Predator Reborn

Chapter 131 Battle of Xiangtangpu (10)

The entire cavalry battalion formed a sharp-angle formation and rushed towards the Japanese brigade. The distance was less than a thousand meters. For the fast-running cavalry, it didn't take much time to get there. When it was 500 meters away, the Japanese brigade The only heavy machine gun in his unit had already opened fire. Faced with the sparse firepower, Wang Hu didn't take it seriously. The soldiers of the entire cavalry battalion did not underestimate the enemy, and they all pressed their bodies as close to the horse's back as possible. to reduce the area where he was hit. Although horses around him were hit from time to time and fell to the ground with roars and wails of war horses, it did not affect the offensive formation of the troops. The troops were still like sharp knives. , slowly stabbing towards the Japanese brigade headquarters.

Only 300 meters away, the Japanese's light machine guns and rifles opened fire. The cavalry battalion fell down in an instant, with more than a dozen soldiers. "Hit" the cavalry battalion commander shouted loudly. However, amidst the roar of horse hooves, this roar was basically lost. It was submerged, but the quality of the soldiers' usual training was still reflected. They lay on the back of the war horse, holding the stiff rope tightly with one hand to control the speed of the war horse, and holding the horse rifle tightly with the other hand. , calmly aimed at the Japanese on the opposite side, completely ignoring the bullets that kept flying around them. The soldiers of the cavalry battalion received the order and fired a bullet from their rifles. Suddenly, the Japanese in the fortifications were hit by bullets. The rain swept all over.

"Kill..." After shooting the bullets, the soldiers didn't stop much. They put their rifles on their backs, drew out their sabers, raised them up and howled towards the Japanese position. Suddenly, the entire cavalry battalion was filled with knives everywhere they went. The light was shining, and under the pressure of this momentum, the Japanese began to retreat. Wang Hu, the "killing" cavalry battalion commander, raised the saber in his hand and slashed at a surprised Japanese in front of him, and was the first to rush into the Japanese defensive circle.

Slowly, more and more cavalry rushed in. Facing the invincible cavalry warriors, the entire Japanese brigade immediately became a mess. The entire brigade was full of cavalry running with their sabers raised high, slashing at those around them from time to time. Japs, bring up a piece of blood...

At this time, the entire cavalry battalion was like a sharp knife inserted into the enemy's position. Wherever the sharp knife went, there were corpses of the Japanese trampled to pulp by horses' hooves. As the sharp knife gradually penetrated deeper, the entire Japanese brigade was They were all drawn in, and the soldiers were slashing back and forth.

Just as the soldiers were hacking and killing, the fleeing Japanese could no longer see their usual ferocity. They were dodging the sabers of the soldiers in embarrassment. In front of the tall cavalry, they were just targets for slaughter. With a burst of After the bloody rain, the cavalry battalion, paying a certain price, passed through the Japanese group headquarters and inserted itself behind the attacking Japanese.

The Japs' brigade headquarters was less than a kilometer away from the front-line positions, and there was only a ridge between the two positions. Therefore, the Japs' first squadron who came to reinforce did not notice the anomaly in front of them. The brigade headquarters they were rescuing had already arrived. The entire army was wiped out. This created an opportunity for the cavalry battalion to annihilate the enemy again.

Perhaps because of Wang Hu's good luck, just when the cavalry battalion passed the Japs' headquarters and was preparing to raid the Japanese troops attacking on the front line, a squadron from the Japs for reinforcements also happened to walk to the bottom of the mountain ridge. There was a collision on the mountain ridge. What followed was another one-sided massacre.

Facing an unprepared squadron of Japanese soldiers, the cavalry battalion had no scruples and shouted loudly. The soldiers rushed into the Japanese formation. But the machine gun squad that the cavalry feared the most suffered an even worse death. Facing

The cavalry rushed over, and the heavy machine gunners had not even put their machine guns on the ground when they were cut apart by the incoming sabers and fell into a pool of blood.

As for the Japanese infantry squadron, facing the sudden cavalry, although they were howling and rushing towards the soldiers with bayonets in their hands, what was the use? Facing the running horses and the high cavalry, these bayonets

Before he even touched the war horse, he was cut into two pieces by the cavalry soldiers with their guns and men.

More than a hundred Japs were not enough for the soldiers to finish them off with one blow each. The cavalrymen who came later, looking at the bodies of Japs on the ground, could only complain that their horses were too slow and could not cut down these ferocious Japs. I hope that next time

, I can run faster and try to cut off the heads of two Japanese...

Although it does not take much time for the cavalry battalion to have more than a hundred Japs, in this short period of time, the remaining two squadrons of Japs on the Japs front line have completely discovered the situation behind them, and these few minutes are very important for the well-trained

For the Japanese, it was enough for them to set up a tight fire blockade in the rear.

In order to prevent the cavalry from breaking through the blockade behind them, after discussion between the two squadron leaders, six of the remaining eight heavy machine guns on the front line were deployed on the position, and a squadron of troops was deployed along the line for defense. However,

Although the defense at the rear of the Japs is very tight, for the Japs who have lost one squadron, their strength is running low.

After a squadron of troops was transferred to the rear to block the cavalry, the Japanese were left with less than one squadron of troops. They could no longer launch a new round of attacks and retreated one after another to build fortifications.

