Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Strange to say.

Since the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army joined the war, the Japanese offensive on Xiaowangzhuang has become increasingly fierce.

It's as if human life is worthless, and they keep throwing themselves into death.

Of course, Lin Qiang was also happy to see this situation.

However, although the Japanese offensive was fierce, not many of them were able to stay.

The battle lasted for five days, and only tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were killed.

Such numbers may seem terrifying to other teams, but Lin Qiang's independent battalion is extremely well-equipped.

Despite such absolute firepower, the results of the battle were not so fruitful.

In other words, countless bullets and shells were wasted.

This made Lin Qiang realize that something was wrong.

The team is currently being taken to work and clocking in by the devils.

Early that morning, Lin Qiang summoned several company commanders except Wang Qiang to a meeting in the command room.

After everyone arrived, he said straight to the point: "This battle was a mess. We were completely led by the Japanese by the nose."

Zhang Yuntian spoke first: "Battalion Commander, I'm not very clear about the situation on the battlefield at the moment. I've been busy arranging matters in the county these days."

Lin Qiang casually asked, "How's the progress?"

Zhang Yuntian felt a little guilty about this: "We only arranged for less than a thousand people to go in."

There is still two-thirds of the distance to the three thousand people mentioned by Lin Qiang.

"There are no devils in the county, but there are tens of thousands of troops outside. It's normal that the progress is slow."

Lin Qiang said, "I will delay this battle as long as possible. Remember, once the deployment of the county is complete, it will be time to launch a counterattack against the Japanese. By then, I will have both victory in the battle and the liberation of the county!"

"Yes!"

Then back to the previous question.

Lin Qiang looked at everyone again: "Let's talk about how to change this situation."

Now we fight with the Japanese several times a day, and both sides suffer losses to varying degrees.

But compared with the Japanese, the independent battalion's ammunition consumption is negligible.

It would be acceptable if it was like this for one day, but if it was like this every day, Lin Qiang would inevitably become suspicious, and the company commanders under him would also start to fight.

Several company commanders expressed their opinions one by one, and some even volunteered to go to the front line to fight the Japanese.

This is enough to show their determination to kill the enemy.

But the problem still needs to be solved.

"Xu Lang, I see you're opening your mouth to speak."

Lin Qiang asked: "If you have any ideas, just tell me."

Xu Lang stood up, saluted, and said, "Battalion Commander, I think the Japanese are acting so abnormally, they must have some ulterior motive. Instead of wasting time here, why not send out a few small teams to conduct reconnaissance?"

Lin Qiang nodded slightly, his eyes full of thought: "This is a good idea, but the Japanese are well-defended and it will be difficult for the reconnaissance team to get close."

Xu Lang continued, "We can select some soldiers who are good at camouflage and infiltration. There are puppet army uniforms in the team, so we can disguise ourselves as them and sneak up on them. I also suggest adjusting our combat methods. Reduce large-scale firefights during the day, conserve our strength, and use the night to launch surprise attacks and harassment."

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

Lin Qiang slammed the table and said, "That's it! Xu Lang, take two small teams and start reconnaissance immediately."

Xu Lang took the order and left.

Lin Qiang looked at the remaining people and asked, "Hu Zi, Wu Zhe, don't you have any good ideas?"

The two people who were named smiled and said nothing.

Instead, Qiangzi, who wasn't named, spoke up: "Battalion Commander, why can't you treat everyone equally? Although I'm not as smart as Zhang Yuntian, don't forget, I came up with a good idea before."

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "I know you're smart. You don't have to think of a way. You have another mission."

Hearing about the mission, Qiangzi's eyes lit up: "Battalion Commander, what mission?"

Several people couldn't help laughing at Qiangzi's attitude.

Lin Qiang said, "Your mission is to garrison the left side and form a pincer attack with Wang Qiang."

"Since the devils want to consume us, we should do as they wish and kill a hundred or eighty more devils."

Qiangzi chuckled and said, "Alright, I'll go set up the position right away."

Lin Qiang didn't stop him: "Go ahead. If you need any help, you can do it yourself. You don't need to ask me for permission."

After hearing this, Qiangzi became even more impatient: "Yes!"

After saying that, he turned around and disappeared.

Wu Zhe, Hu Zi, Zhang Yuntian and Lin Qiang were the only ones left in the meeting room.

The two people who were just named also had their own ideas.

Hu Zi was the first to speak: "Battalion Commander, I think we really should change our tactics. Squad reconnaissance can only help us figure out what the Japs are trying to do, but it can't cause any damage."

Lin Qiang nodded and motioned Hu Zi to continue.

Hu Zi cleared his throat and said, "We can organize some demolition teams to specifically target the Japanese's logistical supply lines. The Japanese are attacking so frantically now, and their supplies must be huge. If we cut off their food, fodder and ammunition, they will definitely be in chaos."

Lin Qiang's eyes lit up. This method was indeed feasible.

At this time, Wu Zhe also spoke up: "Battalion Commander, I think we can also spread some false information to make the Japanese suspicious. For example, we can forge some intelligence and imply that there are traitors among them."

Lin Qiang pondered for a moment and said, "Your suggestions are all good. Hu Zi, you will be responsible for forming and leading the blasting team to carry out the mission. Wu Zhe, you will start preparing for the fake news. Zhang Yuntian, you will expedite the deployment of personnel in the county."

The three of them answered in unison: "Yes!"

That night, the independent battalion launched a small-scale night attack as planned.

The Japanese were thrown into chaos for a while, and the reconnaissance team led by Xu Lang finally discovered after a difficult sneak, that the Japanese were secretly building large fortifications in the rear, apparently to store a large amount of munitions.

But he didn't have enough manpower and weapons, and he didn't carry any explosives, so he could only punch the ground unwillingly.

In the following days, act according to the new plan.

Xu Lang's reconnaissance team continued to send back intelligence. Hu Zi's blasting team successfully blew up several key supply points of the Japanese army. Wu Zhe's false news also caused a commotion among the Japanese army.

The independent battalion gradually turned the situation around and was no longer led by the Japanese. Instead, it took the initiative on the battlefield and steadily moved towards final victory.

As the independent battalion gradually gained the upper hand, the Japanese army began to take desperate measures.

They brought in heavy artillery and attempted to carpet bomb the independent battalion's positions.

Faced with this situation, Lin Qiang responded quickly.

He ordered his troops to disperse and hide, and at the same time ordered the artillery to launch a large-scale bombing on the Japanese.

For a moment, all the usable artillery on the Xiaowangzhuang position fired, and even a small team entered the Japanese camp and used grenade launchers to blow up the supply warehouse that the Japanese had built with great difficulty.

This was the third time that a material warehouse had been bombed, causing heavy losses of supplies.

The fierce bombardment forced the Japanese to abandon their previous plan. In order to preserve the artillery for the final attack, the Japanese chose to retreat.

As soon as the Japanese retreated, the independent battalion's plan achieved initial success.

The next thing to do is to create chaos among the Japanese.