After graduating from Huangpu, he rose to prominence as a regiment leader.

Outside a Japanese stronghold.

Zhou Weiguo was leading his troops and quietly approaching the stronghold.

"Adjutant Leng, I just got the news that a batch of brand new weapons has arrived in this stronghold. We are so lucky today!" Zhou Weiguo licked his lips, obviously having regarded the batch of supplies as his own.

Before preparing for this battle, Zhou Weiguo made a very detailed analysis.

Not only did he know the defensive strength of this Japanese stronghold, he also knew how long it would take for the nearest Japanese reinforcements to arrive if a firefight broke out.

In order to ensure that everything would go smoothly, Zhou Weiguo first borrowed more than a dozen cannons from Wang Chengzhu, and at the same time called on Leng Yue from the Sharpshooter Company to join in.

"After we take this stronghold, I will take most of the equipment and supplies. The cannons inside will all belong to Wang Chengzhu, and Adjutant Leng will take the rest. In addition, you can pick people from my special operations battalion." Zhou Weiguo assured Leng Yue.

Leng Yue nodded slightly: "There is no need to select people. Please ask Captain Zhou to select the best marksman in your battalion and screen them according to my requirements."

"Adjutant Leng!" Zhou Weiguo shook his head helplessly, "You are meaningless now. The threshold of your sharpshooter company alone has screened all the people in our battalion."

Ever since Leng Yue established the Sharpshooter Company, he had set his own requirements for joining, the first of which was the ability to shoot accurately from more than 400 meters away.

This condition is really exaggerated. You know, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to achieve accurate shooting at a distance of 200 meters.

Even if you search the entire independent brigade, you probably wouldn't be able to find a hundred such sharpshooters.

"This is what the brigade commander mentioned to me." Leng Yue still did not show much expression. He almost completely unconditionally executed the orders given by Qin Feng.

As for this requirement, Leng Yue was also very clear that it was necessary. Since the establishment of the Sharpshooters, their role has been to perform high-precision shooting on the battlefield. If the requirements were the same as those for ordinary soldiers, then there would be no need for them to exist.

Zhou Weiguo patted the dust off his sleeves and said, "Okay, let's put it this way. I'll be in charge of distributing the spoils when the time comes."

He said this as if the Japanese in that stronghold did not exist at all. In fact, Zhou Weiguo did have this confidence.

You know, this Japanese stronghold in front of you has more than eight heavy machine guns, and it is also equipped with other sentry points and bunkers. It is definitely not a soft persimmon that can be easily bullied.

But for the troops of their independent brigade, even after all the members were dispersed and expanded, they did not take this stronghold seriously at all.

The reason why Zhou Weiguo is looking for Leng Yue to cooperate with him is because he has recruited too many new soldiers!

In order to allow these new recruits to adapt to the battlefield in advance, Zhou Weiguo chose to cooperate with Leng Yue to let these new recruits experience the taste of war and gunpowder.

However, at this moment, a figure riding a fast horse rushed towards this side!

"battalion commander!"

"Report to the battalion commander! Emergency order from the brigade!"

The signalman suddenly tightened the reins, causing the horse to stop suddenly, and then he fell off the horse.

"Emergency order from the Brigade?" Zhou Weiguo's expression froze.

"Report immediately!"

"Yes!"

The signalman immediately unfolded the telegram in his hand: "Emergency order from the Brigade! All troops that are currently expanding their forces must immediately stop their actions and return to the Brigade Headquarters. Violators will be subject to military law!"

"Return to the base immediately? Now?" Zhou Weiguo was stunned.

I have been planning for so long and originally wanted to eat another piece of fat meat, but now that the meat is right in front of me, am I going to give up?

It's really a pity that he won't come early or late. Zhou Weiguo shook his head helplessly.

Leng Yue wiped the spear in his hand and stood up: "Since the brigade commander has given the order, let's return to the base immediately."

Zhou Weiguo looked back at the Japanese stronghold, his face full of regret: "Then let's put this account aside for now, and come back to deal with this Japanese stronghold next time."

"Someone, blow the assembly call!"

"Pass on my order. All the expanded units of the special operations battalion, the first company, the second company... the sixth company! Assemble immediately and rush back to the brigade headquarters within four hours!"

