Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Yes!

The political commissar, the instructor, and the old subordinates of the independent regiment all sacrificed their lives for us, and we must not let their sacrifice be in vain.

Lin Qiang's words dispelled Kong Jie's desperate idea of going to the county town to take revenge personally.

"Brother Lin, I was inconsiderate!"

After calming down, Kong Jie searched his mind for a soldier from the New Second Regiment who could be competent for this task. Unfortunately, the ones who could complete the task and escape unscathed were basically cadres at the company and battalion levels.

With Lin Qiang's full help, the New Second Regiment is now developing rapidly. It has guns and equipment, and the speed of recruiting soldiers is also much faster.

Previously, a company platoon leader had only one-third of the full strength of troops under his command, but now he has become an outstanding cadre who lacks combat experience.

After much deliberation, Kong Jie decided to entrust this task to the regimental headquarters special forces company which had been established not long ago.

After obtaining detailed intelligence from Lin Qiang and the code for contacting Zhang Zizai and the others, Kong Jie called his signalman and ordered, "Send the information back to the regiment headquarters. Remember, you must hand it over to the political commissar personally. Don't worry about the horse running you to death, you must deliver it to me as quickly as possible!"

"Yes!"

Kong Jie watched the signalman ride away on horseback with a worried look on his face, and only looked away when he could no longer see his back.

He turned to look at Lin Qiang and said, "Brother Lin, I cannot repay you for this great gift. If you need anything in the future, I dare not say anything else, but my entire New Second Regiment will fully support you!"

This not only gave Kong Jie a chance to take revenge, but also gave him a great achievement.

During the last big cleanup, Li Yunlong disobeyed orders on the battlefield and did not follow the orders of his superiors to break out. What a serious crime this is. In Kong Jie's words, it is enough to be shot ten times!

Looking at Li Yunlong again, nothing happened to him afterwards. His superiors were even worried that he would be targeted by the Japanese in retaliation, so they transferred him to a safe area in the rear to be the director of a clothing factory and live a comfortable life.

This has to do with the brigade commander and the boss's love for talent, but more importantly, it was because Li Yunlong led the New 1st Regiment to directly defeat the Sakata Regiment, which was known as the elite of the Japanese.

This regiment caused losses to many teams, even the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army suffered heavy losses.

Li Yunlong not only defeated this elite force head-on, but also killed several commanders including the regiment commander Sakata with one shot.

This is the real key to Li Yunlong's safety.

Killing a Japanese regiment commander is a greater achievement than capturing ten infantry guns!

With just a few words, Lin Qiang gave such a great credit to Kong Jie. If Lin Qiang chose to do it himself, combined with the strength of the independent battalion and the recent battle records, he could expand the team to the regiment level.

Now, Lin Qiang has given up this opportunity, and it would be a lie for Kong Jie to say that he is not touched.

But they are all grown men, rough guys, and if you really ask them to say something cheesy, they really can't say it.

Lin Qiang is also very clear about this.

The iron triangle of northwest Shanxi is made up of tough guys.

Li Yunlong, his brother monk who had been through life and death with him were killed by the Japanese, his newly married wife died at the hands of the Japanese, and the political commissar Zhao Gang was in a coma for 23 days.

With these things happening at the same time, even if Li Yunlong was made of iron, he would not be able to bear it.

What's more, Li Yunlong is also an ordinary person with flesh and blood and heart.

Therefore, Lin Qiang could feel the gratitude in Kong Jie's heart.

"Captain Kong, I've been waiting for you to say this!"

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "When we liberate the county town in the future, we will really need your New Second Regiment to help us block the Japanese reinforcements that are about to pass through your defense zone."

Kong Jie was stunned when he heard this.

After a long while, he finally recovered and asked, "The battle hasn't even started yet, and you're already thinking about liberating the county?"

"To be honest, I had this plan from the very beginning."

Lin Qiang told Kong Jie his entire plan, and he even forgot to smoke the cigarette in his hand.

After Lin Qiang finished speaking, Kong Jie asked, "Liberating the county town isn't a difficult task for you, but the difficulty lies in defending it. You can't just abandon Black Cloud Village and move into the county town, right?"

Lin Qiang shook his head.

He had never considered giving up Heiyun Village, a base with natural advantages. He could buy terrain transformation cards at any time, and he could transform it at any time if there was not enough space.

If we move into the county town, we will be surrounded by the Japanese in a short time. Although we will not run out of ammunition and food, we will not be able to sleep well.

Some facilities cannot be moved, and there may not be any vacant space in the county town.

In short, Lin Qiang had no plans to move the base to the county town.

Kong Jie asked again: "In that case, if we capture the county town and leave just before we leave, the Japanese will occupy it back. Such consumption is completely meaningless."

A meaningless war of attrition is not advisable. In Kong Jie's view, Lin Qiang's team is very powerful, but liberating the county town will definitely be a huge war of attrition.

This consumption is not only on the independent battalion, but also on the brother troops that come to help from the surrounding areas.

Lin Qiang nodded and said, "So, I plan to liberate two counties at once, Anhua County and Laiyuan County."

"Anhua County is right next to our base, so the Japanese can't send reinforcements from our base. The only way is through Laiyuan County. Once we take Laiyuan County, Anhua County will be completely divided. At that time, it will become a piece of fat meat in our mouths, and we can eat it whenever we want!"

"Oh my God!"

Kong Jie was completely shocked by Lin Qiang's plan: "You have a big appetite, but with such a small number of troops, can you liberate two counties at the same time?"

It was normal for Kong Jie to have this doubt. Even if all members of the independent battalion participated in the battle, there were only more than 3,000 people in the team. Although there was strong artillery support, it was still unrealistic to rely on more than 1,000 people to liberate a county town.

More importantly, once the liberation war in Laiyuan County breaks out, the New Second Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the Independent Regiment will all join the war, and no troops will be sent to reinforce the battle in Anhua County, not to mention the other two main regiments. Without the order of the brigade commander, no one dares to move.

Lin Qiang had already considered these issues and had solutions in mind, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he said mysteriously, "Captain Kong, you have to understand one thing. The independent battalion you saw is only what I wanted you to see. Do you think I have any hidden treasures that I haven't shown you?"

Planes? Tanks?

Kong Jie really didn't believe that Lin Qiang could have these things: "I just don't believe that you can hide a few iron turtles."

Looking at Lin Qiang's silent smile, Kong Jie's heart trembled: "You kid, is it really true?"