The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 259 Wolf Pack Tactics
"The Subei Independent Regiment, surprisingly, it's the Subei Independent Regiment again. Hu Biao, the Tiger of Songhu, is truly my lifelong enemy."

Looking through the telescope at the shroud military flag fluttering in the wind at sunset, the commander of the Japanese 10th Infantry Regiment was Yaezo Akashiba.

With a tone as if watching cherry blossoms wither, he muttered something with great regret.

That's right! This Japanese colonel, who was already in his forties and considered quite old, had already regarded Hu Biao as his lifelong enemy.

Considering the Japs's middle school personality, if he thinks about it seriously, the above thoughts don't seem so outrageous.

After all, in the recent period of less than twenty days, Hu Biao and the Subei Independent Regiment had dealt him and the 10th Infantry Regiment several heavy blows.

When he was still in Teng County, Hu Biao used street fighting and tactics that were ahead of the times.

His 10th Infantry Regiment suffered heavy casualties, and he became a laughing stock in the 10th Division.

Just this one fight would make Akashiba Yaezo remember Hu Biao and the Subei Independent Regiment for the rest of his life, and he would never forget them even until his death.

Secondly, after arriving in Taierzhuang, Hu Biao and the Subei Independent Regiment appeared again.

Yaezo Akashiba originally thought that he had more troops, artillery, tanks, and even aircraft support.

More importantly, after absorbing the experience of the Battle of Teng County, he believed that he had undergone a complete transformation in commanding street fighting and would definitely be able to avenge his previous defeat.

The result? Still heavy casualties, even the tank unit was completely wiped out.

Otherwise, if the tank unit was still there, with dozens of tanks leading the way and covering the rear, how could the Seya Detachment's breakout today be so difficult?

Frankly speaking, if the North China Expeditionary Army's top brass hadn't wanted to see an Imperial colonel killed by the Nationalist army, Yaezō Akashiba would have been left behind in Taierzhuang to cover his retreat, without even the chance to participate in the breakout.

Finally, it is this group of remnants of the army that are facing the frenzied siege of the Fifth War Zone today.

After paying a huge price, they finally broke through here and had some hope of escaping. Then Hu Biao and the Subei Independent Regiment appeared again.

When the Seya Detachment was at its weakest, he actually appeared with a cavalry unit.

Taking all of the above into consideration, it seems natural that Hu Biao was regarded as his lifelong enemy by Akashiba Yaezo.

However, even though Hu Biao appeared in front of Akashiba Yaezo with thousands of cavalrymen and three strange trucks, the Japanese colonel was not nervous at all, and was even eager to try.

It's very simple. After the emergence of machine guns, cavalry had become somewhat outdated; after the emergence of tanks, cavalry completely declined.

Although there were no tanks in their remaining army, they still carried a lot of light and heavy machine guns.

In the hastily constructed defense line around him, there were four Type 92 heavy machine guns, more than a dozen Type 96 light machine guns, and six or seven grenade launchers.

Add to that more than 300 Type 38 rifles, and you can form a very fierce firepower network.

Even if the empire's regular cavalry wanted to break through, it would definitely cost a huge price.

What's more, the Subei Independent Regiment in front of them had a variety of uniforms and weapons. They didn't even have many proper war horses, and they had quite a few ridiculous mules.

Rather than calling it a cavalry unit, it would be more appropriate to describe it as a mob riding mules and horses.

At this moment, Yaezo Akashiba was looking at the temporary defense line, where all the light and heavy firepower points had been prepared, and he even felt a little eager to try.

He was looking forward to his lifelong enemy Hu Biao charging forward with his motley cavalry.

Then he was knocked down by the firepower from the temporary defense line like a massacre, venting the anger in his heart and winning this time.

Under such circumstances, the fifteen minutes that the Subei Independent Regiment used for temporary rest passed quickly.

The cavalry mounted their horses and the driver cranked the handle again to start the car.

Anne was still leading the way, but in the process, she controlled her beloved horse 'GuaGua' under her crotch and moved forward slowly at a walking pace.

Even Akashiba Yaezo couldn't help but nod his head after seeing this.

I think the commander on the opposite side is a female and her level of cavalry command is quite good.

Because the time and distance a warhorse can maintain a full charge are very limited.

