It will take a lot of effort for the 358th Regiment to defeat more than 1,000 Japanese and puppet troops in peacetime.
But now that the 358th Regiment was in dire straits, it actually broke out with extraordinary fighting power. With one charge, it defeated the Japanese and puppet troops biting on the back.
After Chu Yunfei led the main force of the 358th Regiment to defeat the Japanese and puppet troops who were biting behind them, they ran all the way towards Datong.
The Japanese artillery brigade had just been set up, and the 358th regiment had already ran one kilometer away.
Seeing that the 358th Regiment didn't even have the courage to fight the 3rd Brigade, the 3rd Brigade Commander Yin Sanxiong was very angry when he saw him again.
Immediately when the commander of the 3rd Brigade saw Yin Sanxiong again, he led his infantry to pursue him.
The Japanese were chasing after them, the 358th Regiment was running wildly in front, and the Japanese cavalry were chasing and harassing them.
Chu Yunfei and the soldiers of the 358th Regiment ran towards Datong with all their might.
All the Japanese and puppet troops in Datong City have gone out to chase the 358th Regiment. As long as the 358th Regiment can reoccupy Datong before the 3rd Brigade catches up, the 358th Regiment will have a way to survive.
It's not that Chu Yunfei didn't want to break out of the encirclement in small groups from the alley. With the organization of the national army, it was easy to disperse and break out, but it was difficult to gather them together.
If we really do that, the entire 358th Regiment will probably break up.
After Li Yunlong led his troops to defeat the Japanese artillery and seized a large amount of supplies, the 358th Regiment was already 2 kilometers away from the original fighting area.
As the horse was galloping, Fang Ligong urged his army horse to come to Chu Yunfei's side, and said to Chu Yunfei: "Regiment leader, why do I seem to hear the sound of artillery coming from behind? It seems that there are troops fighting the Japanese army?"
"Oh?" Chu Yunfei looked back and indeed heard the sound of cannons.
In addition to the sound of artillery, the Japs' vanguard emerged from the corner of the road, and Chu Yunfei's expression changed slightly.
Generally speaking, the physical strength of the Japs is generally better than that of the Chinese army. However, the Japs have been marching for a long time and are already a little tired. When the soldiers of the 358th Regiment exploded, the Japs did not catch up. Instead, the distance between the two sides grew further and further.
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Chu Yunfei said: "The situation is unclear now, we should occupy Datong first!"
"Yes!" Fang Ligong shouted loudly, "Follow me and speed up!"
At the same time, Major General Yin Sanxiong, commander of the 3rd Brigade, and the Japanese also heard the sound of artillery behind them.
And because the Japs were closer to the mountain artillery position than the 358th Regiment, the Japs heard it more clearly, and the sound of artillery only rang for a while and then stopped.
Chief of Staff Toda Yoshiji rode up to Jumi Yin Sanxiong and said: "Brigade Commander, it seems that the mountain artillery position has been shelled."
Although Miyazaki Masao's hat has been pulled down, the chief of staff of the 3rd Brigade is still Toda Yoshiji.
Not long after I met Yin Sanxiong again when he was promoted to major general, the 3rd Brigade happened to be short of a brigade leader, so he was assigned to the 3rd Brigade as a brigade leader.
"Nani?" When they saw Yin Sanxiong again, his face was uncertain. An unknown enemy force appeared in the rear, and there was also artillery fire. This was not good for the 3rd Brigade.
Could it be Chu Yunfei's artillery battalion?
It was definitely not the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army was attacking the 36th Division in Heyuan County. The battle there was not over yet. It was absolutely impossible to reach northern Shanxi so quickly.
"Order the 1st Squadron to return to support the artillery brigade!" Major General Yin Sanxiong said harshly, "Order the soldiers to speed up and catch up with the 358th Regiment before they arrive in Datong and eliminate them outside Datong City!"
At this time, if Yin Sanxiong still doesn't understand Chu Yunfei's intentions after seeing him again, then he is a pig.
