Before the 331st Regiment could turn around, Duan Shuanghu received an urgent report from the guerrillas, saying that the defenders of Xian County had abandoned the city and fled. Since the enemy broke through quite resolutely, by the time Commander Meng realized that something was wrong, it was too late to mobilize troops to intercept it. Only a small number of troops were captured in the rear of the palace, and most of the enemy troops took advantage of the chaos to escape from the palace.

Now the various units of the guerrilla army are desperately pursuing, and they are asking the 331st Regiment to come back immediately to help contain it. It is said that the guerrillas were quite numerous, but the plains were not as good as the mountains, and the roads were so wide that it was not easy to completely encircle the enemy.

Duan Shuanghu was a little frustrated, and said, "It must be that group of reinforcements just now who notified the defenders of Xian County. Originally, I wanted to annihilate two enemy forces, but now I don't want to annihilate all of them. ”

When Ma Benzhai heard this, he lowered his head in embarrassment, so he was not ashamed. Although they can't be blamed for being reckless, it has something to do with them after all. If they hadn't suddenly appeared and alarmed the Japanese army, the battle might have ended long ago, and they wouldn't have let go of so many fish that slipped through the net.

"I suggest sending cavalry to search along the way, and once they find the enemy, they will be dragged to death, and then the infantry battalions will be notified to respond!" ”

Duan Shuanghu immediately made a decision and said, "Okay, just do it!" ”

Ma Benzhai said: "Brigade Commander Duan, let's let the Muslim detachment also participate in the search!"

Duan Shuanghu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll send a communication squad to accompany you!" Notify us as soon as you spot the enemy. ”

Ma Benzhai didn't expect such treatment, so he thanked Duan Shuanghu for his busy work, and then led his troops to chase eastward. The north and west were base areas, and the Japanese army wanted to escape. Only to the east.

At the same time, the cavalry of the 331 also quickly pounced and scattered like a large net into the vast plain. The defenders of Xianxian County finally got rid of the pursuit of the guerrillas, but they did not expect another group of evil spirits to catch up, and they were so frightened that they desperately scattered and fled one by one.

Once the infantry herded the sheep, they were no match for the cavalry, and could only watch as the splice of the bright saber was cut down. The grassroots control of the puppet army was too weak, the troops could not be organized, and they were unable to fight back at all, and after being attacked by the cavalry several times, they quickly dispersed.

Night owls look around. said: "Leave those scattered puppet troops alone. Catching devils is serious! ”

So the cavalry gathered their ranks and gave chase. As soon as Ma Benzhai led the Hui cavalry to rush over, the cavalry battalion ran to the front again. Originally, the Hui had good riding skills, but the earth horses in Jizhong really couldn't be compared with the Oriental war horses, so they could only eat ashes behind the cavalry battalion.

One spat back. Said enviously: "Captain." You look at people's horses. Look at ours again, it's really more popular than people! ”

The other replied, a little unconvinced, and said, "If only I had their good horses." Must be faster than they are! ”

Ma Benzhai said with a smile: "People's good horses are snatched back from the hands of devils. If you want it, you have to fight with the devil! ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't wait to find the Japanese cavalry to fight immediately, and they asked for battle, and some people said: "There are Japanese cavalry in Cangzhou!" Captain, when are we going to get the horse back! ”

Ma Benzhai couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "You are a wooden stake when you are a Japanese army, and you will tie the horse there for you to rob?" It's not that I look down on you, but at your current level, you really want to run into the devil cavalry, and you have to say whether you can beat it or not? ”

The Hui were not convinced when they heard it, saying that it was not easy for infantry to fight infantry, how could cavalry not be able to fight cavalry? We grew up on horseback!

Ma Benzhai knew that they didn't believe it, and said, "Don't brag about it first, let's destroy the devil infantry in front of you!" ”

The cavalry chased after them, and only the Japanese army was left in front, and the puppet army was dead, fled, and surrendered, and was gone.

Several cavalrymen chased too hard, and as soon as the Japanese turned around, a platoon of guns immediately knocked down several soldiers. The vanguard was furious, raised his saber and prepared to lead the charge.

Seeing that something was wrong, the night owl hurriedly ordered the attack to be suspended, and informed the cavalry units to move closer to him.

The commander of the vanguard company was full of unhappiness and said, "Battalion, am I preparing to charge?" Why do you want to stop! ”

The night owl snorted and said, "Just know how to charge!" Don't you see the devil's formation? The casualties of charging with cavalry are too great to be cost-effective! Assemble the team first, and wait for the four companies to come up! ”

The fourth company was a machine gun company with two 82 mortars, four heavy machine guns. It can be described as full of firepower, but the speed is much slower than that of light cavalry.

After waiting for a while, the machine gun company finally caught up, and the company commander saw that everyone was waiting for them, and hurriedly said: "Camp, how to fight?" ”

The night owl pointed to the Japanese soldiers in front of him and said, "Do you see that?" There is at least one squadron of devils in front, and if you fight hard, the casualties will be too great. You are here to beat me hard, and to vent your anger for the vanguard! ”

The pioneer company commander said aggrievedly: "We don't want others to help us get angry!" ”

The night owl glared and scolded, "It's against you!" The pioneer company commander did not dare to disobey the order, so he had to go back with his head down and organize his troops and prepare to charge.

The commander of the machine gun company hurriedly said: "Yes, the battalion, you can see!" As he spoke, he ordered each platoon to unload their weapons from their pack horses, and then launched a fierce fire attack on the Japanese troops.

