Chapter 164 The New Cavalry Appears in the Great War
Chapter 164: The war begins, and a new type of cavalry makes its debut
(This story is purely fictional, please do not imitate it!)
Such a huge team, covering a distance of more than 2,000 kilometers from south to north, cannot be reached in a day or two. However, Wu Aihua was not in a hurry. He asked the troops to use the 1st Division of the 1st Group Army as the forward, with the artillery division in the center and the armored division in the center.
After arriving at the master's residence, we slowly drove north. It would be good to keep the speed at 100 kilometers per day.
Although 100 kilometers seems like half an hour of driving on the highway, in that era, few armies in China could march 100 kilometers in one day.
What does it mean for the National Defense Forces to rush to the north with such a "high profile"? Judging from the strategic preparations of the Japanese army, it seems that the National Defense Forces Artillery Division and other units have not yet arrived in northern Hebei, and the Battle of North China is about to begin.
There is nothing special about the National Defense Force being so "high-profile". It is really Wu Aihua's helpless move.
Because of the changes in the south, Wu Aihua had to reorganize the National Defense Forces. He was given a month to reorganize, which was actually very difficult. Seeing that the war was about to start, and knowing that the troops in the south would not have time to move to the north to participate in the war, Wu Aihua had no choice but to "
Acting in a high profile. Its purpose is nothing more than to cheer up the Chinese people and attract the attention of little Japan. If the two armies of the Japanese North China Front divide their forces in advance, although Wu Aihua cannot guarantee that Peiping will not be lost, he can take advantage of the opportunity after the Japanese army divides its forces.
Eat one part of the Japanese army.
However, these are all things for later.
At 8 o'clock in the morning on August 16, a Japanese army group set out from Tong County and drove to Chongwenmen in Beiping in a show of force. They requested to enter the city to "search" for the murderers of the Japanese soldiers. Naturally, they were rejected by the garrison.
At 10 a.m., the 41st Regiment of the 9th Brigade of the 5th Division of the Japanese North China Front, with the cooperation of the 5th Regiment of the Field Artillery, launched an attack on Chongwenmen!
At the same time, the 6th Division of the 1st Army attacked Huairou on the outskirts of Peiping! The Kwantung Army Chahar, who had already captured Zhangjiakou, dispatched the independent 1st mixed brigade. The independent 15th mixed brigade was under the command of Commander Hideo Tojo.
Under the leadership of the machine, they aggressively attacked Tang Enbo's 13th Army stationed in Xuanhua, Huailai, Nankou and other places!
The three-pronged army came into direct contact with the Chinese army within half an hour and launched a fierce attack. The Japanese army's national policy of invading China finally showed its sharp fangs! From then on, the mountains and rivers were whimpering, China was bleeding behind the scenes, and the smoke of the Anti-Japanese War was officially burning in the land of China.
rise!
Tang Enbo was called the "Fool General" by later generations. His performance was very poor, including in the Sino-Japanese Battle of Taierzhuang and the Battle of Xuzhou. However, we must know that the reason why Tang Enbo gained such a reputation was actually related to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
It has a lot to do with it. Among the many generals under Chiang Kai-shek, Tang Enbo was considered Chiang's most caring "follower". This man acted based on Chiang's eyes and had no independent thoughts at all. Such a person is full of feudal emperors and dictatorial thoughts.
Chiang Kai-shek liked it very much.
However, this does not mean that Tang Enbo is a pure "bastard". Otherwise, Chiang Kai-shek's level of knowledge of people will be too low. Chiang's ability to sit in that position among many popular candidates has his own personal reputation.
Department. And Tang Enbo can always hold heavy troops, isn't there any merit?
Historically, Tang Enbo's 13th Army demonstrated the majesty of the Chinese army in the war of resistance at Huailai, Nankou, and Juyongguan. Under the leadership of Tang Enbo, the 13th Army fought bloody battles with the enemy for 10 days. Although it suffered 12,600 casualties, accounting for 13
The number of soldiers was half of the number, but it also set a record of over 10,000 Japanese casualties. Although Zhang Yuan was eventually defeated and lost, Tang Enbo became famous and was promoted to commander of the 20th Army soon after.
Just an hour after the war started, Xuanhua was captured by the Japanese army.
A battalion of the 13th Army defending Xuanhua hurriedly retreated towards Huailai, but was caught up by the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Chahar Dispatch Corps of the Kwantung Army, which was chasing like a whirlwind. Seeing that a battalion of the National Army was about to attack this place called Xinzhuangzi
They were overwhelmed by the Japanese cavalry. At this moment, at this moment, a group of cavalry suddenly shot out from the slant. Each of them was holding a GX-1 submachine gun, and a few of them were holding MG42 squadrons.
Using machine guns, they did not run very fast, but the bullets rained down on them. In just one encounter, the Japanese army lost hundreds of riders.
The offensive of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment was frustrated, which made the commander of the regiment, Honda Takeo, furious. Seeing that there were only about a hundred cavalrymen who attacked him, he just killed one of them unexpectedly. "Kill him..." Honda Takeo waved his hand.
, led his more than 400 Japanese soldiers to charge toward more than 100 Chinese cavalrymen. He believed that with just one charge, all of these Chinese cavalrymen would be cut off by the sabers of the imperial cavalry!
The saber is indeed a weapon of the cavalry; however, what the Japanese army faced was not an ordinary cavalry, but an improved cavalry. It was a battlefield assault force, all equipped with automatic weapons, and of course sabers, pistols, and grenades.
