"Boom..." The cavalry rushed faster and faster, and when the distance between the two sides quickly shortened to 300 meters, their assault speed had reached its extreme.

The Japanese cavalrymen were like tigers going down the mountain, waving their sabers while yelling.

"Fire..." Zhou Cheng suddenly ordered!

"Dongdongdongdongdong...dadada..." More than twenty light and heavy machine guns joined the battle one after another, and a large number of bullets flew out of the quiet blocking position instantly.

None of the first row of dozens of cavalrymen were spared. The guns on the blocking positions were shot and dropped from their horses. Some cavalrymen and horses came to the ground, making a huge impact sound...

The remaining Japanese were not scared and continued to rush forward with a sabre.

But compared with the arrogance just now, they are obviously much more cautious at this moment.

Almost all cavalrymen put their bodies on the back of the war horse at the moment when the gunshots, hid behind the war horse's neck, reducing the area of ​​the gun...

Faced with this situation, no matter how heartache the troops on the blocking positions were, they could only shoot people and horses first, kill the Japanese mounts first, and then shoot the Japanese on the back...

But the cavalry's assault speed is too fast and the troops are also large.

Although the light and heavy machine guns on the blocking positions were shooting desperately, the casualties of the cavalry became increasingly serious, and the remaining Japanese still advanced steadily.

"Boom boom boom..."

The Japanese mortar squadron suddenly joined the battle. In the violent explosion, a heavy machine gun and two light machine guns on the blocking position were instantly lost...

The shelling effect is very good, and three light and heavy machine guns will be blown up when you take action.

The offensive pressure of the cavalry troops suddenly decreased, not only did the losses decrease, but the assault speed also became faster and faster...

Colonel Yingteng was very happy to see this scene, waved his command knife and pointed forward and ordered: "The Mortar Squadron continues to shoot, and destroy all the light and heavy machine gun fire points on the blocking position..."

"The assault troops continue to attack forward and take down the blocking position!"

The deputy captain was excited to see it, but he didn't expect that his opponent was "so careless". He was about to say a few compliments to the captain when an explosion sounded in the middle of the cavalry that was different from mortar shells and grenades.

The deputy captain was shocked and thought that his opponent was equipped with other heavy weapons...

"Boom boom boom..." He didn't understand what was going on and shouted in the middle of the cavalry until a string of three explosions rang out in the middle of the cavalry at the same time.

"It's a mine, the wing captain, the enemy buried mines in front of the blocking position!"

The smile on Colonel Yingteng's face froze, and then slowly was replaced by seriousness. He analyzed with a calm face: "I understand that the reason why the enemy is rushing here to block us head-on is definitely because of these mines!"

"But they also underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Cavalry Regiment. As long as the number of mines is not large, this little casualty will not only not affect the cavalry's offensive, but will also arouse their anger and dissatisfaction and enhance their morale!"

"The cavalry troops continue to assault forward, the artillery speeds up the shooting speed. The enemy has mines and we have artillery to see who can blow up whom!"

"Boom boom boom..."

The explosions from the battlefield became increasingly dense. At the beginning, there were only a few explosions. In less than ten seconds, the continuous explosions were already connected.

In the blink of an eye, sixty or seventy black smoke had risen in the middle of the cavalry. Each explosion could severely damage or kill at least one cavalry, without any intention of stopping...

Colonel Yingteng was finally a little panicked, and the more than 600 cavalrymen who launched the attack had now dropped sharply to more than 400.

According to his previous plan, the cavalry corps could take the blocking position at a maximum of 200 people and wipe out all the enemies there.

The attack was very smooth at the beginning. With the help of artillery, the casualties of the cavalry became smaller and smaller, and it seemed that they could achieve the intended target.

Unexpectedly, a minefield appeared at the last moment of the attack, instantly disrupting his plan.

The emergence of landmines not only aggravated the casualties of the offensive troops, but also successfully put the offensive troops in chaos. In order to avoid the craters everywhere and the bombs bombed by mines, they had to slow down the assault speed, thereby increasing the time for the blocking troops to shoot them...

Faced with the sharp increase in casualties of the assault troops, Colonel Yingteng began to panic when he was in front of the attacking troops.

If there are still one or two hundred mines in front of the attacking troops that have not been detonated, the direct and indirect casualties and casualties caused to the assault troops by these mines alone will exceed 300 people. Even if dozens of cavalrymen successfully enter the blocking position, they will be killed by the enemy by using the method of consuming and killing them in vain...

Moreover, Colonel Yingteng could not afford such a large casualty.

This is the first battle after the troops entered Shanxi, and there are still many battles to be fought. If the first battle will cause heavy casualties in the army, how can I fight the remaining battles?

At that time, I will definitely be compared by Hamano United.

Therefore, Colonel Yingteng must control the losses of the troops fighting the first battle here, so that the troops can have the strength to continue to fight with the Eighth Route Army and get more credit.

After several more cavalry were blown up by landmines, Colonel Yingteng decisively ordered: "The artillery and heavy machine gun squadrons are covered, and the offensive troops will retreat immediately..."

"If the remaining 100 meters of landmines are covered with landmines on the offensive road in front of the blocking position, the remaining 400 people in the offensive army will definitely suffer heavy casualties!"

Fast assault speed is not only the advantage of cavalry, but also the disadvantage of cavalry, especially when retreating.

