Bright Sword: Start with Ding Blast Bridge, Homemade Sweet Potato Cake

By mid-to-late May, the fighting in the Zhongtiao Mountain area had basically come to an end.

The various combat units escorted large numbers of prisoners and weapons and equipment back to their bases.

While the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade No. 9, which was protecting the First Army Headquarters, was retreating, Yoshio Shinozuka ordered the Independent Mixed Brigade No. 3 to gather forces to retake the Wutai area.

The Fourth Military Sub-district took the lead in launching a mopping-up operation to deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Eighth Route Army.

Major General Yamada was very excited and gathered the troops stationed in Yangqu and other places and assembled them in the Xin County area.

I can't wait to wipe out this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers.

Ding Wei received news that the Japanese invaders were mobilizing their troops and returning to their garrison from southern Shanxi.

Believing that the time was right, he ordered the main battalions of the two regiments to wear military uniforms as required.

Cars and motorcycles led the way, setting off at night and heading towards Gang County.

A large number of "devils" were dressed neatly, running forward in neat formations, and marching at a fairly fast speed.

At this moment in Gang County, there were only more than 200 gendarmes and more than 800 puppet troops.

Responsible for the security of the city.

Military police captain Sakai received news of the recent brigade transfer and informed the surrounding strongholds that they must cooperate with the Independent Mixed Brigade 3 in combat.

Ding Wei dressed up as the captain of the Japanese army, holding the captured officer's sword of the Yamazaki Battalion.

The white gloves are particularly eye-catching, and with his mouth pouted forward, he looks exactly like a Japanese devil.

Zhao Yongchuan stood on one side, serving as a staff officer.

Zhang Dabiao disguised himself as another battalion leader, and the two battalions of troops passed through the puppet army's stronghold.

They passed through the stronghold openly and the puppet soldiers were forced to bow their heads and let them pass.

No one expected that the Eighth Route Army would dare to disguise themselves as an infantry battalion, ride in cars, and swagger into the Gang County area.

Everyone thought that it was a headquarters transfer and the troops fighting in southern Shanxi returned.

The puppet army could only receive small amounts of information and knew that the Japanese would mobilize in large numbers in the near future.

The gendarmerie in the county town was the only one who knew the real news.

Captain Sakai was surprised when he heard the report from the stronghold that two infantry battalions were coming towards the county town. The brigade commander's order was to assemble in Xin County, so why were two battalions suddenly arranged to come to the headquarters?

Is there a requirement for secret operations?

It's normal to have doubts, but I don't doubt.

Because the marching formation was too standard, with cars and motorcycles leading the way, the Eighth Route Army couldn't possibly have these things.

Even if it was given to the Eighth Route Army, would they open it?

As the battalion staff officer, Zhao Yongchuan opened the gate of Gang County and asked the stationed infantry squad to let them pass.

The car swaggered into the county town. Captain Sakai quickly dressed up and took a team of military police to greet it.

The puppet troops were also alarmed. The puppet army commander Zhou Jun was once the battalion commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

He surrendered during the Battle of Xinkou, and after joining the Japanese, he was supported as the commander of a puppet army.

There are more than 800 brothers under his command, who cooperate with Taijun to be stationed in the surrounding strongholds, and two companies are left behind in the county town.

Sakai and Zhou Jun greeted Ding Wei with smiles on their faces.

Just when he was about to ask what mission the lieutenant was preparing to carry out when he returned to the Gang County Command, he saw Ding Wei pull out a pistol.

The two sides were seven or eight meters apart and bullets were flying out.

Two shots were fired, hitting Captain Sakai and Zhou Jun in the forehead respectively.

The rest of the comrades took out their Type 99 light machine guns and fired at the military police.

The incident happened suddenly, and before they could understand what was happening, the military police were shot at.

The puppet soldiers also suffered, with bullets all over their bodies and blood flowing all over the ground.

Ding Wei waved his hand and stepped forward. The comrades behind him rushed forward and captured the remaining few gendarmes.

