The Japanese cavalry leaped on their horses and raised their swords. Not to mention whether the Japanese cavalry's sabers could hit the civilians running at the back. Even if the big horse hit them, they could knock them to the ground. And the Japanese cavalry who ran at the back holding the child in his arms could hit them. How can a young woman withstand a collision with Japanese soldiers?
But those few people were lucky after all, because Shang Zhen and the others were there.
Just when the first Japanese soldier and the woman holding the child were still more than 40 meters away, gunfire rang out, and the Japanese soldier on the horse waving a saber was shot and fell.
At the same time, the sudden sound of gunfire was like a sudden heavy rain.
He rushed out of the woods and fought against more than 20 Japanese cavalry. Under the sudden firepower of Shang Zhen and others, they were all beaten to the ground.
Another Japanese cavalry rushed out out of inertia, but what greeted them was fire from two light machine guns.
Several war horses were shot and fell directly to the ground. Only then did the Japanese cavalry behind rein in the horses.
"Quickly retreat!" Shang Zhen shouted.
As he shouted, everyone put away their guns, got up, turned around and ran away.
Shang Zhen could only do so much for those few people.
After he led the people to run forward for more than a hundred meters, when they reached a higher place, when he looked back, he saw that the people finally got off the road and ran into the fields to the east of the road.
But then he saw more than ten Japanese war horses rushing out of the woods. The Japanese cavalry did not chase them directly, but instead came in circuitous directions.
Plain areas are conducive to cavalry operations, and there is no way around it.
The entire Jizhong Plain is high in the west and low in the east, forming a slope shape because the Taihang Mountain Road is to the west.
This is like when the Creator created the Taihang Mountains, he dropped a dustpan of sacred soil from the sky. The high piles are the Taihang Mountains, while the Jizhong Plain is the soil that fell to the edge, so there are slopes.
"Everyone, please pay attention. We will kill as many cavalrymen as possible if they dare to catch up!" Shang Zhen shouted.
The cavalry has strong mobility. Although it has an advantage on the plains, it requires a large number of cavalry to go into battle. They are not afraid of more than 20 Japanese cavalry.
When Shang Zhen went forward to investigate the situation, he observed it with a telescope from a distance. If the Japanese cavalry had been more numerous, he would not have launched this ambush.
Shang Zhen and the others ran forward again, but no matter how fast people ran, horses could not run as fast. At this time, the Japanese cavalry came back from the flanks and waved the small flag in their hands.
There is no doubt that it was the Japanese army indicating the target.
"Where did the three of them, Little Dustpan, go?" Mr. Wang muttered as he ran, but he didn't know that at this time, the flower trap in Little Dustpan's hand was already facing the Japanese army who was waving the small flag.
"Come closer, come closer, you obedient dog, come closer!" Little Dustpan hid behind a mound of soil, using his flower trap to look at the Japanese soldiers in front of him and muttered to himself.
There are more than 20 Japanese cavalry in total. Since the Japanese army divided their forces in roundabout ways, Xiao Dustpan only faces six or seven cavalry now.
But his current weapons are box cannons and flower traps.
After all, Hua Guan's range was limited. He needed those Japanese cavalry to get closer to shoot with confidence.
It was also these Japanese soldiers who carried Xiao Dustpan and two other soldiers who were sent by Shang Zhen to explore the road.
The path he ran out earlier was different from the path Shang Zhen and the others were running out now, but he was farther north. In this way, he couldn't catch Shang Zhen and the others, but they were able to hit the Japanese troops who were coming around.
The attention of the Japanese cavalry was all on Shang Zhen and the others on the left wing. Although they urged their horses forward and rushed towards the little dustpan, they didn't notice him anywhere.
Little Dustpan saw that the Japanese cavalry had entered his shooting range, but suddenly he had a new idea. He shrank back and leaned behind the mound of soil and began to listen.
Those Japanese soldiers were completely unaware of his presence and actually came here.
There was the sound of horse hooves, and I hoped that the little devil would not jump over this mound on horseback and trample on his head again.
Xiao Bozi thought about putting down the flower trap and took off one of the two grenades he carried with him from his waist.
He removed the pin from the grenade and began to wait quietly.
It only took a moment for him to feel the ground shaking and the Japanese troops approaching.
Those Japanese soldiers rode tall horses and ran past the mound at lightning speed.
As he ran by, a Japanese soldier shouted "Ah" on his horse.
Because when the Japanese soldier ran by on horseback, he still caught a glimpse of a person hiding behind the mound of dirt from the corner of his eye, but it was over after all. At this time, the grenade in Xiao Dustpan's hand was thrown out by him.
At this time, Little Dustpan didn't dare to play with air explosions. He was too close to the Japanese army. If the grenade exploded in the air, he might be killed by the shrapnel.
Even so, when the grenade exploded on the ground, three Japanese war horses were injured by shrapnel and fell directly to the ground.
At this moment, the little dustpan jumped up from behind the mound, and the flower mechanism in his hand started ringing "he, he, he" and "he, he, he".
The small dustpan fired all short bursts. The Japanese soldiers rushed over and it was too late to stop the horses. Now they only had to take bullets.
In just a moment, the Japanese soldiers fell off their horses one after another, and even their horses were knocked to the ground. Xiao Dustpan came forward with a gun.
If you don't kill a snake, you will be bitten by it. There is only one person in front of him, but he doesn't dare to be careless at all.
Two Japanese soldiers who fell from their horses and were struggling on the ground were directly shot to death by him.
But when he looked at the Japanese soldiers who were motionless on the ground, he directly fired a shot. Who cares whether you live or die? One shot first.
At this time, a Japanese soldier who was also lying down suddenly jumped up from the ground.
The Japanese soldier faked his death at first.
He originally wanted to give the little dustpan a knife when it came over, but he never expected that the little dustpan was very vigilant.
Although the Japanese soldier was closer than Xiao Dustpan, only more than 10 meters away, the saber was no match for the bullet. Xiao Dustpan pulled the trigger again and knocked the Japanese soldier to the ground. At this time, the flower machine in his hand came out. The sound of short positions hanging up.
Xiao Dustpan handed the gun to his left hand, and with a movement of his right hand, he pulled out his box gun. When he pulled it out, the box gun rubbed against his thigh and started to fire. When he saw that the Japanese soldiers had not refilled their guns, he fired two more shots. .
The name is Little Dustpan, but Little Dustpan is no longer small now. He was still in his early 20s, but he was an out-and-out veteran!
By the time the two soldiers he led ran over, the battle was over. The three of them saw Shang Zhen and chased after him.
"Be careful of the Japs on the other side!" Shang Zhen shouted as he led everyone forward. Naturally, he saw the fighting on the other side of the dustpan.
"The Japanese are dismounted, avoid them!" Ma Erhuzi also shouted at this time.
Now there is a forest on the left and front of their advance. There are Japanese war horses beside the woods, but the Japanese soldiers on the horses have disappeared. You don't need to ask, you know that the Japanese soldiers are hiding in the woods, preparing to give them a cold shot.
Of course Shang Zhen and the others knew that the marksmanship of the Japanese infantry was extremely accurate, but who knew the marksmanship of the Japanese cavalry?
Although the effective range of the horse rifle will be a little worse than the Type 38 rifle, yes, it will definitely not be much different.
Therefore, Shang Zhen and the others, who were eager to evacuate, naturally used the terrain as cover.
