The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 250 Cavalry Battalion, Attack!

More than 400 officers and soldiers from the cavalry battalion of the Teaching Corps slowly rode forward. Three neat columns started from the hidden position of the cavalry battalion and galloped towards the joint between the positions of the first and fifth regiments at the front.

The first two columns were two combat cavalry companies, while the third column was a heavy weapons company carrying Jinling-made 82mm mortars and Jinling-made Type 24 heavy machine guns.

As the cavalry troops continued to accelerate, the cavalry battalion commander Major Wang Hanqing who was walking in front of the queue waved the long saber in his hand and shouted: "Draw the sword!"

After drawing his sword and giving an order, the flag bearer behind Wang Hanqing immediately waved the cavalry of the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps, while several messengers and cavalry battalion officers blew their whistles.

After the whistle, there was a "clang clang" sound of drawing swords from behind Wang Hanqing. Hundreds of cavalry officers and soldiers drew their sabers from their waists, and the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps suddenly reflected streaks of white swords. Sunlight.

"Accelerate, impact!"

Wang Hanqing shouted, the saber in his hand pointed sharply in the direction of the fifth regiment's position, and he whipped out the spurs and stabbed the horse hard at his crotch. The painful horse galloped forward immediately after a painful long neigh.

More than 400 cavalrymen from the teaching corps also accelerated one after another, and all the horses under their crotches started to trot. The cavalrymen, who were wearing German-made steel helmets, carrying Mauser rifles on their backs, and carrying armbands with the word "teaching" written on them, raised their hands one after another. Taking off the saber in his hand, he rode his slowly accelerating war horse and rushed towards the seam between the positions of the fifth regiment and the first regiment.

When there was still one kilometer away from the joint between the positions of the 5th Regiment and the 1st Regiment, the cavalry battalion commander Wang Hanqing loudly ordered again: "The whole battalion speeds up and strikes!"

Behind Wang Hanqing, the strong soldiers carrying the cavalry camp flag swayed the huge camp flag several times in the wind.

"kill!"

Wang Hanqing shouted again, and galloped out. The horse immediately accelerated, and his order was like a thunderbolt from the blue. More than 400 officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps shouted "kill" in unison, shouting in formations. With the sound of rapid acceleration, the neat cavalry array instantly changed from a trot to a galloping attack. All the officers and soldiers raised their sabers high.

Under the sunlight, hundreds of sabers glowed like snow, and the sound of hundreds of war horses trampling the earth at full gallop was more like thunder. Three long horizontal columns swept away the dust all over the ground, and they flew rapidly. They rushed towards the joint between the fifth regiment's position and the first regiment's position, and there, the fifth regiment and the first regiment, who had received the notice in advance, had already made way for a 200-meter gap in the position.

The eyes of the major commander of the cavalry battalion who rushed at the front were red. As a cavalry officer, he had never been given the opportunity to use what he had learned. Today, it was finally the cavalry unit's turn to play the leading role. Although the cold wind blowing in his face was freezing to the bone. , but Wang Hanqing’s heart was full of excitement and passion!

The thunderous sound of horse hooves and the sharp flash of swords were enough to arouse the passion and heroism in the hearts of every man, every officer and soldier. Every officer and soldier of the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps used all their strength and courage to charge forward, all the while. Since then, the teaching corps has been dominated by infantry and artillery units, but this cavalry unit, which is the most well-equipped in the country's military, has never been used. Now, they will use their blood to fight the Japanese army. A dripping fight!

"kill!"

"Cavalry battalion, attack!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Four hundred cavalry officers and soldiers rushed to the joint between the fifth regiment and the first regiment's positions at a very high speed. One after another, the not-so-tall Mongolian war horses jumped over the trench nimbly and rushed towards the smoke-filled place. In front of the fifth regiment's position.

"Pass my order. Two cavalry companies form two horizontal lines to attack the enemy. The heavy weapons company covers the flanks and attacks the enemy with firepower."

As the cavalry battalion commander Wang Hanqing issued a new order, the three cavalry lines in the attack quickly turned into two lines. The officers and soldiers of the heavy weapons company at the end of the line maneuvered to both sides with skillful riding skills, while the remaining two cavalry companies , then formed two horizontal formations, like ancient war cavalry rushing into battle, rushing forward amidst the shouts of killing, rushing from the flanks and smashing into the large area in front of the first battalion of the fifth regiment of the teaching corps. smoke.

"Boom! Boom..."

Two Type 92 infantry artillery shells and four or five 50mm grenades fired from Type 89 grenades landed on the position of the first battalion of the fifth regiment of the teaching corps. Amidst the deafening explosions, dense bombs fell on the ground. There was a rainstorm of mud on the 1st Battalion's position.

The officers and soldiers of the first battalion within a radius of 15 meters near the impact point of the infantry artillery shells and grenade grenades let out miserable wails amidst the explosions. The officers and soldiers were either killed or injured. After the explosion, gunshots and shouts were heard everywhere on the position. Curses and cries for help.

