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Chapter 483 Interception——

Chapter 483 Interception

Ma Ying, the division commander of the Eighth Cavalry Division of the Qingma Army, has some doubts about the intelligence of his subordinates. He wonders how the People's Liberation Army can have such a fast speed. According to the understanding of this Majiajun commander, the People's Liberation Army's two legs can't catch up to our Majiajun anyway. Do you have four legs? The communist army is a human being, not a god.

The soldier who ran over to report answered with a bit of aggrieved voice: "Master—Master, I'm not talking nonsense. The Communist Army really caught up. This group of Communist Army is different from other Communist armies. None of them marched on foot. They’re all tanks and cars, they’re so dark you can’t see the sides, the dust they raise is higher than the trees, and you can see them from a long distance away, if you don’t believe me, go and take a look and you’ll know.”

The soldier who reported the letter may have been confused, and in a hurry, he even asked Ma Ying to go and have a look. Ma Ying, who was in a hurry, whipped him over: "What are you, you are too courageous, and you still want to let Ma Ying go over to take a look." I also went over to have a look, do you want me to be a prisoner of the communist army?"

Just when Ma Ying and the soldier were arguing wildly together, they heard bursts of whistling sound coming from the air as the shells tore through the air. Before the soldiers could react, the shells fell like a gust of wind. , followed by a violent explosion.

The anti-explosive bombs carried some incendiary bombs, which turned the marching sequence of cavalry troops into a sea of ​​flames. People and horses fell down one after another. The whole army was in a mess, and the soldiers ran around in panic.

Division commander Ma Ying's head buzzed, is the People's Liberation Army really catching up?This **** is too scary! !Can the two legs of the communist army really outrun Hu Zongnan's Central Army's car wheels as they said? ?Now it's his turn to lose his own horseshoe? ? ?Is this possible?

An officer from the rear guard of the Eighth Cavalry Division ran over with a few people. After a closer look, Ma Ying recognized him immediately. The guy who ran over first with his face covered in blood and his clothes in tatters was none other than His former opponent, Ma Shangwu, chief of staff of the [-]th Cavalry Brigade.

At this moment, Ma Shangwu has no ambition to compete with Ma Ying. The troops have been dispersed by the People's Liberation Army. Why can you do what I can? This kid yelled: "Mr. Ma—Mr. Ma Ying!" , quickly withdraw, the communist army that caught up was the ace unit of the communist bandit Wang Zhen, the eldest son (Ma Jiyuan) suffered a big loss from them outside Baoji City, and Ma Desheng's 258th division was also in the hands of this gang of communist troops. We are not rivals."

Ma Shangwu's words made Ma Ying's anger rush straight to his forehead, because there is an unwritten concept in the minds of officers at all levels in the Ma's army. Only their Ma's army is the most daring trump card. The People's Liberation Army is not good either, this kid shouted angrily: "Ma Shangwu, you have been frightened out of your mind by the Communist Army, what trump card of the Communist Army, our Qingma Army's troops are the trump card, where is your brigade commander Ma Chengxian? ?”

Ma Shangwu replied with a bit of tears: "Master Ma, our brigade commander was seriously injured and was carried by several guards to break through. Later, he separated from me. I don't know if he rushed out or not. Everything is messed up."

Ma Ying was very dissatisfied with Ma Shangwu's answer, so he snorted a few times and said, "The chief of staff of a brigade is also a senior officer of our Qingma Army. What's the use?"

Ma Shangwu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and said mentally, if it weren't for you riding the Eighth Division to delay the fighter, how could our [-]th Brigade not be able to rush out? Sample?Isn’t it the same as letting the communist army beat the crap and run away? Let’s see how I sue you in front of the old commander (Ma Bufang), but this can only be thought in your heart, and you must never say it with your mouth. Not only can you not say it, even a little bit You can't even speak of jealousy, otherwise this Ma Ying may find some excuse to kill herself, and she has to bow her head under the eaves.

Ma Ying's mouth is hard, but his mind is also beating drums. He has heard about this army of the Communist Army. If it is true what Ma Shangwu said, it will be really troublesome if the Communist Army that catches up is Wang Zhen's army. It is said that the firepower of this communist army is extremely fierce, and there are a large number of tanks and armored vehicles. Once the eighth cavalry division of its own fights hard, the chances of winning are not high, and the saber cannot cut the armor of the tank after all.

Thinking of this, Ma Ying gave up the idea of ​​a decisive battle with the People's Liberation Army that was chasing up, and ordered the troops to withdraw at a faster speed and not to get entangled with the Communist Army.

But things were not as simple as he imagined. The independent brigade chasing after the Eighth Cavalry Division didn't want them to withdraw so easily. The Eighth Cavalry Division that entered the artillery range was a good target, and they didn't need to be beaten up by artillery fire. Even God can't see it.

