Before it was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, the Red Army had always had a tradition of hand-to-hand combat, and in the years when it was dealing with the troops of the Nationalist Government, their machetes and bayonets had the upper hand. However, the first battle against Japan after accepting the adaptation: the Battle of Pingxingguan shocked the most elite 115th Division: the Japanese army's white-knuckle tactics were definitely not under the Eighth Route Army, and even surpassed them.

Feng Changzhi, Wu Zijian, Li Tianlin, Xia Lianshan, these veterans, after the Pingxing Pass, had many opportunities to continue to appreciate the powerful combat power of the 38 rifle with the bayonet on the side of the devil. But at the moment, this white-knuckle battle of Dawangyu is facing cavalry that they have never fought before! This made the fight very difficult from the start.

Wu Zijian once listened to the brothers of the Fourth Front Army in northern Shaanxi talk about the situation of the confrontation with the cavalry of the Qinghai Ma Bufang Army, which can be described as tragic, the soldiers of the Western Route Army could not find any way to parry in front of the rolling horse hooves and the shining sabers, and the casualties were quite serious.

At this time, although the 2nd Battalion had an absolute advantage in numbers, they were determined to fight with bayonets in order to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops before charging, so after they got together with the Iwata cavalry squadron and began to fight, almost no one thought of shooting.

And the bayonet or broadsword, in a duel with a lighter saber, is simply not cheap. The battle lasted for more than ten minutes, and the Japanese cavalry did not suffer much damage, but the officers and men of the second battalion who were even killed increased.

It wasn't until Li Tianlin, the commander of the 5th Company, fired that shot in order to rescue Xiao Junping, a staff officer of the Jin Army.

Li Tianlin is a tiger general, and he often has a tendon on the battlefield, and he only cares about killing heartily. He was completely unaware of the significance of his shot to this battle, and after defeating the Japanese cavalryman, he thrust the shell gun into the wide leather belt around his waist, picked up the broadsword he had just dropped, and rushed into the battle formation again.

Fortunately, Feng Changzhi, who was not far from him, saw this scene, and the commander of the second battalion immediately handed the rifle to his left hand---- the bayonet at the barrel of the rifle had already been cut crooked---- and his right hand pulled out his shell gun, grabbed the back of a Japanese cavalryman who was fighting one enemy and three enemies, aimed and pulled the trigger, and the bullet hit the back of the head of the Japanese cavalry at close range.

Feng Changzhi waved the shell gun and shouted: "Shoot!" Shoot the dog! ”

The battlefield unfolding at the bottom of the ditch was huge, and most of the people, including Wu Zijian, were in a bitter struggle with all their might, and not many people heard or saw the battalion commander's move, only a few soldiers near him came to their senses and began to follow suit, they jumped away, pulled the bolt, and fired at the high devil cavalry.

But that's enough.

The devil cavalry on horseback is a lot higher than the infantry on the ground, which in a sense makes it a live target for shooting, and even better, the people on the ground shoot from their backs, and the bullets fly upward, even if they miss the enemy, they don't worry about accidentally hurting their own people.

Gunfire rang out one after another, and in a short time six or seven horsemen had been hit.

Iwata Shaosa, who had a wide field of vision, noticed this change vigilantly, and following the scattered but brittle sound of guns, he could clearly see his soldiers being shot and falling from their horses one after another, and the back of the squadron leader's neck couldn't help but feel cold, and he realized that if the outnumbered Shina soldiers entangled their cavalry with one or two people, and then one or two people jumped to the side to shoot, then this ravine would soon become a cemetery for the cavalry squadron.

"Breakout! Break through with all your might!! Iwata could no longer care about relieving the cavalry that had been most besieged, he took the dozens of people closest to him, gathered his formation and desperately rushed in the direction from which he came, a torrent of war horses drove up, and led the cavalry from other places to gather towards them, and soon, his vanguard broke through the opponent's entanglement, and the flesh and blood of the soldiers of the second battalion could not resist the torrent formed by the iron hooves, and watched the Japanese cavalry rush in front of him.

At this time, there was no need to be reminded, everyone pulled the bolt of the gun and fired angrily at the back of the cavalry, and the dense bullets rained down on the Japanese cavalry squadron, and from time to time people or horses were shot in the dust, but more of them gradually drifted away until they completely disappeared at the end of the bottom of this long ditch.

