Sword of Light: I Can Summon the Fourth Disaster

Xiyang International Youth Column Headquarters

Xiao Zongmin handed Li Qingping's telegram to Wang Guangru. After reading the message in the telegram, Wang Guangru burst into laughter.

"Commander-in-chief, it seems that Li Qingping is a talented person. He just suffered some setbacks, but he discovered the problem and countered it. He has the talent to be a great general."

Xiao Zongmin looked towards the southwest, his expression flickering, as if he was having trouble making a decision.

"Guangru, I'm wondering if we should send some people over to establish a base in the southwest."

Listening to Xiao Zongmin's slightly hesitant words, Wang Guangru immediately understood what he meant and asked tentatively, "Is the commander-in-chief afraid of the King of Southern Yunnan?"

Xiao Zongmin exhaled lightly and said to Wang Guangru seriously: "Our current enemies are not only invaders, but also local warlords who are colluding with imperialism."

"The King of Southern Yunnan has a good relationship with the Gallic Roosters, and his Yunnan Army is full of French weapons."

"In the Yuwangshan Blocking Battle, the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army blocked two mechanized divisions of the Japanese for nearly a month without any support."

"We can say that the men of southern Yunnan are worthy of the Dragon Country and the nation. But their leaders are what we need to be on guard against."

"The Sichuan-Shaanxi Column led by Wang Zizai is gradually eroding Li Baihuang's base. The rest, such as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, also have reorganized divisions waiting to see what's happening."

"After the Second Division goes north to the grasslands, our mechanized forces will also advance to the northwest region to prevent the warlords in the northwest from making peace with the Bear Alliance and splitting our land again."

Hearing Xiao Zongmin's concerns, Wang Guangru made his analysis slowly and at a leisurely pace.

"Although the Second Division is strong, it only has two brigades plus some independent regiments and guard regiments. The number of people is not enough. It may be able to suppress the rebels on the grassland, but it is difficult to protect the border."

"It would be better to wait until the battle of Beijing is over, integrate the troops of the Minister of Water Resources in Suiyuan, and let the Second Division pacify the four provinces in the north of the Great Wall first."

"Then expand the force to an army group, and then head north to the grassland. After all, the cavalry division can play a very important role on the grassland."

After hearing Wang Guangru's suggestion, Xiao Zongmin hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking: "I will report this matter to the central government and ask the central government to help us."

"He is a smart man. He can understand the relationship between the guest of honor and the prisoner."

Hearing about the guests of honor and the prisoners, Wang Guangru almost laughed out loud, but when he thought that this would determine the future development direction of the International Youth Column, he quickly straightened his face.

After all, today's International Youth Column is too strong, so strong that it can even launch a war of annihilation against the Japanese.

However, if the front line advances to the Japanese homeland, the situation in Longguo will deteriorate instantly.

The domestic warlords and Mr. Chang in Shancheng all need to be held accountable for the imperialism behind them.

Xiao Zongmin was unwilling to hand over the land he had liberated personally to the hands of Shancheng.

So they did not take action against the Japs in central China, but instead chose to go north and clean up the country from the outside in.

Now that the four provinces have all fallen into the hands of the International Youth Column, the leaders of the Eighth Route Army have freed up their hands and led their troops north and south to support the New Fourth Army in the south and the Anti-Japanese United Army fighting in the northeast.

This time, Xiao Zongmin chose to send the Fourth Division south, intending to let Bo Guangbai and Li Qingping cooperate from the north to the south and take over Mr. Chang's base.

If that person loses his base, he can only carve out a few pieces of territory from the various hilltops of the Kuomintang government, and will have no intention of paying attention to the International Youth Column fighting in the enemy-occupied areas.

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Taicang B0201 Regiment Position

Political Commissar Jiang Wang has brought the regiment's direct team to replace Qin You's company. The company has been fighting all night, and it is time for them to withdraw and rest.

After inspecting the position, Jiang Wang picked up the phone at the front and called the regiment headquarters.

"Lao Wu? I'm Jiang Wang!"

"Lao Jiang! You have arrived at the front line, right? Do you need my support?"

On the phone, Wu Chenghu's voice sounded extremely excited. Although he didn't know the battle situation on the front line, the increased merits in the regiment's logistics department were enough to show that the front line had achieved considerable results.

"No need. The total number of people in the companies directly under the regiment is almost a thousand. Our front-line positions are so large that we can't squeeze them in."

"I called you because I wanted you to be prepared. It looks like the Japanese are planning to have a final fight with us."

Jiang Wang's voice sounded somewhat sad. He had just inspected the position. Although the soldiers of the first company had collected the bodies of their comrades, the position was littered with abandoned general-purpose machine guns and replaced gun barrels.

Although the company stood firm on the battlefield like a rock that night, they were under great pressure that night. When they took over the position in the morning, less than half of the company were still able to stand.

Hearing Jiang Wang's slightly solemn voice, Wu Chenghu also said seriously: "We have been fighting all night, and the two regiments of the fifth team behind us have already approached."

"After our soldiers finish their breakfast, Brother Kai from my artillery group will start playing over the heads of the Japanese."

"Lao Jiang, two officer companies will be added to your direct team in a while. When the time comes, you will be asked to charge. Just follow the officer company with your direct team. You will also be needed to maintain stability after entering the city!"

Hearing Wu Chenghu's arrangement, Jiang Wang narrowed his eyes and said with some dissatisfaction: "Old Wu, do you look down on me? As the political commissar, I will charge at the front line of the battlefield!"

Upon hearing what Jiang Wang said, Wu Chenghu became a little anxious, and hurriedly persuaded him on the phone: "Don't be angry with me, a martial artist. It's true that our regiment only has those political cadres, and we need you, Political Commissar Jiang, to take over at this time!"

"Besides, in every battle, there must be officers who bravely take the lead. This is a tradition passed down from our column headquarters. Just follow them!"

After hastily making arrangements, Wu Chenghu on the other end hung up the phone. Before Jiang Wanggang could open his mouth to explain, the artillery group in the rear began to attack.

108 large-caliber howitzers were neatly lined up behind the first-line positions and began attacking the expected targets.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

As the flames from the exploding artillery shells spread across the Japanese fortifications, strongholds, and positions in the Taicang area, the front of the B0201 Regiment's position was turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The roar caused by the exploding shells resounded throughout Taicang, awakening both sides of the war who were still in a daze.

Jiang Wang held a telescope and looked at the Japanese fortifications that were almost blown to pieces. He smacked his lips and said, "With so many artillery pieces going down, what else do we infantrymen do?"