Check in from the bright sword

After all, he is the veteran of the cavalry battalion, the son of the battalion commander, and he can ride the 1st company first for any good deeds.

Sun Desheng seemed to see the reluctance of the soldiers riding the 2nd and 3rd companies, and said with a cold snort: "You don't need to put on such an expression, when your queue can catch up with the 1st company, it will be your turn Come on, as for now, you just walk in the queue for me honestly, if the queue is not good, how can you beat the devils?"

Two hours later, Sun Desheng and Zheng Erbao rushed to Sunjiaji with a company of cavalry.

"Chief of Staff, what's the situation?" Sun Desheng got off his horse and met Wang Yan and said, "The devil cavalry dare to wander out of the county again? Yoshio Matsushima, the little devil, doesn't have a long memory."

Wang Yan said: "Insider news, the Songdao Squadron has just added a batch of cavalry from Suiyuan, so they set a trap to eat your cavalry battalion once and for all."

"Let me tell you." Zheng Erbao said happily when he heard the words, "I got a supplement for my daring."

"It's useless to add more." Sun Desheng laughed loudly, "It's all our food."

"This battle is different from the past." Wang Yan said, "This time, in addition to the Songdao Squadron, there is also a chariot squadron and a motorized infantry squadron to fight together."

"This is almost the entire main force of the 1st Rapid Strike Column."

"And it is said that the entire operation will be directed by Kato Masao, Captain of the Heyuan County Gendarmerie."

"Damn, it's not a small hand!" Sun Desheng said, "This is really planning to swallow my cavalry battalion, but I'm not a fool, stupid enough to confront them head-on."

……

Heyuan County, Gendarmerie.

The intelligence of the Eighth Route Army was incorrect.

The cavalry squadron of the 1st Rapid Strike Column has indeed been supplemented, but in addition to replenishing the full personnel gap, there is also a cavalry squadron from the Mongolian Army.

Therefore, the participating troops of the Japanese army this time were two cavalry squadrons, one tank squadron and one motorized infantry squadron, with a total strength of more than 500 people.

For Heyuan County, where the entire garrison has only more than 1000 people, this is already the largest number of mobile troops that the Japanese army can mobilize, and there will be no more troops.

What's more, it was not Heyuan County Gendarmerie Captain Masao Kato who was in charge of commanding this battle.

It was Ryo Yamamoto, chief of staff of the 69th Division who came from Ping'an County last night.

Kato Masao said: "Chief of Staff, Sun Desheng's cavalry battalion has become the biggest threat to the imperial army..."

"Wait." Ryoichi Yamamoto said, "I remember the last time I came to Heyuan County, the Independence Regiment only had one cavalry company, right? Why did it become a cavalry battalion in less than two months?"

Masao Kato glanced at Yoshio Matsushima beside him, not knowing what to say.

Ryoichi Yamamoto asked again: "Where did the Eighth Route Army buy so many military horses?"

Seeing that there was really no way to hide, Yoshio Matsushima could only bite the bullet and said: "Chief of Staff, the horses in the Eighth Route Army's cavalry battalion were not bought, but captured from us."

"Nani?" Yamamoto Ryoichi said dumbfounded, "Are they all captured military horses?"

Speaking of this, Yamamoto Ryoichi said again: "Didn't you say that the lost military horses all died in battle or died of disease? Do you dare to lie to the regiment headquarters?"

Masao Kato and Yoshio Matsushima could only remain silent.

"Baga, idiot!" Ryoichi Yamamoto slapped Masao Kato and Yoshio Matsushima with his hands in anger, "Do you know that such concealment and false reporting will lead to serious misjudgments in the division headquarters?"

"Hayi! Please punish the chief of staff." Masao Kato paused, but he didn't think so in his heart.

In fact, as the public security situation has become more and more serious, the phenomenon of concealment and false reporting on the battlefields in Shanxi and Shandong has almost become an open secret. It is said that the No. 13 Army is more common.

Otherwise, if the military regulations were strictly followed, there would be very few grassroots officers in the First Army and the No.13 Army, and they would all be harakiri to thank the Emperor.

This point, Yamamoto Ryoichi is naturally clear.

At that moment, Ryoichi Yamamoto snorted, and then said: "Forget it, remember this time in advance, and wait until the battle is over."

Speaking of this, Ryoichi Yamamoto went on to say: "However, since the cavalry of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has expanded from a company to a battalion, our strength may not be enough."

"That's not going to happen." Yoshio Matsushima quickly said, "Although the cavalry company of the Independent Regiment has been expanded into a cavalry battalion, it takes time to train the cavalry, so the only cavalry that the Independent Regiment can fight in a short period of time is still the original one. The cavalry companies add up to less than a hundred cavalry."

"Really?" Yamamoto nodded and said, "That's good."

After a pause, Ryoichi Yamamoto continued: "The only question now is, will the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army be fooled?"

"Yes, they will." Yoshio Matsushima said with certainty, "The Eighth Route Army's eyeliner is everywhere. As soon as our cavalry squadron leaves the city, the Eighth Route Army will know immediately, and their cavalry will appear."

"Yo Xi." Ryoichi Yamamoto nodded happily, "Then there is no problem."

Chapter 443 Qingxiang

Shuanghe Town is a big town less than 20 miles away from Heyuan County.

The reason why Shuanghe Town is called Shuanghe Town is because two rivers flow through the town, thus scouring out a large plain, which is already a rare grain-producing area in Northwest Shanxi where every inch of land is expensive.

Half a year ago, Shuanghe Town was still considered a safe area for the Japanese army.

But since two months ago, the Eighth Route Army Independence Regiment began to extend its tentacles to Shuanghe Town, and the people in the town began to refuse to pay food to the Japanese puppet government.

The Japanese puppet government in Heyuan County sent several groups of Qingxiang teams to Shuanghe Township to collect grain. Instead of collecting the autumn grain owed last year, they were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army several times in a row, causing heavy losses.

It's pitiful to say that the area of ​​activity of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi has actually approached the county seat.

The scope of activities of the Japanese and puppet troops has basically been compressed to the important strongholds along the Tongpu Railway and more than a dozen county towns, and the villages and towns a little farther away from the county towns have completely lost control.

As for remote villages and towns, let alone, they are completely under the control of the Eighth Route Army.

At this time, it is the time when the cold spring is expected, and most of the people in the town are huddled on the kang to cat the winter.

Suddenly, the big bell at the entrance of Lengbuding Town rang loudly. Hearing the alarm bell, the townspeople rushed out of the door one after another.

Then I saw members of the newly established militia team, women's rescue association, elderly team, and children's team running around in the town, telling the villagers that the Japanese Army Qingxiang Team was coming to Shuanghe Town soon.

After getting the news, the people in the town exploded immediately.

The originally quiet town was like boiling water, boiling up all of a sudden.

The owner's family carried the burden, the west's family led the piglets, and some even carried a load of children, and ran towards the mountain in a mess.

The militia, the Women's Rescue Association, the elderly team and even the children's group were all busy maintaining order and directing traffic to avoid congestion.

However, it was the Eighth Route Army that really covered the transfer of the people in the town. The Spike Team established blocking positions on two small hills less than three miles away from Shuanghe Town, and was fighting to stop them.

……

"Bagou!"

With a gunshot, a devil engineer who was clearing mines in front jumped forward and stopped moving.

"The third one!" Wang Xikui pulled the bolt to eject the cartridge case, and pushed another bullet into the chamber.