At the headquarters of the Japanese army brigade in Xiangfen County, Major General Kawaguchi stood in front of the sand table with a serious face.

Seven or eight staff officers constantly marked the latest battle situation on the map in front of the brigade commander for the brigade commander's reference!

You know, this is the first time that Major General Kawaguchi has commanded such a large-scale operation since he became brigade commander, and he must guarantee victory. Only in this way will his command ability be recognized by his superiors and subordinates, and he will be able to secure the position of brigade commander!

Seeing that the signs on the map symbolizing the Imperial Army's nine-way offensive troops were gathering towards the battlefield little by little, Major General Kawaguchi was very satisfied and confident that the heavy encirclement and suppression that he had personally formulated and commanded would definitely achieve an unprecedented victory.

Suddenly, the chief of staff rushed in, and his face could not be seen as excited or solemn.

"General, except for the cavalry brigade, the other two attacking troops we sent out were attacked by the Eighth Route Army......

Major General Kawaguchi frowned, stared at the chief of staff and asked the most critical question: "Whether it is an attack or a sneak attack, this must be clarified......

"It's a sneak attack......" the chief of staff reacted immediately.

"There were not many Eighth Route Corps attacking them, they all acted in platoons, and the casualties caused were not very large. However, the frequency of their sneak attacks was too high, and the casualties of the troops were still very large, and the marching speed of the troops was much slower because of these sneak attacks! ”

Major General Kawaguchi's tense nerves relaxed suddenly, and he replied with a long breath: "It's normal for the Eighth Route Army to sneak attack us!" ”

"There are a lot of troops of the Eighth Route Army gathered around Xiangfen County, and they will never be able to watch our troops kill them in the back."

"Order a few captains, don't be in a hurry, fight steadily, and advance towards the battlefield little by little. Order the attacking troops of the three brigades of the death front, while ensuring the offensive and putting pressure on the Eighth Route Army, they must control the casualties of the troops! Aviation and artillery are our heavy firepower superiority, and we must give full play to them on the battlefield! ”

"What we have is time and a new regiment to fight, and we have air support, artillery superiority, plus a steady stream of logistical supplies, the longer the whole encirclement and suppression operation drags on, the more beneficial it will be for us!"

"Hi...... Immediately go and give orders! ”

The cavalry battalion of the new regiment was stationed, and after receiving the order from the regimental headquarters, the cavalry battalion commander Ma Hou's face was quickly covered with a fanatical expression.

On the spot, the cadres above the company level were anxiously gathered together, and the first task after the formation of the cavalry battalion was announced.

"Battalion commander, let's go fight the devil cavalry brigade, could it be that the regiment commander made a mistake...... Up to now, there were only two platoons in our company that could skillfully chop on their horses, and the remaining platoon had just learned to control their horses with their legs. And the little devil cavalry are all veterans who have been on the battlefield many times, and sending them to the battlefield like this is simply sending them to death! The company commander who had been training the longest time reminded with a frown.

The commander of the third company, which had just been formed for less than half a month, followed up and added: "Battalion commander, let alone the third company, has just learned to ride a horse, and he can't even control the war horse freely with his legs!" ”

The reminders of the two company commanders made the atmosphere of the garrison headquarters suddenly depressing and heavy.

No one dared to prepare for the next battle that the cavalry battalion was going to face.

Ma Houshi was unfazed from beginning to end, and his face did not change at all.

The instructor didn't seem to be optimistic about this operation, and hesitated and reminded: "Battalion commander, do you want to send a telegram to the regiment commander, asking him to change the order and change the total annihilation to a sneak attack and harassment." Although we don't have the strength to fight hard with the little devil cavalry, guerrilla warfare and movement warfare can definitely be fought, but it really can't be done, so we will directly give up the war horses and change to infantry to fight! ”

"No need to ......" Ma Houshi finally spoke, and as soon as he spoke, his subordinates were surprised.

"I assure you, this time we will definitely win against the little devil cavalry, and we will win it in a head-to-head battle......"

"Impossible~" This is what everyone in the cavalry battalion thinks now.

Before everyone could speak, Ma Houshi asked rhetorically: "Everyone is a cavalryman, so you should know all about the tripping horses, right?" ”

"On the battlefield, twenty of the strongest war horses are picked, and the war horses are connected with iron chains. When you start attacking, gather together, and when you are about to meet the enemy, quickly separate, and let the war horses drag the tripping horse rope and rush towards the devil cavalry, which will definitely kill the devil people on their backs! ”

"When the time comes, the cavalry that has completed the training will follow closely behind to cover the kill, and the cavalry that has not yet completed the training will expand the effect!"

The instructor's face, which was still solemn just now, changed suddenly, and his eyes lit up.

After a moment's hesitation, he proposed: "In order to ensure that the tripping horse rope trips all the devil cavalry that has been killed, we had better set up two trip horse ropes!" ”

Ma Houshi affirmed: "Instructor, rest assured, the chain used for tripping horses was built by the regiment commander two days ago, and this method was also told to me by the regiment commander, so our cavalry battalion must be full of confidence in the next battle!" ”

The more than 1,000-day puppet army that killed the second battalion left Xiangfen County for nearly 40 kilometers in just one day because they were not harassed.

"Captain, the front is all farmland with flat terrain, with a radius of several kilometers, which is very suitable for cavalry assault, or we will rest here tonight!" The leader of the forward cavalry squad reported.

After raising the binoculars and confirming the report of his subordinates, the cavalry captain showed a very satisfied smile on his face, and then ordered.

"The troops stopped advancing, camped in place, rested ......"

After saying that, the captain jumped off his horse and sat on the chairs that his subordinates had prepared, waiting for the infantry to build the camp.

But at this moment, a faint roar suddenly came.

The captain with a keen sense of smell stood up with a rub, and then frowned and shouted: "Eight Geya Road, it's cavalry, large-scale cavalry, and some cavalry are coming at us...... All of them are mounted and ready to fight......"

"Infantry, set up the defensive line on the spot, set up all the light and heavy machine guns, and prepare for battle!"

More than 300 devil cavalry completed the assembly in less than a minute, and then formed a huge assault formation with the captain as the center.

Soon, more than 300 cavalry entered the field of vision of the devil captain.

But it didn't take long for a smile to flash across the captain's solemn face, a mocking one.

"It's the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, no, they can't be called cavalry, they should be called a group of infantry who have just learned to ride horses!"

Then he shouted to his subordinates with a face full of arrogance: "Warriors, the cavalry unit of the Eighth Route Army has come to give us battle exploits." Listen to my orders and kill them! ”

As he spoke, the cavalry battalion had rushed to a position less than two kilometers in front of them.

Looking at the chaotic formation of the cavalry battalion and the unfamiliar riding skills, many little devils couldn't help but laugh wildly.

"Captain, they don't understand cavalry tactics at all, the formation is so chaotic, we will kill them now, we will definitely be able to beat them to the ground, and there is no room to fight back!" One of the squadron leaders shouted with a mocking expression on his face.

"Yes, captain, many of the Eighth Route Army's riding skills are very rusty, and when we encounter such an opponent, it must be the blessing of Amaterasu and the blessing of Amaterasu to send us battle exploits!" The other squadron leader then added, and then a look of eagerness appeared on his face!

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