Chapter 61: Moving Forward, Moving Forward

"Gentlemen, we must not be careless. Although we have speculated that Nie Shicheng's troops must have suffered heavy losses due to the bombardment, we have not received accurate information after all. Therefore, I decided to allocate a part of the brigade's cavalry brigade to the direction of Dagaoling to check. The enemy's situation and reinforcements were reported, and orders were issued to the garrisons in Cuijiafang, Xueli Station and other places: requiring them to hold their positions and not take a step back. "

Immediately seeing Naofumi stood up, he took into account what all the staff officers said, and finally issued such an order.

Fanjiatai's Tenth Brigade headquarters originally had about 500 troops and 500 cavalry garrisoned. Not long ago, Li Jian Shangwen sent 100 cavalry and 200 infantry to rescue Caohe Ridge, but they were defeated by Yijun's third battalion. Stop.

This time, Li Jian Naofumi once again transferred more than 200 people from the cavalry brigade, detoured to the area blocked by Yijun, and went to Caohe Ridge to investigate the situation and provide reinforcements. As a result, only five Japanese troops remained at the brigade headquarters. There were about a hundred people.

In Tachimi Naofumi's opinion, these five hundred troops are more than enough. Although Qing troops are attacking from all four directions, it can be seen from the tone of the defenders in the telegram that the enemy's offensive momentum is not very fierce. In a short period of time, the enemy will definitely not be able to break through our own defense line.

As for the brigade headquarters located in the center, as long as it can withstand the attack of Nie Shicheng's main force on the eastern front, it will have peace of mind.

Unfortunately, Naofumi immediately guessed the beginning, but not the ending.

Just two hours after his order was given.

On the road not far from the headquarters of the 10th Brigade in Fanjiatai.

It was chaotic, completely chaotic. There were fleeing enemy troops and pursuing soldiers everywhere. The entire battlefield was a complete mess.

This has to start an hour ago. When Nie Shicheng led his troops to arrive not far from Fanjiatai, it was when Yijun and the Japanese came to support the troops and the battle was in full swing.

Nie Shicheng did not lead his troops to join the battlefield directly. Instead, after contacting Ma Jinxu, he prepared to have the cavalry outflank the Japanese from the left, and then defeat the enemy reinforcements in one fell swoop.

Nie Shicheng's plan hit the enemy's key point. The Japanese, who were fighting on a par with Yi's army, would expect that another cavalry team suddenly attacked from the left wing.

They had just received a message from the artillery brigade, saying that Nie Shicheng's cavalry might suffer heavy losses, and asked themselves and others to step up the offensive and prepare to encircle and annihilate Nie Shicheng's troops.

Unexpectedly, before repelling Yi's army, he and others did not surround Nie Shicheng's troops, but were attacked by surprise.

The supporting Japanese did not have time to set up an effective defense line, and the position was smashed to pieces by more than a thousand cavalry. Yijun took advantage of the situation to counterattack. This time, the supporting Japanese finally could not withstand it and collapsed.

Hundreds of Japs have completely forgotten what kind of bullshit samurai spirit they have. Most of them are just farmers and businessmen in the country. What kind of bullshit samurai there will be, and what kind of bullshit samurai spirit there will be.

If they win again and again, coupled with a short period of brainwashing, they will naturally be able to regard death as home and open up new territories for the emperor with a fearless spirit. However, if they are repeatedly frustrated and eventually fall into death, the short period of brainwashing can no longer cover it up. The panic in their hearts.

So, they inevitably collapsed.

Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Japanese army did not have many major battles with other countries. They had been fighting on the four small islands. It was precisely because of the victory of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 that the Japanese found confidence in the Chinese. Only then will we no longer have any awe for China, and will we slowly eat away at China step by step, bite by bite.

Now, the reason why Nie Shicheng's sneak attack broke the hearts of the little Japanese army is that they have not yet developed that kind of contempt: that kind of Chinese people are weak and can be bullied. Even if there are a few men among them, most of them have a weak heart. .

This kind of pride that regards the Chinese as nothing can only be established through a series of victories. Unfortunately, they are still far from reaching that height. Therefore, the Japanese support troops collapsed.

After several Japanese officers were shot dead by Wei Jichen, the Japanese soldiers who lost their command completely lost the courage to continue resisting and began to flee in all directions.

The escape of the Japanese also caused a period of chaos in the Chinese army. The cavalry that had been united together turned into several groups and began to scatter in pursuit. Therefore, the battlefield became extremely chaotic.

The little Japanese on the run and the Chinese soldiers striving for war glory.

Wei Jichen shook his head helplessly, gathered his two hundred cavalry, let go of the small fish and shrimps, and followed closely behind a group of about fifty elite Japs.

The team of little devils retreated in a very orderly manner, without chaos. More than fifty people staggered to cover and slowly retreated. It didn't take long before they broke through the chaotic battlefield and began to flee quickly away from the battlefield.

However, they did not know that they and others had been stared at by the God of Death.

