in2ebook Chapter 558 Cavalry Charge
Chapter 558 Cavalry Charge
After Weidong submitted the plan, Zhang Dabiao quickly approved it, but he also made a few suggestions:
First, the defensive positions must have strong firepower and be deployed in echelons to ensure that enemy cavalry will be attacked as soon as they enter the field of vision.
The second is to use local materials and try to build the position around the four princes' flags.
At seven o'clock the next morning, Wei Dong ordered the armored reconnaissance battalion to advance three kilometers and spread out two kilometers to the left and right, while the infantry battalion and artillery battalion quickly maneuvered towards the Four Princes Banner.
According to the speed of armored vehicles and cars, it is estimated that they can reach the southern part of Siwangzi Banner in less than two hours.
"Captain, the scouts have sent a message that Gan Dunzhu's national salvation army has withdrawn from the Four Princes' Banner, and there is basically no resistance in the city!"
"Hmph, you don't want to fight a positional war with us. Order, all units to load their machine guns, and the armored reconnaissance battalion to be on alert. If you encounter a surprise attack by enemy cavalry, be sure to sound the alarm!"
The long line of people stretched out like a long dragon, extending to the Four Princes Flag.
Sure enough, in Xidahua Village, seven or eight kilometers away from Siwangzi Banner, the 106th Infantry Brigade, a large number of National Salvation Army troops, with more than a thousand horses, gathered under a small earth slope.
In Xiaosaihu Cave, ten kilometers east of Xidahua Village, more than a thousand horses of the Fifth Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army of Yishun'e were also hiding.
"Captain Yi, the independent column's convoy has entered the attack range. Do you want us to charge?"
"It's almost time. Tell Gan Dunzhu's people to attack the independent column's convoy five minutes later!"
"Yes!"
Gan Dunzhu received the telegram from the liaison officer, but he had a ulterior motive. He wanted Yishun'e's pseudo-Mongolian army to attack first, and then he would take action based on the situation.
But just as he was wandering in his own world, a powerful voice sounded behind him.
"Gan Dunzhu, what telegram did Yishun'e send? Let me see it."
Even though Gandunzhu was extremely reluctant, he still handed the telegram in his hand to Ivanovich and Master Sangjue.
Master Sang Jue took the telegram attentively and translated it for Ivanovich:
"Comrade Commissioner, Yishun'e demands that we launch an attack together in five minutes!"
"Well, just do as he says!"
Gan Dunzhu looked hesitant. He did not want to launch an attack immediately, but wanted to make a decision based on the situation. However, Ivanovich saw through his plan at a glance.
"Gan Dunzhu, I must now solemnly remind you that I don't care about any grudges between you and Yishun'e, but now the Independent Column is our biggest enemy and common enemy.
Since it is a cooperation, let’s act like a cooperation.
Don't worry, if Yishun'e doesn't send troops according to the plan, our Far East Red Flag Army will not let them go, and we will take revenge and complain when the time comes!"
After being beaten like this, Gan Dunzhu became obedient.
"Okay, get ready now!"
When the appointed time arrived, thousands of war horses jumped out from Xidahua Village and Xiaosaihudong almost simultaneously. These Mongolian herdsmen or Mongolian cavalrymen blew loud whistles, held the reins in one hand and swung their carbines to their chests with the other.
Thousands of horses raised huge yellow smoke and rushed towards the vanguard of the independent column like a yellow lion.
The armored vehicle on guard three kilometers away also heard the noise and immediately reported the situation to Wei Dong in the jeep.
"Haha, you really are not afraid of death! Order the armored vehicles to gather together, don't leave them alone, at least ten vehicles form a combat unit!
The convoy stopped moving, surrounded the artillery, and loaded the guns! "
Ten minutes later, more than 200 cars of various types drove from the road to the surrounding areas, with their front ends facing outwards, tightly packed together, surrounding the artillery and non-combat personnel in the middle.
The artillery was quickly deployed on the road, with its muzzles pointed at the two wings.
Gan Dunzhu rode a horse and followed at the end of the National Salvation Army. If Ivanovich hadn't been staring at him with a pistol, he probably wouldn't even want to get on the horse.
"Comrade Political Commissar, the armored vehicles of the independent column have been spotted ahead!"
"Charge forward! Fight these bastards!"
The armored reconnaissance battalion's armored vehicles were arranged in a straight line in units of ten according to the established plan.
When Gan Dunzhu's troops were one hundred meters away from them, the machine guns on ten armored vehicles opened fire at the same time, madly pouring ammunition at Gan Dunzhu's National Salvation Army.
The bullets, like whips, repeatedly whipped the ant-like cavalry, and the ants kept falling down.
In less than a minute, hundreds of war horses were knocked down.
"Flank both sides!"
Ivanovich naively thought that there were no machine guns on the back of these armored vehicles, but he never expected that there was also a general-purpose machine gun installed on the back of the armored vehicle, and the soldiers on the armored vehicle were also shooting at them with semi-automatic rifles.
It's too late.
The National Salvation Army left behind dozens more bodies.
"Assholes, we've fallen into a trap! Go around them and charge their infantry!"
The same situation happened to Yishun'e's pseudo-Mongolian cavalry division. Fortunately, the armored reconnaissance battalion did not have many armored vehicles and the losses were not very serious. They also chose to bypass the armored vehicles and attack the infantry of the 106th Infantry Brigade directly.
The National Salvation Army and the Puppet Mongolian Cavalry Division rushed toward the road, and watching the fleeing cavalry, the soldiers of the Armored Reconnaissance Battalion began to ask questions:
"Captain, let's not chase them yet!"
"Chase? They're going to be bombarded soon, why should we go up there? Do you want to be bombarded too?"
"So we're just going to wait here and watch the fun?"
"Watching the fun? That's wishful thinking. Hurry up and pack your equipment. When they run away, we have to chase them like rabbits!"
Sure enough, not long after, one infantry artillery shell after another hit the cavalry's heads. The huge shock waves and shrapnel were like stones thrown into a pond, smashing a big hole in the moss on the water surface.
But the cavalry was still fast and within the mortar's range in the blink of an eye.
Now it was the turn of the infantry artillery company and the heavy machine gun platoon to perform, and their artillery shells continued to reap the lives of the cavalry.
At this time, many members of the newly formed National Salvation Army had already begun to think about retreating. If it weren't for the E Country soldiers supervising the battle around them, they would have probably run away long ago!
"Keep attacking! Charge! As long as we get past the artillery's firing range, we can chop off their heads!"
Ivanovich grabbed Gandonzhu's reins directly, fearing that he would run away, and rushed forward with the cavalry.
Just as they were rejoicing over having passed the artillery fire coverage area, they saw rows of cars on the road and rushed forward with full confidence.
But when they got closer by 200 meters, they saw that there were no infantrymen at all. They were all cars!
The herdsmen had never seen any tanks or armored vehicles, but they knew that they were all made of iron! They couldn't use their sabers to cut through those iron lumps!