The cavalry and infantry are brought into attack distance because the cavalry has relatively strong mobility. Even if the opponent has an ambush, the cavalry has a large target, but once it is ambushed, it can use the mobility of the war horse to retreat quickly, but it relies on two legs to initiate The charging infantry cannot do this. Their firepower is so dense that if their actions are slightly delayed, the attacking troops will suffer huge losses.
If Tao Laizhao's railway guard force is wiped out at once, I'm afraid Brigadier Masao Arima who is currently in charge of Dehui will not forgive himself, not only for the sake of the current war situation, but also for the future future. , the former Army Captain Miura also had to be more cautious.
After all, I can't compare with that Seto staff officer. He is a dignified senior combat staff officer of the regular division of the Kwantung Army, a graduate of Army University, and an active military officer. How can I, a retired army captain who has now become a police chief, compare with him? , it is better to be more cautious.
What happened next confirmed his worries. Just when the cavalry rushed three hundred meters away from the Anti-Union position, the Anti-Union position that had been silent just now suddenly spurted out dense tongues of fire, especially the two wings that were the focus of the cavalry attack. , its crossfire formed a dense fire net.
The Puppet Manchukuo cavalry squadron, who thought that the resistance in front of them had been almost exhausted by the artillery in the previous battle, was defeated in large numbers. When the cavalry was fooled and wanted to turn around, they found that it was already too late. The opponent's The 60 shells and light artillery were accurately falling behind and beside them one after another, separating them from the following infantry.
Assaulting forward, facing a fire net composed of several machine guns, it was obviously an act of seeking death. How fast the opponent's machine gun fired, not to mention the Taisho 11-type light machine gun equipped by the Kwantung Army was not an opponent, even the 92 In addition to having a slightly longer range, the heavy machine gun is also far behind in the rate of fire. There is also the light machine gun that has an extremely fast rate of fire within four hundred meters, and the kind that can kill people and horses as long as it hits. A terrifying weapon that split into two pieces together.
Facing the fire net composed of these machine guns, even if the distance is only three hundred meters, although he is a cavalry with extremely strong maneuverability, facing the fire net composed of a large number of machine gun firepower, even if the distance is only three hundred meters, it is still difficult. It is enough to become an insurmountable chasm for them.
However, although the cavalry squadron leader is a retired Japanese cavalry second lieutenant, perhaps because he has not retired for a long time and the bushido spirit in his bones has not been lost, he may all be shot dead at a distance of three hundred meters as he advances. If you retreat, you will face the looting of artillery fire, and it is almost impossible to escape unscathed.
Looking at the dense fire net in front of him, the former cavalry second lieutenant gritted his teeth, raised the Japanese standard cavalry saber in his hand, and led his cavalry forward to launch a desperate attack. With no way to retreat to the starting position, he We can only fight desperately. As long as we can rush into the Anti-Union position, we still have a chance to survive.
It's just that this former second lieutenant's idea was good, but there was no possibility of success for him. Just when this former second lieutenant of cavalry took the lead and tried to break through the anti-alliance position in front of him, he heard that he had participated in the Battle of Nomenhan and was very surprised. After the familiar crisp sound of gunfire, a 7.62mm fully loaded bullet accurately hit his chest, which was not broad, dashing his last hope.
Before this guy fell off his horse, he looked at the front of the anti-alliance position that was less than fifty meters away and was spitting fire. His last thought was: "Baga, this was not shot by a machine gun, it was shot by the Russians." Mosin Naga rifles, there used to be their snipers here."
His death not only caused the cavalry squadron to lose its commander directly, but also caused his men to lose their last bit of confidence in the face of the dense fire net. The cavalry squadron, composed of a skeleton crew, made the same mistake as their colleagues in Xinyuan.
Seeing the squadron leader being knocked off his horse with a precise shot, and looking at the surrounding colleagues who were knocked down one by one in the face of intensive machine gun fire and the dead horses everywhere, the last line of defense in the hearts of the remaining people completely collapsed at this time. Ignoring the mortar shells falling from time to time behind them, these people turned their horses around and ran away.
It's just that it's easy to come, but it's difficult to escape. The Anti-Japanese Alliance behind them will miss such a good opportunity to add insult to injury. The squad machine guns are out of reach, as well as general-purpose machine guns and 12mm large-caliber machine guns, as well as recoilless rifles and Sixty mortars, these long-range weapons give full play to the opportunity to beat down a drowned dog.
Although pursuit is not allowed according to the order of the regiment commander, it does not mean that the weapons in hand cannot be used for fire pursuit. When the remaining cavalry squadron of the Puppet Manchukuo Railway Guard Force returned to the starting point, although it could not be said that it was fully equipped, it turned out that Fortunately, there were more than a hundred cavalry, but only two or three kittens were left.
The cavalrymen who were ambushed here suffered heavy losses. After returning to the starting position, less than ten of the more than a hundred cavalrymen were left. Over there, Major Keiji Seto, who felt that he had been humiliated in front of his own men because of his mistake, ignored his own cavalrymen. Before they could completely retreat, Taolaizhaonei's artillery was ordered to fire in retaliation.
