Chapter 64: Annihilating One Unit

  Four kilometers away from the headquarters of the 8th Division, in an inconspicuous small tent, Suzuki Yoshinori, the commander of the 4th Brigade, had a worried look on his face.

  Ever since hearing the intense gunfire from behind, Suzuki Miizumi began to worry, fearing that something unexpected might happen to his regimental commander.

  "Commander of the Traveling Army, the Division Commander's telegram, requesting us to quickly dispatch the 31st Brigade to reinforce the Division Headquarters." The Chief of Staff came in hastily with the telegram and said to Suzuki Yoshinori.

  Without any hesitation, Suzuki Yoshinori swiftly gave the order: "Immediately have the 31st Brigade reinforce the division headquarters, and make sure to hurry."

  The chief of staff didn't even bow and quickly ran out to deliver orders.

  Upon receiving the order, the 31st Brigade, which was in reserve, quickly assembled its two battalions and moved towards Division Headquarters.

  On the battlefield, Qin Liti's second brigade, except for one battalion that had gone astray, all three battalions were gathered in the trenches.

  Each battalion's machine gun company quickly set up mortars and heavy machine guns to suppress the Japanese army's firepower.

  Yang Junran crouched inside the trench, carefully staring at the map.

  Qin Litian and three battalion commanders stood quietly by.

  All around, except for the sound of artillery fire, there was almost complete silence, with everyone, even afraid to breathe.

  "Qin Liu Zhang, immediately withdraw two battalions from the cavalry and launch a swift attack on the Japanese army's position. Let the battalion that has been circling around attack from the flank, quickly occupy the Japanese army's position, and after occupying it, immediately build fortifications and guard the position firmly. At the same time, order the cavalry regiment to prepare for battle." Yang Junran fell silent for a long time before finally issuing the order to attack.

  Although he did not know the number of Japanese troops here, judging from the current situation, his own military strength was absolutely dominant.

  As long as we capture this place, we can completely disrupt the deployment of the Japanese army.

  After all, the Japanese army's rear route has been taken by themselves.

  The Second Mountain Battery's guns, ten 75mm mountain guns, quickly opened fire.

  With the firing of the artillery, a force of nearly two thousand men rapidly unfolded their attack.

  Machine guns, mortars, infantry cannons formed a covering fire, tightly suppressing the Japanese army's firepower.

  The logistics troops who had just retreated were hit by firepower before they could be transferred.

  The entire Japanese army was thrown into a state of utter confusion.

  With the entry of the baggage soldiers, many infantrymen also became chaotic.

  "Hurry up, you damned baggage carriers! Retreat quickly and don't interfere with the infantry's battle!" The lieutenant colonel of the infantry battalion shouted loudly as he looked at the chaos in the trenches.

  The heavily loaded soldiers crouched in the trenches, who would still be willing to move around.

  They are not fools, they are very clear that if they leave their trenches, they will probably die faster.

  "Infantry guns, suppress the enemy's firepower on horseback, organize light and heavy machine gun fire, intercept the enemy's charge." The lieutenant colonel shouted loudly.

  Two 92-pattern infantry guns opened rapid fire.

  Shells streaked across the sky and exploded above Chinese troops' positions.

  A shell exploded beside a heavy machine gun, the gunner quickly crouched in the trench, dodging the shrapnel attack.

  However, the heavy machine guns that did not have time to be transferred had already become a pile of scrap iron.

  "Mortars, concentrate your fire, suppress the Japanese infantry!" Yang Junran frowned and shouted loudly.

  Three batteries of Type 97 90mm mortars opened fire rapidly.

  Shell after shell exploded around the two Type 92 infantry guns of the Japanese army, and the gunners had not even had time to take cover before they were writhing on the ground in agony.

  The artillery fire of the Shisanmen Mountain guns had completely suppressed all firepower in the Japanese army's positions.

  The shells have destroyed part of the position, and many devils are already lying on the ground.

  "Captain, our flank is under attack, there are many Chinese soldiers, we can't hold on." Just as the lieutenant colonel was worried about how to defeat the Chinese troops who were charging forward, a lieutenant ran to the side of the lieutenant colonel and reported an unfortunate message.

  The lieutenant commander couldn't believe it and raised his binoculars, looking at his own wing.

  A few hundred Chinese troops have launched an attack.

  Due to the frontal Chinese troops putting pressure on the entire Japanese army position, the focus of the Japanese firepower was concentrated in front, and no one noticed the safety of their own flank.

  "Order the fourth squadron to reinforce the flank quickly, all the heavy troops are engaged in combat." The lieutenant colonel was flustered but did not lose his composure and quickly committed his reserve.

  The two infantry regiments that launched the attack in front had already approached within less than 200 meters of the Japanese army's position.

  Each company's grenade launchers and light machine guns were quickly set up, organizing suppressive firepower.

  The infantrymen hid and used their rifles to attack the exposed Japanese troops.

  The infantry guns and mortars on the back slope then quickly cleared out the exposed Japanese firing points.