If something happens to the Mountain Artillery Brigade, if the 358th Regiment takes Datong again, without artillery firepower, even two more regiments will not be able to capture Datong.
Although there are still some Type 92 infantry cannons, the 70mm-caliber Type 92 infantry cannon can be used to hit a dozen masonry bunkers and gun towers, but it is very difficult to use it to destroy city walls.
Therefore, nothing can happen to the mountain artillery brigade!
"Hi!" Toda Yoshizuki nodded, then turned his horse's head and went to deliver the order.
Not long after, the Japs of the 1st Squadron received orders to give up the pursuit of the 358th Regiment, and turned back along the road to reinforce the 3rd Artillery Regiment.
The Japs of the 1st Squadron ran along the road with weapons in hand, and soon they met the Eighth Route Army cavalry head-on.
At first, the Japanese tried to set up their guns to resist, but as the rumble of horseshoes became louder, more and more Eighth Route Army cavalry appeared in sight.
The Japanese were so frightened that they turned around and fled, but it was already too late.
How can two human legs be faster than the four legs of a war horse?
Soon the Japs were overtaken by Li Yunlong's cavalry. In the flash of cold light, blood arrows were fired, and the Japs fell to the ground one by one.
During this period, some Japanese soldiers were able to run out of the area covered by the cavalry and managed to escape with a small life.
Li Yunlong did not order the pursuit of these shrimp soldiers and shrimp generals, but ordered the cavalry to continue chasing forward.
In less than a moment, Li Yunlong led most of the cavalry regiment to catch up with the main force of the Japanese 3rd Brigade.
There was a dense crowd of Japanese soldiers ahead. Some Japanese soldiers heard the sound of horse hooves and set up their machine guns to shoot at the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
But the enemy's machine gun only rang for a few seconds before he was shot in the head by a bullet. He collapsed on the machine gun. As soon as the deputy shooter got on top, he was shot dead by the sharpshooter of the new regiment's cavalry battalion.
These cavalrymen are veterans who have fought with Li Yunlong for hundreds of battles.
Sharpshooters are all fed with bullets on the battlefield. This is true. Ever since the new regiment became rich, the cavalry battalion has never been short of bullets.
Later, the whole battalion was replaced with M1 carbines, and the bullets were enough. Not only the bullets consumed on the battlefield were reimbursed, but also sometimes the bullets used in training were reimbursed.
Sun Desheng also pays more attention to horseback shooting training, that is, horseback shooting, so that the firepower advantage of the M1 carbine can be fully utilized.
Although not all of them are top-level sharpshooters, many soldiers can hit fixed targets within a 200-meter range.
And Sun Desheng is even more powerful. Riding on the back of a military horse and moving at high speed, he can almost score 10 rings at a distance of more than 200 meters.
But Sun Desheng is not here today.
Of course, Li Yunlong is actually also a sharpshooter, but his shooting on horseback is worse. After all, he is not a professional cavalryman.
The presence of a Japanese machine gunner here indicates that the main force is not far away.
Under Li Yunlong's order, more than 400 cavalrymen suddenly dispersed, and the soldiers surged forward with M1 carbines and Type 44 rifles.
After crossing a slope, densely packed Japanese soldiers were found in front of them. However, the Japanese soldiers had obviously heard the sound of horse hooves from behind and had stopped chasing the Jinsui Army and were now scattering.
There are at least 3,000 Japanese infantry in front.
If the Japanese infantry No. 3,000 had dug a defensive position, or had all the light and heavy machine guns in a ready position, Li Yunlong would never lead the cavalry to attack the Japanese infantry No. 3,000.
But now the Japanese are obviously in confusion. In the field of vision of the telescope, the panicked expressions of the Japanese can even be seen.
Li Yunlong ordered the attack to continue without hesitation, and more than 400 cavalry rushed toward the Japanese like a tide.
The Japanese hurriedly turned to defense while running. When they saw the Eighth Route Army cavalry surging over the mountains and plains, they picked up their weapons and shot at the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
But the Eighth Route Army cavalry was also shooting at the Japanese.
