On the mountain path from Shouyang to Xin County, Zhao Youting was rushing forward with the remaining infantry of the cavalry regiment.

A standard [***] cavalry regiment should have three cavalry battalions, each battalion of about 240 cavalry, in addition to the cavalry regiment should also be equipped with an infantry battalion, which is less than the field infantry battalion, about 300 people, so a standard [***] cavalry regiment is almost 1,000 people, but Liu Fengsheng's cavalry regiment now has 2,500 people.

In fact, Liu Fengsheng's cavalry regiment was completely a rack of a cavalry brigade.

The more than 2,500 veterans of the cavalry regiment are all trained according to the standards of cavalry, as long as there are enough war horses, supplemented by a small number of infantry, the cavalry regiment can immediately expand into a cavalry brigade or even a cavalry division!

Yue Weihan actually knows very well in his heart that the cavalry is about to withdraw from the stage of history, and in modern warfare, the force that determines the surname is still a large-scale mechanized army, but with China's current industrial base, it is basically impossible to mass-produce heavy trucks and tanks, so Yue Weihan can only retreat to form a cavalry.

In order to quickly seize the Muma River Bridge, Liu Fengsheng took away more than 700 cavalry, and the remaining 1,800 or so cavalry became infantry because they had no horses to ride, led by Major Zhao Youting, the deputy commander of the regiment, and then followed.

From Shouyang to Xinxian, there are nearly two hundred miles to draw lines on the map, if you consider the terrain factors, the actual marching distance is definitely more than two hundred and fifty miles, Liu Fengsheng issued an order to the infantry is to arrive within 12 hours, and the average is to march 20 miles per hour, which is almost the limit of the rapid march.

Zhao Youting struggled to climb the rocks on the side of the road, and shouted hoarsely: "Quick, speed up!" ”

"Brothers, it is better to die of exhaustion than to die of a nest! We are cavalry, and even if we have no horses, we are still cavalry, and we must march faster than infantry! ”

"Brothers, the brothers of Tuanza and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions are fighting to the death with the little devils on the banks of the Muma River, the little devils' strength is five or even ten times that of the Tuanza, as well as artillery, tanks and even airplanes, Tuanza They are in a very dangerous situation now, and if we arrive a moment late, they will be in more danger!"

"Brothers, don't give up, grit your teeth and hold on, they are still waiting for us to reinforce, our cavalry regiment has never had the tradition of abandoning comrades-in-arms, for the sake of the regiment, for the brothers of the 1st battalion, 2nd battalion, and 3rd battalion, even if you die, you will die on the way forward, never give up hope, never abandon your comrades, never!"

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On the banks of the Muma River.

After 15 minutes of indiscriminate bombardment, the military plane in the sky finally flapped its wings and flew away.

As a matter of fact, the planes in the sky could not leave without leaving, because the Taiyuan airport had been blown up by the army, and this group of planes was just supporting the Mumahe battlefield on the way to retreat, and fifteen minutes was already their combat limit, and if they were to be used for too long, there would not be enough fuel to return to the Beiping airport.

However, even though the military planes only raged for fifteen minutes, they also caused great damage to Liu Fengsheng's cavalry regiment!

The fortifications built by the cavalry regiment in a hurry were basically destroyed, except for the craters blown up by the army's aerial bombs, the soldiers could no longer find any shelter to hide, and in addition, the casualties of the cavalry regiment were also extremely large, more than 100 people were killed, more than 200 people were seriously injured, and they completely lost their combat effectiveness.

Coupled with the casualties suffered in the previous battle with the cavalry of the Yue Army, and excluding the 3rd Cavalry Battalion that stayed in the rear to guard the war horses, there were less than 100 officers and soldiers on the position who could fight a battle! What's even worse is that at least two squadrons of infantry have crossed the Muma River on foot and outflanked from the left and right flanks, and the distance is already less than 500 meters.

Now it's too late to transfer the 1st Battalion guarding the war horses.

With less than 100 wounded and facing nearly 400 field infantry of the Japanese army, and with no fortifications to rely on, even with the toes of the toes, you can imagine what the outcome of this battle will be! Suddenly, Liu Fengsheng's face showed a miserable color, and then this miserable color was transformed into an extremely hideous and fierce color.

In less than five minutes of fierce fighting, the army broke through to the position!

There was no way, the terrain on both sides of the Muma River was too open, there was no danger to defend at all, and the cavalry regiment lacked enough infantry to suppress firepower, and it was impossible for the remaining six or seven machine guns to lock up in all directions.

