Chapter 828 The Japanese Army Wants to Fight to Set the World (two chapters in one)
At this moment, Colonel Takahashi was being taken off the brigade and swam across the river. He has not seen this scene for the time being, otherwise he would have been so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
When Colonel Takahashi safely arrived on the other side of the river, more than 500 national rescue troops entered his vision, and the shelling on the other side of the river did not mean to stop at all.
The shells were like eyes, chasing the retreating troops and bombing them.
Twenty minutes later, more than a thousand subordinates swam across the river, and the other side of the river almost became a position of the National Salvation Army, so it was difficult to see another subordinate.
Just as he was about to continue running away with more than a thousand remaining soldiers, the shells fired by the National Rescue Army hit him, and they were very close to him.
More than a dozen fireballs soared into the air on the bank of the river where he was hiding, and the receiving troops guarding the river were immediately killed and injured by the bomb.
"Sir, the National Salvation Army that attacked us seemed to have to swim across the river to continue chasing us. The troops must immediately withdraw from the National Salvation Army defense zone!" The chief of staff of the corps was very anxious to remind.
There were no subordinates standing on the other side of the river, and only some wounded men who were unable to retreat were left. No matter how long they waited here, they would never cross the river.
There were dozens of soldiers left on the river and did not get ashore, but the National Salvation Army had already rushed to the other side of the river and was using light and heavy machine guns to crazily shoot out few subordinates on the river surface. Almost every second, people were killed, and the bodies floated downstream along the river. There must be not many soldiers who could successfully get ashore in the end.
The artillery units of the National Salvation Army have begun to shell out the support troops they arranged by the river. If they are allowed to stay on the shore and be bombed, not only will they not be able to support many people, but they will also suffer heavy losses.
After comparing the two sides, Colonel Takahashi made a decision in his heart. He looked at the Chief of Staff without hesitation and ordered: "The whole army retreated and marched quickly to rush out of the National Rescue Army Defense Zone. We must not let the National Rescue Army catch up with us."
After saying that, Colonel Takahashi took the lead and ran towards the direction he came, and the guards were closely guarding him.
More than 1,300 Japanese devils lined up in two formations and trotted forward. Because there were few chariots in the middle of the team, the entire team was only five or six hundred meters long.
Colonel Takahashi walked in the middle of the team, gasping while urging the troops to speed up.
The National Salvation Army was so amazing that he rushed from Pingding to Yangquan for a few hours. He still hadn't figured out how the National Salvation Army did it.
If they have other means to cross them and block them before they evacuate the defense zone of the National Rescue Army, the remaining more than a thousand people around them will definitely not be able to escape the encirclement and blockade of the National Rescue Army and will eventually be eliminated here.
Colonel Takahashi, who wanted to survive, did not dare to delay for a second, and he wanted to fly out of the National Rescue Military Defense Zone.
"Boom..." A sound of horse hooves slowly spread from far to near to Colonel Takahashi's ears.
Although the National Salvation Army had a powerful cavalry unit, before it attacked Yangquan County for the second time, the reconnaissance team clearly saw the National Salvation Army's cavalry battalion enter the county town.
Until I swam across the river, this "cavalry unit" still did not leave the county town.
The county town is more than fifteen kilometers away from here, and there is still a day in the middle of the river without bridges. It has only been ten or twenty minutes since the troops cross the river. Even if the cavalry battalion entering Yangquan County is a heavenly soldier and general, it is impossible for them to leave the city and march for more than ten kilometers in such a short time, quietly cross the river and go around in front of you.
So after the sound of horse hooves reached Colonel Takahashi's ears, he had no idea that the other party belonged to the National Salvation Army. He subconsciously regarded them as reinforcements sent to him by the military headquarters, although he had not received any relevant telegrams.
The Chief of Staff’s idea was the same as that of Colonel Takahashi, who believed that the sudden appearance of the cavalry in front could not belong to the National Salvation Army.
But on the prudent side, he still expressed his opinions to Colonel Takahashi!
"Sir, there are more than 500 cavalrymen rushing towards us in front. Should the troops be on guard!"
Colonel Takahashi was already scared by the endless means of the national rescue army. When he thought that the national rescue army had already begun to swim across the river when he retreated, maybe he had begun to chase him now, so he was scared.
If everyone wastes a lot of time in order to prevent the cavalry in front of them, causing the pursuits of the National Salvation Army to catch up, it will be a bit unworthy of the loss.
In order not to be bitten by the pursuers of the National Rescue Army, Colonel Takahashi decisively rejected this proposal that would delay everyone's time: "No, the National Rescue Army is too cunning, and this is their defense zone, so it is more familiar with the terrain than us."
