Under the leadership of Ding Wei, the cavalry brigade all chased behind Ding Wei, and the cavalry brigade formed a long dragon.
Amidst the sound of horse hooves, smoke and dust rose from the ground, and the earth seemed to be shaking slightly.
In the billowing smoke and dust, thousands of cavalrymen from the cavalry brigade surged towards the Zhengtai Railway, seemingly wanting to drown all the Japanese there.
In this operation, all the cavalrymen in the cavalry brigade attacked.
After this period of development, the strength of the cavalry company reached as high as 1,330 men, which can be said to be all dispatched.
The total length of the Zhengtai Railway is 231 kilometers. With more than 1,300 cavalry, it is like a dream to take over the entire Zhengtai Railway.
However, there is definitely no problem in destroying the Zhengtai Railway line in sections. This will also increase the difficulty for the Japanese army to repair the railway.
In addition to the railway, the most important thing is to destroy the strongholds and bunkers near the railway and smash the enemy's cage plan.
The Zhengtai Railway is the main channel from Jinzhou to Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and other places in the south of the Yangtze River, and is an important transportation line connecting logistics within and outside the province.
As the first railway in Jinzhou, it has a history of several decades. Coupled with the importance of its geographical location, it is self-evident that the Japanese army protected it.
However, the Japanese army currently has limited troops. Although the troops are being transported, they are all on the road.
But even so, the Japanese army used limited troops to patrol the railways to the maximum extent to prevent the railway lines from being damaged.
As the target of this attack, Ding Wei chose a railway line between Chengyang County and Dingyang County.
Both of these county towns were important to the Japanese army, and they were both transfer stations that were convenient for supplying surrounding strongholds, with a lot of supplies stored in them.
The railway between the two counties is about 30 kilometers long. The most important thing is that this section of the railway is built on relatively flat ground, which is very suitable for cavalry to carry out destruction.
The cavalry can not only charge, but also can quickly get out of here if any unexpected situation occurs.
If this section of railway can be successfully destroyed, the supply lines behind the Japs will be severely damaged, greatly relieving the pressure on surrounding troops.
Not long after leaving the base area, the cavalry brigade was divided into five cavalry teams. Each cavalry team had about 200 people.
"Old Ma, you must come back alive!" Sun Desheng looked at Ma San and said seriously.
Ma San laughed: "Haha, don't worry, we will drink together again after we win the battle!"
"Okay!" Sun Desheng nodded heavily.
Ding Wei, Sun Desheng, Ma San, and two cavalry company commanders, each carrying a cavalry squadron, ran towards their respective attack targets.
The four cavalry squadrons were responsible for the feint attack, destroying the surrounding enemy strongholds and completely tearing a big hole out of the area.
Ding Wei led his troops to attack the railway from Chengyang to Dingyang.
In this way, under attack from multiple parties, the Japanese will definitely be in chaos for a while, and their sabotage operations will be smoother.
If the railway section between Chengyang County and Dingyang County is attacked, it will definitely attract the attention of the Japanese, and the sabotage operations of the other brother troops will also go more smoothly.
After all, the war is imminent, and there must be other brother troops waiting for the war to begin.
With Ding Wei's cavalry squadron as the main attack, once they hear an explosion or smoke rising here, the other four cavalry units will immediately start attacking.
In order to completely destroy this railway and the nearby Japanese strongholds, Ding Wei also spent a lot of money.
One cavalryman carried two bundles of wooden-handled grenades, and each cavalry squadron carried 10 explosive charges.
With the high mobility of the cavalry, it is enough to defeat the enemies on this railway.
Because it was already approaching summer, weeds were already overgrown near the railway, and the weeds were already as tall as a person, but the Japanese army had no intention of clearing these weeds at this time.
Firstly, it is because they do not have enough troops and need to carry out high-intensity patrol missions.
Secondly, if you really want to clean up the weeds around you, you need to do it for at least several days and nights.
In my spare time, I don't even have time to rest, so how can I do these things?
Moreover, under their strict blockade, no large-scale battles have occurred here for a long time, and the peaceful days have made the soldiers stationed here somewhat relaxed.
This was an advantage for Ding Wei and the others, as these weeds provided Ding Wei with a natural cover.
15 kilometers away from the Chengyang County railway line.
In order to prevent the enemy from discovering him, Ding Wei dismounted his horse early and let the horses rest where they were. He led his team members to sneak into the weeds and move towards the stronghold outside the railway line.
