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Chapter 578 The 10th Cavalry Regiment!

The next morning.

Heyuan County, Headquarters of the 10th Division.

Ishikawa Jiro got up early in the morning, hurriedly walked into the operation hall of the division headquarters, and looked at the Chief of Staff Asada Ryoichi who was on duty during the war.

"Asada-kun, did Commander Okamura reply the telegram?"

As soon as he entered the combat hall of the division headquarters, Ishikawa Jiro couldn't wait to ask.

He really wanted to have a decisive battle with Xinyi Tuan.

"Reporting to the division, not yet."

"Commander Okamura hasn't called back yet."

Asada Ryoichi shook his head.

At this moment, Moritake Tanabe, chief of staff of the North China Front Army, walked in, and he also heard what Ryoichi Asada said.

Moritake Tanabe looked at Liangyi Asada, and asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Asada, did the Shinichi regiment attack the position last night?"

"Report to the Chief of Staff!" Ryoichi Asada bowed his head to Moritake Tanabe, "The Eighth Route New First Regiment captured a total of 15 positions of the Locust Army last night, some of which the Locust Army fought repeatedly with the Eighth Route Army New First Regiment, and finally lost the positions."

"15 positions..."

Tanabe Shengwu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his face was gloomy: "Including yesterday's 16 positions, so the locust army has lost nearly one-third of its positions?"

"Hi!"

Ryoichi Asada lowered his head and said yes.

When Mori Tanabe heard the words, his face became more and more gloomy. There were only more than 100 thickened bunkers and gun towers for the devils.

But not all thickened bunkers and gun towers were surrounded by trench fortifications and tunnel fortifications.

At present, the engineers of the Engineering Corps have not rested for two days and two nights, building fortifications and digging tunnels around the thickened bunkers and gun towers.

But during the day, the offensive of the Eighth Route Army Xinyi Regiment will definitely be more ferocious.

"But there's also good news."

Ryoichi Asada suddenly said again.

"What good news?" Moritake Tanabe asked.

Ryoichi Asada pointed to the map and said, "On the northern and southern fronts, the Eighth Route Army's New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment are on the brink of defeat."

"Oh?"

Moritake Tanabe looked slightly happy. The Xinyi Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the four divisions of the Locust Army spent half a month, are they finally going to be defeated?
"Yo Xi!"

Shi Chuan Erlang's expression also eased slightly, and the other four divisions rushed over from the two bases of the Eighth Route Army, and it would take about two days.

Now the 10th Division only needs to hold out for a little more than two days under the attack of the Xinyi Regiment.

"In addition, according to the report from the locust army on the front line, a new cavalry battalion of the Eighth Route Army has appeared!"

Ryoichi Asada said again.

"Where is it?" Ishikawa Erlang asked with a change of expression.

Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake also attached great importance to the combat effectiveness of the new regiment's cavalry battalion.

In the first battle in Xinzhou, the new cavalry battalion relied on semi-automatic rifles and 20 vehicle-mounted machine guns to kill half of the 13th cavalry regiment.

This is outrageous.

"here!"

Ryoichi Asada pointed at the map and continued, "In the middle of the night yesterday, the cavalry battalion of the Eighth Route Army raided a locust army position and is now moving towards Anhua County."

Last night, the 150mm howitzer and 105mm howitzer fired ten rounds at the devil's position.

The infantry then pretended to launch an attack, attracting the devils and puppet troops to drill out of the tunnel, and exposing the firepower points that attracted the devils. The 150mm howitzers, 105mm howitzers, and tank guns then carried out precise bombardment on the devils' firepower points.

Then the cavalry battalion charged and easily took down one of the devil's positions.

Although the devils have set up artillery positions on the reverse slope and in the distance, they are not enough in the face of the speed of the cavalry.

Even the devil's artillery position on the reverse slope of the position was captured by the cavalry of the new regiment by the way, and they didn't even have time to escape.

"It seems that the target of the new cavalry battalion is our 10th cavalry regiment."

Tanabe Shengwu narrowed his eyes, and instantly judged the intention of the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Battalion. The 10th Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Division is currently stationed outside Anhua County.

"It should be that the Eighth Route New First Regiment was afraid of the attack of the 10th Locust Cavalry Regiment, so they sent their cavalry over to hold back our cavalry regiment."

Chief of Staff Ryoichi Asada expressed his opinion.

Ishikawa Jiro asked: "How many people are there in the cavalry battalion of the new regiment?"

"According to the battle situation of the 13th Cavalry Regiment of the Xinzhou Campaign." Ryoichi Asada said, "The strength of the new cavalry battalion is about 600 cavalry. According to the establishment of the Chinese army, this is almost the size of a cavalry regiment."

"The size of the cavalry regiment?" Ishikawa Erlang was taken aback.

But I immediately thought that the Eighth Route Army's organization was different from other Chinese armies, and I was relieved.

It is not surprising that a division of the Eighth Route Army has more than 10 people, a regiment has nearly 3 people, and a cavalry battalion has 600 people.

At this moment, the communications staff came in hurriedly, lowered his head and reported, "Commander Okamura of the North China Front has an urgent call!"

Tanabe Moritake said: "Read!"

"Hi!"

The communications staff opened the telegram and read: "The 10th Division's forces are too scattered, and its firepower is not as good as that of the Eighth Route New Regiment. Detour to the road behind the Eighth Route Infantry, cut off the logistics supply line of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and delay the enemy's attack at all costs, His Majesty the Emperor is on board, and the Japanese Locust Army is on board!"

