There were only more than 200 Japanese troops in the vanguard and more than 500 guerrilla cavalry. After a fierce battle, the Japanese army was outnumbered and suffered heavy casualties. However, the Japanese cavalry were not afraid and continued to fight desperately with the guerrilla cavalry. , because they knew that their large army would catch up soon.
Sure enough, while the two sides were fighting fiercely, the Japanese brigade commander received a report from the front and immediately commanded a large group of cavalry to catch up.
When the guerrilla cavalry saw so many Japanese coming at once, they knew they could not defeat them, so they turned their horses and ran away.
The Japanese cavalry refused to let go of these guerrilla cavalry and launched a fierce pursuit of them.
The guerrilla cavalry was running, and a small river appeared in front of them. Although the river is not deep and they can wade across it, their speed will definitely slow down when crossing the river. In this case, if a large group of Japanese cavalry catches up, it is estimated that the casualties will be heavy.
Seeing that they could no longer run, the guerrilla cavalry simply stopped and assumed a decisive battle posture with the Japanese army.
The pursuing Japanese cavalry saw the enemy troops lined up in front, and they stopped and formed a neat queue.
At this time, the brigade commander rushed over from behind. Seeing the desperate posture of the enemy cavalry in front, he thought that these guys were really desperate.
He snorted coldly in his nose, pulled out his command knife, and shouted loudly: "Destroy them all, attack them all."
The two Japanese cavalry regiments waved their sharp sabers and rushed towards the guerrilla cavalry.
Just when the main force of the 6th Japanese Cavalry Brigade went to pursue the guerrillas in front, their baggage troops could not keep up with the speed of the large troops in front. They could only follow up under the cover of a cavalry squadron, and gradually they were separated from the front. The large troops distanced themselves.
All this was planned by Sun Desheng and Wei Monk. They had already been lying in ambush nearby. When they saw this scene, they immediately commanded the main force of the cavalry brigade to rush towards the Japanese rearguard and baggage troops.
Although the guerrilla cavalry brigade launched a charge, no one held a saber in their hands. Instead, they held machine guns and rifles and fired fiercely at the Japanese rearguard and baggage troops.
The enemy's rearguard and baggage troops totaled less than 300 people. The main force of the guerrilla cavalry brigade concentrated here was nearly 2,000. In addition to Wei Monk's special operations squadron, all the Japanese troops were annihilated in one charge and captured. He took all the baggage of the Japanese cavalry's Sixth Brigade, and then moved towards the main force of the Sixth Brigade in front to surround it.
On the edge of the river, the main force of the Japanese cavalry was launching a fierce attack on the guerrilla cavalry.
The Japanese army did not expect that the enemy's cavalry was all a group of cowards. When they saw the Japanese army's cavalry rushing up, they turned around and ran away.
After they ran up the river embankment, they dismounted one after another, leaving only a few guerrillas holding their horses across the river. The rest lay down on the river embankment, setting up machine guns, rifles and mortars, waving towards them. The Japanese soldiers who rushed over with their sabers were beaten violently.
The Japanese cavalry could not believe that the guerrilla cavalry had no martial ethics. They were caught off guard, and the several rows of cavalry in front were knocked to the ground.
Seeing this situation, the Japanese soldiers had to stop the attack. They put away their sabers, took off their rifles from their backs, dismounted one after another, and opened fire on the guerrillas. In this way, a cavalry battle turned into a battle between infantry.
The Japanese cavalry lost their advantage, while the Mawushan guerrilla cavalry brigade was well-equipped, and their superior firepower made up for their lack of numbers. The two sides were in an inseparable fight for a while. Although the Japanese army had a large number of troops, it was unable to eliminate the guerrillas in front of them for a while.
The brigade leader was furious when he saw this situation. The last time, the Sixth Cavalry Brigade sent a cavalry regiment, but it was destroyed by the Mawushan guerrillas, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to bring the entire brigade to take revenge.
Only now did he realize that this group of guerrillas did not follow formal cavalry combat at all. This style of play had no warrior spirit of cavalry duel and was completely a rogue style of play. Only then did he understand why the original cavalry regiment was eaten by the guerrillas. It was obvious that it was not that his cavalry unit was not good, but that the enemy was too shameless.
The brigade commander saw that this style of play could not take advantage of the cavalry, so he carefully observed the situation on the battlefield and prepared to send troops to outflank. This was finally able to take advantage of the rapid maneuverability of the cavalry.
However, the enemy seemed to be well prepared, and the terrain they chose was very favorable, and it would be difficult for the Japanese cavalry to outflank the river.
