Chapter 57: The Cavalry Made a Big Gain

  Yang Junran crouched behind a mound of earth, his eyes occasionally scanning the distance.

  Suddenly, the whole earth seemed to be shaking, and the sound of horseshoes had already reached Yang Junran's ears.

  "The artillery battalion is ready, shoot at the Japanese cavalry as soon as you see them." Yang Junran shouted loudly.

  The distant Cloud Bridge had already given Yang Junran a reassuring look.

  Li Feng and others' desperate appearance had already appeared in Yang Junran's line of sight, if Yang Junran hadn't known that they were attracting the Japanese army into the ambush circle, he would have thought that these cavalrymen were retreating at this moment.

  The Type 94 75mm mountain gun has started firing, and the high-explosive shells are pounding the Japanese cavalry.

  Shells began exploding among the cavalry, sending sharp fragments flying in all directions at high speed.

  Many war horses were hit and began to fall on the grassland, throwing the cavalry heavily to the ground.

  The major's face didn't look good, and the concentrated cavalry troops that were pursuing him quickly dispersed.

  Looking at the Chinese cavalry in front of him, the major officer became even more enraged.

  Waving his military sword, Major shouted: "Kill them all."

  The cavalry all around roared into action, slinging their rifles over their backs and brandishing their sabers as they charged forward.

  The galloping cavalry moved quickly and the damage from cannonballs became less severe.

  The cavalrymen had all dispersed, pursuing the Chinese horsemen who were running ahead of them.

  "Machine gun company, prepare for battle." Looking at the approaching Japanese cavalry in front of him, Yang Junran shouted loudly.

  Ten Type 92 heavy machine guns were aimed at the approaching cavalry in front of them, waiting for the order to fire.

  "Fire!" Yang Junran shouted loudly as he saw that Liang Fei's cavalry regiment had cleared the line of fire.

  The Type 92 heavy machine gun fired rapidly, and the 7.7mm caliber bullets shot quickly towards the Japanese cavalry.

  Groups of Japanese cavalrymen fell under bullets, and their war horses were left alone on the grassland, neighing sadly.

  "Cavalry squadron, prepare to charge." Seeing that the Japanese cavalry was still running, Yang Junran quickly gave orders.

  Yunqiao Han took advantage of the Japanese army's chaos and once again commanded the artillery battalion to fire, striking the Japanese troops.

  At this moment, the 25th Cavalry Brigade, which had more than 800 war horses, now has only over 600 war horses left.

  The major's face turned iron-gray as he stared incredulously at the solitary warhorse in the distance and the bodies scattered across the prairie.

  He hesitated for a moment, worried that continuing to charge forward would only lead to even more severe casualties among his own cavalry.

  But a strange scene appeared, and the cavalry that had retreated in the distance suddenly reappeared in the line of sight of the major general.

  The more than 2,000 war horses of Liang Fei's cavalry regiment have all appeared, slowly moving towards the two wings of the Japanese cavalry.

  Yang Junran took advantage of this opportunity and fired continuously, one by one the cavalry fell under Yang Junran's accurate marksmanship.

  After several trainings, Yang Junran was almost certain that within a distance of 300 meters, he could completely hit and shoot down the Japanese army.

  "Fire!" Liang Fei shouted loudly as they entered the firing range of the Type 44 rifle.

  The warriors quickly took out their rifles and started shooting at the Japanese army.

  These were originally cavalrymen from Ma's bandit origins, so their marksmanship was naturally quite good.

  Not a few Japanese cavalrymen have fallen to the ground.

  The Taisho officer was about to retreat when he found that the Chinese cavalry on the opposite side had already swung their swords and killed them.

  "Kill him." The large captain, who was extremely confident in his own swordsmanship skills, quickly gave the order.

  The 4th Cavalry Brigade had never suffered such a defeat since its formation in 1901, and the colonel was unwilling to retreat in such a sorry state.

  The cavalry of both sides had been locked in a fierce melee, the cavalry regiment was a unit with more than 2,000 war horses, obviously occupying an advantage in numbers.

  Yang Junran then used his rifle to continuously shoot and kill Japanese cavalrymen.

  Yang Junran watched as a Japanese military officer killed two of his subordinates in succession, and his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

  The rifle was already aimed at the chest of the Japanese military officer, but was blocked by the remaining soldiers.

  Yang Junran could only wait, waiting for the Japanese military officer to expose himself.

  Liáng Fěi also discovered a Japanese army major, wielding a cavalry sword and chopping his way over.

  The two men's sabers clashed together, producing a metallic crashing sound.

  It is clear that the Japanese army major's military sword is of excellent quality, and Liang Fei's horse knife has been cut off.

  The Japanese army lieutenant colonel revealed a cold smile, waving his military sword and chopping towards Liang Fei.

  At this moment, Yang Junran's rifle had already fired.

  A bullet quickly pierced through the chest of a Japanese army major and shot towards another Japanese soldier.

  Another Japanese soldier covered his eyes and fell to the ground in agony.