"If the pursuers of the National Salvation Army take the opportunity to walk the small road and come to us, no one will go back then."
"The cavalry troops in front must have been sent by the military headquarters to pick us up. There is nothing to be prepared for. Everyone will continue to rush forward and the speed will be accelerated!"
The team leader's analysis was reasonable and well-founded. The chief of staff could not find any reason to refute, so he could only nod his head and take the order.
"Boom..." The sound of horse hooves caused by the cavalry assault became louder and louder, and it sounded in everyone's ears like thunder, and the official road under their feet began to tremble slightly.
When the two sides were still three or four hundred meters apart, Colonel Takahashi finally saw the blurred figure of the other party.
But under the shadow of night, he could not tell whether the other party was an enemy or a friend.
When two hundred meters apart, the opponent's figure became clearer and clearer, and Colonel Takahashi felt something was wrong.
The cavalry troops did not raise torches, but the raid troops led by themselves held a large number of torches, so the other party must have seen him long ago.
If both sides are their own people, the cavalry will definitely reduce their speed, otherwise the two troops will definitely be injured after they collided, and it will also cause both sides to misunderstand the identity of their opponents and cause internal strife.
So if this cavalry unit is really its own, they will definitely slow down after reaching this distance.
But not only did the opponent's marching speed not slowed down, but instead rushed faster and faster.
After rushing forward for fifty or sixty meters, the cavalry gathered on the pipeline suddenly split into two and surrounded their wings.
Seeing this scene, Colonel Takahashi's eyes quickly widened, his legs became weak, and he almost collapsed on the ground. He looked at the cavalry rushing towards him and shouted with a desperate look: "Bageyalu, we miscalculated!"
"The cavalry in front is not here to pick us up, they want to encircle and wipe us out!"
"The machine gunners immediately came forward and blocked these cavalry at all costs. They must not let them rush into our team, otherwise everyone will die under the cavalry's sabers!"
"Let's fire now, shoot all the light and heavy machine guns, and the rifleman shoots, otherwise it will be too late..."
The Japanese machine gunner walking in the middle of the team immediately held the light machine gun carried on his shoulders in his arms as a submachine gun, loaded the bullets and hugged the fire at the cavalry that was getting closer and closer in front of him.
Some machine gunners lay down directly, put the machine gun on the ground, and fired at the cavalry...
The Japanese reacted very quickly, but the cavalry's assault speed was faster.
The moment the light and heavy machine guns were fired, the cavalry surrounded by both wings had already rushed to less than sixty meters away from them.
At this moment, many cavalrymen raised their submachine guns and horse rifles in their hands.
More than 1,300 Japanese marches together, all concentrated on the pipeline, and their formation was very dense. As long as they hit the bullets on the official road, their luck would not be particularly bad, and they could hit the target.
The machine gunners holding crooked hands were the focus of the cavalry battalion shooting targets, and a large number of bullets flew towards them, and even if the blind cat hit the rat, they could be killed.
So before the ten Japanese machine gunners at the front of the team could empty the bullets in the crooked bullet bay, they were killed by submachine gun bullets and horse rifle bullets flying towards them.
After the machine gunner was killed, the deputy shooter rushed up immediately and wanted to pick up the phone gun and continue shooting, but the cavalry battalion did not give them this opportunity.
Many cavalry took advantage of the moment when the machine guns were silent and rushed to Guan Dao, raised their swords and killed the Japanese who had just obtained the light machine gun...
As the first cavalry rushed into the Japanese team, the balance of victory quickly turned towards the National Salvation Army.
On the field battlefield, cavalry has too many advantages in front of ordinary infantry.
Facing the fast-paced cavalry, they didn't even have a chance to counterattack and had to be passively beaten.
In the blink of an eye, the cavalry battalion rushed forward seventy or eighty meters along the official road. The Japanese who hit him head-on were all killed by sabers.
Colonel Takahashi's face had turned pale. Facing the cavalry getting closer and closer, his mind was in chaos and could not think of any way to break the situation.
Seeing many people fleeing in scattered faces with cavalry, the National Salvation Army was obviously focused on the official road, and they did not pay much attention to the fish that had missed the net. Colonel Takahashi had a sudden inspiration and thought of his last chance to escape!
Take a deep breath, force yourself to prevent your body from falling down, and then order at the top of your throat: "Everyone can break through."
"The enemy's troops are limited and it's dark. After the troops are dispersed, they can only choose to chase and kill them. There must be many soldiers who can escape!"