They divided their forces and headed straight for the Japanese gendarmerie headquarters to wipe out the remaining Japanese invaders.

"Da Biao, arrange for people to take down the city gate guards during the chaos, quickly control the main street entrances, block the news, and cut off the phone lines."

"Be quick, be swift."

Comrades all understand this principle: take advantage of your illness to kill you.

They opened fire on the Japanese and puppet troops in the county town while they were still trying to figure out the situation.

Many Japanese soldiers had surprised and unwilling expressions on their faces. In their understanding, how could their own people shoot at them?

A large number of "devils" appeared in the east, west, south and north of the county town, throwing grenades at the guards at the city gates.

The sound of gunfire resounded throughout the entire county, and puppet soldiers, military police and devils were killed one after another and were quickly wiped out.

Afterwards, they knocked on the doors of the maintenance committee and other traitors and arrested them all and dealt with them.

A soldier shouted in the county town and introduced himself.

"We are the Fourth Military Division of the Eighth Route Army Taiyue. We have been ordered to raid the county town's puppet army, devils and traitors. It has nothing to do with the civilians, so don't panic."

Once we can stabilize the people in the city, the next step will be easy.

All traitors should be pulled out and dealt with. Those who work for the devils and persecute their compatriots deserve to die.

Zhang Dabiao led people to search the warehouses in the county town and seize the property of the puppet army and traitors.

Especially the traitors, with the support of the devils, plundered the local people's wealth.

Most of them have shops and stockpile necessities such as food, salt, and oil.

All will be confiscated. All of them will be confiscated.

The Japanese and puppet troops outside the county town only heard the sound of gunfire and had no idea what was happening inside the county town.

The phone call was unavailable and there was no news from the radio station.

The gendarmes in the city were cleared out, and the puppet army killed some and captured some.

Next to the headquarters of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade is the spare arsenal. After pushing open the door, one can see piles of weapons and equipment.

"Go and call the commander over, quickly!"

Zhang Dabiao looked him up and down, the excitement on his face was beyond words.

Brand new rifles, light machine guns, grenade launchers, and boxes of grenades and bullets.

The combat reserve supplies of an independent mixed brigade far exceeded Zhang Dabiao's imagination.

There were dozens of light machine guns and more than a dozen mortars. The Japanese called those above 90 mm mortars and those below 90 mm indirect fire guns.

What Zhang Dabiao saw were the Taisho 70-year Type 81mm indirect-fire infantry gun and the Type mm indirect-fire infantry gun, collectively known as artillery guns.

There are also two trucks full of supplies parked in the warehouse.

It is convenient to use it when fighting.

I’m rich, I’m really rich.

Seeing Ding Wei coming over, Zhang Dabiao was slightly excited and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Commander, we've made a fortune."

Turn on the lights to illuminate the interior clearly.

Looking around, the supplies in the warehouse are enough for a brigade of 5,000 people to fight a serious war.

"Move away, all of them."

I thought that killing the puppet soldiers and traitors in the county was the biggest gain, but I didn't expect to find these good things.

The comrades made full use of their iron brooms and rushed directly into the armory, some carrying rifles and some loading bullets.

Carry the grenades according to the box.

He stuffed the crooked handle into his arms, picked it up and walked away.

The soldier had two Nambu pistols stuffed in his arms and five three-gun rifles on his back, and he was grinning from ear to ear.

Two large trucks drove away decisively.

Hundreds of people moved the supplies, but only one-third of them were completed, leaving most of the remaining supplies too late to be taken away.

"Commander, blow them up. Don't leave them for the devils."

Ding Wei first called his brothers out, then moved the supplies in the warehouse into his personal space, and then threw in explosives. A loud bang swept through the area, collapsing the warehouse.

Without anyone noticing, all the ammunition and weapons were taken away.

He then led the team into the headquarters and took away all the documents, maps, communication equipment, telephone lines, pens, etc.

This involves the deployment of strongholds around the county town, as well as intelligence on the deployment of various Japanese troops, which are far more useful than some weapons.