Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 290 Katyusha goes into battle again

Report to the Commander-in-Chief, there are several thousand Tuba Lu troops five or six kilometers ahead of the Chinese artillery positions."

"The Chinese artillery positions don't have many defenders, only a few hundred."

The scout's report made the regiment commander, Kusunoki Nanshan, hesitate. His mission was to find the Chinese artillery positions.

But now problems have arisen one after another, causing him to not know whether to continue the attack.

It was mainly the flying squadron, and the successive failures of the artillery positions during the journey made even him, the commander of the regiment, confused.

"Send a message to His Excellency, the Brigade Commander, requesting guidance on the next course of action."

After hesitating for a while, Colonel Kusunoki Yamaguchi decided to ask Major General Kurokawa.

He was very clear about the firepower of the Eighth Route Army. There were only a few thousand of them. With their firepower and mobility, there was no need to be afraid.

When Major General Kurokawa received the news, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he ordered: "Tell Nanshan to destroy the Chinese artillery positions. Don't leave any of those Chinese artillerymen alive."

In his opinion, the few hundred guards plus the Eighth Route Army posed no threat to their cavalry regiment.

Now that there was no threat, Kurokawa's desire for revenge was rekindled.

Our artillery positions were destroyed and nearly half of our flying squadron was lost. We must avenge this.

"Report to His Excellency the Regiment Commander, His Excellency the Brigade Commander has ordered the continuation of the attack."

The Japanese signalman quickly received a reply and reported it to Nanshan Hisahisa.

Nanshan Jiu had no objection. Since the brigade commander said to fight, then they would fight.

Boom boom boom!

The sound of horse hooves suddenly appeared to the west of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese cavalry regiment took action.

Soon, the Japanese cavalry was discovered by the Eighth Route Army's outer guard soldiers and reported to Zhang Caiqian.

"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese cavalry regiment launched an attack from our west."

Zhang Caiqian did not wait for Gu Changfeng's general attack order, but waited for the Japanese cavalry regiment, which made him smile bitterly.

It is true that the Japanese cavalry regiment is difficult to deal with, and he does not have as many heavy machine guns as Gu Changfeng.

But since the devils have come, we have to fight them.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Caiqian ordered: "The first and second battalions will hold off the enemy's attack, and the third battalion will immediately go to support the artillery battalion of the Laiyuan Independent Regiment."

"Notify Captain Gu in the city and tell him that the Japanese cavalry regiment has been dispatched."

As soon as the order was given, the Eighth Route Army soldiers on the periphery had already engaged in fighting with the Japanese.

Da da da!

Bang bang bang!

There was a sound of gunfire like frying beans. Some unlucky Japanese soldiers were hit and fell to the ground by their horses. Then they were trampled into pieces by a large number of charging horses.

"Kill the chicken and give it to me."

The Japanese soldiers became even more brutal when they saw their comrades die.

The Eighth Route Army began to suffer casualties. After all, the Japanese cavalry was highly mobile and difficult to resist with the Eighth Route Army's firepower.

Nanshan Jiu sat on his horse, his face expressionless. He turned his head to look at the battle area between the two sides and ordered, "Move out!"

His target was not the Eighth Route Army, but the artillery position of the Laiyuan Independent Regiment. Attacking the Eighth Route Army was just for the purpose of restraining it.

Gu Changfeng quickly received a telegram from Zhang Caiqian. After listening to the signalman's report, he said nonchalantly, "Reply to them that the artillery battalion does not need support."

With the special forces here, what can the Japanese cavalry regiment do?

You know, although the special forces don't have many heavy machine guns, their firepower is not bad either. Together with the artillery battalion, they can handle the Japanese cavalry without any problems.

"Since the Japanese cavalry have already set out, there is no need to wait any longer." Gu Changfeng thought secretly in his heart.

"Report the enemy's position to the artillery battalion and have them use the Katyusha rocket launchers."

"Order all battalions to prepare to leave the city. This time we will capture the Japs in one fell swoop."

The Japanese had been silent for almost half an hour, apparently still debating whether to continue.

Since that’s the case, he won’t be polite and will beat him first.

If we don't force the Japanese, they won't know how many casualties they will suffer.