After listening to the content of the telegram, Ishikawa Jiro first showed a look of disappointment, and then showed a stern look.

In the case of a head-to-head confrontation, the current 10th Division is indeed unable to beat the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the New First Regiment may not necessarily accept the move.

After all, for the Xinyi Regiment, now it only needs to break through the defense line of the 10th Division and cover the retreat of the common people.

Once the 10th Division has concentrated its forces, regardless of whether it is concentrated in the direction of Heyuan County, Anhua County, or Ping'an County, the Xinyi Regiment can retreat from the other two directions, and then enter Hengshan Mountain in the east.

Now the task of the 10th Division is to delay the attack of the new regiment at all costs, and wait until the other four divisions arrive to encircle the new regiment.

"Order the 10th Cavalry Regiment to face the new cavalry battalion immediately."

"After destroying the cavalry battalion of the new regiment, immediately use the squadron as a unit to detour to the rear of the Eighth Route infantry and cut off the logistics supply line of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"

Ishikawa Jiro gave the order indifferently.

In his opinion, the 10th Cavalry Regiment is not comparable to the 13th Cavalry Regiment.

The cavalry wing of the Type A division, like the infantry wing of the Type A division, is the best of the best.

"Hi!"

Chief of Staff Ryoichi Asada immediately drew up a telegram, and Jiro Ishikawa signed it and handed it over to the Communications Staff Officer, who quickly left with the telegram in his hand.

……

Anhua County is more than 30 kilometers away from Dagu Town, and it only takes more than an hour to get there at the speed of cavalry marching.

Therefore, Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake put the 10th Cavalry Division in Anhua County instead of Heyuan County.

Anhua County.

The 10th Regiment of the Japanese Cavalry.

The captain of the regiment, Takeo Takagi, was sitting on the city wall, wiping his Dazuo sword. Takeo Takagi was skilled in riding, and his expression was cold and fierce.

In the open space outside the city wall, the Japanese cavalry of the 10th Cavalry Regiment are doing morning exercises.

The so-called morning exercise is to use Chinese common people and prisoners of war to do live hacking training.

Lieutenant Mitani Goro, the communications captain of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, held a telegram in his hand, hurried over, and bowed his head to report to Takeo Takagi: "Report to the Regiment Commander, Division Commander urgently calls!"

"Read!"

Takeo Takagi said without any fluctuation in his expression and eyes.

"Hi!" Lieutenant Sangu Goro read the telegram, "The cavalry battalion of the Eighth Route Xinyi Regiment is moving towards your troops from the direction of Dagu Town, order your troops to attack immediately, destroy the cavalry battalion of the Xinyi Regiment, and then use the cavalry squadron as a unit , Detour to the rear of the Eighth Route infantry, cut off the logistics supply channel of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, His Majesty Tian Locust is on board, and the Great Japanese Locust Army is on board!"

"Yo Xi!"

Takeo Takagi looked at Captain Mitani Goro with cold eyes: "Order, all members of the Cavalry Regiment gather immediately!"

Takeo Takagi and the devils from the 10th Cavalry Regiment were a little impatient.

Although Takeo Takagi had asked Ishikawa Erlang three times to go to the battlefield to attack the new regiment, even if it was to charge the new regiment's position like an infantry, but Ishikawa Erlang did not agree.

Now that he could finally make contributions to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, Takeo Takagi put the saber back into the scabbard with a swipe.

"Hi!"

Mitani Goro paused, turned around and left quickly.

Soon, the 10th Cavalry Division was assembled and headed towards Dagu Town under the leadership of Takeo Takagi.

More than 1300 devil cavalry were dispatched, and the sound of horseshoes was as dense as thunder during the march, and smoke and dust rose rapidly.

Terrifying.

……

Onomura.

This is the only place where Anhua County leads to Heyuan County, and from here you can also go to Dagu Town.

At this time, the 1st Battalion of the New Cavalry Regiment had arrived here.

The terrain here is flat and fertile, and there are nearly 8 kilometers of continuous cornfields, but the corn stalks are now withered and yellow.

In the cornfields on both sides of the road, the large craters blasted by 150mm high-explosive grenades are clearly visible.

In the battle against the 36th Division, Kong Jie led a battalion of the Independent Regiment and the New First Regiment, where they ambushed the devils who had reinforced Heyuan County.

"Battalion commander!" The third company commander reported to Cao Jianghui on horseback, "The scout cavalry has dispersed, will the devil cavalry come?"

"Don't worry, the devil cavalry will definitely come." Cao Jiang nodded and said, "This battle has been going on for half a month, our cavalry has not moved, and the devil cavalry has not moved, I reckon the devil cavalry has been waiting for us , our side appeared, the devil must smell blood, maybe the devil cavalry is driving towards us."

"When the fight starts, we will fight as we did yesterday in training. The devil cavalry has a regiment. We can't fight head-on with the devil."

"In the words of the head of the regiment, we are going to play some new tricks with the devil cavalry this time."

"When it comes to war, our regiment commander still has a lot of tricks." Speaking of the new tricks to play with the devils, the third company commander suddenly became excited.

"Of course, the leader's head turns so fast, we can't keep up even by car!" Cao Jiang said in an admiring tone.

After more than an hour, the scout cavalry of the 1st Battalion of the Cavalry came to report to Cao Jiang. The scout cavalry of the devil was found 3 kilometers away, followed by the cavalry of the devil's brigade.

Cao Jiang immediately ordered: "The 1st Battalion of the New Cavalry Regiment, prepare to fight!"

(End of this chapter)