  One shot brought down two Japanese soldiers, but it was a great surprise for Chinese cavalrymen.

  The fierce battle is still going on, the horses' hooves keep colliding with each other, these bloodthirsty bandits have already ignited their ferocious side.

  The cavalrymen's morale was boosted even more as they looked at their commanders in the distance.

  The Japanese army officers and men who lost their Taisho officer became even more enraged, with swords constantly slashing, as if to avenge their own regimental commander.

  However, as time went by, the number of Japanese cavalrymen had become fewer and fewer.

  In the distance on the grassland, reinforcement cavalry troops have appeared.

  Yun Qiao Han did not hesitate and quickly ordered the artillery battalion to open fire.

  Yang Junran knew he was taking a risk. Once the remaining Japanese troops arrived, his small force would undoubtedly become a piece of fat meat in the mouths of the Japanese.

  But if this body of cavalry could be defeated, whether it was the cavalry regiment or the troops defending the county town, it would be a huge boost.

  Cavalry reinforcements who encountered shellfire quickly enveloped them from both flanks.

  But their numbers were not many, only more than fifty war horses.

  The number of Japanese cavalry is decreasing, and many cavalry have begun to sweep the battlefield.

  It wasn't until over a hundred cavalrymen began to flee that the Twenty-Fifth Cavalry Regiment, which had been battered by the cavalry corps.

  More than 100 people fled, but they didn't feel relieved because of this.

  The artillery battalion's ten 94-shiki mountain guns fired shells to see off the departing cavalry.

  "Quickly sweep the battlefield and immediately retreat." Yang Junran shouted loudly, issuing orders.

  Li's cavalry, however, played the role of bandits to the fullest, not only searching through the bodies of the Japanese cavalrymen but also taking their belts. Some even stripped off all the clothes from the Japanese military officers.

  At noon at twelve o'clock, on an empty ground.

  The warriors of the cavalry regiment carefully examined their spoils of war, while Liang Fei, in accordance with the rules, prepared a large gift package for the division.

  Looking at more than 500 Oriental horses, Liang Fei's eyes were shining brightly.

  "Master, let's give these Oriental horses to our group. It's just right for us to expand another cavalry regiment again, and we even have the weapons." Liang Fei leaned in close to Yang Junran, saying with a smile.

  Yang Junran looked at the Dongyang horse in the distance, hesitated for a moment and said: "No way, the transportation horses of each brigade have not arrived yet. All of these must be handed over to the brigade, and the weapons will still be transported to the military depot according to the old rules. If you need them, I'll let the chief of staff allocate them to you."

  Liang Fei's eyes dimmed slightly, and he suddenly thought of something. He said to Yang Junran: "Master, aren't there many transport horses in those Japanese troops? Once we capture them, can't we distribute these Oriental horses among us?"

  Yang Junran hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, as long as you can meet the needs of horse transportation for each brigade, I will give you the establishment of five regiments of cavalry corps. When it reaches six regiments, directly expand to cavalry division, at that time you will also be Colonel Division Commander."

  Liang Fei smiled and walked back to his own troops, not forgetting to show off to his cavalry.

  But in the place of the fierce battle just now, the fourth cavalry brigade commander was furious.

  His own cavalry brigade was destroyed in this way, which made the brigade commander's face look very bad.

  Maeda Toshiie, who had just arrived at the rear, looked at the corpses all over the ground with a surprised face.

  "Hakka, we must give those Chinese cavalry a good lesson!" shouted Maeda Toshiie.

  But no one answered him, all the cavalrymen were silent, staring at the distance with red eyes.

  After returning to the marching troops, the brigade commander ordered 24 tanks to cover the safety of both wings.

  More than 60 trucks have been equipped with heavy machine guns and are following tank units.

  The troops were once again on the march, and everyone was shocked by the annihilation of the cavalry brigade. Every Japanese officer and soldier began to strengthen their vigilance, no longer underestimating this National Army unit in their hearts.

  Sitting in the sedan chair, Toshiyori's face was never very good.

  In just a short hour, an entire cavalry regiment could be annihilated. Such troops were something he had never seen before.

  "Chief of Staff, get me the file on that Chinese commander Yang Junran, I want to take a close look." Lieutenant General Toshifumi Maeda shouted at the Chief of Staff sitting in front of him.

  The chief of staff quickly pulled out a document from the file package and handed it to Toshifumi Maeda behind him.

  Looking at Yang Junran's information, Maeda Toshi did not help but furrow his brow.

  This is a temporarily found document by the intelligence department of the garrison troops in Mongolia, which is very incomplete and mostly blank.

  "Bunch of idiots!" Maeda Toshiyuki shouted loudly as he threw the documents outside.

  The Chief of Staff smiled awkwardly, unsure how to explain.

  The troops outside were still on the march, while in the carriage, Toshifusa Maeda and his chief of staff had different feelings.

  Having learned from last time's lesson, the cavalry brigade commander has ordered his limited troops to concentrate together, so as not to be hit again.