Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Lin Qiang and Kong Jie have different views on the deployment issue.

Taking into account the current overall combat effectiveness of the New Second Regiment, Lin Qiang did intend to deploy the two battalions brought by Kong Jie to the safer positions in the rear. Their main task was to prevent the Japanese from launching sneak attacks from both sides.

This is not to look down on Kong Jie and his team, but from a practical point of view, most of the soldiers in these two battalions are new recruits with almost no actual combat experience. They will definitely suffer a great loss when facing the well-trained Japanese devils.

In order to prevent Kong Jie's newly developed team from suffering heavy losses, Lin Qiang came up with this deployment plan.

But this was opposed by Kong Jie. The reason was not that he thought Lin Qiang looked down on him and the soldiers of the New Second Regiment, but that he also wanted to achieve the purpose of training troops through this battle.

Another reason is that Kong Jie believes that since he has taken advantage of others twice, he should give something in return and cannot keep taking advantage of others.

At this time, the two of them did not know that a new group was coming. If they knew, there would be no difference of opinion.

No matter how he was persuaded, Kong Jie still maintained this attitude.

"Hey, Captain Kong, why don't you learn from the good ones? Why do you want to learn from our captain?"

When it comes to stubbornness, there is no one more stubborn than Li Yunlong in the entire northwest of Shanxi.

Kong Jie was amused when he heard this and jokingly said, "You guys have already formed an independent battalion, and you still regard Li Yunlong as your regiment commander?"

"I'm a soldier brought up by our regimental commander. Even if I become a division commander in the future, won't I still have to call you old regimental commander when we meet?"

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "Of course, it's the same when I see you, Captain Kong."

"Hey, don't try that!"

Kong Jie waved his hand and said, "You kid must have no good intentions. I tell you, the battle deployment must be based on my wishes. Don't forget, I am also the commander of the regiment. I used to be the commander of the independent regiment."

"We hadn't joined the Independent Regiment yet, hadn't we?"

Lin Qiang muttered softly.

When Li Yunlong was appointed as the commander of the independent regiment, he made a request to the brigade commander to transfer Zhang Dabiao from the New 1st Regiment to the independent regiment.

The brigade commander agreed.

But in fact, Zhang Dabiao was not the only one who went there.

Ding Wei knew that he had gotten a great bargain and felt a little guilty, so he not only gave away the cavalry battalion from Wanjia Town, Zhang Dabiao and others, but also a group of Li Yunlong's old subordinates.

Of course, Lin Qiang is among them.

Wang Chengzhu was an artilleryman, a rare treasure. An entire cavalry battalion was given away at will, but Ding Wei was reluctant to give up Wang Chengzhu.

After the Sakata Regiment Command Post was destroyed by one shot, Wang Chengzhu stood up excitedly and was hit by two bullets.

At that time, Li Yunlong had no time to check his condition and rushed over with his team.

After the medical soldier checked, he found that it was a penetrating wound and the bullet did not remain in Wang Chengzhu's body. After being bandaged, he was carried out of the Japanese encirclement with the team.

The reason they dared to break out with the wounded was that Wang Chengzhu's shot left the Sakata Regiment without its commander. Otherwise, Wang Chengzhu would have died on the battlefield.

Therefore, when Lin Qiang joined the independent regiment, Kong Jie was still demoted to deputy commander.

Hearing this, Kong Jie frowned and said unhappily, "Then I'm also the deputy leader. You don't want to treat the deputy leader as the leader, right?"

"No, no, no!"

Lin Qiang quickly explained, "That's not what I meant, Captain Kong. We can discuss anything, but you really have to listen to me on this matter."

"Don't mention it now."

Kong Jie didn't want to argue anymore and said, "Whether this war can be fought or not is another matter!"

Lin Qiang did not respond to this.

Two Japanese brigades began to reinforce their troops at the Huting stronghold. This was definitely not just talk without action. The battle would begin sooner or later.

It's just a matter of time.

If the outbreak of this battle could be avoided, it would naturally be a good thing for Lin Qiang.

Backfired.

Intelligence came from the forward observation post that the Japanese had begun to assemble their troops, and heavy weapons such as infantry artillery, as well as a large amount of supplies were being dispatched to the Huting stronghold.

If the Japanese army wasn't so large, Lin Qiang really wanted to send a special forces team to harass them.

The only thing we can do now is to prepare for battle and ensure that once the battle breaks out, the Japanese cannot break through the several lines of defense deployed.

The base in the rear was also preparing for battle. The production speed of the arsenal was more than twice as fast as before, and all the employees of the clothing factory were involved in the production of ammunition.

So far, all members of Hu Zi's company have been equipped with assault rifles and have sufficient ammunition.

Some soldiers from the other companies also replaced their weapons with Garand semi-automatic rifles, which brought about a qualitative leap in their combat effectiveness.

There is no need to worry about ammunition, nor about the soldiers' food and clothing.

The entire base was busy making steamed buns. Having learned from the last lesson, Zhao Dezhu was very smart this time. He made use of every place where there was a kitchen.

The steamed buns came out of the pot very quickly, which was enough to meet the soldiers' consumption.

Other women spontaneously formed a rescue team and were on standby at the base. Once the sound of gunfire was heard, they would set out to ensure that the wounded received timely treatment.

Women during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression were truly as brave as men. They could do anything that men could do.

Most of them were children of farmers and had plenty of strength, which was a huge gap between them and those people in later generations who couldn't even open a bottle cap.

Carrying the wounded is actually the easiest and simplest task for them.

The entire base area is a military base, and this kind of strong cohesion is something that invaders will never be able to possess.

The temperature dropped very low at night. After several victories in battle, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment had winter clothes, so they didn't feel cold even when lying on the battlefield to rest.

In order to ensure that there were no problems with the position deployment, Lin Qiang and Kong Jie took advantage of the night to inspect the entire area.

The only unresolved issue now is the deployment of the new Second Regiment.

Kong Jie still maintained his previous attitude that the team must be at the front of the independent battalion's position.

Lin Qiang couldn't persuade him, so he had to say that he would make deployments after knowing how many troops the Japanese had sent.

Anyway, the deployment time is very short and there is always time.

The breakfast was still white steamed buns, which were cold, but after the soldiers took a bite, they had satisfied smiles on their faces.

The new recruits of the New Second Regiment stared at the steamed buns in their hands in a daze. Before joining the army, they all knew that the conditions in the Eighth Route Army were difficult and that even having enough to eat was a problem.

After joining the New Second Regiment, I realized that the conditions were not that difficult, at least I could have a full meal every time.

And now, even on the battlefield, I can eat big, white steamed buns.

Are these difficult conditions?

Some new recruits were reluctant to eat it, while others wanted to take it home for their elderly mothers.

At this time, the veterans who participated in the last battle would tell them that there are still some left after they finish eating, and they can eat steamed buns every meal while fighting here.

Only after receiving a positive answer will the recruits start to eat the steamed buns in their hands in big mouthfuls.

Each person gets two big steamed buns, and if they don’t have enough, they can get more. Some new recruits make five or six in one meal!

After breakfast, Lin Qiang and Kong Jie received unexpected news: Ding Wei had arrived.

The main force was still behind and would take some time to arrive, but Ding Wei rode his horse at full speed to arrive first in order to discuss the battle deployment in advance.

After listening to Lin Qiang's battle plan, Ding Wei looked at Kong Jie and said, "It seems that I came at the wrong time!"

Lin Qiang glanced at Kong Jie and said to Ding Wei, "No, Captain Ding, you came at the right time!"