I saw Okamura Ninji fainting straight.

Yusue Seizan was stunned for a moment, and he didn't react at the first time, and went to support Okamura Ningji.

Fortunately, the communication staff officer on the side, Osamu Kitani, was quick to catch the fainting Okamura Ninji.

Otherwise, Okamura Ninji would inevitably fall to the ground in an extremely ugly posture.

Yusue Seizo's face suddenly turned ugly, and he said that he was coming to have breakfast, but the table was lifted by Okamura.

Forget it, Okamura Ninji asked him to go to rest after breakfast.

At this time, Okamura Ningji fainted, and the entire North China was almost a pot of porridge, and the war hall could not be without a commander, and there must be a commander on duty during wartime.

Therefore, after Okamura Ninji fainted, Seizo Arisue could only continue to be on duty during wartime.

Yusue Seizan felt very tired, and his brain couldn't help but feel dizzy.

Follow Okamura and starve nine times in three days.

Pay him back, and he can't rest for three days and three nights.

"Call the Medic!"

Soon, Yusujing San came back to his senses and shouted in a hurried tone.

Not long after, a military doctor in a white coat and glasses hurriedly ran in.

……

It is about 40 kilometers southeast of Taiyuan.

The battle between the cavalry has already been decided.

In other words, from the moment the devil cavalry attacked, the battle was already decided.

That is, Kaneto Yasuda does not have Kuribayashi Tadamichi and is spicy.

If it was Kuribayashi Tadamichi who commanded the 1st Cavalry Brigade.

He will definitely not fall for the Eighth Route Army easily.

Because the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army was more than the Japanese cavalry, the firepower was much stronger than that of the Japanese cavalry, and it was very well prepared.

Once the 1st Cavalry Brigade was wiped out by the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, the surrounded infantry was almost in a desperate situation.

Because the Japanese infantry that was surrounded, even if they broke out of the encirclement, they would be pursued and killed by the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

The devil's legs can't outrun the horses of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, the Japanese cavalry took the initiative to attack, and there was almost no chance of victory.

The best thing for the 1st Cavalry Brigade was to choose not to attack, confront the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, wait for the Japanese infantry to break through, and then respond in a roundabout way.

With the heavy machine gun stopped.

The cavalry headquarters of the new regiment, Ma Renxing and Cao Jiang and other battalion commanders, raised the binoculars on their chests and looked ahead.

The battalion commanders are equipped with the most advanced Zeiss telescopes produced by the system, which not only have a clear field of vision, have a certain night vision function, but also can measure distance.

Through the field of vision of the telescope, I saw the entire battlefield in front of me, almost becoming an open-air slaughterhouse.

The ground was densely covered with the corpses of military horses and devils.

Of course, there were also hundreds of military horses that were not shot, searching for their dead owners in the empty slaughterhouses.

"The cavalry battalion of the new second regiment cleans the battlefield."

Ma Renxing put down the binoculars and gave an order with an expressionless face.

War is so cruel.

At the beginning, the devil's sweep of the Jizhong Military Region, the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment was like this, more than 1,200 elite cavalry, and only 400 cavalry were swept away by the devil's machine guns.

Fortunately, the machine gun fire of the devils is not very strong.

If the heavy machine guns used by the devils at that time were one-third of today's, the 1,200-strong Jizhong Cavalry Regiment would have been wiped out long ago.

It's still a good sentence from the head of the regiment: since the birth of the heavy machine gun, ethnic minorities have become good at singing and dancing.

Of course, Li Yunlong also listened to Chen Feng say this.

Battalion Commander Ma Renxing always remembered this sentence, so today he didn't plan to fight with the devil cavalry charging sabre, and directly found Li Yunlong to adjust the machine gun.

Cavalry charges to duel.

Or when this is the era of cold weapons?

In the future, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army will definitely retain some formations, but it will mainly be adapted to mechanized units such as tanks.

"Yes."

The cavalry battalion commander of the new second regiment responded, and walked out of the queue with nearly 700 cavalry under his command and leaned towards the battlefield.

"Immediately send a report to the regimental headquarters that the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Cavalry has been wiped out by our department." Subsequently, the commander of the horse battalion gave another order.

"Yes!" The guard turned and rode towards the telegraph operator.

Then, Ma Renxing turned down, walked to a horseback, and took a walkie-talkie to report to the command in person.

It was 50 kilometers from the regimental headquarters of the new regiment, and it was necessary to send a telegram.

And it is less than 10 kilometers away from the headquarters of the ambush, so you can report directly with a walkie-talkie.

Soon, Ma Renxing was rewarded by the political commissar.

The political commissar ordered Ma Renxing to immediately lead the five cavalry battalions of the new regiment to make a detour from the left and right flanks towards the encircled devil defense line.

Once a devil is found to break through, the cavalry immediately rushes forward and destroys the fleeing devil.

"Yes!"

Ma Renxing put down the walkie-talkie in his hand.

He glanced in the direction of the devil's cavalry slaughterhouse, the devil's artillery position should have been killed by the flying group.

