After running for about 500 meters and crossing a gentle slope, we encountered a large group of Japanese cavalry head-on.

Almost at the same time, the Japanese cavalry on the opposite side also spotted the Eighth Route Army cavalry, and immediately became excited, holding their horse rifles high and screaming, and at the same time they all accelerated their speed.

Sun Desheng turned his horse's head without hesitation, and said loudly, "Retreat!"

Fan Guangou and more than 200 cavalry warriors turned their horses around and retreated hastily.

The Japanese cavalry on the opposite side did not suspect him at all, but they thought it was the Eighth Route Army cavalry who were timid before the battle, and became more energetic at the moment, mobilizing their horses to chase after him.

While chasing, the Japanese cavalry fired.

The Eighth Route Army cavalry would occasionally turn around and shoot.

But doing so is basically a waste of bullets.

At a distance of nearly 500 meters, not only the target is moving at high speed, but you are also on a bumpy horseback. If this can also guarantee the hit rate, then is he still a human?

During the pursuit and escape, the two sides kept firing, but no one was shot and fell from the horse.

Soon, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army crossed the gentle slope and returned to the large valley just now.

Sun Desheng glanced to the left and right, and only saw the lush and green corn, but he didn't see a single figure. Obviously, Gao Daquan and the soldiers riding the 3rd company and the 4th company were well concealed.

In a blink of an eye, the devil cavalry also chased after them across the mountain ridge.

At this time, the devil cavalry had already opened the moonless formation, and the cavalry on the left and right flanks were clearly moving forward, obviously wanting to form a semi-encirclement of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, and then eat it in one bite.

Seeing this, Sun Desheng just responded with a sneer.

The Japanese cavalry opened the moon formation, which would only make the killing effect of the machine gun better.

Otherwise, if the Japanese cavalry crowded the main road to chase and kill, at most they could only kill and injure the front.

In just a moment, Sun Desheng led two cavalry companies past the previous stop, but Sun Desheng did not stop, but continued to rush forward quickly.

Go forward about 200 meters,

Suddenly, intense gunshots sounded behind him.

The cavalry regiment is equipped with 24 Type [-] light machine guns.

In addition to riding the 3rd company and the 4th company, one company can be used as a horse stake, and another company can participate in the battle.

24 light machine guns and more than 100 horse rifles fired at the same time, and the dense bullets instantly intertwined into a barrage, covering the Japanese cavalry who were chasing happily 200 meters away.

Caught off guard, the Japanese cavalry suddenly fell from their horses in rows.

The Japanese cavalry, who were still in high spirits just now, fell into chaos in an instant.

Some cavalry froze in place, some turned around and fled, but more Japanese cavalry continued to charge forward, and quickly divided into three groups of cavalry in a short time.

The Japanese cavalry with the largest number in the middle continued to chase Sun Desheng and the others.

The devil cavalry on the left and right flanks were divided into two groups, and they rushed to the Eighth Route Army ambush on both sides.

I have to say that the tactical quality of the Japanese cavalry is really good. In the case of an ambush, they can react in such a short period of time and make a quick counterattack.

However, this is of no use.

The few cavalry on the left and right flanks were quickly killed by the Eighth Route Army ambushes.

The Japanese cavalry in the middle also lost more than half of them under the intensive machine gun fire, and there were less than fifty cavalry left, colliding head-on with the Eighth Route Army cavalry who had turned around.

The clashing sound of sabers, the hissing of war horses, the sound of sharp knives cutting flesh, and the screams and wailing of soldiers on both sides before they died, all intertwined in an instant.

Just like that, the two sides together killed more than 100 people.

Half of them were Japanese cavalry, and dozens of cavalry soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were also killed.

There were almost no wounded, and the cavalry rushed at high speed. As long as they hit the torso, it was basically a fatal injury.

Although the number of people has an absolute advantage, but war is like this. On the battlefield, the chances are equal for both sides.

Fan Guan wiped off the blood on the saber, and immediately stepped forward and asked, "Commander, do you want to restrain the body?"

"There is no time left, let the local armed forces restrain them." Sun Desheng shook his head, and said again, "Our task is to hold back the main force of the devils and buy enough time for the chief of staff and the others."

Speaking of this meal, Sun Desheng said again: "Reform the team."

"Yes!" Fan Guangou agreed, and then snapped, "The 1st company is assembled, the 1st company is assembled!"

In just a moment, the 1st Cavalry Company and the 2nd Cavalry Company completed the formation. Gao Daquan also led the 3rd Cavalry Company and the 4th Cavalry Company to join them. Then the four cavalry companies joined forces and continued to march southward.

……

On the mountain road, the brigades of the 73rd Division and the 74th Division of the Japanese Army are meandering forward.

