Sword of Light: I Can Summon the Fourth Disaster

Under the cover of night, the Second Brigade's position was shaken by the roar of artillery shells. Shells rained down like raindrops, hitting the position, lifting up dirt and gravel, turning them into tornadoes of dust. Corpses were blown high up and fell heavily from time to time on both sides' positions.

Li Zhu had just returned from the front line and said to Zhang Kangnian with a sad face: "Brigade Commander, let the Fifth Regiment take over, the Fourth Regiment is almost wiped out!"

Zhang Kangnian looked up suddenly when he heard this, with a flash of shock in his eyes. He couldn't believe his ears. The Fourth Regiment had 10,000 men, and the battle had only lasted for 14 hours since 2 pm yesterday. How could they be wiped out?

"How is this possible?" Zhang Kangnian shouted, "The 4th Regiment is our main force, and its firepower configuration is also the strongest. How could it be lost in such a short time?"

Li Zhu said with a sad face: "We were deceived by the Japanese. The Japanese attack on the Sixth Regiment was just a feint. A division of the Japanese attacked the Fourth Regiment's position more than 20 times. The Fourth Regiment suffered heavy casualties. Now there are less than 1,500 infantrymen left on the position."

Hearing this, Zhang Kangnian was shocked and quickly grabbed Li Zhu and asked, "No, it's just a position with a depth of one kilometer. With the light and heavy firepower of the Fourth Regiment, he can hold on to the position for three days and three nights. What is the Fourth Regiment doing?"

Li Zhu was about to defend the Fourth Regiment when a confidential clerk from the regiment came in with a telegram and reported, "Brigade Commander, a telegram from the First Battalion of the Fourth Regiment."

Zhang Kangnian took the telegram, glanced through it quickly, and his face turned livid. He slammed the telegram on the table and shouted at Li Zhu, "Did you know that the Fourth Regiment sent a battalion to chase the defeated devils?"

Li Zhu was shocked when he heard this. The commander of the Fourth Regiment did not tell him this when he went to the front line for inspection. The Fourth Regiment received an order to follow the First and Third Regiments closely, break through the Niangziguan defense line as soon as possible, attract the Japanese soldiers besieging the Second Regiment, and buy time for rescue by the Mountain Division and the Third Brigade. The Fourth Regiment drew a main battalion to fight a small-scale Japanese soldier, which was considered battlefield disobedience.

Thinking of this, Li Zhu quickly explained: "Brigade Commander, I don't know about this either. The Fourth Regiment Commander didn't tell me at all."

Zhang Kangnian was so angry that he trembled all over. "This is disobeying orders on the battlefield. We were surrounded by the enemy this time. Although the Second Regiment had airdropped supplies, the enemy's core force was still devouring our reinforcements. Why did we only advance less than three kilometers after fighting for so long? Isn't it because the enemy was blocking us like crazy?"

At this point, Zhang Kangnian pointed to the defense lines of the three regiments and continued, "Look here, I put the Fourth Regiment here before because it has more infantry and is suitable for defensive operations. Now the Fourth Regiment has withdrawn one-third of its troops to chase the devils, and the Fourth Regiment's defense line has immediately become a little weaker. If the devils make a gap in the Fourth Regiment's defense line, we will be separated by the three regiments by the devils."

After hearing this, Li Zhu immediately asked for permission and said, "Brigade Commander, please give me three companies from the brigade's direct subordinate units, and I will go to fill the gap in the Fourth Regiment."

Zhang Kangnian waved his hand and said dejectedly, "No need. When the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment was infiltrating, we encountered the commander of the independent regiment, Kong. The 1st Battalion and the commander stabbed the devil in the ass. Now the rear troops of the devil have been scattered. We will be able to reach Niangzi Pass soon."

When Li Zhu heard this and saw Zhang Kangnian's expression, he asked cautiously, "Commander, this is a good thing. Why are you not happy?"

