The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 249 Crazy Qiu’s decision
In the command post of the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps, Major General Qiu Qingquan, the acting commander and chief of staff of the teaching corps, looked at the battle situation at the forward position with a frosty face through the artillery mirror in the command post.

Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery, the air near the entire teaching corps position seemed to be covered with a layer of gray-black smoke. Even the teaching corps command post at the rear suffered sporadic bomb drops from the Japanese army.

Not long ago, a 75mm mountain gun shell fired by a Type 94 mountain gun hit the roof of the teaching corps command post without any bias.

Although the 75mm mountain artillery grenade could only leave a few scars on the reinforced concrete structure of the command post, the huge shock wave still shot a lot of soil and sporadic shrapnel into the command post, which once caused damage to the command post. Quite a bit of confusion.

However, in this chaos, Qiu Qingquan did not see the slightest bit of madness that would later be called Madman Qiu, and was still observing the battle ahead in an extremely calm state.

This officer graduated from the Literature Department of Songhu University, the Second Engineering Department of Huangpu Military Academy and the German Army University, showing the basic qualities that a professional soldier should have, and his command psychology and emotions are not affected by the conditions around him at all.

Looking at the white smoke and gray-black gunpowder smoke that almost covered the entire position in front of the fifth regiment, as well as the shouts and shouts of killing one after another, Qiu Qingquan couldn't help but frowned. Although the smoke released by the Japanese army had gradually dispersed, it had never been seen before. Looking forward in the direction of the command post, there is still no specific combat situation visible.

Qiu Qingquan only felt that the fifth regiment's position was in a mess, and this was not a good thing.

"Chief of Staff, the phone number of the Commander of the Third Brigade Horse."

Just when Qiu Qingquan felt uneasy, a staff officer anxiously handed over the phone's transmitter. After the call was connected, before Qiu Qingquan could ask Ma Weilong about the battle situation of Ma Weilong's fifth regiment, Ma Weilong heard the rumble of gunfire on the phone. The commander shouted to Qiu Qingquan: "Sir, the Japanese are attacking very fiercely. In order to avoid being bombarded by our naval heavy artillery, these bastards released a lot of smoke on the position of the 1st Battalion of our 5th Regiment. The 1st Battalion's position has not been attacked yet." There was a breakthrough, but the Japanese troops had already rushed twenty or thirty meters in front of the position, and the two sides were fighting in a melee."

"The Japanese artillery support and grenade firepower are very fierce. Please come and support us!"

From the phone's transmitter, the sound of gunfire and the soldiers' shouts of killing could be heard. Qiu Qingquan immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and asked: "Brigadier Ma, can't the infantry in your regiment be bombarded?" "

"Take a seat, the Japanese have released smoke on the position, and now it is almost close to the edge of my first battalion position. They have already started to fight with grenades. I reinforced an infantry artillery platoon to go over, but I really can't withstand it, and once If we open fire, we will inevitably injure a large number of our officers and soldiers. The old foundation we have cannot withstand such a torment. I don’t have enough troops and no reserve team. I hope you can support some troops and defeat these idiots. .”

"Approximately how many enemies are there?"

Qiu Qingquan asked.

"Unknown, but there are at least five or six hundred of them, and they are all covered by smoke. They are countless. This group of lunatics, regardless of accidentally injuring their own people, continued to bombard the first battalion's position with infantry artillery and mountain artillery. The grenades also hit very hard. , It’s completely like bayonets on cannons.”

"Okay, brothers, hold on, I will give you support soon."

Qiu Qingquan hung up the phone and immediately thought about how to reinforce the Fifth Regiment. At this time, neither he nor Ma Weilong could have imagined that what was attacking the First Battalion of the Fifth Regiment was actually a fully equipped field infantry brigade.

Qiu Qingquan's first thought was to use the artillery of the corps and even the naval guns or artillery directly controlled by the military police headquarters to bombard the Japanese army. But when he thought of the accidental injury mentioned by Ma Weilong, he immediately rejected this possibility. Indeed, Given the current situation at the forward position, once artillery bombardment is used, one's own troops will inevitably be harmed. The observation officer of the artillery unit can't see anything except the smoke in the artillery mirror, let alone any precise shooting.

Although it is said that kindness does not lead to soldiers, a strong man who cuts off his wrists is also an essential quality for a good commander, and Qiu Qingquan is not a mother-in-law, and can even be said to be decisive in killing.

But after all, the Fifth Regiment is a veteran regiment of the Teaching Corps. Qiu Qingquan will never do anything to this veteran regiment, killing a thousand enemies and damaging himself eight hundred. Of course, if it is not the veteran regiment that is at the forefront now, but the Teaching Corps The new regiment formed after retreating to Jinling is a different story.