"Lieutenant Obara, we did not escape to the rear, but to the left. Why is this?"

It was the remnants of the 11th Regiment that were preparing to support Caohe Ridge. Takeda Hideyama was killed in battle, and after the 11th Regiment was crippled, there was no replenishment of troops from the rear. Hashimi Naofumi had no choice but to hand over the remnant army. It was given to a captain named Ohara of the 11th Regiment.

Tachimi Naofumi did not expect that after tonight, the 11th Regiment would be removed from the Japanese army's order of battle.

"It's stupid. The Chinese will definitely continue to attack the rear. If we run to the rear, aren't we seeking death?" Xiao Yuan could not hide the fear in his eyes.

Yes, it's fear.

The reason why the 11th Regiment was crippled was closely related to the fact that they lost more than half of their commanders in the attack on Wei Jichen's position.

Xiao Yuan hid in the back and escaped, but he saw countless colleagues die in front of him, and the murderer was the man who was obsessed with the knife just now - Wei Jichen.

The moment Xiao Yuan saw Wei Jichen, his mind could not help but think of those colleagues who were shot in the head one by one. He couldn't help but tremble all over. Without hesitation, he led his soldiers to quickly leave the battlefield, and the goal was not to go back, but to escape. He never wanted to see the man who was like the god of death again.

"But, isn't it more dangerous for us to run away aimlessly like this?" A confidant asked again.

Xiao Yuan sneered and said, "Of course I am not running away randomly. The direction we are heading now is the station of the artillery battalion. As long as we can escape to the artillery battalion, there are more than 500 soldiers and countless cannons there. By then, the Chinese will be doomed."

"Your Excellency is wise. There is only about an hour left before dawn. By then, Your Excellency the Major General will definitely send troops to support us again." The confidant was very happy, and he secretly sighed that Xiao Yuan had a good mind and was calm in the face of danger.

The Japanese soldiers following Xiao Yuan heard their conversation and looked like they had survived a disaster. With Lieutenant Xiao Yuan's leadership, we still escaped the encirclement of the Chinese.

Just as they were thinking happily, the ground began to tremble, the snow began to splash, and countless cavalrymen rushed out from behind them with a roar.

How could a creature with two legs outrun a creature with four legs? Wei Jichen and others were far behind them until the Japanese soldiers ran to a section suitable for cavalry charge. Wei Jichen gave an order and two hundred cavalrymen began to run wildly without any scruples.

Time almost stopped at this moment. The Japanese soldiers seemed to fall into an ice cave, and they were cold all over. Fifty scattered soldiers met the cavalry who had already charged and prepared. The result was predictable.

In just a few minutes, before the Japanese soldiers had time to react, the cavalry team had rushed in front of them.

Wei Jichen led the way, and in Xiaoyuan's horrified eyes, he dragged his saber, and then chopped it down with a lightning speed.

Xiaoyuan was split from the top of his head, and the whole person was divided into two halves. His eyes were still looking forward in horror, and they both fell to the ground.

"Kill!"

After Wei Jichen killed Xiaoyuan, he stopped for a breath and handed the remaining Japanese soldiers to others.

He began to look at the fleeing Japanese team. From Xiaoyuan's clothes, he should be the commander of the reinforcements just now. Unfortunately, he was spotted by him and could not escape.

At this time, he and his companions were far away from the main battlefield, but there were still bursts of shouting and killing from time to time. It seemed that everyone was chasing like him, forgetting the direction and scattering.

By the way, why didn't this little Japanese team flee back, but ran towards this side?

Is there another Japanese army here?

Wei Jichen thought for a while, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind.

Over there, isn't that the direction where the Japanese fired not long ago?

The Japanese bombarded Caoheling. Although the specific location of the artillery battalion could not be determined, the approximate direction could still be inferred from the sound of the shells flying through the air at high speed.

At that time, he was still thinking about going to trouble them, but then he followed Nie Shicheng to Huanglong and forgot about it.

Now, most of our cavalry will definitely go to the Fanjiatai Lijian Shangwen Brigade Station. In order to pursue this Japanese team, we have already fallen behind.

If we turn back now, we will definitely not be able to drink soup. It is better to deal with the Japanese artillery brigade. This is also a great achievement compared to chasing Lijian Shangwen.

Wei Jichen, who had an idea, was not in a hurry. He watched the cavalry detachment constantly taking the lives of Japanese soldiers with cold eyes, and he fired cold guns on the side. If he saw that the devil endangered the lives of his soldiers, he would raise his hand and shoot.

In this moment, more than 50 Japanese had turned into dead souls under the knife, lying on the ground in all directions.

Wei Jichen put away his saber and was about to move forward.

But he heard someone calling him.

"Wei Ying, look at what this is!" On the battlefield, someone suddenly screamed, with a little shock in his voice, but more excitement.

Wei Jichen rode over and saw Xiao Si waving a military flag and shouting loudly, attracting the attention of everyone around.