The firepower of the carbines in the hands of the soldiers of the cavalry battalion of the new regiment was displayed at this moment.
Amidst the intensive gunfire like exploding beans, the firepower of the Japanese infantry was actually suppressed.
After the cavalry finished their attack, they had already rushed within 100 meters of the Japanese. They put their carbines and mounted rifles on their backs, drew out their Yunlong knives and charged towards the Japanese infantry.
In less than a minute, Li Yunlong led his cavalry to penetrate the hastily organized defensive position of the Japanese.
When Li Yunlong looked back again, he saw that the Japs were already in a mess, but there were many Japs and they quickly gathered towards the commanding heights beside the highway.
Li Yunlong did not bother with the Japanese and led the cavalry forward.
When I saw Major General Yin Sanxiong riding a horse again, he realized something was wrong when he heard the sound of horse hooves from behind, and immediately rode far away.
However, the two legs of an infantryman cannot outrun the four legs of a military horse.
Standing in the distance, watching the Eighth Route Army cavalry rushing past like lightning, I saw Major General Yin Sanxiong's face mixed with horror and anger.
This group of Eighth Route Cavalry is so evil. Not only is it powerful in firepower, it is also extremely fierce in momentum. Its combat capabilities are obviously more powerful than those of the Japanese elite cavalry.
In this wave of impact, the 3rd Brigade lost at least two squadrons!
"Baga!" Major General Yin Sanxiong shouted angrily when he saw them again. "Order the soldiers to set up all the machine guns. I want to see whether it is the Eighth Route Cavalry that is more powerful, or the imperial army's machine guns with stronger bullets!"
"Hi!" Toda Yoshitoshi on the side paused and immediately asked the flag soldiers to pass the order to the infantry.
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Li Yunlong led the cavalry to continue moving forward, and soon caught up with the 358th Regiment.
However, before catching up with the 358th Regiment, they first encountered a group of Japanese cavalry.
This group of Japanese cavalrymen were also strong-willed. When they saw the Eighth Route Army Cavalry coming to kill them, they turned their horses' heads and charged towards the Eighth Route Army Cavalry.
There was no suspense in the ending. This group of more than 120 Japanese cavalrymen was wiped out in a matter of seconds by the cavalrymen of the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment led by Li Yunlong.
After killing the Japanese cavalry, Li Yunlong immediately ordered the cavalry to stop. Chu Yunfei, wearing a gray-blue colonel's uniform, was riding over in front, accompanied by Fang Ligong, Sun Ming, Qian Bojun and others.
Chu Yunfei was disgraced and looked a little embarrassed.
When he got closer, Chu Yunfei had a look of gratitude on his face, and he cupped his hands towards Li Yunlong and said, "Brother Yunlong, thank you very much!"
"I misjudged the situation. The 358th Regiment was almost wiped out by the 3rd Brigade. Fortunately, Brother Yunlong arrived in time."
"I will never thank you for this kindness. Brothers will definitely repay each other in the future!"
After laughing, Li Yunlong said: "Brother Chu, you are too polite. Whoever follows the other among us brothers is your business and mine. Say thank you and leave it alone."
Chu Yunfei said: "Brother Yunlong, I'm afraid he doesn't really regard Chu as his brother, right?"
"How about I treat you as a brother?" Li Yunlong asked, "Will I lead my troops to rescue you?"
Chu Yunfei said: "If Brother Yunlong really treats me as a brother, why do you refuse the 358th Regiment to eat the 36th Division together? The Japanese 36th Division is a big piece of fat. It's not good for Brother Yunlong to eat alone, right?"
"Brother Chu, you have misunderstood me." Li Yunlong said seriously, "When you asked me to cooperate, I really didn't want to kill the 36th Division. Later, my superiors gave the order, and I led the troops. Attack the 36th Division."
When Chu Yunfei heard this, his face looked like I believe you.