Qiu Qingquan stared at the smoke in front of the position. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his eyes, and then he shouted fiercely: "Come here, pick up the artillery battalion and the cavalry battalion for me." .”

The chief of staff gave an order, and the staff of his own corps headquarters connected the artillery battalion and the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps respectively. Then, Qiu Qingquan gave orders to the two battalions in the command post, asking all the staff officers and adjutants in the command post. Two battle orders for tea.

"Are you the commander of the artillery battalion? I am Qiu Qingquan. Did you see the smoke in front of the fifth regiment's position? You should organize shooting immediately and use smoke grenades."

"Why don't you ask now? I don't have time to explain to you now. Organize shooting for me immediately. As for why, you will see it soon."

"Battle Commander Wang, I am Qiu Qingquan. Did you see the position of the Fifth Regiment? There are hundreds of Japanese troops attacking very fiercely. They are almost fighting with the troops of the Fifth Regiment. I can't support them with artillery fire. Now It's time for you to attack. The artillery battalion will immediately fire smoke bombs there. When the smoke dissipates, you will immediately attack and rush out from the flank of the group's position. Use the cavalry to attack the Japanese army and kill these Japanese devils. !”

Qiu Qingquan hung up the phone with a sinister expression, and when he finished issuing these orders, the officer staff and adjutants in the command post immediately understood Qiu Qingquan's intention.

Their chief of staff wanted to use artillery cover and fire to release smoke to muddy the water, making the fifth regiment's position even more chaotic, and then directly attack with cavalry groups, using almost eliminated units and almost primitive combat tactics. Give the Japanese army a fatal blow!
Crazy Qiu's madness was faintly reflected in this battle order. Faced with the anxious battle situation, he did not choose to send out his reserve team to fight attrition. Instead, he boldly activated the cavalry and used the most brutal and primitive fighting method. Launch a swift counterattack!
The Japanese troops of the Kunisaki detachment who were fighting with the teaching corps were indeed crazy. They used smoke to cover the assault and used artillery to risk shelling regardless of accidental damage. However, they did not know that they would be here today. The Chinese army commanders they faced were more ruthless and crazy than them.

Two minutes later, on the position of the artillery battalion of the teaching corps, the artillerymen rushed eight Bofors 75mm mountain guns. Then, under the urgent order of the artillery battalion commander, these eight artillery did not do anything to concentrate. Instead of firing in formation, single-gun emergency firing was implemented.

That is, a cannon can fire on its own after it is ready for combat shooting. Soon, white smoke emerged from the muzzles of the eight mountain cannons. Under the command to open, each cannon fired at the fifth regiment's gun. Four smoke grenades were fired from the position.

After the cluster smoke grenades of these eight mountain guns were fired, the smoke that had gradually evaporated and dispersed in front of the fifth regiment's position was once again filled by the smoke grenades fired by the Chinese army, and the gradually sparse smoke became dense again. The amount of smoke produced and the duration of smoke produced by the Bofors Mountain Cannon smoke grenades are obviously much stronger than those of the Japanese infantry artillery and mountain artillery.

Suddenly, the smoke on the ground of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Regiment of the Teaching Corps was even worse than before. The artillery battalion of the Teaching Corps quickly completed its combat shooting mission. At the same time, the cavalry battalion of the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps, the real main force in this operation, was also sharpening its swords and preparing for battle.

"Quick, quick, quick, brothers, all gather together!"

In the hidden position of the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps, the commander of the cavalry battalion, Major Wang Hanqing, had a red face and was riding on his horse with excitement, waving his saber and shouting at his men.

In the fortifications of the hidden position, one after another, the officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps came out of the hidden part with their horses and began to assemble on the spot.

The cavalry is a branch of arms with a long history. With the emergence of modern machine guns and various advanced automatic firearms, it has become a branch that is almost eliminated. The majestic cavalry in the past is now just a thing of the past.

Nowadays, although there are still cavalry in both the Japanese army and the Chinese army, compared with the ancient cavalry who relied on horseback skills to fight on horseback, the war horse has degenerated into a mobile tool. Cavalry, rather than traditional cavalry, in terms of its attributes, is more accurately said to be fast and mobile mounted infantry.

In addition to learning the most basic cavalry tactics on horseback, these cavalrymen spent more time learning infantry tactics and the use of various automatic firearms. Their positioning has also changed from the traditional intensive impact cavalry to a fast mobile force.

