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

Wang Meng lifted the tarpaulin at the back of the truck, revealing boxes of instant noodles, compressed biscuits and egg powder.

"Comrades, we Eighth Route Army have always been short of weapons, ammunition and food, but our independent regiment has enough weapons and ammunition. Although the food is not abundant, we can definitely ensure that all our soldiers have enough to eat before the war!"

Li Yunlong now opened several boxes of instant noodles and compressed biscuits and distributed them.

When the new recruits saw these newfangled gadgets, they all came over and couldn't wait to try them out.

Some knowledgeable soldiers had seen the compressed biscuits of Country M and recognized them.

"Commander, are these compressed biscuits? My father brought some with him when he came back from America to satisfy his hunger on the road."

"Hahaha, you are well-informed. You even know about compressed biscuits. They are foreign products and most people can eat them. And instant noodles can be boiled, soaked, or eaten dry. They taste amazing!"

As the saying goes, if you want to win a man's heart you have to win his stomach. With plenty of weapons and equipment and a meal before the battle, what else is there to choose from?

More than 1000 soldiers stood behind the special forces team, forming a neat line, ready to set off.

These soldiers were all full of fighting spirit. They had just heard that the Independent Column was reorganized from the famous Independent Regiment, so they puffed their chests out even more.

The new recruits assigned to other regiments stared at the instant noodles and compressed biscuits of the Independent Column, and their mouths were watering.

Ding Wei was so angry that his teeth were itching.

"Old Li, you are so dishonest. You have taken away the soul of our new recruit. You must be responsible!"

Kong Jie also echoed.

"That's right, you have to be responsible!"

"Hahaha, you two just know how to rip me off."

Li Yunlong divided the supplies brought on the vehicle into six parts, one part for each person in the five regiments and the brigade headquarters.

After more than a thousand new recruits were brought to the independent column’s base, they were immediately assigned to medical, tank, cyclist and communications training classes according to their respective specialties, allowing them to quickly grow into reserve forces for each special branch of the military.

Zhang Dabiao and other three regimental commanders suffered from the lack of special troops, so after giving gifts to Wang Chengzhu, they sent the soldiers with cultural background and quick minds from each regiment to the regiment headquarters to attend the artillery training class.

For a time, Shipo Township began a vigorous large-scale military training.

Fortunately, the artillery training classes are held on a rolling basis on weekdays, and the tank company also has reserve tank soldiers, so according to Wang Meng's estimation, the expected establishment can be supplemented in three months.

But how can the system be idle?

[Ambush the enemy's train station or transportation line and seize more than 10 tons of various supplies! ]

[?Reward?: Unlock G43 semi-automatic rifle 1 point]

Wang Meng was ecstatic. If he could get the G43 automatic rifle before the German troops, the firepower would definitely be raised to a new level and crush the Japanese.

Wang Meng first studied the map. If he wanted to seize so many supplies, he could only do so by attacking the Zhengtai Railway.

Attacking the Zhengtai Railway can, on the one hand, complete the system mission, and on the other hand, it can attack the supply of the Japanese in Taiyuan and reduce the pressure on the front line.

Wang Meng found Li Yunlong and used the same reason as requested by overseas Chinese.

"Captain, I think this is feasible. Let's send a battalion of elite troops to attack Zhengtai Road from the base we control, and then run away after the battle."

"Well, let's take a detour from the west of Shanxi, and then go around to the west of Taiyuan. By the way, Mengzi, how much benefit did our foreign brothers give us this time?"

"Hey, the G43 semi-automatic rifle can fire continuously! It has strong firepower and long range!"

"Okay! Then open the fucking door!"

Li Yunlong finally chose Wei Dayong's reconnaissance battalion to complete this task, and took the transport battalion's twenty trucks and ten vehicles to take a detour through the Luliang Mountain area.

Wei Dayong's current reconnaissance battalion has three companies and more than 600 soldiers, equipped with the best weapons and equipment, and the quality of the soldiers is beyond reproach. Every day, they eat compressed biscuits and egg powder whenever they want, and they are all very strong.

After receiving Li Yunlong's battle plan, the leaders of the brigade and the headquarters immediately approved it and demanded that the first battle of the independent column must be fought well.

In the early morning, Li Yunlong and Wang Meng followed the reconnaissance battalion and began the operation. They were all wearing desert camouflage, which made them extremely concealed in the night.

The reconnaissance battalion's convoy traveled non-stop for 600 miles and arrived at Gaojiaopo Village in Shouyang County on the Zhengtai Road.

According to reliable intelligence, a sealed truck loaded with Japanese weapons and supplies would pass through Gaojiaopo Village around early morning that day.

Li Yunlong ordered the troops to park the trucks in the dense forest outside Gaojiaopo Village, then left a platoon of soldiers on guard with walkie-talkies, and then led the rest of the soldiers to march to a small earthen slope five miles away from the railway to rest.

"Monk Wei, send a squad of soldiers to check out the situation!"

"Send out sentries with walkie-talkies to observe along the railway line ten miles to the west and east! The rest of the soldiers rest where they are, replenish their energy, and be ready to fight at any time!"

The soldiers from the two squads spread out separately.

In less than an hour, Monk Wei brought back the information.

"Captain, we captured a puppet soldier who was in charge of railway security. He told us that the enemy troops had armored vehicles leading the way in front of their trains. This time, our anti-tank guns will come in handy!"

"How is the defense strength of the railway?"

Monk Wei picked up the stone and started fiddling with it on the ground.

"There is a Japanese squadron and a puppet army camp stationed near Gaojiapo Village. The mechanized troops can reach any location within ten kilometers within twenty minutes."

Li Yunlong frowned. Twenty minutes was definitely not enough. If he fought with the Japanese and the puppet army and alerted the Japanese in Taiyuan, it would be hard to say whether he could escape unscathed, let alone steal supplies.

It seems that we have to keep the Japanese and puppet troops in the barracks and prevent them from coming out. The road to Taiyuan for reinforcements must also be blocked.

Wang Meng came up with a trick.

"Captain, why don't we send a battalion to lurk beside the Japanese army camp, and then launch a surprise attack at the same time as Gaojiaopo Village."

"What a good idea. We can catch the enemy off guard while they are not paying attention and then blow up both ends of the railway. If the enemy wants to come to our support by train, there will be no way!"

After saying that, Wang Meng led a battalion towards the Japanese army camp.

After the "Hundred Regiments Campaign", the Japanese strengthened their defense of the railway. Although it was in their so-called ruling area, they still left behind a Guan Gu Squadron for defense.

Captain Kenjiro Sekiya was the commander of this remaining squadron.

That night, the moon was bright, illuminating the military camp as if it were daytime.

Kenjiro Mitsutani finished writing his diary and closed the book.

"Keiko, when can I come back to you and enjoy the moon with you?"