The best option is to let the warhorse rush at the fastest speed within a hundred meters in front of the defense line and take the opportunity to break through the defense line.

If such a cavalry commander were to be placed in the Warring States Period of the Empire, he would probably be a cavalry commander like Date Masamune. Unfortunately, times have changed.

Yaezo Akashiba prepared for the enemy to advance more than 100 meters and enter the maximum effective range of 800 meters of the Type 96 light machine gun, and then immediately ordered all light and heavy machine guns to open fire.

Massacre them until the Subei Independent Regiment suffered heavy casualties and completely collapsed.

I have to say! Akashiba Yaezo had a good idea, and there was nothing wrong with his tactical arrangements.

However, he had managed to break through here in a panic and overlooked some key factors, such as: the terrain here in Mud Ditch is a large plain.

Although there are many ditches and rivers crisscrossing the area, there has been very little rain since the beginning of spring this year, and the spring flood has been delayed compared to previous years, resulting in the water level of the largest river being relatively shallow.

So even if you ride a mule, you can still cross the river quickly.

There was no need to follow what Yaezō Akashiba had expected, and rush along the dirt road and stone bridge in front of him.

Therefore, Yaezo Akashiba did not wait until the cavalry of the Subei Independent Regiment entered the distance of 800 meters before he could shout "shoot" with great joy.

Instead, he saw some new situation and after realizing it, he shouted in a panic to his men on the temporary defense line, especially the light and heavy machine gun teams:

"Move! Move quickly with the machine guns. Be sure to set them up before they charge."

It was also from this moment that the nightmare of the Japanese Seya Detachment began.

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Colonel Yaezo Akashiba's mentality changed so much in such a short period of time.

All because after the fifteen-minute rest, before Anne mounted her horse, she issued this order to the people behind her:
"Everyone, pay attention, wait until I say 'charge'.

Boss Hu, you take the 1st Cavalry Battalion and the 7th Cavalry Company, follow me and go around to the left side of the Japanese to launch an attack; Menhulu, Huoyazi, and Lao Cao, you take the 2nd Cavalry Battalion and the 8th Cavalry Company, go around to the right side to launch an attack.

The main focus is to avoid the area where the Japanese have the strongest firepower and attack the weak points.

It's not about killing a lot of devils at a time, but about making them more chaotic. Never try to surround them and let them do something desperate.

Only after their team is completely destroyed will it be time to kill them.

Zanana, that lame guy, and Sanpang, the three of you don't have to be anxious for now.

After we launch the attack from both wings, a large number of the Japanese soldiers on the rear defense line will definitely be transferred away, and then you can take the opportunity to rush forward.

Hit the Seya Detachment's anus hard.

In short, now is the time to treat us like a pack of wild wolves. When the Seya Detachment, our prey, is at its weakest, we will completely crush them."

According to the above orders, it can be seen that Annie never thought about charging head-on into the temporary defense line of the Japanese.

Instead, we should make full use of the cavalry's rapid mobility, first let the remaining Japanese troops collapse completely, and then resolve the battle in a way like harvesting.

It goes without saying! Annie's tactics above can be described as exceptionally good.

After hearing this, Hu Biao couldn't help but wonder: "Hey! Isn't Annie's profession in the modern plane a model and actress? How come she is so good at fighting?
Compared to me, Commander Hu, he is only on par with me."

Hu Biao did not have time to think clearly about the above doubts.

Annie had already shouted "Charge, charge from the flank" and at the same time kicked Guagua's lower abdomen to make him start to jog faster.

The horse rushed down the dirt road and into the wheat field where only a few wheat plants grew on the side of the road.

With more than 500 cavalrymen from the first cavalry battalion and the seventh company behind him, he quickly circled to the left wing.

"Whatever! It's a good thing that Annie can fight. Now we form a perfect pair. Let's just kill people together."

Hu Biao told himself this after speeding up to catch up with Annie.

In this way, amid the dense sound of horse hooves, the cavalry troops divided into two groups circled half a circle, waded across two small rivers, and appeared in some positions in the middle and front end of the long snake formation of the Japanese breakout troops.

It didn't take much effort for each of them to find a weak point in the Japanese marching formation.

Then! Let’s start charging…

(End of this chapter)