Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

More than 1110 soldiers in Su Fei's cavalry company could no longer hold back in front of the formation, and they waved their sabers to block the enemy head-on.

The Japanese cavalry was extremely fast, and the Anglo-Norman hybrid horses were highly improved, demonstrating amazing impact performance!

The Japanese cavalry was also well-trained and extremely experienced. When they attacked, they were ferocious and ruthless, howling like ghosts.

They didn't care how fierce the Chinese cavalry in front of them were. They formed groups of three soldiers, supporting each other and forming a fortress. Once the Japanese army approached, they all waved their swords and fought together, forming an instant local advantage in the battle.

One hit and it's gone!

The gap in the middle of the Chinese cavalry company group was originally where the machine guns of the machine gun company soldiers were. Now, the machine gun company soldiers hurriedly retreated to the back of the cavalry company group, hiding and seeking shelter. At the same time, they installed new ammunition clips and held them up to face the side and rear.

The machine gunner prepared to shoot, the assistant gunner and the ammunition handler drew their sabers, with the saber in their left hand and the pistol in their right hand, and were also ready for battle.

As for the soldiers of the artillery company at the back, they also changed their fighting style and stopped wasting artillery shells. Under the enemy's crazy and rapid charge, the effect of artillery shell harvesting was very poor.

They abandoned their mortars and other weapons, and formed a battle group of five soldiers, mounted their horses, three of them holding sabers, and two holding rifles and pistols, shooting at the enemy.

The distance between them and the cavalry company and machine gun company in front ranged from 50 meters to 80 meters.

In addition to tactical drills for veteran cavalry soldiers, Su Fei's cavalry training also included compound formation drills based on pre-battle situations, and the soldiers became highly skilled in training.

This cavalry battle formation is not a true tactic of cavalry combat. It does not rely mainly on the combat capabilities of individual cavalrymen, but on group combat to form local advantages and kill the enemy.

His cavalry, consisting entirely of raw recruits, would be no match for the Japanese in a bloody battle. He had no idea how many casualties they would suffer, so he had no choice but to think strategically.

Basically, the reform was carried out based on the three-three system of infantry of the Fourth Field Army.

More than 150 Japanese and puppet cavalrymen rushed forward frantically, and even the machine guns could not keep up with the reinstallation of the bridge clamps!

It's too fast.

Even if you install the bridge clamps and fire fiercely at the enemy, when the enemy gets close to you, they can trample you with their sabers and horses before they die, causing heavy casualties to you!

Su Fei was also unwilling to let the warriors take risks!

In addition, the machine gun company soldiers faced tremendous mental pressure in the face of the enemy's crazy attacks and the rapid charge of the cavalry horses. The recruits simply could not bear it. If they did not dodge, most of them might collapse directly!

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After a fierce fight, most of the Japanese cavalry horses instinctively rushed through the gaps between the groups.

A few Japanese soldiers had already become furious and charged directly at the three Chinese cavalrymen, colliding head-on and fighting to the death!

More than ten soldiers from Su Fei's cavalry company were knocked to the ground along with their horses after being hit by the enemy!

Of course, the fearless Japanese soldiers were also knocked down and tripped, and some were even sent flying far away from their horses. Some were knocked unconscious, and some were hacked to death by the Chinese cavalry!

As long as these Japanese soldiers and Su Feijun's cavalrymen who were rolling on the ground were not unconscious, they would wave their sabers, roar like jackals, and continue to fight!

Of course, these Japanese cavalrymen would not survive more than five seconds.

He was immediately approached by his comrades in the Chinese cavalry and hacked to death with swords!

Most of the Japanese cavalry rushed through the gaps, swinging their sabers violently and slashing. Both sides suffered casualties, but the number was not large!

This situation seemed very normal to the experienced Japanese cavalry.

That's one round.

The Japanese army rushed to the back of the Chinese cavalry formation, and both sides changed direction and turned their horses' heads to engage in another decisive battle.

However, they forgot that the Chinese Army's cavalry battalion was a composite combat unit. The soldiers of the machine gun company behind the cavalry group jumped on their horses, holding machine guns, pistols, etc., and stared at them from the side and rear.

As they rushed through the gaps and crossed the military formation, the cavalry soldiers of the machine gun company began to shoot!

Fire three bursts of fire at the enemy's sides, rear, and reserves, or chase and shoot with a pistol.

When the Japanese cavalry escaped the backstabs and sniper attacks of the machine gun company and rushed to the front and paused for a moment, they were then fired upon by the soldiers of the cavalry battalion's artillery company with their rifles and pistols.

Once the enemy rushed to the front, the soldiers of the artillery company would fight with sabers, and at the same time cooperate with sniper fire with rifles and pistols.

This is the wolf pack tactics and three-stage attack of the Su Fei Cavalry Regiment!