A white-hot battle that was difficult to solve just now came to an abrupt end in this way. The side that remained on the battlefield was also panting from exhaustion; A thick smell of blood permeated the bottom of the ditch, which was gradually beginning to become quiet.

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Five miles away, under Toyodian Castle, as soon as the artillery bombardment of the field artillery brigade appeared, Kosuke Otsuka left a trace of worry about the cavalry squadron behind him. He walked to the edge of the field tent, grabbed the binoculars and carefully observed the effect of the shelling, and when he saw the pride, he couldn't help humming a short melody of the army song. ”

Ten minutes later, in the vision of the telescope, thick smoke billowed from the north wall of Fengdian, and the figure of the soldiers who had been guarding it before was gone; The city gates that were bombarded with emphasis had already blown up half of them; At least two of the walls were bombarded by the field artillery, and the masonry rolled down, creating excellent gentle slopes and gaps for attack.

After Otsuka finished observing, he raised his hand and pointed at Fengdian: "Order, Futian Brigade, start charging!" ”

The Fukuda Infantry Brigade of the Otsuka Wing, which had long been lined up at the forefront, drew the saber drawn by the captain Fukudaoka Shaoza and drew an arc: Attack!

More than 1,000 Japanese soldiers shouted and rushed to the north wall of Fengdian like a tide.

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At the head of Fengdian City, the black smoke from the field artillery shells fired by the Japanese army just now is filling the entire Beicheng city wall; After a while, the black smoke began to dissipate, first revealing the bodies of the officers and soldiers of the 391st Regiment who were killed, and then, the figures of the officers and soldiers who were densely curled up under the battlements of the city wall also became clear.

In the cave of the city gate, which was half blown open, sand sacks had long been piled up, and the soldiers behind the bunkers were silently squatting like the people at the head of the city.

Zhao Mutou was half-kneeling facing the city wall, carefully moving his head to a battlement, observing the distance of the Japanese army's charge, and the shell gun he carried in his right hand also rested vertically on the ground. After a while, I saw him raise his right arm back slightly, and his thumb pulled the safety of the barge gun, and the soldiers huddled on the left and right saw his action and pulled the bolt of the gun one after another.

The shouts of killing under the city were close at hand. Suddenly, Zhao Mutou leaned over to the battlement, drew an arc with the shell gun in his hand, and fired a shot at the city, while shouting: Fight!

The officers and men of the 391st Regiment stood up together, turned around and jumped onto the battlements, and fired fiercely at the Japanese infantry under the city with their guns in hand.

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When the cannon was still roaring, Qin Zhongxiao was about to call the commander of the first battalion guarding the northern city:

"I've heard a cannon shot here! Tell your subordinates, and the wood, to be hidden, and not to run around, and not to show your head. Remember, no matter how powerful the devil's artillery is, in the end, it will depend on the infantry to solve the battle, and when their infantry comes up, they will fight me hard! ”

With that, the colonel slammed down the phone. The first battalion was the main force of his 391st regiment, which fought all the way from Xinkou and Taiyuan, and was also experienced in fighting against Japan; In addition, the cunning and shrewd spy company commander was there to supervise the battle in person, so he was still more at ease.

He finally decided not to build a second line of defense behind the northern wall, as he only had a battalion and a special service company at his disposal. After several battles in Jinbei and Jinzhong last year, the 391st Regiment was reduced by more than half, and as a guest army, it has not been replenished by the Second War Zone; Today, the first battalion at the head of the north city and the second battalion at the head of the east city each have 600 people, while the third battalion with mobile at hand has only more than 400 people. He could not throw the last reserves into it prematurely.

The artillery stopped, and the soldiers in the front yard of Xia Baihe's house understood that a ground attack was imminent. Qin Zhongxiao walked into the courtyard from the hall house, as if to hear the movement from Beicheng more realistically. At this time, he unexpectedly saw Xia Lily and Sun Nier, the pair of master and servant, also standing in the corner of the front yard, listening in horror.

Seeing Qin Zhongxiao, Sun Nier ran over as if she had seen a savior: "Commander, the devil's cannon is so fierce, can the brothers on the city wall afford it?" Why didn't I see Big Brother Wood? ”

Qin Zhongxiao didn't want to show his nervousness in front of the woman, so he laughed, and just wanted to make fun of this girl who was too affectionate to the spy company commander, but when he saw Xia Lihe also walking up, he stopped.

"Commander Qin," Xia Baihe's voice trembled slightly, and the beautiful woman's expression became a little stiff because of fear: "Fengdian City, can you hold it?" ”