Soon, Gu Changfeng's order was conveyed to each camp, and the soldiers on the city wall began to move to the city gate one after another, preparing to attack.

The artillery battalion received the order and fired the Katyushas that had been prepared long ago.

Ten Katyushas were neatly arranged and 160 rounds of artillery shells were arranged on the tank.

"Target, Japs outside East City, prepare to fire."

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At Lu Daya's command, all 160 shells were fired within ten seconds.

Huhuhu......

Artillery shells whistled in the air, targeting the Japanese outside the East City.

Boom boom boom......

The real fireworks show came, and the Japanese outside the East City suffered the first wave of attacks.

A large number of Japanese soldiers were blown away, torn apart, and then fell heavily to the ground.

There were few intact bodies.

"As expected, they also hid heavy artillery," Mizukawa Kita muttered in shock.

It was completely within his expectations. This army was too evil...

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, let's retreat quickly. We can't fight any longer."

Ohashi Yasumi, the combat staff officer, urged anxiously.

This time he was no longer as arrogant as before and was completely defeated by the Laiyuan Independent Regiment.

"Order all units to evacuate, quickly."

Mizukawa Kita knew very well that the other side was serious and if the fighting continued the brigade would be destroyed.

As soon as Mizukawa Kita gave the order, the camps in the city rushed out of the city gate and began to attack their respective targets.

Fighting broke out from the south and north. Seeing this, Mizukawa Kita immediately ordered, "Leave two squadrons to block the attack and notify the southern cleanup unit to evacuate quickly."

Even if he would be punished by the division commander, he had to withdraw.

The losses this time have been huge. If we don’t retreat now, will we just wait to die?

What's more, they have lost all their advantages and there is no hope of victory at all.

"Bagayalu, fight back, quickly."

The one who made a different choice from Mizukawa was Major General Kurokawa. Anger had already blinded his eyes.

The cavalry regiment had just launched an attack, and he wanted to seize the opportunity.

There is no other reason. The heavy artillery battalion of the Laiyuan Independent Regiment is too threatening. Now that there is a chance, we must destroy it.

But he didn't expect what Nanshanjiu had suffered at this time.

Just as they were preparing for the artillery bombardment, they were discovered by the enemy. After only a few rounds of artillery fire, their artillery was destroyed by the enemy's heavy artillery.

Since Zhao Ziqing knew that the Japanese cavalry regiment would come, he must have made some preparations. His special forces also had some horses, and they were all sent out for reconnaissance.

You know, the special forces' telescope was prepared by Gu Changfeng alone, and it is much better than the Japanese's.

He received the news as soon as the Japanese artillery positions were set up, and then informed Lu Daya.

It can be said that the light mortars brought by the Japanese were almost destroyed without any effect.

Nanshanjiu didn't want to give up at this time. After all, they still had mobility, so he chose to attack directly.

As soon as the Japanese cavalry approached the artillery camp, dense bullets came at them.

First, snipers shot at the fast-moving horses, and then several heavy machine guns opened fire.

When the Japanese cavalry approached their shooting range, a large number of Type 99 light rifles and submachine guns were fired.

Nanshan Jiuju only brought half of his troops, and originally thought that it was enough, but he did not expect that two or three hundred people would be killed or injured shortly after the contact.

Although the Japanese cavalry formation was loose, the horses in front were knocked down due to the high speed of movement, and the Japanese soldiers following behind naturally did not have a good end, and they fell off their horses one after another.

Nanshan was confused for a long time. He thought it was a simple task, but he didn't expect to encounter a hard rock.

"Bakayaloo, retreat,"

Without much hesitation, Nanshan Jiu directly ordered them to leave.

The Japanese cavalry is also an elite force, so it is correct to preserve their strength since there is no chance.

After receiving the order, the Japanese cavalrymen fled on their horses.

After evacuating, the Japanese soldiers were still a little frightened. They thought this mission would be very simple, but they didn't expect it to turn out like this.

Before setting off, the Japanese soldiers all thought that with their high-speed charge, the Chinese would soon be defeated.

But they didn't expect that the final result would be that they retreated and left behind hundreds of bodies of their companions.