Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

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In August 1940, in accordance with the deployment of the General Command, the Eighth Route Army deployed more than 8 regiments with approximately 40 troops to launch an all-out attack on the enemy and puppet troops in North China.

In order to retaliate, the Japanese mobilized heavy troops and attacked the Eighth Route Army from the north and south in multiple directions. The Eighth Route Army began to move.

The Japanese invaders' North China Expeditionary Army's 29th Infantry Battalion, 12th Regiment, 5th Brigade, led by Yamazaki Jihei, set out from Wenxi County in southern Shanxi Province toward Nanguan Town and began a mopping-up operation.

The Yamazaki Battalion accidentally marched to the vicinity of the Eighth Route Army headquarters and saw the field hospital and logistics department. They then occupied the nearby high ground Guanjiazhai and launched a fierce attack on the hospital and logistics department below.

(Guanjia Nao: nao, nao means small hill.)

山崎大队下辖3个步兵中队，1个炮兵中队（3门山炮），1支工兵分队、1个医护小队、1个后勤小队，以及1个旅团本部分队，共计510人。

(The number of Yamazaki Battalion members is based on real war history, and is intended to objectively evaluate the combat effectiveness of the Japanese. They are not as weak as described in the drama!)

The top of Guanjiazhai is a flat land of about five acres. There is a cliff on the north side, and terraces with a large difference in terrain on the east and west sides. Each terrace is two or three meters high. Only the terrain on the south side is slightly flat.

In short, Guanjiazhai is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Yamazaki Yehei occupied Guanjia Ridge, captured 300 civilians, built a Bagua-shaped fortification on the top, dug hundreds of large and small cat-ear holes to prevent artillery fire, and set up a heavy machine gun position in the middle.

They also pierced through all the cave dwellings at the bottom of the southern slope and connected them one by one. Each cave dwelling was a machine gun position, and they could support each other and their firing ranges were staggered.

Moreover, a slope and a deep trench - a bullet-proof trench - were built in front of the cave. If the grenade was not thrown accurately into the cave, it would roll down the slope into the trench and would not cause any harm to the defenders in the cave.

The Japanese also removed all the doors and windows of the cave and used them as reinforcement.

After making all the arrangements, Yamazaki Yehei sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Shinozuka at the North China Front Command.

"The 29th Brigade's Yamazaki Yehei's unit has made an unexpected discovery in the direction of Yixiantian."

Not long after, Lieutenant General Shinozuka sent a reply, asking the Yamazaki Battalion to hold its ground and wait for reinforcements. At the same time, the 16th Brigade, the 4th Brigade and the 9th Brigade were sending reinforcements.

Yamazaki's mustache stood up. The opportunity to make merit and receive awards had come. This farmer from Nagasaki finally had a chance to prove himself.

"Yoshi, we are not surrounded, but the center is bursting! Tell the warriors of the empire to save their energy and prepare for a counterattack when the time comes!"

"Hayi!"

Just as Yamazaki raised the telescope, he discovered that about 300 meters south of Guanjiazhai, there was a higher hillside - Liujiazhai. If they could take Liujiazhai, they could rely on each other.

Yamazaki sent a squadron of troops to occupy Liujiazhai in advance before the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrived. He also followed suit and captured 300 civilians and dug fortifications.

When the Eighth Route Army discovered that the hospital and logistics department were under attack, they immediately organized the transferred troops to defend. The first to arrive at the battlefield were the 386nd Regiment of the 772th Brigade, which was Cheng Xiazi's troops, and the Death Column.

The deputy commander was very angry. They had allowed the damn Japanese to sneak into our base and take root there in a brazen manner, ready to be attacked.

"Get me the 386th Brigade!"

The call was answered and the deputy commander-in-chief gave orders directly.

"The Yamazaki Battalion is too arrogant. They must be annihilated! Repeat your order to me again!"

Brigade Commander Chen repeated honestly, "Totally wipe out the Yamazaki Battalion!"

