At one o'clock in the morning, the communications officer appeared in front of the commander on time: "Sir, our reinforcements arrived at the battlefield on time, but when they passed... the battle was over, and there was no Chinese on the battlefield except the corpses of the Imperial Army!"

After hearing this, the commander sat on the chair, feeling sad and angry. Unexpectedly, he had to face the bad news that the cavalry corps were severely damaged!

The two cavalry corpses stationed in Mongolia to reinforce Shanxi's garrison were the commanders' greatest reliance on this anti-breaking war. The entire Yingteng gang lost a great help to the Shanxi garrison's subsequent anti-breaking war.

Now something happened to the Binye Regiment, and the Shanxi garrison's subsequent counter-attack war is likely to be full of variables. The Shanxi garrison will also return overnight when there was no mobile force and only relied on its own strength to fight against the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, the battle situation problems brought by this ambush can be compensated by other tactics and tactics and time, but the losses of the cavalry corps in terms of military strength can only be solved by the troops stationed in Mongolia themselves.

Therefore, the greater the losses of the Binye Regiment, the less the Shanxi garrison can give the Mongolian army an explanation!

If the Cavalry Regiment can still have a certain combat effectiveness after tonight, even if they are defeated, the remaining troops of the Cavalry Regiment can continue to harass and attack the Eighth Route Army, support the Shanxi garrison, and avenge revenge.

The chief of staff turned his mind quickly and quickly figured out what he should pay attention to. He quickly asked the communications officer: "Can you tell how many people the cavalry corps have lost? Is the half cavalry corps brought out from the encirclement safe?"

The communications officer had a very heavy expression on his face. He hesitated for a while before he replied: "The reinforcements reported that the Imperial Army bodies they found in the ambush battlefield more than 800!"

"The equipment, ammunition, and military uniforms that the soldiers carried were all taken away by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Even the corpse of the war horse was dismembered by the Eighth Route Army, and all the edible horse meat was taken away!"

"As for Colonel Hamano who successfully broke through, we have been calling on the radio, but they never responded!"

"Weizhi felt that they were on the way to break through and move, and it was not convenient to set up a radio station, so we couldn't contact them."

"As for their safety, Bei Zhi is not very worried!"

"The Eighth Route Army has almost no special cavalry unit. As long as Colonel Hamano successfully breaks through, the Eighth Route Army, which marchs with only two legs, will definitely not do anything to them."

After a large number of Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared behind the Hamano Regiment, the Chief of Staff began to recognize the Army Commander's analysis of the Eighth Route Army and also had a new understanding of the Eighth Route Army: I felt that I could no longer infer the Eighth Route Army according to common sense as before, but should think of more solutions to prevent accidents.

Therefore, after the communications staff said that the Eighth Route Army's two legs could not do anything to Colonel Hamano's analysis, the Chief of Staff did not immediately agree or respond, but instead showed a worried expression, vaguely feeling that the pursuit was not as simple as the surface.

The Chief of Staff will come whatever he is afraid of!

Before the communications officer who had just arrived had left, another communications officer hurried to the commander: "Report to Chief, we have contacted Colonel Hamano!"

"They just joined a reinforcement unit we sent to the battlefield, but Colonel Hamano's condition was not particularly good!"

"The Eighth Route Army buried a large number of mines on their way to break through, and at least one hundred cavalrymen in the Cavalry Regiment were killed by mines!"

"In order to reduce the losses caused by mines to the cavalry corps, they had to send a large number of unowned war horses to the front of the team to open the way and use war horses to detonate the mines..."

"In addition, the Eighth Route Army also arranged six company-level pocket arrays on the only way to break through and retreat in the Cavalry Regiment, specifically attacking the soldiers who ran to the end of the team. Almost every pocket array intercepted a cavalry team!"

"So when Colonel Hamano met with the reinforcements, there were less than 400 people left in the nearly 700 breakout troops, and more than 300 cavalrymen were lost. More horses were lost, more than 500!"

The commander was puzzled because the losses of the Hamano United were far beyond his expectations.

He cursed with a calm face: "Bageyalu... I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army was so difficult! It only took a few hours to break one of our cavalry regiments into a cavalry brigade, which was so deceptive!"

The Chief of Staff was already shocked by the bad news and could not speak.

