Shigeichi Fujita said to Shio Shoichi: "In this way, our purpose of organizing the Suizao Campaign has been defeated. Moreover, we are currently facing strong pressure, and Sun Lianzhong's Second Army and Tang Enbo's 31st Army will be pressed at any time. If they do attack, we're in danger......"

"yes!" Si Xiong Zhengyi said, "At present, we are already at the end of the crossbow, attacking, attacking, encircling, encircling, unable to encircle the Chinese army." The troops were scattered on a wide front like this, and they were completely in a position of being beaten. If the Chinese army attacks, we will inevitably be defeated. Rather than this, it is better to retreat early, and the sooner we retreat, the better it will be for us. That's why I said, Your Excellency the Commander, you have to plan ahead! ”

Shigeru Fujita nodded, and finally went with Shio Masa. He thought for a while and said: "Taking the initiative to ask for a retreat is really a great shame for my 14th brigade. I'm thinking about the regiment commander's order now, and it would be great if General Okamura Ninji could make us retreat on our own initiative. ”

At this time, Okamura Ninji suddenly received a telegram.

Shigeichi Fujita hurriedly took it over and watched, and the telegram read: "Given that the armies on both wings are 150 to 250 kilometers deep into the rear of the Chinese army, and there are Chinese troops everywhere in front and behind, this is extremely disadvantageous to us."

Although we still have the advantage of combat effectiveness, after a long period of hard fighting, the supply is insufficient, and the combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced, and most of the surrounding Chinese troops have not lost their organization, that is, they have not been defeated, and may launch a counterattack on all fronts at any time, except for one part of which is scattered.

If we do not withdraw our troops at this time and continue to persist in fighting, it is very likely that we will repeat the danger of Taierzhuang and be attacked by the Chinese army. Therefore, according to the current situation, please organize a retreat quickly. Retreat to the front line of Zhongxiang and Jingshan. ”

When Shigeichi Fujita saw Okamura Ninji's telegram, he couldn't help but shout: "Long live the commander of the corps, I don't lose my way to being the commander of the corps, I know the enemy situation clearly, and the military plan is very practical. It's really not a loss for strategists and tacticians. ”

Shio Shoyi also said happily: "It was General Okamura Ninji who saved our 14th Cavalry Brigade. Thank you very much, General Okamura Ninji. Your Excellency, Commander, prepare to give the order to retreat! ”

Just when Fujita Shigeichi was about to give the order to retreat, the front line of the Tang River suddenly burst into artillery, gunfire was loud, and shouts of killing came from one after another.

Zhang Lianzhong's troops would not wait for the retreat of the 14th Cavalry Brigade, they had already launched a fierce attack.

The Japanese cavalry rode tall horses, but these horses were useless in street battles, and the cavalry could only dismount to fight, just like the infantry.

The main subjects of cavalry training are hand-to-hand combat with sabers, immediate shooting, immediate tactical attack, and tactical defense.

Compared with the daily training of the Japanese infantry, the cavalry only spent half a day training on foot, and the other half day learned to fight on horseback.

The cavalry that dismounted was far inferior to the infantry divisions.

Moreover, after the 77 Incident of the 14th Cavalry Brigade, it did not withstand the test of real fierce battles, and most of the time they were engaged in vigilance, reconnaissance, sabotage, and even maintaining law and order.

The combat experience of the cavalry on foot was obviously insufficient!

More critically, the heavy weapons of the cavalry brigade are also far inferior to the infantry brigade.

Because the heavy artillery could not effectively keep up with the speed of the horse's advance, it could only rely on the mountain artillery and mortars carried by the horse, and the ammunition was quite limited.

In this way, the firepower advantage of the Japanese army over the national army is not large.

Another bad thing about the Japanese army is that they wear riding boots to defend or attack. This makes the movements stiff and sluggish, and if you slow down a second or a few tenths of a second on the battlefield, you may lose your life.

Under the strafing fire of the machine guns of the Chinese army, the cavalry of the 14 brigade actually did not lie down, but knelt and fired.

As a result, the machine guns of the Chinese army were knocked down piece by piece.

The number of machine guns and artillery of the Japanese cavalry was much inferior to that of the Japanese infantry, and the rifles of the Japanese cavalry were relatively short and the shooting accuracy was insufficient. In these words, the firepower of the Japanese cavalry was suppressed by the firepower of the Chinese army.

As soon as the firepower is suppressed, there is only the share of being beaten.

Under the cover of firepower, Sun Lianzhong's troops formed a camp and killed them.

The Northwest Army was good at accurate shooting with small arms and hand-to-hand combat with broadswords and bayonets, and when they were far away, the soldiers of the Northwest Army would fight with rifles, and when they got closer, they would slash with broadswords in a flickering manner. Although the Japanese cavalry had practiced hand-to-hand combat on horses, it was a bit inconvenient to wear bulky riding boots on uneven ruins.

Besides, in the struggle, the next plate of effort also accounts for a lot of ingredients, the next plate of hard work is gone, and half of the people are wasted! In the scramble, the Japanese cavalry was constantly cut down and stabbed with bayonets, and did not have much of the upper hand.

