Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

The cavalry battalion rushed towards Okabe Michino like a tide, and Okabe Michino was so frightened that he took two steps back and shouted, "Send a telegram to the division commander immediately. My retreat has been intercepted by the enemy cavalry battalion and tanks. Request support, request support! Request air support!"

However, the Japanese did not immediately flee backwards, because they knew that two legs could not outrun three legs. Instead, they immediately moved to some higher places on the side.

"Leave a squad behind to hold off the enemy and continue retreating!"

Now Okabe Michino didn't dare to stay any longer. There was a cavalry battalion and chariots chasing him from behind, and infantry behind him. If he was caught, he would surely die. Now he had to run forward to escape. Only by moving forward could he escape.

"Sir, Captain, we are in a desperate situation!"

At this time, the Japanese soldier guarding the flag suddenly spoke.

Okabe Michino immediately understood what the flag guard meant.

"You stay behind to cover our retreat!"

"Hayi!"

The flag guard squad basically lives and dies with the regimental flag. If they stay behind to cover the retreat, it means they have to burn the regimental flag and absolutely cannot let it fall into the hands of the enemy.

The flag guard team of more than 50 people immediately found a high point to serve as their position.

The squad leader solemnly opened the bag he was carrying and took out a military flag from it.

Some Japanese soldiers had already taken off their helmets and placed them next to the squad leader.

"Captain, do we really want to burn the regiment flag? Once we burn the organization of our Thirteenth Regiment..."

The flag of the 13th Regiment was a little damaged and looked a bit old, but in the eyes of the Japanese, it was a reflection of the 13th Regiment's glorious military achievements.

"We are now in a desperate situation. The regimental flag must not fall into the hands of the enemy. Absolutely not! We must not be the first army to have our regimental flag captured!" (Note 1)

"Hayi!"

The soldier next to him put down his helmet and used it as a brazier, while the rest of the Japanese soldiers in the flag guard team were blocking the enemy.

"You and I are from the same period, Sakura, and we both opened the courtyard of the military academy."

"..."

The captain of the Japanese flag guard team began to sing the Japanese military song with tears in his eyes, while his deputy beside him was looking for matches.

When he took out the matches, he found that they were damp and could not be lit no matter what.

"Baga! Here I come!"

The captain of the flag guard team took out a lighter from his pocket, an old-fashioned kerosene lighter, but after operating it for a long time, he couldn't light the lighter.

"Who has a fire source?"

The Japanese squad leader stood up and shouted, but a stray bullet hit his body and he fell down instantly.

"team leader!"

At this time, two small tanks led the way, followed by cavalry, and had rushed to the position of the Japanese flag guard team.

Ma Renxing rushed in first and chopped off the head of a Japanese soldier from the flag guard squad with one knife. Sun Desheng killed another Japanese soldier on the side. Seeing that there were still Japanese soldiers running away in front, he immediately rode his horse to chase after them. Ma Renxing noticed the regimental flag that was tightly held in the hands of the Japanese soldier.

He picked up the regimental flag with his saber, wiped his saber, put the Japanese flag in his arms, and continued to gallop forward.

Note 1: Li Yunlong did not hand in the Sakata Regiment's flag! ~The Japanese didn't know about it and thought it was burned! ~

Chapter 146: Chase, chase!

On a hillside north of Ping'an County, the remaining 120 or so members of the Japanese cavalry squadron were lined up waiting for the pursuers behind them.

This is almost the last combat-ready unit in Okabe Michino's hands. In the entire 13th Regiment, there are more than 300 people except for Okabe Michino. This is the only organized unit.

"Imperial warriors!"

"It's time to serve His Majesty the Heavenly Locust!"

"Long live His Majesty Tian Locust!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

Led by the squadron leader, the Japanese cavalrymen shouted loudly and clenched their sabers.

His eyes were fixed on the cavalry camp at the foot of the hill.

Sun Desheng had already noticed the more than 100 Japanese cavalry squadrons on the mountain. He wiped his face with his hands and said, "Brothers, the Japanese are going to fight us with bayonets! Are you afraid?"

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion immediately responded: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"

"Our cavalry battalion has been waiting for this day!"

"Today, let's show those little devils how powerful our cavalry battalion is. Everyone, draw your swords!"

Following Sun Desheng's order, all the soldiers of the cavalry battalion immediately put down their muskets, drew their sabers, held them in front of themselves and stared at the Japanese cavalry on the hillside.

"Sun Desheng, what are you going to do!"

At this moment, Ma Renxing rushed over from behind, took a look at Sun Desheng, and shouted loudly.

"I'm going to wipe out this group of devil cavalry!"

"That's not what I'm talking about, comrades, load your guns and rifles!"

As he spoke, Ma Renxing picked up his carbine, took out a few bullets and stuffed them directly into it.

"No, the Japs are going to fight us with bayonets, we..."

Ma Renxing said directly: "Sun Desheng, you are the battalion commander. You should first consider the soldiers of our cavalry battalion, and then consider the Japanese. When we charge, will the Japanese use their machine guns and cannons just because we have sabers?"

"But this is cavalry..."

"They have the advantage of terrain from a high position. Sun Desheng, you are playing with the lives of our soldiers! And don't forget what our mission is!"