"The rest of the logistics company, artillery company, reconnaissance company and other units must also assemble quickly. There must be no mistakes!"

"If you fail to return to the brigade headquarters at the scheduled time, I will be punished by the brigade commander, and you will not have an easy time either. Do you understand?" Zhou Weiguo ordered loudly.

"Yes! Battalion Commander!"

......

After receiving the order from the battalion commander, the communications company immediately dispatched more than a dozen communications soldiers on fast horses.

"Captain! This order is too urgent. Everyone must be notified within half an hour."

"But our troops are too scattered, and the time is totally not enough!" A signalman smiled helplessly while riding a horse.

The commander of the communications company swung the reins suddenly and said, "The radio stations have been decentralized to the battalion level. Our independent brigade is the only one of its kind. You guys should just be happy."

"Everyone, listen to me! This is a death order from the brigade. Even if you run your horses to death, you must pass this order to each combat unit!"

"You go to Wangjiazhuang to inform the third company, and you go to Zhaojia Village to inform the fifth company..."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The signalmen responded suddenly and then began to gallop on horseback towards their assigned locations.

......

An open area.

A group of nearly a thousand Japanese troops were marching forward.

This group of devils were the garrison troops from the surrounding towns. They had been entrenched in this area and had done all sorts of bad things. They either went out to collect money or to steal things, and they never returned empty-handed.

The people in the nearby villages and towns suffered from the harassment of these devils, but to no avail.

Their weapons and equipment were not bad at all. They even had five Type 92 infantry guns. In terms of firepower, they were not afraid of the ordinary Xia troops.

But now, they are moving further and further on the road to death.

On the hilltops on both sides, four mortars were aimed at the Japanese marching troops. The black gun barrels reflected the sunlight, looking extremely terrifying!

Not far from the mortar, a successfully built machine gun position was ready, with two Maxim heavy machine guns being operated, ready to reap the enemy's lives at any time.

And the last thing to appear was a huge and heavy object that could be called a steel behemoth.

Its size is many times larger than the Type 92 infantry gun. There are characters engraved on the gun body that no one can understand, and it is estimated that it is written in the language of some country.

At this moment, a roar resounded throughout the ambush position.

"Aim at the devils and beat them hard!"

Suddenly, the calm hilltops on both sides lifted their veils, revealing the hideous scene inside.

Light and heavy machine guns burst out with extremely fierce flames, accompanied by the sound of popping beans, and poured down madly on the Japs!

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

Following the appearance of light and heavy machine guns, the terrifying steel behemoth followed closely behind.

"Boom!"

There was a deafening roar, instantly causing pain in everyone's eardrums.

A shell rushed out of the barrel with a terrifying impact force, aiming straight in the direction of the Japanese army!

In the center of the explosion point, all the Japanese soldiers in the radius of the explosion point were turned into powder, deader than dead!

A large number of soldiers wearing Jinsui Army uniforms suddenly rushed out from the hills on both sides, sounding the clarion call for a full-scale general offensive!

The entire battlefield was almost a one-sided massacre.

Under such sudden and fierce firepower, the Japs had no ability to resist at all!

The fierce battle lasted barely a moment.

"Company Commander! What's the origin of our cannon? Its power is too terrifying!" The deputy company commander of the sixth company looked at his own company commander excitedly.

In front of him, a man with a buzz cut and a faintly visible scar on his head was looking out at the battlefield.

This person was Wei Dayong, who was rescued from the Qingshan prisoner-of-war camp by Zhou Weiguo.

He is a man of strong will and extraordinary skills. Especially after hearing about some stories about the Independent Brigade, Wei Dayong chose to join the Independent Brigade without hesitation.

Now, he has become the company commander of the sixth company under the special operations battalion, and has been ordered to continue recruiting soldiers outside.

Wei Dayong couldn't help but smile: "This cannon is a heavy cannon. The battalion commander said it was made by foreigners. It seems to be some... Italian cannon."

"This gun is useful, but I wonder if it can compare with the heavy artillery of the exclusive artillery regiment? I heard that it was the heavy firepower organization personally designated by the brigade commander." Wei Dayong was also very curious about his direct superior whom he had never met.