He was thinking just now: If Colonel Hamano safely brought the six or seven hundred cavalry who had successfully broken through back to the garrison, the Hamano corps would continue to become the support of the Shanxi garrison, attacking the Eighth Route Army everywhere on the Shanxi battlefield like a ghost...

Now the Hamaye Regiment has been directly beaten into a cavalry brigade. Although it still has a lot of combat power, it does not have much advantage when facing the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

If the Eighth Route Army prepares a pocket array for the cavalry like tonight, it only takes two regiments to eat the remaining cavalry corps completely.

The Yingteng United team was just killed by the National Salvation Army in Shanxi. No matter how bold the commander was, he would not allow the Binye United team to be eliminated in Shanxi.

There are more than 300 remaining members of the Hamaye United, and they may become the fat meat on the Eighth Route Army at any time.

In order to return them safely to the Mongolian army, this cavalry must not be able to go to the battlefield again, and the Shanxi army must also ensure that they are no longer attacked by the Eighth Route Army!

This means that in the next anti-breaking war between the Shanxi garrison, they cannot become helpers without entering, and they will also become a burden!

The commander obviously thought of this and began to issue an order without waiting for the Chief of Staff to remind him: "Chief Hamano immediately telegrammed to Colonel Hamano. From now on, the cavalry corps must retreat with the infantry and no longer participate in the next battle!"

"Chief of Staff, you immediately organize the Office of the Advisory Office to formulate an anti-raid combat plan without cavalry participation. I will have it tomorrow morning!"

The Chief of Staff was finally brought back to reality by the commander. While receiving the order, he reminded with concern: "Sir, if there is no cavalry gang participating in the next anti-raid war, we only rely on ourselves, the battle will definitely last for a long time!"

"The National Salvation Army will definitely use this period to vigorously develop the newly occupied areas they just won, and expand the troops and restore their strength!"

"When we finish fighting the Eighth Route Army and then go to rescue the national army, their strength will become very strong!"

The commander did not know the Chief of Staff’s concerns, but he could not think of any other solution.

Two cavalry corps stationed in Mongolian troops to reinforce Shanxi were attacked one after another, one was destroyed and the other was severely injured. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he was embarrassed to ask the troops stationed in Mongolia to borrow troops three times.

Now that foreign aid is gone, he can only rely on the Shanxi garrison to slowly end the battle.

As for the time issue that the Chief of Staff was worried about, he thought of the poisonous gas bomb that severely damaged the National Salvation Army some time ago.

Intelligence shows that the National Salvation Army has not yet mastered the means to fight against poisonous gas bombs.

On the battlefield in Jinzhong, the reason why the poisonous gas bombs have become worse and worse in the national rescue army, the national rescue army has played a great role in division of troops to fight.

In the future, the Imperial Army will fight a big battle when it mobilizes the National Saving Army, and the National Saving Army will have no chance to divide the troops.

At that time, the effect will be very good if you use poison gas bombs.

If you are lucky and have good combat effectiveness, no matter how many troops the National Salvation Army expands, they will not be the opponent of hundreds of poison gas bombs.

Facing the Chief of Staff’s worrying gaze, he had a serious order: “Execute the order, as for the National Salvation Army, there must be a way before the car arrives in the mountains, and I will naturally have a way to deal with them at that time!”

"Hayi! Beiyi will organize the Advisory Office to formulate a new combat plan now!"

When the command headquarters became busier and busier due to the commander's order, Zhou Cheng was leading the troops to the defense zone.

His judgment was very correct. As soon as the news of the Hamaye Army ambushed by the Eighth Route Army spread, the Japanese and puppet troops who were preparing to encircle and intercept the national rescue army had to divide their troops to reinforce the Hamaye Army.

In this way, the Japanese and puppet troops who stood in front of the National Salvation Army were instantly less than half.

None of the war horses seized by the troops in the afternoon were empty, with three or four hundred kilograms of horse meat tied to the back of the war horse tied to the captured weapons, ammunition and saddles tied to the back of the war horse...

Because the team was too large and the supplies were carried, most of the Japanese and puppet troops blocking the road along the way went to reinforce the Hamaye Regiment. Zhou Cheng decisively gave up the mountain road and the small road and decided to follow the official road all the way back to the defense area.

The vast team had just advanced less than five kilometers, and the cavalry unit in front brought bad news.