In order to prevent the Japanese from setting up sentries here, Ding Wei sent ten more cavalrymen to carefully inspect the surrounding haystacks and explore the surrounding situation.
Ding Wei held the telescope and carefully observed the enemy in front.
There was a small bunker in front of him. There was a machine gun on top of the bunker. The Japanese machine gunner was squatting on the bunker, constantly turning the muzzle of the gun, his face full of alertness.
In addition to him, there were two puppet soldiers standing on the bunker, but these two guys looked like they were doing nothing, and you could tell at a glance that they weren't serious.
There are three enemies on top of the bunker, but there is no telling how many people are inside. If the enemies are hiding in the bunker, it will be more troublesome to successfully blow up the railway.
If there was a light machine gun in the bunker, things would be even more troublesome.
After all, the bunker is an existence that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if you want to blow up the bunker, you have to get close first.
If he attacks rashly, the machine gun will inevitably cause heavy damage to the cavalry, and Ding Wei is reluctant to let the cavalry go up and die.
"Commander, isn't it just a bunker? Just leave it to me." A cavalryman said: "Although we are cavalry, once we get off the horse, we are still cavalry, and our legs and feet will not be slow!"
"What are you talking about!" Ding Wei knocked the soldier on the head: "No one is allowed to act rashly without my order."
Looking at the bunker in front of him, Ding Wei always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it.
This is where Ding Wei is preparing to make a surprise attack, so he must take good control of it, otherwise it will be detrimental to the subsequent battle.
Not long after.
The cavalrymen who went to investigate the surroundings also returned successfully.
really.
Everything was as expected by Ding Wei. As a railway near Chengyang County, how could it only have one bunker?
Three kilometers away from the bunker, there was a temporary supply depot, which was the big head. There was almost a small group of Japanese soldiers and a squad of puppet troops inside.
The number of enemies around you must be at least 30.
Ding Wei looked at the bunker in front of him and suddenly had an idea in his mind.
Just like when we attacked the Japanese stronghold in Jizhou, we first gave the enemy a way to lure the snake out of the hole. Once there is any movement on the railway, the surrounding enemies will definitely come to check the situation.
At that time, you don’t have to do it yourself, the Japanese and Japanese will run out to die on their own, and then rely on the high mobility of the cavalry to quickly deal with this group of enemies.
"Someone, come along the railway, find out where the enemy's defense is weak, and give the enemy a sound first." Ding Wei said with a smile: "Remember, the louder the noise, the better!"
"Yes!" A soldier responded quickly, then picked up the explosive bag under his buttocks, turned around and left, disappearing into the weeds.
The rest of the cavalry who had not received the mission suddenly looked disappointed.
"Don't be downcast, we have a lot of fighting ahead of us." Ding Wei comforted him with a smile.
Not long after, the cavalryman returned with a smile on his face.
"How's it going? We weren't discovered, right?" Ding Wei asked.
"Commander, don't worry, I guarantee that the Japanese will listen to you this time!" the cavalryman said confidently.
"Okay, everyone mount up and prepare. Once the enemies come out to support us, we will fight quickly and kill all these enemies!" Ding Wei said sternly.
Following Ding Wei's order, the cavalrymen got on their horses one after another. Ding Wei sent fifty more cavalrymen with orders to go to the temporary supply depot and ambush the enemy on the road.
After everything was ready, Ding Wei suddenly heard a deafening explosion in his ears.
Looking along the sound, Ding Wei saw a ball of fire rising to the ground, accompanied by thick smoke, and could vaguely see the railway tracks, with gravel flying across the field.
Even though there was still a long way to go from the explosion site, Ding Wei dared to feel the ground shaking a few times, imagining the power of the explosion.
The enemies in the bunker were the closest to the explosion point, and they discovered the blazing fire immediately.
Both the Japanese and the Second Japanese were shocked by this scene.
A Japanese soldier on the bunker did not even notice that the cigarette in his mouth fell on his clothes. Then he was burned by the cigarette butt and let out a scream.
"Baga, gather together quickly and check what's going on over there!" a Japanese second lieutenant said angrily.
He was responsible for the safety of the nearby railway lines. Now that he saw a ball of fire rising on the railway, he naturally did not dare to be careless.
The Japanese team leader also didn't expect that such a mess would happen just after he arrived at the bunker.
If there is any problem with the railway at this time, then I will really have to suffer a lot.
