Bright Sword: An eight-year-old boy led a group to fight the Japanese invaders

Zhao Gang thought about it and realized that this was the only way, because it was the headquarters that gave the independent brigade the power to act freely.

After the Eighth Route Army Headquarters received Zhao Gang's telegram, many people were unhappy. They were asked to support the 115th Division, but they only sent two regiments.

The Japs have a mopping-up force of nearly 6 people. What can these two regiments of a few thousand people do?

"Boss, you have to talk to the independent brigade about this matter. It is disorganized and undisciplined. The 115th Division base is in dire straits.

The independent brigade actually pulled its troops to Suiyuan to fight Qinghe. Do they care about their brother troops? "

The boss was not in a good mood either. The battle in the northeastern Shanxi base was fierce, and he wanted the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi to provide quick support.

Who knew that Kawamura Heizaburo sent out the 109th Division and the th and th Independent Brigades at the same time, waiting on the outskirts of the base in northwestern Shanxi. As long as there was any movement, the Japanese would rush into the base.

After the chief of staff came back from the independent brigade, he spoke well of the independent brigade in the headquarters all day long. Suddenly he heard someone slandering the independent brigade and immediately said,

"Staff Officer Ma, if you don't understand the Independent Brigade, don't talk nonsense. What do you mean the Independent Brigade doesn't value its brother units and doesn't care about the orders from the headquarters?

Do you know the combat effectiveness of the independent brigade? What can two regiments do? After they fight, you will know how powerful they are! "

Staff Officer Ma then remembered what the Chief of Staff always said, and said a little embarrassedly,

"I'm sorry, Chief of Staff. I'm also anxious. Seeing the scale of the Japanese raids getting bigger and bigger, and the casualties in the troops increasing, I'm worried!"

The boss also advised, "Chief of Staff, the independent brigade's actions this time are indeed not very good. They now have nearly 2 troops, which is the largest in the entire Eighth Route Army.

When we asked them to go for rescue, they sent two regiments and two battalions of artillery. How could this be possible?

Just in Sucheng across from them, there is a Japanese regiment and a second Japanese division. It is difficult to fight behind the high walls of Sucheng!"

The chief of staff laughed and said, "Boss, since Wang Ye has sent out the troops, he must be confident. Besides, Wu Gang is a soldier from your hands. If you don't trust Wang Ye, you should trust Wu Gang, right?"

Seeing that the chief of staff was not worried at all, the boss asked curiously, "You have been in the independent brigade for more than half a month. Can you tell me in detail what is different about this unit?

You actually made our Chief of Staff, who has been upright for so many years, speak well of him?"

"Haha, I'm not saying anything good for them, it's just that the independent brigade is different from other troops.

Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about what the independent brigade has sent to the headquarters in the past six months. The bullet production line that was sent at the beginning is now in the arsenal.

Millions of rounds of ammunition are produced every month for our Eighth Route Army. With more ammunition reserves, we have more confidence in fighting.

After the 20th Division was destroyed, they gave us 3000 Type rifles, grenade launchers, mortars, and Type infantry guns.

Not to mention the deals the Independent Brigade made with the Japanese and the Nationalist government, in which the weapons they got back were basically all given to us.

I just want to ask, who in the entire Eighth Route Army is so generous?"

These words silenced everyone in the command center. Indeed, the independent brigade's support for the headquarters was unmatched by any other troops.

The boss pointed at the chief of staff and said with a smile, "Don't change the subject. Now we are talking about their support for northeastern Shanxi."

The chief of staff took a sip of water, lit a cigarette and said, "You all know the organization of the independent brigade.

They have 2000 men in one regiment, all of whom are armed with automatic rifles. The battalion is directly under the nd Infantry Artillery Company, and the regiment is directly under the Mountain Artillery Battalion.

This firepower is unmatched by the Japanese, not to mention the Kuomintang, eh

Besides, the two squadrons of the independent brigade dared to fight a skirmish with the Japanese regiment in the wild.

This time they are equipped with heavy artillery and rocket launchers. Do you think they can take down Sucheng?"

Everyone in the command center knew that the independent brigade had strong firepower, but they didn't expect it to be so strong. The ordinary regiments of the Eighth Route Army treated each Type 92 infantry gun as a treasure.

Even though they had two mortars, they were hidden tightly for fear that they would be taken away by the higher authorities.

Who would have thought that the independent brigade had already distributed mortars to the companies and Type 92 infantry guns to the battalions? This kind of firepower is unheard of.

"It seems that after this anti-mopping-up operation, I need to go to the Independent Brigade to see how incredible this unit is."

Someone at the command center was very excited and suggested, "Why don't we ask the independent brigade to support us with some artillery? The various troops are in great need of heavy weapons right now."

"I'll bring this up when I get there, but don't hold your hopes too high. I'd rather focus my resources on building a strong team.

Nor will we allow the strong forces that we have built with great difficulty to be torn apart."

The discussion at the headquarters was still going on. Wu Gang had already set out with two regiments and artillery.

The distance between Yu County and Sucheng is 50 kilometers, and the trucks of the independent brigade only need one and a half hours to get out of Yu County.

In the mountainous area northwest of Sucheng, Wu Gang established a temporary command post. "The commanders of the first and sixth regiments, according to the report of the reconnaissance battalion,

The Japanese set up a defensive position 5 kilometers west of Sucheng. It seems that they are prepared for our arrival."

"The Japanese are good. They can set up positions five kilometers outside the county town. This way, our positions are likely to be within the coverage of the Japanese artillery."

Wang Dabao keenly sensed the Japanese trap.

Wu Gang smiled, "The commander of the first regiment is right. According to the report from the reconnaissance battalion that broke into Sucheng, the Japanese have set up artillery positions inside Sucheng, with 6 Type 8 mountain guns with a range of kilometers.

At the same time, another artillery position was established behind the outer position outside the city, where there were 6 Type infantry guns.

This time, the Japs have definitely spent a lot of money to stop us."

"What should we do?"

"What else can we do? Damn it! The brigade commander has ordered us to pass through Sucheng as quickly as possible to support the 115th Division. Of course, we will provide direct fire coverage!"

The Sixth Regiment Commander Zhao Shengzheng was so excited that he even shouted in Sichuan dialect.

"I order the first regiment to attack first, and the sixth regiment to encircle the enemy on both wings to block their escape route to the east. Be ready to start the attack at 6pm this afternoon!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Shengzheng returned to the regiment headquarters with the order. After a brief discussion, Zhao Shengzheng and deputy regiment commander Zheng Kai each led a unit to start the operation.

Wu Gang stood at the front line and looked at his watch, silently calculating the speed of the Sixth Regiment.

"Report, the Sixth Regiment is in place!"

"Tick, tick..." The hour hand reaches the six o'clock position on time.

"Attack!" Guan Shan, the battalion commander of the rocket artillery battalion, gave an order, and 18 rocket launchers opened fire at the same time, and 288 rockets whizzed into the sky.

On the Japanese position, Yoshimura Rio, commander of the 108th Regiment of the 117th Division, stood on the top of Sucheng City and looked at the position in the distance.