Da da da da da da da da da

Major Zheng Huiran, commander of the first battalion, breathed the scorching air and acrid smoke. In the position of the first company of the first battalion, he held a Czech light machine gun stained with blood and kept pulling the trigger towards the front. Smoke sweeps.

There was neither fire support nor reinforcements. He had already brought reinforcements from his battalion headquarters and battalion command post to the front line, including the battalion headquarters' messengers, adjutants, battalion auxiliaries, orderlies, and even various infantry companies. The orderlies and cooks all went to the front line to fight the Japanese army.

The traffic trenches were full of casualties among the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion, and the intensity of the Japanese attack became stronger and stronger each time. Of course, the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion also fought for their lives, even though the battle across the entire line had turned into a close-range melee. , but the officers and soldiers of the first battalion still held the trench position.

Similarly, Japanese troops were also piled with corpses in front of the position.

Hand grenades and close combat were being fought everywhere on the position. The three infantry companies of the First Battalion consumed more than 60 boxes of long-handled grenades in less than half an hour. After the smoke grenades fired by the Artillery Battalion of the Teaching Corps dispersed, the battlefield There was absolutely no visibility, and all officers and soldiers could only fight against enemies that could be seen at very close range, further intensifying the chaos on the battlefield.

Although Zheng Huiran, commander of the 1st Battalion, didn't understand why his artillery battalion fired smoke grenades here, he only understood one truth. As long as there was still one person in the 1st Battalion, he had to fight the enemy to the end.

Da da da

Da da da

Zheng Huiran was still pulling the trigger of the Czech machine gun, shooting at places in the smoke where he thought there might be enemies. After several rounds of burst fire, several more blood-red flowers and screams burst out from the white smoke.

"Battal Commander, Battalion Commander, Adjutant Ding was killed in action!"

Suddenly, an orderly soldier covered in blood ran to Zheng Huiran with tears streaming down his face and reported the news that the battalion adjutant had been killed in action. Thinking of the lieutenant adjutant in his battalion who graduated from the 10th phase of Huangpu and was only in his twenties, a trace of sadness flashed in Zheng Huiran's eyes, and this sadness turned into anger in an instant.

He removed the empty magazine from the machine gun, and took out a new magazine from the corpse of the machine gunner beside him. Just as he was about to load it, suddenly, several more rounds of infantry artillery shells and fifty-millimeter grenades came over.

These artillery shells and grenades landed on Zheng Huiran's machine gun position without any bias. The huge shock wave knocked Zheng Huiran to the ground. The hot air flow mixed with shrapnel instantly swept over, knocking the Czech Republic in Zheng Huiran's hand. The flash cap on the muzzle of the Type 1 light machine gun exploded, the machine gun was blown into the air, and brown and black soil flew everywhere.

Zheng Huiran was blown down in the trench, but the order soldier was not spared. His throat was pierced by shrapnel, and pillars of blood spurted out several meters high. In the end, the order soldier covered his neck in pain and despair, and stood straight. He fell next to Zheng Huiran.

Zheng Huiran felt furious and got up while yelling. After seeing that the bombed Czech was damaged, he took the speed machine and grenade from the orderer with red eyes, shouted, and stood up with a roar. Get up and fire forward.

After throwing a few grenades, Zheng Huiran suddenly felt a violent vibration on the ground in front of him, and along with the violent vibration, there were thunderous whistling sounds and shouts of killing.

Just as the officers and soldiers of the first battalion of the fifth regiment of the teaching corps were fighting bloody battles with the Japanese army, the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps also got into the thick white smoke in front of the fifth regiment's position amidst the sound of horse hooves that was more shocking than thunder. The flank of the Japanese army.

"Kill!"

Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, the main force of the cavalry battalion officers and soldiers of the teaching corps, like hammers, got through the smoke from the flanks and rushed towards the main force of the attacking Japanese army. The officers and soldiers of a cavalry platoon separated and rushed towards In the infantry artillery position behind the Japanese infantry, this platoon of cavalry officers and soldiers became the first batch of cavalry battalion officers and soldiers to come into contact with the Japanese army and achieve results.

The Japanese infantry artillery team that was firing wildly from the rear had no time to react when they saw dozens of Chinese cavalry wearing gray military uniforms and German helmets rushing over, waving sharp sabers.

"Kill!"

bang bang
Before the cavalry could rush in, many of the officers and soldiers in the cavalry platoon, many brave and skilled men, picked up their Mauser rifles and opened fire at the Japanese infantry artillery squad. There was a burst of crackling fire, and some Japanese soldiers were killed. Hit and knocked to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a second lieutenant cavalry platoon leader wielding a saber rushed into the Japanese infantry artillery position and rushed into a Japanese infantry artillery group who was turning the muzzle. After rushing closer, he elegantly pulled the reins of his horse. Shaking, he rode his horse and jumped over the Type 92 infantry cannon. He turned back and chopped down a Japanese artilleryman with a sword.

