"Chief of Staff, telegram from the Division Commander!"

Kuzo Kimura, who was looking for a breakthrough on the battlefield, received a telegram from Ushijima Minoru.

After reading the telegram, Kimura Jiuzou's face became more solemn than ever before.

In his telegram, the Lieutenant General explained to him the current situation facing the 20th Division and the 40th Brigade. All hopes now rest on his cavalry regiment.

The last sentence of the telegram also made Kimura Jiuzang feel an unusual layer of pressure on himself.

"Capturing Jincheng and annihilating Kodong is the best New Year's Day gift that all the soldiers of our 20th Division can give to His Majesty the Emperor!"

I don't know where the news leaked. The Chinese and Chinese defenders in Yangcheng have made preparations for defense. It seems impossible to capture Yangcheng in a short time.

Kimura Kuzo, who was riding on his war horse, became a little anxious. He kept moving his buttocks, waiting for news from the 28th Regiment Captain Fujita Shigeru.

"Da da da..."

Before Fujita Shigeru came back, a fierce exchange of fire suddenly came from the east of Yangcheng. Kimura Jiuzou's eyes lit up, his heart felt happy, and he asked eagerly:

"Did Fujita-kun get into trouble with that person?"

There were more than 200 cavalry remaining beside him. After hearing the questions from the Chief of Staff, three cavalry jumped out of the team and rushed eastward along the city wall!

Shigeru Fujita and the Japanese cavalry were waiting anxiously. The sound of gunfire from the east was getting louder and louder, and the Chinese soldiers in front of them also became a little restless.

About five minutes later, a cavalryman carrying a plaster flag approached quickly from the north.

"There is a gap about 600 meters wide in the east wall. Colonel Fujita is leading the warriors to attack. The defenders are well prepared and the attack is temporarily blocked!"

The look of surprise on Kimura Jiuzou's face was even greater. As long as there was a gap, with the invincible momentum of the imperial army's horses, he would be able to capture it sooner or later. He immediately gave a loud order:

"Pass my order, and all warriors will immediately rush to the east to meet Colonel Fujita!"

“Hiyi!!!”

The Japanese soldiers roared strangely, urging the horses under their feet, and rushed eastward with murderous intent.

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"Suffer it!"

Seeing that all the Japanese cavalry were running to the east, Yan Yilun on the north city wall secretly thought something bad.

Yangcheng's city wall was already low and dilapidated. Although the soldiers had repaired some of it during this period and built fortifications at some important nodes, a large section of the east wall collapsed.

That section of the city wall has lost its roots after decades of wind and rain. It is now an important passage for the people of Yangcheng to enter and leave the city.

Because the location is very wide, many carriages and horses like to go to Jincheng from there, and over time it has become a quite prosperous commercial street.

"Second Battalion Commander, keep an eye here while I go to the east and take a look!"

The Japanese cavalry were approaching fiercely, and Yan Yilun was filled with worry.

"yes!"

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The third battalion of the supplementary regiment was responsible for defending the eastern section. After receiving the news of the Japanese cavalry attack, the soldiers of the third battalion immediately went to evacuate the people outside the city.

However, this gap is a prosperous commercial area, and there are thousands of people doing business and living here. When the Japanese cavalry appeared, there were still more than 200 people outside the defense line.

"ha!!!"

Seeing the people fleeing in embarrassment, the eyes of the Japanese cavalry were all red, and the ferocity of their bodies was released without any scruples. They charged like wolves into the flock of sheep and killed them crazily.

"Ahhhh..."

The common people carrying large and small bags howled under the hooves of the war horses, their heads rolled down, and blood spurted out.

"Bang bang bang..."

The 600-meter gap seems insignificant on a large battlefield, but if you look at it in a small county, it is too wide. It is almost exclusively left for the enemy.

After the supplementary regiment entered Yangcheng, they never gave up on building fortifications in this gap. Now the soldiers of the third battalion were looking for the fortifications built earlier to shoot at the Japanese cavalry who were slaughtering their compatriots.

Although this ghost team is a cavalry, they also carry grenade launchers and light machine guns, and their firepower is no less than that of the average Japanese army team.

After massacring the Chinese people outside the city, the Japanese cavalry began to rush toward the third battalion's defensive position in waves.

"Boom boom boom..."

Artillery shells and bullets kept whizzing overhead, and as soon as the battle began, the little Japanese took the posture of a general attack.

