Cavalry group, the second line of defense of the Japanese army.

"Your Excellency, good news!"

"The samurai in each position temporarily withstood the enemy's attack on the frontal battlefield. Especially the group's engineering team, which even cooperated with the infantry to destroy several tanks of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"I don't know why, the people of the Republic of China did not continue to advance. Perhaps, it was the 110th Division or the 26th Division that broke the deadlock. ”

The report of the communications staff officer was like a powerful dose of adrenaline, giving the devils on the battlefield another glimmer of hope for survival.

However, the two old devils, Nishihara Kazuse and Mano Goro, understood in their hearts that the reason why the Eighth Route Army had delayed the pace of the attack was just to reduce casualties.

Unlike their own side, the people of the Republic of China seem to have always had a deep obsession with the battle loss ratio.

If you don't attack now, it will be the calm before the storm, and there will definitely be a more ferocious offensive next.

"Hey."

Looking at the tired soldiers around him and the dilapidated position, Nishihara Kazuze took off his stained gloves and wiped his face, and then ordered:

"Kill the horses, let the samurai eat the meat and then fight."

"The ministries should hurry up to repair the fortifications and be ready for battle and air raids at any time, and do not take it lightly."

So far, the role that cavalry can play is minimal, and it can't really be used to cut tanks.

Rather than letting the war horses carefully cultivated by the younger country fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, it is better to kill them all and give them to the remaining samurai to satisfy their hunger. After all, even if it was the only semi-motorized unit of the North China Front, the food of the cavalry group was not very good.

Eating a meal of meat can more or less boost morale.

As if thinking of something, the old devil Nishihara Kazuse hesitated for a moment, and then added to the communications staff again:

"Then tell the samurai that the Sendai Division, the Himeji Division, and the Kurume Division are on their way to support. As long as we can hold out for a few more days, the three divisions will arrive on the battlefield. ”

"Hey!"

The so-called support is, of course, deceitful.

North China is now like this, even the Kwantung Army will stop. Judging from the combat effectiveness currently displayed by the Eighth Route Army, if it does not gather the same number of troops, it will easily attack, and there is a high probability that it will evolve into a thousand miles to send people to the head.

What's more, there seems to be some chaos outside the Guan, and some idealists who were once strangled by their younger countries actually showed signs of resurgence in the younger country's Kanto.

The most outrageous thing is that the modern equipment delivered to Manchuria will always be inexplicably short of two pounds.

At first, it was just a few boxes of infantry equipment, which was not a big deal. The grass-roots officers did not take care of it, and directly reported the daily training wear and tear to their superiors.

Since last year, there has been a trend of escalation.

A series of advanced equipment, such as armored vehicles, tanks and airplanes, which are placed in the arsenal, always disappear in an inexplicable way. This was no small matter, and at that time it even alarmed the upper echelons of the command.

But even after searching the entire Kanto Territory, no suspected stolen equipment was found.

Therefore, Commander Umezu Yoshijiro had to take the blame and personally return to the mainland to explain to the locust.

It was even more exaggerated in the middle of this year, when the transport ship bound for Dalian lost contact with the mainland on the way, and it was full of important industrial equipment and imported machine tools.

Then I think of those rumors that I am the emperor's brother and you are the locust brother, and the Eight Banners are destined to return.

Although no conclusive evidence has been caught, there is one thing that is indicated, and that is that some puppet does not want to live his life in peace.

For this reason, the local government also sent a large number of investigators, putting on the appearance that they would not leave until they found out the truth.

Just when Nishihara Kazuse was still thinking nonsense, the three generals led by Goro Mano on the side surrounded him, and they even began to study the retreat route.

Judging by the current situation, the 2nd Brigade of the Cavalry Group, which is an independent mixed group, should have no problem holding on to its positions for a few days.

After all, someone said, let alone 20,000 people, even if it is more than 20,000 pigs, it will take several days to kill.

"It's a pity!"

With Goro Mano's sigh, Nishihara Kazusaku's thoughts returned to reality, and the other two major generals around him also cast their gazes.

"It's a pity that our current troops are already at the end of their crossbows, and the 17th Wing of the Chariot still has some combat effectiveness."

"Otherwise, this time we can use ourselves as bait and cooperate with the Kwantung Army to blossom in the center. Before the 129th and 120th Divisions of the Eighth Route Army reacted, they dealt a heavy blow to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region in one fell swoop. ”

Obviously, Mano Goro and the others did not doubt their lieutenant general's reinforcements, but only when the other party received a secret telegram from Okamura Ninji and Ganji Shigetaro.

No one would joke about such a thing, and if the truth were exposed, it would cause a mutiny in the army.

"Still thinking about the center flowering?"

