Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Everyone began to study the Japanese corpses.

From people to equipment, everything is studied in detail.

Seven submachine guns and a large amount of ammunition were seized.

Compass, rope and grappling hooks for rock climbing, special anti-slip layer installed on the bottom of military boots.

There are also two Czech light machine guns equipped with sights, which can be used for fire suppression and single-shot precision sniping. Moreover, if fighting against the National Army, the Czech machine guns, which are more commonly equipped by the National Army, can be seized at any time to obtain ammunition supplies.

The hands of the Japanese soldiers were extremely rough and covered with calluses, especially on the index fingers of both hands, indicating that they had undergone long-term training and could shoot with either hand. The well-developed muscles in their arms and the bulging temples indicated that they had undergone long-term martial arts and physical training.

The left eye is larger and the right eye is smaller, which means that regular training in precise aiming has formed muscle memory and affected the ecology!

Captain Kong Jie listened silently with no expression on his face.

After Su Fei finished speaking, he comforted him: "Captain Kong, these devils are the elite of the elite. If we hadn't ambushed them in advance, we wouldn't be able to capture even one, let alone nine!"

Half an hour later, the duty officer brought the brigade commander's instructions: "Captain Kong Jie, your neglect of duty and carelessness led to the Japanese attack, resulting in heavy losses for our army. You must be dismissed and investigated!" Su Fei, with accurate intelligence and perseverance, ambushed and killed nine Japanese special forces, a significant achievement. However, he also bears joint responsibility for failing to convince the independent regiment to take proper precautions.

Su Fei was appointed as the deputy chief of staff of the independent regiment, temporarily taking charge of the work while waiting for the new commander to arrive.

All the special forces companies of the New 1st Regiment joined the Independent Regiment to strengthen its combat effectiveness.

Regimental Commander Kong Jie and Su Fei were also asked to personally answer the brigade commander's call.

"Comrade Su Fei, your intelligence and perseverance are invaluable. You've repeatedly reported the situation of the Japanese special forces to your superiors, serving as a warning. On behalf of the 386th Brigade, I thank you! However, you cannot be complacent! You cannot be cocky! You must strengthen your studies, train yourself, and improve yourself comprehensively. You must fully absorb the painful lesson of this time, despite long preparations and careful concealment, we were unable to completely wipe out the enemy's special forces. Master the correct methods and techniques to persuade your comrades and gain their support!"

Su Fei thanked the brigade commander for his guidance and said that he would definitely learn from all the old comrades.

After hanging up the phone, Su Fei broke out in a cold sweat.

The brigade commander criticized me more than he praised me.

Kong Jie gave a thumbs up and said, "The brigade commander thinks highly of you. Keep it up!"

Su Fei smiled bitterly.

Regimental Commander Kong Jie shook his head: "Still not happy? Didn't you hear how harshly the brigade commander scolded me just now?"

After coming outside, Su Fei announced the brigade commander's decision to the entire company. Most of the soldiers in the company were not happy about it. They had been in the new regiment for a long time and were unwilling to leave. Some of the recruits were from hometowns near the new regiment's base and were even more unhappy. However, they also expressed their determination to obey the command of their superiors.

The cadres and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army may have had emotions and hesitations, but their ultimate military and political qualities were still quite high.

The only one who disobeyed the organization was the translator. He asked Su Fei to release him and he was willing to return to his hometown. He was forced to become a translator by the Japanese.

"Tell me the truth, why did you want to leave?" Su Fei asked patiently.

If it weren't for the policies and discipline of the Eighth Route Army, given Su Fei's temper, it would have been much easier to just shoot this traitorous translator!

Considering that he taught everyone Japanese, Su Fei suppressed his anger.

"I have to leave the Independent Regiment. I want to go home. No, I want to go back to the New First Regiment. The New First Regiment is my home. I can't adapt to this unfamiliar environment! I'm afraid..."

This coward actually said that he was afraid of retaliation from the Japanese army. Those Japanese soldiers had such terrifying combat effectiveness. How could they not come to retaliate after nine of them were killed?

Su Fei suddenly had an epiphany!

Yes, the Japanese special forces will definitely come back for revenge!

It wasn't because they were powerful, but because they were special forces. In the Japanese army, they were the chosen ones, the ace of aces. A reinforced infantry squad of over 80 men, with the rank of colonel as its officer, what kind of concept was that? A regimental commander? The commander of a Japanese regiment commanding 3800 men was a colonel. Even the chief of staff of a Japanese division was a colonel!

Having nine people shot dead was a great humiliation for Yamamoto Ikki!