"Probably not..." the deputy company commander guessed, "Our artillery is probably just a small one, how can it compare to the heavy artillery of an entire regiment."

Seeing his precious child being belittled like this, Wei Dayong was also annoyed and said: "What are you talking about? We are just a company-level organization. Go and look at the entire northwest of Shanxi. Which company-level organization can have as many cannons as ours?"

Wei Dayong was previously a squad leader of the 27th Division of the former National Army. He was wounded during the Battle of Xinkou and was captured by the Japanese, so he knew a lot about the firepower situation of other troops.

Although their company is only organized at company level, they have five artillery pieces, one of which is a large-caliber heavy artillery!

Now that we have won this battle, the number of artillery pieces can be increased. If we tell others about it, we will probably be envied to death by our brother troops. This level of specification is one of the best in the entire northwest of Shanxi!

Wei Dayong waved his hand and said, "Go, get me the fat translator that the villagers specially requested."

"Then call a few villagers to come over and identify him to see if it's this guy."

"Yes!"

Soon, with the actions of several soldiers, an interpreter who gave bad advice to the Japanese and often bullied the people was promoted.

Not only that, several braver people also followed along.

When the translator saw the Italian gun next to Wei Dayong, he was so scared that his whole body was shaking.

"Fellow villagers, look, is this the fat translator?" Wei Dayong turned his head and looked at the old people.

"Yes! It's him! It was him who brought the Japanese into our village!" An aunt looked at the fat translator with gritted teeth, wishing she could pounce on him and strangle him to death on the spot.

"That's right." Wei Dayong looked at the fat translator coldly and waved his hand to signal the soldiers to take the ladies away.

The scene that followed was too bloody, and he felt that he had to let this lackey who was harming his own people experience what real torture was.

Just as Wei Dayong was about to take action, a fast horse suddenly rushed over.

"Captain Wei! The battalion commander has issued an emergency order!"

Hearing the sound of horse hooves and shouts, Wei Dayong couldn't help but turn his head to look over.

The person who came was gasping for breath, and it was obvious that he had not rested during the whole journey.

The signalman didn't even have time to catch his breath and quickly said, "Captain Wei, the Special Operations Battalion has issued an order that all subordinate combat units must assemble within an hour!"

"All units? Gather within an hour?" Wei Dayong was stunned for a moment, "What's so urgent?"

Now, the strength of Wei Dayong's Sixth Company has reached more than 1,600 people, and his troops are scattered out in order to absorb soldiers from the surrounding areas.

Not to mention one hour, even if he was given ten hours, he might not be able to gather all the troops.

And according to what Wei Dayong knew, all the company-level organizations under the entire special operations battalion had been dispersed. Some of these dispersed organizations had recruited soldiers at an extremely terrifying speed.

How is it possible to gather them all together in a short period of time?

Wei Dayong was puzzled and asked, "Is the battalion commander preparing to capture the next county? Why did he suddenly ask for a gathering?"

The signalman took a deep breath and said, "This is an emergency order from the brigade. All personnel stationed outside must return to their bases immediately, otherwise they will be punished by military law!"

Signalman: "I just went to inform the Second Company. They just finished a battle and didn't even have time to clean up the battlefield. They just took their men away!"

Hearing this, Wei Dayong also understood the seriousness of the matter. He immediately looked directly at the deputy company commander and said, "Pass my order! Gather all the company and return to the brigade headquarters immediately!"

"Yes! Company Commander!" the deputy company commander replied quickly.

The most important thing now is to return to the base. Other equipment can be discarded, but they must take those Type 92 infantry guns with them, as well as some miscellaneous but extremely scarce supplies, which must be quickly packed up and taken away in a short time.

"Oh, right!" The deputy company commander looked at the terrified translator who had fallen to the ground, "Company commander, what should we do with this fat translator?"

The translator at this moment was completely in a state of astonishment.

When he was captured, he was filled with fear, terrified that he had encountered such a powerful Jinsui Army force today.

However, now, the translator's heart is filled with deep shock!

It was easy to deal with a battalion of Japanese invaders, and it had five cannons and so many heavy machine guns. The size of the force was more than 1,500 people, and it was just a company-level unit?

He must have heard it right!

Since when did the size of a company's military strength even catch up with that of an ordinary regular army regiment? !