Age of Rebirth

Chapter 540 The Battle of Xuzhou ([-])

Tang Qiuli in Guxian County, Shanxi, stood in front of the map, holding telegrams from various places in his hand, and clearly grasped the entire trend of the northern war situation. The Japanese offensive in Shanxi was completely frustrated and stagnated. Isoya Rensuke's first army became all hope of Zairen and Kazuki Kiyoshi.

Taking Xuzhou, you can echo from the north to the south, go north to attack Liu Tiehan's troops, and go south to meet with the Japanese troops coming from the sea, who are frantically attacking the periphery of Shanghai and Hangzhou Bay, and capture Shanghai and Nanjing.

Liu Tiehan's telegram and Generalissimo Jiang's telegram clearly illustrate this point. Liu Tiehan called and said that starting from the [-]th of this month, the Japanese army retreating to Cangzhou, uncharacteristically, adopted an aggressive posture to attack me, Fengjiakou, Daman The defense lines at Zhuang, Jiedi, Dongguan, etc., launched a fierce attack.

After several days of fierce fighting, the Japanese army failed to advance a step, but still confronted our troops on the outskirts of Cangzhou, with the intention of launching a new attack. Because Deputy Division Commander Tang led five brigades southward to Xiao County, according to the division's deployment , Our department adopted a defensive stance and massacred the active forces of the Japanese army in the wild. [

Judging from the current attack route of the Japanese First Army, the Japanese army in Cangzhou decided to join up with it and carry out the attack action. The division commander was reminded that Xuzhou must be the primary target of the Japanese army.

Generalissimo Jiang called and said that starting from the morning of the [-]th of this month, the Japanese army retreated to the sea and launched an attack on our Songhu and Hangzhou Bay defense lines again. Li and Commander Li cooperated closely to complete the important task of annihilating the enemy in the north. If Xuzhou wins, the Japanese army threatening our hinterland will be wiped out.

After reading Generalissimo Jiang's telegram, Tang Qiuli shook his head secretly. What the old man said was half-truth and half-false. I don't believe it either. In the hands of the old man, he has 70 million elite Central Army troops. The transfer of 10 troops to the north will not affect the situation in the south.

It's just that the Central Army lost too much in successive battles, and the old man felt distressed, and he was reluctant to throw his money to the north and cooperate closely?I have used all my troops and killed a major general to create an opportunity for Li Zongren to wipe out the enemy in Xuzhou. Zhang Zizhong's troops are still fighting the Japanese in Shangqiu!

Tang Qiuli smiled self-consciously, and tried to drive out the distracting thoughts in his mind. The situation provided by Feng Jiwu aroused his vigilance. The Japanese army in Niangziguan showed signs of transferring troops, which showed that the Japanese army would continue to invest troops in the direction of Henan. , Follow this opened gap to expand the results of the battle, and also serve as the follow-up force of the Isoya First Army.

It is necessary to regain the lost land from Anyang to Zhengzhou and block this opening. I don’t know how the battle on Tongbatu’s side is going. The troops of Yuan Jinghao and Sun Zhenbang are gathering outside Zhengzhou. A new battle is about to begin.

Tong Batu, who was waiting eagerly for Yingzuo, finally arrived. The unhurried Yingzuo cavalry unit arrived near Gongyi in the afternoon. Thousands of Japanese cavalry marched in several columns, appearing mightily In the distant field, behind is a large group of infantry.

The marching speed of the cavalry makes the infantry behind them very comfortable. They don't need to eat dust, and they don't have to run and break two broken legs. Immediately, he became taller, and he was called a good officer who is considerate and caring for soldiers. He knew that two legs could not run with four legs, so he deliberately slowed down his marching speed.

How do they know what Kagezuo is thinking about recruiting? This guy with a strong desire for power and control is quite dissatisfied with Isoya Rensuke's order to return to Zhengzhou and assist the Ono United to defend the front line from Anyang to Zhengzhou. Tang Enbo's central The army has been defeated, and there is no regular Chinese army on the line from Zhengzhou to Luoyang. Isn't it enough to defend Anyang to Zhengzhou with the strength of a regiment?

In his opinion, the location of Luoyang is as important as that of Zhengzhou. He doesn't understand why Commander Jigu abandoned Luoyang. This order also shattered his dream. Being able to serve as the commander of the occupying army, so many Chinese people can be driven, so much wealth can be plundered at will, and there are beautiful Chinese women, I am excited to think about it.

However, all of this has come to naught. In the past few days, Yingzuo has been unhappy, and passively coped with the order. It took more than half a day's journey to arrive after wandering for more than a day.

The sun was setting and the wind was blowing. Gongyi City, which appeared in Yingzuo's telescope, spread silently on the land on the south bank of the Yellow River. Knowing that it was a bunch of stupid pigs to come out to greet him, Yingzuo's anger gradually grew in his heart.

But on a few dead trees with no leaves, a few crows croaked untimely. The monotonous and piercing calls made the desolation and emptiness of the wild winter even more contrasting. Ying Zuo couldn't hold back his anger anymore and pulled out his pistol. , towards the few flat-haired beasts without eyes, who offended the dignity of the Imperial Japanese Army, and shot all the bullets in the gun in one go.

