"Baga...it's the Eighth Route Cavalry..." The second lieutenant's eyes widened quickly, his face turned pale, and he cried out.
"The machine gunner is ready to fight..."
"Others are shooting freely, so be sure to block them."
"Otherwise we would all die here."
"Da da da……"
As soon as the squad leader finished speaking, two crooked light machine guns started firing.
The distance between the two sides was too far, and the cavalry's assault speed was so fast that their shooting accuracy was particularly poor.
Dozens of bullets flew out, but not a single cavalryman was killed.
Seeing that the cavalry had already rushed two to three hundred meters away, someone raised his horse rifle with one hand during the assault and was about to shoot at him. The second lieutenant became even more anxious and ordered again: "Aim before you start robbing."
"Don't shoot in confusion."
"We must fight them off..."
"Rumble..."
Finally, two cavalrymen fell to the ground together with their horses, kicking up a lot of dust.
The second lieutenant's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
The happy result lasted only two seconds. The cavalry gathered in front split into two, went around to the flanks and charged towards him.
"idiot……"
The second lieutenant panicked on the spot and immediately ordered the two machine gun teams: "The machine gun teams will move their positions immediately."
"One machine gun is responsible for one side, blocking the Eighth Route Army attacking from the flank..."
"quick……"
"Bang bang bang..."
Several chaotic gunshots suddenly rang out among the cavalry, and a scream rang in the ears of the Japanese squad leader.
The machine gunner who had moved to the new position had just pressed his shoulder against the butt of the gun. Before he could pull the trigger, a bullet pierced his shoulder blade, and he fell to the ground as soon as his hand was loosened.
"Enter Deputy Gunner... Hurry up, it's too late if you don't start grabbing..." The second lieutenant was so anxious that he wanted to be a machine gunner himself.
"Da da da……"
Fortunately, I only had to wait for two or three seconds before the sound of machine gun fire rang out again.
But the cavalry's assault speed was too fast, and these two or three seconds were enough for them to advance thirty or forty meters.
"Rumble..."
Three more cavalrymen fell down on the charging road one after another, but the speed of the cavalry's assault was not affected at all, and they continued to charge forward with their sabers raised.
Cold sweat began to break out on the lieutenant's forehead.
The cavalry had already reached a position a hundred meters in front of him, and they would reach him in a few seconds.
Although the two machine guns fired continuously, this firepower was obviously not enough in front of a dozen cavalry who were scattered and attacking.
After the machine gunner tried his best to kill two more cavalrymen, a sharp saber slashed directly at the Japanese second lieutenant.
The ensign raised his command knife and blocked with all his strength.
But the cavalry assault speed is too fast, and the power given to the saber is very strong.
The moment the saber collided with the command sword, the tiger's mouth was numbed by the shock, and he took several steps back before regaining his balance.
He was secretly glad that when he withstood the first wave of cavalry attacks, the cavalry who rushed to his side suddenly let out a sneer.
Before the second lieutenant could react, the saber in the cavalry's hand turned and slashed towards his back.
"idiot……"
A heart-piercing sting quickly spread from his back throughout his body, and the second lieutenant only had time to curse these two words before he fell to the ground with a plop.
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Yoshio Iwamatsu had limited troops, and the troops he sent were scattered around Taiyuan, making it difficult to establish training with them immediately.
It was not until after four o'clock in the afternoon that he received the bad news that the attacking troops were attacked by cavalry.
The whole person became bad.
The attack force was the key to dragging the Yizhong Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan, but now it was completely wiped out before it even started taking action.
This meant that his plan to completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan City had to be declared bankrupt before it even started.
"Bagh Ya Road..." He was so angry that he kicked over the table made of ammunition boxes with one kick. He clenched his fists and cursed with a face full of reluctance.
"What do aviation soldiers do for food?"
"The Eighth Route Cavalry attacked our latent troops with great fanfare, but they turned out to be indifferent in the sky, watching helplessly as the two reinforced squadrons were completely wiped out..."
"This is clearly murder..."
"I will accuse them to His Majesty the Commander."
"If the Yizhong Eighth Route Army that occupied Taiyuan escaped and our Shanxi garrison failed to eliminate them, the aviation force would be the culprit for letting them go."
"I will send a telegram to the Commander now..."
"Commander, please calm down..." The chief of staff quickly stopped Yoshio Iwamatsu who wanted to send a telegram.
"In fact, the aviation troops who reinforced us are not to blame for this incident."
"The airport they took off from is too far away from us, and the plane's fuel is limited. It can only stay in the sky for more than ten minutes before retreating."
"Even if your Excellency, the Commander, allocates an aviation group to reinforce us, more than half of the aircraft will be on the way back and forth, and only a small number of aircraft will support our operations over Taiyuan."
"The Eighth Route Cavalry fought in a dispersed manner. Even if a plane targeted them and launched an attack, the short time in the air would not allow them to chase the cavalry. They could only watch the latent troops being wiped out."
"If you send a telegram now to denounce the aviation wing, not only will it not change the situation of the war, but it will also cause dissatisfaction among the aviation units."
"We will next recapture Taiyuan and besiege the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, which cannot be done without aviation support."
"We must not offend them now."
"Asshole..." Unable to hold the aviation personnel accountable, Yoshio Iwamatsu could only vent his anger by swearing.
He punched the ammunition box four or five times in succession before stopping and saying with a sullen face: "Let's not discuss this matter for now."
"The return troops from northwestern Shanxi will not be able to reach Taiyuan until late at night."
"Now that something happens to the latent troops, no one can stop the Eighth Route Army."
"With the Eighth Route Army's consistent hit-and-run style, it will definitely abandon Taiyuan in the first half of the night and withdraw from the base area."
"Do you have any ideas to block the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan City? It only takes a few hours."
"Speak freely, but it doesn't matter if you are wrong."
The command center instantly became quiet.
All the staff members lowered their heads as if they had discussed it.
The commander has no troops, so no matter how good the plan is, he cannot put it into practice.
Yoshio Iwamatsu was obviously angry. Instead of being scolded for all his unrealistic methods and getting burned, it would be better to say nothing and be scolded together by everyone.
The law does not punish the public, and the commander cannot deal with all the staff members of the headquarters at once.
"Then we are just going to watch the Eighth Route Army retreat from Taiyuan City?" Iwamatsu Yoshio asked with a look of reluctance.
The intelligence staff suddenly interrupted: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"The news coming out of the city shows."
"The Eighth Route Army is collecting a large number of mules and horses. Several thousand of them have been collected, all of which are used to carry weapons and ammunition."
"They will definitely take the small road into the mountains after dark. There are no troops here, so there is no way to stop them."
"Even if the reinforcements return in time, we cannot rashly send troops into the mountains to pursue them."
"Please think twice..."