Waiting for weapons, they come like wind and go like lightning. They will kill with one strike and leave as soon as they touch!
This is the new type of cavalry that Wu Aihua "improved". Wu Aihua believes that with the large-scale equipping of troops with automatic weapons, the traditional cavalry and the traditional cavalry's large-corps combat mode are outdated. A Maxim heavy machine gun, coupled with a few
A submachine gun, a battalion, or a regiment of cavalry cannot rush to others.
However, if the cavalry is equipped with automatic weapons or light artillery such as a 60-meter gun, and the mobility of the cavalry is used, it may have unexpected effects.
Therefore, Wu Aihua explained his understanding of cavalry to Chen Shihao, commander of the 9th Cavalry Division, and others, and believed that such equipment would greatly enhance the cavalry's battlefield survivability and enemy-killing capabilities.
Chen Shihao and others are examples of traditional cavalry. They instinctively respect Wu Aihua, the hero who saved their lives, but they don't believe much in what Wu Aihua said.
Don't believe it? You can do it after a trial. Wu Aihua found 36 cavalrymen who were willing to participate in the trial, and asked Kong Wu (SS-level combat robot, riding a horse is a piece of cake) to train with them for a few days, and then asked Chen Shihao to make the same choice.
There were 36 cavalrymen and two small groups of cavalry began to "exercise" in a field.
As a result, needless to say, the entire traditional cavalry army was wiped out, while the new cavalry remained unscathed.
After Chen Shihao and others were convinced, Wu Aihua discussed with them the organization, equipment, tactics, etc. of the new cavalry. Only when they were basically decent, did Chen Shihao and others take the initiative to train.
In Wu Aihua's concept, this new type of cavalry is most suitable to operate at the scale of a company or battalion; because no matter how large the scale is, if it is to deal with a large enemy force, in the face of heavy artillery or heavy machine gun firepower, this new type of cavalry is most suitable.
Light cavalry may not necessarily win a favor. In addition, if the size of the cavalry exceeds a thousand, it will be easily attacked by the opponent's air force.
What the Japanese Second Cavalry Regiment encountered this time was a new cavalry battalion just trained by Chen Shihao. Of course, there was only one cavalry company of 110 people and two other cavalry companies that came forward to fight against the Japanese cavalry regiment.
and a cavalry artillery battery (12 60mm mortars) were hidden in the woods in the distance.
"Kill me--" the Japanese cavalry shouted, madly rushing towards the cavalry company of the National Defense Force!
However, the cavalry company was not moved at all, and even a few soldiers were still calming the restless horses. However, those who have studied the new cavalry tactics will definitely find that although this cavalry company is riding on the horse and not moving,
But an attack formation was vaguely formed, that is, there was a shooting circle of appropriate width in front of the entire company of 110 people. Each of the cavalry companions protected themselves on their sides, and there would be no presence between them.
"Machine gun fire!" Mother Lianqiang, the cavalry company commander, gave the order decisively!
"Da, da da, da da..." Nine mg42 squad machine guns from nine squads in the company roared in the hands of the slightly stronger cavalry soldiers, and all of them fired bursts or small bursts!
At a distance of 400 meters, it may be difficult to hit a human head, but it is too easy to hit a horse. Sure enough, as the gunfire rang out, the Japanese army Toyo Yamama who was rushing at the front either staggered or staggered.
The horse's head hit the ground, and it only ran for more than 20 meters before falling to the ground. The Japanese cavalry on the horse was either thrown off the horse and came into close contact with the earth, or was knocked down directly.
The horse was pressing down on him, and the unlucky person was immediately crushed by the horse and broke his sternum, ribs, leg bones and other key parts.
"Ta da, da da, da da..." The Japanese cavalry behind continued to charge, but the machine guns of the National Defense Forces cavalry company also continued to fire.
Except for the sound of gunshots, the sound of horse hooves, and the sound of horses neighing, there was almost no human voice at the scene! Infinitely strange and infinitely weird! If someone suddenly saw this scene, they would wonder if these Japanese soldiers in yellow clothes were crazy, knowing that they were no match for the opponent.
Bullets, but still have to rush upward?
"Submachine gun, shoot!" The Japanese 2nd Cavalry Regiment finally rushed into the range of the GX-1 submachine gun at the cost of dozens of cavalrymen. "Click, click, click..." The 9th Cavalry
The 101 submachine guns of the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the Division, excluding machine guns, formed a denser fire net, directly hitting the head of the Japanese 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
"Kill me -" Captain Takeo Honda of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment galloped while cheering on his cavalry. Although Takeo Honda felt that this seemed wrong, the horse was in a sprinting state and could not stop at all!
Moreover, he himself was not on the charging arrow, so even if he wanted to fine-tune the direction, it was impossible.
"Ta-ta-ta..." Lieutenant Commander Takeo Honda was answered by a dense rain of bullets from the National Defense Forces cavalry company.
"Kill to--" More Japanese soldiers joined Takeo Honda's final swan song.
"Click, click, click..." The shooting of machine guns and submachine guns is more sound than silent! This is the silent anger of a nation, this is the baptism of revenge for an army!
Gradually, the Japanese cavalry, fearless of death, approached the 50-meter safety line, even though the road was covered with the corpses of horses and companions.
However, just like the results of many drills by the National Defense Forces cavalry, the Japanese cavalry only stopped here. No one rushed within 40 meters!
All the Japanese horses fell down, and the ground turned red; however, there were still hundreds of Japanese cavalry on the ground, waiting for the heroic cavalry warriors of the National Defense Force to send them on their way!
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