consumed to the limit. If there is a haystack nearby. They wanted to pull their horses and lie down at once. Sleep for three days and three nights and get up again.

However. The current situation between the enemy and the enemy. But everybody understands. Lying down to sleep is an impossible luxury. The little devil was not fooled. Although the devils were provoked three times in a row. But it always maintained a good marching order. The distance between each of the two teams. It never exceeded three hundred meters. Any one is attacked. All other teams can quickly surround them. Use the team that is being attacked as a support point. Give the attacker an internal and external flank.

"The little devil is really calm." From the pocket of his underwear, he took out a large piece of milk tofu that had been soaked in sweat. Zhao Tianlong slowly gnawed with his teeth. He said with a frown. His mission today is to attack the enemy in addition to pumping cold. He is also responsible for whipping up the enemy's fire. Follow the footsteps of the group and step into the trap set by the guerrillas. And now. The entire task was completed by less than two-thirds of the way. I encountered a huge problem.

"I didn't expect the little devil to react so quickly. I actually came up with the idea of mounting a machine gun on a car." Zheng Xiaobao gasped. On the other hand, he also learned Zhao Tianlong's appearance. Take out the milk tofu from your arms. Use your teeth to grind little by little into crushed porridge.

"yes. Those machine guns just now. It's too lacking." Several other fighters also nibbled milk tofu. While talking loudly, "Even if we still shoot a few shots like we did before, we will withdraw. Will also be caught up by bullets from behind. Liu squad leader. Liu squad leader a few of them. That's how I was hurt."

"Hmm." Zhao Tianlong glanced at everyone. The brow furrowed even tighter. If you don't continue to take the initiative to launch harassing attacks on enemy forces. Surely it will not be able to disrupt the marching order of the little devils. But if you go on the offensive. After the next battle is over. These brothers around me. Probably more than half of them will not come back alive. There are too many machine guns for the little devils . So much so that you can arrange three on one car. Directly in front of the body, and on both sides of the body. One for each. Continuous jet fire. The cavalry could no longer slap a cold blow and retreat as before.

"If only we had one more squad of infantry with us. Ambush on the hill. Provide us with fire cover." I know that Master is in a difficult situation right now. Zheng Xiaobao took the initiative to help come up with ideas.

"Hmm." Zhao Tianlong groaned again. Noncommittal. Adopt the current tactics of not dismounting. Maneuverability of a cavalry squadron. At least double the previous one. Can light cavalry have poor defense. Disadvantages such as poor grappling ability. It's becoming more and more obvious. Especially for an enemy who has long been prepared . Due to the lack of support from heavy weapons. The guys tend to only last a minute or two. Beyond this time. As the horse's speed drops, it becomes a moving target for enemy machine gunners.

"Find a way to kill him first." Another warrior surnamed Tian thought about it. Speak up and say what you think." Find two people to ambush in the grass beforehand. Wait for the car to drive past them. Suddenly shoot and kill the main shooter."

"You can also throw two grenades into the car." Another old partisan approached . While wiping the sweat from his face. While proposing." The devil's compartment is just a little bigger. As long as the grenade can be thrown in. I'm sure I'm going to kill several."

"Yes. Give them a hard slap. Don't worry if they stop and don't chase after us." Other guerrillas joined in. Rushes.

"Then if the follow-up troops of the devils are entangled. How are we going to get out?" Suddenly. An old guerrilla surnamed Yang raised his head. The urn asked angrily.

Immediately. Everyone fell silent. Turn cavalry into infantry. Ambush on both sides of the road. Attack the car at close range. It can indeed catch the little devil off guard. But if the devil in the car doesn't quickly lose his combat effectiveness. And the army of devils who followed the car was entangled again. There's no chance of getting out at all.

It's a whole body retreat with regrets. Or take a risk. Guarantee the completion of the task at any cost. The choice of life and death in front of you. No one can continue to be calm.

The war horse, which was grazing with his head down, also felt the dull atmosphere around him. One by one, they raised their heads one after another. Slightly snorted. Compared to humans. They are more sensitive to dangerous intuition. And in the absence of external persecution. Definitely not take the initiative to kill yourself.

Zhao Tianlong, who was contemplating, was awakened by the sound of the war horse's snort. Smiled. Spit the chewed milk tofu in the palm of your hand. Gently pass it to the mouth of the yellow fat horse. The rich aroma of milk immediately dispelled the fear in the heart of the yellow fat horse. The already hungry war horse sticks out its tongue. Three mouthfuls and two bites. I licked the crushed milk tofu clean.

Zhao Tianlong took out a second piece of milk tofu from his personal pocket. Bite and smash. Grinding. Feed it to the yellow fat horse in one bite. War horses never dislike their master's dirty saliva. Keep your head down. Stretched out his red tongue and licked it at Zhao Tianlong's palm.

Zheng Xiaobao and the rest of the cavalry saw it. They all smiled. Learn from Zhao Tianlong. Feed the milk tofu in your mouth to your respective mounts. In the minds of the cavalry. War horses are always more delicate than themselves. There is a greater need for timely nutritional supplementation.

When the milk tofu in the pocket is almost consumed. The sound of the car's engine also reached the front of the low hill. Zhao Tianlong pricked up his ears. Based on the sound of the engine, I estimated the distance between friend and foe. And then wave at everyone." Xiaobao stayed here as a horse watcher. Others. Hike with me to the side of the road and set up an ambush. Concentrate fire on the heavy machine guns at the very front of the two cars. After the sneak attack was successful. Immediately retreat, mount your horse and flee to Squirrel Mountain. Lao Zheng took a squadron to meet us over there. Be careful not to fall off the horse. Even if you fall off the horse. And don't let yourself fall into the hands of little devils."

"Yes." The cavalry forced the last mouthful of milk tofu in their palms into the mouths of their mounts. Resolutely picked up the rifle. Bent down and followed behind Zhao Tianlong. A long list of proud figures. Illuminated by the setting sun is extraordinarily high.