Five kilometers south of Yunqi Town, there is a relatively flat wilderness.

The wilderness was full of bud valleys, which had grown to half a man's height and were full of greenery.

Sun Desheng led four cavalry companies to the south along the main road in the middle of the bud valley, but where the cavalry passed, there was no smoke and dust rising from the ground, because it had just rained yesterday.

The cavalry regiment initially consisted of two battalions, one cavalry battalion and one recruit battalion.

Among them, the cavalry battalion has jurisdiction over three cavalry companies, and the recruit battalion has jurisdiction over three recruit companies, which are specially prepared for expansion, and once the military horses are replenished, they will be immediately expanded into cavalry battalions.

However, it is not easy to replenish military horses.

Until now, only one company of military horses has been replenished, and a cavalry company has been expanded.

This time, because it was a long-distance and rapid attack, Sun Desheng only brought four cavalry companies, and the new battalion could only follow Wang Ye on foot.

As they marched, three horsemen galloped from ahead.

"Old Sun, it's a dog." Deputy head Gao Daquan said loudly.

"Huzi, walk slowly!" Sun Desheng signaled the war horse under his crotch to slow down, and at the same time raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist, and the more than two hundred horsemen accompanying him slowed down one after another.

After only a moment, Fan Guanyu came to the front with two horses.

"Commander." Fan Guan reined in the war horse, gasped and said, "There is a situation!" ”

"Dog, don't worry, don't say anything." Sun Desheng said, "What's the situation?" ”

Fan Guan took a deep breath and said: "When we were scouting just now, we met the three scout cavalry of the devil unexpectedly, two of them were killed by us on the spot, and when we were about to chase and kill the remaining one, we encountered the cavalry of the devil's brigade, and at least two cavalry squadrons were coming this way. ”

"Two squadrons of cavalry? Just in time, kill it first! ”

Sun Desheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and then he turned his head to Gao Daquan and said: "Old Gao, you lead two companies to ambush here, and I will leave you all the machine guns of the whole regiment!" ”

After a pause, Sun Desheng shouted again: "Ride 1 company, ride 2 company, leave the machine gun, follow me!" ”

Sun Desheng gave an order, and the 1st Cavalry Company and the 2nd Cavalry Company were about to be equipped with machine guns and left, and then followed Sun Desheng along the road to rumble forward.

Gao Daquan and more than 200 soldiers from the 3rd and 4th Cavalry Companies quickly entered the bud valley on both sides of the road, first let the war horses lie down in the bud valley, and then set up all the light machine guns.

Turning around, Sun Desheng continued, and continued to move forward with two companies.

After running for about 500 meters and crossing a gentle slope, he was met by a large group of Japanese cavalry.

Almost at the same time, the Japanese cavalry on the opposite side also discovered the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, and immediately became excited, one by one holding their horse rifles high and shouting, and at the same time speeding up.

Sun Desheng turned his horse's head without hesitation and said loudly: "Retreat!" ”

Fan Guanyu and more than 200 cavalry soldiers followed and turned their horses' heads, and the queen retreated.

The Japanese cavalry on the opposite side did not doubt him at all, but the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army was timid in battle, and became more energetic at the moment, urging the war horses to chase after them.

While pursuing, the Japanese cavalry opened fire on the side.

The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army would occasionally turn around and shoot.

But it's basically a waste of bullets.

At a distance of nearly 500 meters, not only is the target moving at high speed, but he is also on the back of a bumpy horse, if this can also guarantee the hit rate, then is he still human?

During the pursuit, the two sides continued to open fire, but no one was shot and fell off the horse.

Soon, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army crossed the gentle slope and returned to the large bud valley just now.

Sun Desheng glanced left and right, and only saw the lush bud valley, and did not see a single figure, it was obvious that Gao Daquan and the soldiers of the 3rd and 4th companies were well hidden.

In the blink of an eye, the devil cavalry also chased over the mountain beam.

At this time, the devil cavalry had already opened the moonless array, and the cavalry on the left and right flanks were obviously forward, obviously wanting to form a semi-encirclement of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, and then eat it in one bite.

Seeing this, Sun Desheng just sneered in his heart.

The Japanese cavalry opened up the Missing Moon formation, which would only make the machine guns more effective.

Otherwise, if the Japanese cavalry crowded the main road to chase and kill, at most they could only kill and wound those in front.