Zhang Kangnian took out several telegrams that Li Zhu had sent after he went to the front line, and said with some discomfort: "The mountain division sent a telegram saying that the mountain division had lightly attacked 120 kilometers, and the air force had airdropped a batch of equipment. After changing equipment, they attacked the Japanese army camp at night and killed the Japanese, including the Japanese Lieutenant General Division Commander Sasaki Michiichi and Major General Brigade Commander Suzuki Sadajū. The siege of the three regiments has been lifted."

Li Zhu listened to Zhang Kangnian while reading the telegram in his hand. When he saw a telegram sent by the division headquarters, his face suddenly turned ugly and he asked hurriedly: "Brigade Commander, the division headquarters ordered us to find a way to eat the enemy in front of us."

Zhang Kangnian said dejectedly, "Even if I send the Fifth Regiment forward now, we can't catch up with the enemy running all over the mountains in the dark. The Sixth Regiment sent a telegram saying that the Japs retreated again and again after meeting them, and they were afraid of an ambush, so they didn't chase them. Now the Sixth Regiment is in a position where it's too late to block the Japs' retreat even if they start to move forward."

Li Zhu dropped his hands instantly and said dejectedly, "Commander, I didn't figure out the situation in time this time. I apologize."

Zhang Kangnian waved his hand and said, "It's no use talking about this now. We can only rush to Niangzi Pass as soon as possible to meet up with the First and Third Regiments, and then discuss the next move."

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Shouyang County

Li Zhengchu was holding a telegram and discussing with several colleagues. He pointed at Shouyang City and said, "The order from the division headquarters is that several regiments of our Second Division should move in separately to block a wave of Japanese invaders, surround them and kill them. Our Fifth Brigade is already in place, and two regiments of the Fourth Brigade are also arriving. Let's discuss whether to attack Shouyang first or move in behind Yu County."

Gui Ruzhen interrupted and pointed to the location of the 36th Division on the map, then said, "This is the enemy's 36th Division marked in the battle report sent from the Combined Brigade. The 20,000 men of this division have been attacking the mechanized infantry regiment for a day. We can attack them from the side and catch them by surprise."

Li Zhengchu looked at it and thought carefully. Although the Second Division was newly formed, it had 6 regiments in Shouyang, plus the direct troops of three brigades, a total of more than people. Taking out people to launch a surprise attack would not affect the blocking strategy set before.

"Okay, your brigade commander will lead the 13.14th Brigade. I will assign a mechanized infantry regiment from the th Brigade to follow. Then the th Brigade and the th Regiment will lead the attack, and our th Brigade's th and th Regiments will attack as reinforcements."

Huang Qianli, acting commander of the Sixth Brigade, nodded and said, "The 17th Regiment has a lot of heavy artillery. As soon as daybreak comes, we will open the gates of Shouyang and liberate Shouyang City."

"it is good!"

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Northern Shaanxi, inside a cave

Xiao Zongmin gathered with the players and were looking at the enemy and friendly situation map hanging on the wall and performing deductions.

After Wang Laoguan saw the surrounded troops, he pointed in the direction of the Second Regiment, smiled confidently and said, "These devils are too confident. Since they want to divide and eat up the Second Regiment, they must stop the most mobile First Battalion, but the devil used a mixed brigade to stop the First Battalion. I guess as long as the First Battalion breaks through the devil's blocking line, the three battalions can be joined. The rest depends on whether the support from all parties is in place."

After listening, Bai Cang continued, "What Mr. Wang said is right. According to the intelligence sent by the division headquarters, the first battalion broke through the enemy's blocking line in just three hours, successfully supported the second battalion's breakout, and joined the besieged third battalion in the direction of Qianjiayu. The three battalions have already joined together and formed a defense line."

Hearing the confirmation of accurate intelligence, Wang Laoguan nodded confidently, as if he was very satisfied with the development of the war situation. Just as he was about to talk about the tank battalion again, he heard a sentence.

"What are you guys talking about here so late?"

Everyone looked up and saw that it was Mr. Desheng.