There was a shrill cry in the air, and a few feathers fluttered down. Ying Zuo's anger suddenly diminished, and he was very proud of his marksmanship. This was a small show in front of thousands of subordinates. He put away the pistol, waved his hand, "Hayagu, camp in Gongyi, let's set off tomorrow morning!" After finishing speaking, he lifted the reins and headed towards Gongyi first, followed by more than [-] lazy Japanese cavalry with chaotic hooves, followed by two hard-working cavalrymen. Short-legged infantry.

Yingzuo Zhengzhao didn't know, he showed his power to the flat-haired beasts, and a few shots fired, which happened to wake up the First Regiment of the Second Cavalry Brigade in Gongyi City, who were waiting in full battle. The head of the regiment, Temurba Gen, told the soldiers sternly: "Remember, no one is allowed to kill my horse. In the first round of shooting, you only need to use a single shot from the gun. The cavalry who specializes in hitting little devils will use my gun as an order."

After finishing speaking, he put down the binoculars and picked up a [-]-gun. This is still a solution to Yingzuo's stay in Gongyi. It was captured by a cavalry squad. Temurbagen liked its range, and it happened to be used to accurately shoot devil cavalry Without hurting the horse, in the dim sky, Yingzuo Zhengzhao's figure became clearer and clearer, his head appeared in his sight, getting closer and closer, he held his breath, lightly pulled the trigger, and the gun whizzed away from the barrel , went straight to Yingzuo's head.

I don't know what kind of shit luck this guy had. He just turned around and ordered something to his subordinates. The quilt flew past his scalp, got into the head of a Japanese officer behind him, and became his scapegoat, Ying Zuo's head, and the quilt scratched it out There was a groove of blood, and the military cap flew far away like a blow.

Before Yingzuo's soul could be found, he fired sparse but extremely accurate bullets from Gongyi City. The Japanese cavalry in the front row screamed and fell off their horses. Yingzuo shouted: "The enemy is attacking!" , Ready to fight!" The said cavalry is ready to fight, it is to charge, and before the Japanese cavalry can form a charge formation, there are fierce gunshots behind them.

It was the 2000nd Brigade and [-]th Regiment of the Cavalry, who launched an attack from behind Yingzuo, cutting off the retreat route of the Japanese army retreating to Luoyang. As if rushing out, under the setting sun, the saber was shining coldly, the forward and rear guard of the Yingzuo Cavalry Regiment were violently attacked almost at the same time. [

The Japanese cavalry was suddenly attacked and did not panic. Under Ying Zuo's command, they were divided into two groups to face the first and fourth regiments of the second cavalry brigade respectively. There were thousands of cavalry on both sides.Immediately, they fought together, the swords were shining, the dust was flying, and from time to time, some cavalrymen screamed and fell off their horses. Yingzuo led a squadron of troops to support him in the middle, and fought very well. In combat, Yingzuo was not worried, he believed in the combat effectiveness of his troops.

However, when the fight really started, Yingzuo discovered to his horror that this was not the case at all. These Chinese cavalrymen were skilled in swordsmanship, superb riding skills, and fierce and fierce. After a few rounds, almost all of them fell under their horses were their own soldiers , Moreover, the tactics adopted by the Chinese cavalry are obviously more suitable for this kind of melee.

Yingzuo, who was under pressure from both ends, couldn't hold on any longer. His cavalry regiment would be exhausted here if he continued to fight like this. He quickly issued an order to retreat. The Yellow River was to the north, and the east and west were pinched, so he had to go south. The division retreated. Fortunately, the speed of the horses of our own troops was comparable to that of the horses of the Chinese cavalry.

The Yingzuo Cavalry Regiment retreated to the south in a panic. The first regiment and the fourth regiment merged into one, and chased after them. Two puffs of smoke and dust rolled towards Yanshi, and disappeared in the field in an instant. The running speed of the Japanese Dongyang horse, Indeed, the cavalrymen of the Independent Division were far behind. Seeing that the distance was getting wider and wider, the soldiers were so angry that they stared at gold stars, so they simply slowed down their horses, raised their carbines, and had a moving target shooting competition. Zhang, turned over and fell down.

The Lord's war horse neighed shrilly and ran like crazy. The body of the Japanese cavalry dragged upside down on the stirrups was smashed to pieces on the hard ground. The body of the Japanese cavalry who fell to the ground was even worse. The horseshoes were trampled almost to the point of meat sauce.

Seeing that the Japanese cavalry had run away, the soldiers put away their carbines resentfully, busy gathering the main battle horses that were running around, and then slowed down their horses and headed towards Yanshi.

At dawn, more than 3000 horses from the Yingzuo Cavalry Regiment were wiped out between Yanshi and Gongyi, the Yellow River was abandoned, and on the thin ice, there were neighing everywhere, and most of the horses were trapped in the mud. The soldiers liked the horses very much. Regardless of the cold weather and the muddy water everywhere, they carefully brought the horses to the shore one by one.

In this battle, the Tongbatu Cavalry Second Brigade wiped out the Japanese First Army Ying Zuo Cavalry Wing, and more than [-] people were recruited by the leader of the Japanese Army, Ying Zuo. Only his gold-threaded command saber was in the hands of brigade commander Tong Batu.

The Second Cavalry Brigade suffered 830 casualties and captured more than [-] horses. It can be described as a complete victory.

(To be continued)