In just a moment, Sun Desheng had already crossed the position where he had stayed before with two cavalry companies, but Sun Desheng did not stop, but continued to rush forward quickly.

Rushed forward about two hundred meters,

Fierce gunfire suddenly rang out behind him.

The cavalry regiment was armed with 24 Type 96 light machine guns.

In addition to one company as a horse stake, there is also a company that can participate in the battle.

24 light machine guns and more than 100 horse rifles fired at the same time, and the dense bullets instantly intertwined into a barrage, covering the Japanese cavalry who were chasing after them 200 meters away.

The Japanese cavalry, who were caught off guard, suddenly fell from their horses in rows.

The Japanese cavalry, which was still on the rise just now, was in chaos in an instant.

Some of the cavalry froze in place, some turned and fled, but more Japanese cavalry continued to charge forward, and quickly divided into three groups of cavalry in a short time.

The Japanese cavalry, which had the largest number in the middle, continued to pursue Sun Desheng and them.

The devil cavalry on the left and right flanks were divided into two groups and pounced on the ambush soldiers of the Eighth Route Army ambushed on both sides.

I have to say that the tactical literacy of the Japanese cavalry is really good, and in the case of an ambush, it can still react in such a short time and quickly counterattack.

However, this is of little use.

The few cavalry on the left and right flanks were quickly killed by the ambush of the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese cavalry in the middle also lost more than half of them under the intense machine-gun fire, and there were less than 50 cavalry left, colliding head-on with the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army that was turning back.

The crash of the sabers, the neighing of the horses, the clattering of the blades cutting through the flesh, and the screams and wails of the soldiers on both sides before they died, were instantly intertwined.

In this way, more than a hundred were killed on both sides together.

Half of them were Japanese cavalry, and dozens of cavalry soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were also killed.

There were almost no wounded, and the cavalry hedged at high speed, and as long as it hit the torso, it was basically a fatal wound.

Although there is an absolute advantage in numbers, war is like this, fighting for life on the battlefield, and the chances are equal for both sides.

Fan Guan wiped the blood stains on the saber, and immediately stepped forward and asked, "Regiment leader, do you want to collect the body?" ”

"There's no time, leave it to the local armed forces to converge." Sun Desheng shook his head and said, "Our task is to hold back the main force of the devils and buy enough time for the chief of staff. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Desheng said again: "Reorganize the team." ”

"Yes!" Fan Guan agreed, and shouted again, "1 company gathered, 1 company gathered!" ”

In just a moment, the 1st Cavalry Company and the 2nd Cavalry Company completed the whole team, and Gao Daquan also led the 3rd Cavalry Company and the 4th Cavalry Company to converge, and then the four cavalry companies joined forces and continued to move southward.

……

On the mountain road, the Japanese 73rd Division and the 74th Division were marching forward.

Although it was only a shallow hill terrain, it still caused a lot of interference to the Japanese army's march, and in order to reduce congestion, but also to ensure the safety of the main force, Ando Yoshio and Takamura Yoshiro had to send infantry to march along the ridges on both sides, that is, the main force of the division was in the middle, and four infantry wings walked on the ridges on both sides, carrying the main force like a sedan chair bearer.

In this way, the safety of the main force of the division is guaranteed, and the roads are not so congested, but the speed is slow.

However, Yoshio Ando and Yoshiro Takamura didn't care too much, because no matter how slow the speed was, they would definitely be able to reach Yunqi Town at ten o'clock this morning, and then they would definitely be able to reach Heyuan County this evening.

The reason is very simple, the main force of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is fighting the 28th Division in Zhukou, and the local armed forces of the Eighth Route Army in the bandit area in the northwest of Shanxi Province are all working on the post in Tianda, and they are fighting with the 27th Division and the 75th Division of the Northern Cluster.

So now, there is hardly a single soldier of the Eighth Route Army in front of their southern cluster.

So this is not a battle, but just a march, what pressure can a march have?

Watching the Japanese soldiers line up and walk through the sweet potato, soybean and bud valleys, Yoshio Ando couldn't help but show a smug smile on his face.