Liu Fengsheng and the last remaining 40 officers and soldiers did not hesitate to pick up their sabers and start a white-knuckle battle with the Yue army.

Seeing that the main force of the cavalry regiment was about to be wiped out, there was a sudden sound of iron hooves like a tide in the northern wilderness, and then more than 200 horsemen appeared on the horizon, but it was the 3rd Cavalry Battalion that was ordered to guard the war horses, and the 3rd Cavalry Battalion dispersed the troops on the position with a charge.

After leaving behind more than 100 corpses, the army retreated to the south bank of the Muma River.

However, at this time, the chariot squadron and the anti-aircraft artillery squadron of the Shimada Brigade were already lined up on the south bank of the river, and the infantry of the Japanese army could retreat to the south bank, and eight Type 95 light tanks and eight 37mm anti-aircraft guns opened fierce fire at the same time.

Liu Fengsheng hurriedly ordered the 3rd Cavalry Battalion to withdraw to the north bank and dismount to hide.

The cavalry's target was too large, and the distance between the two armies was close, so the threat of direct fire from the army's tank guns and anti-aircraft guns was still very great.

The artillery bombardment of the [***] position on the north bank of the river lasted for twenty minutes, and then three infantry squadrons were dispatched again to attack the north bank, one of which attacked from the front, and the other two squadrons detoured from the flank.

Previously, the main force of Liu Fengsheng's cavalry regiment had been killed and wounded, although there were reinforcements from the 3rd cavalry battalion, compared with the army, the cavalry regiment was still at an absolute disadvantage in terms of firepower and strength, and the nearby terrain did not change much.

Liu Fengsheng jumped into a fish, threw a commander of the army to the ground, turned the saber lightly, and the neck of the commander of the army was completely slashed, and Liu Fengsheng immediately pounced on the next target, the commander of the army was like a dying chicken, fluttering his wings vigorously, but he refused to swallow his breath, only the red blood gushed out from the wound that opened like a fish's mouth.

"Kill! Kill! The two privates of the Japanese army took down their standard horse steps, picked up their bayonets and stabbed Liu Fengsheng viciously in his vest.

When Liu Fengsheng heard the strange noise behind him and turned back sharply, the two bayonets had almost stabbed in front of him, and he abandoned the saber at the moment, his hands reached out like lightning, and when he couldn't make a move, he grabbed two rifles and went to both sides, the two bayonets almost slid against Liu Fengsheng's waist and ribs, and the sharp blades only cut through a little fur.

The next moment, Liu Fengsheng slammed his shoulders hard, and the two privates of the army suddenly flew backwards.

Without waiting for the figures of the two privates to land, Liu Fengsheng had already turned sideways and threw the rifle he had snatched in the air, only to hear two clear sounds, and the two privates had been nailed to the ground with their own bayonets.

With a gesture to kill the two devil soldiers, Liu Fengsheng suddenly felt that someone was approaching behind him.

Liu Fengsheng turned around suddenly, and quickly pulled out the treasured dagger from his left wristband, and was about to stab the other party in the throat, but found that the other party turned out to be the battalion commander of the 3rd Cavalry Battalion, and the battalion commander of the 3rd Cavalry Battalion was also holding the dagger high, making a gesture to stab, obviously thinking with Liu Fengsheng that he was going together, thinking that there were ghost soldiers behind him.

Realizing that it was their own people, the two quickly turned around and guarded the door back to back.

Liu Fengsheng had the opportunity to look at the entire battlefield, at this time, there were less than fifty veterans of the cavalry regiment who were still fighting to the death with the army, but the remaining forty people were all assassination masters, and it was not easy for the little devils to kill them.

"Tuanza, break through!" The commander of the 3rd Cavalry Battalion said miserably, "If you don't break through again, the brothers will all be here." ”

"No way!" Liu Fengsheng flatly refused, "The order received by the cavalry regiment is to defend the Muma River, even if it fights to the last soldier, it will never let the little devil step across the Muma River for half a step!" ”

"That's it!" The commander of the 3rd Cavalry Battalion wiped the blood stains on his mouth, and said in a cruel voice, "Just fight with the little devils, don't let Lao Tzu live, why do you have to pull ten or eight little devils on your back!" ”

After that, the commander of the 3rd Battalion bumped Liu Fengsheng's shoulder again and was the last farewell, and when he was about to pounce out, a tidal shout suddenly sounded around him, and when Liu Fengsheng and the 3rd battalion commander looked up urgently, they saw that there was a crowd of black pressure on the surrounding wilderness, not to mention thousands of people!

