Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

After more than 20 miles, they caught up with Commander Zu. Commander Zu and his cavalry company were very cautious because they had to avoid the Japanese blockade line.

"Hahaha, woooo. That's great, that's great. Commander Su Fei, known as the Wild Wolf of Northwest Shanxi and the Tiger of Linwu County, is willing to join our army. It's an honor for me, Zu, my brother-in-law." Commander Zu was very happy.

Fang Lin blushed immediately: "Commander, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Commander Zu hurriedly apologized.

The two female soldiers covered their mouths and laughed secretly: "Brother-in-law is brother-in-law, the commander is right."

Fanglin chased the two and beat them.

"Little hoof!"

Su Fei looked at the Japanese strongholds and flags on the road and felt very strange: "Has the Japanese army's sphere of influence returned here?"

Commander Zu was not quite sure. The staff officer said that after the battle of Linwu County, both sides suffered heavy losses. However, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army retreated westward, and the Japanese army added two independent mixed brigades, plus an infantry army and three cavalry regiments of the puppet army, to retaliate and restore their stronghold.

Does this work too?

Since there is a Japanese stronghold, let's take it out.

Commander Zu was stunned: "Isn't this too risky?"

Fang Lin and several staff officers supported it because they wanted to see the tactical ability of Commander Su Fei.

Su Fei smiled: "There's no such thing as tactical ability, it's just a matter of risking one's life."

When they were 600 meters away from a Japanese stronghold, Su Fei asked Commander Zu to take his men away and asked a female telecommunications soldier to ride a horse around here while he hid in the ravine.

500 meters away, Commander Zu, several staff officers, and cavalry officers and soldiers were all baffled. Could they fish like this? Were the Japanese stupid?

Fanglin was sulking because she was not chosen by Su Fei.

Within a few minutes, the Japanese and puppet troops really came out of the stronghold, about 50 people, a light machine gun and a grenade launcher.

Although the Japanese commander saw Su Fei hiding in the ravine, he still came out.

If they don't capture a beautiful female soldier, where's the empire's prestige? What did you say? A trap? Ugh, those guys are already 500 meters away.

If they dare to come back, we will use machine guns to wait for them. The large number of gullies here will not be conducive to cavalry, right?

As soon as the Japanese troops came out, the female soldiers dismounted and hid.

Su Fei has started shooting.

Although my marksmanship is average, I have so much experience.

Su Fei fired again and again. Beside Su Fei, there were several soldiers under the command of Commander Zu, who also fired together, killing several Japanese soldiers on the spot.

The Japanese army was furious and led the puppet army to surround them separately, firing machine guns and bombarding them with grenade launchers.

Su Fei and others fought and retreated, attracting the Japanese and puppet troops to pursue them.

He successively killed the Japanese machine gunners and grenade throwers, forcing the enemy to not dare to use machine guns.

At this time, Commander Zu, according to Su Fei's pre-war plan, saw that the Japanese army had left the stronghold more than 800 meters, so he immediately charged and sent a platoon to cut off the retreat of the Japanese and puppet troops.

When the Japanese and puppet troops saw this, they were horrified and retreated immediately.

Su Fei and others quickly got out of the ravine and shot, killing more than 20 Japanese soldiers!

The remaining puppet troops were attacked from both sides and knelt down in surrender.

A few Japanese soldiers resisted to the end and were killed.

The battle is over.

Su Fei stepped forward and interrogated the wounded Japanese soldiers and puppet army prisoners. He learned that all the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold had come out, and only a few cooks were left. He then rushed in on his horse.

Occupy the stronghold, seize a large amount of military rations and a military map.

"What a sharpshooter." Commander Zu and his staff were all amazed at Su Fei's marksmanship.

Su Fei was also stunned. Because these people didn't even know the performance and parameters of the Japanese rifles. They only knew that the Japanese rifles had a long range, but they didn't know how far it was, what the advantages and disadvantages were!