He had no choice but to order the cavalry to use infantry tactics to deal with the guerrillas in front. No matter what, he was still very confident. He had more than 5,000 men, ten times the enemy's strength. He didn't believe that he couldn't eat these nasty guys in front of him.
The brigade commander did not immediately order the troops to attack because their artillery and baggage troops had not caught up yet. Only after they arrived could they launch a large-scale attack on the enemy.
They waited for more than half an hour, and what they waited for was not their own baggage troops, but the enemy's cavalry.
The brigade commander hurriedly ordered the troops to mount their horses and prepare to fight the enemy's cavalry. It's a pity that the newly arrived guerrilla cavalry also had no martial ethics. They also dismounted their horses, set up machine guns and artillery, and beat the Japanese troops hard. Although the Japanese cavalry had a large number of troops, they did not have artillery and did not carry much ammunition. They were completely passive from the beginning of the battle.
Seeing this situation, the Japanese brigade commander knew that continuing like this was not an option. He carefully observed the situation on the battlefield and saw a hillside on the left, so he decided to lead his cavalry to capture the gentle slope. If he could get rid of the enemy, it would be best. If he couldn't get away, he would use the high ground for defense.
He did not hesitate and immediately ordered his troops to seize the gentle slope.
What the little devil can think of, Sun Desheng and Monk Wei can certainly think of it too. Wei Monk's special operations squadron had already gone up the hillside in advance. When they saw the Japanese cavalry brigade rushing up, they set up more than 20 light machine guns and fired at the Japanese troops.
What cavalry is most afraid of is the machine gun. The target of the war horse is so big that it can hit it almost without aiming. With the neighing of the war horses, groups of Japanese cavalry fell down.
Seeing the complicated terrain on the hillside, the Japanese brigade commander knew that it would be difficult to charge up, so he directed the cavalry of the brigade to charge in the nearest direction. However, they were still greeted by a large number of machine guns.
The Japanese troops were beaten back again.
The guerrilla cavalry carried machine guns and pushed artillery slowly towards the Japanese army, gradually narrowing the encirclement. At this time, the Japanese army only had carbine guns with poor range and accuracy and a small number of light machine guns, facing the machine guns of the Mawushan guerrillas. Cannon is no match at all.
Under the fierce firepower of the guerrillas, their number became smaller and smaller, and gradually the cavalry of the Mawushan guerrillas also gained a numerical advantage.
The Japanese brigade commander was originally very ambitious and arrogant, but now he found that he was suddenly on the verge of total destruction of the entire army.
He realized that the Sixth Cavalry Brigade was about to be destroyed, so he planned to send a telegram to report the situation here to Yoshio Shinozuka and make a farewell.
However, the Mawushan guerrillas did not give him this chance at all. They concentrated their artillery and bombarded them continuously. The Japanese radio soldiers had already been blown to pieces, and the radio station had become a pile of parts.
The Japanese brigade commander was completely desperate. Seeing the guerrilla cavalry approaching step by step, he didn't want to die like this and decided to fight to the death.
He then waved his command sword and rushed towards Sun Desheng and others with the remaining Japanese troops.
The Japanese cavalry rushed forward despite the firepower net of machine guns and rifles. Some people were knocked off their horses. Gradually, the number became smaller and smaller. In the end, only a dozen Japanese cavalry remained. However, they still rushed forward until The last of the troopers fell.
There is an island film called The Last Samurai. The scene of the cavalry wielding their sabers and making the final sprint is as tragic as the scene in front of you.
Seeing this scene in front of him, even Sun Desheng, who was born in the cavalry, had to lament that in this era of hot weapons, the cavalry was really out of date.
Sun Desheng and others defeated the Japanese cavalry brigade and immediately rushed to the direction of Yucheng Airport to implement the original battle plan.
Xu Dalong received the telegram and learned that Sun Desheng and Wei Monk had annihilated the Japanese cavalry brigade. He was overjoyed and immediately reported the good news to all the troops participating in the war.
The morale of the coalition troops was greatly boosted, and they were full of confidence in repelling the enemy's attack and achieving final victory.
Taihang Mountain base area.
The head of the headquarters has a clear view of the situation on the battlefield. He already knows that the main target of the Japanese attack is Xu Dalong's Mawushan base area, but they can't help now.
The Taihang Mountain base area is currently under siege by the Japanese and puppet troops, and it is impossible to send troops to reinforce Xu Dalong and the others. When the leaders learned that the number of troops used by the Japanese army to besiege Mawushan Base had reached 100,000, the boss, chief of staff and division commander were all worried about Xu Dalong and others.
