"Brothers, hold on, you must hold on!"
"Hold on, you must hold on, you can't stop, don't stop!"
"Brothers, grit your teeth. The little devils are also human beings, and they are not made of iron. We are tired, and the little devils will also feel tired. Now let's see who can hold on better."
Wan Zhongshan walked forward panting while encouraging the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion around him.
Because of the long and long-distance forced march, the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion were already sweating profusely. Both their physical strength and energy had reached their limits and were on the verge of collapse. Now they were all supported by a breath of energy. If this breath of energy If it leaks, the army will collapse immediately.
If he wanted to follow Wan Zhongshan's original intention, he wouldn't leave, and he would just fight with the little devil.
But no, Battalion Commander Xu and Company Commander Xiao must not sacrifice themselves in vain.
Therefore, Wan Zhongshan must take the officers and soldiers of the Independent Battalion as far north as possible to get rid of the Japanese pursuers as much as possible. He must take this army out and bring it to Damei Mountain to fight guerrillas, because he promised Xu Rui, as a gentleman, you must practice what you preach, how can you not keep your word
After wiping a sweat, Wan Zhongshan was about to continue to encourage himself when the Siberian tiger suddenly came over panting.
"Brother is bad, he is bad, he is bad." The Siberian tiger panted heavily and roared angrily, "The little devil is catching up with me, the little devil who is like a dog is catching up with his sister again!"
Before he finished speaking, there was a faint gunshot from behind.
Hearing the gunshot, Wan Zhongshan felt a chill in his heart, he was in trouble.
Xiao Yanyue, Captain Xiao, led a platoon to stay behind to block the attack, buying some time for the main force of the Independent Battalion. However, this time was not enough to help the Independent Battalion completely escape the Japs' pursuit. The Japs were also impatient this time, and unexpectedly Ignoring the ancient military admonition that you should never pursue a poor enemy and avoid entering the forest, you pursued him straight into the old forest.
Since there was no time to eliminate the traces, the little devil kept chasing them by biting their footprints.
Now the Japanese pursuers are approaching again, and it is impossible to divide the troops to stop them. One is that the independent battalion has run out of ammunition. Another reason is that all companies and platoons are extremely tired and have no physical strength to stop the attack. Thinking of this, Wan Zhongshan can't help but feel a sense of guilt in his heart: Battalion Commander Xu can't help it. I still couldn't get the troops out after all.
However, even if you die, you must not die in a cowardly manner. Even if you die, you must have a few little devils as your backers.
"His grandma is a bear!" Wan Zhongshan took off his military cap and threw it to the ground. Gritting his teeth, he roared, "Stop running away, let's fight hard, and compete with those little devils."
"Yes, no more running, no more running!"
"Work hard, work hard, work hard."
"You are a little devil like a dog, you are bullying others too much."
The officers and soldiers of the independent battalion around him stopped one after another, breathing heavily with their mouths wide open. While shouting loudly, he spent the past two days and nights running away, exhausted himself to death, and depressed himself to death. Instead of running to death like this, it would be more satisfying to fight with the little devil. .
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight with Gou Yue's little Japanese son!"
After more independent battalion officers and soldiers arrived, they also started making noises.
"Everyone is here." Wan Zhongshan pulled out the box cannon and shouted loudly, "Spread out on the spot. Prepare to fight..."
Before Wan Zhongshan finished speaking, a faint thunder suddenly sounded behind him. Wan Zhongshan didn't pay much attention to it at first, but it only took a moment. The faint thunder became louder.
This is... what sound? Wan Zhongshan's eyes suddenly widened.
The Northeastern Army has an organized cavalry corps. As a veteran of the Northeastern Army, Wan Zhongshan has seen the overwhelming power of cavalry organized above the regiment level when they charge in groups. Therefore, he will never react to this faint thunder. strangeness. This is cavalry, this is a cavalry group charging, and at least it is a cavalry group organized above a battalion!
Thinking of this, Wan Zhongshan felt a chill in his heart. Needless to say, the Japanese cavalry must have gotten in front of them and intercepted them.
No matter if one group of sheep is being driven, two groups of sheep are also being driven!
The left and right are fighting against the Japanese, so what's the harm in adding a group of cavalry
"Brothers, hold on to the guys in your hands." Wan Zhongshan put away the brocade noodle box, but took off the large knife on his back with his backhand. Without machine gun firepower, a few rifles alone could not stop the little devil. The enemy's cavalry, and in this foggy weather, when you find the Japanese cavalry, the enemy's saber will have already been slashed on your neck.
So it's better not to use a gun, but to use a large knife.
Seeing Wan Zhongshan showing his sword, the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion also prepared their bayonets.
In just this moment, the sound of horse hooves behind him became closer and closer.
Wan Zhongshan raised a large sword and shouted with a ferocious face: "Brothers, show your momentum and let the little Japanese see the majesty of our Chinese masters. Kill..."
However, before Wan Zhongshan could shout out the last "Ah" word, a familiar bugle sound suddenly sounded from the opposite side: "Da di di di da di..."