The commander of the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps looked at his subordinates who were preparing for battle with pride in his heart. The cavalry battalion of the teaching corps consists of two cavalry companies, a cavalry heavy weapons company and a communications platoon.

Among them, the two combat cavalry companies as the main force are composed of four cavalry platoons. The two cavalry companies have a total of more than 400 officers and soldiers, including more than 330 combat cavalry.

The cavalry heavy weapons company is a support company that relies on war horses to maneuver and is equipped with an 82nd mortar platoon and a heavy machine gun platoon. The organization and equipment are also very complete.

The equipment of the cavalry battalion is also German-style. The rifles used by the cavalry are all Mauser standard rifles. The pistols are speed machines made in Germany. The sabers are also imported from Germany. The horses equipped by the officers and soldiers are not as good as the Japanese cavalry. , but they are all Mongolian horses purchased from Mongolia all year round and carefully selected.

The staffing can also be said to be very capable. Almost all the cavalry officers are from the Huangpu Military Academy. The company commanders are all graduates of the 7th and 8th Huangpu Cavalry Courses. The platoon leaders are almost all cavalrymen from the 10th and 11th phases of Huangpu. Most of the soldiers graduated from the university and were men from the north who were proficient in equestrian skills.

But such a well-equipped cavalry battalion did not participate in the three-month battle because its arms were too backward and unsuitable for modern warfare and the terrain of Songhu was not suitable for cavalry operations during the Songhu Battle. Today, , they finally got the chance to attack collectively.

Major Wang Hanqing, the commander of the cavalry battalion, heard the rumbling sound of artillery in the distance. He immediately turned around and raised his telescope. He saw the smoke spreading and sweeping on the position of the fifth regiment of the teaching corps and the smoke caused by the shooting of mountain cannons on the position of the artillery battalion of the corps. Soot.

He knew that the billowing smoke was the signal for his cavalry battalion to attack. Faced with this rare opportunity to show off his talents, Wang Hanqing was extremely excited.

Just this morning, our Japanese counterparts in the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps. A cavalry squad of the Kunizaki detachment was bombarded into pieces by the Chinese naval naval artillery in the Xiaguan defense circle just in front of the teaching corps’ position. This was a vivid interpretation of the cavalry’s power. backward and inadequate.

Wang Hanqing also witnessed the destruction of the group of Japanese cavalry. Although he was very happy to see the enemy wiped out, as a cavalryman, he could not help but feel a little sad and sad.

But the sudden order to attack once again aroused Wang Hanqing's fighting spirit. He planned to have a good fight with the Japanese army, and let everyone see that the cavalry still had the ability to defeat the enemy!

Quickly, Wang Hanqing turned around, and slowly raised one of his hands. Behind him, the officers and soldiers of two cavalry companies and a cavalry heavy weapons company were fully armed, holding their horses and waiting for the order to attack. , the battalion cavalry who lined up next to Wang Hanqing carried a huge camp flag on their horses, making bursts of friction sounds when the strong wind whipped them.

Seriously, the wind is gusting and the military flag is blazing.

Following Wang Hanqing's actions, more than 400 cavalrymen under his command mounted their horses one after another, and soon formed three long cavalry lines in company units.

"Assemble and move forward!"

Wang Hanqing drew out his saber and threw a sword in the air. He then rode forward with the officers and soldiers of the battalion and the battalion flag. Then, three cavalry columns composed of officers and soldiers from three cavalry companies also slowly rode forward. Amid the thunderous sound of cannons, the sky full of smoke and billowing smoke, they slowly moved forward.

In the command post of the Military Police Headquarters, He Wei, who had been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai to observe the fighting at the front, was watching the artillery battalion of the teaching corps firing smoke grenades in confusion. He really could not understand why the artillery battalion of the teaching corps was firing smoke grenades. smoke bomb? What kind of confusing behavior is this?
He was even preparing to contact General Xiao to call the teaching corps to ask them what was going on.

Just when He Wei was confused, he suddenly felt a vibration under his feet, and there seemed to be a rumbling roar in the distance, but this roar was definitely not the sound of artillery shelling.

He Wei immediately raised his telescope and looked in the direction of the sound. What he saw was hundreds of fully armed cavalry. Listening carefully, he found that the so-called roar was caused by the hooves of horses trampling the ground while running fast. Loud noise.

smoke bomb? cavalry?

He Wei murmured in his mouth. Suddenly, he understood everything and punched the wall hard. The confusion on his face instantly turned into excitement, shock and expectation. He already understood the intention of teaching the corps.

"Damn it, this Qiu Qingquan is indeed a madman, really a madman!"

(End of this chapter)