It took less than an hour from Wei Mingyang's appearance to this time, but his performance was really amazing.

Commander Lu obeyed his words and immediately issued the order according to Wei Mingyang's suggestion.

The rest of the soldiers in the battalion were evenly distributed among the three machine gun defense lines and just waited quietly.

At this moment, the lightly wounded soldiers who were protected in the middle took the initiative to stand up: "Report to the regiment! We demand to participate in the battle!"

The situation on the battlefield is very obvious. If no one reminds us, everyone will not think anything of it when they see the smoke and dust on the horizon.

Now with the smoke and the shaking on the ground, everyone is convinced that there are really Japanese cavalry coming.

At this time, one more gun on the defense line means more strength. If the defense line is broken through by the Japanese cavalry, the wounded will not be able to survive even if they are protected in the middle.

Captain Lu did not hesitate at all: "Replenish the wounded to the second line of defense!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Minxue shouted loudly: "Report to the regiment! I also want to participate in the battle!"

Half of Lu Minxue's calf was blown off by an artillery shell, and he could not stand up at all. He was always lying on a stretcher.

"Team leader! My hands are still good and I can still shoot!" Seeing the hesitation of the regiment leader, Lu Minxue shouted anxiously.

"Carry him up! All those who are willing to participate in the battle must be carried up!" Commander Lu stopped listening.

Originally, when they were desperate, if they could defeat the Japanese cavalry, then the people here would have a chance of survival.

Let the Japanese cavalry rush into the position and no one can escape.

When he thought of this, Captain Lu looked at Wei Mingyang and sighed softly: If this person is willing to leave alone, he is very likely to survive.

It's a pity that he is willing to follow the team. Captain Lu already understands Wei Mingyang's role: without him, the entire battalion would have been fighting the final battle in Shanbao by this time!

With him in the team, the probability of survival of more than 400 brothers will increase by 50%.

While there was still some time, the soldiers of the second battalion hurriedly dug fortifications and set up machine guns.

The Japanese infantry approaching in the distance had not yet reached their eyes, so Commander Lu just sent a platoon of guards to monitor them in this direction.

Military observers and reporters on the airship saw that the Chinese soldiers on the ground suddenly stopped pursuing the victory and began to establish three lines of defense.

And the three lines of defense are obviously facing the direction of the cavalry.

"How did they know?" This was asked by British military observer Willard Flood. He could not find an answer to the question in his heart.

"Someone among us tipped them off!" Aso Saburo shouted angrily.

A pair of small red eyes glanced back and forth on the airship.

Maxim sneered: "Don't mention that the right to use the telegraph machine above is not available to ordinary people.

Just based on the equipment of the national army below, do they use rifles to receive radio signals?"

Except for Saburo Aso, everyone else laughed.

The national army team below didn't even have a field telephone, let alone high-tech equipment like a radio.

Moreover, only a few official military observers could use the telegraph machine on the airship.

Even he, the military attaché of the Japanese Embassy, ​​did not have the right to use it. Although the airship was not small, if someone actually went to the telegraph room, these people could still find it.

Only then did Saburo Aso realize his gaffe and said sarcastically: "The commander of this team below must be a coward.

We missed such a good opportunity to pursue and actually started to build a defensive line."

"It is said that there are experts in China who can know the enemy's situation by looking at their qi. Maybe the commander of the team below is such an expert," Amini said.

He is an American who likes Chinese culture very much. This kind of master has been written about in many novels, such as the book The Story of the Three Kingdoms.

Apart from this explanation, it is really impossible to understand how the national army team below knew that there was cavalry coming.

The ground shook more and more violently, and soon the charging Japanese cavalry could be seen from sight.

The Second Battalion, which had already established a defensive line, discovered the Japanese cavalry, and Captain Kazuki Amami, who led the attack with the infantry squadron, also discovered it.

He ordered: "Stop!"

He didn't want to get involved in the cavalry matter: if the cavalry charged too close and accidentally injured the infantry, it would be unreasonable and unclear!

Captain Taro Sato led more than 700 cavalrymen to discover the target of the attack.

For a battle-hardened commander, he could tell with just one glance that the opponent's strength ranged from four to five hundred men.

Although the opponent was well prepared, co-captain Taro Sato was certain: their defense was hastily established.

There is no other reason: as long as there is a little more time, the infantry's defense line against the cavalry will definitely be set up high.

For high-altitude fortifications, war horses need to attack from their backs, and their sprinting speed will be slower.

If the current defense line on the opposite side is set up in a low-lying area, the charging speed of the war horses will become faster and faster. The faster the charging speed, the greater the impact will be.

The soldiers of the Sato Cavalry Regiment, who had not yet officially charged, had already begun to cheer.

Just one look at this terrain is enough to confirm that the infantry on the opposite side are dead.

The number of infantry on the opposite side was small, and they lost the geographical advantage. The cavalry had a natural suppression of the infantry. It was impossible for the Sato Cavalry Regiment to lose this time.

