These war horses are treasures, and the loss of any one of them is a huge loss.
"Well, let Pang Dun and the others bring back more war horses in the future. This number is still small." Wen San finally understood how powerful this fast-moving force was in combat.
If you have never truly seen the power of cavalry, you will never know the truth based on your imagination. What's more, there are actually many places where horses are used. For example, the senior commanders of various units, Wang Mazi's communications company, Lao Yangtou's logistics department, and the baggage team need horses.
Wen San didn't pay much attention to these aspects in the past, but now he naturally has to think more about them.
After the cavalry disappeared in the darkness, the remaining Japanese breathed a sigh of relief. Both captains felt cold in their hearts. If the cavalry continued to charge, their losses would be even more serious.
Preliminary statistics show that so far, the total strength of the two brigades is only more than 1,700 Japs. Some of these Japs are still injured. There are only about 1,500 Japs who can actually fight normally.
The key is that the Japs feel extremely tired at this time, and are almost reaching their limits, both physically and mentally. In this state, the Japs' combat effectiveness dropped a lot.
"Pingyuan-kun, our team can't go any further. We all feel very tired. In this state, instead of supporting others, we go up to die." Infantry Brigade Captain Oyama Shigeichi said to another captain. .
"What if we don't go forward? I'm afraid the brigade commander won't agree with us going back like this." Pingyuan Zhengji actually didn't want to go forward.
Even though they still have over a thousand people, they actually feel extremely guilty. We had received news before that there were a large number of troops ahead, and we were waiting for them to come and set up an ambush.
Along the way, they were not only bombarded by artillery, but also harvested by the enemy's cavalry. Many Japanese were frightened. They are always worried that another group of deadly hell kings will rush out of the darkness and easily capture them and take them to hell.
This state of tense nerves is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you can collapse directly.
"Just send a report to the brigade commander, saying that we have been hit hard by the enemy and can only rest where we are. Wait until daybreak, and then fight as a team." Shigeichi Koyama was really scared.
Don't think that the elite Japanese troops are not afraid of death. When their opponents are so powerful that they find it difficult to deal with them, they will still shrink back. It is human nature to be afraid of death. Once a beast like a Japanese is hurt, he will still curl up and dare not move randomly.
Pingyuan Zhengji was persuaded by Xiaoshan Zhongyi. Immediately order the signal corps to send a report to the brigade. At the same time, the entire team was ordered to stop, rest in place, and prepare relevant defenses.
This situation quickly spread to Wen San. Not only did he himself hear the Japanese's arrangement, but the scouts also quickly spread the news.
"Are you scared? It turns out they are not as brave as they thought. Since they are staying where they are, let's move our artillery battalion. Send the coordinates to Zheng Xiaoyu quickly. Within ten minutes, I want to hear To the explosion of artillery shells!”
Wen San immediately ordered that the location of the artillery battalion was actually not very far from the Japanese. After bombing a wave of Japanese soldiers, they withdrew to a relatively safe place and waited for Wen San's further combat orders.
In the dark night, artillery must have accurate coordinates to exert their power. Without precise and unique eyes to direct them, they will basically not be able to exert much power and will only waste artillery shells.
Fortunately, Zheng Xiaoyu had already figured out these marching routes. Before every battle, Wen San would call the chief officers of each department to carefully observe the surrounding terrain, the detailed coordinates of each place, and the situation between the enemy and ourselves.
When Wen San sent the coordinates, Zheng Xiaoyu discovered that his artillery battalion was really not far away from the Japanese, within three or four kilometers.
Not to mention the mountain artillery, field artillery and cannon in his hand, even the Type 92 infantry artillery can catch this enemy. Only the mortar, which has short legs, cannot play its role.
There are more than a thousand Japanese soldiers hiding in this small place and trying to survive. How can they use all the artillery fire at the same time?
It’s time to unleash the power of heavy artillery!
"All units of the artillery battalion immediately deployed, and within five minutes, opened fire with all their strength at the coordinates in their hands!" Zheng Xiaoyu roared majestically, and the artillery companies that had been waiting for action quickly entered combat mode. Cannons, mountain artillery, and field artillery were quickly adjusted. Shooting boundary. The artillery shells were also moved box by box next to the main gun.
Five minutes later, heavy artillery roared from several angles, followed closely by mountain artillery and field artillery that streaked across the night sky like meteors, heading towards the established coordinates.
The Japs had just relaxed, and almost all of them sat down on the spot, exhausted. Many Japanese soldiers had just sat down and were almost in a semi-sleep state.
They marched hard all day during the day, and then set out again at night. The fighting was hard and tiring. After finally relaxing, who can withstand it?
When the bright red shells reached their heads, the Japanese finally opened their eyes. Before they could wake up, many Japs immediately spiraled into heaven.
Violent artillery shells fell like raindrops, hitting the enemy's team very accurately. Each explosion would harvest a large number of enemy soldiers.
No matter how loudly Koyama Shigeichi and Pingyuan Zhengji shouted, there were really not many Japanese who could respond to them. They were so tired that they would rather die than stand up and hide.
That kind of desperate psychological state is simply unimaginable to those who have not experienced it. The Japanese mentality really collapsed. The ruthless shells destroyed their last remaining confidence in combat.
What's more, the place where they rested was not spacious in the first place. No matter where they moved, the King of Hell was urging them to swing his deadly sickle at them.
After several rounds of covering shelling, the Japanese lost more than two-thirds of their personnel this time! Such terrible battle losses made the two captains cry without tears!
They had no solution other than asking the brigade commander for help.
The Xinye Brigade also went crazy. The troops of a previous brigade were eaten by the enemy. Now the two brigades that came up for reinforcements had the same situation again.
They could do nothing but hear the rumbling explosions.
The strength of three brigades! Just like that, he was sent into the enemy's tiger's mouth. Major General Nakamura Yukishi, the commander of the brigade, was furious and smashed many things at hand into pieces.
But it's night now, so don't even think about air support. It is impossible for him to send troops to reinforce again. This battle has become the worst refueling tactic, and sending more troops will be a dead end.
Before Koji Nakamura could reply, bad news came from the transmitter. The two captains were sent to the west by a well-aimed artillery shell!
