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

After Li Yunlong left the temporary command post, he immediately arranged for the soldiers to dig the earth, and several earth pits were dug all the way up along Lijiaopo.

The Japanese soldiers on Lijiaopo were puzzled as they watched the smoke-filled battlefield suddenly become strangely quiet.

Lieutenant Colonel Yamazaki Yehei, the leader of the Japanese army, asked his chief of staff in confusion,

"Hirakawa-kun, why are the Tubalu on the opposite side not making any movement? Are they planning something?"

Yamazaki Yehei himself had never thought that he would end up inside the Tubalu base area just to collect some food, and even discovered their arsenal and field hospital.

This was like stirring up a hornet's nest. The surrounding Eighth Route Army surrounded him. He had no other choice but to find Lijiaopo to build a defense.

And contact the commander of the 29th Brigade and ask them to rescue.

But it was not easy to hold out in the hinterland of the Tubalu until the rescue troops arrived.

In just a few hours, the Eighth Route Army launched eight charges, but none of them succeeded and they suffered heavy losses.

However, the ammunition was being consumed abnormally quickly. If they continued to charge at the same frequency as before, Yamazaki Yehei felt that he might not be able to hold on until support arrived.

Chief of Staff Hirakawa Toichiro looked through the telescope for a long time and suddenly found something shaking on the hillside. After careful observation, he said,

"Yamazaki-kun, the Eighth Route Army is digging trenches. Do they want to trap us to death here?"

Yamazaki Yehei looked in the direction that Hirakawa Toichiro pointed, and then shouted in surprise,

"Baga, they are digging their way forward. They are short of heavy weapons such as artillery, so they are planning to close the distance between us by digging.

Then they rushed to our position in one go. These local Eighth Route Army soldiers are so cunning and sly!"

Hirakawa Toichiro was puzzled. "Yamazaki-kun, our terrain is higher than theirs. As long as we throw grenades in advance when they approach, they will be very passive.

Could it be that they have not considered this? Or do the Tubalu have other plots?"

Yamazaki Yehei was also puzzled. At the same distance, the side with higher terrain naturally has an advantage. How could the Eighth Route Army be so smart and not know this?

"Hirakawa-kun, go and arrange for someone to move some of the rocks from the mountain, and then roll them down the hillside.

No matter what conspiracy the Tubalu have, we cannot let them succeed!"

"Yoshi, Yamazaki-kun is really smart. This way, we can not only save ammunition, but also cause interference to the Eighth Route Army. I will arrange it immediately!"

Hirakawa Toichiro smiled and ordered the Japanese to move the bodies.

An hour later, Wang Ye led the rocket artillery battalion to a place not far from Lijiapo.

The soldiers of the guard battalion found a relatively flat place nearby as a launching position.

Wang Ye and Zhao Gang looked at their ready rocket artillery battalion and said to Liu Changjian,

"I'll give you half an hour at most to arrange a front-line observation post. When the order comes, you must fire the shells immediately. Can you do it?"

Liu Changjian looked serious, put his legs together and saluted, "Please rest assured, leader, I will complete the task!"

Zhao Gang had never seen the power of this thing. He said worriedly, "Captain Liu, this is the first time our independent brigade will appear in front of the Eighth Route Army. We must not make any mistakes!"

Liu Changjian was originally transferred from the Eighth Route Army to the Independent Battalion. He certainly understood the significance of this battle.

Seeing that the troops had entered combat readiness, Wang Ye said to Zhao Gang, "Political Commissar, should we go to the brigade commander to take a look?"

"We should go. Although our independent battalion is directly under the headquarters, the 386th Brigade is fighting in Lijiapo now. We can only cooperate at most. We should say hello!"

"What are you waiting for? Let's hurry up!" Wang Su said as she pulled Wang Ye towards Lijiapo. She had been curious about this rocket launcher for a long time.

During normal training, she could only fire a single shot at most, which was not satisfying. This time, she must go for a big one, so she needed to find a good observation point.

Several soldiers with a guard squad walked three miles forward when they were stopped. "Stop, which unit are you from?"

On the outer cordon of the 386th Brigade, a young soldier stopped Wang Ye and others and asked.

"Hello, comrade. Captain Wang Ye, deputy captain Wang Su, and political commissar Zhao Gang of the Eighth Route Army's Northern Shanxi Independent Battalion are here to see Brigade Commander Chen!"

The guard looked at their IDs and asked in disbelief, "Why do you look a little strange to me?"

It wasn't that he was unfamiliar with Wang Ye and the others, and there was no problem with their ID cards. The main problem was with the equipment of the soldiers in the guard squad who came with Wang Ye.

The weapons of the Eighth Route Army's guard troops may be better than those of the combat troops, but they are not much better.

They were nothing like the guards of the independent brigade, who were all carrying submachine guns and pistols on their waists, with bulging bullet boxes. It was obvious that they were carrying a lot of bullets.

These equipments should not appear in the Eighth Route Army's troops, so the guards were a little unsure.

Wang Ye explained with a smile, "Comrade, if you think there is a problem, you should contact your superior immediately.

We are here to support the 386th Brigade. From your cordon, we can tell that the battle at Lijiapo is not over yet!"

When the county soldier heard this, he raised his hand and gestured behind him twice. Immediately, a soldier appeared from a hiding place in the distance and turned away.

The brigade commander had just answered the call from headquarters when he heard the report from the alert soldiers. He said happily, "Please invite them over quickly!"

As soon as Wang Ye and his companions arrived at the battlefield, the brigade commander held him tightly and said, "Hey, Captain Wang, we are so surprised. The battle at Lijiapo actually alarmed you all!

Headquarters just called me. You guys came too fast!"

Wang Ye smiled and said, "Commander Chen, after we received the call from the headquarters, we immediately arranged a blocking mission, and then brought people over to support us. I hope we can help!"

Then Wang Ye pointed at the soldiers digging hard in the distance and asked,

"What are you doing?"

"Li Yunlong said that we should use earthwork to approach the Japanese, then suppress them with grenades and charge forward in one go!"

Wang Ye hurriedly stopped them, "Commander Chen, this won't work. The Japanese are in a superior position and have an advantage over us. We should let them retreat.

This time we brought the latest weapons from the independent brigade, which will definitely cripple the Japanese in one fell swoop. Just tell the independent regiment to prepare for the charge!"

"Really?"

"Of course, but the most important thing now is to get the troops to evacuate three miles from Lijiapo, because this is the first time the new weapons are used, there may be errors, don't accidentally hurt the brother troops!"

"Communicator, tell the independent regiment to withdraw, and notify all troops to retreat three miles!"

The brigade commander trusted Wang Ye very much and immediately gave an order, "Captain Wang and I will take a look at your new weapons together!"