"Takamura-kun." Yoshio Ando smiled, "Even if this sweep fails in the end, the Eighth Route Army's northwest bandit area will definitely be greatly damaged, because they don't want to receive a grain of wheat and a bud grain for this year's autumn grain." ”

"Oh, Ando-kun said cautiously." Takamura Yoshiro frowned and said, "How could the sweep fail?" ”

"Hah, that's what I said." Yoshio Ando smiled, "Is Takamura-kun also so superstitious?" ”

While the two old devils were talking, the captain of the 73rd Cavalry Wing, Kuroshima Kuanzhong, came to Yoshio Ando with a disgraced face with a cavalryman.

Yoshio Ando frowned and said, "Kuroshima-kun, what's going on?" ”

Kuroshima said to the cavalryman, "Takagi-kun, come on. ”

"Hello." Takagi paused, "Division commander, when we were attacking and advancing towards Yunqi Town, we encountered a cavalry of the Eighth Route Army on the way, and there were about two hundred cavalry ......."

"What, more than two hundred cavalry?" Takamura Yoshiro said, "Could it be the cavalry regiment of the 386th Brigade?" ”

Yoshio Ando waved his hand and asked, "And then?" Did your two squadrons fight the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army? ”

"Nope." Takagi said with a dark face, "When the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army saw us, we ran, and then when we chased to a bud valley, we were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army. ”

"I don't know how many Eighth Route Army there are in the bud valley,"

"But there are at least thirty more Type 96 light machine guns."

"We were caught off guard, most of us were killed in battle, and only a dozen or so fled back to report the news."

After finishing speaking, Takagi looked at Yoshio Ando with a worried expression, because according to the order, he left most of his comrades in the same squadron to flee for his life alone, which was to apologize for his seppuku.

However, the wing commander or division commander has the right to pardon.

"Damn, these Eighth Route Army are really cunning." Yoshio Ando waved his hand, motioned for Takagi to stand down, and then turned to Yoshiro Takamura and said, "Takamura-kun, what do you think?" ”

Takamura Yoshiro said with a dark face: "Ando-kun, I suspect that it is the 386th Brigade Cavalry Regiment. ”

Yoshio Ando waved his hand and said: "Takamura-kun, there is no need to doubt it, it must be the 386th Brigade Cavalry Regiment, except for the cavalry, it is impossible for other troops to rush here from the mouth of the pig so quickly." ”

Takamura Yoshiro said in a cruel voice: "If it's just a cavalry regiment, then kill it!" ”

"That's what I thought too." Yoshio Ando laughed fiercely, then turned his head to Kuroshima and said solemnly, "Kuroshima-kun, I heard that Kuroshima Morita is your cousin, right?" ”

"Hello." Kuroshima paused and said, "It's a distant cousin." ”

Yoshio Ando said: "So, do you know whose hands Kuroshima Morita died? ”

Kuroshima said solemnly: "Before coming to China, I probably heard people mention that it seems to be a unit called the Independent Regiment. ”

Yoshio Ando said: "Then let me tell you, the independent regiment that killed your cousin Kuroshima Morita is one of the main regiments under the command of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and the cavalry regiment not far ahead is based on the cavalry company of the independent regiment, and the commander of the cavalry regiment is the cavalry company commander of the original independent regiment." ”

"Is that true?" A cold light flashed in Kuroshima's wide eyes.

"Of course it's true." Yoshio Ando said, "The chief of the intelligence section in charge of collecting intelligence on the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army happened to be one of my students, and he told me this before he left Tokyo. ”

Kuroshima paused and said, "Division commander, I request to lead the cavalry wing to attack. ”

"You're allowed to attack, but don't take the cavalry artillery squadron and heavy machine gun squadron with you." Yoshio Ando said, "But I will put the two cavalry squadrons of the 74th Cavalry Wing under your command as well." ”

"Hello!" Kuroshima shook his head and turned his head and shouted, "The 73rd Cavalry Wing and the 74th Wing are assembled!" ”

After a while, more than 1,500 cavalry of the two cavalry wings were assembled in the bud valley, but Kuroshima only took six of them, that is, more than 700 cavalry!

……

On the wilderness, Sun Desheng led more than 400 cavalry to the south.

The four cavalry companies originally had more than 500 cavalry, but more than 40 cavalry were sacrificed in the battle just now, and now there are less than 500 cavalry left.

In the blink of an eye, he came to the gentle slope where he had encountered the devil cavalry before.

Then the same scene was played out again, just after crossing the gentle slope, as soon as I raised my eyes, I saw a cavalry, starting with a flag of the rising army, and behind the flag was the devil cavalry all over the mountains.