The chief of staff's eyes lit up and quickly ordered the guard captain: "Two combat teams to protect the corps, transfer one combat team to follow me, and the remaining one combat team and the deputy corps captain, we will break through in dispersed ways!
The Japanese on the pipeline suddenly fled in all directions, a scene that Tao Yongsheng did not expect.
In his eyes, the Japanese were a group of madmen who were desperate and would not be deserters under any circumstances. Therefore, after being assaulted by cavalry, they would definitely gather all troops to fight head-on until they were all killed in battle.
Unexpectedly, these Japanese devils were already scared by the National Rescue Army, their morale was low, and they did not have the courage to fight to the end.
As soon as Colonel Takahashi divided his troops to break through, the surrounding Japanese fled in scattered.
The mission of the regiment commander to the Cavalry Battalion was to wipe out all the Japanese who crossed the river. If they fled in scattered areas, the Cavalry Battalion with limited troops would definitely not be able to stare at every Japanese to chase them. In the end, many Japanese must have slipped away from the noses of the Cavalry Battalion.
Tao Yongsheng was very helpless, but now that things have come to this point, the only thing he can do is to seize the opportunity to kill more Japanese devils.
Staring at the half-infantry squad that was still gathering together not far away, he rushed and ordered: "The guards came with me, and the other troops divided their troops to chase and kill the Japanese who broke through the scattered areas. How many people can kill, but no one can enter the forest!"
Although it was already late at night, the war room was still brightly lit, and the commander personally guarded here without any sleepiness.
"Report..." The intelligence officer hurried in.
"Sir, Bei Zhi just got the news that the main force of the National Salvation Army lurking in Zhujiazhuang is marching urgently to reinforce Yangquan. It is very fast and has brought a lot of heavy artillery. It should be able to arrive at Yangquan County before dawn."
"In addition, judging from the strength of the National Salvation Army to reinforce Yangquan County, our daytime bombing was very effective. The National Salvation Army lost at least 3,000 main forces and 30 mountain field artillery and heavy artillery."
The commander laughed as soon as he heard this, and quickly took the telegram and browsed it. The more he looked at the smile on his face, the stronger it became. Then he stared at the intelligence officer and asked: "The above said that there are only more than 3,000 people and less than twenty heavy artillery left in the National Salvation Army. Is this information true?"
"Hayi!" The intelligence officer nodded with certainty.
"Our intelligence personnel found a large number of bombed artillery and corpses of the National Salvation Army in the daytime bombing area. This evidence is enough to prove that the National Salvation Army suffered heavy losses in the bombing!"
"Yo Xi..." The commander said happily with joy.
"If the National Salvation Army really has only more than 3,000 people and less than twenty artillery pieces left, and when the raid troops take Yangquan, we can take advantage of the opportunity to pacify Ding and Yangquan bit by bit, compress their living space, and not give them the opportunity to expand their troops."
"When we recover our strength and gather heavy troops to sweep the National Salvation Army, we will definitely be able to conquer the world in one battle and completely eliminate the major concern of the National Salvation Army."
"In addition, your information also says that the reinforcements of the National Salvation Army will not arrive at Yangquan County after dawn, which means that Colonel Takahashi can attack Yangquan for more than half a night."
"Contact Colonel Takahashi immediately, so that he must fight steadily, capture Yangquan at the minimum cost, and then turn defense into offense to fight against the reinforcements of the National Salvation Army. I am waiting for his good news in the military headquarters."
The communications officer who received the order rushed into the telecommunications room quickly and called the radio operator to contact Colonel Takahashi.
A minute passed, and the raid troops did not respond...
Five minutes passed, and no matter how I called, the radio station equipped by the raid troops still did not respond.
At this time, a lot of cold sweat had appeared on the forehead of the radio operator and his expression was very anxious.
Change the call frequency immediately and contact other radio stations equipped by the raid troops.
Ten minutes passed, and the other radio stations equipped by the raid troops did not respond.
The cold sweat on the forehead of the radio operator was getting more and more nervous, and he decisively put down his headphones and reported to the communications staff: "Sir, something seems to have happened in the raid troops. Bei Yi just contacted all the radio stations equipped by the raid troops, but there was no response!"
The radio operator did not know the mission of the raid troops, and the communications consultant knew about it.
According to the combat plan that the military headquarters has formulated, the raid troops are now attacking Yangquan County. According to the principle, the radio station should be in the state of power supply. Once the military headquarters sends a telegram, they will respond.
Now they have no response. Except for the raid troops, the communications consultant has no other reason to explain.
He ran to the war room as soon as his face sank. This matter was so important that he had to report the bad news to the army commander as soon as possible.
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