Captain Taro Sato pulled out his command sword and pointed hard at the national army in the distance: "Kill!"

The entire cavalry regiment, with more than 700 Japanese soldiers, immediately launched a charge against the front line of defense.

When Captain Taro Sato set out, he received information that the national army was on the hillside.

This team should have broken out now, but they are on a flat ground.

Such terrain is more favorable for cavalry.

The one at the front was Rikuzen Yuki's cavalry brigade. There were two hundred and fifty Japanese in this brigade. They rode slowly over.

After discovering the defense line of the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion, they began to accelerate.

At a distance of two thousand meters, the Japanese cavalry team began to speed up.

Captain Yuki Rikuzen brandished his saber and rushed to the front of the team.

The commander of the cavalry team usually rides the best horse and rushes to the front of the team.

Because the horses were fast, the infantry were often defeated by lightning-fast charges.

Whether it is ancient times or this era, infantry has no good way to deal with cavalry.

The Japanese were still a thousand meters away. Commander Lu raised his right hand, prepared to slash downwards, and gave the order to fire the heavy machine gun.

Wei Mingyang whispered: "Team! Our machine gun firepower is enough, we can let the Japanese go to a distance of 500 meters before firing.

The closer the distance, the higher the accuracy, and the more intense the firepower, the greater the damage to the Japanese."

This was also the first time for Captain Lu to fight such a battle with the Japanese cavalry. This kind of battle between infantry and cavalry without fortifications was something he had never experienced even during the civil war.

My eyes were staring at the Japanese cavalry charge, and my hands were sweating: the momentum of hundreds of cavalry charging together was really scary.

Thousands of horses are galloping, the sound of hooves is like thunder, the sky is dark and the earth is dark, all adjectives seem pale and powerless at this time.

Captain Lu felt that his heart was beating with the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, and it was about to jump out of his chest.

The soldiers in the second battalion all felt the same way. Wei Mingyang looked around: Lu Fei, who was responsible for loading his bombs, and Yang Dazhu, both had pale faces and trembling bodies.

I don't know if it's because of fear or because the tremors on the ground are transmitted to my body.

If they are not trained soldiers, and this is an elite team of the national army.

At this time, the Second Battalion may have started to flee in all directions.

Estimating that the Japs had entered a distance of 500 meters, Commander Lu loudly ordered: "Fire from the first row!"

Twenty machine guns and rifles in the first line of defense opened fire simultaneously.

Wei Mingyang also fired, but he was not aiming at the Japs at the front.

The Japs at the front were relatively easy to fight, so it was left to the brothers in the second battalion to deal with them.

Wei Mingyang was fighting the second echelon of the Japanese charge, and the sound of gunshots was endless.

After firing five bullets, change the gun immediately!

Now, what he has on display here is no longer two medium-grade rifles, but also two Type 38 rifles.

This was specially prepared for him by Lu Fei and Yang Dazhu, because they were afraid that his movements would be slow and he would not be able to keep up with Brother Wei's hand speed.

Twenty machine guns and more than eighty rifles opened fire at the same time, scattering dense rain of bullets.

The charging Rikuzen Yuki cavalry brigade immediately fell to the ground with a cry of war horses. The Japanese charging on the war horses were ejected by the inertia.

The one who fell to the ground face first had a fractured cervical vertebra, the one who landed chest first had all his ribs broken. No matter how they landed, there was only one ending: they fell to the ground and could no longer struggle!

Looking from the Second Battalion's position, we could see that at least 70 or 80 Japanese horses were knocked down by this wave of shooting.

This result was beyond all expectations. Commander Lu gave the order with a hint of joy in his tone. About twenty seconds later: "Second row fire!"

Now Captain Lu's black face, which had been stained by gunpowder smoke, was slightly flushed, and the sound of hoofbeats was still there, because the Japanese war horses were much closer.

The sound of hoofbeats was even louder than before, but Captain Lu's heart had returned and started beating at its own frequency. It no longer felt like it was about to jump out of his chest.

The originally pale faces of Lu Fei and Yang Dazhu turned red, and their trembling hands stabilized. The two of them were experienced veterans, and they were already very familiar with the action of pressing the bullet.

In addition, there are four rifles here that can be rotated, which gives the two of them enough time to observe the movements of the Japanese cavalry.

Seeing the charging Japanese soldiers falling down one by one, the two suppressed their thoughts of cheering and remained silent, but their faces turned red.

They celebrated with each other's eyes. The two of them were so cautious, just afraid that their cheers would disturb Brother Wei who was concentrating on shooting.

After Commander Lu gave the order to fire, Wei Mingyang started shooting, aiming at the Japanese rear group.

He had fired dozens of shots in a row just now, and this time he used the rifle he brought with him.

From the white light sight, you can see a command knife pointing straight ahead at the charging Japanese, and a Japanese lieutenant!
Chapter completed!