binnovel Chapter 341 Japanese Cavalry Rescue
Chapter 341 Japanese Cavalry Rescue
The remaining forty-odd officers and soldiers of the 1st Squadron of the 13th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese Army also fought hand-to-hand with the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad with their sabers in hand and howling.
However, the courage of the remaining Japanese cavalry did not give them a chance to change the situation of the war. Facing the encirclement and suppression of the New 100th Division's Suicide Squadron with several times the strength of its predecessor, in less than three minutes, the st Cavalry Squadron of the th Regiment of the th Division of the Japanese Army disappeared from the world.
When Li Zhengying was directing the officers and soldiers to quickly clean up the battlefield, the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad also discovered that the captain of the first squadron, Captain Saisuke Mukai, was pinned to death under his horse.
The officers and soldiers of the suicide squad quickly removed Captain Mukai Saisuke's epaulettes and took away his beloved command sword. As for Captain Mukai Saisuke's body, there was no time to do so. After they had eliminated the Japanese cavalry reinforcements, they would just have to dig a big pit and bury all these Japanese soldiers together.
Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, commander of the 13th Cavalry Regiment of the 13th Division, was sleeping soundly in the camp.
He commanded his own cavalry regiment and a cavalry squadron of the 16th Division, responsible for daily patrols on the encirclement line. Since they broke through from Changshoudian, they had not seen any Chinese troops.
This also made Lieutenant Colonel Ono Yukichi, commander of the 13th Cavalry Regiment, believe that the Chinese army would not break out in the near future. After all, the Chinese army surrounded in the Zaoyang area had not yet been mobilized on a large scale.
In the western part of Xiangyang, Yicheng and Huji, the Chinese army did not have enough troops to attack eastward, and there was no intelligence indicating that the Chinese government had gathered troops there.
If there is only one New 22nd Army of the Chinese government in Xiangyang, it will hardly pose any threat to the encirclement line. As long as the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government dares to attack the encirclement line here, the troops in the north and south will quickly come to support, resulting in the Chinese army being attacked from both sides.
When the 100st Cavalry Squadron was pinned to the ground by the New th Division, the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, was awakened by the faint sound of gunfire in the distance. However, Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono believed that this was probably the result of the st Cavalry Squadron discovering a small group of Chinese troops while patrolling and pursuing them, which led to an exchange of fire.
After all, the terrain on the western front is very flat, and our cavalry will play a very important role in such a flat field. The Chinese army has basically no ability to resist the charge of its own cavalry units.
"Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Commander, something happened in the First Squadron." Captain Yoshiaki Tsuboi, commander of the Second Cavalry Squadron, trotted to the door of the tent of Commander Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, just in time to see Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono walking out of the tent.
"Tell us slowly what happened." Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, the commander of the wing, looked at the anxious Captain Yoshiaki Tsuboi, the commander of the second squadron, and said calmly.
"Your Excellency the Regiment Commander, the Chinese army ambushed the First Cavalry Squadron in the west. Two soldiers escaped and the First Squadron is now being besieged by the Chinese army." Captain Yoshiaki Tsuboi, commander of the Second Squadron, also told the Regiment Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, the news he received.
"Well, I heard gunshots from the west. Gather all the cavalry and follow me to reinforce the 1st Cavalry Squadron. Let all the people from the 1st Cavalry Squadron of the 16th Division set out as well. Our two squadrons will go to reinforce together." Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, the commander of the regiment, quickly issued the order for reinforcements.
Soon, the call for an emergency assembly was sounded throughout the camp of the entire Japanese cavalry unit. In less than ten minutes, the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, led two squadrons of cavalry and rushed rapidly towards his first squadron.
Li Zhengying has now led most of his men to ambush on the way the Japanese cavalry are coming. Now they just need to wait quietly for the Japanese cavalry reinforcements to arrive.
In order to reassure the Japanese army, Li Zhengying deliberately left some people on the battlefield behind, pretending that they were still cleaning the battlefield, so that the Japanese army could charge forward with confidence.
The Japanese army would never have imagined that they had moved the trap so far forward that they would not let any Japanese cavalry escape this time.
After defeating these Japanese cavalry, they still needed to move forward quickly to capture the Japanese defensive positions on the north side of the Xiangzao Highway.
"Sir, according to the report from the soldiers who came back, the Chinese army set a trap over there, causing all the horses of the First Cavalry Squadron to break their legs during the charge." Captain Yoshiaki Tsuboi, the captain of the Second Squadron, rode his horse to Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, the commander of the regiment, and reported.
Lieutenant Colonel Ono Yukichi, the commander of the regiment, frowned as he listened to the report of Captain Tsuboi Yoshiaki, the commander of the second squadron. It turned out that the Chinese army had set a trap over there. It seemed that the first cavalry squadron was in great danger now. Cavalry without war horses could not exert effective combat power at all.
"After we find the Chinese army, we will outflank them from both sides when we get close to them. Don't charge from the front. The Chinese army should have set a trap in the front. Everyone should be on guard against the trap set by the Chinese army." Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, the commander of the regiment, immediately thought of a way to break the trap set by the Chinese army.
After marching at full speed for fifteen minutes, the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, appeared in Li Zhengying's telescope with two squadrons of cavalry.
"The Japanese cavalry is coming. Everyone get ready and don't move. The sharpshooters must shoot down the Japanese troops behind. Not a single Japanese cavalry can be let go. Pass the order down one by one." Li Zhengying ordered the officers and soldiers around him.
When Li Zhengying saw the arrival of the Japanese cavalry troops through a telescope, Lieutenant Colonel Ono Yukichi, commander of the 13th Division Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese Army, also saw the Chinese army cleaning up the battlefield in the distance through a telescope.
His first cavalry squadron was actually destroyed by the Chinese army, which made the commander of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Ono Yukichi, furious.
"Damn it, the Chinese army is cleaning up the battlefield. Order the troops to get into formation. When they get close to the Chinese army, the Second Cavalry Squadron will encircle them from the left wing, and the First Cavalry Squadron of the 16th Division will encircle them from the right wing. We must wipe out these Chinese troops." Lieutenant Colonel Yukichi Ono, the commander of the regiment, quickly arranged the subsequent offensive plan.
The Japanese cavalry unit's formation was quickly arranged, and the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ono Yukichi, immediately led everyone in a rapid charge, and the thundering sound of horse hooves resounded across the land.