Even if there are fish that slip through the net, they are only three or two kittens and dogs.

"With good weapons and ammunition and sufficient ammunition, it is cool to fight."

The corners of Camp Commander Ma's mouth curled slightly, as he had been dominated by the devil's firepower, and now he used dozens of times the devil's firepower to deal with the devil, and this battle was very cool.

"The first and third battalions were outflanked from the left, and the fourth and fifth battalions were outflanked from the right."

"Second Battalion follow me."

"The main task of our cavalry is to be responsible for chasing down the fleeing devil infantry."

"All battalions pay attention to walkie-talkies, our infantry will use walkie-talkies to inform where there are devils escaping."

The battalion commander ordered loudly.

Due to the large ambush circle, the Eighth Route Army did not have much time to prepare, and the terrain was not conducive to ambushes and other reasons.

There will definitely be a lot of troops that will break out of the encirclement by the devils.

Let the infantry chase the devil, that would be too inefficient.

"Yes!"

Beside him, the four battalion commanders, including Cao Jiang, shouted in unison.

"Drive!"

Then the four battalion commanders turned their horses around and rode their horses towards their respective troops.

Then.

Four cavalry battalions rode towards the position where the devils were surrounded, and galloped from the left and right flanks.

……

Inside the encirclement.

"Boom, boom..."

The dense explosions continued, and the artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army seemed to run out.

Since the ambush troops were interspersed, neither the tank units nor the howitzers could get through.

The power of the shells is not as great as that of the 105 howitzer and the 150 mm howitzer, and the damage to the devil is limited.

Although the artillery used by the Eighth Route Army was mostly 75 mm mountain guns, 70 mm infantry guns, 82 mm mortars and 60 mm mortars.

But there were many artillery pieces that could not withstand the Eighth Route Army, more than 1,400 artillery pieces.

Although the rate of fire of 75-mm mountain guns and 70-mm infantry guns was slow, the rate of fire of mortars was high.

"Your Excellency, Commander."

"I just received a call from the telegraph of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, the 1st Cavalry Brigade... Finished. ”

In a low-lying position, the communications staff officer of the First Army Headquarters ran to Iwamatsu Yoshio in the face of artillery fire and said to him.

Beside Yoshio Iwamatsu, Kazuo Yamamoto, Masao Miyazaki and Masashi Hanaya gathered.

Yamamoto's special team, including these officers and protecting the advance of the First Army Headquarters, was more than 2,000 devil soldiers mixed into the 3rd Brigade.

Units of the 5th and 28th Divisions were in the rear.

"Baga, what do you mean when you say the 1st Cavalry Brigade is over?"

Iwamatsu Yoshio angrily grabbed the collar of the communications staff officer and asked loudly.

Although he had already guessed it in his heart, he couldn't believe it.

It's only been less than half an hour, how can the 1st Cavalry Brigade be finished?

The communications staff officer snorted and cried: "The communications staff officer of the 1st Cavalry Brigade said that when the 1st Cavalry Brigade was attacking, it was bombed by planes of the Eighth Route Army and strafed by hundreds of heavy machine guns, and all of them were shattered!" ”

Since the communications staff and telegraph corps of the 1st Cavalry Brigade did not charge with them.

Therefore, it escaped the bombing of the planes of the Eighth Route Army, and also escaped the rain of bullets and fires of hundreds of heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army.

Witnessed the whole process of the 1st Cavalry Brigade being taken by the whole army.

"How is this possible!?"

Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes widened suddenly, and a look of disbelief and shock appeared on his face, even more shocked than being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.

Kazuki Yamamoto, Masashi Hanaya, Masao Miyazaki and others on the side showed unbelievable expressions on their faces.

The most elite cavalry brigade of the Japanese army was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army?

What is even more difficult to accept is that at present, the main force of infantry is surrounded and shelled, and only the 1st Cavalry Brigade can rescue it.

Moreover, Yoshio Iwamatsu and Masashi Hanaya and others put their hopes on the 1st Cavalry Brigade.

The reason why the 1st Cavalry Brigade was kept at a distance of three to five kilometers from the main forces.

It was because Iwamatsu Yoshio was afraid of being ambushed, and once he was ambushed, the 1st Cavalry Brigade could quickly return to meet the main force and rush out of the encirclement.

Arguably.

The 1st Cavalry Brigade was a lifesaver for the entire 1st Army Headquarters, the 5th Division and the 28th Division.

Now that the 1st Cavalry Brigade has been killed, it is really difficult to break out of the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army.

"Did the North China Front Command reply to the telegram?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu asked in a hurried tone.

From the fact that the 1st Cavalry Brigade was wiped out in such a short period of time, Iwamatsu Yoshio knew that the Eighth Route Army was very well prepared, and if it was not done well, all the locusts would have to be wiped out today.

In Iwamatsu Yoshio's opinion, Okamura Ninji is in control of the overall situation, and there must be a way to rescue him.

At this time, Iwamatsu Yoshio already regretted that he did not listen to Okamura Ninji's order.

If the troops had been sent to attack the Eighth Route Army around Taiyuan last night, perhaps the outcome would have been very different.