  "Order Mountain Cannon Camp, quickly organize artillery fire to cover the troops' attack." Yang Junran put down his binoculars and said to the orderly beside him.

  The orderly saluted hastily and ran towards the rear mountain artillery camp.

  Yang Junran was very clear that as long as the Japanese army launched a barrage of artillery fire, their position would be completely finished.

  The mountain gun fired quickly after receiving the order.

  Shells exploded all around the Japanese positions, and the battered positions were again hit by artillery fire.

  Two infantry battalions quickly launched a charge.

  The lieutenant colonel looked at the Chinese troops in front of him, drew his own military sword and shouted loudly: "Kill them all."

  The Japanese army of less than 800 people quickly installed bayonets, withdrew bullets and launched an attack on the Chinese troops.

  The heavily armed soldiers, however, did not have such courage and remained crouched in their trenches.

  But there were also some bold logistics soldiers who followed the infantry and launched an attack.

  "Qin Travel Long, lead two machine gun companies to press on horseback." Yang Junran saw that his troops had already engaged in a bayonet fight with the Japanese army and quickly gave orders.

  Qin Litian watched as Yang Junran grabbed a rifle and ran out, hastily shouting: "Master, danger!"

  But it did not stop Yang Junran's pace, and Qin Litian could only bring two machine gun companies to reinforce quickly under helplessness.

  And a battalion that stayed in the position did not idle, but quickly fortified the position and built various machine gun firing points.

  The flanking troops swiftly occupied the Japanese army's trenches, and light and heavy machine guns were quickly set up.

  The number of Japanese troops who were good at close combat was decreasing, and what they faced were not regular troops that excelled at close combat like themselves.

  Due to the function of copying rings, all officers above battalion level in Yang Junran's troops have been equipped with Southern pistols.

  Although this pistol is quite trashy, it's still better than nothing.

  Under Yang Junran's advocacy, all officers used handguns during bayonet fighting.

  The fierce battle between the two sides continued unabated, with curses and anguished moans filling the entire battlefield.

  Yang Junran slowly approached the White Blade War's troops, his rifle had been thrown to the ground, and he pulled out the revolver from his waist.

  The guards behind also quickly pulled out their guns and protected Yang Junran's safety.

  "Fire, give me a good beating." Yang Junran aimed at a Japanese lieutenant, quickly fired his gun and shouted to the guards behind him.

  The guards received orders from their superiors and quickly opened fire.

  Including Yang Junran's shotgun, a total of five shotguns joined the battlefield.

  At this time, the Japanese cavalry had already appeared on the battlefield.

  The troops of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade are now very scarce.

  Including the 8th Cavalry Regiment attached from the 8th Division, they had a total of less than 1,200 cavalry troops.

  Li Feng in the distance saw the Japanese cavalry appear, and actually revealed a hint of cold smile.

  "Brothers, promotion and wealth are at stake here, follow me to charge forward and wipe out the damn Japanese cavalry!" Liang Fei drew his own military knife and shouted loudly.

  Nearly two thousand war horses of the cavalry regiment galloped forward, charging towards the Japanese cavalry.

  Most of the cavalry did not draw their sabers but instead held carbines.

  After reaching the shooting range, the cavalrymen of the cavalry regiment began to open fire.

  Not a few Japanese cavalrymen slowly fell to the ground.

  These cavalrymen from Ma's bandit origins were all quite skilled with their guns.

  After the shooting, the cavalry quickly put away their guns and drew out their military swords.

  Looking at these Chinese cavalrymen who had almost annihilated their own cavalry regiment, the commander of the 4th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese army slowly drew his military sword.

  "Kill him!" The team leader shouted loudly.

  The Japanese cavalry suddenly shouted and quickly launched an attack on the Chinese cavalry with their brigade commander.

  The battle on the position has been settled.

  However, the cavalry of both sides clashed on one side of the battlefield.

  Watching the Japanese cavalry's rapid charge, no one was able to take care of Liang Fei's cavalry regiment.

  "Light and heavy machine guns, organize firepower shooting!" Yang Junran shouted loudly.

  Under Yang Junran's command, the light and heavy machine guns of each battalion quickly opened fire.

  Japanese cavalrymen in the midst of a gallop, many have already fallen off their warhorses.

  The horses that were hit fell to the ground and let out a pained whinny.

  As both sides' cavalry engaged in a fierce melee, the light and heavy machine gunners, fearing they might hit their own men, immediately ceased firing.

  Liang Fei looked at nearly two hundred war horses falling to the ground and couldn't help but curse loudly.

  Of course, he didn't know that this was an order given by Yang Junran.

  "Take a good look, everyone! Don't cut down the horses when you're cutting people. If we can't gather enough cavalry troops, I'll deal with you all properly when I get back!" Liang Fei chopped off the head of a Japanese cavalryman and loudly shouted to his subordinates.

  "Don't worry, Colonel. I'll definitely make you the commander of the cavalry." A lieutenant colonel cut down a Japanese mounted soldier and replied with a smile.

  The cavalry of both sides began a large-scale battle on the grassland.

  (Temporarily updating once a day, the results are terrible... Adjusting my mood...)