Songshanao, located in Shexian County, is a sloped valley terrain with not many big trees around it, all of which are some wild grass.

Songshanao is not at all conspicuous, but now there are a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers passing by quickly.

"Hurry, we must seize Mushroom Ridge before the Japanese reinforcements arrived!"

"Brothers, work harder, and in another 2 hours we will be able to arrive at Mushroom Ridge!"

The soldiers marched quickly, and on both sides of the marching road, there were also commanders and soldiers urging them to marches.

Mushroom Ridge is so important!

Whoever occupys Mushroom Ridge will take the dominance of the battle!

Thousands of soldiers from the New Second Regiment of the 512th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army were marching rapidly.

On one side of the marching road, the regiment commander Ding Wei and the deputy regiment commander Long Weng stopped, unfolded the map, and studied the next countermeasures.

Ding Wei said: "Long Wen, look at it. Our current location is in Songshan Ao, which is only a few dozen miles away from our destination, Mushroom Ridge. According to our speed, it is enough to arrive within 2 hours.

The current Japanese army in Mushroom Ridge is less than a brigade of troops. According to the combat effectiveness of our regiment, we are sure to resolve the battle within a few hours, capture Mushroom Ridge, and cut off the retreat of the 110th Division of the Japanese army."

"Um!"

Upon hearing this, Long Wen nodded heavily and said, "With that being said, judging from the Japanese intelligence we just intercepted, the 110th Division of the Japanese army has dispatched an infantry regiment, an artillery brigade, and a cavalry brigade, and rushed to reinforce.

Especially the Japanese cavalry brigade!

If we are entangled by them, it will be impossible for us to capture Mushroom Ridge in a short time. Even if we can finally win, it will be as difficult as heaven!"

Cavalry brigade?

If the Japanese cavalry brigade cannot be solved, then the plan of the 512th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army to cut off the Japanese army's retreat will be completely defeated!

This is an important winning point!

"snort!"

Ding Wei snorted coldly: "We must destroy the Japanese cavalry brigade, pass on my orders, and order all units to speed up the marching. The first battalion will be left to defend here. We must not let the Japanese cavalry brigade catch up."

"Yes, regiment commander!" A communications soldier replied loudly.

After the order was issued, Ding Wei turned to Long Weng and said, "Where is the position of our cavalry battalion now?"

"I don't know yet."

Long Wenhua shook his head and said, "If Long Fei's cavalry battalion cannot arrive in time, relying on the strength of our battalion alone, it will probably not be able to stop the Japanese army for how long!"

For a moment, both Ding Wei and Long Wenhua became extremely solemn.

The Japanese cavalry is super powerful in this era!

First of all, the maneuverability and size of the Eastern war horses are more powerful than that of the Chinese horses, and their movement speed is even more so.

Although our cavalry battalion is equipped with Donna horses dedicated to Russian Cossack cavalry, the number is too small after all, and most of the horses in the cavalry battalion are still far inferior to those of the Japanese East-American horses;

Secondly, the equipment of the Japanese cavalry is also greater than that of our cavalry battalion.

Japanese cavalry soldiers, holding "Type 32" saber, carrying "Type 44" cavalry rifle and cavalry ammunition box, as well as special horse boots, stirrups, and soldiers' legs wrapped.

In short, if you avoid the personal combat effectiveness of cavalry, just the Eastern Horse and cavalry equipment, the Japanese cavalry will be better than our cavalry.

"Damn the Japanese!"

Ding Wei cursed inwardly, then put away the map and rode away quickly.

Deputy regiment commander Long Weng issued an order to the communications troop: "Continue to contact the cavalry battalion and report it immediately when there is any news."

"Yes, Deputy Commander Long!"

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Cavalry, a military force that has been through thousands of years, is known for its superior mobility and is an indispensable military force for countries around the world.

However, during World War II, due to the rapid advancement of technological power, the importance of cavalry was greatly reduced and far from its previous glory.

