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

At the gate of the 386th Brigade, heroes from all walks of life gathered one by one.

The "Iron Triangle" followed the convention and held a "small meeting" first and started chatting at the entrance of the brigade headquarters.

Ever since Li Yunlong reported the organizational table to the brigade headquarters, the strong and powerful Jinnan Independent Column had already spread among the regiments.

Ding Wei was the first to laugh.

"Old Li, you always complain to us about being poor, now you've revealed all your secrets, right?"

Kong Jie received a lot of benefits from Lao Li. He stood aside without saying a word, just frowning and smoking a pipe.

"Hahaha, Old Li is just too poor to be afraid of thieves. We are not afraid of thieves stealing, but we are afraid of thieves thinking about it. The Japanese are now eyeing the head on our shoulders. Besides, I am afraid that you will feel uncomfortable after I tell you!"

Old Ding now came to his senses and realized that what Old Li did to the Japanese did indeed make them hate him.

"Hahaha, your head is valuable now. This time the Japanese have mobilized nearly 10,000 people to sweep our base in southern Shanxi. You are rich, so you have to contribute more money and effort."

"Okay, okay, we'll talk about it at the meeting."

The 771st and 772nd Regiments as well as Xing Zhiguo of the Independent Regiment also arrived at the brigade headquarters, and the combat meeting began shortly thereafter.

The brigade commander pushed his glasses and circled Pingshun County on the map.

"Comrades, the Japanese are coming with great force this time. It seems that we have made them anxious this time. However, we must beat the Japanese as hard as possible. Do we have to bow three times before beating them? The leaders of the headquarters have instructed that the 386th Brigade must give the Japanese a head-on blow and break the five fingers they have stretched out!"

Brigade Commander Chen then issued an order:

Because the independent regiment had just been severely damaged, and two-thirds of its soldiers were newly recruited, we did not participate in the front-line battles. However, we had to cooperate with the independent column to build fortifications, and after the battle started, we were responsible for protecting the independent regiment's artillery battalion and baggage battalion to prevent small groups of enemies from sabotaging them.

The New 1st and 2nd Regiments moved to Dianshang Town on the left wing of the Independent Column's defense zone to prevent enemy support from Changzhi, and to support the Shipo Township battlefield when the Independent Column suffered heavy losses.

The 771st and 772nd Regiments served as the general reserve and moved to Baichi Town, southwest of Taihang Mountains.

To sum it up in one sentence, this time the independent column took the lead and the other troops cooperated.

Li Yunlong naturally had nothing to say.

Firstly, it was because Li Yunlong was too tough and caused the Japanese soldier's face to be swollen, which was his own fault.

Secondly, there was a war to fight, and Li Yunlong was naturally happy to hear about it and was looking forward to it.

The heads of the 771st and 772nd Regiments walked out of the brigade headquarters with gloomy faces, but were quickly stopped by Li Yunlong.

"Hey, don't go, brothers. This disaster was caused by Old Li. We can't let our brother troops work for us in vain."

Li Yunlong immediately took out gifts for each unit, including 50,000 rounds of Mauser rifle bullets and 10,000 German bullets for each regiment.

All the regiment commanders were so happy that they were laughing. Not to mention that the quality of Li Yunlong's bullets and grenades were dozens of times better than those made in the border areas, the quantity alone was something that even sending ten kilograms of sweet potato stew to Minister Zhang could not bring.

The 771st and 772nd Regiments were afraid that Li Yunlong would regret his decision, so they asked the brigade's radio operator to send telegrams to their respective bases and immediately sent people to Shipo Township to find Chief of Staff Wang Meng to collect supplies.

After Li Yunlong sent away the leaders of the two main regiments, he stayed and continued to work with Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Xing Zhiguo.

Although Ding Wei and Kong Jie were not satisfied with the brigade commander's arrangement this time, they had nothing to say. Who could blame Li Yunlong for his strong firepower?

To be fair, even if their New 1st and New 2nd Regiments took on the task of frontal blocking, they still had a hard time fighting.

"Old Li, when the time comes, you drive the Japanese to our left wing, you eat the meat, and let us drink some soup."

"Hahaha, no problem. Don't say that we brothers don't take care of you. Lao Ding, Lao Kong, send more people later and bring back some compressed biscuits and egg powder so that our soldiers can eat their fill and fight the Japanese."

Xing Zhiguo would naturally not fall behind, but this time he was mainly working odd jobs for Li Yunlong. As the landlord, Li Yunlong had to provide him with food, and maybe he could also get some weapons and equipment.

After everything was arranged, Li Yunlong returned to Shipo Township and officially entered a state of preparation for war.

According to the deployment, all the villagers in Shipo Township and Daxiayu Town were moved to the hinterland of Taihang Mountain to prevent enemy bombing. The local armed forces developed by the independent column were responsible for protecting the people.

After Xing Zhiguo's independent regiment arrived at Shipo Township, it immediately joined the construction of permanent fortifications in Taihang Mountains together with the local strong laborers.

Wang Meng's plan was to hollow out the Taihang Mountains and build a military fortress with easy access. Of course, the specific project was given to Lin Shubing.

The workload of building a military fortress was huge, but Wang Meng was rich and powerful, so he could make it with cement and steel bars at will. The key point was also compressed biscuits. The villagers who usually did not have enough to eat could earn enough food for the whole family by working on the construction site for a day.

Therefore, the construction speed of the military fortress is quite fast. Now with the addition of the independent regiment, it is even more powerful and has begun to take shape.

At present, a command center about the size of a football field has been built inside Taihang Mountains, equipped with a sand table, radio station, power generation equipment, and rest area.

Combined with the external howitzer positions, tank garages, and anti-aircraft gun positions, the fortress can be packed into a huge iron barrel.

In addition to being able to fully satisfy your command and combat needs, you can even have a bowl of instant noodles and leisurely watch the artillery fire outside the fortress.

Wang Meng planned to move the column command post to the fortress after the battle started. On the one hand, this would allow him to avoid enemy artillery and bombing, and on the other hand, from inside the fortress he would be able to take advantage of the Taihang Mountains and overlook the entire battlefield.

The Taihang Mountains were bustling with activity, and Pingshun County was also bustling with more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers crowding the county.

Except for the 227th Infantry Regiment which is still on the way, the 225th Infantry Regiment and the 37th Mountain Artillery Regiment are already stationed outside the county seat.

The Pingshun Security Corps of the puppet army took on the task of feeding, drinking, defecating and urinating them.

Security chief Ma Quan stroked his beard and looked thoughtfully at the puppet soldiers running around outside the door.

Originally, one thought that serving the imperial army was a tough job, but for Ma Quan, who came from a businessman family, it was a lucrative job.

"Hehe, now that we have the imperial sword to raise food and fodder for the imperial army, why should we worry about not having money to spend?"

More than 1,500 Pingshun Security Corps members gathered at a training ground outside the city, preparing to go in company units to plunder the villagers' wealth.

Ma Quan stood right in front, like a big boss, giving a majestic speech.

"Brothers, everyone says we are idiots, but we don't care about these false reputations. As long as we can eat and drink well, no matter what they say. We will rely on this business this year to have a good year! Brothers, let's go!"