Chapter 77: The Cavalry Company draws its sword and completely wipes out the Furukawa Battalion
Faced with the third company's attack, the Japanese soldiers of the Furukawa Battalion had no way to escape and were completely furious. However, giving up was not their style.
"Warriors of the Empire, kill the Chinese soldiers in front and give us the chickens!"
The Japanese deputy captain who led the charge held a gun in one hand and waved a command knife in the other, roaring and shouting.
Keiichi Furukawa in the back was also commanding his troops, concentrating all their firepower on the hill where the third company was hiding.
"Da da da! Tu tu tu ..."
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."
Bullets flew over the heads of the soldiers of the third company, and then several grenades fell down. The target of the Japanese grenadiers was very clear.
Machine gun position!
Because the machine gun firepower of the third company posed too great a threat to the assault troops.
As for the rifle firepower of the third company, although it also caused considerable damage, the anxious Japanese soldiers could no longer care about so much at this time.
“Boom! Boom boom boom…”
Some machine gunners near the point where the grenade landed had no time to move, and were blown away with their guns .
For a moment, the firepower of the third company dropped sharply.
"Kill the chicken! Kill the chicken!"
When the Japanese deputy captain saw that the firepower of the independent battalion was temporarily suppressed, he thought he had found the weak point of the independent battalion's firepower and had a chance to break through, so he waved his command knife again and rushed forward .
However, just as they were about to advance to the exit of Yerengou, a large number of high-explosive grenades suddenly swept across the sky from a distant hilltop and fell down like a torrential rain.
"boom!"
“Boom boom boom!——”
Suddenly, the entire valley entrance was turned into a sea of fire, engulfing the advancing Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese deputy captain and dozens of Japanese soldiers were torn to pieces by the shock wave of the explosion on the spot. The bloody limbs and arms flew everywhere along with the shock wave.
The rest of the Japanese soldiers were also shocked by the shock wave of the explosion and vomited blood or were deafened.
At the same time, the Japanese grenade launcher fire points were also countered by the independent battalion's artillery fire.
Many Japanese grenadiers were blown away along with the grenade launchers in front of them.
Soon after, the firepower from the second company also came to support. They coordinated with the remaining machine gun firepower from the third company and mercilessly fired at the enemies on the mountain road.
“Thump, thump, thump! thump, thump, thump…”
The sound of machine gun fire rang out.
The Japanese soldiers who were not killed in the explosion on the mountain road had basically lost consciousness. The enemy was dizzy and confused, and had no time to hide.
A large hail of bullets came rushing in, and they were like human targets, all screaming and falling down after being shot.
“Ah, ah, ah…”
The Japanese commando team of more than 100 people turned into a pile of bloody corpses in the blink of an eye.
Their deaths were extremely tragic.
Some of the Japanese had their heads blown off by machine guns, some had their limbs broken, and some had their bodies riddled with holes by machine gun bullets.
However, more Japanese soldiers had their bodies torn apart by the shock wave of the explosion, leaving them without a complete body.
Under the command of the battalion commander Keiichi Furukawa, the Japanese soldiers behind rushed forward one after another.
After a fierce charge and attack, most of the Japanese troops were killed or wounded under the fire blockade of the independent battalion.
However, some of the machine gun firepower of the third company was reduced by the Japanese, resulting in some loopholes in the firepower network.
Therefore, it was allowed that guy Keiichi Furukawa led some Japanese soldiers to escape the encirclement.
"Brothers, chase them, chase them, don't let these damn devils get away!"
Company commander Zhou Yun gave an order and was about to lead his troops in pursuit, but was stopped by Yang Lin who arrived.
"No need to chase!"
Zhou Yun was puzzled. "No need to chase them? Battalion Commander, didn't you say that we should annihilate all these invading devils?"
Yang Lin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile: "Don't worry, these little devils can't get away!"
"The brothers in the cavalry company have been unable to participate in the battle and have been frustrated for a long time. Leaving these escaped fish behind is a good opportunity to test the sharpness of their cavalry company's swords!"
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The exit of Yerengou.
After the old Japanese soldier Keiichi Furukawa led his troops to break out of the encirclement of the independent battalion, he ran more than a kilometer in one go. Seeing that the terrain in front of him gradually became flat and that the people from the independent battalion did not chase them, he breathed a sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds suddenly came from the side road.
Keiichi Furukawa turned his head quickly, but saw a large group of cavalrymen in Eighth Route Army uniforms riding their horses and waving their whips, charging towards them.
The horse's hooves stamped the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
"Baga! Quick, turn around! Quick, quick! ..."
After experiencing many blows and finally escaping, Keiichi Furukawa no longer had the will to resist. The only thing he could think of was to run away.
Before he finished his words, the old Japanese had already spread his legs and ran forward.
The rest of the Japanese soldiers were also cursing in their hearts and fled one after another.
But how can a person's two legs compare to the four hooves of a war horse?
Soon, Liu Xiao, who led the charge, caught up with the Japanese soldier who was at the end.
He raised the sword in his hand high and slashed forward.
“Puff!”
The sharp sword hit the back of the Japanese soldier's neck, and with the help of the horse's forward momentum, it directly cut off the opponent's neck.
Due to inertia, the headless corpse ran forward a few more steps before its body tilted and fell heavily to the ground.
"Brothers, charge and kill!"
Liu Xiao didn't even look at the Japanese soldier and urged his horse to continue charging forward.
He chopped left and right and soon killed 5 or 6 Japanese soldiers.
At the same time, the rest of the cavalry company soldiers rushed into the fleeing Japanese army like hungry wolves.
"Separate! Disperse quickly!"
Finally, some of the Japanese soldiers realized that something was wrong and they stopped fleeing along the main road.
Instead, they dispersed and ran towards the woods on the hillsides on both sides.
Unfortunately, however, in addition to cavalry swords, the cavalry company was also equipped with muskets and Mauser pistols.
The soldiers of the Japanese cavalry company who were close used swords to hack at them, and those who were far away used guns to attack them.
Soon, the remaining devils, including Keiichi Furukawa, were killed by the cavalry company's swords.
A second lieutenant platoon leader of a cavalry company rode up to Liu Xiao, whose uniform was soaked with blood, and asked with a hint of regret, "Captain, is this all?"
Liu Xiao said angrily: "There is no other way. It is already very good that the battalion commander has left us a few fish that slipped through the net.
Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink a sip of soup."
After a pause, Liu Xiao wiped the blood off the blade, sheathed the knife, and shouted, "First row, stay and clean up the battlefield. Second row, third row, follow me to Yerengou to report!"
"Gee, gee!——"
After saying that, Liu Xiao squeezed the horse's belly with his legs hard. The warhorse seemed to understand his thoughts. It let out a long neigh and then spread its four hooves and galloped towards Yerengou.
