On the west bank of the Liao River, 20 kilometers north of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, a large group of cavalrymen had gathered.
"General, the troops are ready. We can attack now.”An officer reported to Wu Xingquan.
Wu Xingquan nodded. Feng Linge's main force had already been held up by the marshal. Next, as long as we wipe out Feng Linge's troops west of Liao River, we will win this battle. Order the 1st and 2nd cavalry regiments to attack immediately.”
"Yes, General!"
After the order was given, thousands of cavalrymen began to gallop south. In order to preserve the strength of the warhorses, these cavalrymen could display their speed during the assault. Therefore, they did not travel fast. It would take an hour to cover a distance of more than 20 kilometers.
To the south, the six railway garrison units of the Japanese Army were also marching. However, compared to the cavalry, their speed was much slower.
"How long before we reach the battlefield?”Major General Shirakawa Masanori asked.
"General, it will take about two hours.”Chief of Staff Saitou Tsuneta reported.
Major General Shirakawa Masanori nodded." Very well. Let those Chinese people kill each other first." At that time, we will suddenly attack and defeat them in one fell swoop!”
"Hi, General!" Takeshi Saitou replied.
In fact, Major General Shirakawa Yoshinori did not even put Feng Linge's troops in his eyes. In his opinion, victory was undoubtedly within his grasp this time. However, in order to reduce the losses of his troops, he hoped that Zhang Yuting's cavalry would attack first. That way, they could take advantage of it.
However, Major General Shirakawa Masanori didn't expect that the 9000 soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division were already waiting for them to charge into the enemy's formation.
At 8 AM, Wu Xingquan's cavalry arrived at the defense line of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division.
"General, the enemy is already prepared and has already set up a defense line. What should we do?”A brigade commander asked.
Wu Xingquan also frowned. If they could launch a surprise attack when the Feng Faction troops were caught off guard, the chances of success would naturally be much higher. But now, the Feng Faction troops were already prepared. This meant that if they continued to attack, they might pay a greater price or even fail.
"Order the troops to rest for a while. We will attack in half an hour!”Wu Xingquan made his choice.
At this point, it was obviously impossible to stop the attack. They could only attack at the risk of huge losses. Otherwise, if they lost this battle, the outcome would be even more miserable for them.
"Yes, General!"
The arrival of the Zhang cavalry made the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division feel like they were facing a great enemy.
Although they were well-equipped, they had too little actual combat experience. Other than raiding, they had almost no formal combat experience. This was especially so when they were facing a powerful cavalry. Naturally, many of the soldiers were nervous.
"Order our artillery to get ready. Once the battle begins, fire at maximum speed. I'd like to see if Zhang Yuting's cavalry or my cannons and machine guns are more powerful!”The 2nd Infantry Brigade Commander Cai Ping had a vicious look on his face.
"Yes, General!" The officer immediately gave the order.
At the artillery position of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 12 105mm light howitzers and 12 75mm field cannons were ready to fire. In addition, the 12 75mm field cannons of the two infantry regiments under his command were also ready.
On the defensive line, the heavy and light machine guns and mortars were already in combat readiness. Even though the officers and soldiers were somewhat nervous, their good military culture still allowed them to stick to their posts.
"Attack!"
At 8:30 in the morning, Wu Xingquan personally gave the order to attack.
Four thousand cavalrymen charged towards the defensive line of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division.
"Rumble!"
The sound of horse hooves gathered together like thunder.
Thousands of cavalrymen charged forward. This kind of aura was like toppling mountains and overturning seas. The entire ground seemed to have begun to tremble. Many soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade couldn't help but turn pale.
"Hold on, hold on! It was just some cavalry. It was no big deal. Everyone was not holding fire sticks!”
"Light machine guns and heavy machine guns, get ready. Once the enemy cavalry enters the firing range, fire immediately!”
The officers at the front line shouted at the top of their lungs in an attempt to calm the soldiers down.
"Fire!"
The cannons in the artillery positions started firing, and the cannons roared and fired at the Zhang cavalry. The artillery soldiers were doing their best to fire at maximum speed.
The cannonballs rained down on the Zhang Cavalry.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The artillery shell exploded in the middle of the cavalry formation, and the huge power directly sent the cavalry and their horses flying. It was unknown how many people were killed by the shrapnel.
Even though the cavalry was very fast, under the fierce bombardment of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, Wu Xingquan's cavalry still suffered a lot of casualties.
Even so, Wu Xingquan gritted his teeth and did not give the order to retreat. He continued to order the cavalry to charge forward.
"Faster! As long as we break through the enemy's defense line, those infantrymen will become our targets!”Wu Xingquan still had a sliver of hope in his heart.
Unfortunately, this sliver of luck would never succeed.
The Zhang cavalry finally broke through the artillery fire of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, but they were greeted by mortars and light and heavy machine guns.
"Mortars, light and heavy machine guns, fire at will!”
After the order was given, the mortars and light and heavy machine guns at the front line opened fire crazily.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The cannonballs rained down on the cavalrymen, harvesting their lives. Even though the power of mortars was far inferior to howitzers, they could not withstand the fast firing speed and the large number of cannons!
A large number of Zhang cavalry and warhorses were killed. Countless people and warhorses were injured by the explosion.
"Da da!"
Light and heavy machine guns also started firing, and the concentrated firepower was like a heavy rain that enveloped the Zhang cavalry.
These cavalry who were charging at high speed seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall, and their heads were bleeding.
Seeing this scene, Wu Xingquan's face turned pale.""Damn it, this isn't a war anymore, this is clearly a massacre!”
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