"The last time I said that the center was blooming, the person who wanted to imitate Na Huang was Yoshio Iwamatsu. His current grave grass can be one meter high. ”

"Our task now is to hold our ground and inflict as much losses as possible on the Eighth Route Army. The rest, wait until you get out of this place where birds don't. ”

After pouring a basin of cold water on the subordinates, Nishihara Kazucei sat in the trench with a blank face.

In fact, his purpose is very simple, just to stimulate the desire to survive the troops under his command, so that the soldiers can burst out with stronger combat effectiveness.

As for the truth after it is exposed, will anyone hate themselves?

I'm sorry, but everybody's going to die, Nishihara Kazusei doesn't care about this kind of thing.

Suddenly, the roar of a piston engine sounded in the sky, and the faces of all the devil adjutants and generals changed.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, enemy planes!"

Although it is not the first time that they have been bombed, after hearing the sound of the Typhoon fighters, most of the devils on the position will still behave at a loss.

There is no way, who let their side have nothing decent field air defense system.

In the face of the dive bombers of the Eighth Route Army, they were as helpless as fish on a felt board, and at most they could choose a favorite position to resist stubbornly.

"Panic what!"

"Order troops at all levels to prepare for battle, and when the enemy's bombardment is over, enter the position immediately, and be careful of the enemy's air-ground coordination!"

"Hey."

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The perspective came to the Second Air Division, Dai County.

As the commander of the close support aircraft unit, Fang Ziyi has always been very sensitive to time. Under his leadership, nearly 100 fighters arrived in the predetermined airspace on time.

When the ground troops saw the friendly troops approaching, they immediately turned on all the searchlights and indicated the combat area and targets for the air force coming from afar.

"Wow, that's spectacular!"

"Team Wang, this is our searchlight unit. It's amazing to be able to shine the early morning as if it were daytime. ”

"If these dazzling lights suddenly hit the sky, it will definitely affect the combat effectiveness of the Air Force. Several pieces of equipment work together to make unexpected gains. ”

Looking at the huge pillars of light below, Captain Wang Hai smiled and almost fell into memory.

Although this was the first appearance of the searchlight unit, he, unlike the other pilots present, had seen this special anti-aircraft equipment a long time ago.

Thankfully, nothing like this will happen in the current timeline, and we already have a strong air force.

After a moment, Team Wang took a deep breath and immediately ordered on the communication channel:

"The escort crew raised the altitude and spread to the surrounding area to maintain vigilance. Any crew member who discovers an enemy plane must report it first, and must not leave his post without my permission. ”

"Roger!"

After the 1st Division climbed to the designated height, Fang Ziyi stared at the Japanese positions below, looking for high-value combat targets.

"The crews, according to the pre-war allocated area, are free to attack. Beware of enemy anti-aircraft fire, and don't get too close to the ground because of greed. ”

"If you find the artillery positions and armored units of the cavalry group, you should immediately report and start the operation!"

Having received the order, the individual crews began a shallow dive.

With the help of searchlight troops, the Japanese troops in the positions could barely hide their figures.

At the same time, the devils who broke the cans also began to resist, and they fired into the sky with light and heavy machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns in their hands.

It's a pity that the Showa air defense has ten defenses and nine air, and these sparse firepower are completely useless.

In particular, the crooked handle and the Type 92 heavy machine gun, even if the bullet is lucky enough to hit the fuselage of the Typhoon fighter, it is difficult to cause any substantial damage.

If you change the scene, put the current battle on the surface of the sea.

That's the equivalent of all the carrier-based aircraft of a Dardalian-class aircraft carrier, besieging an antique fleet of several Hashitachi and Sea Breeze.

Let yourself be angry, make your allies resentful, and make the enemy bold is not destined to be staged in North China. If you want to get back on the field, you guys still wait for the Combined Fleet to bully the British.

At this moment, the position of the cavalry group resembles a large open-air slaughterhouse. Every minute and every second, infantry is torn to pieces by cannons or aerial bombs.

The officers at the grassroots level are better, more or less have anti-artillery holes to hide.

But ordinary devil soldiers are not so lucky, and can only become fertilizer in the Xinding Basin in the impotent rage.

In this attack, the 2nd Air Division also carried a small number of incendiary bombs. Unlike the bombing of the 110th Division, which pursued lethal effects, this time it was purely to rely on the fierce fire to illuminate the positions in the rear.

With the roar of the saber engine, six oval-shaped napalm fell to the rear of the cavalry group.

"Boom, boom!"

Clusters of fiery red flames surged out like ocean waves.

Under the huge heat, the reserves arranged by Nishihara Kazuce suffered a devastating blow.

The old, weak, sick and crippled, like glass struck by a heavy hammer, dissipated into the flames with a snap. Even the weapons in their hands can't hold out for a few seconds before they turn into molten iron.

In an instant, the entire area was in flames, while the hidden heavy artillery positions and the 17th Wing of Combat Vehicles were illuminated. (End of chapter)