Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"Okay, I won't argue with you."

"Admit your mistakes and correct them. This is the kind of soldiers I, Li Yunlong, lead."

The two people who seemed to be about to fight in the last second now have a tacit understanding like old friends.

Oh, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie have been friends for many years.

"Hahaha!"

Ding Wei, who had been trying to hold back his laughter, finally couldn't help but laugh at this moment: "You are still too young, you still don't know enough about these two old foxes!"

"If it were me, I wouldn't even bother trying to persuade him. I'd rather not add fuel to the fire because of my old comrades!"

At this moment, Lin Qiang realized that he had been fooled.

"You two are fifty or sixty years old between you. How dare you gang up on me, a kid? Do you have any shame?"

This may be of some use to Kong Jie, but for Li Yunlong, it cannot be said to be useless, it is simply completely useless.

"Face? Can that thing be eaten? Or is it worth a few infantry guns?"

Li Yunlong said nonchalantly, "Ever since I became squad leader, I've learned that face is the least valuable thing!"

"Hey, don't you believe it!"

Ding Wei stood up and said, "When it comes to shamelessness, Li Yunlong is second to none. During the battle of Hubei, Henan and Anhui, he, with only a squad, managed to receive a whole platoon's worth of supplies from the Quartermaster Department. He relied on his shamelessness."

"hey-hey!"

Li Yunlong didn't think it was shameful. Instead, he was smug and said, "Do you think anyone can do that? Back then, Old Li was a well-known handsome young man in the area. Just by having a good face, he could have eaten without joining the army!"

There is no way to verify the history, but Lin Qiang believes that what Li Yunlong said is most likely true.

"report!"

"Reporting to the three regimental commanders and battalion commander, the Japanese have launched a group charge!"

The three regimental commanders and Lin Qiang quickly came outside and looked at the battlefield through telescopes.

The Japanese indeed launched a large-scale charge, apparently intending to take the Xiaowangzhuang position in one go.

Li Yunlong put down the binoculars and pointed to a hillside on the right wing of the battlefield and said, "That's a low-lying area. If the Japanese fail in their charge, some of them will definitely hide there."

"Old Li is right. It is indeed a place to hide."

Kong Jie seized the opportunity and, not wanting to just sit there and watch, offered to deploy there: "It just so happens that my first battalion is the closest, so I'll deploy two companies there."

"Hey, it's late."

Li Yunlong laughed and said, "You don't think I'm just here to watch the fun, do you? Let me tell you, I've already deployed a reinforced company there!"

Hearing this, Lin Qiang finally realized that since the Japanese were lured here, a reinforced company of the independent regiment seemed to have disappeared. He thought they had gone to the rear to rest, but he didn't expect that Li Yunlong had already deployed them there.

This kind of strategic vision is exactly what Lin Qiang lacks.

Of course, he doesn't need to have it.

After all, if we don’t consider the spoils and subsequent battles, the Japanese soldiers in this regiment would have long since become corpses lying on the ground.

The New 1st Regiment was the first line of defense of the position, and Ding Wei was secretly sweating.

This was the first time that the New 1st Regiment had to deal with a group charge of this scale, at least it was the first time since he took over.

The main reason is the change in the battlefield situation. After fighting for so many years, both sides have been exhausted. In the past, large-scale battles would only be initiated after careful consideration.

Although there were constant frictions with the Japanese, the battles were at most on the scale of an ambush of a squadron.

The soldiers of the New 1st Regiment lacked experience in fighting the enemy, so Ding Wei was a little worried.

As for whether he would embarrass himself in front of his old comrades, he did not consider it. Instead, he was worried that it would lead to the failure of Lin Qiang's entire plan. The problem could appear anywhere, but it must not appear in the New 1st Regiment and Ding Wei himself.

This was the warning Ding Wei gave himself when he came here.

"Old Ding, what do you have to worry about?"

Li Yunlong saw Ding Wei's worry and said calmly, "The New 1st Regiment is led by Old Li. They are the team that faced the Sakata Regiment head-on. You got a great bargain!"

For some reason, after Li Yunlong said this, Ding Wei suddenly relaxed: "That's right, if it weren't for this ability, the Sakata Regiment would have defeated the New 1st Regiment long ago."

In fact, he had another sentence to say, which was to say that he had indeed gotten a great bargain.

When all the troops were still recruiting and short of guns and ammunition, the New 1st Regiment was already wealthy.

There are mortars, grenade launchers, Type 92 rifles, Type 99 light machine guns, Czech rifles, and everything else. Except for mortars and Type 92 heavy machine guns, there are quite a few others.

This is much better than when he was developing in the third zone. Although he said he was unwilling, only Ding Wei himself knew what the reality was.

Otherwise, could Ding Wei just send a cavalry battalion from Wanjia Town just like that?

Sun Desheng, the commander of the cavalry company, was replaced by Li Yunlong just like that?

Can ten Type 99 rifles be compared to a cavalry company commander with rich experience?

After all, it was Ding Wei who took advantage of Li Yunlong.

This was indeed the case. The first and most fierce round of attack by the Japanese was easily blocked by the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment. They successfully repelled the Japanese with the sacrifice of only more than 30 people.

The Japanese retreated, leaving only corpses on the battlefield.

After learning about the casualties, Ding Wei's face turned a little ugly. He knew very well that there would be sacrifices in war.

But no commander wants to hear the news of his subordinates' sacrifice.

More than 30 people were killed in just one round of charge. Ding Wei subconsciously thought that there was a problem with the team's command.

"Captain Ding, sacrifice is inevitable."

Lin Qiang said: "The soldiers sacrificed their lives so that there would be no more sacrifices in the future. The soldiers knew very well that if they did not sacrifice themselves, then their descendants would sacrifice themselves. Only after all the battles were fought, there would be no more sacrifices in the future."

Ding Wei nodded without saying anything, walked out of the command post alone, and then walked towards the deployment position of the new regiment.

"Old Ding thinks there's something wrong with his command."

Li Yunlong pointedly said, "Under such abundant conditions, the light and heavy machine guns were fired continuously throughout the entire battle. The Japanese killed more than 30 people in the New 1st Regiment just by charging. If it were me, I would also think that there was something wrong with my command."

"The Japanese's first round of attack seemed fierce, but in fact it didn't pose much of a threat. They were so busy charging that they didn't have time to aim and shoot."

"So, now you understand why Lao Ding behaved like this, right?"