Section 203 How is this battle fought?

"How many enemy horsemen are there?" After pondering for a while, Chi Naosaburo couldn't help frowning and asked.

"Your Excellency, the marksmanship of the enemy cavalry is accurate, and the impact is extremely strong, especially the enemy army has sent a large number of scattered rangers to rob and kill our scouts within a radius of more than ten miles, which has caused us to be very passive in terms of intelligence reconnaissance, and we cannot find out the specific situation of the enemy army at all." The Scout Lieutenant reported helplessly.

Hearing this, Kihide Haruyama couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you find a way to make a detour from the flank of the battlefield?" As soon as his words came out, he regretted it a little, the scouts of a troop, that is, the most powerful and experienced people, not to mention the combat skills for the time being, the firmness of the will is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, otherwise, how can they complete the important task of going deep into the hinterland of the enemy army to find out the news? Obviously, what he just said was just some nonsense. However, he secretly glanced at the captain, but he was slightly relieved, and the captain did not react to his questioning.

"Your Excellency, there have been temptations, but the enemy's combat experience is very rich, there are not many cavalry on the flank battlefield, but there are many ambushes, our flank troops have suffered great losses, if we insist on choosing a breakthrough from the flank battlefield, we should be able to approach the enemy's main force, but the losses must be huge." The lieutenant looked a little helpless, obviously facing the enemy in front of him was extremely stressful, and it was difficult for him to think of any good way.

Chi Naosaburo said at this time: "Don't take risks, the main force of the enemy army is cavalry, and getting too close is completely sending you to death." Although we can't detect the specific situation of the enemy army, as long as we probe a rough idea, combined with other information in our control, it should be enough to guess, you continue to keep an eye on the enemy army, and if they have any action, come and report it immediately. ”

"Hi" The lieutenant replied loudly, and at the same time let out a long breath, the words of His Excellency the captain obviously made him much easier, otherwise it would be too difficult to face the enemy's cavalry to forcibly kill him to find out the situation.

Seeing this lieutenant leaving, Haruyama Norihide thought for a while and couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Chi Nao-kun, the main force of the enemy has withdrawn to the east, this cavalry unit does not retreat but advances, obviously trying to delay our advance time, and then catch up with the retreating main force with their speed advantage, if we can defeat this cavalry force, we should be able to catch up with the main force of the enemy's retreat, as long as we entangle the enemy army, wait until the follow-up main force continues to come, and the enemy army has no position to hold in a hasty retreat, It will definitely be defeated. ”

Chi Naosaburo was silent when he heard this, and after a long while, he slowly asked, "Haruyama-kun, are you sure that we can defeat the enemy cavalry in front of us?" ”

Chunshan Guixiu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately said: "Your Excellency, it should be possible!" Although the enemy's cavalry is strong, it must have suffered a lot of losses in the first battle last night, and it is really hard to say how much strength it can exert when it rushed here to fight without resting. And the main point is that the enemy's cavalry won a big victory last night, because it was dark at night, and the speed advantage of the cavalry could be used to the extreme. And they appeared suddenly, and they were not within the scope of the special operations group's operational plan at all, so they were taken by surprise. During the day, the speed of the cavalry can still be maintained, but in a head-to-head duel, I don't believe they can break through our defenses. ”

Instead of answering, Chi Naosaburo asked, "How much does Haruyama-kun know about this enemy cavalry?" ”

Haruyama Guixiu couldn't help but shake his head, this battle of Changsha was the first time he fought against this "tiger army", and he didn't know much about the situation of the enemy army. Although the battle of Chunhua Mountain let him know that this enemy army was indeed a strong enemy, he was not familiar with the formation of this enemy army.

Chi Naosaburo said like a few treasures: "The enemy's tiger army is a strong army that has been fighting since the Battle of Songhu, although it was not outstanding at the beginning, but since the Battle of De'an, this army has begun to be reborn like a rebirth, and has made many achievements. And in this army, the most mysterious is this cavalry unit, no one knows why there is such a cavalry unit in the enemy's infantry division, and no one knows who the commander of this cavalry unit is, what we do know is that every time this enemy's cavalry unit appears on the battlefield, it can cause great damage to our army. The 106th Division, the 101st Division, the 33rd Division, the 34th Division, and the units that fought against the enemy's Tiger forces after the Battle of De'an were all heavily damaged by this cavalry, including yesterday's special operations forces. ”

Looking at the somewhat ugly Haruyama Norihide, Chi Naosaburo then asked, "Haruyama-kun, do you think we can repel this cavalry force in front of us?" ”