The Japanese calmly blocked the line, and the cavalry battalion that had eliminated the first squadron of the Japanese did not rest. They did not even clean the battlefield, and continued to attack with the uninjured soldiers. Looking at a defensive position behind the Japanese, Wang Hu and

He didn't care too much and kept accelerating. "Click, click, click..." Suddenly, a violent rain of bullets swept towards his cavalry camp, and the dozen or so cavalry at the front fell off their horses and "retreat." Wang reacted.

Tiger shouted loudly. However, the cavalry cannot be as fast and fast as the infantry, and they can retreat immediately.

With the first gunshot of the Japanese, the soldiers fell one after another under the intensive fire of the Japanese's four heavy machine guns. "Quick, stop the assault, divide the troops into two groups, disperse and surround." Looking at the soldiers who kept falling to the ground.

Cavalry battalion, battalion commander Wang Hu shouted loudly with red eyes.

Finally, after suffering nearly half of the company's casualties, the cavalry battalion began to divide into two and outflank the Japanese flanks.

Of course, everything at the foot of the mountain did not escape the eyes of Commander Wang Nanhu. He watched the Japanese gradually being surrounded by the cavalry battalion, and the galloping cavalry fired several shots at the Japanese position from time to time. Wang Nanhu knew that this group of Japanese had already treated him.

There is no threat anymore. The only thing they can do now is to rely on the intensive firepower in their hands and wait for help...

"Correspondent, go down immediately to find Battalion Commander Wang and tell him that this group of Japanese soldiers is very powerful. Now the soldiers are very tired and lack ammunition. We don't have the ability to destroy them. Even if we do, we will pay a heavy price, so for

This group of Japanese soldiers can only surround but not fight. If they dare to break through, we will use cavalry to deal with them in the wild." Wang Nanhu said decisively while looking at the exhausted soldiers behind him.

Soon, the entire Xiangtangpu battlefield fell into silence. In the next few hours, the Japanese reinforcements in both places did not move. They neither withdrew their troops nor attacked, but only built fortifications on the spot.

Finally, all the ammunition and materials on the battlefield were transported, and even the cars that were damaged by the shells were dismantled and transported back to the base area. As for the remaining intact cars. Under the personal guidance of Liu Hua and others, the soldiers completely

They dismantled 5 vehicles and prepared to form the first vehicle transport team of the independent brigade after returning to the base area...

Looking at the battlefield swept away by the soldiers, Liu Hua, as the commander, was very satisfied. Looking at the slowly darkening sky, Liu Hua said to the chief of staff next to him: "Chief of staff, it's time to end, the fight is over."

It’s been a day, the casualties among the soldiers must be very high, give the order!”

"Yes, Commander." Although Li Qing, the chief of staff, was very tired at this time, he still gave a military salute to the young commander in front of him, answered loudly, and walked towards the radio station behind.

After receiving the order, each battalion retreated in covert manner. Except for the cavalry battalion who was still running back and forth and bluffing, all the soldiers took advantage of the darkness and slowly left the Xiangtangpu battlefield where they had fought for a day...

Since the troops carried a large amount of supplies at this time, coupled with the constant patrols of Japanese planes, the marching speed of the troops was very slow, with a distance of less than a hundred miles. The independent brigade traveled for several days. Finally, the troops were slowly marching.

Slowly entering the Pingding area, we are getting closer and closer to the base area.

The further you go, the more and more militiamen are patrolling, and from time to time you can see ordinary people greeting the troops. It seems that the construction of the base area has made great achievements! Liu Hua sighed secretly.

Due to the advance contact from the radio station, Guan Xiangying, the political commissar who stayed behind in the base area, knew after the battle that the troops had achieved an unprecedented victory. After learning that the commander had entered the base area, he brought the party, government and military leaders in the base area overnight.

Greeting him, he was accompanied by Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo Quan sent from the headquarters. As for why Chief of Staff Zuo Quan came to the Shandong base area, this is the first raid the base will face next...

After meeting with everyone, they saw the tired faces of the cadres and soldiers. Commander Liu Hua, political commissar Guan Xiangying, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan and others decided to put the upcoming "Xiantangpu Battle Summary Meeting" second

The meeting was held that night. Then they arranged campsites and meals for the cadres and soldiers who had returned from the expedition... In this way, Liu Hua was busy for another whole night, until 4 o'clock in the morning the next day. Commander Liu Hua hurriedly ate something to carry out the meeting.

rest……

In this way, the commander slept until six o'clock in the afternoon that day, when he was woken up by the political commissar Guan Xiangying who hurriedly arrived. It turned out that all the participants had already arrived and planned to have dinner together before convening the meeting. At the same time, this meal

The dinner was also to celebrate the victory of this battle and to tell everyone the news that Chief of Staff Zuo Quan came to our revolutionary base in eastern Shanxi...

Liu Hua, who was woken up, did not feel too tired at this time. In his previous life, as a military cadet, he had a strict schedule. As long as he gave himself a certain amount of time to rest, the energy consumed would be restored immediately, and he would be able to rest again.

In addition, since I came here and fought continuously, I have already developed this habit.

After hurriedly getting dressed and washing his face, Liu Hua followed his political commissar to the cooking class.