Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"Ha ha!"

The brigade commander laughed heartily and continued, "Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, others may not know your cunning ways, but don't I know it too?"

"What bullshit support? All of you are bullshitting. Don't you just want to get a piece of the pie?"

"You've already taken all the spoils of an entire regiment, and you're still not satisfied. When did your appetite become so big?"

Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "Well, I haven't even entered the gate of my independent regiment yet, but you robbed me on the way."

"Commander, I've been your old subordinate for many years, so I'll be frank. The recent reports from various units have shocked me. I won't mention anything else. Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao, this guy can pull together a team of thousands of people!"

"Tell me, maintaining a team of over a thousand people is a huge expense. We can't afford to have to ask you for supplies again when the independent regiment runs out of food, right?"

The two men pulled each other back and forth for more than ten minutes, and during these ten minutes, Li Yunlong changed his expression as many as thirteen times.

This stunned Political Commissar Zhao Gang. He finally understood why people said that Li Yunlong changed his expression faster than turning the pages of a book!

Finally, the brigade commander gave in and said, "It's better that you didn't lie to me."

"Commander, how dare I lie to you!"

"Okay, okay, I agree!"

The brigade commander had no choice. Both the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment were built up by Li Yunlong. It was impossible to want Li Yunlong to handle guns and be a good boy at the same time.

Hearing the brigade commander's agreement, Li Yunlong changed his expression for the fourteenth time: "Brigade commander, thank you! I kneel down to you!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Gang immediately asked, "Old Li, what do you think? Does the brigade commander agree?"

"Hehe, there's nothing I, Li Yunlong, can't do!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Yunlong ran outside and shouted, "Communications squad, assemble!"

Soon, the soldiers of the communications squad appeared quickly and gathered in the yard.

"Quickly notify all battalions, companies, and platoons to move closer to the defense zones of the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments and assist their brother units in their defense!"

Li Yunlong did not forget what the brigade commander had told him because he was happy. The soldiers of the communications squad responded and dispersed after receiving the order.

He then called his guard and ordered him, "Go, call all the combat-capable men in the regiment to come here. Each of them should bring five rounds of ammunition, and no rations are needed. Gather in ten minutes!"

"Yes!"

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Xiaowangzhuang position.

With the participation of the two captains Ding Kong, the defensive deployment of the position is very complete, and each team is on standby at the designated location.

The two battalions of the New Second Regiment were deployed on both sides of the position, and their main task was to prevent the Japanese from sneaking up.

The scouts also brought the latest movements of the Japanese. A Japanese infantry battalion had already been dispatched from the Huting stronghold and was clearing dangers along the way.

This is a common tactic used by the Japanese, the purpose of which is to intimidate and prevent sudden attacks during the march.

Next came a convoy of trucks, carrying ammunition and other supplies, and towing Type 92 infantry guns.

This time, the commander of the Japanese 7th Brigade, Kawashita Hide, led the team personally, while the commander of the 9th Brigade was responsible for carrying out another mission.

The Huting stronghold can be said to be a means of deception. The Japanese thought that there was no need to send reinforcements to the two counties. The main purpose of the Japanese was to attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army, so that the two infantry battalions of the 9th Brigade could quietly withdraw.

During this period, Hide Kawashita has been sorting out and speculating on the intelligence of the independent battalion, and thus developed a very detailed combat plan.

They even took into consideration the possibility of reinforcements from three regiments of the Eighth Route Army and the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

As for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, Kawashita Hide has already telegraphed the Taiyuan Command and will probably receive a reply soon.

The main task of the two infantry battalions that separated from the main force was to cut off all reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, Yamamoto Ikki will lead a special forces team to sneak over secretly. This time the goal is not to behead, but to find the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army and destroy them.

The purpose of creating a huge commotion in the direction of the Huting stronghold was to cover the two teams that were carrying out their missions separately.

In Kawashita Hide's plan, each of the two brigades would send a regiment as the main attacking team, the remaining troops of the Seventh Brigade would be responsible for the follow-up troops, and the rest of the Ninth Brigade would target both sides of Xiaowangzhuang and completely surround the Eighth Route Army.

After receiving orders from the headquarters, Kawashita Hide ordered the troops to take action.

The troops could not march secretly, and Kawashita Hide thought there was no need to do so. From the previous two battles, he knew that the commanders of the Eighth Route Army were very strong.

At least, all the response measures have been implemented very effectively.

However, Kawashita Hide was more confident in his plan. The teams on both sides played a role of encirclement, and their greater role was to attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army, allowing Yamamoto's special forces to complete their goals more easily.

In terms of counter-reconnaissance, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment had not received professional training and did not notice the Yamamoto special forces lurking not far away.

After being humiliated twice, Yamamoto Ikki vowed to avenge himself this time.

So, after receiving the order, he started to act.

The mission this time was different. He only had to find and destroy the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army. This was his strong point, so Yamamoto Ichi was very confident.

As he expected, the team members easily found the Eighth Route Army's artillery at the Xiaowangzhuang position.

After hearing the news, Yamamoto Ikki was not happy at all: "No, this is not our goal!"

Infantry guns and mortars were not the targets of this mission. Yamamoto Ikki's target was 105mm and 150mm howitzers, which were the key to victory in this battle.

The newly appointed adjutant wanted to say something to persuade him, but in the end he didn't say it.

Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team is now in name only, and is completely different from the special forces team that first raided Yang Village.

The team members who had been trained previously were basically used up in several battles. Compared with ordinary Japanese soldiers, the newly recruited team members only have slightly stronger individual combat capabilities.

There is absolutely no comparison with professionally trained team members.

When we were gathering intelligence just now, we were almost discovered by the Eighth Route Army troops deployed on the hillside.

The range of the howitzer would not be very close. Based on the distance of the last bombing, Yamamoto Ikki inferred that the Eighth Route Army's howitzer position was not nearby, but on the top of the mountain behind.

Because if it were him, he would also deploy these powerful weapons on the top of the mountain.

However, he did not think that since it was a powerful weapon that decided the outcome of the battle, why wouldn't Lin Qiang make special defenses?

Moreover, the special forces were not deployed to the Xiaowangzhuang position.