Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

The arrival of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment greatly reduced Chu Yunfei's pressure. At least he didn't have to worry about being attacked from both sides.

After the troops from Dagu Town withdrew, Chu Yunfei had not deployed troops there again to avoid causing unpleasantness with the independent regiment.

But now it seems that Dagu Town must be guarded by troops, and heavy troops at that.

Now is not the time to think about these things. Chu Yunfei once again mobilized a company to reinforce. With the help of the artillery bombardment of the artillery battalion, this battalion of Japanese devils resolved the battle in less than two hours.

After the battle, Zhang Dabiao did not lead his troops to retreat. The first battalion of the independent regiment entered Dagu Town first and prepared for comprehensive defense.

This news reached Chu Yunfei's ears, and he raised his hand to the company commander who was coming to reinforce: "Good-for-nothings! A bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"If you can't even do this little thing, what's the point of me keeping you?"

"Commander, spare my life, Commander!"

The company commander knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "It's not that my subordinates are incompetent, but the battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army forced us out. He said that the defense of Dagu Town would be left to them, so that we can deal with the devils in the direction of Ping'an without any worries."

Hearing this, Chu Yunfei couldn't continue to get angry: "Get out, take your men and replace the third company. As long as the battle is not over, even if you are the only one left, you must nail the position to the death!"

"Yes!"

The company commander who survived the disaster left quickly. Even if he died in battle, it was better than being shot by Chu Yunfei. At least he would leave a good reputation if he died in battle.

"Commander, what should we do now?"

Adjutant Sun Ming asked, "How about I take someone to negotiate?"

"Need not!"

Chu Yunfei's tone was indifferent, and it was impossible to tell what his current emotions were. "It's easy to let them go, but they just helped us. If we do something like this now, it's easy to be laughed at."

"Pass on my order, the entire regiment increases firepower and wins this battle at all costs!"

"Yes!"

This is why Chu Yunfei likes his adjutant Sun Ming, because Sun Ming never asks too many questions, but sometimes even gives important suggestions.

After Sun Ming left, Chu Yunfei called his guard platoon and went to Dagu Town together.

Dagu Town.

Zhang Dabiao personally checked every defense, completely unaware that Chu Yunfei was on his way.

There was also a company of soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield as quickly as possible, constantly bringing back guns, ammunition and other supplies.

When Chu Yunfei saw that only the Eighth Route Army was cleaning up the battlefield, his expression became a little unnatural.

Not long after, Chu Yunfei arrived at Dagu Town. Zhang Dabiao, who was busy at work, quickly came to greet him after learning about it.

"Captain Chu, why are you here?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei's face twitched. He thought that Dagu Town was the defense zone of the 358th Regiment. As the commander of the 358th Regiment, shouldn't it be his duty to inspect his own defense zone?

Although he thought so, Chu Yunfei didn't really say it: "Of course I came here to thank you for your help. If it weren't for Captain Zhang's arrival, I would have been attacked from all sides."

Zhang Dabiao was no simple, honest, rough man. He had some knowledge and could offer a few compliments: "Captain Chu, you're too kind. We're both from the same Second War Zone, so it's only natural for us to help each other. Besides, even without me, it would be easy for Captain Chu to eliminate this battalion of devils."

"Hahaha!"

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Captain Zhang is indeed Captain Li's favorite. By the way, how is Captain Li doing lately?"

"good."

Zhang Dabiao didn't want to talk much about this. He knew that Chu Yunfei was a shrewd and calculating person, and he could get a hint of information from just a few words from him.

If the entire plan was affected by his slip of the tongue, Zhang Dabiao would be in big trouble even if he had ten heads.

After a few casual words, Chu Yunfei finally revealed the real purpose of his trip: "Captain Zhang, I am very grateful to you for defending Dagu Town for me, but I don't understand why you also sent people to guard the rear. Could it be that you are worried that I can't stop the Japanese?"

Hearing this, Zhang Dabiao replied calmly, "Captain Chu, that's not true. With the combat effectiveness of your 358th Regiment, you can easily repel another regiment of Japanese devils."

"Then what do you mean?"

Zhang Dabiao had already prepared an explanation for this: "Captain Chu, I'm not afraid of you getting angry. I did this because I was really worried that the devils would suddenly appear. The battle line is so long that even if you take every precaution, you can't guarantee that the devils won't rush over."

"Captain Chu, I did this purely out of precaution. Please don't blame me."

Having said that, Chu Yunfei naturally couldn't be more aggressive. "Okay! Sometimes I really envy Captain Li. He actually has two beloved generals under his command, Captain Zhang and Lin Qiang."

Zhang Dabiao's ability is unquestionable. After the independent regiment was expanded, he jumped directly from battalion commander to staff officer, which shows his outstanding ability.

As for Lin Qiang, there is nothing much to say about him. What he can do at the moment, no one else can do.

Chu Yunfei used to think that the howitzer was Lin Qiang’s limit, but he didn’t expect that he could also use anti-aircraft weapons.

After the DShK machine gun and anti-aircraft gun appeared, Chu Yunfei thought that this was Lin Qiang's last trump card, but he didn't expect that Lin Qiang had an even more powerful trump card.

Chu Yunfei, who graduated from Huangpu Military Academy, is very familiar with tanks like the T-34.

When Lin Qiang sent out T-34 tanks to fight against the Japanese tanks, Chu Yunfei's eyes almost popped out.

This type of tank was the main battle tank used in the Soviet battlefield and did not flow into the country. How did Lin Qiang get it?

Armored vehicles can be seized from the Japanese, but even the Japanese don’t have this tank!

Now that they have howitzers, it would not be so strange if the independent battalion had a few more anti-tank guns.

In front of the T-34 tank, the Japanese light tanks that were rampant on the Chinese battlefield were like toys. One shot would blow them into pieces along with the people.

Moreover, after Lin Qiang got the tank, he also bought a large amount of tank armor in the system mall. As long as the caliber of the shells does not exceed 100 mm, it is almost impossible to cause substantial damage to the tank.

A large number of protective measures have been taken inside to effectively prevent the lives of tank crew members. At least there will be no situation where the tank is still intact while the people inside die due to vibration and shock waves.

Chu Yunfei didn’t know all this, he only knew that Lin Qiang would always give people surprises.

Lin Qiang's behavior gradually changed Chu Yunfei's heart, which even Chu Yunfei himself did not realize.

Seeing that Zhang Dabiao was determined to stay in Dagu Town, Chu Yunfei couldn't really get angry with him. After chatting for a few words, he took his men back to command the battle.

As soon as Chu Yunfei left, Zhang Dabiao immediately shouted, "Signalman, hurry up, contact the regiment commander and tell him that Dagu Town has been captured!"

Independent regiment headquarters.

Li Yunlong was very happy after answering the call. While the political commissar Zhao Gang was discussing something with the deputy regiment commander, he sneaked into the second battalion.

He found the Second Battalion Commander and told him, "Listen carefully! The operation hasn't started yet. Your current mission is to lure the Japanese from Laiyuan to attack Dagu Town. I don't care what method you use, but I have only one request: the more Japanese the better."

"When the Japanese start attacking Dagu Town, send two more companies to reinforce. The artillery will also provide you with artillery support. After repelling the Japanese, your two companies will not have to come back. Stay in Dagu Town with the first battalion."