"This one is for the four eastern provinces!"

The second lieutenant platoon leader shouted in a Northeastern accent.

Another Japanese artilleryman also stood up and raised the 38 cap in his hand in a panic. But before he could fire, the cavalry platoon leader waved his saber out of the air. In a burst of blood mist, the shooter's The head and body are separated.

“This one is for Jinling!”

Immediately afterwards, the second lieutenant platoon leader shouted and rushed left and right, slashing and slashing, and knocked to the ground a Japanese infantry artilleryman who had no time to evade.

"This one is for our compatriots who died!"

This young platoon leader showed excellent cavalry combat skills that were incompatible with his age. He was a graduate of the 10th Cavalry Department of Whampoa Military Academy, and his identity six years ago was a Northeastern soldier stationed at Beida Camp. Cadets of the Cavalry Company of the 7th Independent Brigade of the Army!
The pain of losing his hometown and the grief of being in exile for many years seemed to be vented in this knife.

Then, dozens of cavalry from the teaching corps rushed into the Japanese infantry artillery position. Their shining white sabers and gray-black horses immediately overwhelmed the Japanese infantry artillery squad. A platoon of cavalry was swimming around in the Japanese infantry artillery position like a fish in water. He walked, galloped on horseback, and slashed and killed the Japanese infantry and artillery positions wantonly.

A sergeant squad leader in his thirties rushed towards the seven or eight Japanese soldiers who had gathered together. Instead of slashing with his sword, he repeatedly turned in circles, spinning the seven or eight Japanese soldiers around like herding sheep. , and due to the lack of self-defense weapons, these Japanese artillerymen could only be constantly teased by the sergeant squad leader.

Suddenly, the cavalry sergeant inadvertently jumped on his horse, and then suddenly released a long-handled grenade in mid-air. After a bang, all seven or eight Japanese soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

The officers and soldiers of the cavalry platoon who raided the Japanese infantry artillery team's position were like chopping melons and vegetables, harvesting the lives of the Japanese infantry and artillery soldiers. In less than two minutes, the Japanese infantry artillery position was filled with corpses and heads.

Just as this row of brothers was killing without scruples, the main force of the cavalry battalion also rushed into the smoke and strangled the main force of the Japanese infantry. When more than 300 cavalrymen from the teaching corps rushed into the smoke, they were fighting with the teaching staff. The main force of the fighting Japanese troops in the 1st Battalion of the 5th Regiment of the General Corps were storming the 1st Battalion's position, and they were also caught off guard.

The more than 300 officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion were like a group of ferocious gods emerging from the area. They lined up in a dense formation and collided with the main force of the Japanese infantry without any scruples and began to kill.

Major Wang Hanqing, commander of the cavalry battalion of the Teaching Corps, raised the saber in his hand and led 300 cavalrymen in. The ground trembled under the hooves of the horses. Most of the Japanese infantry who were caught off guard were not slashed by the saber. He died, but was rushed to the ground alive by the dense cavalry queue and trampled to death by horse hooves.

Many Japanese heavy machine guns that could not move quickly were also tumbling around under the trampling of horse hooves.

The officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion waved their sabers and furiously slashed at all the enemies they could see. In the smoke, the Japanese army could not see the situation on the flanks at all, nor could they clearly see the positions of the officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion of the teaching corps. They could sense When they arrived, in addition to the deafening shouts of killing, there was also a terrifying vibration coming from under their feet.

"kill!"

The officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion lined up neatly, charging from the left to the right, and then from the right to the left. They repeatedly collided with the Japanese army with a dense formation of horses. Then, during the impact, the slashing and killing could be seen. For all the enemies who arrived, there were shouts and slashing sounds everywhere in the smoke. The hot-blooded officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion attacked and slashed one after another, wave after wave.

No matter how fierce the officers and soldiers of the attacking Japanese army's Kunisaki detachment were, facing this group of killers who adopted the most primitive cavalry tactics and rushed and fought in the smoke, they could not come up with any decent countermeasures. In the end, the teaching corps Under repeated attacks by the cavalry, the attacking Japanese infantry finally collapsed.

At this point in the battle, the smoke on the battlefield gradually dissipated, and the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion of the Fifth Regiment of the Teaching Corps in the trenches were stunned. Many soldiers were even so shocked by the scene in front of the position that they forgot about the battle.

Amidst the neighing of the war horses, the open space in front of the position seemed to be shaking. The officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion waved their sabers. In the flash of white swords, Japanese infantrymen were constantly being hacked to death by their sabers and knocked away by their horses. Amidst the bursts of sword light, the Japanese infantry who suffered heavy losses finally collapsed and began to retreat!
(End of this chapter)