"Well, this is... our bugle sound?" Wan Zhongshan was stunned for a moment, and the last word "Ah" was stuck in his throat and he couldn't shout anymore.
Beside Wan Zhongshan, the more than 300 remaining soldiers of the Independent Battalion also looked at each other. What is going on
The next moment, the overwhelming cavalry rushed out from the thick fog in front. At the front of this wave of cavalry frenzy, a blue sky and white sun flag was facing the rising sun, hunting and floating, seeing this blue sky and white sun. Flag, the tears in Wan Zhongshan's eyes could no longer be held back, and they surged down in an instant: Damn, where did the cavalry come from
Tiegang personally held the blue sky and white sun flag with the number of "National Revolutionary Army 59th Army Cavalry Battalion" and rushed to the front of the entire cavalry formation. The scout cavalry had already reported the whereabouts of the independent battalion to him, so when he He was not at all surprised to see the ranks of the Independence Battalion rushing out of the fog.
"Brothers of the temporary No. 79 Division, thank you for your hard work!" Tiegang held up the blue sky and white sun flag, looked up to the sky and howled, "Next, this place will be left to us." After saying that, Tiegang handed over the flag in his hand again. To the flag bearer behind him, he raised his saber with his backhand, raised his head to the sky and roared, "Cavalry battalion, attack..."
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
More than 300 cavalry officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion directly under the 59th Army howled accordingly.
In the blink of an eye, the cavalry formation of the cavalry battalion had crossed the defense line of the independent battalion. Tiegang pressed the sword in his hand forward, and the more than 300 cavalrymen following him immediately spread out towards the two wings. They set up a cavalry formation that was more than a hundred meters wide, and then surged down from the woods towards Haian Town.
(Dividing line)
Less than a kilometer away from the independent camp, Major Kojima was leading an independent detachment consisting of two infantry squadrons in pursuit towards Dongtai.
Major Kojima had already judged that the Independent Battalion was running out of ammunition and was exhausted, so he seemed very confident in this pursuit. He didn't care at all that the Independent Battalion would set up an ambush halfway, and just bit the traces left by the Independent Battalion along the way. They pursued them relentlessly and had the intention of never giving up until they killed all the independent battalions.
The only thing that made Major Kojima a little regretful was that the cavalry squadron assigned to him by the detachment headquarters did not know where he went after being divided midway. However, this is not surprising. In the dark and heavy fog, the cavalry squadron was confused. It is possible that they lost their way and ran in the wrong direction. This is China after all, and they are not familiar with the terrain.
Major Kojima was marching forward with his head bent when he suddenly heard a strange sound in his ears.
"Well, the sound of horse hooves?" Major Kojima is also a veteran who has experienced many battles. He immediately recognized that it was the sound of horse hooves. At that moment, his heart moved. Kameda, this idiot, finally found a way and brought the cavalry squadron back? Although he failed to intercept the independent battalion, it would be a blessing if Kameda could bring the cavalry squadron back.
However, the next moment, Major Kojima immediately realized that something was wrong.
No, the sound of horse hooves does not sound like marching, but like sprinting, charging!
charge? If Kameda's cavalry returned, how could they charge
No, it's the Chinese cavalry! The ones coming in front were not Kameda’s cavalry, but Chinese cavalry!
"Baga, China Cavalry!" Major Kojima pulled out his saber with his backhand and shouted to the sky, "Expand, drive away monsters, expand, fight, prepare to fight..."
However, the next moment, Major Kojima's roar was drowned out by the sound of horse hooves.
At this time, a red sun slowly rose from the eastern sky, and the dazzling sunshine dispersed the heavy fog. Therefore, Major Kojima could clearly see hundreds of Chinese cavalry, holding their sabers high, surging out of the dense forest. came out and rushed towards the Japanese army who were still marching in the open area, but the Japanese army had already made a mess.
"Machine guns, set up machine guns quickly! Heavy machine guns, heavy machine guns!" Major Kojima roared repeatedly.
The four Japs ran over panting carrying a Type 92 heavy machine gun, and placed the heavy machine gun next to Major Kojima. Major Kojima knelt on one knee, raised his saber and roared loudly: "Shoot, shoot!" Kill and change..."
The machine gunner quickly pulled the bolt, and then pressed the firing button. The Type 92 heavy machine gun in his hand immediately roared with a "chug, chug," and with the roar of "chug, chug," the hot heavy machine gun bullets instantly It was like dense raindrops, violently splashing on the Chinese cavalry on the opposite side.
The six or seven Chinese cavalrymen who rushed at the front immediately fell down from their horses.
"Over there, direction 11 o'clock, shoot, kill, kill..." Major Kojima roared again.
However, this time, before the Japanese machine gunner could turn his gun, two Chinese cavalrymen rushed over from the diagonal thrust. The saber was raised and lowered. In the flash of cold light, the Japanese machine gunner covered his neck and fell into a pool of blood. , the Chinese cavalryman just in front didn't even have any strength, and just relied on the inertia of the charge of the horse to cut off most of his neck with the blade of the saber. (To be continued.)