Chapter 244: The Duel of the Cavalry
The battle at the regimental headquarters was about to break out, but here outside the city of Pingding, the battle had already begun.
The cavalry team of the garrison corps, led by Nori Xinyi, quickly rushed towards the high ground, and the devil cavalry felt that they must be able to kill the Chinese artillery.
But how did they know that they had fallen into the trap, six heavy machine guns, nine light machine guns, and two machine guns were already aimed at them.
And the puppet army troops who were forcibly sent out of the city by Takano Shuichi, they marched slowly, and these puppet troops were still some distance away from the devil cavalry.
"Kill and give."
Looking at the infantry cannon in front of him, Nohi Shinichi's face showed an excited expression, and he shouted loudly.
More than a hundred cavalrymen shouted loudly, and they brandished their sabers and rushed towards the high ground.
Zhao Wei, deputy commander of the cavalry battalion, personally controlled a Type 92 heavy machine gun, and the ammunition man was preparing to load the ammunition plate next to Zhao Wei.
As the cavalry got closer and closer, Chen Guitang gave the order to shoot.
Six infantry guns, two machine guns, six heavy machine guns, nine heavy machine guns opened fire.
The grenade was quickly fired, but the Japanese cavalry was clearly prepared, and they immediately dispersed.
But even so, they still killed more than a dozen people.
The two machine guns became the most terrifying weapons, and the armor-piercing shells fired by the machine guns hit the Japanese cavalry directly, and the cavalry would be beaten into a mess of meat on the spot.
This terrifying lethality shocked many Japanese cavalrymen, and the expressions on their faces changed significantly.
The deterrent effect of machine guns is very strong, and the speed of many Japanese cavalry has obviously begun to slow down a little, after all, no one wants to be beaten into a mess of minced meat.
Light and heavy machine guns fired point-of-fire, and with their accurate point-of-fire shots, bullets were accurately delivered into the bodies of the Japanese cavalry.
The Japanese cavalry was getting closer and closer, Chen Guitang drew his saber, and he looked at the Japanese cavalry coldly.
He swung his saber vigorously, and three cavalry companies quickly appeared, and the horses were neatly lined up.
As far as the eye can see, more than 300 war horses are neatly arranged into a long snake formation, and the scene is very spectacular.
The faint moonlight shone on the sharp saber, and the cold light reflected made people shudder.
One by one, the flares began to be shot out, and the battalion commander of the cavalry battalion, Chen Guitang, the three company commanders, Lu Ziqi, Wu Jianye, and Jiang Zheming, brandished their sabers.
The horses began to run, and the four officers, brandishing their sabers, quickly launched an attack on the Japanese cavalry.
The Japanese cavalry, which had withstood the blows of light and heavy weapons, had more than 40 people killed, and many of the remaining 140-odd cavalrymen were scarred.
Ye Rixin's face turned pale, and his eyes looked coldly at the highland infantry artillery.
When he saw the Chinese cavalry appearing, the expression on Ye Rixin's face changed again, and he realized that he had been tricked.
There were two options in front of him, he could command his troops to fight the Chinese cavalry, or he could quickly turn around and retreat to the county seat.
Seeing that the number of Chinese cavalry was obviously superior, Nori Xinyi's mind began to lean towards the option of retreating to the city.
It's just that after this thought appeared, Ye Rixin showed a self-reproachful expression on his face, and his brows furrowed tightly.
He felt that this was a great shame, and he thought of evacuating in the face of the Chinese cavalry, and Nori Shinichi would not allow himself to have such thoughts.
It can be said that the Japanese did not take China seriously at all, whether it was the Japanese army units or those high-ranking officials of the Japanese army, they felt that backward China was vulnerable, otherwise they would not have clamored for the destruction of China in three months after the July 7 Incident.
The Japanese officers did not take the Chinese troops seriously, and the Japanese officers were very good-looking, and they would say that the request for help was a request for tactical guidance.
As a proud Japanese cavalry officer, Nohi felt that he could not back down in front of the Chinese cavalry.
And he felt that even if his troops were numerically disadvantaged, his soldiers could withstand the attack of four or five Chinese cavalry.
Nohi quickly dismissed the idea of evacuating, and he quickly gathered his troops together.
After also posing a long snake formation, Ye Rixin raised his saber with his right hand, and he looked coldly at the Chinese cavalry opposite.
"Kill, give!" Ye Rixin yelled.
The Japanese cavalry, wielding sabers, quickly rushed towards the Chinese cavalry.
The two cavalry units were speeding forward, their sabers and sabers brandished, and they shouted loudly.
As the horses galloped, the two cavalry units got closer and closer, and even each could see each other's faces clearly.
"Bang bang." The sound of metal clashing began to sound constantly, and cavalry on both sides continued to fall from their horses.
And in the county seat of Pingding County, Hideichi Takano, who was holding a telescope to observe the situation, saw the cavalry duel, and his brows furrowed tightly.
After putting down the binoculars, Shuichi Takano quickly ran towards the corps headquarters in the county.
Nohi's cavalry team only had more than 100 people, while the Chinese cavalry had more than 300 people, which made Takano Shuichi very worried about the situation of the cavalry.
If Nohi Shinichi's cavalry team has a problem here, Takano Shuichi will naturally be held responsible.
"Your Excellency General, there are cavalry units of the Independent Regiment outside, and Nori-kun's cavalry team is fighting with them, and Nori-kun does not have a numerical advantage. Your Excellency, I ask you to immediately get in touch with the headquarters of the 20th Division in Yangquan County, and ask the 20th Division to send a cavalry wing to reinforce it. ”
Takano Shuichi quickly rushed to Yamashita Fengfumi's corps headquarters, and after seeing Yamashita Fengwen, Takano Shuichi said emotionally.
"Takano Nakasa, don't be too nervous, Nohi Shaosa's cavalry team has experienced battles, although the Shina cavalry has the advantage, but I believe that the final victory will definitely be Nori Shaosa's cavalry team. Once, in Hebei Province, they routed a regiment of the Chinese army and killed hundreds of Chinese soldiers, including a colonel of the Chinese army. ”
Hearing Shuichi Takano's report, a calm smile appeared on Yamashita Bongfumi's face, and he said with a smile.
The fierce battle outside did not arouse the slightest concern of Yamashita Fumi, who felt that Nohi Shinichi's cavalry would eventually win.
Yamashita does not use the comparison of numbers to gauge who will win, knowing that the Japanese forces often outnumber the majority of the Chinese forces.
It's just that Yamashita Fengwen didn't know that the Chinese troops they encountered this time were different.
What they had in common with the Japanese was that the Independence Regiment often defeated the majority of the Japanese army by a small number.