But it's too late to say anything now, and it's the right thing to do to figure out how to get out and save your life.

"Nope!"

The communications staff officer shook his head in despair.

Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes were cold: "Bring the telegraph." ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio and Yamamoto Kazuki were in their positions, behind a large rock, and they could temporarily avoid the shelling of the Eighth Route Army.

However, those devil infantry in the distance were miserable, and they could only lie on the ground with their heads on their heads and wait for orders, and from time to time some devils were blown apart.

A telegraph was delivered to Yoshio Iwamatsu.

Yoshio Iwamatsu held the microphone to his mouth in one hand and put the earpiece to his ear in the other: "Moxi Moxi, I'm Yoshio Iwamatsu, call the North China Front Headquarters, call the North China Front Headquarters." ”

Soon, a voice came from the other end of the call.

"Is it Lieutenant General Iwamatsu, I'm the last Seizoro."

There was the tired voice of Sue Seisan that sounded in the earpiece.

"Is there a Mo-kun?"

"What about General Okamura and Tanabe-kun?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu asked in a hurried tone.

Seizo replied weakly: "General Okamura has already rested, and Lieutenant General Tanabe has gone to the front line of Niangzi Pass, and now I am on duty during the war." ”

Seizo did not say that Okamura Ninji was stunned by Iwamatsu Yoshio.

Otherwise, it will make Yoshio Iwamatsu, who is already desperate, feel that there is no way out.

And hey, there is a possibility that the enemy will overhear the current state of Okamura Ninji.

"Yaga!"

Iwamatsu Yoshio scolded angrily and hung up the call angrily.

He also thought that Okamura Ninji deliberately did not answer his phone and sent a deputy chief of staff to prevaricate.

Kazuki Yamamoto, who was wearing a special operations suit, a grenade on his shoulder, and a submachine gun on his chest, said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, commander, with all due respect, we must break through as soon as possible!" ”

"I know that."

Iwamatsu Yoshio nodded and said in a panic:

"However, now that we have been surrounded, the Eighth Route Army has three cavalry wings, and it will be death to break through wherever we go."

Both the 5th Division and the Yamamoto Special Forces were elite.

The artillery of the Eighth Route Army was used a lot, but almost all of them were small-caliber guns, and the damage to the Japanese was not particularly large.

There is still a chance to break through.

But what about after the breakout?

Or will be caught up by the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army and killed.

"When the locust army surrounded and swept the base area of the Eighth Route Army, in the face of the sweep of the locust army, the Eighth Route Army generally adopted the tactics of breaking into pieces and dispersing to break through."

Kazuki Yamamoto's eyes are calm:

"The current situation of the locust army is very similar to that of the Eighth Route Army at that time, and the locust army can also adopt this tactic."

"Your Excellency, Commander, rest assured that my special forces will guarantee your safety."

Yoshio Iwamatsu's expression moved, and he broke through in a scattered manner?

That's a good idea.

Let those locust army units break through with squadrons and squads to attract the attention and attack of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

How many locust armies can successfully break through depends on the will of God.

However, the headquarters could take advantage of the attraction of the main cavalry of the Eighth Route Army and move towards Ji Province.

"That's a good tactic!"

Iwamatsu Yoshio's desperate eyes regained some hope.

Hanaya asked: "The locust army is divided and surrounded on a 10-kilometer route, how can you give combat orders to the squadrons and detachments now?" ”

"Radioed to the brigades."

As he spoke, Kazuki Yamamoto turned to get the map, pointed to the map and said:

"Order all the locust armies to break through in squadrons and squads, and then move towards Shouyang County, and then call the 40th Division stationed in Shouyang, and ask the 40th Division to send a unit to respond."

Subsequently. Kazuki Yamamoto looked at dozens of military horses in the distance.

"After the squadrons and squads of the Locust Army broke through and attracted the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army to pursue, we rode these military horses and went straight to Shouyang after breaking through."

At this time, the position of the Japanese army was just after Jinzhong, and there were still about 50 kilometers away from Shouyang, and the troops were on a normal march for a day.

If you're on horseback, it only takes a few hours to get there.

Although the First Army no longer had formed cavalry except for the 1st Cavalry Brigade, it was still no problem to make up one or two hundred military horses.

"Yo Xi!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu turned to look at the communications staff officer:

"Immediately call to the major teams, and all the locusts will immediately be divided into squadrons and squads, dispersed and broken through, and assembled in Shouyang County, 50 kilometers away."

"Hey!"

The communications staff officer suddenly bowed his head and called out with the handset and microphone.

At this time, it will definitely be too late to send a telegram, and you must call by radio.

Units of the level of devil squadrons, which are rarely equipped with radio stations.

However, the level of the devil's brigade is equipped with a radio station.

Even if the brigades are equipped with radios, and now that they are under intensive shelling, it is very difficult and it takes a lot of time for the devils to convey orders to the squadrons and squads.

……

(Happy holidays, brothers, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day will be busy these days, only one chapter can be updated every day, and about the 2nd or 3rd will resume two chapters a day.) ）