Haruyama Guixiu didn't know how to answer for a while, he felt that cavalry is cavalry, in the case of the development of guns to this extent, the powerful frontal impact of cavalry can no longer have the slightest effect, no matter how many enemy troops are in vain in the face of heavy machine gun fire, as long as the number of machine guns is enough, the firepower is enough, the cavalry wants to break through the frontal defense line, it is impossible. But the captain just said that the battle that this cavalry has fought is not just the surprise attack last night, from the Battle of De'an to the present, after more than a dozen major battles, this cavalry unit can still make repeated achievements, maybe they have a strength that they don't know? He has been by Chi Naosaburo's side for so long, and he has really learned a lot of things, at least modesty and pride, if he really learned Chi Naosaburo's seven, seven, eight, eight, and eight, he will never judge things that he is not sure of.

"Chi Nao-kun, then what should we do? Do you just wait here, wait for the enemy's cavalry to retreat and then go up? Kihide Haruyama asked.

Chi Naosaburo shook his head and said, "Let's move on, since Your Excellency the Wing Commander has let us take the lead of the entire division, how can we be intimidated by the enemy forces in front of us?" But we can't turn a blind eye to the enemy's toughness, so we must also take precautions while keeping moving forward. ”

"Immediately order the squadrons to prepare for battle, and at the same time adjust the formation of the troops. The squadrons advanced in parallel with the squadrons as a unit, and lined up as closely as possible. Each squadron is separated by one mile, and in the event of an attack, it is absolutely not allowed to retreat, so it is necessary to hold off the enemy's cavalry and wait for the subsequent squadrons to arrive for reinforcements. Chi Naosaburo seemed to have thought about the battle situation in front of him at this time, and thought clearly about how to face the current situation, so he couldn't help but command calmly.

After hearing the order, Haruyama Norihide couldn't help but salute immediately and responded loudly, and then quickly rushed to the front to give the order. At the same time, his admiration for His Excellency the Captain is also more and more, worthy of being a veteran of a hundred battles, in such a short period of time, he has clearly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the two armies of the enemy and us, and immediately made such an arrangement, so that they can be said to have played to their strengths and avoided their weaknesses, and brought the combat effectiveness of the entire brigade to the extreme. Each squadron is in a formation, with dense firepower to deal with the enemy's cavalry onslaught, presumably in the case of such a dense formation, the enemy's cavalry charge will be minimized. And even if the situation is passive, the front squadron is crushed, and the three squadrons behind are waiting for the enemy's cavalry, in the face of such powerful lethal tactics, no matter how many enemy cavalry there are, I am afraid it will be difficult to break through the four lines of defense in a row, right? In this way, the enemy's cavalry power was minimized, and they took the initiative on the battlefield. As for the artillery company, transport squadron and other troops, they are acting together with the brigade headquarters in the end, and the various units are in contact with each other, and the various formations are reinforcing each other, which should be enough to make the enemy unsustainable, enough to drag down the enemy.

Even if the enemy retreats in the face of difficulties, it doesn't matter if he finally defends Huanghua Town, at that time, the artillery company will be transferred to the front line and forcibly open a gap on the battlefield, which is enough for the brigade to win the battlefield battle, and the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for the enemy, as long as the Kumamoto division breaks through the enemy's position, under the attack from both sides, even if the enemy leaves more troops here, it will be the fate of defeat.

Just when the Japanese army had already made adjustments and arrangements here, Shishi in the village also received news from the reconnaissance company, but compared with the intelligence of the Japanese army, Shishi had a more detailed grasp of the dynamics on the battlefield and a more accurate understanding of the situation of the Japanese army.

After listening to the news, he looked up at the sky, at this time the sun had climbed into the air, judging from the time, the Japanese army has already crossed the Laodao River, that is to say, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable the situation will be for them, especially since he has just received news from the military headquarters, the 6th Division on the first line of the Chishi River is also crossing the river in a big way, and the 51st Division that has just withdrawn to the first line of the Chishi River is relying on the fortifications of the original 58th Division to hold on. However, the situation was just as they had feared before, after a day of bloody fighting yesterday, and then after the fierce attack of the Japanese artillery, the 51st Division could play a very limited role in the case of the complete destruction of the position on the south bank, especially the 51st Division instead of the 57th Division or the 58th Division.

Seeing that the stone was silent, the beard on the side couldn't help but ask: "Regiment leader, why don't we withdraw!" The army in front of us is just a devil-led army, and it's good that we won, but if we don't defeat the enemy and get stuck with them, it will be difficult for us to get out. ”