Ordinarily, troops with high mobility will suffer less losses when faced with bombings. After all, there is a process for bombs to fall. Unlike airborne machine guns or cannons that can strike instantly after aiming, under the same time conditions, they can run away. The faster the chance of survival is naturally greater, but there is no guarantee. For example, for the 6th Cavalry Regiment under the current 3rd Division, the infantry can still go up the mountain to avoid bombs, but they are restricted by their mounts. But they can only crowd on the mountain road. This mountain road connecting Tonggu County and Shihuajian Township is about three meters wide. As far as the mountain road is concerned, it is considered spacious, but for the Japs cavalry who are eager to escape and avoid bombs, , this width is obviously far from enough. The cavalry has its own principles. The mount is its comrade. It must not be abandoned easily unless it is absolutely necessary. Well, the Japanese soldiers are short, and the target was not obvious at first. Now that they have an extra horse, this target It suddenly became much bigger, and the bombs fell in clusters. Once they exploded, they formed a continuous field. After the explosion, people jumped up and their horses neighed. The originally orderly queue was completely disrupted.
"Don't just retreat, those in front rush forward and rush into the town." Colonel Tsukahara Kenjiro, the captain of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, calmly commanded in the face of danger, riding on a white high-headed ocean horse. Dozens of Japanese soldiers surrounded him, and from time to time someone looked up at the sky with a look of vigilance.
The 3rd Division's previous battles with the Cadet Army were all in mountainous areas, and mountainous areas are not suitable for cavalry operations, so the 6th Cavalry Regiment has the largest number of veterans among all the units in the 3rd Division. This also makes the overall appearance of the regiment still retain the elite and sharp appearance when it first entered China. Elites are elites. Wherever the air fortress passes, other units of the 3rd Division have long been unable to find generals. They will not be able to find generals. troops, but so far, the 6th Cavalry Regiment still maintains a smooth command system. Although this is related to Xue Mengsi's reservations for fear of accidentally bombing his own people, it also proves the strong combat effectiveness of this cavalry unit.
The air attack came suddenly, and it was even more inexplicable to be driven out of the latent state. However, Tsukahara Kenjiro reacted quickly. Seeing that the tail of the sky fortress was about to pass over his unit, he was relieved in his heart when suddenly there was a rumbling explosion. The sound echoed among the advancing troops. He turned to look, his eyes suddenly widened. He waved his sword and shouted: "China Army, kill them."
When the Flying Fortress first began to bombard the Japanese's 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, the guerrillas did not have any negative emotions other than feeling excited because of the long distance. However, when the Flying Fortress cluster began to collectively go berserk and intensively attacked the 3rd Division. During the bombing, faced with the spectacular explosion scene so close at hand, the guerrillas experienced a subtle psychological change process. More than a hundred bombs dropped from an air fortress, and then the sound of explosions was continuous. Within the explosion area, let alone people, those whose corpses were not cut into pieces were those who had burned incense in front of the Buddha. The explosion was earth-shattering, rocks were shattered, trees were torn into pieces, and the hard stone ground made a loud sound. After the boom, there was a deep pit half a meter or even more than a meter deep. The gravel was flying in random directions, and many guerrillas hiding nearby were hit. Some people were hit directly on the head, and they lost their lives in ignorance. ,,This completely frightened the guerrillas who had experienced this kind of scene for the first time. At this time, the attack order issued by Chi Guanxing was bound to be difficult to resolutely implement. Fortunately, this emotion did not last long. A certain guerrilla shouted: "What a fool, even the little devils are here today." The guerrillas quickly completed the transformation of identities and emotions. Although there was still fear in their hearts, they were more excited. The order to attack was given, and they took charge. The guerrillas who pulled the rope to detonate the chain mine were already holding the rope so hard that their palms were completely sweaty. After hearing this, they pulled hard, and a series of explosions sounded. The Japanese cavalry in the mine array were immediately overturned, including their men and horses, and the mines The explosion was the best signal to attack. Some ignorant mine pullers followed closely and pulled the ropes on their hands. More intensive explosions sounded. The Japanese cavalry fell down and howled. The command system that had just been connected was immediately disrupted.
"Da da da..." The anti-bacterial machine gun began to roar, followed by the explosion of grenades, and then the mottled sound of rifle gunfire.
It is also a characteristic of the guerrilla forces of the Xuebing Army system. Basically, there is only one kind of machine gun, which is the Qubing style machine gun, but there are various rifles, Wei Qing assault rifle, Wei Qing submachine gun, 38-type cover, Zhongform...
The attack came too suddenly, and the way seemed a bit weird. There were people lying there just firing and not moving, and there were also a large group of people shouting and rushing up the mountain road. This was actually because Chi Guanxing's team was too mixed. , the guerrillas have patchy tactics and inconsistent command systems. However, because the main forces of the 6th Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd Division behind them have been completely cut off by air strikes, the guerrillas have completely formed a one-sided strength advantage. This This kind of chaotic and disorderly attack has the characteristics of random punches, and it can really kill the master Tsukahara Kenjiro.
The narrow mountainous terrain also played a large role. The guerrillas fought completely on their own. If they were placed in the plains, Tsukahara Kenjiro could rely on the high mobility of the cavalry troops to form a strength advantage at a certain point and form breakthroughs one by one. Unfortunately, here It is a mountain road, and the road condition has been damaged beyond recognition by bombings and landmines. It is not suitable for the cavalry to move in at a high altitude. Therefore, they were cut apart by the guerrillas' random attacks and formed a situation where they fought independently.
On the mountain road more than 3,000 meters long, guerrillas wearing various clothes and holding various weapons used various methods to stand together with small groups of Japanese cavalry. The Japanese cavalry of the 6th Cavalry Regiment were indeed fierce. Able to charge and cut, they can hold up elite infantry as well as dismounted. The air fortress cluster is still dropping bombs along the mountain road to the northwest. There are more than 5,000 guerrillas here and less than 1,500 Japanese cavalry. completely entangled,
The battle on the ground was very bloody from the beginning. After the Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard reacted, they immediately returned to their fierce nature. They formed small groups to attack the guerrillas on the mountain, or fought with them. The guerrillas who rushed down started a hand-to-hand battle. At this time, the guerrillas' lack of training and disordered command system suddenly became apparent.
Chi Guanxing had already appeared on the front line at this time. He saw that many local guerrillas were suppressed by the Japanese soldiers and could only retreat. He realized that he had taken this ambush too much and had to use the walkie-talkie to speak on the microphone. Li yelled: "Mom, what a fool, are you still a man? So many people were suppressed and beaten by little devils, please listen to me. If there is a problem in the area who is responsible for it, NND, cancel the establishment after the war, Mom I'm a bastard, but with such poor qualities, I want to join the cadet army. Bah." Putting pressure on the leaders of each guerrilla group, Chi Guanxing immediately took the gun and led the men to rush forward in person. He took the lead in fighting to the death. The morale of the guerrillas under his command was immediately high, and they rushed forward one after another, and then surrounded the approximately 100 Japanese who broke out at the front.