Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

The brigade's intelligence work was very thorough. Before Lin Qiang and Kong Jie reported the current situation, the brigade commander already knew the detailed information.

The chief of staff leaned over the table, speculating on the enemy's intentions based on intelligence. The results were always the same. He raised his head and said to the brigade commander, "I think the enemy is about to take action. With only Lin Qiang's independent battalion and Kong Jie's new second regiment, I wonder if we can stop them!"

The brigade commander wasn't worried about whether they could hold off the enemy. Instead, he was concerned about how the two teams could minimize casualties. "We know the training status of the independent battalion. The overall combat effectiveness of the soldiers is very strong, but the New Second Regiment is different."

The Chief of Staff took over and said, "Since its establishment, the New Second Regiment has focused on expanding its ranks. Especially after the last battle, the strength of the troops doubled. However, the overall combat effectiveness of the team is not strong. The soldiers lack the most basic combat training. The individual combat effectiveness is not even comparable to the surrounding guerrillas."

"Kong Jie is an excellent commander, but leading a group of new recruits to fight against well-trained Japanese soldiers would probably result in an unimaginable casualty rate."

This is not about boosting the enemy's morale and destroying one's own prestige, but about being realistic.

The Japanese were well-trained, had strong individual combat capabilities, and were well-equipped. In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, it took several soldiers to replace one Japanese.

This situation continued until the Eighth Route Army established a base. The fighting with the Japanese eased and each team began to focus on team training.

The brigade commander was well aware of the gap between the two sides, but he had no other options. He smoked a cigarette and said, "The enemy won't give us a chance to grow, but all of us soldiers will grow in battle. War is a test for both sides, and we all grow through attrition."

"Even if we sacrifice ourselves, our descendants will continue to fight. Even if we continue to fight for another ten or twenty years, China will still be China and will not perish!"

"In this way, send the new regiment ahead of time."

The Chief of Staff was startled and asked, "If we send them now, what if the Japanese reinforcements come from the Ping'an direction?"

"I can't control that much now!"

The brigade commander said solemnly, "The New 1st Regiment is under the command of Li Yunlong and Ding Wei. It has the strongest combat effectiveness among the three regiments. If combined with the independent battalion, we have a chance to wipe out these two Japanese brigades!"

Eat up these two brigades?

The chief of staff said nothing, but looked at the brigade commander's determined face with an incredible look.

Over the years, in the battles with the Japanese, I have never spoken in such a boastful tone.

Two main regiments, plus an independent battalion, wanted to wipe out two brigades, nearly 20,000 Japanese devils. If this had happened in the past, it would have been simply nonsense.

But the situation is different now. The independent battalion has an entire artillery regiment's worth of howitzers as fire support, and the human wave tactics have no advantage under the intensive artillery attacks.

What's more, it is a howitzer with wide-range killing power.

The only thing to worry about is whether Lin Qiang has enough ammunition.

Shocked, the Chief of Staff suddenly thought of a problem: "We are all too radical and have overlooked an important issue."

"what is the problem?"

"According to the independent battalion's report, Lin Qiang plans to engage in a battle with the Japanese in the Xiaowangzhuang area."

The Chief of Staff pointed to the location of Xiaowangzhuang on the map and said, "Look, Xiaowangzhuang has quite open terrain, but it's not suitable for deploying tens of thousands of troops. The last time a Japanese regiment was attacked was the best example. The Japanese won't make the same mistake twice, unless their commander is a real idiot."

"Then we must deploy a new regiment ahead of time!"

The brigade commander's mind flashed to the terrain around Xiaowangzhuang. He said, "The Japanese are mobilizing two brigades at the same time. Naturally, they can't take turns attacking us. If the front battlefield becomes a stalemate, they will definitely surround us from both sides."

"The New Second Regiment and the Independent Battalion combined have only about 5,000 troops. Even if they were fully deployed, they wouldn't be able to cover all the positions that need to be defended. It's absolutely necessary to deploy the New First Regiment there!"

The chief of staff nodded and said, "Then I'll call Ding Wei and ask him to leave now!"

New group.

Regiment Headquarters.