Although it is only a shallow hilly terrain, it still caused great disturbance to the march of the Japanese army. In order to reduce congestion and ensure the safety of the main force, Yoshio Ando and Yoshiro Takamura had to send infantry to march along the ridges on both sides, that is to say, The main force of the division walked in the middle, and the four infantry regiments walked on the ridges on both sides, carrying the main force like sedan chair bearers.

In this way, the safety of the main force of the division is guaranteed, and the roads are not so congested, but the speed will be slower.

But Yoshio Ando and Yoshiro Takamura didn't care too much, because no matter how slow the speed was, they would definitely be able to reach Yunqi Town at ten o'clock this morning, and then they would definitely reach Heyuan County this evening.

The reason is very simple. The main force of the 28th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is fighting the 27th Division in Shazhukou, while the local armed forces of the Eighth Route Army in the bandit area in Northwest Shanxi are all at Tiandang, and are fighting for their lives with the 75th Division and the [-]th Division of the Northern Group. .

So now, there is hardly a single soldier of the Eighth Route Army in front of their southern group.

So this is not a battle, but just a march. What pressure can there be on a march?

Seeing the Japanese soldiers lined up and walking through the fields of sweet potatoes, soybeans, and corn, Yoshio Ando couldn't help showing a smug grin on his face.

"Takamura-kun." Yoshio Ando said with a smile, "Even if this raid fails in the end, the Eighth Route Army's bandits in Northwest Shanxi will definitely lose their vitality, because they don't expect to receive a grain of wheat or a stick of corn for this year's autumn grain."

"Hey, Ando-kun speak carefully." Yoshiro Takamura frowned, "How could the raid fail?"

"Ha, that's all I'm saying." Ando Yoshio smiled, "Is Takamura-kun so superstitious?"

While the two old devils were talking, Hiroshige Kuroshima, the captain of the 73rd Cavalry Regiment, brought a disgraced cavalry soldier to the front of Yoshio Ando.

Yoshio Ando frowned and said, "Kuroshima-kun, what's going on?"

Kuroshima Hiroshige said to the cavalryman, "Takagi-kun, tell me."

"Hayi." Gao Mu paused and said, "Division Commander, when we were attacking Yunqi Town, we encountered a cavalry force from the Eighth Route Army. There were about 200 cavalry..."

"What, more than 200 cavalry?" Yoshiro Takamura said, "Could it be the cavalry regiment of the [-]th Brigade?"

Yoshio Ando waved his hand and asked again: "And then? Did your two squadrons fight the Eighth Route Army cavalry?"

"No." Takagi said with a dark face, "The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army ran away when they saw us, and we chased after them. When we chased them into a valley, we were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army."

"I don't know how many Eighth Route Army there are in Baogudi,"

"But there are at least 30 Type [-] light machine guns."

"We were caught off guard, and most of them died in battle. Only a dozen people fled back to report."

After finishing speaking, Takagi looked at Yoshio Ando with a worried expression, because according to the regulations, he left most of his comrades in the same squadron to escape alone, and that would be an apology.

However, the commander of the regiment or division has the right to pardon.

"Damn it, these Eighth Route Army are really cunning." Yoshio Ando waved his hand to signal Takagi to back down, then turned to Yoshiro Takamura and said, "Takamura-kun, what do you think?"

Takamura Yoshiro said with a dark face: "Ando-kun, I suspect it is the [-]th Brigade Cavalry Regiment."

Yoshio Ando waved his hand and said, "Takamura-kun, don't doubt it, it must be the [-]th Brigade Cavalry Regiment. Except for the cavalry, it is impossible for other troops to rush here from Shazhukou so quickly."

Takamura Yoshiro said grimly: "If it's just a cavalry regiment, then kill it!"

"I think so too." Yoshio Ando grinned grimly, then turned his head and said kindly to Kuroshima, "Kuroshima-kun, I heard that Kuroshima Morita is your cousin, is that so?"

"Hayi." Hei Daokan paused and said, "It's a distant cousin."

Ando Yoshio said: "Then, do you know who killed Kuroshima Morita?"

Hei Dao said solemnly: "Before I came to China, I probably heard someone mention it, it seems to be an army called the Independence Regiment."

Ando Yoshio said: "Then let me tell you, the independent regiment that killed your cousin Kuroshima Morita is one of the main regiments under the command of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and the cavalry regiment not far ahead is based on the independent regiment. The cavalry company was expanded as the backbone, and the commander of the cavalry regiment was the original cavalry company commander of the independent regiment."

"Are you serious?" A cold light flashed in Hei Dao's heavy eyes.

"Of course it is true." Yoshio Ando said, "The head of the intelligence section who is in charge of collecting information from the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army happens to be one of my students. He told me this before leaving Tokyo."

Heidao paused heavily and said: "Division commander, I request to lead the cavalry regiment to attack."

"You are allowed to attack, but don't take the cavalry artillery squadron and heavy machine gun squadron away." Yoshio Ando said, "But I will also give you the command of the two cavalry squadrons of the 74th Cavalry Regiment."