He must be an arrogant guy who can't stand any loss!

After reaching this conclusion, Su Fei quickly became nervous and immediately reported it to Captain Kong Jie.

Captain Kong Jie was depressed. "That makes sense. Now, you are the person in charge. I am willing to cooperate."

How to cope with this emotion?

"Captain Kong, actually, you are unlucky this time. If the same thing happened to the New 1st Regiment, the 28th Regiment, or the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the result would be even worse! The Japanese changed their tactics, and we just couldn't adapt to it for a while. The Independent Regiment and you, Captain Kong, are the best fighters. Even if Captain Li Yunlong of our New 1st Regiment comes, he may not be able to defeat you!" Su Fei hurried to comfort him.

Regimental Commander Kong Jie's eyes suddenly turned red, and he choked up for a long time. He gave Su Fei a thumbs up and said, "Okay, you saw it too. Although our independent regiment suffered heavy casualties, every soldier sacrificed his life while charging forward. There wasn't a single coward! Just because of what you said, comrade, I recognize you as my brother. This time, our entire regiment will listen to you. No matter how long the ambush lasts, we will listen to you and must avenge our grievances."

Su Fei was both happy and nervous.

The responsibility is too great.

He expressed his estimate and concerns: Who knows when the enemy will retaliate, how, by what route, how many people, and what weapons they will use!

Regimental Commander Kong Jie immediately perked up, and after a bit of thought, he came up with many possibilities. He was well aware of all the devil's tricks, such as poison gas, making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, artillery fire, and bombing by plane.

Su Fei listened carefully and was very impressed.

The meeting was expanded to call together battalion commanders, company commanders and others to brainstorm and make targeted arrangements.

When all the cadres and soldiers in the regiment heard that the enemy might launch another sneak attack, they were furious, their eyes turned red, and they howled, demanding to wipe out all the Japanese devils.

Su Fei once again emphasized the Japanese army's superior combat effectiveness, the tacit teamwork, the high degree of perseverance, and the resolute Bushido psychosis, and asked everyone to make further modifications in the formulation of the plan.

Everyone had considered it, and Su Fei raised another possibility: "The Japanese are likely to use delta-wing paragliders or gliders to launch a surprise attack while our troops are under artillery fire and the field troops are holding them back, and the bombing by aircraft has caused chaos in our army!"

Captain Kong Jie and the others were stunned. This was something they had never heard of before.

Su Fei had the impression that paratroopers played a role in special operations such as the German surprise attack on Belgium and the rescue of Mussolini in the Alps during World War II, so he described in detail everything he knew.

"It's very important and impressive, Comrade Su Fei. Your knowledge is much deeper than ours!" Captain Kong Jie was extremely shocked and praised him highly.

In the end, everyone decided to take the Japanese air paratroopers' surprise attack as the main defense target and implemented comprehensive preventive measures.

The soldiers of the Independent Regiment all carried wet towels to break the enemy's poison gas. They dug deep individual pits in all battlefields and used wooden boards smeared with mud and wormwood to provide deep concealment. The troops were also deployed in several combat zones to avoid a comprehensive defense that would be difficult to defend.

Each unit selected sharpshooters to use Japanese rifles and sniper rifles captured from Japanese special forces. If the enemy airborne, the initial stage of the airborne landing was the best period for attack, and they must attack fiercely.

When the enemy paratroopers launch a surprise attack, they will definitely seize some tactical points. Therefore, the north and south peaks and hillsides are still the main attack points of the Japanese army. However, the enemy will definitely take safety measures, such as bombing with aircraft bombs or poison gas bombs first. Only after our army is eliminated and expelled will the enemy paratroopers land. The enemy will definitely wear gas masks. By the way, the enemy's poison gas must be a very powerful new type of poison gas, and ordinary towels cannot prevent it!

Then, our ambush must be set up somewhere slightly below the top of the mountain!

Or, we can wait for the enemy to come down the mountain and think it is safe, and then we can launch a surprise attack, or simply throw hand grenades up there.

Our troops are strictly prohibited from shouting and making rash group charges during battle. They must stay near their combat positions and make small-scale maneuvers.

Also, they must be in position immediately and undergo training in various combat situations.

Finally, the most dangerous and urgent thing is that the Japanese army is likely to launch a sneak attack in the evening. Because the setting sun is as red as blood, and the vision is unclear, the enemy planes can bomb and then take advantage of our army's confusion and avoidance to airdrop. At this time, our army is shrouded in smoke and twilight, and the setting sun is shining, making it difficult to see clearly. The Japanese army is safest. On the contrary, it is very unsafe for the Japanese army to airdrop at night, and it is easy for them to land in the mountain stream and be killed or injured.