Li Yunlong made a lot of money from Lin Qiang and even passed by the defense zone of the New 1st Regiment on purpose. Li Yunlong's goal was successfully achieved, and Ding Wei was indeed jealous.

I was worrying about how to find an opportunity to go there. The spoils of war were not important. What was important was that I wanted to fight a battle with the Japanese.

However, the scouts brought news that the commander of the New Second Regiment, Kong Jie, led two battalions of troops and went to Lin Qiang again.

When Ding Wei heard the news, he almost acted on his own.

The first time the new Second Regiment was developing, the conditions were difficult, and Ding Wei did not go to share a share with his old comrades. The second time, he even wanted to ask the brigade commander for instructions, but Li Yunlong got there first.

This time, he got accurate intelligence that two Japanese brigades were approaching the base of the independent battalion, and tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were participating in the battle. He thought that the New 1st Regiment was the strongest among the three regiments in terms of combat effectiveness, so it should be Ding Wei's turn to make a fortune, right?

But instead of receiving the brigade commander's order, he received the news that Kong Jie was about to take action again.

The political commissar and deputy commander of the new regiment were like ants on hot pan, fidgeting in the regimental command room.

"Damn it, I won't wait any longer. If I wait any longer, the daylily will get cold!"

Ding Wei slammed the table and said, "Pass my order, assemble the first and second battalions!"

Although he was in a hurry, the political commissar couldn't really let Ding Wei mobilize the troops without telling his superiors. If he was found out, it would be a serious crime. "Commander, I know you are in a hurry, and I am in a hurry too. Let's ask the brigade commander for instructions!"

"What are you afraid of?"

Ding Wei, uncharacteristically, said, "Why are you asking for instructions? If the brigade commander wanted to send us over, he would have called us long ago!"

Hearing this, the political commissar and the deputy head of the regiment didn't know what to say.

At this moment, the messenger came running to report: "Report to the regiment commander, political commissar, deputy regiment commander, the brigade chief of staff called and said that there is an urgent task assigned to our regiment, and the regiment commander needs you to answer the phone in person!"

"Come on!"

Before Ding Wei could finish his words, he had already reached the door. By the time the political commissar and the other two reacted, Ding Wei had disappeared.

The two looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

I don’t know when it started, but Ding Wei became like Li Yunlong, the leader of the independent regiment.

Ding Wei answered the call as quickly as possible, picked up the receiver and said, "Chief of Staff, this is Ding Wei. Do you have any combat missions?"

There was no response from the other end of the phone, but instead there was the hearty laughter of two men.

One is the chief of staff, and the other is naturally the brigade commander.

The chief of staff laughed and said, "I made a bet with the brigade commander that you, Ding Wei, must be waiting for this call. You've made me lose a pack of cigarettes. After the battle, you have to compensate me!"

"Comrade Ding Wei, after consideration by the Brigade Headquarters, we are ordering your troops to immediately proceed to Heiyun Village to reinforce the Independent Battalion and the New Second Regiment to jointly resist the incoming enemy!"

He had been waiting for this call for a long time, but at this moment, Ding Wei's face lost its excitement and he responded calmly: "Yes!"

He hung up the phone after just a few words. The political commissar and the deputy regiment commander looked at Ding Wei's serious expression and thought that the brigade commander was not allowing them to take action.

"Commander, the brigade called. Did they issue any orders?"

Ding Wei nodded and said, "Order our new regiment to leave immediately and reinforce Black Cloud Village."

"That's a good thing! Why aren't you happy at all?"

"Good thing?"

Ding Wei said calmly, "You all know how strong the independent battalion is. Add to that the two battalions of the New Second Regiment, and now we have to reinforce them with the New First Regiment. This shows that the situation is not very optimistic."

"Pass on my orders. Order the First, Second, and Third Battalions to assemble. The Fourth Battalion will be responsible for the defense of the regimental headquarters. Also, order the County Brigade and District Squad to pay close attention to the direction of Ping'an. If the Japanese reinforcements come, they will stop them on their own without asking for permission!"

"Yes!"

the other side.

Lin Qiang and Kong Jie were discussing battle deployment and had no idea that Ding Wei was on his way on horseback.