Kong Jie suddenly ran over from the front of the formation. He was still full of doubts about the next battle. He looked worried when he saw Li Yunlong.
"Old Li..."
"Can those horse traps really injure the Japanese cavalry?"
"This is the first time I've seen this style of play, and I don't feel confident at all."
"We are facing a thousand little devil cavalry, not one or two hundred."
"This is more stressful than our previous efforts to carry an infantry regiment."
"I have been fighting for so long. This is the first time I have faced so many Japanese cavalry, and I still fought them on the plains." Kong Jie said that he felt less and less confident. This was a feeling he had never experienced in previous battles.
Li Yunlong smiled bitterly and replied: "Lao Kong..."
"There are many mountainous areas in northwestern Shanxi, which are not suitable for large-scale cavalry operations. We will encounter two to three hundred cavalry at most."
"Using the advantage of the terrain, guerrillas can also kill them in pieces."
"It's my first time to fight cavalry on the plains against two multiple cavalry brigades at the same time. It's my first time for a big girl to get into a sedan chair."
"Although the play method proposed by Xiao Huang has not been used before, it sounds okay."
"Since we have decided to fight this war, we must trust those we employ and those we doubt." Kong Jie shook his head and explained: "I understand all the truth you said."
"I also trust Xiao Huang as a person, not to mention his commanding ability."
"In some ways neither of us is a match."
"I have never fought in this area, and I feel unsure. I want to find someone to talk to."
"Captain..." A cry of surprise reached Kong Jie's ears along with the sound of horse hooves. From afar, I saw a group of cavalry rushing towards the blocking position at a very fast speed.
When Kongjie was still seven or eight meters away, he jumped off his horse and ran over quickly, panting and reporting.
"The little devil cavalry is coming."
"More than a thousand people, so vast..."
"Thirty cavalrymen opened the way in front, and the main cavalry force followed five hundred meters behind." The guilty conscience on Kong Jie's face was immediately replaced by seriousness. At the same time, he pulled out the box cannon and shouted an order.
"Enter the position..."
"Ready to fight……"
"The cavalry company is responsible for outflanking the enemy's retreat and eliminating any fish that slip through the net."
"Other troops acted as planned."...The thunderous sound of horse hooves reached Kong Jie's ears five minutes later.
More than thirty Japanese cavalrymen held torches and ran towards the blocking position. Before they even entered the tripping pit, the sound of machine gun fire rang out directly in front of them.
Nearly ten tongues of fire surrounded them in a semi-circle. The bullets flew towards them and easily got into the corpses of the cavalry and war horses.
In an instant, more than thirty cavalrymen were beaten into sieves. Except for the twelve war horses that stopped in place, the other Japanese and war horses all fell into a pool of blood and turned into corpses.
As soon as the sudden firefight ended, the main force of the Japanese cavalry came over to kill them. Mighty and powerful, the torch he held was like a fire dragon, quickly thrusting towards the blocking position.
After seeing the corpses of the forward troops, they stopped and a dazzling flare was shot into the sky at the same time. The bunker where Kong Jie and Li Yunlong were hiding immediately appeared in the sight of the Japanese.
The cavalry parked on the road began to gather in front of the formation and temporarily formed several attack formations. It looked like they were going to seize the blocking position in one assault and continue to reinforce the Tanwan stronghold.
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie both took a deep breath. You look at me and I look at you. If you say you're not nervous, it's all lies.
"Rumble..." Only five minutes passed before the Japanese cavalry began to take action. The four cavalry squadrons in front were like four unsheathed sharp swords, unstoppable.
Five cavalry squadrons followed closely behind, spread out in a battle formation, like a big net, intending to catch all the Eighth Route Army that was being rushed by the main attacking force.
The sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, the cavalry got closer and closer, and the ground began to tremble under their feet. The tremendous pressure made Kong Jie feel panicked for the first time in the battle.
He took a deep breath and pressed his tongue hard to regain his composure. Holding the box cannon, he shouted an order: "Hold still, don't be afraid."
"There is a horse trap in front of the formation, and the little devil can't rush through it."
"We can definitely hold our ground."
"The entire regiment is below me. Anyone who retreats will be shot."
"Artillery is ready..."
"The Japanese fired artillery as they approached the horse trap, disrupting their offensive formation."
"Deputy Chief of Staff Huang said that the more chaotic the Japanese are, the more damage they will suffer from being trapped in a horse trap." Li Yunlong then shouted: "I listened carefully when the only regiment fought."
"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins..."
"Even if the little devil in front of you has rocks and bones, I will chew them up and swallow them today."
"Hold it to me."
"The machine gunner will wait for my order to start looting."
"Little devils are just like us, they carry their heads on two shoulders, so they have nothing to be afraid of."
"Aim hard and then grab, trying to kill a Japanese with one bullet."
"Be sure not to hurt the war horse."
"Those are our trophies." Kong Jie stared at the battlefield with his big eyes. The mighty thousand cavalry rushed faster and faster, giving people an unstoppable posture.
When we were about to approach the tripping pit, we decisively ordered: "The artillery fires..."
"Blow me up hard..."
"Boom, boom, boom..." Mortars were the first to join the battle, and dozens of shells fell from the sky, all hitting the Japanese cavalry.
The splashing firelight was particularly dazzling under the darkness of night. It was clear that dozens of Japanese cavalry were blown over and fell to the ground together with their horses and men.
This small amount of artillery shells failed to disrupt the little devils and did not block their offensive, but it gave the blocking troops hope of defeating the cavalry.
Let everyone realize: the Japanese cavalry are not as powerful as rumored, nor are they as invulnerable as miraculous. As long as you hit them with bullets and cannonballs, they will be killed.
The dozens of Japanese soldiers who were killed in front of them are the best proof. The bombardment continued, and nearly a hundred cavalrymen were killed in just three rounds of shells.
But the cavalry assault was too fast. When the fourth round of artillery shells landed, the remaining cavalry had already rushed through the artillery fire coverage area and crashed into the offensive position full of horse traps.
.........A war horse suddenly stepped into a pit and lost its balance. The huge inertia caused him to hit the ground in front of him.
The Japanese cavalry on horseback pulled tightly on the reins of the war horse, trying to save it. But the war horse had lost control, and no matter how hard he pulled the reins, he could not change the ending of it hitting the ground.
The moment the war horse comes into contact with the ground, release the reins and jump off the horse, otherwise he will definitely be pressed to the ground by the horse's back.
"Baga... there is a horse trap here..." The cavalryman saw the horse trap where the horse had stepped through, and he was so angry that he cursed on the spot.
But he was surrounded by cavalry roaring by, and his ears were filled with the thunderous sound of horse hooves. No one can hear what he says except himself.
"Rumble..." Not far away, another war horse stepped into the pit, and both the man and the horse fell to the ground. The soldier was pressed by the horse and spurted out a mouthful of blood on the spot. It was as miserable as you want.