In the confrontation with devils, how can the Northwest Army think that these devils are different from traditional devils! In the past, in the struggle with the traditional devils, it did take a lot of effort, often the devils can be a top two, or a top three, how these devils and the Northwest Army one-on-one struggle, there is no advantage, but half a catty and four taels, it is about the same.

In this way, the cavalry of the Northwest Army with little devils is even more inappropriate.

In the huge casualties of the Japanese army, the morale was seriously damaged, how can these Chinese troops be so tough, they are not afraid of death, not to mention, firepower and technology are not weaker than themselves.

The devils began to retreat, and when the Northwest Army saw that the devils had retreated, their morale rose even more, and they screamed and killed the devils in pieces.

At this time, the order to retreat came down again. Retreat is an art, and retreating at this juncture is not much different from suicide.

Didn't the 14th Brigade also have an infantry wing, and Fujita Shigeichi ordered this infantry wing to cover the retreat of the main cavalry force. The retreating Japanese army found their war horses and jumped on the horse, happy for a while, finally had legs, as long as they had legs, they were not afraid of anything!

Under the leadership of Shigeichi Fujita, the main force of the 14th Brigade of the Japanese army withdrew to the south. The main force consisted of 3 cavalry brigades (one of which had been annihilated by the tank battalion of the Southern Expeditionary Army), 1 artillery cavalry company and 1 infantry brigade.

Shigeichi Fujita gave another order to the whole army: "Protect our horses and make them all wear straw hats." There are still miles to go, and protecting our comrades-in-arms is like protecting our lives. ”

As a result, the cavalrymen put on straw hats on their horses.

The straw hat of the war horse is actually a circle made of cloth. It is put on the horse's ears, like a straw hat, so that the horse's eyes are protected. Because the horse's eyes are delicate, after long-term exposure to the sun, the eyes will not be able to stand it, and will produce eye diseases until blindness.

The large cavalry of the Japanese army, with the speed of a hurried march, galloped towards the south.

On the way, Fujita Shigeichi also said to Shio Zhengichi: "Our cavalry finally stopped fighting positional warfare, and fighting positional warfare is not our forte, our forte is long-distance running, and it is mobile warfare." This Tang River, we really suffered a loss! ”

Shixiong Zhengyi said with a little regret: "It's a pity, our armored brigade and 1 cavalry brigade are gone." If they're all there, we'll be able to get out of it. It's a pity! Let's hope we don't run into that tank brigade again, and if we do, we really don't know how to deal with them. ”

Shigeichi Fujita glanced at Shio Shoichi with dissatisfaction and said, "According to the Chinese dialect, you are really a crow's mouth." The Chinese tank forces were in Zaoyang, and they fled, not daring to pursue us anymore. At this point, they don't know where they're going. How did we come across them? ”

Shixiong Masashi sighed and said, "I hope so! ”

It's really a response to that sentence, don't say what you're afraid of, don't say it's okay, if you say it, it may be coming. There is also a Chinese saying that the hotter the more cotton, the thirstier the more salt you eat, and you are afraid that the house leak will be rainy, and the ship will be broken and the head wind will be blown.

Shigeichi Fujita rode his horse, accustomed to constantly looking ahead, and he vaguely saw what looked like a line of Chinese tanks in front of him.

Shigeichi Fujita is still comforting himself, I really saw the hell, I was bitten by a snake once, and I was afraid of the well rope for ten years, how did I think of Chinese tank cars in my heart. It seems that the more years he has been fighting, the more he fights, the more timid he becomes.

Shikiyo Shoichi shouted at Shigeichi Fujita: "It's not good, the tanks of the Chinese army are blocked in front." ”

Shigeichi Fujita immediately retorted to Shio Shoichi: "I said Chief of Staff, don't scare yourself, okay?" Where are the tank troops, the Chinese tank troops were beaten away by us in Zaoyang, and they don't know where they are going for a long time, and they will not come up at this juncture. ”

Shikio Shoichi said to Fujita Shigeichi in horror: "It's really the Chinese tank force, Your Excellency the commander, what should we do?" ”

The chief of staff, Shio Shoichi, who is known for his wisdom, has no choice at this time, and he is still asking Fujita Shoichi what to do?

Shigeru Fujita must have looked at it, and sure enough, the Chinese tank troops were lined up neatly and blocked in their own way, with a total of 36 vehicles. Behind the tank troops, there is also a Chinese army, which has already built fortifications and is quietly waiting for its arrival.

"Yaga!" Shigeichi Fujita couldn't help but be furious, "When did this Chinese tank unit come?" They...... They...... It's too unusual, I don't come early, I don't come late, but I come at this time. Really...... Really...... It's too unusual. Four heroes, what should we do? ”

The four heroes are also helpless at this time, let's fight, they have already competed, and the cavalry can't beat the Chinese tanks. Withdraw, where to withdraw, behind is Sun Lianzhong's Northwest Army, looking forward to going back! Run, where to run, even if you run away from the flank, you can't outrun the tracks of the tank.