Su Fei's rifle is a 38 rifle, no, it is an upgraded version, the Type 97 sniper rifle, with a 4x optical sight and a bracket. Its performance is much better than the rifle of Commander Zu's troops.

"I see."

set off.

Along the way, everyone admired Su Fei's courage.

The garrison was in Zhouzhai, more than 400 miles away. This area, covering almost three counties, was the sphere of influence of Commander Zu. This was the Kuomintang version of the anti-Japanese war behind enemy lines.

The total strength is more than 10,000 people. The First Division is the main force and is better equipped. The other division is a unit directly under the army headquarters and is worse equipped.

Su Fei received a warm welcome from the officers. "Commander Su, with only a thousand men, defeated an infantry battalion under Japanese Lieutenant General Abu in Laiyuan County, forcing Abu to commit suicide and seizing a large number of guns and artillery. In Linwu County, he attacked from both inside and outside, defeating an infantry regiment and an independent mountain artillery regiment of nearly 8,000 Japanese men in one fell swoop. In the Battle of Heiyagou, he defeated an entire Japanese brigade. This kind of record is truly legendary!"

A grand welcome ceremony, banquet, etc.

Afterwards, Su Fei immediately started working, familiarizing himself with the situation of Commander Zu's troops, their combat effectiveness, equipment, etc., as well as the stationing of Japanese and puppet troops in the surrounding areas.

Three days later, he began to take action, leading a regiment of 1500 troops to attack the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops.

What this unit lacks is fighting spirit!

The main problem was that Commander Zu was cowardly and afraid of the enemy like a tiger.

The appointment of military officers at all levels is mostly based on personal relationships and nepotism. They are not hired to fight and work, but are just thinking about collecting empty salaries and making benefits all day long!

Corruption harms the country.

The Japanese around them have been slacking off for a long time, and they don't interfere with the Japanese? Are you kidding me?

"Our plan is to attack Tangzhen and wipe out a small group of Japanese soldiers and a puppet army company here. However, we can't just fight a small battle. We need to surround the enemy and attack their reinforcements."

Su Fei established strict military regulations: anyone who was afraid of fighting would be shot. At the same time, he declared his family members to be traitors; the male ones would be shot, and the female ones would be confiscated!

what?

So cruel?

Butcher.

You don't give people a way to survive.

The officers' faces turned pale, and they all asked for leave. Well, let them fill the vacancies, let the officers and soldiers volunteer, and those who are willing to take the risk will be directly appointed!

Tang Town was quickly surrounded by a battalion of Su Fei, which fired on all sides and bombarded the town with grenade launchers and mortars.

One regiment had 5 grenade launchers, 8 light machine guns, and 3 mortars. The difference in equipment was not small at all.

The remaining two battalions were divided into three parts, with four companies ambushing on the east and west sides, and two companies serving as reserves.

As soon as we surrounded the town, we received news that the Japanese troops on both sides had reinforced.

Half an hour later, both ambush forces completed their mission, each killing more than 30 Japanese soldiers and more than 50 puppet soldiers, and seizing 4 machine guns and 4 grenade launchers.

Continue the ambush and move the position forward!

Sure enough, more Japanese and puppet troops came to reinforce, and they thought the ambush troops had retreated.

The ambush troops did retreat somewhat, but there was still one platoon in ambush.

Dozens of Japanese and puppet troops were killed, and two machine guns and one grenade launcher were seized.

Then, a platoon of Nationalist troops, dressed in Japanese and puppet army uniforms, appeared on the northwest side of the Tangzhen stronghold, with the Nationalist troops pursuing them from behind.

The guards immediately opened the door and led them in.

Then there was intense gunfire.

Soon, the town was captured. At the cost of more than 50 people, Su Fei's troops captured the strong stronghold of Tangzhen and wiped out more than 120 Japanese defenders and reinforcements and more than 140 puppet troops.

At night, Su Feijun set an ambush outside the town!