The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 847 Li Yunlong: I'm still smart! (first update)
The best way for infantry to deal with cavalry is to concentrate their forces and firepower to block them head-on, and not give them a chance to get close to them.

Otherwise, at the speed of the cavalry assault, once the two sides strangle together, it only takes one round for the infantry to be smashed to pieces.

The captain also thought of this.

There are still more than 900 people under his command. Although heavy machine guns and mortars have been abandoned, there are still twenty or thirty light machine guns equipped.

As long as these light machine guns are gathered together to form a machine gun position and block them head-on, even a cavalry battalion will not be able to break through their interception.

But the troops under his command did not give him this opportunity at all.

Speaking of which, he still has a lot of responsibility.

In the face of the artillery attack from the Eighth Route Army, the regiment leader not only asked his subordinates to speed up the breakout and get out of the effective range of the mountain artillery as soon as possible, but also asked the troops to disperse and march on the transfer road, not to gather together and be caught by the shells.

Facing the cavalry troops that are close at hand, it is almost impossible for the troops that have completely dispersed to complete the assembly in just a few tens of seconds and prepare for the battle.

At the critical moment, the captain once again thought of the strong man breaking his wrist.

To sacrifice a small number of soldiers in exchange for the safety of most soldiers, this deal is worthwhile.

Although it is cruel, it can keep the main force of the alliance.

The regimental leader did as soon as he thought of it, glanced at his subordinates around again, and ordered: "The six infantry squads in front of us will gather immediately and directly launch a counter-charge against the cavalry attacking us, delaying their attack speed at all costs."

"Other troops immediately moved closer to me and established a temporary defense line."

"Machine gunners used it intensively to intercept the Eighth Route Army cavalry head-on."

"Only by blocking their offensive and severely injuring them can we continue to break through, otherwise everyone will die under the cavalry saber."

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The Japanese mopping up troops on the left had reached a distance of 25 kilometers from Chenjiazhuang, and they would be able to kill them in four hours by normal rapid march.

But in the face of layers of resistance from the Eighth Route Army, their marching speed had to be reduced again and again.

In the second half of the night, being able to charge forward three kilometers per hour is considered a blessing in misfortune.

At the temporary headquarters, Major General Hashimoto is observing the latest battle situation of the attacking force with a serious face.

Although the village in front of the road is not big, the network of underground tunnels is very complicated.

Heavy artillery, mountain artillery, tanks... I have used almost all the heavy weapons available at hand, but still only won less than [-]% of the tunnels.

Relying on the remaining tunnel fortifications, the Eighth Route Army continued to defend the village to prevent the mopping up troops from passing through.

This was the third attack launched by the attacking troops. The brigade commander planned to destroy the tunnel with explosives and gas bombs, and wipe out the Eighth Route Army inside.

"Rumble..."

A thunderous explosion suddenly came from the blocking position, billowing black smoke rose into the air, and the ground under his feet trembled twice in the explosion.

The attacking troops blocked in front of the formation finally moved, holding their guns and charging forward quickly, and they attacked tens of meters forward in a short while.

"Da da da... dong dong dong..."

The sound of light and heavy machine gun fire soon sounded in the blocking position, and the fast-moving offensive troops fell down again and were blocked from their way.

This time there was no explosion on the battlefield, but the hundreds of soldiers in the main attacking force all wore gas masks.

Major General Hashimoto knew they were going to fire gas bombs on the blocking positions.

This is his last trump card for tunnel warfare. If it doesn't work, he can only let the soldiers rush forward, or let the planes come over to bomb after dawn.

Ten minutes later, the attacking troops got up from the ground again, wearing pig-nose gas masks, and charged forward several tens of meters.

Major General Hashimoto swung his fist violently, and said excitedly, "Explosion and gas bombs are useful..."

"Let the attacking troops continue to assault the village, using gas bombs and blasting together, I want to kill all the Eighth Route Army hiding in the tunnel..."

When Major General Hashimoto vaguely saw the hope of breaking through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position, the radio operator suddenly ran towards him: "Report to the brigade commander, the front enemy headquarters has an urgent call."

The chief of staff took the telegram first, and his face changed after just a glance.

While passing the telegram to Major General Hashimoto, he introduced: "An accident happened to the Sakuragi Division, and the reinforcement mission has been cancelled."

"Your Excellency, Commander, let us return immediately and evacuate the base of the Eighth Route Army."

After hearing this, Hashimoto became angry, slapped the telegram on the table, and said angrily, "We managed to kill here, and we are about to win the battle, but the bait is gone..."

"What kind of ghost battle is this?"

"What does Lieutenant General Sakuragi eat?"

"So many troops didn't last until three o'clock in the morning, and the Kwantung Army lost all face."

"In order to reinforce Chenjiazhuang, the troops marched all the way in a hurry, regardless of the cold guns and guns they encountered along the way, and marched forward."

"We suffered more than 100 casualties from this blow alone."

"Combined with the loss of the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions, there were at least 500 casualties along the way."

"If we retreat now, the more than 500 people lost along the way will be in vain..."

After reading Neiji Okamura's order, not only Major General Hashimoto was unwilling, but everyone here was also unwilling.

No one knows better than them how much the cost and hardship of the mopping up troops in the middle are along the way.

As a result, Okamura Ningji's retreat order made all their previous efforts come to naught.

But they are soldiers, and no matter how unwilling they are, they still have to carry out orders.

Major General Hashimoto put down the binoculars helplessly, and ordered with a long sigh: "Let the attacking troops withdraw."

"Our rear team has changed to the front team, and immediately retreated to Wangdu County."

"Let's gather the wounded there and the supply troops first, and return to Baoding together.

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The former enemy headquarters of the only regiment has been transferred to Weizhuang, and Li Yunlong is pointing at a hand-painted map.

"The trench here needs to be deepened. It is best to connect it with the tunnel to ensure that the troops can enter the tunnel to avoid artillery fire at any time." Li Yunlong pointed to a trench order on the drawing.

"The devils have heavy artillery, mountain artillery, and aircraft support during the day. The air defense and artillery on the blocking position must be done well."

"Ensure that each infantry squad has two tunnel entrances and exits to quickly switch to tunnel operations."

"In case a certain tunnel is bombed, another tunnel can still be used."

The commander of the third battalion immediately took orders: "Don't worry, commander, I will arrange it now."

When Li Yunlong was about to continue speaking, the telegraph operator suddenly rushed towards him: "Team leader..."

"The head of the 25th Regiment Zhou called urgently."

"Our opponent has turned around and marched towards Weizhuang in a hurry. He has repaired four tunnel fortifications and is preparing to block the Kwantung Army's mopping up troops on the left. Please prepare to meet the enemy as soon as possible."

"Haha..." Li Yunlong laughed after hearing this.

"Fortunately, I, Li Yunlong, reacted quickly, otherwise the little devil would not be able to eat the fat that was brought to his mouth."

After glancing at his watch, he continued: "The devil's raiding troops on the left suddenly turned around and retreated, which means that the battle at Xiaohuang's place is coming to an end."

"Send a telegram to Xiao Huang immediately."

"I want to wipe out the devils in Weizhuang and wipe out the troops on the left."

"Ask him to immediately dispatch two main regiments, at least thirty mountain artillery, to reinforce me."

"It would be even better if all the mountain artillery and heavy artillery could be transferred over."

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