Sun Desheng opened his mouth but did not continue to refute. Li Yunlong had told him before they set off to listen more to Ma Renxing.

Ma Renxin raised his gun and said, "Comrades, prepare for battle. Don't show mercy to the Japanese. Think about the civilians they massacred. Now they want to fight us fairly, but no way. Have you forgotten our comrades who died when we charged the Japanese with only three bullets? Will they fight us hand-to-hand just because we have no bullets?"

"Have you forgotten those innocent civilians who died under the Japanese guns?"

"We now have only one mission, to completely destroy the Japanese 13th Regiment! The tank company will charge first, and everyone else will wait for my orders!"

"Yes!"

Ma Renxing's words immediately calmed down the soldiers who were already excited. They put their sabers back into their scabbards, picked up their carbines, loaded bullets, and waited for Ma Renxing's orders.

The tank company behind him had already rushed over with six tanks and began to charge towards the hillside.

After seeing this, the Japanese cavalry looked at each other. The cavalry captain looked at the cavalry battalion below and said with gritted teeth: "Retreat!"

Then they turned around and started running. Behind this Japanese cavalry squadron, more than 20 Japanese soldiers put away their Type 99 light machine guns and ran down the slope.

The Japanese cavalry squadron never thought about a fair fight. Whether it was occupying the top of the slope and taking advantage of the terrain to attack from low, or secretly preparing a sneak attack with five Type 99 light machine gun groups, they were stopped by Ma Renxing. After seeing that the sneak attack was hopeless, they had no choice but to withdraw.

If Li Yunlong were here, he would definitely kick Sun Desheng in the face. Talking about morality with the Japs? The Japs are not a country that values ​​morality. They are dogs that bully the weak and fear the strong. When facing the Japs, hit them hard, beat them to death. The harder you hit, the more they admire you, and they may even praise you. If you hit them too lightly, they will dare to jump up and resist you!

"Chase! Don't let anyone go!"

Ma Renxing roared and took the lead to chase after him.

The cavalry battalion behind him started again and chased after the Japanese cavalry squadron.

At this time, the Japanese bombers appeared again in the distant sky. They were the same group of pilots from the morning. After receiving the order, they took off urgently and flew over Ping'an County again.

"What the hell is the 13th Regiment doing? Didn't they already occupy half of Ping'an County this morning? Why are they requesting increased air support now?"

The Japanese pilot looked at Ping'an County not far below in confusion.

"what is that?"

The Japanese pilot saw someone running in the distance, but couldn't tell who it was, so he began to lower his altitude.

Soon the Japanese pilots saw clearly what was happening on the ground. A Japanese army of dozens of people wearing khaki uniforms was being chased by the Eighth Route Army wearing blue uniforms behind them.

"Damn it, the Japs' planes are coming again, machine guns!"

Zhang Dabiao was chasing the fleeing Japanese soldiers when he heard a soldier beside him reminding him to be careful of the Japanese planes. He looked up and saw the Japanese bombers appear in the sky again.

Zhang Dabiao took the Type 99 light machine gun handed to him by a soldier, loaded the bullet and said, "Comrades, spread out and find a place to hide from the Japanese planes!"

As he spoke, Zhang Dabiao found a place with the highest ground and said, "Daniu, be my support!"

"Yes!"

Sun Daniu was the strongest soldier in the first battalion and also the machine gunner of the first battalion. He held the bracket of the Type 99 light machine gun with both hands, pointing the muzzle towards the sky, providing a shooting angle for Zhang Dabiao.

The Japanese bombers did not fly very high, only about two or three hundred meters, which allowed the pilots to see the situation on the ground more clearly.

"Da da da……"

When the plane passed overhead, Zhang Dabiao pulled the trigger.

Almost at the same time, the sound of machine gun fire was heard from other places. More than a dozen temporary machine gun positions formed anti-aircraft firepower and fired into the air.

"Ding ding ding."

Three crisp metal collision sounds were heard on the fuselage of the Japanese bomber. However, the caliber of the Type 99 light machine gun was small, and it hit non-vital parts of the plane, causing no damage to the plane. However, it did scare the Japanese pilot so much that he immediately climbed to a higher altitude.

At this time, the two air defense positions in Ping'an County were ready.

After visually estimating the flying altitude of the Japanese bomber, they immediately adjusted the shooting angle, and then the two squad leaders of the anti-aircraft squad stepped on the launch pedal.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Dong dong dong..."

The dull roar of anti-aircraft gunfire rang out. The Japanese bomber, which had just dodged the light machine gun fire, had no time to celebrate before it felt the plane vibrate. Then the observer shouted, "We've been hit! Quickly increase altitude!"

But it was too late, the plane had already begun to plunge uncontrollably towards the ground.

"Bah, let's see if you dare to fly so low again. Do you think I'm just here to eat dry rice?"

Wei Dayou was smoking a cigarette while looking for his next target, while the soldier beside him took out a dagger and scratched a mark on the 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun. This was the second Japanese plane shot down by their anti-aircraft gun.

Chapter 147 Rifle Shoots Down Japanese Plane

"boom!"

"boom!"