During the process, there is inevitably the possibility of our troops accidentally causing mutual damage through firepower.

do not care!

Must do this!

During combat, when the machine gun company soldiers fire three bursts of machine gun fire, they must pay attention to shooting at the enemy's back as much as possible. Pistols are more flexible because their effective range is very limited and their lethality is much smaller beyond that distance.

This kind of enemy tactical drill has been practiced many times, and the soldiers are already familiar with it and have developed strong confidence.

The effect is amazing!

The Japanese troops rushed in one after another and entered the gap. In the process, they indeed achieved good results, killing and wounding many soldiers of our cavalry company!

However, as soon as they entered the gap, they were slaughtered!

The bursts of machine gun fire and the follow-up shots from pistols made them fall off their horses one after another!

Under the two rounds of firepower attacks from Su Fei's troops, the remaining 170 or so cavalrymen of the Japanese army came rolling in, fearless of death. In the blink of an eye, they crashed into the army formation group, or after most of the hacking and chopping contact combat, they rushed into the gap.

There were about 15 Japanese soldiers fighting desperately. They fell off their horses one after another. Seven of them were hacked to death by Su Fei's cavalry company. Two of them had their legs crushed by the rolling horses and lost their fighting ability. One jumped up and waved his saber to continue fighting.

Five people were kicked to death by the Japanese cavalry who rushed up later!

Because of the 5 Japanese soldiers and 10 horses, another 8 Japanese cavalrymen were tripped and killed one after another by the soldiers of Su Fei Cavalry Company!

The majority of the Japanese cavalry, about 150 men, were caught in the act. Using their sabers' speed and skill, they killed 12 of the Su Fei Cavalry Company and wounded 21, effectively wiping out a third of the company.

This is an amazing achievement.

If it was a head-on battle, with one soldier from the Su Fei Cavalry Company fighting against the same number of Japanese troops, the Su Fei Cavalry Company would probably be wiped out after three or five rounds.

The Japanese army charged swiftly, with superb swordsmanship, astonishing speed and terrifying momentum!

In a split second, they have full control of the initiative.

If the Su Fei Cavalry Company had not assembled in groups of three, but instead engaged in a group melee, the Japanese army's record would have doubled!

At the same time, the soldiers of Su Fei's cavalry company only caused 10 deaths and 12 injuries to the Japanese army.

This is still a one-on-many tactic!

This is the gap.

This cavalry company used captured Japanese swords, not Xuefeng swords.

The Xuefengdao Cavalry Company stayed in Zhuzui Ridge to rest and recuperate.

This cavalry company had no advantage in terms of weapons. It was a head-on clash with the Japanese army, a true baptism of blood and fire!

The training lasted only a little over a month, and the actual combat experience consisted of nothing more than chasing down the fleeing enemy soldiers.

However, once the Japanese army entered the gap, it would be a dead end.

The soldiers of the machine gun company fired wildly with machine guns and pistols, causing 130 Japanese cavalrymen and 12 wounded soldiers in the charging team to fall off their horses one after another, as if in a competition.

About 100 Japanese soldiers were shot and fell off their horses during the short 50-meter run, and were either killed or injured.

Another 15 or so Japanese cavalrymen were tripped by the fallen horses in front of them and rolled down. Some of their legs were crushed by their horses, while others were sent flying and got covered in mud.

The old cavalrymen had experience and knew how to get off their horses safely after being shot. However, the Japanese soldiers who charged at high speed were often injured by the horses of the following cavalry, or were chased and shot by the soldiers of the machine gun company, and it was difficult for them to escape with their lives.

At least 60 Japanese soldiers were hit in the back by multiple bullets and died on the spot.

When the Japanese cavalry managed to escape the interception of the fire network, they encountered the artillery company's saber interception and the head-on attack of pistols and rifles.

clap clap.

Amid the sound of gunfire like popping beans, the air was filled with smoke. The Japanese cavalry were shot in the face and heart by flying bullets. They twitched as if they were electrocuted, dropped their sabers, and fell off their horses.

After the first round, only three people were left out of the more than 170 Japanese cavalrymen who charged.

These three Japanese cavalrymen were all stunned.

They held the reins of their horses, raised their sabers high, and turned the dock as if by habit, preparing to organize a second charge. However, all 300 soldiers of the Su Fei Cavalry Battalion turned around and stared at them, making them completely despair.

The ground was littered with the bloody corpses of Japanese soldiers and the wounded groaning in pain. The outcome was decided!

This was a terrible, one-sided massacre!

The Japanese army was completely defeated!

The Su Fei Cavalry Battalion, with the casualties of more than 30 soldiers, wiped out more than 300 veteran elite cavalrymen of the Japanese Lieutenant Inaba!

The record is: ten to one!

"Boat, board, board, board!" A Japanese cavalryman shouted desperately and rushed towards the Chinese soldiers of the artillery company next to him, crying bitterly.