More than 400 cavalrymen were charging forward as fast as they could. After receiving the retreat order, they could not turn around and retreat like infantry. Instead, they had to slow down first, wait until the horses stopped stably before turning around, and finally they could speed up and run again and quickly evacuate the battlefield.

During the entire process, the sound of mine explosions and gunfire on the blocking positions remained uninterrupted.

When the attacking troops evacuated and fought, gunfire stopped, and more than 600 cavalrymen were left, and at least one hundred cavalry fell in the retreat operation just now.

Colonel Yingteng gritted his teeth in hatred, staring at the battlefield full of corpses in front of him, and ordered murderously: "The artillery fired immediately, blow me up more than 100 meters away from the front of the blocking position, and detonated all the landmines buried by the enemy in that area!"

"The three or four cavalry brigades are ready for assault. As soon as the shelling stops, they will rush forward. I will wipe out all the enemies on the blocking position!"

In order to clear out all the landmines in front of the blocking position, Colonel Yingteng spent enough money and nine mortars were fired for ten minutes before stopping.

As the smoke of gunpowder spread out slowly, the more than 100-meter offensive road that the cavalry had not stepped on had been covered with shell craters, and even a slightly flat piece of land could not be found.

"Kill and give it to..."

More than 600 cavalry suddenly rushed out of the attacking position, waved their sabers, and rushed towards the blocking position while shouting slogans.

When there were still three hundred meters away from the blocking position, Colonel Yingteng heard the gunshots he least wanted to hear.

Compared with the blocking firepower just now, the firepower is now half weak.

In addition, the mines on the offensive road were also cleared by shells, Colonel Yingteng was full of confidence in the subsequent attack and sighed with a smile: "Yoxi, we will definitely be able to capture the blocking position with less than a hundred casualties in this attack!"

The deputy captain of the corps was also excited: "Sir, there are not many light and heavy machine guns equipped by the enemy. If the artillery troops explode some more, their blocking firepower will definitely be weaker, and our casualties will be further reduced!"

Colonel Yingteng nodded in agreement and quickly raised his telescope to look at the battlefield.

He wants to witness the scene of the attacking troops entering the blocking position with his own eyes.

Of course, it would be even better if you could see the enemy being killed by the cavalry!

More than 600 cavalry rushed to the 130 or 40 meters in front of the blocking position, and Colonel Yingteng's heart hanged.

This is the retreat position of the cavalry troops in the previous round of attack. The attack road in front of more than 100 meters had been blown up by artillery shells. It is logical that there are no more mines inside.

As long as the shelling effect is achieved, the cavalry troops will definitely be able to compete with each other and enter the blocking position within ten seconds.

If the shelling effect is not achieved and there are still a large number of mines ahead, this round of attack may be abandoned halfway.

"Sir, the cavalry troops rushed into the minefield. No landmines were detonated. The enemy was finished!" The deputy captain was also paying attention to this situation. Seeing dozens of cavalry rushing into the minefield in the blink of an eye, he jumped up from the ground in excitement.

Colonel Yingteng smiled and relieved his heart.

Landmines are the only thing that happened in this attack. Now that it is gone, the next attack will definitely go very smoothly.

At that moment, he seemed to have seen the bloody scene of hundreds of enemies being massacred by cavalry.

"Dongdongdongdong...dakdada..."

Just when all the Japanese army felt that victory was in sight, the sound of gunfire that should have been more and more attacked on the battlefield became denser.

Colonel Yingteng looked up and saw a large number of light and heavy machine guns emerged from the blocking position.

Originally, there was only one heavy machine gun left on the position. Under the attack of the mortar squadron, one machine gun position would be transferred every minute. The intermittent firepower was difficult to pose a threat to the cavalry.

Now, the number of heavy machine guns on the blocking positions has suddenly increased to as many as seven.

The number of light machine guns is larger, and no less than thirty ones are swept at a glance.

Therefore, the blocking firepower on the position instantly became at least three times denser.

The unstoppable cavalry unit is like hitting an invincible wall, and it is difficult to retreat further.

The casualties also began to rise sharply.

Just now, the attacking troops lost a cavalry squad.

After the firepower on the blocking position became stronger, the offensive troops rushed forward less than ten meters and lost a small team.

Under the sweeping of the bullet rain, the cavalry were shot one after another, just like a living target.

The cavalry in front died, and the cavalry behind rushed forward only two or three meters before being hit by the bullets flying over, and then fell to the ground!

Colonel Yingteng was shocked when he saw this scene, but he was the leader of the regiment and reacted very quickly.

Seeing that his subordinates were killed one by one, he immediately ordered: "The artillery covers the attacking troops and retreat immediately, retreat now, hurry up!"

"The enemy has hidden strength from us. Maybe they have other tricks that they haven't used. We must figure it out before we can continue to attack!"

The firepower on the blocking position is too strong. Staying in front of the position for one more second means a large number of troops will be killed.

When the cavalry forces want to turn around and retreat in a quick assault, the most lacking is time.

Ordinary infantry can turn around and retreat in one second, and cavalry will take at least five seconds to complete the turn around...

Colonel Yingteng saw it and was anxious...

Seeing more and more cavalrymen on the battlefield were killed, I kept silently thinking about them to hurry up, faster...

After the battle, the gunfire on the blocking position stopped completely, and more than 600 cavalrymen who participated in the second round of attack lost more than 300 people again.

Looking at the blocking position that was restored to a quiet distance, Colonel Yingteng could no longer see the initial vigor.
To be continued...