Cheng Xiazi's 772nd Regiment took on the task of the main attack, but the 772nd Regiment, which was mainly equipped with bolt-action rifles and grenades, was no match for the well-equipped Japanese devils. Liujiazhai and Guanjiazhai supported each other, and they had the advantage of geographical location.

In particular, the machine gun positions at Liujia Ridge were higher in terrain than Guanjia Ridge. The soldiers of the 772nd Regiment who attacked the southern slope of Guanjia Ridge were all exposed to the enemy's machine gun and mortar firing range, and suffered heavy casualties in a short time.

Just as Blind Cheng was gnashing his back teeth, Li Yunlong was also puffing out his beard and glaring.

"My great political commissar, how did you run the meeting? How come you couldn't even grab the main attack! I told you intellectuals to brag, but you're still being stubborn!"

Zhao Gang was already upset and was filled with anger. He didn't expect Li Yunlong to continue to pester him and take out his anger on him.

"Have you scolded enough? Can you please speak more politely?"

"Then why can't you grab the main attack mission when you usually talk to me in a set way?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? The superiors naturally have their own considerations."

"One soldier is a coward, and the rest of the generals are cowards. I don't think our independent regiment can get any meat. Is it because your political commissar is too cowardly?"

Zhao Gang's eyes were wide open like an ox. It was you, Li Yunlong, who bowed and scraped when you saw the brigade commander? It was you, Li Yunlong, who gave the brigade commander a gift? It was you, Li Yunlong, who smiled at the brigade commander every day?

"Li Yunlong, who are you scolding?"

The two people were arguing fiercely, and the fighting on the 772nd Regiment's side was also in full swing.

However, according to Blind Cheng's deployment, no matter how many soldiers there were, they would not be enough.

But Cheng Xianzi had no choice but to let someone climb the cliff to the north. But before they climbed halfway, they were discovered by the Japanese surveillance post, and a squad of soldiers were killed in a burst of fire.

We tried all the terraces on the east and west sides, using human ladders to climb up layer by layer. It was terrifying, but as soon as we emerged from the flat slope, we were bombarded with bullets again.

Not to mention the south, which was attacked by light and heavy weapons on both Guanjia Ridge and Liujia Ridge.

In the blink of an eye, another company was wiped out.

Back at the Independent Regiment, Kong Jie stormed into the regiment headquarters, carrying a broadsword on his back.

"Li Yunlong, how can you be the regiment commander? You can't even grab the main attack. Others are fighting hard in the front, but our independent regiment is sitting on the bench!"

Li Yunlong is still full of anger now. How dare you, Kong Jie, get angry at me?

"What are you doing? It's not like I'm going to this meeting!"

Kong Jie squints his eyes, of course he is anxious.

Li Yunlong was the treasure of the brigade commander and the division commander. The board of disobedience on the battlefield was raised high and then dropped gently. After serving as the factory director for a few months, he was reinstated.

But in the entire independent regiment, everyone under Kong Jie had done meritorious service while serving their sentences, and he didn't want to be second in command all his life.

"Li Yunlong, let me be frank. If I can't redeem myself from my crimes in the Independent Regiment, I might as well go feed horses to avoid the annoyance of seeing them every day!"

"Damn it, I made a mistake to keep you as the deputy leader? You are just a dog biting Lu Dongbin, you don't know how kind people are!"

Just when they were arguing fiercely, Wang Meng rushed over fully armed.

"Captain, I'm ready. When do we set off?"

Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Zhao Gang all remained silent.

"Humph, you should ask Political Commissar Zhao!"

"Li Yunlong, what do you mean? Why are you so angry?"

"You went to the brigade headquarters for the meeting, so who else should I be angry at if not you? If I went to the brigade headquarters for the meeting, I wonder who the hell would dare to steal my main attack, except for that blind Cheng? If I glare at him, he'll be so scared that he'll pee his pants!"

Wang Meng laughed. Could it be that they were arguing about something serious?

"Everyone, within ten minutes, we won't have to rush. The brigade commander will call and order us to launch the main attack!"

Ding-ling-ling, the phone rang.