Chapter 258: Failed Strategy
Before Sun Weiguo formed an armored company, the cavalry battalion could be called the most elite unit of the independent regiment, and the training of cavalry was very strict.
The cavalry battalion, which had been tested by the fire, reacted very quickly, and the cavalry assembled in a very short time.
At the same time, six infantry guns, six Type 92 heavy machine guns, and two precious machine guns of the machine gun company were quickly erected.
Three cavalry companies were quickly put into battle, cavalrymen with rifles, and they waited for orders from their commanders.
At this time, the guard post had returned and began to report the situation, and the Japanese troops had been found on the road ahead, and this Japanese army was the Japanese cavalry and the Japanese armored vehicles, and the other side had also discovered the guard post of the cavalry battalion.
Chen Guitang and Zhao Wei looked at each other, and their brows furrowed tightly.
When encountering the Japanese cavalry, they did not have the slightest fear, but the appearance of Japanese tanks made the two of them inevitably worried.
War has begun since the birth of mankind, the most primitive white-knuckle warfare, the birth of various weapons, in the past wars cavalry can be called the infantry nemesis, but with the emergence of light and heavy machine guns and artillery, cavalry has been greatly limited.
And the birth of the tank can be called the nemesis of the cavalry, and in the face of these steel monsters, the cavalry has no way.
"I'm afraid the situation will be more threatening if we retreat, the other side probably has a cavalry wing, they have an advantage in numbers, and there are tanks to help the battle, if we retreat at this time, I'm afraid that sooner or later we will be wiped out by the other side."
Chen Guitang looked at Zhao Wei, and he said worriedly, retreating was obviously impossible.
"If you fight, the big deal is to become a beneficiary." Zhao Wei clenched his right hand into a fist, and he said in a solemn tone.
Zhao Wei was born in the puppet army, since joining the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Zhao Wei is the bravest in battle, death is nothing to fear for him, and even he thinks that his former shame can only be washed away by death.
"I'll take the machine gun company to hide, you take the cavalry battalion to feign evacuation, and when the little devil's tank approaches, I will try to knock out the Japanese tanks with machine guns and infantry guns, if I can't succeed here, you lead the cavalry to evacuate, and I will try to drag the Japanese troops as much as possible."
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Wei looked at Chen Guitang, and he said with a serious expression.
Chen Guitang looked at the expression on Zhao Wei's face, and he nodded silently and agreed.
Chen Guitang, who is also from the puppet army, also has the idea of washing away the shame of the past, this encounter with the Japanese cavalry, Chen Guitang's blood is boiling, and he wants to compete with the Japanese cavalry.
Zhao Wei's plan was not perfect, but at this time, Chen Guitang didn't have time to think too much.
The roar of tanks gradually sounded, and one by one tanks began to appear in the sight of the cavalry.
The cavalry troops quickly withdrew, and the machine gun company immediately went into hiding.
Sixteen Type 95 tanks were led by four Type 89 tanks, and behind the tanks were Japanese cavalry.
More than 500 cavalrymen wore yellow uniforms and held rifles in their hands.
Okazaki Masaiichi, the commander of the Japanese cavalry wing wearing the rank of Nakasa, looked coldly at the cavalry of the independent regiment opposite, and a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he did not take the cavalry of the independent regiment in his eyes at all.
Unlike the arrogance of Nohi Shinichi, the captain of the cavalry team of the garrison corps, the arrogance of Okazaki Shoichi has capital.
He had four cavalry squadrons, each with more than 140 people, and in addition to these four cavalry squadrons, he also had a machine gun squad equipped with two heavy machine guns, and of course his greatest reliance was on two tank squadrons.
"Captain, the Chinese cavalry wants to escape, will we immediately pursue it?"
A squadron leader immediately came to Okazaki Shoichi, and he said with some anxiety that the cavalry squadron leader had already drawn his saber.
"Order the tank units to carry out artillery strikes, and the cavalry wing immediately launches pursuit!" Shoichi Okazaki immediately gave the order.
More than 500 Japanese cavalrymen held rifles in their hands, and they quickly pursued the cavalry battalion.
The strategy discussed by Zhao Wei and Chen Guitang was a complete failure, the Japanese army was not a cavalry battalion, and they would not deploy combat missions according to the plan discussed by Zhao Wei and Chen Guitang.
According to common sense, if there are tanks to help in the war, then it must be the tank troops who will be the first to attack.
Zhao Wei hid the machine gun company in order to wait for the tank troops to get close to shoot, but the Japanese did not let the tanks attack.
Sun Weiguo's predictions of the Japanese army's actions often have a high accuracy rate, and that is because Sun Weiguo knows the Japanese army very well. Based on the information he receives, he will analyze it to know what kind of actions the Japanese army will take.
Zhao Wei and Chen Guitang obviously did not have the ability of Sun Weiguo, and their predictions were completely wrong.
More than 500 Japanese cavalry roared over, and Chen Guitang, who was pretending to evacuate, glanced back, and he couldn't help frowning.
The Japanese cavalry actually attacked one step ahead of the tank, which surprised Chen Guitang.
However, Chen Guitang still had command experience after all, and he immediately changed the battle plan.
The troops of the cavalry battalion stopped their withdrawal, and they turned around and began to charge at the Japanese cavalry.
Zhao Wei saw Chen Guitang leading the cavalry to a hard-fought duel with the Japanese cavalry, and he naturally understood Chen Guitang's good intentions in his heart.
Although the machine gun company had artillery and machine guns, it was impossible to stop the Japanese cavalry, and if the cavalry battalion continued to withdraw, the officers and men of the machine gun company were likely to be beheaded by the Japanese cavalry sabers.
"Infantry artillery, smoke grenades." Zhao Wei immediately gave the order.
The artillerymen quickly loaded the smoke grenades, and one after another the smoke grenades fired in front of the tanks.
Patches of smoke appeared in front of the tank, and the smoke obscured the view of the armored soldiers inside the tank.
Six infantry guns began to fire, and grenade bullets were fired at the Japanese cavalry.
Six heavy machine guns fired at each other, and the bullets were fired as if they didn't need money.
One by one, the Japanese cavalry fell to the ground, but their charge did not stop.
Under the order of Okazaki Shoichi, the Japanese cavalry widened the distance between them, they put away their rifles, held their sabers in their right hands, and fiercely charged towards the cavalry battalion.
Twenty tanks began to burst out of smoke, and tank machine guns began to strafe.
The cavalry battalion that charged towards the Japanese cavalry suffered casualties, and some of the cavalrymen who were hit by tank machine gun bullets fell from their horses.
Huang Gang, the platoon commander of the first platoon of the first cavalry company, and Huang Guohua, the platoon commander of the eighth platoon of the third platoon of the cavalry.
The two cavalry battalion tigers were at the forefront, two brandishing sabers and roaring loudly.