But during World War II, this was not only the end of the cavalry, but also its last glory!

There are a total of 1.5 million horses in Japan. Under extreme mobilization, more than 900,000 horses can be recruited, of which no less than 600,000 horses are used on the Chinese battlefield.

Most of them were used in logistics and artillery units, but around 1939, there were still many cavalrymen used for combat on the Chinese battlefield and played a huge role.

In the battles of all sizes and sizes on the Chinese battlefield, there will always be Japanese cavalry.

The key to the battle between the 512th Brigade and the 110th Japanese Division is who can occupy Mushroom Ridge.

The key to determining whether the 512th Brigade can capture Mushroom Ridge before the arrival of the Japanese reinforcements is also whether it can solve the Japanese cavalry brigade.

If our army wins, the whole lot will be alive;

If our army is defeated, it will fall into a state of collapse.

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May 10, 1939, 10:00 am.

More than 600 cavalrymen from the Japanese cavalry brigade appeared in the Songshanao area at a speed of extreme silence.

The cavalry rolled in, stirring up huge smoke and dust, with great visual impact.

The accompanying sound of horse trampling was like a heavy hammer that kept hitting the hearts of our soldiers.

Long Wen, deputy leader of the New Second Regiment, also swallowed and spitted.

The soldiers of our army who were responsible for intercepting the Japanese cavalry here were also nervously sweating.

The Japanese cavalry are not a joke!

Moreover, Long Wenhua also knew very well that without extra cover around him, his side could only intercept Japanese cavalry for a very short time!

It is definitely impossible to exceed 20 minutes!

"Cabin, cavalry, where are our cavalry?"

"Why haven't our cavalry appeared yet?"

~

Two minutes later, the battle began!

"Give it a tartar!"

The Japanese troops in the front row pulled out their rifles in an orderly manner and began shooting.

At this moment, our army was still thousands of meters away from the Japanese army, but under this situation, the Japanese cavalry began to shoot.

This is entirely based on the superiority of the Japanese cavalry's rifle.

The "Type 44" infringement and cavalry rifles equipped by the Japanese cavalry are based on the manual bolt carbine developed by the Type 38 rifles. The basic structure is similar to the Type 38 rifles. The difference is that the barrel decreases to 482.

But what is puzzling is that the effective range of the Japanese Type 44 Infantry and Ring is even further than that of the Type 38 Rifle!

"Bang~bang~bang!"

Although the distance was very far and the shooting accuracy was very poor, after all, hundreds of Japanese cavalry opened fire together, and the bullets poured into the rain immediately caused more than ten casualties to our army.

"Damn it!"

Long Weng shouted: "Brothers, give me a call!"

Passively being beaten is not the style of the 512 Brigade.

At this moment, under the leadership of Long Wen, the soldiers immediately launched a counterattack against the Japanese cavalry.

Bullets shot out from the muzzle!

However, the Japanese cavalry was too fast, just like a ghost on the battlefield.

In a blink of an eye, the Japanese cavalry had charged for hundreds of meters away!

At this moment, the soldiers could almost clearly feel the cold and cold light from the Japanese army pulling out the sabre.

cold!

The bone-permeable cold!

"Why are you still standing there? Call me!"

Long Wen's loud shout immediately restored some panicked soldiers' minds.

Pull the bolt, shoot, and repeat this action continuously.

The limited number of light and heavy machine guns also savvyly emitted its power.

"Da da da da!"

Bullets, like rain, poured towards the Japanese army.

Suddenly, many Japanese cavalrymen in the charge fell down, with their men and horses on their backs, and their horses roared.

The war horse fell to the ground, and a burst of smoke and dust were also stirred up.

This wave of offensive attacks severely against the Japanese cavalry, but there are too many Japanese cavalry and their speed is too fast.

After one after another, the Japanese cavalry entered our position!
To be continued...