"Report to the regiment commander, there is a Japanese and puppet army stronghold in front of him blocking the road. After investigation and confirmation, there are more than 100 Japanese and a company of puppet troops left in the stronghold, with a total force of no more than 300!"

Zhou Cheng had almost no thoughts and began to give orders to the cavalry correspondent: "Go back and tell you Battalion Commander Tao, when you encounter such a stronghold with only two or three hundred Japanese and puppet troops defending, you don't have to send someone to report to me and just attack directly, otherwise why would I strengthen so many artillery and heavy machine guns for you!"

The Xuejia Town stronghold, two kilometers away, was ready for battle. Nearly 300 Japanese and puppet troops entered the position, staring at the cavalry outside the stronghold with a vigilant look on their faces.

The telephone line from the stronghold to the outside world has been cut off by the cavalry battalion. In order to expose the news of the stronghold being attacked, the stronghold commander sent a lot of messengers to break through and want to contact their superiors through them.

But the effect is very poor.

In front of hundreds of cavalry of the National Salvation Army, the messengers rushing out of the stronghold were like sheep entering the tiger's mouth. The number of people he went out was killed. No messenger could rush out of the stronghold for more than five hundred meters!

After losing more than a dozen subordinates in a row, the squadron leader decisively gave up this suicide behavior and prepared to defend his stronghold until dawn.

As we all know, cavalry are good at assault and pursuit, and are not good at siege.

Although there are hundreds of cavalry outside, if they really want to attack the stronghold, their ability to attack may be worse than that of the infantry in a battalion.

The squadron leader was confident that he could withstand the attack of a battalion on the strong fortifications of the stronghold.

The cavalry had been outside the stronghold for ten minutes, but they had never launched an attack.

This situation made the squadron leader feel that he had made the right judgment. The cavalry outside must not dare to attack the stronghold rashly because they did not have the ability to attack.

Otherwise, they should launch an attack as soon as they arrive at the stronghold, instead of giving themselves ten minutes to prepare for it.

When I was happy, two screams of "Woooooo..." suddenly reached his ears.

The squadron leader was stunned for a moment, and before he could understand, the violent explosion of "rumbling..." was already sounding under his feet.

A shell hit the cannon tower at his feet and exploded on the exterior wall of the second floor. A large number of bricks and stones were blown away with the splashing flames. Even the floor under his feet was shocked in the explosion.

Another shell hit the edge of the artillery tower, and a subordinate who was guarding the door of the artillery tower was blown over on the spot.

When the explosion ended, the screams of his subordinates immediately came from the second floor of the artillery tower.

"The enemy has mountain cannons!" The squadron leader immediately exclaimed in his ears.

It was not until this time that the squadron leader reacted from his shock: "Leave the artillery tower immediately. The enemy has mountain cannons. The artillery tower under our feet must be their primary target of attack!"

"Everyone evacuated the artillery tower, hurry up and take all the equipment away!"

The squadron leader knew the strength of the artillery tower under his feet. With the power of mountain cannon shells, the artillery tower would collapse after being hit by three to four more shells.

When the opponent's first round of artillery shell hit the artillery tower, the accuracy of the next shell will definitely get higher and higher. Judging from his combat experience, if two or three rounds of artillery shells hit, the artillery tower will collapse.

When giving the order, the squadron leader was the first to rush towards the entrance of the staircase of the artillery tower.

The scenes seen on the second floor were even more tragic than he had imagined.

A large hole with a diameter of nearly one meter was blown up next to the shooting hole. All three machine gunners and two riflesmen fell to the ground, covered in blood.

The machine gunner closest to the hole was particularly miserable. Half of his body was blown away, and the red and white internal organs flowed out of the wound. He wanted to squat beside him and vomit.

Even the squadron leader with rich combat experience was nauseous, but in order to survive, he held back and rushed to the first floor of the artillery tower...

"Boom..."

As soon as he rushed to the door of the artillery tower, the second round of shells happened to ring above his head.

Another shell hit the second floor of the artillery tower in the second round of artillery tower. The vibration amplitude of the artillery tower this time was significantly larger than before.

The squadron leader was whipped with a whip and his feet were faster. He rushed out of the artillery tower, fearing that he would be crushed into the ruins formed after the artillery tower collapsed.
To be continued...