In the end, the debate broke out, and many people believed that the enemy was most likely to launch a surprise attack at night, late at night, or early in the morning.

After listening carefully to one opinion, Su Fei concluded that there were only two most likely time points, one was dusk and the other was dawn. This was because the Japanese army had superb marksmanship and fierce submachine guns or firepower. In an environment with clear visibility, the Japanese army had better conditions to crush the enemy.

In the end, there was no consensus, and Captain Kong Jie made the final decision, "Everyone listen to Comrade Su Fei. I think Comrade Su Fei's opinion makes a lot of sense!"

Act now!

In order to avenge the enemy, the independent regiment worked together and quickly deployed its troops. Each unit conducted targeted training to understand what to do in those situations. They trained repeatedly to find loopholes and strengthen their ability to attack the enemy.

The independent regiment set up a company at the eastern entrance to the passage.

Following Su Fei's suggestion, the two Japanese soldiers' bodies were hung, one on a persimmon tree and the other on a cliff, both in conspicuous places. Wooden signs were also hung on the edges, clearly stating that they were Japanese soldiers.

Exposed corpse!

It also irritates the enemy.

Su Fei believed that Japanese Colonel Yamamoto Ikki would definitely send people to investigate and spy.

All the cadres and soldiers of the independent regiment were mobilized.

……

Over fifty miles away, in the nearby county town, where Japanese troops were entrenched, Colonel Yamamoto Ikki waved his fist in frustration. "Shame on you! Shame on you! We're the world's top special forces, and we lost nine brave men on our first attack. That's a casualty rate of over 10%! The target of our attack was a regimental-level Eighth Route Army unit. It's completely without strategic or tactical value!"

The Japanese squad leader stationed in the county town quickly comforted him: "Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment is a very terrifying, no, very fierce force. You have dealt a heavy blow to them, and your contribution is enormous!"

Yamamoto Ikki ignored him, thinking he was as stupid as a piece of wood!

"Come, immediately contact Commander Shinozuka of the First Army Headquarters via radio and request a support flight formation of at least five bombers, preferably equipped with new-style poison gas and incendiary bombs, to assist our army in another attack on the Eighth Route Army."

"Everyone, our mission is revenge. We must kill every member of the Tubalu Independent Regiment, leaving no one behind, and recover the remains of our nine fallen warriors, leaving no one missing! My plan is to use the safest, most German-style paratrooper assault tactics, launching a surprise attack tomorrow morning. Because, with our army's lightning-fast attack, taking advantage of the clear sky and wide field of vision, we can better search and eliminate the enemy, and also prevent sneak attacks and ambushes!"

Some Japanese soldiers and plainclothes traitors came in and whispered for a while. The squad leader of the garrison hurriedly reported to Colonel Yamamoto.

"What? Damn it, ahhhhhhh!"

Colonel Yamamoto Ikki was so angry that his face turned blue. He was furious and split the table in half with a knife!

"Listen, the enemy hung the remains of our two warriors outside our base. This is a humiliation to them and to us. Just now, someone advised me to continue searching for the Eighth Route Army headquarters and not to retaliate against an unworthy opponent. You are simply a bastard and a coward! We must erase this shame! Kill all the enemies who dared to provoke us."

Colonel Yamamoto Ikki was so furious that he never imagined in his nightmares that there would be someone who predicted all his predictions!

……

In the evening, the cadres and soldiers of the independent regiment were extremely nervous and made full preparations.

However, the battle did not take place.

After nightfall, no fighting took place.

Late at night, nothing happened.

In the early morning, nothing happened.

At dawn, all the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment were highly focused after a short rest!

Regimental Commander Kong Jie stared meticulously at the sky, which was slightly bright in the darkness, and instructed the soldiers around him to wear the gas masks captured from the Japanese army, or to wrap their heads and everything else with clothes and wet towels, leaving only their eyes exposed.

The sound of a heavy airplane engine suddenly sounded, and then got closer and closer.

On the plane, Colonel Yamamoto Ikki was very proud. He believed that his plan was foolproof and could be 100% successful, and the independent regiment could be wiped out.

More than 70 people wiped out an entire main regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which is considered a satisfactory result!

……

Su Fei lifted the thick wooden board, and his eyes were filled with smoke, flames, and strange colors of poison gas. The Japanese army's crazy bombing turned the independent regiment's base into ruins, burned it into a purgatory, and poisoned it into a world of biochemical crisis.

After the Japanese planes turned back, mushroom clouds fell from the sky one after another!