These thousands of people are men and women, old and young, and even monks and nuns with bare heads, and the guys they copy in their hands are even more varied, including hoes, wooden sticks, shuttles, large knives, and occasionally a few firearms, and a few boys of seven or eight years old who are holding a slingshot like a leather slingshot playing with birds!

"This is ......" Liu Fengsheng couldn't believe his eyes.

"It's the old folks in the neighborhood!" The commander of the 3rd Cavalry Battalion said excitedly, "Tuanzao, it's the fathers and villagers nearby who have come to reinforce us, grass, fight with the little devil who is called the dog!" ”

The more than 400 devil soldiers who broke into the position of the cavalry regiment were quickly overwhelmed by the surging crowd!

No matter how powerful the devil soldiers are, there are times when they are physically exhausted, not to mention that they are now facing the Chinese people who are dozens of times their size, no matter how low the force of the Chinese people is, they can be bitten to death with their mouths, not to mention, there are more than 40 remaining white-knuckle combat masters such as Liu Fengsheng.

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The south bank of the Muma River.

Jiro Shimada climbed out of the turret again, looking at the north bank of the river with a shocked face.

On the scene in front of him, Shimada Jiro couldn't believe it, when did the cowardly Chinese become so brave? These crazy Chinese, with hoes and flat burdens, actually dare to run to fight the imperial army!? However, the reality is cruel, and the three infantry squadrons that the Shimada Brigade threw into the attack have obviously been wiped out!

"Ya Yaru." Jiro Shimada scolded angrily, and immediately jumped out of the chariot.

"Command!" Jiro Shimada almost gritted his teeth and gave the order, "Heavy machine gun squadrons, infantry artillery squadrons, anti-aircraft artillery squadrons, and tank squadrons carry out indiscriminate artillery bombardment of the positions on the north bank, kill them!" ”

As soon as Jiro Shimada gave an order, eight Type 92 heavy machine guns, eight tanks, eight anti-aircraft guns, and four Type 92 infantry guns fired fiercely at the north bank of the Muma River at the same time.

The Chinese people who were huddled together suddenly fell down one by one.

The Chinese people, who rushed to help the war with a bloody spirit, suddenly fell into chaos.

After all, they are just ordinary people, they are not well-trained soldiers after all, and they are suddenly subjected to such heavy artillery fire and such dense machine gun fire from the army, even well-trained recruits will be in chaos, let alone these ordinary people who have never received any military training?

"Lie down, old folks, lie down quickly!" Liu Fengsheng waved his hands hoarsely, "Don't mess up, evacuate the periphery first, let the old people and children evacuate first, folks, don't panic, don't crowd......"

However, no one heard Liu Fengsheng's shout, and the huge explosion drowned out his voice.

The people continued to disorganize, and then fell one by one under the frenzied fire of the Japanese artillery and machine guns.

An old man over sixty years old was hit by more than a dozen bullets and fell in front of Liu Fengsheng, when Liu Fengsheng squatted down to help him up, the old man actually had a breath left, reached out and touched the gold star representing the rank of colonel on Liu Fengsheng's collar badge, the old man said with some regret: "If Ova hadn't died on the Songhu battlefield, she would have been a [***] colonel by now......"

With that, the old man swallowed his last breath, but a wisp of red blood slowly slipped down the corner of his mouth.

Liu Fengsheng's eyes were filled with crystal tears in an instant, how many years, since he was sixteen years old, he put on a military uniform and became an ordinary soldier of the Northeast Army, Liu Fengsheng has never shed tears, so many years, he has shed a lot of blood, but he has not shed tears, the cruel military career has already cast his heart harder than iron!

However, today, Liu Fengsheng was in tears, and he couldn't cry like a child.

Men don't flick when they have tears, but they haven't reached the sad place, ruthless may not be a real hero, how can you not be a husband when you cry?

"Little devil of the dog, grandpa fought with you!" Liu Fengsheng got up suddenly and tore off the military uniform on his body.

On the south bank of the Muma River, Shimada Jiro also took out a samurai scarf from his arms, tied it solemnly to his forehead, and then solemnly bowed to the east, and finally pulled out his saber sonorously.

(To be continued)