Generally speaking, if you want to encircle a certain army, you should use more troops. Although the Xiacun Division lost their cavalry and artillery, their main infantry was still intact, and there were nearly 10,000 people in the entire division.
And the two cavalry battalions of the Eighth Route Army that surrounded them outside had only two to three thousand people. So it is said that outsiders cannot surround them, but if the different types of arms are considered, then it is logical.
The cavalry outside did not stop, they were circling around the periphery of the Xiacun Division. In this way, they made up for the shortage of manpower.
If the Xiacun Division sent a small group of troops to attack, as long as they left their position, they would be killed by the cavalry. If they attacked with the whole army, they would also be dispersed by the Eighth Route Army. So they can only stay where they are.
And if the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army wanted to charge them, they would also suffer heavy casualties. Although the Shimomura Division hastily switched to on-the-spot defense, their firepower configuration was perfect. All kinds of light and heavy machine guns have already entered the position. As long as the cavalry charge, they can form a perfect shot.
Just like that, the two sides confronted each other.
Shimomura Hanamichi's headquarters is next to his car. Sitting on a rock, with a command knife in both hands, he said to his subordinates: "Send a telegram to the commander of the division under the mountain. Our division is surrounded by the Eighth Route Army and cannot move forward for the time being. Ask them to move closer to us."
They can't go to rescue, they can only stick to it here, so even if the entire army of the Shanxia Division is wiped out, it cannot be said that their Xiacun Division is not doing their best. They also want to make demands on the Yamashita Division, and ask the Yamashita Division to move closer to them. Anyway, the Yamashita Division has a large number of cavalry troops and is very mobile.
"Report. Our radio station cannot contact the Yamashita Division." The subordinate said to him.
Shimomura Ikebana is very strange. Why can't I get in touch just after I started asking for help? What exactly is going on?
The worst possibility is that the Yamashita Division has been wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, but Shimomura Huadao did not think about it in this direction. It is an overnumbered division, especially with thousands of cavalry troops. How could it be destroyed by the Eighth Route Army? Will it be wiped out in a short period of time? In particular, there is a chariot brigade in the ranks of the Yamashita Division!
He didn't think such a thing would happen, so he just felt very strange.
But they had no other choice but to wait. The cavalrymen of the Eighth Route Army were still circling outside him, showing no sign of leaving. In his eyes, these cavalry should be preventing him from reinforcing the Yamashita Division.
As time passed and Shimomura Hanamichi was getting more and more news, his uneasiness gradually became stronger again. Not only their Xiacun Division, other troops were also entangled by the Eighth Route Army cavalry. Some of them continued to advance towards the mountain division, but the progress was very slow.
How many people are there in the Eighth Route Army?
The sun gradually slid to the south, and it was already noon. Shimomura Huadao saw that the Eighth Route Army cavalry outside still showed no signs of leaving, so he gave the order: "Light up a fire and cook. Miximixi!"
As it is now, I don¡¯t know if those Eighth Route Army cavalry are going to fight a protracted war with them, but people always have to eat, and those people have no food, so how can they persevere? I guess it will be gone soon?
Just as the cooking smoke rose, suddenly smoke billowed in the distance. When seeing the scene in the distance, Shimomura Hanada turned pale with shock.
A large number of Eighth Route Army cavalry is galloping towards him, and some vehicles are charging ahead. There are too many people on the other side, so when they are advancing, the ground is trembling non-stop, as if tens of thousands of cavalry are rushing towards them.
Why are there so many cavalry? It must be the full strength of the Eighth Route Army, right? Aren't they besieging the Yamashita Division? How could you come to trouble yourself?
Shimomura Huadao's face was very ugly. At this time, his subordinates ran over in panic and said to him: "Reporting to your Excellency, the head of the division, just received a telegram, and the mountain division has all been broken."
When hearing the news, Shimomura Hanamichi felt cold all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice hole. That strong sense of unease filled his whole body again.
He never thought that the Eighth Route Army would be so powerful. In just one morning, the entire Yamashita Division was wiped out, and this powerful force was moving towards him.
The Yamashita Division has a large number of infantry, cavalry, and tank troops. Even so, they cannot stop the full blow of the Eighth Route Army. Can his own understaffed division stop the Eighth Route Army?
Even if you use your toes, you can figure out how and what the result is. He finally realized that the two cavalry battalions surrounding him were not at all preventing him from going to the Shanxia Division for reinforcements, but to block him here, wait for the main force of the Eighth Route Army to arrive, and then destroy his troops. .
What can he do now? Shimomura Hanada knew that it was meaningless to stay here. Since the Yamashita division was killed by others, then his division would also be killed by others. But there was no point in breaking through the encirclement. There were cavalry troops outside. If his infantry unit could break through, it would be hell.
"Quickly, send a telegram to the headquarters of Fengtian City immediately, asking them to provide reinforcements immediately. Please dispatch our air force immediately."
Now Shimomura Huadao can only hope for reinforcements from the rear.
Compared with the Eighth Route Army, they also have an air force. Now they must let their air power come over and provide fire support for themselves.
Although on the ground, the devil's army can't do anything against the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army. But as long as the planes in the sky dive down, they can beat the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army to flight.
In fact, there was no need for them to ask for reinforcements. When the telegram from the Yamashita Division was sent out, Feng Tiancheng's headquarters immediately made a decision: to send their air force to reinforce.
So just a few minutes after the telegram from Shimomura Flower Road was sent, there was a rumbling sound in the sky. More than a dozen little devil's planes appeared in the distant sky. When they saw the cavalry troops all over the mountains and plains, they immediately swooped down.
If it were an ordinary Eighth Route Army unit, they would definitely disperse now, looking for shelter, but the Independent Cavalry Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is different from other units because they still have their own trump cards!
The cannon assault vehicle stopped. The gunner on the car quickly adjusted his Gatling cannon, aiming the muzzle at the sky.
For them, this is just an easy and simple hunting activity. Those planes in the sky are their prey. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com