"Hayi!" Hei Dao Kanshou gave a heavy pause and turned his head and shouted, "The 73rd and 74th cavalry regiments gather!"

After a while, the two cavalry regiments with more than 700 cavalry assembled in Baogu, but Hiroshige Kuroshima only took away six squadrons, that is, more than [-] cavalry!

……

In the wilderness, Sun Desheng marched southward with more than 400 cavalry.

The four cavalry companies originally had more than 500 cavalry, but more than 40 cavalry were sacrificed in the battle just now, and now there are less than [-] cavalry left.

In a blink of an eye, he came to the gentle slope where he had encountered the devil cavalry before.

Then the same scene happened again, just after crossing the gentle slope, when he raised his eyes, he saw a cavalry, with a rising sun military flag at the beginning, and behind the military flag were devil cavalry all over the mountains and plains.

Even if it is a conservative estimate, there are at least 700, nearly [-] riders!

The two cavalry found each other almost at the same time, and then slowed down at the same time.

About 500 meters apart, the two cavalry slowly formed and faced each other silently.

"Old Sun, this is enough for you to chop." Gao Daquan grinned grinningly and drew out the saber from his waist.

"Captain, the devil carrying the flag belongs to me." Fan Guangou also slowly drew out his saber.

Sun Desheng looked back at the banner carried by the guards behind him, and said, "When you're going to charge, follow me closely!"

"En." The guard Xiaozhang tightened the military flag in his hand and nodded vigorously. It was obvious that Xiaozhang was a little nervous. After all, this was his first time facing such a large-scale cavalry hedge.

In fact, there are quite a few fighters like Xiao Zhang who participated in such a large-scale battle for the first time.

But no matter how many times it was, the cavalry regiment had no way out and had to fight their way up.

In a word, even if the cavalry regiment is wiped out, this group of devil cavalry must be stopped, and this group of devil cavalry must not be allowed to rush into Yunqi Town before Lao Wang and the others.

Otherwise, their Northwest Shanxi base would be over!

Thinking of this, Sun Desheng's heart didn't fluctuate in the slightest.

Sun Desheng mobilized the tigers, walked slowly to the front of the cavalry formation, slowly drew out his saber, and held it upright in front of his chest.

Immediately, a devil officer in the devil cavalry formation on the opposite side urged the horse to come out slowly, and walked a few meters before reining in the horse, and then also drew out the saber and held it firmly in front of his chest.

At this moment, even the wind in the wilderness disappeared.

Only the war horses on both sides snorted dully from time to time.

Maybe only a moment later, maybe a few minutes later, Sun Desheng and the devil officer on the opposite side pressed down their sabers at the same time, pointing the tip of the saber at the opponent's cavalry formation, and immediately howled hoarsely.

"Cavalry regiment, attack!" Sun Desheng hissed and howled.

Accompanied by Sun Desheng's slightly hoarse growl, the horse Huzi, named in memory of his comrade-in-arms Yang Erhu, threw off his horse's hooves and began to walk quickly.

Behind Sun Desheng, Gao Quan and other [-] cavalry also urged their horses one after another.

Almost at the same time, the devil cavalry on the opposite side also urged their horses to start walking slowly.

After a while, the cavalry on both sides started to jog at the same time, then to fast running, and finally to sprint!

The vast Baogu land provided an excellent battlefield for both sides. Fan Guan was able to clamp the horse's belly tightly with his legs and stand up directly from the horse's back, but his upper body was pressed forward as hard as possible, and the whole person completely formed a counterattack. "7" shape, at the same time hold the saber tightly in your right hand and stretch it forward as much as you can, with the tip of the knife pointing straight to the devil's flag bearer in front of you.

At this moment, Fan Guange only had the Devil's standard bearer in his eyes.

There is only one thought left in Fan Guangou's mind, hack him to death!

Kill this devil's flag bearer, and cut down the flag of the devil's cavalry regiment!

Amidst the tidal sound of horseshoes, the cavalry on both sides quickly approached, and in a blink of an eye they were only a few feet away.

At the moment when the cavalry of the two sides collided head-on, Fan Guangou slightly turned his lower body based on experience, and the saber in his right hand remained unchanged, pointing directly at the devil's flag bearer.

"Sha!" Fan Guangou felt a slight light on his head, and at the same time the saber in his hand also hesitated slightly.

In the blink of an eye, two waves of cavalry passed by. Fan Guangou touched his head and found that the head was still there, but the hat had disappeared.

At that moment just now, if Fan Guangou hadn't turned his body sideways, the head on his neck would have been flying off.

It was too late to rejoice, when Fan Guangou looked around again, he saw that there were less than [-] riders left in the regiment. Just now, the whole regiment sacrificed one-third of the brothers.

But the devil probably didn't get any cheap.

Staggering and passing more than 300 meters, the soldiers of the cavalry regiment reined in their horses and turned around.

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