Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

With the consent of the brigade commander, Li Yunlong immediately mobilized the second, third and fourth battalions on the position.

The gaps left behind will be filled by local troops.

The troops were assembled, but Li Yunlong did not rush directly to the independent regiment base.

Instead, they took advantage of the night to bypass the Japanese positions and headed straight to Hulukou where the 4th Brigade was confronting the independent battalion.

The 4th Brigade is now leaderless, and Haradaira Koizumi was killed by Yamamoto Ikki.

Yamamoto Ikki was captured alive again by Lin Qiang during an operation, and several regiment commanders and chiefs of staff were killed in the internal conflict between the two.

It can be said that the 4th Brigade is already worthy of its name, and the highest officers are just a few captains.

Li Yunlong seized this opportunity and informed Lin Qiang before leaving.

They attacked from both sides, intending to wipe out the remnants of the 4th Brigade in one fell swoop before attacking Taiyuan.

But this is not an easy task. It is true that the 4th Brigade is leaderless, but it still has an army of nearly 40,000 people.

It would be very difficult to rely solely on independent regiments and independent battalions.

and so.

Li Yunlong not only informed Lin Qiang, but also informed his two old comrades.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

That is, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment.

The three main regiments together have more than 30,000 people, plus Lin Qiang's independent battalion, their number far exceeds the number of Japanese devils in the Fourth Brigade.

The three main regiments and the independent battalion quickly assembled at the designated location.

Li Yunlong knew that this battle could not afford to fail, so he sent scouts in advance to carefully investigate the defense situation of the 4th Brigade.

After Ding Wei and Kong Jie arrived, they met to discuss the battle plan.

Li Yunlong proposed to concentrate superior firepower to open a gap first, and then divide and surround and defeat them one by one.

Everyone agreed.

When the battle started, our artillery roared first, bombarding the Japanese defense line.

Although the devils of the Fourth Brigade had lost their backbone, they still fought stubbornly.

However, under the powerful offensive of our army, they gradually could not hold on.

Under the leadership of Lin Qiang, the independent battalion pierced the enemy's abdomen like a sharp knife, disrupting the Japanese's defensive rhythm.

The New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment surrounded the enemy from three sides, gradually narrowing the encirclement.

As the encirclement continued to shrink, the Japanese resistance became more and more frantic.

They organized a suicide squad in an attempt to break through our army's defense line.

But Li Yunlong was well prepared. He commanded his soldiers to suppress the Japanese with a dense firepower network.

Lin Qiang led the independent battalion to charge into the enemy camp, constantly creating chaos.

During the fierce battle, Lin Qiang discovered a well-hidden Japanese command post. He acted decisively and sneaked over with a small team of elite soldiers.

At the same time, the frontal offensive of the New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment also made significant progress.

They broke through the Japanese's outer defense line and began to advance towards the central area.

Lin Qiang successfully destroyed the Japanese command post and killed the remaining senior officers.

This time, the Japanese were completely thrown into disarray.

The situation is great.

But mutations also come with it.

The team had too many people and not enough depth, which led to a break in the team's command.

The Japanese seized this small mistake and gradually magnified it.

Compared with other teams, the New Second Regiment had the weakest combat effectiveness, and naturally became the point for the Japanese to break through.

Kong Jie realized the devil's intention and immediately withdrew his troops to prepare for a blockade.

"First Battalion Commander, even if there's only one person left in your First Battalion, you have to block this gap for me. If any Japanese soldier passes through your First Battalion, I'll shoot you!"

Kong Jie yelled.

When the battalion commander heard the order, his eyes were determined, "Don't worry, Commander, the people are at the position!"

The soldiers of the first battalion also shouted in unison, their morale high.

At this time, Li Yunlong saw the crisis of the New Second Regiment and decisively ordered the Independent Regiment to withdraw a company to provide support.

This company quickly detoured to the side of the Japanese and launched a sudden attack.

The Japanese were attacked from both sides and their formation was in chaos.

Ding Wei's New 1st Regiment took advantage of the situation and accelerated the attack. They rushed towards the last stronghold of the Japanese like a tide.

Lin Qiang led the independent battalion to readjust its direction and rushed towards the battlefield of the New Second Regiment.

But this change in the situation successfully gave the Japanese a chance to catch their breath and allowed them to redeploy their defenses.

For a time, the attack was blocked and the battle fell into a stalemate.

At the same time, a mixed team was quickly formed from Taiyuan to provide reinforcements. This team included Japanese soldiers, puppet troops, and security groups.

Li Yunlong frowned when he learned that there were enemy reinforcements in the direction of Taiyuan.

He knew very well that if he did not deal with the enemy in front of him as soon as possible, the situation would be extremely unfavorable when reinforcements arrived.

He shouted loudly: "Pass on my order, all mortars concentrate their firepower and bombard the weak points where the Japanese have redeployed."

For a moment, there was a roar of artillery fire, and gaps were blown in the Japanese defense.

Lin Qiang led the independent battalion to arrive at the position of the New Second Regiment in time, and joined forces with the First Battalion to fight against the Japanese breakout troops.

They cooperated with each other and repelled the Japanese attacks time and time again.

Ding Wei's New 1st Regiment took advantage of this opportunity to adjust its tactics. One part pretended to launch a frontal attack, while the other part went around the enemy's rear and waited for an opportunity to strike.

At this moment, our scouts brought news that the team coming to reinforce had many internal conflicts.

The puppet army and security corps were unwilling to work for the devils and were forced to move forward.

So Li Yunlong came up with a plan and sent people to contact the puppet army and the security corps, explaining the righteousness of the cause and promising them benefits.

As expected, when approaching the battlefield, they deliberately slowed down and created chaos to hinder the Japanese advance.

Seeing this situation, Li Yunlong immediately organized forces to increase the intensity of the attack on the Japanese army.

The New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment launched a fierce attack at the same time, while the Independent Battalion continued to harass and contain the enemy from the flank.

The Japanese army had to deal with fierce attacks from the front and guard against sneak attacks from the flanks, and soon they were unable to cope.

Due to the delay of the puppet army and the security group, the Japanese reinforcements were unable to reach the battlefield quickly.

The Japanese troops on the battlefield gradually became desperate and their resistance became weaker and weaker.

Our army pursued the enemy in victory, but still allowed most of the devils to escape the encirclement.

It’s not that the regiments are incapable, but they don’t want to waste their combat power here.

The sudden attack on the 4th Brigade was because we didn't want the Japanese to take the opportunity to attack the base while we were fighting in Taiyuan.

After this battle.

The New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment reported to the brigade headquarters together.

The brigade commander was very happy with the great victory, and he agreed to the request of several regiments to fight together with a wave of his hand.

But the battle is not over yet.

Faced with the impending enemy reinforcements, Li Yunlong decided to set an ambush.

They used the terrain to create clever camouflage and waited for the enemy to fall into a trap.

Seeing that the Japanese army was doomed, the puppet army and the security group chose to surrender directly.

The Japanese soldiers in this team wanted to surrender, but were shot one by one by the soldiers of the independent battalion.

Not taking prisoners is a fine tradition maintained since the establishment of the independent battalion.