Chapter 626: The Fifth Division's Solution

Lin Wenlong stood in the wilderness outside Jintang County, stepped on a ridge of earth, and looked forward with a telescope.

Behind him, the two cavalry battalions had already assembled and were underway for the final pre-war preparations.

The weather is very good today and the sun is not strong. A gust of wind blows towards us, hitting the soldiers with dust.

Lin Wenlong put down his telescope, spitted out the sand in his mouth, and cursed with complaint: "Shut, this wind is really fucking unpretentious. The east wind is blowing, facing us. It will be bad for us to fight later."

The adjutant standing beside him nodded and said with concern: "This is definitely not possible, otherwise we will move our position to the south later to avoid the wind and charge."

Lin Wenlong raised his telescope and looked over. The line of Liu Cunhou's troops outside Jintang County was very loose, and the so-called trenches were almost not even a depth of one meter. The troops were also very weak, with only two hundred people at most in the first row of troops. According to this, the defenses in the entire county were about one battalion, and at most two battalions.

He asked the adjutant: "When is it?"

The adjutant took out his pocket watch and wiped the mirror hard, then said, "It's almost two o'clock."

Lin Wenlong sighed and said in a stern manner: "No, I can't wait. The battle will start at two o'clock. This is what we agreed with the Fifth Division. We will attack forward and backward, and take down Jintang County in one fell swoop, tearing a hole in Liu Cunhou's flank."

The adjutant nodded helplessly and said solemnly: "Rounshou, you can fight whatever you say. Our Glory Group can eat a Central Division, but can't eat this small battalion?"

Lin Wenlong smiled and said, "It's right. Let's go and ask the brothers to prepare. Send a messenger to notify Battalion Commander Shang, and when he arrives, he opens fire to cover me." As he said, he walked towards his war horse. When he came to the front of the war horse, he did not rush to get on the horse. He took out a pair of sunglasses from his luggage and put on it.

The adjutant stared at Lin Wenlong with some surprise and couldn't help asking: "Tuanzhao, what are you doing?"

Lin Wenlong said proudly: "Steal the wind. I got this from a commander of the Central Division. I thought it was quite arrogant, but now I will use it for use first." After he said that, he jumped onto the war horse.

The adjutant nodded suddenly, but he always felt that wearing sunglasses would seem inappropriate to charge.

Lin Wenlong naturally would not know that his move would soon bring a new piece of equipment to all cavalry. After the end of the Sichuan War, Wu Shaoting began to produce various goggles, from the Air Force to the Army, from the Navy to the Special Forces, greatly increasing combat adaptability.

At about two o'clock, the first mortar reference gun opened fire, and the shells landed on the port side of the enemy's position. Soon, the four mortars corrected the angle and four volleys fired. The outer position suddenly exploded and the cavalry had not even charged, and the enemy's screams could be heard from a distance.

Shang Zhen's infantry battalion immediately advanced forward, putting two heavy machine guns three hundred meters away from the northeast. Although the distance was very long, it still played a role in deterrence and fire suppression.

After the heavy machine gun fired, Lin Wenlong drew his saber, pointed his blade forward, shouted: "Glorious Cavalry Regiment, charge!"

The cavalry rushed towards the enemy's position from the southeast direction. The mortars and heavy machine guns had already made the enemy very anxious. Faced with the surging cavalry charge group, these Sichuan soldiers did not even have the courage to poke their heads out. After barely firing a few shots, they began to yell to retreat.

Before the enemy retreated from the position, the cavalry entered the defense line. The impact of the first round directly slashed a group of soldiers lying in the trenches. When the momentum of the charge changed, the cavalry rode down on horseback, slashing under them with sabers, slashing hard. Screams, blood, gunshots, smoke and crying merged together, creating a scene that broke the heart and lungs.

The cavalry regiment fought for only a quarter of an hour, and gunfire sounds came from the northwest of Jintang County. It was a raid battalion sent by the Sixth Division and was attacking along the outskirts of the county town.

Taking a two-pronged approach, the defenders who were originally out of equipment and were depressed in morale quickly collapsed. The soldiers in various positions completely lost their confidence in fighting, and the only thing left was to save their lives. They ignored the command of their superiors, either dropped their guns and knelt on the ground and surrendered, or ran away without daring to look back. Looking at the collapse situation, the officers were helpless and had no intention of persisting.

Half an hour later, the battle is coming to an end.

The cavalry regiment successfully captured Jintang County at an extremely weak cost of casualties and met with the 5th Division assault camp in the north of the county town. Two people drove into the city and carried out cleaning work in the district. They first gathered the prisoners and took care of them, and then searched for spoils. They gathered together in the evening to clearly count the prisoners and supplies.

Lin Wenlong treated the enemy's battalion as a temporary command post, cleaned up before dark, and moved in immediately.

I just received dinner and listened to the battle report while gnawing on steamed buns. At this moment, an orderly soldier ran in quickly and reported: "Captain of the regiment, please see the commander of the Sichuan Army!"

Lin Wenlong said impatiently: "You will come in when you come. I will report it? Please see me? We are all big men, so let's do this? Go, go."

The service soldier ran out immediately, and then an officer wearing an old and yellow uniform opened the curtain and walked in, followed by two subordinates. He looked carefully and found that Lin Wenlong's uniform was the most conspicuous, so he went over and saluted: "Chen Tusheng, the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Division of the 6th Division, reported."

Lin Wenlong looked at each other with the officers from the regiment headquarters, and soon everyone burst into laughter.

The three Sichuan Army officers were immediately embarrassed, and their faces were gloomy.

Lin Wenlong looked at Chen Tusheng and asked with a smile: "Brother, have you had dinner?"

Chen Tusheng swallowed his saliva and replied loudly: "Sir, I haven't eaten it yet, wait for Hazi to eat it."

Lin Wenlong laughed and said in a Sichuan accent, "Don't wait for Hazi, come and eat it together. The white flour steamed buns are not eaten by the southerners, but they taste very real. Brothers, everyone is our own people, so there is no need to be so reserved. If you have to be reserved, you will be separated. Come on, pour a bowl of water for the brothers of the Sichuan Army."

Chen Tusheng then realized that these people were laughing at him for being too reserved. Seeing the leader in front of him so enthusiastic, he felt a warm feeling in his heart, and he suddenly let go.

At this time, the orderly soldiers poured three bowls of water and brought three pairs of chopsticks, but there was no bowl for eating.
Chapter completed!