bayedsolid Chapter 339: Luring the Japanese Cavalry
Chapter 339: Luring the Japanese Cavalry
Zhang Wenwu led his troops to the preset position at 11 o'clock in the evening. Li Zhengying and Hao Jian, who had arrived here earlier, also came to Zhang Wenwu.
Li Zhengying and Hao Jian arrived here with the suicide squad officers and soldiers as soon as it got dark. They needed to conduct some reconnaissance here first to see if there were any Japanese troops on the preset battlefield here, in order to avoid a sudden encounter with the Japanese troops when the troops arrived, which would not be good.
"Division Commander, the suicide squad and the special forces battalion have already entered the designated positions as planned. Once the sharpshooters enter the shooting positions, they can begin action at any time." As soon as Li Zhengying saw Zhang Wenwu, he quickly reported the current situation.
After listening to the current situation on the battlefield, Zhang Wenwu took two breaths. In order to get to the battlefield as quickly as possible, he led his troops to march lightly.
"Okay, you will be in charge of the battlefield ahead. The temporary division headquarters will be set up here. Report any emergency at any time and start the action as planned." Zhang Wenwu also ordered Li Zhengying.
Li Zhengying didn't waste any words. After a military salute, he took Hao Jian and trotted to the preset battlefield in front. Now there was only one hour left before the planned action time. They needed to make sure as soon as possible that all the troops arrived at the designated locations as required.
Zhang Wenwu's action time was set at 12 o'clock in the evening, while Xinye's attack time was set at 2 o'clock in the morning.
They needed to lure the Japanese cavalry unit into the trap here and eliminate it as quickly as possible, and then ambush the Japanese troops who might be going to reinforce Xinye from the position on the Xiangzao Highway. Time was still very tight.
When it was exactly twelve o'clock, Hao Jian, with more than fifty selected officers and soldiers, began to advance towards the Japanese cavalry patrol line.
The preset battlefield was less than two kilometers away from the Japanese patrol line. This was mainly to ensure that the officers and soldiers responsible for luring the Japanese cavalry could run back smoothly. If the distance was too far, human legs would never be able to outrun the war horses.
Hao Jian and his men quickly arrived at the vicinity of the Japanese cavalry patrol route. According to their previous reconnaissance, the Japanese cavalry patrol team would arrive here for patrol in about fifteen minutes.
Hao Jian was going to lead these selected officers and soldiers to launch a sneak attack on the Japanese cavalry, and then quickly run back to the preset battlefield to attract the Japanese cavalry over.
The 13th Cavalry Regiment, which was originally part of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army and was assigned to the 4th Cavalry Brigade, was responsible for patrolling this area. The Japanese cavalry was divided into two types, namely the cavalry regiment belonging to the infantry division and the cavalry regiment belonging to the cavalry brigade.
The cavalry regiments belonging to the infantry divisions only have two cavalry squadrons in each regiment. The 2st Squadron of the th Cavalry Regiment is now responsible for night patrols. The squadron leader, Captain Saisuke Mukai, is also personally leading his st Squadron to conduct routine patrols at a uniform speed.
The squadron leader, Captain Saisuke Mukai, was a little unhappy when he saw the more than 120 officers and soldiers on his side riding on war horses. He felt that the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, should apply to the 4th Cavalry Brigade to participate in the battle in the front instead of riding around in this desolate wilderness all day long.
Captain Mukai Saisuke has been patrolling here with his troops for several days. During this period, they have not seen many Chinese soldiers or even ordinary Chinese people. This makes him feel too bored. Not being able to ride a horse and kill the Chinese makes him feel uncomfortable all over.
Just when Captain Mukai Saisuke thought his troops were about to carry out another boring patrol mission, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from the west, and more than 20 cavalrymen were knocked off their horses on the spot.
"Damn, the Chinese army is ambushing here." The first thing Captain Saisuke Mukai thought of when he heard the gunshots was that the Chinese army was ambushing his troops here.
But he also heard from the gunshots that the ambushing Chinese army was not large in scale. Judging from the gunshots, the ambushing Chinese army should not exceed two hundred people. A Chinese army of this size actually dared to attack the cavalry unit in the wild. He also admired the courage of the commander of the opposing Chinese army. This was purely an act of seeking death.
"Charge in the direction of the Chinese army's ambush, and fire to cover. Quickly, adjust the formation." Captain Mukai Saisuke loudly ordered his troops to quickly adjust the formation and prepare to launch an attack on the Chinese army in the distance.
After Hao Jian fired two rounds of shots at the fifty-odd soldiers in ambush, he led everyone to run away, throwing everything on their bodies to the ground as they ran.
Captain Mukai Saisuke was holding a telescope and observing the situation of the ambushed Chinese army. Through the telescope, he vaguely saw some dark shadows running quickly backwards.
"Damn it! The Chinese army is running away. Hurry, get on your horses and chase them. We must not let them get away." Captain Mukai Saisuke ordered loudly and anxiously.
This was the first time I had seen Chinese troops in so many days. Not only were the Chinese troops so few in number, but they had also killed and wounded more than 20 of my officers and soldiers. Who could tolerate this? This revenge must be avenged immediately.
As a result, the Japanese cavalry quickly rode their mounts and began to chase the fleeing Chinese soldiers.
Captain Mukai Saisuke also took the lead and rode his horse forward at a steady speed. When cavalrymen were chasing infantry in the wild, they did not need to urge their horses to gallop at full speed at the beginning. They just needed to ensure a certain steady speed.
When the Chinese army's infantrymen have run out of energy, he will lead everyone to sprint forward with all their strength. By that time, the Chinese army's soldiers will be so tired that they can't even raise their guns to shoot. He can also reduce casualties in combat. This act of teasing the Chinese army can also make all the cavalrymen feel happy in their hearts.
The officers and soldiers who participated in the ambush to lure the Japanese cavalry were strictly selected from the army. The only requirement for them was to run fast and have good physical strength so that they could successfully escape from the pursuit of the Japanese cavalry.
Don't let yourself be eliminated by the Japanese cavalry halfway due to running speed and physical strength issues, otherwise luring the Japanese army would be like sending yourself to death.
Li Zhengying lay in the weeds beside the preset position, holding a telescope and nervously looking at the dark shadows running hard in the distance. His hand was tightly holding the telescope, and he was nervously repeating in his heart: Hurry up, run faster.