The beacon of youth

Chapter 264 The Teaching Brigade in the Battle of Xifu

The reorganized No.80 Second Division used a cavalry regiment to conduct a tentative attack on the position guarded by the sixth column teaching brigade, and more than 2000 cavalry rushed over roaring. (Apex Fiction hand-written novel)

Because the PLA commander at the forefront had no experience in dealing with cavalry, he didn't order the troops to open fire until they passed 200 meters.

This gave the charging Majiajun cavalry an opportunity to shorten the distance to be attacked. Although people were constantly shot and fell off their horses, they still rushed up fiercely.

The war horse rushed over 100 meters in the blink of an eye, and the front cavalry was less than 100 meters away from the soldiers defending the position. At this time, the cavalry of the Ma family army sat up straight from the horse, holding the saber high, staring, and mouthing Shouting to kill.

The distance of 100 meters is too short in the eyes of the cavalry, so close that they can reach it by stretching their arms. It is not easy to keep calm in the face of such a scene.

The soldiers shot desperately, the barrels of the light and heavy machine guns were all red, and the rifles fired as soon as they were loaded, and there was no time to aim carefully, but this could not stop the cavalry from charging.

The front-line troops had very few light and heavy machine guns, and most of them were equipped with rifles. At that time, a large number of [-]-type rifles equipped with them did not have a semi-automatic shooting function. not big.

The shooting accuracy of the 100-type rifle is very good, but it depends on who it is aimed at. It is very effective for infantry. The distance of more than 300 meters and 50 meters is no different from shooting. It is very difficult for cavalry units running at high speed. There is no time for you to aim at all, and the horse is about [-] meters away from the trench in a few breaths.

Seeing that the saber is about to hit the head, if you panic at this time and you are finished, if you turn around and run when you see the cavalry rushing up, it is just a straw target for the cavalry to train. No matter how fast a man is, there is no horse Run fast, what fighting power can you have if you hand over your back to the enemy?

Fortunately, most of the soldiers in the teaching brigade are veterans. The veterans who have fought wars have a good psychological quality. A sea of ​​fire.

At a distance of tens of meters, the power of the rifle is far inferior to that of the grenade. The soldiers who tasted the sweetness kept throwing the grenade, and the sky was like a rain of grenades. The exploding shrapnel flew everywhere, forming pieces. Pieces of cavalry fell down with their horses and men.

The grenades from the teaching brigade finally stopped the 82nd Division's attack momentum, but even so, some horses rushed into the position, and the two armies saw the advantage of the cavalry as soon as they came into contact.

Most of the cavalry of Ma Bufang's 82nd Division are veterans. Their skills on horseback and the cavalry's proprietary chopping skills are very good. Coupled with the speed and impact of the horses, the cavalry who rushed into the position immediately brought casualties to the defending troops. .

The soldiers of the six columns on the ground used the bayonets in their hands to fight against the cavalry's sabers. At this time, the rifles were not as good as the sabers. For the price, blood stained the position red.

Looking at the soldiers who were cut down by sabers, the head of the avant-garde regiment's eyes were almost red. We have never suffered such a big loss in our teaching brigade. He picked up a submachine gun and was about to rush over. He stretched out a hand and snatched the submachine gun away.

It was the chief of staff of the regiment who snatched his gun, and the chief of staff said hurriedly, "I'll take the guards of the regiment headquarters with me." Then he turned and ran out.

The guard company is a selected bang guy, all equipped with submachine guns, submachine guns are much better than rifles in close combat, the guard company of the regiment headquarters rushed over in a few minutes, more than 100 submachine guns fired at the same time, The firepower from the weak point swept over like a wind, and finally wiped out the group of enemies who rushed in, and then put in more effort to block the breakthrough.

Seeing that the cavalry of the regiment of the 82nd Division could not rush into the PLA's position, they turned their horses around and ran back around a wide bend.

The first attack was finally fought, and the enemy's first attack was rushed into the position. This has never happened in the history of the Six Column Teaching Brigade. After retreating and checking the casualties again, everyone was shocked.

There were more than 100 people who rushed into the position. In order to wipe out the more than 100 enemies who rushed in, the soldiers on the position suffered hundreds of casualties. sacrificed.

The sacrificed chief of staff was very prestigious in the army, and usually protected his soldiers like an old hen. His sacrifice made the soldiers even more sad. They didn't expect to suffer such a big loss in the first battle with the Ma's army.