The boss admired Xu Dalong very much. He said: "This time the enemy's troops are too huge. Xu Dalong and the others will definitely be unable to bear it. My opinion is to tell Xu Dalong that when necessary, he can abandon the Mawushan base and lead his troops to break out to fight guerrillas." .
If that doesn't work, Xu Dalong can be asked to leave the army and report to the headquarters personally. "
The boss used to lead the way in battles. Now he is commanding an army. Although he can no longer charge into battle as before, he has never given up on his troops. Even in the most dangerous situations, he has never had such an idea. He was able to issue such an order to Xu Dalong, and his appreciation for Xu Dalong was really self-evident.
The chief of staff and division commanders could feel the heavy mood of the boss from his words. The two of them also believed that it would be difficult for Xu Dalong and the others to hold the Mawushan base. They just hope that Xu Dalong and the others can assess the situation and reduce losses as much as possible.
After listening to the boss's words, the division commander was worried that if the boss said these words himself, the soldiers would misunderstand. In order to protect the boss's reputation, the division commander said: "I will give this order."
So he called the commander of the Taiyue Military Region and asked him to convey the boss's wishes to Xu Dalong.
The commander said that he would send a secret message to Xu Dalong immediately to convey the concern of the head of the headquarters to him.
The commander and the chief of staff of the military region are not optimistic about Xu Dalong's base defense battle. Although they know that Xu Dalong's tactical skills are very high, and Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Chu Yunfei are among the best generals, the Japanese army's strength is too huge. Well, one can imagine how difficult it would be to keep the Mawu Mountain base, or the possibility would be extremely slim.
Since the battle started, the commander has not sent any telegrams to Xu Dalong. It is not that he does not care about Xu Dalong and the others, but he is worried that sending them telegrams will increase their mental pressure.
Although the commander is a senior commander who has experienced hundreds of battles, and has always had the ability to not even frown when the mountain collapses before him, but this time, he also felt a little anxious in his heart. He was very optimistic about Xu Dalong and the Mawushan base area and did not want to hear bad news coming from there.
The chief of staff stayed with the commander all day long and knew his temperament very well. Seeing the commander's appearance, one could tell he was nervous and anxious.
He suggested: "Commander, please stop torturing yourself. You don't want to put more pressure on Xu Dalong. Why don't you send a telegram to Li Yunlong or Chu Kongjie to ask about the situation there."
The commander was a little moved, but he knew that even if he sent a telegram to Li Yunlong or Kong Jie, it was actually the same as sending a telegram to Xu Dalong. Li Yunlong and Kong Jie face the same pressure.
He shook his head and said, "Let's forget it. If there is any news, they will take the initiative to report it."
At this moment, the communications section chief walked in excitedly and said: "Commander, Chief of Staff, Captain Xu's telegram."
"Bring it here quickly," the chief of staff said eagerly.
He took the telegram from the head of the communications section, glanced at it hastily, his face was full of joy, and then handed the telegram to the commander.
The reason why Xu Dalong sent a telegram to the commander and chief of staff was because he knew that the leaders were very concerned about the situation in the Mawushan base area. In order not to worry the leaders, he made a brief report on the current situation.
After reading the telegram, the commander immediately picked up the phone and reported to the headquarters.
Headquarters.
The division commander put down the phone and said happily: "Boss, Chief of Staff, there is news from Xu Dalong."
The boss asked eagerly: "How is the situation? Have they broken through?"
The division commander smiled and said: "No, they are still holding on to the Mawu Mountain base. Relying on the complete defense fortifications, they consumed a large number of Japanese troops, and organically killed an infantry regiment of the Japanese 140th Division, as well as Chaha You dispatched the 6th Cavalry Brigade of the Army.
The coalition forces in Mawu Mountain have not suffered major losses so far. "
After listening to this, the boss said excitedly: "Xu Dalong and the others are really good. I really want to see how they fight. Under the siege of 100,000 Japanese troops, they not only saved the main force, but also consumed A large number of enemy troops were able to organically annihilate a Japanese cavalry brigade and an infantry regiment. This is simply incredible."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
The chief of staff became more and more confident in Xu Dalong and others. He smiled and said: "Boss, I have a hunch that there will be better news coming soon."
The boss said: "After this battle is over, I must go to the Mawushan base to see it in person."
The chief of staff smiled and said: "I will go with you then."
The division commander also said: "Yes, I want to take a look too. I want to hear Xu Dalong's report in person and summarize their combat experience."
After hearing this good news, the atmosphere at the headquarters became much more relaxed.
The boss, chief of staff, and division commander like Xu Dalong more and more. This little guy can always make people feel at ease.