No longer caring about preserving his strength, he pressed down all the remaining squadrons in Tao Laizhao, except for one small squadron. This time he also risked his life, and wanted to attack the group in front of him that was still resisting in one go. , and also led nearly a cavalry squadron of resistance troops to annihilate them.
However, this time the preparation time for the artillery fire was much shorter, and the intensity of the firepower was much smaller. It even lasted less than two minutes. All the artillery fire was muted. It had been extremely flamboyant before and had always only fought against the anti-Union forces in person. The Japanese artillery, which was particular about firepower, changed its previous behavior. It was not that Major Keiji Seto was determined to fight a head-on samurai showdown with the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
It was because at this time, Taoraizonai's original artillery shells, which could be used for two days according to Japanese combat standards, had been squandered by him and basically consumed the embers. After only a few dozen shells were fired, Tauraizonai no longer had a single shell. All the Japanese artillery closed their mouths.
Although there is no artillery cover, Major Seto Keiji, who has already jumped over the wall in a hurry, does not care whether the strong attack will cause too many casualties, let alone what the consequences will be after all the trump cards are played. Now in There was only one thing in his mind, and that was to completely eliminate the resistance alliance in front of him.
Otherwise, it was reported that he had used one cavalry squadron, two infantry squadrons of the railway police force, and one semi-regular Kwantung Army squadron to shoot out all the artillery shells and suffered heavy casualties but failed to eliminate a reinforced company of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Where will he put his face in the future? Will the division commander still trust him? And once he loses the trust of his superiors, what future will he have in the army?
It was just that Major Seto Keiji, who jumped over the wall in a hurry, did not expect that his last thirty or so shells would cause much greater casualties to his opponent than he imagined. The general machine guns and general machine guns that were pursuing the retreating cavalry with firepower Large-caliber machine guns, as well as 60 mortars and recoilless rifles, suffered heavy losses under his sudden bombardment.
There are only two squad machine guns left, the general-purpose machine gun and the 12mm large-caliber machine gun, as well as the recoilless rifles. There are only two 60 guns left, but the ammunition they carry has been used up. In addition, The previous battle losses, at this time on the Anti-Alliance position, all the troops on the front and flanks combined were less than two platoons.
In other words, in the subsequent battles, He Fangren could only use less than two platoons and no heavy weapons to fight against the mad Major Keiji Seto, a complete infantry squadron, and two puppets. Nearly half of the Manchurian railway police squadron attacked.
Seeing the Japanese and puppet troops rushing up again, this time with much greater attack power than before, He Fangren was not timid. After smashing all the weapons that were no longer in use, He Fangren pressed the pistol on his body and inserted the bullet into it. On his belt, he held the automatic rifle left behind by the guard who died to protect him under the gunfire. He placed the spare magazine and a submachine gun that had no owner within easy reach beside the crater that he used as a bunker. in position.
He Fangren, who was ready for the final battle, had no expression on his face. No one knew what he was thinking. All his subordinates knew was that his regiment leader once again rejected the stone that had been taken from the east of Tao Laizhao. Rengou and Daqingshan proposed mobilizing troops to reinforce Tao Laizhao's front line. After ordering those troops to seize the time to build fortifications immediately, they cut off the radio contact.
As for why he rejected the suggestion of mobilizing reinforcements, others thought that his regiment commander was too proud, but the real reason was that only He Fangren understood that the Kwantung Army was not a fool. Tao Laizhao's place was about to be shaken, and Tao Laizhao was only separated by Germany across the river. Hui, how could the Japanese troops in Nong'an not know this?
The Sancha River is lost, and if Tao Laizhao is lost again, the northern section of the Zhongchang Railway, the main artery of the Japanese army north of Xinjing, will be completely paralyzed. Most of the supplies of the 28th Division will be completely cut off. The most critical thing is What is important is that once Tao Laizhao is lost, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will establish a solid advance base north of the Songhua River.
As long as Tao Laizhao holds the Resistance Alliance in his hands, he can cross the Yangtze River southward at any time and attack Nong'an, Dehui, Dehui. Nong'an is the barrier to the north of Xinjing. If these two places are lost again, the entire Xinjing will be directly at the mercy of the Resistance Alliance. Under such circumstances, it would be strange for the Japanese troops in Jiangnan not to fight back desperately and recapture Tao Laizhao.
At this time, reinforcements were mobilized from Daqingshan and Shirengou. Although they could reduce the pressure, they were further south than Tao Laizhao. As Tao Laizhao's defensive outpost to the south, if Dehui and Nong'an Japanese troops crossed the river northward, they would be the first. Daqingshan in front of the target of the attack, and Shirengou as a key support point behind him.
Once the former Daqingshan and Shirengou areas are abandoned, it will be difficult to hold on to Tao Laizhao. In other words, abandoning these two areas will cause extremely heavy losses and consequences for the next defensive battle. Huge, without Qian Daqingshan in the east and Majiatun in the west as a support point, it would be difficult for Tao Laizhao to hold on for a long time, so He Fangren would rather have his entire army destroyed now than give up these two, which will play a key role in the next battle. support point.