The Japanese squadron only had light machine guns and grenadiers, and of course could not compete with heavy machine guns and mortars. After resisting for a while, he couldn't bear it anymore and had to flee east.

The night owl sneered, "Still want to escape? It's not that easy! The cannon company is on the horse, chase me! ”

The Japanese army naturally couldn't outrun on four legs on two legs, and after running not far, they were caught up by the cavalry battalion. The commander of the pioneer company said: "Yingza, the devil is instigated, let's rush again!" ”

The night owl said: "There is no need, machine gun company, dismount and fight!" ”

Then there was another burst of heavy machine-gun fire and mortar shelling. The Japanese army wanted to counterattack, but the strength and firepower were not superior, and they wanted to escape, but they couldn't outrun the cavalry, and the troops below quickly suffered more than half of the casualties.

Still, the Japanese squadron leader had a lot of ideas. He knew that if he escaped like this, it would definitely be a dead end. So he found a high ground and planned to rush to it and hold on to it.

At this time, the Hui cavalry also rushed over under the leadership of Ma Benzhai. He had worked in the Northeast Army before, and he knew the Japanese army's combat routines very well, so he hurriedly said: "Battalion Commander Ye, the devil is only afraid that he wants to seize the commanding heights and hold on!" ”

The night owl laughed and said, "I know the way! I don't know why, his face suddenly became a little hideous, especially the big white teeth that were exposed, which looked murderous.

The Japanese finally rushed to the high ground, and before they could catch their breath, the light and heavy machine guns of the cavalry battalion suddenly opened fire in unison, and the dense bullets flew over like hailstones.

The Japanese troops, who were on the ridge of the high ground, had nowhere to dodge and were swept down like wheat by machine guns. The Japanese squadron leader was so frightened that he shouted, "Oh, no! ”

The shooting continued, and the Japanese desperately rushed forward, but they could not rush through, and the front of the ridge line was soon filled with corpses. In fact, what if they rushed through? Countless ridges and long plains await them ahead.

One felt a chill on his scalp when he returned, and secretly said to Ma Benzhai: "Captain, I finally know how their big ocean horse came from!" These Northeast beards, their methods are really poisonous! ”

Ma Benzhai was afraid that the night owl would make a mistake when he heard it, so he kicked this guy and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! ”

After the battlefield was cleared, the infantry battalion was late. The commander of the first battalion said: "What about the devil? ”

The night owl pointed to the side of the ridge and said, "Oh, it's all there!" ”

The commander of the first battalion was so angry that he scolded: "Night owl, you bastard, you have caused Lao Tzu to run away in vain!" ”

The night owl was not angry, and said, "You are slow yourself, but you can't complain about others!" Isn't it Captain Ma? ”

Ma Benzhai smiled bitterly: "Actually, we didn't catch up with the trip, and when we came, we saw Battalion Commander Ye shooting in rows with machine guns. ”

The night owl said proudly: "This can't be helped, who will let our horses be good!" First battalion commander, you can't come for nothing, just help clean up the battlefield! ”

The battalion commander snorted, turned around and left with his troops. Cleaning the battlefield can pick up some foreign falls, which is a beautiful difference. If other troops were to fight for it, they would be the main battalion, and they wouldn't be able to do such a cheap thing.

Seeing that the enemy had no formed troops, the battalions and companies began to collect their troops and return to the camp after searching for a while, and the remaining fish that slipped through the net were handed over to the militia and the new troops who had not caught up with the trip. As for the main forces, all they had to do was go back and enjoy the joy of victory.

Commander Meng learned that the 331st Regiment had returned, and hurriedly went out of the city to greet him. After joking with Duan Shuanghu for a while, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Ma Benzhai was also there, so he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him affectionately and said, "Benzhai, I was still talking to the political commissar just now about when I would transfer you back, but I didn't think that you would come back first!" ”

Ma Benzhai explained: "We were co-organized with the Hui Teaching Corps of the Jizhong Military Region, and not long after we trained together, we heard that your side was going to attack Xian County. As soon as everyone summed up, they felt that they should contribute to their hometown, so they took leave with Commander Lu and rushed over from Wuqiang to prepare to intercept the Japanese reinforcements. ”

Commander Meng said with a smile: "I see, with your help, the 331st Regiment will definitely be like a tiger!" ”

Ma Benzhai was embarrassed when he heard this, and said embarrassedly: "Commander, we didn't know that the 331st Regiment of Ludao was ambushed at the intersection, and as a result, the devils were scared away!" ”

Commander Meng was dumbfounded when he heard this, but he had a flexible brain, and he hurriedly snorted, saying, "It's no wonder you!" As long as you can drive the devil away, it's a great achievement! ”

Duan Shuanghu smiled: "Not bad! He also took credit for the Muslim detachment, saying that they had shown great bravery in the battle just now and should be commended.

Commander Meng was relieved to see that the two sides did not have a conflict because of this.

Director Xiong also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and secretly said to Duan Shuanghu: "Yes, I finally have some political acumen." ”

Duan Shuanghu laughed in a low voice: "There is a fart political mind!" I want to let some Japanese puppet troops go back, so that the enemy can be convinced that the division seat is still in Jizhong, and his side is safer, isn't it? ”

Director Xiong sighed and said, "Well, I don't know how the Daoist Seat is doing in Tianjin!" (To be continued......)

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