Unlike the previous cavalry brigade that took the initiative to seek death, the cavalry brigade of the 4th Division also inherited the cunning and life-saving of the Osaka people, and they were not in a hurry to attack, but just followed from a distance, not letting the 2nd Battalion out of their sight. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This caused great psychological pressure on the officers and men of the second battalion, because of their trust in their own heavy machine guns, they were not afraid of this cavalry brigade with less than 1,000 people, but the problem was that there were more than 25,000 Japanese troops on the periphery outflanking, which was fifty times the strength! Who can not be afraid?

"To the east! East! Huang Haitao was completely unmoved, just repeatedly saying the same order, his firmness infected his subordinates, and everyone's mood gradually stabilized. Although the 2nd Battalion slowed down its march for fear of being attacked by Japanese cavalry if they left the effective range of the machine guns, they continued to approach their targets.

"These Chinese are really persistent!" , Yamazawa Shizugo, the commander of the Fourth Division, who finally saw the enemy again, couldn't help but praise, but he finally regained his previous cold expression, "I know you want to seek the protection of the fleet by the sea, but your fleet is still in Yokosuka Port, and they don't know your specific location, where is it so easy to find you?" Besides, the sun is about to set, and even if the fleet can find you, it will be at least tomorrow, do you think you will be able to hold out until sunrise tomorrow? ”

But it didn't take long for Shizugo Yamazawa to lash out, not only because the Chinese army was still moving eastward, but also because he saw the full moon rising.

Only then did Yamazawa remember that today was August 5 in the Gregorian calendar, and the lunar calendar was June 15 (there was a leap month in this year), and the moon in the sky was round, and the weather was still very clear, and there was hardly any clouds to be seen. Such a bright moonlight was enough to guide the 2nd Battalion to continue eastward, and the 4th Division not only needed to continue to chase closely, but even if it could, under the illumination of the moonlight, it would be difficult for the night attack to achieve the desired effect.

On the contrary to the Japanese army, the commanders and fighters of the 2nd Battalion immediately cheered when they saw the full moon, and after realizing that the chances of survival had increased greatly, everyone's steps were much lighter, and after smelling the familiar smell of the sea breeze, the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion burst into laughter and laughter, as if they had already gone home.

"Can't let them continue east!" , Shizugo Yamazawa finally made a ruthless decision and asked people to send an order to the cavalry brigade that the second battalion must be entangled no matter what, otherwise the captain will be dismissed on the spot!

Shizugo Yamasawa saw very clearly that the closer the second battalion was to the coast, the easier it would be for the Chinese fleet that would arrive at any time to find them, and the greater the range of the battlefield that could be controlled by the naval gun's firepower, so they could not be allowed to continue running east no matter what!

The Fourth Division was the Fourth Division, and the division commander had given such strict orders, and the cavalry brigade did not rush forward in a swarm, but still carried out a tentative attack.

Although the moonlight was bright, the moonlight was only moonlight after all, and the machine gunners of the second battalion kept the Japanese cavalry within 200 meters before they were sure to hit and fire, that is, in a few seconds, the cavalry squad that was sent to test the water was defeated......

"What a terrible enemy! In such a dimly lit battlefield, there is still such a shooting accuracy, and it is so calm that it is absolutely certain to fire. That distance would take only a dozen seconds for a cavalry to rush, and even in the daytime, the shooter's hands would tremble, right? But they can still be so calm and so accurate, are these Chinese hearts cast in iron? The captain of the Japanese cavalry couldn't help but be shocked, and then frowned again, the short battle just now proved that the Chinese army was indeed elite, but to what extent was it elite, such as what is the effective range of the machine gun that is sharper than the Green gun, and I still didn't see it, the devil of the cavalry squad died in vain, which made him extremely indignant and almost crazy......

No one wanted to touch such an enemy, but there was a strict order from above, and the cavalry captain frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly had an idea that he thought was brilliant, "Let's go around to the front!" ”

The purpose of the cavalry captain in doing this is not only to force the second battalion to make a detour and delay time, but also to use the second battalion to cut off the connection between the division headquarters and his own brigade. It is not easy for Japan to form a modern cavalry, so many years have been cobbled together seven cavalry brigades, and the seven captains are naturally all arrogant masters, if they are real famous generals such as Limi Shangwen and Dashan Yan, they can still be obedient, and second-rate famous generals like Yamazawa Shizugo are not considered guys, they really can't look down on them......

Huang Haitao saw that the enemy cavalry was no longer unhurriedly parallel on his right flank, but suddenly accelerated and circled in front of him, and his brows suddenly furrowed slightly.

However, Huang Haitao's decision was extremely fast, and after a little thought, he resolutely ordered a company to form an offensive formation and force it directly, if the enemy did not run, then destroy it!

Huang Haitao knew very well in his heart that the infantry could not outrun the cavalry, even if he chose to bypass, the enemy would soon be able to come again, and then time would be wasted again and again, and the main force of the Japanese army would be able to outflank it sooner or later to complete the encirclement.

However, the cost of the attack was greater than Huang Haitao expected, the cavalry brigade had green guns, and it was easy to hide in the dark, and when they first attacked, they didn't know where they were hiding at all, and it was not until the opponent opened fire and exposed their own position that the machine gunners of the second battalion immediately opened fire to counteract. A machine gun is a machine gun, and because of the close proximity and lack of cover on the attacking side, even if the Grimm guns only fire for a short time, it is enough to cause huge casualties, and by the time the assault group rushes up to finish it off, the casualties of the second battalion are almost equal to the sum before this attack.

What Huang Haitao didn't expect at all was that the attacking troops continued to break through after finishing off the Green artillery, but found that the expected stubborn resistance did not appear, although the original Japanese position was not small in width, but its thickness was seriously insufficient, almost broken with a stab, and there was no imaginary enemy reserve behind it, which couldn't help but make Huang Haitao very vigilant, "What? There are only one or two hundred enemies? What's going on? Could it be that the front is just a bluff, and their main forces have already sneaked around our flanks? Or even behind it? (To be continued.) )