The galloping horses fell down one after another, and the knights on the horses fell to the ground one after another. The injured fell to the ground screaming, while the uninjured attacked the opposite position with weapons.

"Kill me..."

A Japanese second lieutenant rushed to the front brandishing a saber, followed by another wave of Japanese soldiers who were desperately attacking.

Although they have traveled more than 50 hours, once they enter the battlefield, the Japanese cavalry and horses will be in top condition and charge forward regardless of the cost.

In this era dominated by thermal weapons, the only advantage of the cavalry is speed, rush! rush! rush!

"Ahhhh..."

The Japanese soldiers kept shouting with their mouths open, and the sabers in their hands were raised high, with a frightening cold light shining on the blade.

After a brief panic, the three-win warriors on the position had stabilized their position. Everyone lay down in their positions, waiting for the surging Japanese cavalry in front to approach.

Rumble…

The horse's hooves tramped on the ground, making a dull and urgent sound.

"Huhu..."

Although the soldiers were well prepared, when faced with the indomitable momentum of the war horses, everyone was still extremely nervous, and their hearts almost jumped into their throats.

Three hundred meters!

"beat!!!"

With a violent roar, gunfire erupted from the 600-meter defense line.

The 10 or so Japanese cavalrymen who rushed forward and their horses were beaten into pieces by the dense bullets.

The leading Japanese second lieutenant was hit by five or six machine gun bullets all over his body. His body flipped upside down on his horse and flew out. The well-made command knife in his hand broke away from its restraints and was inserted diagonally under the influence of inertial force.

into the corpse of a war horse on the ground.

The death of the commander did not stop the Japanese cavalry from attacking. Instead, they rushed over like sharks that smelled the smell of blood with their mouths wide open.

No matter how many comrades fall in front, the cavalry behind them will still charge forward without hesitation!

Occasionally, a sad sound of horse hooting can be heard among the whistling bullets. These loyal horses died on the way to attack just like their masters.

"Da da da..."

The beating machine gun seemed to have never stopped, and the shooter's blood boiled with the machine gun.

"Puff puff puff..."

The war horse rolled and fell to the ground. The ground 200 to 300 meters in front of the position was dyed dark red with the blood of the horses and men.

Since the target of the war horse was so large, the soldiers almost didn't need to deliberately aim to hit it. They mechanically pulled the bolt to push the bullet into the chamber, and then mechanically pulled the trigger to fire the bullet.

Most of the tension and fear in my heart had disappeared, and everyone was amazed by the shocking scene created by myself.

As the last ownerless war horse roared past the heads of the soldiers, the entire battlefield seemed to have been pulled down, and at this moment it fell into a state of pause.

The soldiers quietly looked at the mountains of human and horse corpses in front of them, feeling the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood in the air. It was only then that their bodies began to tremble.

"Here... a cigarette!"

The heavy machine gun shooter swallowed his saliva and said in a hoarse voice to the ammunition feeder beside him.

The bomb supplyer's eyes were still fixed on the Shura battlefield ahead. His hands instinctively fumbled in his pockets, and then took out a cigarette.

The main shooter's arm was shaking uncontrollably. He couldn't remember whether three minutes had passed just now or three minutes. He only knew that his hands never let go of the trigger from the beginning to the end. There were dozens of

War horses and dozens of Japanese soldiers were defeated by him.

"call!"

The familiar smell of tobacco made the main shooter's heartbeat gradually slow down.

He seemed to suddenly wake up from his sleep and shouted to the other comrades in the group:

"Quick, quick, quick... get water to cool down the machine gun, maybe the little Japs will come up again soon!"

Some new recruits who had just joined the supplementary regiment were lying next to the fortifications and vomiting non-stop. It was the first time in their lives that they smelled such a strong smell of blood and saw so many dead bodies.

"Bah..."

"Bah..."

"Bah..."

White steam rose one after another from the position of the heavy machine gun team. Seeing this, the soldiers also turned their attention to themselves, repairing the fortifications and replenishing ammunition.

"Old Zeng, how is the situation?"

Feng Jinzhang and Yan Yilun rushed to the east position almost immediately. After entering the battalion headquarters of the third battalion, Feng Jinzhang asked anxiously.

I originally thought that the direction of the Japanese attack would be the North Gate or the West Gate, but I didn't expect that the little Japanese made a circle and came to the east.
To be continued...