The Japanese team leader did not dare to neglect any of them and quickly gathered the puppet troops in the bunker.
The dozen or so puppet soldiers were also frightened. Under the urging of the Japanese sergeant, they hurriedly ran towards the direction of the fire with their weapons in hand.
The sergeant then led the remaining two Japanese troops and followed closely behind these puppet troops.
At this moment, there was only one Japanese machine gunner left on the bunker, aiming his gun in the direction of the fire as if facing a formidable enemy.
16 people!
Hold!
This little bunker is quite good at hiding people.
at the same time.
The enemies in the Japanese temporary supply station also discovered the flames rising in the distance.
"Baga, what's going on!" A Japanese soldier looked at the fire in the distance and was completely stunned.
After being stunned for a while, he didn't hesitate at all, and immediately sent out 10 soldiers, leading the squad of puppet soldiers to run towards the light of the fire.
On their only way, the cavalry had already ambushed here. After they came out, the cavalry immediately got on their horses and attacked them.
"Brothers, come together and kill these sons of bitches!" One of the cavalrymen, holding up a Type 44 rifle, knocked down a Japanese soldier who was running at the front with one shot.
"Kill them all, leaving no one behind!" The cavalry roared in unison, and while riding on horseback, they launched an attack on the enemies on the road.
For a moment, there was a loud sound of gunfire.
The Japanese who came out to support and the second Japanese probably did not expect that someone would actually attack them, and they all wanted to fight back with their guns.
However, due to the super mobility of the cavalry, it was difficult for them to target the fast-moving cavalry.
On the contrary, they were treated as live targets by these cavalry, and were knocked to the ground one after another.
However, in the blink of an eye, this group of enemies were all knocked to the ground. The cavalry did not pause and rushed directly towards the supply station, preparing to completely destroy this small station.
"Captain, there are only a few Japs here, let's just let us practice riding and slashing on horseback!" A cavalryman suggested excitedly when he saw that there were not many enemies in front of him.
His proposal immediately won the unanimous approval of all the cavalry.
What is the purpose of being a cavalry? Besides running wildly, the most enjoyable thing is to kill enemies on horseback and watch them flee.
There were only a dozen enemies, and they were all killed with just a few blows.
But Ding Wei rejected them directly: "Cavalry, I applaud your courage to show your sword to the enemy, but we are not just wandering around idle now.
But there are some things I have said many times. If you can use bullets to destroy the enemy, use bullets to destroy it. Never use your own name as a joke just to save some ammunition!
War is about achieving the greatest victory at the lowest cost. A small bullet is nothing compared to the lives of outstanding warriors like you.
Besides, when the little devil sees you charging up on horseback, he won't show any samurai spirit with you. He will definitely shoot you first as soon as possible.
Remember what I said, whenever you have bullets in your hand, no matter what the enemy wants, give them a few bullets first, because if you don’t, the enemy will do this to you!"
Ding Wei was reluctant to let these elite cavalry die in vain on the battlefield because they were arrogant and looked down on the enemy.
The value of these cavalrymen who have been trained so hard is not as valuable as one bullet, even ten thousand bullets.
The cavalryman who spoke first nodded in understanding.
Then these cavalrymen mounted their Type 44 rifles and launched a fierce attack on those running along the railway line.
The gunshots in the weeds soon attracted the attention of the enemies beside the railway line. They immediately lay on the ground and wanted to launch a counterattack.
The light machine gun on the bunker also turned its muzzle, aimed at the position of the cavalry, and pulled the trigger.
The muzzle of the machine gun suddenly erupted with a burst of fire, and all the bullets hit the weeds, causing grass clippings to fly everywhere.
However, since the machine gunner could not lock the position of the cavalry, his efforts were in vain.
Ding Wei also quickly locked onto the Japanese machine gunner's position and quickly pulled the trigger.
There was a "bang" gunshot.
The Japanese machine gunner's head on the bunker was immediately pierced by a bullet, leaving only a small bloody hole between his eyebrows.
Then, a red and white blood mist burst out from the back of the Japs' head. The Japs machine gunner's head tilted and he completely lost his life.
More than 200 cavalry against less than 20 enemies, this is a completely asymmetric battle.
Hundreds of guns fired at the same time, and the dense bullets instantly formed an airtight fire net.
One round of blows.
More than half of the enemy's number fell on the spot.
After Ding Wei finished dealing with the machine gunners on the bunker, he immediately changed direction, aimed at the enemies on the railway, and called them by name one by one.