The teaching brigade of the six columns is the most capable unit in the entire column, why is it called the teaching brigade?The cadres and soldiers in this brigade are all selected from other troops. They are the combat backbone of the entire column. Many of them are squad leaders. To put it more clearly, the teaching brigade is to train grass-roots commanders for the troops (The predecessor of the Sixth Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was the Sixth Column of the Northwest Field Army, and the predecessor of the Sixth Column was this teaching brigade).

Therefore, most of the people in this unit are veterans, and they have a strong fighting spirit. This is difficult to see in other units, but this kind of unit suffered hundreds of casualties when it came into contact with the 82nd Division.

Brigadier Chen Haihan, who had been observing the situation with binoculars, couldn't bear it anymore, and brought a few brigade guards to the front regiment command post, pointed at the regimental commander's nose and shouted:

"I see, there were hundreds of casualties in the first contact. How will we fight in the future? A tentative attack was rushed into the position, and the chief of staff was sacrificed. How do you want me to explain to the commander?"

The regimental leader and political commissar who were being trained did not dare to say anything, and the regimental leader groaned for a while and said a few words: "Brigade Commander, I will bear the responsibility. We are not familiar with the way of fighting cavalry. Big loss."

"It's a good thing to know that it's a disadvantage. You need to have a longer memory. When fighting with cavalry, open fire when you enter the range. Try to destroy the enemy before they rush to the front. Do you understand? Hurry up to rectify the troops, rush to repair the fortifications, and estimate the enemy's strength." It won't be long before the next attack begins."

The cavalry who ran back roared back to the vicinity of the main force of the 82nd Division. The young officer who led the charge also came to the division commander Ma Jiyuan. The soldiers of the army were desperate, and the brothers didn’t rush in, so I didn’t fight this battle well.”

Ma Jiyuan laughed loudly: "I don't blame you, the battle was very good. We are trying to attack. It is already very good to be able to do this level. Go down and have a rest, and watch the battle for us."

Another officer said: "Master, it is said that the communist army is difficult to deal with. I don't think it is very good. We only used one regiment, and we almost rushed in with one charge. Let's work harder and use more troops. can break through."

Ma Jiyuan: "Don't underestimate the enemy. Be careful that arrogant soldiers will lose. The communist army suffered a little loss just now. That's because they don't know much about cavalry. Next time we won't be so easy."

After the first attack, within an hour, the second attack started again. This time, some heavy machine guns were placed on the positions on both sides of the cavalry charge to cover the troops' attack.

Although the 82nd Division is not the central army of the Kuomintang, its equipment is still very good. Ma Bufang also values ​​his old troops very much, and gave this division some of the weapons and equipment he managed to get.

In this second attack, Ma Jiyuan used the strength of three regiments. Under the cover of the firepower of a dozen or twenty heavy machine guns, one regiment was in the middle to contain the firepower of the defensive troops, and the other two regiments were used to attack the teaching brigade. The side-to-back detour, hoping to use the fast maneuvering speed of the cavalry to go around behind the defensive troops to shake the determination of the People's Liberation Army.

It stands to reason that Ma Jiyuan's method is good. The combination of frontal attack and side-to-back detour just takes advantage of the cavalry. If the enemy gets around behind, it will be a great test for the defensive troops.

However, the teaching brigade of the sixth column that Ma Jiyuan faced was an old unit of the People's Liberation Army. The brigade commander Chen Haihan was a very powerful commander. Heavy firepower was deployed around the junction of the regiment to prevent the enemy's impact.

The battle broke out again, and the three cavalry regiments of the 82nd Division swarmed over under the cover of heavy machine gun fire.

In the previous battles, the Sixth Column also captured some of the artillery of the Kuomintang troops, but the only heavy artillery was still in Baoji City with the main force of the column (the two brigades directly under the headquarters of the Sixth Column and the main force were captured by Mr. Stayed as the reserve team of the wild division, and there was only one teaching brigade fighting against the 82nd Division of the Kuomintang on the front line)

The so-called heavy weapons in the hands of the brigade commander Chen Haihan are just some heavy machine guns and mortars, and most of these heavy machine guns and mortars are used in the joint area between the regiments. Not much firepower.

The soldiers who have learned the first lesson have also grown their minds. As soon as the charging cavalry entered the effective range of about 500 meters, the various firepower of the teaching brigade opened fire. This time the enemy used three regiments to attack the teaching brigade. The defended position launched a full-scale attack, so the three main regiments of the teaching brigade also joined the battle.

The cavalry of the 82nd Division all lay their bodies on the back of the horse, and it was difficult to be hit accurately when running. However, the soldiers who fired a few shots also gained experience. The human target is small, but the horse's target is large, and they cannot hit people. Just shoot at the horse. Isn't there a saying in the past that "shoot the horse first when shooting a man, and capture the king first when you capture a thief".