Even if it is a conservative estimate, there are at least more than 700, nearly 800 horsemen!

Both cavalry spotted each other almost simultaneously, and then slowed down at the same time.

About 500 meters apart, the two cavalry slowly spread out their formation and faced each other silently.

"Old Sun, this is enough to eat and chop." Gao Daquan smiled and pulled out the saber at his waist.

"Commander, the devil who carried the flag is mine." Fan Guanyu also slowly pulled out the saber.

Sun Desheng looked back at the big flag carried by the guards behind him, and said, "When you can charge, follow me!" ”

"Hmm." The guard Xiao Zhang tightened the military flag in his hand and nodded vigorously, it could be seen that Xiao Zhang was a little nervous, after all, this was the first time he had faced such a large-scale cavalry hedge.

In fact, there are quite a few fighters like Xiao Zhang who participated in such a large-scale battle for the first time.

But no matter how many times it is, the cavalry regiment has no way to retreat, and it must be filled with its life.

All in all, even if the cavalry regiment is exhausted, it is necessary to stop this group of devil cavalry, and this group of devil cavalry must not be allowed to rush into Yunqi Town before Lao Wang and them.

Otherwise, their base in the northwest of Jin will be finished!

Thinking of this, Sun Desheng's heart did not fluctuate in the slightest.

Sun Desheng urged Huzi, slowly walked to the front of the cavalry formation, and slowly drew his saber, raised it in front of his chest.

In the devil cavalry formation on the opposite side, there was also a devil officer who urged the war horse to walk out slowly, walked forward for a few meters before stopping the horse, and then also drew the saber and raised it to his chest again.

At this moment, even the wind in the wilderness disappeared into invisibility.

Only the warhorses of both sides made a dull snort from time to time.

Maybe only a moment later, maybe a few minutes later, Sun Desheng and the devil officer opposite pressed down the saber at the same time, and the tip of the knife pointed at the opponent's cavalry formation, and then he howled hoarsely.

"Cavalry regiment, attack!" Sun Desheng hissed and howled.

Accompanied by Sun Desheng's slightly hoarse roar, the war horse named in honor of his comrade-in-arms Yang Erhu threw off the horse's hooves and began to walk briskly.

Behind Sun Desheng, more than 400 horsemen including Gao Daquan also urged the war horses.

Almost at the same time, the devil cavalry on the opposite side also urged the war horses to start walking slowly.

After a few moments, both cavalry began to turn to jogging, then to fast running, and finally to a blistering sprint!

The vast bud valley provided an excellent battlefield for both sides, Fan Guan was able to clamp the horse's belly with his legs, and stood up directly from the horse's back, but the upper body was tried his best to flatten forward, and the whole person completely formed an anti-"7" shape, and at the same time his right hand clenched the saber and stretched it forward, and the tip of the knife pointed straight forward to the devil standard-bearer.

At this moment, only the devil standard-bearer was left in Fan Guan's eyes.

There was only one thought left in Fan Guan's mind, hack him to death!

Hack this devil standard-bearer to death and cut down the flag of the devil's cavalry wing!

With the sound of horses' hooves like a tide, the cavalry of both sides approached quickly, and in the blink of an eye, there was only a few feet away.

At the moment when the cavalry of the two sides collided head-on, Fan Guanqi slightly turned sideways with experience, and the saber in his right hand was castration, pointing straight at the devil's standard-bearer.

"Sand!" Fan Guan felt a slight lightness on his head, and at the same time, the saber in his hand was also slightly sluggish.

Between the lightning and the fire, the two waves of cavalry had already staggered, Fan Guanyu reached out and touched his head, and found that the head was still there, but the hat was gone.

At that moment just now, if Fan Guandao hadn't leaned sideways, Xiang Shang's head would have flown up.

There was no time to rejoice, when Fan Guan looked around again, he saw that there were less than 300 horsemen left in the whole regiment, and just now, the whole regiment sacrificed one-third of its brothers.

But the devil shouldn't have gotten any bargains.

After staggering over more than 300 meters, the soldiers of the cavalry regiment turned around one after another.

When Fan Guan looked at it again, he saw that the devil's Rising Sun Banner had fallen on the battlefield in the middle.

Seeing this, the corners of Fan Guan's mouth showed a smug smile, little devil, it doesn't taste good, right?

At this time, Gao Daquan suddenly said to Sun Desheng: "Old Sun, it can't be spelled like this. ”

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