"Da da!"
On the defense line of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, all the light and heavy machine guns were firing with all their might. The machine gunners were ordered not to be stingy with their bullets, which made the charging Zhang cavalry feel like they were in a storm.
If the bullets were to rain down like a storm, they would easily turn the bodies of these cavalrymen into sieve or tear them into pieces.
The warhorses fell to the ground and wailed. The cavalrymen were thrown to the ground and then trampled into meat paste by the warhorses that followed.
On the battlefield, the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division was slaughtering the 2 cavalry regiments of the Zhang Family.
Under such dense firepower, the cavalry's powerful assault power could not be displayed at all. What awaited them was a massacre by powerful firepower.
"Damn it, how did this happen?" Wu Xing Quan's eyes were bloodshot. The scene before him made him feel like he was about to explode from anger. He had never thought that his cavalry would be massacred like this.
"General, what is it? The enemy's firepower is too strong. We can't charge through at all!”
"General, our losses are too great. We can't continue fighting!”
The huge losses caused the cavalry officers to wail in grief.
Cavalry in this era was not easy to train. It took a lot of resources to train every single cavalry. If all of them were to die here, it would be a huge blow to them.
Wu Xingquan was also a little hesitant. He knew that this attack had failed. The best way was to retreat immediately. That way, they might be able to preserve a portion of their strength.
However, if Zhang Yuting lost this battle, would Fengtian still have a place for them? The Feng father and son would never let them off. If things went wrong, there might not be a place for them outside the pass. They might even have to become bandits again. Wu Xingquan couldn't accept this result.
"No, we can't give up just like that. Let's try again! As long as we break through the enemy's defense line, we will win!”Wu Xingquan gritted his teeth.
Once the defense line was broken, the cavalry could slaughter the enemy infantry as they pleased. This made Wu Xingquan feel a little lucky.
However, Wu Xingquan's hope was quickly shattered.
No matter how hard the Zhang cavalry tried, they were still unable to break through the defense line of the 2nd Infantry Brigade. The barbed wire in front of the camp blocked their way.
Many cavalrymen slashed with their sabers, trying to cut through the barbed wire. However, the tough barbed wire firmly stopped them.
At this time, the Feng Family troops took the opportunity to use concentrated firepower to slaughter these cavalrymen, causing even more casualties to the enemy.
Thousands of cavalrymen suffered heavy losses under the fierce attacks of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division.
"Very good. Order the 4th Regiment to press forward from the flank and try to kill all these cavalrymen!”The temporary commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, Cai Pingben, had received the order.
"Yes, General!"
After receiving the order, the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Brigade immediately attacked from the flank.
Using the powerful firepower of the mortars and light and heavy machine guns, they slaughtered the Zhang Cavalry.
"General, the Feng Faction troops are surrounding us. We have suffered heavy losses. If we don't retreat now, it will be too late!”An officer suggested.
"Sigh! Order all troops to retreat immediately!”Seeing this, Wu Xingquan didn't insist. He knew that if the battle continued, there would only be one outcome, and that would be the loss of these thousands of cavalrymen.
Even so, the two cavalry regiments of the Zhang family had already lost more than half of their strength, and only a thousand of them had successfully retreated.
The temporary commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, Cai Pingben, gave the order, and the 400 cavalrymen of the 2 cavalry companies began to pursue. The 4th Infantry Regiment followed closely behind. It looked like they were going to finish off all the Zhang cavalry.
After a fierce battle, the Zhang Cavalry were exhausted. Facing the pursuit of the cavalrymen of the Feng family, there was no way to escape.
Moreover, the Feng Cavalry knew that they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, so they did not take the initiative to charge forward. Instead, they used machine guns and mortars to attack from afar, stalling the Zhang Cavalry and buying time for their infantry to catch up.
Under such tactics, the losses of the Zhang Cavalry were getting greater and greater. In the end, Wu Xingquan only managed to escape with less than 200 cavalrymen. The rest of the cavalrymen were all wiped out.
This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Zhang family's troops. Not only did they fail to complete their mission, but they also suffered heavy losses.
After Feng Ping learned of the results of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, he ordered the 2nd Infantry Brigade to cross the Liaohe River and prepare to attack the flanks of the main force of the Zhang family. He wanted to keep all of Zhang Yuting's main forces here.
"Major, the 2nd regiment has won. It's our turn now!”Wang Liangchen, the temporary brigade commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division, said with a smile.
"General Wang, we're dealing with the Japanese this time. Are you confident?" Feng Ping nodded.”
"Young Marshal, you definitely have the confidence. However, this is the first time we're fighting against the Japanese, so we're still a little nervous.”Wang Liangchen said.
"I can be nervous, but no matter what, we have to win this battle. Wasn't it just 6,000 Japanese? What's the difference between the Japanese and us? They were all carrying a head on their shoulders. If he was hit by a bullet, he would also die. Moreover, not only do we have the advantage in numbers, we also have the absolute advantage in firepower.”Feng Ping said.
The equipment of the Japanese Army was still quite poor, with each infantry unit only equipped with 4 heavy machine guns. As for the light machine guns, each team was only equipped with one. In terms of artillery, the Type 92 Infantry Cannon and Grenade Launcher had not been developed yet, so they naturally could not equip the troops. As such, the Japanese Army's infantry units were not equipped with cannons.
Major General Shirakawa Masanori led six railway garrison brigades, and the headquarters had two 75mm mountain cannon squadrons, equipped with a total of eight 75mm mountain cannons.
In comparison, the temporary 1st Brigade of the 1st Division was equipped with 12 105mm light howitzers, 24 75mm field artillery, as well as a large number of mortars and light and heavy machine guns.
In terms of firepower, it was enough to beat up the Japanese army.
Even though the soldiers of the Japanese Army were strong, much stronger than the soldiers of the 1st Division.
However, Feng Ping believed that with the absolute advantage in firepower, victory would definitely belong to them. If this failed, then all the soldiers of the temporary 1st Division might as well commit suicide.
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