Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Regiment Commander Zhang picked up the Japanese officer's sword from the ground, played with it for a moment, and tossed it to Political Commissar Xiao: "This sword is too light and inconvenient to use, so you can have it."

He felt that his big knife was much more useful than this.

"I prefer this to cold weapons!"

Political Commissar Xiao patted the Type 56 assault rifle in his hand and said, "This is the real deal. It's practically like a mini machine gun, except the recoil is a bit strong."

"Speaking of which, the equipment the division commander issued to us is really useful. I wonder where they got it from!"

Commander Zhang looked at the bulletproof shield strapped to his left arm. He had been hit by a bullet a few hundred meters away, but it had only broken the skin and he was completely unharmed.

Before this, he was somewhat distrustful of the equipment, but he had to wear it because of orders.

"This is a military secret. The commander has given orders that no one is allowed to discuss it, and it must be taken back after the battle."

Political Commissar Xiao shook his head and loudly ordered, "Leave some people to clean up the battlefield; the rest of you continue pursuing the Japanese troops!"

"yes!"

The group responded and began to chase after the Japanese soldiers in the direction they had fled.

……

far away.

The Japanese soldiers ran forward in a disheveled state, but their ranks did not break apart, indicating that they still had fighting power.

Come to think of it, they came from elite divisions in North China, so they wouldn't lose their fighting capacity so easily.

"Tap! Tap! Tap!"

Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, and a cloud of dust swept in from ahead.

"The cavalry, the enemy's cavalry!"

Major Yamazaki immediately shouted, "Form ranks! Prepare for battle!"

Just as the Japanese army was preparing to meet the cavalry charge, the soldiers of that cavalry battalion stopped at a distance.

They dismounted directly from their horses and began constructing a makeshift position.

The Eighth Route Army's cavalry didn't all charge with sabers; that was the old way of doing things.

These cavalrymen, or more accurately, mounted infantrymen.

At least to maintain strong mobility, they still need to dismount and build positions for combat.

After all, charging directly into enemy positions on horseback would result in far too many casualties.

Their cavalry battalion's mission was to hold the line and buy time for the other two regiments to encircle and annihilate the Japanese.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that the cavalry battalion had actually begun to build up positions, Major Yamazaki couldn't help but curse under his breath.

He looked ahead through his binoculars and saw that all the cavalrymen were wearing brand-new military overcoats, cotton military caps, and leather boots, and looked very wealthy.

He gritted his teeth and said to his adjutant, "Oda-san, I knew these weren't Eighth Route Army soldiers! They don't have clothes this nice!"

Then, Major Yamazaki ordered, "Their cavalry battalion is understrength, with only a little over 300 men. I believe that with our Great Japanese Army of over 1000 samurai, we will surely be able to defeat them!"

"We've succeeded in this many times before. In Beiping, Xinkou, and Taiyuan, we were able to win with fewer troops. This time it's 1000 against 300. No matter what, the advantage is on our side!"

With that, he drew his katana and shouted, "Emperor Inzai! Gyokusai Totsuki!"

"Banzai! Banzai!"

"See you at Kudanzaka!"

At his command, the Japanese soldiers immediately surged towards the Eighth Route Army's position like a tidal wave, howling as they went.

They themselves knew that with enemies in front and pursuers behind, they would surely die today if they did not defeat the enemies in front!

The enemy's positions are not yet fully constructed, making this the easiest time to break through.

"Hey!"

Seeing this, Xia Yunfei of the cavalry battalion couldn't help but sneer, "These little devils don't even have heavy firepower, yet they dare to attack my position. Today, I'll let them know that my cavalry battalion isn't to be trifled with."

"Deputy Battalion Commander Wu, order the mortars to bombard them first!"

Generally speaking, cavalry battalions do not carry artillery; at most, they carry a few light and heavy machine guns.

But since the distance was too close, they let them take it.

However, they didn't bring too many; they only brought two.

"Boom boom boom!"

Shell after shell landed on the Japanese skirmish lines, turning into the most terrifying harvesters of lives.

With each shell that landed, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers would be killed or wounded.

However, the Japanese soldiers were all veterans of many battles and were not afraid of mortars, and continued to charge with their guns.

"Da da da! Da da da!"

Two PKM general-purpose machine guns and twelve RPK light machine guns suddenly roared to life, bullets raining down like a dense downpour.

"Bang bang bang!"

The soldiers in this cavalry battalion all used AK automatic rifles, giving them formidable firepower in a short period of time.

Although excluding artillerymen and machine gunners, their numbers were less than 300, but they were no less than 2000 people using old-fashioned bolt-action rifles.

Under the overwhelming firepower, the Japanese soldiers who had not fled with heavy weaponry immediately fell like wheat being harvested.

"Baka yarou!"

Watching his soldiers' repeated charges repelled and their casualties mount, Major Yamazaki couldn't help but burst into a tirade: "How can the Chinese have such overwhelming firepower when they are so few in number? They're stronger than two infantry battalions!"

"Kill them!"

At that very moment, the Eighth Route Army pursuers arrived from behind.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The two sides immediately engaged in fierce combat.

"Oda-san, immediately send a telegram to the North China Area Army Headquarters!"

Major Yamazaki's face immediately fell, and he said with extreme resentment, "We'll say that the main force of the Chinese army launched a despicable and shameless sneak attack on our army. Today, we will all be annihilated, so that the division commander and the general can avenge us!"

As he spoke, he took off his clothes, drew a short sword, looked at his adjutant, and said, "We are currently surrounded and there is no way to turn the tide. As the commander, I cannot fall into the hands of the Chinese. I intend to go first and serve His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Pfft!"

After saying that, he directly stabbed himself in the abdomen with his ribs and made a forceful cut.

"Yamazaki-kun, see you at Kudanzaka!"

The adjutant drew his katana, swung it fiercely, and severed the man's head, reducing his suffering in death.

"kill!"

Then, carrying his blood-stained samurai sword, he charged toward the approaching Eighth Route Army.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Suddenly, a burst of bullets struck him, ending his sinful life.

……

On the battlefield, smoke filled the air and corpses littered the ground.

However, most of these were Japanese soldiers' corpses, with only a small number belonging to the Eighth Route Army.

After annihilating the Japanese, the 770th Regiment, the New 1st Regiment, and the Cavalry Battalion have joined forces.

Regiment Commander Zhang stepped forward, patted Xia Yunfei on the shoulder, and said with considerable envy, "Old Xia, your cavalry battalion has really made a great contribution this time!"

"These Japanese devils don't even have heavy firepower, yet they dare to directly charge your enemy lines!"

The Japanese and puppet troops they ambushed numbered only a little over two thousand, while the actual Japanese soldiers numbered only a little over a thousand.

During the charge just now, most of the remaining Japanese soldiers fell to the guns of the cavalry battalion.

"This is all thanks to all of us!"

Xia Yunfei showed no arrogance, but instead humbly replied, "If it weren't for your 770th Regiment and the New 1st Regiment ambushing the Japanese first, catching them off guard and forcing them to abandon their heavy firepower and flee, we wouldn't have been able to kill them so easily!"

"Ha ha!"

Commander Han of the New First Regiment said with a smile, "Let's hurry up and report the battle results to our superiors!"