The Northwest Warlords Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui’s invincible troops in the Northwest rely on the high maneuverability of the cavalry. The cavalry who come and go without a trace can accumulate strength to attack a point in a short period of time. Limited by the conditions, this feature of the Majiajun is It was difficult to deal with at that time. The Red Army who had just walked out of the grassland and the West Route Army later suffered a lot from them, so that the troops of the Ma’s Army had a certain psychological advantage when fighting the People’s Liberation Army. However, Today they met their opponents.

The independent brigade of the People's Liberation Army not only has super mobility, but also has a large number of armored vehicles and powerful firepower. Such an army is simply the natural nemesis of the cavalry of the Majia Army. Not much, using cavalry units of the same size to fight against the independent brigade is simply hitting an egg on a rock, which is not much different from courting death.

The Independent Brigade hung behind the galloping Eighth Cavalry Division all the time. The officers and soldiers of the whole brigade pursued with confidence. No matter how strong the horses were, they could not compete with the speed of the mechanized troops. After the past, the Independent Brigade gradually caught up.

The brigade commander Li Yong has been paying attention to the distance between the Independent Brigade and the Eighth Cavalry Division. After entering the range of the howitzer, he ordered Gao Xiang's heavy howitzer battalion to intercept and shoot the Qingma Army, disrupting his marching sequence with fierce artillery fire. Destroy their determination and will to resist. Once an army loses the determination and courage to resist, all that awaits them is a big defeat.

Cannon fire, artillery fire all over the sky, the marching sequence of Gao Xiang's heavy howitzer battalion is at the end of the whole brigade, and the heavy artillery towed by cars has much higher requirements on road conditions than ordinary cars, but they are also the first to fire. After receiving the order from the brigade commander, the entire battalion was ready to launch within a few minutes. After a rapid shot, at least one-third of the personnel of the Eighth Division of the Qingma Army Cavalry was intercepted. After catching up with the Eighth Cavalry Division, the Independent Brigade of the People's Liberation Army first used heavy artillery to chop off a large part of the enemy's tail.

At least 2000 people were stopped by the fierce artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army. These people ran around crying and shouting for their mothers. The officers and soldiers of the Qingma Army in front of the artillery fire knew that the brothers behind them were doomed. They wanted to rescue them, but they couldn't come up with anything effective The solution is that the People's Liberation Army blasted a wall of fire with artillery shells. The soldiers of the Majia army, who usually have their eyes above the top, have never seen this scene before.

Li Yong used his walkie-talkie to keep giving orders: "The tank battalion, press up from the front, and the rest of the troops surround from both sides. Quick, go up."

Charge, charge, charge non-stop, the impact speed of the tank battalion made it impossible for the accompanying infantry to catch up. The third battalion commander Ma Changsheng scratched his head anxiously as he watched the tanks rushing away. The brigade commander Li Yong told them The task of the third battalion is to use infantry to protect the tank battalion from the enemy's anti-tank firepower, but now the battalion commander Jiang Tiexiong and the instructor Li Yuming of the tank battalion did not discuss with him at all. rushed up.

Damn, these two guys are really scolding, what should I do?Ma Changsheng, who was in a hurry and had no choice but to tell the troops not to get off the car, just sat in the car and followed.

The third battalion is the main combat force of the independent brigade. There are more than 1000 cadres and soldiers in the whole battalion. There are [-] or [-] vehicles of various sizes. Do you fight without getting out of the car?The soldiers also didn't understand that such a method really underestimated the enemy. How could anyone fight in a car, and the casualties would increase sharply once they encountered a counterattack. Fortunately, the third battalion did not encounter any resistance. There was no decent counterattack at all, and the whole battalion started from the cars.

The more than 2000 men and horses of the Eighth Cavalry Division who were intercepted were scared away, and those who were crushed by the tanks almost pissed in their pants. How could they resist, and all they could do was to find a way to escape.

Mortars and heavy machine guns could not be fired, and the submachine guns and light machine guns in the hands of the soldiers screamed at the chaotic crowd. The cavalry and horses fell to death in groups around the car, because there were too many dead people and dead horses. Later, the driver in the car had to make a turn and go forward. The tires of the car were incomparable with the tracks of the tank, and they couldn't bear the pressure.

Counting from the firing of the howitzer battalion, it took the Independent Brigade just over an hour to defeat the Eighth Cavalry Division and eat up all the more than 2000 people intercepted, basically without any major losses.

The independent brigade, which had tasted the sweetness, did not stop to clean the battlefield. Li Yong handed over the task to He Cuihua, the instructor of the supply battalion, and Sun Quanhou, the battalion commander, to deal with the aftermath. The main force of the independent brigade continued to chase.

He Cuihua was very dissatisfied with Li Yong's arrangement, and she was also a well-known combatant. Who didn't know that He Cuihua, the acting battalion commander during the time when the fifth battalion commander Wang Huhu was injured, was doing well. After several battles, a tough battle was lost On the contrary, they are endlessly entangled with captives and supplies.

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