Chapter 237: Running for hundreds of miles to annihilate the reinforcements
Throughout history, duels between cavalry have always been brutal.
As long as you fall from your horse, there is basically no hope of survival.
The remaining Japanese cavalry were attacked from both sides by the cavalry battalion and were quickly killed.
"Hello!" Zhu Dashan pulled the reins, took off his hat, wiped the blood spatter first, and then wiped the saber clean.
The horse he was riding on snored and breathed heavily. Zhu Dashan turned over and dismounted in distress, grabbed a handful of black beans from his pocket, and stroked the horse's temple hair with his right hand.
The Japanese army's war horses were even more unbearable. They had traveled a long distance and had been involved in battlefield encounters. Many of their war horses had been spread out on the ground.
Seeing this, Zhu Dashan shouted: "What are you still doing? Clean the battlefield quickly, treat the wounded, and send someone to call the Fourth Company over to help!"
The soldiers of the cavalry battalion who had just taken a breath looked at the horses and weapons and equipment everywhere, their eyes shining.
Here at the headquarters.
Zhou Weihan's deafening sound of horse hooves disappeared, and he said with a smile: "It seems that Zhu Dashan's work is done, and the little devils should be cleaned up!"
"Zhu Dashan is indeed a strong general. In just a short time, more than 300 Japanese cavalry were killed!" Xing Zhiguo said.
Zhou Weihan looked at the fire in front of him, and kept flipping the wooden stick with the dough in his hand. After the dough head cooled down, it was so hard that it could break his teeth. It would be much better to toast it with a little fire.
"Cavalry combat requires speed, and of course the battle is more brutal than infantry! The Japanese cavalry was first intercepted by firepower from the Second Regiment, and Zhu Dashan's cavalry battalion was waiting for work. The result is self-evident!"
While the two were talking, Zhu Dashan walked in and reported: "Report, detachment leader, chief of staff, our cavalry battalion has wiped out all Japanese cavalry!"
Zhou Weihan nodded after hearing this and motioned for Zhu Dashan to continue.
"A total of 340 Japanese cavalry were annihilated, and a full set of Japanese horse equipment, 238 horse rifles, 4 Type 96 light machine guns, and 2 heavy machine guns were seized!" Zhu Dashan said.
"How many casualties did your cavalry battalion have?" Zhou Weihan asked.
"42 people were killed and 15 injured!"
"All the horses and equipment seized this time will be kept by your cavalry battalion. I still say the same thing, your cavalry battalion can have as many people as there are horses and equipment. Our independent detachment can afford it!"
After Zhou Weihan finished speaking, he handed the steamed bun in his hand to Zhu Dashan: "Try it?"
Zhu Dashan was not in the mood to eat bread at the moment. He wished he could sleep with his captured war horse in his arms. After reporting the battle situation, he left happily.
"Old Zhou, are you forming a cavalry regiment?" Xing Zhiguo said in surprise.
"What about the cavalry regiment? With the strength of our independent detachment, we can't support a cavalry regiment of 800 people?" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"The cavalry regiment directly under our division headquarters now only has about 800 people. Good guy, Ding Abacus should be scolded this time!" Xing Zhiguo joked.
"He dares!"
The words were divided into two parts, and the operation to annihilate the Japanese reinforcements was carried out at the same time.
The liaison officer of a squad sent by Dong Jiang quickly contacted the second regiment marching towards Ci County.
When Xu Dali received the order, he rushed directly to the Yaojia Temple without any hesitation.
In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese troops along the way and causing the Japanese troops who fought with the first regiment to escape, the second regiment first headed east to avoid the strongholds along the railway, and then turned north.
"Hurry, hurry, don't fall behind!" Urging voices came from the long march.
"Bite your teeth and follow closely, we are almost there. The regiment leader said that after this battle, we will be able to make rice, flour, and pork slices!" At this time, the grassroots cadres in the team played their role.
It was the Second Regiment. From time to time, soldiers took out dry food while running and stuffed two mouthfuls into their mouths.
Behind the large army's marching column, Xu Dali left a platoon to gather the stragglers.
The benefits of the soldiers of the independent detachment from eating oily and water-rich meals for a long time became apparent at this time, and most of the soldiers managed to survive with one breath.
Ten miles south of Yaojia Temple, the deafening sound of cannons is still clear.
"Stop the march, correspondent, pass my order, each battalion will gather the troops immediately and rest on the spot!" Xu Dali took a deep breath. He didn't feel anything while marching. Just after he stopped for a moment, his legs kept shaking.
His steps felt like lead.
"Don't sit still, stand up. You won't be able to get up after sitting down for a while!" Zhang Hao, the political commissar of the Second Regiment, was no longer the young boy he was when he first came to the New Second Regiment. He immediately noticed something was wrong.
"Don't say it's the soldiers, it's me. My legs are shaking now. It took more than four hours and nearly 100 miles of long-distance running. It's almost faster than a war horse!" Xu Dali was a member of the Red Army during his time.
The veterans could no longer hold on at this time, let alone the soldiers of the Second Regiment.
After hearing this, Zhang Hao smiled and said nothing. It wasn't that he didn't want to say it, it was just that his lungs felt burning pain.
The Second Regiment cleared all the Japanese drama strongholds on the north and south sides around Fengle Station around ten o'clock in the evening, then assembled the troops, made some repairs, and rushed to Ci County without stopping.
In the middle, I received an order from Zhou Weihan to go to the Yao Family Temple. From the map, it was a full hundred miles from Fengle Station to the current location of the Second Regiment. Including the detour in the middle, in more than four hours, the Second Regiment
The march route will only be longer.
"The First Regiment is still exchanging fire with the Japanese army. Listening to the sound of artillery fire, the firepower of the Japs is not weak. So, political commissar, you take the troops to rest here first, and I will contact the First Regiment!" Xu Dali rested for a while and felt
much better.
After Xu Dali finished speaking, he led a security squad straight to the Yao Family Temple not far ahead.
At this time, the first regiment was responsible for blocking the Japanese reinforcements of the first and second battalions. The second battalion had already taken turns twice. At this time, the first battalion was holding the front.
A group of people.
"Report, commander, political commissar, Commander Xu of the Second Regiment is here!" A soldier ran in to report.
Jing Dagang and Li Ziwen looked at each other and said, "The second group came quickly enough!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Dali walked into the temporary straw shed built by the regiment headquarters.
"Can you hurry up? Our second regiment received the order and didn't dare to rest for a moment. It's more than a hundred miles!" Xu Dali stretched out a finger and gestured.
"It's interesting. I didn't tell you, but I have remembered your love for Lao Xu!" Jing Dagang said.
"What's going on now?"
The First Regiment had been fighting with the Japanese army for several hours, and Jing Dagang also came to his senses at this time.
"The Japanese army's artillery fire is very fierce, but the combat effectiveness of its infantry is not high. Not long ago, I just sent someone to capture a prisoner, and then I realized that these little devils turned out to be engineers!" Jing Dagang said with a smile.
"If the third battalion hadn't been sent out to guard the Japanese and puppet troops in surrounding strongholds, I would have eaten these little devils long ago!"
Just as Jing Da finished speaking, Li Ziwen, the political commissar of the regiment, tugged on his sleeve.
Jing Da just realized that what he just said was inappropriate, and said hurriedly: "Of course, if you, Old Xu, can come, we will be more sure. Our two regiments will fight side by side, and it will be easy to eliminate these little devils!"
After hearing these words, Xu Dali's expression improved a little.
"This is your regiment's home field. You are familiar with the battle situation. I will listen to your arrangements in command!"