The soldiers of the artillery company of the Chinese cavalry battalion humanely ended his suffering by firing a volley of rifles.

"Kasan, Kasan, Kasan!" The second Japanese cavalryman shouted for his mother and used his saber to commit suicide. However, with the saber across his neck, he couldn't bring himself to do it. Finally, he jumped off his horse, knelt on the ground, picked up the saber, and said anxiously in stiff Chinese: "I surrender, I surrender, I don't want to die! Help!"

The third Japanese cavalryman was very tough and pulled out his knife directly. However, blood spurted out of his neck and he threw it away, covering his mouth with his hands. "I am a baggage soldier. I have never killed Chinese people. I have only been in the Chinese battlefield for five months. Ahhhhhhhhhh."

Japanese soldiers were extremely vulnerable in the face of absolute strength and despair.

Clean up the battlefield!

The machine gun company quickly rescued our wounded, the artillery company captured Japanese soldiers or eliminated the stubborn enemies, and the cavalry company of more than 80 people quickly launched an assault and rushed towards Liunan Village!

The sound of 38 rifles was heard in Liunan Village, and several Japanese soldiers fired in panic.

The war correspondents also hurriedly searched for weapons, and the geishas and the Japanese kimono women in the volunteer team screamed and fled for their lives.

The Su Fei Cavalry Company, which was charging, had already experienced the mental tempering of a real cavalry decisive battle in the dangerous battle just now. Their morale was high, and many soldiers raised their guns and fired while charging!

"The Japs were defeated miserably, yet they still dared to shoot at us? They're courting death!"

Although he is a new recruit, he can still shoot while charging on horseback!

Of course, the shooting skills are not accurate enough, but there are enough of them.

The roaring rain of bullets turned into a curtain of rain, quickly blasting the heads of several daring Japanese soldiers, who rolled backwards and died.

Ah ah ah ah ah!

The cavalry company soldiers shouted, releasing the wildness in their hearts, and charged into the village.

A few minutes later, more than 20 Japanese soldiers fled from the north gate of the village. They were new recruits, so they didn't even have horses to fight with. They cried and shouted as they fled, looking extremely embarrassed.

The cavalry company chased them out of the village and captured them all.

In Liunan Village, dozens of Imperial Army soldiers surrendered collectively under the leadership of a deputy company commander.

The village is a large stronghold transformed by the Japanese and puppet troops. It stores a large amount of supplies, including more than a thousand mortar shells and grenade launchers. It is definitely an unexpected surprise!

The deputy company commander of the Imperial Army also boasted that the reason the six heavy machine guns of the Japanese machine gun squadron in the village bunker were not put to use was because they secretly took away the parts.

The fundamental reason was that the Su Fei cavalry troops outside the village were too fierce, and they knew that the Japanese army would be defeated.

Su Fei praised the deputy company commander of the puppet army and asked dozens of Imperial Army soldiers to join his troops immediately to serve as baggage soldiers and be responsible for transporting supplies. Su Fei's cavalry battalion also quickly assisted, seizing more than ten trucks from the Japanese army and bringing all the Japanese war horses wandering around on the battlefield to serve as pack horses to carry supplies.

Japanese prisoners of war were a big problem, as were the pretentious geishas and the women's volunteer corps.

Su Fei ordered the release of the geisha and the women's volunteer corps, and the Japanese prisoners were taken away as supply soldiers and laborers.

Unexpectedly, during the routine collection of enemy telegrams, documents, and files, a large number of developed photos were discovered, which turned out to be various scenes of the Japanese army atrocities against villagers.

In Liunan Village, which had more than 400 villagers, only about thirty young men and women are left working as laborers for the Japanese army. Hundreds of people in several nearby villages were also tortured and killed.

The evidence of their crimes was obvious, and coupled with the testimony of the Imperial Army, the soldiers of the cavalry battalion were furious. Su Fei ordered the execution of all the prisoners, bringing blood debt to thousands of innocent villagers!

Although Ningji Okamura banned the Three Alls Policy, it was a different story when it came to the lower levels!

The cruel nature of the Japanese army cannot be changed.

More than 30 men and women from Liunan Village all joined the cavalry battalion.

When people from the surrounding villages saw the Japanese cavalry being crushed, they also rushed over. More than 200 people joined the army on the spot, crying and shouting, wanting to avenge their families, villagers, relatives and friends!

Su Fei immediately left Liunan Village to avoid the Japanese aircraft bombing and heavy encirclement. At the same time, he cleared the enemy's mobile forces on the flanks and rear, and could then boldly move westward to rescue the independent regiment's infantry!

At this point, the Japanese army's elite ace cavalry group of more than 1400 people under the command of Tsuruhachiro Eguchi of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 4th Cavalry Brigade was completely wiped out!

Boom boom boom! With a deafening roar, Japanese planes bombed Zhuzui Ridge...